The instrument's own words
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Signed sealed and delivered
by [illegible]
Samuel R. Colt
S. S.
State of Rhode Island and
Providence Plantations
By Samuel Clark
General Treasurer
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Providence County s.s.
In Providence in said county on this
eleventh day of August AD 1882 personally appeared before me Samuel
Clark General Treasurer of said state had acknowledged the foregoing
instrument to be his free and voluntary act and deed of said state, and
his free and voluntary act and deed individually and in his capacity
as General Treasurer as aforesaid.
B. M. Besworths pr Notary Public
Approved August 11th 1882 Saml P. Clark Attorney General
Received for record Feb 19th 1883 at 11 oclock A.M.
and recorded by George L. Cross Law Clerk
Whereas Dwight R. Olney of Narragansett in the county of Kent and State of
Rhode Island, George Larned hurl of Richmond in the county of Washington
and said state and William P. Phillips of Newport in the county of
Newport and said state more appointed commissioners under chapter 301
of the Public laws passed at the January session AD 1854 of the state
entitled An Act to abolish the feudal duties and vital rents of the
former grants to Indians and before entering upon the performance
of their duties under the provisions of said act were engaged in the faithful
discharge of their duties and whereas said commissioners after the
report and act mentioned in section 6 of said act had been recorded in
the office of the Town clerk of the town of Collatown in said county of
Washington pursuant to the order of the superior Court of said State divided
the lands assigned to the said state as provided in said act into lots or
parcels in such manner as was deemed by them likely to facilitate the sale of
the advantages sale thereof and gave notice that said lands would be
sold at Public Auction conveniently on Tuesday the eleventh day of July
AD 1854 at ten oclock in the forenoon at a near the Ocean beach village in
said town of Collatown by advertisement in the Nearly Weekly and
in the corresponding Herald two newspapers published in the county of
Washington in the Providence Daily Journal and the Providence Evening
Bulletin two newspapers published in the city of Providence and in the New York
Tribune a newspaper published in the city of New York for more than
thirty days prior to the time of said sale and whereas said
commissioners at said time and place and at an adjournment of said
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sale of which said commissioner gave public notice at the place
where such sale had been last previously notified to be had at the time and
place to which said sale was adjourned, and for and in behalf of said state has
made sale of said lands at public auction to the highest bidders there,
and whereas at said sale on the 11th day of July 1882
lot No. 11 (eleven) on a certain plat entitled "Indian Reservation East Barnst-
low surveyed and plotted by Mr. J. R. Greene which said plat is to be recorded in
the deeds of land evidence in said town of Charlestown and whereas
said lot containing twenty sq ft (20 sq ft) was sold to Joshua H. Coe
of said Charlestown for the sum of three (3) Dollars, here being the highest
bidder there for which said sum has since been received by said commission-
er now Know all Men by these that the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
for and in consideration of said sum of three dollars received as aforesaid
and for in consideration of these presents grant bargain sell alien convey enfeoff and convey
to said Joshua H. Coe a forea his heirs and assigns said lot No. 11 (eleven) as
before described.
To have and hold the same to him his
heirs and assigns forever.
Joshua H. Coe, his heirs and assigns forever.
In testimony whereof Samuel Clark General Treasurer of said state
for and in behalf of said state by virtue of the authority conferred upon
him by said act and of all other authorities in this behalf enabling him
has hereunto affixed the name and seal of said state this 11 (eleventh)
day of August 1882 eighteen hundred and eighty two.
Signed sealed and delivered
in presence of
Samuel P. Root
L. S.
State of Rhode Island
and Providence Plantations
By Samuel Clark
General Treasurer
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Providence County ss
In Providence in said county on
this eleventh day of August 1882 Mr personally appeared before me
Samuel Clark General Treasurer of said state and acknowledged the
foregoing instrument to be the free and voluntary act and deed of said
estate and his free and voluntary act and deed individually and in
his capacity as General Treasurer as aforesaid.
B. M. Poseworth Jr.
Notary Public
Approved August 17/1882 Saml P. Root Attorney General
Received for record Feb. 19th 1883 at 1 o'clock A.M.
and recorded by George H. Coone Town Clerk
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