The instrument's own words
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Whereas, Dwight R. Adams of Narrwich in the county of Kent and state of
Rhode Island Range Reamsfield of Richmond in the county of Washington
and said state and William Phillips of cleaport in the county of
Providence and said state were appointed commissioners to locate for
of the Public domain granted at the January session AD 1801 of said state entitled
An Act to attract the tribal authority and tribal returns of the Narragansett
Tribe of Indians and before entering upon the performance of their duties
with the provisions of said act were assigned to the faithful discharge of the
powers of the premises of said act whereas after the report and plat
were
mentioned in distinct of said act had been received in the office of the
Gov Lum label of the town label of Charleston in said county of Washington forward
to the name of the deputies board of said state directed the lands assigned
to the said state as provided in said act into lots or parcels in such
manner as were deemed by them likely to facilitate the advantages
manoeuvres as were deemed by them likely to facilitate the advantages
sale thereof and gave notice that said lands would be sold at public
sale thereof and gave notice that said lands would be sold at public
auction commencing on Tuesday the eleventh day of July AD 1802 at noon
clock in the forenoon at or near the Indian Planting Place in said town
of Charleston by advertisement in the New England Herald and the Narragansett
Herald two newspapers published in the county of Washington in the Providence
Daily Journal and the Providence Courier both newspapers
published in the city of Providence and the Transport Mercury a
newspaper published in the city of cleaport for more than thirty days
prior to the time of said sale and whereas said commissi
of said time and place and at an appointment of said sale of which said
commissioners gave public verbal notice at the time and place where
each sale had been first previously notified to the head of the time and
place in which said sale was determined for and in behalf of said state
place to which said sale was determined for and in behalf of said state
did make sale of said lands to the purchase the intent of the highest bidders
of said lands to wit whereas at said sale on the 11th day
of July AD 1802 lot No 12 (Enclosure) on a certain plat entitled "Enclosure
celebration land drawn surveyed and plotted by J. B. Greene which said
plat is to be recorded in the records of land evidence in said form of locale
town and which said lot contains twenty six 3/10 acres was sold to Joshua
the Price of said celebration for the sum of $ [illegible] dollars being the highest
bidder bidder therefore which said sum has been received by commissioners
of said sale know that the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
by or for in consideration of said sum of $ [illegible] dollars received as
aforesaid here by these presents give grant bargain sell alien convey off
aforesaid area these by these presents give grant bargain sell alien convey off
and convey to said Joshua the Price his heirs and assigns said lot No 12
(Enclosure) aforementioned described
to have and to hold the same
to him said Joshua the Price his heirs and assigns forever
In testimony whereof Samuel Clark Revenue treasurer of said state
has in and behalf of said state by virtue of the authority conferred upon
him by said state and of all other authorities in this behalf vesting him
has hereunto affixed the name and seal of said State this 11th (eleventh)
day of August AD 1802
Signed sealed and delivered
in presence of
Saml. Scott L.S.
State of Rhode Island
and Providence Plantations
By Samuel Clark
Samuel Clark Treasurer
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State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
Providence County Be. In Providence inside said county on
this eleventh day of August AD 1882 personally appeared before me
Samuel Leland General Treasurer of said state and acknowledged the
foregoing instrument to be the free and voluntary act and deed of said
State and this free and voluntary act and deed individually and in
his capacity as General Treasurer as aforesaid.
R. M. Bonney [illegible]
Assistant Public
Attorney General.
Recorded August 1st 1882 Saml P. Light Attorney General.
Received for record Feb. 19th 1885 at 11 o'clock A.M.
and recorded by George C. Lease Land Clerk.
Know all men by these presents, that I Peter Browning
of Charlestown, in the county of Washington and State of RI for and
in consideration of the sum of one dollar to me paid by his William R.
Browning of said Charlestown the receipt whereof I hereby acknowledge
have remised, released and forever quitclaimed, and by these
presents do remise, release and forever quitclaim unto the said
William R. Browning his heirs and assigning forever, all the right title
interest property claim and demand, which I now have, for, or by right
ought to have or claim in and to a certain tract of land and a
dwelling house thereon, situated in said Charlestown bounded as
follows: on the North by land of Albert H. Stanton, on the East by
land of George H. Potterson, on the South by the Post Road and
on the West by land of the heirs of right [illegible] Griffin and land of
Eunice S. Heasley however thens bounded, and contains four acres
more or less. And I have and do hold the same, with all the
rights, privileges and appurtenances appertaining thereto to the said
William R. Browning his heirs and assigns forever. And I
the aforesaid Peter Browning for myself and for my heirs executors
and administrators do covenant with the said William R. Browning
his heirs and assigns that I will warrant and defend the aforesaid
premises to the said William R. Browning his heirs and assigns
forever, against the lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming
the same by me or under me.
And I Clarissa E. Browning wife
of the said Peter Browning in consideration of the sum aforesaid in
of the aforesaid, do hereby release and quitclaim unto the grantee his
heirs and assigns all my right of dower in the aforementioned premises
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this
21st day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and eighty five.
Signed sealed and delivered
Peter Browning L.S.
In presence of
Clarissa E. Browning L.S.
Geo. Lehose
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