The instrument's own words
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Delark, 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 thirteenth day of
August one thousand eight hundred and eighty two.
Signed sealed and delivered
in presence of
Mr P Sheffield Jr
L.S.
State of Rhode Island
and Providence Plantations
By Samuel Delark
General Treasurer
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations,
Providence County to wit
I, [illegible] in Providence in said county on this thirteenth
day of August A.D. 1882 personally appeared before me
Samuel Delark, General Treasurer of said State, and
acknowledged the foregoing instrument to be the 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,
Mr P Sheffield Jr
Notary Public
Approved Sept 13th 1882 Signed Plott Attorney General
Received for record and entry 14th Mo at 11 o'clock AM
and recorded by George R Cornell Town Clerk
Whereas Dwight R. Adams, of Warwick in the county of Kent
and State of Rhode Island, George Carmichael of Pawtucket
in the county of Washington and said state, and William P. Sheffield
in the county of Washington and New Providence said state, were
all residents in the county of New Providence said state, were
appointed commissioners under chapter 8ov of the public laws
passed at the January session A.D. 1880 of said state, entitled
An Act to establish the tribal authority and tribal relations of
the Narragansett tribe of Indians, and before entering into the
performance of their duties under the provisions of said
act, were engaged to the faithful discharge of their duties;
And whereas, said commissioners after the examination and deliberation
mentioned in section 6 of said act had been received in the
office of the town clerk of the town of Charlestown in said
county of Washington, pursuant to the order of the supreme
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
advantagous sale thereof said board gave notice that said parcels
would be sold by public auction commencing on Tuesday the
eleventh day of July, A.D. 1882 at ten o'clock in the forenoon
at or near the South County Meeting House in said town of Charlestown
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by advertisement in the "Westerly Weekly," and "the Narragansett
Herald" two newspapers published in the county of Washington, in
"The Providence Daily Journal" and "The Providence Evening Press"
two newspapers published in the city of Providence, and in "this Newport
Mercury" a newspaper published in the city of Newport for once
from thirty days prior to the time of sale of said land:
And whereas said commissioners convened at said time and place, and
at an adjournment of said sale, of which said commissioners gave
public notice by posting a notice at the place where said sale had been last
previously noticed to be held, of the time and place to which said
sale was adjourned, and for and in behalf of and said state, did make sale
of said lands by public auction to the highest bidder therefore:
Kind whereas at said adjournment of said sale, on Monday the
12th (Twelfth) day of September 1882 [illegible] Lot No 13 (Thirteen) on a certain
plat entitled "Wedgewood Plantation," which said plat is surveyed and plotted
by Dr. J. B. Greene, which said plat is to be recorded in the records
of land evidence in said town of LocalDate, and which said
lot contains one 2/100 (1.21) acres was sold to Elisha C. Carpenter
of said LocalDate to the sum of seventy five ($75) dollars being
the highest bidder therefore, which said sum has since been
received by said commissioners:
Now know you all that the
state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, for and in
consideration of said sum of seventy five dollars received as
aforesaid done by these presents, grant bargain, sell, alien
convey and convey to said Elisha C. Carpenter, his heirs and
assigns, said lot No 13 (Thirteen) hereinafter described:
To have and to hold the same, to him said Elisha C. Carpenter
his heirs and assigns forever.
In testimony whereof
Samuel Lathrop, 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 have
hereunto affixed the name and seal of said state this thirteenth
day of September AD eighteen hundred and eighty two.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in my presence of
Wm P Sheffield Jp
[illegible] Jp
S.S.
State of Rhode Island
and Providence Plantations
by Samuel Lathrop
General Treasurer.
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Providence County ss
On Providence in said county on this thirteenth day of
September AD 1882 personally appeared before me Samuel Lathrop
General Treasurer of said state, said Lathrop acknowledged the foregoing
instrument to be his free and voluntary act and deed individually and in his capacity
as General Treasurer as aforesaid.
Wm P Sheffield Jp
Notary Public
Approved Sept 13th 1882 Sam L Lathrop General Treas.
Received in record Jan 10th 1883 at 12 o'clock aftn.
and recorded by George Rolones Town Clerk
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