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Know All Men by these Presents that We Peter Q. Brown and Al-
ice Brown wife of Peter Q. Brown of Slocum County of New London State of
Connecticut have made Constituted and appointed Stephen Rogers of Providence
County of Kingstown too and State of Rhode Island & by these Presents do make
Constitute and appoint the aforesaid Stephen Rogers our lawful and proper
attorney and do hereby fully authorize and empower the said Stephen Roga-
rs in our name and behalf To bargain Grant Sell and Convey all the
Lands we own and possess belonging being in the Town of Providence District
and in the County of Kingstown State of Rhode Island & to us and
the aforesaid County of Kingstown Attorney to execute and deliver a proper Deed or Deeds with the
Covenants or Warranty and Tenure and all and singular the acts and doing of the
the said Stephen Rogers Authorized herein as lawfully made ratified and the
same to be binding and effectual in law as if done by us in our own proper
persons The said Stephen Rogers having convenient authority for his doings authorized in the
Premises In Testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals
the twenty first day of October 1837
Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of
Thomas Kingsley
P. D. [illegible]
Peter Q. Brown (L.S.)
Alice Brown (L.S.)
Recorded March 29
1838 by
I. Stanton C. Clerk
Newlondon County Ct Providence October 21 1837
Personally appeared Peter Q. Brown and Alice Brown signed
and sealed the within Power of Attorney and acknowledged the
same to be their act for and behalf of the same and for the purposes therein
expressed
Thomas J. Kingsley Justice of the Peace
Know All Men by these Presents that I Barker W. Brown of Columbia
(Land County) and State of Connecticut in my singular info be
made Constituted and appointed and by these Presents do make Constituted and
Stephen Rogers of the Town of Providence County of Kingstown too and State of
Rhode Island our lawful and proper attorney to bargain Grant Sell and
the said Stephen Rogers in my behalf to bargain Grant Sell and
the Lands we own and possess belonging being in the Town of Providence District
and in the County of Kingstown State of Rhode Island & to us and
as our Attorney to execute and deliver a proper Deed or Deeds with the
Covenants or Warranty and Tenure and all and singular the acts and doing of the
said Stephen Rogers Attorney authorized herein as lawfully made ratified and the
same to be binding and effectual in law as if done by us in our own proper
persons The said Stephen Rogers having convenient authority for his doings authorized in the
Premises In Testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and affixed our seals this 2 day
of December 1837
Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of
Barker W. Brown (L.S.)
Susan Brown (L.S.)
Thomas Kingsley
Samuel Knight
Recorded March 28
1838 by
Samuel Stanton C. Clerk
Columbia County Ct Providence December 2 D 1837
Personally appeared Barker W. Brown and Susan Brown
their wife signed and sealed the same to be their act for the purposes therein
expressed
Thomas J. Kingsley Justice of the Peace