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Know all men by these presents that we Isaacmich Browning and
Martha Browning his Wife of Livington on the County of Columbia and State of
New York do hereby Constitute and appoint John Fiske of Charlestown Rhode
Island to be our true and lawful Attorney for us and in our names to act
in the settlement of the Estate of Edward Norris late of said Charlestown the
as we are informed that Administrations on said Estate our Said Harrison as heir
as late as now the same is discharged by Law. Hereby to said Attorney also,
giving to our said Attorney the power to sell and Convey by Deed or deeds all
our Right or Share in the Real Estate which the said Edward Norris left
deposed to Norris relating and concerning whatever our said Attorney
shall Satisfy fully to the Intendancy. Dated at Westerly November 9, 1836.
In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals at Westerly
opposite. In our presence
Charles Perry
Daniel Potter
Isaacmich Browning (seal)
Martha Browning (seal)
State of New York ss
Columbia County
Be it known That on this 11th day of September in the Year of our Lord
1837 Personally came before me Jeremiah Browning and Martha his Wife
to me well known as the Individuals named in the particular Letter of Attorney
and who duly declared and acknowledged that they had executed the same for the uses
and purposes therein named and the said Martha after careful Examination separ
ately on her Thousands as aforesaid acknowledged that she had freely and of her own
Composition Executed the same
Cha. E. Selby me Commissioner
to take the Acknowledgement of Deeds and etc etc’s’ Law in Court of Rhode Is’d
Theodore Charleston September 29th 1837 (seal) By Tho. Stanton, R. Clerk
Know all men That I Peny Clark of Richmond Rhode Island in Consideration of the value
of the Mortgage hereon of the named parties now paid me Augusts C Lewis of Charlestown
the receipt of which I do hereby fully acknowledge I do hereby affect Release to
Elihu of said Charlestown over my attorney with full power to discharge after the words
of said Charlestown a certain mortgage Deed of the same kinds’ Lewis made by
said Lewis to my father deceased during the same land of and in said Charlestown
now mortgaged to said Elihu offer aforesaid having had to said land said mortgage
deed which was in word land said Charlestown for the uses and further description
till and the better in the Premises and Convex with said land his heirs and assigns forever
and I defend the premises to them and them against any person Claiming by through me
and witness my hand and seal this [illegible] day of 1838 Perry Clark (L.S.)
In presence of
Amy Potter
Witnessed by Potter
Certified by Potter
Westerly Rhode Island on the 7th day of August 1838 personally appeared Perry Clark the
same and Water off the within written instrument and acknowledged the hand to be his signature act
and seal and last Before me
Mattheu Do Potter Jus. Peace
Charleston November 9th 1838
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