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Know all men by these present that I & Palmer Sherman and Elizabeth Sherman
his wife of the town of Exetere County of Providence state of New York declare that for good cause
to us known ordained nominated and appointed by these present to nominate
and appoint Sherman Hodge Elder of the town called North Kingstown County Washington
state of Rhode Island our true and lawful attorney for us and in our name
to sell and convey all our right title and interest in a certain farm or demand by way of
whether in law or equity to the state of Rhode Island called the farm of the Situation
in said County of Washington state Rhode Island deceased while as of my former estate
as of the land and tenements lying in the County of Providence town of Richmond and
Exeter in the County of Washington state of Rhode Island and to do and authorize
and empower the said Thomas Hodge to execute a deed good and sufficient deed in the
law or deeds our law attorney may think proper for the intent of done in the state
of the said land called Exeter this act to us all lawful proxy for the Conveyance and
same a he shall think most fit and proper hereby giving up the deed recorded to
ratify all that our law attorney may do in the said land and fully ratify nothing
to be known as such done as may be done as from the state of Rhode Island
did and in confirmation of the above gave to bind ourselves our heirs executors
and administrators and any other person in witness whereof we have here
unto set our hand and seal this 5th day of July 1838 Palmer Sherman (seal)
(seal)
Elizabeth Sherman (seal)
(seal)
Town of overgrown County of Providence state of Rhode Island
Personally Came before me the 5th day of July 1838 Palmer Sherman
Personally Confirmed before me that he and Elizabeth Sherman his wife
and Elizabeth Sherman his wife and they manually acknowledged to be the
put their signatures nature to the power of attorney was their free act and
deed for the use and purpose I mentioned therein
(seal) Clara Domnick Suther
Know all men by this deed that I Sarah Beaman widow of Braddock Eburn of Charl
town Rhode Island a Consideration of the sum of five cents paid to me
by Dennis Beaman of said Charl town the receipt of which I acknowledge and in
view thereof fully paid to me hereby bargain and sell convey unto said Dennis Beaman
his heirs and assigns for all the right title and interest which I have now
have in the area of land of field situated in the said town of Charl town in the North
Part containing one hundred and fifty five acres more or less and also bounded
North West by Castles in land of man Dennis Beaman and Samuel Beaman’s
and South by a highway and land now or late belonging to Sarah Beaman
on land of Dennis Beaman Jonathan Braddock and Samuel Beaman or others
Surveys Brandea with all appurtenances thereunto belonging the Estate formerly
of Samuel Beaman it also contains a lot of salt marsh which the said Samuel Beaman
formerly bought of Stephen Carter &c
To have and to hold the said land to said Dennis his heirs and assigns
forever and the said sufficient myself my Heirs Executors Administrators
forever and engage the aforesaid premises to said Dennis his heirs
and assigns to warrant defend and defend forever against the law
claims and demands of all persons claiming through
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