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Know all men by these presents That I Samuel Coyes of Charles
town in the County of Washington state man of Color do grant and create Cause
and Consideration to me hereunto moving) make and ordain authorize
and Appointed and do by these presents ordain authorize and appoint
Prince Bont of said Charlestown man of Color my true
and lawful Attorney for some and in my name and for my use &
Purpose to all things whatever due for he and recover and claim of and from all
persons whatsoever all sums debts and demands whatsoever now due
and owing to me the due Course & to take all lawful means whatever
in my name or behalf or likewise for the recovery of the same by attachments
writs distill or otherwise, and to Compound or agree for the same
and to do all other acts whatever concerning the premises as fully as any
respect I myself might do were I personally present at the time
thereof and also to hire let or make purchases of all or any part of my
land situated in Charlestown aforesaid & to lease to make or a partition
demanded by the said Prince Bont Shell have a Binding upon me
therewith I prove personally present during the same myself.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal at South Kingstown
this 12th day of July 1839 Evidence in presence of
C. B. Hazard
Hor. B. G. Hazard
Samuel Coyes (L.S.)
Washington Co. South Kingstown July 12th 1839 then Person
ally Came the aforesaid Samuel Coyes buyer and sealer of the
foregoing Power of Attorney Acknowledged the same to be his
Voluntary Act & Deed hand & Seal before me office
T. B. me C. B. Hazard Justice of Peace
I Recorded this Instrument July 27th 1839 First Clerk Samuel S. C.
Know all men by these presents That I Samuel Coyes of Charles
town in the County of Washington state man of Color in Consideration
of the sum of one hundred Dollars paid me by Prince Bont of D. Charles
town man of Color do hereby grant Bargain sale and Convey unto
the said Prince Bont his Heirs or Assigns a certain tract or Parcel of Land
situated in Charlestown aforesaid Containing Sixty acres more or less
Bounded Northerly turning Easterly on land of Joshua Chase plain
partly bordering on land of George W. Cook and Tartles on land of Amon Thayer
partly on land of George B. Cook and westerly turning Northerly on the
Highway Road called or known as Thayer Road this land may be bounded as
represented to be Bounded with the Privileges and appurtenances
there and to have and to hold the said granted and bargained premises
from the said Prince Bont his Heirs or Assigns for one and during the
time of my Natural life on which went his estate on said Premises
shall