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Know all men by these presents That we elizabeth Shelly, Edward R Ruin
and Elizabeth R Brown of the town of Manchester, County of Calumet and territory of
Wisconsin have made nominate constitute and appoint and appointed and by these
presents do make nominate constitute and appoint David Stanton of the
pursuant of the town of Calumet and county of fence law and sanitary officer appointed and by the
Stanton for us and in our name to sell and alien sell and take possession of all our
lands tenements and appurtenances and Real estate whatsoever in the state of
Rhode Island and county of Washington wherever situated we now are or thereafter may
by any way or means hereafter acquire or inherit whether we now are or hereafter may
come to possess with any other person or persons all and for us and in our name
meet and agree Bargain and sell the same lands tenements and the descriptions write
or in any part share or proportion thereof unto any and all other right title warrant
and convey deliver and turn in any part share and proportion unto any person or persons
and place and in such form and manner as said attorney shall deem fit and convenient
named to make special warrants and deliver good and sufficient deeds and conveyances
for the same and for every part thereof with all rights and covenants Warranty
for the same and for every part thereof declare secure and assure all found property that
and in our name to pay perform execute and assure all found property that
become due owners or pay performance to be by us’s part payment of any such bargainable
or to lease and to let to any and all persons fair and proper rents and conveyances and
thereof by attach mens and offsets or offsets or rentals and to compromise and arrange it
agree for the Same and acquaintance and offsets and other sufficient advantages for the
same for us and in our name to manage and make and deliver and generally
to do such and so many things as may be necessary in and about attending to me
the Premises as fully as we might or could do were we under
our personally present and our attorneys to revoke or rescind this instrument to me
and to again at our pleasure to revoke this writing canceling and altering with
attorneys on our dates attorneys as may be cause to be done lawfully and in about
attorneys on our dates attorneys as may be cause to be done lawfully and in about
By ourselves by virtue of these presents.
In Witness whereof we have set our hands and seals this 13th April
1844 March
Daniel Price
Grace E Smith
James Bragmonds
Wisconsin Territory SS
County of Calumet SS
Personally appeared before me now on the 18th day of April
AD 1844 Elizabeth Shelly, Edward R Ruin and Elizabeth R Brown and declared solemnly and swornly
one of the settlers of the province in and for fair County and accordance advantages that
they operate the foregoing Power of Attorney of their own free and voluntary act
and will for the uses and purposes therein contained.
Dated May 7th AD 1844
By John Stanton Jr Clerk
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