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Whereas The undersigned Josiah H. Seibour of the City of New York
Merchant, Together with John Hitchcock his former copartner in Trade
under the firm of Seibour and Hitchcock i declare myself and have never suffered any
or lost in the State of Rhode Island I state again that John Hitchcock has been a
Whereas certain lands of the said Robert Williams lying in the Town of westerly and
Chartertown in the State of Rhode Island was assigned, let off as a grant
to the said Josiah H. Seibour and John Hitchcock, both free men of the said
Settlement whether by crown or patent And whereas the said John Hitchcock lately
deceased this life, after having sound mind and perfect memory left last will and
Testamentary settlement by appointment of Robert Williams, Robert Williams
Hitchcock and James H. Hitchcock whereas aforesaid Robert and although
and copartner’s however Reserved to himself any convey any lot or parcel of state
whereby he Reserved the right to evoke any such survey appearing to the State
Note whereas in an open piece of land to operate as a vacant lot of state execute
and when had been duly duty perform before the Surveyors of the bounds of the
said Seibour and merchant in his office that whereas the parcels of land in
as determined have been spoken under the Surveyors of the said land state
and Settlement as shown hereon now therefore be it known that the landowners
in Tenure in common with each other, and the said Robert Williams, Robert Williams
Hitchcock and James H. Hitchcock under and by virtue of the power
and upon them by the said from some power constituted as appointors, and
to have made such contracts and agreements Robert Page of Barrington
of aforesaid their Town and Company Attorney and agent for and on behalf of
saidly named their Trust in the state and botany and form such land as piece
and in such Manner as well as any such part thereof in the said land whereas
acquired as aforesaid and also the right interest and title of the same whom belong to the
and also all the right interest and title of the same whom belong to the
said John Hitchcock aforesaid party and also the said Josiah H. Seibour and the
said John Hitchcock aforesaid party and also the said party for and on behalf of the
said Party competent to act for and on behalf of the said party for and on behalf of the
proper purposes aforesaid in their presence or absence to print execute and deliver
any and every instrument they are called and company’s and etc. and managing
the specified things they hereby ratify confirming and agreeing not to alter state
further their power act and attorney allowing their competency as in the premises
and performing to the authority and power hereby conferred.
To witness whereof They have hereunto their hands and seals set the fourth
day of July in the year One thousand Eight hundred and fifty four
Dated Witnessed in the presence of
Josiah H. Seibour (S S)
John Hitchcock (S S)
David Hitchcock (S S)
R. H. Hitchcock (S S)
City, County of New York 1854
On the fourth day of September one thousand Eight hundred and fifty four
before me came George Colledge merchant to be the same person who execute
the following instrument on the said Living’s boarding
being by me duly sworn declare and say That he resides in the city of New
York and there in his presence signed Robert Williams, Robert Williams
Robert Hitchcock and James H. Hitchcock known to be the same
person described in and coke execute the said Instrument and now say
their names thereunto and did duly acknowledging that they signed the same
and that he the Deponent subscribed his name as a witness thereto
Recognized September 4 1854 Joseph Henry
By John Stanton J. Clerk Commissioners of Deeds
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