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After the swear at worcester in the County of Worcester aforesaid before me personally
came Alfred W. Barry and Sarah B his wife and Martha B Cross and decently
acknowledged that they had executed the within Deed poll for all the purposes
therein mentioned and the said Sarah B on a private examination separately and
apart from her husband acknowledged that she executed the same freely and without
any force or compulsion of her husband and at the same time there also appeared
before me Wright Cross being lawfully sworn give evidence and say that he was
acquainted with Alfred W Barry and Sarah B his wife and Martha B Cross
and knew them to be the persons described in & who executed the seals to whose
witness they were present and making such acknowledgement which is to me satisfactory
evidence of these facts
Henry Hill — A commissioner in & for
(L.S.) Massachusetts appointed by the Governor of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations
to take the acknowledgement of Deeds & etc
Recorded May 17th 1853
By Charles Cross I Clerk
I Randall Sisson of Charlestown Rhode Island hereby do de-
liver to Elisha R Potter of Rhode Island in the Estate of Edward
Millson and peaceable possession of a tract of land situated in Charlestown containing
one hundred & forty acres more or less bounded southerly by the highway that
runs by land of J B By the highway East on land formerly Edward Millson's being the
same mortgaged by Robert Hoyne as executor assigned to said Elisha
and by 20 shillings acknowledged to be his voluntary act & deed
To hold the same for the purpose of foreclosure
Charlestown May 23 (1853) Randall Sisson
Charlestown May 23 1853 We certify that the said Randall Sisson
died in our presence deliver to the said Elisha R Potter for the said purpose
possession of the premises described & the said Elisha make peaceable &
open entry thereon & took actual possession thereof
Augustus Burdick
Christopher R Champlin
Charlestown Rhode Island May 23 1853 Randall Sisson acknowledged
the foregoing delivery to be his voluntary act & deed
Before me Joseph H Griffin Justice of the Peace
Recorded may 25th 1853
By Charles Cross I Clerk