The instrument's own words
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I Christopher R. S. March 8th 1849 At NG 1864
Luther Shove hereby discharge & forever cancel the within mortgage
Having this day, received, the entire & full pay, both principal & interest
on the within described real estate & note Luther Shove
Signed in my presence on the
above date S. L. Potter
Defter Rispondson by
Luther Shove
The above discharge was received
for David March 31st 1849 at
8 o'clock P.M. and Recorded by "
Charles [illegible] Town Clerk
E. F. David or original Mortgage
see page 418 & 449 This Book T
Know all men that we Daniel Foster, John Peckham and Jabez Peckham and
this wife of Huntington, William Foster & Catherine his wife of
this wife of Huntington, Cotton Foster and Anna A Foster his wife, Charles Berry [illegible]
Huntington, Cotton Foster and Anna A Foster his wife, Charles Berry [illegible]
Berry and Samuel F. Berry of Washington, John P. Foster and Peter M. Foster
his wife, George G. Foster and Senior W. Foster of Huntington in the county
of Washington. John Foster of North Kingstown, County of Providence and Catherine Foster
his wife, all in the State of Rhode Island, and Sarah Sheffield of North
Kingstown, County of New Duke [illegible] State of Connecticut, do hereby constitute
and appoint Thomas Foster of Washington, County of Washington and State of
Rhode Island aforesaid, our Attorney or our Attorneys for us and in our name, to lease, let,
sell or in any other manner convey all the right title and interest whatever we
use now or may hereafter have or at law the said John Foster
Deceased or otherwise in and to certain Real Estate situated in North
town in the county of Washington and state of Rhode Island aforesaid
described as follows, part first consisting of certain land about one hundred and
sixty acres of land, bounded Eastly, by bounded Eastly, by the Chapman [illegible]
firm (so called) now owned by William Bennett, Washington, by land of
Joshua Alcott and Matthew S. Foster, and Southly, by Chadbourne's farm
with all the privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging. The second
is a lot containing twenty eight and three quarters square perches bounded by
say R. Bennett town North, and Southly by land formerly owned by Samuel
and Thomas Berry [illegible] and Northly by land formerly owned by John
P. Bennett. The third parcel, the one including some part of a road
let formally known as the Thomas Berry corner, containing forty three
acres of land [illegible] and history is further described to have, to let, sell or
in any special the said premises or any part thereof to such person or persons
for such term and at such price or yearly rent as such as shall seem to him fit
and all for us and in our name to sell, convey, alienate, and deliver such deed sale
or other conveyance, for the sale or disposal of the premises with such
clauses and covenants therein to be contained as our said attorney shall
think fit hereby ratifying, confirming and allowing all such deeds sale or
other conveyances, which shall be hereafter executed and delivered
by our said Attorney concerning the premises In witness whereof we
have hereunto set our hands and seals this 26th day of January, tho year 184
Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of
L. P. Griffin Witness to the signatures of Daniel Foster Daniel Foster L
Joseph W. Griffin) John Peckham Jabez Peckham William I John Peckham L
Foster and Catherine Foster
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Judith S. Peckham L.S.
William Foster L.S.
Betia C. Foster L.S.
Sarah Sheffield L.S.
John W. Foster L.S.
Betsy M. A. Foster L.S.
Amos W. Foster L.S.
George C. Foster L.S.
Charles Perry L.S.
Anne Perry L.S.
Elizabeth Perry L.S.
Simon S. Perry L.S.
John Foster L.S.
Paulina Foster L.S.
Ethan Foster L.S.
Anna M. Foster L.S.
Charles P. White {
Ann H. White {
Henry W. Whipple { for J. W. Foster {
Simon W. Foster {
William P. Coy { Witnesses to
Mary D. Kenyon { Signatures of
Betia C. Foster
George C. Foster
Robert S. Perry
Ann Perry
Elizabeth Perry
Simon S. Perry
Charles D. Kenyon
John C. Suet
Ethan Foster pro
William P. Coy
Washington Co. Providence County January 20th 1869
Personally came before me Samuel Foster, John Polkham, William Foster
and Betia Foster pro uxore of said William, and acknowledged the within and
proceeding instrument by them signed to be their free and voluntary act and
deed; and at the same time Judith S. Peckham wife of John Polkham
being examined prima facie and apart from her said husband and having said notice
ment explained to her by me, acknowledged the same to be her free act and deed
and from which she did not wish to retract.
Joseph H. Griffin Justice of the Peace
State of Connecticut
New London County St. New London gentleman, pro 27th 1869
Personally appeared the witness named Sarah Sheffield, signer and sealer of the
within instrument and acknowledged the same to be her free act and deed
Before me Charles P. White Justice of the Peace
State of Rhode Island &c
Washington Co. Providence County Jany 30 Ad 1869
Then John W. Foster & Amos W. Foster personally appeared before me, and
severally acknowledged the foregoing instrument by them signed to be
their free and voluntary act & deed hands and seals
Henry W. Whipple Pub. Notary