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and assigns or my other person for me or for him that said side with at maturity together
with the interest thereon according to the terms thereof than if the said note shall be void otherwise
shall be and remain in full force and effect. Furthermore I the said Joseph H. Shervin
do hereby institute and appoint the said William P. Bates his executors administrators brokers and
assigns my attorney converse with full power of substitutions and substitutions for me and
in my name and in his name and names at any time in any court to deal shall be made in the
pursuance of said notice of the municipal court of Newport the premises and such default shall constitute
for the limited time of thirty days after the expiration of said term of ten days their body that while
of such date in the same or any of the public markets provided in said State and I my attorney
or their name or means to prepare to public results sale by auctionage and deliver the to the
purchaser or purchaser there any deed or bill of sale or debts that may be necessary to convey to said
such purchaser or purchasers through any deed or bill of sale absolutely whole with simple purchase and with
said sale finished pending my said Attorney's full power to continue or adjourn
such sale from one date to the next until my said attorney deems it necessary the amount
the same may be sold for and for the paying of all the offices expenses in such act
order to sale or sales and appropriate the purchase there to the payment of the amount of
of principal and interest on the payment of said Certificate amount unless the purchase
of said note shall be deemed due and payable on the day of such sale accounting
to my use my heirs or assigns for all debts over and above the amount named
I hereby ratifying approving and confirming such sale or sales as may be made or
caused to be made by my wrote hand
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and seal this 28th day of October and the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and sixty four
Signed sealed dated and delivered
in the presence of
Richard S. Cross
Charles Cross
Joseph H. Shervin L.S.
Revenue Stamp
$0.30
State of Rhode Island Signed & etc
Washington County ss. I in Charleston this 28th day of October
1864 before Joseph H. Shervin personally appeared before me and
acknowledged the within instrument by him signed to be his free and
voluntary act and deed
Charles Cross John Clerk
Returned for Record Oct 28th 1864
at 1 o'clock P.M. and Recorded by
Charles Cross J. Clerk
On the first day of April 1865 I received of Joseph H. Shervin the full
amount of the following mortgage principal & interest, and I hereby discharge
the same. Witness my hand & seal
In presence of
James T. Cross
William P. Bates
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