The instrument's own words
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[U. S. P. A.] Know all men that we Samuel Clark & Eleanor Clark wife of
[1846] said Samuel of Sterling patents, Coguiza County, & State of New York
William R. Clark & Mary A. Clark their son & daughter both of said County Eleanor
Clark & Mary Ann Clark their wife & daughter said Coguiza County Elizabeth White of said
county, Franklin White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between him
and Elizabeth White of said County their son & daughter in law through a Marriage between
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Connecticut Pollard County ss August 2nd 1864 — Personally appeared Gardner
Clark and Nancy Clark his wife signers and Sealers of the foregoing instrument, and
acknowledged that same to be Theirs free and dried.
Before me
Nelson Conant
Justice of Peace
State of New York ss
Columbia County County ss On the 14th day of May 1864 Before me
Subscriber cum
[illegible] Ross and Mary I as Judge when I know to be the
persons described in my and who executed the amended power of attorney, and
acknowledged that they executed the same, and the said Mary, for a private
separation by and before me and said instrument having been shown and explained
to her she after her hand acknowledged that she executed the same fully without
any fear or compulsion of her husband
Howard Mary
Justice of the Peace
State of New York ss
Columbia County County Clerk's office
L. S. I hereby certify that Howard Mary Esq Justice of the Peace in
[illegible] been taken as at the date of this future Justice of the Peace in
U. S. P. M. and for said County and duly authorized to take the same, and that
No. 05 I am well acquainted with the tenor writing, and verily believe
that his signature to said instrument is genuine and genuine and the said
instrument is executed and acknowledged according to the Laws of the
State of New York — the statement whose of I have hereunto set my hand
and affixed the seal of said County and the Court this 15th day of May 1864
witness [illegible] Clerk
State of Michigan ss
County of Branch ss On this 4th day of July AD 1864 before me
Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in the said Branch County personally appeared
the above named Pearlante the Dr Benedict Moore and his wife and Welcome Wheeler
and Anna his wife so as known me to be known to the persons described in who executed
the instrument to which this is annexed and acknowledged that the executed theirs
to be theirs free and clear and the said Mary A Dr Benedict wife of the said
Dr. Benedict Moore and Anna wife of the said Welcome Wheeler who are a
private corporations separate and apart from their respective husbands, and said
instrument having been shown & explained to the each acknowledged that she executed
the same freely & without fear or compulsion from any one
John Root
Justice of the Peace
State of Michigan ss
County of Branch ss I who, I Lawrence Clerk of the County of Branch
and of the Circuit Court that the same being a Court of Record certify that
L. S. John Root by whose name is subscribed to the certificate of proof of
acknowledgment of the emerged instrument was at the time of taking
U. S. P. M. said proof of acknowledgment a Justice of the Peace in and for
H. G. 05 said County, duly elected and qualified and authorized to take the same
that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Justice of the
Peace and verily believe that the signature pertaining to his be is
genuine I further certify that said instrument is executed and
acknowledged according to the Laws of this State.
I here hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court.
The Testimony where
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at the City of Coldwater this 4th day of July, AD 1864
W. N. S. Livermore Clerk
State of Newyork }
Cayuga County } SS. On this Thirteenth day of July 1864 Personally appeared
Samuel Clark Clerk and Oleanor [illegible] his wife William R. Clark and Marie M. R. Clark his only daughter
Clark and Mary A. R. Clark his wife their Guardians and Sarah his wife, and gave to the Clerk the
power to me [illegible] to be the persons named in and who executed the mentioned power of
attorney, and severally acknowledged that they executed the same of their own
free will and accord and that Samuel Clark Clerk and Oleanor his wife and Samuel Clark, Marie M. R.
wife of said William R. Clark Clerk and Sarah wife of said John [illegible] on a private
conversation separate and apart from their said Husbands, and said instrument
being by me shown and explained to them, severally acknowledged that they
executed the same for themselves and without any fear or compulsion of their said
husbands, and they do not wish to retract the same.
Jas. Lester Justice of the Peace
Cayuga County
State of Newyork }
Cayuga County Clerk's Office } SS. I Benjamin P. Snow, Clerk of the County of
[illegible] Cayuga, and of the Supreme Court of said County the said
L. H. P. [illegible]
being sworn do solemnly declare that James Baker whose
name is subscribed to the certificate of proof or acknowledgment
of the annexed instrument, was at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgment
a justice of the peace in and for said County and duly authorized to act
as the same, that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and signature,
believe that his signature to said certificate is true and genuine. I further certify that
said instrument is executed and acknowledged according to the laws of the
State of Newyork — In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and affixed my official seal at Office this 18th day of July 1864.
Benj. P. Snow Clerk
Received for Record Oct 24th 1864
at 10 o'clock AM and Recorded by
Charles Cross Town Clerk
To all people to whom these presents shall come, I William M. dundee
of [illegible] in the city of Washington and State of Pensilvania send greeting
to you all that I the said William M. dundee for and in consideration of the
sum of three thousand five hundred dollars in hand before the sealing hereof well
and truly paid by me, William M. dundee being in the county of [illegible] well
and truly seized of the real estate of I [illegible] lot number, allotment and a
piece of land with all buildings structures and lots there on, lying and being part
of the [illegible] subdivision of lots and tracts, lying and being part
of the [illegible] estate, comprise and containing three dozen [illegible]
of the [illegible] executors and administrators there of. By these presents, have given,
granted, sold, alienated, conveyed, released and confirmed unto the persons
of [illegible] a certain piece of land bargain sold, alienate conveyed for and
conveyed also since the said William M. dundee his heirs and assigns forever
a tract runt or parcel of land situate lying in the town of [illegible]
aforesaid, containing by estimation one hundred and thirty five roods be the same
more or less with all buildings house barn and other improvements there on situated
and bounded as follows (a) by the land of Thomas [illegible] bounded by land
of Thomas Peterson town of the town of Samuel [illegible] bounded by [illegible]
[illegible] land of Jon P. Mossie [illegible] by the south wind & westerly by land of