The instrument's own words
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Know all Men by these Presents that I Henry, Esq.
of the County of Luzerne State of Pennsylvania Attorney General for the County of Luzerne Commissioner of
me nominated moving have constituted and appointed and to the same I hereunto Do
make tiden Constituted and appoint Arthur and Elizabeth Smith of the County and State aforesaid
one residing in Chatsworth County of Washington State of Pennsylvania free Landholders
attorney for me and in my name & behalf Solely for buying Land bound and me
interestly in the County of Luzerne State of Pennsylvania owning Land by these Presents granting to
residing in Chatsworth State the aforesaid as a power over this Land by these Presents granting to
me and to my heirs and assigns forever and for any other person who may come in my
interest and for any other person’s heirs forever The Land above described not be judged and settled hers
my part but however Persons present shall be permitted to perform such things as are necessary in my
mind a manner that it shall be done in the manner Convening the Commissioner of
Luzerne meant that by these presents authorized to satisfy and conform compliance of the said
Land that shall be made and signed by my d. Stanning & William White both residents
dated and sealed this 28 Day of December One thousand Seven hundred and Ninety seven
1797
Joseph Drayton
Joseph Henney
Luzerne County ss
Personalities certified before me the under writer one of the justices of the peace in our
said county that Joseph Henney being in my view to the signature of the above instrument writing
and acknowledged to be the bargain and sale and Deed Indenture handwriting
sealed in the Presence the Day there written
Joseph Henney Justice Peace
Recorded by P. Moore
Attorney Court 28th Decr 1797
per Caleb Moore
Know all Men by these Presents that we Joseph, Beth Benjamin
Park and Susannah Park of the City of New York have constituted made and aforesaid and bound by
these Presents do Make constitute and appoint our Oliver Chase Esq. of the town of
Newtown in the state of Connecticut our true and lawful Attorney for us and in our
name year and in our Name Place and stead to grant and convey One hundred and
four acres of land with all other rights and appurtenances thereunto belonging
Lying and being in the Town of Newington and County of New London in the state of Rhode Island
did and sufficient Deeds or other Conveyance in the Law for us and in our
behalf to the Purchasers whomsoever we make and create the Conveyance and presenting
our and others after the purchase shall be duly and sufficiently executed and delivered
and generally to do the performance and every thing Any thing and things
Done and devices in the Law whatsoever Necessary full and proper for the same in
and about the Premises and to convey and alien to our names and behalf to be done and executed
as Legally and completely as we might of ourselves as we might be constituted of
we will Warrant these presents hereby ratifying and confirming all that aforesaid
Oliver Chase lawfully Done by the Vertue hereof
In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals the tenth Day of
March in the Year of Our Lord One thousand Eight hundred
Ordered
Delivered
in the presence of
Wm Brauche
J Parke
Henjo Parke
Susannah Parke
Town Clerk
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State of New York to —
Be it Known That on this Eighth Day of March 1800 Before me
William Bache as a Public Notary for the State of New York
Duly Commissioned and sworn Came Joseph North, Benjamin
North and Susan North, Oath and acknowledged the within written
Letter of Attorney to be Their Voluntarily Act and Deed —
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
Subscribed my Name and affixed my seal
of Office, the Day and Year above written —
Wm Bache
Notary Public —
Recorded this Letter of Attorney Decr 28 1800
per Poly Coffey clk to Town Clerk
To all People to whom these Presents shall Come
Greeting We the name Hannah Stanton North Joseph North Benjamin
North, Susan North, Henry North, Mary North, Sarah North, Hannah Stanton North Jr
all of us in the State of Rhode Island and County of Washington for the
Consideration of five hundred Pounds of Current Money to be paid to our full satisfaction of Nathan
Saunderson of State and Country to be paid upon granting some certain Bounds
until the said Nathan Saunderson and his Heirs and Assigns forever more One Certain Piece
of Land in the State of Rhode Island in Christiana in the above stated and County
well known to be the Land belonging to Persons Joseph North
Benjamin the above named Grantors of Land is bounded and described as follows the
Beginning starting at the North East corner of the South West corner of the Orchard
of the Grantors Name Northing at the Orchards West Side stands until it
Comes to the North West corner of the said Orchard thence Easterly until it
Comes to the South East Corner of said Orchard thence North easterly until it
Comes to the N E Corner of the Dvor Town Land thence easterly until it Comes to N W
Corner of the Dvor Land thence Northerly until the West side now stands
until it Comes to N N W Corner of the Dvor’s Write which is in Nathan Enyons Lot he
comes Thro’ the Orchard and the same now stands easterly until it comes on the
Grantors and partly in the Lands of the heirs of Daniel Sawyer Duncan Deceased
until it Comes to the Land belonging to Persons Henry North loge thence
Southerly on said Property Land until it comes to the S E Corner of said
Howlys Land thence easterly until it comes to the Boundary Land until it comes on Nathan
Saunderson Land thence Northerly until the West side stands until it Comes the
Post Road thence Northerly till it Comes to the aforementioned
Bounds continuing by Estimation slightly Arched the Same more or less
to enclose and convey the above Grantor and conveyed Premises with
all the appurtenances thereof unto the said Nathan Saunderson and his Heirs
and Assigns forever to be his and their heirs forever Use and benefit of
all the said William Stanton North, Sarah North, Joseph North, Benjamin North, Thomas
North, Henry North, Mary North, Susan North, and Hannah Stanton North Part of the
Corp’d heirs their heirs Successors and Administrators Covenant with the said
Nathan Successors his Heirs and Assigns that at and until the
Executing of these Presents we are well Seized of the Premises as
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