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Know all Men by these Presents that we wait
And Anna Clarke of Glocester in the County of North shore and Commonwealth
of Massachusetts now married to our ordained Castellates and Appointed as by these
Presents Do Make Broken Castellates and Appoint a gift Jones Baron of
Union in the state of Rhode Island and Free and Lawfull Attorney for us
and in our Name and stead to Demand recover or decrease of
and from any Person or Persons who may be in Possession of Estate Late
belonging to Thomas Clarke our late Wife in the state of Rhode Island
General all our Possession and them with Both among being there and their being
late Owing and by these Presents granting to our said Attorney our full and
full Power and authority to take Seize Recover and follow such Legal Courses
for the pursuing recovering and Obtaining the same as we are able knowing
we can Do Give Privately Present and upon the Event of the same
Governance and act our Discretion for us and in our Name to make any
Deeds as are most necessary Although Under him to substitute as Attorneys
upon this Purpose to remove and further to Do in our Name and our Name
things or things which shall be Necessary for acting and Governing the same
in july and contrary as to the said Attorney and as in our own Proper
Person or Suit in all about the same
Transfusing and Confirming and Ratifying Whatever he shall in the Attorney shall
and’s do in our Name the same and about the Execution of the premises by
the State these Presents in Witness whereof we have hereunto set our
Hands and Seals this five Day of October in the year of our
One thousand seven hundred and Seventy Nine 1779
John Money
Jonathan Pratt
Hatter Clarke [seal]
Anna Clarke [seal]
North shore for the Province of Rhode Island Hatter Clarke and Anna Clarke
and Acknowledging the Forgoing Instrument to be their
free and Voluntarily Act before me
Jonathan Pratt Justice Peace