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Be for me Robert Travers Notary Publick Dwelling in the City
of York in the Kingdom of Scotland and who can a Subnotary Notary to the
forgoing Power of Attorney personally Appeared William Stafford of the
same City Dow being One of the Professors of the People Called
Quakers Solemnly and Sincerely Declared and Affirmed that the said
Stafford in the forgoing Power of Attorney mentioned and who signed the
same in the City of York and not in the City of Edinburgh Stafford late of
the City of York and others whose names are One of the Legatees mentioned in
the wife of John Godfrey died then in named and that I William Stafford have
made Money and in William Robert Stafford found the said Court are the Grand
Many Stafford and William Robert Stafford were and were Living at the time of the
Children of the said late Edward Stafford and were Living at the time of the
Decease of the said John Godfrey and that Martha Godfrey widow of his
Husband and dead stated to the Matthew Godfrey Mentioned in said
in Necessary Meaning Therefore have hereunder Subscribed my Name and Affixed
my seal Notarized this day of the 7th Day of November in the Year of Our
Lord One Thousand and Seven hundred and Ninety Five
William Stafford Junr. [Seal] Witness I Saufts
Robert Travers Junr
Not. Publ.
Received this Power of Attorney =
Sept 20th 1795
I’ll f. Pelig Cross Court Case =
We the Underswritten Subscribers Proprietors to the new
School house in Charlestown in the County of Washington State of
Rhode Island RI having agreed to donate some Sum of money towards
Building said School house not having amassed money enough
to do it thus the same therefore we Subscribers being the Major
Part of the Proprietors Above named have Agreed with Thomas Perry
of the Town in which said School house for the Accomodation of Station
of a person who is to keep a Lawful Account of his Expenses and that he shall be
paid for his Use and Improvement of said House limited as there
are no Rent for his Expense thereon His further Agrees that said
House is to be Appropriated for a School House and that Only
Pelig Cross
Thomas Perry
Gideon Perry
Jos Perry
James Lawson
Samuel Perry
James Perry
Pelig Cross
James Munson
Charlestown the 18 of 10 month 1802 Gen Henry
Received the above agreement Robert Flagg (per)
Sept 20th 1802
fro Pelig Cross per T. P. Thomas Perry