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To All People to whom these Presents come Greetings, that whereas Thomas Clarke Clerk of the
Town of Charlestown in the County of Washington State of Rhode Island k[now]n as Attor
ney to John D. Hazard and Sarah Hazard of the Town of [illegible] by the [illegible] of the [illegible]
of the said
Greeting. Know ye that by this full and virtual Power of
Attorney to me given from the said John D. Hazard and Sarah Hazard dated at
and sealed on the 19th day of February A.D. 1835 and duly executed Conferring my
authority to me deal and convey by Deed of Bargain and Sale a Certain Lot of tract
of land as follows
Whereas in the said authorization in the consideration of the sum of three hundred Dollars
to be me in hand well and truly paid for executing and delivering said Bargain and
Deed Eliza Gruenewald and William Gruenewald Conveyors both of said Charlestown in the
Right owners of the hereby absolutely grant utter sale unto the said Eliza G[ruenewald]
man and William Gruenewald and to their heirs and assigns forever in sum
part of a Certain Lot or tract of salt Marsh Land lying in said Charlestown
containing about four acres the same more or less bounded as follows for line
partly in the North of the same Gov. Dee and partly on a Creek Southerly on the
List of Thomas Clarke the [illegible] Quarterly directly on a Channel called Marshy Lake
on the Northly on a Creek and Southerly this tract of Land from an Island
called Add Island bounded here by and to the Records of Land Evidence
in said Charlestown for a more particular description of the Boundaries of
said tract I being part of the real Estate late owned by Jeffrey Hazard of said
Charlestown deceased
To Have and to Hold the above Bargain Premises together with the said
Eliza Gruenewald and William Gruenewald their heirs and assigns forever
To have use benefit and liberty of power with all the privileges and ap
pertenances to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining And that I
the said Thomas Clarke do hereby Covenant and Agree with the said Eliza Gruenewald and
William Gruenewald their heirs and assigns forever that I as well and
qualified to sell and convey the same as aforesaid and will in my own last
and proper Name and defend the same to the said Eliza Gruenewald and William
Gruenewald their heirs and assigns forever.
In Witness whereof I do hereunto set my Hand and affix my seal this
day of August A.D. 1834 at Charlestown aforesaid.
By the presence of
Mary Stanton
Samuel Stanton
Thomas Clarke (Attorney L.S)
State of Rhode Island &c.
County of Washington for Ct Charlestown on the 3 day
of August A.D. 1834 Personally appeared within the within named
Thomas Clarke and in his said capacity acknowledged the
within Instrument written by him signed to be his free Voluntary
act and Deed hand and seal for the purpose therein contained.
Before me
Samuel Stanton T. Clk.
Dated Sept 4. 1835
by S. Stanton T. Clk
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