The instrument's own words
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336 Know all men by these presents, That I William H. H.
Barney of the city and county of Providence and the State of
Rhode Island the owner and holder of a mortgage deed made
and executed by Amos G square of Charlestown in the county of
Washington in said State on the 23 day of April 1828 and recorded
in 1828 No 4 of pages 483 & 484 of the records of mortgage of said
State in said Charlestown in consideration of the sum of One
Thousand Dollars to me paid by Edwin A Smith of said
City County of Providence the receipt whereof said hereby
acknowledge it Do hereby grant assign transfer and set over
to the said Esquire A Smith his heirs and assigns the said
deed of mortgage and the notes and bonds by the said secure
and all my right title and interest in and to the premises
therein described I have quit to for the same to
the said Edwin A Smith his heirs and assigns forever
And I do hereby set substitute and appoint the said Edwin
A Smith his heirs and assigns to be the attorneys of
the said Colonel G square for all the rights and powers
possessed by me by virtue of said mortgage deeds
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
seal This 19th day of April A.D. 1877
Signed sealed Delivered
in presence of William H. H. Barney
H. A. Harrington
State of Rhode Island
Providence Ss. In Providence on this 20th
day of April A.D. 1877 William H. H. Barney personally
appeared before me and acknowledged the above instrument
to be his free and voluntary act and deed.
H. A. Harrington
Notary Public
Received for record April 20 1877 at 10 oclock AM and
recorded by Tobias Cross Town Clerk
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