The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these Presents That I Ethan Lo Brandall
of the town of Hopkinton in Washington County State of Rhode
Island, for and in consideration of the sum of one Dollar to
me paid by William S. Lolande of said Hopkinton, the receipt
whereof is hereby acknowledged, and in further consideration
of the trust hereinafter created, do by these Presents grant,
bargain, sell & cede assign set over transfer and convey unto him
the said William S. Lolande his heirs, executors, administrators
and assigns all my property and estate of every kind nature
and description and wherever the same may be situated,
except so much thereof as then may be debts accrued by bill of
exchange and negotiable promissory notes, as to exempt
from attachments by law. To have and to hold
the same to him the said William S. Lolande, his heirs,
executors, administrators and assigns in trust for the equal
benefit of all my creditors in proportion to their respective
claims, stipulating that the following shall be preferred viz:
all claims in favor of the United States and State of
Rhode Island, and all claims for wages or labor performed
for me within six months previous to this assignment
not exceeding one hundred dollars to any one person,
and in case the estate hereby conveyed shall be more
than sufficient to pay the expenses of executing this trust
together with the claims of my creditors in full, then
the said William S. Lolande shall convey, deliver and
pay over such surplus as may remain to me, my
heirs, executors, administrators or assigns. The words
"for wages" interlined before the ending of the
In Witness whereof I have set to my hand
and seal at said Hopkinton this twenty seventh day
of June AD 1822
Signed sealed and delivered
In presence of
M. Estelle Brandall
Edward L. Brandall E. Lo Brandall S. S.
State of Rhode Island Co County of Washington sc
In Hopkinton in said county this 27th day of June AD
1822, then personally appeared Ethan Lo Brandall the person
who signed the foregoing instrument and acknowledged the same to
be his free and voluntary act and deed for the purposes therein set
forth. Edward L. Brandall Notary Public
I hereby accept the trust set forth in the above instrument
Hopkinton June 27, 1822 W. S. Lolande
Recorded for register of deeds June 30 1822 by Edward L. Brandall Notary Public
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