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Know all men that we Susan D. Hopie widow of S. George
M. Hopie deceased, and Albert L. Hopie all of Charlestown Rhode
Island, the mortgagees named in a certain mortgage deed made
and executed by George G. Annums of said Charlestown and
bearing date May 19, 1890 and recorded in said Charlestown in
said Town's Evidence Book No 12 page 147 & reference thereto being
hereby made, for and in consideration of Five Hundred
dollars to us paid by Lydia A. Greene of Coventry R.I. the
receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby grant assign
transfer and make over to said Lydia A. Greene her heirs,
executors, administrators and assigns the premises described
in said mortgage deed and all our right title and interest
therein and the debt secured thereby, to have and to hold the
same to him and said Lydia A. Greene her heirs, servants
administrators and assigns forever, in as ample manner
as we said Susan D. and Albert F. Hopie might hold
and enjoy by virtue of said mortgage deed and not
otherwise. And furthermore we said Susan D. and
Albert F. Hopie do hereby constitute and appoint in our
place said Lydia A. Greene to be the attorney of said
George G. Annums to do and perform all the acts, matters
and things that we said Susan D. and Albert F. Hopie
might or could do and perform by virtue of the power
conferred on us and in by the letter of attorney in said
mortgage deed and as fully and effectually in all
respects and to all intents. In witness
whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this
9th day of November AD 1896.
In presence of
George Colongowski Susan D. Hopie L.S.
Albert F. Hopie L.S.
State of Rhode Island se
Washington in county se
In Charlestown this 9th day of
November 1896 Susan D. Hopie and Albert F. Hopie to me
known and known by me to be the parties by whom the sealed
the foregoing instrument personally appeared before me
and acknowledged the said instrument by them signed
to be their free act and deed. George Colongowski
Notary Public
Received for record Nov 19 1896 at 11.30 oclock P.M.
and read by George Colongowski Town Clerk
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