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State of Michigan
County of Washtenaw, ss. I, Joshua Burdick of Parkins County and State
of Michigan, do hereby appoint John Burdick of Parkins County, Washtenaw County
and State of Rhode Island, my true and lawful attorney, for me in my
name, to title and Convey all my right, full and entire interest, claim, in and to
the Estate of my Father, sebelah Burdick, late of town of Bristol,
deceased and to receive from the purchaser thereof, a good and valuable
Deed of Conveyance; and for me and in my name, to sell and dispose of
all the property which has fallen to me by the death of
the said sebelah Burdick; and to act in my name and in my name
all and singular, in the premises, which I myself would do if I were
present in person, at Providence County and State aforesaid This 25th
day of October 1850. [Signature] Joshua Burdick
State of Michigan am
Washtenaw County ss.
Before me Joshua Burdick, known to me to be the person who executed the
above fellow Power of Attorney, and acknowledged that he executed the same
for the uses and purposes therein expressed. [Signature] James W. Hill, Notary Public.
Recorded Aug 15th 1850,
by Clerk, Perry S. T. clerk.
Know all men by these presents, that we the Heirs of sebelah
Burdick Esq. of Bristol town, deceased stay, John H. Burdick, Barkey
Burdick, Constable’s sons the third of Jonathan Burdick, the town of Bristol
Rhode Island, Constable the third of John Burdick, and Anne Burdick of Bristol
town, the Heirs of sebelah Burdick of the posterior, the Heirs of Daniel
Burdick of Bristol town all the aforementioned are residents in the County of Bristol
register, Barkey Burdick, the Heirs of Barkey Burdick, and the Heirs of Anne
Burdick of the town of Bristol, all the aforementioned are residents in the State of
Rhode Island, Standing Court, the Heirs of Joshua Burdick and the Heirs of
Daniel Burdick of the town of Maple Allegheny County and State of New
York and further’s residents of the State of Michigan and in consideration
of Sum of Ten Dollars and equity sufficient paid by Joseph Austin of
Cumberland in the County of Providence and State of Rhode Island
gentleman, the price sufficient to be the hereby acknowledged to be fully paid, grant, sell
give and convey unto the said Joseph Austin his heirs and assigns forever
one lot of Land, containing twelve full acres partly in and partly out
town boundary in Bristol vicinity The corner being as written containing
in square parcels size lot is butter and bounded as follows, beginning
at the Northeast corner of this lot and the North East boundary of
Nebaly by the contrary road, thence North 16 West, 106 Chains and
links, to the near row line, to a space of old wall at the North East
corner of Northon, thence North 16 East, 23 chains and twenty four
links, to a stake and some old stone wall, thence North 46 West, 46 chains
and 53 links, to a stake and some stone wall, to a stake and stone, thence South
5 East, 106 chains and 44 links, to a stake and stone near the row line,
cave wall and belonging to the Heirs of said Jabez Burdick, thence South 15 East
11 chains and 40 links to said stake on the wall stone to the first mentioned, thence: boundaries:
by said road as the wall stone to the first mentioned, thence: boundaries:
Southerly on Henry Healy’s land, Westerly partly on said Nebaly’s land
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