FRANCIS MARION STICE POWER ATTY TO WM T PORTER
ADAIR CO MO BOOK: P PAGE: 446-447
Know all Men by these presents: That I Francis Marion Stice of the county of Napa and State of California have made constituted and appointed and by these presents do make constitute and appoint William T. Porter of Kirksville in the State of Missouri My true and lawful Attorney in fact for me and in my name place and stead and for my use and benefit to ask demand sue for recover and receive all sums of money debts and demand whatsoever which are now due and owing or which shall hereafter become due owing or demandable to me and have use and take all lawful ways and means in my name or otherwise for the recov= very thereof by attachment attests distress or otherwise and to compromise and agree for the same and acquitances of other sufficient discharges for the same for me and in my name to make sell and deliver to receive legacies and bequests to collect rents interest dividends or annunities due or to grow due to bargain contract agree for purch- ase receive and take lands tenements and here ditaments and accept the seizen and possession of all lands and all deeds and other assurances in the law thereof and to lease Let demise bargin sell remise release convey mortgage and hypothecate lands tenements and heredelaments upon such terms and conditions and under such covenants at He shall think fit Also to bargin and agree for by sell mortgage hypothecate and in any and every way and manner deal in and with goods wares and merchandise chose in action and other property in possession or in action and to make do and transact all and every kind of business of what nature or kind soever and also for me and in my name and as my act and deed to sign seal execute deliver and acknowledge such deeds conveyants indentures agreements mortgages hypothecations bollowries charters partees bills of lading bills bonds notes receipts evidences of debt release and satisfaction of Mortgage Judgements and other debts and other instruments in writing of whatever kind and nature and other Attorneys one or more in my place and stead or under me to make constitute and apoint and the same at his pleasure to anuel? remove and revoke. Living and Grawling unto my said Attorney full power and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be don in and about the premises as fully to all intents and purposes as I might or could do if personally present with full power of substitution and revocation there by ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney or his substitute shall lawfully do and cause to be done by virtue hereof. In Witness Whereof I have whereunto set my hand and seal the 16th day of November one thousand Eight hundred and Sixty Eight. {Rev stamp } {$1.00 cancld} signed sealed and delivered } Francis Marion [hisXmark] Stice {Seal} in the presence of R N Steer } Witness to the signature of } Francis Marion Stice State of California } County of Napa } On this Sixteenth day of November AD One Thousand and Eight hundred and sixty Eight before me CB Seeley County Clerk in and for Napa County duly com= missions and sworn personally appeared Francis Marion Stice whose name is subscribed to the annexed instrument as a party thereto personally known to me to be the same persons described in and who executed the said annexed Instrument as a party thereto and said Francis Marion Stice acknowledged to me that he executed the same freely and voluntarily and for the uses and purposes therein mentioned. In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County Court of said Napa County the day and year in this certificate above written. {Seal) C.B. Seeley County Clerk of Napa County California Filed for Record Feb 4th 1870 By G.W. Fowler Deputy E.P. Gates Recorder
ADAIR CO MISSOURI BOOK: P PAGE: 447-448 FRANCES M STICE DEED BY ATTY TO JAMES N DODSON This deed made and entered into this fourth day of February Eighteen hundred and Seventy by and between Francis Marion Stice of the county of Napa State of California by William T. Porter of Adair County Missouri Attorney in fact for said Francis Marion Stice party of the first part and James N. Dodson of the Same place last aforesaid party of the second part and Witnesseth; That the said party of the first part in consideration of the sum of Three hundred Dollars to him paid by the said party of the second part the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged has granted bargained & sold unto the said part of the second part his heirs and assigns forever all of the right title interest and estate at law and in equity of in and to the following described Real Estate as heirs at-law of Asa Stice deceased situate in the County of Adair and state of Missouri Towit: North half of the South East Quarter of section Twenty three Township Sixty Two Range fifteen being an undivided one third of said tract of land, To Have and To Hold the same with all the rights privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining unto the said party of the second part his heirs and assigns forever, the said Francis Marion Stice party of the first part hereby covenant= ing that he his heirs excoutors and administrators will Warrant and defend the title to the said premises and every part there of to the said party of the second part his heirs and assigns against the lawful claim or claims of all and every person or persons whomsoever claiming or to claim the same or any part thereof. In Witness Whereof The Said parties of the first part have hereto set their hands and seals this date last aforesaid {Rev stamp } Francis Marion Stice (Seal) {50 4 cancled} By William T Porter atty in fact {Seal} State of Missouri } County of Adair } Be it remembered That on this fourth day of February Eighteen hundred and Seventy before me the undersigned Clerk of the Circuit Court within and for the County and state aforesaid came William T Porter who is personally known to me to be the same person who subscribed the name of Francis Marion Stice to the forego= ing instrument of writing as party there to as attorney in fact of said Francis Marion Stice and acknowledged the same to be the act and deed of said Francis Marion State for the purposes therein mentioned. In testimony Where of I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court day and year last above written E.P. Gates Clerk Filed for Record Feby 4th 1870 by HU Snyder Deputy E.P. Gates Recorder by HU Snyder Deputy
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