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17) December One Thousand seven Hundred and thirty Nine died Seized of the Part or Share of the said Tract of Land to him Devised by the Will of his said late father as afs.d having some time before his death duly made and Published his last Will and Testament in Writing bearing date the twenty fifth day of November One Thousand seven Hundred and thirty nine and did thereby give and Bequeath unto his Brothers Joseph Benjamin and Samuel Nicholson all his Worldly Estate Goods Debts and Wages due to him at the time of his Decease as by the said several Wills the Will of the said William Nicholson being in the Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury Relation being thereunto Respectively had may more fully appear And Whereas the said Benjamin Nicholson and Samuel Nicholson being desirous to Sell and dispose of the said Premisses and their Estates and Interests therein did by their Letter of Attorney bearing Date the fourth day of February which was in the Year of our Lord One Thousand seven Hundred and forty Eight for the purposes afs.d make Ordain Authorize Constitute and Appoint and in their place and stead put His Excellency Samuel Ogle Esquire Governor of Maryland afs.d their true and Lawfull Attorney for them and in their Names Respectively by Ejectment or otherwise as the laws of the said Province direct to Recover and take Posession of such of the said Lands and Premisses as the said Benjamin Nicholson and Samuel Nicholson are severally and Jointly Seised of or intitled unto And also for them and in their Names with the said Joseph Nicholson or without to Sell and dispose of such part of the said Tract of Land called Nicholsons Mannor to the said Benjamin Nicholson and Samuel Nicholson by Virtue of the said Wills belonging to any Person or Persons that shall be willing to Purchase the same either intire or in Parcells at such Price and Prices as the said Samuel Ogle should think fit and upon such Sale or Sales for and in the several Names of the said Benjamin Nicholson and Samuel Nicholson and as their several Acts and Deeds to do and perform all and every Act and Acts and to Sign Seal deliver Levy suffer and Execute all and every such Deeds Instruments Conveyances and Assurances in the Law as might be Requisite and necessary to the facilitating perfecting and Compleating every such Sale and for the Conveying and Assuring the last mentioned Premisses or so much thereof as should from time to time be Sold and Disposed of unto such Person or Persons as should become the Purchaser or Purchasers thereof and upon Executing such Conveyances Respectively for the use of the said Benjamin Nicholson and Samuel Nicholson to Receive and give Receipts for the Money to be paid as the Consideration of every such Sale And also Whereas the said Benjamin Nicholson seperately and by himself did make Ordain Constitute and Appoint and in his place and stead put the said Samuel Ogle his True and Lawfull Attorney for him and in his Name by Ejectment or otherwise as the Laws of the said Province direct to Recover and take Possession of the said Lott lying in London Town in Ann Arundell County given to the said Benjamin ^Nicholson^ as afs.d And also for him the said Benjamin Nicholson and in his Name or in the Name of the said Samuel Ogle to Sell and Dispose of the same or any part thereof unto any Person or Persons that should be Willing to Purchase the same either intire or in Parcells at such Price and Prices as the said Samuel Ogle should think fit and upon such Sale or Sales for and in the Name of the said Benjamin Nicholson and as his Act and Deed to do and perform all and every Act and Acts and to Sign Seal deliver Levy suffer and Execute all and every such Deeds Instruments Conveyances and Assurances in the Law as might be (Requisite) |
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