1887 antique WILLIAM OTIS danby vt POWER OF ATTORNEY HARRIS F OTIS DOCUMENT For Sale

1887 antique WILLIAM OTIS danby vt POWER OF ATTORNEY HARRIS F OTIS DOCUMENT
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Original handwritten Power of Attorney document dated September 3, 1887, from Danby, Rutland County, Vermont.

This four-page manuscript legal instrument records the appointment of Harris F. Otis as attorney and lawful representative for William Otis, authorizing him to act on William\'s behalf in a broad range of financial, legal, business, and property matters.

The document includes authority to:

• Lease and manage lands and property.

• Bargain, sell, release, and convey real estate.

• Execute deeds and other legal instruments.

• Collect rents, profits, debts, and money owed.

• Receive payments and issue receipts and discharges.

• Purchase and sell cattle, horses, sheep, swine, and other personal property.

• Carry on farming and cultivate land.

• Demand and recover debts through legal proceedings.

• Appoint attorneys and conduct legal business.

The instrument was signed by William Otis using his mark, witnessed by two individuals, and acknowledged before a Vermont notary public. An original red seal is affixed near the signature.

The reverse includes a handwritten endorsement identifying the document as a Power of Attorney from William Otis to Harris F. Otis.

An interesting original nineteenth-century Vermont legal document illustrating property management, agricultural business, family representation, and the extensive powers granted through legal appointments during the period.

Authentic period piece related to family, historyor local heritage - well-suited for historical collections, genealogical /genealogy research, or museum acquisition.Vintage or Antique.

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