Estate of Richard H. Dennis, Sumter, SC, to Gower Dennis, Autauga, Alabama http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/autauga/court/gowdenns.txt =============================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed and copyrighted by: David Dennis ================================================================================= May 1999 John Dennis of Holmes Co.,Ms power of Attorney to Gower Dennis of Autauga Co., in the estate of Richard H. Dennis of Sumter Dist., SC. This document was transcribed from the entry itself transcribed into the Sumter Dist., SC records. It is important in that it ties families members in three locations to one family. Many more transcribed records are online at http://www.concentric.net/~Dddennis/richard.htm with more to come. I will place all these in the SC Gen Web Archives at some point. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Sumter District,SC "Deed Book LL p.149" John Dennis To Gower Dennis __power of Attorney The State of Mississippi> Holmes County> Know all men by these presents that I John Dennis of the state and county aforesaid do hereby nominate Constitute + appoint Gower Dennis of the county of Autuaga state of Alabama my true and lawful attorney for me in my name and to receive from the administration as executor of Richard H. Dennis deceased late of Sumter District South Carolina which sums or ?? of money as may be due to me as one of the heirs and sepatees of said deceased and to give a receipt or recropt and asgrillances for the same and to do all and any thing in its procedures that I could do were I personally present hereby satisfing + confirming all + legal these acts which my ___ and allowing may lawfully do in the ________.I testamony hereof I have hereonto set my hand and seal to 14th day of August 1843.___ John [his mark] Dennis (the following is still the Sumter Dist.,SC copy of the record) The State of Mississppi> Holmes County> Personally appeared before the ___ designated a justice of the peace in aforesaid county + notary public exofficio John Dennis with whom I am personally aquainted. I acknowledge that he signed sealed and delivered the above power of attorney on the day I _____and his voluntary act and deed for it's purpose therein mentioned given under my hand this _14th day of August 1843