Deeds: Morgan County, Book A, Power of Attorney, Abel & Mary Baylard Benton to Wrin Benton ======================================================================= USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store this file permanently for free access. This file was contributed by: Carolyn L. Harper Johnson Clhjohnson@aol.com Know all men by these presents that we Abel Benton and Mary Benton late Mrs. Mary Baylard widdow of Mathew Baylard of Chatham County deceased have constituted made and appointed and by these presents do constitute make and appoint Wrin Benton of Chatham County our true and lawful attorney for us & in our name and stead and for our use and benefit to sell and convey all our right title claim interest to a certain in tract of land situate and being in Baldwin County known as the number (256) two hundred & fifty six twentieth diftrict drawn by Mathew Baylard of Chatham County deceased in the late land lottery as will now fully and at large appear referance to the plat and grant being ____ giving and granting unto our said attorney by there presents our full and whole power through & authority in and about the premises to have use and and take all lawful ways and ____ in our name and in our hand to make seal and deliver & generally all and every other act and acts thing and things device or devices in the law whatsoever needful & necefsary to be done in and about the promises for us and in our name to do execute & perform as fully largely & amply to all intents & purposes as we might or could do if both of us were personally present or so if the matter required more special authority then is herein given for the purpose aforesaid allowing whatsoever our said attorney shall in our name lawfully do or cause to do same in and about the premises by virtue of these presents. In witnefs whereof we have hereunto set our hands & seals dated at Savannah the twenty fourth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eight and of the Independence of the United States of America the thirty second. his Signed sealed & delivered Abel Benton In the presents of mark her John Pettibone, J.P. Mary Benton Mark Recorded this 3 of October 1808 J. N. Nisbet clk