Power of Attorney-Widow Streck to Henry Streck: Lafourche Parish, La.

Submitted by: Nancy Wright

Source: Records from the Archives of Ellender Memorial Library at Nicholls State 
University

25 Aug 2004


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Procuration By W[id]ow Streck To Henry Streck 27th February  1857	
State of Louisiana
City of New Orleans
Be it Known that on this Twenty seventh day of February in the year of 
our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and fifty seven and of the 
Independence of these United State of America the Eighty first. ---

Before me Edward Barnett a Notary public in and for the City & parish
of New Orleans, State of Louisiana aforesaid, duly commissioned and 
sworn.---
Personally cane and appeared Mistress Elizabeth Gingery. Widow in 
community of the late Ferdinand Morris Streck deceased of the Parish of 
Ascension in this State. -----

Who Declared that she had appointed, and does by these presents appoint
and in her place and stead depute & put her son Mr. Henry Streck of 
this City, to be her true and lawful attorney in fact, special; giving, 
and by these presents granting unto the said attorney full power and 
authority for her, in her name and in her capacity aforesaid, to sell 
and convey to such person or persons for such price or prices and upon 
such terms and conditions as the said attorney shall think fit her 
Interest, owner ship claim and demand of in and to a certain Lot of 
Ground situate lying and being in Thibodauxville in this State, the 
undivided half interest belonging to her aforesaid as surviving Widow
in community And for that purpose to sign and execute in the name of 
said constituent all Acts whether of sale, agreement or otherwise And 
generally to do and perform all & whatever shall or may be requisite 
and necessary in the premises as full, amply and effectually to all 
intents and purposes, and with the same validity as she the said Mrs. 
Widow Streck might or could do if personally present, Also with power 
of substitution and revocation The said appearer hereby agrees to 
ratify and Confirm whatsoever the said attorney shall lawfully do or 
cause to be done by virtue of this Act of Procuration

Thus Done and Passed in my office at the City of New Orleans, aforesaid
the Day month and year first before written in the presence of Alphonse 
Barnett and James N. Telfer, Witnesses of lawful age and domiciliated 
in this City who have hereunto signed their names with said appearer 
and me Notary

Original Signed: --- E. Streck
---  A. Barnett --- J. N. Telfer ---
-----Edward Barnett Not pub:---
I Certify the foregoing to be a true Copy
of the Original Act on record in my office
----- New Orleans 28th February 1857   	
one word erased app
Edward Barnett
{Seal}     [illegible]

The original of this document is in the Archives of Ellender Memorial 
Library at Nicholls State University
Transcribed by Nancy L. Wright (c) February 2003