SMITHS To SWAIZE & GARLAND, Power of Attorney, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by Mike Miller

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Lenard Smith & wife To Caleb Swaize and Rice Garland
Power of Attorney
Recorded 26 July 1836

Know all men by these presents that we Lenard Smith and Eliza his wife of
Allegany County on the State of Maryland, for divers good Causes and
consideration as hereunto moving have made, ordained Constituted, authorised,
nominated and appointed and by these presents do make nominate, ordain,
Constitute and appoint, Rice Garland and Caleb L. Swayze of the Town of
Opelousas in the State of Louisiana, by the name and firm of Garland and
Swayze partners in the practice of the Law our true and lawful attornies
[sic], for us and in our name place and stead and for our own proper use and
benefit, to ask demand, sue for recover and receive of and from all persons
whatsoever, all such sum or sums of money, debts and demands, legacies and
bequsts [sic] whatsoever which are now due and owing unto me the said Leonard
as one of the grand children of Elizabeth Smith late of the State of Louisiana
deceased, and for as such in our stead, place and name to sue for recover all
and ev[e]ry part of the real Estate of the said Elizabeth Smith which
according to the laws of the State of Louisiana and of the United States was
devised, or descended to the said Leonard as  one of the grand children &
heirs at law of the aforesaid Elizabeth by and through his deceased father
Gather John Smith, and by these presents as our attornies in fact and in law
to bargain & sell all of our interest of in and to all such land and real
Estate as may be divided, or desdescended [sic] to the said Leonard from his
Grandmother aforesaid, lying and being in the State of Louisiana, and to make
over and convey all our right,, title interest and claim of us the said
Leonard and Eliza his wife of in and to the same to such person or persons as
shall or may purchase the same at such price or prices & on such terms as
shall or may be aggreed [sic] upon for us and in  our names by Garland and
Swayze our attornies in fact & in law or either of them, and also for us and
in our names and stead and as our own proper act and deed to sign, seal  and
deliver and acknowledge all such deed or deeds of conveyances as shall be
necessary for the absolute granting and assigning the premises unto the
purchaser or purchasers in fee simple giving and granting unto our said
Attornies or either of them by these presents our full and whole power and
strenght [sic] and authority in and about the premises to have use and take 
all lawful way and means in our names for the purposes aforesaid, and upon the
receipt of the purchase money for the sale of the aforesaid real Estate, to
make and seal all sufficient release, acquitances and discharges, and finally
all and every other act or acts whatsoever, device or devices in the law
needful and necessary to be used and done about the premises for us and in 
our names to do and execute as fully and amply to all intents and purposes we
ourselves might or could do if personally present, Hereby ratifying allowing &
confirming all and whatsoever our attornies Shall lawfully do and in and about 
the premises by virtue hereof.  In witness whereof we have hereunto set our
hands and seals this 24 day of May in the Year of our Lord One thousand eight
hundred and thirty six.  Signed sealed and delivered in presence of us Jacob
Clamnier   Peter McClury  Leod Smith (seal)  Eliza Smith (seal)   State of
Maryland, Allegany county towit Be it remembered that on this 24th day of May
1836 personally appeared Leonard Smith and Eliza his wife before us the
subscriber here protectors of the peace of the State of Maryland in and for
Allegany County, there being personally known to us to be the persons named in
the aforegoing instrument of Writing, or power of attorney and severally
acknowledged the said instrument of Writing, or power of Attorney to be their
act and deed, and the said Eliza having signed and sealed said instrument of
writing or power of attorney before us out of the presence of her husband and
out of his hearing  and the said Eliza being by us first examined out of the
presence and hearing of her husband, w[h]ether she doth execute and
acknowledge the same freely and volentairly [sic], and without being induced
to do so by fear or threats of or ill usages by her husband, or by fear of his
displeasure, declareth and saith that she doth.  In testimony whereof we
hereunto Subscribe or name the day and Year aforesaid Jacob Cammer -  Peter
MClury   Maryland, Allegany County, towit --- I hereby certify that Jacob
Clammer & Peter McClury Gentlemen before whom the within power of Attorney was
acknowledged and who have hereunto set their names were at the time of so
doing Ju[s]tice of the peace duly commissioned & sworn in and for said County
& State.  In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed my seal
of Office this 4 day of June A. D. 1836.  Aza Beale  Clk.

Source:  Family History Library Microfilm #1412749, Item 3, Notarial Records,
St. Landry Parish, Page 30-31.