Bertie COUNTY NC Deed Power of Attorney Jacob Garrett Power of Attorney to John J. Choate File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Lcmccarthy@aol.com http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/bertie.htm Bertie County North Carolina Deed Book BB Pages 515-516 Jacob Garrett Power of Attorney to John J. Choate Know all men by these presents that whereas I Jacob Garrett of the County of Rutherford and State of Tennessee am seized in fee of and in to a certain piece or parcel of land situated in the County of Bertie and State of North Carolina now or late in the possession of Bryan Spivey_Now know ye that I the said Jacob Garrett have made constituted and appointed and by these presents do make constitute and appoint John J Choate of the aforesaid County of Rutherford my true & lawful attorney for me and in my name to lease, let, sell or demise the said land to such person or persons and for such a term of years and at and under such yearly and other rents as he shall think fit, or otherwise to sell and dispose thereof either for life or lives or to sell grant and convey the same absolutely in fee simple for such price or sum of money and to such person or persons as he shall think fit and convenient and also for me and in my name to seal execute & deliver such deeds conveya! nces bargains and sales for the absolute sale and disposal thereof or of any part thereof with such clauses, convenants and agreements as he shall think fit and proper_Hereby ratifying and confirming all such case or cases, dees, conveyances bargains or sales which shall at any time hereafter be sealed and executed by my said attorney touching or concerning the premises etc. And whereas I the said Jacob Garrett am the true and lawful owner of a negro man named Ben and a negro man named Stephen and a negro woman named Sarah wtih all her children now in the County of Bertie. Now know ye that my above named attorney hath full power to take the said negroes from that county and bring them to the said County of Rutherford or to sell or exchange my negro man Ben for such sum or sums or to such person or persons as he shall think proper_In Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal this 11th December 1825 Test Jacob Garrett (Seal) State of Tennessee Rutherford County Personable appeared before us Jacob Garrett and acknowledged the before power of attorney as Witness our hands and seals this 11th day of December 1825 Isaac Butler (JP) G.W. Oliver (JP) State of Tennessee William Carroll Governor in & over the same To all who shall see these presents Greetings Know ye that Isaac Butler & George W. Oliver before whom Jacob Garrett appears to have acknowledged the execution of the annexed power of attorney were each of them on the day of certifying said acknowledgement acting Justices of the Peace in & for our County of Rutherford duly commissioned and proven that all faith & credit are & aught to be due and given to their official acts respectively as each: and that their said certificate is in due form of law. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great seal of the State to be affixed at Murfreesboro this 12th Jay 1826. By the Governor Daniel Graham Wm Carroll Secty of State State of North Carolina May Term 1826 Bertie County Court This Power of Attorney from Jacob Garrett to John J Choate was returned to this court, ordered that the same be Registered together with the certificates thereto attached. E A Rhodes Clk ======================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for FREE access. ==============