Johnston County, NC - Court Records

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Grace Williamson Turner
Edited by Guy Potts

Source: Secretary of State. Power of Attorney, 1749-1869.

Johnston County This day personally appeared before me one of the
Justices assignd to keep the peace for sd County Stephen Powell Senr of
sd County and being sworn on the holy Evengilast of Almighty god deposeth
& says that, as he Understood, his son Stephen Powell Decd, turnd Over
into the Continental line of this State as a Soldier for Eighteen Months
in the year 1782 that he faithfully served in 1782 as a Soldier and Died
in the South State in 1783 and that he never by himself nor no other person
to his Knowledge has Rec'd any pay or Satisfaction for the same nor bartered 
the pay due him for sd Service to no person or persons nor Given pay due 
him for sd Service, nor given any Order or power to no person to Draw
the same                         
                       Given under my hand & Seal this 20th
                       Day Sepr 1791

                                           Thos. Leach J.P.
                                           Phil Raidford J.P.


Know all men by these present that I Stephen Powell Senr of Johnston County
in the State NO Carolina In behalf of my son Stephen Powell Junr Deed, a
Soldier of the Continental line of sd State do hereby nominate Constitute
and appoint Lodwick Alford of Wayne County my true & Lawfull Attorney for
one & in my Name to ask for Demand and Receive of the Treasuer of the State
afores'd Or any person in powered to pay off the Soldiers all pay due him
my Son, Deed for sd Eighteen Months Service above Mentioned hereby Ratifying 
whatever my Said Attorney shall or may do in the premissed

                       Given under my hand & Seal this 20th
                       Day Sepr 1791
Test
  Thos Leach J.P.                            Stephen X Powell Senr
  Phil Raiford J.P.

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