COURT: Letter of Attorney, Daniel HOOVER to Jacob HOOVER, 1805, Huntingdon County, PA

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      Before me John Holliday Esqr. one of the Justices of the Peace in and 
for said County Personally Came the within names Grantors Daniel Fetters and 
Susannah his wife and acknowledged the within Instrument of writing to be 
their act and deed and desired that it should be Recorded as such, Susanna 
his wife being of full age and by me examined apart from Daniel her Husband, 
declaring that she acknowledged the same without Compulsion or Coertion of 
her afore named Husband.  Witness by hand and seal the day and year within 
written.
                                    John Holliday.    seal   
A true Copy Compared with the original this 29th day of July 1805.
                                    A. N. a_______fer
                                                Recdr.

Letter of Attorney
Daniel Hoover       Know all men by these presents that I Daniel Hoover at
to                  present of Wheeling Virginia reposing full and intire
Jacob Hoover        Confidence in my son Jacob Hoover, do hereby Constitute 
and appoint him my true and Lawful attorney to sell or dispose of a certain 
tract of land containing two hundred acres with the usual allowance more or 
less lying in Huntingdon County Allegheny Township in the State of 
Pennsylvania on the head waters of Juniata River, and I do further Authorise 
him to receive all debts due me in the said County, and to pay or Cause to 
be paid all my Just debts, and to Act in every case as I might or could 
legally do if I were present myself here by ratifying and Confirming 
whatever he my said Attorney may or shall legally to in the premises.  In 
Testimony where of I have here unto set my hand and Seal this 6th day of 
April 1805.
   Test                                   Daniel Hoover            seal
                                          [in German]
Ohio County Virginia to wit
      This day Came Daniel Hoover before us two of the Commonwealth Justices 
of the peace in and for said County and acknowledged the within power of 
Attorney to be his act and Deeds for the purpose within Mentioned.  Witness 
our hands and Seals this 6th day of April 1805.
                                          Joseph Kerr
Ohio County Virginia ____                 Noah Lane