HAYWOOD COUNTY TN - DEEDS - Power of Attorny for John F. Felts to David Whitaker  1846
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Number 197

Power of Attorney
John F. Felts & others
to
David Whitaker


To all who shall see these presents – Greetings.  Know ye that for diverse good causes and 
considerations, we JOHN F. FELTS, MILES C. FELTS and JAMES M. FELTS of the County of 
Davidson and State of Tennessee have nominated, made, constituted and appointed and by these 
presents do make nominate, constitute and appoint and place in our ___ and stead our worthy 
friend DAVID WHITAKER of the county of Haywood and state aforesaid our true and lawful 
attorney for ourselves and in our name, place __ and stead to bargain, sell, grant and convey with 
or without general warranty all that parcel of land situated, lying in the County of Haywood and 
State of Tennessee on the waters of Black Creek.  Containing three hundred and sixty five acres 
more or less being the same tract of land sold by a decree of the Chancery Court at Franklin in 
said state in the case of JOHN HILL and others against SALLY FELTS and others as the 
property of CAREY FELTS, deceased, of which the said CAREY FELTS in his lifetime had 
conveyed to JOHN T. FELTS one hundred and fifty five acres and to CHRISTOPHER F. 
FELTS one hundred and fifty five acres and to which the said CAREY FELTS derived __ by 
deed from DAVID MAULDING and SARAH DYER.  Registered in Register's Office of 
Haywood County in Book A pages 434, 435 & 436 to which reference is hereby made as also the 
deed to said JOHN T. FELTS and CHRISTOPHER F. FELTS.  In one or more tracts as shall 
best suit purchasers & produce the highest price with the hereditaments and appurtenances 
thereunto belonging and all the estate right title and interest therein unto said paid person or 
persons and for such price or prices as he shall think proper and also for ourselves and in our 
name __ and stead and __ proper and effectual act and deed to make, sign, seal and deliver all 
such deed or deeds of conveyance as shall be necessary for the conveying and granting the 
premises according to the terms of the agreement of sale and purchase.  Giving and granting to 
our said attorney by these presents our full and whole power and strength and authority in and 
about the promises in as full and ample a manner as we possess them hereby ratifying, holding 
and allowing as firm and effectual all and whatsoever our said attorney shall lawfully do in and 
about the premises.  In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this the 13th 
day of March 1846.

						John T. Felts	{SEAL}
						James M. Felts {SEAL}
						Miles C. Felts {SEAL}

State of Tennessee
Davidson County
Personally appeared before me ROBERT B. CASTLEMAN, Clerk of the County Court of said 
county the above named JOHN T. FELTS, JAMES M. FELTS and MILES C. FELTS the 
bargainors with whom I am personally acquainted and who acknowledged that they executed the 
foregoing Power of Attorney for the purposes therein contained.  Witness my hand at office this 
the 14th day of March 1846.

						R. B. Castleman 
						by Phineas Garrett, D. C.
Filed 31st May 1853
						W. B. Grove
						by W. B. Grove, D. R.

HAYWOOD COUNTY DEED BOOK R, page 501