Power of Attorney Benjamin Coats to James Coats To all to whome there presents shall come I Benjamin Coats of the County of Wilson & State of Tennessee Sendeth greeting whereas I the said Benjamin Coats shall ? continue in the said state & being thereof one ? of appro?ting a Tuson of giving him sufficient power and authority to do & execute every act and matter & thing whatsoever which shall be required & necessary to be done & executed with prospect to the entire management of two lots or parcel of land described as following (to Wit) Lot numbers one lying ? two ? the south east corner of the original tract or parcel of land which Wilson Coats my father held in fee simple in his life time & of which he died seized on the North bank of Duck River Running thence north ninety two poles to two dogwood, the south east corner of the said Wilson Coats ? down thence west sixty one poles to an elm & two ironwood thence south one hundred & twenty two poles to a white & black oak on the bank of Duck River thence up said river with its meandering to the beginning also one town lot of land known & distinguished by lot number one hundred and twenty nine in the town of Shelbyville which two lots or parcels of said as above described descended to me as one of the lawful heirs of Wilson Coats deceased now they or there presents Witnesseth that I the said Benjamin Coats hath made & constituted and appointed in my place and stead put and by these presents doth make constitute and appoint my brother James Coats of Bedford County & state of Tennessee my tree and lawful attorney for me & in my name to enter unto and upon & to take possession of both of said lots or parcel of land & all & singular the messages from land telles and hereditmanents free hold and leasehold whatsoever and whosoever to me the said Benjamin Coats belonging or in any were aprsrentaining or wherein or whereof I the said Benjamin Coats hath any estate or inheritance and to make sale of or convey to any person or persons all or any part of said two lots or parcels of land or to rent the same to any person or persons whatsoever received the money ? from said ales or rents of said lands & deliver the same to me the said Benjamin Coats and bring suit against any person or persons whatsoever who may commit waste or other encroaching upon said lots or parcel of land or against any person or persons who may sit up or claim to said two lots or parcel of land or any part thereof and to sign seal & execute & as his act and deed and acts & deeds of the said James Coats. To deliver any deed or deeds conveyances and performances for conveying by way of absolute sale for money the said lots or parcel of land or free hold estate of mine the said Benjamin Coats which may be sold and to sign receipts for the consideration money or such sales and also to transmit or transfer any mortgages on at his ? which he the said James Coats may take for any money which from time to time may arrive from such sale or sales & may have been placed out or such ? and also to veile such & see the state ? & defects of both of said lots or parcels of land belonging to me the said Benjamin Coats & forthwith to give proper notices & directions for repairing the same and give all to ? set let manage & improve the said two lots or parcels or land or freehold estate belonging to me the said Benjamin Coats to the best advantage, and also from time to time to fall or cut down any woods or underfeed timber on other trees standing or being on any of the said lands & hereditaments of mine the said Benjamin Coats which he hath power to cut down as my said allowing shall see set & the same to tele & de? Or an allow for repairs or other were or about the premises & generally to repair and uphold or do any other act or acts or thing for the improvement of said lands tenements & ? and also to pay all taxes rates charges dedicated expenses & all other payments whatsoever ? and payable or to grow due & payable for or on account of the said lands tenements heredetaments and other the premises the estate of mine the said Benjamin Coats for leasing any of the said premises and to ? for new leases & to accept orders of lease and for that purpose for me the said Benjamin Coats & in my name & as my act & deed to make said delivery and execute any lease or leases ? or grant or other lawful deeds instruments whatever which shall be necessary and proper in the behalf & also for & in my name to ask receive of all tenants or occupants of said land or fee hold estate of mine the said Benjamin Coats all rents ? of rent services or due profits ? sum & sums of money due owing & payable at anytime hereafter to trow & ? due owing & payable in respect on account of said premises in any manner whatsoever & also to sue for recover all money of debts ? estates rents ? ? sums of money whatsoever due or growing due to the said Benjamin Coats in respect of the premises as and & also for & in my name to commence & present any action or actions suite or suites as well as personal & ? I any court of law or equity for the recovery of any debt matter or then whatsoever due or payable or to become due or payable or coming rents or in any appertainig or belonging to me the said Benjamin Coats by any means or on any account whatsoever & the same action or actions suit or suits to prosecute & allow or to discontinue or become ? therein as my attorney shall ? ?. I hereby give grant & by there presents do give grant to the said James Coats all and every such & the same power & authority so to do in as ? ? a manner to all interests & purposes whatsoever as are ? by one by there presents given & granted to & vested in the said James Coats & I the said Benjamin Coats do the hereby agree to & ? ?concerning all & whatever he as attorney shall lawfully do or cause to be done in the premise in ? whereas I have hereunto set my hand and affix my seal this 16 day of October 1823 Signed: Benjamin Coats (seal) Perry Sell ? Laven S. Marteal State of Tennessee Bedford County Court Dec Term 1823 I Dan M Kesak clerk of the circuit court for the county of Bedford in the state aforesaid do hereby certify that the execution of the within power of attorney from Benjamin Coats to James Coats was proven in open court by the oaths of Perry Yell and Leven Marshall ? Witnesses thereto and ordered to be registered given under my hand this 4th day of December 1823. Dan'l M Kersak CK Registered 18th December 1823 Edw Wade ? Book Q pages 356-359 ----------------------------------------------------- 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 for other commercial presentation. Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Project Archives and TNGenWeb Project Archives by: Charlotte Coats June 1997 Research done by Neva Maxine Staples Coats Transcribed by Charlotte Coates Generously donated to Charlotte by Neva's son John P. Staples