Pittsylvania County, VA - Deed Book 57 (partial)

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Deed Book 57, page 197
Pittsylvania Co, VA

Agreement dated May 1, 1857
"Know all men by these presents that I, Robert W Williams, JR, a child
and heir at law of Francis Williams, deceased. late of Caswell County,
N.C., and also Executor, Legatee, and Devisee of Joseph T Williams,
Deceased, late o said county and state, and also a child and heir of the
said Francis Williams, Deceased, do constitute and appoint James M
Whittle of Pittsylvania Co, Va, my true and lawful Attorney for me and
in my name to demand, sue for recover, collect and receive from the
Estate of Doctor C Williams, Deceased, late of ,the County of Todd/Dodd,
state of Kentucky, any money closes in actions, and property coming to
me  from said Estate as heir and distributee of my said deceased Father,
Francis Williams, who was son and heir of said Doctor C Williams, and
any that may be coming to me as the Executor, Legatee, and Devisee of
said Joseph T Williams, Deceased, who was also a son of said Francis
Williams, deceased, and survived him.  Receipts, acquitances and
discharges to grant for the same to Execute for me in my name all
necessary bonds and other instruments that may be necessary to procure
the money, chisis in action and property aforesaid, to employ counsel,
to prosecute the same and any attorney binder my said attorney that it
may be necessary to appoint to carry out the purposes and objects
aforesaid, hereby ratifying what my said agents may do in the promises.
Witness my hand and seal at Danville, Va, Pittsylvania Cnty, May 1,
1857.
   Robert W Williams, Jr in his own right and as executor of Joseph T
Williams Deceased

Corporation Court of Danville, Va
Alderman in and for the corporation aforesaid in the state of Virginia
do hereby certify that the aforesaid Robert Williams, Jr this day
personally appeared before me in the corporation and state aforesaid and
acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney date May first 1857 to be
his act and deed.  Given under my hand this first day of May 1857
   Signed Thomas Grasty, Ald