Prince William County, Virginia - Deed Book D (partial)


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Deed Book D, Page 36
Prince William County, Virginia
Power of Attorney: John West, 1737: Prince William County, Virginia

Know all men by these presents that, I, John West of Truro Parish in 
Prince William County in Virginia have assigned, ordained & made & in my 
stead & place, have put & constituted my loving wife, Mary West, to be my 
true and lawful attorney, for me in my name and to my use to ask, sue & 
or levy, require, recover & receive of all and every person or persons 
whatsoever all & every of all debts, rents & sums of money & tobacco as 
are now due unto me or when at any day or days, time or times hereafter 
shall be due, owing, belonging or appertaining to me by any manner, of 
ways or means whatsoever. Giving & granting unto my said attorney by the 
tenor of these presents my full & whole power, strength & authority in 
and about the promises & upon the receipt of any such debts, rents & sums 
of money & tobacco, acquitances or other discharges for me & in my name, 
to make, seal & deliver and all and every other act & acts, thing or 
things, device and devices in the law whatsoever, needful & necessary to 
be done in or about the promises for the recovery of any such debts, 
rents & sums of money & tobacco for me & in my name, to do, execute and 
perform as fully largely & amply in every respect to all intents, 
construction & purposes as I my self might or could do if I were 
personally present, ratifying, allowing & hold firm & stable, all and 
whatsoever my said attorney shall lawfully do or cause to be done in or 
about the execution of the same by virtue of these presents. In witness 
whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & seal, this 26th day of December 
in the year of our Lord God MDCCXXXVII.
							John West {Seal}
Signed, sealed & delivered
in the presence of us
John Wright, Peter Turley
Thomas Casey, Jr. 	S. Sumors
Nicholas Martin

At a Court held for Prince William County, February 26th, 1738.
This Letter of Attorney was proved by the oaths of John Wright
& Nicholas Martin, two of the witnesses hereto, to be the act &
deed of John West, and was thereupon admitted to record.
			Test, Catesby Cocke, Clk. Court.

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