unto me as well in right of my being executrix as aforesaid as in my own right or otherwise howsoever, by any person or persons whomsoever, for any matter, cause or thing whatsoever, and upon the receipt thereof or of any part or parts thereof, to make and give acquittances, or other discharges for the same, in my name, or in their or either of their own names.

To enter on And also for me and in my name and stead, to lands, &c. enter and make any entry or entries into,and take possession and seizin of any lands, tenements or hereditaments of me the said A B. and for me and in my name and to my use to receive and take all or any rents, issues and profits of all or any such lands, tenements or hereditaments, and to let, set, sell, or otherwise dispose of all and any part and parts of such lands, tenements, hereditaments or any of them, in such sort, manner and form as my said attornies or either of them, shall think proper.

To execute And also all and every deed and deeds, conwritings, &c. veyance and conveyances, writing and writings, in that behalf requisite and necessary, or which my said attornies, or either of them, shall think requisite and necessary, for me and in my name to make, seal and deliver as my act and acts,deed and deeds,and for me and in my name to take, or cause to be taken, any distress or distresses, and make or cause to be made any avowry or avowrys, conasance or conusances of or for any such distress or dis

tresses.

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And for me and in my name to commence and sute suits. prosecute any suit or suits, action cr actions, as well real as personal or mixt, for any goods, chattels, debts, duties, demands, matter, cause or thing whatsoev er, due or belonging, or to be due or belonging, unto me, or to be demanded, or that may be demanded by me in any court or courts of law or equity, or in any other court or place whatsoever, and the same action and actions, suit and suits and every of them to prosecute and follow, or to discontinue the same or become nonsuit therein if they or either of them shall see cause; and also for me and in my name to use and take all such courses, ways and means, and remedies for the recovering, receiving, obtaining or getting any lands, tenements, rents, hereditaments, goods and chattels, debts, demands, duties, sum and sums of money, or other things whatsoever, that is,

are or shall be, or by my said attornies or either of them shall be conceived or thought to be unto me belonging, appertaining, due, owing or payable, as well in right of my being executrix as aforesaid, as in my own right, or any otherwise howsoever, as I myself might use or take, if I were present in person.

And also for me and in my name to appear, To defend make answer and defend in all manner of actions suits, &c. and suits whatsoever, as well real as personal or mixt, which already are or at any time hereafter shall be commenced, sued or taken against me the said A B, as well in right of my being executrix as aforesaid, as in my own right or otherwise howsoever by any person or persons whatsoever.

And also for me and in my name to settle and To make adjust with all person and persons all accounts settlement. dues and demands, subsisting or to subsist between them, any or either of them and me, and to compound, arbitrate and agree the same in such manner as my said attornies or either of them shall think proper

Power of substitution.

And for the better doing, acting, performing or executing of all or any of the premsies I do hereby further give unto my said attornies and either of them jointly or severally full power and authority to constitute, appoint, authorise, and in their place and stead put and substitute one or more attorney or attornies for me and as my attorney or attornies, or the same at their pleasure again to revoke and other or others in his or their place to substitute and appoint, and to do, execute and perform and finish for me and in my name all and singular those things which shall be expedient and necessary, or which they my said attornies or either of them shall judge expedient and necessary in, about, for, touching or concerning the premises or any of them, as thoroughly, amply and fully, as I the said A B, might or could do. in, about or concerning the same, being personally present, and whatsoever my said attornies or either of them, and their or either of their substitutes shall do or cause to be done, in, about or concerning the premises and any part thereof, I the said A B do and shall ratify. confirm and allow, as fully and amply as if I myself was personally present, and did the same in my own perIn witness, &c.

son.

Power of Attorney, to receive dividends on, or to

transfer Public Stock.

KNOW ALL MEN, &c. that I of, &c. do hereby

appoint of, &c my attorney, for me and in my name [if for interest say] to receive the dividend or dividends, which are or shall be payable according to law on the day of, &c. on all [if to transfer say] to transfer, assign, sell and set over all or any part of [or if a part only, say] to transfer, &c. dollars, part of the stock standing in my name in the books of the treasury of the United States [Or the Commissioners of Loans in the State of New York with power also, one or more persons under him to substitute with like power; and to do all lawful acts requisite for effecting the premises; hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said attorney or substitute or substitutes shall do therein by virtue hereof. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day of. in the year Sealed and delivered in presence of

Be it known, That on the

sand eight hundred

day of

one thoubefore me, JH W one of the public notaries for the state of New-York, duly appointed and commissioned, residing in the third ward of the city of Albany, came A B within named, and acknowledged the above letter of attorney to be his act and deed. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my notarial seal, the day and year last aforesaid.

Power to vote by Proxy.

KNOW all men, &c. that I. A B of, &c. do hereby

substitute and appoint C D of, &c. to be my proxy, for me, and in my name and behalf to vote at any election of Directors [or Trustees, c as the proper style may be] of the, &c. [Describe the Bank, or Company, &c by its corporate name or title] and on all other matters which, at any regular meeting of the stockholders [or as the case may be] may properly come before them.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal, &c.

Military Invalids.

The following Directions to invalid Pensioners were issued

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from the War Office, in 1791.

ENSIONS payable every six months by loan officers in the respective states. First payment to be 4th September, 1791. Every application to be accompanied with the following vouchers :

1st. The certificate given by the state, specifying that the person possessing the same is in fact an invalid, and ascertaining the sum to which as such he is annually entitled.

2d. An affidavit agreeable to the following form: A B came before me, one of the justices of the county of in the state of- and made oath, that he is the same A B to whom the original certificate, in his possession, was given, of which the following is a copy [the certificate given by the state to be recited] that he served [regiment, corps or vessel] at the time he was disabled, and that he now resides in the and county of

ed there for the last sided in

and has residyears, previous to which he re

In case the invalid should apply for payment by attorney, the said attorney, besides the certificate and oath before recited, must produce a special letter of attorney, agreeable to the following form: I, A B of

and state of do hereby constitute and appoint County of CD of my lawful attorney, to receive in my behalf of my pension for six months, as an invalid pensioner of the United States, from the 4th day of March and ending the 4th day of September of the same year. Signed and sealed, in presence of

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Acknowledged before

Power of Attorney to receive Pension.

NOW all men by these presents, that I, A B of in the county of and state of pensioner of the United States of America, for divers an invalid good causes and considerations me hereunto moving, have made, ordained, constituted and appointed, and by these presents do make, ordain, constitute and appoint C D of

my true and lawful attorney, for me and in my

name, to ask and receive from the Secretary at war, or such other officer as is appointed for that purpose, such sum or sums of money as is or are due and owing unto me, for my pension as a on the invalid pension list of day of the United States of America, from the to the- day of now last past, in virtue of the laws in such case made and provided [or if the invalid is specially named in any law, here insert the title of such law] With power also one or more attornies under him to make and substitute, and to do all lawful acts requisite. for effecting the premises; hereby ratifying and confirming all and whatsoever my said attorney or substitute or substitutes, shall do therein by virtue hereof. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, the in the year of our Lord, one thousand

day of Sealed, &c.

Acknowledgement.

ss. Personally came before me, E F, esquire, of the county of A B, one of the justices of the peace the invalid pensioner within named, and acknowledged the above letter of attorney to be his voluntary act and deed In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my in the year of our Lord one thou

this

sand

day of

hand

Note-The periods at which half-yearly pensions beIt is come due, are the 5th March and 5th September therefore proper to insert in the power, from the 5th March to the 4th September, or from the 5th September to the 4th March, as the case may be.

A special Power of Attorney by substitution.

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NOW all men by these presents, that 1, A B of, &c. by virtue of the power and authority to me given by a certain letter of attorney bearing date, &c and executed by C D of, &c. have nominated and appointed, and by these presents do nominate and appoint I E of, &c. as my substitute and the attorney of the said C D, to enter into and upon all and singular the lands, tenements and here. ditaments to the said C D belonging at &c. and to take