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Know All Men by these Presents, That I John Philips of The County of Washington late a soldier of the Line of New York in the Regiment commanded by Colonal Merinus Willit do make, constitute and appoint Ebenezer Farnham of the State of Pennsylvania my true and lawful Attorney, and do substitute him in my Place and Stead, with full Power and Authority to ask, demand, and receive in [obscured] my own Name, and for [obscured] my Use and Benefit, all the Wages and Arrearages of Cloathing due to me from the Public for my Services in the Regiment aforesaid, and upon receiving a Certificate or Certificates therefor from the Register of the Treasury or other proper Officer, with full Power to Sell or transfer said Certificate, and to sign over in my Name a full Acquittance of Claim to the Arrearages aforesaid; and do further invest him with ample Authority, a Substitute or Substitutes under him for the aforesaid Purposes to constitute and appoint. Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney and Substitute, or his Substitute or Substitutes shall or may do in Virtue hereof. Witness my Hand and Seal, this fourth Day of July Annoque Domini, 1792.

Signed, sealed and delivered in Presence of } Scottoway Whitcomb

John his + mark Philips

Personally appeared before me,

Timothy How

New York State

Personally appeared before me Archibald Mc Neil AS. Just for the county of Sarratoga the above Named John Philips and acknowledged the above power of attorney to be his full act and Deed for the purpose above mentioned

Dated at Sarratoga 4th Day of July 1792 Archd McNeil ASb Gen.

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Know All Men by these Presents, That I John Philips of The County of Washington late a soldier of the Line of New York in the Regiment commanded by Colonal Merinus Willit do make, constitute and appoint Ebenezer Farnham of the State of Pennsylvania my true and lawful Attorney, and do substitute him in my Place and Stead, with full Power and Authority to ask, demand, and receive in [obscured] my own Name, and for [obscured] my Use and Benefit, all the Wages and Arrearages of Cloathing due to me from the Public for my Services in the Regiment aforesaid, and upon receiving a Certificate or Certificates therefor from the Register of the Treasury or other proper Officer, with full Power to Sell or transfer said Certificate, and to sign over in my Name a full Acquittance of Claim to the Arrearages aforesaid; and do further invest him with ample Authority, a Substitute or Substitutes under him for the aforesaid Purposes to constitute and appoint. Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney and Substitute, or his Substitute or Substitutes shall or may do in Virtue hereof. Witness my Hand and Seal, this fourth Day of July Annoque Domini, 1792.
Signed, sealed and delivered in Presence of } Scottoway Whitcomb
John his + mark Philips
Personally appeared before me,
Timothy How
New York State
Personally appeared before me Archibald Mc Neil AS. Just for the county of Sarratoga the above Named John Philips and acknowledged the above power of attorney to be his full act and Deed for the purpose above mentioned
Dated at Sarratoga 4th Day of July 1792 Archd McNeil ASb Gen.