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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 Ebenezr 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.
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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
 
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Timothy How Personally appeared before me,  
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Timothy How
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Personally appeared before me Archibald M<sup>c</sup> Neil AS Just for the county of Sarratoga the above Named John Philips and acknowledged the above hours of attorney to be his ___ act and Deed for the purpose above mentioned
 
  
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Dated at Serretoga 4th Day of July 1792 Anh o M<sup>c</sup>Neil ASb Gen.
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New York State
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Personally appeared before me Archibald M<sup>c</sup> Neil AS. Just for the county of Sarratoga the above Named John Philips and acknowledged the above power of attorney to be his  and Deed for the purpose above mentioned
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Dated at Sarretoga 4th Day of July 1792 Archd M<sup>c</sup>Neil ASb Gen.