Letter of Attorney
Document 1789Document certifying the service of Ezekiel Sanky, late soldier in the Pennsylvania Line.
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[Letter of attorney Dec 20. 1789 Ezekiel Sanky to Robert Price Filed the 2d day of January 1795 &c. [undecipherable: pr Schrepper]]
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KNOW all Men by these Presents [undecipherable]
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The monies whereof, is hereby acknowledged, have, and by these presents do grant, bargain, sell, release, transfer and align unto him, his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns for ever. All the right, title, interest, property, claim and demand, which [undecipherable] now have, or which [undecipherable] heirs, executors, or [undecipherable] administrators, may, at any time hereafter, have to all and singular the lands, pay arrearages of pay, clothing, rations, rewards, bounties, gratuities, prize-monies and other demands, due and owing to [undecipherable] from the United States, or from any particular State. And [undecipherable] do hereby for [undecipherable] heirs, executors and administrators covenant and agree, to and with the [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] his heirs, executors, and administrators, and assigns, that [undecipherable] heirs, executors, and administrators, shall, and will, at any time, or times hereafter, at the request, cost, and charges of him, his heirs, executors, and administrators, and assigns, make, do, execute, or cause to be procure to be made, sealed, executed and delivered, all, and every such reasonable act and acts, thing and things, conveyance and conveyances, allowance and allotances in the law, for the perfect granting, conveying, releasing, transferring and aligning, all the right, title, for-wit, property, claim and demand, which [undecipherable] now have, or which [undecipherable] executors, or administrators, may, at any time hereafter have, of, to and for all and singular the [undecipherable] further, the premises hereby granted and aligned unto him, his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns; forever, as by law, or their counsel, learned in the law, shall be reasonably advised, devised or required. And [undecipherable] do hereby nominate, constitute and appoint [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] true and lawful attorney irrevocably, to ask, demand, recover and receive, of and from the United States, or from any particular State, or from any person, or persons, acting by, from, or under their, or either of their Authorities, all and singular the lands, pay, arrerages of pay, clothing, rations, rewards, bounties, gratuities, prize-monies and other demands due, owing, capable and belonging to [undecipherable] demands [undecipherable] as by any laws, acts, orders or rules whatsoever, and upon receipt or receipts thereof, to execute and deliver full and regular receipts, release, and acquittances for the same, and by good and sufficient conveyances in the law, to sell, release and [undecipherable] and confirm the said [undecipherable] the purchase or purchases thereof, his, her, or their heirs and assigns forever; and also full receipts and acquittances [undecipherable] [undecipherable] receipt or receipts, therefor, in [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] the books of the Treasury of the United States, or of any particular State, for or in consideration [undecipherable] affairs as aforesaid, with power of attorney, or attorneys under him, for the purpose aforesaid to make, and substitute, and do to all and acts, required and belonging to a commissioner, as fully and effectually in all intents and purposes, as might or could do, by being personally present, and to have done the same premises knowing, ratifying and confirming all, and whatsoever the attorney or his substitute or substitutes, shall, or may do, or cause to be done therein by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS whereof, [undecipherable] have hereunto set [undecipherable] hand and [undecipherable] this [undecipherable] day of [undecipherable] in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and [undecipherable]
Sealed and Delivered in [undecipherable]
the presence of [undecipherable]
Be It Known, that on the day of the date hereof, before me [undecipherable]
personally came the above named [undecipherable] and acknowledged the above Deed, Poll and Letter of Attorney, to be [undecipherable] act and Deed. In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my Seal, this [undecipherable] day of [undecipherable] in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven hundred and [undecipherable]
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Type
Document Signed
Description
Document certifying the service of Ezekiel Sanky, late soldier in the Pennsylvania Line.
Date
12/20/1789
Author
Recipient
Document number
1789122090001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Ezekiel Sanky
John Shaeffer
Robert Prise
Joseph Howell
Pennsylvania Line
soldier
Schieffer
Isaac Howell
Notable locations
Pennsylvania
Notable items
certification of service

