Assignment and Power of Attorney
Document 1790Document certifying the service of Christopher O'Neal, late soldier in the Pennsylvania Line during the Revolutionary War.
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KNOW ALL MEN by these Presents,
That Christopher O Neal late A Soldier
of Regt of [undecipherable] in the County [undecipherable]
for the consideration of Twenty [undecipherable] dollars
have constituted, made and appointed, and by these Presents do constitute,
make and appoint my truly and loving Friend Robert Price
[strikethrough: and in my] true and lawful Attorney for me
and in my Name and Stead, and to my Use, to ask, demand, sue for,
levy, recover and receive, all such Sum and Sums of Money, Debts, Rents,
Goods, Wares, Dues, Accounts, and other Demands whatsoever, which
are or shall be due, owing, payable or belonging to me or detained from
any Manner of Ways or Means whatsoever by the United States
for [undecipherable] and all
Land pay and other Emoluments whatsoever [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] Soldier said Attorney to sell and make
good titles for the same and as my formerly Presents[undecipherable]
Giving and granting unto my said Attorney, by these Presents, full and whole
Power, Strength and Authority, in and about the Premises, to have, use and
take all lawful Ways and Means in my Name for the Recovery thereof;
and upon the Receipt of any such Debts, Dues or Sums of Money aforesaid,
Acquittances or other sufficient Discharges, for me and in my Name
to make, seal and deliver; and generally all and every other Act and Acts,
Thing and Things, Device or Devices in the Law whatsoever, needful and
necessary to be done in and about the Premises, for and in my
Name to do, execute and perform, as fully, largely, and amply, to all In-
tents and Purposes, as [undecipherable] might or could do if
personally present, or as if the Matter required more spe-
cial Authority than is herein given; and Attorneys one or more under [undecipherable]
for the Purpose aforesaid, to make and constitute, and again at Pleasure to
revoke: Ratifying, allowing, and holding for firm and effectual, all and
whatsoever my said Attorney shall lawfully do in and about the Premises,
by Virtue hereof. IN WITNESS whereof, [undecipherable] set [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] and Seal. Dated at Phil[undecipherable] 25 March in the Year of our
Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety and in the
[undecipherable] Year of the Independence of the United States of America.
Signed, Sealed and Delivered,
In the Presence of
James [undecipherable] Christopher O Neal
[undecipherable]
[undecipherable: Coats]
Philada County Ss
Be it known that on the Day of the Date before me the
Subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County
aforesaid Came the within Named Christopher O Neal
and Acknowledged the within Deed Poll and Letter of Attorney
to be his Act and Deed in Testimony whereof I have hereunto
Set my Hand and Affixed my Seal the [undecipherable] 7th Day
of August in the year of our Lord one Thousand Seven
Hundred and Ninety [undecipherable]
[undecipherable: McCoats]
[Letter of Attorney / Christopher O Neal / Robert Price / August 28th 1795 / Filed the 8 January by [undecipherable]]
Christopher O Neal
to
Robert Price
Ed[undecipherable] I find I have
no [undecipherable] for this
[undecipherable]
Dec 23d 1795
Jany 7 Aug. 1795
[[undecipherable] allowance [undecipherable] / [undecipherable] April 19 1797 [undecipherable]]
Type
Document Signed
Description
Document certifying the service of Christopher O'Neal, late soldier in the Pennsylvania Line during the Revolutionary War.
Date
08/25/1790
Author
Recipient
Document number
1790082590001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Christopher O'Neal
Robert Prise
James Wood
Pennsylvania Line
James Wood
William Coats
justices of the peace
Notable locations
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia County
Notable items
paid
power of attorney
sum and sums of money, debts, rents, goods, wares, dues, accounts
service rendered
land, pay and other emoluments
deed poll
letter of attorney
act and deed

