To all Persons to whom these Presents shall come Greeting: KNOW YE, that I, Thomas Boyd of the County of [undecipherable] in the State of [Pennsylvania?] for and in consideration of the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to me in hand paid at and before the enseling and delivery of these Presents, by [undecipherable] [undecipherable] The receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, have granted, bargained, sold remised, release, quit-claim, transferred and assigned and by these presents do grant, bargain, sell remise, release, quit-claim, transfer, and allign to the last [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] laries and alligns forever, all the right, title, interest, property, claim and demand which I now have, and all the right, title, interest, claim and demand which I, my heirs, executors or administrators, at any time hereafter may have to all the land which I am entitled to receive at any time hereafter be entitled to from the Congress of the United States of America; And Also all the lands which I am [undecipherable] from the [undecipherable], to be located in any of the western territory [undecipherable] any Act or acts of the legislature of the said commonwealth, for my Services as [undecipherable], during the war with Great Britain and in every part and parcel thereof— And all such pay, sum or sums of money, all quantities of clothing, rations, warrants, bounties, [undecipherable], commutations and other supplies or [undecipherable] due to me for my Services as aforesaid, for any Supplies rendered to the United States or to any one thing, matter, [undecipherable] to hold, receive, [undecipherable] and enjoy the same to the proper use and behoof of the said granted and alligned ones, and to and for the only proper use and behoof of the said [undecipherable] his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, for ever. And I the said Thomas Boyd for myself, my heirs, executors, administrators and assigns do hereby covenant, promise and agree to and with the said [undecipherable] his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, that will [undecipherable] at any time or times hereafter, at the request, costs, and charges of the said [undecipherable] his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, make and execute, or cause or procure to be made, executed, recorded, a good sufficient, lawful deed or deeds, conveyances, transfers, assurances, [undecipherable] or assignments in the law whatsoever, for the perfect granting, conveying, remitting, releasing, transferring and alligning the [undecipherable] have or which I the last [undecipherable] have, and in any other person or persons in trust for me [undecipherable] at any time hereafter have to every part and parcel thereof— and which the persons hereby granted and alligned [undecipherable] and to every part and parcel thereof— [undecipherable] his heirs and alligns, to the only proper use and behoof of the last [undecipherable] his heirs and alligns for ever, as by him or their counsel, learned in the law, shall be reasonably advised, devised or required: And I the said [undecipherable] do hereby appoint [undecipherable] his true and lawful attorney irrevocably, to ask, demand, sue for, [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and obtain all and singular the premises, and all and singular the rights, titles, interests, claims and demands, heretofore granted and alligned as aforesaid, and in and to every part thereof— And to the [undecipherable] of the commonwealth of [Pennsylvania?], to bind the said [undecipherable] its heirs, executors, administrators and assigns forever, from the United States and from the commonwealth of [Pennsylvania?], in his own name or names. And also to demand and receive all such pay, sum or sums of money, for accounting pay, clothing, rations, warrants, commutations, pensions, allotments, or otherwise howsoever, due to me as aforesaid, and upon receipt thereof to give any requisite receipt or acknowledgment for the same. Hereby ratifying, confirming and allowing all and whatsoever my said Attorney shall do respecting the same: And I the said [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to forfeit my Executors, Administrators and [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] for obtaining a grant or patent [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to the land aforesaid [undecipherable] whether the same [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] In witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal the [undecipherable] Day of [undecipherable] One Hundred [undecipherable] Nine and [undecipherable] Sealed and delivered in the presence of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [endorsement, verso:] [undecipherable: administrative filing notes, partially inverted] [label, inverted:] Thomas Boyd to [undecipherable] Attorney [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [notarial certification:] of the State of [undecipherable] By the within named Thomas Boyd personally [undecipherable] before me [undecipherable] the within [undecipherable] and 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 above written [undecipherable: signature]