Know all men by these presents, That I James Davidson a Late soldier in the Pennsylvania Line of New Levies or Seven months men afterwards Enlist'd the first Regiment by the Muster — for and in consideration of the sum of Twenty Dollars money to me in hand paid, at the execution hereof, by William Lane — and the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge; Have granted, bargained and sold, assigned and set-over, and by these presents Do grant, bargain and sell, assign and set-over, unto the said William Lane his heirs and assigns forever; all the estate, right, title, interest, of, in, and to certain Military Land-Warrants, granted, or to be granted, for surveying to me one hundred — acres of Land from the United States, and also five hundred — acres, from the state of Pennsylvania — be the same more or less; in any of the districts, appropriated to satisfy the bounties of Lands, due to the late army of the United States, and the State of Pennsylvania — and all the Lands surveyed in pursuance thereof unto the said William Lane — his heirs and assigns, and their proper use and behoof forever. And I do hereby authorize and impower the said William Lane — his heirs and assigns, to solicit and take in his or their names, and to his or their proper use and behoof; the patents to be issued on the aforesaid warrants or lands, returned to the board of Treasury or elsewhere; and for a further consideration to me in hand paid, by the above named William Lane — I Do hereby authorize and impower the said William Lane — or his heirs or assigns, to demand or receive all my pay or arrearages of Pay due to me as a Soldier aforesaid, from the United States or the State of Pennsylvania — and to give receipt or receipts, for the same, and to do all lawful acts and things, necessary for effecting the same as fully and absolutely to all intents and purposes, as I might or could do, were I personally present, at the office or elsewhere, and done the Common to Witness whereof ave hereunto set my hand and seal. Dated the — day of May — One thousand seven hundred and ninety two. [SEALED AND DELIVERED in the presence of us] David S. [undecipherable] Davidson — Joseph [undecipherable] Philadelphia County ss. On the Eleventh day of June — One thousand seven hundred and ninety two, Before me Thomas LeMoore — One of the Jud. of the Court of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — for the county aforesaid, personally appeared David [undecipherable] — one of the subscribing witnesses, to the above instrument of writing, and upon his solemn Oath doth say, that he saw James Davidson — execute the above instrument of writing, and acknowledged it to be his act and deed, and that he saw [undecipherable] — the other witness sign his name as witness thereunto, and that the above written [undecipherable] [undecipherable] was of his own hand writing, at the time of the above execution Before me the day and year above mentioned. Thomas LeMoore — --- [James Davidson } to } deeds William Lane }] I Peter Lohra, Notary Public for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Residing in the Northern division of the City of Philadelphia, do hereby Certify, That the within is a true and examined Copy of an Original Letter of Attorney and the proof of the execution thereof, from James Davidson to William Lane, therein named — In Testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my Hand and affixed my Notarial Seal the twenty first day of June 1792 Peter Lohra, No. Pun.