Assignment and Power of Attorney
Document 1792Power of attorney for Daniel McMullan and Daniel Forbes, late soldiers in a Pennsylvania Regiment.
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[Power of Attorney
Daniel Forbes Attor[ney]
[undecipherable] for Daniel
S. M'Muldine late [undecipherable]
in the 1st Pensil[vania]
Regiment
to
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[undecipherable] his [undecipherable] attorney
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To All Persons to whom these Presents shall come Greeting:
KNOW [undecipherable] that [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
in the service of the United States of America, for a valuable Consideration to me in hand paid in and before the ensealing and delivery of these Presents, by [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
The receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, have granted, bargained, sold, enfeoffed, released, [undecipherable], transferred and assigned and by these Presents do grant, bargain sell re-release, release, quit-claim, transfer and allege to the said [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and his assigns for ever, all the right, title, interest property, claim and demand which I now have and all my title, interest, claim and demand, which I may, heirs, executors or administrators or any mine generally have to all the land which I am entitled to and to all the lands which I or either of them any [undecipherable] may be entitled to from the Congress of the United States of America, together with all the land [undecipherable] arising [undecipherable] from the Congress [undecipherable] from the [undecipherable] of the late commonwealth for [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] the service with Great Britain and to every part and parcel thereof: and all back pay, sum or sums of money, the arrearages of pay, prize money, rewards, compensation, bounties, commutations or other with however due to me for my services as aforesaid, for any [undecipherable] rendered in the United States or in any one other Place. To have, hold, receive, take and enjoy the said lands, monies, [undecipherable] with the Premises hereby granted and aligned unto and to sell for the only proper use and behoof of the said [undecipherable] his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns forever.
And I the said [undecipherable] Do, for myself, my heirs, executors administrators and assigns hereby Covenant to stand with the said [undecipherable] his heirs, executors, administrators or assigns shall and will at any time or times hereafter, at the reasonable request and costs and charges of the said [undecipherable] his heirs [undecipherable] make and execute, or cause or procure to be made, sealed and [undecipherable] every [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] lawful and sufficient deeds, conveyance, instruments, alliances and [undecipherable] to the law whatever, for the perfect assuring, conveying, [undecipherable] and surrendering unto [undecipherable] and singular the [undecipherable] of such lands and premises which I had [undecipherable] of and to all lands, pays, monies, and other the premises before assigned to every part and parcel thereof, until the said [undecipherable] his heirs and assigns, to the only proper use and [undecipherable] his interest in the law, shall or reasonably [undecipherable] do hereby appoint the said [undecipherable] my true and lawful Attorney irrevocable to sell, settle [undecipherable] for the sole use and behoof of the said [undecipherable] of the United States heir and assigns forever in the United States respectively, a grant or grants, patent or patents to all or any such rights received [undecipherable] giving power, receiving [undecipherable]
I am hereby [undecipherable] and I the said [undecipherable] on receipt of [undecipherable] for myself, my executors, and Administrators [undecipherable] to grant, to sell with the said [undecipherable] in best capacity, Administrator and affirm that I will [undecipherable] not referred or signed by [undecipherable]
Signed and sealed in [undecipherable]
BE IT KNOWN that on the [undecipherable] Day of July [undecipherable] Came before me [undecipherable] Commissioner [undecipherable] and for the State aforesaid, personally came the above named [undecipherable] and acknowledged the above Power of Attorney to be his act and deed and delivered as made received and taken in faith. As Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and affixed my Seal of Office the day and year last above Written.
Peter Lamar, [undecipherable]
Type
Document Signed
Description
Power of attorney for Daniel McMullan and Daniel Forbes, late soldiers in a Pennsylvania Regiment.
Date
07/02/1792
Author
Recipient
Document number
1792070290001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Daniel McMullan
Daniel Forbes
Samuel Maus
Peter Lohra
notary public
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Notable items
power of attorney
war with Great Britain
land

