Cumberland County ft Personally came before me the Subscriber one of the Justices of the peace for said County, John Bruton and acknowledged the within power of Attorney to be his Deed, duly executed, Signed & delivered as Such, in presence of [undecipherable] & [undecipherable] hand And this [undecipherable] day of April 1793 John Heap [seal] City, Philadelphia ft Samuel Shannon the attorney this named [undecipherable] before [undecipherable] and took the Oath, that the [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] reason or in consequence of any [undecipherable] or [undecipherable] to him of the money or property which thereby he is [undecipherable] To receive — Samuel Shannon Sworn before me one of the Aldermen of the City of Philadelphia John Baker [Power of Attorney John Bruton [undecipherable] 1793] KNOW all MEN by these Presents, that I John Bruton late a Soldier in the [undecipherable] Regiment Commanded by Colonel [undecipherable] Have constituted, made and appointed, and by these Presents do constitute, make and appoint Samuel Shannon 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, and belonging to me, or detained from me any Manner of Ways or Means whatsoever by the United States in any particular State for Services Rendered as a Soldier — giving and granting unto my said Attorney, by these Presents, my full and whole Powers, Strength and Authority, in and about the Premisses, 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 deliv- er; 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 Premisses, for me, and in my Name, to do, execute and perform, as fully, largely and amply, to all Intents and Purposes, as I myself might or could do, if I was personally present, or as if the Matter required more special Authority than is herein given; and Attorneys one or more under him for the Purpose afore- said, 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 Premisses, by Virtue hereof. IN WITNESS whereof, I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal, this thirtieth Day of of April in the Seventeen— Year of American Independence, Annoque Domini, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety three. Sealed and delivered in the Presence of us, John McCabe John X Bruton Thomas Wood Mark