[Penna James McKee to Michael Stever } deed 10,085 Issued the 17 Nov. 1794] [Letter of Atty James McKee to Michael Stever [undecipherable] [undecipherable]] KNOW all Men by these Presents that I James McKee Late a Soldier in the Pennsylvania artillery in the Service of the United States of America for a valuable and full consideration to me in hand paid as to assure the execution hereof by [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the grant bargain sell release enact and assign unto him his heirs executors administrators and assigns for ever All the right title interest property claim and demand, which I now have or which my heirs executors or administrators may at any time hereafter have to all and singular the lands I am intitled to pay, clothing, rations, rewards, bounties, gratuities, prize monies and other demands due and owing to me from the United States or from any particular State. And I do hereby for myself my heirs executors and administrators covenant and agree to and with the said Michael Stever his heirs executors and administrators that all and at any time or times hereafter at the request cost & charges of him his heirs executors administrators and assigns make seal execute and deliver or cause or procure to be made sealed executed and delivered all and every further and other lawful acts deeds and things conveyance and conveyances assurance and assurances in the law for the perfect granting conveying releasing surrendering or assigning all the right title interest property claims and demands which I now have or which I my heirs executors or administrators may at any time hereafter have, of in and to all and singular the land, and other the premises hereby granted and assigned unto him his heirs executors administrators and assigns for ever by Payment as counsel learned in the law shall be required devised or requested. And I do hereby make constitute and appoint the said Michael Stever my true and lawful Attorney irrevocably, to ask, demand, recover, and receive, of and from the United States or from any particular State or from any person or person acting by, from, or under the authority of either, any and all and singular the lands, pay, clothing, rations, rewards, bounties, gratuities, prize monies and other demands due owing, payable and belonging to me or detained from me by any manner or ways or means whatsoever and upon receipt thereof to execute and deliver sufficient and receipts acquittances releases and acquittances for the same, and by good and sufficient conveyances and assurances in the law, to grant, bargain, sell, alien and convey the said lands to the purchaser or purchasers thereof, his heirs, or their heirs and assigns for ever. And also to sell, assign and transfer all certificates and registered or other stock as are herein or belonging in any name whatsoever, belonging to the United States, or of any particular State, for or in confidence of my [undecipherable] as aforesaid, with power as attorney or attorneys under him for the purpose aforesaid, to make and substitute and also all lawful acts requisite for effecting the premises as fully and effectually to all intents and purposes as I might or could do if being personally present. And I have done the same hereby allowing ratifying and confirming all and whatsoever my said Attorney in fact or his substitute shall lawfully do or cause to be done herein by virtue hereof. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this [undecipherable] day of [undecipherable] in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety [undecipherable] [signature] James McKee [signature] his mark [witness signature] Smith BE it Known, that on the day of the Date hereof, before me one of the [undecipherable] of the [undecipherable] and acknowledged the Deed as his [undecipherable] Act and Deed. Personally came the above named James McKee and acknowledged the above Deed of Assignment of Power of Attorney to be his Act and Deed. [Seal] In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal the [undecipherable] day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and Ninety [undecipherable] [signature] Smith