**K**NOW all Men by these Presents, that I Christopher Oneal late a Soldier in the Pennsylvania Line for a valuable Consideration to me in hand paid Have constituted, made and appointed, and by these Presents do constitute, make and appoint my truly and loving Friend James Devaney —— —— my true and lawful Attorney, for me, and in my Name and Stead, and to my Life, 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 the 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 or any other State for my Service Rendered as a Soldier as afore Said and for [undecipherable] Said James Devaney to draw all my pay land and other Emoluments whatsoever and also to sell and do all Lawfull late [undecipherable] whatsoever and also to [undecipherable] responsible for effecting the [undecipherable] as if I was personally present both full power giving and granting unto my said Attorney, by these Presents, my full and whole Powers, Strength and Authority, in and about the Premises, 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 deliver; 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 Premises, for me, and in my Name, to do, execute and perform, as fully, largely and ample, 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 [undecipherable] for the Purpose aforesaid, 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 Premises, by Virtue hereof. IN WITNESS whereof, I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal, this twenty Seventh Day of July —— in the [undecipherable] —— Year of American Independence Anno Domini, One Thousand Seven Hundred and 95 Sealed and delivered in the Presence of George Right his Henry Long Christopher X Oneal mark On the 29 Day of July 1795 — personally came before Me Davis Buran one of the Justices of the Peace for Delaware County — the foregoing named Christopher Oneal — and Acknowledged the within power of Attorney Deed poll & bill of Sale is his Voluntary Act and deed and Requested that the Same might be Recorded as such. In testimony where of I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal the day and year fore said Davis Buran [Num: Oneal to James Devaney 1795 [undecipherable]]