KNOW ALL MEN by these Presents, That I William Reed Late Soldier in the first Regiment of the Pennsylvania Line during the last war with Great Britain have constituted, made and appointed, and by these Presents do constitute, make and appoint my truely and loving friend Christopher Attinger Junr of the City of Philadelphia No Wall Street Corner of North [undecipherable] Street 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 or belonging to me, or detained from me in any Manner of Ways or Means whatsoever by the United States And also to know my land pay &c for services Rendered as aforesaid Giving and granting unto my said Attorney, by these Presents, full and whole Power, 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, 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 amply, to all Intents and Purposes, as I myself ought or might do if personally present, or as if the Matter required more special Authority has is herein given; and [undecipherable] can or more under [undecipherable] for the [undecipherable] 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 hereafter do in act about the Premises. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto for my Hand and Seal. Dated the [undecipherable] day of [undecipherable] in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and [undecipherable] and in the [undecipherable] Year of the Independence of the United States of America. Signed, Sealed and Delivered, in the Presence of John [undecipherable] William Reed Mark [undecipherable] [Delaware County S^s] I do hereby certify the undernamed [undecipherable] Crosby before whom the within written Acknowledgement was taken is a Justice of the Peace duly Commissioned for the said County of [undecipherable], my [undecipherable] the Seal of the County. Dated this 27^th day January A.D. 1796 [undecipherable signature] [undecipherable signature] Christopher Attinger [undecipherable] [undecipherable: additional endorsement text, partially legible, dated approximately 1792, referencing Delaware County and State of Pennsylvania, with references to sums of money; text written across the page in a different hand and orientation]