K**NOW** all Men by these Presents, [to] Peter Dumas Soldier in the New [York] [A] line [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] hand paid, at [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] hereof, [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] his heirs and these presents do give, bargain, sell, alien, [enfeoff] and [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]. All the right [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] heirs, [undecipherable] [undecipherable] may at one time hereafter have, to all and singular the lands, pay, or [undecipherable] of pay, [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] owing to me [undecipherable] the United States, or [undecipherable] an [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] do [undecipherable] for [undecipherable] executors, and administrators [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] The heirs, executors, [undecipherable] [undecipherable] administrators, all [undecipherable] assigns, [undecipherable] [undecipherable] attorneys, [undecipherable] assigns, make, seal, execute and deliver, or cause, or procure to be made, [undecipherable] executed and delivered, all and every such [undecipherable] and [undecipherable], [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to them in the law, for the perfect granting, bargaining, [undecipherable] conveyances, [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] in the law, for the perfect granting [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] all and [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable], nor at any time [undecipherable] have, [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] which are hereby granted and assigned unto him. To all and singular, the lands and other [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] agents, [undecipherable] or [undecipherable]. And I do [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] all lawful attorneys with [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] either of their authorities, all and singular the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] paying, [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] bonusses, [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] and upon receipt thereof, to execute and deliver [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] and sufficient [undecipherable] ances and [undecipherable] in the law, to grant, [undecipherable] [undecipherable] sell, [undecipherable] and confirm the said lands to me; purchase, [undecipherable] [undecipherable] transfers thereof, to [undecipherable] or the heirs and [undecipherable] forever. And also to [undecipherable] assign and [undecipherable] all [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] or other Rocks, row, or [undecipherable], Pending [undecipherable] in the Books of the treasury of the United States, or of any [undecipherable] State, for or in restitution of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] for such [undecipherable] with power of attorney, or attorney under him, for the purpose [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] to do [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] for [undecipherable] purposes, I might or could do, be [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and taking done to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] or his [undecipherable] or [undecipherable] to [undecipherable], Shall, as may do, or [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable], in witness [undecipherable]. IN WITNESS [undecipherable] have hereunto set my Hand [undecipherable] Seal, this [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the day of our Lord, [undecipherable] Jan Underwood Henry [Beckford?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Law doth declare and Say [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] acquainted with Peter Dumas' name in the above [p]ower of Attorney and knows him to Serve as a [Sol]dier during the last War, in the Service of the [Uni]ted States and in the New York line against great Britons and further that he knew him [undecipherable] [to] be upwards of Twenty one years one, Faith not [wri]tten [of the Subscriber] one of the Public No[tary] [undecipherable] said do hereby Certify that I am acquainted [with] the above named [John] Underwood One of [them] [undecipherable] being [undecipherable] to the within [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and make his [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] before [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Noty Pub[lic]