[C W Lea's certificate] Willington State of Delaware Oct 25^th 1796 I do Certify that William Simmon accountant for the War Department did this day call upon me with two powers of Attorneys which appeared to been acknowledged before me in the 20^th Inst. — on examining the papers I find the Signatures to be my writing but am very certain that the acknowledgment that I signed my name to was not the same that appears now upon the powers. to the best of my recollection the Certificate that I signed my name to was wrote in very pale Ink. I do further certify that I never have known either of the Soldiers who are said to have [strikethrough: signed either] of the powers of Attorney, the only person that called on me with the powers was a man whom I did not know, he said that he was a Captain of a Vessel and wanted to acknowledge the powers for the purpose of receiving Money due to him in the State of Virginia — there was no other person with him when I acknowledged the powers, and that I do not know any thing of the facts stated in the certificates of having been acquainted with Joshua Ball, or George Cavender or either of the subscribing witnesses to the powers.— C W Lea Henry Latimer