504Talbot County Court Proceedings, 1662-1674.






          Liber BB Know all men By these Presents that I Will Smith of Tradavon
               Creeke In Talbott County Plant: Doe By these prsents make Consti
              tute & Ordaine my Loueing friend Ralph Blackha!l of the County
              aboue Said to be my trew and Lawfull Attorney for me & in my
              Name to Aske demaind and Receue as & Such Singuler Sums of
              Tobacoe as are Now Due to me or hereaffter shalbe come Due in
              the said County of Talbott be it By Bill Bond Speciallty or accütt
              Couent Contract or Promiss or by any Menes Whatsoever with all
              Costs Damages & Intreasts allsoe to Compound & agree & to Accompt
              with & take accompt of Any Person or psons Whatsoever In the Said
              County & Sufficient Discharge in my Name to make Subscribe Seale
              & Deliuer & if Need be to Appeare & In my Purson to Present in
              the County Courtt & to Say Purssue Implead Arest Condem & Im
              prisson & out of pson againe if Need Requier giueing & Granting
              my said Attorney as full and Ample Authority In euery Respecte
              to all end & purposses Concerning any of the said Primisses And
              houlding Firme & Staple whatsoeuer my said Attorney shall Doe
              or Cause to be Done In & aboute the sd primisses: as if I Ware
              psonally Present my Selfe in pson In Conflrmacon of Which I haue
              here unto sett my hand & Seale this twenty second day of Jully
              Annoq Dom: 1671                The marke of
              Signed Sealed & Deliucred      Will:  Smith
                In the Presents of uss
                   John Scott
                   Will  Gaskin
                               sign:


                Know all men by these Presents that I Will: Gaskin Jur of Chop
              taink River in the County of Tabott Plant: doe hereby Impowre
              Constitute & ordaine my loueing friend Ralph Blackha!l of Wye
              River in the County afoure said my True & Law full Attorney for me
              & in my steed & Place to Aske Demaind Receue & take Into his
              Custody all Depts Dues and demainds which now or hereafter
              shalbe come Due to me from any pson or psons whatsoeuer in the
              sd County & upon Reffusall or Delay of Payment to him or any of
              the said psons soe indebted to sue prossecute & Implead any of them
              for the said Debts & Allsoe my other matters depending and Con
              cerneing me and Whatsoeuer my said Attorney shall Doe in the said
              Primisses I shall & will hould firme & effectuall as If my selfe ware
              psonally Present to due the same In Conflrmacon of which I haue
              hereunto sett my hand & seale this 22th day of Jully 1671
              Signed sealed DD            Wm:    Gaskin
               in present of                  Sign

                             John Scott
                   Wm    Smith






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