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260 oath on the holy Evangels of Almighty God that he is very well acquainted with John Taylor of London Merchant & hath had some dealings with him & that the name John Taillor Subscribed at the foot of the within Letter as well as the Letter it self is of the Subscribing & hand Writing of the said John Taillor Sworn to before me J Brice Recorded 17.th Octob.r 1741 Exam.d At the foot of a certain Copy of the ^aforesaid^ Abstracts from the foregoing Letters was the opinion & advice of Daniel Dulany Esq Attorney at Law was thus written Viz.t The above are abstracts from John Taillor's own Original Letters to Taillor Higginson which Letters I have seen & perused & am Satisfied they are John Taillors own hand Writing with which Im well acquainted having had several Letters from him & seen many others to other people And I am clearly of opinion that these Letters sufficiently Impowerd the said Taillor Higginson to Sell the Negroes & Stock of the s.d John Taillor & that the Purchasers having paid their money are very safe but I would advise that the Letters themselves or at least the above parts of them may be Registred together with the Affidavits of such people of Credit as are acquainted with John Taillors hand Writing for the security of the Purchasers of the s.d Taillors Negroes 7 1/2 sides Octob.r 16 1741 D Dulany Recorded 17.th Octob.r 1741 Ex.d On the second Day of July in the Year of our Lord one thousand Seven Hundred and forty one Before me William Tudman Notary & Tabellion Publick Dwelling in London duly admitted & Sworn & Witnesses Personally appeared M.r John Taillor of London Merchant Who declared to have revoked annulled & made Void & by these & by these Presents doth Revoke Annull & make Void to all Intents & Purposes all & all manner of Procurations or Letters of Attorney whatsoever by him the said Constituant at any time or times heretofore made or given to the Effect of these Presents And did further Declare to have made Ordained Constituted & Appointed & by these Presents doth make ordain Constitute & Appoint M.r John Galloway of the Province of Maryland & America Merchant his true & lawfull Attorney for him the said Constituant in his Name and to his use to Arrest & Attach in the hands Custody or Possession (of) |
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