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238) came Barbara the wife of the said Luke Mercer and being privately Examined out of the hearing of her said Husband freely gave up her Right of Dowry to the said land without the Fear or Displeasure of her said Husband according to the Act of Assembly in such Cases made and provided Lyde Goodwin Sam.l Owings Rec.d 22.d Jan.ry 1751 Thirty Pounds Current Money in full for the within Land and Premisses P.r L Mercier Jan.ry the 28.th 1752 Reced of M.r John Melone five Shillings Sterling for his Lordships Use (it being the Alienation fine on the within mentioned Fifty Acres of Land) by Virtue of a Commission from Benjamin Tasker Esq.r his said Lordships Agent & Receiver General 8 1/2 Recorded Jan.ry 28.th 1752 Rich.d Dorsey Ex.d By this Publick Instrument of Procuration or Letter of Attorney be it known That on the third Day of July in the Year of our Lord One Thousand seven hundred and fifty one Before me Abraham Ogier Notary Publick Dwelling in London duly Admitted and Sworn and in the Presence of the Witnesses hereafter Named Personally appeared M.r William Tower of London Merchant (to me Notary well known) Who first Revoking Annulling and making Void all former and other Procurations and Letters of Attorney whatsoever by him the said Appearer made signed or Executed to the Effect of these Presents Declared to have made Ordained Constituted and Appointed and by these Presents Doth make Ordain Constitute and Appoint M.r John Gassaway of South River in Maryland Merchant his True and Lawfull Authority for him the said Constituent in his Name and on his behalf to Ask Demand Sue for and by all Lawfull ways and means recover and receive of and from all and every Person and Persons of what Degree or Quality soever whom it shall or may concern all such Sum and Sums of Money Goods Wares Merchandizes Debts Effects Estate and things whatsoever which they or any of them now doth or do or shall or may hereafter Owe or stand Indebted or hath or have in his her their or any of their Hands Custody or Possession do owing belonging or in any wise Appertaining unto him the said Constituent whether by Bond Note Bill Book Debt Account Consignment or for or by what other Reason or means soever nothing Excepted or Reserved And for the Purposes afsd with all and every Person and Persons whom it shall or may concern to Account and to View State Settle and Adjust all Accounts and the Ballance thereof to receive and upon Recoverys and Receipts to give one or more Acquittances or other Sufficient Discharges in due form of Law But in Case of Refusal or Delay by any Person or Persons whom it shall or may concern to make and render Just and True Account Payment Delivery and Satisfaction in the Premisses him her or them thereunto to Compel by all Lawfull ways and means whatsoever Also (if need be) to appear before all Lords Judges and Justices in any Court or Courts there to Answer Defend and Reply in all matters and Causes touching or concerning the Premisses to do say Pursue Implead Seize Sequester Attach Imprison and to Condemn and ought of Prison again to deliver Also to Compound Conclude and Agree by Arbitration or otherwise as his said Attorney shall think fit And Generally in the Premisses to do perform and Execute all and whatsoever shall be requisite and Necessary in as full and ample manner to all Intents Constructions & Purposes as he the said Constituent might or could do if Personally present also with Power to Substitute one or more Attorney or Attorneys under him with like or limitted Power and (the) |
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