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BLACKBURN, EDWARD
power of attorney:
dated 9 January 1734
proved 22 March 1734

Know all men be these Present That I Edward Blackburn of Bermuda Do hereby Assign, Ordain, Appoint, Authorize, Constitute and in my Stead Put, Place, Entrust, Appoint and Depute my Brother Richard Blackburn of the Parish of Hambledon in the County of Prince William and Colony of Virginia to be my true and lawful Attorney for me and in my name and to my own proper use and benefit to ask, demand and require, sue for the recovery and receive all such Debts, Dues, Duties, Sum and Sums of money yearly payments Merchandise legacies and any money due or to be due unto me upon Bond, Bill of Exchange or upon any other Account or Accounts whatsoever as now are or hereafter shall become payable or belonging or to be delivered unto me by or from any Person or Persons whatsoever or wheresoever and for defaults of Payment or Delivery of any Sum or Sums of money or other thing or things to me due or belonging To use all lawful ways and means for the recovery thereof by Action,----?, Arrest, Bill, ---?, Attachment, ---? or otherwise as fully and amply in every respect as I myself might or could do if I were personally present and to Sue, implead, make answer, prosecute and defend in any Court or Courts of Law said Equity and before any Judges or Justices in any suit, matter or Cause with me for me against me as the Cause in any of these cases shall negotiate, Deal and intermeddle in all Actions, Suits, Affairs, and Businesses any ways touching and concerning me as my Agent or Factor or otherwise giving and Granting by these Present unto my said Attorney full, Sole and Lawful Authority in the Execution of all and Singular the Premissses and to substitute and appoint one or more Attorneys in any of the Premisses and the same again at his pleasure to revoke and to make and give any request and Release or Discharge upon the Recovery or Receipt of any Debt, Debts, Sum or Sums of Moner whatsoever as the matter or Cause shall require and generally to say to execute, Compound, Agree, Determine and Finish all and every other Act or Acts, thing or things whatsoever which in or about the Premisses shall be requisite or needful to be had, made, or done and that in as large and ample manner and as fully and efficiently in and to all intents and Purposes as I myself might, ought or could do if I were present in my own person ratifying, allowing and confirming for ----? effectual and Irrevocable all and Singular and whatsoever my said Attorney shall do or cause to be done in or about Premisses by Virtue of these Present In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal the Ninth Day of January in the Eighth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord, George the Second of Great Britain, France and Ireland.

Edward Blackburn Signed, Sealed and Delivered
in the presence of
John Gregg
John Smith
William Williams
Thomas Bryan

The Court continued and held for Prince William County the Twenty Second day of March 1734

This Power of Attorney was presented into Court by Richard Blackburn and being proven by the oaths of John Gregg, William Williams and Thomas Bryan three of the witnesses thereto on the motion of Richard Blackburn the same is admitted to Record.

Gatesby Coske (unsure of spelling of signature)

(Note: I've capitalized all words as they appear in the document. The punctuation is very hard to discern so may be left out in some instances. Where I have ----? means word is illegible. The word Premisses may not be correct, but if it is promises, it is spelled Promisses.)

Available through the generous permission of Virginia Bowers 6/2/1999