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Know all men by these presents that I,
Nancy Bailey ~ of Shelby County
State of Alabama, relict and widow of
Brittain Bailey late of the Republic of Texas who
died intestate having claims to certain lands
or rights to the same under the laws of said
Republic for direr causes and considerations
me thereunto moving, have made constituted and
appointed and by these presents do make constitute
and appoint and in my place and state put
& depute Nathaniel H. Watrous now of said
Republic my true and lawful Attorney for
me and in my name and for my use to
ask demand recover and receive to obtain
and perfect title to any lands which of right
may belong to said Brittain Bailey from said
Republic ~ to give all deeds, bonds, assurances,
acquitances, receipts or other instruments necessa=
ry to secure or perfect title to any land or lands
to which I may be entitled as widow of said
Brittain Bailey under the laws of said Republic and
the same again to sell and convey and deeds
to the same to make ~ and all other acts and
deeds to do which may be necessary to procure
secure and perfect titles to all lands of every
description which of right may do or might
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belong to said Brittain Bailey under said laws of
said Republic or to me as his widow of every
description ~ as full and perfect as I myself
could do were I personally present ~ And I do
hereby authorize my said Attorney to use all
legal means to procure title from said Republic
to all land to which said Brittain had or have
right should have in said Republic as fully
as I myself could ////////////////////////////
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same to sell and convey and all acts to do
in my name and all instruments of writing
to execute for the purpose aforesaid and
Attorney one or more to make and to
revoke ~ hereby satisfying, allowing whatsoever
my said Attorney shall lawfully do in the
pursuance by reason hereof ~ Furthermore I do
hereby authorise the said Nathaniel H. Watrous
and give full & ample power to him to select, locate
get a patent and take possession of all such
land in said Republic belonging to said Brittain
under said laws of said Republic, or to me as his
widow and use the same of his own property
in his own name; alienating & announcing from this
day from myself , my heirs executors and administra
=tors to him the said Nathaniel H. Watrous and
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his legal representations, all rights power or
control of the same,
In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand
and seal this 12th day of May One thousand Eight
hundred and thirty eight.
Signed and sealed in presence of | her
Aaron Acton | Nancy X Bailey
Frederick Bailey | mark (seal)
The State of Alabama |
Shelby County |
Be it known, that on this 12th
day of May in the year 1838, before me John S. Stone
a Justice of the Peace of said County and Ex-
Officio Notary Public duly sworn, personally
appeared Nancy Bailey whose name is signed to this
above letter of Attorney, who before me & witnesses signed
with his, executed the same as she declares for the
purposes therein mentioned.
Which I hereby certify as authentic, under
my hand and private seal, there being no seal of Office,
this day and year above written ~
Jno. S. Stone J.P.
Ex. Off. Not. Pub.
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