Wesley Kelley et. al. to A.J. Ward

Power of Attorney

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State of Arkansas,                                                           
County of Pike,                                                              
                                                                             
                       Know All Men By These Presents:                       
                                                                             
That, whereas we Wesley Kelley, Jno. C. McLaughlin and Polly his wife, Wm.   
F. McLaughlin  and Emily his wife, Elijah Kelley, Abner H. Kelley and Amanda 
Kelley, all of Pike County, State of Arkansas, are seized in fee of a        
certain amount of land in common with Milas Bagwell and Margret his wife of  
Red River County, State of Texas, Martin G. Miller and Rebecca his wife, and 
A.J. Ward and Nancy his wife of Titus County, Texas. All the above parties   
having an equal interest in and unto an undivided half of a league and labor 
of land surveyed by virtue of the  headright certificate of John Humphries   
deceased, a portion of said Survey, to wit: twelve hundred and twelve acres  
"1212" lying and situated in the County of Cass and the balance in the       
County of Titus. Now, know ye, that we Wesley Kelley, Jno. C. McLaughlin and 
Polly his wife, Wm. F. McLaughlin and Emily his wife, Elijah Kelley, Abner   
H. Kelley and Amanda Kelley have made, constituted and appointed, and by     
these presents do make, constitute and appoint A.J. Ward of the County of    
Titus and State of Texas our true and lawful attorney for us and in our name 
to sell, grant, convey the same absolutely and in fee simple for such price  
or sum of money and to such person or persons as he shall think fit and      
convenient and also in our name to sell as much and deliver such deeds,      
conveyances, bargains and sales for the absolute sale and disposition        
thereof or any part thereof, with such claims, covenants and agreements, to  
be therein contained as our said attorney shall think fit and expedient,     
hereby ratifying and confirming all such deeds, conveyances, bargains or     
sales, which shall at any time hereafter be sealed and executed by our said  
attorney, touching or concerning the premises.                               
                                                                             
In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals, using scrawls  
for seals, this the 3rd day of March A.D. 1852.                              
                                                                             
                                Wesley Kelley                                
                             John C. McLaughlin                              
                        Mary (her x mark) McLaughlin                         
                       Wm. F. (his x mark) McLaughlin                        
                        Emily (her x mark) McLaughlin                     
                                Elijah Kelley                                
                                Abner Kelley                                 
                                Amanda Kelley                                
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State of Arkansas,                                                           
County of Pike,                                                              
                                                                             
Personally appeared before Isaac White, Judge of the County Court of the     
County and State aforesaid, Wesley Kelley, Jno. C. McLaughlin, Mary          
McLaughlin, Emily McLaughlin, Elijah Kelley Jr., Abner Kelley and Amanda     
Kelley, all signed the above and foregoing instrument and acknowledged the   
same to be their act and deed.                                               
                                                                             
Given under my hand this the 3rd day of March A.D. 1852.                     
                                                                             
                            Isaac White, Judge.                              
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The State of Arkansas,                                                       
County of Pike,                                                              
                                                                             
I, Thomas K. Dossey, Clerk of the Circuit Court and Exofficio Recorder in    
and for the County of Pike, do hereby certify that Isaac White is now and    
was Judge of the County Court at the time of the above and foregoing         
instrument was assigned.                                                     
                                                                             
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand as such clerk and affixed  
the seal of said court, this the 8th day of March A.D. 1852.                 
                                                                             
                         Thomas K. Dossey, Clerk.                            
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Filed for Record on the 22nd May 1856 at 12 o'clock noon.                    
                                                                             
                         Thos. R. Hill, Co. Clk.                             
                                                                             
Recorded 23rd May 1856 at 8 o'clock a. m.                                    
                                                                             
                         Thos. R. Hill, Co. Clk.                             
                                                                             
                        (Red River County, Texas)                            
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