____________________________________________________________________________ Territory of Arkansas, County of Clark, To All Whom These Presents Shall Come, Greeting: Know ye, that I, Joseph Galbreath of the County and Territory aforesaid, for divers good causes and considerations, me hereunto mooving (sic), have made, ordained, authorized, nominated, and appointed, and by these presents do make, ordain, and nominate and appoint, James Galbreath of the aforesaid County and Territory, my true and lawfull attorney for me and in my name and for my own proper use and benefit, to ask, demand, sue for, recover, and receive all sum or sums, debts, dues and demands now due, or which may become due and owing to me in The State of Louisiana. And further do impower my said attorney to sue for, recover, and secure, all Lands belonging, or in any way appertaining to me either by virtue of a Spanish Grant, bargain and sale or otherwise. And, when such Lands shall be obtained, I do impower my said Attorney to transfer all my right, title, Interest, and claim to such Lands, either by deed or otherwise, to such person or persons as my said attorney may or shall sell the Lands, aforesaid. The aforesaid Lands being and are situated in the State of Louisiana. And, I moreover do impower my said attorney to do all things whatsoever concerning the premises as fully and in every respect as I myself might or could do were I personally present at the doing, thereof. And attornies one or more under him for the purposes aforesaid, to make and again at his pleasure to revoke, hereby ratifying and confirming, and by these presents allowing whatsoever my said attorney shall in my name lawfully do or cause to be done in and about the premises by virtue of these presents. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 22nd September A.D. 1823. Joseph Galbreath ____________________________________________________________________________ Territory of Arkansas, County of Clark, This day Joseph Galbreath personally appeared before me, Henry L. Biscoe, Clerk of the Circuit Court for the County and Territory, aforesaid, and acknowledged the above power of attorney to be his voluntary act and deed for the purposes therein mentioned and contained. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & private seal, there being no public, at office, this 22nd of September 1823. Henry L. Biscoe, Clk. (Seal) I, Henry L. Biscoe, Clerk of the Circuit Court in and for the County of Clark and Exofficio Recorder, do certify that the foregoing record is a true copy of the Original which with the Certificate annexed, I received and recorded this 22nd of September, 1823. Henry L. Biscoe, Clk. ____________________________________________________________________________ Clark County, Arkansas Deed Book A, 1819-1832, pages 92-94. ____________________________________________________________________________ HTML file and design by David Kelley, 1997. All rights reserved.