From a merchant to two of his clerks, to transact and manage commercial concerns.

MY two clerks, C. D. and E. F. of &c. to be my true and lawful attornies, jointly, for me, and in my name, to transact and manage all business; also to open all letters of correspondence, to sign and answer the same, and to draw, accept, indorse and pay all bills of exchange or other promissory notes; all monies to receive acquittances for the same to give; also to draw and sign all orders and drafts for payment of money, as well on the cashiers of the Bank of England as on Messrs. G. H. and Co. of bankers, or on any other person or bankers where I the said A. B. shall keep cash; and further also to settle, balance and arrange all books and accounts; and generally to do every act, matter and thing as the nature of the business of me the said A. B. may require. And. I do hereby ratify, &c.

General power of attorney to receive debts, &c. in the colonies.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That we A. B. and C. D. of &c. have made, ordained, constituted and appointed, and by these presents do make, ordain, constitute and appoint E. F. of &c. to be our true and lawful attorney for us and in our names and for our use, to ask, demand, recover and receive of and from G. H. of &c. his heirs, executors and administrators, and all person or persons whom it doth, shall or may concern, the sum of sterling, with interest, costs and charges arising from the same: And also to ask, demand, recover and receive of and from I. K. of &c. his heirs, executors and administrators, and all person or persons whom it doth, shall or may concern, the sum of

sterling: And also for us and in our names and for our use, to ask, demand, have, take recover and receive from the said G. H. and I. K. their heirs, executors and administrators, and all person or persons whom it shall or may concern, and also of and from all and every other person and persons whatsoever at aforesaid, in

the island of aforesaid, all such sum or sums of money, bills, notes, goods, wares and merchandises whatsoever which are in his, their or either of their hands, care or custody, belonging, due and owing unto us the said A. B. and C. D. together with all costs, charges and interest thereon; and for that purpose, if necessary, to view, inspect, settle and balance all accounts with them and every of them, and all other person or persons whom it

doth, shall or may concern, and also to compound for the same, and to accept a part for the whole if need be; and upon payinent thereof, or of any part thereof, and of all such balances, bills, notes, goods, wares, merchandises and effects so received of them or any of them, full and sufficient acquittances, releases and discharges for us the said A. B. and.C. D. to give, and for the more effectually doing and recovering the same or any part thereof from them or any of them, each or either of the said G. H. and I. K. their heirs, executors and administrators, and all person or persons whom it doth, shall or may concern, if need be, for us and in our name to bring and institute any suit or suits at law or equity, and to appear in any court or courts before all judges, justices and ministers of the law, as the case shall or may require; and further to prosecute, seize, sequester, arrest, attach, imprison and condemn, and out of prison again to release and deliver giving and by these presents granting unto our said attorney, full power and authority to substitute one or more attorney or attornies under him for the purposes aforesaid, and the same at pleasure to revoke, and to appoint another or others in the room of such attorney or attor mies so removed. And generally &c.

A letter of attorney from an administratrix of a copartner to the surviving partner, of all debis due in partnership.

WHEREAS I. W. of &c. and W. I. late of &c. deceased, in his life time were copartners in the trade or business of a merchant, during which term of their copartnership divers and several debts were made due to them as copartners which as yet remain unsatisfied: AND WHEREAS a moiety thereof belongs to E. I. of &c. late wife and administratrix of all and singular the goods, chattels and debts which lately did belong and appertain unto the said W. I. her husband deceased by virtue of the administration aforesaid, and divers other debts were made since by the said I. W. and the said E. I. which do also remain unsatisfied, one part or share whereof belongs to the said E. I. NOW KNOW ALL MEN by these presents, That I the said E. I. for divers good causes and considerations me thereunto moving, have made, ordained, authorised, constituted and appointed, and by, &c. the said I. W. to be my true and lawful attorney and assignee in the name or names of the said W. I. deceased, or me the said E. I. and the said I. W. or in the name of us or any of us, as the case shall or may require, but to the only proper use, benefit and behoof of my said attor

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ney, his executors and assigns, to ask, demand, levy, ue for, recover and receive all and singular such debts, sum and sums of money as are or shall be due or any ways belonging to me the said E. I. by any person or persons whatsoever, for or in respect of the said copartnership between the said I. W. and W. I. deceased, or for or in repect of other dealings between me the said E. I.and the said W. giving and by these presents granting unto the said I. W. as full power and lawful anthority to act as aforesaid in and about the premises as if I. the said E. I. wère personally present; and upon receipt, &c. &c. And I the said E. I. for myself, my executors and administrators, do covenant, promise and grant, to and with the said I. W. his executors, administrators and assigns by these presents in manner following, that is to say, That I the said E. I. my executors, administrators or assigns, shall at no time hereafter revoke, make void or disallow this present writing or letter of attorney, or the authority herein given, in part or in all, or any action, suit, plaint, plea, or process which shall at any time or times hereafter, be brought, sued or prosecuted against any person or persons for the recovering and receiving of any of the said debts, monies and premises, or of any part thereof as aforesaid, by virtue of the power hereby given: AND LASTLY, That I the said E. I. my executors or administrators, shall not at any time or times hereafter compound, receive, release or discharge any of the aforesaid debts, dues, sum and sums of money, or all and singular such share, part and proportion of the same debts, monies and premises or any part thereof, without the consent or agreement of the said I. W his executors, administrators or assigns, first had and obtained in writing under his and their hands and seals for that purpose. IN WITNESS, &c.

From the directors of an insurance company to sign policies of insurance, &c.

KNOW ALL B. of &c. C. D. directors of the

MEN, That by these presents we A. of &c. and E. F. of &c. three of the Assurance Company of London, on the behalf of the said Assurance Company, being duly authorised for that purpose, HAVE made, ordained, constituted and appointed, and by these presents do make, ordain, constitute and appoint Messrs. G. H. and I. K. of --to be our true and lawful attorney, giving and hereby granting them full power and lawful authority for us and in our names and on our behalf, and in the name and behalf of the said Assurance

Company, to underwrite and sign such policies of insurance against loss or damage by fire, as they the said G. H. and I. K. may judge for our interest and the interest of the said company, each policy not exceeding the sum of £, on houses, furniture, warehouses, churches, chapels, and goods in warehouses; and also to insure against fire only, ships building or repairing, or laid up in harbor, in any river, dock or port of the

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and for them the said G. H. and
I. K. to regulate, adjust, settle and pay all damages which
may unfortunately happen by fire to any such houses,
furniture, warehouses, churches, chapels, goods in ware-
houses or ships or other property by them so insured;
likewise to compound and agree by arbitration or other-
wise as they the said G. H. and I. K. shall judge it ex-
pedient or advisable; also, if necessary, to appear before
all lords, judges and justices in any court or courts, office
or offices, at
aforesaid, or in any of the
there to do, say, pursue and prosecute as occasion shall
be or require; and generally for us the said A. B., C. D.
and E. F. and in our names and on our behalf, and in the
name and behalf of the said Assurance Company of
London, to do, transact and perform all and every other
thing and things, act and acts whatsoever, touching and
concerning the premises above mentioned, as fully and
effectually to all intents and purposes whatsoever as we
the said A. B., C. D. and E. F. might or could do if per-
sonally present, hereby promising to ratify and confirm
and hold for good and valid all and whatsoever they the
said G. H. and I. K. shall legally and lawfully do or
cause to be done in and about the premises by virtue of
these presents. IN WITNESS, &c.

To receive legacies and effects.

APPOINT C. D. and E. F. of &c. to be his true and lawful attornies jointly or separately, general and special, giving and by these presents granting unto his said attornies, full power and absolute authority to represent the person of him the said constituent, and in his name, and to and for his use and behoof, to ask, demand, have, take, recover and receive all inheritances, legacies, bequests, shares, interest, claims or demands that shall or may already have any ways by testament, last will, codicil or otherwise been given, made, left bequeathed or devolved, or shall or may hereafter from time to time be given, made, left, bequeathed or devolved, appertain or belong to him the said constituent, from all and every estates, effects, heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, or of and

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from whomsoever else it doth, shall or may concern in -, and for whatever shall be received, proper acquittances, releases and discharges for the same or any part thereof to give, sign and execute, in the name of the said constituent or otherwise: And further also to inspect, examine and search all wills, testaments and codicils, also to administer, and all books, accounts and writings to settle and liquidate, and if required, any suit or suits at law or equity to bring and institute and for that purpose to appear before all judges, justices or ministers of the law of the place, and as the case shall or may require, there to proceed against all those whom it shall or may concern, and to seize, sequester, arrest, attach, imprison and condemn, and out of prison again to deliver, giving and by these presents granting unto his said attornies full power and authority in the name of him the said constituent or otherwise to enter into, sign, seal and execute all agreements, arrangements or other acts requisite in the premises: And the said A. B. doth hereby authorise and empower the said C. D. and E. F. to substitute one or more attornies under them, and those again at pleasure to revoke and generally to do every other act, matter or thing as shall be necessary and requisite to be done for the better and more effectual recovering and obtaining the right, interest and claims of him the said constituent in the premises, in as full and ample a manner as he the said constituent might or could do if personally present. HEREBY RATIFYING, &c.

To receive a legacy.

OF and from A. B. of &c. executor of the last will and testament of C. D. late of &c. and of all and every other person and persons whatsoever whom it doth, shall or may concern, ALL that legacy or sum of £given and payable to me the said A. B. in and by the last will and testament of the said C. D. deceased, bearing date, &c. and all other sum and sums of money due and payable for and in respect of the said legacy; and upon receipt, &c. IN WITNESS, &c.

To manage affairs, and to receive debts, &c. in the East Indies.

APPOINT C. D. of &c. my true and lawful attorney, generally to transact and manage my affairs at or any other place or places in East India, Persia, China, or else