Power of Attorney - James and Dorcas Henthorn - 18150814

James and Dorcas Henthorn
of
St. Genevieve County, Territory of Missouri
Grant Power of Attorney
to
John Henthorn
14 August 1815

Know all men by these presents that James Henthorn of the county of Ste. Genevieve and Territory of Missouri, am seized in fee of part of a Tract of Land containing the quantity of three hundred acres (be the same more or less) situate-lying and being in Union township, Fayette county and state of Pennsylvania which said tract or parcel of Land is bounded as follows, to wit, on the northwestern side by the land formerly occupied by John Henthorn, on the North East by the land formerly occupied by the Widow Murphy, on the east side by land formerly occupied by Wm. Campbell and on the south by lands formerly occupied by Samuel Kendall - be the same bounded as it may - it being the same tract and parcel of land - descended to me as one of the legal heirs and representatives of same James Henthorn Senior, deceased -

Now know ye that the said James Henthorn and Dorcas my wife, have made, constituted and appointed by these presents do make constitute and appoint John Henthorn of the County of Monongahela, and state of Virginia, our true and lawful attorney, for us and in our names to lease, let, sell or demise in any wise appertaining and belonging to such person or persons, and for such a term, or number of years, and all, and under such yearly, or other rents as he shall see fit, or otherwise to sell and dispose thereof, either for life or lives, or to sell, grant and convey the same absolutely 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 for us - and in our names to seal, execute, and deliver such deeds, conveyances, bargains and sales for the absolute Sale or disposal thereof, or any part thereof with such clauses, covenants and agreements to be therein contained as our said Attorney shall think fit and expedient; Hereby ratifying, confirming and allowing all such lease or leases, deed, 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 this fourteenth day of August one thousand eight hundred and fifteen.

Signed sealed and delivered
in the presence of
Tho Oliver

s/James Henthorn
s/Dorcas (X) Henthorn

Territory of Mo
County of Ste. Genevieve
Personally appeared before the undersigned Notary public in and for the county of Sainte Genevieve duly commissioned and sworn as residing at the towne of Ste. Genevieve James Henthorn and Dorcas his wife and duly acknowledged that they and each of them signed and sealed and delivered the within letter of attorney for the uses and purposes therein mentioned.

In testimony thereof I have hereto affixed my notarial seal. Given under my hand at Ste. Genevieve the 13 day of Aug. in the year 1815.
Tho Oliver, Notary Public
Wafer seal
(Furnished by Raymond M. Bell)

Power of Attorney - James and John Henthorn - 18070721

Power of Attorney
of
James and John Henthorn
District of St. Genevieve
Territory of Louisiana
21 Jul 1807

Know all men by these presents that we John Henthorn and James Henthorn both of the Louisiana territory for diverse considerations and good causes to me hereunto moving having made ordained constituted and appointed my friend William Downard of the town of Union County of Fayette and State of Pennsylvania our true and lawful Attorney for us in our names and to our use to ask demand .... or receive of and from every person that is now in ...... of the Estate of James Henthorn Deceased which we are the lawful heirs of living and by these presents granting to our said Attorney William Downard our sole and full power and authority to take preserve and follow all legal courses for the recovery and obtaining of the Estate of James Henthorn deceased as we ourselves might or could do were we personally present and upon the receipt of the same acquittance and other sufficient discharges for us and in our name to make sign seal and deliver as also one or more Attorney of Attorneys under him to Substitute or appoint and gain at his pleasure to revoke and further to do perform and execute for us and in our names all and singular thing or things which shall or may be necessary trusting and possessing the promises as fulley and entirely as if we the said John Henthorn and James Henthorn in our own persons ought or could do in and about the same ratifying allowing and confirming whatsoever my said attorney shall lawfully do or cause to be done in and about the Execution of the ..... by virtue of these presents in Witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this twenty first day of July -- One thousand eight hundred and ......seven.

Attest
/s/ Aaron Eliott
/s/John Henthorn /seal/
/s/James Henthorn /seal/

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Territory of Louisiana
District of Ste. Genevieve

This day came before me ..... ..... .... one of ... parties of the Court of Common Pleas in & for district aforesaid John & James Henthorn who acknowledge individually the above to be their own proper signatures for the purposes therein ..... Given under my hand and seal at this town St. Genevieve in the district aforesaid the 21 day of July 1807.

/s/ ?


Territory of Louisiana
District of St. Genevieve

I do hereby certify that Jean Raple... Valle .... whose signature is affixed to the within Certificate was at the time of signing the same .. now one of our Justice of the Court of Common Pleas .... of the General Quarter Petitions of the ... regularly commissioned and qualified according to law and that .... faith of ... is and ought to pla... in all his official acts.

Given under my hand and private seal having his seal of office at the Town of St. Genevieve in the district aforesaid the twenty first day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred seven of our Independence the thirty second.

The River prothomatory

(Note: Ste. Genevieve is now (1991) located on the west bank of the Mississippi River in the state of Missouri which would place it in what was at one time the Louisiana Territory. This James and John were probably the oldest of the 4 children of James Henthorn, b. Abt. 1741 in PA. Their father being the son of the original John Henthorn and Frances Low. REH)

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