Francis Blair Power of Attorney Transcription

Date: 22 Mar 1836 to 6 Jun 1836
Location: Union, Kentucky, United States
Surname/tag: Blair

Know all men by these presents that I Moses Phillips of the county of Amherst and State of Virginia Guardian of Francis A. Blair, infant son of William H. Blair dec’d late of the State of Kentucky, have constituted and appointed and by these presents do constitute and appoint James A. Higginbotham of the County of Amherst and State of Virginia my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name and for my benefit as guardian aforesaid to demand and receive of the representation of said William H. Blair dec’d or from any person or persons in whose possession the same may be, a negro boy names Jesse, which was loaned several years past to the said Willliam H. Blair by his Father Allen Blair now dec’d late of the County of Amherst and state of Virginia and which has been devised by the last will and Testament of said Allen Blair dec’d now of record in the clerks office of Amherst County Court ot the said Francis A. Blair his Grandson and my said attorney is hereby fully empowered to institute such proceedings and take such steps as may be deemed most advisable to procure the possession of said negro boy Jesse and to dispose of the same as he may think most advisable and all acts done are to be done by my said attorney touching the premises and hereby ratified and confirmed by me. Given under my hand & seal this 22nd of March 1836. Moses Phillips.

State of Virginia Amherst County Courty
I Robert Tinsley clerk of the county court of Amherst Count in the State of Virginia aforesaid do certify that Moses Phillips, to me known as the guardian of Francis Allen Blair personally appeared before me in my office and signed sealed and acknowledged the within letter of attorney to be his act and deed. In Testimony whereof I hereto set my hand and seal of office this 2nd day of April 1836 in the 60th year of the Commonwealth. Robert Tinsley.

Virginia Amherst County Towit
I Henry L. Davis presiding Justice of the County Court of Amherst County do certify that Robert Tinsley who hath given the preceeding certificate in clerk of the said Court and that his said attestation is in due form. Given under my hand this 2nd day of April 1836. Henry L. Davis

Received of Mrs Clary L. Blair Executrix of Wm H Blair dec’d the within mentioned negro boy Jesse as the agent and attorney in fact of the within mentioned or named Moses Phillips Guardian of Francis A.G.S. Blair whose name is written within Francis A. Blair which negro boy is delivered to me by Mrs. C. L. Blair and is received by me under the within power of Attorney and the Authority therein granted to me. Given under my hand and red’d in the Count of Union and State of Kentucky this 6th day of June 1836. James A. Higgenbotham, Attorney for Moses Phillips Guardian of F. A. G. S. Blair in Virginia. Test William Sale and Jos. A. Sale.

Commonwealth of Kentucky, Union County Sct: I James R. Hughes clerk of the County court for the County of aforesaid do certify that on the day of the date hereof This Letter of Attorney from Moses Phillips Guardian to Francis A. Blair to James A Higginbotham to as produced to me in my office and was together with the certificates thereon endorsed duly recorded in my office. And I do further certify that the receipt thereon enclosed was at the same time acknowledge by the said James A. Higginbotham as attorney in fact for Moses Phillips Guardian to Francis A.G.S. Blair to be his act and deed and was also duly recorded in my office. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name this 6th day of June 1836. James R. Hughes.

Sources

• 1836 Francis A. Blair slave retrieval to slave retrieval. Kentucky, Union County, County Court, Deeds, Vol. E, pp. 479-480, 22 March 1836, digital image 271-272 of 662, FamilySearch.org ([1]: accessed 15 March 2023)