:: ed, authorised, nominated and appointed, and by these presents do make' brdain, authorise, nominate and appoint CD, of , my true and lawful Attorney, for me, and in my name, and for my own proper use and benefit, to ask, demand, sue for, recover and receive of and from E F, of all such sum or sums of money, debts and demands whatsoever, which are now due and owing unto me the said A B, by and from the said EF, and to have, use and take all lawful ways and means, in my name or otherwise, for the recovery thereof, by attachment, arrest, distress or otherwise, and to compound and agree for the same; and acquittances or other sufficient discharges for the same, for me, and in my name, to make, seal, and deliver ; and to do all other lawful acts and 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; rätifying 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 and seal, the . day of, &c. A Revocation of a Letter of Attorney. , in and Know all men by these presents, that whereas I, A∙P, of by my Letter of Attorney, bearing date did make, constitute and appoint C D, of my Attorney, for recovery of all debts and sums of money whatsoever due to me the said A B, from E F, of as by the said letter of attorney may appear: Now know ye, that I the` said A B, for that the said C D hath abused the authority by me in him reposed,[or thus, for divers good causes and considerations me hereunto moving) have revoked, countermanded, annulled and made void, and by these presents do revoke, countermand, annul and make void, the said letter of attorney, and all power and authority thereby iven or intended to be given to the said C D. In witness, &c. A Warrant of Attorney to appear and Plead to an Action. To A B, Esq. one of the Attornies of the court of to desire and authorise you to appear for me, CD, of court, in an action cient warrant. These are in the said and for your so doing this shall be your suffi In witness, &c. PROMISSORY NOTE.] Form of A Promissory Note, or Common Note for Money. I promise to pay C D, or order, the sum of , three months after date, [or on demand if thought necessary] for value received. Witness my hand this day of in the year of our Lord RAPE. Form of the Warrant. State of North-Carolina, Wake County. To A B, Constable, or some other lawful officer to execute. For as much as B C, spinster, of the said county, hath complained on oath before me, CD, one of the Justices of the Peace of the said county, at that A O labourer, late of on the day of in the year of our Lord in the county aforesaid, on and upon the said BC, violently and feloniously did make an assault, and her the said B C, against the will of her the said B C, then and there feloniously ravished and carnally knew: These are therefore to command you to make diligent search for the said A O, and him being found, that you bring him before me or some other Justice of the Peace for the said county, to be exainined touching the premises, and to be otherwise dealt with according to law. in the year of our CD...(seal) Given under my hand and seal the Lord day of For the form of the Examination and Mittimus, see EXAMINATION and COMMITMENT. For the form of Recognizance, see RECOGNIZANCE. Be it remembered, that on the day of Lord in the year of our A O, of in the county, aforesaid, planter, and A S, af in the county aforesaid, taylor, and B S, of the county aforesaid, Jabourer, personally came before me JP, Esquire, one of the Justices of the Peace for the county aforesaid, and acknowledged themselves to owe to this State, that is to say, the said A O, the sum of twenty pounds, and the said A S, and B S, each the sum of ten pounds separately, of good and lawful money of the said State, to be made and levied of their goods and chattels, lands and tenements respectively, to the use of the said State, if the said A O, shall make default in the condition hereon endors ed [or hereunder written.] Acknowledged before me, I. P. Recognizance without Sureties. State of North-Carolina, Wake County. Be it remembered, that on the A O, of day of ing the year of our Lord in the county aforesaid, planter, personally, came before me, JP, one of the Justices of the Peace for the said county, and acknowledged himself to owe to this State ten pounds, of good & lawful money of the said State, to be made and levied of his goods and chattels, lands and tenements, to the use of the said State, if he the said A O shall fail in the condition under written [or endorsed.] Acknowledged before me, J.P, RELEASE. Form of a General Release. Know all men by these presents, I, A B, have remised, released, and forever quit-claimed, for me, my heirs, executors and administrators, and by these presents do remise, release, and forever quit-claim unto C D, of , his heirs, executors and administrators, all and all manner of action and actions, cause and causes of actions, suits, bills, bonds, writings, obligations, debts, dues, duties, reckonings, accounts, sum & sums of money, judgments, executions, extents, quarrels, controversies, trespasses, damages and demands whatsoever, both at law and in equity, or otherwise however, which against him the said C D, I ever had, now have, or which I, my heirs, executors or administrators can, shall or may have, claim, challenge or demand, for or by reason or means of any act, matter, cause or thing, from the beginning of the world to the day of the date of these presents. In witness, &c. Release of Errors. Know all men by these presents, that I, AB, of,&c.have remised, released and forever quit-claimed, and by these presents do remise, release, & forever quit-claimed unto C D of, &c. all and all manner of error and errors, cause and causes of error, misprisions, misentries, defects, and wrongful pleading and proceedings whatsoever, made, committed, omitted or done, in, about, or concerning one judgment for the sum of, &c. together with costs of suit by the said C D obtained against me in the Court of last past; and also all writs of error or errors, whatsoever, concerning the same. In witness, &c. held at Release of Right to Administration by a Widow. To the Justices of the Court of Pleas and Quarter-Sessions for the County of Wake. Whereas my late husband, W C, died intestate, whereby the right of the administration of the estate of the said deceased did devolve upon me RC, widow and relict of the said deceased: Now know, that for divers, good causes and considerations, me the said R C specially moving, I have released, and hereby do release, all my right and title to the administration of the said estate. Witness my hand and seal, the Acquittance to an Executor. day of Know all Men by these presents, That I, A A, of, &c. son of B A, c &c. deceased, have remised, released. quit-claimed, and by these presents do remise, release, and forever quit claim, unto C C, of, &c. executor of the last will and testament of the said B A, all and all manner of actions, suits, and causes of actions and suits, accounts, reckonings and demands whatsoever; for or concerning the rents or profits of any lands, tenements or hereditaments, or any other estate of the said B A, either real or personal, or for or concerning any household stuff or other goods, sum or sums of money whatsoever, or any other thing or things to me bequeathed, in or by the said last will or testament of the said B A. And I do further also hereby remise, release and quit claim, unto the said CC, all and all manner of actions and suits, and causes of actions or suits, debts, dues and demands whatsoever, from the beginning of the world to the day of the date hereof. In witness whereof, I have set my hand axb seak RIOT. Record of a Riot on view. State of North-Carolina, Wake County.. day of Be it remembered, that on the in the year of our Lord we J P' and KP, Esquires, two of the Justices assigned to keep the Peace in the said county, and AS, Esquire, Sheriff of the said county, at the complaint and request of A I, of in the county aforesaid, planter, m our proper persons, have come to the mansion house of him the said A I, in aforesaid, and then and there do find A O, of planter, BO, of planter, CO, of: carpenter, and other malefactors and disturbers of the peace of the said state to us unknown, to the number of eleven persons, in a warlike manner arrayed, to-wit, with clubs, swords and guns, unlawfully, riotously and routously assembled, and the same house besetting, many evils against him the said AI threatening, to the great disturbance of the peace of the said state, and terror of the people, and against the form of the statute in that case made and provided. And therefore, we the aforesaid JP, KP and AS, the afore said AO, BO and C O, do then and there cause to be arrested, and to the common jail of the county aforesaid to be conveyed, by our view and record of the unlawful assembly, riot and rout aforesaid convicted, there to remain every and each of them respectively, until they shall have severally and respectively paid to the state, the several sums of pounds each, which we do impose upon them and every of them separately for their said offence. In testimony whereof, to this our present record, we do put our hands and seals. Dated and year aforesaid. aforesaid, the day Jr P....... (seal) A. S...... (seal) Commitment of Rioters on view. State of North Carolina, Wake County. IP and K P, Esquires, two of the Justices assigned to keep the peace within the said county, and AS, Esquire, Sheriff of the said county. Tothe Keeper of the Common Goal of the said County, Greeting. Whereas upon complaint made unto us by A I, of plan ter, we did this present day of ; go to the house of the said AI, at aforesaid, and there did see A O, of planter, BO, of planter, CO of planter, and other malefactors to us unknown, assembled together in an unlawful, routous and riotous manner, to the terror of the people, and against the peace of the State, and against the form of the statute in that case made and provided: We do therefore send you, by the bringers hereof, the bodies of the said AO, BO and CO, convicted of the said riot, rout and unlawful assembly, by our own view, testimony and record; commanding you in behalf of the said State, to receive them into the said gaol, and them and every of them respectively there safely to keep, until they and every of them shall respectively pay to the said State, the several and respective sum of pounds each, which we have set and imposed upon them, and every of them separately, for the said offence. Given under our hands and seals at da, of in the year of our Lord Warrant to Summon a Jurg. JP, and K P, Esquires, two of the Justices of the Peace for the said county. To the Sheriff of the said County, Greeting. On behalf of the State we command you, that you come before us at in the county aforesaid, on the day of next ensuing, twenty-four honest and lawful men of the county aforesaid, to inquire upon their oath, of certain riots, routs and unlawful assemblies at in the county aforesaid, lately committed, as it is said; and that you return upon every person so by you to be impanneled, twenty shillings of issues at the aforesaid day, to be by them respectively forfeited if they shall not appear and be sworn to inquire of the premises at the said time and place. And this you shall in no wise omit, on pain of twenty pounds. Given under our hands and seals at aforesaid, in the county" in the year of our Lord aforesaid, the day of The Inquisition or Presentment of the Jury. State of North-Carolina, Wake County. An Inquisition for the State indented and taken at aforesaid, the day of in the year of our Lord in the county planter, B O, of by the oath honest and lawful men of the county aforesaid, before JP and KP, Esquires, Justices of the Peace in and for the said county, who say upon their oath aforesaid, that A O, of planter, CO, of , carpenter, together with other malefactors and disturbers of the peace of the said State, to the jurors aforesaid as yet anknown, on the day of now last past, at aforesaid, in the County aforesaid, with force and arms, to wit, with clubs, swords and guns, unlawfully, routously and riotously did assemble, to disturb the peace of the said State; and so being then and there assembled and gathered together, the mansion house of A I, planter, at aforesaid, unlawfully, routously, and riotously did enter, and in and upon him the said A I, then and there unlawfully, routously and riotously did make an assault, and him the said A I then and there unlawfully, routously and riotously did beat, wound and ill treat, in disturbance of the peace of the State, and to the terror of the people, and against the form of the statute in such case made and provided. We whose names are hereunto set, the above said jurors, do find this inquisition true. We the Justices abovesaid, do hereby impose the fines under written, on the above offenders. А В, A O, 201. BO, 201 ROADS. Warrant for not Working on the Roati. State of North-Carolina, Wake County. To AB, Constable, or some other lawful officer of the said County. Whereas complaint hath been made to me, B G, one of the Justice) Eec |