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Power of attorney: Thomas Hart to James Hogg and others

Will Book A, page 214 · dated 19 November 1780 · proved November 1780

Thomas Hart appointed friends James Hogg and Jesse Benton as his attorneys.

Kind of paper
Power of attorney
Made by
Thomas Hart (printed THOMAS HART)
Dated
19 November 1780
Proved
November 1780 court
To
James Hogg (trusty friends); Jesse Benton (trusty friends)
Witness
Susannah Miller

Names and places are given as the abstract writes them, spelling and all. This record has not been checked against the will book.

Where to find it

  • Orange County Will Book A, page 214.
  • Abstract: Ruth Herndon Shields, Abstracts of Wills Recorded 1752 through 1800 in Orange County, North Carolina, Will Books A, B and C (Davie Poplar Chapter NSDAR, revised edition 1966).
  • Microfilm at the Orange County Public Library, Wall Local History Collection: reel 80001, “Record of Wills, 1752–1795, Vols. A, B” (State Archives film).
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