Power of attorney given to Stephen H Bull by William Caton

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Power of attorney given to Stephen H Bull by William Caton

Power of attorney given to Stephen H Bull by William Caton

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Power of attorney given to Stephen H Bull by William Caton

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001507

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Stephen H Bull, Robert Caton

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William P Caton To Stephen H Bull Power of Atty Know all men by these presents that I William P. Caton of the city of Chicago in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have made constituted and appointed & do by these presents make constitute and appoint Stephen H. Bull of the county of Orange in the state of New York our true and lawful attorney, for me and in my name place & stead to ask demand sue for & receive of & from the ~~executor~~ administratrix of the estate of Zaccariah Caton deceased and from the securities of the said administratrix & from any other person or persons whatever all sums of money or other inheritance which may be due or coming to me as one of the heirs at law of the said Zaccariah Caton & also as one of the heirs at law of Martha Hamlin deceased formerly Martha Caton, And for the purpose of the collection of the said inheritance the said Stephen is hereby fully authorized and empowered in my name place & stead to execute & deliver all receipts, acquittances, bonds, obligations or undertakings, which may be necessary or proper in the prosecution of the said inheritance hereby ratifying and confirming whatever our said attorney may lawfully do in the premises. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this Eighth day of September 1857. In the presence of Wm P Caton Hugh B. Hesly State of Illinois Cook County ss. I Hugh T. Dickey Judge of the circuit court in & for the county of Cook & state of Illinois do hereby certify that William Pearson who is personally known to me to be the real person who is described in & who executed the within power of attorney appeared before me at my chambers in Chicago in said county, the Eighth day of September A.D. 1851. and acknowledged the said power of attorney to be his voluntary act & deed In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand at the time & place aforesaid Hugh T. Dickey Judge of Cook Co. Ct. Ills.