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have made ordain'd Authorised Constituted and Appointed And by these Presents make Ordain Authorise Constitute & Appoint the said John Campbell my true & Law full Attorney irrevocable in my Name be it for his own proper Use & Benefit to ask Demand & receive of & from his Majesty's Receiver General of the Quit Rents for the Province of North Carolina afsd. And of & from all other Person ^(and) Persons whatsoever concern'd in the Payment of Salaries of the Public Officers, all such Sum & Sums of Money Arrears of Salary Dues & Demands whatsoever as are now Due & owing to me as Executrix of the last Will & Testament of my sd. late Husband George Gould deceas'd on account of his Services in the Office of Surveyor General of his Majestie's Lands as above mention'd And acquittances or other Sufficient, Discharges for me & in my Name on receipt of the same to make execute & Deliver. And to do all other Law full Acts & things whatsoever concerning the Premises as fully in every respect as I myself could do if Personally Present. And whereas the Particular Sum now due and owing to the Estate of my said Deceas'd Husband on account of the Salary ^(as) abovemention'd is not at Present exactly known, I do hereby Authorize & impower my said Attorney for me & in my Name finally to adjust & settle with his Majesties Receiver General Auditor General or other Persons concerned in Payment of the Salaries of Public Officers the Account of all such Sum & Sums of Money so due as afsd. & to agree upon & accept in my name in full Satisfaction & Payment of the above mention'd Demand such Sum of Money as upon a settlement of the Account shall appear to my sd. Attorney to be justly due And I do hereby Ratify Confirm & allow whatsoever my said Attorney shall Law-

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Lawfully do or Cause to be done in & about the Premises as fully & Effectually as if I myself were Personally Present & the Actor or Doer thereof In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal the Twelfth Day of August in the year of our Lord one Thousand Seven Hundred & fifty Five Eliza Gould [encircled text (L:S)] Singed Seal'd & deliver'd in Presence of Chas. Elliott Blake Baker recorded 13th Octobr 1755 [text in margin (Exd.)]

[text in margin (Warrant for)] Be the Lords Justices [drawing in margin resembles a shield with a base with text inside (Sla or Sta 2 - 6)] Dorset Argyll, Anson, Rochford [drawing in margin resembles a shield with a base with text inside (Sla or Sta 2 - 6)] These are in His Majesties name to [drawing in margin resembles a shield with a base with text inside (Sla or Sta 2 - 6)] Authorize and require you fortwith to cause Letters Patents to pass under the Seal of His Majestys Province of North Carolin for Constituting and [beging text in margin] Peter Henley Esqr to be Chief Justice of No. Carolina [end text in margin] Appointing Peter Henley Esqr. His Majestys Chief Justice of and in His Majestys said province in the room of Enoch Hall Esq^(r.)uire deceased; To have, hold, Exercise and Enjoy the said Office unto him the said Peter Henley during His Majestys Pleasure and his Residence within His Majestys said Province, together with all and singular the Rights Profits, Privileges and Emoluments to

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to the said Place belonging in as full and ample manner as the said Enoch Hall or any other Person hath formerly held or of right ought to have held and enjoyed the same with full power and Authority to hold the Supreme Courts of Judicature at Such places and times as the same may and ought to be held within His Majestys said Province, and for so doing this shall be your Warrant. And so we bid you farewell, Given at Whitehall the Twentieth day of May 1755 in the Twenty Eighth year of His Majesties Reign By Command of the Lords Justices C: Amyand To Arthur Dobbs Esqr. Captain Genl. and Govr. in Chief of His Majties province of No. Carolina in America, Or in his Absence to the Commander in Chief, or to the President of the Council of the said Province for the time being. Recorded 15th. Novr. 1755. By G. Arthaud D. Secry.

______________________________________________________ North Carolina fs. [begin text in margin] Peter Henley Esqr. his Comissn. of Chief Justice [end text in margin] George the Second by the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King, Defender of the Faith To Peter Henley Esqr. Greeting We are posing Special Trust and Confidence in the, Loyalty

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Loyalty Integrity Skill and Ability of You the said Peter Henley Do hereby Constitute and appoint you the said Peter Henley Chief Justice of and in Our said Province of North Carolina hereby Giving and Granting unto you the said Peter Henley full power and Authority to hold the Supreme Courts of Judicature at such times and places as the same may and ought to be held within Our said Province To have hold Execute and Enjoy the said Office of Chief Justice during Our pleasure and your Residence within Our said Province together with all and singular the Powers Salaries Rights Profits Privileges and Emoluments to the said Place belonging in as full and ample manner as any other Person hath formerly held or of right ought to have held and enjoyed the same In Testimony whereof we have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent Witness Arthur Dobbs Esqr. Our Governour and Commander in Chief in and over Our said Province at Newbern under his hand and the Seal of Our said Province the 15th. day of November in the Twenty ninth year of Our Reign [crossed out text (1755)] And in the Year of Our Lord 1755 Arthur [encircled text (LS)] Dobbs By His Excyls. Command Richd. Spaight Secy.

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North Carolina ss. These are to Certify that Peter Henley Esqr. Chief Justice of sd: Province Qualified this fifth day of Decr. 1755 by taking the Oaths appointed by Act of Assembly for that purpose Richd: Spaight Secy.

________________________________________________ North Carolina. His Excellency Arthur Dobbs Esqr. Captain General and Governor in Chief in and Over his Majesty's said Province [begin text in margin]Rd. Spaight Esqr. his Commn. of Secretary of the Province [end text in margin]

To Richard Spaight Esqr. Greeting By Virtue of his Majesty's Royal Commission under the great seal of Great Britain Constituting me Captain General and Governor in Chief in and Over this Province with full Power and Authority to Appoint all Officers Both Civil and Military within the same I being well Assured of the Loyalty Integrity and Ability of you the [begin text in margin] Janr 10. 1756. Recorded by Wm. Powell D.S. [end text in margin] said Richard Spaight Do by these Presents Constitute and Appoint you Secretary and Clerk of the Crown for the aforesaid Province To have hold Execute and Enjoy the said Offices According to the Laws Statutes and Acts of Assembly In the said Province Together with all and Singular the powers, Authorities, Salaries, Rights Profits Previledges, Fees, Perquisits and Emoluments Whatsoever which to the said Offices Doth belong or in Anywise Appertain In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and Cause the great Seal of the province to be hereunto Affixed at Newbern in the XXVIIII Year of his Majestys Reign October 27th Anno Dom - 1755 - Arthur Dobbs