Power of Attorney of Colonel John Butler for Robert Hamilton and Robert Addison, January 4,1797

Abstract

A Power of Attorney of Colonel John Butler for Robert Hamilton and Robert Addison, dated January 4, 1797. In the document, Hamilton and Addison, (who were executors of Butler’s estate), appoint Samuel Street, attorney, to “ask, demand, collect and receive all and every…sum of money now due and owing to [the] estate”. The document is signed by Robert Hamilton and Robert Addison.

A six page list is attached to the document by a seal in the top left corner. The document is entitled “Alphabetical list of debts due to the late co-partnership of Street & Butler, December 24, 1796”.