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Book “U” pages 340 and 350 obtained from Marshall County Deeds office July 29, 1999

Know All men by these presents that I, Isaac M. Davis, of the county of Massac and the state of Illinois, do hereby constitute and appoint Virgil H. Davis, of Cornersville in the county of Giles and the state of Tennessee, my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name place and stead to ask, demand, collect, receive and receipt for any and all money due me and now ready to be paid to me from the estate of John Davis, deceased, who was the grandfather of the undersigned and which I am entitled to as his heir at law. And I do hereby authorize my said attorney for me to sign my name to any receipt which may be required to obtain any or all sums of money due me from said estate, and to do and perform all other acts necessary to be done in the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as I myself, if personally present could do and I hereby notify and confirm all that my said attorney shall or may do in the premises.
Isaac M. Davis (seal)

Signed sealed and delivered in presence
the undersigned this 7th day of December
1865 F. H. Collins
George B. Depree

State of Illinois }
Massac County} I the undersigned a notary public in and for Metropolis City, County of Massac and state of Illinois, do hereby certify that on this seventh day of December A.D. 1865, personally appeared before me Isaac M. Davis who is personally known tome to be the same person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing power of attorney as a party hereto and acknowledged the same to be is act and deed for the purpose therein mentioned. I also certify that the signature is genuine being affixed in my presence. In(?) testimony whereof I have hereto affixed my signature and seal notorize the date above written.
John F. McCortney
Notary Public

Filed in my office Feb 21st 1866 at 10 o’clock A.M.
J. A.(?) Waters