Oliver, Joseph, fl. 1786 to Thomas Bowlby
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.167 Author/Creator: Oliver, Joseph, fl. 1786 Place Written: s.l. Type: Document signed Date: 31 August 1786 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 33 cm, Width: 20.8 cm Order a Copy
Witnessed and co-signed by attorneys William Truelove and A. Vikers, saying proper stamps were provided for the document. This Legal document gives Oliver's power of attorney to Bowlby, an attorney in Philadelphia. Oliver was previously in an artillery unit in Pennsylvania and had left North America and joined an artillery unit based out of Nottingham, England. Oliver was giving Bowlby the complete power to transact his business in America, including the distribution of certain lands for service in North America during the Revolution. Also demands that Bowlby recover debts from a William Rows of Philadelphia that is owed Oliver. Two embossed stamps on recto, one for 1 shilling 6 pence and another for 6 pence. Also an ink stamp on recto that says "Half-Penny Sheet." Red wax seal next to Oliver's signature is extent.
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