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Know all men by these Presents That I Henry Tobey of Falmouth in the County of Barnstable a true and loyal Citizen of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and of the United States of America Gentleman Have constituted, ordained, and made, and in my stead and place put William S Croft of the city of Georgetown in the District of Georgetown and State of South Carolina Merchant to be my true, sufficient, and lawful Attorney for me and in my name and Stead to ask, demand, recover of and receiving of word from any and all parties, who may have used, occupied any part or the whole of my Real Estate, situated and lying on Bay street, in the said City of Georgetown, since the year 1859 any and all Sums of money due, owing, to coming to me from the use and occupancy of the Sums, and upon the payment to the said Croft of the sums I authorize my said Attorney in my name a full discharge from me of the same to make us complete as I could make, were I personally present, and acting in the same. I also fully authorize my said Attorney to let or lease the said Real Estate's afore said as best he may to any responsible party or parties for the best prices he can obtain for the term of Six Months, whatever my said Attorney do in these matters I certify and confirm and make as valid if done by myself pers- sonally. Giving and Hereby Granting, unto my said Attorney full power and authority in and about the premises; and to use all due means, course and process in the law for the fully effectual and complete execution of the business afore described; and in my name to make and execute due acquittance and dis- charge, and for the premise, to appear, and the person of me the constituent to represent before any governor or judges, justices, officer, and minister of the law whatsoever in any [[page torn]] courts of