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Norfolk, Va: June 12th 1865

I H. B. Grigsby, of the county of Charlotte and State of Va., hereby appoint John B. Whitehead of the city of Norfolk my Agent and Attorney, to take charge of all my property in said city, both real & personal & to make such disposal of same by writing if not as he may think proper - He is authorized to collect the rent and make [[strikethrough]][[illegible]][[/strikethrough]] repairs necessary for the preservation of the property & to act generally in the premises for me-

Witness my hand & date above written

Hugh B. Grigsby
[[stamp]]U.S. INTER. REVENUE CERTIFICATE FIVE CENTS.[[/stamp]]

[[?]]
R. H. Toms.
J.B. Whitehead.

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The strikethrough is unable to be read. ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-04-10 11:25:25 missing NARA# corrected strikethrough notation "Witness" Added missing revenue stamp transcription ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-04-10 12:58:17 ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-04-10 13:31:24 Added Written above [[?]] ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-04-10 14:27:40 Removed duplicate "Written"