the said trustees, and their successors, all such customs, duties, and services, as for the said demised premises have been accustomed, or of right ought to be done and performed. In witness whereof, &c. An improving lease of uncultivated land. This indenture, made the seventeenth day of November, in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirtytwo, between Isaac Bud, of Johnson county and state of Indiana, of the one part, and Thomas Summers of the county and state aforesaid, of the other part, witnesseth, that for and in consideration of the covenants, provisions, and agreements herein reserved and contained, and which, on the part of the said Thomas Summers, his heirs, executors, and administrators are to be done and performed, he the said Isaac Bud hath leased, demised, and to farm let, and by these presents, doth lease, demise, and to farm let unto the said Thomas Summers, his heirs, executors, and administrators, a certain tract of wood land, lying and being in the county of Johnson aforesaid, being the north-east quarter of section six, in township thirteen north, and range three east, containing one hundred and sixty acres; to have and to hold the said lot of wood land, from the day of the date hereof, for and during the full term of five years, thence next ensuing and fully to be complete and ended. And the said Thomas Summers, for himself, his heirs, executors, and administrators, doth hereby covenant, promise, and agree, to and with the said Isaac Bud, his heirs and assigns, that he the said Thomas Summers shall and will clear forty acres of the said land in the following manner: he shall cut down and burn all the trees on the said forty acres, which are under a foot in diameter, and all sugar tree, beach, gum, and buckeye, of all dimensions; and also that he shall and will enclose the said forty acres with a good sufficient rail fence, made of good sufficient rails, of durable timber, and none of them to be of buckeye, beach, sugar tree or hickory, or of any other soft or worthless timber, and the whole ground aforesaid to be enclosed in lots of ten acres or less, with good partition fences, and all to be done in a good husband-like manner; and further, that he the said Thomas Summers will take care that no waste or trespass be committed on the said tract of land, and that he will not cut or otherwise destroy any of the timber on the said tract, except on the aforesaid forty acres; and further that he will not assign or set over this indenture of lease, or transfer any of the premises hereby demised, without the consent and permission of the said Isaac Bud first had and obtained in writing; and also that he will, at the expiration of the said term, deliver up to the said Isaac Bud, his heirs or assigns, the said hereby demised premises, and all the improvements, in good repair. In witness whereof, &c. LETTER OF ATTORNEY. General form to recover debts. Know all men by these presents, that I, Aaron Belt, of the city of Indianapolis, in the state of Indiana, have made, constituted, and appointed, and do, by these presents, make, ordain, constitute, and appoint Calvin Dudley, of Bartholomew county, in said state, my true and lawful attorney, for me, and in my name, and for my use, to ask, demand, sue for, recover, and receive all such sum or sums of money, debts, goods, wares, and other demands whatsoever, which is or shall be due, owing, "and payable to me, in any manner or by any means whatsoever; and I hereby give my said attorney full power and authority in and about the premises, to have, use, and take all lawful ways and means, in my name, for the purposes aforesaid; and upon the receipt of such debts, dues, or sums of money, to make, seal, and deliver, acquittances, and other sufficient discharges, for me and in my name; and generally to do and perform in my name, all other acts and things necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully and amply to all intents and purposes, as I myself could or might do if personally present; and attorneys, one or more under him, for the purposes aforesaid, to make and constitute, and again at pleasure to revoke. And I hereby ratify and confirm all and whatsoever my said attorney shall lawfully do, in my name, in and about the premises, by virtue of these pre sents. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this sixteenth day of November in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty-two. Signed, sealed, and AARON BELT [SEAL.] Letter of attorney, to receive a legacy. To all people to whom these presents may come: I, Daniel Brown, of Shelby county, and state of Indiana, and Sarah my wife, late Sarah Wilson, one of the daughters and legatees named in the last will and testament of Hugh Wilson, late of Shelby county aforesaid, deceased, send greeting. Whereas, the said Hugh Wilson, in and by his last will and testament, bearing date the second day of February, in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and twenty-nine, did, amongst other things, give and bequeath unto his said daughter Sarah, the sum of five hundred dollars, payable in six months after his decease; and of his said will appointed James Freeman executor, as by the said will, duly proved, and now remaining on file in the office of the clerk of the probate court at Shelbyville, in the county of Shelby aforesaid, more fully appears. Now, know ye, that I, the said Daniel Brown, and Sarah my wife, have made, ordained, constituted, and appointed, and do by these presents, make, ordain, constitute, and appoint Charles Davis, of Shelbyville, our true and lawful attorney, for us and in our names, and for our use, to ask, demand, sue for, recover, and receive, of and from the said James Freeman, executor as aforesaid, or in whose hands soever the same may be found, the said legacy or bequest mentioned in the said will, and also all such other sum or sums of money, debts, goods, wares, and demands whatsoever, which are or shall be due, owing, payable, and belonging to us by any means whatsoever, for or on account of her full share, part, and dividend of the estate of the said Hugh Wilson, deceased; giving and granting to our said attor ney, by these presents, full power and authority, in and about the premises, to take aud use all lawful ways and means, in our names, for the accomplishment of the ob jects aforesaid; and upon the receipt of any such debts, dues, or sums of money, for us and in our names, to make, seal, and deliver acquittances or other sufficient discharges; and generally to do and perform all other acts and things necessary to be done and performed in and about the premises as amply and fully, to all intents and purposes, as we ourselves might or could do if personally present; and attorneys, one or more, under him for the purposes aforesaid, to make and constitute, and again at pleasure to revoke; hereby ratifying and confirming whatever our said attorney shall lawfully do in the premises by virtue of these presents. In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals, the sixteenth day of November, in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty-two. Signed, sealed, and delivered in presence of ZENAS FINCH, WILLIAM GEORGE. DANIEL BROWN [SEAL.] Letter of attorney, to convey real estate. SEAL Know all men by these presents, that I, A. B. of have made, ordained, constituted, and appointed, and do by these presents make, ordain, constitute, and appoint, and in my place and stead put and depute C. D. of my true and lawful attorney, for me, and in my name, place, and stead, to grant, bargain, sell, and convey all that messuage or tenement, [describe the premises] with the appurtenances, and all my estate, right, title, and interest therein, unto such person or persons, and for such price or prices as he shall think proper; and also for me, and in my name, place and stead, and as my proper act and deed, to sign, seal, deliver, and acknowledge, all such deed or deeds of conveyance as shall be necessary for the absolute granting and assuring of the premises to the purchaser or purchasers, in fee simple; giving and granting to my said attorney all my power and authority in and about the premises, to have, use, and take all lawful ways and means, in my name, for the purposes aforesaid; and generally to do and perform all lawful acts and things, necessary to be done and performed, in and about the premises, in my name, as fully and amply as I myself might or could do if personally present; and attorney or attorneys under him, for the purposes aforesaid, to make and constitute, and again at pleasure to revoke; hereby ratifying, allowing, and confirming whatsoever my said attorney shall lawfully do in my name, in and about the premises, by virtue of these presents. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this sixteenth day of November, in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty-two. Signed, sealed, and delivered, in presence of C. D. E. F. Letter of substitution. A, B. [SEAL.] To all people to whom these presents may come:Whereas, A. B. of in and by a certain letter of attorney, bearing date the first day of January, eighteen hundred and twenty-nine, did make, constitute, and appoint C. D. as his true and lawful attorney, &c. [as in the original letter] as in and by the said letter of attorney, relation being thereunto had, more fully appears. Now, know ye, that the said C. D. has made, appointed, and substituted, and does by these presents, by virtue of the power and authority given to him by the said recited letter of attorney, make, appoint, and substitute E. F. of to be the true and lawful attorney of the said A. B., the constituent in the foregoing letter of attorney named, to do, execute, and perform all such acts, deeds, matters, and things, as shall and may be requisite and necessary to be done and performed, for effecting the purposes and objects in the said letter of attorney contained and set forth, as fully and effectually in all respects, and to all intents and purposes, as the said C. D. might or could do in virtue of the power and authority aforesaid if personally present; hereby ratifying and confirming all and whatsoever the said substitute may lawfully do in virtue hereof. In witness whereof, the said |