No 16 Know all Men by these Presents that we the undermention'd as well for ourselves as for the rest of the Ships Company belonging to his Majestys Ship Senegal have Constituted Ordain'd & made and in our stead and place put and by these Presents do Constitute Ordain and make and in our stead and place put Alexandr Thompson Agent to the Contractors for the Victualling his Majestys Ships at Halifax Nova Scotia to be our true sufficient & lawfull Attorney for us and in our Name and stead and to our use to ask Demand, levy require recover and receive of and from all and every Person or Persons whomsoever the same shall or may concern all and Singular Sum and Sums of money Debts Goods wares merchandize Effects and things whatsoever and whersoever they shall and may be found due owing payable belonging and comeing unto us Constituent by any ways any means whatsoever respecting seizures made & sent to the Port of Halifax by his Majestys Sloop Senegal Giving and hereby Granting unto our said Attorney our full and whole strength Power and authority in and about the Premisses & to take and use all due means Cource and Process in the Law for the Obtaining and of recovering the same and of recoveries and Receipts thereof in our Name to make Seal and execute due Acquittance and Discharge and for the premisses to appear & the Person of our Constituent to represent before any Governour Judges Justices Officers and Ministers at the Law whatsoever in any Court or Courts of Judication and there on our behalf to answer Defend and reply unto all Actions Causes matters and things whatsoever relating to the premisses & So to submitt any matter in Dispute to Arbitration or otherwise with full Power to make and substitute one or more Attornies under our said Attorney and the same again at pleasure to revoke and generally to say, do, act, transact determine accomplish & finish all matters and things whatsoever relating to the premisses as fully amply & effectually to all intents and purposes as our said Constituent if present ought or might, although the matter should require more special authority than herein Comprisd our said Constituent rectifying allowing & holding firm and valid all and whatsoever our said Attorney or His Substitutes shall lawfully do or cause to be done in and about the premisses by Virtue of these Present In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and Seals the ninth Day of March Anno Domini 1776 & in the 16th year of his Majestys Reignー

[Endorsed] Receiv'd & Registred, 3d Octobr 1776ー