No 43 Know all men by these presents That We who. have hereunto Set our hand, and Seals, being the officers, mariners and others or the Major Part of them now belonging to his Majestys Sloop Nautillus Have constituted and appointed Alexander Brymer Esqr to be our true and Lawful] attorney and Agent for us and in our Names and room to Solicit, Transact, Sell and take care of all our concern and Interest in the sloop John & Cargo, and Cargo Saved from the Schooner Hannah, also the sloop Hampden and Furniture thereof. Giving and hereby granting to our said attorney. and agent our full Power and authority in the Premisses for Inventorying condemning and Selling the said Prize the Cargos and apparrel and Furniture thereof and for receiving the money arising therefrom and any other money whatsoever to which we are or Shall be Intitled as aforesaid and afterwards to make Distribution of the Neet Proceeds thereof to us or to Persons having Lawfull authority from us.

The said Alexander Brymer first to deduct all his expences and Charges in & about the Premisses, and for the care Pains and trouble to be allowed what is Customary to Agents on the like Occassion In Witness whereof we have hereunto Set our hands and seals oil Board his Majesty's sloop Nautilus off New York the Second day of April one thousand seven hundred and seventy six & in the seventeenth year of our sovereign Lord George the third King of great Britain France and Ireland &c 

[Endorsed]
City of New York ss
Be is remembered that on the seventh day of December 1777, Personally came and appeared before me David Mathews Esqr Major of the City of New York George Hire and Robert Pearson and made Oath on the Holy Evangelist, That they were present & saw the several Persons whose Names are affixed to the foregoing Power of attorney Sign Seal and deliver the same as their Voluntary act and Deed —

D Mathews

[Second endorsement] Received and Registered 19th February 1778.