Known all Men by these presents that we John Hanna and
Littleberry Hawkins jointly and severally authorise and empower and
by these presents do appoint Thomas C Banks our true and lawful
Attorney to receive and to hold in our names as if we were personally
present certain wares and merchandise belonging to us conformably
to an Invoice herewith annexed which wares and merchandise were
left by us in the year past at the landing of the River Colorado and
at a Camp formerly held by Jacob Jennings (deceased) and we
do further authorise and empower the said Thomas C Banks to
sell or make such other disposition of any wares and Merchandise
that he may receive in our name as he may judge the best for our
interests and that this instrument may have full force and virtue we
have signed our names in presence of a Witness in this twenty fifth
day of April in the year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred an[d]
twenty three—
Made and done in the district of the Brasos in the Province of
Texas in the day and year afforesaid
Attest Hanna and Hawkins
By
LlTTLEBERRY HAWKINS
E Eccleston [Rubric]
I do hereby authorise and appoint Stephen F. Austin to receive,
take possession of, and sell all the property mentioned in the within
power of Attorney, and also to take all other measures relative
thereto, or any other interest of Hanna and Hawkins which I am
authorized by the said power of Attorney to perform
Bexar July 23, 1823.
Witness Thos C. Banks
Articles of Property at the Landing on the Colorado suposed to be
L. Hawkins and taken possession of by S. F. Austin [about
October, 1823]
1- Broad Axe
1- Ship Carpenters do
1- Adse
3- Froes 2- Froes 1 sold to McOrmic @ 50 cts Lb
1- Hoe
1- Blacksmiths hamer
1- Stone Do
1- do Sledge
5- Iron wedges
3- Plough molds
1- Chopping axe 1 taken up and 1 in Morissons possession
1- fore Plane
1- Jack do
1- Smoothing do
1- Carpenters hammer
3- Bars Lead 1- Bar lead
1- 3/4 of a bar sold to Parker @ 12 1/2 pound.
1- 1/4 of a Bar
1- 7 quarter auger
1- 6 - do - do
1- 3 do - do
1- Inch Morticing chisel
1- 1/2 In - do - do
2 " weights - 7 and 14
1- Franklin Stove
2- Andirons-
Those mard. [following list] are taken up the River by S. F. A,
and the balance are hid at the landing.
2 Setts Plough Irons supposed to belong to Bowman etc.
1- Sett streachers-
About 75 lbs of nails estimated, supposed to belong to Clopper—
and 2 steel traps
1 Pattent Plough. Said to be sold to James Cummings by Hanna.
1- Stone Claimd by Kincheloe
1. oven cracked
1. Oven claimed by Nelson
1. Stew kettle sd to be claimd. by Kincheloe
1 Grind Stone supposed to be S. F. Austins-
[Endorsed] Memo. of Articles found at Mouth of Colorado and
destroyd afterwards by Indians