Elizabeth Crisp daughter of Bray Crisp , son of William Crisp

Know  all men by these presents that I ELIZABETH CRISP  of the County of Cherokee State of N. Carolina have nominated  constituted and appointed  JOHNSON W KING true and lawful attorney in fact to attend to the collection for me all sum or sums that is or may be due me from the estate of my grandfather WILLIAM CRISP dec'd who resided at the time of his death in Edgecombe County in this State of which my father BRAY CRISP was his son and legal heir to said estate he has long since dec'd  and in connection with WILLIAM CRISP Junr, ALEXANDER CRISP and ISAAC CRISP his lawful children are justly entitled to all sum or sums that is or may be due the said BRAY CRISP Dec'd from said estate . Now I do therefore for myself constitute and appoint the said King to go to Edgecombe County in tis State and attend to the collection of said claim or part whatever may be due me from said estate giving him complete power as far as in ? to manage the whole business for me and in my name as he may think advisable I also authorize   him to commence suit should he think it necessary for the recovery of all such claim  or sums that may be due me from said estate I also authorize him to make a full and final settlement with the administrators or executors who administrated on the estate my grandfather and to ask for and receive from them all such sums that is or may be due me for all property they may have sold either real or personal that belong to said estate and sign my name to all necessary receipts or acquittances for the same and to act and do on the whole matter as he may think advisable I do hereby ratify and confirm all his acts that he may lawfully do in the ? and declare this to be as binding on me as if I had been personally present
and done the same with my own hand in testimony where of I ELIZABETH CRISP Granddaughter of WILLIAM CRISP Sr Dec'd and daughter of BRAY CRISP Dec'd have hereunto set my hand and seal the 8th day of December  1840    Signed ELIZABETH CRISP HER MARK & Seal
in the presence of  A. A Fernton  ?
THE above power of attorney came to hand the 24th of Dec 1840 Certified by Jason L Hyeatt R.C.C
The above power of attorney was registered in the Registrars office of Cherokee County, N Carolina in Book A and pages 191 & 192 this 25th day of December 1840. Certified by Jason L Hyatt R.C.C