Legal document granting Thomas M. Bagby the right to represent A. C. Allen for deed transfer

              June 9th, 1840
Republic of Texas }
County of Harris }
	Know all men by these presents that I A. C. Allen surviving partner of A C & J K Allen of the City of Houston and Republic of Texas do by these presents nominate constitute and appoint Thomas M Bagby of the same place my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name to sell two thirds of nine Leagues of Land the same having been located by William J Kyle who is the owner of one undivided third, and I the said A C Allen by these present agree to ratify the acts and deeds of my said attorney and make them as valid as though I had done the same myself.
	Given under my hand and seal this ninth day of June AD 1840
A. C. Allen (seal)
Witnesses
B. P. Buckner
A. G. Dickson				
Republic of Texas}
County of Harris}   Before me John Allen Southmayd Depy clerk in & for the County aforesaid this day came & personally appeared Augustus C. Allen, of this County, to me well known, who declared that he executed the foregoing instrument for the purposes and uses therein mentioned, con=tained and set forth.
	 Houston  June 9th 1840                     J. A. Southmayd
							Depy clerk

Recorded in Harris County Record of Deeds F. page 331 at 11 o’clock A.M. June 9th 1840 –
	To certify which I have hereto set my name & affixed the impress of the seal of this county, at office in Houston
June 9th 1840 ----- J. A. Southmayd
			Depy clerk H.C.