26 March 1754
\"Catherine Wickham a servant belonging to John Peill came into Court and agreed to make a power of attorney to her said Master to sue for & recover a Legacy in great Britain and agreed also to pay him all Expences he be at for the recovery of the same which is ordered to be certified.\" (1)
(1) Ruth Sparacio and Sam Sparacio, Order Book Abstracts of Prince William County, Virginia (1753-1757) (McLean, Virginia: R. & S. Sparacio, 1988), 27, citing Prince William County, Virginia Order Book 1754-1755:15.