[MCLACHLAN] FLEURY MESPLET 89 



of this City, at which places &c notwithstanding &c. obHgeing &c. 

 promissing &c. consenting &c. 



Done and passed at Montreal Province of Lower Canada aforesaid 

 at the office of P. Lukin one of the subscribing notary's In the year 

 One Thousand seven Hundred & ninety Two, The Twentyfifth day of 

 August in the forenoon & have the sd. Parties signed these Presents 

 with us Notary's. 



John Jacob Astor 

 P. Lukin Ph. Liebert 



N.P. Alexander Henry 



1792 

 John Will. Delisle 

 N.P. 



And on the Twenty-Fourth day of November^ of the same year, 

 personnally came and appeared Before the subscribing Notary's 

 Public, for the Province of Lower Canada, residing in the City of 

 Montreal, the within named, Phillip Liebert, Who voluntarily Con- 

 fessed and declared, to have had and received of and from the within 

 named Alexr. Henry of Montreal aforesaid Merchant Before the 

 executing of these Presents two Certain Letters or Powers of Attorney 

 bearing date the Twenty fifth of August of this present year, being 

 the same which He the said Phillip Liebert had given unto Jacob Astor 

 of New York, Merchant also named in the foregoing deed, together 

 with a Certain Commission & Surgeins Certificate^ the said Jacob 

 Astor to recover a Certain Claim He the said Phillip Liebert had upon 

 the American States, which the said Jacob Astor hath not been able to 

 effect; Wherefore and in Consideration of his Sd. Letters or Powers 

 of Attorny & Papers, being returned, He the said Phillip Liebert 

 Hereby exonerates and discharges the said John Jacob Astor & 

 Alexander Henry of all and every obligation or obligations they or 

 either of them were liable and bound to by Virtue of the' written 

 deed for the payment of any Sum or Sums of Money of all which 

 he freely and absolutely acquits them by these Presents to which 

 the said Alexander Henry present and accepting as well for Himself, 

 as for and on behalf of the Sd. John Jacob Astor doth Consent and 

 agree to; of all Which the Sd. Parties have required of us Act to them 

 instantly granted, to serve against all events. Thus done and passed 

 at Montreal Province of Lower Canada aforesaid at the office of 



1 In the afternoon, P. L. 

 » To enable P. L. 

 * Foregoing P.L. 



