American Surety Co }
      To           }  Power of Attorney.
J.C. Adkins        }
     American Surety Company of New York.
     Capital and Surplus over $ 6,000,000.
      Limited Power of Attorney.
Know All Men by these presents: That the American
Surety Company of New York, a Corporation of the
State of New York, of No. 100 Broadway, in the City
of New York, in said State, has made, constituted
and appointed, and by these presents does hereby make,
constitute and appoint J.C. Adkins, of Gainesville,
Alachua County, Florida, its true, sufficient and
lawful attorney, with full power and authority
to make, execute and deliver, for it, in its name
and in its behalf, as surety, at Gainesville, a-
foresaid, bonds, undertakings or obligations as
follows: Bonds, not exceeding in any single
instance, Ten Thousand Dollars ($ 10,000), condit-
ioned for the faithful performance of their duties
by Executors, Administrators, Receivers in State
Courts, Receivers in united States Courts and
Receivers and Trustees in Bankruptcy; Bonds,
not exceeding in any single instance, One
Thousand Dollars ($1,000), required by
Notaries Public, required to be filed in the
County of Alachua, State of Florida, provided,
however, that every such bond executed here-
under be countersigned by C.R. Layton or
W.H. Burdick, hereby giving its said attorn-
ey full power and authority to do everthing
whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done
for the purpose of making, executing and
delivering such obligations as fully as the
officers of said American Surety Company of
New York could do if personally present, and
hereby ratifying and confirming all that its
said attorney shall lawfully do or cause to

Side note on document reads: See revocation of this Power
of Attorney recorded in Deed Book 90 page 127 etc.
March 12th 1913 S.H. Wienges Clerk By E. Weir DC