Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2,355, William Cotton, N.H.
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(3-1778)
SERVICE
N. H
NUMBER
Cotton, William
Ruth
R 2,355
CONTENTS
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No 14087
Ruth Cotton decd
wid of
William Cotton
New York
Lt [illegible] P. King Apr 8 50
C.W. Bennett Aug 25/63
2355
July 1 1838
Hon. Preston King
H.R.
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REJECTED
2325
P.O. 
Ruth Cotton
Service;
Enlisted:  ,18
Discharged: , 18
Application filed: , 18
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P.O.
Recognized. Contract
Cert. of Dis. Searched for  ,18
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[illegible] March 20/50
Hon. P. King
Dear Sir
[illegible from extract:]
how for one of the
that I have the
in Albany whilst with which
was on the day in reading evidence
in the claim for Person the
William Bath the
other is what I then
where he found at this late and
Now has but that there is it
of in the act of the war the
past I have no doubt to prove his
entitle his heirs
that he will of William Cotton
Wm Clark of Potsdam who
married a daughter of Colton will pay the
expense of a search your attention to the
mother will be a fort to Clark and
your kind the
set and
[signature] Thomas Attwater
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State of New York
[illegible:  from Extract:}
County
Joseph Colton of the Town of South County of
the
S
that in six years longer that if the
last her of William to the
within the Town of Plymouth in the State
Now thither and settle the Town of
in the Statement when the
lived together as man and wife until the
death of this deponents Father the said
William Cotton who had in the Town of Danbury
State of Vermont in 1814, and that his mother
Noth Cotter died in December 1840 in the Town of
the County of Lemhi State of Newbold
that the seven children now living the
William and Ruth Colton, This deponent
to be his Father that he enlisted
same being the son of the North and did
seven on this deponent has so has
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discharge - That deponent further informed him
that he enlisted in the New Hampshire line of the revolutionary army that he served in the regiment  commanded by Col Bedell and  also served under Gen. Starkin. 
it but he was at the siege of Quebec under
 Gen Montgomery, deponent does not recollect
the name of any Capt his father was a sergeant
part of his being had he never thereon
and nor did his mother apply for a pension to which he is now informed he was entitled-
Sworn and subscribed
before me this 22d day
March 1850
[illegible] Justice of the Peace

[signature] Joseph his x mark Cotton
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Ho. of Reps
April 2 1850
JL Edwards
Com of Pensions
Sir
Enclosed I send you an affidavit with a lett er  Hon. Phineas Attwater - and desire to know what evidence the muster rolls or other documentary evidence in the pension office or war office show of the service of William Cotton named in the affidavit
Very Respectfully
Preston King
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Washington City
Prince 8th 1858

Hon. L. P. Waldo
Comr of Pension

Sir
I have the honor to enclose herewith the power of attorney executed by the heirs of Ruth Cotton decd of New York. whose claim
under act of July 7th 1838 has been suspended.
I hope to be enabled to file additional evidence in the
case sufficient to establish the claim before it comes up for examination
By Respectfully
Your obedt Sect.
C. W. Bennett
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Ruth Cotton
Act 1832  N.Y.

A H Mackland
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Ruth Cowan
State of New York
County of St Lawrence
Be it Known, on this Eighteenth day of November A.D. 1852, before me the [illegible] designated, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Joseph Cotton
(then at Law of William Cotton) resident of Madrid
in said County, and made oath according to that he is the heir at Law of
William Cotton who was a Soldier in the war of the Revolution, and who has heretofore made application for the benefit of
the Pension Act of
that he is directly interested as a claimant in said pension and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments as my Agent may use in prosecuting said claim.
Countermanding and revoking all Powers of Attorney, and authority heretofore given, I hereby constitute and appoint C. W. BENNETT, of
Washington City, my true and lawful Attorney, to prosecute the claim of William Cotton
for
any amount of Revolutionary Pension, or increase of Pension that may be due; and I hereby authorize my said Attorney to examine all papers or
documents in relation to said claim on file in the Department at Washington City, or elsewhere, to file additional evidence or arguments, and to receive
for my exclusive benefit, the certificate which may be issued for said claim, which certificate I wish made payable at the Washington City, D. C. Agency; to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed, and to do all things that I might or could do were I personally present.
Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney and Agent shall lawfully do in the premises.
[signature] Joseph Cotton

Sworn to, Subscribed and Acknowledged before me the day and year above written, and I hereby certify that I believe the said Joseph Cotton to be directly interested in said claim as set forth, and to be the identical party therein alleged.
[signature] H B Richardson
Justice of the Peace
State of New York
County of St. Lawrence

It is Hereby Certified, that satisfactory evidence has been chained before me, Clerk of the
County Court that Joseph Colton
the party who has sworn to, and
acknowledged the foregoing Declaration and Power of Attorney is the [illegible] child reputed soldier aforesaid. I  further certify
H B Richardson Esq. before whom the preceding it affidavit and Power of Attorney were made and
acknowledged, was, at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, and that the signature purporting to be his, I believe to be genuine.  

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office,
this Nineteenth day of March 1853
[signature] George S. Winslow Clerk
of St Lawrence County
 
1. Claimant's name or names in full. 2 Post Office address.
3. "That he is the identical man," or, "that she is the widow of the identical man or that he or she is the legal heir of the identicat and
4. Leave to the blank. -5, is, "she is, or they are, Revolutionary soldier's full name. Claimant's signature Claimant named Magistrate's signature
12. "Idennet, widow of," or end of Magistrate's name -- 10. Clerk's signature.
Should two or more heirs join in the foregoing, the plural should be substitute for the singular numher,