Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 40479, for William Southworth, Connecticut
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    William Southworth was allowed pension on his application executed June 5, 1818, at which time he was living in Chautauqua County, New York and was aged sixty years and four months. 

    He moved to Conneaut Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania, about 1819. In 1927, he was living in Erie County, Pennsylvania, and it was then stated that he had recently moved there from New York. 

    In 1827, William Southworth stated that his wife was sixty-eight years of age and that his daughter, charlotte, was about twenty-six years of age. William Southworth referred to his sons in 1818 but did not state their names. In that year reference was made to Harvey and Samuel Southworth but it was not stated that they were the soldier's sons. there are no further family date. 

    If you desire to obtain the date of last payment of pension of WIlliam Southworth, the name and address of the person to whom it was paid and possibly that date of death of the soldier, it is suggested that you address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Divisions, Washington, D.C, giving the following data:

    William Southworth, Certificate 15702, issued November 4, 1819, rate $8 per month, commenced June 5, 1818, Act of march 18, 1818, Pennsylvania Agency, transferred from New York June 6, 1828. 

                                 Very truly yours


                                  A.D. Hiller
                                  Executive Assistant 
                                  to the Administrator
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                   Revolutionary Claims
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  Under the act, entitled "An act for the relief  of certain surviving Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution," approved 15th May, 1828.
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                                  TREASURY DEPARTMENT
                                          19 September 1828.
     The annexed paper, relating to the claim of William Southworth under the abovementioned act, is respectfully referred to the Secretary of War, with a request that he will be pleased to cause me to be informed whether a discharge, and, if so, what discharge, was received at the War Department, from the claimant, on an application stated to have been heretofore made by him for a pension: of what other evidence has been exhibits to the Departments of his Service.

                                                  Richard Ruth,
      The Hon. the SECRRTARY of War.