Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 788-100, William Wentworth, N.H.
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N.H. [New Hampshire Wentworth, William
Number B.L.No. 788-100
Contents [blank]

[A star appears above the W of the name Wentworth]
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N.L. Apl 16 1879
[illegible] to Danl S. Wentworth, son and the other heirs at law Wm Wentworth priv N.H. line [illegible]
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No 788
William Wentworth priv; New Hampshire line
Dan' S. Wentworth son and other heirs
Warrant issued April 16th 1819
John Coates Attorney
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Probate certificate
William Wentworth
N.H. Line
Revolution
$1
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
York ss.  By the Court of Probate for the county of York, It is hereby certified that it has been satisfactorily proved that Daniel S. Wentworth of Parsonsfield in said county is one of the sons and legal heirs of William Wentworth late of said Parsonsfield, deceased, and said to have been a soldier in the revolutionary army of the United States.
In testimony whereof, the signatures and seal of the said Court of Probate are hereunto affixed, the eighteenth day of February A.D. 1818.
[signed] Stephen Shushen Judge
Daniel Sewall, Reg
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State of New Hampshire
Strafford ss.  I Daniel Waldron Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County within the first District do hereby certify that Hatevil Knight whose signature is affixed to the within is a Justice of the Peace acting under the authority of said State and that his signature to the within paper is in his own proper handwriting.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 19th day of May A,D. 1818
[signed] Danl Waldron
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20.058
KNOW all Men by these Presents,
That I Daniel S. Wentworth of Parsonsfield in the County of York and Commonwealth of Massachusetts have constituted, ordained and made, and i my stead and place put John Coates of Boston in the County of Suffolk and Commonwealth aforesaid to be my true, sufficient and lawful attorney for me and in my name and stead, to to ask for and receive from the Government of the United States of America and form my use, a Warrant of One hundred acres of Land, granted to Wm Wentworth, deceased, my late Father and due to me and the other heirs at Law of the said William Wentworth for his services during the revolutionary war, in the New Hampshire line of the American army.
Giving and hereby granting unto my said attorney full power and authority in and about the premises; and to use all due means, course and process in the law for the full, effectual and complete execution of the business afore described; and in my name to make and execute due acquittance and discharge; and for the premises to appear, and the person of me the constituent to represent before any governor, judges, justices, officers and ministers of the law whatsoever, in any court or courts of judicature, and there, on my behalf, to answer, defend and reply unto all actions, cause matters and things whatsoever, relating to the premises. Also to submit any matter in dispute, respecting the premises, to arbitration or otherwise: with full power to make and substitute, for the purposes aforesaid, one or more attorneys under my said attorney and the same again at pleasure to revoke. And generally to say, do, act, transact, determine, accomplish and finish all maters and things whatsoever, relating to the premises, as fully, amply and effectually, to all intents and purposes as I the said constituent, if present, out or might personally, although the matter should require more special authority than is herein comprised, I the said constituent ratifying, allowing and holding firm and valid all and whatsoever my said attorney or his substitutes shall lawfully do, or cause to be done, in and about the premises, by virtue of these presents. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this sixteenth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
[signed] Daniel S. Wentworth
Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of Andrew M E. Chapmon
Rufus McIntire
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[in the margin] Wm Wentworth [illegible]
State of Massachusetts
York ss. February 16 1818
Personally appeared the within named Daniel S. Wentworth, a person well known to me and acknowledged the within power of attorney by him subscribed to be his free act and deed.
[signed] Andrew M.E. Chapmon Justice Peace
State of Massachusetts
County of York.  I Daniel Sewall, Clerk of the Courts in the county of York, do hereby certify, that Andrew M. E. Chapmon above named was at the time the above acknowledgment was taken a Justice of the peace for said county, acting under the authority of said State, and that the above appears to be his signature.
In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand and seal of office, the seventeenth day of February 1818. 
[signed] Daniel Sewall