Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 103-100, for Nathaniel Rich, Connecticut
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
Conn.   
Rich, Nathaniel   
NUMBER
B. L. Wt. 103-100
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Wm TAlbut to W Dana
[illegible number]
Inclosing letter of atty for land warrant on acct of Nathl Rich
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Hon [honorable] Sam W Dana Esq.
Member of Congress
Washington
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of your paying little attention to Me have in closed a power of Jury to
you and wish you to go to the Secretary of [illegible]
and gift the Land Warrant That Nathaniel Rich
was entitled or Rhody Rich his Mother as he was
killed in battle and is [illegible] for land and the
Clerk of the War office says that the Mother is the
Wright before Brothers and Sisters and wishes
to inform M. [illegible]
and Chase
such Lots of Land as please and then Gift them No
of them and go to the Treasury and it the [illegible]
of Where that they must be drawn By Balled
ishall [illegible] to the Ohio as soon to the season of the
year Will permit With Name of Settlers and
if you get the Warrant I wish you to in close it
in letter to me and with the direction in
Regard of getting the Survey and in so doing 
you Will much oblide yours to serve
Samuel W Dana
William Talbut
Chatham
Feby 24th 1801
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Know all men by these presents that I Rody Rich of Chatham in Connecticut County of Middlesex mother to Nathaniel Rich deseast (deceased) that was shot in battel (battle) and was solger (soldier) in Cornel (Colonel) Isaac Shermans Rigment (regiment). He was not twenty one year of age and never was married and has no children and am his mother and only parent living and have right to his land for [illegible] consideration and good cause have unto moving have made ordained constituted and appointed and by these presences do make ordain constitute and appoint my trusty Rvend (reverend) Samuel Wm Dana of Middlesex County of Middlesex and state of Connecticut my true and lawfull attorney for me and in my name and to our use to ask and demand recover and receive and receive of and from the Secretary of War the land warrent of survey to which Rody Rich one intitled to as the mother and chair to Nathaniel Rich deceast (deceased) as is so after the above solger (soldier) that was shot was for the war in fith (fifth) Connecticut line in one was kild (killed) in battel (battle) and by these presences granting to my said attorney my [illegible] full power and authority to take and pursue and follow such legal course for the recovery and receiving & recovering and obtaining of all my Wright in and from the Secretary of War as to Land Warrants plats and surveys to which I am intitled to granting full power and authority to any said attorney
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and in my name to sygn [sign] seale and deliver as also one or more attorney or attorneys under him to substute [substitute] or appoint and [illegible] at his pleasure to revock [revoke] and further to perform and execute for me and in my name all and singular things which one or may be necessary toching and concerning the said land as fulley and as thoroughly and interely [entirely] as tho my self was there and in and bout the same halfing and allowing and conserning [concerning] whatsoever any said attorney shall lawfully do or cose [cause] to be done in and about the said land by vurtue [virtue] of these presents in witness where of those here unto set my hand and seal.
Rody Rich X her mark

Personally appeared before me the above named signer and sealer of the fore going power of attorney and acknowledge that to be her free and and deed.
Chauncy Bulkley Just of Peace

Be fore me personally appeared Aner Cole in signer John Park Nosoah Jaser and being sworn according to law depose and say that they was personally acquainted with Nathaniel Rich that is now deceast (deceased) and they know Rody Rich to be his mother and likewise know that he was solger (soldier) in Cororal (Colonel) Shermans regiment till he was shot and he is one and the same person that is [illegible] in the fore going power of attorney to be just one true and nothing but truth.
over
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Brought over
the truth

Chatham February 24th 1801 Abner Cole Esq
I further certify that the within named Nathaniel Rich John Parks Esq & Noadiah Taylor is the same person that is set forth in foregoing power of attorney.
Chauncey Bulkley Just of Peace