Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 8407, for Joseph Powers, Massachusetts
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1782
While holding commission as Sicut(?). The other Cony.  Officer in Company of Sargeants   Thomas Arnold, Nicholas Camp, Thomas Arnold(crossed out) 
Sargeants  had out one, dont recalled his name
to Minsick ~ none in Ryt ~ no division into misses ~ our organization was as Woodsmen,
Privates
Humphrey Tiffany 
Benjamin Havens
Ebenezer Collar
Joseph Camp
________ Hill
_______ Miller 
_______ Pierce ____ detached from Swiss bro Co.
Abner Alger
____ all present.  I can at present remember
I was with  Hampshire troops &c all which before stated .

My mind is confused in the distinchories of recollection as to names of those that particutully 
asbresyou (?) wrong company from being so frequently ordered out under other officers  I was frequently having Commmmand of others temporairly detached from others companies  This is the most information I can at present give in aswer to your Enquires.  Should anything else be necessary  ~ Thank(?) you may think of I can (messy) Communicate write me and I will endeavour to assicence you.
Yours VC
 Joseph Town
Jno Hogeboom 
Atty
Wheeler H. Clarke Esq
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State of New York
Columbia County (two letter unknown) I John T Hogeboom of Hudson, Columbia County, being from dipou and say, that the foregoing letter was , written by me at the request of Joseph Powers my Grandfather, who then needed in the one as thein contained the court from him:
     I interested to have said the testimony of John Hogboom, but he was absent from home.  The above is a letter I visited from him.
(sideway writing) in very fancy writing 
Safsau of Y
Nov 20
of  Wheelser H. Clarke
Hudson 
Col. Co. NYY
L(?)yle
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Joseph Powers



Wheeler H. Clarke
Hudson 
New York
Atty.
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State of New York
Columbia County, (two unknown letters).  I James Storm, Clerk of said County do herby certify that Wheeler H. Clarke from whom the annexed dipontrong(?) now taken, was on the day of the date Merrof(?) a Commpioner of and in (?)for said county, that I am well acquainted with the land writing of such Commpioner & verily believe his signatury Hereto subscribed to be his genuine Signature and that or such Comminpioner he was duly authorised by the law to administer oaths.  In as memory There of I have hiss(?) ina(?) to set my land & the seal of said County this 5th day of January ~

James Storm Clerk
of Columbia County