Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L. Wt. 50-100, Samuel Cooley, Continental
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Continental
Cooley, Samuel
NUMBER
B.L. Wt. 50-100

New York residence in 1800
CONTENTS

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KNOW all men by these presents, that I Samuel Cooley of Duanesburgh in the County of Albany and State of New York for the
Consideration of ten Dollars 
received to my full satisfaction of Abijah Holbrook of Torrington Litchfield County and State of Connecticutt [Connecticut]
Do give, grant, bargain, sell, assign, and confirm, unto Abijah Holbrook - or to his heirs, or assigns forever, all my right, title, interest and demand, which I have to the bounty land, which was granted to me, by the United States, for my services as a Soldier during the late war with Great-Britain: And I do hereby appoint the said Abijah Holbrook my true and lawful attorney for me, with power of substitution, and in my name to demand, ask and receive,
from the war-office of the United States, for his use and benefit, whatever land I am entitled
to for my services as a Soldier and Farrier in the Regiment commanded by Col. Sheldon hereby irrevocably ratifying and confirming whatever my said attorney or his substitutes shall lawfully do, by virtue of these presents. In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand and seal, this fifth day of December one thousand Eight Hundred
Saml Cooley [signature]
In presence of
John Myers [signature]
Edw Cumpston [signature]

PERSONALLY appeared before me, Edward  Cumpston, a justice of the peace, for the County of Albany & State of New York Samuel Cooley of the town of Duanesburgh County of Albany and State of New York
and acknowledged the above instrument, to be his voluntary act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned. Given under my hand, this fifth day of December one thousand Eight Hundred
Edw Cumpston Justice Peace [signature]

I HEREBY certify, that Samuel Cooley who signed the above deed and power of attorney, has been personally known to me, for some time past and that I verily believe him to be the soldier he represents himself to be, and he is a Blacksmith and Farrier by Occupation Dated this Fifth day of December one thousand Eight Hundred
Edw Cumpston [signature]
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State of New York
City and County of Albany

I Richard Lush Clerk of the City and County of Albany do Certify that Edward Cumpston within named has been duly Commissioned and qualified as one of the Justices of the peace for the said City and County, and that he still continues as one of the Justices aforesaid and that full faith is due to his acts as such In testimony whereof I the said Clerk have hereto subscribed my Name, and affixed the seal of the said City and County this sixth day of December 1800 --
Richard Lush Clk

NB. the words "and that full faith is due to his acts as such" being first interlined between the 6 and seventh lines above --
R. Lush Clk

Litchfield, State of Connecticut
Dec 18th 1800
This Certifies that Samuel Cooley served as a Farrier in the 2d Reg St Dragoons, commanded by Col. Elisha Sheldon, during the late Revolutionary war with Great Britain
Benjn. Tallmadge
Majr. Late 2d Reg [LD?]

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Samuel Cooley Farrier Sheldons
Issues W-W-50