Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. 109-100, Cato Wallingford, N.H.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N.H.
Wallingford, bato
B.L. 109-100
CONTENTS
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W.H. 100 116
Cats Wallingford private 2 d N. Hampshire Regiment
By J. Cope Atty. for N m S. Thom Off.
Louged 10 th Dec r 1801.
see J. Cope's letter in Mass. bundle

To all Persons to whom these Presents shall come,
KNOW YE, That I Cato Wallingsford of Meredith in the County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire late a Soldier in the Second New Hampshire Regiment in the Service of the United States of America, for and in Consideration of the Sum of twenty Dollars
to me in Hand paid, at and before the Enfealing and Delivery of these Presents, by William Smith of the City of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania Merchant
have sold, remised, released, quit-claimed, transferred, and assigned, and by these Presents do sell, remise, release, quit-claim, transfer, and assign to the said William Smith his Heirs and Assigns forever, all the Right, Title, Interest, Claim, and Demand, which I now have, and all Right, Title, Interest, Claim, and Demand, which I, my Heirs, Executors, or Administrators, at any Time hereafter may have to all the Land which I am entitled to, and to all the Land which I, or either of them, may at any Time hereafter be entitled to, from the Congress of the United States of America, for my Services as a Soldier
in the Army of the United States of America, for and during the War with Great-Britain, and to every Part and Parcel thereof: And I the said Cato Wallingsford do, for myself, my Heirs, Executors, Administrators, and Assigns, hereby covenant and agree to and with the said William Smith his Heirs and Assigns, that I the said
Cato Wallingsford my Heirs, Executors, Administrators, or Assigns, shall and will, at any Time or Times hereafter, at the Request, Cost and Charges of the said William Smith his Heirs or Assigns, do, make, seal and execute, or
cause or procure to be done, made, sealed and executed, all and every such reasonable Act and Acts, Thing and Things, Conveyance and Conveyances, Assurance and Assurances in the Law whatsoever, for the perfect granting, conveying, remising, releasing, transferring and assigning all and singular the Right, Title, Claim and Demand, which I the said Cato Wallingsford
have, or which I the said Cato Wallingsford my Heirs, Executors, or Administrators, may, at any Time hereafter, have, of, in, and to the Land aforesaid; and of, in, and to every Part and Parcel thereof, unto the said William Smith
his Heirs and Assigns, to the only proper Use and Behoof of the said William Smith his Heirs and Assigns forever, as by his or their Council, learned in the Law, shall be reasonably advised or devised or required. And I the said
Cato Wallingsford do hereby appoint the said William Smith my true and lawful Attorney irrevocably, to ask, demand, solicit, and obtain in my Name, or otherwise, but for the sole Use and Behoof of the said William Smith his Heirs, and Assigns, forever, from the United States, a Grant or Grants, Patent or Patents, for the Land aforesaid; hereby ratifying and confirming all and whatsoever my said Attorney
may do respecting the same. And I the said Cato Wallingsford for myself, my Heirs, Executors and Administrators, do covenant, promise and grant to and with the said William Smith his Heirs, Executors, Administrators, and Assigns, that I will not revoke or annul the Power of Authority herein contained, or do any Act which shall impede the said William Smith in soliciting or obtaining a Grant or Grants, Patent or Patents, for the Land aforesaid.
IN WITNESS whereof, I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal this Twentyeighth Day of October in the Year of our LORD One thousand seven hundred and ninety
Signed, sealed and delivered in the Presence of us, Ebenezer Smith Noah Robinson
Cato Wallingsford his mark
Strafford ss. Meredith
STATE OF New Hampshire
October 28, 1796
Personally appeared the above-mentioned Cato Wallingsford and made Oath, that he had never before sold, or otherwise disposed of his Military Bounty Lands; and further, that he acknowledged the above to be his free Act and Deed, and desired that it might be received as such,
Before me, And I do moreover certify that the said Cato Wallingsford making this acknowledgment has been for one year known to me and have sworn to believe he is the person described in and who executed the foregoing instrument. Ebenezer Smith Justice Peace Before me

Washington June 1 st 1803. I hereby assign & transfer to I. C. all my right, title, claim and demand to the within county land.
William S. Thom
Witness M c Smith P. Smith Jr.
601/11/1799
from Cato Wallingford to William S. Jones
Sept 24 th 1799. I certify that Ebenezer Smith Esq r is a Justice of the Peace for the County of Strafford in the State of New Hampshire. That I have seen him write and am of opinion that the foregoing signature is his hand - J.
Arthur Livermore a Justice of the Sup re Court of New Hampshire

Cato Wallingford, Dec 11. 1841.
Pomp Peters - " N 7
by J. Capt. Abby for Mrs. Thom. Affe.
Lodged 10 Dec. 1841.
by Dearborn Esquire, City of Washington, D.C. of Nov.

Honorable,
Henry Dearborn Esquire,
Secy of war,
City of Washington.
Adg. Dec 16 2nd 1841.
Mr. Jefferson Agd.
by State Atty for
Don't Peter - Mr. Caton Wallingford Dec 11. 41.

Marietta N. Western Territory
Dear Sir,
Enclosed are quit claim deeds and powers of attorney from two soldiers in the revolutionary army, to William Smith Toms of Londonderry and State of New Hampshire, each for a hundred acres of land due to them for their services during the war.
The history of the business is simply this; Mr. Toms above mentioned employed Captain Noah Robinson to purchase orders from the soldiers in that quarter, on the government, for what lands were due to them.
Those orders were purchased after Mr. Toms left that State, and of course Robinson did not receive any thing from them for them.
When I was last in New Hampshire, Robinson lodged them with me, for which I gave him my obligation to return the orders, or to give him such a sum.
On the 24th of December 1799, I made application at the war office for the land warrants, when reference to the books were had, and the land found to be due, but my papers were incomplete, there being no legal evidence, that Ebenezer Smith, before whom the soldiers acknowledged their quit claim and power of attorney, was a Justice of the peace; this difficulty was removed to the satisfaction of the then Sec'y of war by the Certificate of Arthur Spiermore Esquire one of the Justices of the supreme Court of the State of New Hampshire, who happened then to be in Philadelphia.
A legal Certificate

a legal certificate was also wanting, that Mr Smith of Baltimore (before whom Mr Toms acknowledged his power of attorney to me) was a Justice of the peace.
After the latter certificate was procured, I never had it conveniently in my power till this time to cause the paper to be presented to the war office. Perhaps it is not improper to mention, that when I made application to the war office on the 24th. of December 1799, that the Clk, who examined the books, assured me, that the land warrants were then due to Cato Wallingford and Pomp Peters.
I am Sir,
with great respect & esteem your most obedient servant
J. Hays
Honorable H. Dearborn Esqr.
Sec'y at war