Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 799-100, William Tufts, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Tufts, William
B L 915 799-100.
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N o 799
M rs Fultz - slain in battle
priv:
9 th Mass: Regiment
Eunice Trask, sister their at law
Warrant issued May 29 th -
1869
John Blagge Attorney

Pension Office — Department of War May 26 th 1879
I certify that it appears from the archives of this Office that M c Tuft of Col t Wepom, 9 th Regiment of the Massachusetts Line of the Revolutionary Army — enlisted 18 th Apr 1777 for the war, and was killed in battle 16 th August 1777
J. L. Edmards.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Middlesex ss. Charlestown. January. 25. 1819. - Personally appeared Nath: Frask. late a Lieutenant. in the Ninth. Massachusetts. Regiment. Commanded by Col o Weston. and on Oath declared, that William Tufts. was enlisted by him, to serve in the Army of the United States. during the Revolutionary War, and that the said Tufts was killed while in service some time in the Month of August in the Year One thousand Seven hundred, & Seventy seven during the Siege of Fort Stanwix by the explosion of a Shell. Nathl Frask
Middlesex ss Charlestown Jan y . 26. 1819. Personally appeared the above named Nathaniel Frask and made solemn oath that the foregoing declaration by him subscribed is true according to his best knowledge and belief. —
before me John Soley Justice of the Peace
Suffolk ss Boston. May 21. 1819. I Certify that John Soley Esquire before whom the foregoing acknowledgment was made was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Middlesex at the time of signing the same. J. D. Sleeper Notary Public

The undersigned Judge of Probate for the County of Suffolk in the Commonwealth Massachusetts certify to all whom it may concern that satisfactory proof has been exhibited to me that Eunice Trask is the Sister and Heir at Law of William Tufts who served as a Soldier in the Revolution- ary War and who was killed while in service
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and affixed my Seal at office at Boston this Twenty fifth day of May A.D. 1819
Thomas Dawes Judge of Probate for said Suffolk

Know all Men by these Presents,
THAT Eunice Franks sister and legal heir at law of William Tufts who served as a soldier in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary war - have constituted, ordained and made, and in my stead and place put, and by these Presents, do constitute, ordain and make, and in my stead and place put John Blagge of the District of Columbia
to be my true, sufficient and lawful Attorney, for me and in my name and stead, and for my use to receive of the Government of the United States a Land Warrant for the bounty lands due to my deceased Brother for his services during the Revolutionary war
Giving and hereby granting unto my said Attorney my full and whole strength, power and authority in and about the premises; and to take and use all due means, course and process in the law for the obtaining and recovering the same; and of recoveries and receipts thereof, in my name to make, seal 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, causes, matters and things whatsoever, relating to the Premises. Also to submit any matter in dispute, to arbitration or otherwise: with full power to make and substitute 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 matters and things whatsoever, relating to the Premises, as fully, amply and effectually, to all intents and purposes, as I the said constituent, if present, ought or might personally, although the matter should require more special authority than is herein comprised, 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 the 26 day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nineteen
Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of
Samuel Blagge  Eunice Franks Lucy H. Franks
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Suffolk, ss.
BOSTON, May 21. 1819.
PERSONALLY appeared before me, Samuel Blagge Notary Public, by legal authority appointed and sworn, dwelling in Boston aforesaid, Eunice Franks and acknowledged the above Letter of Attorney by her subscribed, to be her free act and deed, and requested that the same might be received and taken as such.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office, the day and year last above written.
S. Blagge Notary Public

Common- wealth of Massachusetts Secretary's Office Jan'y. 27. 1819
By this I certify, that according to the regimental rolls or lists of the late army of the revolution, so far as relates to the corps from this State, William Tufts was a Soldier in the Major's Company Col. Wesson's Regiment, being one of the regiments of the Mass- ts line & on the Continental establishment, having enlisted for the term of "during the war" & that term the first of April 1777, & was killed Augt. 19. 1777 — Hlden Bradford Secy. of Commonwealth- to