Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 15-100, for Aseph Kentfield, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Kentfield Asaph Asaph or
B.L. Wt 15-100
CONTENTS

BSue
Wm 15

Asaph Kentfield late Corporal David & son's Kentfield heirs Dau & son's Kentfield heirs for Asaph Kentfield
Free
Hon ble William Shepard Esq.
Member of Congress
City of Washington
Lodge by Genl Shepard
March 3. 1801

Boston 9 th Feb 9. 1807
Dear Sir
I take this freedom to trouble you with a little Business on act of an Ob d Soldier. I send enclosed a Power of Attorney from Jon a Huntfield and David Huntfield to procure the Land that is due to their late Brother Asaph Huntfield who was a Soldier in the late fourth Massachussetts Regiment as you will see by a Discharge which is also Inclosed there was no Administrator on his Estate as he left none except his Army right of Land (so called) and there are no Heirs except the above Named Jon a & David who have both signed the Power. and it is Acknowledged before me & I send on also a Certificate of a Notory Publick I am a Justice of the Peace which I suppose will be sufficient but if any thing should be wanting and you should find a leisure moment I will thank you to write me & it shall be forwarded on immediately I have no News The Gen l Court is now in Session & the Business much as usual
I am Dear Sir with every sentiment of Respect & esteem
Your most Obedient and Humble Servant
Josh Holland
Hon ble W m Shepard Esq r

Know all Men by these presents that we David Kentfield and Jonathan Kentfield both of Belchertown in the County of Hampshire & Commonwealth of Massachusetts Husbandmen being the only Heirs of Asaph Kentfield late Soldier in the fourth Massachusetts Regiment in the Service of the United States in the late War. Have constituted and made and by these presents do ordain and Appoint the Hon ble William Shepard Esq r now Member of Congress our true sufficient and Lawfull Attorney and for and in our Name and stead to ask Receive and Recover to his Use all the Lands given or granted or that may be hereafter given or granted to our late Brother Asaph Kentfield for his Service in the Army of the United States - And we do by these presents grant to him our said Attorney full Strength and Power to make and execute due Assignments Receipts or discharge in any way or manner touching the Premises as though we were present with full Power to substitute one or more Attorneys under him our said Atty with full Power to transact all matters touching the Premises
In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands & Seals this ninth day of January in the Year of Our Lord Eighteen Hundred and One
Signed Sealed and delivered in Presents of us -
Cores Graves Park Holland
Jonathan Kentfield
David Kentfield
Hampshire J o January 9 th 1801
Personally Appeared Jonathan Kentfield & David Kentfield Subscribers of the with above Instrument & Acknowledged the same to be their free Act & Deed
Before Park Holland Justice Peace
I hereby certify that the said Asaph Kentfield above named was Brother to the above named Jonathan & David and that the said Jonathan & David are the only surviving Heirs to the Estate of the said Asaph
Belchertown Jan y 1801
Park Holland Justice Peace

Hampshire J s January 1 st 1801
Personally Appeared Jonathan Kentfield & David Kentfield Subscribers of the with above Instrument & acknowledged the same to be their free act & deed
Before Park Holland Justice Peace
I hereby certify that the said Alphe Kentfield above named was brother to the above named Jonathan & David and that the said Jonathan & David are the only surviving Heirs to the Estate of the said Alphe
Belcherstown Jan y 1801
Park Holland Justice Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Joseph Lyman Jr. Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas & Court of General Sessions of the Peace for the County of Hampshire in the Common- wealth of Massachusetts do certify, that Park Holland Esq r whose Signature is affixed to the Paper hereto annexed is now & hath been for a long time past a Justice of the Peace in said County of Hampshire & that full faith & Credit is and ought to be given to his Acts and Attesta- tions done as aforesaid — And that his Attesta- tion to the Paper hereto annexed, is in due form — In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & seal of the said Court of General Sessions of the Peace this first day of February A.D. 1801 — & in the twenty fifth Year of the Independence of the Uni- ted States of America —
Jos. Lyman Jr

By His EXCELLENCY GEORGE WASHINGTON, Esq; General and Commander in Chief of the Forces of the United States of America.
THESE are to CERTIFY that the Bearer hereof Corporal Asaph Kentfield in the fourth Massachusetts Regiment, having faith- ly served the United States Six Years and being enlisted for the War only, is thereby DISCHARGED from the American Army.
GIVEN at HEAD-QUARTERS the
G. Washington
By His EXCELLENCY's Command,
Sturtevant
REGISTERED in the Books of the Regiment,
John Davis Adjutant.
THE above Corporal Asaph Kentfield has been honored with the BADGE of MERIT for Six Years faithful Service. Henry Washington Adjutant to the Regiment