Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 167-100, for Nathan Lamson, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Lamson, Nathan or Samson
B.L. Vt 167-100
CONTENTS

West Springfield March 26. 1804
To Whome it may concern There may certify that The Wido Mary Parker is the lawfull heir to Nathan Lamson Deceased & the proper person to receive the land Warrant due to her late son Nathan Lamson aforesaid
Samuel Follows Oliver D. White Thomas Gray Select men of West Springfield

167. Nathan Lamson
Drummer Mass. Line
No evidence of being taken by the Mass. State whichever
Lodged by
Wm Sheppard

City of Washington Dec r 29 - 1802
This may certify that Nathan Langdon was enlisted during the war with Great Britain and America - and that he served under my command until the close of the war - and was regularly discharged
W m Shepard } late Col o of the Artillery Reg t
Gen Shepard intends to be understood by enlisted during the war that he was enlisted for the war

Mary Parker Town of attorney for land

Know all men by these Presents that I Mary Parker of West Springfield in the County of Hampshire & Commonwealth of Massachusetts Widow do hereby constitute & appoint the Hon. William Shepard of Methuen in said County my True & Lawfull agent & attorney to receive in my behalf all monies due to my late Son Nathan Lamson Deceased late a Drummer in the 4 th Massachusetts Regiment for services in said Regt. if any thing be due to the said Warrenton due for services aforesaid During the late American War In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal this 29 th day of Nov. r in the year of our Lord one Thousand eight hundred & two
Seal & delivered in presence
Mary Parker
Abraham Burdick Justin Granger
Hampshire ss: Nov. 29. 1802
Personally appeared before me the above named Mary Parker & acknowledged the foregoing Instrument to be her free act & deed before ABRAHAM BURDICK Just: a Peace

Nathan Lar...
1804
Gen. Sheph...
William...
Henry Parker here a Law to Nathan Lar...
rel to Mr. Swift's Law 7. Nov. 1804

The Hon.ble Henry Dearborn; Secretary of War
Sir, Please to deliver to John Davidson the Land warrants to be issued from your office on Powers of Atty. in my favor legd with the Secy of War
And you will oblige
Your hum. Servt. Wm Shepard
Joshua Gill ap Frederick Granger sent to Dr. Eustis Nathan Lamson ap John Cornell ap Joseph Wentfield ap
Capt. James Malin - 300 acres ap Wm Cummings 100 " ap Walter Bawett rejected

Know all men by these Presents that Mary Parker of West Springfield in the County of Hampshire & Commonwealth wealth of Massachusetts do constitute & appoint the Hon. Thomas Dwight Esq. my agent & lawfull attorney to ask and receive of the Hon. the Secretary at War the Military bounty land of one hundred acres originally due to Nathan Lamson who serv d as a Drummer in the late Revolutionary army in Col t M c Shepard's Reg t to the end of the war & is since deceas d & this shall be a Voucher for the same
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this eighteenth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & four
Sealed & delivered in presence of Justin Lyman Yehiel Hawkins
Mary Parker
Hampshire ss. October 18 th 1804 Then Mary Parker, Sealer of the above, personally appeared & acknowledged it to be her Act, before
Abner Burbank Just. Peace -