Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 1681-200, for Benjamin Sutliffe, Connecticut

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err Sutiliffe Benjamin Sutiliff.
B.L.Wt. 1681-200,
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State of Connecticut Middlesex County
ss. Chatham Oct. 2 d 1830
Probate Office District of Chatham
I Certify, that satisfactory evidence was adduced to me to prove that George Sattiff is the only child and heir at law in fee to Lieutenant Benjamin Sattiff of the Connecticut line in the Army of the Revolution
Given under my hand and seal of Office this 2 d day of Oct. 1830
Franklin G. Comstock Judge of Probate for the District of Chatham,

Bounty Office Dec 17-1830

Windham Decr 1 st 1830
Hon ble Sir Your letter enclosing the land warrant No 1681 due to George Lutliff Son of Benjn Lutliff who was a Lieut t in Miss Regt in the Connecticut line is duly received Yours Respectfully Benjn Webb Hon John H Eaton Sec War

Benjamin Webb October 20 th 1830
Benj Sutcliffe
Comm. Service
Rev. Mass
1681 — 100
Recorded, P. 155 Vol. 9.

Sir
War Dept t Bounty Land Office
Oct 20. 1830
Your enclosed letter of the 4 th Inst t enclosing the evidence of heirship in the case of the claim for Bounty Land, by George Sulliffe, Sen, and only heir at law of Benjamin Sulliffe, who was a Lieut t in the Conn t line in the War of the Revolution is received, and referred to this Office
As this document, in addition to those, originally transmitted in your letter of the 1 st April last, furnishes satisfactory evidence of the validity of the claim of the Applicant, I herewith send you Land Warrant No. 1681 issued in his name, the receipt whereof you will please acknowledge, stating in the same, the number of the Warrant, and the rank and line of the Officer
Yours &c W m Gordon
M c Benj t Webb Windham Connecticut

Benjamin Salliffe N o . 1681

STATE OF Connecticut } p. Middletown Oct 17/4 County of Middlesex } 1829
I George Suttiffe heir at law of Benjamin Suttiffe do, upon oath testify and declare, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that he the said Benjamin Suttiffe , did enlist in 17  was Lieutenant  for the term of  for the term of during the war, and served in the regiment No. 1 under the command of Colonel Jonathan R. Allen of the Connecticut line; and that he continued in the service aforesaid, until the end of the war - I further declare, that I have never received a warrant for the bounty land prom- ised to him on the part of the United States; nor do I believe that he ever received it, or transfered his claim to it in any manner whatsoever: therefore,
KNOW all men by these presents, That I George Suttiffe aforesaid, do hereby constitute and appoint Benjamin Webb Esqr to be my true and lawful attorney, for me and in my name to demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the United States, a warrant for the quantity of Land due to me as aforesaid; and my said attorney is hereby fully authorized and empowered to consti- tute and appoint one or more substitutes or attorneys under him, for the special purpose above expressed.
George Suttiffe
Attest. M c Intosh
Personally appeared the above named George Suttiffe subscriber to the foregoing declaration, and in my presence acknowledged the power of attorney thereto subjoined, to be his free act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned. In testimony whereof I have
Attest. M c Intosh Philo Dean
hereunto set my hand & affixed my Notarial Seal this seventeenth  twentieth day of October 1829 - M c Intosh Notary Public
In testimony that the above written was a magistrate authorized to administer oaths, and take acknowledgments, &c. in the State of Connecticut at the above date, and that his name there subscribed to be his usual signature, I have hereunto affixed the county seal, and his name and quality, at