Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 813-100, for Thomas Reynolds, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Reynolds, Thomas.
B.L.M. 8/3-100
CONTENTS

No 813
Thomas Reynolds - dec'd prio:
4 th Mass. Regiment - Benjamin Reynolds to their heirs
Warrant issued Augt: 23 rd 1819
Seth Wyatt, attorney

15.540 KNOW all Men by these Presents,
That I Benjamin Reynolds of Sharon in the County of Norfolk, & Commonwealth of Massachusetts Esquire, Son of his to Charles Reynolds who was a Soldier in the Massachusetts Line 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 Cates of Boston, County of Suffolk, & Commonwealth aforesaid,
to be my true, sufficient and lawful attorney for me and in my name and stead, to my use & the use of the other heirs or Law of Thomas Reynolds deceased, who was a Soldier in Revolutionary War, & enlisted to serve for the term of During the war, and did serve until the close of the said war - to ask for and to receive of the Government of the United States, a warrant of One Hundred acres of Land granted the said Thomas Reynolds for his services in said war.
I
Giving and hereby granting unto my said attorney, full power and authority in and about the premises; and to use all due means, course and process in the law for the full, effectual and complete execution of the business afore described; and in my name to make 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, respecting the premises, to arbitration or otherwise: with full power to make and substitute, for the purposes aforesaid, 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 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 this twentieth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen.
Signed, sealed, and delivered, in Presence of us,
Ebenezer Dyer Elisha Dyer
Benj Reynolds

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Boston, } ss. Suffolk. }
On this twentieth day of February A.D. one thousand eight hundred eighteen before me, William Stevenson, Notary Public, by legal authority admitted and sworn, dwelling in Boston aforesaid, and a Justice of the Peace for the County of Suffolk, personally appeared Benjamin Reynolds and acknowledged the within Letter of Attorney to be his free act and deed.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Notarial Seal, the day & year above written.
William Stevenson Notary
Know all men by these presents, that I John Coates of Boston in the State of Massachusetts, named in the within original Letter of Attorney have substituted and appointed and by these presents do substitute and appoint Seth Hyatt of the City of Washington in the District of Columbia Genl. my true and lawful Substitute to do, execute and perform all and singular the acts, deeds matters and things, which by the said Letter of Attorney I am authoris'd and empowered to do, as fully as I could if personally present hereby ratifying all that my said Substitute may lawfully do by virtue hereof. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this fourteenth day of July A.D. 1819. John Coates. In presence of
W Stevenson
W.W. Bact
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Suffolk ss. On this fourteenth day of July A.D. 1819 before me, William Stevenson, Notary Public, by legal authority admitted and sworn, dwelling in Boston, and a Justice of the Peace for the County of Suffolk, personally appeared John Coates and acknowledged the above Instrument of Substitution to be his free act and deed. In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my Notarial Seal the day and year above written.
William Stevenson Notary
John Coates

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
County of Norfolk. Probate Department.
This certifies, That it appears to me from satisfactory evidence, That the Hon d Benjamin Reynolds of Sharon, County of Norfolk, aforesaid, Esquire, is one of the legitimate heirs at Law of Thomas Reynolds, late of Wrentham in said County, deceased, (who was a Soldier of the Revolution, in the Massachusetts Line of the American Army, for the term of During the War:-) and the said Benjamin Reynolds is by the Laws of this Commonwealth, entitled to a share of all the Estate, Credits, and Rights of every description of the said Thomas Reynolds, which appertained to him at the time of his Death.
And there is no particular Seal appropriated to said Department - or required by Law to be used by me therein -
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this fourth day of June, in the year of our L ORD D O , 1819.
Edw d H u McKim's Judge of Probate for Norfolk County

Thomas Reynolds, 4 th Regt. Mass. Line. Revolution. Evidence is Complete.
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Ms. A. 9. 2. 3

Boston, Jan y 8, 1819.
This certifies, That I served the United States during the Revolu- tionary War, and was a Paymaster of the Fourth Massachusetts Regiment of the American Army of the Revo- lution, and find by examining the Regimental Books in my possession, That Thomas Reynolds belonged to the said Regiment — that he was was enlisted for the term of During the War — that he served until the close of it — and was ho- norably discharged the Service in the year 1783.
Rob t Williams
Suffolk ss.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
On this eighth day of January A D 1819, before me William Stevenson Notary Public, by legal authority admitted and sworn, dwelling in Boston, and a Justice of the Peace for the County of Suffolk, personally appeared Robert Williams Esq. a witness of Respectability well known to me, and made oath to the truth of the above certificate, by him subscribed,
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Notarial Seal, the day and year above written
William Stevenson Not Public My Seal

Rev. and 1813 War section.
Ans. Can
January 20, 1925.
Anna M. Reynolds, 803 Cedar Ave., Long Beach, Calif.
Madam;
I have to advise you that from the records of this Bureau, it appears that Thomas Reynolds served in the Fourth Massachusetts Regiment until the close of the Revolution, dates not stated.
He died in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, date not given.
One hundred acres of bounty land was allowed on Warrant Number 813 to his son Benjamin and other heirs, whose names are not on record.
In 1818, son Benjamin was a resident of Sharon, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. There is no further family data on file.
Respectfully,
Acting Commissioner.
Anna M. Reynolds letter found in Charles Reynolds - W 17528