Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 8760, for Hezekiah Richards, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Richards, Hezekiah Jerusha
R. 8760
CONTENTS

No. 3063 Jernha Richard Wit: of Hezekiah —
Ct: to J. S. Sagu. 8" Oct: 1853.
8760
Act Feb: 3 rd 1853.

See 8760
P. O. Peru, Ind. Jennings Richards Service: _____
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18__
Discharged: _____, 18__
Application filed: _____, 18__
Alleges: _____ _____ _____
Re-enlisted: _____ _____ _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____ _____ _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18__

Know all Men by these Presents,
That I Jerusha Richards, of the town of Winchester, County of Litchfield, and state of Connecticut, and Widow of Hezekiah Richards, Deceased, who was a Revolutionary soldier
have constituted, and appointed, and by these presents do constitute and appoint, J. S. JAQUA, of Winchester, Litchfield County, Conn. my true and lawful Attorney, irrevocably, with power of substitution, for me, and in my name, place, and stead, to ask and receive of and from the United States, any Bounty Land, extra pay, Pension, Money or Moneys that now is or are due to me on account of services rendered, disbursements made, or expenses incurred by him, while in the service of the United States, or on any other account whatsoever, and in my name to give receipts and other sufficient discharges, for such Bounty Land, extra pay, Pensions, Patents, and Money due as aforesaid, and to attend to and prosecute any and all business of whatever nature I may have with or before any of the Departments of the Government or Congress, and generally, to do any and every other act or acts, that I myself might or could do, were I personally present at the doing thereof: hereby ratifying and confirming whatsoever my said Attorney shall do in and about the premises by virtue hereof.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this first day of August 1853.
Signed, Sealed and Delivered in the presence of
Two Witnesses.
H. Hitchcock } Sarah Spencer }
Jerusha her Richards mark

State of Connecticut, } County of Litchfield, } ss.
ss. Eden
On this first day of July 1853 personally appeared Zerusha Richards of the town of Winchester and County and state aforesaid and Widow of Hezekiah Richards deceased before me, and acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney to be her free act and deed for the purposes therein contained.
Roland de Witt JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
State of Connecticut, } County of Litchfield, } ss.
ss.
I HEREBY CERTIFY, That Roland de Witt Esq.,
before whom the foregoing Power of Attorney acknowledgement was made, and who has thereunto subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County aforesaid, duly commis- sioned and sworn
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of Litchfield County Court, this 4 th day of August one thousand eight hundred and fifty three
Frederick D. Beers CLERK.

State of Connecticut } ss County of Litchfield }
On this first day of August Eighteen hundred and fifty three. Personally appeared before Roland Hitchcock. Judge of the Court of Probate for the district of Winchest- er and state of Connecticut, Widow. Jerusha Richards a res- ident of Winchester in the County of Litchfield and state aforesaid. aged 87 years, who first being duly duly sworn according to law. doth, on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Provision made by the act of Congress, Passed on the 3 d of February, 1853, granting Pensions to widows of Persons who served during the Revolutionary war; That she is the Widow of Hezekiah Richards, who was a Revolutionary soldier from the Town of Canton, County of Hartford, and state aforesaid, that she believes he enlisted for one year, and that he was discharged, or went home sick, that her memory, nor the Records in the state of Connecticut, show further Proof of rank or service of Hezekiah Richards.
She further declare, that she was married to the said Hezekiah Richards on the tenth day of April Eighteen Hundred, that her said husband died on the thirty first day of January, Eighteen Hundred and thirty one; that she was not married to him prior to the second of January, Eighteen Hundred, but at the time above stated. She further declare, that she is now a widow
Jerusha her Richards
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written
before me
Sworn to before me, and subscribed before me
Litchfield County ss on the 1 st day of August 1853
August 2 1853
Roland Hitchcock Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Winchester
I hereby certify that said Jerusha Richards from age and bodily infirmity, was unable to appear in Court and that her testimony to the foregoing was taken before me at her residence -
Roland Hitchcock Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Winchester

State of Connecticut Litchfield County ss } Winchester August 2 d 1853 }
I hereby certify that satisfactory evidence has been adduced before the undersigned that the Jerusha Richards signer of the foregoing and Hiram Richards aforesaid were married at Canton Litchfield County and State of Connecticut by Rev Jeremiah Hallock, on the 10 th day of April 1800.
This appears from an ancient family record produced before the undersigned, in which said marriage is fairly and legibly recorded; it also appears from the said family record that said Hiram Richards departed this life on the 31 st day of January 1831; and said Jerusha also testified that he died on said 31 st day of January - it also appears from said record that the maiden name of said Jerusha was Jerusha Eustis -
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of the Court of Probate for the District of Winchester this 2 d day of August 1853
(Roland Hallock Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Winchester)