Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 790-100, for John Weeks Moore, New Hampshire

SERVICE
NUMBER
914
Moore, John Weeks
B.L. Wt 790-100
CONTENTS

No 790
John W. Moore
for:
New Hampshire - line
Wm Moore & others heirs
Warrant issued April 17 th 1879
John Coates - attorney

19978
19:9782
Know all Men by these Presents,
That we William & Coffin Moore of Lancaster in the County of Coos and State of New Hampshire,
have constituted, ordained and made, and in our Stead and Place put, and by these Presents do constitute, ordain and make, and in our Stead and Place put John Coates of Boston in the County of Suffolk & Commonwealth of Massachusetts Broker
to be our true, sufficient and lawful Attorney for us and in our Name and Stead, to our use to ask for & receive from the Government of the United States of America a warrant of Five hundred Acres of Land, granted to John W. Moore late a Soldier in the Revolutionary Army & to whom we are Legal Heirs - the said John W. Moore having some time since deceased, having served in the New Hampshire Line of the American Army.
Giving and hereby granting unto our said Attorney full and whole Strength, Power and Authority in and about the Premises; and to take and use all due Means, Course and Process in the Law for the full, effectual and complete Execution of the Business, aforesaid; and in our Name to make, seal and execute due Acquittance and Discharge; and for the Premises to appear, and the Person of us 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 our 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 our 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 we the said Constituent, if present ought or might personally, although the Matter should require more special Authority than is herein comprised, in the said Constituent, ratifying, allowing and holding firm and valid all and whatsoever our 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, have hereunto set our Hands and Seals, this twenty third Day of February in the Year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and eighteen
Signed, sealed, and delivered in presence of us,
Sally Chesman Mary Greenleaf
Wm Moore Coffin Moore

John W. Moore New Hampshire Regt.
Know all Men by their Professions

State of New Hampshire
Coos Co. ss Personally appeared the within named John W. Babin Moore, persons well known to me & acknowledged the within power of atty. by them subscribed to be their free act & deed & also made solemn oath that they are the legal heirs to the within named John W. Moore Feb. 23 d 1818
John W. Weeks, Pres. Peace
Clerks Office Coos Co. Feb. 23 d 1818.
I hereby certify that the above John W. Weeks, now holds a commission of justice of peace from the Executive of the State of New Hampshire & that his name above was signed by his own hand.
Adrian A. Brackett Clerk of Coos County

J. W. Weeks's Certificate for J. W. Moore N.H. Line
Marked Certificate

I hereby certify that in consequence of John W. Moore having long resided in my father's family, I became intimately acquainted with him. Till about the first of the year 1861 when he enlisted into the Army of the U.S. for the period of during the War. That he the said John W. Moore soon joined the Army where he continued till the close of the War when he returned to my father's house which he con- sidered his home ~
John W. Brackett
State of New Hampshire, Coos Co. July 18 th 1878 ~ Personally was before me the above named John W. Brackett made solemn oath that the above certificate was just & true ~
John D. Weeks jus. Peace
We certify that we well know the above named John W. Brackett that his word or testimony is above suspicion ~
John D. Weeks jus. Peace Adino N. Brackett jus. Peace
I know that John W. Weeks was, at the date of his above signature, an acting justice of peace for the County of Coos & State aforesaid, & that above is his hand writing.
July 20 th 1878.
Adino N. Brackett, Clerk & Court

D. Green's certificate
[Faint, mirrored handwritten text, likely bleed-through from the reverse side of the page]

Thereby certify that I know John Mikes Moore while serving as a soldier in the revolution- ary war, that he belonged to the New Hampshire line & that he was honorably discharged the ser- vice of his country at the close of the same.
Daniel Gookin Lieutenant in the Revolutionary Army
State of New Hampshire
Rockingham ss.
June 15 th 1818
Then the above named Honorable Dan- iel Gookin personally appeared & made oath that the above certificate by him subscribed was true. Enoch Clark Jr. Power Before me,
I know that Enoch Clark was an acting justice of Peace for the county of Rockingham & State aforesaid, at the date of his above signature, & that the same is his handwriting.
July 20 th 1818.
Adrian A. Brattle, Clerk S. Court

Certificate of the Judge of Probate within the county 600.

6001 Jo. } State of New Hampshire
I the Subscriber Judge of the Court for the Probate of Wills &c within & for the County of Coos aforesaid, do hereby certify that William Moore & William Moore, both resident in Lancaster in said County are two of the heirs at law to the estate of John Moore, late of him in the County of Stafford & State aforesaid, I testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal official, this Seventh day of July A.D. 1818. — — —
Elmer L. Hall, Judge of Probate within & for the County of Coos aforesaid.