Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L Wt. 708-100, William Brackett, Continental (Mass)

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental (Mass)
Brackett, William
B. L. Mt. 708-100.
Brackett or
CONTENTS

lc. 48.730
W o 708.
adm?
not issued
William Brackett
Soldier
Massachusetts Line.
(Brane's Artillery)
Mercy Brackett & other heirs at law
Warrant issued Nov 17 th 1818
John Davidson atty. entered

p 48.733- Know all Men by these Presents,
That We Mary Brackett, widow, Susannah Newcomb, widow, and Alice Brackett, single woman all of Boston, County of Suffolk, State of Massachusetts.
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 Cates of Boston, County of Suffolk, State aforesaid, Brother
to be our true, sufficient and lawful Attorney, for us and in our Name and Stead, and to our Use, to ask, demand, levy, require, recover and receive of and from all and every Person or Persons whomsoever the same shall or may concern, all and singular Sum and Sums of Money, Debts, Goods, Wares, Merchandise, Effects and Things whatsoever, and wheresoever they shall and may be found due, owing, payable, belonging and coming unto us the Constituents, by any Ways and Means whatsoever, as the heirs of Mr
William Brackett, late of Braintree, County of Norfolk, State aforesaid, deceased, for his Services in Col. Crane's Regiment of Artillery in the Massachusetts Line of the American Army, during the Revolutionary War: - especially, to ask for, and receive of the Secretary of War of the United States, a Warrant or Patent for One Hundred acres of Land which was granted him for services by the Congress of the United States, as a Bounty.
Giving and hereby granting unto our said Attorney our 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 obtaining and recovering the same; and of Recoveries and Receipts thereof, in our Name to make, seal and execute due Acquittance and Discharge; and for the Premises to appear, and the Person of us the Constituents, to represent before any Governour, 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, to Arbitration or otherwise: With full Power to make and substitute 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 Constituents, if present, ought or might personally, although the Matter should require more special Authority than is herein comprised, we the said Constituents 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, we have hereunto set our Hand and Seal the twenty ninth Day of
Octr, in the Year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventeen.
Signed, sealed and delivered in Presence of
Archibald M c Neill Stephen Gotham
Mary Brackett Susannah Newcomb her Alice Brackett
Suffolk, Boston November 3. 1817 Then Mary Brackett, Susan Newcomb & Alice Brackett being known to me, severally acknowledged the above instrument before me, and subscribed to the same as their free act & deed. Reference Stephen Gotham Justice of Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Suffolk ss. Boston November 8 th A.D. 1817
I John Tucker a Clerk of the Courts in the aforesaid Do hereby Certify That Stephen Gorham Esq r is a Justice of the Peace in and for the above County duly Commissioned and authorized by the Executive Authority of the State of Massachu- setts & that his signature on the within Instrument is in the
hand writing of the said Stephen Gorham
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said County the day and year above written.
Att ty Jn o Tucker Cl r
Orig l Power of Att y from the Heirs of W m Brackett to John Coates

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Secretary's Office Nov. 7. 1847
I hereby certify, that it appears by documents in this office, that William Brackett, a Soldier in the American Army in the revolutionary war, in Col. Crane's Regiment, enlisted to serve during said war; and appear to have been in the army at the close of 1780. But the documents in this office prove nothing relative to Soldiers of that Army subsequent to the period just mentioned.
Witness my hand, with the Seal of the Commonwealth hereunto affixed, the day and year first above written.
Alden Bradford
Secy. of Commonwealth of Massachusetts

15 Boston, March 19, 1818.
I Samuel Baker, of Dorchester, in the County of Norfolk, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, bond- wainer, Do testify and declare, that I enlisted to serve, and served the Term of During the War, in the Regiment, in Col. Crane's Regi- ment of Artillery (agreeably to my Discharge, Six years, two months and twenty-two days) and that I know and was well acquainted with William Brackett, who was a Corporal in the said Regiment and that the said William Brackett, enlisted to serve for the Term of During the said war - did actually serve until the close of it - and was honourably discharged in the month of June in the year, One Thousand, seven
the Premises, as fully, amply and effectually, to all Intents and Purposes, as the said Constituents, if present, ought or might personally, although the Matter should receive more formal Authentication than is herein contained - the said Con-

hundred & eighty three, by General Washington. — Saml Baker
Saml Baker
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
aff. He to Boston March 19 th 1818 Then personally appeared Samuel Balcer and made oath that the above Certificate by him subscribed is true. Before me Stephen Colham Justice of Peace

Boston, March 13, 1818.
I Diba Hayden, of Canton, in the County of Norfolk, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Bricklayer. (formerly of Braintree) Do testify and declare, that I enlisted to serve in the Third Artillery Regiment, (Col. Crane's) in the year 1777 for the term of three years - and was discharged in the year 1780 - and that I again enlisted in the same Regiment, in the year 1781 & served through the war and was discharged the 9 th June, 1783. And that previous to the Revo- lutionary War, I will know

William Brackett, late of Am deceant, who was a Corporal in the said Artillery Regiment - and that the said William Brackett enlisted to serve in the said Regi- ment for the term of During the War - and did actually serve until the close of the said Revo- lutionary War. ————
Tibba Hayden.
I Isaac Mann of Canton, in the County of Norfolk testify and say that Tibba Hayden, who has signed the above Certificate is well known to me, and is worthy of full credit —
Isaac Mann

William Brackett. Massachusetts Line.
Heirship.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Norfolk County. Probate Department.
This certifies, That it appears to me from satisfactory evidence, That Mercy Brackett, Susan Newcomb, and Alice Brackett, all of Boston, in the County of Suffolk, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, are the sole and legitimate heirs of William Brackett, late of Braintree, in the County of Norfolk, and Commonwealth aforesaid, deceased, who was a Soldier, and served through the Revolutionary War, in the Massachusetts' Line of the American Army in Colonel Crane's Regiment of Artillery, and died after the close of the war. — And that the said Mercy, Susan, and Alice, are, by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, entitled to all the Estate, Credits, and Rights, of every description which appertained to the said William, at the time of his decease.
And there is no particular seal appropriated to said Department, or required by law to be used by me in the proceedings thereof.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 26th day of February, in the year of our LOR.D, one thousand, eight hundred, and eighteen.
Edward H. Woodbridge Judge of Probate for Norfolk County

Wm Bracket - Sds. in the Mass: Line.
John Davidson, - Sub: for the orig: Atty, - John Coates. -

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Boston, } ss. Suffolk, } ss.
On this thirteenth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, before me William Stevenson, Notary Public, by legal authority admitted and sworn, and dwelling in Boston aforesaid, and a justice of the Peace for the County of Suffolk, personally appeared Liba Hayden and Isaac Mann and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavits, by them subscribed.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Notarial Seal, the day and year above written.
William Stevenson Notary Public Just Peace
Day our Lord eighteen lic, by le- n Boston, County of nd acknowl- Substitution to be his free
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Notarial Seal the day and year above written.
William Stevenson Notary Public

United States of America.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Boston, } ff. Suffolk, }
ON this sixteenth Day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen before me, William Stevenson, Notary Public, by le- gal authority admitted and sworn, and dwelling in Boston, aforesaid, and a Justice of the Peace for the County of Suffolk, personally appeared John Coates and acknowl- edged the within Instrument of Substitution by him signed and sealed, to be his free act and deed.
William Stevenson
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Notarial Seal the day and year above written.
William Stevenson Not Public Justice of the Peace

Know all men by these presents that I John Goates of Boston, in the State of Massachusetts, Attorney to Mercy Brackett, Susan Newcomb and Alice Brackett, Heirs of William Brackett deceased, as will appear by their Letter of Attorney now in the War Office in Washington, have substituted and appointed and by these presents do substitute and appoint John Davidson of Washington my lawful Substitute to apply for and receive from the Secretary of War, or whom it may concern, the Warrant for one hundred acres of Land coming to the said Heirs of William Brackett for his services in the Revolutionary Army, and to give receipt therefor, and to do all things which I am empowered to do, by the aforesaid Letter of Attorney, hereby ratifying all that my said Substitute may lawfully do, by virtue hereof — In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal, this sixteenth day of July 1818.
In presence of W Stevenson
Walter A. Baalberg
John Goates.