Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 2430-100, Chandler Benton, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Benton, Chandler
B.L.Wt. 2430-100
CONTENTS

I, Eber Benton a son of Chandler Benton deceased who was a soldier in the American revolutionary army & enlisted for the term of during the war & served until the end thereof in 1783 do hereby constitute & appoint Albertus L. Lynde of Warsaw in the County of Wyoming my true & lawful attorney for me & in my name to prosecute my claim as heir of the said Chandler Benton for bounty land against the United States. & I do hereby authorize the said Lynde to locate said land My father the said Chandler Benton resided at the date of his service according to my best recollection at Guilford in the State of Connecticut. That I am unable to state the names of the officers under whom he served. That my father the said Chandler when living informed me that he enlisted for during the war & served until the end thereof. The said Chandler Benton died at Wals — in the State of New York on the month of December in the year 1812 Eber Benton
Executed & signed by the said Eber Benton before me at Harnesville in the County of Cattaraugus & State of New York April 13. 1846.
S. Cummings Justice of the peace in & for said County,

State of New York Cattaraugus County
Surrogate Office May 29. 1847.
I certify that satisfactory evidence was adduced to prove that Rachel Gibbs, Hannah Thompson, Betsy Phillips, Clarissa Curtis, Harriet Benton, Eben, Heilon, Gilbert Benton
are the children and Russell & Susan Benton children of Russell Benton deceased & the children of Julia Bowles deceased whose names are not known, are the grand children of Chandler Benton deceased and that the said children & grand children are the only
heirs at Law in fee to Chandler Benton who was a private in Colonel Heman Swifts regiment in Connecticut Line in the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War
Given under my hand and seal of Office this 29 th day of May — 1847.
Robert H. Huntland Surrogate

A. L. Lynde
Rec. June 12 th 47

State of New York Cattaraugus County
I Eber Benton heir at law of Charles Benton do upon oath testify & declare to the best of my knowledge and belief that said Charles Benton did enter the service in the Year (not recollected) for the term of during the war & served as a private in the regiment under the command of Colonel Bernard Swift of the Connecticut Line of the Continental Army and that he continued in the service aforesaid until the end of the war in 1783. I further declare that I have never received a war- rant for the bounty land promised to the said Charles Benton on the part of the United States nor do I believe that he ever received it, or transferred his claim to it in any manner whatsoever. Therefore I now all new by these presents That I Eber Benton aforesaid do hereby constitute and appoint Albertus L. Lynde of Warsaw New York to be my true & lawful attorney for me & 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 constitute and appoint one or more substitutes or attorneys under him for the special purposes above expressed.
Attest
Simons Cummings
Eber Benton
Personally appeared the above named Eber Benton Subscribed to the foregoing declaration and made oath to the same & in my presence acknowledged the power of attorney therein subjoined to be his free act and deed for the purposes therein mentioned. this 20th day of May 1847
Simons Cummings, Justice

In testimony that the above written Solomon Cummings was a magistrate, in & for Cattaraugus County in the State of New York, authorized to administer oaths & take acknowledgments at the above date & that his name there subscribed appears to me to be his usual signature. I have hereunto affixed the County Seal and subscribed my name and quality at Ellicottville this 2 nd day of June 1847.
Francis E. Baillet
Clerk of Cattaraugus County

Hon. Albert Smith answ. 5 May 47
Chandler Benton Conn. Line
Sent regulations &c.
Hon. A. Smith
Washington
Re. April 21. 46.

Warsaw, Apr 16. 1846
Hon. A. Smith
Dr Sir
Will You please send the enclosed to the pension Office with a request that Mr Edwards will inform you whether the records of his office show the heirs of Glandus Benton to be entitled to land
In haste Yours
Respectfully
A. L. Lynde
Will Col. Edwards please add the the above and let me know the result -
Respectfully &c
Albert Smith
Washington April 20 1846.

A. L. Lynde
Chandler Benton - Conn P'm
Rec. June 26 th 47

Chandler Benton
N o . 2430
A. L. Lynde

Warsaw N.Y.
21 st June 1847
J. L. Edwards Esq Sir
Your letter of the 16 th June 1847. is just received relating to the Bounty Land claim of the heirs of Chandler Benton
About one Year ago Mr Eber Benton stated his claim under oath giving the residence of his father at the date of his services &c.
On the 5 th day of Nov r last you wrote me as follows "Chandler Benton who was a Private of Swifts Regiment Count Line, is returned on the rolls of that line as being entitled to Bounty Land - the claim to which has not been heretofore satisfied. I therefore herewith send for the declaration, power of Attorney and proof of heirship necessary to be complied with in his case" These papers were all executed & forwarded according to Your instructions.
In your letter of the 16 th You require further proof of identity, of which You gave no information whatever in your former letter & which there is no probability that I can be able to obtain in season to adjust the claim
If the declaration of his claim made by Mr Eber Benton about one Year ago when he knew nothing of Your records, does not, by its agreement with the records of Your Office, sufficiently establish the identity in this case, the claim probably must fail of being adjusted
Very Respectfully Yours A. L. Lynde

Warsaw N.Y. July 29. 1848
J. L. Edwards Esq
Your favor of the 25 th inst. enclosing Land Warrant number 2430. in favor of the heirs of Chandler Benton deceased has been received by me Respectfully Yours A. L. Synde

A. L. Lynde
ans d . 16 th June '47
Case of Chandler Benton — Conn. Land
and Esq. General Brewster Washington D.C.
Rec d June 12 th 47

Warsaw N.Y. 7 th June 1847
J. S. Edwards Esq
Dr Sir. I enclose the papers required in the case of claim of heirs of Chandler Beeton for bounty land for revolutionary services. Please issue warrant at your early convenience.
Very Respectfully Yours A. L. Lynde