Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2,355, William Cotton, N.H.

SERVICE
NUMBER
M.H.
Cotton, William Ruth
R 2,355
CONTENTS
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No. 14087
With letters, etc.
ms of William Cotton,
New York
Let from R. King. April 28 50
C.W. Bennett Aug 28/53
2355
July 7. 1838.
Hon. Payson King. H.P.

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
RECEIVED
9255
P. O.
Ruth Cotton
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
Recognized. _____
Contract. _____
Cert. of Dis. _____
Searched for _____, 18

Worcester Dec 22 nd 1860
Dear Sir,
Yours
Your favour of Jan y 7 th was duly rec d at this place. I have spent the winter in Albany where I last week which has occasioned the delay in forwarding evidence in relation to the claim for Pension to the Estate of William Cotton, the evidence now furnished is not complete nor do I think witnesses can be found at this late period to prove his services, but that there is sufficient proof in the archives of the war at Hartford I have no doubt to prove his services and entitle his heirs to a pension on the amount that the estate of William Cotton could have claimed. Mr. Clark of Potsdam who married a daughter of Cotton will pay the expense of a search. Your attention to the matter will be a favour to Mr. Clark and your friend the subscribers. Truly and Thomas Atkinson

State of New York St. Lawrence County
Joseph Cotton of the Town of Lawrence County of St. Lawrence and State of New York, being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that he is sixty five years of age, that he is the oldest child of William and Ruth Cotton, who were married in the Town of Hymersworth in the State of New Hampshire and settled in the Town of Corsica in the State of Vermont, where this deponent was born August 13 th 1784 that they lived together as man and wife until the death of his deponent's Father the said William Cotton who died in the Town of Watbury State of Vermont in 1814, and that his mother Ruth Cotton died in December 1840 in the Town of Potsdam County of St. Lawrence State of New York that there are seven children now living the issue of William and Ruth Cotton, this deponent has often been told by his Father that he enlisted to serve during the war of the Rebellion and did some seven years, this deponent has seen his

discharge - This respondent, Father informed him that he enlisted in the New Hampshire line of the revolutionary army that he served in Wiggintown commanded by Col. Bell and also served another year. Further that he was at the siege of Quebec under Gen. Montgomery, respondent does not recollect the name of any Capt - his Father was a sergeant part of them during his service he never saw him and nor did his mother apply for a pension to which he is now informed she was entitled - Sworn and subscribed Joseph his Cotton before me this 22 nd day March
1 st March 1850
Henry Pitman Clerk of the Peace

No. 9. Rep.
April 2 d 1850
Col. Jas. Edwards Com of Revisions
Sir
Enclosed I send you an affidavit with a letter of Hon. Phineas Attwater - And a desire to know what evidence the muster rolls or other doc- umentary evidence in the pension office or War Office show of the service of William Cotton named in the affida- vit.
Very Respectfully,
Estlin King

Washington City
June 8 th 1858.
Hon. S. P. Wells,
Comm r of Pension
Sir
I have the honor to enclose herewith the power of attorney executed by the heirs of Ruth Bolton, dec d of New York, whose claim under act of July 7 th 1838 has been suspended.
I hope to be enabled to file additional evidence in the case sufficient to establish the claim before it comes up for examination.
Very Respectfully
Your Obed t Serv t .
C. W. Bennett

Ruth Cotton.
Nov 1832
NY.
Atkinsland
Oct 30
N. B.—Should two or more letters join in the foreground, the plural should be substituted for the singular number.

Butte Cattle
State of New York County of St Lawrence
Be it Known, that on this Eighteenth day of November A. D. 185 3 , before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Joseph Cotten (then at Law of William Cotten ) resident of Madison in said County, and made oath according to law that he is the heir at law of  William Cotten who was a Soldier in the war of the Revolution, and who has heretofore made application for the benefit of the Pension Act of 1831 that he is directly interested as a claimant in said pension and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments as my Agent may use in prosecuting said claim.
Countermanding and revoking all Powers of Attorney, and authority heretofore given, I hereby constitute and appoint G. W. BENNETT , of Washington City , my true and lawful Attorney, to prosecute the claim of William Cotten for any amount of Revolutionary Pension, or increase of Pension that may be due; and I hereby authorize my said Attorney to examine all papers or documents in relation to said claim on file in the Department at Washington City, or elsewhere, to file additional evidence or arguments, and to receive for my exclusive benefit, the certificate which may be issued for said claim, which certificate I wish made payable at the Washington City, D. C. Agency; to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed, and to do all things that I might or could do were I personally present. Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney and Agent shall lawfully do in the premises.
Joseph Cotten
Sworn to, Subscribed and Acknowledged before me the day and year above written, and I hereby certify that I believe the said Joseph Cotten to be directly interested in said claim as set forth, and to be the identical party therein alleged.
H. B. Richardson Justice of the Peace
State of New York County of St Lawrence
It is hereby Certified, that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me, Clerk of the Supreme Court  St Lawrence County Court that Joseph Cotten the party who has sworn to, and acknowledged the foregoing Declaration and Power of Attorney is the identical child reputed soldier aforesaid. I further certify, that H. B. Richardson Esq. before whom the preceding affidavit and Power of Attorney were made, and acknowledged, was, at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, and that the signature purporting to be his, I believe to be genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office,
this Nineteenth day of March 185 3
George S. Minslow Clerk of St Lawrence County
1. Claimant's name or names in full.—2. Post Office address. 3. "That he is the identical man," or, "that she is the widow of the identical man," or, "that he or she is the legal heir of the identical man," &c., &c. 4. Leave this line blank.—5. "He is," "she is," or "they are."—6. Revolutionary soldier's full name.—7. Claimant's signature.—8. Claimant's name.—9. Magistrate's signature. 10. "Identical," "widow of," or, "child of."—11. Magistrate's name.—12. Clerk's signature.
N. B.—Should two or more heirs join in the foregoing, the plural should be substituted for the singular number.