Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 99-100, Cato Daws, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Daws, bato
B.L. Wt 99-100
CONTENTS

Lt. John Kennedy's Certificate.
John Kennedy

I know all men by these Presents. That I Cato Daws of Rutland in the county of Worcester and commonwealth of Massachusetts her- etofore a Soldier in the Continental Army of the United States of America in the Regiment commanded by Rufus Putnam - late of Timothy Bigelow's Regiment - Do constitute and appoint the Honourable Dwight Foster of Brookfield in the County and State Com- monwealth aforesaid Esq. To be my true and lawfull attorney for me and in my name and to my use and behoof forever. To ask for. and obtain from the United States of America a Warrant or Warrants for all the Military Bounty Lands to which I am intitled by virtue of the Acts or Resolves of the Congress of the said United States, and to do all lawfull acts requisite for effecting the Premises -
Witnesseth ratifying all that my said Attorney shall do therein by virtue hereof -
In Witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and Seal this 17 th Day of December. Anno Domini 1802
Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of us -
Wm. M. Hartland Esq.
Theophilus Wheeler
his Cato x Daws mark

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Worcester ss.
Be it remembered that, on the twentieth Day of December in the Year of our Lord 1802, before me Theophilus Wheeler Notary Public residing in said Worcester by lawfull authority appointed & sworn, came Gato Daws who subscribed the within written letter of Attorney by making his mark, in my presence & in the presence of William McFarland Jun: the other subscribing witnesses thereto, and voluntarily acknowledged this Instrument to be his act & deed.
I moreover certify that the said Gato Daws has been personally known to me for more than twenty years last past; and that I believe him to be the person in within represented to be,
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand & affix my Notarial Seal the Day and year above written -
Theophilus Wheeler Nott Pub.
Gato Daws's Power to receive Land Warrant.
24 N 99

Theophilus Wheeler Esqr Worcester Dec. 17. Nov 2 Washington Dec. 27. 1802
FREE
Hon ble Dwight Foster Esq r
Senator of the United States —
Washington

Worster Dec. 17. 1802
My dear Sir -
I inclose a power of attorney executed by a poor black man, who was but this Day informed of the necessity of applying this month for his Land warrant; I hope it will arrive in season and that some thing may be obtained for him. I believe he merits as well as needs it - I inclose all the certificate respecting his service & discharge he has in possession - The certificate of discharge he received from proper authority is lodged with the Secretary of State by virtue of which he draws his pay in Military Land, in this commonwealth -
I remain my dear Sir
Your most Obedt
Humble Servt.
Hon.ble Dwight Foster.
Joseph Wheeler