Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 165-100, for Phillip Jones, Maryland
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Md.

Jones Phillip

NUMBER
B.L. Wt. 165-100

CONTENTS
In 1797 res of Calvert Co. M.
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For number, see case,
of Bazel Dorsey, Md.
B.L. Wt. 161-100
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KNOW all men by these presents, that I Philip Jones
of Calvert County State of Maryland, Soldier, received to my full satisfaction a consideration of Jas Alexander Do give, grant, bargain, sell, assign and confirm unto the said Jas Alexander or to his heirs or assigns forever, all my right, title, interest and demand, which I have to the bounty land, which was granted to me by the United States, for my services as a soldier during the late war with Great Britain: and I do hereby appoint the said Jas Alexander of Philad’a my true and lawful attorney for me, with power of substitution, and in my name to demand, ask and receive from the war office of the United States, for his use and benefit whatever land I am entitled to for
my services as a Soldier in the Maryland Line
hereby irrevocably ratifying and confirming whatever my said attorney or his substitutes shall
lawfully do, by virtue of these presents. In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand and seal, this 29th day of September 1797 in presence of
John Jones
John Bennett
Philip Jones his mark {seal}

I HEREBY certify, that John Bennett
who attested to the above deed and power of attorney, has been personally known to me for
some time past and that he this day made oath before me, that Philip Jones
who signed the above deed and power of attorney, has been personally known to him for seven years and that he verily believes him the person he represents himself to be and that to his Knowledge he served for Md during the Whole of the late War.
Geo. A. Dunkel

PERSONALLY appeared before me, the subscriber a
justice of the peace for the County of Baltimore, Philip Jones of the County of Calvert & State afores’d and acknowledged the above instrument, to be his voluntary act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned. Given under my hand, this twenty ninth day of September 1797.
This Day appeared before me Philip Jones and Deposed that he served during 
the whole war and that he has lost his
Discharge
Geo. A. Dunkel
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State of Maryland Baltimore County ss
I hereby certify to all whom it doth or
may concern that George A Dunkel
Gentleman before whom the within deposition and acknowledgement was taken and who hath thereto subscribed his name was at the time of the taking and Signing thereof a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid and to all whose acts as such due faith & credit is and ought to be given as well in Courts of Justice as thereout.
In Testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and
affixed the Seal of my office this
Thirty first day of October Seventeen
Hundred and Ninety Seven
Wm Gibson Clk Baltimore

Philip Jones
Pri Md line