Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt 2086-100, for William Johnston, Delaware
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
Del.
Johnston, William
Ann
NUMBER
B L Wt. 2086-100.
CONTENTS
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Baltimore Dec. 25. 1834
Sir
Just as I was leaving Washington the
enclosed proof was recd but
not in time to enclose it to you
there. 
Please file it with Wm Johnstons 
papers & for the warrant when allow &
retain it till my return to Washington
very respectfully
yr. obt servt
V. Ellis
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Wm Johnston
Sold
Del line
I recv'd full pay for
the widow this
Week under
act 15 May 1828
V. Ellis
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State of Delaware
Newcastle County ss
Before me Thomas McDowell
Notary Public of said State resident
in the city of Wilmington, personally came
and appeared Thomas Braden and 
Washington Rice, to me the said Notary were known
as persons of truth and veracity, who being
duly sworn doth depose and say "that they
"are personally well acquainted with Ann
"Brown wife of Joseph Beeson that she is the
"daughter and only heir at law of the same
"William Johnston who was a soldier of the
"Delaware Regiment in the line of the army
"of the Revolutionary War 
Washington Rice [signature]
Thomas Braden [signature]
In Testimony whereof thereunto
set my hand affix my
Seal of office
at Wilmington Dec 22, 1834
Tho McDowell
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William Johnston
No. 2086.
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Copy
Revolutionary Claims.
Under the act, entitled ""An act for the relief of certain surviving Officers and
Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution, " approved 15th May, 1828.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
19 Decr 1834.
Madam,
The ['Your' lined out] claim, under the ^[insert] of your late husband abovementioned act, having been examined, ['you' lined out] he is
['are' lined out] 
found to ^[insert] have been ['be' lined out] entitled to the pay of a Private of Infantry -
in the Continental Line. The amount which may be due, accordingly, will be ['remitted' lined out] paid
by the Treasurer of the United States, to the attorney whom you have authorized to receive it.

I am, ['sir' lined out], very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
(Signed) Levi Woodbury
Secretary of the Treasury
Mrs Ann Johnston
New Castle
Del.
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Wm Johnston
Power Atty
Del: line
Rd. Dec. 20. 1834
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State of Delaware}
County of New Castle}
we Joseph Brown and Ann Brown
who was Ann Johnston, heir at Law
of William Johnstone, do upon
oath declare and testify that to the best of our knowledge
and belief the said William Johnstone did Enlist
in Capt McKennans company, for the term of [?] and
during the war and served the Delaware Regiment under
command of Col Hall of said Regiment and continued
in the service until the war ended
we further declare that we have never received a warrant
for Bounty land promised to said William Johnstone
on the part of the United States nor do we believe that he
received it or transferd [sic] his claim to it in any manner
whatsoever, therefore all men by these Presents
that we Joseph Brown & Ann Brown aforesaid do hereby
constitute and appoint Vespasian Ellis of Virginia
to be our true and lawfull [sic] attorney for and in our names
to demand and receive from the Secretary of war of the United States,
a warrant for the quantity of land due to us as aforesaidc
and our said attorney is hereby fully authorised
and empowered to constitute and appoint one or more
substitutes or attorneys under him for the special purposes
aforesaid
witness our hands the fifteenth day of
November A D. 1834
attest
John Lynch
Tho McDowell
Joseph Brown seal [hand circled]
Ann Brown seal [hand circled]
personally appeared the above
named Joseph Brown & Ann Brown Subscribers to the foregoing
declaration and in my presence acknowledged the power of
attorney thereto subscribed to be her act and Deed
witness my hand & seal of office
the fifteenth day of November A D 1834-
Tho McDowell
Notary Public
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
NAME Johnston, William  GRADE Private LINE New Jersey
WARRANT NUMBER 8435 ACREAGE 100
ISSUED May 21, 1799
to Abraham Bell, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of ""Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800"" which are
registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent
dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.
Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.