Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 328-200, Benjamin Garnett, Continental D. In Md Prior To 1807
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Service
Continental

Garnett, Benjamin or Garnet
d. in Md Prior to 1807

B.L. Wrt.328-200
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These Presents certify that the undersigned has known a Ann Garnett of the State of Delaware Several yers that She has always understood & believes that She is the only child & heir at law of Lt. Benjamin Garnet deceased and that he is authorized by Her to apply for & receive a warrant for any land She is entitled to claim in right of her father from the U. States

J.A. Bayard

Washington
25 Febr 1807
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No. 89
328
Benja. Garnet Lt.
Log by W. Bayard

Hezekiah Rogers
War Depa
This claim is good, returned & not received.

[Illegible] to Ann heir at law to Benj. Garnet L. D. to Mrs. Bayard
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No. 328 
Benja Garnet Lt
Log by W Bayard

Hezekiah Rogers Esq.
War Department

This claim is good, returned & not received. 
[Illegible] to Ann heir at law to Benj Garnet L D. to Mrs. Bayard
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Senate Chamber 22 Mar 1806
Sir

Will you have the goodness to inform me whether Benjamin Garnett who served during the war as lieut. in the 3rd Regiment Light Dragoons has any land rights under the provisions made by Congress in favor of the officers of the revolutionary army.  Garnett is dead and the inquiry is made on behalf of a daughter he left who subsists only by the charity of her friends. Honr. J. C. Smith of the H of R directed me to you as most capable to give the information desired.  The trouble you give yourself on the subject will confer on him a particular favor

I am Sir your Obt Serv
J A. Bayard
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Know all men by these presents that I Am Garnett of the town of Dover in the State of Delaware and only child and Heir of Lieutenant Benjamin Garnett deceased do by these presents constitute and appoint James A. Bayard Senator of the United States from the state of Delaware my lawful attorney to receive from the War Office, or War Department of the United States any land warrant or warrants issued through from in my favor as the only heir and representative of my father Benjamin Garnett aforesaid, or otherwise; and the same warrant or warrants received, and the lands therein contained to sell and dispose of in as full and ample a manner, as I might or could do if personally present [illegible] ratifying and conforming whatsoever my said attorney shall or may do in and upon the (unclear). In testimony whereof I have here unto  set my name and seal this twenty-fourth day of February in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seven.   
Sealed and Delivered } Ann Garnett
in the presence of 
Elizabeth Bassett
Richard Bassett

Kent County Ss:

Be it remembered that on the twenty fourth
day of February in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and
seven personally appeared Ann Garnett before me Nicholas
Ridgely Chancellor of the State of Delaware and
acknowledged
the above Power of Attorney.
Nicholas Ridgely, Chancellor.
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Kent County State of Delaware Js. 
February 24th 1807 

Thus came before me Nicholas Ridgely Chancellor of the State of Delaware Elizabeth Bassett and made oath on the Holy Evangals of Almighty God, that Ann Garnett, who now lives with this deponent and has done for several years, is as she has deponent has always understood, been informed, and verily believes the Daughter of Benjamin Garnett deceased, and that the said Benjamin Garnett, was in his lifetime called Captain Benjamin Garnett, and died some years ago in Queen Anns County in the State of Maryland, leaving no other child or heir to this deponents knowledge or belief and further this deponent
I am the noted Elizabeth Bassett
Sworn and Subscribed the Day and Year above written before me, Nicholas Ridgely, Chancellor
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Garnett, Calvin    GRADE Private    LINE Massachusetts
WARRANT NUMBER 4230   ACREAGE 100   ISSUED Apr. 8, 1797
To Marlbry Turner

*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.