Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 375-100, for Michael Kurtz, Pennsylvania
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Service                                         Number

Penn.         Kurtz Michael         B.L.Wt. 375-100
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No. 375

Michael Kurtz
Private
Pennsylvania Line

(illegible) 16 Dec. 1807
Del'd to the Hon. James
McClay who is to cause it 
to be declared to the property.
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Donation Lands
District No. 1
Lot CLXXXIII
200 A(cres)
Michael Kurtz private
16th Aug't 1787
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(Transcriber's comment: A hand produced line drawing of the tract of land assigned to Michael Kurtz. The drawing includes the Alleghany River.)

                       No. 182
 post & (wire)  West 261        post  (wire)
   No. 14:500     CLXXXIII
     South 130     200 Acr  North 130
                        East 261

  post & (wire)    No. 184.       post and (wire)


In pursuance of an act of General Assembly of the state of Pennsylvania passed the 24th day of February 1785 entitled, An act for directing the mode of distributing the donation lands promised the troops of this Commonwealth; and by order of he Surveyor General with the approbation of the Honorable the Supreme Executive Council, I have surveyed on the 8th day of November 1785, the above described tract of two hundred acres of land, and allowance of six (illegible) for roads, no. CLXXXIII situated in district No. 1 on the west side of the Allegany river, in the County of Westmoreland. 
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William Alexander D.S.

To John Lukus, Esq. S.G.

   I do hereby certify that the above is a copy of the original survey remaining in the Surveyor General's Office, o a tract of donation land drawn in the name of Michael Kurtz late, a private in the Pennsylvania Line of the Army of The United States, for which a patent appears to have assigned to him as a donation for his services in the said line on the 16th day of August A.D. 1787.

In testimony thereof I have hereinto set my hand and the seal of office at Lancaster, this 5th day of March 1806.

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James Cosmanelly
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Letter of Atty
Simon Herrold
to
Saml. Maclay



(illegible) by Ms. Maclay
for (illegible)
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Know all men by there presents that I Simon Harold of Northumberland County in the state of Pennsylvania do make constitute and appoint Samuel Maclay of said County Esquire, my true and lawful attorney for me and my name to procure & obtain from the proper officer or officers at the Seat of the Government of the United States, a certain warrant for a tract of donation land to which Michael Kurtz late, a soldier in the Pennsylvania Line in the service of the United States during the Revolutionary War, is entitled and whose right while thereto is now rested in me the said Simon Herold, and on having obtained the same, a receipt or, other requisite acquaintance for the same to sign seal and execute, as fully and effectually as I myself might or could do, hereby ratifying and confining all that my said attorney shall lawfully do therein by virtue hereof.  In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand and seal the nineteenth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seven.

Sealed & Delivered                      //s//
in the presence of              Simmon Harold
Hannah North 
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F. Evans
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Northumberland County ss

Be it known that on the nineteenth day of February one thousand eight hundred & seven before me Frederick Evans one of the Justices of the Peace in and for Northumberland County aforesaid came Simon Harold within named and acknowledged the above Letter of Attorney to be his Act & Deed. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year aforesaid.

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F. Evans

Northumberland ss

     I Daniel Levy Esq. Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Northumberland and do hereby certify that the above named F. Evans was at the time of signing the above acknowledgement now is a Justice of the Peace in and for said county of Northumberland.
    In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this twenty ninth day of August A.D. 1807 

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W. Johnson
for
Dan. Levy Proth'y
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Geo. Hartman's Claim to 
Military Bounty Land
longed by the Hon. Samuel
Maclay. Feb. 15th 1806.

Also Joseph Smith's claim

No. 53
Michael Kurtz

Good

(Blocked words) Maclay
(Blocked words) Congress
(Blocked words) Washington
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Sunbury 31 January 1806

Dear Sir,

   Shortly before the adjournment of Congress this last session I sent you a letter of Atty to draw a (trifle) of Interest for me on United States loan office stock standing in my name, but it could not be received because the letter was not duly authenticated.  The body of the enclosed is written verbatim like the one then sent, against which there was no objection other than as above mentioned.
    I again take the liberty to trouble (you) to receive this trifle for me, enclosed is authenticated in the manner required.
    You had the goodness at my (insistence) to interest yourself on behalf of one of my neighbors to obtain (3 words smudged.) to which Michael Kurtz a revolutionary soldier in the Penna. Line seems to be entitled, but the proof that he served to the end of the war cannot be had because none of his officers are living.   The man was entitled to and did receive land from Penna.  - would not a certificate from the comptroller General of Penna. to that import be sufficient proof that he did serve to the end of the war for such only are entitled to law under the law of Penna.  If this will do be so good and inform me thereof, and I will with your permission have the certificate forwarded to you from Lancaster, and send you Kurtz's conveyance to (illegible).
    We have nothing new here, but that the immaculate Charles Drum is appointed a Justice of the Peace.

I am your sincere friend.
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S. Simon

Honbl. Saml Maclay