Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 104490, for Caspar Sheets, Pennsylvania
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SERVICE
Continental
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Sheets, Caspar
Penna residence in 1795
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NUMBER
B.L.Wt.10440, 100 acres issued 1790
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[note paper]
Caspar Sheets.
See power of attorney in case of Francis Smith, Penn, B.L.Wt. 10388 issued 1789-
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R/for Wt. Ns. 10440
Caspar Sheets.-
Dld to Wm. James.
Oct 2d 1812.
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In virtue of a Power of Attorney from James Alexander, who is Assignee of William Robinson, who was Assignee of Thomas Reed who was Assignee of Caspar Sheets, who was a Private in the Pennsylvania Line of the late Revolutionary Army, I acknowledge to have received from the War Office of the United States, a Land Warrant, Wd.10440, dated 7th Sept. 1790, which was originally issued to him, the said Caspar Sheets,  for his portion of United States Military Bounty Land, and which was afterward deposited in said War Office by William Alexander Esq.
Wm James
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Know all men by these presents that I Casper Sheets of Pittsburgh county of Allegheny and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for and in Consideration of the sum of twenty pounds to me in hand well and truly paid by Thomas Reed of Fayette Township county and Commonwealth aforesaid the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge. Have granted bargained sold released assigned Conveyed and Confirmed and by these presents Do grant bargain sell release assign Convey and Confirm unto the said Thomas Reed his heirs Executors Administrators and assigns forever all my rights to the Interest property Claim and Demand whatsoever of in and to a Certain Warrant obtained from the united states of america for my Millitary[sic] Services in the said united states as a “private in Colonel Myland[sic: Moylan ] late[sic: Light] Corps of Dragoons Number on said Warrant 10440 signed Knox Secratary[sic] of War dated Seventeenth day of September one thousand seven hundred and ninety with the appurtenances there unto belonging To have and to hold the said Messuage[sic] or one hundred acres of Land Hereditaments and promise hereby granted with the appurtenances unto the said Thomas Reed his heirs and assigns to the only proper use and behoof[sic] of the said Thomas Reed his heirs & assigns forever— Furthermore I the said casper Sheets for my heirs Executers and administrators Shall and will at any and all time or times hereafter upon the reasonably request and Cost of the said Thomas Reed his heirs Executors administrators or assigns, make do and Execute, acknowledge and deliver or cause to be done all and every such further and other Conveyances and assurances in the law for the beter[sic] granting and Conveying the said Warrant and land with all the appurtenances unto the said Thomas Reed his heirs executors Administrators by any Council Learned in the Law shall be devised advised or required In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twelfth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Ninety five— 
Casper Sheets

Sealed & Delivered }
in the Presence of 
William Hall
James McMullin

Received of Thomas Reed the above mentioned sum of Twenty pounds being the Considation[sic] money in full

Tests William Hall—- James McMullin} Casper Sheets
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Allegheny County Ss 
Before John Wilkin one of the Commonwealth Justices of the peace in and for said County came Casper Sheets and acknowledged the above Instrument of writing to be his act & deed and desired the same may be Recorded as Such Given under my hand and Seal the Seventeenth day of December 1795
John Wilkins

Accord 23 January 1796

I Thomas Reed of Fayettee[sic] Township allegheny County in Consideration of Fifty Pounds Lawfull money of the state of Pennsylvania to me in hand paid by William Robinson Earl Township Washington County and State of Pennsylvania the Receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and myself fully satisfied and fully paid do hereby for myself my heirs Execr. administrators and assigns, assign and make over unto the said William Robinson his heirs Executors administrators & Assigns for ever all my right title Interest and Claim to the within described Land Warrant~ In Testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and affixed my seal this thirteenth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Ninety Six 1796
Thomas Reed

Signed Sealed & Delivered
in presence of }
Geoge[sic] Vallandigham~; Ann Vallandigham
Allegheny County Ss — Before George Vallandigham one of the CommonWealth Justices of the peace in and for the County of Allegheny, came Thomas Reed and acknowledged the (imediate[sic]) above instrument to be his act and deed and desired that it might be recorded as Such Given under my hand and Seal this thirteenth day of January A Domini 1796~
Recorded the 23 January 1796 
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Allegheny County Ss
I do hereby certify that within deed assignment thereon is a true copy - taken from the records of the said County Given under my hand and seal of my office at Pittsburgh the seventh day of October AD one thousand eight hundred and Eleven.
{signed}
Saml Jones Rev

[crossed out "Be it remembered on the 9th day of Oct 1811 I william Robsion of Little Beaver Township & Beaver County, hath bovegaine sold all my rights title & Interest to James Alexander of Beaver Town and State of Pennsylvania"]

Be it remembered that on the ninth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eleven. I William Robinson (late of the County of Washington) now of the County of Beaver and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred dollars to me in hand paid by James Alexander of the County of Beaver & commonwealth aforesaid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged have granted bargained & sold and by these presents doth grant bargain and sell, unto the said James Alexander all my right, title, Interest property, claim and Demand to the tract or piece of land mentioned in the foregoing Instrument in writing for him to hold to him his heirs and assigns forever, 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year aforesaid
{signed} William Robinson [hand drawn seal]
Signed Sealed and Delivered in presence of
[signed] Thos Henry
[signed] Robert Moore
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Assignment of Land Warrant
W.d 10440 by Caspar Sheets to 
Thomas Read, - by him to
Wm Robinson, - by him to
James Alexander. -
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Beaver County SS the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania [Handwritten seal] Personaly[sic] Came before me one of the Justices of the Peace in and for Said County the Within Mentioned William Robinson and acknowledged the Within Instrument of Writing to be his voluntary act and deed for the purposes therein Mentioned and desired as Such the Same may be Recorded
     Given under my hand and Seal this 9th day of October AD 1811
     Thos. Henry

[written sideways above on right margin]
fee $1.12 paid

Penns Beaver County Ss
I Samuel Lawrence Prothonatory[sic] of the Court of Common Pleas &c in and for said County Do Certify that Thomas Henry Esquire before whom the above acknowledgement was made was at the time & now is an acting Justice of the peace Regularly Commissioned & Sworn to all whose Official oath as such full faith and Credit is and aught[sic] to be given     In Testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and affixed the seal of Said Court at Beaver the ninth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eleven
Sam Lawrence Prothy.

[written sideways below the above on the right margin]

Assignment of Land Warrant
No. 10440. by Casper Sheets, to
Thomas Reed, — by him to
Wm. Robinson,— by him to 
James Alexander.——
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The National Archives
Form VAN-51
12-5-41

Bounty Land Warrant Record Card*

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

Name: Sheets, Casper
Grade: Private in Moylan's Dragoons
Line: Pennsylvania

Warrant No. 10440
Acreage 100
Issued September 7, 179? (toru)
to --- not shown --

*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, 1771, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the application 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.