Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 1934-100, for William Kellow, Maryland
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[typed form, with handwritten responses]

[3-1776]

SERVICE
Md.

Kellow, William

NUMBER
B.L.Wt.1934-100

CONTENTS
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Certificate in this case of Wm. Kellow rec’d from the Hon. R. M. Johnson

8th Feby [February] 1833

[written sideways Kellow Claim Maryland line]
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Land Office, Annapolis, January 18th 1833
I hereby certify that it appears by the muster rolls remaining in this office, that William Kellow, enlisted as a private [^for during the war] in the 1st Maryland Regiment, on the 1st day of June 1778, was promoted to the rank of Corporal on the 1st of August 1779 – and on the 1st of January 1780, was promoted to the rank of Serjt. [Sergeant] and was present the 1st of November 1780, - I also further certify that it appears by a pay roll in this office, that William Kellow, received of John Hamilton, agent of the Maryland line, $25.—arrears of pay from the 1st of August 1780, to the 1st of January 1782, and in the margin of remarks opposite his name; is the following entry, “Killed 15th of March 1781.”

George G Brewer
Reg’r. L’d. Off. W. S. Md.
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William Kellow
N.1934
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State of Kentucky Mason County Sct
I Jno A. Bean Heir at law of William Kellow do upon oath testify and declare to the best of my knowledge and belief, that William Kellow did enter the service in the year 177 [1777] for during the war, and served as an orderly Sergeant in the first Maryland Regiment, under the command of Colo. [blank] and that he continued in the service aforesaid until the Battle of Guilford, when he was slain by the Eanemy [Enemy]. I further declare that I have never received a warrant for the Bounty land promised to the said William Kellow on the part of the United States, nor do I believe that he ever received it or transferred his claim to it, in any manner whatever. 
Therefore know all men by these presents that I Jno A Bean Heir at law [Illegible] do hereby constitute and appoint Nicholas D. Coleman, of [Maryville?], to be my true and lawful Attorney for me and in my name to demand and received from the Secretary of War of the United States a warrant for the quantity of land due to me as aforesaid; and my said Attorney in hereby  fully authorized & empowered to constitute & appoint one or more substitutes or attorney’s under him for the special purpose above expressed.
Attested
Signed
John A Bean
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April 8th 1833

Personally appeared the above named Jno A Bean subscriber to the foregoing declaration and made oath to the same, and in my presence acknowledged the power of attorney thereto subjoined to be his free act and deed for the purposes therein mentioned.
Wm G Bullock J. P. M.C.
Attested

I Marshall Key Clerk of the Mason County Court do hereby certify that the above written Wm G. Bullock was a magistrate authorized to administer oaths and take acknowledgment in the aforesaid county of Mason and State of Kentucky at the above date & that his name thereto subscribed appears in his usual handwriting. I also certify that said Mr A Bean acknowledged the foregoing declaration & power of attorney to be his act & deed in my presence.
In testimony whereof I have hereto affixed my name & the seal of my office this 8 day of April 1833.
Marshall Key
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State of Kentucky Mason County Sc 
At a Court held for Mason County on the 8 day of April 1833 satisfactory evidence was adduced in Court to prove that [^ 1] John A Bean, [^ 2] Harrison Bean,  [^ 3] William G. Bean John Crutcher & [^ 4] Letitia his wife formerly Letitia Bean, Joseph Tolle and [^ 5] Charlotte his wife, formerly Charlotte Bean Frank, McClure and [^ 6] Matilda his wife formerly Matilda Bean, and [^ 7] Fanny Bean, the children of Leonard Bean and Eda his wife dec’d [deceased], formerly Eda Kellow are the only Heirs at law in fee to William Kellow, late a private in the first Maryland Regiment of the Revolutionary war.

I Marshall Key Clerk of the County Court do certify that the above evidence is taken from the records in my office.
In testimony whereof I have hereto affixed my official seal this 8 day of April 1833.
Marshall Key
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Wm Gordon Esq
Land Bounty
City of W

[written sideways - Rec'd Feb 8 1833]
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Please the within enquiry and send back Coleman's letter

Your ob Sert [Your obedient Servant]
Rh M. Johnson
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[note this does not apply to him]

[typed form, with handwritten responses]

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES 
Form VAM-51 
12-5-41
Division of Veterans’ Administration Archives

Name Kellum, Reuben   Grade Private      Line New York 

WARRANT
NUMBER 7361          ACREAGE   100        ISSUED Jan 11, 1792
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, 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.