Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 1226-400, John Habersham, Ga.
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Service Ga.| Habersham, John| Number B.L.Wt.1226-400
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Warrant No 1226 [illegible]

To Joseph C Habersham [illegible]
heirs of Major Jos Habersham - of the Georgia lines for
four hundred acres of land
March 20 - 1827 -
and delivered to Jos Watson
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Letter
David Rees
Jany 22. 1827
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Darien, Jany, 22 1827

Sir

Your favor of 16th curr. came safe to hand -
I remember Major John Habersham to have been Major of the [illegible] or 2d Regimental Continental service in the late service Georgia line - and that served during the war - but what services, in particular, am not competent to say, but that he served faithfully is in my recollection. -

I am Sir.
Your obed[ient]. serva[nt]. 

[Signature] David Rees,
D[...]y. [illegible] Judge Advocate
 in the Georgia service

Personally appeared before me Alexr W. Wylly, a Notary Public in for the City of Darien & County of McIntosh (duly Commissioned & Sworn) Mr. David Rees - who being Sworn, faith the above is true to the best of his knowledge & belief -

[Signature] Alexr. W. Wylly
Robert Habersham Esq      Notary Pub[cut off]
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Senate Chamber 1st March 1829

Sir

I shall feel obliged if you will deliver to [illegible] Watson, the warrant for the bounty lands of the heirs of the late Major John Habersham-

I have the honor to be
Very Respectfully [illegible]
Mr. Maytherson Berrien
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[...] no 6
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State of Georgia
County of Chatham

I Joseph C Habersham now a practising Phisician in the city of Savannah State of Georgia, and one of the heirs [...] Law of John Habersham. late of the County of Chatham state of Georgia, deceased, do upon oath testify & declare that to the best of my knowledge and belief the said John Habersham, was a Major in the army of the Revolutionary War, in the Georgia line in Continental Establishment, and served as such to the close of the War, and that it has been understood that his name has been entered, on some of the rolls of the Revolutionary Army as George [underlined] instead of John Habersham, was the only Major of the Georgia line, of the name of Habersham. also I do further testify and declare, that I have never received a warrant, from the United States, for the quantity of land, due the said deceased from the United States, nor do I believe that he ever received it, or transfered his right to it in any manner during his life-time -

Therefore know all men by these presents that I Joseph (Habersham as aforesaid do hereby constitute and appoint John M Berrien Esquire of Georgia a Member of the Senate of the United States, my true, and lawful attorney, for me, and in my name to demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the United States, a warrant for the quantity of land due me in right of said deceased. and my said attorney is hereby fully authorized + enforced to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes or attorneys under him for the special purposes therein [illegible]. & the same to revoke at will. In witness whereof I have herein to [illegible] my hand & seal this 10th day of February 1827.

[Signature] J.C. Habersham

Witness
[Signature] Wm Pattinson
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Personally appeared before me the subscribed a Justice of the Peace, in and for the county aforesaid the before named Joseph C Habersham signed and dealer to the foregoing power of attorney, and deposition, and acknowledged the same to be his voluntary act and deed, for the purposes therein named - sworn, subscribed, and acknowledged before me this the 10th day of February 1827

[Signature] Isaac Russell [illegible initials: JP]

State of Georgia
County of Chatham

I do hereby certify that Isaac Russell Esquire before whom the foregoing power of attorney and deposition, appear to have been [illegible], and acknowledged, was at the time of stating the same, one of the justices of the Peace, in and for said county, full commissioned, and qualified, as such, and to all of his official acts, as such, due faith & [illegible] should be given.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office at Savannah 10th day of February 1827.

[Signature] A B Fannin [illegible initials]

State of Georgia
Chatham County

[illegible] Be it remembered that on this day the tenth day of February anno domino 1827, there has been adduced to me satisfactory evidence to prove that Joseph C Habersham, who has made the foregoing declaration on oath, and who has subscribed, the power of attorney, herewith connected, is [illegible] and one of the heirs of John Habersham, late a Major, in the Continental army of the Revolution, and that the other heirs of the said John Habersham are three in number. To wit, Mrs. Ann Ward now residing in Bryan County. Mrs. Mary B Habersham wife of Robt Habersham & Mrs. Susan D Habersham wife of Joseph Habersham both of the Savannah Georgia
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and the foregoing named persons are all the heirs of the said John Habersham known to be living.

In witness of all which I have hereunto affixed my hand and seal of official in any capacity of a Justice of the Inferior Court this tenth day of February 1827.

Jno Cumming

[Seal: illegible]

attest
Saml M Bond 
clk of the court of Ordinary of 
Chatham County Georgia
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

NAME Haburn, William
GRADE Private
LINE New York
WARRANT NUMBER 7265
ACREAGE 100
ISSUED Oct. 9, 1790
[Handwritten] CO - 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 warrant 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 the General Land Office records in The National Archives.