Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 87-100, Samuel Bass, Continental
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SERVICE: Continental
* Bass, Samuel
NUMBER: BLWt 87-100
Conn. residence in 1802
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This Certifies that Samuel Bass enlisted in the V Reg't of Lt Dragoons, Commanded by Col Elisha Sheldon, & Served in the Same during the late Revolutionary War, as appears from the Regimental Book now in my hands.
Litchfield Septr. 1st 1800 [02?]
[Signed] Benj. Tallmadge
late Major 2d Regt LD

Hartford County ss. Berlin Novr. 8th 1802
This may certifi that Samuel Bass & Josiah Andrus have resided in Said Berlin for more than ten years last past and are Still living
[Signed] Gad Stanley }
[Signed] James North }Just. Peace
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Samuel Bass
papers
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ELISHA SHELDON, Esquire, Colonel of the second Regiment of Light-Dragoons, raised by the United States of North America. 
To Samuel Bass Corporal Greeting. 
BY Virtue of the Power and Authority to me given, by the Delegates from the said States in Congress assembled, I do, by these Presents, reposing especial Trust and Confidence in your Loyalty, Courage and good Conduct, constitute and appoint you the said Samuel Bass to be the First Corporal in the Second Troop, in said Regiment; you to therefore carefully and dilligently to discharge the duty of a Corporal, in ordering and exercising said Troop in the service aforesaid, commanding them to obey you as their Corporal, and yourself to observe such Orders and Instructions as you shall from time to time receive from me, or other your superior Officers , according to Military Rules and Discipline, pursuant to the trust reposed in you, for which this shall be your sufficient Warrant. Given under my Hand and Seal this first Day of June Anno. Domini, 17[?]2
[Signed] Elisha Sheldon [Col?]
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State of Connecticut ss 
Farmington Probate District Sept 24th AD 1803 
This Certifies that Mercy Bass is Executrix of the last Will & Testament of Samuel Bass late of Berlin in said & District decd. approbation of sd Will & Testament having been had in the Court of sd District & the sd Executrix having accepted the trust & given bond according to Law 
By me 
[Signed] Martin Bull Clerk 

I certify that Martin Bull whose signature is affixed to the above copy is Clerk of the Court of Probates for the district of Farmington 
Sept 26th 1803 
[Signed] John Treadwell Judge of sd. Court 

Be it known that I the Subscriber Executrix of the last will & testament of Samuel Bass late of Berlin in the county of Hartford & State of Connecticut died have constituted & appointed, & by these presents, do constitute & appoint the Honble Benjamin Tallmadge of Litchfield in the county of Litchfield & State aforesd. my true & lawful attorney, to apply in my name & on my behalf, to the Secretary of war at the seat of government for a land warrant for the amount of land which is due him for his services in the late army of the United States and to do any act or acts for that purpose, which are proper & necessary, & which I might or should do were I personally present, with power of substitution, all which lawful acts & doings of my sd Attorney or his substitute I shall and do ratify & confirm by these presents. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 26 day of Sept AD 1833 
[Signed] Mercy Bass
[SEAL]
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Hartford County ss Berlin the 26th day of Sept 1803 
Personally appeared Mercy Bass signer & sealer of the within letter of Attorney & acknowledged the same to be her free act & deed 
before me [Signed] James North Just. Peace 

I Josiah Andrus of Berlin in the County of Hartford do certify that Samuel Bass late of sd. Berlin dec'd. served in the regiment commanded by Col. Benjn Tallmadge part of the late army of the United States for the term of the war 
Berlin, Sept. 26th 1803  [Signed] Josiah Andrus
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HIS EXCELLENCY
GEORGE WASHINGTON ESQ; 
General and Commander in Chief of the Forces of the
United State of America.
THE [missing] to CERTIFY that the bearer thereof 
Samuel Bass Corporal
in the 2d Lt. Dragoons having faithfully 
served these[?] States Six years and
two Months Command being inlisted for the War, is 
hereby DISCHARGED from the American Army.
[missing] HEADQUARTERS
[missing signature]
By HIS [EXCELLENCY'S?]
[signature illegible]
REGISTER[ED?] in the Books
[missing] of the [missing]
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HEAD-QUARTERS, June 12th 1783.

THE within CERTIFICATE shall avail the Bearer as Discharge, until the Ratification of the definitive Treaty [missing] previous to which Time, [missing] Proclamation [missing] shall be made, He is to be considered as being on Furlough.
GEORGE WASHINGTON.

Saml. Bass Corporal
2d Troop - 
[illegible]

[Stamped:] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES 
Form VAM-51 
12 - 5 - 41 
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME: Bass, Samuel GRADE: Private LINE: Delaware
WARRANT NUMBER: 10703 ACREAGE: 100 ISSUED: May 1, 1790 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