Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 1454-200, Aaron Day, New Jersey
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New Jersey
Day Aaron
B.L.Wt 1454-200
Issued Dec. 31, 1829

See B.L.Wt 1849-200 which issued May 21, 1832 to the grandchildren of paid soldier, in which it is stated that this warrant was fraudulently obtained.
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This is to certify that I served about Eleven months in the 1st Regiment of New Jersey woods commanded by Col. Ogden in the war of the Revolution and that I was acquainted with one Aaron Day that was an officer in said Regiment when I entered said Regiment and when I left it which was in January or February one thousand  seven hundred and Eighty one.
Hutton Sheldon

I am acquainted with
Stratton Sherwood who
appeared before me &
subscribed and sworn to the
above on the 18th of Dec 1828
Carl G. Hatheway Commissioner
to take Affidavits to be read in superior
count &c & Justice of the peace
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STATE of New York
Cortland County
Surrogates Office, December 20th 1828

I certify, that satisfactory evidence was adduced to me, to prove that Aaron Day & Ruth Curtiss are the true and lawful heirs at law in fee to Lieutenant Aaron Day late an officer in the first Regiment of Infantry, New Jersey line

Given under my hand and Seal of Office, this 20th  day of December 1828

Charles W. Lynde Surrogate
The above form will answer for the following States: viz.
Maine,
Massachusetts,
New Hampshire,
Connecticut,
Judge of Probate.
Vermont.
New York,
New Jersey,
Surrogate.
South Carolina,
Georgia,
Ordinary.
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N. 1454
Lt. Aaron Day
nine
rec for warrant
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Recd Jany 1st 1829 from
Robert Taylor Clerk of the Land office
Land Warrant No. 1454

Granting to Aaron Day & Ruth Curtiss
heirs at Law of Aaron Day who was a Lieut. of the New Jersey line two hundred acres of Land
B Woodcock

Sir,
Above you have you have my warrant for the Land warrant to the heirs of Lieut. Aaron Day if not sufficient please give me a form --

Your obt. svts.
R. Taylor Esq.
D. Woodward
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No. 1454

Aaron Day & Ruth Curtiss heirs of Aaron Day
N. Jersey

to Hon. D. Woodcock
N. York

issued Dec. 31, 1829
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Department of War

Regulations for the Heirs of Officers and Soldiers of the Revolutionary Army, who were slain by the enemy, or who have died since the War, and have not received Land from the United States.

By an act of Congress of the 16th of September 1776 it is provided, that the Officers and Soldiers who engaged for and continued to serve during the War, or until discharged by Congress, and the Heirs of such Officers and Soldiers as shall be slain by the enemy shall receive Land in proportion to their rank. N.B. those who engaged for three years, or for any other period, than during the War, or who died of sickness, fatigue or casuality, are not entitled to Land from the United States -- the following declaration /and enclosed blank form of heirship/ must be filled up and signed by the proper authorities.

State of New York
Cartland County

We Aaron Day & Ruth Curtiss, heirs at Law of Lieutenant Aaron Day Demand, do upon oath testify and declare to the best of our knowledge and belief that Lieutenant Aaron Day did enter the Army of the United States, and served in the Regiment No. First under the command of Colonel Ogden of the New Jersey line, and that he continued in the service aforesaid until the end of the War, and that he enlisted for during the War. We further declare,that we have never received a Warrant for the bounty land promised to Lieutenant Aaron Day, on the part of the United States, nor do we believe that he ever received it, or transferred his claim to it in any manner whatsoever, therefore --
Know all men by these present that we Aaron Day & Ruth Curtiss aforesaid do hereby constitute and appoint David Theodore to be our true and lawful Attorney for us and in our name, to demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the United States, a Warrant for the Quantity of land due to us as aforesaid and our said Attorney is hereby fully authorized and empowered to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes or Attorneys for the special purposes above explained.

Aaron Day
Ruth Curtiss

Attest
Lizur B. Canfield
Homer Dunnen

20th 7 1828
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personally appeared the above named Aaron Day & Ruth Curtiss.
Subscribers to the foregoing declaration, and in my presence acknowledged the power of Attorney thereto subjoined to be their free act
and Deed, for the purposes therein mentioned -
Attest
by
H. White
by
Cortland County SS
2
Clerks office
State of New York
Lizur B Canfield Justice of the Peace
in testimony that the above written Lizur B Canfield
was a magistrate authorized to administer Oaths, and take acknowledgements &c in the State of New York, at the above date and
that his name there subscribed appears to me to be his usual
signature, I have hereunto affixed the County seal and subscribed
my name and quality at Home this 20th day of December
1828
Samuel Hotchkiss Jr. Clerk of
the said County