Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 1261-100, for Ezekiel Shelcut, Pennsylvania
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(3-1776)
Service
Penn
Shelcut, Ezekiel
or Shillcutt

Number
B.L.Wt. 1261-100
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Hon Js. Barbour

[illegible] 
Please to deliver to Col Joseph Watson the [ill] lately issued to the heirs of Ezekiel Shelcutt

Forword
for [illegible]
23 Dec 1827
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Auditor General office June 15, 1824

I certify that the name Ezekiel Shillcutt appears on the payroll book of the first Regiment of the Pennsylvania Line as having received his pay up to the third day of Jan. Anno Domini One thousand Seven hundred and eighty three

With my hand and Seal of Office at Harrisburg the date above

David Mann
Auditor Gen'l
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No 1261
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Hon Robert Taylor
Bounty Land Department
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State of Pennsylvania
County of Allegheny Ss.

Personally appeared before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for said County Ezekiel Shelcut and made oath in due form of law, that he is the son and one of the hairs at law of Ezekiel Shelcut late a soldier in the First Regiment of the Pennsylvania Line, and that the said Ezekiel Shelcut died about the year one thousand eight hundred and ten, leaving two children to wit this despondent and George R Shelcut and no more and no widow.

E. Shelcut

"died" being interlined -
Sworn and subscribed before me this 18th day August AD 1825
William Arthurs

Personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace for the County aforesaid Galbraith Wilson a credible and disinterested witness and made oath in due form of law that
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he is acquaintanced with Ezekiel Shelcut before named and that he is reputed son of Ezekiel Shelcut who died about the year One thousand Eight hundred and ten, leaving only two children, to wit the said Ezekiel Shelcut and George R Shelcut and no widow -

Galbraith Wilson [his mark]

Sworn and Subscribed before me this 18th day of August, A.D. 1826
William Arthurs

I william McCandless, Prothonotary of the Court of Commonm Pleas Allegheny County aforesaid, do certify that William Arthurs Esquire, before whom the foregoinf affidavits were taken was at the time a Justice of the Peace of said County.

Given under my hand and seal of office this Eighteenth day of August, A.D. 1826

Wm. McCandless, Prothy.
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State of Pennsylvania
City of Pittsburgh Ss.

I James Robinson aged sixty two years do upon oath declare that I was well acquainted with Ezekiel Shelcut, a Soldier in the Pennsylvania Line of the Continental Army who is now deceased - that George R Shelcut, Ezekiel Shelcut are the only sons, the [illegible] children of said Ezekiel Shelcut dec'd

Jm Robinson

Sworn & subscribed 14 November 1827 before M.B. Lowrie

We declare that we never received warrant for the bounty land promised our father 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 therefor

Know all now by these present that we George R Shelcut and Ezekiel Shelcut aforesaid do hereby consitiute & appoint the Hon. Chauncey Forward Esq. to be our true and lawful attorney for and in our names to demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the United Sates a warrant for the quantityof Land due to us as aforesaidand our said attorney is fully authorized and empowered to constitute and appoint one or more substitute, or attorney under him for this special purpose above and before in [pressed?][ill] and [ill] [ill]

Attest
M.B. Lowrie

Ja Robertson

E. Shelcut [drawn seal]
George R Shelcut [drawn seal]
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City of Pittsburgh Ss.

Personally appeared the foregoing named George R Shelcut and Ezekiel Shelcut subscribed to the foregoing declaration and in my presence reknowleged[??] the power of attorney thereto subjoined to be their free act and desire for the purpose therein mentioned 
[ill] by my hand & seal 11th November AD 1827
M.B. Lowrie

State of Pennsylvania
Allegheny County Ss.

In testimony that the above written Matthew B Lowrie was an Alderman of the city of Pittsburgh in said County authorized to administer oaths and take acknowledgements in said State of Pennsylvania and the above acts and that his name there subscribed appears to me to be his [true?] signature.  I have hereunto affixed the County seal and subscribed my name and [quality?] this 14th day of November 1827

Wm McComth[??]