Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 1340-100, Peter Edson, Mass.
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Edson, Peter
BL Wt 1340-100
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[illegible to middle of 2nd line] having been instituted and appointed the true and lawful attorney of Ebenezer Edson state of Massachusetts and county of [illegible], for him and in his name to [illegible] and receive from the Secretary of War of the United States [illegible] for the quantity of land due to the said Ebenezer Edson; now therefore I hereby fully authorize and empower Noah Fletcher esq of Washington D.C. to act as my substitute for the special purposes herein expressed.
S/ Joseph Richardson


[illegible] July 16th, 1828. Then & there personally appeared the afore named Joseph Richardson & acknowledged the above instrument by him subscribed to be his free act & deed.
Before me, 
S/Jotham Lincoln, Just of Peace.
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Recd the 25th day of July, 1828 from the Department of War, Warrant no. 1340 for Ebenezer Edson father and heir of Peter Edson a private of Mass. line by virtue of the within the power of attorney 
S/Noah Fletcher
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State of Massachusetts Plymouth County probate Office July 1st 1828

I certify that satisfactory evidence was adduced to me, to prove that Ebenezer Edson is the father and only heir at law to Peter Edson late a soldier in the third regiment of Massachusetts line 

Given under my hand and seal of office this first day of July 1828
Wilkes Wood Ledger of Probate

The above will answer for the following states viz

Maine                      }
Massachusetts      }
New-Hampshire.   }
Rhode-Island.        }.  Judge of Probate
Connecticut.          }
Vermont                 }

New- York.            } Surrogate
New-Jersey.          }

South-Carolina.    } Ordinary
Georgia                  }
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No 1340
Ebenezer Edson father & heir at law of Peter Edson priv Mass

MC to Noah Fletcher D.C.
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DEPARTMENT OF WAR.
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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 September, 1776, it is p[illegible] 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 casualty, 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 [illegible]
County of [illegible]

I Ebenezer Edson heir at law of Peter Edson do, upon oath, testify and declare, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that he did enlist in 17 ^[illegible], for the term of during the war, and served in the regiment No. third under the command of Colonel [illegible] of the [illegible] line; and that he continued in the service aforesaid until [illegible] discharged by Congress

I further declare, that I have never received a warrant for the bounty land promised [blank] [illegible] 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 whatsoever : therefore,

Know all men by these presents, that I, Ebenezer Edson aforesaid, do hereby constitute and appoint the JC on, Joseph Richardson to be 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 to me as aforesaid; and my said attorney is hereby fully authorized and empowered to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes or attorneys under him, for the special purposes above expressed.
Attest,
S/Joseph Silvester       
Ebenezer [X his mark] Edson
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Personally appeared the above named Ebenezer Edson subscriber to the foregoing declaration, and in my presence acknowledged the power of attorney thereto subjoined to be his free act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned.
Attest,
S/Joseph Silvester 
S/Joseph Silvester 
[flourish]

In testimony that the abovewritten Joseph Silvester Esquire was a magistrate authorized to administer oaths, and take acknowledgements, &c., in the State of Massachusetts at the above date, and that his name there subscribed appears to me to be usual signature, I have hereunto affixed the county seal, and subscribed my name and quality, at [Plymouth??] this [illegible] day of July in the year 1828

[signature illegible] ["C. Clerk, &c." is crossed out; justification added is illegible]


98 years old & afflicted with the Palsey
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

NAME Edson, Samuel
GRADE Sergeant
LINE Massachusetts


WARRANT NUMBER  4083
ACREAGE [blank]  100 [blank]
ISSUED Oct. 10, 1796  to William Woodward--


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*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.