Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34947, for Michael Kerchner, Maryland
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Md.

Kerchner, Michael
Kershner
or
Kirshner

S. 34947

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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

NAME Kerker, John
GRADE Private 
LINE Artillery Artificers
WARRANT NUMBER 13299
ACREAGE   100
ISSUED June 4, 1790 to -- not shown --

*The inforrmation 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 resolution 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.