Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1202, John Briggs, Ga.
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Ga. Briggs, John R,1202
Susannah
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(3-1776)  SERVICE Ga. Briggs, John         
                                                Susannah                     NUMBER R.1202 ( check at bottom right of page)
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The State of Mississippi County of Simpson } ss Be it known that before ma Labon B. Harper as Acting Jusice of the Peace in and for said County - personally appeared Susannah Briggs aged eighty six years, who being duly cautioned and then Sworn in due form of Law states that she is the widow of John Briggs, who was a Revolutionary Soldier of the State of Georgia and that he the said John Briggs, died on the 3rd day of September A.D. 1844 in the said County of Simpson  and State of Mississippi. And that they were married on the ---day of February in the year A.D. 1780 and that they are lone residents of the said State of Georgia until the year A.D. 1815 in the County of Montgomery in said State of Georgia - and that they settled in the aforesaid State of Mississippi, then a territory of the United States of America, in the year A.D. 1815. Since which time they were residents of said State of Mississippi up to the time of the death of the said John Briggs and that they were residents of the said County of Simpson about Twenty five years preceding is death and Since the death of her said husband the said Susannah has been , and is now a resident of said Simpson County And that further more I the said Susannah Briggs , By these Presents, Constitutes, appoints and fully Empowers and Authorizes irreverably and with powers of Substitution - F.E. Hassler of Washington City D.C. as her true and lawful attorney for her the said Susannah Briggs and
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in her name and Stead, to Examine into, to prosecute, to demand and to receive from the United States Government offices all her rights in all and in ay manner of claim for increase or arrears of pension or Land that they may be due her as the widow of the said John Briggs who died leaving the same undrawn, as in right of Law. Custom or Equity she is or may be entitled. In witness whereof she has on this the first day of October in the year 1852 hereunto signed her name and affixed her seal Susannah Briggs (B. her mark) (drawn seal)                                     Attest M.A. Banks                                            
H.W. Moore                                                         
W Snipes Signed,  Sealed and acknowledged and Sworn to before me on this 1st day of October 1852 Laban B. Harper J.P. (signed) ( hand drawn seal)                                           
The State of Mississippi Simpson County         At the same time formerly appeared before me two credible and s=dis interested witnesses named Isham Brown and Lika Allen residents of aforesaid County and State and having been by me counselled and then duly sworn according to Law do depose, and say is generally believed by the community that John Briggs was a Revolutionary Soldier and that Susannah Briggs was by him was always trusted as and is by the witnesses believed  to be the wife of the said Revolutionary Soldier. Sworn to before  me the day and year first above written Laban B. Harper JP (signed)(hand drawn seal) Isham Brown Lika Allen
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[Handwritten]

The State of Mississippi
Simpson County  

I am a member Clerk of the Probate Court of the County of Simpson and State aforesaid do hereby Certify that Laban B. Harper Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavit and acknowlegments here made and who has thereunto subscribed his name and [illegible] at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn and that his signature above [illegible] here is genuine

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my and affixed the seal of the Probate Court of Simpson County this the first day of October 1852

M.A. Banks Clerk [Signature]
of the Probate Court of Simpson Co

[Outline of a seal affixed in left hand bottom of page]
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[Handwritten]


John Briggs.rev
Pensionary Declaration
1832

21635
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[Handwritten]

The State of Mississippi
Simpson County  [illegible]  
In the Circuit Court 
at October [illegible] 1832

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832

On this the fifteenth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open court before the honorable Edward Turner justice of the State of Mississippi [crossed out] Presiding Judge of the second Judicial District of said State now holding the Term of the circut Court of the County of  Simpson of said State now [illegible] John Briggs senior a resident of the said county of Simpson and State aforesaid aged seventy three years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 that he the said John Briggs Senior entered the Service of the United States about the year 1778 was inlisted [enlisted] soldier for the period of twelve months under Captain Thomas Chisholm and went immediately from where he then resided in the State of Georgia on Ogeechee River now in Warren County to the town of Savannah where he continued in the said service for the period of one year. That he remained part of said time in the barracks at the upper end of Savannah and part of the time at the garrison at [illegible] Island below [illegible]. That he believes Gen. Elbert Col. Joab Abasham and Adjuctant Hatson were officers in Savannah with him.  That he recollects the companies of of Capt Bostick of Capt Kerney and of Capt. Coalston at Savannah
That he had a regular discharge from said service given by Gen Elbert which is long since lost or distroyed [destroyed].  That afterward he went out again in said service two tours but he has forgotten how long he served or where he marched or who his officers were
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[Handwritten]

That he the said John Briggs sent is confident he was engaged in said service in all were then one year and he thinks at least [illegible] year and six months or mosre but is confident he served more than one year.  That he served in Burke County in the State of Georgia where he entered the service as aforesaid.  That he [illegible] [illegible] as an inlisted [enlisted] soldier as aforesaid  That he has no documentary evidence [illegible]  That he knows of no person except [illegible] his sister the wife of Samuel Brown of said County of Simpson who on account of her extreme age it has inexpedient to procede in can testify to his service  And he the said John Briggs hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state of the union.
Sworn to and subscribed the day +[and] year aforesaid in open court before
 E. Turner  Presiding Judge [SIgnature]
John Briggs senr [Signature]

We William Morris a clergyman residing in the County in [Illegible] of said State and Samuel Brown residing in the said County of Simpson and State aforesaid do hereby certify that we are well  acquainted with John Briggs senior who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy three years of age, That he is respected and believe in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion  Sworn to and subcribed the day and year aforesaid
 before
E.Turner Presiding Judge [Signature]

Wm Morris [Signature]

Samuel Brown
X  his Mark  [Signature]
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WE  ( top of page  - all text marked out)    a clergyman and County of Simpson and State of Mississippi do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Briggs senior who has Subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy three years of age that he is reported and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in our opinion : Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid .( bottom of page)   And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after  the interrogation prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the court further certify that it appears to them that Wm Morris- who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the said County of Simpson and that Samuel Brown who has also signed the same is a resident in the said County of Simpson and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit. E. Turner (signed and underscored) Presiding Judge              I John R. Hubert Clerk of the circuit Court of the County of Simpson and State of Mississippi do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of John Briggs senior for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 15th day of October in the year of our Lord 1832 John R. Hubert (signed ) Clerk
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21635      John Briggs Senior                    
                Simpson County Mississippi             Rep to Mr. Edwards a letter enclosed , Says the applicant is not entitled to a pension  F.S. Evans 28th May 1838.      Reject this claim & keep the papers on file- Charles K Brown                                
Westville                                                    
Simpson County Mississippi
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WAR DEPARTMENT , Pension Office.  183 Sir: The evidence in support of your claim , under the act of June 7,1832 , has been examined , and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form . On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed , before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will show what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace (thus: ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department , send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim. A STATEMENT, showing the Service of John  Briggs senr. Simpson County,  Mi.            
Period which the service was rendered  Enl. 1778.                                                      
Duration of the claimant's service Years. 1 or more. Months.--- Days.--- Rank of the claimant . --- Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Capt. Chisolm. Names and (?) of the Gen's and Field officers. General Elbert Col. Abraham. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. ---Country through which he marched. Georgia . Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. 73 Burke Cty., Georgia. Evidence by which the declaration is supported. Tradionary.   I am, respectfully, your obedient servant, J. L. EDWARDS , Commissioner of Pensions.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted: This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service. but not those who were occasionally employed with, the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops. Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of County of }ss.
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A.B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years
 of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but it neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are know at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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 will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore. these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6. To a Soldier. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it?
To an Officer. Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court. Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace. the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the [black spot]  of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance. [b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
" Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of bis service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:
For year months, and days, I served as a ; For mouths and days, I served as a and for such service I claim a pension."
{It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months, is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with au embodied corps called into service by competent authority that lie was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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Washington ,                                                  Augt. 24/60                             
                                                                    George A. Whiting Esq.                              Comms. of Pensions.                                          Sir-                                                                        A Mr. Briggs , of Mississippi ,is anxious to know what papers in a Revolutionary claim of his father, John Briggs, dec'd, filed (he has been informed by "Mr. Brown", of his State, or a "Mr. Wert') in your office. He wishes further to know if anything more is necessary in support of the claim.  You ( .. to next page )
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You will much oblige Mr. Briggs, by informing me if the papers are of file, and what further steps he should take to establish the claim. Very Respectfully , yr obt. sevt                                       L. H. Berryman
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Acts of July 14,1862, and March 3, 1873 ( marked out)      1202 P.O. John Briggs  REJECTED
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Act 7th June 1832                                     Rejected                                                            See letter to Charles K. Brown                       Westville Simpson County Mississippi                 2nd August 1833.
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(post stamp) [PENSION OFFICE  AUG 25 1860]    
B ( underscored ) John Briggs (underscored)                       Militia - Sus 1832 (underscored)                (written vertically over text ) GC Whiting Esq., Comm of Pensions                               Washington D.C.
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21,635 (underscored)                                      John Briggs  Senr.                                             Miss Charles K Brown 2d Aug 1833                  MH Bramlett Apl 27 1833                                   LH Berryman Sep 3/60                                    1202                                                              Rejected (underscored ) June 7 1832
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(post stamp)[ JACKSON Miss APR 17]     FREE       
Comr of Pensions                                         Pension office                                              Washington Cty D.C.                                              ( vertical notation over text) B John Briggs             Cole  Mississippi - Sus 1832
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Dec. 26.                                                               
M. (or W. ) (underscored)                       Additional Document, case of John Briggs              ( vertical notation )  Westville , Mi.        Free    
Hon Lewis Cass Secretary of War         Washington City
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[State of Mississippi Simpson County] To the Hon Mr Cass Secretary of War  the following particulars I take the liberty to send onto you concerning Mr John  Briggs sen of the above mentioned County and state an application for a pension , for his revolutionary services - I with many others feel the greatest satisfaction in contributing for the support of those sages who fought and bled (blead) for the inheritance  I now enjoy. On the contrary I feel as strangely opposed to contribution for the support of those  who strove against it. I hope you will take to consideration  the following particulars viz (underscored) My acquaintance with John Briggs has been for about eight or nine year in all of his conversation with me I never have heard him mention any of his Revolutionary exploits if he had ever achieved any. I suppose he would of mentioned them. I have of times heard his wife say that he lived at St. Augustin in time of the revolution. I have heard him say that in time of the war he made a practice of Killing Deer and selling them in St. Augusteen for the enormous sum of Ten dollars per carkes ( carcass) this from him & his wifes own mouth  if True and I suppose they would have not asserted falsely concerning the mater ( matter ) will do for circumstantial proof he was not a whig the circumstance above I have from their own mouths. I am also acquainted with very respectable men who have been acquainted with John Briggs for twenty or twenty five years who will be qualified if necessary that they understood from their first acquaintance with him that he was a Tory in the revolution war. from the above circumstances  I think John Briggs should prove his services before he draws a pension
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I hear under assert what this note contains set forward by me - and give you the privilege to make any use of it you please. I am yours with respect etc.  Jas. A. Banks Esq. (signed)  To Gov -Cap. sec of war - this November the 20th 1839 W. B. If the particulars which I have here above set forward is not satisfactory send me a note directed Mississippi Simpson County Westville Post office and I will send better proof for the subject  -  James A. Banks Esq. (signed)
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(top of page)                                               January 10. 1833                                         Pension Office                                            (vertical on page )  [Westville Mis. Dec 20th] Hon Lewis Cass                                                Secretary of War                             Free     Washington  D.C.                                        (upside down on page) Jany 9th Me 21635
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          The State of Mississippi   Simpson County 
           Westville                 December 15th 1832 Sir  When enclosing you the declaration for underscored) pensions (underscored)  of ten (underscored) individuals on the 12th inst. Briggs sent but by accident omitted it which I now send you. I make the application for Mr. Briggs as his agent ( underscored ) in every respect, and any communication that will be necessary to make on the subject will be addressed to me at this place. It is to be hoped that this and the ten other applications above aluded ( alluded) to will be attended to with as little delay as possible. Should the Declarations above mentioned not reach the Department in a reasonable time will you do me the honor of informing me of the same. I have the honor to be viz your most obedient and humble servant. Charles K. Brown (signed)      
                                                                        To the Hon.                                                 
Lewis Cass                                            
Secretary of War                              Washington D.C.
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES                              Form VAM-51                                                    12-5-41       Division of Veteran's Administration Archives                                                    
  BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD* NAME Briggs, John  GRADE Private  LINE Massachusetts WARRANT NUMBER 3801 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Oct. 8, 1792 to William Thompson, assignee                                               * 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.