Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 2059-100, Augustine Cann, Md.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE [black stamped star] NUMBER
Md. Cann, Augustine B.L.Wt.2059-100
CONTENTS
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Augustine Cann
N.2059.
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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 fro the United States.

By an Act of Congress of the 16th 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 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 Maryland
County of Ann Arundel}
We, Mary Johnson [name crossed off, illegible] heirs at law of Augustin Cann
do, upon oath, testify and declare, to the best of our knowledge and belief, that Augustin Cann
did enter the service in 17__, for the term of during the War
and served as a private in the Regiment No. 3 under the command of Colonel
Ramsey, of the Maryland line; and that he continued
in the service aforesaid until the end of the War 
We further declare, that we have never received a warrant for the bounty land promised to the said Augustin
Cann on the part of the United States; nor do we believe that he ever received 
it, or transferred his claim to in in any manner whatsoever: therefore, Mary + ^her mark^ Johnson James Richard, son

Know all men by these presents, that I, Mary Johnson aforesaid,
do hereby constitute and appoint Alexander Ray 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.
Mary Johnson X her mark
James Richardson
Attest, Gideon White a Justice of the
peace and Chief Justice of the Orphans Court
for Ann Arundel County

Personally appeared the above named Mary Johnson and James Richardson subscribers
to the foregoing declaration, and made oath to the same, and in my presence acknowledged the power of
attorney thereto subjoined to be their free act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned.
Attest, 
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Gideon White Justice of the Peace.

In testimony that the above written Gideon White was a magistrate
authorized to administer oaths, and take acknowledgements, &c., in the State of Maryland
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 Annapolis
this thirteenth day of August 1834
Wm S Green Clerk, AA Coty Co
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To William Gordon Esquire
War Department
Bounty Land Office
Washington D.C.
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Annapolis August 18th. 1834

Sir,

A Letter was received to day from Alexander
Ray Esqr. enclosing a copy which went from this office relating
to the heirs of Augustine Cann. As the Register is absent from
this City I have undertaken to answer it and have returned
herewith the copy which I state to be a genuine or correct
copy from the Records of our office. I have not endorsed it on
the copy, as such is not our usage, and I cannot depart from
it in the absence of the Register - I here will State, that
it very seldom that the Register's own proper hand is affixed to
any instrument issuing from the office. there are different
clerks in the office who make out copies whenever they are
called for, and however different the hand writings may
appear you will always observe the same Seal, and I
think it is to the Seal that the law looks and not to the 
hand writing.- 
Very respectfully Sir your obt Servt.
H.G. Waters clerk
for S. Brown Jnr. RegWilly
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State of Maryland Anne Arundel County Be it remembered that on this
7 day of August 1834 personally appeared Stephen Rummels before the subscriber
a Justice of the peace and Chief Justice of the Orphans Court of said
County and being sworn according to law, and sayeth he that was well
acquainted with Augustin Cann, who was a Soldier of the revolution
and likewise makes Oath, that Mary Johnson, John Richardson, William
Richardson and James Richardson the grand children and only heirs of the
said Augustin Cann, Sworn to and subscribed this 7th day
of August 1834.
Test Gideon White Stephen Rummels

State of Maryland Ann Arundell [Anne Arundel] County Sct. On this 7th day of August
1834 personally appeared Ralph Basil Before the Subscriber a Justice
of the peace and Chief Justice of the Orphans Court of Said County
and made Oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God that he was well
acquainted with Augustin Cann, and well knows the said Augustin
Cann was a soldier of the revolution, that said Cann enlisted for
during the war in Anne Arundel County and liven in Said County
during his life, and died there and that he was the Grand father to Mary
Johnson, Hohn Richardson, William Richardson and James Richardson
who are now applicants for the bounty lands due from the United States
to the said Augustin Cann their grandfather, who said Basil States
that Mary Johnson, John Richardson, James & Wm Richardson are his
only heirs and he further states that he is now sixty six years of
age. Sworn to and subcribed the day and date above written.
Test, Gideon White.  Ralph X ^his mark^ Basil

State of Maryland Sct. At an Orphans Court held for Ann Arundell [Anne Arundel]
County on the 12th day of August 1834. Satisfactory evidence was adduced
in Court to prove that Augustine Cann was a Soldier of the Revolution
and that Mary Johnson, John Richardson, James Richardson and William
Richardson are the grand children of the said Augustine Cann and only
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heirs at law in fee to the said Augustine Cann late a Soldier of
Revolution. Regiment No3. Col Ramsey of the Maryland line

In Testimony that the aforegoing is a true copy taken from the minutes
of proceedings of the Orpahns Court of Anne Arundel County
I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal
of my Office this twelfth day of August in the 
year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred
and thirty four.

Saml Brown Junr Reg. Wills A A. County
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES Division of Veteran's Administration Archives
Form VAM-51
12-5-41

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

NAME Cann, John GRADE Private LINE New York

WARRANT NUMBER 6989 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Jan. 13, 1792 to Heil Peck, 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.