Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 1757-100, for Francis Lemmon, Massachusetts
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SERVICE
Continental (Mass.)

Lemmon, Francis

NUMBER
B.L.Wt 1757-100
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Greenville Green County N.H.
September 9th 1831

Sir
  I acknowledge the receipt of Land Warrant number 1757 issued to Samuel Lemmon, brother and only heir at law to Francis Lemmon on who was a soldier in the Massachusetts Line of the army of the American Revolution.

I am very respectfully 
Your Obt. servant
Lewis Wakeley


William Gordon Esq.
Bounty Law Office
War Department 
Washington
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illegible
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State of Massachusetts 
County of Hampshire ss
 
   I Samuel Lemmon brother and heir in law to Francis Lemmon deceased do upon oath testify and declare that to the best of my knowledge and belief Francis Lemmon aforesaid about or in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven entered or enlisted into the service of the United States for the term of during the war, and that he served in the Regiment of artillery of the Massachusetts line commanded by Colonel Crane; and that he continued in the regiment aforesaid until the close of war when he was regularly discharged from the same regiment of the Massachusetts line commanded by Colonel Crane. I further declare that Francis Lemmon aforesaid died at war in the State of Massachusetts about or in the year seventeen hundred and eighty six and that he had never to my knowledge received a warrant in the Bounty Land (illegible) him on the part of the United States, or have I ever received it or in any manner transfers my claim.  Therefore know all men by these presents that I Samuel Lemmon aforesaid do hereby constitute and appoint Lewis Wakeley of Greenville in the state of New York 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 only heir of Francis Lemmon as aforesaid.  In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal this twelfth day of January 1831.
Samuel Lemmon

Signed sealed & delivered 
Cyrus Crane
(illegible) of Massachusetts, Hampshire before me Myron Lawrence a justice of the peace for said county personally
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proved Samuel Lemmon subscribes to the forgoing declaration and in my presence acknowledged the power of attorney thereunto subjoined to be his (illegible - firm?) (illegible - oath?) and (illegible - dead?), and also made solemn oath to the truth of the declaration by him subscribed below this twelfth day of January A.D. 1831
Myron Lawrence Jus. Pen's

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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HAMPSHIRE ss.
I, Solomon Stoddard, Clerk of the Judicial Courts of the Commonwealth for the County of Hampshire, do certify that Myron Lawrence Esquire, whose signature is affixed to the certificate on the paper hereto annexed, was, at the date thereof, one of the Justices of the Peace, within and for said County, duly commissioned, and acting under the authority of this Commonwealth—and that full faith and credit is, and ought to be given, to his acts and attestations done in that capacity—and that the signature to said certificate is known by me to be the hand writing of the said Myron Lawrence
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas for said Commonwealth, this twelfth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty
S S Stoddard Clerk of (illegible) Courts
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hampshire
Jany 12. 1831
I Samuel Hinckley of Northampton in said County Judge of the Probate of Wills (illegible) in and for said County do hereby certify that, satisfactory evidence has been presented to me to prove that Samuel Lemmon of Belchertown in said County is Brother of Francis Lemmon late of Ware in said County deceased, which said Francis Lemmon was a Soldier in the Revolutionary War and died, soon after the War, and the said Samuel Lemmon is the only surviving Heir to said Francis -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed my Official seal the day and year aforesaid -
Samuel Hinckley Judge of Probate of Wills in & for said County.
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In support of the identity of the claimant named in the within Declaration, and of the identity and Services of Francis Lemmon as a Soldier of Grounds (?) Artillery; a Document dated and attested in Jan'y 1811 has been Received and examined shewing that James Lemmon of Mane in this State of Mass executed a Power of Attorney Authorizing his Sons James Lemmon 9inst and Samuel Lemmon to apply for and Receive the bounty Land and by the W. States to his deceased Son Francis Lemmon who was soldier in the War of the Revolution
The Document above referred to being considered authentic was admitted as credence of identity and was returned to the applicant Sam Lemmon, this his agent Sewys Wakeley by Request
(signature)
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(Single)

Lewis Wakeley Esq.

Greenville
Count of Green State of New York
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hampshire County
Jany. 12 1831
I Samuel Hinckley of Northampton in said County, Judge of the Probate of Wills (illegible) in and for said County, do hereby certify that satisfactory evidence has been presented to me to prove that Samuel Lemmon of Belchertown in said County is the Brother of Frances Lemmon late of Ware in said County deceased - whch said Frances Lemmon was a Soldier in the Massachusetts Line in the Revolutionary War - and he died soon after the war closed . and the said Samuel Lemmon is the only surviving Heir to the said Frances Lemmon deceased. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Official seal the day and year aforesaid
Samuel Hinckley Judge of Probate of Wills (illegible): in & for said County
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Francis Lemmon

No. 1757