Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 568-200, for Anthony De Marcellin, Pennsylvania
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Service: Penn.
Marcellin, Anthony de
or DeMarcellin
(star placed above his name)
Number: B.L. Wt. 568-200-Liet.
Issued May 20, 1789
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City of New York S.s.

Anthony De Marcellin of the City of New York being duly sworn according to law maketh oath and saith - That the (?) for two hundred acres of land forwarded to the War Office of the United States by Col. Alexander of Pennsylvania and is in the deponent's name was actually and bona fide the said deponent's property and vested in him when it was sent for location - and that it has never been alienated or transferred.

And the said Anthony De Marcellin further maketh oath and faith that the warrant in favor of John B. Duchanell as appears by the Records in the said War Department to have been located and for whom the said deponent is attorney has never been alienated or transferred.
 (signed) Anthony de Marcellin

Sworn before me at the City of New York the 29th July 1805
W. Bleecker
Not. Pub
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In consequence of the forgoing deposition, the land warrant alluded to therein was forwarded to An. de Marcellin, being in his own name for (two?) hundred away, No. 568. I [illegible] requested to acknowledge the receipt. 

War Office 20 August 1805
H. Rogers
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New York July 29th 1805

Sir: I was duly honored with your letter of the 27th (?) by which you requested me to produce satisfactory evidence, that the property for 200 acres of land was vested in me when it was and for location & that it was not since alienated or transferred, which I have done this day before a notary public as will (appear?) by the paper herein enclosed. Should this not appear satisfactory evidence I will beg of you to request what course I am to take so as to receive my (?) as soon as possible. 

You will find also by the paper enclosed that being attorney for John B. Duhamell who is entitled to 100 acres, that it was never alienated or transferred by me. On June the (3rd?) of the same year that (?) from General Richard Butler was killed by the Indians, he [...] to New York, when I [...]
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him two warrants No. 1277 for Lt. George Le Roy for 200 acres & No. 9283 for John B. Duhamell for 100, for which he gave me a receipt. as Mr. James (Vanapom?) (member?) of Philadelphia wrote to me that he is empowered by (?) LeRoy to sell his land I have (?) to him [illegible sentence...] by a letter received of (?) Vanadem (spelling?) this morning he tells me that he wrote to the (?) of General Butler who informs him that those warrants were found among the papers of the late General, saying these warrants are her property. From these facts you write see that none of these warrants have ever been alienated or have [illegible...] by the original holders.

I have the honor to be respectfully Sir your obedient servant,

A. De Marcellin
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FREE

The Honorable H. Dearborn
Secretary of the War Department
Washington
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New York Aug 5, 1805
A. Marcellin acknowledges the receipt of a land warrant of 200 acres.
{signed}
Received Aug 8th 1805
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Sir,

I was this morning honored with your letter of the [illegible...]. enclosing my land warrant for 200 acres of land which shall be forwarded to the proper persons as soon as I can discover their place of abode? 

I have the honor to be very respectfully Sir, your most obedient servant,

A. De Marcellin