Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 1546-100, for James King, Rhode Island
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Service
RI [Rhode Island]
King, James [James King]
Number
93 L No. 1546-100
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State of New York
County of (ineligible)

I William King, Son
and Heir at law, of James King deceased do upon oath declare that to the best
of my knowledge and belief James King
aforesaid, about or in the year one thousand
seven hundred and eighty entered or enlisted
into the service of the United States for
the term of "during the War" and served
in that regiment of the Rhode Island Line
which was commanded by Colonel Oney
and that he continued in the service a
foresaid untill the close of the War when
he was regularly discharged from the same
Regiment commanded by Colonel
Oney of the Rhode Island Line and when
he was a private: I do further declare
that my father James King aforesaid
died in this County about or on the
ninth day of October in the year 1803
and that to the best of my knowledge
and belief he has never assigned or
transferred his claim to the Bounty Land
promised to him on the part of the United States nor received a Warrant for the same. I further declare that James King afore
said frequently before his
death remarked that he was entitled
to Bounty Lands from the United States. 
Therefore Know all men by
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these presents that I William King
foresaid do hereby constitute and appoint Lewis Wakeley of Greene County
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 and
to the other heirs of James King as
aforesaid
In testimony whereof I
have hereunto set my hand
and seal this twenty seventh
day of August 1829
William King

I William Butts aged Seventy four years
do upon oath declare that I was well acquainted with James King mentioned in the
aforegoing declaration and do declare
that he was generally reputed and
believed to have been a Soldier in the
Army of the Revolution as therein stated
William Butts

State of New York
County of Ren(ineligible) 
Before me Silas Willmott
a (ineligible) for the Bounty aforesaid
personally appeared the before mentioned
William King subscriber to the aforegoing
declaration and in my presence acknowledged
the power of Attorney thereto
subjoined to be his free act and
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deed: and likewise personally appeared Williams Butts [illegible] to the aforegoing certificate of identity both to me well known to be men of respectability and truth and made solemn oath to the truth of the depositions by them respectively subscribed this twenty seventh day of August 1829
Silas Willmot Commisioner
State of New York
Renfsalar County [illegible] I certify that Silas Wilmot whose signature is affixed to the above certificate, was on the twenty-seventh day of marking the same one of the commissioners of the county of Renfselaer duly authorized to take affidavits with the handwriting of the said commissioner and verily believe the above signature to be his proper handwriting 
I witness whereof have [illegibile] my name affixed this [illegibile] county this twenty-seventh day of august 1829
Archibald Bull, Clerk
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James King
No. 1546
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State of NEw York
Rinfsalear County
[illegibile] office 
I certify that satisfactory evidence has been addressed to me to prove that William King of the County aforesaid is a son and heir at law in for so James King [illegibile] soldier in the Rhode ISland line of the Army of the Revolution
Given [illegible] hand and seal of office this twenty seventh day of august in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty nine
Phillip Viele
[illegible]
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Greeneville Greene County NY
September 16th, 1829
Received Land Warrant No. 1546
Issued from the War Department September 10th, 1829 to William King Son and the other heirs  at law of James King who was a soldier of the Rhode ISland Line Lewis Wakeley