Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 2058-100, for Perry Sullivan, Maryland
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
Md.
Sullivan, Perry
NUMBER
B.L.Wt. 2058-100.
CONTENTS
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State of Maryland Ann [Anne] Arundel County Sd   
Be it remembered that on this 16th day of July 1834. personally appeared before me the Subscriber a Justice of the peace for the State and County aforesaid Richard Hall of said County aged Eight four years, who being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith, that we was well acquainted with Perry Sullivan a Soldier of the revolution, that the said Perry Sullivan served in the same regiment with the deponent number four of the Maryland line under Col. Carvil Hall, and he further states on Oath that he is acquainted with Rebekah Sullivan the present applicant who is the neice [niece] and only heirat law of the said Perry Sullivan, that the said Perry Sullivan served during the war, and returned and died in Ann [Anne] Arundel County.
Richard Hall,
Gen. A Barber
Justice of the peace
In testimony that the aforegoing is a true copy taken from the minutes of proceedings of the Orphans Court of Anne Arundel County-
I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of my Office this Sixth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirty four
Sam Brown Jun. Reg Wills AA. County .
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State of Maryland Anne Arundel County SP Present the Worshipful Gideon White, Thomas H Dorsey, Joseph Howard, Esquires
At an Orphans Court held for the Anne Arundel County August 5th 1834 Satisfactory evidence was adduced in Court to prove that Rebecca Sullivan in the County of Anne Arundel and State of Maryland is the neice [niece] and only heir at law in fee to Perry Sullivan, deceased, late a Soldier in the fourth Regiment of the Maryland line Continental army of the Revolution during the war. -
I Samuel Brown [illegible] Register of Wills for Anne Arundel County do certify that the above evidence is taken from the Records in my office
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my official Seal this fifth day of August in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and thirty four Saml. Brown Genl. Reg. Wills. A.A. County
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Perry Sullivan
No. 2058.
Rec'd Aug 15 1834
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State of
Maryland
County of Ann Arundel
I Rebekah Sullivan
heir at law, of Perry Sullivan
do, upon oath,
testify and declare, to the best of my knowledge and belief,
that Perry Sullivan
did enter the service in
17
for the term of during the war and served
as a private soldier in the Regiment No 4
under the
command of Colonel Carvil Hall
of the Maryland
line, and that he continued in the
service aforesaid until the end of the War
I further declare, that I have never received
a warrant for the bounty land promised to the
said Perry Sullivan
on the part of the United States
nor do I believe that he ever received it
or transferred his claim to it in any manner whatsoever, therefore,
her
Rebekah Sullivan  + her mark
Sworn before
Gideon White or Justice of the peace and Chief Justice of the Orphans Court
of said County the 9 day of July 1834
Know all men by these presents that I Rebekah
Sullivan
aforesaid, do hereby constitute
and appoint Alexander Ray, of Washington City 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 authorized and
empowered to constitute and appoint one or more
substitutes or attorneys under him, for the special
purposes above expressed
her mark
Rebekah + Sullivan
attest Gideon White
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Maryland Ann Arundel County July 9. 1834 on this day
Personally appeared the
within named
Rebekah Sullivan
subscriber to the foregoing declaration, and made oath to the same, and in my presence
acknowledged the power of attorney thereto subjoined
to be her
free act and deed, for the purpose
therein mentioned,
attest Gideon White
a
Justice of the Peace,
and chief Justice of the Orphans Court of said County
In testimony that the above written Gideon
White
was a magistrate authorized to administer oaths, and take acknowledgements, & [illeg]  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, as
Annapolis
this
fifth
August 1834
William S Green
Clk AA .
County
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form for declaration
and power of attorney
may be executed by one of
the heirs at [illegible]