Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 1814-100, Elijah Housten, Del.
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SERVICE
[drawn star]
Del. 
Housten, Elijah
or Houston
NUMBER
B.L.Wt 1814-100
CONTENTS
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Elijah Houston
No. 1814
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From the (this) House
A Neudain
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State of Delaware
County of Kent

I Eliza Marvel, formerly Eliza Houston, and the only heir at law of Elijah Houston late of the County of Kent, and State afforesaid, but now deceased, do upon oath testify and declare that to the best of my knowledge and belief, the said Elijah Houston, was a soldier in the Delaware Regiment of Infantry belonging to the Delaware line, on Continental establishment during the Revolutionary War.  

I do further testify and declare that I have —————- a warranty from the United States, for the quantity of land due the said Deceased from the United States; nor do I believe that he ever received it or transferred his rights to it in any manner during his life time. ____________

Therefore know all men by these presents, that I, Eliza Marvel the afforesaid do hereby constitute and appoint the Hon. Arnold Naudain my true and lawful attorney for me in my name to demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the united States for the time being a warrant for the quantity of land due in the rights of said Deceased, and my said Attorney.  I do hereby fully authorize and empower to constitute and appoint, one or more substitutes or attorneys under him, for the special purpose herein express and the same to revoke at will.   Eliza Marvel {seal}

In witness I have hereunto set my hand and seal
This Eleventh day of February A.D. 1832
In Presence of
J. Biddle
William Johnson {seal}
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personally appeared before on the subscriber a Justice of the Peace, in -- the above named County. The above named Eliza Marvel signs and sealed, to the foregoing Declaration and power of Attorney, and made oath in due forms of law to the one, and acknowledged the other as her voluntary set, and deed for the purposed therein named
   subscribed and acknowledged before me
this day of February,
A.D. 1832
J. Biddle P,

State of Delaware
Kent County
Thereby certify that Jacob Biddle is a Justice of the Peace in and for Kent County regularly and duly commissional as such credit is and despite to be review. In  any whereof I have herewith set my hand and official the seat of my office at Dover the eleventh day of February in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two. 
John H. Eccleston Prothy
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State of Delaware
New Castle County -
Personally appeared before me the subscriber, a Justice of the peace, and for the above named County ---- ----- Peter Jaquett, and Outer Davis Esquire ---- late Officer in the Revolutionary Army, during the War, the said Peter Jaquett being solemnly sworn, and the said ---- ---- Outten Davis Esquire duly affirmed, did depose and say that they verily believe that Elijah Houston named in the within Declaration signed by Eliza Marvel, served in the Delaware line and some time as a Corporal during the ---- Revolutionary War, that they have understood that he died on or about forty thrice years since, vig., on or about the Month of March or April 1789 in the County of Kent, leaving a Widow (since deceased, and one child, the above named Eliza Marvel. And that the said Eliza Marvel is the reputed and only Heir at law of the said Elijah Houston deceased.
Sworn, affirmed, and subscribed
February 24 AD 1832 }
Depor Evan Thomas

P. Jaquett
Outten Davis

State of Delaware - S.S.
New Castle County
I Cornelius D. Blaney Prothonotary of the Superior Court of the State of Delaware for the Couty aforesaid, do hereby Certify that Evan Thomas Esquire before whom the above deposition was taken, and who has thereto subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing, and now is, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid. duly commissioned and Qualified, and to all whose Acts and Mestations as such. full faith and credit is and out to be given.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and affixed my Seal of Office, at, 1 Aimbaste the Twenty fourth day of February 
A.D. 1832.
Thomas B. Roberts for C.D. Blaney Prothy