Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 2289-200, Philip Huffman, Va.
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Service VA. Huffman, Philip Number B.L.Va. 2289-200. 
Contents
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Certificate of [illegible]
Philip Huffman Heirs [underlined]
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Virginia. 
As a Court continued and held for Frederick 
County this 4th day of October 1842. On the motion of Henry Northup and it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, from the affidavit in writing of Mary Huffman, an aged lady taken before David Stickler Esq. a Justice of the Peace for Shenandoah County, that Philip Huffman a lieutenant of the Virginia
Continental line in the army of the revolution, fell in battle in said revolution intestate and without issue that Peter Huffman was his eldest brother and heir at Law. That the said Peter Huffman departed this life several years since, leaving the following, as his only heirs at Law, to with Sarah Henry, now a widow, Catherine, the wife of Josheph Stover, Mary the wife of Joseph Zia, Susan the wife of Christopher Spangler Elizabeth, (deceased) the wife of Benjamin Bean, Alfred, Edward, John, and Philip (deceased), all being children of the said Peter Huffman, that John and Eliza (wife of James Orndorf), are the children and only heirs at Law of the said Elizabeth Bean died, and that Sarah Jane is the daughter and only heir at Law of the  said Philip Huffman deceased. The said facts are ordered to be certified. In Testimony where of I Thomas Allen Tidball Clerk of the said Court hereunto
subscribe my name and affix the seal of my said Court at the Court house thereof this 4th day of October A.D. 1842 and in the 67 year of 
the Commonwealth

T.A. Tidball

[image of a seal, which is illegible]
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Philip Huffman
No. 2289.
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[Stamped, round, containing: WOODSTOCK Va. OCT]
[Stamped: PAID]
12 1/2
Henry C Northup
Washington City
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Huffman
[refer to page 5]
Recd. Oct. 10th. 1842
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Know all men by these presents that we Sarah Henry widow Joseph Stover and Catherine his wife Christopher Spangler and Susan his wife
Alfred Huffman, John Huffman, Sarah Jane Huffman daughter Of Philip Huffman Deceased and Joseph Zea and Mary his wife all of Shenandoah Country and State of Virginia do hereby constitute Henry
Northup of Washington City our true and lawfull attorney with powers of substitution
for and in our names to prepare the papers and collect All the proofs and vouchers necessary to enable us to obtain from the United  States a warrant for two Hundred acres of Bounty land in right of the services Of Philip Huffman as a Lieutenant of the Virginia Continental line and who fell in battle during the said Revolution, [underlined] and to present the said vouchers when so obtained. And and demand and receive from the secretary of war of the United States a land warrant for the two Hundred acres [illegible]
[illegible]. And to Locate or enter the same when so obtained many of the publick
lands after the same shall have been offered at publick sale and obtain the patent for the same. or to surrender the same at the general land office at Washington City and to and to ask demand receive and receipt for the certificates or Land scrip due thereon and to endorse assign transfer and make sale of the same each either or all of said modes as have said attorney shall think proper, hereby satisfying and confirming all acts of our said attorney touching the same as if done and performed by ourselves were we personally present witness our Hands and seals this third
day of October 1842        Sarah Henry 
in Witness Joseph Zea
Joseph Stover 
Catharine her Stover
Christian Spangler
Susan her Spangler
Alfred Hoffman 
John Hoffman 
Sarah Jane Hoffman
Joseph Zea
Mary Zea

[seals along the right side of page]

State of Virginia [marking]
Shenandoah County [underlined]
Personally appeared before me the subscribing A Justice of the Peace in and for said County Sarah Henry (widdow)[underlined] Joseph Stone and Catharine his wife Christopher Spangler and Susan his wife Alfred Huffman John Huffman and Sarah Jane Huffman Signers and sealer to the foregoing power of attorney and acknowledged the same to be their voluntary act
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and deed for the purposes therein named Signed sealed and acknowledged before me this third day of October 1842 Joseph Zea JP

State of Virginia 
Shenandoah County
Personally appeared before me the subscribed a Justice of the peace in and for said County 
Joseph Zea and Mary his wife signers and sealers  to the foregoing power of attorney and acknowledged the same to be their 
their voluntary act and deed for the purposes therein named  Signed Sealed and acknowledged before me this third day of October 1842 .

D. Stickley JP

State of Virginia SS
Shenandoah County 
I Philip Williams Clerk of the County 
Court of Shenandoah Certify that Joseph Zea and David Stickley before whom the foregoing power of Attorney appears to have been acknowledged were at the time of taking the respective acknowledgements and now are acting Justices of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified and 
that full faith and credit are due to all their official acts.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my 
hand and affixed the seal of said Court 
this 7th day of October 1842 and in the 67 
year of the Commonwealth 

P. Williams Clk SC

Virginia Shenandoah County SS
I John Sibert a friending magistrate of the said county certify that Philip Williams is clerk of the said County Court and that his attestation is in due form Given under my hand and seal this 8 of October 1842 
John Sibert [seal]
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Washington City 7th of October 1842 

Mr gordan
Sir 
Being obliged to leave home on urgent business I could not present the certificate of Heirship power of attorney & in the case of Capt Colton and Lt Austin Sandidge and Philip Huffman. I have therefore left them with my son who will present them will you sir do me the kindness to examine them as early as 
practicable and deliver the warrants when issued to my son whose receipt to you shall be good for the same   I remain Sir

Yours Respectfully 
Henry Srthur