Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 2429-100, for William Rawlings, Maryland
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE NUMBER
Md Rawlings, William B.L. Wt. 2429 -100
or Rawllings,
NUMBER
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William Rawlings
N. 2429
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State of Maryland
Anne Arundel County 
[illegible] Eliza Ann Brewer formerly Eliza Ann
Rawllings and Mary Brown formerly Mary
Rawllings heirs at law of William Rawllings
do upon oath testify and declare to the
best of our knowledge and belief that the
said William Rawllings did enlist in seventeen
hundred and seventy six for [illegible] 
of during the war, and served in the Reg No. 1
under the command of Col Smallwood
of the Maryland line and that he continued
in the service aforesaid, until the Close
thereof, I further declare that I have
never received a grant for the Bounty
said promised to William Rawllings
on the part of the United States, nor
do I believe that he ever received, or transfered his claim to it in any manner
whatever
Sworn to and Subscribed the 24th
day of January 1848.
Before me
John Eden Stalker
Eliza Ann Brewer[seal]
Mary Brewer [seal]
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State of Maryland, Anne Arundel County [illegible] 
I hereby certify that John E. Stalker Gentleman
before whom the above written aforegoing
affidavit was taken was at the time of so doing
a Justice of the Peace of the said State in and for
said County duly commissioned and qualified
In Testimony whereof I have
hereto set my hand and
affixed the seal of Anne
Arundel County Court this
twenty sixth day of January
in the year of our Low one
thousand Eight hundred and
forty Eight
Jos. H. Nicholson Clerk
Anne Arundel Coty Court
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Declaration of and poverty
of Eliza and Mary Brewer
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State of Maryland
Anne Arundel County Sct 
As an Orphans Court held for said County
in the twenty fourth day of August 11 AD 1847 satisfactory evidence was adduced in Court, to prove that Eliza Brewer and Mary Brewer residents of the City of Annapolis in said State are nieces and the only surviving Heirs at Law in fee of William Rawlings who served to the close of the war as a private in the first regiment attached to the Maryland Continental line
William Brewer
Jos Stockett
Stevens Gambrill
In Testimony that the aforegoing is
truly taken from the minutes and proceedings
of the Orphans Court of Anne Arundel County
have hereunto set my hand and affix my seal of Office this Twenty fourth day of August Eighteen hundred and forty seven
[illegible]
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State of Maryland
Anne Arundel County
We Eliza Anne Brewer formerly Eliza Anne
Rawlings, and Mary Brewer formerly Mary
Rawlings do upon oath testify and
declare to the best of our knowledge and
belief, that the said William Rawlings
did enlist in seventeen hundred & seventy-
six for the term of during the War of
the Revolution; and served in the
Regiment No. 1 under the command of
Col Smallwood of the Maryland Line
and that he continued in the service
aforesaid until the close of the War; we further declare, that we have never received a warrant for the Bounty Land promised to William Rawlings on the part of the United States nor do we believe that he ever received it, or
transfered his claim to it in any manner whatsoever
Sworn to and subscribed
this 12th day of January 1848
before me
John Edw. Stalker J.P.
Eliza Ann Brewer [seal]
Mary E M Brewer [seal]
State of Maryland Anne Arundel County Sct
I hereby certify that John Edward Stalker Gentleman before whom the above within declaration and power of attorney was
rendered and who has thereto signed his name was at the time of so doing a Justice of the peace of the said State in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified-
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In Testimony whereof I have hereto set
my hand and affixed the seal of Anne
Arundel County, this thirteenth day of
January 1848-
Jos H. Nicholson Clerk
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Know all men by these presents, that
M Eliza Ann Brewer and Mary Brewer
of the City of Annapolis in Anne
Arundel County and State of Maryland
do hereby constitute and appoint
James B. Brewer to be my ^our true and
lawful Attorney for us and in our
names to demand and receive from the
Secretary of War of the United States
a warrant for the quantity of Bounty Land
due to us, as aforesaid, and our said
attorney is hereby fully authorised and
empowered to constitute and appoint
one or more substitutes or attornies
under him for the special purposes
above expressed.
Attest 12th day of January 1848.
John Edw Stalker J.P.
Eliza Ann Brewer [seal]
Mary E M Brewer [seal]
Personally appeared the above named
Eliza Ann Brewer & Mary Brewer
subscribers to the foregoing declaration
and in my presence acknowledged
the power of Attorney thereby subjoined
to be their free act and deed for the
purposes therein mentioned
Attest this 12th day of January 1848,
John Edw. Walker J.P
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30 Cong.
 1 Sess.
Memorial of Eliza Ann & Mary Brewer, praying to
be allowed bounty land on account of
the services of William Rawlings during the
revolution 1848, April 6. Referred to the Com: on Pensions

Memorials of Eliza Ann Brewer of Md praying to be allowed the bounty land [illegible] to the Estate of Wm. Rawlings deceased
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To the Honorable the Senate and House
of Representation of the United States in
Congress Assembled.
The memorial of Eliza Ann  Brewer and Mary Brewer would Respectfully represent to your Honorable Body that early in the present month they made application to the Commissioner of Pensions as the legal representation of William Rawlings for the quantity of Bounty Land promised by the United States to the said William Rawlings for service rendered by him during the Revolutionary War, and that the papers in said application was returned to your memorialist stating
that the law granting Bounty Land
expired on the 27th day of July last therefor
your memorialist prays that your
Honorable body may grant these the
quantity of Bounty Land to which they
are entitled, and your memorialist
will ever pray deed so forth -
Eliza Ann Brewer [seal]
Mary Brewer [seal]
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State of Maryland
Anne Arundel County Sct
At an Orphans Court held for said County on the Twenty fourth day of August A.D. 1847. Satisfactory evidence was adduced in Court to prove that Eliza Brewer and Mary Brewer residents of the City of Annapolis in said State are Nieces and the only surviving heirs at Law in fee of William Rawlings; who served to the close of the war, as a private in the first Regiment attached to the Maryland Continental line
Wm Brewer
Jo N. Stockett
Stevens Gambrill
In Testimony that the aforegoing is truly taken from the minutes and proceeding
of the Orphans Court of Anne Arundel County
I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal of Office this Twenty sixth day of
January Eighteen hundred
and forty Eight
Benj R Gant [illegible]
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives Rawlingson, David Grade Private Line South Carolina
or Rawlinson
WARRANT
NUMBER
12525 and 13644
ACREAGE 100
Issued July 13, 1795
to not shown-
The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent
dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.