Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 1363-100, John Williams, Md.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE [black star, top center of the page] NUMBER

Md. Williams, John B.L. Wt.1363-100

CONTENTS

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Received from the Secretary of War, Land Warrant
No 1363 issued for the heir of John Williams
for 100 Acres
Dated at Charleston Leroy Jordan
this [illegible] day of September
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Treasury Department
2d Feb 1833.

Dear Sir:

I shall be much obliged
to you if you will send me the
papers upon which land warrant
issued in favor of the two John 
Williams of the Maryland line
I will return them to you today.
after having looked at them.
Yours
Francis A Dickins.

Wm Gordon Esq.
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No 1363 Sent
Treasury Department
Wm Gordon Esq.
Bounty Land Office
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Jno. Williams
No 1363
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Leroy Jordan

State of Virginia
County of Bedford

I Agathy McCraw one of the heirs at law of John Williams
dec'd do upon oath testify and declare to the best of my
knowledge and belief that John Williams did enlist
in 1780 for the term of during the war, and served
in regiment Number three in the Maryland line
(the name of the Colonel not remembered) and that
he continued in the service aforesaid until the close
of the War. I further declare that I have never
received a warrant for the bounty land promised
John Williams on the part of the United States,
nor do I believe that he ever received it, or ever
transferred his claim to it, in any manner whatsoever
Therefore
I know all men by these presence that I
Agatha McCraw aforesaid do hereby constitute
and appoint Leroy Jordan of Bedford 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 as aforesaid;
and my said attorney is hereby fully authorised
and empowered to constitute and appoint one or
more Substitutes or attorneys under him for the
special purposes above expressed.
William Jones
Agathy X ^her mark^ McCraw

Personally appeared the above named Agathy McCraw
subscriber to the foregoing declaration and in my
presence acknowledged the power of attorney thereto
subjoined to be her act and deed for the purposes
therein mentioned
Chas Whitely JP
William Jones
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In testimony that the above written Charles Whitely was a
Magistrate authorised to administer oath and take acknowledgements
& in the state of Virginia at the above
date and that his name there subscribed appears to be
his usual signature I have herewith affixed the
County seal and subscribed my name and quality
at Liberty this 29th day of July 1828.
Ro. C. Mitchell Clk
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Virginia to wit
At a Court continued and held for the
County of Bedford the 28~ day of August 1828.
Satisfactory evidence was added in court to
prove that Agatha McCraw (formerly Agatha Williams)is
the daughter and sole heir at law in fee to John Williams
died. late a Soldier in the third Regiment of the Maryland
line on Continental Establishment
I Gardiner C. Vanfield Deputy clerk of the
County Court aforesaid, do certify that the
above evidence is taken form the records
in my offices. In Testimony Whereof I
have hereunto affixed my official Seal
This 30~ day of August 1828.
G.C. Winfield D.Clk