Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 3766, Roland Bennet, Mass.
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Mass.
Bennet, Roland
or Bennett, Rowland
B.L. Wt 3766, issued 1797
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To all Persons to whom these Presents shall come.

Know ye, that I Rowland Bennett of Boston County of Suffolk, and State of Massachusetts, Hatter late a Soldier in the Sixth Regt. of the Massachusetts Line of the American Army in the Service of the United States during the Revolutionary War with Great Britain, for and in consideration of One hundred Dollars to me in hand paid [illegible] and before the [illegible] and delivery of these Presents by house sold [illegible], released, grant-claimed, transferred, and assigned: and by these presents, do sell, [illegible], release, grant-claim, transfer and assign to the said [Auchaise Roe] his heirs and assigns forever, all the Right, Title, Interest, Claims and demand which I now have and all Right, Title, Interest, Claim, and Demand which I, my Heirs, Executory or Administratory or any [illegible] hereafter may have to all the Land which I am entitled to, and to all the Land which I, or others of them may at any time hereafter be entitled to, from the United States, for my Services as a soldier, as a [fores arel] in the Army of the United States, for and
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during the war with Great Britain
and to every part and parcel thereof;
and I the said Rowland Bennett
do, for myself, my Heirs, Executors, Administrators and Assigns hereby covenant
and agree to and with the said
[Michael Nas] his Heirs and Assigns
that I the said Rowland Bennett,
my Heirs, Executors, Administrators and
assigns shall and will at any time
or times hereafter at the Request
Cost and Charges of the said [Michan]
his heirs or assigns, do, make seal and execute or cause or procure to be done, made, sealed and executed all and every such reasonable Act, and acts, thing and things, conveyance
and Conveyances, assurance and assurances
in the Law whatsoever, for the
perfect granting conveying, remising.
releasing, transferring and assigning
all [illegible] singular the Right, Title
Claim and Demand which I the said
Rowland Bennett, my Heirs, Executors
or Administrators may at any time
hereafter have of, in, and to, the Land
aforesaid and of, in, and to, every part
and parcel thereof unto the said Michael [Illegible] his heirs and assigns, to the only proper use and be hoof of the said
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his Heirs and assigns forever, as by his or their Counsel, learned in the Law,
shall be reasonably advised, or devised
or required.  And I the said Rowland Bennett, do hereby appoint the said Michael [Illegible] my true and lawful Attorney, irrevocably, to ask, demand, solicit and obtain in my name
or otherwise, but for the sole use and behoof of the said [Illegible] his Heirs and assigns forever, from the United States, a grant or Grants, a Warrant or Warrants, a Patent or
Parents for the Land aforesaid; hereby ratifying and confirming all and whatsoever my said attorney may do respecting the same.  And
I the said Rowland Bennett, for myself, my Heirs, Executors and Administrators, do covenant promise and grant to and with the said   his Heirs, Executors, Administrators & assigns that I will not revoke or annul the
Power of authority herein contained; or do
any act which shall impede the said Michael Noune or his assigns in selecting or obtaining a grant, Warrant or [Illegible] for the land aforesaid.

In witness whereof I have set my Hand, seal
this 9th day of July 1817.

James Perkins
[Illegible] Hastings

Roland Bennet
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Luft. Ss. Boston July 10, 1817. Roland Bennett personally appeared who signed the within, a person whom I have well known for a number of years and of good Credit and Reputation, and made oath that he never before sold or otherwise disposed of his military Bounty Land, and that he acknowledged the within to be his free act & deed.

Before me Sam Hastings Just of Peace.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Suffolk, Js:

I hereby certify that Sam Hastings, Esq is a Justice of the Peace for the said County and that the signatures of his name with this instrument are in his hand writing.

In Testimony whereof, I herein
to set my hand and have affixed the Seal
of the said County, this 10th of July 1817.
day
Jno Callendu Ms Sup deed.
Court of Court [Illegible]
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Head-Quarters, June 0, 1783.

THE within CERTIFICATE shall not avail the Bearer as a Discharge, until the Ratification of the definitive Treaty of Peace; previous to which Time, and until Proclamation thereof
shall be made, He is to be considered as being on Furlough.
,
GEORGE WASHINGTON.

Twenty Dollars gratuity of [Illegible] by [Illegible] of 5 March 1801
Paid

Rowland L
Bennet [Illegible]
Recd. Aug 11, 1801

Roland Bennet
or Rowland Bennett\
Mass.
B.L. Wt 3766 issued 1797
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By His Excellency
GEORGE WASHINGTON, Esq;
General and Commander in Chief of the Forces of the United States of America.

THESE are to CERTIFY that the Bearer hereof
Rowland Bennet, Soldier in the Sixth Massachusetts Regiment, having faithfully served the United States, six years, three months & nine days and being [inlisted] for the War only, is hereby DISCHARGED from the American Army.

GIVEN at Head-Quarters the
Ninth day of June 1883
G. Washington

By HIS EXCELLENCY'S
Command,
J. Trumbull [Illegible]

REGISTERED in the Books
of the Regiment,
[Illegible] Adjutant.
-
THE above Rawland Bennet
has been honored with the BADGE of MERIT for six Years faithful Service.
[Illegible]
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12 - 5 - 41

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

NAME Bennet, Rufus
GRADE Private
LINE Connecticut

WARRANT
NUMBER
5418

ACREAGE
100

ISSUED
Sept. 8, 1790

"Certificate given to Gentleman
who came with Mr. Wm A. Bradley,
25 March 1818,"

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.