Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File Wt. 217364-1855, William Duty, N.H.
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NH
Duty, William
wt 217364-1855
underlined, Revolutionary War
THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES BOUNTY LAND FILES

ACT OF 1855-[illegible] wt217365
VETERAN William Duty
1776
GRADE Lieut
SERVICE Colt Woodbury
NH
C[smudged] NO. 1753 BUNDLE NO. 8
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[Left Side]
217.364

Act March 3. 
Oct. 11. It

Israel Duty. Son 4 Heir
William Duty. [Illegible]

Conn. Woodbury.

N.N.[?]

[Illegible] 1776.

Revy. War.
[Illegible] not a minor
James E Stewart.

[Right side]
[illegible]
Sen Jas. E. Stewart Sept. 10/86
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State of Missouri}
County of Clark} SS
On this 26 day of September 1835 personally appe-ared before me an Acting Justice of the County Court within and for the County and State aforesa-id duly authorized by Law to administer oaths Israel Duty son as heir and the only heir of his Father Wm Duty Dec'd and [?] Widow serving him age sixty four years a Resident of said County and State who being duly sworn according to Law declares that his Father is the identified [Israel, crossed out] William Duty who was a Lieutenant in the Company commanded by Captain Woodbury in Regiment not now commanded by Col. not now in the war with Great Britain at the Battle of Bunker Hill in War of 1776. That his Father entered the servis of the United States at New Salem, New Hampshire on or about the year 1776 for the term of War and continued in actual servis in said War for the term of at least fourteen days and was Honorable discharged for said servis as will appear by the Muster Rolls of said company not having any knowledge of manner of his Fathers discharge, and that  father died at New Salem, New Hampshire the Winter of 1807 Age about 65 [?] Family Records on hand. He the said Israel Duty son as heir and prin-cipal makes this declaration to obtain the Bounty Land to which his Father Wm Duty Dec'd may be entitled under the act of Congress [?] the third day of March 1833 he further declares that he has not [???] for Bounty Land under this or
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any other Acts of Congress except as above stated.
James E. Stuart of Washington city D.C. is hereby authorized to prosecute this my claim and to [?] any Warrant which may be issued hereon


We [name, faded] and [name, faded] Residents of  the county of Clark State of Missouri upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged By Israel Duty son in our presence and that we Believe from the appearance and statement of applicant that he Israel Duty son is the identical person he Represents himself to be and the only heir of his Father and now widow [?] and that we have no interest in this claim. 


The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before us the day and year above written and I [?] that I know that affiant and believe them to be credible persons [?] the claimant is the person he Represents himself to be and that I have interest in this claim. 
[SIGNED] Joseph T. Caldwell 
Justice of the County Court
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Represents himself to be and the only heir of his Father and now widow servises and that we have no interest in this claim 
Arthur M. I Peak Seal 
J.P. Peaka [written over]
The foregoing declaration and affidant were sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written and I certify that I know that affiant and believe them to [covered over]

STATE OF MISSOURI, COUNTY OF CLARK. S.S I, JOHN P. HAMPTON, Clerk of the County Court within and for said County, certify that Joseph T. Caldwell Esqr whose name is subscribed to the foregoing affidavit before whom the foregoing [declaration] was made was on the day of the date thereof, and now is, an acting Justice of the Peace[crossed out] County Court in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, that the signature thereto is genuine, and that to all such his official acts full faith and credit are and ought to be given. In Testimony Whereof, I hereto set my hand and affix the seal of said Court, at office in [Alexandria] this 26th day of September eighteen hundred and fifty [five] John P Campton Clerk
[written vertically in left margin] 217.364 Jerel [illegible] Duty Duly