Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 1292-200, for James Lunt, Massachusetts
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Mass.   Lunt, James   B.L.Wt. 1292-200
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No. 1292
Peter & Ja. Lunt nephews 
+ other heir of 
     James Lunt
     Lieut.
              Mass.
(illegible) Hon. JW. Anderson
Maine
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DEPARTMENT OF WAR.

Regulations for the heirs of Officers and Soldiers of the Revolutionary Army, who were slain by the enemy, or who have died since the war, and have not received land from the United States.

   By an Act of Congress, of the 16th September, 1776, it is provided, that the Officers and Soldiers who engaged for, and continued to serve during the war, or until discharged by Congress, and the heirs of such Officers and Soldiers as shall be slain by the enemy, shall receive land in proportion to their rank.
   N.B. Those who engaged for three years, or for any other period than during the war, or who died of sickness, fatigue, or casualty, are not entitled to land from the United States.
   The following declaration (and enclosed blank form of heirship) must be filled up and signed by the proper authorities:

State of Maine
County of Cumberland
We Peter Lunt and James Lunt heirs at law of James Lunt do, upon oath testify and declare, to the best of our knowledge and belief, that said James Lunt did enter the army, and served in the regiment No. seven as a Lieut under the command of Colonel Alden of the Massachusetts line; and that he continued in the service aforesaid until the termination of the was.
   We further declare, that we have never received a warrant for the bounty land promised to said James Lunt on the part of the United States; nor do we believe that he ever received it, or transferred his claim to it in any manner whatsoever: therefore,
   Know all men by these presents, that we said Peter and James aforesaid, do hereby constitute and appoint John Anderson Esquire of Portland in the state of Maine to be 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 land due to us aforesaid; and our said attorney is hereby fully authorized and empowered to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes or attorneys under him, for the purposes above expressed.
     Attest,                               Lieutenant
Thomas Amory Deblois         James Lunt

   Personally appeared the above named Peter and James subscribers to the foregoing declaration, and in my presence acknowledged the power of attorney thereto subjoined to be their free act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned.
     Attest,
     Thomas Amory Deblois Justice of the Peace.

Cumberland. ss          State of Maine
   In testimony that the abovewritten  Thomas Amory Deblois was a magistrate authorized to administer oaths, and take acknowledgements, &c., in the State of Maine at the above date, and that his name there subscribed appears to me to be his usual signature, I have hereunto affixed the County seal, and subscribed my name at Portland this twenty seventh day of March 1828

     Wm T Vaughn } Clerk of the Judicial
                               court for the County
                               of Cumberland

(raised seal affixed bottom left)
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State of Maine
Cumberland County.}
                Probate Office, Portland 27 March 1828

I certify, that satisfactory evidence was adduced to me, to prove that Peter Lunt and James Lunt are the nephews and with others the heirs at law in fee to James Lunt late a Lieutenant in the Seventh Regiment of Infantry in the Massachusetts Line Commanded by Colonel Alden~
Given under my hand and Seal of Office, this twenty seventh day of March 1828.
                           Barrett Potter Judge

The above form will answer for the following States: viz.
Maine,
Massachusetts,
New Hampshire, } Judge of Probate.
Rhode Island,
Connecticut,
Vermont,
New-York,
New-Jersey, } Surrogate.
South-Carolina, Georgia } Ordinary.