Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 2243-100, for Cornelius Rhoads, New York
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 SERVICE New York

Rhoads, Cornelius or Rhoades

NUMBER. B. L. Wt. 2243-100
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Isaac L. Kibbie.       
Jany 28-39

Cornelius Rhoads
N. 2243.
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New York Jan. 28. '39

Sir
I am in the opinion of Col Gordon as stated in some [illegible] of the 25th unit this is with  he kept that the [illegible] who  [illegible] with him of Cornelius Rhoads, he served in the [illegible] in [illegible]. I hereby relinquish my agency in this matter.

Very Respectfully
[illegible]
Isaac L. Kibbie
[illegible]

Hon. Wm. A. Noble
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State of New York
Cayuga County
Surrogate office  Auburn September 1, 1838

I certify that satisfactory evidence was addressed [illegible] that Jeriah Rhoads late of the Town of New Marlborrough, County of Ulster State of New York, was for this heir at law in [illegible] to Cornelius Rhoads who was a soldier in the Revolutionary war in the New York Militia in Col Lewis Dubois Regiment, was killed at the battle of Fort Montgomery.  That the said Jeriah Rhoads the father dies after the death of the said Cornelius Rhoads, and left the following his heirs at law [illegible] John Rhoads, Joseph Rhoads, Archibald Rhoads, Zadoc Rhoads, Richard Rhoads, Stephen Rhoads, Rebecca Rhoads, & Elijah Rhoads.  That they were his only heirs at law, That since the death of the said Jeriah Rhoads, the said John Rhoads, Archibald Rhoads & Elijah Rhoads have died leaving the following their heirs at law [illegible] John Rhoads, Cornelius Rhoads, Zadoc Rhoads, Hannah Rhoads, Lewis Rhoads & William Rhoads, the heirs of the son John Rhoads, deceased.  And Smith Rhoads & Matthew Rhoads, the children of the said Archibald Rhoads deceased, and Smith Rhoads, Charles Rhoads & Townsend Rhoads the surviving children of the said Elijah Rhoads deceased & that the above are the only heirs at law of said deceased persons now living even under my hand [illegible] of office at Auburn in said County of Cayuga this First day of September A.D. 1838.
Thomas Y Hark
Surrogate
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[Very faint writing]

[illegible] not [illegible] the written [illegible] 
I did not [illegible] seal

[illegble] for Declaration and [illegible] of [illegible] this being the [illegible] one of the heirs at law

Hon Wm H. Noble
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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 dies since the war, and have not received land from the United States.

By an act of Congress on 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 New York
County of Cayuga
I, Zadok Rhoads heir at law of Jeriah Rhoads do, upon oath, testify and declare, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that Cornelius Rhoads, did enter the service in 1777 or 1774 for the term of during the war and served as a private in the Regiment No. 5 under the command of Colonel DuBois, of the New York lines; and that he continued in the service aforesaid until about the 6th of October 1777.
I further declare that I have never received a warrant for the bounty land promised to Cornelius Rhoads on the part of the United States; nor do I believe that he ever received it, or transferred his claim to it in any manner whatsoever: therefore,

Know all men by these presents, That I, Zadok Rhoads aforesaid, do hereby constitute and appoint William H Noble 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 authorized and empowered to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes or attorneys under him, for the special purposes above expressed.
Attest, (signature) Zadok RHOADS

Personally appeared the abovenamed Zadok Rhoads subscriber to the foregoing declaration, and made oath to the same, and in my presence acknowledged the power of attorney thereto subjoined to be his free act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned,  This 1st day of January 1839
Attest, S. E. Day (signature) Justice of the Peace
(signatures) S. E. Day, R Day

In testimony that the above written S. E. Day was a magistrate authorized to administer oaths, and take acknowledgements, &c., in the State of New York at the above date, and that his name there subscribed appears to be his usual signature, I have hereunto affixed the county seal, and subscribed my name and quality, at Auburn Cayuga Co. this First day of January 1839
(signature [illegible] Dep C, Clerk &c.
Cayuga County