Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 1684-100, Gabriel Firman, New York
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Service                                       
New York      Firman, Gabriel     

Number
B.L. Wt. 1.684-100
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State of New York
County of Queens
Surrogate office

I Nicholas Wyckoff surrogate of the County of Queens aforesaid do hereby certify that satisfactory evidence was adduced before me to prove that Nathan Firman of the town of 
Warwick in the County of Orange and State as aforesaid is a brother and only heir of law of Gabriel Firman deceased, late a soldier in the first New York Regiment in the army of the Revolution ~

In testimony whereof I have hereunto it my hand and affixed the seal of the Surrogate Office of the County of Queens. Down at Jamaica this ninth day of July in the year of our lord on thousand eight hundred and thirty~ 

Nicholas Wyckoff Surrogate
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Bounty Land Office
July 6th 1836
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Greenville Greene Co N.Y.
November 1st., 1830
Sir
I have received Bounty Land Warrant Number  1684 paid to "Nathan Firman Brother and only him at law To Gabriel Firman who was a Private in the New York Line" of the Army of the American Revolution
Very Respectfully Your
Obedient Servant Lewis Wakeley
To William Gordon Esquire of the State  Bounty Land Office Washington City
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Gabriel Firman
No. 1684
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State of New York
County of Orange ⎬ SS
Nathan Firman Brother and
only heir at law to Gabriel Firman deceased do upon
oath testify and declare, that to the best of my knowledge and belief Gabriel Firman aforesaid about or
in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy
seven entered or enlisted into the service of the United States
for the Term of during the war; and that
he served in the first Regiment of the New York
line commanded by Colonel Van Schaick; and
that he continued in the service aforesaid until the
close of the War, when he was regularly discharged from the same first Regiment of the New York
line commanded by Colonel Van Schaick. I further
declare that Gabriel Firman aforesaid died on
Long Island about or in the year 1815. I further
declare that I have never received a Warrant for
the Bounty Land promised to him on the part of the
United States received it nor to my knowledge has he ever received it or in any manner disposed of the claim
Herefore Know all men by these presents that I Nathan Firman aforesaid do hereby constitute and appoint Lewis Wakeley of
Greene 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 authorized and empowered to surrender the said Warrant unto the Secretary
of the Treasury and to receive in him thereof Scrip or 
Treasury Certificates in pursuance of the act of Congress
in such case made and provided. 
Given under my hand and seal this sixth day of October 1830
Nathan Firman
Witness R.W. Houston
In the last line but one of the declaration erasure made and 
words, “to my knowledge has he ever " inserted before signing
H. W. Houston in presence of
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State of New York
County of Orange
Before me Henry W Houston a Commisioner &c personally appeared this day Nathan Ferman subscriber to the aforegoing Declaration and acknowledges the power of Attorney thereto subjoined to be his free act and deed and likewise made solemn Oath to the truth of the aforegoing Declaration Given under my hand this sixth day of October 1830 HW Houston Commissioner of Deeds [illegible]
State of New York
County of Orange
In testimony that the above written H W Houston was a Commissioner duly 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 me to be his usual signature I have hereunto affixed the County seal and subscribed my name at Goshen this sixth day of October in my capacity as Clerk of the County aforesaid
Asa Dunning Clerk of the County of Orange