Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 610-400, John Burrows, New Jersey
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
New Jersey
Burrows, John 
NUMBER
B.L. Wt. 610-400
CONTENTS
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1914 Feb. 26. Hist. to Senator
Wm E. Chilton. 

Exd.
No. 610.
John Burrows.
Major
New Jersey Line.

Warrant issued to S. S. Breese in behalf
of his Wife Henlen Breese,
formerly Helen Burrows, and the
other Heirs at Law of Sd. Original Claimt. dated 15th Febr. 1813,
and Ltd to the honble. Thomas R. Gold, atty. to S. S. Breese,
The 17th Feby. 1813.

Issued Feb. 15, 1813
NOted on Bl. Feby. 3d. 1813.
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February

You will please to pay the Invalids Pensioners of the States their Semi-Annual Stipends
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State of New York }
Ontario County } Ss:

On the 16th day of January 1813, came before me William Rogers one of the Judges of the Court of Common Please in and for said County Jacob W. Hallett known to me to be the same person discribed in, and who has executed the within instrument, who did acknowledge that he had executed the same. I allow it to be Recorded.

William Rogers

I am well acquainted with Jacob W. Hallett and have seen him write. The within signature I have no doubt is his proper handwriting.

Feb. 13. 1813
James Emott
Mem. house of Representatives

The within is the signature
of said [Illegible] my neighbour.
Th.

I hereby certify the within signature
of Saml. Sidney Breese to be his handwriting.
Uri Irary
February 13, 1813. Membr. Congr.

Power of Atty
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Know all men by these presents that we Samuel Sidney Breese and Helen Breese his wife, formerly Helen Burrows, and Charles Hallett and Catharine Hallett the infant children of Catharine Hallett formerly Catharine Burrows deceased by Jacob W. Hallett their father and natural guardian, (which said Helen and Catharine were the only surviving children and heirs of Major John Burrows formerly of Ne Jersey now deceased) do hereby constitute and appoint Thomas R. Gold Esqr. our true and lawful agent and attorney for us & in our names to ask, demand, procure and receive of or from the Secretary at War, or of or from any of the clerks or others employed in the war office of the United States; or of or from any other person or present whomsoever, a land warrant or other conveyance for all the military bounty lands belonging to the said Major John Burrows an officer who served in the New Jersey line in the American Army during the former war with Great Britain which said County Lands were granted by act of Congress to the officers and privates of said Army. And on the receipt thereof, receipts or other sufficient discharges for us and in our names to execute to the officer or officers giving the same.  As witness our hands & seals this twenty eighth day of December in the year eighteen hundred and twelve.
Saml. Sidney Breese
Helen Breese

Sealed & Delivered by}
Jacob W. Hallett as}
guardian Sr in the}
presence of -}

Joseph Colt
John B Rumney
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February 26, 1914.

Hon. William E. Chilton,
United States Senate.

My dear Senator:

In response to your letter dated the twenty-fourth instant, I have the honor to furnish you the following information relative to the only Major John Burrows found in the Revolutionary War files of this Bureau.

It appears that John Burrows of Monmouth County, New Jersey, served as a Major in the New Jersey line during the Revolutionary War (no dates given), after which he removed to South Carolina, where he died several years prior to 1813 (date not given) leaving three children: John his only son, Catharine wife of Jacob W. Hallett and Helen wife of Samuel Sidney Breese of Whitestown, _____.

A few days after the death of his father, John went to sea and was drowned, leaving no family as he was an unmarried man, and Catharine Hallett died about two years prior to 1813 leaving only two children, Charles and Catharine both infants.

On December 28, 1812, an application was filed for bounty land due on account of the above cited services, and a warrant No. 610 for 400 acres of land issued February 15, 1813, to Samuel S. Breese (in care of his attorney, the Hon Thomas
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R. Gold) in behalf of his wife Helen Breese and the other heirs at law of John Burrows.

There are no particulars of service, and no other dates or family data on file.

Very truly yours,

G M Saltzgaber
Commissioner.

Burrows. - 2
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Honble. T. R. Gold
Documts. in the Claim of
S. S. Breese in right of
Major Burrows.
Feby. 3d. 1813.
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Feby. 3, 1813
Washington

Dear Sir,

I cover you a power of atty. & proof of Major Burrows service during the war & of his death & the surviving heirs.

Major Cutting will recollect that the records of the office shew him to be intitled; this you ascertained about six weeks since by you.

Upon this proof & by virtue of Atty the inclosed power, permit me to ask Land Warrants to be issued to the heirs jointly or severally as you may choose. 
Yours respectfully,
Thos R Gold

Major Cutting
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Major Burrows
Heirs -
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S. S. Breese's
Letter de
Land -

Thomas R. Gold Esq.
Washington
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and how to be located &c &c

Mr. Breese joins me in thanking you for the information you have given us_ Indeed in soliciting your further attention to the same.

With much respect_
Your obliged Honable
Sinly Sr
S. Sidney Breese

Whitestown _ 24 Jan 1813
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Dr. Sirs

Agreeably to your instructions I have procured the best testimony I could, at this distance from New Jersey, to prove that my wife & Halletts children are the only surviving heirs of Major J. Burrows _ which testimony is contained in the inclosed affidavit of Saml. S. Forman _ I also inclose to you the letter of attorney mentioned in your letter_
If necessary to make any proof notable to the execution thereof_ W. Emmot _ W German have written of this  to substantiate my signature, which I presume would be more satisfactory than an acknowledgement before a Judge in this place_

I shall write a few lines to Genl. Jonathan Whear of New Jersey to furnish further testimony and to enclose it to you _ The commission of Major Burrows is not in possession of his family_ I presume his commission is in Carolina where he died_ he having as I suppose taken it with him when he removed to that State_

You will have the goodness to send me the land warrant when processed_ And if not too much trouble procure us all the information you can relative to the lands, what quality, where situated
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Samuel S. Formans
Affidavit
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State of New York }
Madison County }  Ss:

Samuel S. Forman of Cazinovia in the County of Madison and State of New York, being duly sworn deposeth and saith that Major John Burrows formerly of Monmouth County in the State of New Jersey, was a brother-in-law of this deponents, that he was well acquainted with the said John Burrows, who was a Major in the New Jersey line, in the army of the United States, and that he the said Burrows served in such army during the Revolutionary war with Great Britain, that the said Major Burrows removed to the State of South Carolina where he died several years since, leaving John, Catharine and Helen his only children: that John his only son, a few uyears after the death of his said father, went to sea, and was drowned as this deponent hath been informed and verily believes: It is now five or six years since the said John went to sea, and the account of his death hath not been contradicted; the members of his family consider him dead: he was an unmarried man and left no children, nor any will as this deponent ever heard. And this deponent further saith that Catharine one of the daughters of the said Major Burrows, married Jacob W. Hallett Esqr. of the County of Ontario that the said Catharine about two years since died leaving Charles Hallett and Catharine Hallett her only surviving children and heirs. That Helen, the other daughter of the said Major Burrows, married Samuel Sidney Breese, and is now living
And further this deponent saith not.
Sam. S. Forman

Sworn before me this }
Third day of December }
in the year 1813 }
Perry G Childs one of the
Justices in Chancery for the 
State of New York
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WILLIAM E. CHILTON, W. VA., CHAIRMAN.
ATLEE POMERENE, OHIO.
MORRIS SHEPPARD, TEX.
BENJAMIN F. SHIVELY, IND.
JOHN R. THORNTON, LA.
JAMES E. MARTINE, N. J. 
WILLIAM H. THOMPSON, KANS.
ROBERT M. LAFOLLETTE, WIS.
ALBERT B. CUMMINS, IOWA.
HANRY A. DUPONT, DEL.
GEORGE P. MCLEAN, CONN.
CHARLES E. TOWNSEND, MICH.
HENRY FRY, CLERK.

United States Senate,
COMMITTEE ON THE CENSUS.
February 24, 1914.

The Honorable,
The Commissioner of Pensions.

My dear Mr. Commissioner:

Will you kindly send to me the war record of
Captain, later Major, John Burrows, Revolutionary War, and very greatly oblige,

Yours very truly
W E Chilton