Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 2115-100, George Tripner, Penn.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Penn.
CONTENTS
[black star at top of card]
Tripner, George
NUMBER
B. L. Wt. 2115-100
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Philadelphia June 12, 1838-
William Gordon Esqr
Bounty land Office
Department of war
City of Washington
Respected Sir,
I duly received your favour [favor] of the 2d May last, and now enclosed transmit the documents required, in order to obtain a Warrant for the bounty land promised to my deceased Father George Tripner by the United States - which I hope you will find correct - some delay has occurred in consequence of there being no court in Session in Lebanon County before the 8th of this month, at which evidence of heirship could be taken-- Jacob Broom Esq. will call upon your department for the warrant, to whom you will be pleased to deliver it. 
Respectfully I am
Your hble servt [humble servant]
George Tripner
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[illegible]
Recd. May 1, 1835
[stamp Penn Ap 29 illegible] 
[illegible crossed out]

Department of War
Bounty Land Office
City of Washington

From Geo. Tripner
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Philada [Philadelphia] April 28th 1835
Sir,
As the son, one of the heirs of George Tripner deceased I take the liberty of addressing this letter to you for information respecting bounty land, to which he became entitled, and which I believe he never obtained as about a year after the peace, he was never heard from having been, as was generally supposed robbed and murdered on his way from this city to Lancaster, his place of abode. 
He first enlisted in the revolutionary army in the State of Maryland, for one year, in the year 1775, in the campaign against Canada, and on his return,
again enlisted as a private in the U. States army in the month of April 1776 at Philada [Philadelphia], in the 5th Regt. Infy [Infantry] Penna Line, commanded by Col. Francis Johnston, and attached to the Company of which Bond was the Captain & Little Lieutt. [Lieutenant] serving to the end of the war in 1783 when he was discharged at Lancaster, in this state, Col
Menges then commanding the Regt.
I enlisted in this Regt at the same time, as a drummer, was attached to the same Company; served during the war, and discharged at Lancaster at the same period -
The warrant on your books No 10,507, located by Wm Robinson, must have been that granted to me for my bounty Land; I should therefore presume
that if no other has been issued in the name of Geo. Tripner, my father never received one for his land particularly as his death occurred so shortly after the war.
Ignorant of what steps were necessary to be taken, is the cause why an earlier application was not made, and
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Philada [Philadelphia] April 28th 1835
Sir,
As the son, one of the heirs of George Tripner deceased I take the liberty of addressing this letter to you for information respecting bounty land, to which he became entitled, and which I believe he never obtained as about a year after the peace, he was never heard from having been, as was generally supposed robbed and murdered on his way from this city to Lancaster, his place of abode. 
He first enlisted in the revolutionary army in the State of Maryland, for one year, in the year 1775, in the campaign against Canada, and on his return,
again enlisted as a private in the U. States army in the month of April 1776 at Philada [Philadelphia], in the 5th Regt. Infy [Infantry] Penna Line, commanded by Col. Francis Johnston, and attached to the Company of which Bond was the Captain & Little Lieutt. [Lieutenant] serving to the end of the war in 1783 when he was discharged at Lancaster, in this state, Col
Menges then commanding the Regt.
I enlisted in this Regt at the same time, as a drummer, was attached to the same Company; served during the war, and discharged at Lancaster at the same period -
The warrant on your books No 10,507, located by Wm Robinson, must have been that granted to me for my bounty Land; I should therefore presume
that if no other has been issued in the name of Geo. Tripner, my father never received one for his land particularly as his death occurred so shortly after the war.
Ignorant of what steps were necessary to be taken, is the cause why an earlier application was not made, and
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and you will confer a great obligation upon me an aged revolutionary soldier if you will have the kindness to make the necessary searches, and also inform me, what it will be proper to do in order to obtain the land, if
entitled to it: There are two heirs living, my brother  and myself. 
On the State records at Harrisburg the name of George Tripner appears twice, no doubt attending to my Father and myself-- One is stated to have drawn his donation land granted by this State, which must have been my father, and therefore prove his services to the and of the war - 
The other is stated not to have drawn, alluding to myself, and the legislature of this State, by act of Assembly at its last Session, granted me a compensation for the same- it having been necessary to make application to it, in consequence of errors in respect to the number of the regiment to which we were attached - it appearing from the records, that we were not both in the same Regt. As to my claim after a full examination it was allowed to be just, and the act passed in my behalf. The fact is, we were both in the Same
Regt. from the enlistment in 1776 untill [until] discharged in 1783. requesting to be honored with a reply directed to me to the care of Henry K. Helmuth Esqr [Esquire] No. 347 Race near 10th Street Philada [Philadelphia]  
I remain respectfully your hble servt [honorable servant]
George Tripner
William Gordon Esqr [Esquire]
Bounty Land Office
Washington
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Old 5 [illegible] Butler, Regt
George Tripner Junior- 70.192- $36.60 to Jan 1, 1781
[illegible}- 70.533-70.36 to Jan. 1 1782
[llegible]- 70.794-80.00-Jan. 1 1783

George Tripner[illegible]-70.208 $33.30 to Jan. 1, 1787

George Tripner- 70.366 $76.00 to Jan. 1, 1782
[illegible] 70.665- 80.00 Jan. 1, 1783

George Tripner 71946 $80.00? to Nov. 6, 1783 [illegible]
George Tripner 75280 $80 to [blank] not paid
Vol 3 Page 272

Per line 
3 Reg
1 Reg

Geo Tripner- 1st quarterly paid
Geo Tripner [illegible] 3 do do 
10,507 paid July 17th 1793 to George Tripner [illegible]- Drummer
Penn line
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State of Pennsylvania
At a Court of Common Pleas
held for Lebanon County, 
this eighth day of June A. D. 1835

Satisfactory evidence was adduced in Court, to prove that George Tripner, of Philadelphia County, and Jacob Tripner of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania are the only childrens and [illegible] at law in fee to George Tripner late a soldier in the Army of the United States , in the war of the Revolution; and that said George Tripner is the oldest son.
I, Adam Ritscher, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Pennsylvania, do certify that the above evidence is taken from the records in my office.
In testimony whereof, I have herein to placed my hands and the official seal ofsaid Court, this eighth day of June 1835
Adam Ritscher Proth
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George Tripner
No. 2115.
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State of Pennsylvania}
County of Philadelphia} 
I George Tripner of the district of Penn Township, County of Philadelphia one of the
heirs at Law of George Tripner deceased, do upon Oath, testify and declare, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that my father George Tripner did enter the service in 1776, for the term of during the war, and served as a private in the Regiments No 5 and No1 Infantry under the command of Colonel Francis Johnston, and Colonel 
Broadhead, of the Pennsylvania line, and that he continued in the service aforesaid untill [until] the end of the war in 1783 when he was discharged at Lancaster in this State - 
I further declare, that I never received a warrant for the County land promised to my said Father George Tripner, nor do I believe that my Brother Jacob Tripner, nor he ever received it or transferred his claim to it, in any manner whatsoever: Therefore know all men by these presents, that I George Tripner aforesaid do hereby constitute and appoint Jacob Broome Esquire of the city of Washington, to be my true and lawful
Attorney, for me and in my name to demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the U States, a warrant for the quantity of land due to me and my Brother Jacob as aforesaid; and my said Attorney is hereby fully authorized to constitute and appoint
one or more substitutes or Attorneys under him, for the special purposes above expressed - Philadelphia June 12th 1835-
George Tripner
Attest
Henry R. Helmuth
Personally appeared the above named George Tripner, subscriber to the foregoing declaration and made oath to the same, and in any presence acknowledged the power of Attorney thereto subjoined to be his free act and deed for the purpose therein mentioned -
Michael W Storke
Alderman
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In testimony that the within written Michael W. Ash was a magistrate, authorized to administer oaths, and take acknowledgments &c in the State of Pennsylvania 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 and quality at Philadelphia this twelfth day of June 1835
J N Palmer
Prothonotary
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51-
12-5-41
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
Name Tripner, George Jr.
GRADE  Drummer
Line Pennsylvania
Warrent Number 10507
ACREAGE 100
ISSUED July 17, 1793
to -not shown-
The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of ""Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800"" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent
dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.