Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 37-100, for Andrew Mc Gaffey, New Hampshire
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
N. H.
CONTENTS
McGaffey, Andrew
or
McGaffee
NUMBER
B.L. Wt. 37-100
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Andrew McGaffey
Privt N.H.

Issued Of No 37
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KNOW all men by these presents, that I Andrew McGaffey
of Lyndon in the County of Caledonia and State of
Vermont for the Consideration of
ten Dollars

received to my full satisfaction of Abijah Holbrook of Torrington
Litchfield County and State of -
Connecticutt do give, grant, bargain, sell, assign, and confirm unto
Abijah Holbrook or to his heirs, or assigns forever, all my right, title,
interest and demand, which I have to the bounty land, which was granted to me, by the
United States, for my services as a soldier during the late war with Great-Britain:
And I do hereby appoint the said Abijah Holbrook--
my true and lawful
attorney for me, with power of substitution, and in my name to demand, ask and receive,
from the war-office of the United States, for his use and benefit whatever and I am entitled
to for my services as a soldier in the second Newhampshier
Regiment hereby irrevocably ratifying and confirming whatever my said attorney
or his substitutes shall lawfully do, by virtue of these presents. In testimony whereof, I hereunto
set my hand and seal, this thirtenth day of October one thousand Eight Hundred
In presence of John Brown
Nath Jinks
Andrew McGaffey

PERSONALLY appeared before me,
Nath Jenks a justice of the
peace, for the County of Caledonia & State of Vermont Andrew McGaffey
of the town of Lyndon & County of Caledonia and State of
Vermont and acknowledged the above instrument, to be his voluntary act and deed
for the purposes therein mentioned. Given under my hand, this 13th day of October
one thousand Eight Hundred
Nath Jenks Just peace


I HEREBY certify, that Andrew McGaffey who signed the above
deed and power of attorney, has been personally known to me, for three years past
and that I verily believe him to be the soldier he represents himself to be, and he is a
Carpenter by occupation dated this thirtenth
Day of October one thousand Eight Hundred
Nath Jinks Just peace
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State of Vermont
I Roswell Hopkin fSecretary of the
State of Vermont, do hereby certify
that Nathaniel Jenks is a Justice
of the Peace within and for the
County of Caledonia, and that
full faith and credit ought to
be given to his attestations as such
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my 
hand & seal of office at Middlebury this
23 day of Oct. A.D. eighteen hundred
Ro Hopkins Secy

I certify that the within Named Andrew McGaffey was a
Soldier in the New Hampshire line during
the late war with Grate Briton and was inlisted for
the same -
Saml Cherry Capt in
the late J. N. Hokes
of Certify that the within Signer Andrew
McGaffey was a soldier in the New Hampshire
line During the late war with Great Briton
and was inlisted for the same time

Sam Cherry Capt
New Hampshire
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MMFH

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section

wt 37-100
February 15, 1926

A. Tower Tarbell
220 Commonwealth Ave.
Boston, Mass.

Sir:

I have to advise you that from the Revolutionary War
records of this Bureau it appears that Warrant No. 37
for one hundred acres of bounty land was issued on account
of the services of Andrew McGaffey who was a private
in the Second New Hampshire Regiment, War of the Revolution and served to its close. There is no further data
on file as to his services.
In October 1800 he was living in Lyndon, Caledonia
County, Vermont. His age is not given and there is no
data on file as to his family.
You are herewith furnished the histories of the only
soldiers named Andrew McGaffey found on the Revolutionary War
records of this Bureau.
Respectfully,
E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner.


the archer furnished on this date W26204 in which is the inquirers letter

Capt Samuel Cherry did not pay soldier served under him  I did not find soldier in sd Captains Co in N.H. book