Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 1016-100, for James Martin, New Jersey
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE NUMBER
New Jersey
Martin, James B.L.Wt. 1016-100
or
Martain, [James]
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-1016-
James Martin
private
New Jersey line
Warrant pd Dec. 31st, 1821
Hon. A Stewart
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Union Town Pa
Dec. 10th 1821
Dr. Sir,
I received a letter from the War Dept. that Mr. Cutting informed me that the claim of James Martain was good and that so soon as I authorise some person to sign a receipt a land warrant would be delivered accordingly.
I am the attorney for Mr. Martain and the power is on file - and by a Equelation of the War department if any Member of Congress caulls [calls] and signs a receipt, a warrant will be delivered pleas receipt for it and forward the warrant to me as I wish to locate it soon, in so doing you can save me the expenses of a power of atty. At the same time I beg leave to introduce you to Mr. Cutting and Mr. Wmll Stewart Gentleman in my estimation - also Mr. Frost and Mr. Stevens of the same office (Section of Bounty Land)
[I'd] be pleased to coull [call] for the claim of Melker Baker - it was before your honr today last congress and part acted on you will find it on file in the Clerks office of your Body.
Respectfully yours
Samuel Smith
Honr. Andrew Stewart
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James Martain
New Jersey - Line-
Wt. issued No. 1016
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Pd. 24.883

State of Penna
County of Fayette
I James Martain
aged Sixty Eight years, a citizen of the United States, do, upon oath, testify
and declare, that, in the year one thousand seven hundred and Seventy seven
I enlisted in the army of the Revolution, against the common enemy of my country,
for the term of "during the war," and served in the company commanded by Captains Lyons,
Alexander Michell Wayman & others and in the regiment No. [blank] under command of Colonel Ephraham Martain of the New Jersey line; and that I continued in the service aforesaid until the close of the war, in seventeen hundred and eighty-three, when I was regularly discharged from the first (he thinks) regiment, commanded by Colonel
Ephraham Martain & Gen. [unknown]. 
My discharge is now lost or mislaid, so that I cannot produce it to corroborate the above statement. I further declare, that I have never received a warrant for the Bounty Land promised to me on the part of the United States; nor have I ever assigned or transferred my claim to that gratuity in any manner whatsoever: therefore, Know all men by these presents, that I, James Martain aforesaid, do hereby constitute and appoint Samuel Smith
of the county of Fayette and state of Pennsylvania 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, or of such other person as is
duly authorised to issue and deliver the same, a warrant for the quantity of Land
due to me as aforesaid, and to sign a receipt or acquittance therefor; and my said
attorney is hereby fully authorised and empowered to constitute and appoint one or
more substitutes or attorneys under him, for the special purposes above expressed.

James Martain mark
Attest,
[unknown]
I, Adam Snyder, aged sixty six years, a citizen of the United States, do, upon oath, declare, that I have been long acquainted with James Martain who has subscribed the above declaration in my presence, and well know that he is the identical person he therein represents himself to be; and, further, I know that he did perform the military service therein stated.

His mark [signature ]
Attest,
[unknown]

Andrew
Before me, [unknown] Esqr. one of the Justices of the peace in the foresaid County
James Martain personally appeared the above named subscriber to the foregoing declaration,
and in my presence acknowledged the power of attorney thereto subjoined to be his
free act and deed; and likewise, personally appeared Adam Snyder who hath subscribed the above certificate of identity, both
to me well known to be men of respectability and truth, and made solemn oath to the
truth of the depositions by them respectively subscribed, this is
day of October
1821
[signature] Justice of the Peace
In testimony that the above written
was a magistrate authorised to administer oaths, and take acknowledgments, & c.
in the state of
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
this day of 18
C. Clerk, &c.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE                                           NUMBER

New Jersey   Martin, James     B.L. Wt. 1016-100
                       or Martain,

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