Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 1235-300, for Lawrence Keene, Pennsylvania
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SERVICE                              NUMBER
Penn   Keene, Lawrence  B.L. Wt. 1235-300

CONTENTS
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Warrant No-1235- [not readable]
To Sarah L. Keene heir of
Captain Lawrence Keene
of the Pennsylvania Line
for 300 acres of land-
March 24th 1827
and delivered to Jos Watson
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[Very faint]
No. 1236
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State of Penn
County of Phila [not readable]
Sarah G Keene and one of the heirs ad law of Laurence Keene late of the County of Northumberland deceased do upon affirmation testify and declare that to the best of my knowledge and belief the said Laurence Keene was a Captain in the Pennsylvania line in the 2nd regiment, of the army of the revolutionary War on Continental establishment and served as such to the close of the war.  Also I further testify and declare that I have never received a warrant from the United States nor do I believe that he ever received it or transferred his right to it in any manner during his life time
Therefore, know all [unreadable] these presents that I Sarah G Keene as aforesaid do hereby constitute and appoint Col. Joseph Watson of Washington City my true and lawful attorney for me and in my n
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ame to demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the U. States [unreadable] amount for the quantity of land due our in right of said deceased - 
And my said attorney is hereby fully authorized and empowered to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes or attorneys under him for the special purposes therein encrypted and the same to revoke at will on [unreadable] whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this Eighth day of Feb 1827
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Witnefs
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one of the [unreadable] of the City of Philadelphia X
Personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace [unreadable] and for the above named City the above named Sarah G. Keene signed and sealed to the foregoing declaration and power of attorney and acknowledged the same to be his voluntary act and deed for the special purposes therein named [unreadable], Subscribed and acknowledged before me this Eighth day of Feb. 1827
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State of
County of [unreadable] I do hereby certify that Esquire before [unreadable] the foregoing deposition and power of attorney appear to have taken and acknowledged was at the time of taking the same one
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of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County duly [illegible] and qualified as such, and that to all of his official acts as such, due faith and credit should be given.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto act my hand and affixed my seal of office at this day of
State of Pennsylvania
City and County of Philadelphia [illegible] Be it remembered that on this day the eight day of February Anno Domini 1827, there has been adduced to the satisfactory evidence to prove that Sarah L. Keene who has made the foregoing declaration on oath and has subscribed the power of attorney herewith connected, is a Daughter and the only heir of Laurence Keene late a Captain in the Continental Army of the Revolutionary War, and that the said Sarah L. Keene now resides in the family of Major Lewis at the corner of tenth and chestnut streets Philadelphia.
[illegible] of all which, I have herewith affixed my hand and seal official, in my capacity of a Recorder of Wills and this eighth day of February AD 1827
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I have this May received from the Bounty Land Office of the War Department, warrant No. 1235 -- issued to Sarah K. Keene as daughter and only heir of Lawrence Keene a Captain of the revolutionary army, and whereas some doubts have arisen as to the right of the [illegible] wills to certify heirship, I agree to 
hold the warrants until the claimant shall have her heirship proved by two credible witnesses before a Justice of the Peace or Alderman Barker. 
Washington City   24th March 1824.

Jn:Harris
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Philadelphia   SS

I, George W. Riter Recorder of Deeds for the city and county of Philadelphia do certify that Samuel Badger Esquire before whom the foregoing Letter of Attorney was acknowledged and by whom the certificate of acknowledgement was made and who hath thereto subscribed his name was at the time of so doing and still as one of the Alderman of the City of Philadelphia duly commissioned and sworn to all who  acts as such full  faith and credit is and ought to be given as well in courts of judicature as elsewhere.  The said commission and official oath being of record in my office.                       
In testimony whereof I have hereto act my hands + seal of office the eighth day of February A.D. 1827.  

Geo. W. Riter Rec.
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{illegible}                                 Walter M. Blake
Oct 23                                      November 2, 1837
                          Free

Hon. Joel R. Poinsett
Secretary At War
Washington City
D. C. 


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B868
Oct. 31,  1837
Bounty Land Office  

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1235  [illegible]
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New Philadelphia Ohio Oct. 23? 1837
Hon. Jack R. Poinsett
Secretary At War

Dear Sir -
 The following tract of 100 acre lot of land was Patented to Serah S. Keen only heir of S. Keen, R1 J6. gr2 lot 18. Patent dated April 9, 1833.  Patent still in the General Land Office. And the information I desire from Bounty Land Office is what line + state did Keen belong to, and who was the agent or attorney that transacted the business in procuring the Warrant in your office also the residence of the attorney or agent as to whom was the warrant delivered. I am not certain that I have given the first letter of Keen's Christian name correct, please to give me the name in full, also such other remarks as you may deem proper, which will enable me to find the heirs .  I have not got the number of the Warrant, but from the above statement, I presume the papers on file in this case can be readily found. 
Shall be pleased to receive a reply so soon as practicable. 

I am Sir, very Respectfully your Obt-Svt-
Walter M. Blake

P. S.  Please to give me the number of the Warrant and date.