Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt.149-100, for John Lemons, Rhode Island
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Service:  R.I.

Lemons, John

or Semons

or Simons

B.L.Wt 149-100
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No. 149.

of a now senior, commenced after the conflagration of the War office in 1800
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Isaac Pitman, assignee of "John Lemons", who was a Fifer in the Rhode Island Regt

Vid. "Final Settlement". Returns, No 27.266

Mem: this is one among many cases wherein the files of Documents left in the War Office by Major Rogers at the time of his death, do not exhibit the Vouchers to authenticate the claim of the Grantee. the original Claim of John Lemons, however, being now found correct by an inspection of Record above quoted, which is deemed authentic, it may be taken for granted that the Secretary of War of the day or his Locumtenens (goods the issue of land Wt) was satisfied with the assignment
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Mem: relative to M L in the name of "Isaac Pitman" - Std
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War Department.
Section of Bounty Land. Octr 30th 1820.

Samuel Blagge Esq.
Boston Mass

Dear Sir

In consequence of an application in the part of Lemuel Sawyer Esqr as the authorized Agent on the part of Abraham Wild as Executor of the last Will & Testament of Isaac Pitman, to which last named, Individual at Revolutionary Land Warrant for one hundred acres of Land was issued so long since as 28th Feby 1804 in quality of Assignee of the original Claimant. it became necessary & proper to examine the Files for the Evidence whereon the said Warrant was originally issued to Isaac Pitman aforesaid. No Voucher whatever to that effect appearing on file, it has been found necessary to recur to such authentic records of the
Revolutionary Army as have escaped the ravages of time & Conflagration. At the same time the penmanship of the late Major Rogers, who filled up the Warrant to "Isaac Pitman"  has been deciphered to prove the original Claimant's name "Lemons", in lieu of "Semons" as before supposed and this is corroborated by the authentic Returns mentioned above, where the names of the Soldiers in services at the close of the War are Recorded. An Index to this Return will now be placed on file, together with a note indicating the manner in which it appears probable the Wt was issued in the name of "Isaac Pitman"  Whenever W Sawyer presents himself to sign the Receipt, the Warranty will be delivered to him.
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Power of Attorney from Abm Wild, Executor to Isaac Pitman, Assignee of John Semons, alias Lemons

Lemuel Sawyer Esq, Memb. Congr.
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Know all men by these Presents that I Abraham Wild Junr within named the Administrator of Isaac Pitman deceased have constituted ordained and in my stead and place at and by there presents do constitute ordain make and in my stear & place put. Lemuel Sawyer,  Member of Congress now at Washington to be my true and lawful Attorney for me and in my name & hand is placed to ask [illegible] of the Hon Secretary of War of the U.S. for the Military Bounty Lands, being No 149 dated the 21 Feby 1804, granted to said Isaac Pittman, assignee
of John Lemons, late a Fifer in the army of the Revolution.  And in my name to make and execute receipt for the same.

In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this fifteenth Day of September
the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred & twenty

Signed, sealed, and delivered in presence of Blugge


Commonwealth Massachusetts

Suffolk - Bowton - 15 September 2810

Personally appeared before me Samuel Blugge Notary Public by legal authonrity appointed & sworn & dwelling in Boston aforesaid Abraham Wild Junr acknowledging the above Power of Attorney to be his free act & Deed

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office the day and year above written.

S Blugge
Notary Public
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Norfolk

I hereby certify that is appears by the records of the Court of Probate for the said County of Norfolk, that Abraham Wild Junior, of Boston, in the County of Suffolk, is sole executor of the last will and testament of Isaac Pitman, late of Roxbury, in the aforesaid County of Norfolk, merchant, deceased, he having been regularly appointed to that trust, and having given bond for the due discharge thereof, as by law is required.

Witness my hand at Desham, this twenty-fifth day of August, in the year of our Lord, eighteen hundred and twenty.

Samuel Haven, Reg of Probate