Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 44242, for Samuel Petit, New York
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New York
Petit or Pettit, Samuel
S. 44242

[initialed] J. H.
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

Name: Petit, Thomas
Grade: Private
Line: Maryland

Warrant Number: 11619
Acreage: 100
Issued: January 25, 1796 to Samuel Johnston, assignee

*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.