Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 1217-200, for Alexander Huston, Pennsylvania
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
Continental. (Penn.)
Huston, Alexander

NUMBER
B.L.Wt. 1217-200

CONTENTS
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Warranty No. 1217 [illegible]
To John Huston heir of [illegible]
Aexr Huston of the Pennsylvania
Reserve line for 200 acres of land

February 21st__ 1827
And delivered to Jos Watson
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No. 1217

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State of Pennsylvania
County of Bucks [illegible] John Huston now residing in the County of Bucks, Brother and only heir at law of Alexander Huston late of the
County of [illegible] deceased do upon oath testify and declare that to the best of my knowledge and belief that to the best of my knowledge and belief the said Alexander Huston was a lieutenant in Patten’s regiment in the army of the revolutionary war on Continental establishment and of the Pennsylvania line, and served as such until some time in the year 1777 in which year the said Alexander Huston was killed in action as this deponent has understood and verily believes.  Also I do further testify and declare that I have never received a warrant from the United States for the quantity of land due the said deceased from the U 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 men by these presents that I John Huston as aforesaid do hereby constitute and appoint Co? Joseph Watson of Washington County my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name to demand and  from the Secretary of War of the U. States a warrant for the quantity of land due me 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 expressed and the same to revoke at will. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this  Eighth day of February 1827 J H. Huston Witness Asa Cary  Rob M. Ley Personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the above named County the above named John Huston signer and sealer to the foregoing declaration and power of attorney and acknowledge the same to be his voluntary act and deed for the purposes therein named - Sworn, subscribed and acknowledged before me this eighth day of February 1827-  I Hicks State of County of I do hereby certify that  Isaac Hicks Esquire
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Esquire before when the foregoing declaration and power of attorney and [“and” crossed out] appear to have been taken and acknowledged was at the time of taking the same one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned 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 set my hand and affixed my seal of office at Doylestown this ninth day of February AD 1827 John S Bruget Prothy