Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 2180-100, Thomas Webster, Md.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE NUMBER
Md. Webster, Thomas B.L.Wt. 2180-100
CONTENT
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Land Office Annapolis, May 13th 1837,
I hereby Certify, that it appears by the Muster rolls of the Revolution remaining in this Office, That Thomas Webster, enlisted as a private in the 2nd Maryland Regiment, on the 24th day of December 1776, for during the war, and on the 16th of August 1780, was killed, and I further Certify, that by a Depreciation pay roll, also remaining in the office, that Thomas Webster's (Admin), received L86.0.0 Depreciation money issued to the Maryland quota of troops
on Continental Establishment, on the 1st of September 1787
George G. Brewer
Regr. Land Off. W. J. M.
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District of Columbia
[crossed out]STATE OF
At a court held for Washington County June
satisfactory evidence was adduced in Court to prove that Thomas
Webster of Prince Grays County in the
State of Maryland (now present) is-
1837
the only child - - -
Thomas Webster
and heir at law in fee to
late a private soldier in the
Second Regiment of Maryland who was killed
in Battle in the year 1780-
William Brent Clerk of the county court, do certify
that the above evidence is taken from the records in my office
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my officia
seal this 7th
1837.
day of June
Bell
The above form will answer for the State of Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina,
Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, and other western States
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Thomas Webster
No. 2180.
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DEPARTMENT OF WAR.
408
Regulations for the heirs of Officers and Soldiers of the Revolutionary Army, who
were slain by the enemy, or who have died since the war, and have not received
land from the United States.
By an act of Congress of the 16th September, 1776, it is provided that the Officers and Soldiers who engaged for, and continued to serve during the war, or until discharged by Congress, and the heirs of such Officers and Soldiers as shall be slain by the enemy, shall receive land in proportion to their rank.
N. B. Those who engaged for three years, or for any other period than during the war, or who died of sickness, fatigue, or casualty, are not entitled to land from the United States.
The following declaration (and enclosed blank form of heirship) must be filled up and signed by the proper authorities:
[crossed out] State of District of Columbia
County of Washington
Thomas Webster heir at law of Thomas Webster do, upon oath, testify and declare, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that Thomas Webster my Father did enter the service in 1776, for the term of and during the war and served as a private in the Regiment  No. of Maryland under the command of Colonel, of the line; and that he continued in the service aforesaid until killed in battle
I further declare that I have never received a warrant for the bounty land promised to the said Thomas West
on the part of the United States; nor do I believe that he ever received it, or transferred his claim to it in any manner whatsoever: therefore, 
Know all men by these presents, That I Thomas
aforesaid, do hereby constitute and appoint William Hibb 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, a warrant for the quantity of land due to me as aforesaid; 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 above expressed.

Attest,
SHW Wharton
his mark
Thomas Webster

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Personally appeared the abovenamed Thomas Webster subscriber to the foregoing declaration, and made oath to the same, and in my presence  acknowledged the power of
attorney thereto subjoined to be his free act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned.
Attest,
SHW Wharton Justice of the Peace

In testimony that the above written was a magistrate authorized to administer oaths, and take acknowledgments, &c.[etc.] 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
the day of 18
C. Clerk, &c.
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
NAME Webster, Thomas GRADE Private LINE New Hampshire
WARRANT NUMBER 3580 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Aug. 24, 1790
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to B.J. Gilman, 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.