Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 402-100, Benjamin Frasar, Penn.
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Service                                          Number

Penn.          Frasar, Benjamin   B.L.Wt. 402-100
                     of Frazer
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Contnets
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No. 402

Benj. Frazer
Private
Penn Line

(illegible) 1 April 1808 Decd. 
Sam Smith Esqr.
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(Transcriber's note: A line drawing of 200-acre tract of land is at the top of this page.)
                            733
                post West 209 (??) post 
                    No. DCCXXXIV
South           200 acres Fallow          North
162 1/2                                            162 (??)
  743         post  East 209 (??) post      69
                             735


In pursuance of an Act of General Assembly of the State of Pennsylvania passed the 24th day of February 1785 entitled an act for directing that made of distributing the donation lands promised the troops of this Commonwealth and by order of the Surveyor General, with the approbation of the honorable the Executive Council, I have surveyed on the 13th day of August 1783 the above described tract of two hundred acres of land and allowance of six patents for roads (illegible) No. DCCXXXIV situated in district No. 4 on the west side of the county of Westmoreland. 

                                                 //s//
                                    A. Henderson D.S. 
To John Lukey Esqr.
Surveyor General

    In testimony that the above a copy of the original remaining filed in the Surveyor General's Office I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said office at Lancaster this 22nd Day of February 1808.
                                             //s//
                                  Saml. Cochran S.J.
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I certify that the within described tract of land appears to have been patented to Benjamin Frazer as his donation promised by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for his services as a private soldier during the late Revolutionary War with Great Britian.
    I testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said office at Land this 22nd day of February 1808.

                                       //s//
                             Saml. Cochran S.J.

Benj. Frazer priv. Revy
May 11, 734
District No. 4
Donation Land
200 acr.
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Somerset, Pa 18th Feby.

Honorable Samuel Smith Esqr.
(Member of Congress from Erie, Penna,)
Washington City

Mail]
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Somerset, Pa. Feby. 18th, 1813

D. Sir,

   I have been requested by James Huntington to forward the annexed affidavit & power to you, I hope they were (illegible 2 - 3 words).

                                     Yours 
                                  (illegible signature)
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Know all men by these presents that I Benjamin Frazer of the County of Bedford and State of Pennsylvania have made constituted and appoint and by these presents do make constitute and appoint in my place and stead from and depute my trusty and living friend Samuel Smith Esquire of Erie County and State of Pennsylvania my true and lawful attorney to apply to the Secretary of War of the United states for a warrant for one hundred acres of land for my services as a soldier enlisted for and served during and to the end of the revolutionary War with Great Britian in the Army of the United States in the Pennsylvania Line agreeable to Act of Congress in such cases made and provided I do hereby revoke all Prev(ious) Powers of Attorneys prior to this date hereby rightfully and confirming all things touching the above premises in witness thereof I have set my hand and seal this fifteenth day of February 1808.
                                            //s//
                                   Ben Frasar      (seal)
Test"
//s// James Herrington
//s// Wm. C. Dorsey

Somerset County ss.
Personally, came before me the above subscribing Benjamin Frazar and acknowledged the above Power Lawfully granted by him to the within named Smauel Smith Esquire and desired the same might by recorded as such as witness my hand and seal this 15th day of February 1808.

                                 //s//
                        Wm. C. Dorsey   )seal)
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Summerset County ss.

   Before me William C. Dorsey one of the Justices of the Peace in & for said county appeared Benjamin Frazer mentioned in the within power of attorney who being sworn according to law doth depose and say that he was enlisted for the war and served during and to the end of the Revolutionary War with Great Britian in the Amry of the United States in the Pennsylvania Line and further with that he has never received any United States military bounty land for his services in the was agreeable to the Acts of Congress in such case mad & provided sworn and subscribed this 15th day of February 1808.
                                       //s//
                             Ben Frasar 
Before me
Wm. C. Dorsey


Somerset County Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ss.
Abraham Morrison Esquire Recorder of Deeds in & for the County of Somerset aforesaid do hereby certify that William C. Dorsey Esquire before whom the above Deposition & acknowledgement of a power of attorney to the Honorable Samuel Smith esquire appears to have been taken is a Duly Commissioned Justice of the Peace for Somerset County aforesaid & that to all his acts as such full faith and credit is & ought to be given.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said county this 17th day of February Anno Domini 1808.

                                             //s//
                                     Abm. Morrison
                                                          Recorder.

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