Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B L Reg. 13706, for Jacob Martin, Maryland
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Indian War 1758 
Md.

 *Martin, Jacob 

BL Reg. 13706 Act Sept, 28, 1850
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13,706 Jan 4/57
Jacob Martin Jr., [illegible]
Jacob Martin Decd, Pri
Capt. - Lewis
Md: Vols
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vol ------1758
dis ------
2d Aud Sept 29/51

Refer to 3d. Auditor 
Letter to Agt Oct [illegible]
L

Hon. J. Mann M.C.
pa
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Jacob Martin
Application for 
Bounty Land
1
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Florida 


Hon J. Mann
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Ho. of Reps
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No. 13,706 [January] 1/6
Jacob Martin Jr Son 
of Jacob Martin decd.

Indian War 1758 [illlegible]

Sand

Act Sep. 28/50

Hon J Mann
House of Reps
Bedford Pa
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State of Penna }
Westmoreland County } Ss

On this second day of November 
[struck out: 188] one thousand eight hundred and fifty personally 
appeared before me one of the Judges of the Court in 
and for said County duly authorised [authorized] to administer oaths 
within and for said County and State aforesaid, Jacob 
Martin Junior son of Jacob Martin decd aged fifty four 
years last August 1850 a resident now of Westmore
land County and previous thereto from near Hagerstown 
Marrland [Maryland] who being sworn according to law declares 
that he is the only surviving child of identical Jacob 
Martin deceased who was a private in the company 
commanded by Captain Lewis of Hagerstown Marrland [Maryland] 
does not recollect the regt or field officers and this 
I recd from my mother as my father died while 
in service his enlistment was for five years and had 
nearly lived out his term he enlisted as well as I 
can tell in the year 1758 and died some time in 
the year 1793 This was the war with the Indians heres
ay says he died about six months before his term had 
expired.

He makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining 
the bounty land to which he may be entitled to under 
the act of Congress granting land to certain officers 
and soldiers who have been engaged in the military 
service of the United States [illegible]
Jacob Martin [word SEAL encircled]

Sworn to and subscribed before me the 2d day of November 
1850 and I hereby certify that I believe the said Jacob Martin 
Jnr to be the identical surviving son of the said Jacob 
Martin above described and that he is the heir at law 
his mother being dead
James Bell
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Westmoreland County Ss

Personally came before me a Judge 
of the Court in and for said County Joseph Moore 
who being sworn according to law sayeth [saith] that he was 
acquainted with the family of Jacob Martin decd 
and Margret his wife who has been dead three 
years last May and that the within declarant 
Jacob Martin Jnr is the only surviving child and 
heir at law of the said Jacob Martin who was a 
soldier as within described and that he was always 
reputed to be the legitimate son of the said Jacob 
and Margret Martin within spoken of and that 
the German writing upon which my name is indorsed [endorsed]
is the Record Marriage  Sworn and subscribed 
before me this 2d November 1850  Joseph Moore
James Bell

Know all men by these presents that I Jacob Martin 
of Westmoreland County do hereby irrevocably make 
constitute and appoint Joseph Stokely my true and 
lawful Attorney for me and in my name to demand 
and receive from the Department of the Interior of the 
United States the Certificate or Warrant to which 
I am entitled for my fathers military services as 
mentioned in the foregoing declaration and for good and 
sufficient reasons do hereby revoke and countermand 
any and all others powers of Attorneys or other autho
rity that may have been given by me for any such 
purpose and [illegible] the same solely and irrevocably in 
my said Attorney in testimony hereof I have hereunto 
turnvoer
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set my hand and seal this 2d day of Novem
ber one thousand eight hundred and fifty
Sealed and delivered in front  Jacob Martin 
of us
James Bell

State of Penna 
Westmoreland County Ss

Personally came before me 
the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court 
in and for said County Jacob Martin above 
subscriber to the above power of attorney and acknow
ledged the same to be his act and deed and desired 
the same to be respected as such Given under my 
hand and seal this 2d November 1850

STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA,
WESTMORELAND COUNTY, SS
[Blurred seal of Court]. I A. Graham Prothonotary 
of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Westmoreland, in the 
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Do hereby certify that 
James Bell Esq before whom the foregoing 
Declaration was made 
and whose name, in his own proper handwriting, is to the foregoing certificate 
appended, was then and now is an acting [struck out: Justice of the Peace] Associate Judge,
in and for said County of Westmoreland, duly [struck out: elected and] commissioned, 
and to whose official acts and deeds full faith and credit are of right 
due.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court, at Greensburgh, 
the 26 day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand 
eight hundred and fifty
A. Graham Prothonotary.
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[following is repeated from the prior page with the signature of the judge shown and the certification 
folded over:
set my hand and seal this 2d day of Novem 
ber one thousand eight hundred and fifty 
Sealed and delivered in front Jacob Martin  
of us 
James Bell  

State of Penna  
Westmoreland County Ss  

Personally came before me  
the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court 
in and for said County Jacob Martin above  
subscriber to the above power of attorney and acknow 
ledged the same to be his act and deed and desired  
the same to be respected as such Given under my  
hand and seal this 2d November 1850]

James Bell

[Certificate from bottom of prior page folded over blocking out some of the language]