Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 883-200, for John Mc Canne, North Carolina
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
N.C.

McCanne, John

NUMBER
B.L.Wt. 883-200.

CONTENTS
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Hon. Mr. Hooks.
Revolutionary

Mem: Mr Steuart will please
inform N.C. what evidence exists in
[illegible] of these assigmn.
the assign

Care of

The Honbl Mr Hooks

Gabl. Holmes
assignee of the
heirs of John McCann

Mar. 23d. 1820.
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Sampson County N. Carolina
March 15th 1820

The Honble. J.C. Calhoun - (Secretary of War)

Sir

The object of this letter
is to empower The Honble. C. Hooks member to
Congress from N. Carolina, to receive from the
War Department a warrant for the Military
Bounty Land of John McCann, a Soldier
of the Revolution; The right & title to which
land is now claimed by the subscriber,
through a grant from Nathaniel McCann
heir at Law to the above mentioned John
McCann - The Secretary of War will therefore
consider the Honble. Mr. Hooks as duly authorized & empowered by the Subscriber to give the necessary rect. for the Warrant mentioned in this letter of Order-
With sentiments of the highest esteem
I am Sir your Obt. Sert.
Gabl. Holmes
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John McCann
[illegible] retd. for Land

John McCann, Lieut. in the
North Carolina Line, was killed
4 October 1777 as appears
by the Records in this office
Dept of War
Acc[?] Office
Decr. 19, 1820
Peter Hagner
Po Clk

[illegible first line]
[illegible] of State 6 [illegible] for [illegible]
[illegible 3rd line]
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KNOW all men by thefe Prefents, That I Nathaniel McCann of the county of Duplin and ftate [state] of North Carolina have this day bargained and fold, and by thefe [these] prefents [presents] do bargain, fell [sell] and affign [assign] over to Gabriel Holmes & his heirs of the county of Sampson and ftate of North Carolina all my right, title and intereft [interest] in and to two hundred acres of land,
due me in confideration [consideration] of my Brother John McCann Lieutenant fervices [services] in the army of the United States in the late war with Great-Britain, under the command of Colonel Gideon Lamb agreeable to an act of Congrefs [Congress]; and I do moreover requeft [request], order and direct J. W. Henny -- Efquire {Esquire], Secretary at War for the time being, or his fucceffors [successors], to iffue [issue] to Gabriel Holmes --- his heirs or affigns [assigns], in his or their own name as affigned of me the faid [said] Nathaniel McCann heir to John McCann [illegible] a warrant for the land aforefaid [aforesaid]; and on receipt of the fame [same], I do hereby ratify and confirm any receipt or other inftrument [instrument] in writing that he the faid [said] Gabriel Holmes --  my neceffarily  [necessarily] fign [sign], or procure to be fign 
[?]ouching the premifes [premises] aforefaid, as fully as I could do if I was perfonally [personally] pref[illegible]. In teftimony [testimony] whereof I have hereunto fet[ set]  my hand and feal [seal], this 21st day of January in the year of our Lord 1796
Sealed and delivered }
in the prefence [presence] of }
Tho. James
Nathl. McCann [illegible]

State of North Carolina
Duplin County
to wit:
THIS day Nathaniel McCann - came before me, a Juftice [Justice] of the Peace for the County aforefaid [aforesaid], and acknowledged the foregoing bargain of fale [sale] and power of attorney, to be his hand and feal [seal], act and deed, and for the purpofes [purposes] therein mentioned. GIVEN under my hand, this 21st day of January 1796
Thos. James J.P.

NB The words Brother John McCann Lieutenant were intentioned before
Signed Nath. McCanne

I Charles Hooks a representative in Congrefs
[Congress] from the State of No. Ca. do hereby certify that Thomas James above named was a Justice of the peace on twenty first of January seventeen hundred & ninety six
C. Hooks
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described, you should write to the Commissioner of the General Land Office, Interior Department, this city, citing the number of the warrant, acreage and date of issuance.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator

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Wt issued No 883-
John McCann.
Lieutenant.
Hon Mr. Hooks

Enquire of the Representative 
from No. Ca.
who is now in Congrefs [Congress]
from the District
represented formerly
by Mr Kenan of
Duplin County -

Wt. to ifsue [issue]

A McBryde
Noted on Bl: 29th Jany 1812.

The Honble. Thomas
Kenan of
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The service right of Lieut. John McCan
of Duplin County No. Ca. was purchased by
Gabl. Holmes. The papers of conveyance have
been filed, & he has never yet recd. a land warrant. Enquire why the warrant has never
issued &c -
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Entz
Mr. Catty
John [illegible]


Revolutionary Claim
in Right of L. McCann.

N.B. Mr. Stewart will please
enable N.C. to reply to the Letter
from Gabriel Holmes

John C. Calhoun
Secretary of War
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W
Free

The Honabl. Charles Hooks
Washington City

Mail }
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The Honorable Charles Hooks

for Sir

I hope since your arrival at the [illegible]
of Government that you have had [? perfect]
health & spirits & that the nature
of business is not so arduous, but
that you can conveniently dedicate
a small portion of time to the
Business of a constituent.
I long since purchased the service
right of 200 acres of land of Lieut.
McCann & received of his Brother Hugh ['Hugh' crossed out] Nathaniel
McCann in Duplin County I doubt
not but that you are somewhat acquainted
with the affair. I sent the papers
to the war office by Mr. Gillispee
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who gave me no account of the [illegible]
of part. I wrote Col. Kenan to do the
Business for me, but I really forget
what he said was the reason that
I could not draw the land warrant.
Gen! [illegible] I also requested, & he sent
me a long letter on the subject &
observed to me that if he was acquainted 
with the parties he could
draw the warrant & S. presuming
My dear sir that you can give the
Secretary of War every information
about the service & [illegible] of
John McCan & that you can vouch
for the authority of the power of 
attorney. as will know the Justice
before whom it was taken Mr. Tho.
James [illegible], that you will do me
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the favour [favor] to make application at
the war office & see what can be done
on the premises & give me the earliest
information on the subject.
Your attention to this letter [illegible]
will particularly oblige my 
oblige my [illegible]
in your very respectfully
yours very respectfully,
Gaven Holmes
Montpellier 2nd Jany 1820


P.S. If you can draw the warrant pray
write me [illegible] what it is worth
what it is worth
pr [?acre].
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State of North Carolina }
Duplin County }
This day personally appeared before in one of the Justices of the peace for said County
James Pearsall Esqr. & made oath on the
holy evangelist of almighty god that he was
personally acquainted with John McCann of
the County & State aforesaid & that he died in
the army of the United States during the
[illegible word crossed out] war with great Britain [illegible] his papers & he [illegible] that he is well [? assured] Nathaniel  McCann is his eldest Brother& lawful heir at law.
given under my hand [illegible word crossed out] this
Sworn to before me this
23rd October 1811
J. Pearsall
S. Miller P.O [? J.P]

State of N Carolina }
Duplin County }
October Tern 1811.
As Clerk of the said County Court
of Duplin I do hereby Certified that
Stephen Miller before whom the
within deposition was taken and
Subscribed is an acting Justice of
the Peace in the said County of Duplin
and that all faith and credit is due
to his official acts as such.
Certified under my hand and the Seal of the said County of Duplin at office the 14th day of October 1811.
Wm. Dickson C.C.
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MISSOURI TELEPHONE COMPANY

Macon, Missouri.
Sept. 20, 1933

[circular seal numbered 1-12] 
RECEIVED 
SEP [illegible] 1933
[3 lines illegible]

Veterans Administration,
Washington, D. C.

Gentlemen:

Will you please furnish me with any information you may have regarding the services of Wm. McCanne who came 
to America from Scotland in 1752 and who died in N. Carolina  in Sept. 20m 1793. This man had ason [a son] John who enlisted
Jany. 1, 1777 in Doherty's N. Carolina Co. of Continental Army in Revolutionary Was [War] at Willimington [Wilmington], N.C. and was
killed in battle Oct. 4, 1777.

Yours truly,
Ida B Lamb
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

NAME McCannon, Christopher
GRADE Private
LINE Virginia

WARRANT NUMBER 12373
ACREAGE 100
ISSUED May 17, 1792
to Robert Means, 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.