Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File [Blank], for Francis Labe, [Blank]
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(3-1776)

SERVICE  Continental

Labe, Francis

NUMBER  ✓

CONTENTS
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This discharge certificate was found with Gen. Washington's signature cut out.  There is no claim for pension or bounty land found for this Soldier.  All records searched.  It was in a bundle of old papers prior to flat filing.
AW.
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[left side of document]

Revolutionary Claim
Francis Labe
Paxton's Regt.
Discharge dated
22 Jun 178[?]
[illegible]
Left by Dudley Frink

[right side of document]
found with signature cut off
[illegible words]
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BY HIS EXCELLENCY
GEORGE WASHINGTON, ESQ;

General and Commander in Chief of the Forces of the United States of America.

THESE are to CERTIFY that the Bearer hereof Sergeant Francis Labe of the United States of America in [deleted] the [/deleted] General Hazen's Regiment, having faithfully served the United States five years six Months and being inlisted [enlisted] for the War only, is hereby DISCHARGED from the American Army.

GIVEN at HEAD-QUARTERS the 22nd of June 1783.

By HIS EXCELLENCY'S
Command,
J. Trumbull Junior

REGISTERED in the books of the Regiment,
Benjamin Mooers Adjutant

THE above Serg. Francis Labe has been honored with the BADGE OF MERIT for five Years faithful Service
Moses Hazen
[illegible]
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January 11, 1939.

Mrs. Charles T. Lill
15 West Crockett Street
Seattle, Washington.

BA-J/ILL
Francis Labe
Rev. War

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Francis Isaac LeBas, Lebo or Leabo, who served under General Lafayette in the Revolutionary War.

A search of the Revolutionary War records of this office has been made and no claim for pension or bounty land found which was made to the United States based upon service of a Francis Isaac LeBas, Lebo or Leabo.

The records of this office show that Francis Labe served five years and six months as sergeant in General Hazen's Regiment in the American Army and was discharged from service June 22, 1783.  He was honored with the Badge of Merit for five years' faithful service during the Revolutionary War.

There are no further data in regard to Francis Labe.

Very truly yours,

A. D. HILLER,
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.
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Seattle, Washington
November 23, 1938

Commissioner of Pensions,
Veterans' Administration,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:

At the suggestion of the Adjutant General I am writing you for information of Francois Isaac LeBas or Francis Isaac Lebo or Francis Isaac Leabo, the name being spelled all these ways, who served in the Revolutionary War under General Lafayette, or any information regarding his family.
Any information that you can give me will be very much appreciated.  I am,

Yours very truly,
Harrie Leabo Lill

Mrs. Charles T. Lill
15 West Crockett St.,
Seattle, Washington.

[stamped] RECEIVED NOV 28 1938 [remainder of stamp illegible] [/stamped]