Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 1603-400, for Elisha Painter, Connecticut
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(3-1776)
SERVICE Conn.
Painter, Elisha
NUMBER B. L. No. 1603-400
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Power of attorney.
from His Home
R. J. Ingersoll

Elisha Painter
No. 1603
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DEPARTMENT OF WAR.
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:
State of Connecticut
County of New Haven
I, Thomas Painter, heir at law of Elisha Painter do, upon oath, testify and declare, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that the said Elisha [crossed out] [illegible], for the term of during the war, and served in the regiment No. under the command of Colonel of the Connecticut line; and that he continued in the service aforesaid until he died.
I further declare, that I have never received a warrant for the bounty land promised to the said Elisha on the part of the United States; no 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 Painter aforesaid, do hereby constitute and appoint Ralph J Ingersoll to be my true and lawful attorney, for me and in my name [handwritten] and in the name of the [illegible] heir, of the [illegible] Elisha [end handwritten] 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. [handwritten]New Hamm Feby. 11, 1830[end handwritten]
Attest, Thomas Painter

Personally appeared the above named Thomas Painter subscriber to the foregoing declaration, and in my presence acknowledged the power of attorney thereto subjoined to be free act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned  [handwritten] [illegible][end handwritten]
Chas A Ingersoll 
Justice of the Peace.

In testimony that the abovewritten Chas A Ingersoll was a magistrate authorized to administer oaths, and take acknowledgements, &c., in the State of Connecticut 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 New Haven this 16th day of February 1830. 

Jno. Bench Clerk [crossed out] of the County Court in & for New Haven County & [illegible] of the Records  & seal thereof & the Commission of the Justices of the peace in & for said County.
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State of Connecticut
County of New Haven Ss

New Haven Probate Office. Feb 7th, 1830
I certify that satisfactory evidence was due to me, to prove, that Thomas Painter Esq is one of the heirs at law in for to Elisha Painter to a major in the Connecticut line, in the court mental establishment, in the Revolutionary war. 
Given under my hand and seal of office, this 16th day of Feby. A.D. 1830.
Chas A Ingersoll
Judge of Court of Probate
for New Haven District.
Attest - Anthony P Sanford Clerk
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
FORM VAM-51
12-5-41
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

NAME Painter, George
GRADE Sergeant
LINE Virginia (Lee's Region)

WARRANT NUMBERs 12452 and 13634
ACREAGE 100
ISSUED January 7, 1790 to George Painter

*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.