Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 117, John Day, New Jersey
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
and
A
CONTENTS
of
Day
J
A
day
Dye
John
Rebecca
NUMBER
W. 117
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7897
New Jersey
Rebecca Day
widow of John Day
who was a private
Capt Day
in the New Jersey Militia
John Dey or Dye records corrected  Decg '07
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 
thirty Dollars
cents [crossed out] per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 
1st day of Sept. 1846
and sent to John B. Story 
Kingston, Middlesex County, N. Jersey
[Acts of March 3, 1843.]
& 17 June, 1844]
Recorded in Book A.
Vol. 2 Page 94

Reported
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Declaration of Rebecca Day under acts of Congress passed July 7 1838 March 3, 1843 & June 17, 1844
State of New Jersey
Middlesex County ⎬ SS.
On this Thirteenth Day of October one thousand Eight hundred and forty five personally appeared before the Subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas in and for said County Rebecca Dey a resident of Monroe formerly (South Amboy) in the County of Middlesex and State of New Jersey in the Seventy-third year of her age who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the acts of Congress pased [passed] July 7,1838 March 3, 1843 and June 17, 1844 Entitled an act granting half pay and Pension to certain Widows and the supplements thereto. That she is the widow of John Dey who was a private in the militia of New Jersey in the service of the United States during the Revolutionary war she can not specify the tours of Militia duty Except the five months service in 1776 under Capt Wetherill at which time he marched with said Company to Long Island & back by Amboy. the monthly tours of duty she has no means of ascertaining Except that he informed declarent [declarant] that he served under Capt Peter Perrine
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Capt John Dey, Capt David Chambers, and Capt Daniel Lott, Col Wilson and Scudder and General Heaver and some other officers whose names she has forgotten that while in at Amboy, Woodbridge, Blazing Star, Elizabeth town, Benge Point, Sourland Mountain, Steelsgap, Spotswood and numerous other places also in the winter and Spring of 1777 at Cranberry at which time the Enemy was in New Brunswick. that during Said Revolution she fully believes that her husband the Said John Dey performed as much as two years service having married him after the close of the Revolution. She can only state service as he used to speak of which was a theme he delighted to talk about. She further declares she was married to the Said John Dey on the Twenty Eight Day of October Seventeen hundred and Ninety one. That she has no Certificate of her marriage nor has she been able to find a record of it but she was married to him by the Revd Joseph Clark and attached the records from the family Bible which has always been in her possession and which is in the handwriting of Said John Dey *her husband that her husband the aforsaid John Dey died on the Eleventh day of October Eightteen [eighteen] hundred and fifteen that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen hundred and Ninety four [illegible] at the time above Stated she also
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declares that she spoke to Dr McChesney of Hights Town some four or six years ago to draw her declaration that that he procured some proof of her husbands service and soon after moved to Trenton and omitted to finish her said papers.
Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year above
written. *"her husband" interlined before execution.
Before me                        [signed] Rebecca Dey
[signed] Peter Duncan {one of the Judges of the inferior Court of Common pleas on and for the County of Middlesex}

I Certify that I am personally acquainted with the above declarant who is a person of truth & Veracity that on account of bodily infirmity she is unable to appear in open Court She being Situate Seventeen miles from the County seat at New Brunswick
[signed] Peter Duncan {one of the Judges of Court of Common pleas on and for the County of Middlesex}

John Dye son of Joseph Dye & Martha Dye of the [cutoff] of Middlesex New Jersey was married to Rebecca Perrine of said County and Stat [State] daughter of Peter and Sarah Perrine of said county of Middlesex and State of New J [probably Jersey] on the Twenty-eighth day of October in the year 1791
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declares that she spoke to Dr McChesney of Hights Town some four or six years ago to draw her declaration that that he procured some proof of her husbands service and soon after moved to Trenton and omitted to finish her said papers.
Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year above
written. *"her husband" interlined before execution.
Before me [signed] Rebecca Dey
[signed] Peter Duncan {one of the Judges of the inferior Court of Common pleas on and for the County of Middlesex}

I Certify that I am personally acquainted with the above declarant who is a person of truth & Veracity that on account of bodily infirmity she is unable to appear in open Court She being Situate Seventeen miles from the County seat at New Brunswick
[signed] Peter Duncan {one of the Judges of Court of Common pleas on and for the County of Middlesex}

[cutoff] och Perrine Dey departed this life on the 22 day 1815 of September 
of the aforesaid 
Margaret Dey was marr [cutoff] to Robert Ford on the 11 day of February 1813
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State of New Jersey
Middlesex County
Be it known that on the 4th day of September 1839 before the subscribed a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, Personally appeared Joseph Applegate of South Amboy County and State aforesd [aforesaid] in the 84th year of his age a pensioner of the United States and a person of credibility and truth, who being duly Sworn according to law saith, That he was well acquainted with John Dey, the husband of Rebecca Dey and with him in the militia of N Jersey. Said John Day was enlisted in the 5 months service under Capt Vincent Weatherill in 1776. in the month of June and marched to New York, deponent was in Capt Piatt Co. at Bergen pt. said Dey also served 3 months in Cranberry under Capt David Chambers Viz sin Januy [January], March  May or June, also saw him at Springfield in June in 1780 under Capt Lott with when the Pa line revolted in Januy [January] 1781. Served with him 1 month under Capt. Dey, he was in the service more than two years during the Revolution, was twenty years older than his wife. Dept [deponent] was in the regular service part of the time and did not see him as much as many others. was a neighbour to him while he lived, I recollect they were married in the year 1791. and attended his funeral in 1815. he was a good soldier, his widow [crossed out] was is the daughter of old Capt Peter Perrine of the Revolution under whom he also served, and further saith not sworn before me
[note on margin] 2 mo at [illegible] and no serve [illegible] any of the Officer
[signed] Henry Sillcocks J.P.     [signed] Joseph Applegate his mark

Declaration act 7 June 1832 No. 9884
12hn Capt Bedkin
2 Capt Longstreet (Songsheet?)
12 Capt Cadwich
1 Capt Perrine
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State of New Jersey
Middlesex County ss
Be it known that on the 4th day of September 1839 before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County personally appeared Joseph Mount of Monroe (formerly South Amboy) County and State aforesaid to a pensioner of the U. States and a person of truth and veracity in the 83rd year of his age, who being duly sworn according to law on his oath That he was well acquainted with Rebecca Dey's husband John Dey and served with him in the militia in the Rev [Revolution] dept [deponent] well knows he was in the 5 or 6 mo service in 1776. under Capt Weatherill he was in the battles of Long Island, Millstone in 1777. Monmouth and Springfield deponent served with him at Cranberry Spottswood, Aucbury?, Woodbridge, Elizabethtown, Newark, New Brunswick, and many other places in 1777. three or four months at Cranberry under Capt Chambers & Col Scudder, also under Col Nielson at Elizabeth town and Woodbridge. Dept [deponent] cannot specify all the towns but he is confident he served fifteen or sixteen months with said John Dey, and that Dey
must have said two years, his widow is still living. he was a gallant soldier and seemed pleased with the Service he did some twenty five years ago and forth saith not. Sworn to and subscribed before me
[signed] Henry Sillcocks J.P. [signed] Joseph Mount
1776 2 [illegible] Cap B. Druius 
1776...3 [illegible] Capt. Bennet at S queen Berry, sands Honor ?
"" 2 "" Songsheet + Green Trentin, Jules 
1777 2 - " Same of hers Elizabeth Town
1778 3 - " Perrine Capt Dennis
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State of New Jersey
Middlesex County //

On the 5th day of September 1839, before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, personally appeared Andrew Applegate a pensioner of the United States in his 84th year of his age, a person of truth and credibility to me known, who being duly sworn according to law - on his oath - saith that he was well acquainted with John Dey, husband of Widow Rebecca Day, and served with him in the militia of this State in the Revolution, well does deponent recollect he enlisted under Capt. Weatherill in June 1776 for 5 months, was in the battle of Long Island. Deponent was stationed at Bergen point under Capt. Pratt. Deponent served with him in Cranberry in January, August and May in 1777 under Capt. Chambers, the British was laying in New Brunswick, served 1 month in September same year at Elizabeth town under Capt. Peter Perrin, in June 1778 he was in the battle of Monmouth with J. Dey and also saw him at Springfield and Elizabethtown in June 1780 under Capt. Perrine or Lott, served 1 month in July 1779 at South Amboy during Cherry Time which was before the Springfield battle. Also served with him in 1780 one month after harvest in August or September at Woodbridge under Capt. Perrin. Deponent also saw him at Spottswood in January 1781, and a number of times served with him at other places which he cannot specify. Said Dey was a good soldier and
served, he fully believes, more than two years in the Revolution. He died nearly thirty years ago, was much as twenty years older than his wife and well recollects he was married some time in the year 1791. She has not married since his death & lives near to deponent.

Sworn & Subscribed the day and year above written before me,
s/  Joseph M Chesney
Andrew Applegate (X - his mark)

Corresponds with his own/hand writing.

[Served time tallied in the margin as follows:]
2 months & 21 days 
Capt. Perrine
3 months 
1 month
1 month
1 month
1 month
1 month
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No. of Voucher      
73                           
64                           
53    

No.  of Certif
1048
1425
1291                      

Date.
June 10, 1784
"
"                   
Signed By.
Thomason Stelle

Payable to.
John Dey

Amount.
5.12.6
" 15.5
  2.9.2

1 y's int.
0.6.7
" " 11
" 2. 11


I, Charles G. McChesney, Secretary of State of the state of New Jersey, do hereby certify, that the foregoing is a true abstract from a Book, headed as above, as taken from, and compared with the original, now remaining in my office, - And I do further certify, that Thomson Stelle was by an Act, passed by the Legislature of this State December 20, 1783, entitled "An Act to procure an estimate of the sums due to the Militia and Troops who have been raised for the defense of the frontiers of  the State, and to provide for the settlement of the same," appointed a Commissioner for the County of Middlesex for the purpose of settling and adjusting the payrolls of the Militia and the Troops of this State, as aforesaid, and also for the signing and delivering out to each and every person a note for the payment of what may be justly due. 

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office at Trenton, in said State, this twenty second day of October A.D. one thousand eight hundred and forty-five.

Charles G. McChesney   
Secretary of State
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12846
Rebecca Dey
Widow of John
N.J.
Act 7 July 1838
Married 1791
Husband died 1815

John B. Story, J.P.
Kingston
Middlesex County
N. Jersey

Act 7th July 1838,
3.50
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State of New Jersey

I Charles G Mc Chesney Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey do hereby certify that Peter Duncan Esquire before whom the declaration of Rebecca Dye was made and taken, was at the time of the [illegible] thereof one of the Judges of the Court of Common Please of the county of Middlesex in said Stage; that *Joseph Mc Chesney Esquire before whom the affidavit of Andrew Applegate was made and taken, and +Henry Sellcocks Esquire before whom the affidavits of Joseph Mount and Joseph Applegate were made and taken were at the time of the doing thereof Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Middlesex in said State [illegible] duly appointed, commissioned and sworn; that full faith and credit are to be given to their official attestations, and that the signatures thereto are in the [illegible] handwriting of the [illegible] Peter Duncan, Joseph Mc Chesney and Henry Sellcocks Esquires.
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed my seal of office at Trenton this [illegible] third day of October A.D. One thousand eight hundred forty five.
Charles G. Mc Chesney

*Commissioned & sworn Oct. 30, 1835, Judge [illegible]
+ " ' " Oct. 28, 1835 J. Pearce " " " "
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Kingston NJ
28th October 1845

Dear Sir

Mrs. Rebecca Dey wishes me to say that her husband's name is written Dye in the bible record but that soon afterwards he wrote it Dey it was written both ways by many of them but for many years [illegible] the family [illegible] is Dey
he was many years older then and [illegible] service [illegible] her father Capt. Peter Perrine.

To the
Commission of Pensions

Respectfully yours,
John B. Story
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Mrs. William R. Conover.              BA-J/MCS
Star Route.                                     John Day, W. 117
Freehold, New Jersey

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your request for information relative to John Dey, a Revolutionary War Soldier who died October 11, 1815. 

The data which follows were taken from papers on file in the pension claims, W.117 based on the military service of John Dey.  The surname is spelled Dye and Day also, and he was the son of Joseph and Martha of Middlesex County, New Jersey. 

John Dey enlisted in June, 1776, place not shown, and served at various times until someti e in January,  1781, amounting to about two years in all, as private with the  New Jersey troops under Captains Vincent  Weatherill, David  Chambers, Peter Perrine, Daniel Lott and John Day (no relation shown) and Colonels Neilson and Scudder. He was in the battle of Long Island, Millstone and Springfield.

John Dey dies October 11, 1815

This soldier married October 28, 1791 Rebecca,  the daughter of Sarah and Captain Peter Perrine (Captain Peter Perrine under whom the soldier served) of Middlesex County,  New Jersey.

As the widow of John Day, Rebecca was allowed pension on her application executed October 13, 1845, at which time she was Seventy-two years of age and was living in Monroe, Middlesex County, New Jersey. 

There are no further data relative to soldier's family.
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In order to obtain the date of last payment of pe sion of Rebecca Day, the name and address of the person to whom it was paid and possibly the date of widow's death, it is suggested that you address the Comptroller General, General Accounting office, Records Division, Washington, D.C., giving the following data:

Rebecca Dey or Day, widow of John Dey or Day, Certificate #7897, issued August 1, 1846, $30 per annum, commenced March 4, 1843, Acts of March 3, 1843 and June 17, 1844, New Jersey  Agency.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER 
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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V12846
Rebecca Dey
N.J.
Hon. J. Runk
July 2, 2846
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11.053
New Jersey
Rebecca Day
Widow of John Day
[crossed out: who was a pensioner under the Act of ________ and]
who died on the 11th Oct. 1815
of Middlesex in the State of New Jersey
who was a Private in the N. Jersey
[crossed out: commanded by Captain _________ of the]
[crossed out: _________ commanded by _________ in the]
militia [crossed out: line] for 9 months.

Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey
at the rate of 30 Dollars
[crossed out: cents] per annum, to commence on the 4th day
of March, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 1st day of 
August, 1846, and sent to John
B. Story, Kingston, N.J.

Total amount, $150.00
Act July 7, 1838

Recorded by E.W. Robinson, clerk
Book D - Vol. 1 Page 193
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12.846
8987
669

Rebecca Dey
N.J.
Act 7 July '38
[illegible]
[illegible]
$30
Also Acts '43 & '44
$30
Hon John Runk
H.R.
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Office of Secretary of State
Trenton Sept. 10, 1845

Dear Sir,

In answer to your letter of the 8 August I have to state that some time before I left Heights Town, I procured two or three affidavits for Mrs. Rebecca Day widow of John Day, who wished me to draw her declaration for a pension from the General Government. I was requested to keep them till Henry Sillcocks Esq. procured the testimony of Mr. Abraham Gulick and a person by the name of Lott in Somerset County. Since which time I have not heard one word from Mr. Sillcocks.

I will look for the papers and forward them by Elias Conover, your brother-in-law, on Saturday next. Mrs. Dey expected to prove two years service by Gulick & Lott. The first is dead, the other I never knew. The affidavits were procured in 1839 or 1840, I forget which. You may procure a small pension on the proof I got for her. I charge no more than the expenses. The papers can be authenticated at this office if you wish it.

Respectfully your Obedient Servant,
s/ Charles B. McChesney

s/ John B. Story, Esq.
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House of Representatives
June 18th 1846

Sir,

Will you have the goodness to report to
me the examination and result of the
pension Claims of Mary Berrian, widow
of John of the County of Somerset, and
Rebecca Dey, widow of John Dey of Middlesex 
County under act of July 7th 1838 & c.
at your earliest convenience.

Forwarded to the Department by John B. Strong, Esq.
of Kingston, New Jersey.

Very respectfully your Obedient Servant,
s/ John Runk

Cal.
J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
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House of Representatives
June 18th 1846

Sir,

I have received a communication from John B. Story, the friend of Mrs. Rebecca Dey, widow of John Day of Middlesex County, N. Jersey, stating that she accepts the allowance made by you to wit $30 per year, for wish you will please to forward me a certificate for her.

Your Obedient Servant,
s/ John Runk

Cal.
J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
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March 20, 1925.

Mrs. L. W. Grover,
391 Nassau St.
Princeton, N. J.

Madam:

I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 117, it appears that John Dey (also spelled Dye and Day) wasthe son of Joseph and Martha Dye of Middlesex County, N. J.

John Dye enlisted in June 1776 and served at various times as a private in the New Jersey Troops under Captains Vincent Weatherill, David Chambers, Peter Perrine, Daniel Lott, John Dey and Colonels Neilson and Scudder, he was in the battles of Long Island, Millstone, Monmouth and Springfield and served until in January 1781, amounting in all to about two years.

He died October 11, 1815.

Soldier married October 28, 1791, Rebecca, daughter
of Sarah and Captain Peter Perrine (this is the Captain
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Peter Perrine under whom soldier served), they were of
Middlesex County, New Jersey. She was allowed pension
on her application executed October 13, 1845, while a
resident Monroe, Middlesex County, New Jersey, aged
seventy-two years.

There is no further data on file as to family.

Respectfully,

Acting Commissioner.
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sion on file in this Bureau. | John [crossed out] Dey wid File 117
have also spelled Day and Dye
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. | LENGTH OF SERVICE. | RANK. | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. | STATE
 | | | CAPTAIN. | COLONEL. |
June 1776 | 5 mos. | Pvt | Vincent Weatherill | Neilson | N.J.
Jan. Mar & May 1777 | 5 mos. | | David Chambers | Scudder
Sept. 1777 | 1 mos. | | [cross symbol] Peter Perrine | 
June 1778 | 
July 1779 | 1 mo | | | -
June 1780 | | | Lott |
Aug or Sept 1780 | | Perrine
Jany 1781 | 1 mo | | Dey
Battles engaged in, Long Island Millstone Monmouth & Springfield
Residence of Soldier at enlistment, -
Date of application for pension, Oct. 13 1845 her claim allowed.
Residence at date of application, Monroe formerly South Amboy, Middlesex N.J.
Age at date of application, 72 yrs
Remarks: Soldier was a son of Joseph and Martha Dye [crossed out] of Middlesex Co. N.J. Oct 28 1791, Rebecca daughter of
Sarah and Capt Peter Perrine [cross symbol] of Middlesex Co. N.J. He died
Oct. 11, 1815 No further family data
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MONMOUTH COURT HOUSE CHAPTER
FREEHOLD, NEW JERSEY
Star Route Dec. 15, 1939
Veterans Administration
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sirs:-
Can you give me any information on the War
record of John Day, supposed to have been a private in the Rev. War, and I have heard that his wife received a pension.
He was b. Aug. 23 - 1753 and d. Oct. 11, 1815
married in 1791 Rebecca Perrine b77 Feb. 20-1772-d. Feb. 6 - 1847.
Thanking you for any help you can give me.
Yours truly
[signed] Laura V. Conover
(Mrs. William R.) Laura V. Conover
[Stamp reads] RECEIVED DEC 18 2939 MAIL SUB-DIV Reader No. 22 VETS ADM
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Mrs. Lloyd W. Grover
391 Massau Street
Princeton N.J.

Department of Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Dear Sir, -

Please give me the war records of the following men that you have on file and pensions on file (if any) of their widows, all of New Jersey.

John Dey - born August 23rd 1753
died October 11th 1815 -

Widows name Rebecca Perrine who died Jan - 1847

Peter Perrine - Captain in [ineligible]

Yours Truly,
(Mrs. L.W.) Sarah B. Grover
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Pittsburgh Offices 
Frick Building
Floyd N. Barber

William L. Pierce
Counsellor - at - Law Patent Causes
100 Broadway, N.Y.

Karl Fenning
Telelphone 3709 Rector 
Cable Pierwill

October 17, 1907

Hon. Commisioner of Pensions, 
Washington, D.C.

Sir,
Sonetime prior to 1850, a pension was granted to Mrs. Rebecca Perrine Dey as a "Revolutionary" on account of the services of John Dey of the New Jersey Troops.

Will you please let me know what will be your charge for furnishing a copy of the papers in the file relating to this case.

Yours very truly, 
Karl Fenning
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117
Revy WIDOW, &c.
File No. 117
Rebecca [crossed out] Dey
Widow
John [crossed out] Dey or Dye
Priv [illegible] Jer. Lin
Act: March 3 1843
Index: - Vol. A, Page 166
[Arrangement of 1870.]
[check mark]
[crossed out]
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Dear, 9-1903 Hist to
Karl H Fenning - City
1907 Oct. 28 Hist to Karl Fenning
New York N.Y. KLM
1925 Mch 20 Hist to Mrs LW
Grover [illegible]
1940 Jan 10 hist to
Mrs Abm R Conover
mcs
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES | Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
Form VAM-51
12 - 5 - 41
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Day, John  GRADE Private  LINE Lamb's Artillery (New York)
WARRANT
NUMBER  7079  ACREAGE 100  ISSUED Dec. 2, 1789  to___ not shown ___

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.
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD

Division of Veteran's Administration Archives

Name:  Day, James
Grade:  Private
Line:  Pennsylvania
Warrant Number:  9273
Acreage:  100
Issued January 19, 1792 to
Peter Rothermal, 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.  The Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office in the National Archives.