Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 1048-100, for Henry Slack, Maryland
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SERVICE
Md.

Slack, Henry

NUMBER
B.L. Wt. 1048-100

CONTENTS
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Left Side Page

1048
The heirs at law of Henry Slack pri
Maryland Line

Warrant Issued

July 16th 1822

Right Side Page

1921 Sept 26 - Hist to Mrs. J.W. Carpenter
1921 Nov 1 Mrs. J.W. Carpenter how to obtain locaton of land granted.

1929 Nov 21 - Hist to Carrie Slack Hague
[illegible]

1929 Nov 26 - Hist to Mrs. Vivian E Sage. Corresp. in claim of John Slack S-4846-MEE
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Paid 25

mith Union Town
Pennsylvania

(Page partially cut off)
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June 15th 1822
State of Ohio
County of Belmont   I Hanah Slack..now Hanah Barnes by marrage, and a citizen of the United States and above twenty one years of age, do testify and declair upon oath that I am the lawfull child of Henry Slack deceased late a Revolutionary Soldier of the Maryland line an Continental Establishment in the Revolution War. and to the best of my belief. Henry Slack aforesaid did enlist in the armey of the Revolution against the Common enemy of our Country for the term of during the war, and Served in the Company Commanded by Captain William Brown and in the Regiment ni Commanded by Col of the Maryland line, and Continued in the Service aforesaid untill the Close of the War in Seventeen hundred and Eighty three. and was regularly discharged from the Said Regiment Commanded by
and I also ceclare that the discharge belonging to my father Henry Slack aforesiad, is now lost or mislayed. So that I cannot produce it to corroborate the above Statement  I rurther declare that I have never received a Warrant for the Bounty Land promised to my father aforesaid on the parte of the United States, nor have I ever offered or transfered my Claim to that gratuity in any manner whatsoever: Therefore know all near by these presents that I Hanah Barnes aforesaid, do hereby Constitute and apoint Samuel Smith of the County of Fayette and State of Pennsylvania to be my trew and lawfull attorney. for me and in my name to demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the United States or of such other person as is duly authorised to [illegible] and deliver the same a warrant for the quantity of land due me as heir at law of the aforesaid Henry Slack and to sign a receipt or acquaintence therefor, and my said attorney is hereby fully authorized and empowered to Constitute and apoint one or more substitute attorneys under him for the special pruposes above supressed
attorney [signed] Joseph Alexander
his
Thomas Barnes x his Mark

[signed right]
Hannah Barnes x her Mark
Levin Barnes x his Mark
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2) I Thomas Barnes aged 73 years. and a citizen of the United States, do, upon oath disclose that I have long been acquainted with Hanah Slack. now Hanah Barnes by marrage who has subscribed the above declaration in my pressence and well know that she is the identical person She there in represents herself to be, and further to the best of my belief Henry Slack [followed by crossed out word] aforesaid did perform the Military Service there in Stated..witness my hand this 15th day of Jule 1822
[signed on right} Thomas Barnes x his Mark
[signed on left] 
[illegible] Jos Alexander JC
State of Ohio
County of Belmont   personally appeared the above named Hanah Slack, alias, Hanah Barnes subscribed to the foregoing declaration, and in my presence acknoledges the power of attorney thereto subscribed to be her free act and deed, and likewise personally appeared Thomas Barnes..  who hath subscribed the above Certificate of Identity Both to me well known to be persons of respectability and truth, and made solum oath to the truth of the deparations[?] by them respectivley Subscribed, this 25th day of June 1822
(2) [signed] Joseph Alexander J.P.
[signed on right side of page]
Hannah Barnes X her Mark [drawn circle]
Thomas Barnes X Mark [drawn circle
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[right side of page, 3 in a circle]
State of Ohio
County of Balmont  personally appeared Hanah Barnes and being duly qualifyed deposeth and saieth that she is the daughter and heir at Law of Henry Slack deceased late a Soldier of the Md, line an Continental establishment in the Revolution War to the best of her belief
Sworn and Subscribed this 12th day of June 1822
before me a justice of the peace in Said County
[signed on left] Joseph Alexander
[signed on right] Hannah Barnes X her Mark

State of Ohio
County of Belmont
Sworn by [illegible] and Thomas Dickerson and Leonard Barnes being duly qualified Saieth that thay and each of them are well acquainted with Hanah Barnes daughter and legitimate heir at Law of Henry Slack deceased, and there deponants Say that thay have understood, and believe that the aforesaid Henry Slack was a Revolutionary Soldier
Sworn and Subscribed this 15th day of June 1822
before me
[signed left side] Joseph Alexander JP
[signed right side]
Thomas Dickerson
Leonard Barnes [drawn circle after signature]

I Certify that the above deponants are Credible witnesses per my hand this 25th day of June - 18222
[signed on right side] Joseph Alexander JP
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[seal affixed to upper left of document]
The State of Ohio Belmond County
I Ezer Ellis Clerk of the Court of common pleas in and for said County do hereby Certify that Joseph Alexander Esquire before whom the with in power of Attorney appears to have been acknowledged and the within affidavits taken and whose names are to each subscribed was at the time of taking and subscribing the same an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified as the Law directs to whose official acts as such full faith and credit is due and aught to be given as well in Courts of Record as there and in
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of Said Court at St. Clairsville The 17th day of June AD 1822. -
[signed right side of page] Ezer Ellis Clk
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Revoked
Know all men by these presents
That I Hannah Barns - of Fayettecounty and State of Pennsylvania the legal heir of my father Henry Slack [illegible] who Enlisted in Revolutionary war under Captain William Brown on the 14th day of Nov 177 to serve during the war, [ words written between lines illegible] and honorably discharged from the army on the 10th day of July 1783 as will fully appear by this discharge hereto annexed Wave and by these presents do nominate constitute and appoint Thomas Gregg of Fayette county Pen. my true and lawful attorney for me and my name and in my behalf to provide and receive from such officer person or persons as shall be legally authorized to grant the same a warrant for the quantity of land to which my deceased father are entitled for the services rendered by him as a sergeant in the revolutionary war pursuant to the laws in such case. made and provided - and I do further impower the said Thomas Gregg to collect and Receive all arreanses of Bounty back pay and compensations that he was then or may be Entitled to, and to go and perform all such acts and things and to give such receipts in as full and complete a manner As I could do was I personally present - and I do further impower him to make all necessary arrangements for the recovery of the same and to constitute an attorney or attorneys under him for the said purposes and at pleasure to revoke the same and I do further hereby notify and inform whatever my said attorney or his substitutes shall lawfully do in the premises rendering all formes provides relative to the above and confirming this and no other In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal at connellsville this twenty eighth day of July - 1817 -
Signed v. Delivered in presence of 
[signed left]
James Franciss
Jacob Kuhns

[signed right]
Hannah Barnes X her mark [followed by handwritten circle with S inside]
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State of Pennsylvania and County of Fayette SS
Hannah Barns
being duly sworn doth depose and say that she is the same person described in and who executed the within power of attorney and that the same is her own free act and deed for the purposes therein mentioned Sworn and subscribed this twenty eight day of July 
 -1817- Before me a Justice of the peace
in and for the County of Fayette
James Franciss

State of Pennsylvania and
County of Fayette SS
Clement Smith and Hannah Franciss
being duly sworn doth depose and say that they and each of them are personally acquainted with the above named Hanah Barns and well knew her to be person described in the foregoing power of
attorney sworn and subscribed this twenty eight day of July - 1817 - Before me a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid -
James Franciss
 
State of Pennsylvania
and County of Fayette SS
I certify that the above named Clement Smith
and Hannah Franciss are credible witnesses dated at Connellsville this twenty-eighth day of July 1817 -
James Franciss
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V.L.M.
Rev. War Section
Record Division.

September 26, 1921.

Mrs. J. W. Carpenter,
Connersville, Ind.

Madam;
In response to your letter dated the 29"
ultimo, you are advised that it appears from the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau that Henry Slack enlisted November 14, 1777 and served as a Sergeant in Captain William Brown's Company of Maryland Artillery
and was discharged July 10, 1783.
100 acres of bounty land issued July 16,
1822 on Warrant No. 1048 to his only child Hannah wife of Leven Barns. They were residents of Fayette County, Pennsylvania in 1917 but were residing in Belmont County
Ohio in 1832. Soldier died about the year 1797.  There is no data on file as to his wife.
Very respectfully,
Hays Haymaker
Chief Clerk.
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Henry Slack
Md. BLWt. 1045-100
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Agreeable to a resolution of Congress, bearing date the 26th day of May, 1783,
the Bearer hereof Henry Slack Sargent of the Maryland (illegible) Artillery Regiment has leave of Absence until called upon by proper authority to join his Corps, or is finally discharged. 
(illegible) at Annapolis this Tenth Day of July 1913 -
(illegible)
J Smith Capt.
W Brown Capt Com
Marylard (illegible)
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OCT 8 - 1921
Bureau of Pensions

OCT 8 1921
Record Division
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Palace Hotel
J.W. Carpenter, Proprietor

10/6 1921

Revolutionary Sec

Dept of the Interior
Beaureau (Bureau) of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Gentlemen:

I am in receipt of your valued communication of Sept 26th relating to the revolutionary war records of Henry Slack, who enlisted Nov 14th 1777 and was discharged July 10th 1783 after (over)
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Palace Hotel
J.W. Carpenter, Proprietor

Connersville, Indiana

having served as Sgt in Capt. Wm Brown's Co of Maryland Artillery.  I would like some further information relative the 100 ackers (acres) bounty Land issued July 16th 1822 on warrant No 1048 to his only child
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Palace Hotel
J.W. Carpenter, Proprietor

Connersville, Indiana

Hannah wife of Leven Barns.
If possible, I would like to know definitely the location of the 100 acres of land. Is it located in Fayette Co Penn or Belmont Co Ohio.

Thanking you heartily for the information thus far advanced and which has
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Palace Hotel
J.W. Carpenter, Proprietor

Connersville, Indiana

prove to us so highly interesting. I will greatly appreciate the receipt of this additional information.

Yours sincerely

Mrs. J.W. Carpenter
nee Nina Barnes (Carpenter)
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8/29 - 1921

Palace Hotel
J.W. Carpenter, Proprietor 

Connersville, Indiana

US PENSION OFFICE STAMP - Aug 31,1921
The Pension Dept
Washington D.C.

I am writing to ask you if you have any record that would show the name of the wife of Henry Blank Sgt. 1st Co Maryland Artillery, who served in the Revolutionary War a copy of
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his war record taken from Vol 18 Maryland Record Pages 575 - 580 - 582 - 583. Ohio State Library show that he entered Nov 22, 1777 for the period of the war and was one of the first of Non-commissioned officers of the Maryland artillery who received 8/$80.00 allowed by act of congress May 15th 1788
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Palace Hotel
J.W. Carpenter, Proprietor

Connersville, Indiana

US PENSION OFFICE STAMP: Aug 31, 1921

for having served to the end of the war settled in John White Commissioner Asst for settling accounts of war for Maryland state record. I believe you may have some record that would show the name of this
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wife who was my great, great grandmother and to be able to join the D.A.R. I have to have the name Henry Slack was Sgt. in Capt. Wm Browns Co commanded by Col Charles Harrison. Any information which you can give me will be very much appreciated and if there are any charges please send me the statement.

Sincerely

Mrs. J.W. Carpenter
Palace Hotel Connersville, Ind
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Hanah Barnes
Mr. Cuttings Office

Barne
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Know all men by these present that we the undersigned heirs at law of Henry Slack decd and late a quartermaster sergeant who enlisted in the year 1777 the 1st day of November to serve during the revolution war and was honorable discharged by furlow (furlough) on the 10 day July 1783 as will fully appear by the plan hereunto annexed have by this present and we do appoint Samuel Smith of Fayette Co aforesaid our sole attorney to come from such office and person as may be authorized to grant the same, the quantity of land (by warrant or otherwise) that was due Henry Slack (aforesaid) from the United States, and we further authorize our said attorney to appoint an attorney under him for the above purpose and we certify and confirm all his actions lawful acts in testimony we set our hands and seals this third day of October 1818.

Leven Barnes - SEAL His X Mark
Hannah Barnes - SEAL - Her X Mark

Witness
Jonathan Rowland

Fayette County

The third day of October AD 1818 before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the peace in and for said county personally came the above named Leven Barnes & Hannah Barnes & acknowledged the above letter of attorney to be their act & deed given under my hand & seal the same day.

SEAL

Jonathan Rowland
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No. 3
illegible
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County of Fayette (illegible) Leven and Hannah Barns being
duly sworn deposeth that they and each of them was
both personally acquainted with Henry Slack Decd and
that Henry Stack Enlisted for during the Revolutionary same
time in November 1777 and served to the end of the war
and they depose that Henry Black died about twenty one
years ago and left lawfull Issue Hanah born
and further sayeth that none of his children is living
to their knowledge, and they further depose that the
papers connected with Henry Stocks claim for land was
gave to the Honorable John Smiley then a member of
Congress and he the said John Smiley told the deponent
that Henry Stock aforesaid had not drew his land and that the papers at the war office was searched and Henry Stack's
name found and that no warrant was issued, and they
further depose that they think it was about seven
years since the report was made to them that the
land was not drawn, and that the papers which
were gave to John Smiley contained Henry Stack's papers
of Entering and saving to the close of the Revolution
war, and that the (illegible) which they have gave Samuel
Smith is the best (illegible) they can procure at this time
and further sayeth not. Sworn this third day
of October 1818 before me a Justice of the peace
in and for the County aforesaid
Jonathan Rowland
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3301 S Ridgeland Ave,
Berwyn, Illinois
Sept. 30, 1929

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C

Dear Sir
Have you on file in your department
on the Adjutant Generals Office any records
concerning the Revolutionary service of
John Slack who enlisted from Maryland

He enlisted at a very early age, 17 or 18, at the same
time that his father enlisted.

He, John Slack, later moved to North Carolina
where he remained until his
death shortly after 1805. His youngest child
William Slack born 1805 received a pension
until he was sixteen years of age (as did the
other children) John Slack's widow also
received a pension until her death.

I should like also to have the father's record
if that is possible,

Very truly yours
Carrie Slack Hogue

(written notes)
-refer her if not here
-This sounds more like 1812, possible in lieu

(stamp
Pension office
USA
Oct 2 1929
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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section
XXL

November 21, 1929

Carrie Slack Hogue
3301 S. Ridgeland Avenue
Berwyn, Illinois

Dear Madam:

I advise you from the Revolutionary War records of
this bureau it appears that Henry Slack enlisted November
14, 1777, and served as a sergeant in Captain William
Brown's Company of Maryland Artillery and was discharged 
July 10, 1783.

Soldier died about the year 1797.

Warrant No. 1043 for one hundred acres of bounty land
was issued July 16, 1822, to his only child, Hannah, wife
of Levin Barns.

In 1817, they were residents of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, and in 1822, were living in Belmont County, Ohio.

The name of soldier's wife is not given.

Very truly yours,
EARL D. CHURCH
Commissioner.
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Rev. War Section
Record Division,
LLR

November 1, 1921.

Mrs. J. W. Carpenter,
Palace Hotel,
Connersville, Ind.

Madam:
In response to your letter dated the 6"
ultimo, you are advised that in order to obtain the
location of the bounty land granted on account of
the services of the Revolutionary War soldier, Henry
Slack, you should apply to the Commissioner of the
General Land Office, Interior Department, Washington
D. C. forwarding to him the latter from this Bureau
dated September 26, 1821.
Very respectfully,
Washington Gardie
Commissioner.
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and in 1822, were living in Belmont County, Ohio.
The name of soldier's wife is not given.
Very truly yours,
EARL D. CHURCH
Commissioner.

This letter was sent to
Mrs. Vivian E. Sage
Osborne, Kansas

first part of the letter is in the
Rev. War pen, claim of
John Slack, S.4846
M. E. E.
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Mrs Hannah Barnes
Sept. 7th 1830
Henry Stack
Rev
1048-100

Recorded P129, Vol 9
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War Dept Bounty Land Office
Sept 7th 1830

Madam
In answer to the enquiries contained in your
letter addressed to the Secretary of war, I have to inform
you that, and Warrant No 1048 for 100 acres issued
in your name on the 16th July 1822, as the iDaughter &
heir of at law of Henry Slack who was a soldier
of the Mary'd line; and the same was delivered to
M. W. W. Seaton attorney for Saml Smith

In reply to your inquiry whether there was any
money due to your Father for his military services
I have to acquaint you that, if there had been,
it was no doubt paid long since, if that were
not the case, it is now too late to make application
as all such claims have been barred by a statute
of limitation, passed more than thirty years ago.
Respy Yrs
Wm Gordon

Mrs Hannah Barnes
Barnesville 
Belmont City
Ohio
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Barnsville O. Sept 1

Free
Bounty Land Ofc

John H Eaton
Secretary of War
Washington City
D.C.
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Barnsville O. Sept 1 1830

Sir
I will thank you to inform me wether
Samuel Smith near Union Town O. ever obtained
a pattern for and land in my Name as heir of
Henry Slack a Soldier in the Revolution and how
much and if he obtained any money due me from my fathers Estate or out of his services during the war and how much, as I cann any thing from him and wether there is any thing more due the Estate of Henry Slack for his services and so I remain your Humble Servant

Hanner Barns

Henry Stack served as Sergeant of Artillery in Capt William Browns Company from 1777 until the close of the War.

Barnesville, Belmont Cy.  Ohio
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Know all men by these Presents that I
Samuel Smith, attorney for Hannah Barnes; daughter of Henry Slack and also of her husband Leven Barns:

The formed a representative of the aforesaid Henry Slack, a Revolutionary Soldier, do ordain and Substitute and appoint, my trusty friend, W. W. Seaton, Esqr of the City of Washington my true and Lawfull attorney, to (illegible) and receipt for a land warrant due the heirs of the aforesaid Slack, in for and of Hannah Barnes & heirs and I do authorize my said attorney to do and perform all such acts and things, in as full and complete a manner as I could do was I personally present, and I confirm all his lawfull acst in and about the premises, in testimony I set my hand and seal this 9th day of July 1822.
Samuel Smith   (seal)
Attn for Hannah Barns  

Witness
Thos Hadden

County of Fayette Penn (illegible)
On the 9th day of July 1822, the above Signed Samuel Smith (to me well known) acknowledged the above power of attorney to be his act and deed for the things [illegible] in before me a justice of the Peace in and [illegible] County
Thos Hadden
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Fayette County Pennsylvania [illegible]

I John B. Trever Prothrantary of the Court
of Common pleas of Fayette County do certify
that Thomas Hadden Esquire before whom the
within letter of Attorney was acknowledged
at the time of so doing and now is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned & sworn to all whose official acts full faith and credit are due and ought to be given. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Uniontown this ninth day of July AD. 1822

[illegible] Trevor Prothy

[illegible] 25 [illegible]
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11  hr
Hannah Barns Res.
heir of
[illegible]

Henry Slack Sargt
[illegible] Capt
Wm Brown

Side
Thomas Hadden 
Not Pub
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Pennsylvania
Fayette County
⎬
Before me the Subscriber a Justice of the
Peace of said County Personally came
James Franciss Esq another Justice of the
Peace of said County who being duly affirmed
according to law, sayeth that some four of five years ago three respectable witnesses made oath before him the said Justice that a certain Hannah Barnes, who then was and still is living in the County of Fayette aforesaid, was the only legitimate heir at law of a certain Henry Slack
an old Revolutionary soldier of the United States, but the whole of the aforesaid witnesses have removed away to some part of the State of Ohio, affirmed and Subscribed the 2nd day of August 1817
Geo Mathiot
Fayette County Pennsylvania
James Franciss
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I Alexander McLean Register for the Probate of Wills and granting Letters of Administration in and for said County Do Certify that for the proofs laid  before me for perusal -- I am fully satisfied that Hannah Barnes "being a residents in said County" is the legitimate heir of Law of Henry Slack Deceased, who enlisted, and served in the Revolutionary War vs the United States of America

In testimony whereof I have [illegible] [illegible] my hand [illegible] of said office the 9th day of October [illegible] [illegible] 1818.
Alexander McLean Registrar 
-
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Pennsylvania
Fayette County
[illegible] for Testimony that the within named James [illegible] Francis and George Mathiot before whom the foregoing acknowledgment and depositions were taken were at the time thereof acting Justices of the Peace in and for said County of Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Notarial Seal the 29th Dec 1819
Thomas Hadden
Not Pub

[sideways:] Hannah Barns [illegible] heir of Ajudication
Henry Slack Sargt
[illegible] [illegible]
Wm Brown
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The National Archives Form VAM-51 12-5-41

Bounty Land Warrant Record Card*

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

Name Slack, James
Grade Private
Line Lamb's Artillery (New York)

Warrant Number 7837
Acreage 100
Issued July 28, 1790 to G.H. V. Wagenen assignee
                                                              =1
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*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 Veterans' Administration Archives

Name Slack, John
Grade Private
Line Maryland

Warrant Number 11732
Acreage 100
Issued March 31, 1797 to Jos. DeBaufre, assignee

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*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.