Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 2010-400, for Alexander Stewart, Pennsylvania
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|SERVICE  
Penn.|

|Stewart, Alexander|

|NUMBER
B.L.Wt. 2010-400, Surgn.
Issued May 2, 1792 to Alexander Stewart|
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[illegible] for Wt No. 2010 - 
Alexander Stewart
[illegible] to Arch. Davies -
March 20th 1822 -
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In virtue of a power of attorney from the heirs of the late Doctor Alexander Stewart, who was a Surgeon in the Pennsylvania line of the Revolutionary War, I acknowledge to have received from the War office of the United States a [illegible] Warrant No 2010, dated 2nd day of May 1790, which was originally issued to him, the  [illegible] Alexander Stewart, for his portion of United States Military bounty-land, and which warrant was afterward deposited in the War Office by William Alexander [illegible]
Arch. Davies. [signature]
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Revolutionary Claim
Alex Stewart
[illegible] of Attorney.

Catharine Stewart 
and others
to 
Arch'd [Archibald?] Davies and [illegible] Morris 
1821

The power of attorney is duplicate
I.C.C.
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Paisley
Robert Gilmour of the Town of Paisley in the County of Renfrew in that part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland called Scotland [illegible] maketh oath and saith that he this Deponent knew and was well acquainted with Alexander Stewart of Chambersburgh in Franklin County in Pensylvania in the United States of America, surgeon deceased; That he this deponent also knew and was well acquainted with John Stewart, Robert Stewart and William Stewart of Paisley aforesaid all deceased, lawful brothers german of the said Alexander Stewart deceased; That he the Deponent knows and is well acquainted with Catherene Stewart, lawful sister german of the said Alexander Stewart, deceased, wife of Archibald Davies of  Inchinnan in the County of Renfrew aforesaid - with Janet Stewart another lawful sister german of the said Alexander Stewart deceased, wife of David Pattison of Glasgow in Scotland - and with William Stewart, Mary Stewart and Jean Stewart of Paisley aforesaid only lawful children of the said William Stewart deceased; That he this deponent knows that both of the said John Stewart and Robert Stewart died without leaving lawful issue; That he this deponent knows that the said John Stewart, Robert Stewart and William Stewart deceased and
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and the said Catherene Stewart and Janet Stewart had only another brother and another sister, and that both of them died without leaving lawful issue; That the said Catherine Stewart and Janet Stewart are and ever since the Deponent knew them were held deemed and reputed to be the lawful sisters german of the said John Stewart, Robert Stewart, William Stewart and Alexander Stewart deceased, and that the said William Stewart, Mary Stewart, and Jean Stewart are, and ever since this Deponent knew them were held deemed and reputed to be the only lawful children of the said William Stewart deceased; And that to the best of this Deponent's knowledge and belief they the said Catherine Stewart, Janet Stewart, William Stewart, Mary Stewart and Jean Stewart, are [illegible] or more of them is [illegible] and lawful heirs a heir of the said John Stewart, Robert Stewart and William Stewart deceased. 

Sworn at the Town of Paisley aforesaid before meProvost and chief magistrate of the said Town this first day of August in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty one} Rob't Gilman

William Carlile provost & chief magistrate
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to
Paisley
Duncan McAlleem of the Town of Paisley
in the County of Renfrew in that part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
called Scotland, Weaver maketh Oath &
Saith that he this Deponent know and was
well acquainted with Alexander Stewart of
Chambersburgh in Franklin County in
Pensylvania [sic] in the United States of America, Surgeon deceased; That he this deponent also knew and was well acquainted with John Stewart, Robert Stewart and William Stewart of Paisley aforesaid, all deceased, lawful brothers [german?] of the said Alexander Stewart deceased, That he this Deponent knows and is well acquainted with Catherine Stewart and lawful sister german of the said Alexander Stewart deceased, Wife of Archibald Davies of Inchanan in the County of Renfrew aforesaid with Janet Stewart and his
lawful sister German of the said Alexander
Stewart deceased, wife of David Patteson of
Glasgow in Scotland - and with William
Stewert, Mary Stewart and Jean Stewart
of Paisley aforesaid only lawful children of the
aforesaid William Stewart deceased, that he
this Deponent knows that both of the said
Stewart and Robert Stewart died
without leaving lawful issue, that he
this Deponent knows that the said John
Stewart, Robert Stewart and William New
at deceased and the said Catherine
Stewart and Janet Stewart had only 
and her brother and another sister, and
that work of the died without leaving
lawful issue; that the said Catherine
Stewart and Janet Stewart are, and
ever since the Deponent knew them
were held deemed and reputed to be
the lawful sisters german of the said
John Stewart, Robert Stewart, William
Stewart and Alexander Stewart deceaseed,
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ed, and that the said William Stewart,
Mary Stewart and Jean Stewart are, and
ever since this Deponent knew them was
held deemed and reputed to be the only lawful children of the said William Stewart deceased; and that, to the best of this Deponents knowledge and belief they the said Catherine Stewart ,Janet Stewart, William Stewart, Mary
Stewart and Jean Stewart are or one or more of them is or are the [true?] and lawful heirs or heir of the said John Stewart, Robert Stewart and William Stewart deceased.
Sworn at the Town of Paisley
aforesaid before me Provost and
Chief Magistrate of the said
Town this first day of August
in the year one thousand
eight hundred and twentyone
Duncan Mcallum
William Carlile Provost &
chief Magistrate
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Franklin County Ss
I, Joseph Culbertson Register for Frank
in County do certify that the within is truly taken from the original, which remains of file in my office
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal of the said
Office at Chambersburg the 6th day of March
A.D. 1822
Jos Culbertson Reg.tr
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In the Name of God Amen I Alexander Stavert of Chambersburg Franklin County and State of Pennsylvania, being weak in body, & in perfect
judgment, do make this my last will and testament in manner following (to wit) firstly, I do order that all my just debts be fully discharged and funeral expences. 1. I do give and bequeath to my beloved wife Margaret Stewart the house, lot, and furniture whereon I now live together with the donation land in district No 2 containing three hundred acres, 
2. So I do give and bequeath to my eldest brother John Stewart in Paisley, [Ranshire?] two hundred acres of Congress land & my watch. I do give and bequeath to my second Brother Robert, two hundred acres of Congress land
5.  I do give & bequeath to my youngest brother William resident as aforesaid three hundred acres district number 7, granted to me for services done in the late war, 6. I do give & bequests to my sister Catharine
Stewart fifty pounds. 7. I do give & bequeath to my sister Jannet fifty pounds, 8.  I do give & bequeath to Alexander Allison, son of Robert Allison fifteen pounds, 9. I do give & bequeath to Agnes Horrow daughter of Will Morrow; ten pounds, 10. I do give bequeath nine pounds to the Rev James Lang, do give & bequeath to William Morrison twelve pounds, I do give & bequeath to John Colkoun Six pounds the residue of all my rights & property I give and bequeath to my wife Margaret Stewart.
 And I do appoint my well beloved friends William & John Colkuon executors of this my last will & testament Witness my hand & seal this thirty first day of March A D one thousand seven hundred ninety two
Alexander Stewart 
Witness present Hugh Bigham, Paule Morrow, Abr Chapman
Franklin County ss. on the 30th day of January 1799 Abram Chapman Hugh Bigham two of the witnesses to the within Instrument of writing before me the subscribed and on their solemn oath deposeth & saith that they personally present & saw and heard Alexander Stewart within mentioned now decd write his name unto seal & publish the within instrument of writing as and for his last will & testament that at the time of [by?] thereof he the said Alexander Stewart was of sound & disposing mind memory & understanding according to the best of their knowledge and belief that their names signed thereto as a witness is of their own as writing done at the same time & that they did also see Paul Morrow the other witness sign his name thereto at the same time
Sworn & subscribed before Edw Crawford, Reg
Abr Charman
Hugh Bigham
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September 26, 1939
Mrs. H. T. Collins
303 East Johnson
Kingsville, Texas

BA-J/AWF
Alexander Stewart
B. L. Wt. 2010, 400 acres
Alexander Stewart
S. 36330

Dear Madam:
The data furnished herein in regard to Alexander Stewart were obtained from claim for bounty land on file under We.2010-400 acres, based upon his service in the War of the Revolution.
The date and place of birth of Alexander
Stewart, and names of parents are not given.
Alexander Stewart was Surgeon in the
Pennsylvania Line, and continued in the service until the close of the war.
On account of this service, bounty land warrant
2010, for four hundred acres, was issued May 2, 1791.
Alexander Stewart was living, March 31, 1792,
in Chambersburg, Franklin County, ennsylvania, and then referred to his wife, Margaret Stewart. He, also, at this time referred to his eldest brother, John Stewart, of Paisley, Scotland, to his second brother, Robert Stewart of Paisley, Scotland, his youngest brother, William Stewart, also of Paisley, to his sister, Catharine, wife of Archibald Davies of "Inchinan," Scotland, and his sister, Jannet, wife
of David Pattison of Glasgow, Scotland.
Alexander Stewart died between the dates March 31, 1792 and January 30, 1793; he was survived by his
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widow, Margaret Stewart, who was living in 1820.
Reference was made in 1820 to his brothers,
John Stewart, and Robert Stewart, as deceased,
"without leaving issue," to his brother, William
Stewart, as deceased, leaving issue, William
Stewart, Mary Stewart, and Jean Stewart, all of
Paisley, Scotland.
It was stated that Alexander Stewart had one
other brother and sister, both of whom died without issue. Their names are not given.
The papers on file in this claim contain no
further discernible family data.
If you desire information relative to the
location of the land referred to herein, you
should apply to the Commissioner of the General Land Office, Interior Department, this city, and cite the following data:
Warrant # 2010 400 acres - issued May 2, 1791.
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Alexander Stewart-S.36330
The data which follow in regard to this Alexander Stewart were obtained from papers on file in claim for pension, S. 36330, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
The date and place of birth of Alexander
Stewart, and names of parents are not shown.
Alexander Stewart enlisted at New Germantown, New Jersey, sometime in July, 1775, served as a
private in Captain Joseph Stout's New Jersey
company, marched to Canada, and was taken prisoner
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at Quebec, about the middle of May, 1776, and held a prisoner until the close of the war.
Alexander Stewart was allowed pension on his
application executed March 24, 1818, at which time he was living in Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey.
In 1821, he was living in Edwards County, Illinois, then aged about seventy-three years, and referred to his wife, Abigail, aged forty-three years.
The papers on file in this claim contain
no further discernible family data.
In order to obtain the date of last payment
of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and furnish the following data:
Alexander Stewart
Certificate #23
Issued March 31, 1818
Rate $8.00 per month
Commenced March 24, 1818
Act of March 18, 1818
Illinois Agency (transferred from New Jersey)
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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[Seal of US Eagle]
Consulate of the United States of America, Glasgow.
I HARVEY STRONG, Consul of the United 
America, Glasgow, States of America for Glasgow and the Dependencies
thereof, do make known and certify to all whom these Presents shall come, that even [Illegible except for the name of Alexander Stewart, is a Notary Public,? in Paisley, and of all, by him so does in full faith
creditors at the,] 
GIVEN under my hand and official Seal in Glasgow aforesaid this Day of [December?]
in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty one  and of the Independence of the United States the Forty-[Seventh?]
Harvey Strong
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Gavin Lang of the Town of Paisley in that
part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland called Scotland Notary Public duly admitted allowed and Sworn dwelling therein, do hereby certify and make Known to all whom these presents shall and may concern that William Carlile who hath signed and attested the foregoing depositions as sworn before him, is now Provost and Chief Magistrate of the said town of Paisley, and that the name William Carlile subscribed as Jurat of the said depositions is of the proper hand writing
of the said William Carlile, and was so subscribed by him in my presence on the day, year, and at the place therein mentioned
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this first day of August,
in the year of Our Lord One thousand
eight hundred and twenty one
Framissa Attestor
Gavin Lang Not Pub
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Paisley
James White Junior of the Town of Presley
in that part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland called Scotland [Manufactured?] maketh oath and saith that he this Deponent together with John Hamilton did see Catherine Stewart, Archibald Davies, Janet Stewart, David Pattison, William Stewart, Mary Stewart and Jean Stewart and sign seal and as their act and deed in due form of Law deliver the deed poll or letter of attorney hereunto annexed leaving date the first day of Request current sent, and purporting to be letter of Attorney from the said Catherine Stewart, Arch.d Davies Janet Stewart David Patteson, William Stewart Mary Stewart and Jean
Stewart to Archibald Davies in North Cardonald in the County of Renfrew in Scotland
aforesaid farmer, and William Morris of Balleman in the United States of America. Merchant for the purposes therein mentioned, And this Deponent further saith that the names Catherine Stewart Archibald Davies, Janet Stewart David Patteson William Stewart, Mary Stewart  Jean Stewart set and subscribed to the said Deed poll or letter of attorney are of the respective proper handwriting of the said Catherine Stewart Archibald Davies Janet Stewart David Pattison William Stewart Mary Stewart and Jean Stewart parties thereto
And that the names James Whyte June John
Hamilton subscribed as witnesses to the execution of the said deed poll or letter of attorney are of the [opinion?] proper handwriting of the said John Hamelton,
and of this deponent; and further this Deponent saith not
with and
Sworn at the Town of Paisley aforesaid before me in [?] and Chief Magistrate of the said
on this first day of August
in the year one thousand
eight hundred and twenty one
William Carlile Provost
& Chief Magistrate
James Whyte Junr
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To all to whom these presents shall come
I William Carlile Provost and Chief Magistrate of the Town of Paisley in that part of
the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland called Scotland do hereby
certify that on the day of the date hereof
personally came and appeared before me
Robert Gilmour, Duncan McAllum and
James Whyte Junior the Deponents named ┃
in the annexed affidavits being persons
well known and worthy of good credit
and by solemn oath which the Deponents
then took before me upon the Holy Evangelists
of Almighty God, did severally solemnly and sincerely declare testify and depose to be true the several matters and things mentioned and contained in the said annexed affidavits
In faith and testimony whereof I have caused the seals of the said Town of Paisley to be hereunto put and affixed, and the deed poll or letter of attorney mentioned in and referred to be the affidavit by the said James Whyte Junior to be hereunto also annexed
Dated the first day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty one
William Carlile Provost
& Chief Magistrate
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Veteran's Administration
Washington, D.C

Kingsville, Texas
Aug. 13, 1929
Dear Sir, 
I have the military records of five men
named Alexander Stewart, who served
in New Jersey during the Revolutionary War.
I descend from one Alexander Stewart,
who served as an assistant Surgeon or
surgeon's mate in New Jersey. He came
from Scotland, His son Jacob born 1795 was my gr. grandfather. 
I enclose the records of two of these
men, whom I think might be my Ancestor.
Do your records contain any further
data that would help me in my search?
Sincerely
(Mrs. H.T.) Sue Allen Collins
303 East Johnson
Kingsville, Texas
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September 26, 1939
Mrs. H. T. Collins
30 East Johnson
Kingsville, Texas

BA-J/ATF
Alexander Stewart
B. L. Wt. 2010 - 400 acres
Alexander Stewart
S. 36330

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which
you cite that you descend from one Alexander Stewart who served in the Revolutionary War as an Assistant Surgeon or Surgeon's Mate in New Jersey, and that he came from Scotland. You cite the
records of two soldiers with name Alexander Stewart, one who served in Captain Joseph Stout's company in the Second New Jersey regiment, was taken prisoner at Quebec, and later lived in Edwards County, Illinois, and one who served in Captain Kinsey's company in the Fourth New Jersey regiment, continued
in the service until in the month of January, 1781.
You are furnished herewith the Revolutionary War records of an Alexander Stewart who served as Surgeon in that war, and Alexander Stewart who served with the New Jersey troops. These are the records of the only Alexander Stewart who served as Surgeon, and the only one who served with the New Jersey
troops, found on file in the Revolutionary War
records of this office.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
See her letter [the rest is illegible.]
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Alexander Stewart
Private, Captain Joseph Stout's Company. 2nd Reg.
N. J. Continental Line: enlisted Oct. 31, 1775.
Mustered Trenton Barracks, Jan 15, 1776, by
Gunning Bedford, Deputy Mustermaster General
Went to Canada, was taken prisoner at Quebec
about May 15, 1776, and confined on Island of
Michilimakinge in Lake Michigan until close of
War.
No further reference [illegible]
Resident Middlesex Co. N.J. age 27, signed a
Petition to Legislature Aug. 27, 1788 on wich [sic] date he was a resident of Morris Co. N.J. and had become cripple so that he was not able to earn a living. Resided in Edwards Co. Ill. in 1821.
Invalid No. 36330; Mus Nu. 2287-10 268 Muster Roll.
Alexander Stewart
Private. Captain Kinsey's Co. 4th Reg. N.J.
Continental line; enlisted Princeton N.J. Feb. 11, 1777 for the war. Transferred to Capt. Bowman's Company 2nd Reg. N.C. Continental Line, 1779
prisoner June 7, 1780, on Rolls January 1781.
MSS. No. 3775 Page 32, 3202, 3773, Page 45
3771, page 11.
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[Printed stamp}
RECEIVED AUG 17 [1939?]
[illegible]DIV
READER NO. 23
illegible
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Whereas Alexander Stewart, deceased, late of
Chambersburgh in Franklin County in Pennsylvania in the United States of America, Surgeon, by his said Will and his law and hearing date the first day of March in the year one thousand seven hundred and twenty two did give and bequeath to John Stewart his oldest brother of Paisley in the County of Renfrew in that part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland called Scotland 
Two hundred acres of Congress land and his watch unto Robert Stewart his second brother of Paisley aforesaid. Two hundred acres of Congress land and to William Stewart his youngest brother of Paisley aforesaid, [Two?] hundred acres of land in District No 7; unto Catherine Stewart his sister & wife of Archibald Davies of Inchinan in the said County of Renfrew the sum of Fifty pounds, and unto Janet Stewart his sister, wife of David Pettison of Glasgow in Scotland  aforesaid the sum of Fifty pounds, and shortly after [died?]
And whereas the said last Will and Testament was heard of on the thirtieth day of January in the year one thousand and seven hundred and ninety three by William Moore and John Calhoun the Executors, who announced upon the ninth day of December in the same year, of which date Letters of Administration were granted to Margaret Stewart Widow of said Alexander Stewart, with a copy of the will annexed 
And whereas the said John Stewart and Robert Stewart died without having issue and the said William Stewart died having no issue namely William Stewart, Mary Stewart and Jean Stewart
of Paisley aforesaid. 
And whereas by the poll of the said John Stewart, Robert Stewart and William Stewart brother of the said Alexander Stewart, the said
Mary Stewart and Jean Stewart children of the said Alexander Stewart deceased [illegible] more of them have become entitled to the
land the said watch bequeathed to [?] and John Stewart and the lands bequeathed to the said Robert Stewart and William Stewart 
 and they have to recover the described said lands watch and sums of money and all rents and  [illegible]
Now let all men by these presents that  the said Catherine Stewart with the oficial advice and the consent of the said Archibald Davies and her husband, and the said Janet Stewart with the [given?] advice and consent of the said David Pattison her husband and Archibald Davies and David Pattison for themselves and their own interest and the said William Stewart, Mary Stewart and Jean Stewart have and each  every one of them hath made, named, and constituted, authorized and appointed and 
by these presents do and each and every of them doth make, name, constitute, authorise and appoint, and as far as they jointly or separately may or can in their stead and places put and depute pent by
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ly or seperately. Archibald Davies in North Car
donald in the said County of Renfrew, Farmer,
and William Morris of Baltimore in the
United States of America Merchant, to be their and each and every of their true and lawful allowances and Attorney, for them and in their names. and in their behoof  to ask demand sue for recover and receive of and demand of and from the said Margaret Sewart the widow and administrator of the said Alexander Stewart, or of and from all and any other person or persons concerned, the lands bequeathed as aforesaid to the said deceased John Stewart Robert Stewart, and William Stewart the Watch bequeathed to the said John Stewart, 
 the sums of money bequeathed as
aforesaid to the said Catherine Stewart and
Janet Stewart with all rents due from the
said lands and interest due upon the said
sums of money, and to take and receive peaceable and quiet possession and [seizen?] of and in the said lands, and receipts and acquittances and the legal and sufficient discharges for them and in their name to grant and deeds for what shall be received and received, and to sell and dispose of the foresaid lands, and for them the said Catherine Stewart, Janet Stewart, William Stewart, Mary
Stewart and Jean Stewart, Archibald
Davies and David Pattison, and each
of them duly to execute, by signing their
respective names and affixing their separate
seals to and delivering to the purchaser or
purchasers of the said lands, all such [days?]
of conveyance or other instrument as shall
be thought proper and necessary for the
sufficient conveying and assuring of the same
and generally to do [person?] and
execute all and every such further and
the lawful and reasonable acts deeds
matters and things whatsoever, [needed?]
for the purposes herein before mentioned
as fully and effectually to all intents as the
said Catherine Stewart, Janet Sewart,
William Stewart Mary Stewart and Jean
Stewart or either of them with consent
aforesaid might or could do themselves if personally present - ratifying and hereby promising to ratify allow and confirm all
and whatsoever the said Archibald Davies and
William Morris or either of them shall haply
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ly do or cause to be done in the premises by virtue of these presents - provided always that the said Archibald Davis and William Morris shall and do pay over the monies which shall arise by the sale of the said lands as and when the same shall be made and perpeted, to the
said Catherine Stewart, Janet Stewart, William Stewart, Mary Stewart and Jean Stewart
their Executors and administrators
and assigns to and for their sole and
further use and benefit as they shall
order direct and appoint. In Witness
whereof the said Catherine Stewart Janet
Stewart William Stewart, Mary Stewart
and Jean Stewart; and the said Archibald Davis and David Pettison have hereunto set their hands and seals this first day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty one.
Signed sealed and delivered
 and first duly stamped in the presence of James Whyte [?]
John Hamilton
Cath Stewart
Archibald Davies 
Janet Stewart
David Pattison
William Stewart
Mary Stewart
Jean Stewart