Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 33-100, Moses Duty, N.H.
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(3 - 1776) 
SERVICE 
N. H 
CONTENTS 

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Duty, Moses 
NUMBER 
B.L. Wt 33-100
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KNOW all men by these presents, that I Moses Duty of 
Haverhill in the County of Grafton and State of 
Newhampshire [New Hampshire] for the consideration 
of ten Dollars 
received to my full satisfaction of Abijah Holbrook of Torrington 
Litchfield County and State of 
Connecticut, Do give, grant, bargain, sell, assign, and confirm, unto 
Abijah Holbrook or to his heirs, or assigns forever, all my right, title, 
interest and demand, which I have to the bounty land, which was granted to me, by the 
United States, for my services as a soldier during the late war with Great-Britain: 
And I do hereby appoint the said Abijah Holbrook my true and lawful 
attorney for me, with power of substitution, and in my name to demand, ask and receive, 
from the war-office of the United States, for his use and benefit, whatever land I am entitled 
to for my services as a Soldier in the Second Newhampshire 
Regiment hereby irrevocably ratifying and confirming whatever my said attorney 
or his substitutes shall lawfully do, by virtue of these presents. In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand and seal, this tenth day of October one thousand Eight Hundread 
[hundred]
Moses Duty
In presence of 
James Dayton 
Arad Stebbins

PERSONALLY appeared before me, Arad Stebbins a justice of the 
peace for the County of Orringe [Orange] & State of Vermont Moses Duty 
of the town of Haverhill and County of Grafton and State of New 
Hampshire and acknowledged the above instrument to be his voluntary act and deed, 
for the purposes therein mentioned. Given under my hand, this tenth day of October 
one thousand Eight [Hundread] Hundred 
Arad Stebbins Just Peac 

I HEREBY certify, that Moses Duty who signed the above 
deed and power of attorney, has been personally known to me, for four years 
and that I verily believe him to be the soldier he represents himself to be, and he is a 
Farmer by occupation Dated this tenth Day of 
October one thousand Eight Hundread [Hundred]
Arad Stebbins Just Peace
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KNOW all men by these presents, that I Moses Duty of  Haverhill in the County of Grafton and State of  Newhampshire [New Hampshire] for the consideration  of ten Dollars  received to my full satisfaction of Abijah Holbrook of Torrington  Litchfield County and State of  Connecticut, Do give, grant, bargain, sell, assign, and confirm, unto  Abijah Holbrook or to his heirs, or assigns forever, all my right, title,  interest and demand, which I have to the bounty land, which was granted to me, by the  United States, for my services as a soldier during the late war with Great-Britain:  And I do hereby appoint the said Abijah Holbrook my true and lawful  attorney for me, with power of substitution, and in my name to demand, ask and receive,  from the war-office of the United States, for his use and benefit, whatever land I am entitled  to for my services as a Soldier in the Second Newhampshire  Regiment hereby irrevocably ratifying and confirming whatever my said attorney  or his substitutes shall lawfully do, by virtue of these presents. In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand and seal, this tenth day of October one thousand Eight Hundread  [hundred] Moses Duty In presence of  James Dayton  Arad Stebbins  PERSONALLY appeared before me, Arad Stebbins a justice of the  peace for the County of Orringe [Orange] & State of Vermont Moses Duty  of the town of Haverhill and County of Grafton and State of New  Hampshire and acknowledged the above instrument to be his voluntary act and deed,  for the purposes therein mentioned. Given under my hand, this tenth day of October  one thousand Eight [Hundread] Hundred  Arad Stebbins Just Peac   I HEREBY certify, that Moses Duty who signed the above  deed and power of attorney, has been personally known to me, for four years  and that I verily believe him to be the soldier he represents himself to be, and he is a  Farmer by occupation Dated this tenth Day of  October one thousand Eight Hundread [Hundred] Arad Stebbins Just Peace
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State of Vermont 
Clerk’s Office in the 
County of Orange } ss.
I hereby certify that the within 
named Aran [Arad?] Stebbins is & for 
a long time has been duly 
commissioned & sworn as a Justice 
of the peace within & for sd [said] County 
& that full faith & credit is due to him accordingly Given under my hand & 
the seal of the County this seventh day 
of October in the year of our Lord one 
thousand eight hundred 
W B Banister Depy. Clerk

Moses Duty Priv NH
Issued wt No. 33
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State of Vermont  Clerk’s Office in the  County of Orange } ss. 
I hereby certify that the within  named Aran [Arad?] Stebbins is & for  a long time has been duly  commissioned & sworn as a Justice  of the peace within & for sd [said] County  & that full faith & credit is due to him accordingly Given under my hand &  the seal of the County this seventh day  of October in the year of our Lord one  thousand eight hundred  
W B Banister Depy. Clerk  
Moses Duty Priv NH 
Issued wt No. 33
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State of Vermont 
I Roswell Hopkins Secretary of the 
State of Vermont do hereby certify 
That Arad Stebbins Esqr. is a 
Justice of the peace within and 
for the County of Orange and that 
full faith and credit ought to be 
given to his attestations[?] as Justice[?]
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal of office at Middlebury this 
23d day of October A.D. eighteen hundred 
Ros. Hopkins Secy

I Certify that the within named Moses Duty 
Was a soldier in the New Hampshire line during 
the late war [illegible] and was enlisted [illegible]
Saml Cheny Captain 
[illegible]