Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 2321-300, Augustin Louis Guilleaume Briffault, Continental (French)
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SERVICE
Continental (French)  Briffault, Augustin Louis Guilleaume 

NUMBER
BLWt. 2321-300
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Names of the heirs of Captain Augustin Briffaulth
[Briffault]

His Widow Madam Rose Sophia Fontenelhat

His three children

Adrienne Madeleine Briffault Wife of Benjain Perllotte

Aline Briffault Widow of Auguste Arkin

Adele Briffault wife of Mr. Santane deo Roves

& the children of each of the above
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New York June 9th 1843

J. L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions

Sir

I have the pleasure to acknowledge receipt of yours of 8th inst [instant] covering the papers transmitted to you by mine of 2d inst [instant] together with land warrant no 2321 for 300 acres, issued in the joint names of the legal heirs of Augustin Briffault
You will please note that the warrant land no. 2321 mistae of 2320 as your letter represents.
Application will be made to the commissioner of the General Land office for the scrip, & with many thanks for your prompt attention to this matter.
I have the honor to be with respect yours B H Hutton
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No 1 No 1
Acte de De' ce's de M"
Augustin Briffault
in 1811 --
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3418
Departement De l'Oise
Arrondissement de Beauvais
Etat Civil
Timbre Royal [ round stamp]

Extrait du Registre de Naissance
Mariage et Deces de la ville de 
Beauvais pour l'an 1811.
L'An mil huit  cent onze, le neuf Septembre,
neuf heures du matin, Pardevant nous Francois Danse, adjoint et délégué du maire de Beauvais pour remplir les fonctions d'officer de l'Etat Civil de la dite ville sont comparer Messieurs Pierre André Conrnetet, payeur general du Departement de l'Oise, age de trente cing ans, Achille Louis Gibert, Receveur Genéral du dit Départemant agé de vingt cinq ans, Neveu du décéde, demeurains a Beauvais lesquels nous ont déclaré que Monsieur Augustin  Louis Guilleaume Briffault, ancien Capitaine de Dragons au service des Etats unis de l'Amerique, Chevalier De l'ordre militaire de Cincinnatus, agé de cinquante trois ans, Epoux de Dame Sophie Rose Fontenilliat,
est décédé hier à deux heures de relevée en son Domicile sis en cette ville rue du Cloitre Saint Pierre, et ont les Déclarants signé avec nous après lecture faite
signè au registre Cornetet, ach. [Achille] Gibert & fois. [Francois] Danse, adjt [adjoint].
Certifie conforme au registre par le Greffier du Tribunal de première De Beauvais.
Au Greffe, séant au Palais de Justice, a Beauvais, le douze Novembre mil huit cent quarante deux.

Cellier [signature]

Nous juge pour Empéchement de M. le President du Tribunal de Beauvais Certifions que la signature ci-dessus est celle de M. Cellier, Greffier de ce Tribunal, en foi de quoi nous avons fait apposer le sceau du Tribunal.
Beauvais le douze Novembre 1844

CL Delacour [signature]

[the following 5 stamps along left margin:]

Greffe de 1er Justice 
de Beauvais
1873

Garde des Sceaux de France {with court seal}

Ici pour legalisation de la Signature de M. Delacour, juge du Tribunal Civil de Beauvais

Jure le 18 Janv [Janvier] 1843
Par delegation:  Le Chef de Bureau au Ministere de la Justice
L dindy [signature--? L. D'Indy]

Tribunal de Beauvais
{court seal}
(Oise)
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[illegible] des Affairs Etrangers
[illgible] veritable du signature  l autre 
part au M. Landy
Paris de 20 Janvier 1843.
Par autorisation du Ministre
Le Chef du [illegible] de la Chancellorie
De Lamarre [signature]
MINNISTERE DES AFFAIRE ETRANGERES. [official stamp at left margin]
Consulate of the United
States of America. Paris
I, Lorenzo Draper [name is underlined] Consul of the United States for Paris [illegible] do hereby certify that the above
Signature "DeLamarrs" is each [illegible] to me to be
truly that of Wm. Delamarre [underlined name] [illegible] of the 
Chancery office in the Department of foreign
Affairs of this Kingdom of France and that
to all acts by him so signed, full faith and
credit are due in Court and [illegible].
In testimony where of I [illegible]
my hand and seal of office at
Paris this fourth day of February AD. 1843, the 67 year of am'n
Indep-ce
Lorenzo Draper
Commd N.Y. ss
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[illegible]
Copie exacte & conforme du
Brevet de Capitaine accordé à
Mr. Briffault.
L'original est resté entre les
Mains de la neuve quine peut
L'en Désaidir.
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Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
2321 [written in pencil and underlined]
R [at bottom of page]
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June 8th. 1843, Answered and returned several papers referred to in the
within letter and transmitted there with  land warrant W.2321. for 
300 acres offered in the joint names of the legal heir of Augstine
Briffault, du, who was a Captain in the Legions  Company by General Armand.

B. H. Hutton

Rec/d June 5th. 1843
June 8th. 1843

2321 {underlined]
Ru
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New York June 2, '43 [Right margin]

J.L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Sir
Your letter of 31st May came to hand this morning,
and in reply to which I enclose these documents
No.7. Power of Attorney from Mr. Santerre [underlined] of Bowes of to
his wife Adele Briffault in April 1842
before his illness
No. 8- Power of Attorney to the undersigned from
Mesdame De Briffault, [illegible]
Santerre of [illegible] in December 1842.
No 9. Power of Attorney to the undersigned persons
Mr. & Mrs. Paillette.
I enclose also a copy of No. 8 as the original is 
either illegible & I still return the three acts
establishing the birth of the three heirs as the same appear to me [illegible].
You will [illegible] by document No. 8. that the name of one of the heirs is Santerre [underline] simply, that
Santerre des Boues- des Boues  being the name of 
the place of residence or chateau of Mr. Santerre.
I will thank you after perusal & copy
of these papers to return the same as propose
by yourself & with the hope that they may prove
sufficient 
[illegible] the [illegible] take respectfully yours

B. H. Hutton

A fifth paper is enclosed.
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Augustine Briffault
N. 2321.

B. H. Hutton Esqr
New York

Atty for the heirs
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Consulate of the United States
of America, Paris S.S.
I Lorenzo Draper, Consul of the United States
for Paris, do hereby certify that the above signature
"DeSamarre" is truly that of Mr DeSamarre
Chief of the Chancery office in the department
of Foreign affairs of this Kingdom of France,
and that to all acts by him so signed full
faith and credit are due in court and thereout.

In testimony whereof I hereunto set
my hand and seal of office at Paris this
fourth day of February A.D. 1843, the 67th
year of the Independence of the U. S.
℗
Lorenzo Draper
Consul U.S. VoV.
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12 Janvier 1836
1878
Seal
Procuration par Made. [Madame] Paillette.

Pardesant [Pardevant] Me. Philippe Edme Ernest Foucher et son collegue notaires a Paris Soussignes.
A Compare
Madame Adrienne Madeline Briffault epouse assistie et autorisee a l'effet des presentes de M.  Jean Charles Benjamin Paillette, rentier, demeurant ensemble a Paris rue Montholon No. 18 a cepreau [ce preau].
Made. [Madame] Paillette agissant en qualite d'heritere pour un tiers de M. Augustin Louis Guillaume Briffault son pere, proprietaire decede a Beauvais le huit Septembre mil huit cent onze.
Laquelle a par ces presentes constitue pour son Mandataire general et special aux effets a apres:  M. Benjamin H. Hutton of the city of New York, U.S. Auquel elle donore pourvoir de pour elle en son nom et et sa d'qualite, faire aupres du governement Americain, toutes demarches et reclamationes necessaires pour etre mise en possession de la portion pouvant lui appartenir en sa d'qualite, dans les terres concedees a Mon. de Sr Briffault comme ayant servie dans L'armee des Etats Unis; presenter a cet effet toutes petitions,

Seal
Chevalier de Cincinnatus, capitaine dans la legion du colonel Armandet.
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fournir tous titres et pieces justifactive, se les faire delivrer par tous detenteurs et depositaires reclamer s'il ya lien toutes indemnites pour raison du defaut de jouissance des de terres jusqu'a a jour, se faire mettre en possession des memes terres assister a tous proces verbaux de arpentage et de prise de possession.
Vendre, soit a L'amiable soit aux enclures et de la maniere que le mandataire jugera convenable la portion pourrant appartenir a la constituante en sa d'qualite, dans les terres concidees a M. Briffault son pere, obliger la constituante a support de toutes justificationes mains livres et certificats de radiation, finer toutes epoques, d'entrer en jouissance, convenir du mode et des epoques de pacement du prix, le recevoir en principal et interets, soit comptant, soit aux termes convenus.
En cas difficultes quelconques et a defaut de paiment, exercer toutes poursuites contraintes et diligence necessaires fermer toutes demandes en resolution de rente; Citer et comparaitre tant en demandant qu'en defendant devant tous tribunaux et cours competons, nominer tous avoues et avocats les recogner, en constituer d'autres, obtenir tous judgmens et arrets, les faire signifier et executer, par toutes les voies et moyens de droit, traiter composer, transiger en tout etat de cause, faire tous appels et pourvois en cassation. Prendre en renouveler toutes
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ensiptions, [? ("inscriptions" meant? (see below)] poursuivre toutes. Saisies mobilieres et immobilières
jusqu' à [?] leur entière exécution convertir [?] toutes saisies [? ("soisies" in image?)]
immobilieres en rentes sur publications volontaires, [?] produise
a tous ordres et contributions [?] affirmer toutes
créances; [? (word a bit unclear; punctuation unclear)] retirer tous mandemens de collocation en [?]  toucher
le montant.


De toutes sommes reçues [?] donner quittances, consentir [?]
mention et subrogation sans garantie, donner  main levee
de toutes saisies, assets [?] appositions at autre [sic]  empechmens [sic ("empêchements" meant?) ]
quelconques, consenter [? ("consentir" meant?)]  radiation de toutes inscriptions
d'office et autres, se desister de tous privilèges  [?] hypothèques [? (unclear if accent mark written above word)]
et actions resolutoires, [?] se desister et [following word added on page between previous & following words:] de toutes poursuites, remettre [?]
titres et proces. [?]

Aux-effets à desces [? ("décès" meant?)]  passer et signer tous actes, dire [?]
domicile, [?] substituer et generalement [?] faire tout a qui
sera [?] necessaire.

Dont acte

[seen in left margin (encircled with cloud-shaped set of looped lines):] Seal

Fait et passe [? ("passé" meant?)]  a Paris a la maire [sic ("mairie" seems meant) ] du deuxieme
arrondissement de Paris pour M[']r. [? ("r" (?) in superscript above & to right of "."; abbreviation. for "Monsieur" (?) )] Paillette, et en sa demeure
pour Mad[']e. ["e" in superscript above & to right of "."; abbrev. "Madame" (?) ] Paillette.


L an [sic; standard French "L'an"] mil huit cent quarante trois le douze Janvier [? (not clear if initial letter meant to be read as majuscule)]
Et ont Mr Mad[am]e. ["e" in superscript] Paillette signe avec [?] les notaires [?] apres
Enture [?? (unclear)] faite.
[seen in scan to right of previous transcribed line of text:] Ben. [? (revised to "Bin."?)] Paillette
                         M. Adrienne Briffault
[signatures (?) (followed by "AMB" monogram?):] Lefébvre [?] fouche [?] 

[marginal note in left margin; to left of lines from "pour Mad[']e.[...]" to "Et ont Mr. et Mad[']e. Paillette":]
Rayé trente quatre}
mots comme [??]  }
rate [??]                 }


A. M. B [probably abbreviation. for "Adrienne Madeleine Briffault"]
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Vu par nous juge au Tribunal civil de premier instance [?]
de la teine [? (1st letter unclear; matching title below indicates "Seine" meant)] pour legalisation de signatures [?] de M[']s. [? (letter in superscript unclear; probably abbrev. for "Messieurs")] Foucher et
Lefebiere [?] notaires a [sic (standard spelling "à")] Paris approver [?] ce dessu. [sic ("ci-dessus" meant?) ]
                                 Paris le 13 Janvier 1843,  [unclear word/abbrev. ("trige"?) ,
 [encircled in looped lines in "cloud" shape; at left:] Seal             [to right:] M. des[']d [? (abbreviation (?) ; "d" in superscript]  Joseph

Vu pour légalisation de la Signature M. Des[']d [? ("d" in superscript; abbreviated name (?) ] 
Joseph, Judge [sic] Tribunal civil de la Seine,
                Paris, le 14 Janvier 1843.

      Par delegation: Le chef de Bureau au Ministere
de la justice.
[encircled in looped lines in "cloud" shape; at left:] Seal    [to right:] Laudy.

        Le ministre des affaires Etrangers, [?] certifie
veritable la signature d'autre part [unclear word: looks like "ill" (if so, misread); possibly "de"] M. Laudy.
           Paris le 20 Janvier 1843.

        Par autorisation du Ministre Le chef de
B[']u. [? (abbrev. "Bureau"; "u" (?) in superscript] de la Chancellerie.               Delamarre.
[seen written (more clearly & more thickly; perpendicular to orientation of most text in this scan) in right margin: to right of line "Paris[...]20 Janvier[...] & of following line of text:] Cuvier.
[encircled in looped lines in "cloud" shape; at left:] Seal

[possible *very*-faint writing (centered) near bottom of scan]

[text block in left margin (writing extending toward "right" in current orientation of scan):]

[numbers underlined:] 2.20 [unclear word] a Paris; S. [?] Beau [?] Vingt [?] Janvier
1843., fo. [abbrev. "folio" (?) ] 7  No. c. 3; [unclear text ("amdury"??)] francs [?]
vingt [?] centime [?] 10 [unclear text ("Cong__ / ="??)]
 [centered; signature (?) ; unclear:] Mossers [??]
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inventaine apriel all
de M. Augustin Lown quillanne
Brittanly demenrant a Beauvaic
" on list Decide Churt Septembre mil
" hurt and one it fait par an
" Soly, a son Colligue notain Bevan
" being sept Janvier milhuit cent ┃
Donge
la Requite
Ore Mrs Sophie Rose Sourekilliar serve
Maugustin, Louis Guillaume Briffault, demenrant
and Beavan rue decite Sount piere
Myant age 1 Enson now presonneltant
accuse decounantion lien unavail existe
entrell a son did marquell communintelle
Stair reserved accepter and repudierston que 
aviseract far be suit: give comme oranciere Do he
succession Demondit few Briffault enraison Do
surprise, avantage in convention matrimonall
Annon et comme trice nature it
ligate or sell aline Briffaultadle Briffaultdear
minute, infant ville A Demondifea
Surriffault
Encore alarequite de M. Jean Charles Benjamin 
Paillette, Negocian remira Saint Quentin
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Departement De Caine et de 2d Adrienne Madeleine -
Briffault, one house his autorise, represente par
prove and Cornetel payer Department
Devise, demenrant a Beavan rue Saint Jean; fonde
our procuration special a leffer relate extract
passie devant Mr Desance on colligne notaire
said quentin living novembre milhuit cent one
registre
been remains the original-
Sec. 2. Paillette et aline A. Adil Briffault-
s formainhabilas die
porter sealed signed here chace
pour untier die Defund S Briffault
Carper.
In presence de Machiller Louis Gibert
Receiver General on departament depose, demenrant ┃
Banvas me Duckett Sain poor.
And now a comme fond Dela procuration ┃
general special a beffer delact extraid M.
Adrien Jacques francow Briffault proprietor
remerand days commune Decrony, passe Devant
Mr Caissant confire notairlin being
in September milhurt and one enregistremonds
Adron Jacques fancing Briffauld subrogette A
it fell Briffault nomine att qualitia
acceptic par deliberation on conseil famill secure part
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M. Legrand Descloizeaux, juge de paix dur canton de Beauvais suivant son procise verbal du vingt trois octobre milhuit [mille huit] cent onze enregistre-- 
--extrait par Mme. Dumont notaire 
"A Beauvais sousigne de la minute du dit inventaire demeurie en sa 
"possession comme successeur immediat 
"du dit Mme. Joly, et an marge de la "premiere vacation duquel se trouve
"la mention Suivante Enregistre a 
"Beauvais le trente un [trente-et-un] janvier mil
"huit cent douze volume 13 Recto case g.
"Recu Dix sept francs soixante--
"centimes dixieme comprise (signe)--
" Toullon.//----

Dumont 

Dis pour nous Juge au Tribunal Civil de Beauvais par [illegible-- ? empeilsement] de Mr. le [illegible-- ? Prefuleur] pour legalization de la Signature de Mme. Dumont Notaire en Cette ville  Beauvais Vingt huit decembre mil huit Cent quarante deux

[signature illegible ? Pramel]
Contre Signe
[illegible]

Extrait sur deux roles sans renvoi mais contenant quatre mots rayes nuls.
Dumont
214

[Ink stamp:]
Tribunal De Beauvais
[illegible]
(Oise)
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Vu pour légalisation de la Signature de M. [seemingly added by another writer:] Hamel, juge au [end of inserted text]
Tribunal Civil de Beauvais. ["e Beauvais" seems inserted]
               Paris, le 18 janvier 1843 [date looks inserted]
                Par délégation: Le Chef de Bureau
                 au Ministère de la Justice.
                                         [signature:] Laudy
[seen in left margin: seeming stamped seal (including images of a pair of stone tablets, and of a balance -- with unclear writing below the image -- and the following text:)
GARDE DES SCEAUX DE FRANCE]

Le Ministre des Affaires Etrangères
Certifie véritable la signature [unclear inserted word]
[continued insertion from last word in previous line:] de M. Laudy.
          Paris le 20. Janvier 1843.
          Par autorisation du Ministre
          Le Chef de B[ure]au. [? (abbrev. "Bureau"; letters in superscript unclear)] de la               Chancellerie

[unclear signature/word (with looped flourishes below) seen to right of (& perpendicular to orientation of) this text block; about 5 letters; possibly initial "E"; probably final "y"]
          [signature (with looped extensions to right & below:] DeLamarre [?}

[seeming stamped seal of French Ministry of Foreign Affairs seen in left margin; to left of "DeLamarre" signature; image includes a par of inscribed tablets mounted on a rectangular surface, and topped by a crown (parts of image to bottom, left & right unclear); image surrounded by the following text (within stamp):]

MINISTERE DES AFFAIRES ETRANGÈRES

[seen in right margin, far to right of Ministry of Foreign Affairs stamp; "upside down" with respect to orientation of all other text on page; seemingly above a paper fold:]

N[']o. ["o" in superscript, above "."] 6


Consulate of the United
States of America - Paris  [seen to right:] Ss;

I, [name underlined:] Lorenzo Draper Consul of the United States for Paris &c [abbrev. for "et cetera"]
do hereby certify that the above signature "DeLamarre" is
known to me to be truly that of [underlined:] M[']r. [abbrev.; "r" in superscript] Delamarre [end of underlining] Chief of
the Chancery Office in the Department of foreign Affairs
of this Kingdom of France, and that to all acts by
him so signed, full faith and credit are due in Court
and thereout_  In testimony whereof I hereunto set
                     my hand and Seal of Office at Paris
                     this fourth day of February A_ D_                   
                       1843, the 67 year of am[']n_ [abbrev. "american" [sic]; "n" in superscript above "_"]  Indep[']ce __ [abbrev. "Independence"; "ce" in superscript above "__"]
  [signature (?):] Lorenzo Draper
                                          Consul U.S. &c [? (abbrev. for "et cetera"?)]
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA : WAR OFFICE:
the Attributes of war, liberty and independence
MDCCLXXVI

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED
To Augustine Briffault Esquire-
Greeting
We Reposing especial trust and confidence in your Patriotism, Valour, Conduct and Fidelity DO by these presents
constitute and appoint you, to be a Captain in the Partisan Legion commanded by Col. Armand,-
in the army of the United States, to take rank as such- from the
Eleventh day of March 1782. You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the duty of a
Captain - by doing and performing all manner of things thereunto belonging. And we do strictly charge and require all Officers and Soldiers under your command to be obedient to your orders as
Captain - And you are to observe and follow such orders and directions from time to time as you shall receive from this or a future Congress of the United States or Committee of Congress for that purpose [illegible], a Committee of the States of Commander in Chief for the time being of the Army of the
United States, or any other your superior Officer, according to the rules and discipline of War, in pursuance of the
trust reposed in you. This Commission to continue in force until revoked by this or a future Congress, the Committee
of the States.
Witness His Excellency John Hanson Esq. President of the Congress of the United States of America at Philadelphia-  the
thirty first day of August A.D. 1782 and in the Sixth year
of our Independence
sign John Hanson

By Order of Congress
Signed B. Lincoln- Secretary of War
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Consulate of the United States of America. Paris France. ss.
I, Lorenzo Draper Consul of the United States for Paris &c. do hereby certify that the within copy of the Commission of Captain Augustine Briffault, is a true and faithful copy carefully collated and compared by me with the commission purporting to be the original commission of Capt. Briffault. The same having been produced tome on the part of his widow, for Record in this Office and afterwards returned.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of this Consulate at Paris this fourth day of February in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and forty three. The 67 year of the Indepce. of the U. States.
Lorenzo Draper Consul U.S. ss

Recorded in Counselar Book G. page 33. 4th Feby. 1843. by me. CD Warnet, N. Consul

No 10
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[seen near upper-left corner:]
THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
              Form VAM-51
                  12-5-41
[seen near upper-right corner:]
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives


[centered in image:] BOUNTY LAND WARRANT CARD*

Name Briger, John
[seen to right of name above:] Grade Private
[seen to right of "Private":] Line Hazen's Regiment
Warrant
 Number 12807
[seen to right of Warrant Number:] 
Acreage 100 [typewritten number]
[seen to right of "100":] Issued September 5, 1790
to John S. Hobart, Egbert
Benson, John McKesser,
Ebenezer Hazard, and Richard
Platt, Executors of Alexander
McDougal, assignee

----- [printed separating lines]                    __

* [seen (printed; mostly)  in italics:] 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.