Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 1357-100, William Coulter, Md.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE NUMBER
Md. Coulter, William or Colter G.L.Wt. 1357-100

CONTENTS
Va. res.
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Leroy Jordan

DEPARTMENT OF WAR.

Regulations for the heirs of Officers and Soldiers of the Revolutionary Army, who
were slain by the enemy, or who have died since the war, and have not received
land from the United States.

By an Act of Congress, of the 16th September, 1776, it is provided, that the Officers and Soldiers
who engaged for, and continued to serve during the war, or until discharged by Congress, and the heirs of
such Officers and Soldiers as shall be slain by the enemy, shall receive land in proportion to their rank.

N.B. Those who engaged for three years, or for any other period than during the war, or who died of
sickness, fatigue, or casualty, are not entitled to land from the United States.

The following declaration (and enclosed bland form of heirship) must be filled up and signed by the
proper authorities:

State of Virginia
County of Botetourt

I, Samuel Coulter heir at law of William Coulter dec'd
do, upon oath, testify and declare, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that William Colter
did enlist in 1778, for the term of during the war, and served in the regiment No. Three under
the command of Colonel unknown of the Maryland line; and
that he continued in the service aforesaid until the close of the war

I further declare, that I have never received a warrant for the bounty land promised to William
Colter on the part of the United States; nor do I believe that he ever received it, or transferred
his claim to in in any manner whatsoever; therefore,

Know all men by these presents, that I, Samuel Colter
hereby constitute and appoint Leroy Jordan of Bedford Cty. Va to be my true and
lawful attorney, for me and in my name to demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the United
States, a warrant for the quantity of land due to me as aforesaid; and my said attorney is hereby fully authorized
and empowered to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes or attorneys under him, for the
special purposes above expressed.
Samul Colton
Attest,
Anthony Evans [illegible]

Personally appeared the above named Samuel Colter subscriber to the
foregoing declaration, and in my presence acknowledged the power of attorney thereto subjoined to be his
free act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned.
Thos Fowler Justice of the Peace.
Attest,
Anthony Evans [illegible]

In testimony that the above written Thomas Fowler was a magistrate
authorized to administer oaths, and take acknowledgements, &c., in the State of Virginia at
the above date, and that his name there subscribed appears to me to be his usual signature, I have hereunto
affixed the county seal, and subscribed my name and quality, at Fincastle this 10th
day of July 1828
HY Bowyer C. Clerk, &c.

[image of a seal at the bottom, left, illegible]
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[hole in the page where text once was] & 1812 Wars Section.

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March 28, 1924.

Mrs. Wm. Sutterlin,
304 Wilkinson St.
Frankfort, Ky.

Madam: 

I have to advise you, that the records of this Bureau
fail to show a claim for pension, or bounty land on
file on account of the Revolutionary War services of any
soldier named Adam Colter, or Coulter.

From said records it appears that Warrant No. 1357,
for one hundred acres of bounty land was issued September
5, 1828, to Samuel Colter, or Coulter, deceased, who enlisted
in 1778 and served in the Third Regiment of the
Maryland Line, until the close of the Revolution.

There is no further data on file as to the soldier,
or his brother Samuel.
Respectfully,

Commissioner.

There was nothing to do but search Rev for Adam Williams
No such Warrants in Rev. for Coulters or Colters
& she would Rev records
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WAR DEPARTMENT. ORD-ejt
THE ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE.
WASHINGTON March 10, 1824.

Respectfully referred to the
Commissioner of Pensions,
inviting attention to the basic communication
herewith, from Mrs. Will
Sutterlin, 304 Wilkinson Street,
Frankfort, Kentucky, who has been
informed of this reference by letter
a copy of which is inclosed.

Robert C Davis
The Adjutant General.
by JB

1 Inclosure.

[round black stamp inscribed as follows:
ENSION E MAR 11 1924 S.]

Form No. 0.105-A.G.O.
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Frankfort, Ky.
March 2nd '24.
To the
War Department
Washington D.C.

Will you please see if
you have, in the Revolutionary
War Records,
two warrents No's
1296 and 1220. These
military warrents
were issued to a 
Revolutionary soldier
and I am very anxious
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to find out his name. These 
two warrents are recorded at
the land office in Columbus
Ohio - The soldier, I think came
from Pennsylvania and settled
in what is now Coschocton
Co. Ohio, on the Muskengum [Muskingum]
River.
Please let me know the fees
for this work and I will
send check immediately.
Thanking you for the favor
of a reply,
I am sincerly [sincerely]yours,
Mrs. Will Sutterlin
302 Wilkinson St.,
Frankfort, Ky.

[black rectangular stamp inscribed as follows: ASSISTANT AND CHIEF CLERK MAR 4 - 1924 WAR DEPT.]

15 Received A.G.O. Mar 5 1924
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State of Ohio Feby-9th-'24
Department of Auditor of State
Columbus -
Mrs William Sutterlin
Frankfort Ky.
Dear Madam -
Yours of the 5th Inst.
rec'd. In reply you are advised
that this office has the
record of a survey Np. 14,261
calling for 70 acres of land ^no such amount allowed^
and made for William
Coulter - May 30th 1840. Said
survey was made on two
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Military warrents [warrants] nos 1296 & 1920
The records fail to show in
what war the soldier 
served. The records do not 
show in what county
said surveys were made
and I am unable to
state in what county
the land is situated.
Yours truly
Joseph T Tracy
Auditor
(By D.H - Land Clerk.)
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Frankfort Ky.
March 18th 1924.

Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington

In reply to your letter
of March 14th, requesting
me to furnish a full
citation of everything
that appears in the 
records of the Land Office
at Columbus Ohio, relative
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to the two military warrants no
1296 and no 1920, I am sending
you an exact copy of
a letter received from
the Columbus Ohio land
office. This is all the information
I can get from them.
The "William Coulter" mentioned
in the letter inherited the
two warrants from his father
who was the Revolutionary
Soldier I am looking for.
He was either William ^one^ or Adam ^none^
Coulter and came from
Lancaster or Huntingdon Cos
Penn. I do hope these warrants were issued to
c[illegible] - These records are
for the N.A.R. This is all
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the information I can give -
Respectfully
Mrs William Sutterlin
304 Wilkison St
Frankfort, Ky.
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Received from the Secretary of War, Land Warrant
No. 1357 issued the 5 Sep 1828 for the Heir of William
Coulter alias Colter for 100 Acres
dates at Chambliston
this 14 day of September 
Leroy Jordan
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Willm. Coulter
alias Colter
No. 1357
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Virginia To wit.

At a Court [illegible] and held for the
County of Bunford the 28th day of August 1828
Satisfactory evidence was adduced in Court to prove
that Samuel Coulter is the brother and only known heir
at law in fee to William Coulter late a Soldier in the
Third Regiment of the Maryland line on continental 
Establishment
I Gustavus A Winfield deputy clerk
of the county court aforsd do certify
That the above evidence is taken from
the records in my office In Testimony
witness I have hereunto affixed my
official seal the 30th day of
August 1828. 
GA Winfield D Clk
alias Colter