Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 2,152-300, for Daniel Pendleton, Connecticut
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(3-1776)
SERVICE NUMBER
Continental (Conn.)
Pendleton, Daniel
B. L. Wt. 2.152-300
CONTENTS
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Baltimore 30 June 1836
Received from William Gordon, Bounty Land office a Land Warrant N2152 issed on the 27 [ill] in favor of Lavinia Pendleton Guardian of Daniel F Pendleton a Minor Grandson, and only heir at Law of Daniel Pendleton deceased who was a Captain in the Corps of Artificus and attached to the Connecticut Line in the Revolutionary War_
Henry Brice
Attorney of Lavinia
Pendleton Guardian of Danl F Pendleton
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Daniel Pendleton
N.2152.
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No. June 23rd 1836
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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 blank form of heirship) must be filled up and signed by the
proper authorities:
State of Maryland City and
County of Baltimore}
I, Lavinia Pendleton, guardian [ill] Daniel F Pendleton
heir at law of 
Daniel Pendleton of the Connecticut Line
Daniel Pendleton son of Captain Pendleton _
do, upon oath, testify and declare, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that said Capt Daniel Pendleton
did enter the service in 17  ,
for the term of the War
and served as a Captain
in the Regiment No.
under the command of Colonel
of the Connecticut Line
line; and that he continued
in the service aforesaid until the close of the Revolutionary War
I further declare as Guardian that I have never received a warrant for the bounty land promised to said Capt
Daniel Pendleton on the part of the United States; nor do I believe that he ever received
it, or transferred his claim to it in any manner whatsoever: therefore,
Lavinia J Pendleton,
Guardian of Daniel F Pendleton
Know all men by these presents, That I Lavinia J. Pendleton
aforesaid,
do hereby constitute and appoint Henry Brice
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.
Attest,
J B Bosley
Thomas Brice
Lavinia J. Pendleton Seal
Guardian of D F Pendleton

Personally appeared the abovenamed Lavinia F Pendleton Guardian ^ of Daniel F Pendleton subscriber
to the foregoing declaration, and made oath to the same, and in my presence acknowledged the power of
attorney thereto subjoined to be her free act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned.
Attest,
J B Bosley
Justice of the Peace.
In testimony that the above written James B Bosley
was a magistrate
authorized to administer oaths, and take acknowledgments, &c. in the State of Maryland
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 the City of Baltimore
this Twenty First day of June
1836
Thos. Kell 
C. Clerk, &c.
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The State of Maryland.
BALTIMORE COUNTY, Sc.
The Subscriber, Register of Wills for Baltimore County,
doth hereby certify, that it appears by the Records in his office, that on the 24
day of October in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and twenty nine _
Lavinia J. Pendleton _
was appointed by the ORPHANS' COURT FOR BALTIMORE COUNTY, Guardian to
Daniel F. Pendleton, Orphan son
of Daniel Pendleton _
Deceased,
and that the said Lavinia J. Pendleton _
being
then and there present in said Court, accepted of the said Guardianship and gave
Bond with securities who were approved of by the said Court, for the faithful
performance of duty as Guardian to the said Daniel F. Pendleton
In testimony whereof, I hereunto subscribe
my name and affix the Seal of the said Court
this 16
day of June
in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred
and thirty [ill] -

TEST, D.M. Perine Register of Wills for Baltimore County
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Maryland, Ss._
I James Harwood Presiding Justice
of the Orphans Court for Baltimore County in the State aforesaid
Do Certify that the aforegoing Attestation by David M.
Perine, Register of Wills for said County, is in due form and by
the proper Officer. _ Given from under my Hand and Seal at
the City of Baltimore, this Fifteenth day of June in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty six, and of the
Independence of the United States the Sixtieth. _
James Harwood
seal
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State of Georgia, In the Name of God Amen I
Daniel Pendleton residing in the City of Savannah
in the State aforesaid, being infirm of body; but
sound deposing mind memory and under
standing Do make and declare this to be and
contain my last Will and Testament Imprimis
, I desire that all my just debts be first paid
and the remainder of my estate both real and
personal, I give devise and bequeath to my
beloved son David Pendleton, and that nothing may prevent the adjustment of my affairs to the best advantage for my said son
Daniel Pendleton I do hereby authorise and
empower my executor hereinafter named to sell
and dispose of any part or the whole of my
property either real or personal in such way or
manner or such form and for such credit
as he may judge most for the benefit of my
son Daniel aforesaid and to make good and
valid titles for the same to any purchaser or
purchasers thereof his and their heirs and assigns
forever. Item. As for the unsettled affairs of my brother Solomon Pendleton deceased
of which I am the only acting executor I do hereby
order and direct that the management of the same
shall after my decease be vested in my
Executor hereinafter named with full and
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ample power and authority in concert with the other executors named in his said Will if they or any one or more of them shall think proper to quality and act otherwise by himself to bring to a speedy a close as possible every transaction concerning the estate of my brother Solomon Pendleton deceased and fully carry into effect as far as circumstances will admit his said Will and Testament.

Lastly, I do hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my friend Edward White of the City of Savannah sole executor of this my last Will ad testament and Guardian both of the person and property of my said son Daniel Pendleton and I revoke all former Wills by me at any time heretofore made and declare this and this only to be and contain my last Will and Testament.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal at Savannah aforesaid the twenty sixth day of February in the year of our bond One Thousand Eight hundred.
D. Pendleton | LeS.|

Signed sealed published and declared by the Testator Daniel Pendleton a and for his last last Will and Testament in the presence of [illegible] who in his presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names
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as witnesses to the same.

Mary Gilbert.
Samuel Smith.
George Aspinwall.

This codicil I do order and direct shall be taken and considered as a part of my last Will and Testament. That is to say, I do hereby will and it is my desire that after my decease that my executor named in my will shall comply with the true intent and meaning of an agreement entered into by and between W. Samuel Smith and myself which upon examination will be discovered reciprocally advantageous. I devise also that my executor will call on John Herb and pay him ten dollars and receive from him a watch and gold ring deposited as security.

Savannah 26th Febry 1800
Witness Mary Gilbert
Samuel Smith
George Aspinwall

D. Pendleton

Georgia Before the Honourable the Court of Ordinary for the County of Chatham in the State aforesaid personally appeared George Aspinwall Physician [illegible] of the subscribing witnesses to the annexed last Will and testament of Daniel Pendleton deceased who being sworn on the holy Evangelist of Almighty God faith
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that he was present and did see the said Testator, Sign, Seal publish and declare the same to be and contain his last Will and testament and that he was of sound mind at the time to the best of this deponents belief and that Mary Gilbert and Samuel Smith together with this deponent subscribed their names as witnesses at the request and in the presence of the testator and of each other.

G. Aspinwall
Sworn to March 24th.. 1800
Wm Gibbons
A Copy
At the same time, [illegible] 24th March 1800
Edward White qualified as Executor.
Wm Gibbons
Georgia, Chatham County
Clerks Office
Court of Ordinary

I James B Lewis Deputy Clerk of the Court of Ordinary of Chatham County in the State aforesaid, Do hereby Certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the last Will and Testament together with the codicil & probate thereof of Daniel Pendleton decd. as the same appears of record & file in the Clerks office aforesaid.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of said Court of Ordinary this twenty sixth day of May Anno Domini /1836./ Eighteen hundred and thirty six.

James B. Lewis
Depty [illegible] C.O.C.C.
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June 22, 1938
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Daniel Pendleton, B.L. Wt. 2152-300
BA-J/MCS

Mr. E. H. Pendleton
Worcester Salt Company
General Office, 40 Worth Street
New York City

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your request for information relative to Captain Daniel Pendleton who served in the Revolutionary War.

The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in bounty land claim, Wt.2152-300, based on the military service of Daniel Pendleton.

The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of Daniel Pendleton were not given. 

He served as Captain (date and place of entering service not given) of the [illegible] of Artificers attached to the Connecticut Line until the close of the Revolution. On November 5, 1783, he was commissioned Major (by Brevet) of said corps in the Army of the United States of America.

He died in March, 1800, as Savannah, Georgia.

In his will made February 26, 1800, Captain Daniel Pendleton referred to his son, Daniel, and to his deceased brother Solomon Pendleton.

On October 24, 1829, Lavenia J. Pendleton (relationship not shown) was appointed by the Orphans' Court for Baltimore County, Maryland, guardian to Daniel F. Pendleton (name of mother not shown) who was the orphan son of Daniel Pendleton who was the son of Captain Daniel Pendleton. 

In 1836 said Daniel F. Pendleton was about thirteen years of age and was living in Baltimore City and was the only child and sole heir of the deceased Daniel Pendleton (date of death not given).
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On June 21, 1836, said Lavenia J. Pendleton of Baltimore, Maryland, the guardian of Daniel F. Pendleton, applied for the bounty land that was due him as a minor grandson of Captain Daniel Pendleton. Warrant 2152 for three hundred acres of land was issued June 27, 1836.

For information relative to the location of this land it is suggested that you address The Commissioner of the General Land Office, Interior Department, this city, giving the warrant number, the acreage and date the warrant was issued.

The papers in this claim contain no further date relative to the family of Captain Daniel Pendleton.

Very truly yours

A.D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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H.C. MANDEVILLE,
PRESIDENT

EDWARD K. CHERRILL,
VICE PRES. & TREASURER

CHARLES H. DICKSON
VICE PRES. & SECRETARY

E.H. PENDLETON,
VICE PRES. & SALES MGR.

WORCESTER SALT COMPANY
GENERAL OFFICE: 40 WORTH STREET
NEW YORK, N.Y.

[stamp]
RECEIVED
JUN 2 1938
MAIL SUB-DIV
[illegible] 35

June 1, 1938

Veterans' Bureau
Washington, D.C.

Revolutionary War Section

Gentleman:
The General Land Office advises me that Military Bounty Land Warrant No. 2152 for 300 acres, was issued June 27, 1836, to Lavinia Pendleton of Baltimore, Md. guardian of Daniel F. Pendleton, a minor, for his sole use and benefit, as grandson and only heir at law of Daniel Pendleton, deceased, who was a Captain in the Corps of Artificers, Conn. Line, in the Revolutionary War.

Would you kindly send me what information you have as to Lavinia Pendleton's application for this warrant, with particular reference to her statements as to the parentage of this Daniel F. Pendleton, and what proofs she submitted to substantiate her claim in his behalf?

Thanking you for any courtesy you may extend me in this matter, I remain

Very truly yours,
[signature]
E.H. PENDLETON

EHP:hf

P.S. I have the Will of Capt. Daniel Pendleton, which he made at Savannah Ga. in which he names only one son Daniel (Jr.) then a minor. So if a copy of this will is found among the papers in this case, I'll not need it.
[illegible]
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COPY

June 1, 1938

Veterans' Bureau
Washington, D.C.

Revolutionary War Section

Gentlemen:
The General Land Office advises me that Military Bounty Land Warrant No. 2152 for 300 acres, was issued June 27, 1838, to Lavinia Pendleton, guardian of Daniel F. Pendleton, a minor, for his sole use and benefit, as grandson and only heir at law of Daniel Pendleton, deceased, who was a Captain in the Corps of Artificers, Conn. Line, in the Revolutionary War.

Would you kindly send me what information you have as to Lavinia Pendleton's application for this warrant, with particular reference to her statements as to the parentage of this Daniel F. Pendleton, and what proofs she submitted to substantiate her claim in his behalf?

Thanking you for any courtesy you may extend me in this matter, I remain

E. H. Pendleton

EHP: hf

[stamp]
RECEIVED JUN 25 1938
MAIL SUB-DIV
VETS. ADM.
[illegible] 24
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HC. MANDEVILLE,
PRESIDENT

EDWARD K. CHERRILL,
VICE PRES. & TREASURER

CHARLES H. DICKSON,
VICE PRES. & SECRETARY

E.H. PENDLETON
VICE PRES. & SALES MGR.

WORCESTER SALT COMPANY
GENERAL OFFICE: 40 WORTH STREET

NEW YORK, N.Y.

June 24, 1938

[note on the right side]
Had [illegible] when this came, per his card, June 27

Mr. A. D. Hiller
Veterans' Bureau
Washington, D.C.

Dear Mr. Hiller:
On June 1st I sent your Bureau letter as per carbon copy enclosed, but up to date I have had no answer. It usually takes about two weeks to get an answer to these inquiries, but this time your Bureau is beating the record. Can you do anything an answer.
Thanking you for your attention in this matter, I remain

Very truly yours,
[signature]
E.H. PENDLETON

EHP:hf

[stamp]
RECEIVED JUN 25 1938
MAIL SUB-DIV
VETS. ADM. [illegible] 24
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[stamped envelope]

[stamp]
CHURCH ST. ANNEX, N.Y. 12 1938
JUN 27 630 PM

THIS SIDE OF CARD IS FOR ADDRESS

[stamp]
RECEIVED
JUN 30 1938
MAIL SUB-DIV
VETS. ADM.
TRADER 5

Mr. A. D. Hiller
Veterans' Bureau
Washington, D.C.
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40 Worth Street
New York, N.Y., June 27, 1938

Dear Mr. Hiller:
Thank you for yours of the 22nd (mailed the 24th) regarding Bounty Land Warrant issued to Captain Daniel Pendleton for his Revolutionary War services.

Very truly yours,
[signature]
E. H. PENDLETON

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True copy, taken from the original, which original was returned to Henry Brice Esq. Baltimore on the June 1836

In Pursuance
of an Act of
Congress
of the Thirtieth day of September
A.D. 1783
Captain Daniel Pendleton
of the Corps of Artificers
is to rank as Major therein by Brevet
in the Army of the United States
of America

Given under my hand
at Princeton the first
Day of November 1783

Elias Boudinot- Pres at

Seal of the War Office

B. Lincoln
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State of Maryland

Baltimore City Court
June term 1836

As the above term of said court satisfactory [illegible] was addressed in court to prove, Mer David F. Pendleton a resident of Baltimore City in the state aforesaid a minor, about thirteen years of age is the only child and sole heir of the late Daniel Pendleton deceased & that the said Daniel Pendleton was the son of Captain Daniel Pendleton of the Corps of Artificers named in the Brever promotion hereto annexed, bearing date the first day November 1783 and signed by Elias Boudinot President, which said Captain Daniel Pendleton last name [illegible] life in March 1800, as Savannah in the State of Georgia

N Brice Chief Judge
Alex Neiber Associate Judge

I William M Medcalfe Clerk of Baltimore City Court do certify that the above evidence was taken ['from the records in my office' is scratched out] before the Judge of Baltimore City and who have [illegible] their names

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my office seal this twentieth day of June in the year Eighteen hundred and thirty six

W [illegible] Medcalfe [illegible]
City Court
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from Henry Brice
Claim of the heirs
Capt Danl Pendleton

R [illegible] June 9th 1836
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William Gordon Esq Baltimore 7 June 1836

Sir

I now inclose you an official copy of the Will of Capt. Daniel Pendleton and request that you will forward the requisite Blanks to prove the [illegible] a blank power of attorney as soon as convenient - 

I Rem [illegible]
Henry Brice
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IN PURSUANCE
Of an ACT of
CONGRESS
Of the Thirtieth Day of SEPTEMBER,
A. D. 1783,
Captain Daniel Pendleton
of the Court of Artificers
is to Rank as Major therein ---- by Brevet,
in the ARMY of the UNITED STATES
of AMERICA.

[illegible writing on left side]

GIVEN under my Hand,
at Princeton the first
Day of Nov 1783

Elias Bondinot [illegibble]

B Lincoln
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

NAME Pendleton, David
GRADE Private
LINE Connecticut

WARRANT NUMBER 6308
ACREAGE 100
ISSUED Apr. 13, 1791
to Victory Wetmore, assignee

*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.