Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42,186, William Drake, Continental New York
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SERVICE
Continental 
New York

NAME
Drake, William

NUMBER
S.42,186
B.L. Wt. 7084-100
Issued Nov. 8, 1791
No papers
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7881
Pennsylvania
William Drake
of Phila. in the state of Pennsylvania 
who was a private din the regiment commanded by Colonel Lamb of the New York line, for the term of 5 years

Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania 
at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence
on the 27th of March 1878

Certificate of Pension issued the 20th of March 1819
and sent to Richard Peters, Esqr. N.S. Judge Phila.

Arrears to 4th of March 1879  11m 9/31  $90.32
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept  $48.00
Total $138.32

[Revolutionary Claim, Act 18th March, 1818]

Contiued

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Notification 
sent to Wm Galager Esqr
June 15, 1820
at Philadelphia
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William Drake
2d Regt New York City
2d Oct. 77 - 5 years
Admitted
See Genl Certificate of
Judge on file
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District of Pennsylvania
On this Twenty Seventh day of March A.D. 1818, before me Richard Peters, Judge of the District Court of the United States in and for the Pennsylvania District, personally appeared
William Drake, who, being duly sworn upon the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God, deposes and declares that during the war of the Revolution he served as a soldier in the Continental army, against the common court that on the 2d day of October 1777, he enlisted as a private
in Captain George Flemings Company belonging to the Second Regiment of Artillery commanded at that time by
Lt. Colonel Stevens, of the New York Line that he faithfully served in the said company for the time of Five Years and upwards, that is to say, until the 12th day of June 1783
when he received an honourable discharge from the commanding Officer of his Regiment that in the course of
this long term of service, and previous thereto while acting in the Waggon Masters Department, he was present and assisting at the Battles of Brandywine, Germantown
Monmouth and the Siege of York Town, that now in consequence of old age and infirmities, he is reduced to circumstances of peace indigence and distress and is in
need of assistance from his country for support. And this Deponent further declares that he is now and always has been a resident Citizen of the United States, and that
he does not at present relieve and never has received or been allowed any pension by the Laws of the United States, and that he is unable to produce other evidence of his
Signature of William (his X Mark ) Drake

Sworn and subscribed on the day
and year aforesaid, before me
Signature of Richard Peters
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District of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia County ss.
On the tenth day of June One thousand eight hundred and twenty personally appeared in the Court of Common pleas for said County the said Court being a Court of record having a Prothonotary, a Seal and exercising common law jurisdiction William Drake aged sixty five years, residing in the Philadelphia alms house, who being first duly sworn in open Court according to law on his oath declare as follows
Viz In the 2d Regiment of Artilery Col. John Lamb and company commanded by Capt George Flemming of the proving

Date of original declaration 27 March 1818
Number of pension Certificate (7881)

and I the said William Drake do further solemnly swear that I was a resident
citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself with in the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain
persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary
war," passed the 18th of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities continue
me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the debts, due to annexed, and by me subscribed.
(Signed) William (his X mark) Drake


Sworn to and declared in Open Court on the truth this day of June 1820,
before (crossed out)
Signature of J B Norbury
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SCHEDULE OF THE PROPERTY OF William Drake-

I have no property of any description, and
never been led to any particular occupation
and in consequence of general disability have lived in the Philadelphia alms house for the last
fifteen years, I have no children, and am in
such indigent circumstances as to be unable
to support myself without the assistance of my country
(Signed) William (his X mark)  Drake

Philadelphia County ss
I, Joseph B. Norbury Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas for the City and County of Philadelphia Clerk of do hereby certify that the foregoing affidavit and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is ___ dols and ____ cents.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court, on this tenth day June 1820

Signature of J. B. Norbury
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William Drake


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Sept 1819

William Drake
7881
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
12-5-41

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

NAME Drake, William

GRADE Private

LINE Lamb's Artillery
(New York)

WARRANT NJMBER 7084

ACREAGE  100

ISSUED Nov. 8, 1791
to Richard Collier 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 Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.
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.
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Mr. Victor M Drake
1544 Second Ave
New York, NY

William Drake  Aug 8 /32
S.42186
The data which follows are obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension, S.42186, based upon the military service of William Drake in that way. 

William Drake enlisted, place not stated, and served in the master department, dates and officers' names not given. He enlisted October 2, 1777, served as a private in Captain George
Fleming's company,  Colonel John Lamb's Second Regiment of Artillery and was discharged June 12, 1783. He was in the battles of Brandywine, Germantown and Monmouth and at the siege of Yorktown.

He was allowed pension on his application executed March 27, 1818. Said application was made in the state of Pennsylvania.

In 1820, he was residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and stated that he was then aged sixty-five years. There are no data as to his family.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLE
Assistant to Administrator.

Next time this letter is written include the information about land.

[handwritten text on document]
Date of death not on A B.
Very truly yours
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42 186
INVALID.
Revy

File No. 42186
William Drake
IPriRev War

Act:: 18 March 18"
Index: - Vol 5,  Page 137

[Arrangement of 1870.]

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May -13-1907
H.D. Legg-Roa
1932. Aug 8/- Hist
to Victor M. Drake

Letter in case
Benj. Drake - S 2/82
E EL
1933 Oct 3. Ad. Victor
M. Drake [illegible]
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42,186
Wm Drake
________________________________
Mch 29 1818 - 63
Phila  Pa
_________________________________
Oct 2, 77   N.Y.
Cape Geo. Fleming Arty
St. Col. Stevens
[illegible]
Pvt to June 12, 83
_________________________________
Brandywine, Germantown
Monmouth, Yorktown
__________________________________
Head no children
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September 16 '32
The Commissioner
of the General Land Office
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir: I would like to
inquire as to the locations
of the County land warrant
Grosset Drake and William
Drake Privates in the Orange
County, New York Militia
Third Regiment 1775-1783,
Very truly yours
Victor M. Drake
332 East 126th St
New York City 

Left Stamp can be seen reads:
RECEIVED
Sep 18 1933
G.L.O.

Right stamp reads: 
RECEIVED
Sept 23 1933
Mail Subdiv.
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Enc.
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
GENERAL LAND OFFICE
WASHINGTON

SEP 21 1933

1509758 MKH

The attached communication has been
received by the General Land Office and
is referred for further answer to the Director of
Pensions, Veterans' Administration, and the
writer so advised.
D. K. Parrott
Acting Assistant Commissioner.

Received stamp can be seen. Date received is SEP 23 1933

9-20-kes.
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J. Rev.
Old War and Navy Division.  3 -- 523.   EW
Department of the Interior
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
Washington, D. C.  Apl 26, 1901

Sir
In reply to your communication of a recent date, you are informed that this Bureau is unable to furnish a history of the service of any soldier of the Revolutionary war or of the war of 1812 unless he or his widow was a pensioner or an applicant for pension or bounty land; and that under the rules such
a history is furnished only to the soldier's descendants, and to them only when it is desired for historical or genealogical purposes.

The large number of inquiries made on this subject, and the length of time required to make a proper search of the records in each case, will not permit of information being given to any applicant concerning more than two soldiers.

In order that the soldier concerning whom you desire information may be identified, you are
requested to furnish as much as possible of the data called for below.

Very respectfully,
H. Clay Edwards
Commissioner

Mr. H.D. Legg
Rose
Wayne Co. N.Y

Full name of soldier, William Drake

Where did he enter service?
This is what I would like [illegible] know

Under what officer and he serve? No not known

Place of residence after service, Lyons Wayne Co N Y.

Approximate date of death,1826

Given name of widow, He left no Widow

Did either the soldier or his widow receive a pension? Have been told the soldiers
did this for historical purposes

Additional information, this is for historical purposes
Have not been able to find his birth place

Signature - H.D. Legg
Rose
Wayne Co N.Y. 
,
Wayne Co N. Y.

14554bemr-1900
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ADDRESS ONLY THE COMMISSIONER OF THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE

UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
GENERAL LAND OFFICE
WASHINGTON

IN REPLY PLEASE REFER TO
1509753  "K" MKH
SEP21 1933
Bounty land warrants.

Mr. Victor M. Drake,
322 East 126th Street,
New York, New York.

My dear Sir:

Referring to your letter of September 16, 1933,
you are advised that the names of Grosset and William Drake do not appear on the index in this office of the names of Revolutionary War soldiers who received bounty
land warrants in consideration of services in that War.

In the absence of the number of the warrant issued to a particular soldier of the Revolutionary War, this office is unable to identify the land on which a grant for service
in that war was located.

As the Director of Pensions, Veterans' Administration, this city, has a more complete record of the soldiers of the Revolutionary War who received bounty land warrants, your
letter has been referred to that official for further reply-
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1509758 "K" MH

The State of New York issued bounty
war to certain of her soldiers in the Revolutionary War. It may be, therefore, that the warrant about which you inquire
issued by the State of New York. In that case information regarding the lands on which such warrant was located may be obtained from the Commissioner of Land Office, at Albany, New York.
.
Very respectfully,
P.K. Parrott
[illegible]
Acting Assistant Commissioner.
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October 3, 1933

XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
[illegible]

Mr. Victor M. Drake
322 E. 126th Street
New York, New York

Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to bounty land warrants that might have been issued on account of the services of Grosset Drake and William Drake, New York Militia, War of the Revolution. 

A careful search of the Revolutionary War record has been made in your behalf and no claim for pension or bounty land found based
upon the service of a Grosset Drake in that war.

The record of William Drake (S.42186) was furnished you on August 3, 1932. He served in Colonel John Lamb's 2"" Regiment of
Artillery. The records show further that Warrant No. 7034, for one hundred acres of land was issued November 8, 1791, on account
of the service in said regiment of artillery. The papers in his application for the land were burned when the War Office was burned
in 1800

For information in regard to the location of the land, you should apply to the Commissioner of the General Land Office, Interior Department, this city, citing the number of the warrant, acreage and date of issuance.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.