Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 2,239-300, Robert Wharry, Penn.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Penn.   

Wharry, Robert  

NUMBER
BL Wt 2239-300

CONTENTS
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Certificate of Administration
Robt Wharrey
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SOUTH CAROLINA.}
Charleston DISTRICT.}
By Charles Lening ESQUIRE, ORDINARY.
To Mrs Sarah Wharry of St John's Parish Widow and Mr Andrew Kerr of Charleston Merchant 
Whereas Robert Wharry late of St. Johns Parish Physician deceased, lately died intestate, having whilst he lived, and at the time of his death, divers goods, rights
and credits within the State aforesaid, by means whereof the full disposition and power of granting the administration of all and singular the goods, rights and credits of the said deceased, and also auditing the accounts, calculations, and reckonings of the said administration; and a final dismission of the same to me is manifestly known to belong. I desiring that the goods, rights, and credits of the said deceased may be well and truly administered, converted and disposed of, do hereby grant unto the said Sarah Wharry and Andrew Kerr
in whose fidelity in this behalf I very much confide, full power, by the tenor of these presents, to administer the goods, rights, and credits of the said deceased, which to him in his lifetime, and at the time of his death did belong; and to ask
levy, recover, and receive the same, and pay the debts in which the deceased stood obliged, so far as his goods, rights, and credits will extend, according to their rate and order of law, being first sworn on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty
God, to make a true and perfect inventory thereof, and to exhibit the same into the Ordinary's Office in Charleston in order to be recorded, on or before the Eleventh day of June now next ensuing; and to render a just and true account, calculation, and reckoning of the said administration when thereunto required: And I ordain depute, and constitute you, the said Sarah Carry and Andrew Kerr  Administrator & Administrator of all and singular the goods, rights, and credits of the said deceased.

[left margin, not in body of document]
Ordinary's Office, Recorded Book Page}

 In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and Seal the Eleventh day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and anno Dom 1791 and in the fifteenth year of American Independence.
Chs Lening (L S)
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State of South Carolina}
Charleston District}
Court of Ordinary
I Thomas Lehre Esqr [Esquire] Ordinary for Charleston District in the State aforesaid do hereby certify that the within is a true copy of the Letters of administration granted on the Estate of Robert Wharry recorded in this office in Book PP page 353. I do further certify that I am the sole Judge of this Court for this District and that this attestation is in due form of Law

Given under my hand and the seal of the said Court this fifteenth day of October in the year of our Lord one Thousand Eight hundred and thirty Eight and in the sixty third year of American Independence
Thomas Lehre
Ordinary for C.D.
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Daniel Wharry
Claim for Land Warrant
Declaration & power of Atty
M. Hoffman July 17 1832
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State of New York}
Herkimer County} ss
I Daniel Wharry a brother, and one of the legal and lawful heirs at Law of Robert Wharry, deceased, do upon Oath testify and declare, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that my brother Robert Wharry Entered or enlisted as a Surgeons Mate, in the Pennsylvania Line, in the year 1776 or 1777 and that he continued to Serve as such Surgeons Mate as aforesaid until the close of the
War, I further declare that I have never received a Warrant for the bounty land promised to My said brother Robert Wharry, on the part of the United States, nor do I believe that he ever received it, or transfered [transferred] his claim to it in any manner whatsoever in his lifetime. Therefore know all men by these presents That I Daniel Wharry a brother of the Said Robert Wharry Deceased
aforesaid do hereby Constitute and Appoint William B. Goff Esqr [Esquire] to be my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name to demand & 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 or more substitutes or attornies [attorneys] under him for the special purpose above expressed and this deponant [deponent] on his oath further Saith that his brother Robert Wharry died about twenty five, or thirty years ago in South Carolina or Georgia, without any legal or lawful heirs of his own body begotten & further Saith not.
Daniel Wharry
Sworn before me this 10th day of September 1831
Frederick Gitman Justice of the peace
Personally appeared the above name Daniel Wharry 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
Frederick Gitman} Justice of the peace
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State of New York}
Herkimer County}
Clerks Office }
I. Abijah Beckwith Clerk of the said County, do certify that "Fredrick Getman"  before whom the within affidavit purports to have been Sworn, and also before whom the within power of attorney purports to have been acknowledged was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the peace in and for the said County, and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit and the acknowledgment of the execution of the said power to be his proper hand writing and signature
Witness my hand and seal of office this 16th day of September A.D. 1831
Abijah Beckwith,
Clerk
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State of New York
Seneca County ss I. Charles Wharry a brother and one of the Legal and Lawful Surviving heirs at Law in fee of Robert Wharry do upon oath testify and declare to the best of my Knowledge and belief that my Brother Robert Wharry did Enter the Revolutionary War as Hospital Surgeons Mate on or about the year 1776 in the State of Pennsylvania in the Pennsylvania Line for and during the war, and that he served in the Pennsylvania Line as Surgeons Mate to the close of the war. I further declare that I have never Received a Warrant for the Bounty Land promised to my said brother Robert Wharry, as such Surgeons Mate on the part of the United States nor do I believe that he ever received it or transfered [transferred] his claim to it in any manner whatever.
Therefore Know all men by these presents that I Charles Wharry brother of Daniel Wharry of the County of Herkimer, the only legal and Lawful surviving heirs at Law in fee to the said Robert Wharry deceased, do hereby constitute and appoint William B. Goff Esquire of the Village & County of Herkimer my true and lawful attorney for me, as well as for my Brother Daniel Wharry) to demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the United States a warrant for the Quantity of Land due us as heirs at Law  of the said Robert Wharry, in his own name as assigned: And my Said attorney is hereby fully authorised [authorized] as Such Assignee to appoint one or more substitutes or attornies [attorneys] under him for the special purpose above Expressed. And I do further testify, that my brother Robert Wharry died about twenty five years ago in the State of South Carolina, without any Lawful heirs of his own body begotten. Given under my hand and seal this 25th day of June 1831
Charles Wharry [white square attached after name]
Sworn before me this 25th June 1831
Wm A Strong J.P.
Personally appeared the above named Charles Wharry subscriber to this 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.
Wm A Strong Justice of the peace
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State of New York
Clerks Office
Seneca County Ss}
I Mather Marvin Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that William A Strong whose signature appears to the within Declaration and power of Attorney of Charles Wharry and also whose signature appears to the Annexed deed of Conveyance as witness, and also to the acknowledgement of the same, was at the different times therein stated, a Justice of the peace for the County aforesaid duly elected and qualified as such according to the Laws and Statutes of said State and that I am acquainted with his handwriting and verily believe the signature to the within Declaration & power of Attorney and also to the annexed deed of conveyance to be in his own proper hand writing In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County this 25th day of June 1831 - 
Mather Marvin
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For a valuable consideration to our full satisfaction Received of Wm B. Goff Esquire of the Village and County of Herkimer.
We, Charles Wharry & Daniel Wharry the Only Surviving heirs, at Law in fee to Robert Wharry late a Hospital Surgeons mate in the American Revolution, in the pennsylVania [Pennsylvania] Line, do hereby as the only and legal and Lawful surviving heirs at Law in fee to the said Robert Wharry deceased, convey assign release and Set over to the said William B. Goff and to his heirs & assigns all of our right title Interest & claim of and to all that certain quantity of land promised to our said Brother Robert Wharry, now deceased.  
by the Government of the United States, for his services as a Hospital Surgeons Mate,  in the Revolutionary Army of the United States of the pennsylvania Line. and do authorise [authorize] & Empower the said William B.  Goff or his assigns to call upon the Secretary of War of the United States, and to take the Warrant out in his name as assignee for the Quantity of Land due us as Such heirs of the said Robert Wharry, as Such Surgeons Mate, for his revolutionary Services aforesaid. Given under our hands and seals this 28th day of June 1831-
In presence of
Wm A Strong
Joel Tubbs
Chaler [Charles] Wharry
Daniel Wharry

Personally appeared the above named Charles Wharry and acknowledged that he executed the above Assignment as for his own free act and Deed for the use and purposes therein mentioned
June 25th 1831-
Wm. A Strong} Justice of the peace
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State of New York
Herkimer County Ss I Daniel Wharry a brother and One of the Legal and Lawful Surviving heirs at Law in fee of Robert Wharry do upon oath testify and declare to the best of my knowledge and belief that my brother Robert Wharry  did Enter the Revolutionary war as Hospital Surgeons Mate on or about the year 1776 in the State of Pennsylvania, in the pennsylvania Line, for and during the war, and that he served in the pennsylvania Line as a Surgeons mate to the close of the war I, further declare that I have never Received a Warrant for the bounty land promised to my said brother, Robert Wharry, as such Surgeons Mate on the part of the United States nor do I believe that he ever received it or transfered [transferred] his claim to it in any manner whatsoever.
Therefore Know all men by these presents that I, Daniel Wharry a brother of Charles Wharry of the County of Ontario one of the legal and Lawful Surviving heirs at Law in fee to the said Robert Wharry Deceased do hereby Constitute and appoint William B. Goff Esquire of the Village & County of Herkimer, my true and lawful attorney (as well as for my brother Charles Wharry) to demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the United States a Warrant for the Quantity of land due us as heirs at Law of the said Robert Wharry, in his own name as Assignee. 
And my said Attorney is hereby fully authorised [authorized] as Such assignee to appoint one or more substitute or attornies [attorneys] under him for the special purpose above expressed. And I do further testify that my brother Robert Wharry died about twenty five years ago in the State of South Carolina without any Lawful heirs of own body begotten Given under my hand and seal
this 25th day of July 1831 - Daniel Wharry
Sworn before me this 25th day of July 1831
Frederick Gitman Justice of the Peace
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State of New York
Herkimer County SS 
On the 25th day of July 1831 personally Appeared Daniel Wharry a person to me known and acknowledged that he had executed the within Power of Attorney as for his free act and deed for the Uses and purposes therein expressed, and at the same time, acknowledged that he executed the within described deed of Conveyance with his brother Charles Wherry and that he executed the Same freely for the uses and purposes therein contained.
Frederick Gitman Justice of the Peace

State of New York}
Herkimer County}
Clerks Office, ss.}
I Abijah Beckwith Clerk of the Court of Common pleas for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Frederick Getman Esqr [esquire] whose signature appears to the above certificate before whom the within Declaration & power of Attorney, and within Deed Executed by Daniel Wharry purports to have been acknowledged, was at the time of the date of the said certificate a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid duly Elected and qualified as such according to the Laws and statutes of said State and that I am acquainted with
his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said certificate of acknowledgment of the Execution of the said Deed & power of attoney [attorney] to be his proper hand-writing and signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County this 26th day of July A.D. 1831
Abijah Beckwith
Clerk
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Charles Wharry
Daniel Wharry
Power of Atty & Assignment

Nd. Sep. 7. 1837
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Robert Wharry
No. 2239.
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Danl [Daniel] Wharry power of atty to Henry Northup dated 25th Apl [April] 1838 revokes all former powers

from Henry Northup
heirs of 
Robert Wharry
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Robt Wharry No. 621

300 acres No 2389

This Warrt, [warrant] is cancelled and Warrant No. 2239 (New Series) has issued in lieu thereof

Robert Wharry
Penn. B L. WF. 2239-300

[on side]
Lot No 18:300 as 2d Donation District 
Pennsa. [Pennsylvania]  [illegible] Situate
[ the rest illegible]
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No. 2389 TO the GEOGRAPHER of the UNITED STATES or to the Surveyors
appointed by him to Survey the Military Lands.
You are hereby required to survey for Sarah Wharrey [Wharry] administratrix and Andrew Kerr administrator to the Estate of Robert Wharry Surgeons mate in the late Pennsylvania Line. 
Three hundred Acres of Land, in any of the Districts appropriated for satisfying the Bounties of Land, due to the late Army of the United States, and return this Warrant to the Board of Treasury, agreeably to the Act of Congress of the ninth Day of July, 1788.
Given at the WAR OFFICE, this Twenty first Day of September One Thousand Seven Hundred and ninety one
Registered. 
T [Shagg?] [Junr?] Clerk
H Knox Secy [Secretary] of War

[written across the text]
Admitted and Warrant No. 2239 New Series, issued in Lieu thereof
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Papers in the case of Robert Wharry Surgeons Mate Penna. line
Wm. B. Goff Attorney
filed by the Hona [Honorable] M. Hoffman Jany [January] 18th 1830

See letter to Hona [Honorable] M. Hoffman 20th Jany [January] 1832 since which,
no application has been made for the Warrant

Original Warrant issued 21st 1791 No. 2389. Now on file in this Office-
W G
Sept 8th 1835
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State of New York
Otsego County ss
Surrogate Office September 16th 1831
I certify that satisfactory Evidence was adduced to me to prove that Daniel Wharry is a brother and one of the legal and Lawful Surviving heirs at law in fee to Robert Wharry, late a Surgeons Mate, in the Pennsylvania Line - Given under my hand and seal of Office this 16th day of September 1831
Elisha Foote
Surrogate
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State of New [York]
Otsego County ss

Surrogate Office September 1831

I certify that Satisfactory evidence was adduced to me to prove that Charles Wharry and Daniel Wharry the Only Surviving brothers, and heirs at Law in fee to Robert Wharry late a Surgeons Mate, in the Pennsylvania Line.
Given under my hand and seal of Office this 16th day of September 1831
Elisha Foote
Surrogate
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The Hon
Michl [Michael] Hoffman
Jan 20. 1832
Charles Wharry decd [deceased] aged 65 years & upward in 1831
if now living would be upwards of 71 years old
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War Dept Bounty Land Office
Jany. [January] 20" 1832
Sir
The papers left by you at this office a few days ago, in relation to a claim for Bounty Land by the heirs of Robert Wharry, decd [deceased] who was a Surgns [Surgeons] Mate in the Penna line, have been examined and approved; a Warrant will therefore issue in the name of Danl [Daniel] Wharry Brother, and the other heirs at law
If Wm B Goff, the Agent and Atty for the heirs, has authorised [authorized] you to receive the Warrant, it will be delivered to you at this Office, upon the production of that authority; it being necessary
to file the same with the other papers in the case. If the Warrant is required to be sent to W. Goff, it will be necessary (under the Regulations of this Department, in relation to persons acting as agents for Bounty land & Pension claims) that he should furnish the Dept. with such vouchers of his respectability, as are required by said regulations, before the Warrant can be sent to him-
I have the honor &c
Wm Gordon
The Honl [Honorable]
Michl [Michael] Hoffman
Ho. of Reps
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[illegible]
to Robt Wharreys [Wharrys] land warrant
Mr Gordon to the Honbl [Honorable] Mr Hoffman
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War Department Bounty land office
Jany [January] 20th 1832 
Sir
The papers left by you at the office a few Days ago in relation to a Claim for Bounty land by the Heirs of Robt Wharry Deceased who was a surgeons mate in the Penna line have been examined and approved a warrant will therefore issue in the name of Daniel Wharrey [Wharry]  brother and the other heirs at law
If Wm. B. Goff the Agent and atty for the Heirs has authorised [authorized] you to receive the warrant it will be delivered to you at this office upon the production of that authority it being necessary to file the same with the other papers in the case. If the warrant is required to be sent to Mr Goff it will be necessary under the regulations of this depart in relation to persons acting as an agent for Bounty land and Pension Claims that he should furnish the Department with such vouchers of his respectability as are required by said regulations before the warrant can be sent to him
I have the honor &c
Wm Gordon
Memo [illegible] 16th Septer [September] 1831 in one case Danl [Daniel] a brother & other lives in the other [illegible] as Brothers
& only heirs - one power by Danl [Daniel] only on the 10th Sept
1831 in the other [illegible] by Chas on 25 June 1831, & Danl [Daniel]  was Given 25th of July 1831
This memo was addressed to the
Honbl [Honorable] Daniel Hoffman
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Power of [Attorney - crossed out]
Substitution
Wm. B Goff to
Henry Northup
[Nd] Sept. 7 1837
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Whereas Daniel and Charles Wharrey [Wharry] As the Brothers and only heirs at law of Robert Wharrey [Wharry] a Surgeons mate of the
Pennsylvania line of the army of the Revolution assigned to me on the twenty fifth of June 1831, their right title interest Claim and demand to the bounty land due there [their] late Brother Robert Wharrey [Wharry] from the United States. And at the same and a subsequent period have further examined the same by giving me as the Assignee aforesaid. their several powers of Attorney with Power of substitution to obtain the said warrant and to make all and every disposition of the same that I thought proper
Therefore know all men by these presents that I William B. Goff formerly of Herkimer but now of Utica as assinee [assignee] aforesaid and by virtue of the power of substitution vested in me do hereby substitute and appoint Henry Northup of Louisville Kentucky but now at Washington City my true and lawfull [lawful] substitute to ask demand and receive from the Secretary of war of the United States a warrant for the Bounty land due me as the assinee [assignee] and also as the attorney in fact of Daniel and Charles Wharrey [Wharry] as the heirs at law of Robert Wharrey [Wharry] a surgeons mate of the Pennsylvania line of the army of the Revolution and my said substitute is hereby authorised [authorized] and empowered to assign transfer and dispose of the said warrant when so obtained. Or to deposite [deposit] the same in the General Land Office, and to ask demand receive and [illegible] the certificates or land [illegible] due thereon or for any other mode of satisfaction which may be provided for the same and to assign transfer and make sale of the same and to do and perform all manner of things touching the same which I myself might do were I personally present, witness my hand and seal this first day of September 1837
Wm B. Goff
Witness
John B Pease
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State of New York}
Oneida County ss}
Personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County William B. Goff Signed and sealer to the foregoing Deed of Substitution and acknowledged the same to be his voluntary act  and deed fore [for] the purposes therein named
Signed sealed and acknowledged before me this first day of September 1837 John B Pease Justice peace

STATE OF NEW. YORK, }
CLERK'S OFFICE, ONEIDA COUNTY. } ss.
I, John D Leland  Clerk of the County of Oneida, do hereby certify that John B. Pease Esquire, was on the first day of September A.D. 1837 a Justice of the Peace in and for said county of Oneida, duly authorized to act as such, & that his signature to the annexed power of attorney is genuine In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said County, this 2nd day of September A.D. 1837
for John D Leland Clerk.
James Edgar Deputy Clerk
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Washington City 12th Novr [November] 1835
Mr Gordon
Sir
Leaving here this morning in the Cars [train] and wishing to obtain as early as practicable this warrant of Robt Wharrey [Wharry] in order that the scrip may be issued on it I have to ask of you to do me the kindness to issue it as early as practicable and also certify the Copy of the power of attorney left with you and let Mr Edwd [Edward] Fuller receive the same for the purpose of taking to the General Land office for land scrip and truly oblige &c &c
Yours Respectfully
Henry Northrup
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References in the case of the claim for bounty land by Danl [Daniel] Wharry, the elder brother and sole heir (in right of primogeniture) of Robt Wharry Surgn [Surgeon] Mate Penna. line

Old Warrant issued in the case - on file to be Cancelled
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See 6th Section of the 10th article of the Constitution of the State of So. Carolina

See 1st Vol. "Faust's Laws"  page 25* being "Acts of the General Assembly of the State of So. Carolina from Feby 1791 to December 1804, both inclusive

Administration on the personal estate of Robert Wharry, granted 11th March 1791

"An act for the Abolition of the right of Primogeniture, and for the giving of an equitable distribution of the real estate of Intestates and for other purposes therein mentioned - passed the 19th February 1791."

Be it therefore enacted, &c. That the right of Primogeniture be and the same is hereby abolished; and that when any person possessed of
interested in, or entitled to real estate in his or her own right in fee simple, shall die without disposing thereof by Will, the same shall be
distributed in the following manner.

And be it further enacted &c. That this act shall commence its operation on the 1st day of May next, but not sooner

Daniel Wharry, it appears on reference to his pension papers (under the act of 1832) was born in the year 1764, and is therefore the elder brother of Robt Wharry decd [deceased] who died in So: Carolina prior to the 11th March 1791 and before the law of primogeniture was abolished in the State of South Carolina -- Daniel Wharry is therefore entitled by the right of primogeniture, to the bounty land due to his deceased Brother Robert Wharry, who was a Surgeons mate in the Pennsylvania line
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Department of War
Bounty Land Office
May 19th 1826
Wm. M. Stuart, has the honor to enclose to Mr. Hoffman all the bonds & receipts & other papers (except a certificate of heirship in favor of Charles Wharry & others dated in 1817) found in this office & to inform
him-- that if Charles Wharry will fill up the enclosed blank form of declaration & return it to this office that the original warrant which is in the name of the administratrix & administrator will be annulled-- & a new one issued in the name of Charles Wharry and the other heirs

The Honble [Honorable]
Michl [Michael] Hoffman
Ho. of Reps
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H. Northup
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Charles Wharry
Revolutionary
Claim
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State of New York}
Ontari [Ontario] County} ss
Surrogates Office}
I Stephen Phelps Surrogate of the County of Ontario hereby Certify [that crossed out] by Satisfactory Evidence exhibited in my office that Charles Wharry and others are the legal Heirs at Law of Doctor Robert Wharry late a Surgeons Mate in the Army of the United states
in the Revolutionary War deceased
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand seal of Office at Canandagua the Seventeenth day of December 1817.
Stephen Phelps Surrogate
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State of New York}
Ontario County Clerks Office} Ss
I Thomas Hall Clerk of the Common Pleas Court of the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that Thomas Smith Esqr [Esquire] is a Commissioner of Deeds duly commissioned and qualified that his commission is dated on the 4th day of October 1837 and will expire on the 4th day of October 1841 and his signature to the annexed instrument and thereon written is genuine
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court and County the Eighteenth day of August A.D. 1838
Thomas Hall Clerk of
Ontario County Court
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State of New York
Ontario County ss
  
    On the sixteenth of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty eight personally appeared before me the subscriber a Commissioner of Deeds in & for the said county Oliver Humphrey & Joseph Van de Mark Junior residing in the town of Phelps in said county persons well known to me & who I hereby certify to be witnesses of credibility who being by me duly sworn say that they were personally acquainted with Charles Wharrey that he departed this life in the town of Phelps, County of Ontario & State of New York sometime in the month of July A.D. 1834 without him having a will, a copy of which is hereto annexed. And the said Oliver for himself says that he was acquainted with Daniel Wharrey, brother of the said Charles & that the said Daniel is or was when last heard from living in Jefferson County State of New York and further these deponents say not. 
//s//
Oliver Humphrey
Joseph Van Demark Jr

Sworn to & subscribed this
16 Aug 1838 before me
//s//
Thomas Smith Commissioner of Deeds for said county.

Copy of Charles Wharrey last will and testament. 

    The last will and testament of Charles Wharrey of the town of Phelps in the county of Ontario.
    I Charles Wharrey aged sixty-five years & upwards being desirous to discharge the duty which every man owes his family his connections & his friends by making the distribution of his property as shall be just & equitable do make publish & declare this my last will & testament as follows. ** 
    I give & devise to my nephew Daniel Homan his heir & assigns all that piece or tract of land situated as is hereafter described with the following consideration herein mentioned -
   I direct that whatever honest debts dues or demands remains against me after my decease shall be paid from & out of my estate. 
    
** 1st I direct that the expenses of my last sickness & of my funeral shall be paid in preference to any  (2-3 words illegible) herein contained.
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2d I direct that the sum of one hundred dollars shall be paid to my Neice [niece] Polly Trimble & in consequence of her death to her heirs & assigns two years after my disease [decease] 
3d It is my will & pleasure that my Nephew Daniel Homan his heirs or assigns shall after my disease [decease] shall come in possession of the following property to wit about sixty nine acres of land let the same be more or less situated in the town of Phelps bounded on the East by the Lodes road South by land owned by Mr Taylor on the west by lands owned by Daniel Homan & John Wooden & on the North by land owned by Daniel Homan
which land shall be considered as belonging to said Daniel his heirs & assigns & be serviceable to the use of the above named Daniel his heirs & assigns. and when the above named [illegible] are paid it shall be considered as lawfully deeded to the above named Daniel his heirs & assigns & not until then

4th In respect to my personal property whatever there may be after my disease, [decease] I will & direct that it shall come in be in posession of my Nephew Danil Homan for his benefit -

Lastly I appoint my nephew Daniel Homan & my friend John Humphrey as executors of this my last will & testament -
I witness whereof I have hereunto set my my hand this first day of July one thousand eight hundred & thirty one 
Charles Wharry

The above instrument consisting of one sheet was subscribed by Charles Wharry  the testator in our presence & was declared by him to be his last will & testament & we at his request have signed our names hereto as witnesses
Joseph Vandemark Jr residing in Phelps Ontario County
Charles Humphrey Phelps Ontario County

[on side]
[Departian?] & c [retati?ee?] to Charles Wharrey [Wharry]
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Henry Northup
Washington City
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Power of Attorney
Daniel Wharrey to
Henry Northrup
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Know all men by these presents that I Daniel Wharrey [Wharry] the town of Alexander in the County of Jefferson and State of New York do hereby Constitute and appoint Henry Northrup of Louisville Kentucky but now in Washington City my true and Lawfull [lawful] attorney with power of substitution for me and in my name to ask demand and receive from the secretary of war of the United States a warrant for the Bounty land due me in right of the services of my late Brother Robert Wharrey [Wharry] as a surgeons mate of the Pennsylvania line of the Army of the Revolution and to deposite [deposit] the said warrant when so received with the Commisioner [Commissioner] of the General Land Office and to ask demand [rec.ee?] and receipt for the certificates or land scrip due thereon and to assign transfer and make sale of the same and to apply the proceeds thereof to the satisfaction of any claim he the said Henry Northrup or Wm. B. Goff may have on me as having previously assigned to each or either of them hereby revoking and making null and void all former power of attorneys given by me for the above purpose Witness my hand and seal this twenty fifth day of April 1838
Daniel Whary [Wharry] 
Witness
H D Parker
Peter Sutz

State of New York ss}
Jefferson County}
Personally appeared before me the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County ^ Daniel Wharrey [Wharry] [illegible] and [illegible] to the foregoing power of attorney and acknowledged the same to be his voluntary act and deed for the purposes therein named Signed Sealed and acknowledged before me this twenty fifth day of April 1835
Jason Clark Justice

State of New York}
Jefferson County ss} 
I Peleg Burchard Clerk of the Court of Common pleas in and for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Jason Clark Esquire before whom the foregoing power of attorney appears to have been acknowledged was at the time of taking the same and now is a Justice of the peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified as such and that the signature appears to him his own proper hand writing
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Watertown this 26 day of April 1838
P. Burchard Clerk
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Power of Attorney
& Assignment
Daniel Wharrey
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Know all men by these presents that I Daniel Wharry of the Town of Alexander in the County of Jefferson a brother and one of the legal and lawful heirs at Law and fee to Robert Wharry a Surgeons mate in the Revolutionary Army of the United States in the Pennsylvania line do hereby constitute and appoint Henry Northrup of Louisville Kentuckey [Kentucky] now of the City of Washington to be my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name or as my assignee, or the Assignee of William B Goff Esqr [Esquire] to demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the United States, a Warrant for the Quantity of land promised my said Brother Robert Wharry for his Revolutionary Services as such
surgeons mate as aforesaid, and which of course belonged to me as one of the legal and lawful heirs at Law of the said Robert Wharry, and to receive the Warrant in my name, or in his own name as my assignee, or in the name of William B Goff to whom I heretofore assigned my Right & title together with my Brother Charles Wharry who also Executed an assignment for his right & title which was in the summer or fall of Eighteen hundred & thirty one and whatsoever my said attorney may or can do in and about obtaining the warrant, for the Quantity of Land promised by said Brother, whether in my name, or in his own name, as my assignee, or as assignee from William B. Goff Esqr [Esquire] which way my said Attorney think most proper I hereby Ratify and Confirm, and my said Attorney is hereby fully authorized and Empowered to constitute and appoint one or more Substitutes or attornies [attorneys] under him for the Special purposes aforesaid, or above expressed.
Therefore for a valuable consideration I hereby sell transfer and quit claim unto Henry Northorp [Northrup] of Louisville Kentuckey [Kentucky] now of the City of Washington all of my Right title & Interest, to the above mentioned land promised my said Brother, Robert Wharry as such surgeons mate for his Revolutionary services of the Pennsylvania line
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as one of the legal and lawful heirs at Law of the said Robert Wharry and to the said Henry Northrup and his heirs and assigns for Ever (the same having been heretofore assigned by myself & Charles Wharry my brother in the Summer or fall of 1831, to William B. Goff Esqr, [Esquire] and if there is any interest in me of and to the above mentioned land I hereby release all my claim & interest to the said Henry Northrup his heirs and assigns forever. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 19th day of February 1838
Daniel Wharry
Witness
Peter S. Le Roy
Jason Clark

State of New York}
Jefferson County ss} 
on the 19th day of February 1838 personally appeared before me Jason
Clark one of the Justices of the peace in and for the County aforesaid, Daniel Wharry a person to me well known, who acknowledged that he executed the above power of Attorney and assignment for the use and purposes therein Expressed. Given under my hand the day and year aforesaid-
Jason Clark J. Peace

State of New York}
Jefferson County ss}
Daniel Wharry of the Town of Alexander in the County aforesaid being duly sworn doth depose and say that some time in the summer or fall of Eighteen hundred & thirty one, this deponent together with his brother
Charles Wharry Executed two sets of papers to William B Goff Esqr [esquire] with proper assignments, the one set to obtain the warrant for the land due us, as the only surviving heirs at Law of Robert Wharry late a surgeons Mate in the Pennsylvania line in the revolutionary Army of the United States, and the other set of papers were
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for our said attorney as assignee to Receive from the war department the scrips, on the return of the warrant, and all executed in in good faith deeming it proper at the same time so to do-- since which time to wit about four years ago my Brother Charles Wharry has died, leaving no heirs of his own body begotten, and I am the only surviving brother and heir alive, subscribed & Sworn before me this 19th February 1838
Daniel Wharry
Jasen [Jason] Clark} Justice of the peace

I certify that Daniel Wharry who took the foregoing oath is a credible witness-
Jasen [Jason] Clark J P

State of New York
Jefferson County ss
I Peleg Burchard Clerk of the 
Court of Common pleas for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Jason Clark whose signature appears, to the power of Attorney and assignment, of Daniel Wharry and also to the affidavit, and credibility of the said Daniel Wharry, was at the several times mentioned therein a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Jefferson aforesaid and that his name thereto subscribed appeared to me to be his usual signature. In testimony whereof I have hereunto fixed the County seal, and subscribed my name and Quality at Watertown this 19th day of February 1838.
P. Burchard Clerk
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Wharton, Charles
GRADE Private
LINE Delaware
WARRANT NUMBER 10916
ACREAGE 100
ISSUED September 2, 1789 to - not shown -
*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.