Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 26762, for Mark Knight, Massachusetts
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Mass

Knight, Mark
Polly
NUMBER
W.26762

CONTENTS
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Maine No 26043
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Mark Knight
of Cumberland Co. in the State of Maine
who was a Private in the company commanded
by Captain Knight of the Regt. commanded
by _______________in the Maine Troops
line for 9 months
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Inscribed on the Roll of Maine
at the rate of 30 Dollars per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24th day of Dec
1833 and sent to John Mussey
Portland Me
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1833               75.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending to March 36. 15.00
                                                                 $90.00
{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk,
Book E.   Vol. 1   Page 28
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3438
Maine
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Polly Knight
widow of Mark Knight
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a private
----
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
29 Dollars 42
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1848.
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Certificate of Pension issued the
27 day of Jany 1847
and sent to
Jacob Herrick
Goff Corner Me
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Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 2, 1848, Page 20  Vol 1
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Reported
Jany 27/49
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No 282
Mark Knight,
Application for a pension
Augt 1832
Admitted
9c No. Private $30
Mark amends his declaration
by stating that 
name of the Col. under
whom he served & [illegible]
to the [illegible] of the State of
Mass for a term of service

Pension Act
Oct 7 1833
John Massey Esq
Portland Me
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
MAINE DISTRICT SS.
AT a Special District Court of the United States begun and holden at
Portland, within and for said District, on the twenty fourth day of August A. D. eighteen hundred and thirty-two
before the Honorable ASHUR WARE, Judge of said Court.
On this twenty fourth day of August aforesaid, personally appeared in open Court before said District Judge Mark Knight a resident of 
Durham in the county of Cumberland in said Maine District,
aged seventy five years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath
make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832. 

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and
served as herein stated, viz: that in the
month of June 1775, at Falmouth he enlisted
for six months as a private soldier
in company of Militia commanded by Capt
Samuel Knight in the State service and
was stationed with said Company at said
Falmouth where he served till into December
following when having served out his six months he was discharged. -
That in June 1777 he again enlisted for three months as a private Soldier in a Company of Militia commanded by Capt William Cobb at said Falmouth and went with said Company on the Penobscot Expedition and was at the Penobscot defeat at Bagaduce, so called, and after said Defeat returned with said Company to Falmouth, now Portland, where he continued in said service for the residue of the three months for which he had enlisted - and
was discharged or dismissed. 
That he enlisted as a Volunteer [illegible]  as a private soldier both times-
but had no written discharge from either service.

he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares
that his name is not on any pension roll of any agency in any State, [crossed out: or (if any) only on that of the agency in
the State of]
[signature:] Mark Knight
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. Before
[signature:] Ashur Ware  {U. S. Judge for the
                                        {District of Maine.
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The said Mark Knight further states
that he was born at Falmouth Decr 8, 1756
and has a record of his age in a bible at
home - that he resided in Falmouth when
be entered the service, and resided there untill
within the last eighteen years, which he
has resided in Durham & where he now
resides.
[signature:]   Mark Knight
Subscribed & sworn to the day year aforesaid
before [signature:] Ashur Ware
{U.S. Justice for the
{District of Maine

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting
the interrogatives prescribed by the War Department) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary
soldier, and served as he states

I, John Mussey Clerk of the District Court of the United States for Maine
District, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Mark Knight for a pension.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of
the said Court, on this twenty fifth day of August
A.D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two
[signature:]  John Mussey
Clerk of the U. States District
Court for Maine District.
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Polly Knight
widow of Mark
Me
Act 7 July 38-
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Married in 1783
Died in 1835
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Admit
8 Mo.  25d, pri
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29 42/100
No deduction
Jno. W. Munger
Portland
Me
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Polly Knight   1393
widow of Mark
Me
Act 7 July '38
Married in 1783
died in 1835
admd
8 mo 25 d pri
29 42/l00
no deduction
Jno. W. Munger
Portland Me.
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United States of America
[crossed out: State of Maine.]
[in pencil:] 7
District of Maine
[crossed out: COUNTY OF]
On this thirty first day of August A.D. 1838
personally appeared before Ashur Ware Judge of the
the United States for the District of Maine
Polly Knight
a resident of Durham in the County of Cumberland
and State or District of Maine, aged Eighty years, who being first
duly sworn according to law, doth on oath make the following declaration, in order
to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the Act of Congress, passed July
7th, 1838, entitled ""An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows."
That she is the widow of Mark Knight who was a private
in the army of the revolution, and that she is not able
to state the period or periods, that he served in said
army but she has heard him say that he served nine months
at one time, and three or six months at another She further
states that he received a pension of thirty dollars per year
under the act which was passed June seventh eighteen
hundred and thirty two, up to the time of his death
and that he received the same at the pension agency
Portland. And the further states that she has no documentary
evidence of the time where he entered the service or how
long he continued in the same, or what company corps
regiment he served in or of the names of the
officers under whom he served, or of any battles he was
engaged in but she refers to the documentary evidence
in the pension office at Washington, upon which
his claim to a pension was founded and granted
She further declares that she was married to the said Mark Knight
on the fourth day of December
in the year seventeen hundred and eighty three and that her husband,
the aforesaid Mark Knight died on the thirtieth
day of January Eighteen hundred & thirty five, that she was not married to him
prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first
of January, seventeen hundred and ninety-four, viz: at the time above stated.
Attest John W. Munger
Polly Knight  X  her mark
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written:
Before  [signature:] Ashur Ware
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United States
Maine District
District Court September 6th 1838
I hereby certify that the within proceedings were
had in Open Court before the Honorable Ashur Ware
Judge of the United States within and for Maine District
as therein set forth
And further certify that George
Bishop and J. C. Megguier Esquires whose
official certificates are borne on the annexed
depositions are respectively Magistrates of
therein set forth and as such entitled to
full faith and credit
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In testimony whereof I have here
set my hand and affixed the Seal of the
said District Court the day and year
last above written
[signature:] John Mussey Clerk U.S. Court

[seal affixed on right side of document]
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I Susanna Sawyer of Westbrook in the County of Cumberland
and State of Maine of lawfull age certify and say
that I have been acquainted with and was living in
the neighborhood with Mrs Polly Knight
widow of Mark Knight from my childhood to
this time. My age is Sixty^years next February
I further certify that said Polly Knight was
living last week that I saw her & conversed with
her - also that she still^is the widow of said
Mark Knight
Westbrook Sept 5th 1838 [signature:] Susanna Sawyer
Sworn to this 5th of Sept 1838 Before me
Geo Bishop Justice of the peace

I Joann Reece of Portland in the County of
Cumberland & State of Maine of lawful age
testify and say that I am Daughter of Mark
Knight and Polly Knight formerly of Westbrook
in said county and that my eldest brother
Francis Knight was fifty one years of age
on the sixteenth day of May last as by the
family record of Ages will appear
Westbrook Sept 5th 1838
[signature:]  Joann Reed

Cumberland sworn to this fifth day of Sept
AD. 1883 Before me Geo. Bishop Justice of the peace
I certify that the above named Susanna Sawyer & Joann Reed
and of good standing in society & persons of truth and veracity
competent witnesses in any court - & that I am fully acquainted with
the facts relative to the testimony that I did Military
Duty with said Francis Knight in the year 1808
Westbrook Sept 5th 1838
[signature:] Geo. Bishop
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I Charles Waite of the Town of Falmouth County
of Cumberland State of Maine Certify that the
following is a true copy of the Record of said Town of
Falmouth as respect the intentions and marriage
of Mark Knight with Polly Hunt for the
year seventeen hundred eighty three Decm 4th
with the exception of the date which is expresed
on the record in fair legible figures as follows
Mark Knight entered his name and purpose
of Marriage with Polly Hunt Both of Falm [Falmouth]
July 18th 1783
1783 Dec 4th Mark Knight and Polly Hunt
by Thomas Browne V. D.M. Falm [Falmouth]
recorded from the original [illegible] ^on file by
John Lettingham Town Clerk
and that the same appears to have been Recorded by John
Lettingham as town Clerk of said Town for the year
AD 1783
Charles Waite Town Clerk
I Charles White above named depose and say
that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the Town
County & State aforesaid and that the above is a
true extract from the records of said town with the
exception above named as certified by me
Charles W Waite Town Clerk of
the town of Falmouth
State of Maine
Cumberland County August 30. 1838.
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Sworn to before me
John D. Megguier Justice of the Peace
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This document faded/undecipherable

Knight
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STATE OF MAINE
Cumberland, SS.
Clerk's Office, Judicial Courts,
Portland, August 26 A.D. 1848
I Charles C. Harmon
CLERK OF ALL THE JUDICIAL COURTS
In and for said County of Cumberland, certify that
Jacob Herrick is an Acting Justice of the Peace
withing and for the County of Cumberland a appears by the papers hereto annexed: that he is Duly Qualified to act as such; that the Commision of the said Herrick is dated September 24, A. D. 1841 and will expire September 24 A. D. 1848.
and that the following Signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the Supreme Judicial Court, for said State the day and year first above written.
Chas. C. Harmon, Clerk

(Seal affixed with ribbon)
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State of Maine, Cumberland County SS
On this twenty first day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty eight, personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Cumberland, in the State of Maine Polly Knight, a resident of Durham in the County and State aforesaid aged ninety years, who being duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the 
act of Congress passed on the second day of February 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That she is the widow of Mark Knight, late of Durham deceased, who was a private in the Revolutionary Army and pensioner of the United States under the act of 1832. This declarant further states that she received a pension of twenty nine dollars and forty three cents per annum under the act of 7th ^June 1844 and that she is still a widow.
Polly   X  Knight (her mark)
Witness Jacob Herrick
Francis Knight
Sworn and subscribed on the day first above written before me Jacob Herrick Just. Peace.
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State of Main Cumberland ss August 21st 1848
I Jacob Herrick, a Magistrate withing and for the County of Cumberland hereby certify that the within named declarant is personally known to me as the widow of Mark Knight deceased. That the statements made by her in the within declaration are within my own personal knowledge and I believe them to be true. I also certify that the word June in the last line of her declaration was interlined before it was signed by the declarant.
Jacob Herrick Just. Peace
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To the Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D C.
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State of Maine
Lewiston Falls, August 29th 1848
To the Commissioner of Pensions
Sir, Herewith is forwarded to your office declaration of Polly Knight, widow of Mark Knight late of Durham, Maine, deceased, in order that she may receive a certificate under the act of 2nd February 1848. Any communication you may please to make can be directed to your most obedient servant, Jacob Herrick
Goff's Corner
Maine

J. L. Edwards Esq.
Washington D.C.
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4435
P9olly Knight
application for a pension
Act March 3, 1843
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STATE OF MAINE
Cumberland, ss.
I Charles Cobb Clerk of all the Judicial Courts in said County, certify that Joseph Pope is a Magistrate as appears by the paper hereto annexed; that his is duly qualified to act as such; that his commission is dated January 27th A.D. 1842 and will expire January 27th 1849, and that the following signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the Supreme Judicial Court for said State, this fifth day of October Anno Domina 1843.
Charles Cobb, Clerk

(Seal affixed with ribbon)
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STATE OF MAINE
Cumberland County,
On this fifth day of October 1843 Personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Cumberland Polly Knight a resident of Durham in the County of Cumberland aged Eighty seven years--who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration, or order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 3d of March, 1843, granting Pensions to Widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War--That she is the Widow of Mark Knight who was a Private in the Revolutionary War and a pensioner under the act of June 7, 1832. She also declares that she received a pension under the Act of 7 July 1838 at the rate of twenty nine dollars and forty two cents. She further declares that she is still a widow. 
  Polly  X   Knight (her mark)
Witness Wm W. Knight

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written Before me: and I further certify that the declarant is personally known to me, to be the identical person she has declared herself to be and that her statement is true
Joseph Pope, Jus. of the peace
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Deposition
Isaac Sawyer   for
Mark Knight 1779
Penobscot
(illegible)  3 Mo.
Capt. W. Cobb
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I Isaac Sawyer of Westborok in the County of Cumberland and State of Maine aged 73 years testify and say that in the year 1779 sometime in the month of June of said year Mark Knight of Durham in said County inlisted into a Company commanded by Capt. William Cobb of Falmouth Casco Bay for the term of three months, to go to Bagaduce on the Penobscot Expedition, Said Knight went to Bagaduce and after the Defeat of said place came back to Falmouth (now Portland) and served out the three months & the Company was disbanded. the deponent inlisted & served in said Company with said Mark Knight until the company was disbanded.
Isaac Sawyer

Cumberland Ss Aug. 17 1832
Subscribed & sworn to this day before me
Geo. Bishop, Justice of the peace

Westbrook Aug 17, 1832]
I certify that Isaac Sawyer the deponent is a person reputed for truth and veracity and considered by me a good witness.
Geo Bishop Justice of the peace

State of Maine
Cumberland County ss.
I William P. Vaughan, Clerk of the Courts of Cumberland County do certify that George Bishop is a magistrate as above and that the forgoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office this eighteenth day of August A. D. 1832
Wm. T
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Deposition 
Joseph Pride for
Mark Knight 1775
6 mo. at Fal
Capt (illegible)
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I Joseph Pride of Westbrook in the County of Cumberland and State of Maine aged 77 years Testify and say that sometime in the month of June in the year 1775 Mark Knight (now of Durham in said County) at Falmouth enlisted into a company commanded by Capt. Samuel Knight of said Falmouth (now Portland) for term of six months and served out that time as a common soldier at said Falmouth and was there discharge sometime in November or the first of December of said year.
The Deponent enlisted in said Company and served as a soldier with said Mark Knight until he was discharged.
Joseph Pride

Cumberland Ss Aug 17th 1832
Subscribed & sworn to this day before me
Geo. Bishop Justice of the peace

Westbrook August 17th 1832
I certify that Joseph Pride the deponent is a credible witness that I know him to be a person of truth and veracity
Geo Bishop Justice of the peace

State of Maine
Cumberland County SS
I William T. Vaughan Clerk of the County of Cumberland hereby do certify that George Bishop is a magistrate as above and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of Office this eighteenth day of August A.D. 1832
Wm T Vaughan
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Deposition
Joseph Pride for 
Mark Knight 1779
3 mo
Expd'n
Capt Wm Cobb
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I Joseph Pride of Westbrook in the County of Cumberland & State of Maine Aged 77 years Testify and say that sometime in June AD. 1779 Mark Knight of Durham in said County inlisted into a company commanded by Capt. William ^Cobb of Falmouth Casco Bay for term of three months to go on the Bagaduce on Penobscot Expetition that said Mark Knight was at the defeat & came ^back to Falmouth and served out the 3 months & the company was Disbanded. The Deponent Enlisted in same company with said Knight & served his time & was discharged with said Knight at same Falmouth (now Portland
Joseph Pride

Cumberland Ss Aug 17 1832
Subscribed & sworn to this day before me
Geo Bishop Justice of the peace

Westbrook Aug 17th 1832
I certify that Joseph Pride the Deponent is a person of truth & veracity & by me considered a good witness
Geo. Bishop Justice of the peace

State of Maine
Cumberland County ss.
I William T. Vaughan Clerk of the Courts of Cumberland County do certify that George Bishop is a magistrate as above and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office this eighteenth day of August A.D. 1832
Wm T. Vaughan
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Mr Knight
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Secretary's Office, Novemb. 7th 1833
I hereby certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Mark Knight is borne on a Muster Roll of Capt. Samuel Knight's Company stationed in the County of Cumberland upon the Tea Coast at Falmouth where he served from July 9th 1775 and was allowed six months & eight days.......6.8
Mark Knight's name is also borne on a Muster  Roll of Capt. William Cobb's Company of Militia riased in the County of Cumberland for Expedition against Penobscot for the service of the United States, and served in a Detatchment commanded by Col Johathan Mitchell from the 8th of July to the 25th of September, 1779, and was allowed Two months seventeen days...2.17/8.25
Edward D. Bangs
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1393 Me
Sept 11
7 July 1838

(Post mark--Portland )


J. L. Edwards                          FREE
Commissioner of Pensions
City of Washington
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Portland Aug 6 1838

Sir
Please direct the certificate which may issue upon the enclosed to the subscriber. The (illegible) attorney
John W. Munger

P.S. (inside hand drawn 
Please send me your rules & regulations touching pensions under the late act.
John W. Munger
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(left page)

Letter to Jacob Herick & 
Pension Agt. 12 April 1847

(right page)

4033
Maine
Polly Knight
widow of Mark Knight
who was a private
in the Massachusetts line
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
29 Dollars 42 cents per annum
to commence on the 4th March 1843
Certificate of Pension issued the 
28th day of December 1848
and sent to Joseph Pope
Portland Maine
[Act of March 3, 1843]
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 1  Page 6
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Maine 990
Polly Knight      (13)
widow of Mark Knight dec'd
who was a pensioner un the Act of 7 June 1832 and who died on the 13th January 1835 of (illegible), in the State of Maine who was a private in the Compy. commanded by Capt. Knight of the Regt. commanded by -------- in the Mass. line for 8 mos 25 days

Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 29 Dollars 42 Cents per annum to commence on the  4th day of March, 1836

Certificate of Pension issued the 14 day of march '38 and sent to (illegible) Munger
Portland Me

Arrears to the 4th of Sept.   $73.55
Semi-annual allowance ending  14.71
                                             $ 88.26
{Act July 7 1838}
Recorded by R (illegible), Clerk
Book A Vol. 1 Page 13
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Polly Knight

$29.42 per ann


Joseph Pope
Portland Maine
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Portland, Me, Oct. 5 1843

J. L. Edwards, Esqr.}
Commis. of Pensions}

Sir
I forward herewith the application of Mrs. Polly Knight for her pension under the Act of arch 3d 1843
I am Sir,
Yours most respectfully
Joseph Pope
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26762
Revy WIDOW, &c.      C61

File No. 26762
Polly Knight 
wid of Mark Knight
Pri Rev war

Act: Feb 2nd '48
Index:  Vol A, Page 408

[Arrangement of 1870]
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The National Archives
Form VAM-51
12-3-41
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

Bounty Land Warrant Record Card*

Name: Knight, Michael
Grade: Corporal
Line: Pennsylvania

Warrant Number: 9742 
Acreage: 100
Issued: June 20, 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.
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The National Archives
Form VAM-51
12-5-41
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
Bounty Land Warrant Record Card*
Name Knight, Miles
Grade Sergeant
Line North Carolina
Warrant Number 12307 and 13285
Acreage 100
Issued September 6, 1796
To John Blakely, assignee
of John Macauslan, 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.