Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 1-100, Robert Allen, R.I.
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SERVICE
R.I.

Allen, Robert

NUMBER
B.L. Wt. 1-100
Special Act June 4, 1843
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No. 2 Macks Banons
No. 3 Casar Finch
No. 4 Ichabod Howard
No. 5 Joseph Wheeler
No. 6 Hugh McDugal
No. 7 Jabez Remington
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Special Warrant 
No. 1
Pursuant to an Act of Congress, entitled an “Act for the relief of Elizabeth Pearce, and Mary M. Telfair, daughters and heirs of Israel Pearce" approved the 4 day of June 1842, the aforesaid Elizabeth Pearce, and Mary M Telfair, daughter and heirs of Israel Pearce assigner of Robert Allen, who was a soldier of the Rhode Island Continental line are entitled to one Hundred acres of land 
Given at the Department of War this eighth day of June in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and forty two-

Registered on the Books of the Pension Office
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June 8 1842
Certified copy of Act for the relief of the heirs of Israel Pearce
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AN ACT for the relief of Elizabeth Pearce and Mary M. Telfair, daughters and heirs of Israel Pearce. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War is authorized, and he is hereby required , to issue to Elizabeth Pearce and Mary M. Telfair, jointly, seven United States military land bounty warrants, of one hundred acres each, which appear to be due to the following named individuals, for their services as private soldiers in a Rhode Island regiment in the war of the Revolution, and their right to which they each and all of them, assigned, in April, seventeen hundred and eighty-four, to Israel Pearce, father of the aforesaid Elizabeth Pearce and Mary M. Telfair, namely: Robert Allen, Marks Barrons, Casar Finch, Ichabod Howard, Joseph Wheler, Hugh McDugal, and Jabez Remington, who each and all appear to be entitled to and bounty, but who assigned their right, as aforesaid, to Israel Pearce: Provided, The said Elizabeth Pearce and Mary M. Telfair shall, on the delivery to them of the land warrants aforesaid execute and lodge with the Secretary of War their joint bond, with approved security, to indemnify the United States against the legal claim of all other persons to the said warrants.
Approved, June 4, 1842. 
A true copy from the Roll in this Office 
Fletcher [illegible] [illegible] Clk.
Dept. of State
June 8th 1842.
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Know all men by these presents that Elizabeth Pearce and Mary M Telfair of Providence in the State of Rhode Island as principals, and [illegible] Joseph L Tillinghast & James F Simmons also of said Providence, William Sprague of Warwick & Robert B Cranston of Newport in said State, Joseph R Underwood of Warren County Kentucky, Heland Hall of Bennington Vermont, & John Tallafors of Fredericksburg Virginia an holden & stand firmly bound and obliged unto the United States of America in the sum of Four Thousand dollars to the payment of which will & truly to be made, is and ourselves jointly & severally firmly by these presents, sealed with our seals & dated the Sixth day of June one thousand eight hundred forty two.
The condition of this obligation is such that whereas in and by the act of Congress “for the relief of Elizabeth Pearce & Mary M Telfair, daughters & heirs of Israel Pearce” passed June 4, 1842 it is provided that “the said Elizabeth Pearce & Mary M Telfair shall on the delivery to them of the land warrants mentioned in said act, execute & lodge with the secretary of war their joint bond, with approved security, to indemnify
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The United States against the legal claims of all other persons to the said warrants”--- 
Now, therefore, if the said Elizabeth Pearce & Mary M Telfair shall at all times well & truly indemnify the United States against the legal claims of all other persons to the said Military land bounty warrants described in said acts agreeably to the true intent & meaning thereof, there this obligation to be void, otherwise to the in full force 
Signed sealed & delivered in presence of us} Mary M. Telfair J. L. Tillinghast James F Simmons Walter B. Hamilton Theo Sprague RB. Cranston James R Anderson Hiland Hall John Taliaferro
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Papers upon which land warrants were issued on the 8th June 1842 to the heirs of Israel Pearce, under the act of June 4. 1842, on account of the services of the following named person in the Rhode Island Line Viz No1 Robert Allen, No 2. Marks Barrons No 3. Casar Finch No 4. Ichabod Howard No 5. Joseph Wheeler No 6. Hugh McDugal No 7. Jabez Remington
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I approve the within bond and in security therein.
War Department, June 8. 1842 
J. C. Spencer
Secretary of War
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John Telferro
Mrs Tellinghast
Mr. [illegible]
Mr. Sprague
[illegible name]
Mrs Underwood
Mr. Hall
Mr [illegible]
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Special Warrants
No.s 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 
Issued the 8th June 1842
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The Commissioner of Pensions will issue the [illegible] land bounty warrant specified in the “act for the relief of Elisabeth Pearce and Mary M. Telfair daughters of and heirs of Israel Peace” June 8. for bond and security required by the said and having been approved by me 
War depart June 8. 1842.
J. C. Spencer