Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 2128-1100, for Frederick William Von Baron Steuben, New York
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Continental [handwritten]
CONTENTS

[black star]
Steuben, Frederick William von (Baron) [handwritten]

Number
B.L.Wr.2128.1100 [msm?]
issued June 8.1798

Res - N.Y. [faded, handwritten]
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Know all Men by these presents 
that I Benjamin Walker of Utica in
the County of Oneida acting Executor
and residuary Legatee of the late Frederick
William Barron de Steuben Major Genl
in the service of the United States do
hereby appoint Nathan Williams
Esqr. Member of Congress from the State
of New York my true and lawfull
attorney for me in my name & behalf,
to ask demand and receive from
the War Office of the United States or
from whatever person may be authorized
to deliver the same a certain Warrant
formerly granted to said Maj General
Steuben enlisting him to Eleven hundred
acres of land for his [exemplary] services
which warrant was in the life time
of said Baron de Steuben sent to
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Genl Weedon who undertook to have the same
located, but Genl Weedon having deceased
the said Warrant was missing till lately
it was said to be in the hands of one of
the principal Clerks in the War Office.
          I do hereby empower my said Attorney
to secure the said Warrant and further
to do all things necessary to have the same
located and to Receive the Patent for the
Land when issued _ and I do further empower
my said Attorney to [illegible] any person
or persons under him for any of the purposes
aforesaid hereby [illegible] and confirming
whatever he may do in the premises.
                               Witness my hand and Seal
                                this 17 Decr 1805
                                                      B Walker
Sealed & Delivered
in presence of
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Benj. Walker
[to?]
[N?] William 

Power of atty.

[line]

[illegible] de [illegible]
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State of New York.
On the thirtieth day of December in the year 1805 before me came Benjamin Walther to acknowledge that he executed his power of attorney as his act & deed.  I do therefore allow the same to be recorded.
Arthur Breese
Master in Chancery
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[illegible] Jan 17 1805 of the Secretary of War of the U. S. the land warrant within mentioned.
N. Williams Atty
To B. Watkin
Within mentioned
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Ernest M. Reynolds
165 East 191st Street
Cleveland, Ohio

December 7, 1931.

[faded ink stamp with the date]

Government Pension Department,
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen;
Would it be possible through your records to
verify our family contention that (Major General)
Friedrich Wilhelm Baron [underline] von Steuben [end underline] had a 
wife and that she was paid a government pension after
his death?. If not his wife, who was it? Local records 
burned years ago.
I would appreciate any information you may be
able to give me on this subject.

Very truly yours, 
Ernest M Reynolds [signature]

FMR/mh
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December 21, 1931

BA-J/[MSHF?]:MLB

Mr. Ernest M. Reynolds
165 East 191st Street
Cleveland, Ohio

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letters of December 7, 1931, one
addressed to the War Department and referred to this office for
reply, and the other to this office, relative to the pension 
which might have been granted the wife of Baron Frederick
William de Steuben, Major General, War of the Revolution.
There is no claim for pension on file made by the widow
of Baron Frederick William de Steuben, of the Revolutionary War.
The records show that Warrant No. 2128, for eleven hundred
acres of bounty land was issued June 8, 1798, on account of his
services in the Continental Line, War of the Revolution.
There is no reference to wife or children on file.
For information in regard to pension or annuity that was
granted on account of the services of that soldier, it is
suggested that you apply to The Comptroller General, General
Accounting Office, this city.
Your letter addressed to the War Department is returned
herewith.

Very truly yours

A. D. Miller
Assistant to Administrator

[illegible handwriting]
XXVI Act approved
June 4, 1790
Mch 11, 1932 Mrs. [illegible] Gen'l Acct office called me. ...know if the widow of above sol. rec'd pens.  ^ State of New York.  She had all ... papers before her, so I asked date of his death.  She said ... last payment under Act June 4, 1790 was from Oct. 8 1794 to Nov. 8 1794 the date of his death.  She was referred it as
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAN-51
12-5-41

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

NAME Steuben, Jonathan [handwritten] GRADE Sergeant [handwritten] LINE Connecticut [handwritten]

WARRANT NUMBER 6486 [handwritten] ACREAGE 1OO ISSUED Apr. 8, 1797 [handwritten]
to John Steel, assignee [handwritten]

*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 subse-
quent dates. Other records relative to the application 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.