Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 72-100, for Andrew Manring, Delaware
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Service Continental (Del.) Manring or Mannering, Andrew  Number B.L. Wt 72-100
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Agniable to a Resolution of Congress
bearing date
the 26th of May 1783
State of
the bearer hereof
Andrew Manring
Soldier (war) of Lt. Col. Lees Legion
belonging to the State of
Delaware has leave of absence until
called upon by
proper authority to John his
corps or is finally discharged
given the 20th of August 1783
-
in the State of Maryland
Mich. Rudulph
Capt Lees Legion
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Sir
Washington 4th April 1802
the certificate herewith inclosed the property
of Andrew Manring (and the same who served
as specified in the Certificates) who now resides in
the State of North Carolina in my neighbourhood
and who believes himself entitled to sum further
compensation from the government
of the United States more than he has yet
received
this man has put his papers into my
hands with request that I can make the
enquiry
I take the liberty to submit the
matter to you and request, to be informed
whether he is or is not entitled anything and
if anything what it is, and how he shall obtain
Your attention to this request, will be highly
gratifying to me and oblige the poor man for
whose benefit the enquiry is made. If his
not entitled to any thing be so good as to return
his papers to me
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I am very respectfully your obedient and humble servt.

Franklin
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No 12.
Andrew Manring
Claim Mill Land
lodged by Mr
Franklin M.H.R
April [illegible]

Delaware
of
M
14.
54=60
27
30 
2=67
26
8
5
16=55
23
12
5=40
24
251
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A. Mannerings
Power of
Atto
To
Jesse Franklin Esq
Martin J.
10.72
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Know all men by these presents that I Andrew Mannering
a soldier 
in service of the United States of America in the
Virginia line for and
point
during the war with Great Britain
in Colonel Lees legion of hold, do hereby constitute and appoint
Jesse Franklin Esquire of the County of Surrey & State of
North Carolina my true and lawfully
attorney, irrevocably
to ask demand recover and receive of and from the
United States of America, or from any person or persons
Acting
by from or under their authority all and singular
the lands which I am entitled to now due and owing to
me or detained from me by any manner of way or
means whatsoever
and upon receipt thereof to execute
and deliver
sufficient and requisite, receipts, releases and
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the
[illegible]
which
I am entitled to now still and giving to me

or detained from me by any manner of way or
means whatsoever and upon receipt thereof to execute
and deliver
sufficient and requisite, receipts releases and
the same, and to do all lawful acts requisite
for effecting the premises as fully and effectually
to all intents and
purposes as I might or could do
by being personally present and to have done the same
hereby allowing, ratifying and confirming all 
whatsoever my said attorney or his substitute or substitute
shall or may do or cause to be done therein in Virtue
hereof,
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and seal this eighth
day of February in
the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred
and three.
his
Signed sealed and delivered
in presence
by of [illegible] Lester

Andrew
Mannering 
X his mark
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State of
North Carolina
Surry County ---
Be it known that on the day of the
date hereof before us Martin Armstrong
&
Obidiahl Martin
esquires two of the Justices in and of the
County and State
aforesaid, Personally came the within named Andrew
Mannering and acknowledged the within
letter of
attorney to be his act and deed. In Testimony where
of We have hereunto set our hands and
affixed our seals
this
16th
day February in the
year
of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and three
M Armstrong Esq
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Manrose, Elijah
GRADE  Private
LINE Connecticut
WARRANT NUMBER  6158
ACREAGE 100
ISSUED  Apr. 8, 1797 to George Steel

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.