Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5139, John Holland, S.C.
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( 3- 1776 )  SERVICE S.C. Holland , John  Jane  NUMBER R. 5139
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26.256 Alabama 
John Holland  Sumpter Co. in the  State of Al. who was a  pr in the Company commanded by Captain [John] Bowie  of the  Regt. commanded by  Col. [Andrew] Pickens in the  So. Carolina line for  2 yrs Private $ 80.00 
Inscribed on the  Roll of Alabama at the rate of $ 80 Dollars _ Cents per annum, to commence  on the 4th day of March 1831. 
Certificate of Pension  issued  the 17th day of April  and sent to Hon J. Murphy HR  
Arrears to the 4th of Mch '24 $240.00 Semi-anl allowance ending 4 Sepr 
$40.00 =$ 240.00 
Revolutionary Claim Act  June 7, 1832 Recorded by J T Sprague Clerk  
Book C - Vol. 8 Page 54 

Paid at the Treasury  under the Act of the 6 April 1838 fr 4 March 1837 to 4 Sept.1837. Agent notified 10 July 1838
Paid as above from 4 Sept 1837 to 4 Sept 1838  Agt notified 19 July 1839. 

Letter to Hon. W.W. Payne  H of  Reps  & 3rd Auditor  Aug 17th  1842  

Paid as above from 4th Sept. 1838  to  4th Sept 1841  Agent notified This appnt is now dead & agency to be discontinued
Letter to  De Selding  & Wylie  
date of death not on AB
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The State of Alabama  Circuit Court  of the term of the second Monday of October 1833. On this  14th day  of October in the year one thousand eight hundred and  thirty three  personally appeared in open Court  before  the Honorable Sion L. Perry   Judge of the Circuit Curt of the said County of Sumter now in session  John Holland at present a resident of the said County of Sumter  & State aforesaid  aged sixty seven  or there about , and who being  first duly sworn  according to law doth on his oath make the following amended declaration in order to obtain the benefit  of  the act of Congress passed  7th June 1832 - That he   has heretofore,  to wit,  on the  13th day of August  1832   and when  he was a   citizen of  Marengo County made a declaration  on  oath before the Hon. William J. Alston  Judge of the County Court of said County  in order to obtain the benefit of the  provision made by  the act of Congress of the 7th June 1832. , but the declaration  thus made has been rejected by the proper department of the general government  and since the making of which this declarant has removed from the Count y of Marengo to the Count of Sumter aforesaid where he now resides. This declarant  as heretofore stated  is   about between  sixty seven and sixty eight years of age . He enlisted in the army of the United States  in the year 1778 with Captain  John Bowie  , then of Abbeville District in the  State of South Carolina  and served in the   Regiment under the following
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named officers . He belonged to a company commanded by Captain  John Bowie of which John Howard and Thomas Prince were  Lieutenants and Samuel Earle Ensign - This affiant  is not distinct in his recollection as to the name of the Colonel of the Regiment to which he belonged, but thinks it was Col. [Andrew] Pickens or  Col. [James] Williams. He was under  Genl. [Andrew] Williamson  - Lieut. Prince was wounded in the service at the Battle of  Stono  - Ensign Earle  continued in the service until  this affiant left it and when this affiant last heard from him  lived in Pendleton  District  in South Carolina - this affiant or declarant enlisted as well as he remembers  in  the year 1778  or thereabouts, but as to the precise date  he is not certain because he was very young at the time. He enlisted for  and to serve  for and during the continuance of the war and was discharged as well as he remembers in the year 1780  in Abbeville District in  South Carolina  . He is confident he served something upwards of two years and served in the capacity of a drummer for the company  and was enlisted when he was very young as aforesaid. He lived in Abbeville District  as aforesaid when he enlisted and served as before stated . He received no written discharge that he now remembers , but as he was young at the time he thinks it likely his father did for him  but of this he is not certain as his father died many years ago. This declarant  knows of no person now  within his reach by whom he can prove his services. He  once procured a
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(3) the certificate of Ensign Earle of Pendleton  District in South Carolina and also the affidavit of   one Geo. Slater who served with this declarant  showing  the fact of his having enlisted and served as stated and caused this document to be enclosed to the Hon. R.E. B. Baylor a member of f Congress from the District of  he resided , and from which he has  never been able since to obtain  any account - Mr. Baylor stated that the document has never reached - If these two  witness are now living they are beyond the reach  of this declarant . From the affects of old age and  bodily infirmity it is with extreme  difficulty that he can  travel to the seat of  Justice in his County  to make this declaration and he is wholly unable to  travel in pursuit of witnesses even if he knew them to be now living . He has  been as full and particular in the statement of his service as his memory  which is somewhat  impaired  by age well enable him to be . He may have committed some mistakes as to date, but he cannot be mistaken in stating the fact that when a mere boy he pledged his services to this Country as long as they were wanting and served as long as required. He knows he served upwards of two years in all and he is confident that his name  will or ought to be found  upon the rolls of  the arm  in the  War  Department . He has no  additional fact to state in support of his claim to  be placed upon the Pension Roll , but refers to the whole community in which he has long resided for evidence of his character for veracity and honesty . He would mention
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(4)   among those who would vouch for his character the names of  John Rains Esq. member of the Legislature from Marengo  County , Charles D Conner , Thomas Ringgold, Allen Glover of the same County  - R.E.B. Baylor formerly a member of Congress . The Hon. Gabriel Moore of the Senate and Col. James Pickens of  Marengo  Answers made by  the declarant to the several interrogatories  prescribed by the War Department and propounded by the Court - Ans to 1. I was born in Prince George County in Virginia  , but having no record of my age do not know the year .  I was living in Abbeville  District  in  South Carolina when I enlisted and since the revolutionary war  removed from South Carolina  to Kentucky and lived in Greene  & afterwards in Caldwell County  in that State and from thence removed to Marengo County  in this State  in  1818  where I have lived till a few weeks ago  & removed to  Sumter County  where I now live. I was enlisted as before stated . I knew  Capt. John Moore, Capt. Benj. Tutt, & the officers whose names I have before mentioned. I never received a written discharge from the service that I now remember.  I hereby relinquish every claim to a pension
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STATE OF ALBAMA  JOHN GAYLE , GOVERNOR OF SAID STATE TO ALL TO WHOM  THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME KNOW Ye That James Savage  whose signature appears to the foregoing  & annexed certificate was a that time of signing the same Clerk of the Circuit Court of Sumter County  , State of Alabama  duly commissioned  & qualified. THEREFORE,  all due faith , credit  and authority are, and ought to be had and give to all his official acts as such . In testimony whereof  I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the State to be affixed. Done at the  Capitol in Tuscaloosa this 3rd day of February  in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty four  and of  the Independence of the United 
states pf America the fifty eighth .  BY THE GOVERNOR .  John Gayle ( signed ) SECRETARY OF STATE Jas. T. Thornton ( signed )  Sealed
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(6)  War department  that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier  and served as he states and the  Court further certifies that it appears to them that Eli Davis   who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident  in the County of Sumter and that William Anderson  who has also signed the same is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to belief.  [ The State of Alabama Sumter County ] I James  Savage clerk of the Circuit Court  for the County of Sumter  and  State aforesaid  do hereby certify that  the foregoing pages  numbered from one to six   inclusive contains the original proceedings of the  Court in the matter of the application of John Holland for a pension. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and private seal  having no seal of office this the 14th day of October  1833 . James Savage ( signed / sealed ) Clerk
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(5)  whatever except the present  and declare that  my name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any State. Sworn to and subscribed in open Court  this 14th day of October  1833 John Holland ( his mark C )   We Elis Davis a clergyman residing in the County of Sumter and William Anderson  residing in the same do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with  John Holland who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration , that  we believe him to be  sixty seven or eight years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides and has resided  to have been a soldier of the revolution  and that we concur in that opinion.  and that the said John Holland is a man of undoubted and unimpeachable character. Eli Davis ( signed ) a minister of the Gospel William Anderson ( signed )  Sworn to  & subscribed the day &  year aforesaid . And  the  said Court do hereby declare their opinion  after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the
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[ The State of Texas Panola County ] On this the 12th day of Sept. A.D. 1854  personally appeared before me  the undersigned  authority  Jane Holland a resident of the  State of Texas &  County of Panola  aged eighty five years  who being first duly sworn  according to law  doth on her oath make the following declaration  in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed  July fourth  A.D. 1836. That she is the widow of John Holland  dec'd  who was placed upon the roll of the United States  Pensioners at the rate of eighty dollars a year on the  17th day of April  1834 , and who  was Drummer  in the army of the revolution. She further states that she was married to the said John Holland on the third day of August in the  year seventeen hundred and ninety one . That her husband the aforesaid John Holland died on the 2nd day of August  A.D.  1842 and that she has remained a widow  ever since that period, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof  hereto annexed. Jane Holland ( her mark X )  [ The State of Texas Panola County  ]Before me  Chief Justice of the Count aforesaid  personally appeared Jane Holland  to me personally known  who after being duly sworn according to law  as to the  facts set forth  in the   above declaration  subscribed the same . I further certify that from old age and bodily infirmity  she is unable to attend in open Court. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my  hand and affixed the seal of my office this  Sept. 12th   A.D. 1853. Thos. G. Allison ( signed / sealed )  C.J.P Cty
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[ The State of Texas Panola County ] Before me  Thos. G. Allison  Chief Justice of the County aforesaid personally appeared  Brooks H Davis and William Holland  who  after being  duly sworn according to law  on their oaths say  that they are well acquainted with John Holland ( who was placed on the roll of United States pensioners at the rate of  $ 80  a year on the 17th  day of April  A.D.  1834, and whose pay was subsequently increased  sixteen dollars per year )  . That before his death the said John  and the said Jane lived together  as man and wife and that they were so reputed to be among  their neighbors, that the said John died  on the second day of  August   A.D.  1842  in the State of Alabama   Count of Sumter  and that said  Jane is still a widow, and that at the time of the death of said John , she had no children under the  age of sixteen years, That the said  Jane is now a citizen of the aforesaid County   and that we believe that she  is unable from  bodily infirmity  and old age to attend in open Court to make her declaration. William Holland ( signed ) Brooks H Davis ( signed )  Sworn to and subscribed before me  in testimony of which I have hereto set my hand and affixed my seal of office this  Sept. 12th A.D. 1854. Thos. G. Allison ( signed ) Chief Justice  P. Cty
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November 24, 1936
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BA-J/ EEL
John Holland-R.5139

Mina Holland Lloyd
3384 Oakwood Avenue
Salt Lake City, Utah

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Records 
of Charles Holland, of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, John Holland,
of Sumter County, Alabama and Thomas Holland, of Limestone County,
Alabama, all of whom served in the South Carolina Troops, War of the
Revolution and received pensions on account of their services.

Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War data and the
limited, trained clerical force available for furnishing such infor-
mation, it is not possible to comply in full with each request for
Revolutionary War data. The record of John Holland is furnished
herein as found in the papers on file in pension claim, R.5139, based
upon his military service in the Revolutionary War.

John Holland was born in Prince George County, Virginia. The
date of his birth and the names of his parents are not shown.

While residing in Abbeville District, South Carolina, John
Holland volunteered in 1778, for the war, served as drummer in Captain
John Bowie's South Carolina Company and was discharged in 1780.
He stated that he was very young when he entered the service.

After the Revolution, he moved from South Carolina to Kentucky, 
and lived in Green and Caldwell Counties, that state, and in 1818.
moved to Marengo County, Alabama, thence to Sumter County, Alabama

He was allowed pension on his application executed October 14,
1833, at which time he was aged between sixty-seven and sixty-eight
years and resided in Sumter County, Alabama, of which county he had
then been a resident but a few weeks.

He died in said Sumter County, August 2 or 3, 1842.

The soldier married in South Carolina, August 3, 1791, Jane,

 [Note in right margin]

He said Col 
Pickens or
Williams
but I did
not use
[illegible]
Capt Bowie
& the Lt &
ensign he
names all
belonged to
the 5" SC
& Pickens
Williams 
were Militia
Colonels &
[illegible]
he said 
he was
not sure
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The date and place of birth of Jane Holland and the names of
her parents are not stated. In 1854, he was living in Panola County
Texas and was aged eighty-five years. She was deceased in 1951.
exact date of her death not shown.

Children are referred to, the only name of a child that was
given was son William Holland, who was living in Panola County, Texas,
in 1854.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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REJECTED 5239 Jane Holland widow of John ( vertical margin note ) (  1936 Nov 24 Hist to Mina Holland  Lloyd EES )
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Soldier ACT OF JULY 14 1862  Mrs. Jane Holland widow of John Holland  REJECTED  This case Revy Sec reg'd No  5.139
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Washington  Oct. 22, 1854 Hon . L. P. Waldo Comm. of Pensions  Sit, I have the honor to enclose herewith affidavits intended as additional evidence in support of the  suspended claim of Jane Holland  wid. of John  of Texas for a pension under act of March 3rd, 1843 , and also a power of atty  executed  by the claimant to  me. Very Respectfully  your obt. servt. C.W. Bennett ( signed )
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No. 99715 Jane Holland  widow of John Texas  Hon G.W. Smith 5139  3rd March 1843
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John Holland ala ad 26256 Commissioner Augt. 22/53
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Jane Holland wid of John Texas  Sus 1843 Cole  ( vertical on page ) ( Honl. L.P. Waldo Comm. of Pensions Pension Office )
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B.T. SELMAN ATTORNEY AT LAW  TYLER SMITH Co., TEXAS  Will attend to any business pertaining to the profession of LAW , in the Courts of Smith and adjacent Counties.
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June 15th, 1846  Honbl. W.W. Payne House of Reps
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Pension office June 15th  1842  Sir, In answer to your letter of the  14th  I have to inform  you that the pension in the case of John Holland whose  vouchers  are herewith  returned cannot be paid owing to the   absence of the name of an  attesting witness  which is indispensable , as you well perceive from the  printed instructions herewith sent.  I have the honor to be ....                Hon W.W. Payne House of Reps
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( post mark ) [ PENSION OFFICE  APR 25 1859 ]
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Tyler Smith Co., Texas April 12th  1859 Sir, Under the laws of the United States  John Holland now dec'd  was entitled to and received an annual pension for military services  up to his death which occurred some twenty years ago.  After that time his surviving widow Jane Holland   made no effort to have the payment continued  to her until some six or  eight years ago an effort was made in her behalf  to get the backpay. The claim was pressed before the department fort three or four years  & finally suspended as t she was informed until proof of the marriage could be made. This she supposed sha had fully made tho' with some difficulty for it occurred in South Carolina  in  1791 . For some two or three years her immediate friends and relatives ( she is a very old  lady ) have been  looking up proof  to establish  the fact more fully. By way of explanation  I will remark that Mrs. Holland  & her relatives who are trying to relieve
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her destitute condition  are ignorant  people and very little  skilled in matters of this kind. They have at different times  engaged the assistance of  several lawyers  in this  State  and the Congress in  turn have sent their respective  agents in Washington . Mssr.s De Seldon  & Wiley  of that City first had charge of the matter  and afterwards it was placed in the hands of Mr. C. W. Bennett . This was not done  however by me . I have intelligence  from the Atty  who engaged  De Seldon  & Wiley that the proof of  marriage was the first evidence submitted  to them. Whether  they yet have possession of that evidence  we are not advised. I have written  to them  & to Mr. Bennett, calling their attention  to the claim and asking  the were abouts of the papers, but no answers were received. I have therefore thought proper to  address the  Com. of Pensions  directly  for the purpose of ascertaining  whether the claim has been paid to any person , and if so , to whom - if not  whether the papers  are on file it so whether  the testimony of one  Anderson & his wife  is there. I shall be thankful to
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for any further information  or suggestions you may think proper to add. If at any time it becomes necessary for me to give references I am prepared to do so. Another object in  writing is to  enquire what course I shall take to get a duplicate of a land warrant  which has been lost or destroyed in the mails. I wrote  you some time since on the subject but  received no answer. I again  respectfully  call your attention   to the  enquiry. One of our merchants  forwarded the warrant to his correspondent  in New Orleans  last  summer  & it has not been heard .  We are prepared  give dates , to etc.  having retained a copy of the letter enclosing it. Very respectfully  B. T. Selman ( signed )  Com. of Pensions Washington City D.C.
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Washington  Oct 11, 1851 Hon. James E. Heath Comm. of Pensions Sir, We send enclosed with this the application of Mrs. Jane Holland  for arrears of pension  and further pension . and her as she claims in  consequence  of the Revolutionary services of  her deceased husband  John Holland . In a letter  to us she states that  her husband  was on the Pension roll in 1842  at the time of his death & that  his name was place there through  the  assertions of  Hon . Winter Payne, then a Representative from Alabama , where she ten resided with her husband. Very respy  , etc. etc. De Selding  & Wylie
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May 25 / 54
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(757 ) Pension Office May 25, 1854 Sir, The informal application  of Jane Holland widow of John of  Texas has been examined and filed under the act of  3rd March  1843. Declaration s should be made before an open  Court of Record and not before a Justice of the Peace as has been done in this case. The date of her marriage  must be established by  Record , or its absence accounted for . Application should be made to the  Clerk of the County in which she was married for  proof of the  date of that event. If  he has not the evidence, it must be proven by witnesses who can show how they  are enabled to fix the time.  Hon. G.W. Smith  H of R
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B.T. Selman May 2
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Pension Office May 2, 1859 Sir, In reply to your letter of the 12th ultimo . I have  to stat that as soon as you shall have transmitted from the claimant   power of  attorney  the condition of the claim of Jane Holland for pension will be reported to you. The facts in relation to the land warrant  you refer to must be stated before the instructions  you require can be given. Enquiries in relation  to different classes of claims should be made in separate letters. Very respy. B.T. Selman Esq. Tyler  Smith Co. Texas
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File these with  reg No. 5.139 ( post mark ) [ PENSION OFFICE JAN  24 1851 ]
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Washington  Jany 23 1861 Sir, Some years ago  , say  8 or 10  Mrs. Jane Holland of  Texas filed an application  for the pension  of her husband  ( then dead )  John Holland  The applicant  Mrs. H.  is also  since dead. The claim was I learn was in charge of a Mr. Bennett of this City . The children of Mrs. H  are constituents of mine desire information in relation  to this claim, what its condition is  whether it has been allowed, if not what is needing .  Yours Lewis T Wigfall ( signed ) Commissioner of Pensins
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Pen. Office Jany 25, 1861 Sir, In reply to your letter of the  23 inst., I have to state that no papers in support of the claim to pension of the widow or children of John Holland appear to have ever been  filed in this office. If the facts in the case be stated, viz,  the company and regt in which the  soldier served . When he died, when his widow again remarried, and the age of the children at the date of his death , it can then be determined whether   they  are entitled and for what period. I have the honor to be  very respy.  yr obt. servt.  Hon L. T. Wigfall Senate US
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July 20th . 1842 Honl. W.W . Payne H of Reps
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(260 ) Pension Office July 10th  1842 Sir, In  answer to your letter of the  19th inst. enclosing the  papers in the case of John Holland  I have to state that the vouchers  are imperfect owing to the  absence  of required proof  of identity. You will observe from the forms  and regulations  herewith transmitted that the instruction s are imperative on this  head. This deficiency  being   supplied and second  testimony  being added  of the  assertion of the power of attorney  , the vouchers  should be forwarded  to  P. Hagner  Esq.  . Third Auditor  of the Treasury  that the pension may be  paid in  conformity  to the act of April 6th  1838.  The  vouchers are herewith returned. I have the honor , etc.  Honbl. W W Payne H of Reps.
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Rep Hall  17 July 1842 Sir, I  transmit to you the  enclosed application of Jno Holland a  Revolutionary pensioner  to which I beg leave to ask you our best attention. I have the honor to be  your obt. servt.   W W Payne   J L Edwards Esq. Com.  Pensions
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Aug 17th  1842 Honbl. W W Payne H of Reps
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( 267 ) Pension Office Aug 17th  1842 Sir, In answer to your letter of the  15th inst.  respecting the  case of John Holland , II have to state that the vouchers have been referred to  P. Hagner  Esq.  Third Auditor  of the  Treasury  that the pension may  be paid  in conformity with the  Act of April 6th 1858 . I have the honor  to be  etc.  Hon  W.W. Payne H of  Reps
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Wm Hogan Aug 22 1833
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Pension Office  August 22, 1853 Sir, In reply to your note of the 17  instant , I have to state that John Holland of Alabama   was placed upon the  roll of U.S. Pensioners  at the rate of $  80   a year on the  17th day of April  1834. If he was not  paid to the time of his death his widow is entitled to the  amount due  and  her account will be  adjusted &  paid at the office of the 3rd Auditor . The widow of John Holland  has not as yet  filed any application for a pension on account of the services of her said husband in this office. The letter of Geo. M Hogan is herewith returned. I remain yours etc.  Wm Hogan Present
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TREASURY DEPARTMENTS 
Second Comptroller's Office
May 28th 1839

Sir:

Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An
act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain
Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury
of the United States, John Holland,
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Mobile, Ala.  Agency, at
the rate of Eighty - Dollars 
per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has
been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept., 1837
to the 4th Sept. 1838,

Respectfully, yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.


To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENTS 
Second Comptroller's Office
July 7 .  1838

Sir:

Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An
act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain
Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury
of the United States, John Holland,
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Mobile, Ala.  Agency, at
the rate of Eighty - Dollars 
per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has
been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March., 1837
to the 4th Sept. 1837,

Respectfully, yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.


To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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C.W. Bennett Nov 10 /54
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Pension Office 10th Nov. 1854 Sir, The additional evidence in the case of Jane Holland  widow of John of  Texas has been received. I enclose you a copy of a letter from this office to Hon G.W. Smith  of  date 25th May  1854  which will explain the condition of the claim. The declaration  however appears to be properly made. CW Bennett Esq. Present
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Amended declaration of John Holland
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TREASURY DEPARTMENTS 
Second Comptroller's Office
August  19th 1842

Sir:

Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing 
the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States,    John Holland, ------------------
-----------------------
a Pensioner on the Roll of theTuskacoosa, Al.  
Agency, at the rate of Eighty - Dollars --------and
--------cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 
1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 
4th of Sept., 1838 to the 4th Sept. 1841--,

Respectfully, yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.


To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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[ The State of Texas Panola County ] Know all men by these presents  that  Jane Holland, of the County of Panola  & State of Texas  , wife of John  Holland  dec'd , who was a revolutionary pensioner of the United States , do hereby constitute and , appoint Clement W  Bennett  a resident of the District of Columbia, ,my true and lawful attorney , for me and in my name  to receive from  the proper Department of the United States  for paying pensions , my pension  from the time it may have accrued up to the date hereof . Witness my hand and seal  this Sept 12th  A.D. 1854 Jane Holland ( her mark X )    Sealed and delivered in  presence of Joshua Cherry ( signed ) William Holland ( signed )  [ The State of Texas Panola Count ] Be it known  that , on the  12th day of Sept.  A.D. 1854  before  the subscriber , Chief Justice of the County & State aforesaid , duly authorized by law to administer oaths, personally appeared Jane Holland ,  above named, and acknowledged the foregoing power of attorney   to be her act and deed. In testimony whereof I have hereto  set my hand and affixed the seal of my office this the  12th day of Sept.  A. D.  1854. Thos. G. Allison ( signed  ) Chief Justice P. Cty.
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[ The State of Texas Panola County ] Before me  Chief Justice of said County  and ex-officio  Notary Public personally appeared   William Holland , who subscribed the declaration  contained on the first page of this sheet, who after being duly sworn upon his oath says that he is the son of said Jane and that to the best of his knowledge and belief , there never was a family record of marriages, births, and deaths kept in his father and mother's family. William Holland ( signed ) I certify that said William subscribed the above statement  and that he is a person of veracity . In testimony whereof I have  hereto  set my hand and affixed my official seal this  Sept. 12th  A.D. 1854 . Thos G. Allison ( signed ) Chier Justice P. Cty.
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The State of Texas}
County of Panola   }
On this the 10th day of April 1854
personally appeared before me the
undersigned authority Jane Holland
a resident citizen of the county and State aforesaid, aged
eighty five years, who after being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath make the following declaration in order
to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of
Congress passed July 4th A.D. 1836. That she is the widow of
John Holland, deceased        who was drummer in the
Revolutionary war between the United Sates and great Britain

She further declares that she was married to
the said John Holland on the third day of August in
the year of our Lord Seventeen hundred and ninety one
that her husband, the aforesaid John Holland, died on the
2nd day of August A.D. 1842, and that she has remained a
widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear by
refference to the proof hereto annexed
         her
Jane X Holland 
        Mark

Sworn to and subscribed, on this the day and year
above written, before me W H Darnall Justice of the Peace


The State of Texas}
County of Panola   }
I, J. Hasley Anderson Clerk of the
County Court of said County of Panola
do hereby certify that W. H. Darnall
whose name and official signature appears to the
foregoing certificate is an acting Justice of the Peace
in and for said County duly commissioned & qualified
and that all his acts as such are entitled to full faith
and credit, and that his signature thereto is genuine

SEAL

In testimony of which I here unto
set my hand and affix the seal
of my office the 17th day of April
AD 1854    J Hasley Anderson
C, Clk, PC
By J. Cherry  [illegible]
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The State of Texas Panola County
Before me W. H. Darnell an acting
Justice of the Peace in and for the
County & State aforesaid, personally
appeared William Holland, to me personally known, and who is a son of Jane Holland, whose signature is affixed to her declaration on page No one of this sheet, and who after being first duly sworn, on his oath says
that to the best of his knowledge and belief there was never a family Record of Marriages, births & deaths kept in his father & mother family
s/ Wm Holland
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this the the1 day of April A.D. 1854
I further certify that Wm Holland is a man of veracity
s/ W H Darsall Justice of Peace

the State of Texas Panola County
I J Hadley Anderson Clerk of the county court of said County & State, do hereby certify that Wm H. Darnell, whose name and official
signature appears to the foregoing certificate is an acting Justice of the Peace, in and for said County duly commissioned & qualified, and
that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit, and that his signature thereto is genuine
In testimony of which I hereunto
set my hand and affix the seal of office on the 17th day
of April AD 1854
J Hadley Anderson  Clk PC
By J. Cherry Dep
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JL Edwards Comr of Pensions
June 5th 1842
Mr Davidge
Hon WW Payne H of R
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Rep Hall June 14 184_
Sir
Inclosed you will receive the application of Jno Holland for arrears of Pension
I have the honor to be your obt svt
WW Payne
JL Edwards Comr
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13.941
John Holland
Alabama
on roll
adm 2 years $80.00
Hon John Murphy Ho of Reps
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WAR DEPARTMENT
Pension Office,
Sir
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned.
The following is a statement of
your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and
the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed,
before a pension can be allowed. the notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when
you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement shewing the Service of
Duration of the claimant's service.
Rank of the claimant.
Names and rank of the Field officers
under whom he served.
Age at present, and place of abode
when he entered the service.
Proof by which the declaration is supported.

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant
JAMES L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army,
and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers, all
persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who
were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to
Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are
also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged
in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1.
The Regular Troops.
2.
The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claimin
the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, mucicians or privates, will, in the first
instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of
Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is
considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss.
On this
day of
County of
A. B. a resident (b) of
personally appeared (a) before
of
in the county of
and State, Territory or District
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 enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)
with
and
served in the
(e) regiment of the
Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served
under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the
town of County and entered the engaged.
and the country his form is to be tried others and persons
who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he
declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of
the Agency in the State of
A. B.
And then will follow the certificate of the Court.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary
soldier, and served as he states.
of the Court of
do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of
the application of
for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this
day of
& c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be
found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia,
except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and
subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with
and C. D. residing in (the same)
subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be
who has
years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier
of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
And then will follow the certificate of the Court
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after
putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary
Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A.B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the
and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I,
Clerk of the Court of
do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of
for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal
of office, this
day of
& c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission
; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if
possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services
of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light
upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will
also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful
in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal
means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted
; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected
. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and
there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his
case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of
service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State
troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war
, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?
And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such
Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
To a Soldier
Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given
, and what has become of it?
To an Officer.
Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what
has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify
as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are
requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court,
without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be
the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from
their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed
and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion.
If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character
and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the
inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before
required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper
county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform,
and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record,
or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper
Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a
Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is
his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before
the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the
declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure
, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period
of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the
opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
tal. The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will fol-
The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not
The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the
claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades
which he served, in language so
definite as to enable the Department to determin
ine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the
of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason
cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his
below and in the following grades: --For---yearhe
served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following
months, and-
For months and - days, I served as a ; and for such service I claim a pension."
days, I served as ato
determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law
directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months,
is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years
in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is
highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each
term of engagement;
the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority
; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil
pursuit.
The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
The opinion of the Court is always required.
The Clerk must give his seal, at " river in an inch from other seal, or he has put
, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the
papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains
the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must
pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses
who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as
the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses
, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified
by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in
note il applies to continental troops only.
This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
not write, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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The State of Texas Panola County
Before me Wm H. Darnell, an acting Justice of the Peace for said
County, personally appeared Baily
Anderson and Wm Holland, to me personally known and who are persons of veracity, and who after
being duly sworn, upon their oaths make the following statement
We Baily Anderson and William
Holland upon our oaths say that we are well acquainted to Jane Holland (wife of John Holland who was placed upon the roll of U.S.  Pensioners as we have learned, on the 17th day of April 1834 at the rate of $80 per year, and was increased to the sum of sixteen dollars more, whose signature appears to her declaration on page "no one " of this sheet; that her husband the said John Holland died on the 3rd day of August A.D. 1842 in the State of Alabama & County of Sumpter. that said Jane Holland has remained a widow ever since the death of her said husband
John Holland, that the said Jane
had no children under the age of sixteen years at the death of said John, that said Jane is now a citizen of the State of Texas Panola County, and that we believe the said Jane is unable to attend in open court, as
required by law, in consequence of bodily infirmity s/ Bailey Anderson
Wm Holland
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 13th day of April A.D. 1854 
s/ W H Darnell Justice of the peace

The State of Texas Panola County
I J. Hadley Anderson Clerk of the County Court of said County do hereby certify That Wm H Darnall whose name and official signature appears to the foregoing certificate, is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly
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commissioned and qualified and that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit, and that his signature thence is genuine
In testimony of which I hereunto
set my hand and affix the seal of my office on the 17th day of April AD 1854  J Hadley Anderson C. Clk P.C
By J. Cherry Dept

Jane Holland Widow of
John Holland
Texas
March 1843
Cole
Hon G. W. Smith H of R
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COPY
Deselding & Wylie
Washington D. C.
December 26, 1851
Sirs:
The papers in the case of Jane Holland of Texas, widow of John Holland claiming a pension under the Act of July 7, 1838, have been examined and are herewith returned.
The laws require that all declarations for pensions shall be made before a Court of Record in open Court unless in cases of extreme bodily infirmity, when the declaration may be made before a Judge of a Court of Record, out of Court the Judge certifying to the fact of infirmity.
The papers, as presented, contain no satisfactory evidence of the date of the marriage, nor of the identity of the claimant, as the widow of the claimant whose marriage took place in 1796 as alleged. Enclosed
is a copy of the regulations under the Act above mentioned, for the
guidance of the claimant.
Very, etc.
J. E. Heath
Commr of Pensions
(Davidge)
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M. E. Lloyd AE Lloyd
LLOYD LLOYD
GENEALOGISTS
384 Oakwood Ave.
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
Oct 13. 1936.
Revolutionary War Bureau,
Washington D.C.
Gentleman
A. E. Lloyd
will you please help me to establish the identity of my great great grandfather, who I  believe is one of the three names I am submitting to you for their records in the Rev War as pensioners.
Charles Holland, Tuscaloosa Co Ala
Private in S.C. Militia, applied for pension 2 July 1833, under act of
Congress, 7 June 1832. Rev Pension Roll, Vol 14. Sen. Doc. 514.23. Congress 1st sess, 1833 1834.

John Holland. Sumpter CO Ala,
Private S. C. State Troops enrolled for pension, 17 April 1834. under act of Congress 7 June 1834. Rev. Pension Roll Vol. 14. Sen Doc. 514. 23. Congress 1st session 1833. 1834.

Thomas Holland, Limestone Co Ala,
Private in S.C. Militia, Enrolled for pension 13 June 1833 under act of congress 7 June 1832, Rev Pension Roll Vol 14. Sen. Doc. 514,23. Congress 1st sess. 1833-4, census of Pensions 1841. pg 148.

I am firmly certain that one of these men is the man I have so long
been looking for, and will appreciate your assistance in this matter
at the earliest possible date,
Thanking you for your attention in this
I am Sincerely Yours
Mina Holland Lloyd
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAN-51 12-5-41
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD* Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
NAME Holland, John H.
GRADE- Private
LINE New York
WARRANT NUMBER 7293
ACREAGE 100
ISSUED Feb. 23, 1792
to Timothy Pettee, 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.