Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 1600-100, Israel Humphrey, Conn.
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Conn
Humphrey, Israel

  
B. L. Wt 1600-100
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State of Massachusetts
Berkshire County 
Probate Office

I certify, that satisfactory evidence was adduced to me, to prove that [ptinted ]Hulda M Humphrey and Ruama Whalen are the only[handwritten] heirs at law in fee to [printed] Israel Humphrey[handwritten] late a solder in[printed] the first infantry regiment of the Connecticut  [12line through all]  the Revolutionary War [handwritten]










Given under my hand and Seal of Office' this [printed] Ninth [handwritten] day of [printed February 1830 [handwritten] 
 William P Walker Judge of Probate [his signature]
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Israel Humphery

No. 1600
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State of [printed italic] District of Columbia}            [handwritten]
County of [printed italic]  Washington        } to wit  [handwritten]

I [printed] Huldah M Humphry [handwritten] heir at law of [printed] Isreal Humphery [handwritten]do, upon oath testify and declare, to the best of my Knowledge and belief, that[printed] Isreal Humphrey[handwritten] did enlist 17     , for the term of during the war, served in the regiment No.          [printed] one[handwritten] under the command of Colonel [printed] Meigs [handwritten] of the [printed] Connecticut [handwritten] line; and that he continued in the service aforesaid until[printed] the close of the war [handwritten]
I further declare, that I have never received a warrant for bounty land promised to [printed] my father [handwritten] on the part of the United States; nor do I believe that he ever received it, or transferred his claim to it in any manner whatsoever: therefore, [printed]
Know all men by these presents, that I [printed]  Huldah M Humphrey [handwritten]aforesaid, do hereby constitute and appoint [printed] Colr Dwight__________ [handwritten] to be my true and lawful attorney, for me and in my name to demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the United States, a warrant for the quantity of land due to me as aforesaid; and my said attorney is hereby fully authorized and empowered to constitute and appoint one more substitutes or attorneys under him, for the special purposes above expressed.
Attest,  [printed]     Huldah M. Humphrey [her signature]

Personally appeared the above named[printed] Hulda M Humphrey [handwritten} subscriber to the foregoing declaration, and in my presence acknowledged the power of attorney thereto subjoined to be[printed] her[handwritten] free act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned.  Attest, [printed] William Waters [signature] In testimony the abovewritten                                                      was a magistrate authorized to administer oaths, and take acknowledgements, &c., in the State of                 at the above date, and that his name there subscribed appears to me to be his usual signature, I have hereunto affixed the county seal, and subscribed my name and quality, at     this day of            18               C. Clerk, &c.  [printed]