Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 312-100, John Clemens, Penn.

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Penn
Clemens, John or Clemons
B. L. Nt. 312-100

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Knon all Men by these presents that I John Clemens late a Solider in Captain Green Company and Col. Hardleys Regiment in the Penn yh aria line in the war with great Britain do hereby constitute and appoint John Young of Lancaster County and Common Wealth of Pennsylvania Inn Keeper my true and lawful attorney for me and in my Name and Slead to drave & receive and receeful for a land warrant due to me from the United States for my service as a private as aforesaid and I do hereby hereby promise and agree to and with the said John Young to rectify and conform all  auh and manner of things he shall or may do or find need are to be done in Law or equity to obtain my Donation Warrant Granted to Me by an Auh of Congrats for distributing the Bounty Land to the officers and soldiers of the Army of the United States - Inn Wilnyh where of I have here unto set my Hand and seal this truerly seventh D of March - one thousand eight hundred
Wilneh Present                      John Clemen J C
Alesd Pover - J. W. Whitehall                March
Lancaster County
Before me the jubfereber one of the afsocial judges of the Court of Common pleas for said  County come John Clemens and acknowledged the above inflormant of hriting to be his car of deed as defined that the fame may be reeowed as such witness my hand of seal the 27th day of March 1800
J.M. Whitehall

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Lancaster County Js
Personally appeared before me one of the afsoreale Judges the within named John Clemens and made oath according to Law that he is the very identical personal the he serve in Captain Green Company and in Col. Thorn as Parlley Regiment in the Pennsylvania line of the army during the War -
Sworn before me the 27th Day of March 1800 John Clemens
Seal     Jn Whitehill

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John Clemens
Bill of Fate
to John Young

The identity of the *****
must be ***** by the latife
eate of an officer of the 
Rep or Line to which he belonged
--
The County Clerh much
certify that W. Whitehill
is a magistrate
MS

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Knon all Men by these presents that I John Clemens late a soldier in the army of the United States and in the Pennsylvania Line of the Army in the War with Great Britain for and in correderalion of Eight Dollars well and truly fiaid the received where of I do hereby acknowledge  have granted bargained sold apagned and conformed unto John Young of Lancaster County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Inn Keeper all my Right Title Interest claim and Dern and of in and to a certain Land Warrant received from the United States for my service as a Private in Captain Greeres Company and Col. Harlliy Regiment contaming one hundred acres of Land Number         To have and to hold until the said John Young his Heurs and a pagns for ever with all the Ways Woods Waters Improvements, Here detament and oppurtunanees whatsoever there unto be longing or in any wise appertaining In Welnep where of both parties have here unto Interchangeably set their Hands and Seals this twenty seventh Day of March one thousand Eight Hundred,

Sealed delev Lancaster County fs
in presence of                Before me the lublereiber one of the afsocial Judge Alex Pney of the Court of Common pleas for said County came John Clemens John Whitehall acknowledged the above interment of writing to be his act of Deed of deferes that the fame may be recorded as such. Witness my hand & & seal the 27th Day of March 1800
Jn Whitehill

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Received of John Young the sum of Eight Dollars in full of the confederation money within mentioned I fay rce by me the twenty seventh day of march on thousand eight hundred 
witness present
Jn Whitehill            John JC Clemens

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Know all men by these presents that I John Stewart in the foregoing letter of Attorney named, by virtue of the power in me thereby vested do by these presents substitute W. John Laub of the city of Washington to be attorney in my head to do execute and perform all the powers vested in me by the said foregoing letter of Attorney,
In Witness where of I have here unto set my Hand and Seal this tenth day of March  anno domini one thousand eight hundred 
Sealed & Delivered
In presence of Us
Abraham Mofser
Jue Morrish
York County fs
Personally come before the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace for said county John Stewart bs of in the above Instrument Named and acknowledged that he did sign & seal the same with his hand for the Penpose above Mentioned Witness my hand and seal the tenth day of March Anno Domini 1801
John Forsyth
Pennsylvania
York County fs I Charles W Hartby clerk of the court of General Locuartes Sofsiens of the Peace in and for the County of York aforesaid do hereby certify that John Forsyth Esquires before whom the above acknowledgement was taken and on ade was and is a Justice of the Peace *** & for the county aforesaid testimony where of I have her write set many Land, & afficed the seal of the said county of York the tenth day of March in the year of our

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Lord, one thousand eight hundred and one
Ch. W. Hardley
Clerk fc
****(following is upside down on the pdf)*******

Letter of Attorney
Andrew Kaufman
to John Stewart bog
and 
Substitution
John Stewart bog
to
John Laub

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Knon all ellen by these present, That I Andrew Kaufman of ellanor Township in the County of Lancaster and State of Pennsylvania, Administrator of all Jungunton the Goods of Chattels, Mights I credits which were of John Clemons late of said Manor Twonship deceased, who was of Solider in the Pennslyvania line during the late revolutionary War do hereby constitute and appoint John Stewars rsaf of the County of York of State Pennsylvania afore and my true Hanful Attorney for muttin my Name to apply at the War Office & receive a Warrant for one hundred acres of Land, being the Bounty land due to the soldiers of the late army of the United States, and also obtain a patent for the same with power also an Attorney or Attorneys under him to substitute and to do all lawful acts requisite for effecting the premises, hereby ratifying and conforming all that my said attorney or his substitute shall lawfully do by virtue hereof Witness my hand & seal the fourth day of Febuary in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and one.
Sealed & delivered in the presences of 
Abraham Mosser
Andrew Kaufman
AS Shaffner Jr

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Lancaster County fs
Before me Jacov Graeff Esq one fo the peace in and for said County, personally came thurth in named Andrew Caffman and acknowledgment the longing instrument of writing to be his Act and Deed and desired the same might berecorded as such banding to law through my hand and seal this fourth day of Febuary One thousand eight hundred & one
Jacob Graeff Seal

Lancaster County Js
I William Barton clerk of the Count of Quarter Sefscons of the Peace in & for the County of Lancaster, so certify that Jacob Graedd, Esquire, was at the time of subresbing the above & in now a Justice of the Peace in & for the County aforesaid in Cortnes where of I have heaunts fed my Hand & afficed the feat of the said Court this fifth day of Febuary in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred & one
                                                  W. Barton
                                                      Clerk
John Clemons                             Clemons
private
Army line

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March 11.05
Moorhead Relative to Land due John Clemmons
Enclosing a pattern from the state of Penn








Rec March 18 1803

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Sandersburg Lancaster County Pensylvania
In as I have ahryed to congrats through John Whitehill esq for a hundred acres of Land due to John Clemmons for his services from the United States and he informed me that he had the claim requested and lif with of are the poppus that respect he also informed me that of J are not praduce satisfactory evidence before the first of thrice that my claim would be bored by Law
Itherefore take the Liberty of sending you the Gotter that we have from the state of Pennsylvania hoping I were Be Be? of satisfactory proof that the Land is due him & also that is due is as his offigns
W, Whitehill informed me that there was an administration on Clemons Estate but in the poppens are all now in your poffesion and I hope this will be satisfactory & you tho were are inturted and not them I hope you will be so good as to send me all the proppers and *** **tter, But previous to this A you will take the prodele to send me a Bill of the feees I will favored them by Patt or soon as I receive your letter you will praft direct  Strausburg Post office Lancaster County  do this upon the precpt of this & gurie send the fees .
I am in your friend or M Moorhead
To the Secretary of Worr
acting administration on the estate of John Young
March **th 1805

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August the first 1800
Paid of are Slante Bebes 3/9
Paid in the office - 29

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1800
Lettrs Admcon
John Clemons
deced

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Lancaster County
George Ross, Efquire, regifter for the probate of Wills and granting Letters of Adminiftration in and for the County of Lancafter, in the Commonwealth of Pennfylvania,
To Andrew Kaufman Esqr of the Towns hip of Manor in the County of Lancaster
Greeting:
Whereas John Clemens of Mano Township
lately died inteflate (as isaffirmed) having whilft he lived and at the time of his deceafe, dives goods and chattels, rights and credits, within the faid county, by means where of the full difpofition and power of granting letters of administration there of, is manifeftly known to belong to me: I therefore, defiring  that the goods and chattels, rights and credits, which were of the faid deceafed, may be well and truly adminiftered, converted and difpofed of, according to low; DO hereby grant unto you the faid Andrew Kauffman Esq. 
(in whofe fidelity in this behalf I very much confide) full power, by the tenor of thefe predents, to adminifter the goods and chattels, rights and credits, which were of the faid deceaed, within the laid county; as alfo to afk, collect, levy, recover and reciece the credits whatfoever o the faid deceafef, which, at the time of his death were owing, or did any way belong to him and to pay the debts, in which the faid deceafed ftood obliged, fo far forth as the faid goods and chattelsm rights and credits will extend. according to the ate and order of law, efpecially of well and truly adminiftering the goods and chattels, rights and credits, which were of the faid deceafed, and making a true and perfect inventory and confcionable aporaifement thereof, and exhibiting the fame in the Regifter's Officem at Lancaster, on or before the first day of September next enfuing and alfo a true and juft account, calcu***on and reckoning of your administration, upon your folemn oath or affiremation* ** one thoufand eight hundred.
AND I DO, by thefe prefen** ordain, conftiute and depute faid, Andrew Kauffman Esq adminiftrateor of all fingular the goods and chattls, rights and credits, which were of the faid deceafed, within the limi* aforefaid, faving, harmlefs and for ever indemnifying aforefaid a, and faving all others their rights, &c.
IN TESTIMONY where of I have caufed the Seal of the faid Office to be hereunto affixed. Dated at Lancafter aforefaid, teh first day of August in the year of our Lord, one thufand eight hundred.