Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 2,338-100, Tobias Briggs, R. I.

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SERVICE
R.I.
Briggs, Tobias 

NUMBER
B.L. Wt. 2,338-100

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Tobias Briggs  No. 2,338.
Isaac Curtis  No. 2,339.

The above numbered warrants
issued in pursuance of the Special
Act of Congress of which Act, the 
written is a Certified Copy
and the same was sent in a Letter
addressed to Mrs. Mary M Telfair
care of Mr. W. B Todd. Washington
D. C. 

July 17th, 1844

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[handwritten notation]
An act for the relief of Mary M. Telfair.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States
 of America in Congress assembled.
[typed]
That warrants for the bounty lands due to Tobias Briggs
and Isaac Curtis, privates in the Rhode Island line, for 
revolutionary services, shall be made out by the proper officers, and delivered to Mrs. Mary M. Telfair, the only heir and legal 
representative of Israel Pearce, deceased, who appears to have
purchased the right to said bounty lands of the said Briggs and Curtis: Provided [last word in italics], That before said warrants shall be delivered to said Mrs. Telfair, she shall execute her own bond to the United States, with good and sufficient security , in such sum as the Secretary of War shall require, to indemnify the said United States against the claim of any other person or persons to said lands.

SEC. 2  [italics] And be it further enacted [/italics], Taht the Secretary of the Treasury shall cause to be paid to said Mrs. Telfair any moneys which may be due to Scipio Brown, a private in the Rhode Island line of the revolutionary army, upon the certificate issued to him for his revolutionary services, which certificate is alleged to have been purchased by, and assigned to said Israel Pearce, the father of said Mrs. Telfair: Provided [last word italics], That before such payment shall be made, the said Mrs. Telfair shall execute her bond, with good and sufficient security, to be approved by said Secretary of the Treasury in double the amount of the sum to be so paid to her, to indemnify the United States against the claim of said Scipio Brown, his executors, administrators or assigns, to the money due on said certificate.

[handwritten notation]
A true copy from the Roll in this office.
Dept. of State,
July 17th, 1844

W. L. Derrick
Actg. Chf. Clk.

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[handwritten]
Know all men by these presents that we May Ann Telfair of Providence in the State of Rhode Island as principal, and I William B. Todd, and James T. Davis, both of the City of Washington are holden and stand firmly bound and obliged unto the United States of America in the Sum of Four hundred dollars to the payment of which well and truly to be made we bind ourselves jointly and severally firmly by these presents sealed with our seals and dated this       day of July one thousand eight-hundred and forty four.
     The conditions of this obligation is such that whereas in and by the Act of Congress for the relief of Mrs Mary M. Telfair only her and legal representative of Isaac Pearce deceased, passed June 15 1844 it is provided that the same Mary M. Telfiar shall on the delivery to her of the Land Warrants mentioned in said Act, execute and lodge with the Secretary of War, her bound with approved security to indemnify the United States against the legal claim of all other persons to the said Warrants”.
     Now therefore, if the said Mary M. Telfair shall at all time, well and truly indemnify the United States against the legal claims of all other persons to the said Military Bounty land Warrants described in said Act agreeably to the true intent and meaning there of them this obligation to be null and void, otherwise to be and remain in full force and effect.
Signed, Sealed and Delivered                    /       [signature] Mary M. Telfair
In presence of                                              /  [signature] W. B. Todd
Witnesses                                                    /    [signature]  Jas L. Davis
Joseph Anthony         
Approved
Treas Dept                                  /  [signature] Wm Wilkins
July 16 ‘ 44                                 / Sessions