Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 380-150, George Cotton, Conn.

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Conn.

Cotton, George

B.L.Wt. 380-150- 

Ensign
Issued Feb.15.1799

No Papers

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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Division of Veterans’ Administration Archives

Form VAM-51
12-5-41

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

Name: Cotton, Henry
Grade: Private “in Proctor’s Artillery”
Line: Pennsylvania

Warrant Number: 9200
Issued: July 16, 1789 to M. McConnel, 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.