Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 5320-100, Joshua Webster, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
★ Webster Joshua
B.L. Ht. 5320-100-pvt.
Issued Mch. 25, 1790
No papers
CONTENTS

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Webster, Joshua GRADE Private LINE Massachusetts
WARRANT NUMBER 5320 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Mar. 25, 1790 to — not shown —
*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.

Joshua Webster Mass St 5320 Mar 25 1790
Warner Place Reading, Michigan R F D 1
July 24 - 1935
land book searched prior to 1800
Veterans Administration Washington, D.C.
Revolutionary War Dept.,
Is there a pension or land record for Joshua Webster , born Dec 22 - 1732 Hanhill, Mass. Died in 1825; buried near Stanley, N.Y. where he lived on farm taken from government in 1795, walking there from New Hampshire.
He was in Capt. Timothy Eaton's Co - which marched on the alarm of April 19 - 1775; service five days. But there is a family tradition that he was made Capt. for some service for Gen. Washington.
If there is any record please send all family history in connection with it.
Sincerely yours,
(Mrs. B.E.)
Josephine M. Beem

August 1, 1935
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Joshua Webster-R.I.Wt.$5320-100
Mrs. B.E.Bean Warner Place, R.F.D.#1 Reading, Michigan
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Joshua Webster, born December 22, 1732, at Haverhill, Massachusetts, died in 1825, buried near Stanley, New York, where he resided on a farm received from the Government in 1795, on account of his services in the Revolutionary War.
The records of this office show that Warrant Number 5320, for one hundred acres of bounty land was issued on account of the military service of Joshua Webster, private, Massachusetts Line, War of the Revolution. Said warrant was issued March 25, 1790.
This office has no further information in regard to this soldier, because of the destruction of papers in such early claims when the War Office was burned in November, 1800.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.