Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 16467, Philemon Whitcomb, Continental And Mass.

Whitcomb, Philemon
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See case of Hrana Whitcomb, pensioned as former widow of Amasa Aldrich, Con- tinental and Mass., W. 16467

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Whitcomb, Peter GRADE Private LINE Massachusetts
WARRANT NUMBER 5243 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Jan. 26, 1790
to John May
*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.