Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 802-100, for John Johnson, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Johnson, John.
B 2 9/12 802-100
CONTENTS
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attorney for Mr Gage is not deemed sufficiently
Anna Johnson, one of the heirs of John Johnson of the 5th Mass. Rest. gave to the Hon. Josiah Gage only a letter of order - on which he might have read the warrant if the papers had then been comple- te - but as that was not then the case a power of attorney N. E. May 12 th 1819

No 802
Rev
Johnson John
Corpl
5 th Me. Inf. Regiment
Anna Johnson & the other heirs
Warrant issued June 19 th 1899
Thos B. Addison atty:

Know all men by these presents that I Joshua Gage of Augusta in the county of Kennebec & District of Maine esquire, assignee of Anna Johnson, one of the heirs at law of John Johnson late a soldier in the war of the revolution do hereby nominate and appoint Thos. B. Addison of the City of Washington and District of Columbia, my true and lawful Attorney for me and in my name as assignee of the said Anna Johnson to ask and receive of the regular officer of Government the land Warrant or Certificate to which I am entitled as assignee as aforesaid, and upon receipt thereof to sign the necessary receipt or receipts for the same in as full and ample manner as I could were I present myself. Herby ratifying and confirming whatsoever my said Attorney may do for me in the premises. Given under my hand this fifth day of May
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, COUNTY OF Kennebec
IN TESTIMONY, that the above named Robert Charles Vose Esq.
was, on the day when the above acknowledgment was made, a Justice of the Peace for the above mentioned county, I subscribe my name and affix the county Seal, this twenty fifth day of May 1819.
Wm Davis
Clerk of all the Judicial Courts held within the County of Kennebec
cells and Joshua Stuart by Justice of the Peace

Know all men by these presents that I Joshua Gage of Augusta in the County of Kennebec & District of Maine esquire, assignee of Anna Johnson, one of the heirs at law of John Johnson late a Soldier in the war of the revolution do hereby nominate and appoint Tho. B. Addison of the City of Washington and District of Columbia, my true and lawful Attorney for me and in my name as assignee of the said Anna Johnson to ask and receive of the regular officers of Government the land Warrant or Certificate to which I am entitled as assignee as aforesaid, and upon receipt thereof to sign the necessary receipt or receipts for the same in as full and ample manner as I could were I present myself. Herby ratifying and confirming whatsoever my said Attorney may do for me in the premises. Given under my hand and seal at Augusta aforesaid this twenty fifth day of May A.D. 1819.
Signed and sealed in presence of Robert C. Vose
Frances Lithgow
Joshua Gage
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Caroline Gage, Kennebec County May 25. 1819 Personally appeared Joshua Gage Esq above named and he acknowledged the above instrument by him subscribed to be his free act and deed. —
Before me
Robert C. Vose
Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts -
(Kennebec County)
In Testimony that Robert C. Dose, was on the day the within acknowledged deed made, was a Justice of the Peace within the County of Kennebec I the subscriber clerk of all the Judicial Courts within the said County, do subscribe my name and affix the County Seal this seventh day of April A.D. 1819.
John Davis
Anne Johnson

Anne Johnson.
Bonner wealth of Presbyterian Church - (Knoxville County) In testimony that Robert C. Rose, was on the day the within acknowledged was made was a Justice of the Peace within the County of Knoxville of the Superior Court of Law the Judicial Court within the said County, do hereby certify my name and after the Court seal this fourteenth day of April A.D. 1819. John Davis

Know all men by these presents that I Joshua Gage Esquire of Augusta Kennebec County District of Maine, do hereby constitute and appoint Amos Nichols, now of the City of Washington & District of Columbia my true and lawful substitute and attorney with similar and like powers given me by Anna Johnson one of the heirs at law of John Johnson, with full power to ask and receive of the regular Office of government the land bounty which the heirs of the said John Johnson are entitled from the Government of the United States for Military service rendered by the said John Johnson in the revolutionary War - and upon receipt thereof to sign and execute any receipt for said warrant as may be granted to the said Anna Johnson or the other heirs at law of the said John Johnson deceased in as full and ample manner as I could were I present myself - Hereby ratifying and confirming whatsoever my said substitute may do in the premises - Given under hand and seal at Augusta this sixteenth day of April one thousand eight hundred and nineteen -
Signed & sealed in presence of Robert C. Vose
Joshua Gage
J. Gage
Kennebec Co. April 1819. Personally appeared the above named Joshua Gage, He acknowledged the above instrument by him subscribed - before me
Robert C. Vose Justice of the Peace

January 30 th 1819.
To the Hon Sec y of War,
I Anna Johnson within named do request that the land warrants granted in my name & the other heirs at law of John Johnson, may be delivered to the Hon Joshua Gage member of Congress, and thereby authorise him to sign any receipt which may be required for the same —
her Anna X Johnson mark
Witness Isaac Carter
John Johnson Col. ka 5 th Reg. Mass t line
Nonage Certificate herewith John Johnson late of the 5 th Reg. Mass line

Commonwealth of Massachusetts County of Kennebec ss.
The undersigned Judge of probate within & for said county, do hereby certify & make known, that it has been satisfactorily made to appear to me, that Anna Johnson Single Woman, is the daughter, and one of the heirs at law of John Johnson, late of the town of Gardiner in said county, deceased (who also for some time resided in Monmouth) and late a Soldier in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War and that the said Anna Johnson is now in full life residing in Litchfield, a town adjoining to Gardiner aforesaid
Given under my hand & the Seal of our Court of probate at Augusta in said county this 18 th day of February 1818. -
D. Lony J. Prob.

By His Excellency GEORGE WASHINGTON, Esq., General and Commander in Chief of the Forces of the United States of America.
THESE are to CERTIFY that the Bearer hereof John Johnson, Corporal in the fifth Massachusetts Regiment, having faithful- ly served the United States six Years & Upwards and being inlisted for the War only, is hereby DISCHARGED from the American Army.
GIVEN at HEAD-QUARTERS the Thirteenth day of June 1783
E. H. Huntington
By His Excellency's
Command,
J. Humphreys
REGISTERED in the Books
of the Regiment,
H. Noble
Adjutant.
THE above Corporal Johnson has been honored with the BADGE of MERIT for six Years faithful Service.
N. H. Noble Comd'g

HEAD-QUARTERS, June 13 - 1783.
THE within CERTIFICATE shall not avail the Bearer as a Discharge, until the Ratification of the definitive Treaty of Peace; previous to which Time, and until Proclamation thereof shall be made, He is to be considered as being on Furlough.
GEORGE WASHINGTON.
Paymaster Genl. Payment due by Lieut. Col. Stagg & in the Eighth Regt and Recd of Samuel Stagg by me same day Wm Young Jr.
Copy of Letter
RECEIVED in the Books of the Regiment
noted with the Bearer of this Certificate
John Johnson Certified chose Cash 20s John Johnson B.Y. 802-100 Mass.
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