Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 37-100, for Andrew Mc Gaffey, New Hampshire

SERVICE
NUMBER
N.H.
Mc Gaffey, Andrew Mc Gaffee or
B.L. Wt. 37-100
CONTENTS
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Andrew McLaughlin Price N. H.
Issued Oct. N o 37

K NOW all men by these presents, that I Andrew M c Gaffey of Lyndon in the County of Caledonia and State of Vermont for the Consideration of ten Dollars ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
received to my full satisfaction of Abijah Holbrook of Torrington Litchfield County and State of ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Connecticut - Do give, grant, bargain, sell, assign, and confirm, unto Abijah Holbrook - or to his heirs, or assigns forever, all my right, title, interest and demand, which I have to the bounty land, which was granted to me, by the United States, for my services as a Soldier during the late war with Great-Britain: And I do hereby appoint the said Abijah Holbrook ~ ~ ~ my true and lawful attorney for me, with power of substitution, and in my name to demand, ask and receive, from the war-office of the United States, for his use and benefit, whatever land I am entitled to for my services as a Soldier in the Second Newhampshire Regiment hereby irrevocably ratifying and confirming whatever my said attorney or his substitutes shall lawfully do, by virtue of these presents. In testimony whereof, I here- unto set my hand and seal, this Thirteenth day of October one thousand Eight Hundred and
In presence of John Brown Nath l Jenks
Andrew M c Gaffey
PERSONALLY appeared before me, Nath l Jenks a justice of the peace, for the County of Caledonia & State of Vermont Andrew M c Gaffey of the town of Lyndon & County of Caledonia and State of ~ ~ ~ Vermont and acknowledged the above instrument, to be his voluntary act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned. Given under my hand, this 13 th day of October one thousand Eight Hundred and
Nath l Jenks Just Peace
I HEREBY certify, that Andrew M c Gaffey - who signed the above deed and power of attorney, has been personally known to me, for three years past and that I verily believe him to be the soldier he represents himself to be, and he is a Carpenter by Occupation Dated this thirteenth Day of October one thousand Eight Hundred and
Nath l Jenks Just Peace

State of Vermont -
Rowell Hopkins Secretary of the State of Vermont, do hereby certify that Nathaniel Jenks is a Justice of the Peace within and for the county of Caledonia, and that full faith and credit ought to be given to his attestations as such
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office at Middlebury this 23 rd day of Oct. A.D. eighteen hundred -
Rowell Hopkins Sec'y
I Certify that the within Hon d Andrew McGaffey was a Soldier in the New Hampshire line during the late war with Great Britain and was indicted for the same -
Sam d Cherry Capt. in
the late 2 d N.H. Reg t
I Certify that the within Signer Andrew McGaffey was a Soldier in the New Hampshire line during the late war with Great Britain and was indicted for the same for me
Saml Cherry Capt d 2 d New Hampshire N.G.
Andrew McGaffey Pine M. H. June 18 th 1837

EW Morgan
WT 37-100
February 15, 1926
A. Tower Tarbell 220 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, Mass.
Sir:
I have to advise you that from the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau it appears that Warrant No. 37 for one hundred acres of bounty land was issued on account of the services of Andrew McGaffey who was a private in the Second New Hampshire Regiment, War of the Revolution and served to its close. There is no further data on file as to his services.
In October 1800 he was living in Lyndon, Caledonia County, Vermont. His age is not given and there is no data on file as to his family.
You are herewith furnished the histories of the only soldiers named Andrew McGaffey found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.
Respectfully,
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.
W. 26 2824 file The above furnished on this date, which is the inquirer's letter —
Copy Samuel Colbourn's list of soldiers served under him as of list not found soldier in Col. Captain's Co. in N.H. Regt