Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 9837, for James Larkins, Pennsylvania

SERVICE
NUMBER
Pa.
Larkins, James.
B. L. Wt. 9837. issued Mar. 10, 1795.
CONTENTS

General Land Office, Treasury Department.

War Department. Section of Mr. B y Lands & Pensions. February 17 th 1813.
By the Records in this Office it appears that a Warrant to satisfy the claim of James Larkins (who was a Soldier in the Pennsylvania Line of the late Revolutionary Army of the United States) was issued to Michael Steven Esq. under the number 9837. dated, March 10 th 1795.
J. Nat. Cutting.
The Warrant is in favor of Michael Steven Esq. of James Larkins — The latter wants to know by what authority the former obtained the Warrant — That information tis presumed may be had at the War Department.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Larkins, James GRADE Private LINE Pennsylvania
WARRANT NUMBER 9837 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED March 10, 179? (Torn) to — Michael Steuer, 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.