Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 4748, for Michael Thornton, Massachusetts

Mass.
Thornton, Michael
W. 4748
Thor or nton
B.L.Wt. 1967-160-55
Munn, Sally
(Former widow)

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Thornton, Patrick GRADE Private LINE Virginia
WARRANT NUMBER 12599 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED August 20, 1791 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.