Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 22404, for George Thompson, Massachusetts

SERVICE
Stacy.
Thompson, George Sally
NUMBER
N. 22404
CONTENTS

Maine 3423
Libt Pay 6 Sept 29 1840.
Sally Thompson, widow of George Thompson dec.
Died - Feb. 8 - 1849. a.B
who died on the 14 February 1826, of York in the State of Maine who was a private in the Comp y commanded by Captain Rice of the reg t commanded by Col Plummer in the Mass. line for 8 Months.
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 day of Sept r 1840 & sent to Arthur Waring Limington, Maine.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept r 1840 $253.33 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 March 1833
$266.66
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3d }
Recorded by D. M. Gundy, Clerk, Book C, Vol. 1, Page 17.

251
Frances Thompson

George Thompson: Childrens Ageses
Benjamin Born November 6 1775 John Born June 14 1778 Thomas Thompson Childrens Ageses Betsy Born April Tuesday 29 1796 Fanny Born Sunday August 23 1797 Margaret Born Tuesday April May 1799 Sally Born Saturday December 13 1800 Joseph Born Saturday September 18 1802 Asa Born Monday June 18 1804 Hannah Ruel Born Saturday April 26 1806 Nabby Born Saturday April 26 1806 Anna Born Saturday July 4 1807 Almirey Born June 1 1809 Cyrus Born September 19 1811 John Born December 24 1814 Susan Born December 5 1816 Maria Born Monday June 8 1818

I, Abigail Salisbury of Penobscot in the county of Hancock and State of Maine aged eighty three years depose and say that in the Fall of the year Seventeen hundred and seventy four I went up from Southwest Harbor to the Island of Mount Desert, in a Schooner belonging to my brother Isaac Dunker to the now town of Gouldsborough having on board George Thompson and my Sister Sally Dunker together with a number of my friends. My Sister Sally was married to the above named George Thompson in my presence and in the presence of forty or fifty others by Nathan Dimes, Esq. at his dwelling house in said Gouldsborough in September or October one thousand seven hundred and seventy four.
Abigail in Salisbury mark
In presence of Daniel Killick Jr
State of Maine County of Hancock January 22 d 1839 Personally appeared the said Abigail Salisbury who is known to me to be a credible witness and made solemn oath that the above affidavit by her subscribed is just and true before me. Nicholas Thomas Justice of the Peace in and for said county of Hancock

I Nicholas Thomas of Egan in the county of Hancock and state of Maine of lawful age depose and say that I have made search and enquiry at Mt Desert and in that vicinity to find a record of the marriage of George Thompson with Sally Bunker but cannot find any - There was neither town or plantation known there at the time of said marriage the place was then called Branchmans Bay - I do not learn that Esquire Jones kept any record of marriages; if he did keep a record I am of opinion it must have been lost or destroyed -
Witness Nicholas J. Thomas -
Nicholas Thomas
State of Maine - County of Hancock } on this twenty fifth day of February A.D. 1839 personally appeared the said Nicholas Thomas who is known to be a credible witness and made solemn oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is just and true before me
Saml. Thomas
Justice of the Peace in + for the county of Hancock

I Thomas Thompson of Parsonsfield in the county of York & State of Maine aged eighty one years last October depose testify and say that I am the brother of George Thompson formerly of Scarborough and late of Newfield in the county & State aforesaid that in the latter part of the year seventeen hundred & seventy four the said George Thompson intermarried with Sally Bunker. I was not present at the wedding but I well remember the time when the marriage took place. I lived then at my father's at Scarborough aforesaid in the county of Cumberland & State of Maine and will know that after it was reported that the said George was married to the said Sally that they moved to my father's house in Scarborough where they lived for three or four years; that after they moved there as aforesaid & after the aforesaid marriage my said brother George Thompson enlisted as a private in Captain John Rice's company of Infantry and went into the army of the Revolution for the term of eight months as I understood at the time; that he served at Boston & Cambridge as I understood and perhaps other places. The Record of the age of the two oldest children of the said George & Sally that were born after their said intermarriage is herewith annexed and I will know that said Record was made at or about the time of their said births

on the back of said Record I have subscribed my name. The book from which the annexed document was torn was when it was first written my brother Roberts and the entry of these births I know to be his hand writing & I know it to be true. Three or four years afterwards he left my father's house & left the book It fell into my possession & I have had it in my possession ever since all but the three upper lines I wrote myself. The said George died about the year the year eighteen hundred & twenty six in the winter and his widow the said Sally is now living and resides at said Newfield and has not since intermarried since the decease of her said husband. and is an applicant for a pension
Witness Arthur M c Arthur Thomas Thompson
Cyrus Thompson
State of Maine York ss: On this tenth day of Au- gust A.D. 1840 personally appeared the said Thomas Thompson who is well known to me who sustains a good character for truth and veracity and made solemn oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed. And I hereby certify that the old record hereunto annexed was taken from an old book of Records in my presence
Before me Arthur M c Arthur Justice of the Record

State of Maine. ss. County of York ss: On this eighth day of August A.D. 1840 personally appeared before Hon. Simon Street Chairman of Court of County Commissioners in & for said county being a court of Record Sally Thompson a resident of Newfield in said county of York & State of Maine aged eighty three years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4 th 1836 That she is the widow of George Thompson formerly of Scarborough in the county of Cumberland and State of Maine & late of said Newfield That to the best of her knowledge & belief her aforesaid husband the said George enlisted in the army of the Revolution fifteenth day of May 1775 enlisted as private in Captain John Rice's company Infantry which was called known as Patten's Re- giment in the Massachusetts for eight months and served that term - She is her opinion that the said Captain died at Boston at the small pox & that after his decease said George Thompson was transferred to a company commanded by one Captain Pumbach or that said Pumbach took command of said company -
She further declares that she was mar- ried to the said George Thompson at Mount Desert in said State in the month of September seventeen hundred & seventy four prior to said George going into the army as aforesaid that her husband the above said George Thompson died on the fourteenth day of February eighteen hundred & twenty five aged seventy three years and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed.
Witnesses Arthur Waldo Sally X Thompson Simon Street Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written to wit: the eight day of August A.D. 1840 Before me Simon Street Chairman of the Court of County Commissioners

And I the said Chairman hereby certify that all the facts set forth in the within declaration were satisfactorily proved to me
And I further certify that the said Sally Thompson by reason of age & bodily infirmity is not able to attend in open Court the nearest Court House being more than twenty miles from her place of residence in said Kingfield
Simeon Strout } Chairman as aforesaid
State of Maine
County of York ss I Jeremiah Bradbury Clerk of all the judicial Courts of said County of York, hereby certify that Simeon Strout is Chairman of the Court of County Commissioners within and for said County, the same being a Court of Record - and that his signature written is genuine. -
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my name and affix the seal of said Court of County Commissioners this thirteenth day of August in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred & forty.
Jer. Bradbury Clerk of Jud. Courts York County

July 14, 1939.
Mrs. T. Nelson Bawn 3675 Broadway New York, New York.
BA-J/ILL George Thompson W. 22404
Dear Madam:
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, W. 22404, based upon service of George Thompson in the Revolutionary War.
George Thompson resided with his father in Scarborough, Cumberland County, Massachusetts (later Maine), at the time of the Revolutionary War; the names of his parents were not given.
George Thompson enlisted May 15, 1775 and served eight months as private in Captain John Rice's company, Colonel Edmund Phinney's Massachusetts regiment, a part of the time stationed near Boston. He served also as private in Captain Burbank's Massachusetts company, dates of said service not given.
The soldier moved from Scarborough, Massachusetts, to Newfield, York County, that same state. He died there February 14, 1826, at the age of seventy-three years; the date and place of his birth are not shown.
George Thompson married in September 1774, Sally Bunker; they were married at the home of Nathan Jones, Esquire, on Mount Desert Island in Frenchman's Bay (Massachusetts), in the presence of between forty and fifty persons. The names of Sally's parents were not given, nor the date and place of her birth. After their marriage, George and Sally Thompson lived in the family of his father in Scarborough, Massachusetts.
Sally Thompson, the soldier's widow, was allowed pension on her application executed August 8, 1840, at which time she resided in Newfield, Maine. She was aged then eightythree years. She died February 8, 1849.
The names of the two eldest children of George and Sally

Thompson, are shown as follows:
Benjamin born November 6, 1775, Scarborough. John " June 18, 1778.
There are no further data regarding their children.
In 1839, Thomas Thompson, the soldier's brother, was a resident of Parsonsfield, York County, Maine. He was born in October 1757 and lived with his father in Scarborough, Massachusetts, at the time George and Sally lived there. Another brother, Robert Thompson, lived at home then. The names of the children of said Thomas Thompson are recorded as follows (the name of Thomas' wife was not given):
Betsy born April 29, 1796. Jane " August 23, 1797 Margret " May 30, 1799 Sally " b December 13, 1800 Joseph " September 18, 1802 Asa " June 18, 1804 Hannah Russel " April 26, 1806 Nancy " April 26, 1806 Jonna " July 4, 1807. Almirey " June 1, 1809. Cyrus " September 15, 1811. John " December 25, 1814. Susaner " " 5, 1816. Aaron " June 8, 181-
In 1839, Abigail Salisbury, the sister of Sally (Bunker) Thompson, was a resident of Trenton, Hancock County, Maine, aged eighty-three years; the name of her husband was not shown. Abigail stated then that she went from "South West Harbor" on a schooner which belonged to her brother, Isaac Bunker, to the marriage of her sister, Sally, and George Thompson; she referred to other brothers but did not give their names nor the names of her parents.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 22404
Sally Thompson Wid. of George Thompson Pris. Rev. War
Act July 4 th 1836
Index : Vol. 16 , Page 273
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Mch. 23. 1897 - History to Miss. Juliette J. Lord West Rotbury - Mass -
1936 - Feb. 28 - Hist. to Mrs. Gust Beck
1936 - Mar. 5 - Mrs. Beck asking further regarding records - etc.
1939 - July 14 - Hist. to Mrs. T. Nelson Barn - I.R.

5152 Bally Thompson Wid of George Me Married 1774 died 1876 Allow S m p r 2666 p r am s Mass Militia. Capt Rice on roll -
Act to July 1826
Altha. M c Althun Dumington Me

Mount Desert George Thompson. D. 1826. Bully. M. 1774 8. '75. 8. In Ruin. Burbank Sec. Cent.

Leonard J. Thomas Justice of the Peace
Hancock ps
Clerks office Ellsworth 27 th March 1840
I Joseph A Deane clerk of all the Judicial Courts in and for said county do hereby certify that Leonard J. Thom- as is a Magistrate duly commissioned & empowered to administer Oaths in said county; and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his, is genu- ine; and that his Commission is dated the Twenty- sixth day of February A.D. 1834 and will expire the Twenty sixth day of February 1844.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the Seal of our District Court Eastern District, and subscribed my name the day & year above written Jos. A Deane clerk &c
Feb. 25. c

Nicholas Thomas Justice of the peace
Hancock p:
Clerks Office Ellsworth 29 th March 1840
I Joseph A Deane clerk of all the Judicial Courts within & for the County of Hancock, do hereby certify that Nicholas Thomas of Eden is a Magistrate in said County of Hancock duly commissioned & qualified to administer Oaths in said County - That the Signa- ture above purporting to be his is genuine; - and that his commission is dated the Twentieth day of June A.D. 1836 and will expire the Twentieth day of June A.D. 1843.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of our District Court - Eastern District. This day a year before stated.
J. A. Deane Clerk &c
Feb 25 th

Sept 29. 1840
Sally Thompson
3423 if 8 Sept abt 1836

Sir
Maine Bank Portland Sept 24. 1840
Sally Thompson, widow pensioner under the Act of 4 July 1836. Has presented her certificate for payment. She is not reported.
Respectfully Yours Marshall Post
J. D. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington

Linninton Aug. 17 1840
Sir, Inclosed are documents in application of Sally Thompson for pension - for whom I am attorney.
I am respectfully
Your Ob d Serv t .
Hon. James S. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions
A. McArthur

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, July 7 th 1840.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of George Thompson is borne on a Return of Capt. John Rice's Company in the 31 st Regiment of foot Commanded by Col. d Edmund Phinney, Sept. 29 th 1775, with an "abstract of pay due from the last day of July inclusive", as a private from Scarboro' enlisted May 15 th .
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
Johnson D. Sleeper Secretary of the Commonwealth Seal Secretary of the Commonwealth.

I John Moore of Newfield in the county of York & State of Maine of the age of fifty three years last March depose testify & say that I was personally acquainted with George Thompson late of Newfield in the county of York & State of Maine who was reputed to be a woolen hosiery soldier & late husband of Widow Sally Thompson of said Newfield and an applicant for a pension, said George Thompson was formerly of Scarborough in the State of Maine. Said George Thompson died at said Newfield on the fourteenth day of February A.D. 1826 & said widow Sally Thompson has never since inter- married.
John Moore Witnesses: William  William  William State of Maine: York ss: on this eighth day of August A.D. 1840 personally appeared the above named John Moore known person- ally known to who sustains a good char- acter for truth & veracity, & made solemn oath to the truth of the above deposition My commission expired
Before me Arthur M c Arthur Justice of the Peace

(Arthur McArthur Justice of the Peace)
State of Maine County of York ss.
I Jeremiah Bradbury, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Arthur McArthur is an acting justice of the peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on the eleventh day of December 1834 and will expire on the eleventh day of December 1841 and that his signature above written is genuine
Given under my hand and the seal of said County, this thirteenth day of August in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and forty. —
Jer. Bradbury Clerk of Jud. Courts York County

no 5752

Pension Office
Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:-
Will you kindly furnish me with the facts concerning George Thompson , who was in the Revolutionary War ; and whose widow, Sarah Thompson , of Newfield, Maine, drew a pension after his death, the pension being obtained by her son Capt. George Thompson of Newfield. Sarah Thompson's maiden name

was Sarah, commonly called Sally Bunker, of Mount Desert, Me. An early answer will greatly oblige
Yours Truly
Juliette Thompson Lord West Roxbury, Mass Feb. 12 th 1897

OLD WAR & NAVY FEB 17 1897 FILES.
OFFICE OF THE 1897 FEB 15 PENSION

3675 Broadway, New York, N.Y. May 13, 1939.
Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines, Administration of Veterans Affairs, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir;
Having been informed that your Bureau has charge of the list of Pensioners of the various wars in which our country has engaged, also that the census of 1840 gives a list of Pensioners of the Revolutionary war, I am writing to ask if I might obtain the following information through the courtesy of your Bureau. I would be glad to remit any expense that would attach thereto.
I am desirous of obtaining the certificate number of David Moulton, born 1754, of Newfield, Maine, died 1839; pensioned in 1835, served under Capt. Daniel Shay. Also Sally Bunker Thompson, widow of (George) Thompson, who lived to be 108 years old, also resident of Maine, and daughter of Benjamin Bunker of Mt. Desert,

Maine, and listed under census of 1789.
Any information regarding the pensions of the two above mentioned will be deeply appreciated.
Very truly yours,
Gloria Underhill Bawn
Mrs. T. Nelson Bawn

THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL CRIMINAL DIVISION RECEIVED MAY 15 1939

March 18 th 1936
Pension Office Wash.
Dear Sir: Will you kindly send me a copy of the record you have of Polly Thompson who in 1840 was granted a pension from her husband George Thompson for services rendered by her husband during the Revolutionary War.
Would also appreciate any information of the Moultons, Burnhames or other Thompsons, I know they are related & will you include the date of birth, marriage & death of each.
If there is any charge for this service

Kindly let me know.
I would consider it a great favor if I could have an early reply as I am leaving on a trip and hope to get this information before we have to start.
Yours sincerely,
Horace T. Bush.
P.S.
Are these records available if I come to Washington that I could look them up myself?

Sunday the seventeenth.
The Pension Office. Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:
I recently came across a quotation from a record from the Pension Office that in 1840 Sally Thompson widow of George Thompson was granted a pension for services rendered by her husband, George Thompson in the Revolutionary War.
From this record can you give me the date + place of birth, marriage, and death of Sally and George Thompson also his rank in the Revolutionary War.

The said George Thompson was my great grandfather.
Also have you any record of Moulton's (Sister Moulton I think) the Burnhams and General Quaker of Boston.
If there is a fee for the above, will gladly remit.
Thanking You. I remain
Antonia Lydia Burnham Thompson
Mrs. George H. Beck.
7302 Germantown Ave Chestnut Hill. Phila. Pa.
There is no Quaker in Heilbrun so treat it as usual. full success etc

This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services.
Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.
L. W. B. W. 22404.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
O. W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY.
March 23, 1897.
Madam:-
Replying to your request for information concerning the military record of George Thompson, a soldier of the Revolutionary war, you are advised that Sally, widow of George Thompson, made an application for pension on August 8, 1840, at which time she was 83 years of age and residing at Newfield, Maine, and her pension was allowed for the actual service of her husband as a private in the Mass. troops, Revolutionary war, for a period of eight months; a part of the time he served under Capt. Rice and Col. Phinney. Place of his enlistment not stated
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Miss Juliette T. Lord,
West Roxbury, Mass.

July 14, 1939.
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BA-J/ady
Mrs. T. Nelson Bawn 3675 Broadway New York, New York
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter relative to soldiers of the Revolutionary War.
The record of the only David Moulton of Newfield, Maine, that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this office and the record of George Thompson are furnished you herewith.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

March 5, 1936.
Mrs. George H. Beck 7302 Germantown Avenue Chestnut Hill Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Finch BA-J/ILL GEORGE THOMPSON W. 22404
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter of March 1, 1936, in which you request the Revolutionary War records of George Thompson and of the Moultons, Barnhams and other Thompsons.
The Revolutionary War records of this office show that February 28, you were furnished the record of George Thompson, W. 22404, as requested, and a statement in regard to others named in your former letter. That report was furnished without charge.
Should you come to the city, you may examine and collect data from specified Revolutionary War pension claims in accordance with office regulations.
The Revolutionary War pension records are located at present in Room 1851, Wing 8, Navy Building, 19th and Constitution Avenue, N. W. You will contact with Mrs. Finch who is in charge of those records.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

February 28, 1936.
BA-J/ILL GEORGE THOMPSON W. 22404
Mrs. George H. Beck 7302 Germantown Avenue Chestnut Hill Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of George Thompson, whose widow, Sally Thompson, was a pensioner in 1840, also, the records of the Burnhams, General Bunker of Boston, and David Moulton.
In order to identify the record of the particular soldier named David Moulton in whom you are interested, some of the following information is essential: approximate dates of birth and death, places of residence at enlistment and after service, and given name of wife or widow. It is impossible to identify the records of the Burnham and Bunker whose records you desire without the full names. The record of George Thompson is furnished herein as found in pension claim, W. 22404, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
George Thompson resided in Scarborough, Cumberland County, Massachusetts (later Maine), with his father at the time of the Revolutionary War; the names of his parents are not shown.
He enlisted May 15, 1775 and served eight months as private in Captain John Rice's company, Colonel Edmund Phinney's Massachusetts regiment, a part of the time stationed near Boston. He served also in Captain Burbank's Massachusetts company, dates of said service not given.
George Thompson moved from Scarborough to Newfield, York County, Massachusetts. He died there February 14, 1826, at the age of seventy-three years; the date and place of his birth are not shown.
George Thompson married in September 1774, Sally Bunker.

Their marriage (George Thompson and Sally Bunker) took place at the home of Nathan Jones, Esquire, on Mount Desert Island in Frenchman's Bay (Massachusetts), in the presence of between forty and fifty persons. The names of the parents of said Sally are not stated, nor the date and place of her birth given. After their marriage, George and Sally Thompson went to live in the family of his father in Scarborough, Massachusetts.
Sally Thompson, the soldier's widow, was allowed pension on her application executed August 8, 1840, at which time she resided in Newfield, York County, Maine. She was then aged eighty-three years. She died February 8, 1849.
The names of the two oldest children of George Thompson and his wife, Sally, are shown :
Benjamin born November 6, 1775, Scarborough. John " June 14, 1778.
There are no further information regarding their children.
In 1839, Thomas Thompson, the soldier's brother, was a resident of Parsonsfield, York County, Maine. He was born in October 1757 and was living at his father's home in Scarborough, Massachusetts, at the time his brother George lived there with his wife, Sally. A brother, Robert Thompson, was living at home then. The children of said Thomas Thompson are recorded as follows (wife's name not shown)
   Betsy  born  April  29,  1796.  Joanna  born  July  4,  1807.    Jene  "  August  23,  1797.  Almirey  "  June  1,  1809.    Margret  "  May  30,  1799.  Cyrus  born  September  15,  1811.    Sally  "  December  13,  1800.  John  "  December  25,  1814.    Joseph  "  September  18,  1802.  Susanner  "  "  5,  1816.    Asa  "  June  18,  1804.  Aaron  "  June  8,  181-    Hannah Russel   April  26,  1806         Nancy  "  April  26,  1806.        
In 1839, Abigail Salisbury, the sister of Sally (Bunker) Thompson, was a resident of Trenton, Hancock County, Maine, aged then eighty-three years; the name of her husband and the date of her marriage

are not given. Said Abigail Salisbury stated then that she went from "South West Harbor" on a schooner which belonged to her brother, Isaac Bunker, to the marriage of her sister, Sally, to George Thompson; she referred to other brothers but did not state their names, nor give the names of her parents.
Very truly yours,
A. B. MILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Thompson George GRADE Private LINE Pennsylvania
WARRANT NUMBER 10499 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED June 11, 1795 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.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Thompson, George GRADE Private LINE Pennsylvania
WARRANT NUMBER 10524 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED March 8, 1792 To Andrew Fox, 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.