Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 42-100, for Abner Lee, Connecticut

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Lee, Abner
B.L. Vt 42-100
CONTENTS

K NOW all men by these presents, that I Abner Lee of Springfield in the County of Otsego and State of New York 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 third Connecticut - -
Rigement hereby irrevocably ratifying and confirming whatever my said attorney or his substitutes shall lawfully do, by virtue of these presents. In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand and seal, this twelfth day of July one thousand eight hundred
In presence of
Samuel Crafts
Lucy Crafts
Abner Lee
PERSONALLY appeared before me, Samuel Crafts a justice of the peace, for the County of Otsego, State of New York  Abner Lee of the town of Springfield in the County of Otsego and State of New York and acknowledged the above instrument, to be his voluntary act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned. Given under my hand, this twelfth day of July 1800
Samuel Crafts Justice of peace
I HEREBY certify, that Abner Lee - - - - who signed the above deed and power of attorney, has been personally known to me, for Six years , and that I verily believe him to be the soldier he represents himself to be, and he is a farmer by occupation Dated this twelfth day of July one thousand eight hundred
Samuel Crafts Justice of peace

Clerks Office County of Otsego State of New York
Abner Lee P.M. Co. N. Service No. 42
I certify that the within named Samuel Crafts is a Justice of the Peace and for the said County duly commissioned and sworn. And that full faith and credit is due to him accordingly. In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seals of said County the 17 th day of July in the year one thousand eight hundred
Jacob Morris Clerk of said County
I Do Hereby Certify the within Abner Lee Did Serve as a Soldier in the Continental Army During the war
Certified for John Strong Lieut Colonel Line
I Do Certify the within signed Abner Lee Did Serve as a Soldier in the Continental Army During the late war for me
James Bissell Lieut Genl Col