Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 15,284, for Abraham Lapius, New York

SERVICE
New York.
Lapins, Abraham
NUMBER
S. 15,284
CONTENTS
carded.

20.842
W = York
Abraham Lapius
admitted in the State of New York who was a private in the Corp, command by Captain Edick of the Regt. command by Col. Schellinger in the New York line for 21 Months 21 days — n
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 72 Dollars 32 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 day of Oct 1833 and due to G. A. (late) Schenebady
Arrears to the 4th of Sep. 33 $180.80 Semi-ant. allowance ending 1. M. 31 36.10 $216.90
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. J. C. [Signature]
Recorded by [Signature] Clerk Book E Vol. 4, Page 66

19651
Jacob Abraham Lapsius Schenectady City, New York
E. Admitted Private 21 mo & 21 days
Giles H. Gales Schenectady New York

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
(May 24 1833)
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Jacob Abraham Lapins Schenectady Co. N.Y.
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Enlist. 1775 6 for Capt. Getman Col. Bellinger 75 Canajo Traditionary   1776 1 " Capt. Edie N. York harle N. York   1777 1 " Gen. Burgoyne Criskang   1778 4 " Stittwater   1779 6 " Gen. Clinton   Wage 2 9 24  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d), with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the
and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
so much service must be susceptible of proof & claimants are required to produce the best evidence in their power. P. Newman

State of New York County of Schenectady } ss.
On this seventeenth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirtytwo personally appeared in open Court, before the Judges of the Court of common pleas in and for said County, now sitting, Jacob Abraham Lapius a resident of the town — of Glenville in said County & State, aged seventy five years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
He was born in the town — of Canajoharie — in the then County of Tryon in the then colony now the State of New York on the twenty seventh day of April 1757. He has no record of his age except that contained in his family Bible
When he was called into the service of the United States in the army of the revolution, he was living in said town of Canajoharie — and since the revolutionary war he has lived in the town of Greenbush in the County of Rensselaer in said State — & he now lives in the town — of Glenville aforesaid
He entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated
As soon as he arrived at the age of nineteen, in the spring of the year 1775, he was enrolled in the Company of militia commanded by Captain Frederick Getman in Colonel Bellinger's Regiment.
From said Company he was drafted on very many occasions during said war & served for the term of four weeks and five weeks each
From said Company he was promoted to the rank of Captain and served as a Captain in the year 1776

at forts Blank, Fort Plain, Fort Herkimer & other forts in that quarter - and was engaged at said forts with the troops stationed in mounting guard, as parties of the enemy with their savage allies were continually making descents on the settlements in that vicinity. There being a continual warfare carried on in the neighborhood of those forts, he was engaged in several skirmishes with the enemy, and was often out as a scout & Indian spy. It is impossible for him to specify the different occasions in which he thus served, and the number of days he served on each occasion. But he knows that the different terms of his services as aforesaid as a guard & scout greatly exceeded when added together a period of six - months.
In the year 1776, he was drafted to go to Ticonderoga in Captain Edick's Company of militia - other officers names not now recollected. This was in the close of the year 1776 or the beginning of the year 1777. He was then engaged for the term of one month in guarding that fortress, as the enemy was expected to make an attack in that quarter. In the month of July 1776, he was with the detachment of militia under General Herkimer, which marched to Unadilla where General Herkimer held a conference with Brant and his warriors. He was from home in this expedition about three weeks. He was in the battle of Oriskany in August 1777, & was near Major Klapsettle when he received his death wound. In this expedition he was from home eight or ten days. In the fall of the year 1777, when

Burgoyne & his army surrendered themselves prisoners of war, he was with the militia of his Regiment at service at Fort Edward & Saratoga & other posts in that quarter for the term of one month.
In the year 1778 he performed garrison duty at Stone Arabia for the term of nearly four months in  under , one engagement, under the officers of said militia Company.
In the Spring of the year 1779, he was drafted & served with the troops under General Clinton who joined General Sullivan in his expedition against the Indians marched to Genesee & other Indian settlements. He served in this expedition for the term of then six months.
Thus the whole period for which he served in the revolutionary war exceeded two one years and nine months.
The principal battles or skirmishes in which he engaged during said war, were the battle of Oriskany aforesaid & in the Battle at Stillwater in 1777.

THE FOLLOWING are the names of some of the regular officers whom he knew, or who were with the troops where he served, and such continental and militia regiments or companies with which he served, or as he can recollect, viz: General Herkimer, & those whose names are herein before mentioned
Besides those whose names are herein before given. He never received any written discharge from the service.
He has no _____ documentary evidence, and knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service
The following are the names of persons to whom he is known in his present neighborhood, and who can testify as to his character for veracity, and their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution, to wit: Abraham Van Slyck and Gerthom Vanderheyden
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever, to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Subscribed and sworn to the } day and year first aforesaid }
John S. Vidon
Clerk.
Abraham Lapsius

County of Schenectady ss
On the day & year first aforesaid personally appeared in open Court, before the Judges aforesaid now sitting David Van Derheyden a resident of the City of Schenectady in said County, who being duly sworn doth depose & say, that he was in the time of the revolutionary war and is now well acquainted with Jacob Abraham Sapins who has subscribed and sworn to the preceding declaration that this Deponent knows said Jacob Abraham Sapins served as set forth in the preceding declaration in General Sullivan's expedition against the Indians for a term of at least six months, and further saith not.
Subscribed & sworn as } aforesaid - Note that the name } of the applicant "Jacob Abraham Sapins" was } written on a paper previous to execution } Clerk
his David Van D. Derheyden mark
John S. Vrooman Clerk
I, John S. Vrooman the Clerk aforesaid before whom the above deposition of David Van Derheyden has been taken, do hereby certify, that it appeared to said Court that said David Van Derheyden was, and is a man of credibility, and that full faith are due to his statements - Witness my hand & seal of office this 17th day of June 1833 John S. Vrooman Clerk

WE Ahasuerus Van Slyck residing in the city of Schenectady in the county of Schenectady aforesaid, and Gershon Van Derheyden residing in the same place Jacob Abraham Lapius who do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jacob Abraham Lapius who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy four years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Subscribed and sworn the { day and year aforesaid} John S. Vrooman
Clerk.
Ahasuerus Van Slyck Gershon Van Derheyden his mark
AND THE SAID COURT do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the court further certifies, that it appears to them that Ahasuerus Van Slyck who signed the above certificate is a resident of said City of Schenectady & that Gershon Van Derheyden who also signed the same, is a resident in the same place, and both credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I John S. Vrooman Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the county of Schenectady do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Jacob Abraham Lapius for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this seventeenth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two.
John S. Vrooman
Clerk.

1903 In the Matter of the application of Jacob Abraham Lapius for a Pension —
Proceedings
N o 65 - to the case
Report of Giles T. Yates Schenectady N.Y.

State of New York County of Schenectady 3 rd
Jacob Abraham Deponent being duly sworn, saith, that he is the same person named in & who has subscribed & sworn to the annexed declaration - this Deponent further saith that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory, but more from the great length of time that has elapsed since the war of the revolution, and his taking no memorandum of dates & events he cannot possibly specify all the different terms of his engagements as a soldier during said war, but has specified in said declaration & in this affidavit supplemental thereto a period of service exceeding two years nine months
He served as set forth in said declaration at Forts Plank, Plain, Herkimer & other forts along the Mohawk river, for a term exceeding six months - at Sconderoga one month - in the expedition under General Herkimer to Unadilla three weeks - in the expedition to Oriskany at least ten days - In the campaign against Burgoyne one month - at Stone Arabia at least three months and twenty days - In General Sullivan's expedition more than six months . For proof of service in which last named expedition, this Deponent has produced the testimony of David Van Dusen, and cannot at this late day to the best of his knowledge produce any other - as a scout & Indian spy at least three months . This Deponent has however produced other witnesses to prove other services performed by this Deponent subsequent to the time in which he performed the services herein before & in said declaration enumerated, and which are additional thereto - to wit - this Deponent in the year 1782 served as a private in Captain

209 Jacob Defrest's Company of Militia under Colonel Schuyler, at Halfmoon Saratoga, & Schenectady for a term not less than One month, when this Deponent was taken sick & permitted to go home.
210 This Deponent further saith, that while engaged in the services aforesaid for said term exceeding two years, he was not employed in any civil pursuit whatever, and this Deponent verily believes & is assured that the different corps in which he served commanded by Generals Herkimer & Sullivan, & Colonels Schuyler, Bellinger, & General Clinton, were called into service by Competent authority - This Deponent remembers the names of no officers under whom he served other than those named in this deposition & in said declaration except - Captain Grey & Leffler who commanded at Fort Plain - General Clock who commanded the an expedition to Cherry Valley in which this Deponent served to wit for at least five days & which service has not been specified in said declaration - this Deponent has since he subscribed to his declaration called to mind the fact that it was the second or third day of May in the year 1779, that he was called out to serve under General Clinton in the Sullivan expedition & that he was not dismissed from that expedition until the first of December then next to wit for at least six months & twenty-five days for which service of One year & nearly ten months this Deponent claims a pension -
Subscribed & sworn this 17th day of June 1833, before me Joshua D. Harman Justice of the peace
I, John S. Vrooman Clerk of said County, do hereby certify that Joshua D. Harman before whom the foregoing deposition of Jacob Abraham Lapius has been taken, was on the day of the date thereof a Justice of the peace in the said County, that I am well acquainted with his handwriting, & verily believe his name subscribed to the jurat of said deposition, to be genuine. Witness my hand and seal at my office this 17th day of June 1833 John S. Vrooman Clerk

Albany Justice Court - ss. Peter Converse of the Town of Greenbush, Rensselaer County, being duly sworn, deposes and says that he is acquainted with Jacob Abram Lappie, who now resides in the County of Schenectady and who is his present in Court - that this Deponent has known said Lappie about fifty years - This Deponent recollects seeing said Lappie in the service, after Burgoyne was taken, in the latter part of the the Revolutionary War - but cannot state what year it was - said Lappie then belonged to the Company of Militia commanded by Capt. Jacob Desfrest - This Deponent then be- longed to the Company commanded by Capt. George Sharp - Both of said Companies went from Albany to Wadsworth's Ferry where they were encamped & from thence to Lansingburgh & from there were marched up to Half Moon - said Lappie was with us & was a private in Capt. Desfrest's Company. He then joined the Regiment at Half Moon - under the com- mand of Col. Stephen J. Schuyler - He remained there two days - & then went to Schenectady - This Deponent recollects seeing said Lappie at Schenectady - Deponent was taken sick at Schenectady and received a furlough to go home - Deponent has no other personal knowledge of said Lappie being in the service during the Revolutionary War - But has always under- stood and believes that he served his Country for a considerable time - how long this Deponent does not distinctly recollect - This Deponent is unable to subscribe his name never having learned to write -
Peter his X Converse mark
Sworn to in open Court this 14 th of June 1833
John G. Wapson Clerk

Albany Justices Court
This may certify that I am acquainted with Jacob Ab m Lappies That he belonged in Capt Jakob D r Forest Company of Militia in Col Stephen T Schuyler Regt. whereof I was Quarter master and Adjutant, and the said Lappies was called out as a private In the year 1782 To half moon Saratoga and Schuylerville and have seen him there at that time This is as far as I know of his services amounting to one month -
Sworn to in open court, this 14 th of June 1833
Jacob Van Alstyne
Albany Justices Court ss. I certify that on the 14 th day of June 1833 personally appeared in open court, the above named Jacob Van Alstyne and Peter Conk, who being sworn in due form of law, depose to the truth of the facts set forth in the affidavits by them respectively signed & subscribed. The above affidavit of Jacob Van Alstyne being wholly in his own hand writing - And it is further certified that the said Jacob Van Alstyne and Peter Conk are credible witnesses - By order of the court -
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court this 14 th day of June A.D. 1833.
John G. Wapson Clerk.

✓ 15.284 INVALID.
File No. 15. 284
Jacob Abraham Lapius Priv. Rev. War
Act: June 7, 1832
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 217
[Arrangement of 1870.]

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Lappin, Paul GRADE Private LINE Maryland
WARRANT NUMBER 11434 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED January 8, 1796 To Geo. Ponsonby, 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.