Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 10065-100, for John Morrison, Pennsylvania

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn.
Morrison, John
B.L. Wt 10065-100, issued 1790
CONTENTS

Jacob Barrick
John Morrison - Supt. P. & L.
Claim Warrant - 10068 now on file. + not yet delivered -
100 Acres Resh...

Carlisle - Pennsylv a
June 22 nd 1852
Sir I enclose a power of attorney of Joseph Morrison son and only heir of John Morrison, Dec d . for bounty mon y . if there be any objection please let me know please write to me direct yours
Bounty Land office Washington City D. C. J. B. L.
Jacob Barrick Shippensburg Cumberland County Penn a

Know all men by these presents, that J. Joseph Morrison son and only heir of John Morrison, who was a soldier in the revolutionary war, do make constitute and appoint Jacob Barrick of Shippensburg my true and lawfull attorney for me and in my name to ask demand and receive from the proper office at the City of Washington, Land Warrant N o 10.065 in favour of John Morrison Esq t , for 100 acres Issued April 6 th 1790, on file and unclaimed
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 22 d day of April A.D. 1852.
Signed sealed and delivered
in the presence of
Isaac Gorgas
M. Holcomb
Joseph Morrison
State of Pennsylvania } Cumberland County } ss
On this 22 d day of April 1852. personally appeared before me, M. Holcomb a justice of the peace in and for said County the above named Joseph Morrison and acknowledged the foregoing power of attorney to be his act and deed and desired the same might be recorded as such according to law
Witness my hand and seal This 22 day of April A.D. 1852, M. Holcomb

State of Pennsylvania } Cumberland County } ss
On this 29 th day of April
A.D. 1852 Personally before the subscriber a justice of the peace in and for said County Joseph Stewart a gentleman of Respectability deserving full faith and credit, who being first duly sworn according to law doth depose and say, that he believes the within named John Morrison who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, to be the father of the within named Joseph Morrison and who is the only Heir at law, of the within named John Morrison Deceased.
Joseph Stewart
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year first above written
M. Holcomb J.P.
John Morrison At 10.065- 100 Pes.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Morrison, John GRADE Sergeant LINE Pennsylvania
WARRANT NUMBER 10065 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED April 6, 1790 to not shown
notation: "On File, not delivered."
*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.