Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 12450, for Edward Paul, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Ua-
Paul, Edward
B.L. Wt. 12450, issued 1789
CONTENTS

Know all Men by these presents that I Edward Paul of Allegany County and State of Pennsylvania and in behalf Philip Henthorn by his last will and Testament for divers good causes and considerations having made, ordained constituted and appointed and as by these presents make ordain constitute and appoint my trusty friend James Hembree of the County & State aforesaid my true and lawfull Attorney for me and in my name and to my use to ask demand recover or receive of and from the United States or the State of Virginia all Lands due myself or the aforesaid Philip Henthorn for his and my services as Soldiers in the late of the Virginia Regiment. Giving and by these presents granting to my said attorney my sole and full power to do all such things as are by law permitted to a legal courses, for the recovery receiving and obtaining the same as I myself might or could do were I personally present, and upon receipt of the same acquittances and other sufficient discharges for me and in my name to make sign seal & deliver, and further to do perform and execute for me and in my name all and singular thing or things which shall or may be necessary touching and concerning the premises as fully thoroughly and entirely as I the said Edw d Paul in my own person ought or could do about the same, ratifying allowing and confirming whatsoever my said attorney may lawfully do or cause to be done in and about the execution of the same, by virtue of these
present

PERRY, JESSE WM 54611
presents. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this tenth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty nine.
Edward Paul
Allegany County, N.Y.
Johnnagie B. ... Geo. Wallace Esq.
President of the County Court of ... By P. Edward Paul ...
Geo. Wallace
Know all men by these presents that

Paul, Edward. Va Plant 1245

Pennsylvania, Allegheny County ss.
Recorded in the Office for Recording of deeds in and for said county in Book P. page 336. Given under my Hand and seal the 12 th day of December A.D. one Thousand eight Hundred & eight
At Pittsburgh
For Sam l Jones Secy W m Jones

I am inclined to believe that the Philip Henthorn, dec'd., referred to in Edward Paul's P. of A. is the same as Philip Henthorn, Va., B. L. Wt. 556-100, (Wt. issued Apl. 16, 1811-) Not found on old book - M.P.
Feb. 26, 1912

By Sam l . Smith, M. C. Penn a for an old Land Warrant issued to Edward Paul.

War Office.
April 17 th . 1811.
I the Subscriber do acknowledge to have received, by order and for account of David Gilliland, a Warrant that was issued to satisfy the Claim of Edward Paul to United States Military Bounty Land, numbered 12,450 and dated 5 th of November 1789; for which I sign duplicate Receipts of this Tenor and Date.
Saml Smith
M. E.

War Office.
April 17 th 1811.
I the Subscriber do acknowledge to have received, by order and for account of David Gilliland, a Warrant that was issued to satisfy the Claim of Edward Paul to United States Military Bounty Land, numbered 12,450, and dated 5 th of November 1789; for which I sign duplicate Receipts of this tenor and date.
Samuel Smith.

Assignment of Edu o Paul's 13 th Land, by his att y Jas. Anderson , to David Gilliland.
Fees 80.75

Know all men by these presents, that I James Timberman of the County of Butler and State of Penn s Attorney in fact for Edward Paul of the County of Alleghany and State aforesaid soldier - for and in consideration of the sum of five pounds to me in hand paid by David Gilleland of the County of Butler and State aforesaid - being duly authorized have granted bargained and sold and by these presents do grant bargain and sell unto the said David Gilleland all right, title and claim of the said Edward Paul of or one hundred acres of land for his services to the United States as soldier in the ninth Virginia Regiment - To have him and to hold to him to him the said David Gilleland all and singular the premises hereby bargained and sold and mentioned or intended so to be - to the proper use of him his heirs and assigns forever - In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 23 rd day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eight
Sealed and delivered in the presence of
James Timberman Seal
Butler County ss
Before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the peace in said county personally came the above signed James Timberman of Butler county and acknowledged the above Bill of Sale to be his act and deed. Witness my hand and Seal this 23 rd day of July 1808
Robt. Hays Esq.
Butler County ss
Recorded in the office for Recording of Deeds in and for the County of Butler in Book B Page 81 In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of office to be hereunto affixed this 10 th day of October A.D. 1808 Wm. Myers R.d.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Paul Edward GRADE Private LINE Virginia
WARRANT NUMBER 12450 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED November 5, 1789 To — not shown —
Notation: "Vid. Hts. R. d. by Wm. Alex n ."
*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.