Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 1471-100, for George Rice, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Rice, George.
B.L. # 1471-100
CONTENTS

B. L. W. 1471. George Rice.
See claim B. L. W. 1472 Bardel Rice.
M. B. H. Jun. 25, 1912

N o 1471
M rs Peter Rice Brother Davis
George Rice Brig Ga
Mail to M rs Rice Va.
Washington City
Recd. of Office copy 2 o Feb. 1822
Wm. Secretary of War

Bedford County Virginia January 27 th 1817
Sir
Enclosed I send you my papers in support of my claim to bounty land on account of services rendered by my two brothers George and Bogard Rice soldiers of the revolutionary war. If the claim is admitted please send me the warrants to Liberty, Bedford County
I am your ob. Servt
Ina Rice

N o . 1471 Geo. Rice's hms
Rec?

February 18 th 1829 Received from the war office a military warrant, number 1471 for one hundred acres of land issued to the heirs of George Rice a soldier of the Virginia line in the Revolutionary war
John Rice

State of Virginia
County of Bedford
I John Rice, brother and one of the heirs at law of George Rice and Bazel Rice do upon oath testify and declare to the best of my knowledge and belief that George Rice and Bazel Rice did enlist in 1777 for the term of during the war and service in Regiment Number six , under the command of Col. Buckner of the Virginia line, on continental establishment and that they continued in the service of said unit the close of the war in 1783. I further declare that I have never received a warrant for the bounty lands promised to the said George and Bazel Rice as the part of the of the United States, neither do I believe that they ever received it or transferred their claims to it in any manner whatsoever.
John Rice
Personally appeared this day the above named John Rice subscribed to the foregoing declaration and made solemn oath to the truth of the same Given under my hand this 24 th day of January 1829
Chas. Whetley A.P.

Virginia Land Office at Winchester
I, Justice of the Peace & Deputy Clerk of the General Court of Winchester do hereby certify that Charles Whitley and his wife Lydia have appeared to the within entitled in it and at the time of signing the same are acting justices of the peace in the said County duly commissioned & qualified according to law & that full faith credit and obedience shall be given to all his official acts as such
In Witness whereof I have hereunto affixed my official seal the several names this 28th day of January 1829
John M. Williams B. C. P.