Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30660, for Asal Powell, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Powell, Asahel or Asahel
S 30660
CONTENTS
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15 629
Massachusetts
Isabel Powell
of Berkshire in the State of Mass who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain King of the Mass line for 6 months
Cont
scribed on the Roll of Massachusetts the rate of 20 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1st day of July 1835 and sent to Mrs. Bishop Lenoir Mass
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1835 $40.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Feb. 10.00 $50.00
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by [Signature] Clerk, Book Vol. 2 Page 65
Letter to P. Hagner 11. Oct 1839
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 1st April 1838. from 4 March 1836. to 4th Sept 1838. Age Notif 15 Oct 1839.
Letter to 3rd Auditor April 11th 1842. 74
Paid as above from Sept 4th 1839 to March 4th 1841. Agt notification April 26th 1842
Paid as above from March 4th to 4th Sept 1841. Agt notification May 18th 1842

25226
Asahel Powell
Lanesboro Ms
Application for Pension

I Israel Clark of Hancock in the County of Berkshire I claim an estate of Massachusetts of the age of eighty one years. before testify say that I was in the service of the United States as a soldier, in the Brigade of General Patterson of troops in the same County aforesaid, in the Revolutionary war and was at West Point for the term of six months in that place and in the State of New Jersey, and know it was the same year that Maj. Andre was taken & hanged. I saw him executed; I believe it was the year A.D. 1780. but am not certain as to the exact year. I know also that Asahel Powell of Lanesborough. in the same County aforesaid went with me & served with me during the said six months. as a soldier. under General Patterson. I cannot recollect the name of the Captain who commanded our Company. And further this Deposition is true. - Done at Pittsfield County of Berkshire Massachusetts November 24. 1832.
his Israel X Clark mark
Commonwealth of Massachusetts A.D. 1839
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Berkshire, ss.
I, HENRY W. BISHOP, Register of the Court of Probate in and for said County, do hereby certify that Luther Washburn Esquire, before whom the annexed deposition was taken is was at the taking thereof one of the Justices of the Peace within and for said County, duly and regularly appointed, and that I am well ac- quainted with his hand writing, and have no doubt that the Sig- nature annexed to said deposition is genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affix- the seal of said Court this ninth day of April A. D. 1839.
Henry W. Bishop. Reg t Prob.

I Israel Clark of Housatonic in the County of Berkshire Commonwealth of Massachusetts of the age of eighty one years, do hereby testify & say that I was in the service of the United States as a soldier, in the Brigade of General Patterson of troops in the same County aforesaid, in the Revolutionary war and was at New Point for the term of six months in that place and in the State of New Jersey, and know it was the same year that Maj. Andrews was taken & hanged, & saw him executed; I believe it was the year A.D. 1780. but am not certain as to the exact year. I know also that Asahel Paine of Lanesborough, in the same County aforesaid went with me & served with me during the said six months, as a soldier, under General Patterson. I cannot recollect the name of the Captain who commanded our Company. And further this Deponent saith not. Done at Pittsfield County of Berkshire Massachusetts November 24. 1832. his Israel X Clark mark
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Berkshire ss. Pittsfield November 24. 1832
Israel Clark, the signer of the above affidavit this day personally came before me and oath to the truth of the same.
Before me Luther Clarkston Justice of peace
I Also certify that the said Israel Clark is a man of strict truth and veracity.
Luther Clarkston

I Russell Green of Hancock in the County of Berkshire & Commonwealth of Massachusetts of the age of seventy two years depose & say that I was in the service of the United States as a soldier in the Brigade of General Mifflin in the Revolutionary war and was at West Point for the term of six months in that place & in the state of New-York & know that it was the same that Maj. Andre was taken and hanged & saw him executed, and believe it was the year 1780. I know also that Asahel Root of Lancaster in the same county aforesaid went and served during the said six months as a soldier under General Pat- ton. And further this deponent saith not. Dated at Hancock County of Berkshire Mass- achusetts January 17. 1833. Russell Green
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Berkshire ss. Hancock Jan'y 17. 1833. Russell Green the signer of the above affidavit this day personally came before me and made oath to the truth of the same. Before me John Gardner Justice of the Peace
I also certify that the said Russell Green is a man
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Berkshire, ss.
I, HENRY W. BISHOP, Register of the Court of Probate in and for said County, do hereby certify that John Gardner Esquire, before whom the annexed deposition was taken is one of the Justices of the Peace within and for said County, duly and regularly appointed, and that I am well ac- quainted with his hand writing, and have no doubt that the Sig- nature annexed to said deposition is genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affix- ed the seal of said Court this ninth day of April
A. D. 1833.
Henry W. Bishop - Regt. Prob.

I Russell Green of Hancock in the County of Berkshire & Commonwealth of Massachusetts of the age of seventy two years do hereby say that I was in the service of the United States as a soldier in the Brigade of General Minton in the Revolutionary war and was at West Point for the term of six months in that place & in the state of New Jersey, & know that it was the same that Maj. Andre was taken and hanged & saw him executed, and believe it was the year 1780. I know also that Asahel Prentiss of Lanesborough in the same county aforesaid went and served during the said six months as a soldier under General Pat- terson. And further this deponent saith not. Dated at Hancock County of Berkshire Mass- achusetts January 17. th 1833. Russell Green
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Berkshire ss. Hancock Jan'y 17. 1833. Russell Green the signer of the above affidavit this day personally came before me and made oath to the truth of the same.
Before me John Gardner Justice of the Peace
I also certify that the said Russell Green is a man of strict truth and veracity - John Gardner

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Berkshire ss:
On this ninth day of April A.D. 1833 personally appearing in open court before the Honorable William P. Waldo Judge of the Court of Probate within & for the said County upon at adadertown in the state of Connecticut in the year 1761 of Berkshire, now sitting, John L. Dyer a resident of Lambborough in the County of Berk- shire & Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged seventy two 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 1832 - That he entered the service of the United States under the following officers & served as herein stated - That about the month of June 1780 I enlisted into the Army of the Revolution in a comp- -any commanded by Capt. King for the term of six months & in the Brigade of Genl. Patterson, that I was then a resident of the Town of Lamb- borough in said County - that I was ordered to West Point & was stationed there a short time was then marching into New Jersey & was there the greatest part of my term of enlistment & from New Jersey, I was ordered back to West Point & was there discharged - - And I further state that I was with the army at the time Genl. Andr was taken & hung - was station on guard the day he was executed - that I received my dis- -charge at the expiration of my term of service -

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present & declares that his name is not on the pen- -sion roll of the agency of any State — And I further declare that I have resided in the said Town of Salem since I was discharged from the army  the day & year the army — S. affirmed — Asa P. Powell
And I further state that I have no written discharge from the Army — And for evidence of my services, as a soldier, as set forth in the above declaration above — I refer to the annexed affidavits of Israel Clark & Rufus Green And for evidence of my reputation as having been a soldier of the Revolution. I refer to the annexed certificates of Rev. Henry B. Hooker & Geo. N. Briggs —
Sworn and subscribed, the day & year aforesaid W. P. Walker Deputy Geo. N. Briggs Henry B. Hooker
And the said Court doth hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, & served as he stated — And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Henry B. Hooker

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present I declare that his name is not on the pen- -sion roll of the agency of any State — And I further declare that I have resided in the said Town of Lambborough since I was discharged from the army and subscribed, the day & year the army — aforesaid — Asahel Powell
8.
Subscribed as sworn to, the day & year aforesaid W.P. Walker J. Reddick
We Henry B. Hooker a clergyman, residing in the Town of Lambborough and County of Berkshire estate aforesaid and George A. Briggs residing in in the same place hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Asahel Powell who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy two years of age; that he is respected & beloved, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolu- -tion, & that we concur in that opinion. —
Sworn and subscribed, the day & year aforesaid W.P. Walker J. Reddick Geo. A. Briggs Henry B. Hooker
And the said Court doth hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, & served as he stated — And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Henry B. Hooker

who signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the Town of Sandborough in the County of Berkshire and state of Massachusetts and that George A Briggs who had also signed the same, is a resident in the town of Sandborough in the County of Berkshire and state of Massachu- -setts - and is a credible person, and that their Statement is entitled to credit —
W.P. Walker J. Probate
I Henry W. Bishop, Register of the court of Probate within and for the County of Berkshire in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Abigail Powell for a Pension — In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office of said Court of Probate, this ninth day of April in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty three —
Henry W. Bishop Reg d Probate

No 25226
Asahel Powell Berkshire County Massachusetts.
Printed 6 Months
H. W. Bishop Lenox Mass.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
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 Asahel Powell Berkshire County Massachusetts
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Enlisted June 1780 - 6 - private Genl. Paterson Capt. King 72 years Simsborough Connecticut Traditional evidence, Clugymans certificate & 2 witnesses certificate credible - papers correctly attached  
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 days 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 the 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.
The notes from [a] to [i] 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.
[k] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
April 16 th 1842.
Sir:
Under the date of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States,"
Isahel Powell,
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Massachusetts Agency, at the rate of Twenty Dollars and
 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832 , has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1839 , to the 4 th March 1841 .
Respectfully yours,
William H. Harrison
COMPTROLLER.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
October 12 th , 1839.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Asahel Powell, _____ a Pensioner on the Roll of the Massachusetts Agency, at the rate of Twenty _____ Dollars and _____ Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March 1836, to the 4 th Sept. 1838.
Respectfully, yours,
William E. Parris Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
May 13 th 1842.
Sir:
Act Under the date of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States,"
Isahel Powell,
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Massachusetts Agency, at the rate of Twenty Dollars and _____ Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March, to the 4 th Sept. 1841,
Respectfully yours,
William L. Harris
COMPTROLLER.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

30 660 Rev. INVALID.
File No. 30 660
Isabel Powell
in Rev. was
Act: June 1 st 89 th
Index:—Vol. 3, Page 326
[Arrangement of 1870.]

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Powell, Benjamin GRADE Private LINE New Hampshire
WARRANT NUMBER 3380 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Oct. 12, 1795
To James A. Neal, 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.