Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7284, for Samuel Osborne, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Osborne, Samuel
S. 7284
Carded
CONTENTS

26 365 Pennsylvania
Samuel Osborne of Union Co. in the State of Penns. who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain B. G. of the 1st Regt commanded by C. Evans in the Keystone line for Brandywine
Exa
Book 15 P 50.00
Inscribed on the Roll of Pension at the rate of 10 Dollars 00 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 day of May and 1831 W. S. Miller , Acting
Arrears to the 4th of March 156.00 Pension allowance ending 1831 25.00 $181.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. S. G. Clerk Book 15 Vol. 3 Page 44

Samuel Osborn
out from 32
Adams to Pa originally in loom line
Ex. by E. W.

Gettysburg Pa. December 16 th 1850
The Commissioner of Pensions and the several Departments of the Government of the United States at Washington will please furnish Respasian Ellis Esq., whatever information it is in their power to afford, & to permit him to examine the Pension application and proofs, and all papers filed, and records, in relation to the claim and services of Samuel Osburne, who served as a private in the Connecticut Continental line, in the War of the Revolution, and in right of his said services, was placed on the U.S. Pension Roll, on the 30 th day of May 1834, under the Act of 1832, and died in Adams County, Pa. As I am a son and partly entitled to the benefit thereof — I oblige —
Yours truly
Levi Osburne
Jacob Gardner D. McKonoughy.

30. 824.
Samuel Osborne
Penn a
for 1777 R d 15 m $50.
Return d
A. G. Mitter Esqr
Gettysburg
Penn a

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
6 May 1834.
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 subjouined 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 Samuel Osborne
   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.     1777 Barns 1774 1 12 priv Capt. Bixins 14 years   " 6 priv Capt. Bradley Col Enas. Litchfield Parish Conn. Wadsworth   1778 6 " Capt. Gillette Col Enas   " 79 6 " Capt. Naught   " 6 "  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JAMES L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
The claimant should endeavor to obtain some proof of his services - other than his own testimony, —

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)                      , who has 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 inquiry 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 the 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.

Selection of Serpentine obsidian from Peru
30. 824
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 —

State of Pennsylvania Adams County } } } }
On this twentyeighth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirtyfour per- -sonally appeared in open Court before the Court of Common Pleas of said County of Adams - now sitting Samuel Osborn a resident of the said County of Adams of Steubenville Township in the said County of Adams in the state of Pennsylvania aged seventyfour years and five months, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain of the benefit of the act, of compell passed June the seventh A.D. 1832 -
That he entered the service of the United States under the follow- -ing named officers, and served as herein stated. - That he was born & raised in Litchfield South Farms Parish Connecticut - and in the Spring of seventeen hundred and ninetyseven (1797) in the month of April of that year he was drafted for six weeks - and served that time under Capt. James Brown - who marched his company to Pickskills in the New York - during that six weeks the Danbury stores in Connecticut were burnt by the British and our Regiment was ordered on to meet the enemy. Some time in the month of June of that same year he enlisted in the line of the State Troops of Connecticut for the term of six months - in the company of Captain Abraham Bradley and the Colonel of the Regiment was Col. Roger Sherman - He served out that term. We had not a tent the whole term. We were all that sum- -mer in New York State - our winter quarters were at Norre neck on the borders of Connecticut - He took fish in December just as his term was to expire & he was taken home with a few. This was the same year Burgoyne was taken. This regiment was nearly all the time connected with the regiment commanded by Col. Megr. and we took fortynine prisoners in one night at Belonees Mills, and we marched them to Stratford where we imprisoned them.
He next  He again enlisted in the state troops of Connec- -ticut the next summer to wit in June 1778 - for six months in Capt. Joel Gillets company in the regiment of Col. Roger Sherman - which term he served. He marched from Litchfield to White Plains in New York. Genl. Washington was there, it was after the battle of Monmouth. He marched from White Plains to West Point - and assisted in building the Fort at West Point - that was our business during the summer for three months - we were then permitted to return home for a short time, and

were shortly ordered out to make out our town of six months. we were marched to Greenwich on the sea coast where we part of that winter  where we this took us into the winter and we endured much hard- ship. - The next summer he was called for one month to serve at Shore neck - the British having come up and were nearly taking Genl Putnam. - He also went out on several occasions. During that month he served under Colt Alexander Waugh. That same summer to wit 1779 the British landed at New Haven, burnt Fairfield and Norwalk in the same County - and he was in the vicin- ity at such place - The enemy he thinks was there  was was wounded by the obscuring Governor Tryon of New York - In that same year of 1779 he served a draft of one month as a substitute for his Father who was near sixty years of age - the law then compelling military service to the age of sixty. - He served as a private in every campaign.
When his term of service was expired he was always sent home without discharge. - He hereby relinquishes any claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension list roll of the agency of any State - Samuel Osborn
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year first said in open Court - -
Isaac Van Cleave Esq. Judge of Probate
We John Brinkerhoff and Isaac Van Cleave both aged about seventyfive residing in the said Township and County and in the same neighborhood with the above named Samuel Osborn who has subscribed to means of the above declaration hereby certify that we have been well acquainted with the said Samuel Osborn and have known him for forty years - and we believe him to be seventy five years of age & upwards; that he is reputed a be- liever in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. The said John Brinkerhoff further says that he had been out in service about the same time and from many different circumstances with the said Samuel Osborn in other circumstances he has no doubt & very believes but the declaration made by him as above set forth is true & correct. -
Sworn to & subscribed the day and year first said in open Court by Isaac Van Cleave
John Brinkerhoff Isaac Van Cleave

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories proposed 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 John Brinkerhoff and George Barnesdalen who have signed the preceding certificate are residents in the same township and county, as stated by them, and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit —
April 28 th 1874
John Brinkerhoff
David Sheffer
George Barnesdalen
Ind. 9/15 28
I George Brinkerhoff Prothonotary or Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County in the state of Pennsylvania do hereby cer- tify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Samuel Orban for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal said office, this 28 th day of April 1874
George Brinkerhoff

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Samuel Osborne a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
S. 7284
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     April 1777 6 mos. Private Amos Barber ✓ Conn.   June 1777 6 mos. Stephen Brophy Roger Ennis   June 1778 6 mos. Isaac Gillet " "   June 1779 1 mo. Alexander Waugh ✓   " ✓ Minutemen at Fairfield + Norwalk ✓   " 1 mo. Substitute for his father who was nearly 60 yrs. of age.  
Battles engaged in, ✓  Residence of soldier at enlistment, ✓ Conn. until 1786.  Date of application for pension, Apr 28 1834. His claim was allowed.  Residence at date of application, Shahana Twp., Adams Co. Penn.  Age at date of application, 74 yrs - 5 mos. born + raised in Litchfield,  Remarks: South Berne Parish, Conn.  Soldier's son Levi Osborne resided at Gettysburg, Pa. in 1850.  See Auditor's report.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

1945 June 5. Hist. to Mrs. L.A. Beach. p
Rev War
7284
INVALID.
File No. 7284
Samuel Osborne
Priv. Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 15 , Page 281
[Arrangement of 1870.]

May. 5. 1834
Pennsylvania
Myrsine
The
S. L. Edwards Esq.
Pension agent
War Department
Washington City

Gettysburg May 3, 1834
Sir
Enclosed is a declaration of Samuel Osborne for order to be placed on the pension roll under the act of 1832. It is hoped his declaration of facts will be satisfactory to you and that you will approve of his application. There is perfect confidence reposed in his statement by the oldest inhabitants of this county - and for states if it should be necessary, the direct proof could be obtained in Connecticut - but that expense and trouble will scarcely be required -
You will please forward the certificate to my care as soon as convenient -
Yours Respectfully
And d J. Miller
L. Edwards Esq.
Senior Agent

Gettysburg May 17, 1884
Dear Sir
The papers relating to the claim of Sarah Osborn, together with objections, I have had on hand some days - for this time I have had an interview with the office cont. From his statement of the facts of his service there is no doubt existing in the minds of any reasonable, the service was rendered. He uses the term enlisted , but in those days it was a common expression with those in service, and there was no discrimination in their opinion of enlisting , volunteering , &c - Previous to being allowed on some  quite as informal evidence as this - and you will observe that he came within the rules as to drafted matter volunteers, - excepting the clergymen, and the deposition of John Brenkenhoff who was out - and who has expressed sentiments with Osborn and talks over the history of the campaigns with Osborn frequently for the last 35 years would be more satisfactory than the oath of any person unacquainted with the facts any thing about him.
Osborn removed from Connecticut to this County in the year 1786 - and is now and my inform - and to require him to proceed there to find proof of his service &c by living witnesses would certainly deprive him of the bounty of this country. As he comes within those rules it is hoped you will have no hesitancy in allowing his claim.
From my warm and decided support of the Administration I should not urge any thing to be done which might be considered improper - but from the universal sentiment of the oldest inhabitants of this County there is no doubt but the service was rendered by Osborn & that his claim is just.
I would be pleased to receive the certificate as soon as you can conveniently attend to this case -
Yours Respectfully
Arth. G. Miller
P. S. Edwards Esq.

Pennsylvania Returned. May - 19. 1834.
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Pension agent
War Department Washington City

June 4, 1915
Hist. of Samuel Osborne, S. 7284, Conn.
to Mrs. L. A. Beach, } letter dated 1837 Crawford Road, } June 3, 1915. Cleveland, Ohio } rec'd. June 4, 1915.
Letter returned to Mr. Charles James, Finance Div, Transcript through his desk.

OFFICE OF AUDITOR FOR INTERIOR DEPARTMENT IN REPLYING QUOTE INITIALS
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
WASHINGTON
June 8, 1915.
The Commissioner of Pensions.
Sir:
In reply to your letter of the 5th instant, you are informed that, according to the latest account rendered by the U. S. Pension Agent, at Philadelphia, Pa., the records of this office show last payment to have been made to Samuel Osborne, Priv. Army Rev., certificate No. 26365, at $ 50.00 per month annum, to December 5, 1834, the date of his death, to William D. Lewis, Attorney, for Margaret Osborne, widow.
Letter herewith returned.
Respectfully,
Alvin A. Price
Auditor
MRG
R
By
Deputy Auditor.

Rev. War Section Division. S. File No. 7,284 Samuel Osborne Rev. War.
J. S. C., Ex'r.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
Washington, D. C., June 5 th , 1905.
SIR:
For use in the above-entitled claim for pension, you are requested to furnish this Bureau with a report in the case of Samuel Osborne who was allowed 50 per annum from Mch. 4, 1831, pensioned under the Act of June 7, 1832 by certificate No. 26,365 issued May 30, 1834 , at the Pennsylvania Agency, showing the date of his death and name of the person to whom the arrears of his pension were paid.
Very respectfully,
J. M. McLaughlin Commissioner.
THE AUDITOR FOR THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT,
Treasury Department.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Osborne, Samuel GRADE Private LINE Virginia
WARRANT NUMBER 12 447 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED November 5, 1789 to Samuel Osborne
Notation: "Vid. Hts. R d by Wm Alex r ."
*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.