Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L. Wt. 623-200, Henry Bell, Continental (Va.)

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental (Va.)
Bell, Henry
B.L.W. 623-200
CONTENTS

N o 623.
Henry Bell.
Lieut. of L t Dragoons. V. Line.
Warrant issued under date the 7 th January 1814, & dld to the Hon ble W. A. Burnwell, M.C. on the 17 th Feb y 1814.
Deposited on the part of the Hon ble Mr Burnwell Noted on Bl: 15 th Feb y 1812 & 7 th Jan: 1814.

Land-Office January 28 th 1812
It appears from the books in this office that a Land Warrant for 666 acres of land, N o 5861 issued on the 6 th of August 1810 unto Henry Bell, in pursuance of a certificate from the Executive dated the 15 th of February 1809, making an additional allowance to the said Bell for Eighteen months Service more than Six years as a Lieutenant of the Virginia Continental line in the Revolutionary War.
Given under my hand as Register, at the city of Richmond, and date aforesaid
Mr Haysone 3

I do certify that Henry Bell entered into Col. George Bullock's Regiment of Light Dragoons in the year 1776. & served until the disbanding the said army in the year 1783. as a Lieutenant.
Given under my hand this 11. th day of Aug. 1807.
John Watts late capt. in the 1. st Regiment A.D.
I do hereby certify that the above is a true copy of a certificate issued in this office by Henry Bell, upon which he was allowed additional land bounty, as a Lieutenant. Given under my hand & Clerk, to the Council of State, at the City of Richmond. This twentieth day of January One thousand eight hundred & twelve.
William Robertson C.C.

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The Honorable
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William A. Burwell Member of Congress Washington

William A. Burwell Sir
Richmond July 2 nd 1812
It is at the request of those Interested, that I trouble you with the inclosed papers, the object of which is to obtain a Land Warrant, in the name or for the benefit of Pemberton & Alexander, which you will see by the transfer from Bell. If the warrant shall be obtained, be so good as inclose it to me at this place any time before the rising of the Assembly, or should any further proof or Voucher be wanting please to inform me. Shall expect to hear from you soon, I hope to be excused for the trouble this may give you with much Esteem
Yrs etc. Ob ed Justin Lynch

Letter of Order for delivery of Land W ts in Right of Lieut. Henry Bell, to the Hon ble W m A. Burwell. M. C.
W ts delivered accordingly, the 17 th Feb y 1814.

Sir You will please to hand William A Burwell esq. The Land Warrant in your Office on favour of John Alex- ander & James Pemberton Which warrant is issued on the claim of Capt. Henry Bell an Officer in the Virginia line in the revolutionary War between Great Britain And the United States of America
James Pemberton for himself & John Alexander
Wheeling Virginia July 26 th 1813
Witness Richd. M c Clure

Virginia Campbell County Court
Whereas I Harry Bell of said County and State have this day transferred unto James P. Punterton and John Alexander of the County and State aforesaid unto their heirs and assigns all my claim right and title which I now have or may hereafter have to a certain Warrant in Lands or otherwise which I will be entitled to by any act of Congress which has passed or may hereafter pass allowing to me or my heirs any claim or bounty for my services rendered in the late revolutionary War to the United States, and I hereby authorize and empower the person authorized to grant the same to you in my name unto the said Punterton and Alexander or their heirs or assigns any claim which I will now or

any offspring in the late revolutionary war or which slavery hereafter become the same being for value of them received
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 28 day of November 1811
Signed sealed & delivered in the presence of Barnet Lee
Henry Bell (Seal)
Campbell Set
This day Henry Bell acknowledged the above to be his hand and seal before me Barnet Lee a justice of the peace for the county aforesaid given under my Hand this 28th day of Nov: 1811
Barnet Lee

Virginia to all Robert Alexander clerk of the County Court of Campbell Do hereby Certify that Burrell Lee before whom this writing was acknowledged was at that time and now is an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County and that due faith and credit is and ought to be given to his Official acts by him so attested as well within his County as without. And that the said Certificate is in due form
In testimony whereof I as clerk of said County Court have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said County hereto this 12 th day of December 1811 in the 36 th year of The Commonwealth R. Alexander C.C.

Virginia Campello County Court I
Presenting Justice of the peace in said County Do hereby certify that Robert Alexander who attests the within Certificate was at that time and now is Clerk of the County Court of Campello and that due faith and credit is and ought to be given to his official acts by him as attested and that the same is in due form Given under my hand the 25th day of December 1811
J. King
Price J. Johnson P. Pendleton