Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2120, Joseph Chambers, Penn.

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Chambers Joseph
S 2120.
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Deeds. and at the Treasury under the acts of April 6 th 1833 and 23 rd Aug t 1842 from 4 th Sep r 1840 to 12 th January 1841. Agent notified Aug t 17 1841
Ohio 13 189 Joseph Chamber of Jefferson in the State of Ohio who was a Sarg t in the Comp y commanded by Captain Stake of the Reg t commanded by Col d Lowry in the Pennsylvania line for 9 Months
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 30 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 th day of May 1833 and sent to H. H. Leavitt Steubenville Ohio
Arrears to the 4 th of Mar 1833 $ 60.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 th Sept — 15.00 $ 75.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. } J. W. Clagett Clerk,

State of Ohio, Jefferson County ss.
On this 13 th day of May 1833, personally appeared in open court, before the judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said county, now sitting, Joseph Chambers, a resident of Crop Creek township, in said Jefferson County, aged eighty one years, on the 14 th of October last, 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 of the 7 th of June 1832: That he entered the service of the United States, under the following named officers, and served as herein stated, viz, In the month of May 1776, this declarant then residing in Derry township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and being a first sergeant in a militia company, was drafted as such sergeant for four months, in the company commanded by Captain Robert M c Kee, in the Regiment under the command of Lieut. Colonel Alexander Lowry - The names of the residue of his company and field officers, declarant is not able to recollect. On the 28 th of May '76, he rendezvoused with his company, at the town of Lancaster, in said Lancaster County, where he remained for about three weeks - from thence the company was ordered to Philadelphia, where it remained, quartered in the barracks, for two weeks - from thence the company proceeded, by way of New Brunswick, Pennington, & Elizabethtown to Bergen, New Jersey, at which last named place, declarant, with his company, was stationed until his term of service expired, and on or about the 1 st of October '76, he received a written discharge from the service, signed by his Captain, the said Robert M c Kee. He was in the service as a first sergeant , under this draft for four months .
In the month of February or March 1778 (this declarant is not able to state with certainty the precise time) still residing in said Derry township , & still being a first sergeant in the militia, he was again drafted as such, for four two months, and again placed in a company commanded by said Capt Robert M c Kee, in a

Regiment under the command of said Lieut. Col. Alexander Lowry - he remembers there was a Lieut. McQueen, in said company, but the names of the other officers he can not state - The Regiment to which he belonged, rendered immediately after it was called into service, at the town of Lebanon, in the State of Pennsylvania, where it was placed in charge of the Hessian prisoners, taken at Trenton - Soon after, the prisoners were ordered to be taken to a place called Middletown, eight miles below Harrisburg, to which place, the declarant, with the company proceeded, and remained there, in the service, until the two months, for which he was drafted had expired. Declarant can not state the exact day he was discharged, but well knows, that he was out two months - he thinks his discharge, which was in writing, and signed by the said Capt. McQueen, was dated the last of April or May, in the year '78. During these two months he also acted as, and was, the first sergeant of said company.
Declarant has no recollection, while in the service, of having been in company with any Continental Regiments or Troops, and did not know, or became acquainted with any regular officers, that he can remember. He has no record of his age, but has always understood & believed, that he was born in the township of Derry, in the county of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on the 14 th of October 1757. He has no documentary evidence of his services, except his discharge, having been destroyed by fire, many years since. Nor does he know, with any certainty, that there is now any one living, by whom he can prove the facts of the foregoing services. He is known to William Leslie & Anderson Jenkins - residing in the neighborhood of his present residence, by whom he can prove his good character for veracity, & their belief in the truth of the facts set forth in the foregoing declaration. He further states, that in 1780 he removed from Lancaster county, Pa - to the Monongahela river, about 20 miles above Pittsburgh, where he lived until the last twenty seven years, during which time he has constantly resided in said county of Jefferson, in the State of Ohio - He now resides in Grafton township in said county - He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and declares, that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Joseph Chandler
sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid James P. Wells Atty

Jefferson County Ohio
Adm. B. Monthe Iron 1776. as Serp.
$30.
H. H. Leavitt Newberville Ohio

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
25 th May - 1833
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 Joseph Chambers. Jefferson Co. O.
   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.     May - 1776 4 Serg Capt M c Kee 81. — Traditionary   " 1778 2 " Col Lomax Laurens Co   " Capt — M c Kee Pa.   " Col. Lomax  
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) _____, 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 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 organized 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.
[k] 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.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

June 23, 1939
Mr. Herbert Bishard 4210 Pleasant Street Des Moines, Iowa
BA-J/AWF Joseph Chambers S. 2120 aw
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Joseph Chambers, soldier in the Revolutionary War from Derry Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and later lived in Jefferson County, Ohio.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in claim for pension, S. 2120, based upon service of Joseph Chambers in the War of the Revolution.
Joseph Chambers was born October 14, 1751, in Derry Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The names of his parents were not stated.
While residing in said Derry Township, Joseph Chambers enlisted sometime in May, 1778, served four months as first sergeant in Captain Robert McKee's company, Colonel Alexander Lowrey's Pennsylvania regiment. He enlisted sometime in February or March, 1779, served two months as first sergeant in same company and regiment.
Joseph Chambers moved in the year 1780, from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, to the Monongahela River, about twenty miles above Pittsburgh, and about the year 1806, moved to Jefferson County, Ohio.
He was allowed pension on his application

executed May 13, 1833, at which time he was living in Gross Creek Township, Jefferson County, Ohio.
The soldier, Joseph Chambers, died January 13, 1841, leaving a widow, whose name was not stated, and there are no data relative to their marriage.
The papers on file in this claim contain no further discernible data in regard to family.
In order to obtain the name and address of the person who received the last payment of this pension, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and furnish the following data-
Joseph Chambers Certificate #13189 Issued May 27, 1833 Rate $30.00 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 Ohio Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

We William Leslie & Anderson Judkins residing in said county of Jefferson, do hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Joseph Chambers, who has subscribed and sworn to, the within declaration - that we believe him to be of the age of eighty one years - 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.
affirmed & subscribed this 13 th day of May 1833 W. Leslie
A. Judkins.
Wm Leslie
And the 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 Anderson Judkins, and William Leslie who have signed the preceding certificate, are residents of said county of Jefferson, and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I James Ross Wells, Clerk of the court of Common Pleas of said county of Jefferson do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court, in the matter of the application of Joseph Chambers for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and the seal of said court, this 20 th day of May A.D. 1833.
James Ross Wells Clerk

To the Honourable, the Court of Common Pleas of Jefferson County Ohio
The undersigned petitioners, citizens of Jefferson County, respectfully state - That they have been acquainted with Joseph Chambers for a number of years, and believe him to be a man of sober, steady habits - and of good moral character. That he is now advanced in years, and unable to obtain a living by his own labour. —
And the undersigned respectfully beg that your honourable body will grant his petition —
And your petitioners as in duty bound will ever pray &c
James Barr George Humbrey Thos B. Wynn Isaac Garrison Thomas Fleming Josiah Glover Finley B. McPhee Joshua Carr Reuben Purvis El. Wolfe James Linnal Stephen Kinsey Thos. Calbert

Jacob Org Beate Hippo Chor B. McGrew Wm Wood 1/3
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May 24 1873 Parker Office
free
Hon. Lewis Cass Secretary of War Washington, D.C.

Humberville, O.
May 20. 1833.
Sir,
Enclosed are the pension papers of Joseph Chambers & David Crawford.
When examined and decided on, I wish the result to be communicated to me.
With the highest respect
Yr. obt. Serv t &c
H. H. Smith
Hon. Lewis Cass Secy. of War

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
August 29 th 1842.
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,"
The widow of Joseph Chambers, deceased, late _____ a Pensioner on the Roll of the Wheeling, Va. _____ Agency, at the rate of Thirty _____ 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. 1840, to the 12 th January 1841.
Respectfully, yours,
Walter B. Parsons Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS,
Present.

December 17, 1926
W. L. Chambers Stockton Kans
Sir:
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 2120, it appears that Joseph Chambers was born October 14, 1751 in Derry Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
While residing in said Derry Township, he enlisted in May 1776 and served four months as first sergeant in Captain Robert McKee's Company, Colonel Alexander Lowrey's Pennsylvania Regiment.
He enlisted in February or March 1778 and served two months as first sergeant in Captain Robert McKee's Company, Colonel Alexander Lowrey's Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed May 13, 1833, while a resident of Cross

Creek Township, Jefferson County, Ohio.
He died January 12, 1841, leaving a widow, whose name is not stated. There is no further data on file as to family.
The above noted Joseph Chambers is the only soldier of that name found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

Des Moines, Ia., May 1, 1939
Veterans Administration, Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
Kindly give me all information you have concerning one Joseph Chambers who served in Pennsylvania Militia during Revolutionary War. He enlisted from Derry township, Lancaster County, Penn. It is said he applied for a pension in 1833 while residing in Jefferson county, Ohio.
Any details concerning parentage, wife, children, date of death and where, witnesses to pension application, etc., will be thankfully received.
Respectfully
Herbert Beshard
4210 Pleasant St.
Des Moines, Iowa

Stockton, Kansas, Oct. 15, 1926.
U. S. Bureau of Pensions, Revolutionary War Records Sec.
Dear Sir:
I desire information of the Revolutionary War record of Joseph Chambers, who according to family tradition was a soldier in that conflict. He lived in western New York in the early part of the last century, near Ithaca, and moved to Illinois in 1837, where he died a year later at the age of 85. He was born in 1753, probably in Pennsylvania, where he might have served, though I have no information whether it was in New York or Pennsylvania. I think his father was Ephraim Chambers. Joseph was 22 or 23 years old when the war commenced, and his father might also have been a participant. Any information you can give me will be greatly appreciated and if any fee is required I will cheerfully send it.
Yours,
W. L. Chambers Stockton, Kan

1926- Dec. 17- Hirt to W. S. Chambers amys. 1939: June 23- Leish to Herbert. Board amys
Plotter
2120
INVALID.
File No. 2120
Joseph Chambers Sergt Rev War
Act: June 7  1832
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 64
[Arrangement of 1870.]

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Chambers, Leonard GRADE Private LINE New York
WARRANT NUMBER 6960 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Nov. 5, 1789 to Leonard Chambers
*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.