Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 1731-300, Aaron Haynes, Continental Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental Mass.
or Haynes, Aaron Haines
B.L.W. 1731-300 Issued April 29, 1831
{ also B.S.W. 944-300 - Capt. Issued Mar 5, 1793 to Matthias Mossman, admr. No papers.
CONTENTS

Greenville Greene Co N.Y. } May 20th 1831
Sir
I acknowledge the receipt of Land Warrant Number 1731 issued to Aaron Haines Son, and the other heirs at law of Aaron Haines who was a captain in the Massachusetts Line of the Army of the American Revolution, for Three hundred acres
I am very Respectfully Your ob t Serv t
Lewis Wakeley
To William Gordon Esq Bounty Land Office War Department Washington City.

Aaron Haines N o 1731
issued Apr. 29. 1831. to Aaron Haines, son and other heirs, delivered to Lewis Wakeley.

I Nehemiah Newton of Holland testify & depose that I knew Capt. Aaron Haines late of Holland Sudbury deceased, that I enlisted and served under him - that he served as a captain in the Revolutionary War - that the said Capt. Aaron Haines is dead, and that Aaron Haines of Princeton is a son of him at time of the said Capt. Aaron Haines deceased - Neh. Newton
Worcester S. Commonwealth of Massachusetts Personally appeared Nehemiah Newton signing the above affidavit and made oath to the truth of the same. April 4. 1831. Before me Rufus Putnam jus. Peace.

State of Massachusetts County of Worcester ss.
I Aaron Haines Son and heir at law to Captain Aaron Haines deceased do upon oath testify and declare that to the best of my knowledge and belief Captain Aaron Haines aforesaid about or in the Year 1777 Entered in to the Service of the United States for the term of During the War; and that he served in the Regiment No 13 th Commed a by Colonel Wigglesworth of the Massachusetts Line and that he continued in the Service aforesaid until about the latter part of the Year 1779 When he was Regularly discharged from the Same Regiment of the Massachusetts Line commanded by Colonel Wigglesworth
Subjunctive April 5 th 1779
I further declare, that I have never received a warrant for the Bounty Land promised to Aaron Haines aforesaid, on the part of the United States, nor do I believe he has ever received it or transferred his claim in any manner Whatsoever
Therefore know all men, by these presents that I Aaron Haines aforesaid do hereby constitute and appoint Lewis Wathley of Greenville in the State of New York, to be my true and lawful Attorney, for me and in my name, to demand and receive, from the Secretary of War, of the United States a warrant for the quantity of Land due to me and to the other heirs of Captain Aaron Haines aforesaid In testimony whereof I have set my hand and Seal this fourth day of April A D 1831
Aaron Haines
Notario Publico
Commonwealth of Massachusetts ss. April 4 th 1831
County of Worcester ss.
Before me a justice of the peace in & for the said County personally appeared Aaron Haines Subscribed to the foregoing declaration & in my presence acknowledged the power of Attorney therein contained to be his free act and deed, & likewise made solemn oath to the truth of the same
Rufus Putnam Justice of the peace

State of Massachusetts.
County of Worcester, ss. In testimony that the within written Rufus Putnam was a magistrate authorized to administer oaths, and take acknowledgements, &c. in the State of Massachusetts, at the above date, and that his name thereto subscribed appears to me to be his usual signature, I have hereunto affixed the County Seal, and subscribed my name and quality, at Worcester, this fifth day of April, 1831.
Abijah Bigelow
clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Worcester.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Worcester ss. Probate Office April 6 th 1831
I certify that satisfactory evidence was adduced to me to prove, that Aaron Haynes of Princeton in said County is a son and heir at law of Capt. Aaron Haynes deceased, who was a soldier in the Line of the Army of the American Revolution.
Given under my hand & Seal of Office this Six th day of April A.D. 1831
Nathaniel D. Dike Judge of Probate &c within and for the County of Worcester.

This captain's son Aaron Haynes received pension see claim Continental and Mass. S. 30 H H 8.
The Officer's bounty land book of war- rants issued prior to 1800 shows that B.L.Wt. 9 H H. for 300 acres on account of the services of Capt Aaron Haynes Mass. troops issued Mar. 5, 1793 to Matthias Moss. man administrator (no papers.)
As there was only one such Captain in Mass Continental troops, it is obvious that this second one

issue was an official error.
Ad. June 15. 1915-

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Haynes, Aaron GRADE Sergeant LINE Massachusetts
WARRANT NUMBER 4383 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Feb. 27, 1790
To Theodosius Fowler —
*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.