Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 795-100, Sylvester Holmes, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Mass.
Holmes, Sylvester, Selvester.
B. L. 97 \pm 795-100
CONTENTS

No 795
Sylvester Holmes decd.
Sergeant
4 th Massachusetts line
Josiah Holmes son,
& the other Heirs —
Warrant issued
April 23 rd 1879 —
100 acres
Certificate of Purchase from the War Department for $2,000 Nov 30 1882
John Coates attorney

By His EXCELLENCY GEORGE WASHINGTON, Esq. General and Commander in Chief of the Forces of the United States of America.
THESE are to CERTIFY that the Bearer, hereof Sergeant Sylvester Holmes in the fourth Massachusetts Regiment, having faithful- ly served the United States five years and three months and being enlisted for the War only, is hereby DISCHARGED from the American Army.
GIVEN at HEAD-QUARTERS the
G Washington
By His EXCELLENCY's Command,
I Humboldt
REGISTERED in the Books of the Regiment,
John Davis Adjutant.
THE above Sergeant Sylvester Holmes has been honored with the BADGE OF MERIT for Six Years faithful Service.
Henry Washington Adjutant
AN RT

HEAD-QUARTERS, June 8 - 1783.
THE within CERTIFICATE shall not avail the Bearer as a Discharge, until the Ratification of the definitive Treaty of Peace; previous to which Time, and until Proclamation thereof shall be made, He is to be considered as being on Furlough.
GEORGE WASHINGTON.
Secretarys Office Boston July 16. 1802
This certify that Silvester Holmes has received the benefit of the Resolves of March 4 th & 19 th June 1801 passed the two branches of the Legislature of this Commonwealth and this discharge is delivered up agreeable to their direction.
John Adams Pres.
Silvester Holmes Discharge Sub. 7. May 1802 for E. H. the 20 th Jany
Silvester Holmes Discharge
RECEIVED IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OFFICE
Silvester Holmes B.L. No 795-100 Mass.

KNOW all Men by these Presents,
That Josiah Holmes of Kingston, County of Plymouth, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Yeoman, son and one of the heirs of Sylvester Holmes, deceased, who was a Sergeant in the 4th Mass. Regt. have constituted, ordained and made, and in my stead and place put, and by these presents do constitute, ordain and make, and in my stead and place put John Foster of Boston, County of Suffolk, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Broker. to be my true, sufficient and lawful attorney for me and in my name and stead, to my use and the use of the other heirs of the said Sylvester Holmes, deceased, to ask for and to receive of the United States, a Warrant for One Hundred acres of Land granted to the said Sylvester Holmes, for his services in the 4th Massachusetts Regiment of the Revolutionary Army of the United States, for the term of during the Revolutionary War - and now due to the heirs of the said Sylvester Holmes.
Giving and hereby granting unto my said attorney full power and authority in and about the premises; and to use all due means, course and process in the law for the full, effectual and complete execution of the business afore described; and in my name to make and execute due acquittance and discharge; and for the premises to appear, and the person of me the constituent to represent before any governor, judges, justices, officers and ministers of the law whatsoever, in any court or courts of judicature, and there, on my behalf, to answer, defend and reply unto all actions, causes, matters and things whatsoever, relating to the premises. Also to submit any matter in dispute, respecting the premises, to arbitration or otherwise: with full power to make and substitute, for the purposes aforesaid, one or more attorneys under my said attorney and the same again at pleasure to revoke. And generally to say, do, act, transact, determine, accomplish, and finish all matters and things whatsoever, relating to the premises, as fully, amply and effectually, to all intents and purposes, as the said constituent, if present, ought or might personally, although the matter should require more special authority than is herein comprised. the said constituent ratifying, allowing and holding firm and valid all and whatsoever my said attorney or his substitutes shall lawfully do, or cause to be done, in and about the premises, by virtue of these presents.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 25th day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen.
W Stevenson
Wassall
Josiah Holmes
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Boston, Suffolk, ss.
BE IT KNOWN, That on the twenty sixth Day of February One thousand eight hundred and eighteen before me, WILLIAM STEVENSON , Notary Public, by legal Authority admitted and sworn, and dwelling in Boston aforesaid, and a Justice of the Peace for the County of Suffolk, personally came Josiah Holmes above named, and acknowledged the above Letter of Attorney to be his Act and Deed.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand and affixed my Notarial Seal the Day and Year last aforesaid.
William Stevenson
{ Notary Public and Just. of Peace.

Id Silvester Holmes Sergeant with his Discharge Massachusetts Line
105

State of Massachusetts
Suffolk Boston Feb y 26. 1818 Personally appeared Consider Fuller of Kingston, and made oath that he is well acquainted with Josiah Holmes, by whom the within Power is signed and knows him to be the person therein represented
Before me William Stevenson Just Peace

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Holmes, Thomas (Holms) GRADE Sergeant LINE Connecticut
WARRANT NUMBER 5953 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED May 8, 1790 to not shown
*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.