Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 691-100, John Guthrie, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
* Guthrie, John Guthry
B. Mt. 691-100
CONTENTS

T HESE are to CERTIFY that the bearer hereof John Guthry (Private) in the First Virginia regiment, having faithfully served the United States from the March 1861 and being inlisted for the war, is hereby discharged from the American army.
Given at the war office the
By order of the Secretary of War,
J. P. Carson Registered in the books of the regiment,
William Edridge adjutant.

War office,
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.
Certify that John Guthrie has been paid four months pay since the commencement of the year 1792
Fort Pitt July 26 th 1793 — J. A. Mills L t V. C.
John Guthrie Va B. & Wt. 691-100

(No. 091)
John Guthrie
Private.
Virginia Line. Revolutionary Army.
Warrant issued under date 21 st April 1818. and delivered to himself per Receipt dated 22 nd April 1818.

An Original Discharge of John Guthry within.
W. H. _____ _____ etc.

April 21 st 1878.
Mr. Hagner
Dear Sir,
What Credit is due to this Discharge of a man in the Virginia Line, by Genl. Lincoln?
I cannot find John Guthrie on the Book of Locations.
Respectfully J. Nat. Cutting.
I presume this discharge to be a good one, I have not the means of referring to the final settlement for services in relation to the Virginia Line not having the numbers issued for that Line P. H.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Guthrie, Joseph GRADE Private LINE Massachusetts
WARRANT NUMBER 4203 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Apr. 21, 1794
to Joseph Guthrie (Pencil note: "Patented")
*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.