Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 8366-100, Daniel Haines, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Haines, Daniel
B.L. Wt 8366-100, issued 1789
CONTENTS

General Morris
THE R.I.D. in the City of...
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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 Daniel Haines  Soldr. in the 1st Regiment, having faithfull- ly served the United States 12 Mths 1780 and being inlisted for the War only, is hereby DISCHARGED from the American Army.
GIVEN at HEAD-QUARTERS the 10th 9 June 1783
G. Washington
BY HIS EXCELLENCY Command, Thos. Mifflin
REGISTERED in the Books of the Regiment, Batt. Saml. M c Intire Adjutant.
TH e above Daniel Haines has been honored with the BADGE of MERIT for Seven Years faithful Service. Sam Henty Capt.

HEAD-QUARTERS, June 5 th 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.
General Haines
Daniel Haines New Jersey B. L. Wt 8066-100 Issued 1789

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Haines, Daniel GRADE Private LINE New Jersey
WARRANT NUMBER 8366 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED December 28, 1789 to John Hallingshead, assignee
*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.