The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1815-09-20
WARDEPARTMENT.
AUcUsr 22p, 1918.

ITO facilitate the business Of obtaining Warrerts
for Military Bounty Land under the Acts OF the
OF the 10th December, 1914, all Persons interested
are invited to attend 10 the following
INFORMATION:
1st: Every Person whose services entisle him to
Land Warrant. and who personally applies for IL,
will be held to produee at the War Department. his
original Di'eheryr which ought TO express the dsfe
of Enlistment, fAe Tsrm ier which the Persoa was
Enlisted. that he has faasfuiiy served the United
states during that TeI.a and that he is henera6ty
Discharged The Phraseclogy Of Dischargss Jar
Dsasiahss necessarily differs from ordinary DIS.
charges bnt IN these the term honOrabh dsehargsd
is deemed tsntsmount 20 the Certificate OF faithful
service required BY law
I'd. In CAsses where the original Claimant shan
not personally apply for bis Land Warrant, his sry
inai Disehargr mnst be transmitted to the War De-
Partmen,. accompanied by Power Of Attorney, duly
executed, Of the following form wiz. 90
Know ALL MEN BY THESE pREsEsTs. 3
That late in Captain
Company, in the Regiment OF
who was enlisted the day Of one
thousand eight hundred and to se've'
and honorabiy discharged from the army Of
the United States, on the
day Of one thousand eight hundred
and as will more fully appear by my orig
insl discharge hereunto annexed. HAVE, and py
these presents DO nominate, constitute apG appoint
nv true and ianA attorney for me and in my
such ctcer, person or persons, as shall be legally
authorised TO grant the same, Worrdnf for the
quantity Of land TO which am entitled for the ser.
vices rendered by me asa in the army Of the
United States during the late war, pursuant to the
law Of the United States in such made and pro-
vided And ] do further hereby empower the said
to do and TO perfotm all buch acts and things,
and TO give such receipt or receipts. or execute
such instrument or instruments IN writing as shall
be required in 40 full and ample manner as could
eotf L. allsSr And <tN fr-
ther empower him TO constitute and sppont an at.
torney or attorneys utder him for the said purposes
and also at pleasure to revoke the same. And do
further hereby raufy end confirm whatever my said
attorney or bis substitute shall lawfully do in the
premises.
In testimony whereof. have hereunto set my hand
day of ono thousand eight hundred and
Signed, Sealed ond De,veredl
in presence @ 5
sss s.s's count, y of g..
being duly sworn, doth despose and
say. that he is the samcperson described in and who
executed the above power Of attorney, and tha, the
s his free and voluntary act, for the pur.
poses mentioned therein
'''''" TO- and is1 is'''s'SsS ssSsrs ,s: me-. '''"
sss S,s'; County e y 5"
and being duly sworn, dispose
ana Says mat they ana eacn OF tnem are personally
soqsaisted with We above named and well
known him to be the person described IN the above
power Of attorney
lsi before me.
State Of d.
l certify that the above named md
credible witnesses. Dated at
the day of l8l
Clerk Of the County Of
State Of do hereby certify that
before whom tho above afidavits appear to have
been made, is acting under he authority
of this State. and that the above is his signature
In testimony whereof have here
CrOSN) unto set my hand and affixed the
( SEAL seal Of the said oSlatry, &c.
(IN~ON this day of, &c.
N Is. In those instances where the Power of At
tornsy in Question is executed before Notary Pa5-
lie, and, OF course, sttested by his official Seal and
Signature, the above Certificate Of County Clerk
each Instrument will be dispensed witA butin such
Case il will be required that One separate Official
Certificate from the Municipal State authority
shall attest the quality and Signature Of Such Notary,
which Single Certificate shall be admitted az the
sanctfon Of all such Noaral Acts that accompany IT,
Mr.. All Substitutiops Of such POEer muH BE-
made before Notary Public. in legal form,
3d. In cases where the original Claimant is dead,
and an Heir applies p his Right, be or she will be
held to ascertain by legal proof that the Person in
whose Right the application shall be SO made, did
enLsf in sseh sueh Company or Corps, on such
day, and for susi fern and that he was slain by
the Enemy, or did otherrss die while in the service
Of the United States. at sueh fine and place.
Next, the actual C2djmonf will be held TO adduce
legal Certificates from competent authority to ascsr
tain that he she thss claiming Land Warrant, is
legitimate Ke,r az Lov and Of lawful age in which
case, although other Heirs may exist yet the War
ran, will be issued in the name OF the Heir prov
ing adding thereto the words" and the sher Kefrs
az Law oE-6c. &c.
Land wsrran, will net be issued to an Ezecusd-,
nor to an .Hdninisfrosor-Ths Government Of the u
States has not authorised any Person TO act az an
Agent for the purpose Of anssctng any part OF the
| business relative to the obtaining Military Land
Warrants which will. IS usual, be 'ssced gratis at
the War Department nor does IL recognize any pre-
tended Land Office for speh parp'ses. nor any other
Agency Of that nature. in any State Of the American