Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-02-21
W.4R DKPaRT.liENT.

price, and promptly attendedto.
W.GR DEPARTMENT..
Tofacilitate the business of obtannt. Warrants
Of Military Bounty Land under the Acts of the
Gath December, 1911, of the 18th January, 1879,
and Of the 10th December. 1914, all persons in
terested are invited to attend to The following in.
1st Every Person whose services enttlehim to
Land Warrant, and who personally applies for
it, win be held To- produce at the War Depart.
ment his original Discharge, Which ought To ex.
press The date Of Enlistment, the Term for which
the Person was Enlisted, that he has fithfi,ifg
s.rved the United States during that Term and
that he is ho'iora5iy discharged, The phraseol-
ogy OF Disability Discharges for necessarily the
fers from ordinary Discharges. but in those diff.
term " honora5iy dischargcd' is deemed tanta.
mount 10 the Certificate of faithful service re-
q1ired by law.
I'd. In case where the original Claimant shall
netpersonally apply for his Land Warrant, his
original Discharge must be transmitted 70 the
W2r Department, accompanied by Power of
Attorney, duly executed, of the following form /:
viz.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS.
That t,---------late a-----in Captain----
Company, in the----Regment of--who
eight hundred and--to serves---and hon.
orabiy discharged from the army Of The United
States, on the--day Of, one thousand eight
hundred and, as will more fully appear by
my original discharge hereunto amiexe ed, HAVE.
and by these presents Do, nominate, constitute
and appont---my true and lawful attorney for
roe and my name, and in my behalf to procure
and receive from such officer, person or persons.
as shall be legally authorised 10 grant the same,
a Warrant FOR the quantity of land to which am
entitled for the services rendered by me as ID
----in the army of the United States, during the
late war, pursuant to the law of the United
States in such case made and provided And
further hereby empower the sad---to do and to
perform all such acts and things, and to give such
receipt receipts, or execute such instrument
or instruments in writing shall be required, in
rs full and ample manner as could myself do
were Ipersonally present. And do further en-
power him 10 constitute and appoint an attorney
or attornies under him for the said purposes,
and also at pleasure to revoke the same And do
further hereby raify and confirm whatever my
SAID attorney or his substitute shall lawfully do in
the premises
In testimony whereof, have hereunto set my
band and seal ~ - this - day of - one
thousand eight hundred and
Signed, Seslee and lisiiueredi in presence a.
STATE of-------2
and County IT, 90
---beng duly sworn, doth depose and say,
that he is the same person described in and who
executed the above power of attorney, and that
the same is his own free and voluntary act, for
the purposes mentioned therein.
S.ys'?i to, and sH6sc ICED his--tlay Of
181---5efore me.
State Of ------2
and County of --,S ~'
---- aud - being duly sworn.
depose and say, that they and each of them are
personally acquainted with the above named =
---- and well know him to be the person des
crbed in the above power of attorney
S.gorn 20, and sai5scrf5efIAiis - day Of
- 1871 -, before me, -
State Of ----2
and County of --- SO
certify that the above named - and -
are credible Witnesses, Dated at -- the
- day of---191-.
= Clerk OF the County of ----- State
Of, dohereby certify that - before
whom the above afidavlts appear to have been
made, IL a---- acting under the autho
ry OF this State, and that the above is his sigma
ture.
In testimony whereof have here.
CYAN unto set my hand and affixed the
sea! ofthc said County, &C. this -
-- day Of, &c.
N. b. In those instances where the power of
attorney in question is executed before Notary
Pubic, and OF course, attested by his official seal
and signature, the above Certificate of :, County
Clerk on each Instrument will Be dispensed with:
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