Certification for entitled land
Document 1789Certifies that George Francis was a sergeant in the 1st Pennsylvania Regiment is entitled to lands. Francis was discharged from service at the conclusion of the Revolutionary War. Francis places his signature on the document.
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Know all Men by these presents that I George Francis late [undecipherable] in the first Pennsylvania Regiment and in the forces of the State [undecipherable] Entitled to lands by [sundry] [undecipherable] of Congress, that hath made and [undecipherable]. Hath made Ordained Constituted appointed and by these presents do make Ordain Constitute and appoint John [undecipherable] of Westmoreland County and State of Pennsylvania my true and lawful Attorney for me and in my name to make [undecipherable] to the [undecipherable] for a [undecipherable] for the aforesaid land in order to [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to survey the [undecipherable] land the proceeds to be [always?] agreeable to Appointment Giving and hereby granting to my said Attorney full power and [undecipherable] to have [undecipherable] and follow such legal [undecipherable] whatsoever [undecipherable] Binding me [undecipherable] the same as if I myself were personally present and other [undecipherable] such [sufficient?] [undecipherable] and Drawings and for me and in my name to [undecipherable] Subscribe all [undecipherable] and in every [undecipherable] [undecipherable] in a [undecipherable] [undecipherable] again the Power to Revoke and [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] from those things which [undecipherable] may be [undecipherable] Binding and [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] as amply [undecipherable] fully and wholly as if I very [undecipherable] [undecipherable] present [undecipherable] [undecipherable] being and [undecipherable] whatsoever and in all [undecipherable] I shall [undecipherable] ratify and [confirm] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] without [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [Colony?] [undecipherable] without [undecipherable] and [undecipherable]
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and Delivered in the presence of us } George Francis
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Lewis [undecipherable]
Westmoreland County [undecipherable]
Personally Appeared before me the Subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace [undecipherable] County aforesaid [undecipherable] made [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and acknowledged the within [undecipherable] Power of Attorney to the [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] thousand [undecipherable]. Done under my hand and [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] hundred and [undecipherable]
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I do hereby Certify that the Within Named George Francis late a [Serjeant?] in the first Pennsylvania Regiment was Enlisted for the War and Legally Discharged at its Dissolution
Benj: [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Martin
[undecipherable] Col: R[egi]m[en]t [undecipherable]
Type
Document Signed
Description
Certifies that George Francis was a sergeant in the 1st Pennsylvania Regiment is entitled to lands. Francis was discharged from service at the conclusion of the Revolutionary War. Francis places his signature on the document.
Date
07/24/1789
Author
Recipient
Document number
1789072490001
Page start
1
Notable persons
George Francis
Col. Tarrby
Benjamin Lodge
John Nicholson
1st Pennsylvania Regiment
Paymaster
Sergeant George Francis
Notable locations
Pennsylvania
Notable items
discharge
American Revolution

