Surveying military land
Document 1791Addressed to the Geographer of the United States, or to the Surveyors appointed by him to survey the military land. The recipient is hereby required to survey for Barney Cox, a soldier in the Delaware line. 100 acres of land are due to the late army of the United States. This warrant is to be returned to the Board of Treasury, agreeable to the Act of Congress on July 9, 1788.
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No. 10742 — TO the GEOGRAPHER of the UNITED STATES, or to the Surveyors appointed by him to survey the Military Lands
YOU are hereby required to Survey for
Barney Cox — late a Soldier in the Delaware line " " "
One Hundred Acres of Land, in any of the Districts appropriated for satisfying the Bounties of Land, due to the late Army of the United States, And return this Warrant to the Board of Treasury, agreeably to the Act of Congress of the ninth Day of July, 1788.
Given at the WAR-OFFICE, this Second Day of September One thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty Nine.
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Addressed to the Geographer of the United States, or to the Surveyors appointed by him to survey the military land. The recipient is hereby required to survey for Barney Cox, a soldier in the Delaware line. 100 acres of land are due to the late army of the United States. This warrant is to be returned to the Board of Treasury, agreeable to the Act of Congress on July 9, 1788.
Date
06/14/1791
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1791061400101
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Notable persons
Henry Knox
Barney Cox
surveyor
geographer
Notable locations
Delaware
War Office
Notable items
land
bounties
warrant
Board of Treasury