Receipt for Land Warrants
Document 1792Receipt from John Schott confirming that he received Robert Ross's two land warrants, granted for Robert Chestnut and registered by John Stagg.
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Rect July 16. 1792 from Maj. John P. Schott Esqr of Luzern County Pennsylva for two Land Warrants for R. Chesnut & Richd Ennis of Hazens Regt [strikethrough: ā] [undecipherable]
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Received July 16th 1792 of Robert Ross two Military Continental Land Warrants Registered by John Stagg [undecipherable] Ch'f Clk signed Henry Knox Sec'tary of War dated War Office 13 July 1792 which [two] Land Warrants each for One hundred Acres of Land granted to Robert Ross Assignee of the following persons late Privates of the Pennsylvania Line Commanded by General Hazens in the Army of the United States. One hundred Acres of said Land Warrant granted R Ross for Richard Ennis late of Hazens Regt the other one hundred Acres of said Land Warrant granted Ross for Robert Chesnut late of Hazens Regiment which said Land [strikethrough: and] Warrants I promise to be accountable to said R Ross when demanded by Rich. Ennis & Rob. Chesnut
N° 12906 Land Warrants Rob. Chesnut, [undecipherable] [undecipherable] John P. Schott [seal]
Type
Document Signed
Description
Receipt from John Schott confirming that he received Robert Ross's two land warrants, granted for Robert Chestnut and registered by John Stagg.
Date
07/16/1792
Author
Recipient
Document number
1792071690101
Page start
1
Note
[Chestnut warrant was cited in Assignment and Power of Chestnut, 06/22/1792.]
Notable persons
John P. Schott
Robert Chestnut
Richard Ennis
Hazen's Regiment
General Hazen
Robert Ross
John Stagg Jr.
Henry Knox
Secretary of War
Pennsylvania Line
Notable locations
Pennsylvania
Luzern County
Notable items
land warrants
military continental land warrants

