Land warrant for 300 acres
Document 1795Notifies Capt. John Bard that he is entitled to a land warrant for 300 acres as a captain in the Georgia Line.
100%
⇣No human transcription currently available for this document.
This transcription was generated by machine using Anthropic's Claude Code (a mix of sonnet and opus models). It may contain errors or inaccuracies. Please verify against the document image. Learn more about our generative AI methodology.
May from Manning, Wykoff and Co at New York also seventy Cents over paid him as a Cadet being paid as such to 28th February and as Lieut from 26th February the date of his acceptance. -
If any errors should be discovered by the commite in the last Muster or Pay Rolls you will Note those Amounts and Nature and Report them to me without Delay.
By this conveyance you will receive Receipts for the pay of the Corps to 31st May, also for the months of June which after taking receipts they are then to be returned to this Office that the same may be passed to your Credit - you will receive further instructions by the next Post -
I am Sir Yc
William Simmons
Capt John Bard. D. of War Accountants Office
July 14th 1795
Sir -
Agreeably to my promise I have examined into the State of your Claims and find that you are entitled to a Land Warrant for 300 Acres which you can get by sending forward a power of Attorney authorising some person to receive it for you, expressing that it is for land due to you as a Capt in the Georgia Line, there is the same quantity due to Nathaniel Pendleton of Virginia who can receive his also on a like power of Attorney.
I am Sir Yc
William Simmons
Type
Letterbook
Description
Notifies Capt. John Bard that he is entitled to a land warrant for 300 acres as a captain in the Georgia Line.
Date
07/14/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Accountant's Office
Document number
1795071421255
Page start
131
Notable persons
Captain John Bard
William Simmons
Georgia Line
accountant
Nathaniel Pendleton
Notable locations
War Accountant's Office
Georgia
Virginia
Notable items
land warrant
acres
power of attorney

