Request for Military Bounty Land Denied

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Request for Military Bounty Land Denied

Description

Request for Lieutenants share of Continental Military Bounty Land denied because McPherson quit the service prior to the end of the war.

year created

1800

month created

03

day created

11

author

sent from location

War Department

recipient

sent to location

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

in image

notable person/group

William McPherson
James McHenry

notable location

Pennsylvania
Lancaster
War Department
land
land grant

notable item/thing

land grant
military bounty land
claim
Revolutionary War
Act of Congress

notable idea/issue

land grant

document number

1800031100201

page start

1

number of pages

2

Transcribe this document

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) WED13 (2 pages) Collection: Edward McPherson Papers, mm79032425. B: 45, F: 1797-1799

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author James McHenry War Department [n/a]
Recipient William McPherson Lancaster, Pennsylvania [n/a]