Hi., Can someone explain to me how to go about finding out where the land was for a approved land bounty warrant application. My ggggrandfather , Jesse Powell applied and recieved 2 land bounty warrants for his service in 1812. Will the location be provided if I send for the NATF 85 form for Bounty-Land Warrant Application. I already have the Warrant nos for his grants. The first was for "forty acres of bounty land on Warrant NO.48003,under the Act of September 1850" The second was for additional 120 acres of bounty land on Warrant No.75405.,under the act of March 3,1855. Since I already have the warrant no's is there a better way than using form 85? I would like to find the location of where the land was. I have an old letter(1938) stating that his widow,Susannah McFadden Powell was not paid pension by the United States but by the State of Pennsylvania.The letter stated her pension certificate no.2502, issued July 1,1871 . It said these pertain to Pa. State transactions and can be found recorded in the archives in Harrisburg,Pa. Is there still a place in Harrisburg I should be writing to? Should I use form 85 ? If I use this form 85, should I be filling it out in my grandfather's name or the widow's name.,since she is the one who applied for the pension.?? Also if I order the full pension record($37) will I be covered on both the land bounty records and the pension records. As you can see I haven't done this before and really don't know where to start. In this old letter dated 1938, it stated to the sender if he wanted more info on the location of the land for the grants he should "apply to the Commissioner of the General Land Office, Interior Department of this city" It was signed by A.D.Hiller Exec. Assistant to the Administrator. but did not include the location it was sent from. Thanks for your time and I appreciate any help/guidance I can get. Thanks Carol

On 13 Aug 2003 at 13:30, Carolpjohnson@aol.com wrote: > Can someone explain to me how to go about finding out where the land > was for a approved land bounty warrant application. The surrendered bounty land warrant files would show where the land was located. My ggggrandfather > , Jesse Powell applied and recieved 2 land bounty warrants for his > service in 1812. Will the location be provided if I send for the NATF > 85 form for Bounty-Land Warrant Application. Not to my knowledge. NAFT 85 is for ordering the pension or bounty land warrant application files. I already have the > Warrant nos for his grants. The first was for "forty acres of bounty > land on Warrant NO.48003,under the Act of September 1850" The second > was for additional 120 acres of bounty land on Warrant > No.75405.,under the act of March 3,1855. Since I already have the > warrant no's is there a better way than using form 85? I would like to > find the location of where the land was. You would need the surrendered bounty land warrant file. > I have an old letter(1938) stating that his widow,Susannah McFadden > Powell was not paid pension by the United States but by the State of > Pennsylvania.The letter stated her pension certificate no.2502, issued > July 1,1871 . It said these pertain to Pa. State transactions and can > be found recorded in the archives in Harrisburg,Pa. Is there still a > place in Harrisburg I should be writing to? The Pennsylvania State Archives holds these files. > Should I use form 85 ? No, the record is not held by the National Archives. > pension.?? Also if I order the full pension record($37) will I be > covered on both the land bounty records and the pension records. No. If Jesse Powell died before 1871 he could not have applied for a federal pension. > As you can see I haven't done this before and really don't know where > to start. Where you start depends on what you hope to find. If the widow applied for a pension in Pennsylvania it seems likely that the bounty land warrants were transferred and not used by Jesse Powell to file a claim. Therefore the location of the land might not be important to you, however, if Jesse Powell died before he assigned the warrants or filed a claim, then the surrendered bounty warrant file might show the names and residences of his heirs. _ H. Spencer Byfield sbyfield@genealogy-quest.com Genealogy Quest "Military records at reasonable prices" http://www.genealogy-quest.com/Military/index.html