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| Title |
Diven, William: ARW Service Discharge |
| Short Title |
ARW Service Discharge for William Diven |
| Call Number |
Divens, William |
| Repository |
Virginia State Library |
| Source ID |
S67491 |
| Text |
Transcribed by David Devin on 12.June.1999 from a scanned image of a page from the Virginia Revolutionary War Bounty Warrants in the Archive branch of the Virginia State Library. The scanned image was found on the Virginia State Library web site. The record is listed by the name: Divens, Wm., but the names on the document are William Devin and William Deven. These are to certify that William Devin Formerly
Sergant in the 10th Virginia Ridgiment has duly
[a]nd faithfully served the Turm of three years for which
he was Enlisted in [Consiquinic] of which and at his
at his own Request he is here by Dischardged from
any further Service in the army of the United
States and purmited to Return to his home free
& [unmolisted] - he having Received all his Bounty
Pay & Cloathing and [Defieunics] of Cloathing in
full of all allowances and Provision maid by the
Congrefs for their Troops his Receipt for
Which is on the back here of. Given under my hand at Philledilphia this
4th day of Feb.y 1780 Christr Febiger
Col [Rem????] [Gngl] r[e]trun Copy from the Original Markis Vandiwall. Clke from a scanned image of what looks like the back side of the above document is the following receipt. Philidelphia Feby 4th 1780
I do hereby acknowledge to have received from
the United States all my Bounty Pay & Cloath
=ing and [Defsuencis] of Pay and Cloathing due me
while in the Service in full William Devin |
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| Notes |
- Found at the Library of Virginia web site in the Revolutionary War Bounty Warrents Catalog for "Divens, William"
http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/cgi-bin/GetRev.pl?dir=0802/D0048&card=35 Document Images
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http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/cgi-bin/GetRev.pl?dir=0802/D0048&card=34 Document Images
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Also available on microfilm: "Revolutionary War Bounty Warrants: reels 1-29.
- The act of the General Assembly passed on June 22, 1779, which established
the Virginia Land Office, also provided for the rewarding of lands promised as
bounty for specified Revolutionary War military service. The purpose of the
bounty land system was to encourage longer military service. In order to qualify
for bounty land, a soldier had to serve at least three (3) years continuously in
the State or Continental line. Militia service did not count. Servicemen
submitted various documents such as affidavits of commanding officers and
fellow soldiers and discharge papers in order to substantiate their service
record. When the claim was proved, the Governor’s Office issued a certificate to
the register of the Land Office authorizing him to issue a warrant. The first
warrant was issued in 1782 and the last in 1876 as heirs of warrantees
continued to seek lands for additional service. Land awarded as bounty was in
the present-day states of Ohio and Kentucky.
The papers accumulated as proof of service are now part of the records of the
Executive Dept. Office of the Governor (RG#3) and are called ’Bounty Warrants’
if approved and ’Rejected Claims’ if disapproved. These records are housed in
the Archives at the Library of Virginia.
- Divens, William.
Rank: Sergeant.
Service: Army.
See papers, 1785.
Certificate of Discharge from Christn. Febiger, Colonel.
Voucher 1780.
- Subject:
- Divens, William.
- Topical Veterans -- Virginia.
- Geographic Virginia -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Sources.
- Genre/Form Military records -- Virginia.
- Virginia. Governor’s Office.
- Bounty warrants, 1779-1860.
- Library of Virginia. Archives.
- The discharge certificate for William Devin's three years service in the Revolutionary War is part of the Virginia Land Office archives. It was apparently surrendered to receive his 200 acre bounty warrant #4432 in the Ohio Military Land District.
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