Land grant to Private John Brett for service during the Revolutionary War - American History 1493-1945

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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC00184.16
From Archive Folder	Autographs of signers of the Declaration
Title	Land grant to Private John Brett for service during the Revolutionary War
Date	11 September 1783
Author	Harrison, Benjamin (1726-1791)
Document Type	Land transaction document; Military document
Content Description	Partially printed document signed as governor of Virginia. Counter-signed by Thomas Meriwether.
Subjects	Land Transaction Soldier's Pay Revolutionary War Military History
People	Harrison, Benjamin (1726-1791)
Place written	Virginia
Theme	The American Revolution
Sub-collection	The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
Copyright	The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module	Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859
Transcript	Show/hide I do certify, that John Brett ------ is entitled to the proportion of land allowed a Private ----- of the continental line, who enlisted for the war, and served three years Council-Chamber September 11th 1783 Benjamin Harrison Thos Merriwether