LAND: James RAMSEY, 1817, Land Warrant Application, Dublin Township, Fulton County, PA

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LAND WARRANT APPLICATION - Shirley Township, Bedford, now Dublin Township,
Fulton County, PA

James Ramsey of the township of Sirley (sic) in the County of Huntingdon 
applies for four Hundred acres of land, situated in Dublin Township Bedford 
County, adjoining lands of James Allen on the south and the Cove mountain on 
the West, Benjamin Ellet [Elliott] on the West and Robert Harvey in the 
North; on which tract he has made an actual settlement and Improvement.
                                               (Signed) James Ramsey

To the Secretary of the Land office

Bedford County.
                        Before us the subscribers, two of the justices of 
the peace in and for said county personally came George Davis, a 
disinterested Witness, and being sworn(?) agreeabley to law, did depose and 
say, that to his certain knowledge, the above described tract of land was 
first improved in the month of December 1808 and not before; that grain has 
been raised thereon, and that the said George Davis and family has 
contin(u)ed to reside on the same tract of land ever since until November 
1815.
                                                                             
                 (Signed ) George 'his mark' Davis
Sworn and subscribed this 16th
Day of August 1816 before us
George D. Rittenhour (?)
John Davis

Bedford County
                        Before me the subscriber a Justis of the peace in 
and for said county personally came Jame Ramsey the above applicant who 
being duly sworn according to the law did ___ and say that to the best of 
his knowledge and belief, no warrant or other other (sic) office right has 
issued for the land above described either in his own name , or in the name 
or names of any person or persons, under whom he claims the same.
                                                                             
                        (Signed)  James Ramsey
Sworn and subscribed this 16th day of August 1816 before me
George D. Rittenhour (?)


[On the reverse  side - ]

Application for
Warrant for land
Where Davis lives
400 Acres

Amt of Note to ___
$137.56/
payable 1st Jul 1817