Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 563-200, Thomas Doyle, Penn.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE  Penn.

Doyle, Thomas

NUMBER  B.L.Wt. 563-200 - Lieut.
No papers

CONTENTS
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[typed information at top of letter]  See Pa. Archives, 5th Series, Volume. 2, page 980.  The date of death of Lt. Thos. Doyle is Feb. 6, 1802- a daughter, Mrs. Weathers, living in Vincennes, Ind. in 1830.  This date of death corresponds with that of the captain, Thos. Doyle, in S. of W. on the Philadelphia burned list of invalid pensioners.  There are various citations in the Pa. Archives to Thos. Doyle, Sr., and Thos. Doyle, Jr. and other citations which would lead one to think there were [underlined] two [/underlined] officers by that name.  The Lt. Thos. Doyle referred to in Heitman's Field Book of the Revolution, also in his Army Register died February. 15, 1805.  [/typed information at top of letter]

September 29, 1934

BA-J/MMHF/eel
Thomas Doyle-B.L.Wt.563-200

Mrs. C. W. Lentz
General Delivery
Jeannette, Pennsylvania

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the record of Thomas Doyle, born in Doylestown, Pennsylvania; at the age of fifteen or sixteen, entered service in the Revolutionary War, after which war, he joined the regular army, became a major and lost his leg while in the service.

The Revolutionary War records of this office show that one Thomas Doyle served as captain in the Revolutionary army and was pensioned at the rate of $240 per annum to begin March 4, 1789, on account of disability incurred in the service, the nature of which is not stated.  His  name is borne on the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pension roll.  [There is a handwritten "was" indicating it should replace the word "is."] He died February 6, 1802.

There are no statements on file made by that officer at the time of his application for pension because of the destruction of papers when the War Office was burned in 1800 and 1814.

x x x x x x x

The records of this office show further that Warrant No. 563 for two hundred acres of bounty land was issued on account of the service of Thomas Doyle, lieutenant in the Pennsylvania Line, War of the Revolution.  Said warrant was issued July 7, 1789.  This office has no further information in regard to that officer and no way to determine whether or not he and the captain named above, were one and the same person because of the destruction of papers, as described.

Very truly yours
A.D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.
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Jeannette, Pa.
Sept. 5, 1934

Veterans' Bureau
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:
I am interested to know if you have in your files any record concerning one, Thomas Doyle, born in Doyletown, near Philadelphia, and at the age of 15 or 16 was drafted into the Army during the Revolutionary War.  After the war, I understand he joined the regular army, became a Major and lost a leg in service.  Kindly inform me if this is correct.

Yours very truly,
Mrs. C. W. Lentz
General Delivery
Jeannette, Pa.

[stamped] RECEIVED MAIL SUB-DIV. READER 6 VETS. ADM. SEP 5 1934 [arrow pointing to 3:45] [/stamped]
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Penn.

Doyle, Thomas

B.L.Wt. 563-200 - Lieut
Issued July 7, 1789 -
No papers.