Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File [BLANK], William Turck, Phila Agency
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
(check mark)
Turck, William
or Turk
NUMBER
Dis.
No papers
Philadelphia Agency
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CONTENTS
Turck in 1835 list
Turk on old A. B.
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August 25, 1936

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Mr. Harold T. Smutz       WILLIAM TURCK
308 Altus Place                DIS. REV.
Kirkwood, Missouri          BA-J/MMHF:MLB

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request to know whether or not any of the records which were found recently in the Capitol while air-conditioning equipment was being installed, pertained to Revolutionary War soldiers and contained any further information in regard to a William Turk about whom you write some time ago.

the records to which you refer, as far as this office has any knowledge, were no part of the records which belong to the files in this office and no additional data in regard to William Turk have been acquired.


Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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RECEIPT STAMP - RECEIVED July 5, 1938 MAIL SUB. DIV.
Veteran's Administration
[illegible] 19

308 Altus Place
Kirkwood, Missouri

Veterans' Administration,
Washington, D. C.

Re:  BA-J/EMHF/eel

Gentlemen:-

I was interested in an article which I saw recently in the newspapers, to the effect that, while installing air-conditioning equipment in the Capitol, certain documents and records, here-to-fore-assumed to have been destroyed during the War of 1812, were discovered intact.

I am wondering if any of these records concerned Revolutionary soldiers and, particularly, if they shed any additional on light on the WILLIAM TURK about whom I have written you previously.  Thank you.

Yours very truly,

SIGNATURE- Harold T. Smutz
Harold T. Smutz
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October 24, 1935

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Alexander Boyd, Wt. 1470-100
William Boyd, Wt. 219-200
William Turck, Dis. Rev.
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ABOVE ADDRESS IS HAND-WRITTEN NOTE:  see his letter in John McLean D. W. Inv. File 9964

Mr. Harold T. Smutz
377 North Taylor Avenue
Saint Louis, Missouri

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request another search of the records for that of William Turk which was reported June 25, 1935, as not found, also, the Revolutionary War records of Alexander Boyd, William Boyd and John McClain, all reported as pensioners in Pennsylvania, and the record of Seth Barney, War of 1812 soldier who died in Wisconsin.

In cases where pensions were applied for prior to 1800 and 1814, many entire sets of papers in such claims were destroyed by fire in November, 1800, and when the British burned the public buildings in 1814.  Of course the records of that period are very incomplete, often the names are not found at all.

In a list of those who had re3ceived pensions at the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Agency prior to 1800, and whose residences could not be ascertained for the reason noted above, has been found the names Alexander Boyd and William Turck, and on a list of invalid pe3nsioners of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, has been found the name of John McLean, who served in the War of 1812, which may be the John in whom you are interested.  The War of 1812 record of Seth Barney and records of others named in your letter are given herewith, though the data in regard to some of them are very meager.

Very truly yours

A.D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator

HAND-WRITTEN NOTE LEFTHAND BOTTOM CORNER READS AS FOLLOWS:  5 Lists sent as underscored - Boyd, Turck, McLean, Barney
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October 24, 1935

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Alexander Boyd, Wt. 1470-100
William Boyd, Wt. 219-200
William Turck, Dis. Rev.

Mr. Harold T. Smutz
377 North Taylor Avenue
Saint Louis, Missouri

Dear Sir:

The Revolutionary War records of this office show that one Alexander Boyd served as a private in the Revolutionary Army6, received a pension at the rate of $60 per annum at the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Agency under the Act of June 7, 1785, and had die3d prior to September 4, 1807.  This pension was granted for disability incurred in service, the nature of which is not shown.  Also, that one Alexander Boyd enlisted in 1778, served in Colonel Moylan's Dragoons (of the "Pennsylvania line4", so stated) and was discharged at the close of the war in 1783.  this office has no way to determine whether or not these two records pertain to one and the same soldier.

January 24, 1829, in Bedford County, Virginia, Nancy Boyd, daughter and only heir-at-law of the last described Alexander Boyd, deceased, applied for the bounty land which was due on account of her father as given above.  Her age and the date of death of her father are not shown and no data, whatever, in regard to her mother.

Warrant No. 1470, for one hundred acres of bounty land, was issued February 3, 1829, to LeRoy Jordan, Chambliss Store, Bedford County, Virginia, the attorney, for said Nancy Boyd.  There are no further data relative to residences, ages, service, etc., of any of the above-named persons.

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William Boyd, Revolutionary War

The Revolutionary War records show, also, that Warrant No. 219, for two hundred acres of  bounty land, was issued on account of
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service of William Boyd, Lieutenant in the Pennsylvania line, War of the Revolution.  This warrant was issued February 28, 1795, to John Boyd, only surviving brother and heir-at-law of this officer.  There are no statements on file which were made in this application because of the destruction of the papers by fire in 1800, therefore, this office has no further information in regard to this officer.  No record of the pe3nsion to which you refer has been found, because of the same conflagration, and which might have been for service of another William Boyd.

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William Turck or Turk

The Revolutionary War records show, further, that William Turck on 1835 list or Turk on old Agency Book served as private in the Revolutionary Army, received a pension at the rate of $32 per annum, under the Act of June 7, 1785, at the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Agency, on account of disability incurred in service, and had died prior to September 4, 1807.  His application papers were burned, hence, no further data in regard to him.

Should you desire information in regard to the location of the land cited herein, you should apply to the Commissioner of the General Land Office, this city, and cite the number of warrants, acreage and dates of issuance.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator