Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 338-400, Thomas Boyle, Penn.
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Service                                       Number

Penn.            Boyle, Thomas       B.L.Wt. 338-400
                     or Boyles
                     or Biles
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Contents
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No. 113
No. 338

Thomas, Boyle Maj(or)

Pennsylvania
Passed by his daughters

Good

//s//
Witnessed A.D. to M. Dalton Esq.  

of Ment...'s Cert....
Major Boyle - P. Line
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I do certify that Major Thomas Boyles of the Pennsylvania line has been mortally wounded at Peramus in December 1779 one of which wounds he died shortly after at Morristown at the home of Major Van Jonus from which place (illegible) his funeral.
    Washington City the 5 February 1805.

                              J. Mensgesatu
                              LtCol Pennsy. Line
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I hereby certify that I have personal knowledge that Thomas Biles was a major in the permanent army of the United States in the line of Pennsylvania when he was mortally wounded in the year 1779.

                        A. T. Clainy late Major Gen.
                         in the Armies of the United States
Washington
9 Feb. 1805
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Lodged by M.V. Home
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(Transcriber's note: The author of this letter, Sarah Weathers or C.M. Vanhorne, certainly knows how to write but, spells many words just as they sound.  This is an excellent example of early American spelling so, I have not corrected any of her/his spelling mistakes.) 

Frederick County State f Virginia Winchester.

Dear Sir,
    
 I have done every thing that you derected me consirning the (illegible) on astablishing this mater.  I hope Sir you woont faile doeing for mee all that lay in your power.  I had it sirtified on the same copy you gave me, also I provd my mothers marag.  I hoap you will rite to mee by Wm. Walton and have maters seteled while yo are therin if possable, for all my dependance is on you in this case.  If posable to obtain a worent for the land, send it by Wm. Walton this day I emin at this place in good helth hoaping these may finde you in the same like state of helth.

                                                 //s//
                                     Sarah Weathers
     //s//
C. M. Vanhorne February the 20 1805.
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(Transcriber's note: the top edge of the paper has been to in such a way as to remove to top of the words of the first sentence. The handwriting can only be described as "terrible" and deciphering is a "best guess" effort.)

...able to establish Mrs. (Weathers) as the (word missing) the land diverts, & (illegible) of (illegible) to carry her back to a weakly husband & a number of children.  She is confined to asking for assistance from Charitably (illegible).

  (A different writer)
 
 I know the writer named Charles Barns to be a burrough magistrate in the corporate town of Winchester.

                                         Wm. Smith
                                          Jd Winch'r
Congress Hall
Feb'y 24th 1805.
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    I do certify that I resided in the family of Jenni Thompson at the time of his interim marriage with Major Thomas Boyles,  some time in the revolutionary war with Great Britian.  That I nursed Sarah Boyles, now Sarah Weathers, his reputed daughter and that sometime after his death, (illegible) as she believes, by the enemy in 1779.  The family removed to Pennsylvania & that she verily believes that the said Sarah Weathers is the daughter of the late Major Boyles aforesaid & the only surviving heir she being the only child they ever had to her knowledge & belief.  
                                                   her
                                       Evalena X Jurde
                                                   mark

Sworn before the subscriber 
a Justice of the Peace for the 
corporation of Winchester
Feb. 20th 1805

     //s//
Charles Brent
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Berkely ss

    This day came Ruth Seams before one Nicholas Ornick a Justice of the Peace for said county and made oath that (illegible) Simpson was lawfully married to Thomas Boiles and that they have one only daughter together called Sarah Boiles now Sarah Weathers the wife of Wm. Weathers.  
    Given under my hand this 18th day of February 1805.

                                     //s//
                              Nicholas Ornick
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I know the officer named Nicholas Ornick to be a magistrate in the county of Berkeley, Virgina.

                            //s//
                     J. Stephenson
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To   Mr. Farm

Isaac Vanhorn member of Congress
Washington