Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 41-400, William Alexander, Penn
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(3-1776)
Alexander, William [Star stamped above name]
SERVICE Penn
NUMBER
B. L. Wt. 41-400- Major
Issued July 16, 1789
No papers
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RECEIVED Jun 18 1938 
MAIL SUB DIV. 
VETS. ABM[?] 
READER 16
339 Weldon St.
Latrobe, Pa.
Pensions Bureau
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sirs:
Please send me any information regarding Pensioner Wm. Alexander [only one in which found Maj-written in pencil under name] -Revolutionary Private and Later Major.
Any date will be gratefully appreciated. 
Very truly yours,
Mrs. Cora Freeble
Mrs. A. Y. Freeble
339 Weldon St.
Latrobe, Pa.
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RECEIVED Aug 28 1938
MAIL SUB DIV.
READER No. 19
VETS. ADM[?]
[Written on letterhead MAY COCHRANE DAUB]
3444 Brighton Road
N. S. Pittsburgh, Pa.
My dear sir:
In searching for information concerning a Revolutionary War soldier, it has been suggested that your records might aid us.
Major William Alexander was granted land in the 3rd district of donation Lands in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, for his services in the Revolutionary War. He sold his land almost immediately. This is practically
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all we know of this man whom family tradition says was a member of our family.
Can you give us and date pertaining to him? What do your records show please?
And in case you cannot give us much information, can you suggest any other source?
Thanking you I am
Very Truly yours
May Cochrane Daub
(Mrs. John George Daub)
8-26-1939
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July 13, 1938
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WILLIAM ALEXANDER 
B.L. Wt. 41-400
BA-/J/MLB
Mrs. A. G. Freeble
339 Weldon Street
Latrobe, Pennsylvania
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information relative to William Alexander who served in the Revolutionary War, first as private and later as Major.
The record follows of the only William Alexander found in the Revolutionary War records of this office, in which it is shown that he served as Major.
The Revolutionary War records of this office show that Warrant No. 41, for four hundred acres of bounty land, was issued July 16, 1789, on account of the service of William Alexander as Major in the Pennsylvania Line, War of the Revolution. No claim for pension was made on account of his service.
This office has no record of statements made in the application for bounty land, because of the destruction of papers in such early applications when the War office was burned in 1800, therefore, no further data relative to William Alexander.
If you desire information in regard to location of the land which was granted William Alexander, you should apply to the Commissioner of the General Land Offices, Interior Department, this city, and furnish that official the number of the warrant, the acreage and date of issuance.
Very truly yours
A. D. Hiller
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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September 27, 1939
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WILLIAM ALEXANDER
B.L. Wt. 41-400
BA-J/MLB
Mrs. John George Daub
3444 Brighton Road N.S.,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Major William Alexander who, you state, was granted land in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, for his services in the Revolutionary War.
The record follows of the only William Alexander found in the Revolutionary War records of this office, in which it is shown that he served as Major.
The Revolutionary War records of this office show that Warrant No. 41, for the four hundred acres of bounty land, was issued July 16, 1789, on account of the service of William Alexander as Major in the Pennsylvania Line, War of the Revolution. No claim for pension was made by anyone on account of his services.
This office has no record of statements made in the application for bounty land, because of the destruction of papers in such early applications when the War Office was burned in 1800, thererfore, no further data relative to William Alexander. It is suggested that further information relative to his military service might be obtained from the Adjutant General, War Department, this city.
If you desire information in regard to the location of the land which was granted William Alexander, you should apply to the Commissioner of the General Land Office, Interior Department, this city, and furnish that official the number of the warrant, the acreage and date of its issuance. 
Very truly yours
A. D. Hiller
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator