Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 185- 150, John Bishop, New Jersey
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(3 - 1778 )
SERVICE
New Jersey

Bishop, John

NUMBER
B.L. Wt. 185 150 Ensign
Issued Feby 2. 17 torn
No papers

CONTENTS
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70 Pitman Ave
Pitman
N. J    April 7, 1935.

Veterans Administration
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington
D. C

Would you please send me any information
you may have of 9only one of NJ)
John Bishop 1st Lieutentant
Captain Platts Cos. 2nd Battalion Cumberland Co
New Jersey
If he applied for pension, no doubt he gave
some family name's, which I am very
anxious to get, on account of genealogical
purposes,
Thanking you, and hoping for an early
reply, I am Respt

Mrs Frank T. Dare
70 Pitman Ave
Pitman
New Jersey

[stamp] RECEIVED APR 9 1935

"Also, Is there any possible way of getting
any information of
Bradford Mattison
who was killed in the Revolutionary war,
he was I think from Cumb Co. N. J.
This would be much appreciated

It would seem there would be some record
somewhere of those killed in Battle, &
same way of identifying those of their families
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Pen Sec
Enc

3687 Kendall Ave
Hyde Park
Cin Ohio

July 4-

Commissioner of Pensions

Dear Sir

Will you kindly
give me the record of
John Bishop ensign 1st Reg.
Jersey Line, Capt. Jonathan
Forman - Col. Ogden Matthias
John Bishop Sergeant
1st Battalion, and Establishment
John Bishop 1st Lieut capt
Platts Co. 2nd Battalion

These men were all from
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New Jersey-

Thanking you for
your kindness same

Yours respt
Jessie T. Lavery
3687 Kendall Ave
Hyde Park
Cin Ohio
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April 24, 1935.

Mrs. Frank T. Dare
70 Pitman Avenue
Pitman, New Jersey.

BAT/ILL
John Bishop
B. L. Wt. 185 - 150 acres

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the
Revolutionary War records of Bradford Mattison of Cumberland County,
New Jersey, and John Bishop, 1st Lieutenant in Captain Platt's
company, 2d Battalion, Cumberland County, New Jersey.

Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained
from claims for pension and bounty land which have been made to the
United States based upon service in that war.

A search of those records fails to show claim for pension or
bounty land on file on account of service of Bradford Mattison, under
any spellings of that surname, nor a claim for pension on file based
upon service of a John Bishop of New Jersey. However, one claim for
bounty land based upon service of John Bishop has been found.

The records show that warrant #185 for 150 acres of bounty
land was issued February 2, 17 (record torn), on account of service
of John Bishop, ensign in the New Jersey Line, War of the Revolution.

There are no further data regarding his service, and none
whatever pertaining to his family, because of the destruction of
papers in such early claims when the War Office was burned in 1800.

If you desire information regarding the location of this
land, you should apply to the Commissioner, General Land Office, this
city, and furnish that official the warrant number, acreage and date
as stated herein.

Very truly yours,

A. D. HILLER,
Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

New Jersey Book - Capt. Daniel Piatt - 2d Battlen (page 29) and
John Bishop - Ensign - (p 103)
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S.L.M.
Rev. War Section.

July 17, 1916.

Jessie T. Lavery,
3687 Kendall Avenue,
Hyde Park, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Madam:-

In response to your letter dated the [illegible] instant,
you are advised that the Revolutionary War records of this
Bureau show that 150 acres of bounty land were allowed on
account of the services of John Bishop as Ensign in the New 
Jersey troops, on Warrant No. 185 which issued February 2,
17 -- (torn).

There are no papers on file relative to said claim
as they were destroyed when the War Office was burned in 1800,
therefore there is no further data in regard to him.

The above noted is the only soldier of that name
New Jersey troops [illegible] on the Revolutionary War Records.

Very respectfully,
s/ G W Saltzgaber
Commissioner.