Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 228-400, Benjamin Brooks, Md.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE     Md.

Brooks, Benjamin

NUMBER     B.L.Wt. 228-400 Major
Issued Mar. 11, 1791
No papers.

CONTENTS
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[stamped] DEPT. OF THE INTERIOR SECY'S OFF. MAILS & FILES RECEIVED JUL 27 1916 TO BUR. PENSIONS [/stamped]

Rev. Sec
CH
Sec. of Interior
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:

Will you please give me the [underlined] Rev. [/underlined] record of Moses Sanders and Joseph Chandler of Franklin Co. Ga. also Thomas Maxwell of Va. Acct x 15. Vol 1 Page 303.  Va Line of Rev
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soldiers. Also Capt Benj Brooks who died in Upper Marlboro, Jan 1800 he served as Major also Capt &etc 1st Md Reg. Name of wife and children, his wife's name Elizabeth -- 
Thanking you in advance
Yours Cordially
Mrs. C. E. Pittman

Commerce Ga.
July 22, 1916.
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[upper left corner] [?] L. M. [illegible] [/upper left corner]

Rev. War Section.

August 4, 1916.

Mrs. C. E. Pittman,
Commerce, Ga.

Madam:-
In response to your letter dated the 22" ultimo, you are advised that the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau show that 400 acres of bounty land were allowed on account of the services of [underlined] Benjamin Brooks [/underlined] as a Major in the Maryland troops, on [underlined] Warrant No. 228, [/underlined] which issued March 11, 1791.
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.

Very respectfully,
G M Saltzgaber
Commissioner.
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES 
Form VAM-51 
12-5-41  

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*  

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives  

NAME Brooks, Benjamin
GRADE Private 
LINE Virginia
WARRANT NUMBER 11892
ACREAGE 100 
ISSUED October 24, 1789 to -- not shown -- 

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*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.