Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 1896-100, for William Millar, Rhode Island
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SERVICE
R.J.


Millar William
or 
Miller

NUM BER
BL. Wm. 1896-100
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Albany New York
November 20th 1832

Recieved of William Gordon Esquire of
of the U. States Bounty Land Office Bounty Land
Warrant Number 1896 issued in favor of the Heirs
of William Millar who was a private in the Rhode Island
Line of the Army of the American Revolution.
Lewis Wakeley
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William Millar
No. 1896
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State of Connecticut, Winnham County
District of Ashford--

I hereby certify that satisfactory proof
has been produced to me, that William
Miller, and Warren Miller are children of
that William Miller, Mercy Miller, Hannah
Miller, Warren Miller, Nelson Miller, 
Lucius Miller, Simeon Miller, Frederick
Miller and John R. Miller are the grand children
and the only heirs at Law of William Miller late
of Foster in the State of Rhode island deceased---
who died in the year 1793-- and was a Soldier
in the Army of the Revolution, in the Rhode Island
line in a Regiment Commanded by Col. Jeremiah Olney.
Given under my hand and seal of
office this Twenty ninth day of September A.D. 1832
Ichabod Buthley  Judge of Probate
for said District of Ashford
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LETTERHEAD

LeGRAND T. MEYER
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW

February Eight
Nineteen Twenty-Two
Hammond, Indiana

Pension Bureau
Washington
D.C.

Gentlemen:

I would like to have the pension service record of William Miller born at Preston, Lancaster County, England, later a resident of Scituate, Rhode Island, who enlisted at Burick in 17777 and served in the Rhode Island line. He died at Fester in 1793. Thanking you in advance for any information you may be able to give me, I remain 

Yours very truly,

Mrs. LeGrand T Meyer
51 Doty St
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PRINTED AT THE ENVOY OFFICE, HUDSON, (N.Y.)

DEPARTMENT OF WAR.

STATE OF Rhode Island
COUNTY OF  Providence  SS,
I William Millar Son and heir
at Law, to William Millar deceased, do, upon oath, testify and
aforesaid, about, or in the Year, 1777--entered, or enlisted into the service of the United States, for the term of "During the War:" and, that , he served in Regiment of the Rhode Island Line, commanded by Colonel Greene and that, he continued in the service aforesaid, until the close of the War, when he was regularly discharged from the ____________ Regiment of the Rhode Island Line, commanded by Colonel Olney--- I further declare that William Millar aforesaid died in the Town of Foster about or in the years Seventeen hundred and ninety three.  I further declare, that I have never received a Warrant for the Bounty Land promised to William Millar aforesaid, on the part of the United States, nor do I believe he has ever received it, or transferred his claim, in any manner, whatsoever:--
THEREFORE KNOW ALL Men, By These Presents, that I William Millar aforesaid, do hereby constitute and appoint LEWIS WAKELEY, of Greeneville, in the State of New-York, to be my true and lawful Attorney, for me and in my name, to demand and receive, from the Secretary of War, of the United States, a Warrant for the quantity of Land due to me and to the other heirs of William Millar as aforesaid.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and seal, this twenty fourth day of August AD 1831.
(signature of William Millar)

In presence of  Horatio H Kirtland
Abraham Winsor Jr.

COUNTY of Providence SS.
Personally appeared before me Henry Munofield a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County aforesaid William Miller subscriber to the above declaration, who acknowledged the power of Attorney therto subjoined, to be [illegible] free act and deed; and likewise made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration.  Dated this  24th day of August 1832.
Henry Mansfield Justice of the Peace.

STATE OF Rhode Island
COUNTY OF  Providence SS.
Clerks office Supreme Judicial Court
October 5th A.D. 1831
In testimony that the above written Henry L. Mansfield Esq. was a Magistrate, duly authorized to administer oaths, and take acknowledgments, &c. in the State of Rhode Island & {illegible} at the above date, and that his name there subscribed, appears to be his usual signature; I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the said court and subscribed my name, at Providence in the fifth day of October 1831.
William H Smith Clerk of Court
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Rev War Section
Record Division

Mar 9, 1922

Mrs. Legrand T Meyer
51 Doty St
Hammond, Indiana

Madam:

In response to your letter of the 8th ultimo, you are advised that from the records of this bureau it appears that William Millar enlsited in 1777 as private and served in the Rhode Island troops under Colonels Greene and Jeremiah Olney until the close of the war.

He died at Foster, R.I. in 1793 and one hundred acres of bounty land was allowed on Warrant No 1896 to William and Warren Millar the children and to William, Mercy, Hannah, Warren, Nelson, Lucius, Simeon, Frederick and John R Millar the grandchildren and only heirs at law of said William Millar.

There is no further data on file as to his services or family. Pension was not allowed on his services.

The revolutionary war records of this bureau fail to afford any information in regard to the soldiers named William Miller, described in the enclosed letters.

Very Respectfully

Washington [illegible]

Commissioner