Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File [Blank], for Michael Miller, Maryland
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Miller, Michael
Wife Margaret
NUMBER
B.L. Reg. or Nt ? [illegible]
and no. ?
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All papers in this jacket were found in Michael Miller R. 7183, widow Elizabeth, is which they do not pertain.
I have not reached the Bounty Land Register Book 855 to find whether or not further application were made or final action taken.
Dec. 29, 1938
MMH Finch [illegible]
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Service Number
Md.  Miller, Michael  B.L. Reg. or Wt.?
and no.?
Wife, Margaret
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AOT 3-871
Record Division.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions.
Briefed by Gill 
Claim No.
Certificate No.
Claimant
Soldier Michael Miller
Service Md Line
Additional Service Rev. War
No claim, State records, 190
No claim, combination records, 190
Remarks: no admitted B.L. as above Try 86149-160-55 Oct 26, 1909
[illegible]
G.C. Kniffin Chief Division
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R. 7183 R.7217
3-416
A + N Division
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
B.L. Washington, DC., Nov. 29, 1909
No. Claim, 86149-160-55
Cert. No. [illegible]
Claimant,
Soldier, Michael Miller
Co. Reg't
Respectfully
Chief
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A & N. DIV.
Mr. John M. Rice,
for
Sir:
941 Main St.,
Coshocton, Ohio.
Oct. 30, 1909.
In response to your letter dated the 22d instant, received
the 25th, relative to the service of Michael Miller,
a soldier of the Revolutionary War, and to bounty land due
on account of said service, you are advised that you
should state where the soldier lived prior to his enlistment
in and subsequent to his discharge from the service,
when and where he enlisted and when and where he died.
Upon receipt of the information indicated, your
request will be further considered.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
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Mr. John H. Rice,
941 Main Street,
Sir:
Coshocton, Ohio.
Dec. 4, 1909.
In response to your letter dated the 10th
ultimo, received the 19th, relative to bounty land
granted your grandfather,
Michael Miller, you are
informed that it will be necessary for you to state
the organization in which he served during the
Revolutionary war, to enable this Bureau to identify
his claim if same is of record.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
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+
86149-160-55
Michael Miller
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In Documents Legislative and Executive of the Congress of the United States in relation to the Public lands

From the First Session of the First Congress to the First Session of the twenty-third Congress March 4, 1789 to June 13-1843.

Selected and Edited under the Authority of the Senate of the United States By Walter Laurie Secretary of State in Vol. Five Page 16 to 38 inclusive May be found the following report,; 

20th COngress     1st Session,      No. 578.,

Revolutionary Officers and Soldiers entitled to lands from the United States., Communicated to the Senate January 16-1828

No. 1.

A list of such Warrants as have been issued for officers and SOldiers of the revolutionary Army that remain in the files of the bounty land Office unclaimed.

No. 2.

A list of the names of such officers and Soldiers of the revolutionary army as acquired a right to lands from the United States and who have not applied for it., 

Name                        Rank    
Michael Miller,          Private,         100 acres

Unless the records in the bounty land office can prove this to be some other Michael Miller I can see no good reason why you should not set up your claim, Solomon Mercer.

[Stamp: U.S. Pension A Office Nov 19 1909]

[Stamp: Army and Navy division, FILES, Nov 2- ---- RECEIVED]
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99609 [Handwritten sideways in top right corner of page]

Coshocton, Ohio, Sept.16-1909
The Hon, Com. of the General Land Office,
Washington, D.C.

The object of the enclosed verified statement is double, in its purpose the 1st, being to ascertain whether the claim or the assignment of the claim for the land bounty was claimed and located and if so can a copy -- the patent for land granted to the said Michael Miller or his assigns, for his Military bounty be obtained and if so the fee required for the same.  2d. In the event no location has been made could his Warrant for bounty land [g letter shows at edge of page] yet be claimed and located, and this prove the claim of his descendant as sons [- unknown letter shows at edge of page] and Daughters of the Revolution,

I am most respectfully yours, &o.
John H.Rice, 941 Main St,
Coshocton, Ohio
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Coshocton, Ohio, Oct 22nd- 1909

Commissioners of Pensions Washington, D.C.

I hereby forward the enclosed papers which we trust will explain themselves and I humbly request that you give me an early answer as it is now important to me to know whether Michael Miller located his 100 acres for Military bounty whether he assigned his claim to another, who located it; or whether it has ever been located and if not why not, I have already obtained the evidence that his claim had been allowed prior 1828.

John. H. Rice

941 Main St,
Coshocton,
Ohio.
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[Unknown text written in upper left corner of page]

Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions A.&.N.Div.

Washington D.C.        NOv. 10-1909.

In response to your letter dated Oct 30-1909, will say in reply that it has been traditionally carried down through the generation from Michael Miller that he Michael Miller had served as a soldier in the Revolutionary war, and as it is customary these times for the descendant of such soldiers to prove themselves descendants of Revolutionary Soldiers I employed an expert on records to run the same down and the following is his report, to me and from which the application for an exemplification of the land patent granted to Michael Miller was made to the general land Office; 

It is not within my knowledge just where Michael lived at the time of his entitlement but his residence was either in  ALlegheny COunty, Md, or Hampshire Co. Vir. when he emigrated to Ohio some time prior to 1804, and died in Coshocton County, about the year 1838-9 you will observe that the type writer made me say the 2d. Maryland Regiment when it should have been the 3d as shown in the enclosed. 

John, H. Riel

{Stamp on bottom left states Army and Navy Division Files Nov ---------- Received]