Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 1477-200, for Peter Martin, Pennsylvania
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SERVICE
Penn

Martin Peter

NUMBER
B.L. Wt. 1477-200 Lieut.
Issued Jan. 20 1791
No papers
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Rev. War Section
June 23, 1918
Stella B. Caughlin,
Corydon, Indiana.
Madam:
In response to your letter of the sixteenth instant, you are advised that Warrant No. 1477, for two hundred acres of bounty land, issued January 20, 1791, to Sarah Martin, administratrix, on account of the services of Peter Martin, as a Lieutenant of Pennsylvania Troops, in the Revolutionary War.
There are no papers on file relative to said claim, the same having been destroyed when the War Office was burned in 1806.
Very respectfully,
G. M. Saltzgaber
Commissioner.
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June 2, 1939
Mrs. Minnie S. Holt
Oxford
Mississippi
BA-J/AWF
acter Martin
S. 40370
Peter Martin
B. L. Wt. 1477 - 200
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which
you cite several references from the Pennsylvania Archives relative to Peter Martin, soldiers of the Revolutionary War.
The records of two deter Peter Martins, only, of
Pennsylvania have been found in the Revolutionary War records of this office. 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.
Peter Martin - S.40970
The data which follow concerning this Peter
Martin were obtained from papers on file in claim for pension, S. 40970, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
The date and place of birth of Peter Martin
are not given, nor are the names of his parents
shown.
Peter Martin enlisted in Franklin County,
Pennsylvania, date not given, served as private in Captains Bratton's and Miller's companies, Colonels Hartley's, Harmar's, Butler's and Mentges' Pennsylvania Regiment, length of service three years
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and nine months, after which he volunteered and
served in Captain Jackson's Pennsylvania company, and was at the capture of Cornwallis, in Yorktown, Virginia, length of this service not shown.
Peter Martin was allowed pension on his
application executed April 29, 1818, at which time he was a resident of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. He stated then that he was receiving a pension from the State of Pennsylvania, at the rate of $40.00 per annum, on account of his service in the Revolutionary War.
Peter Martin was aged in 1820 seventy years,
then a resident of Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, his wife, Jane, was aged at that time between sixty and seventy years.
The papers on file in this claim contain no
further discernible data in regard to the family of the soldier, Peter Martin.
In order to obtain the date of last payment
of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and furnish the following data:
Peter Martin
Certificate #4241
Issued November 4, 1818
Rate $8.00 per month
Commenced April 29, 1818
Act of March 18, 1818
Pennsylvania Agency.

Peter Martin B. L. Wt. 1477-200
The records of this office show that Warrant
No. 1477, for two hundred acres of bounty land, was
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issued January 20, 1791, to Sarah Martin, administratrix, on account of the service of Peter Martin, Lieutenant of the Pennsylvania Line, War of the Revolution.
There are no papers on file in this claim,
the same having been destroyed when the War Office was burned in 1814, therefore no further data in regard to the service of Peter Martin, and the relationship of Sarah Martin to Peter Martin is not shown.
If you desire information in regard to location
of the land referred to above, you should address The Commissioner of the General Land Office, Interior Department, this city, and furnish the following data.
Warrant #1477 - 200 acres - issued January 20, 1791.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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W. H. HAMILTON
CG UPDEGRAFF
HAMILTON & UPDEGRAFF
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
SIGOURNEY, IOWA
Pension Department,
Washington, D.C.
November 8th, 1927.
Dear Sir: I am a descendant of Peter Martin, a Revolutionary soldier and I have found that there are three Peter Martins, in the
Rev. War from the State of Penn. and I am doing all I can to designate MY Peter Martin, who married Sarah Redding.
From the State Librarian at Harrisburg, Penn, I find that an original record taken from the "Orphans Court Record, 9th of October
1795, Philadelphia, is the petition of Sarah Martin, widow of Peter Martin, killed in service of his country, asking for of her husband's
pay to the 4th of August last ". The order was continued. "
Does your Pension records show that SARAH MARTIN, widow of Peter Martin asked for a pension and if so what information does it
give concerning the family?
Sincerely,
Mrs. Wilson H Hamilton
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MRS. WILSON H. HAMILTON
RECORDING SECRETARY
DAUGHTERS OF AMERICAN COLONISTS
SIGOURNEY IOWA
Oct. 13th, 1927.
Comissioner of Pensions,
Washington D.C.
My dear Sir: On date of Sept. 28th, 1927 I wrote to you concerning the pension of one Peter Martin, but I fear the letter was lost and for that reason I am addressing you at this time.
Peter Martin is said to have secured
a pension in Westmoreland Co. for services in the Continental Line. He enlisted first in Cap. Bratton's Co. from Chester County and died in May 20th, 1822.
What does the records of your office show
concerning said Peter Partin.
There were three letter parting from Penn.
who served in the Revolutionary War and I am trying to designate one of them. The Peter Martin whom I would like to find was married to Sarah Redding and I thought that the pension record might show the name of his wife.
Thanking you for your reply, I am
Sincerely,
Mrs Wilson H. Hamilton
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MRS. WILSON H. HAMILTON
RECORDING SECRETARY
DAUGHTERS OF AMERICAN COLONISTS
SIGOURNEY IOWA
Sept. 29th, 1927.
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
My dear Sir:
I am seeking to locate the last residence and post office address of one Peter Martin, a Revolutionary soldier, from Penn. who served in Captain Bratton's Company from Chester County. His service was in the Continental line and he applied for a pension in 1818 and is said to have secured the same.
What do your records show concerning
these matters? To what post office address
were the vouchers being mailed at the time the pension ceased?
May I thank you in advance for this
courtesy.
Sincerely,
Mrs Wilson H Hamilton
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THE CORYDON DEMOCRAT
Corydon, Ind., June 16, 1916.
Department of Interior
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
Sirs:
Will you please give me a statement of the service of Lieut. Peter Martin a Revolutionary soldier from Pennsylvania,  and military history you may have of him or his family.
Also have you any record of Peter Martin of Philadelphia Co. Penn?
In advance thanking you, I am
Yours truly,
Stella B Coughlin
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