Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38212, for Boston Medlar, Maryland
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(8-1776)
SERVICE
Md.
Medlar, Boston

NUMBER
S.38212

CONTENTS
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2891
Virginia
Boston Medlar
Capt Stull 
Private
Maryland Line
In the army of the UnitedStates during the Revolutionary War,
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia,
at the rate of 8 Dollars per monht, to commence on the 22nd of April, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22nd of Sept 1818, and sent to the applicant, at Charles Town.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1818 13/20 35.46
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4th. Mar 1819 48.00
$:83.46
{Revolutionary claim, 
Act 18th March, 1818,}
by Lears
Continued
Jefferson County
Notification sent October 28. 1820 to
Robert Gates Hill, Charlestown.
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Boston Medlar

March 1819
Robert Gates Hite
Charleston
Va
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1 small Do. 1 axe, 1 small Do. 1 mattock 1 frying pan 1 cooking glass, 1 cow & calf, 1 shoal, cups saucers plates & spoons
Boston Midlar   X his mark
Sworn to and subscribed in Open Court 31 August 1820
wits RG Wile  clk

I Robert Gates Hile clerk of the Court for the County of Jefferson and State of Virginia do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records in my office. and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court  that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in said schedule is Thirty dollars.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the public seal of my office this 31st day of August 1820 and in the 45th year of this Commonwealth
R G Hile clk
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District of Virginia Jefferson County in the State of Virginia   Ss.

On the 22nd day of April 1818 before me the subscriber presiding and sole Judge of the Superior Court of Law for the said County of Jefferson in the District and State aforesaid personally appears Boston Medlar aged Fifty five years the 19th of May was and resident in the said County and District who being first duly sworn by me according to Law, Doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the late act of Congress entitled "and act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" that he the said Boston Medlar enlisted early in the year 1777 under Captain David Stull of the seventh Regiment or Continental (illegible word) & First Brigade of the Maryland Line. commanded by Col. John Gunby.
That he continued to serve in the said Corps as in the service of the United States until the close of the Revolutionary War, when he was Discharged at Anapolis in the State of Maryland. That he was in the Battle of Staton Island, the Battle of Brandywine, Germantown, Monmouth, Camden, the second Battle of Camden, Guilford Court-house, the Siege of Ninety Six, at the Eutaw Springs and at the battle of Hunting-Bluff on the Cumbee where Colo. Laurens of the Infantry was killed.
That he is in Reduced circumstances and Stands in need of the assistance of hi Country  proved that he has no assistance of his said (illegible word) in his Support. found except the annexed affidavit.  Daniel Briant Sworn to before me the day & year aforesaid. Robt. White
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38212.
INVALID.
Revy
File No. 38212
Boston Medlar
Pri Rev War
Act: 18th March 18
Index:--Vol.  2 ,  Page 269

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Oct. 21/93 Mil. Hist. to G. Whitson Graham, Harpers Ferry W. Va.  C
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Charles Town Jefferson County Va.
April 24th 1818

Sir,
I enclose you my claim for a pension for my service in the Revolutionary War what I trust will obtain me the pension allowed by Law--please writ to me at this  (illegible word)

Your Most obt Set.
Boston Medlar
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Dec 13/69
Mcblitt

C W Cola
for papers
Alex Yearly
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Land Office,
Annapolis, 8th, August, 1849,
I hereby Certify, That it appears by the Muster Rolls of the Revolution, remaining in this Office, That Boston Madler (Midlar) enlisted as a Drummer, in the 7th, Maryland Regiment, in a company commanded by Captn. Stull, for during the War, on the 2nd day  of 
February, 1777, and was promoted to the rank of Drum Major, the 1st day of May, 1780, and was present the 1st of November, 1780, George G. Brewer, 
Regr. Land Off. M.
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2 1/2

Genl Land Office

Boston Medlar (Midlar) --100 acres U.S. Bounty land. never sold by him

3rd Auditor or Comm of Pensions
Boston Medler was a Drum Major, in Md. line, 7th Regt. from 1 May 1780 to 15 Nov 1783.

He recd. a Pension, at Virginia Agency of 8$ per month from 22 April 1818 to the 1st Aug 1832, the day of his death, as a Private.

Now, as Drum Major he was entitled to a larger rate of Pension. Can his children recover it? and how?
Alex Yearley  Agent
Dec 13 1849
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(stamp)
U. S. Pension Office
B Sep 15 1893 

Harpers Ferry W.Va.
Sept 14 1893

To the Honorable
Commissioner of Pensions

Sir:
I would respectfully ask if the Revolutionary rolls of the Maryland line show that Boston or Sebastian Medler did Service in the Continental army, if so what that Service was & for how long. He was Supposed to have been a Drum Major. I called at the War Dept. & 3rd Auditors Office, was finally directed to your office for the information, which is important to the heirs in tracing certain Maryland Realty

Very Respectfully &c.
G Whitson Graham

(stamp over writing)
OLD WAR AND NAVY
SEP 19 1893
FILES
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Treasury Department,
Office of the Taxd Auditor,
Washington, D. C., September 12, 1893.
G. W. Graham, Esq.,
Harper's Ferry,
W. Va.
Sir:
In reply to your personal inquiry of the 7th instant, you are
informed that a careful search has been made for the name of
Boston or Sebastian Medler, of Maryland, who it is alleged was
Drum Major in the Revolutionary War, but it has not been found.
I would state that a large portion of the rolls of soldiers
of the above named War, are in the custody of the Hon. Commissioner
of Pensions to whom application should be made for further information.
Respectfully yours,
Sam'l Blackwell,
Auditor.
L.
[stamped] US PENSION B OFFICE SEPT 15 1893
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Medler, Christopher
GRADE Private
LINE New York
WARRANT NUMBER 7518 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED July 22, 1793
to Philip Stout assignee
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.