Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File [Blank], for John Meek, Maryland
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February 10, 1934
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John Meek
BA-J/AWF

[handwritten]
Copy A[illegible]

Mrs. W. C. Burnham
1525 West 33rd Street
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Dear Madam: 

Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to John Meek, who you state received a pension of $40.00 per month, because of the loss of an eye, while in the service. 

The Revolutionary War records of this office show that John Meek, who served as private during the Revolution, was an invalid pensioner on the Maryland Agency . He was pensioned from March 4, 1789 at the rate of $40.00 per annum, under the Act of June 7, 1785. 

There are no further data on file relative to this solider and none relative to his family because of the destruction of papers in such claims when the War Office was burned in 1800. 

In order to obtain the date of the last payment of pension, the name and address to whom sent and possibly the date of death of this solider, it is suggested that you address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C. citing the following data: John Meek, pensioned from March 4, 1789, rate $40.00 per annum, Act of June 7, 1785, Maryland Agency. 

Very truly yours

A. D. Hiller
Assistant to Administrator
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January 19, 1934
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BA-J/MCS
John Meek

Mr. C. L. Meek
2441 North 48th Street
Lincoln
Nebraska


Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter of January 15, 1934, requesting
information in regard to John Meek, a soldier of the Revolution.
The Revolutionary War records of this office show that John Mask who served as private during the Revolution was an invalid pensioner on the Maryland Agency and was pensioned from March 4, 1789, at the rate
of $40 per annum under the Act of June 7, 1785.
There are no further data on file relative to this soldier and none relative to his family because of the destruction of papers in such claims for pension when the War Office was burned in 1800.
In order to obtain the date of the last payment of pension and the name and address of the person to whom it was paid and possibly
the date of death of the soldier, it is suggested that you address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division.
Washington, D.C., citing the following data: John Meek, pensioned from
March 4, 1789, rate #40 per annum, Act of June 7, 1785, Maryland Agency.
This is the record of the only John Meek from Maryland or Pennsylvania that is found in the Revolutionary War records of this office.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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[ineligible] 
Fxv. & lbl

December 9, 1932

BA-J/MCS
John Meek


Mr. George W. Omacht
Associate Bldg.
South Bend 
Indiana

Dear Sir: 

Reference is made to your letter of November 8, 1932 requesting information in regard to John Meek, a solider of the Revolution. 

The Revolutionary War records of this office show that John Meek who served as private during the Revolution was an invalid pensioner on the Maryland Agency and was pensioned from March 4, 1789, at the rate of $40 per annum under the Act of June 7, 1785. 

There are no further data on file relative to this solider and none relative to his family because of the destruction of papers in such claims for pension when the War Office was burned in 1800. 

In order to obtain the date of the last payment of pension and the name and address of the person to whom it was paid, it is suggested that you address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C., citing the following data: John Meek, pensioned from March 4, 1789, rate $40 per annum, Act of June 7, 1785, Maryland Agency. 

No charge is made for furnishing this information. 

Very truly yours

A. D. Hiller
Assistant to Administrator
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Section [cut off text from fold of paper]

October 15, 1928

Catherine Burnett
1035 McPherson Avenue East
Ottumwa, Iowa
Madam:

In response to your letter of October 3, 1928, I advise
you that there are no papers on file in this bureau
in a claim for pension on account of the services of a
John Meek, of Maryland, War of the Revolution, as the papers
in his claim were burned, as stated in bureau letter
of July 11, 1928, hence[original 'hency' with y crossed out and handwritten 'e' above the y] the county in which he lived is not
recorded in this bureau.
The bureau has no means of determining whether the
pensioner, John Meek, under the act of June 7, 1785, was
the same man, whose name you state, is inscribed on the
roll at Annapolis, as a pensioner of Frederick County,
Maryland. The latter pension may have been a state pension
.
It is regretted that this bureau is unable to aid
you further in the [whited out 'm']matter.
Respectfully,
E. W, MORGAN
Acting Commissioner.
[handwritten on upper right corner of document] 
Basil Neck
S.15521
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MNF
Wars Section
August 22, 1928

Mrs. Catharine Burnett
1035 McPherson Ave., East
Ottumwa, Iowa

Madam:
I advise you that the Act of June 7, 1785, under which John Meek was pensioned, provided for soldiers who had been disabled in the line of duty and such payments were made at the various agencies located in the States, the agency at which said John Meek was paid being then in Maryland.
Such payments were made by the Treasury Department, and in order to obtain information relative to the date of the last payment of pension of the above named soldier, it is suggested that you apply to the Records Division, General Accounting Office, this city, quoting as you did, the statements given to this Bureau in your letter of July 14, 1928, in regard to amount received, the agency and other data.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.

See her 
letter in Bazil 
Meek, S.15571
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Oklahoma City 
Oklahoma

Jan 31 1934
[stamped text] Received Feb 6 1984 mail sub-div. [illegible]

Veteran's Administration Dept [stamped over]
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sirs:
It is a tradition in our family that my great-great grandfather
John Meek [underlined] received a pension of
forty dollars a month for two years because he lost an eye in the Indian Wars. I would like for you to verify this if
possible. I will give you what facts I have so you can identify him. 

John Meek (son of Jacob Meek) was born in N. Carolina, Virginia or Maryland

His father had a very large family and was known to have lived in these three States.  John Meek went to Frederick Co
Md. from Prince George & Calvert Co. He owned land in Frederick Co., He lived at Hagerstown Md. and later Elliot Mills
about 1780 he moved to Pennsylvania
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[header]Oklahoma City
Oklahoma

until 1788, and from there he went
to Kentucky, locating at New Castle,
Henry Co. 
He lived in New Castle until his death which occurred in 1803. His children were John, Basil, Joshua Jeremiah, Rachel, Patience, Tempy, Sarah and Terah. 

If a pension was granted to
John Meek
please let me know - also
would like to know every fact they have recorded about him as I know nothing more than I have written here. 

I appreciate your response to a
former request more than I can
tell you. 

Thanking you in advance-
I am
yours truly,
Mrs. W.C. May C Burnham
1525 W.33 St
Oklahoma City
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This letter of Jan. 15, was answered Jan. 19. but he had not received it before he wrote this letter'
Jan. 21. [handwritten note}

MEEK LUMBER COMPANY
Lumber, Building Material and Coal
2441 North 48th Street
Phone M-2219 LINCOLN, NEBRASKA [Stationery Header]

Received 
JAN 25 1934
MAIL SUB-DIV
READER 18
VETS. ADM.
NRA MEMBER 
Jan. 21st. 1934
[Ink Stamp]

Veterans Bureau
Old Records Dep't.
Washington D.C.
Gentlemen;-

Since writing you on Jan. 15th. with reference to the Revolutionary War service of John Meek who lived in Maryland prior to 1790 and after that date in Pa., I have the following added information.
Senate Doculment Pension Roll, 1st session 23rd Cong. Vol. 2 contains a list of pensioners from Maryland and on page 21 is mentioned John Meek, and the record of his appears as A List of invalid Pensioners who have been in the receipt of pensions in the Agency of Maryland whose residence cannot be ascertained in consequence of the distruction of the papers of the War Office in 1801 or 1814.
Following is his record;
Rank--Private;  Annual allownace $40.00 sum received $400.00 Discription of service, Revolutionary Army.  When place on pension roll, this record destroyed either in 1801 or 1814 when the War Office was burned.  Commecement of pension May 4th. 1789, Law under which his pension was formerly incribed, June 7th. 1785.
This evidence of Revolutionary service was found in said doculments deposited in the Indianapolis, Ind. State Library.
We do not have any direct evidance that the above John Meek is the man was are searching for, except in the same records of 23rd Congress Vol. 3 contains a record of Bazil Meek ( S 15521 ) entered service July 1777 under Capt. Hugh Stinson of Va. near Winchester, and also record of Jacob Meek ( S 16480 ) a resident of Westmoreland Co. Pa. served under Capt. John Stinson in May 1775 or 1776, went to Wheeling where a fort was build, left that and entered Capt. Hugh Stinson Va. militia Co. served five mo. discharged Christmas day 1776.  He received pension from Wayne Co. Ind. Mar. 4th. 1834.  Both Bazil Meek and Jacob Meek above refered to are known to be brothers of the John Meek was are searching for and it would be quite reasonable to expect that the above record of John Meek was the other brother.  
If you are not able to verify this will you please tell me how to get at this as it is very important to me.  
Yours truly, 
C.L. Meek.
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[Stationery Header] MEEK LUMBER COMPANY
Phone M-2219
Lumber, Building Material and Coal
2441 North 48th Street
Phone M-2219  LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
NRA MEMBER

Jan. 15th. 1934

Veterans Bureau,
Old Records Dep't.
Washington D.C.
Gentlemen ; -

My great-grandfather John Meek lived at Hagerstown
Md, lather [ "h" marked out in ink] at Elliott's Mills, (now Elliott City) Md. ["Md." added in ink] About 1780 he moved to Penn. where he resided until 1788 when he moved to New Castle, Henry Co. Ky. where he died
in 1803.
I have reason to believe that he was a Rovolution-ary Soldier and was the same John Meek referred to in the following records.
Musters of Maryland Troops Vol 2, page 15
Seventh Company, under Capt. John Day Scott, stationed at
Annapolis;
John Meek, drummer, Jan. 20th.  ' 76
Penn. Archives, fifth series, Vol. LV.
Hazen's Tenth Regiment Continental Line.
John Meek   private   page 173
200
219
of

RECEIVED Jan 17 1934 (Illegible] [Date Stamp]

ASSOCIATORS and MILITIA -- County of Cumberland
Fourth Battalion -- 1780
An account of the Fifth, Sixth, and seventh classes of the
Fourth Battalion of Cumberland Co. Militia, Called upon to
Perform a tour of duty by order of Council, August 1st 1780
John Meek
page 265
Seventh Class.
Seventh Class List, Sixth Co. 4th Battalion, Cumberland
Co. Militia, commanded by Samuel Culbertson, Lt Col.
Aug. 1st. 1881
John Meek private Page 296
Captian Patrick Jack's Co.
John Meek private
Page 313
Capt. Wm. Huston's pay roll for 26 days, being that
length of time in service, 1781
John Meek, private
page 643
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MEEK LUMBER COMPANY
Lumber, Building Material and Coal
2441 North 48th Street
Phone 52219
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
NRA Member [Stationery Header]

-2- 

Class Roll of the Sixth Company 4th Battalion
Cumberland Co. Militia, Commanded by Samual Culbertson Lt. Col. July 1 st 1781

John Meek served   page 292

Will you please advise me if the John Meek who
died at New Castle Ky. in 1803 ever applied for or
received a pension,
This man lived at the same places and at the same
time as the John Meek referred to in the above
records and I have every reason to believe he was the same
man.
Can you help me further in proving this?
Yours truly,
C. A. Meek

stamped [illegible] [handwritten note]

RECEIVED JAN 17 1934 [Date Stamp]
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See other comments in Basil Meek, Ret. [Handwritten Note]

Ottumwa, Iowa,
October 3rd, 1928;

Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D.C. ;
Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.

Winfield Scott,
Commissioner; Dear Sir,
Can your Department give me Photostic copies of this Ancester of mine, who was in the hire of the Goverment, in the Revolutionary War.
John Meek;       Enlisted January 20, th, 1776 as Drummer;
His Company was commanded by Captain John Day Scott;
1st Lieut. Thomas Harwood;
2nd Lieut. Thomas Goldsmith;
And Ensign James Peale.
7th Co., or 7th Regiment, Continental;

Disabled at Guilford Court House, Md. ( I do not know the
date of this disablement ) but I am quite sure he drew a pension 
Could I have what data your office shows.

There seem to be two pensions drawn by men by the name of
John Meek, or at least I have the data that is given in Vol. 2 -
page 21, Pension Roll, 1st Session 23rd congress: which gives
following record; Rank -- Private; annual allowance -- $40.00;
sum recieved -- $400.00; discription of service Revolutionary
Army; commencement of pension -- May 4, 1789; law under which
his pension was formerly inscribed -- June 7, 1785;
The above posibly is a continuance of a Pension under an
new law, in regards to his former pension, as follows.
This appears on the Roll of the Maryland Archives,
Military Department, Annapolis; John Meek, appears on the
Returnes of Pensioners from Frederick, Co, 
Md., as private --
7th Regiment ( Continental ); disabled at Guilford Court House;
Pension commenced, November 29th, 1783; ceased, March 29th
1886; Cause of pension ceasing -- removed or dead; no additional
remarks, as can be so far found;
Could I have any data that is avaliable as to the hire of
these seemingly two different men, as on pension returnes, or the same
man, under law of 1785, of continuation of old pension.
Yours very truly,
Mrs. Catherine Burnett
1035 McPherson Ave. East
Ottumwa Iowa.
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Stamp enclosed

[handwritten] Already ans.

Ottumwa, Iowa,
June 11, 1928-;

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir, will you please help me to locate some family history?
I have been told that in Senate Doculments [sic], Pension Roll, 1st Session 23 Congress, Volume [handwritten in]^10 contains John [underlined]Meek on page 21 of the Maryland Pension Roll, he at one time lived from Maryland [whited out], either Hagerstown, or Ellicott Mills, but was born, so tradition says, in our family, in North Carolina.
Basil [underlined]Meek, is mentioned on said Roll as from Kentucky, on I think page 105, Volume -3-He is a brother to the above John Meek, although I would like all the history of all these brothers, for they were all in the Wars, it is John, I mostly prefer to know of.
There were also [underlined]Isaac, James, Lewis who was [underlined]reported killed at the battle of Fort Du Queene, July 1775 but returned from the wars, and that is how we have two Lewis, als [sic] called Louis Meek in our one family.
Tradition says he [handwritten]^John lost his eye through an arow [sic] from an Indian. Anything you may do to help me with this family, I will certainly appreciate.
Yours very truly,
A great great grand daughter,
[handwritten] Catherine Burnett
1035 McPherson Ave East
Ottumwa Iowa.