Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 748-300, William Ferguson, Col. Proctor'S 4'' Regt. Of Art.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Col. Proctor's
4" Regt of Art

*Ferguson William
see
Furgusson

NUMBER
B.L. Wt. 748 -300 -

Capt.
Issued June 4, 1789
no papers.


CONTENTS
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March 14, 1932
BA-J/ACS  OWN

Honorable Tom Connally
United States Senate
Washington D. C.

My dear Senator:
Reference is made to your letter of March 8th, requesting
information in regard to soldiers of the Revolution,
The records of this office show that Warrant 748 for three
hundred acres of bounty land was issued June 4, 1789, on account of the services of Captain William Ferguson or Furgusson of Colonel Proctor's Fourth Regiment of Artillery, War of the Revolution.
There is no further information on file as to his services
and no data relative to his family, owing to the destruction of
papers in such claims when the War Office was burned in 1814.
The Revolutionary War records of this office fail to afford
any information in regard to John and James Morris as described or to any Morris Morris.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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Rev. and 1812 War Section.
September 30, 1926

S. R. Elson
305 City Hall
Omaha, Neb.
Sir:

I have to advise you from the records of
this Bureau, it appears that Warrant No. 748
for 300 acres of bounty land was issued June
4, 1789, on account of the services of Captain
William Ferguson (Furgusson) of Colonel Proctor's
Fourth Regiment of Artillery, War of the Revolution
There is no further information on file as
to his services, nor any data on file as to his
family, owing to the destruction of papers in
such claims, when the War Office was burned in
1814.
Respectfully,
E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner.
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Rev & 1812
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JOSEPH T. ROBINSON, ARK.
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United States Senate
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS
March 8, 1932.

Director of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Please note copy of letter from the Adjutant General
and advise me if your records show any information relative to
the persons and battery named. Kindly return enclosure with your reply.

Sincerely,
Tom Connally
TO/3c

returned 3/14/32

Wanted
Wm. Ferguson Capt. 4
Artillery continental Troops 
under Col Thos. Proctor
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THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
UNIVERSITY EXTENSION DIVISION
AMERICANIMATION DEPARTMENT
303 CITY HALL OMAHA

A. A. REED DIRECTOR
S. R. ELSON STATE SUPERVISOR

JULY TWENTY-NINE 1926

Referred to the Commissioner of Pensions
by the Adjutant General, War Dept. for information on
last paragraph of this letter.

To The Adj. General,
War Department,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:
In behalf of the D. A. R. I am writing to ask
if the records of your office may show further details
of the war record of William Ferguson, in addition to the
subjoined.

William Ferguson,
Came from Ireland. Enlisted in Penn'a,
Capt. Lt. Fourth Continental Artillery 3 / 14 / 77
Taken prisoner at Bound Brook 4 / 13 / 77
Exchanged Dec. 1, Retired Re-enlisted 1778
Capt. Apr. 14, 78 Capt U S Artil Oct. 20, 1785
Capt. Artil Battery U S A Sept. 29, 1789.
Major Commandant Artil, Battery March 4, 1791,
Killed Nov. 4, 1791 near Ft. Recovery in action
at Saint Claire's defeat.

Is there further data relative to his family record,
who were his wife and children, were they pensioned &c.

Respectfully,
S R Elson
S R Elson, 305 City Hall
Omaha, Neb.

37 Received A. G. O. AUG 22 1925
SRE / ER 

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