Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 1816-200, for Jonathan Rhea, New Jersey
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
New Jersey
Rhea, Jonathan
NUMBER
B.L. Wt. 1816-200-Lieut.
Issued June 11-1789
No papers.
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CONTENTS
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New. Jersey
Rhea, Jonathan
B.L. Wt. 1816-200-Lieut.
Issued June 11, 1789.
No papers.
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February 8, 1928.

Honorable Charles G. Dawes,
The Vice President,
Washington, D. C. 

My dear Mr. Vice President:

The letter of Mr. Peter D. Vroom, The Pullman Company, Pullman Building, Chicago, Illinois, has been transmitted to this Bureau from the office of The Adjutant General,
War Department, for consideration.

I have the honor to advise you that from the records of this Bureau it appears that Warrant No. 1816 for two hundred acres of bounty land, was issued June 11, 1789 on
account of the services of Jonathan Rhea, Lieutenant of the New Jersey Line, War of the Revolution.

There are no further data on file as to his services and no data as to his family, owing to the destruction of papers in such claims when the War Office was burned in November 1800.

The above record is that of the only soldier named Jonathan Rhea, found on the Revolutionary War records of
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this Bureau.

Herewith is returned the letter of Mr. Vroom.

Yours very truly,

WINFIELD SCOTT,
Commissioner.
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A. G. 201 (Rhea, Jonathan 2- 2-28 ) ORD 1st Ind.  EJT- es

War Department, A. G. O., February 4, 1928.- To the Commissioner of Pensions.

1. Transmitted for consideration, attention being invited to the attached copy of letter from this office to Honorable Charles G. Dawes, The Vice President, relative to the Revolutionary War record of Jonathan Rhea.

Lutz Wahl
Major General
The Adjutant General.
By HC

1 Inclosure:
(Copy of letter dated
February 4, 1928.)

[Official stamp: U. S. PENSION OFFICE, FEB 7 1928]
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(COPY)
WAR DEPARTMENT
THE ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE
WASHINGTON
LW
February 4, 1928.

A. G. 201
(Rhea, Jonathan) 2-2-26) ORD

Honorable Charles G. Dawes,
The Vice President,
Washington, D. C.

My dear Mr. Vice President:

I have the letter left by your secretary in my office February 2, 1928, from Mr. Peter D. Vroom, The Pullman Company, Pullman Building, Chicago, Illinois, who desires certain information from the records of the War Department relative to the Revolutionary War record of Captain Jonathan Rhea from New Jersey.

The official records show that Jonathan Rhea was commissioned January 1,1777, as Ensign in Captain Ephraim Anderson's Company, 2nd
New Jersey Regiment, commanded successively by Col. Israel Shreve, Col.
Elias Dayton, Lt. Col. F. Barber, and Lt. Col. John N. Cumming. He served with that company until sometime between July and October, 1777, when he was transferred to a company designated at various times as Capt.
James Lawrie's, Capt. Nathaniel Bowman's, and Light Infantry Company, of the same regiment. He was commissioned April 1, 1778, as 2nd Lieutenant in the same regiment, was transferred in June, 1778 to Captain Samuel
Reading's Company (also designated as the 1st and 6th Company) same regiment was transferred in February, 1779 to Lieut. Col. Wm. DeHart's Company, same regiment; and was transferred in April, 1780 to Capt. Wm. Helms' Company ( also designated 3rd and 2nd Company) same regiment.

The official records also show that this officer was commissioned April 16, 1780, as 1st Lieutenant in the 2nd New Jersey Regiment,
and assigned to Captain Helms' Company; was transferred January, 1783 to the 5th Company, same regiment; was transferred in March, 1783 to the 2nd Company, Ogden's New Jersey Regiment, also designated as Jersey Regiment, commanded by Col. Matthias Ogden, and his name last appears on the muster roll of that company for April, 1783, dated May 20, 1783, with remark "Absent with leave." No further record of his service has been found. His company participated in the Battle of Brandywine, September 11, 1777, with which he is shown to have been present. No other action in battles has been found in the case of this officer.
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It is deemed proper to state that the collection of Revolutionary War records in this Department is far from complete and it is
suggested as a possibility that some additional information relative to the above-named Jonathan Rhea may be obtained by you from the Adjutant General of the State of New Jersey, Trenton, New Jersey.

However, as requested by your secretary. I am this day forwarding the letter of Mr. Vroom to the Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, 
D. C., for such information as the records in his custody may contain relative to the man in question, and no doubt you will receive 
a reply from the Commissioner at an early date.

Very respectfully,
 
Major General,
The Adjutant General.