Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 3350 -100, for Henry Mathews, Rhode Island
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(3-1776)

SERVICE   R. I.

Mathews, Henry

NUMBER  B.L.Wt. 3350-100
Issued Nov. 4, 1794

CONTENTS
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Left with the Secretary of War Two Certificates given By Colo. Jerh. Olney to Joseph ?inyon & Henry Mathews, for military bounty land deposited[?] at his Dwelling[?] house [?] May 1802
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[handwritten in pencil]

On the old bounty land book this soldier's name appears with warrant No. 3345, but a note says "see below" & that shows warrant No. 3350.  I called General Land Office by phone & they reported warrant 3350 as the one surrendered there.

The little paper above was found in some other Rev. War claim where it did not belong.
MHF
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Wichita, kansas.
FEb. 12, 1940.

Mr. A. D. Hiller
Exec. Asst. to Administrator,
Veterans Administration,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:
I would like to obtain all information available regarding Henry Matthews Revolutionary War record.
Did he get a government pension?  Did he have a wife and children?  What were the names of wife and children?  In what outfit or outfits did he serve?
Would greatly appreciate getting this information.

Very truly yours,
Warren L. Matthews
Warren L. Matthews.
1010 N. Yale Ave.
Wichita, Kansas.

[stamped] RECEIVED MAIL SUB-DIV VETS ADM Reader No. 31 FEB 15 1940[arrow pointing to 12:30][/stamped]

[shorthand - unable to transcribe]
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March 7, 1940.

BA-J/CC
B.L.Wt.3350-100
Henry Mathews

Warren L. Matthews
1010 N. Yale Avenue,
Wichita, Kansas

Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Henry Matthews.
The records of this office show that one Henry Mathews served as a private in the Rhode Island line, War of the Revolution.
On account of the service of Henry Mathews cited above, Warrant No.3350, for one hundred acres of bounty land was issued November 4, 1794.
This office has no further information what ever in regard to the Henry Mathews cited above because of the destruction of papers in such early claims for bounty land when the War Office was burned in 1800.  This is the record of the only Henry Mathews (Matthews) found in the Revolutionary War records of this office.
For information in regard to the location of the land cited above you should address the Commissioner, General Land Office, this city, and cite the number of the warrant, the acreage and the date of issuance.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.