Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 20181, for William Miller, South Carolina
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE S C
Miller William
NUMBER R. 20181

CONTENTS
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Rejected
Ex'r. OLD WAR.
No. 20.181

William Miller
Pri.
Apt, Tullis Co.
S. C. Line
Revy War
[stamp]
REJECTED

Died at _____
______other claim.
_____, 187_ Clerk

Application filed: ______ ,18__
Attorney: _____
P. O. ______
Evidence insufficient Act 1828
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paid 50 paid

The Secretary of the War Department
Revolutionary Claims
Washington City
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respectfully referred by the Secretary of War
to the Secretary of the Treasury-
Dep Scy War
March 11. 1829.

[sideways]
Jamestown
21st Feb 

Treas Dept.
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1537
State of Ky Russell County Sct
For the purpose of obtaining the benefit of An act for the relief of certain surviving officer
and soldiers of the army of the Revolution, approved on the 15th of May 1828. I William
Miller of the County of Russell in the State of Kentucky do hereby declare that I entered in
the Continental line of the Army of the Revolution & for and during the war and continued in its
service until its termination at which period I was was a private in Captain Benjamin Lutz company Richard Lutz being 1st Lieut and Thomas Farrar 2d Lieut the Regiment or line not recollected but was enlisted in the in the State of South Carolina & stationed at Sennaco fort in sd State. I do further declare that I never did receive a discharge the fort being burn'd by the British and I 
taken prisoner. And I do further declare that was entitled to a reward of Eighty dollars under a resolve of Congress, passed the 15th of May 1778. And I further declare that I was not, on the 15th March 1826 in the pension list of the United States this 16th Feby 1829 -
[signed] William X Miller his mark
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Russell County Sct
This day William Miller personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace for
the County aforesaid and made oath to the truth of the statements contained in the foregoing declaration given under my hand this 15th day of February 1829
[signed] E H Robertson J P R C

State of Kentucky 
Russell County Sct
William Patterson Clerk of the County Court for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Eleazer N Robertson whose name is assigned to the foregoing certificate is and was at the date of said certificate an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Russell and that full faith and credit is and ought to be due him in all his official acts as such

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my private seal there being no seal of Office yet provided

Given under my hand this 16th day of February 1829 in the 57th year of the Commonwealth
[signed] Will Patterson
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If the within named W. Miller is found entitled to receive pay the amt and time & place of
paying the same he requests the secretary to inform him; and if not, the reasons why are
requested to be transmitted with these papers


respectfully referred by the Secretary of War to the Secretary of the Treasury-
Dep Scy War
March 11. 1829.


paid 50 paid
The Secretary of the War Department
Washington City
Revolutionary Claims


Jamestown
21st Feb

Treas Dept
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REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
April 1829

William Miller of _____ in the County of Russell in the State of Kentucky has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled ""An Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution,” approved the 15th of May, 1828. He states that he enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and
continued until its termination, at which period he was a Private in captain Lutz's company, in the
regiment of the South Carolina line; and further, that he was not on the 15th day of May, 1828, on the pension list of the United States, and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of
March, 1826, nothing

The Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by the records in his office.
By order of the Secretary
F.A.Dickins

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
THIRD AUDITOR'S OFFICE,
7. April 1829
It further appears that William Miller  is not now on the pension list of any agency, and has not been so since the 3d March 1826

the name of William Miller cannot be found among those of the South Carolina line to whom Certificates for the gratuity of Eighty Dollars, were issued-

[signed] Peter Hagner Aud
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War Depart: Bounty land Office
29 April 1829
The records of this office do not shew that William
Miller of the So Carolina line ever received or 
is entitled to bounty land of the United States
Robert Taylor
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State of Tennessee
Dickson County
This day personally appeared [illegible] as under signed and maketh oath that before me John W Napier and acting Justice of the peace for said County that William Miller was a solder enlisted in the Revolution contest between Great Briton & America and served during the war under Captain Benjamin Lutz 1st Lieutenant Richard Lutz 2nd Lieutenant Thomas Farrar the Regiment not recollected Near Lennard Fort State of South Carolina
[signed] James X Hollams his mark
[signed] Hannah X Laddlen her mark

Subscribe and Sworn to before me this 23d of January 1829
J. W. Napier JP
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State of Tennessee Dickson County
I Field Farrar Clerk of the Court of pleas and quarter sessions in and for said County do hereby certify that the within named John W. Napier Esquire is and was at the time of signing his name officially to the within affidavit one of the acting Justices of the peace for said County and that all legal faith and credit is and ought to be given to his official acts as such

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at office
in Charlotte this 23d day of January 1829
Field Farrar Clerk
of said Court
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Wm Miller - Pvt
So. Car. line
Kentucky
Evidence insufficient Act 1828
disposed of letter 2875
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