Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 298-200, William Bush, N.C.
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(8-1776)

SERVICE
I.C.

★
Bush, William

NUMBER
B.L.WI. 298-200-Lieut
Issued Aug.14-1792 to
Isaac Cole, assigner
No papers.
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[Handwritten]

B.L. WI. 298-200-Lieut
Issued Aug. 14. 1792 to
Isaac Cole assignee
No papers.
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[Handwritten]

Will W. Whitecroft be so good as to say whether the written signature of Bush agrees with the sig. in the Vouchers on file in the 3r. Auditor's Office?

J.L. Edwards [Signature]

Oct 30 1829
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[Handwritten]

Meridian, Miss
March 13 1935

[Circular Ink Stamp on top right side of document with following info:
RECEIVED 12:02  MAR 16 1935
MAIL [illegible]
[illegible] 21]

Commissiones of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir,

Are enclosing a copy of letter from the War Department which is incomplete and I was referred to you for further information.
I am anxious to get the full record of my great, great grandfather William Bush [underlined] was Regent tells, was a Colonel at the close of the Revolutionary War.  He lived at or near 
Charlotte, N.C. was married to Miss Penelope Lane at close of war. Our son was born of this union  Dr. Louis
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[Handwritten]

B.Bush, who moved to Ala,(then Miss [illegible]) aabout 1812 or 1821.

I was given information for the D.A.R. and will appreciate any thing you may do.

Thanking you. I am 
Yours very truly

Mrs. R.E. Winstead [Signature]
Hillcrest Drive
Meridian
Miss.

Meridian, Miss.

Enc
acs
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LETTERHEAD:

W.J. Bush, President      J.A. Bush, Vice-President
CITIZENS Bank
       Directors:
           W.J. Bush
           J.S. Bush
           W.C. Hays
           J.S. Wilkin
           P.D. Rich
           W.J. Wilkin
Colquitt, Georgia
 
June 23, 1925.

Commisioner (Commissioner) of Pensions, 
Washington, D.C.,

Dear Sir: -

Will you please send me military records of James & William Bush who served in Rev, War in different organizations of N.C. Troops, Mr. Roberts C. Davis Maj,  Gen, of War Department Washington D.C. reffered (referred) you to me. 
Thanking you in advance for this information, I am, 

Yours very truly, 
J. M. Miller 

(in the left margin of the body, with a line pointing out from the name "James" is handwritten "None 8 N.C.")
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Rev.& 1812 Wars Section          MMHF

August 12, 1925

J.H. Miller
Colquitt, Georgia

Sir:

I have to advise you that from the records of this Bureau it appears [crossed out] shows that Warrant No. 296 for two hundred acres of bounty land was issued August 14, 1792 to Isaac Cole, assignee, on account of the services of Lieutenant [crossed out] William Bush Lt of the North Carolina Line, War of the Revolution.  Said not [illegible].

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

The Revolutionary War records of this Bureau fail to afford any information in regard to James Bush of North Carolina.

Respectfully,

WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.
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March 23, 1935
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Mrs. R.E. Winstead
Hillcrest Drive
Meridian, Mississippi

WILLIAM BUSH
B.L. Wt. 298-200
BA-J/MLB

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you requst the Revolutionary War record of William Bush who, you think was a colonel at the close of the war, lived at or near Charlotte, North Carolina, married a Miss Penelope Lane at the close of the war and had a son, Dr. Louis B. Bush, who moved to Alabama and later to Mississippi Territory.

The records of this office show that Warrant No. 298, two hundred acres of bounty land was issued on account of the services of William Bush, Lieutenant of the North Carolina line, War of the Revolution. Said warrant was issued August 14, 1792, to Isaac Cole, assignee.

There are no further date on file in regard to his service, and no datat as to his family, because of the destruction of papers in such claims when the War Office was burned in November. 1800.

Very truly yours

A.D. HILLAR
Executive Assistant to the Administrator