Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7213, for Martin Miller, Maryland
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Declaration

In order to obtain the benefit of the act of congress passed June 7th 1832
State of North Carolina
Rockingham County

On this 11th day of July 1844 personally appeared before me Aaron P Robertson an acting justice of the peace for the county aforesaid Martin Miller a resident of said county & in said county aged ninety years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein stated. That while a resident of Frederick County Maryland he volunteered in said county he thinks the first year of the war under Captain George Stricker, that about two months after as much as he recollects he became sick and lame in consequence of which he hired a substitute to take his place the name of the substitute not recollected but he never returned again to that company. That he next volunteered in the same county under Capt. William Betters afterward Col that he served different tours under him that he was with said
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Know all men by these presents, that I, John Miller, hereby constitute and appoint, Thomas Lumpkin my true and lawful Agent and Attorney (hereby, revoking all others) to prosecute, the claim of Martin Miller for any amount of Revolutionary Pension that may be due, and I hereby authorize my Said Agent to examine all the papers and documents, in relation to said claim, on file in the Departments at Washington City, or elsewhere; to file additional evidence or arguments; and to receive the certificate which may be issued, for Said claim, which certificate I wish made payable to, Thomas Lumpkin to appoint one or more Substitutes under him for the purposed herein expressed; and to do all things that I might or could do were I personally present; Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Agent and attorney Shall lawfully do, in the premises.
Witness my hand and Seal this the 28th day of September 1852
John Miller  X  his mark  (Sealed) 

Signed and Sealed in the presence of Luther L. Lowe

State of North Carolina}
County of Rockingham}  S.S.
On this the 28th day of September A.D. 1852 before me the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the county aforesaid, personally appeared John Miller, and acknowledged the foregoing power of attorney to be his act and deed, tor the purposed therein mentioned.

In testimony whereof I hereunto Set my hand the day and year, aforesaid
Thos. Roach, J Peace