Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40,158, for John Miller, Pennsylvania
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State of Pennsylvania 
Luzerne County Ss   
I Andrew Beaumont Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County do certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule hereunto annexed are truly copied from the record of the said Court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Seventy eight dollars and twenty five cents. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this twenty fourth day of August A.D. 1820 
A Beaumont Pro
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About the year 1792 or 3 John Miller (who is now Dorm keeper at the Academy and Sexton to the Church at Wilkesbarre) came to me and wished me to take a power to Draw his pay at the war office, as he said for services rendered in the revolutionary war, accordingly the power was Drawn, and I presented it to the office at that time based in the City of Philada - at present and not read at the officers named in said power, except Capt Seely I think was one in the Pennsylvania line,   
A Miller was found in the Books answering the Statement given by Miller in the power, - it was also found that his pay was drawn by some person said to have a power - the officers in the office Declared giving me the name of the person who had Drawn the pay and from what I could discover as I thought they were of the opinion, the power on which the pay was Drawn, had been obtained through fraud  - they ask me if I had been long acquainted with said Miller and he has resided long in the neighborhood &c &c - on my return home I informed Miller of the situation in the office and what my opinion was on the subject, and recommended his going Down himself to the office he said he would and appeared very angry said he had never given any person a power before me to Draw his pay &c, I can’t say whether he ever went himself as I rather think not, as he several times after mentioned the subject to me, and wished me to call again and see who had Drawn his pay as they had declined informing me - I never call again in that subject, I cannot