Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 6226, for Giles Thomas, Maryland
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SERVICE
Md. 
Thomas, Giles 
NUMBER
S. 6226

Carded

CONTENTS
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Dead

Letter to Pension Agent J. J. Fry, 30 [illegible] 1846

2401 

Virginia

Giles Thomas in Montgomery in the State of Virginia who was a Private in the [left blank] commanded by Captain [left blank] of the Regt commanded by Col Smith in the Maryland for 2 years from 1780. 

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia, the rate of 80 dollars [left blank] Cents per annum, commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 26th day of Nov: 32 and send RD Montague, Christiansburg, Va.

Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1832 120--
Semi+anl. allowance ending 4 Mar : 33 40.--

$160

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by Nathan Rice, Clerk

Book 20 Vol. 7 Page 12/-
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Giles [crossed out] Thomas Giles

P.O.

From 1780, private three years

$80

No. 5537

R. D. Montague, Esq
Clerk of the Court of Montgomery Co, [illegible] Va

[crossed out text, including Montgomery, Va]
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State of Virginia, Montgomery County Sc.

On this 6th day of August 1832, honorably appeared in open court before the Justice of the court of said county, now sitting Giles Thomas  a resident in the county and state aforesaid aged sixty eight years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath makes 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 and served as herein stated. He first entered the service in the Maryland State Regiment on the 26th day of July 1780 in the county of Charles in said state. the regiment w s commanded by the following officers to wit Alexander Smith Colonel, Edward Giles
Major, and Charles Smith was the name of the Captain, who commanded the company to which the applicant belonged, he was in service three entire years from the said 26th of July until the 26th July 1783.  and then was discharged, a few days before the battle of Guilford the whole of the aforementioned regiment to which he belonged was transferred to the Maryland continental line and the officers of the former regiment sent 
home. he was a volunteer, he was at the Battle of Guilford  Camden and at the siege of "96".  The regiment on continental establishment to which he was [illegible] was commanded by Colonel Granby (Majors place vacant or not recollected) The captain under whose command he was, was of the name of 
Bruff, Gist was the Brigadier, he has no other evidence of his said service except a certificate for a lot of bounty land  of Fifty acres no. 1747 issued by George D Brewer. Reg. land office [illegible] Md which he retains as evidence of title to the said lot of land.  Giles Thomas.

He here by relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. Sworn 
to and subscribed the day/year aforesaid. Giles Thomas.  We Thomas Bowyer and Thomas S Rutledge residing in the county of Montgomery aforesaid hereby certify that
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we are well acquainted with Giles Thomas who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be
Sixty eight years of age, that we have many years ago (as early as 1811) heard the said Giles Thomas say that he was a soldier of the Revolution and we do not doubt the truth of
his statements. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.  Thomas Bowyer
Thomas E Rutledge And the said court do hereby declare their opinion, after their
investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department, that the above named applicant
was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states.
And the court further certifies that it appears to them that Thomas Bowyer and Thomas E Rutledge who have signed the  preceding certificates are resident citizens of the county of Montgomery and persons of credit, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I R[illegible] D Montague, clerk of the court of Montgomery, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Giles Thomas for a Pension.
In Testimony where of I have hereunto 
sat my hand and seal of my office this 14th day of August 1832 in the 57th year of the commonwealth.
R.D. Montague
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[typed form, with handwritten responses]
O. W. & N. Division.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history
 of Giles Thomas s. 6226, a soldier of the Revolutionary war, 
you will please find below the desired information as contained in his
(or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.| LENGTH OF SERVICE.| RANK. | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. |STATE
CAPTAIN. COLONEL.
July 1780| 3 yrs. | Pvt. | Elias, Smith | Alex. Smith| Md,
Bruff | Grimby | "
Battles engaged in, Battle of Guilford, Camden & Siege of "96"
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Charles Co. Md.
Date of application for pension, Aug. 6 - 1832
Residence at date of application, Montgomery Co. Va.
Age at date of application, 68 yrs.
Remarks:
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

Miss Mary Trout
610 3rd Ave. S.W. 
Roanoke, Va.
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6226
[vertically on left side: Rev War]
INVALID.
File No. 6226
Giles Thomas
Pri Rev Wat
Act: June 7th "32
Incex: - Vol. M, Page 373
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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July 23/84 Init. Hist. to
Mrs Mary Trout 610 - 3" ave SW
Roanoke Va.    c
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Land Office, Annapolis, Novr 21st 1832,
I Certify, that it appears by an alphabetical list, remai=
ning in this office, endorsed, "List of Recruits for 1780," That
the name of Giles Thomas, appears upon said list, as having
been recruited in 1780,
George G Brewer
Regr Ld Off W.S Md
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LAND OFFICE
Annapolis, November 21st 1882, 

I Certify, that it appears by a Pay Roll remaining in the Office that Giles Thomas a private received of John Hamilton, Agent of the Maryland Line, $86.60 arrears of pay from the 1st August 1780, to the 1st of January, 1782__ also $80.*0 from the 1st of January, 1783, to the 15th of November, 1788.  

Gratuity,  ____________  Total received, $185.50 

George G. Brewer (signature)
Register Land Office, W.S. Md.
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[vertically on left side of page: Jan 30 46
Mr Evans]
[round black stamp inscribed as follows: RICHMOND
VA.
JAN 28]

[horizontally on the page is as follows]
J.L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington 
D.C.

[black stamp upper right: 10]
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Richmond  29 [page folded]
Dear Sir
The enclosed pension we received some days ago – and as they did not send the certificate we held it while it was sent which just came I learn and the agent says it is out of date.
Oblige kind enough to order the paperwork - I have the pension drawing off new papers.
Very respectfully
M W McFey
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Land Office, Annapolis, Novr 21st 1832

Sir
Your's of the 15th and 16th Inst" with the declarations of Giles Thomas, and James Houston, enclosed, were received,-
- I herewith sent you enclosed certificates from the rolls of their service, and also return their declarations.,
I am very respectfully,
Yr obt st
George G. Brewer

J. L. Edwards Esqr.
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES     BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*     Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
Form VAM-51
12-5-41


NAME Thomas, Gregory  GRADE Private   LINE Conneticut

WARRANT
NUMBER   6556   ACREAGE  100   ISSUED Jan. 19,1797 
                                                           to -- not shown --


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*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are
registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subse-
quent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.
Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.