Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 1019-200, for William Huston, Pennsylvania
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Penn.  Huston, William

B.L.Wt. 1019-200- Lieut
Issued Dec. 1791 to
Susannah Taylor, late
Susannah Huston
widow of W.H. in trust
for herself and children, 
legal heirs.
No papers.
.
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Mrs. Charles M. Coldren
419 College Avenue
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
September 25, 1936
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
WILLIAM HUSTON
B. L. Wt. 1019-200
BA-J/MLB
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your request of recent date for the Revolutionary War record of William Huston, whose wife was Susanna, and on account of whose service bounty land was granted.
The Revolutionary War records of this office show that Warrant No. 1019, for two hundred acres of bounty land, was issued December 7,
1791, on account of the service of Lieutenant William Huston, of the Pennsylvania line, War of the Revolution, to Susannah Taylor, late
Susannah Huston, as widow of William Huston, in trust for herself and children ( names of children not shown ).
The date and places of birth and death of William Huston and of his widow, Susannah, are not shown, nor their place of burial, and there are no further data on file in regard to the soldier or his family, because of the destruction of the papers when the War Office
was burned in November, 1800.
For information in regard to location of the land noted above, you should write to the Commissioner of the General Land Office,
Interior Department, this city, and furnish that official the number of the warrant, the acreage and date of issuance
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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[postmark stamp "LANCASTER AUG 25 2 PM 1986 PA]
[stamp "RECEIVED AUG 26 1986 VETS. ADM. READER #21]
[postage stamp showing profile of President Jefferson "ONE CENT 1 JEFFERSON 1"]

Veterans Administration
Washinton D.C.
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Please send me the pension record of Wm. Huston, wife Susanna - bounty land to heirs in Westmoreland [crossed out] Mercer Co. Revolutionary Service.
Thank you
Mrs. Chas. M. Coldren
419 College Ave
Lancaster Pa
Registrar DAR
I would much appreciate a very prompt reply.
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MRS. EDWARD P. BUFFET
MOUNT HOUSE
STONY BROOK, LONG ISLAND

Oct 28th 1925
U.S. Pension Office. (Revolutionary Records Dept)
Washington D.C.

I find in Egle's Notes & Services [crossed out "Series 4"] This paragraph -
"In 1787 Susanna Huston widow of Lieut Huston commissioned 1st Lieut of Foot in Invalid Corps of the Penna Line applied to the court for a pension." 
Do you find it in the record of your office - Please reply to above address
M. M. Buffet
(Mrs Edward P)
See Penn. Archives 5 Series, Vol 4 page 536. This woman granted pension by State of Penn.
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339 East 13th Ave.
Columbus Ohio
March 2, 1927
The U.S. Pension Office
Washington D.C
Sirs
Can you give me any account of the pension certificate or names of children of Susanna Huston whose husband, William, died while in Revolutionary service?
Thanking you, I am most gratefully yours!
Mrs. Homer C. Fulton
Enclosed is addressed envelope for reply.
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Grove City Penna -
Nov. 26 -29
Dept of the Interior
Washington D.C.

Dear Sirs
Inclosed please find letter on the margin
of which I have indicated the particular 
Wm Huston and his wife Susanna
about whom I seek more information in order to
meet requirements of
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D.A.R. membership.
Does the pension record of Susanna Huston give any dates of birth marriage or death and places of same of Lt. William Huston and his wife Susanna.
Thanking you for any service you may render.
I am yours respectfully
(Mrs. B.A.) Clara F. Black
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[stamp "RECEIVED Jan 29 1936"]
Baltimore, Md.
Jan. 27, 1936.

Bureau of Pensions,
Revolutionary War Section,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sirs:
Will you be good enough to search the records for a Widow's or personal pension given to one Joseph Starr, in Capt. Waterman's Co., Nov. 9, 1979, 20th Regt. Mil. State Connecticut, Revolutionary War. Discharged Nov. 29, 1779, who died Aug. 10, 1797?
Also if a pension was granted to a widow or self to one Adjutant 2nd Infantry, William Huston (Houston) entitled to 400 acres at the Re [illegible] of the Pennsylvania Lines, probably 4th Pa. Regiment.
Thanking you for your courtesy in these matters,

Very truly yours,
[signed by hand "M. Virginia Aiken,"]
22 East 25th Street,
Baltimore, Md.
(Miss M. Virginia Aiken)
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[stamp "RECEIVED JUL 29 1936 MAIL SUB-DIV. VETS. ADM. 11"]
MRS. MARCELLIN C. ADAMS
5836 FIFTH AVENUE
PITTSBURGH, PENN.

July 27th, 1936.
Veteran's Administration,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sirs:
I am in search of information concerning an Officer who served in the Revolutionary War, William Huston, also spelled "Houston". The office of the Adjutant General of the War Department has given me some information and I have other records taken from the Pennsylvania Archives. In the hope that your office may have additional information, I am writing to you at the suggestion of the Adjutant General's office.

I am asking you to send me any information there may be in your records concerning this William Huston who was Ensign in Hartley's Regiment, Continental Troops, June 2nd, 1778, was transferred to the Sixth Pennsylvania Regiment in 1781 and to Second Pennsylvania Regiment in which he held the rank of Adjutant, 1782. He was Lieutenant in the Corps of Invalids, Continental Troops. Heitman's Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army, gives his record as having served from the 3rd of June, 1783 and has the date of death as 1834. This, I think, is a misprint as his widow received a pension dating from 1785. This date, undoubtedly, should be 1784.

This, I think, will show the record of William Huston so far as regiments are concerned, but I am anxious to have any additional information which you may have in your records concerning pension etc. This would serve to establish at least an approximate date of death.

This material is required for genealogical purposes and I should be most grateful for any help you can give me.

Yours most sincerely,
[signed by hand "Ida Bright Adams"]
MCA/MFS
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MRS. MARCELLIN C. ADAMS
5836 FIFTH AVENUE
PITTSBURGH, PENN.

October 21,1936
Commissioner of Pensions
Veteran's Bureau
Washington, D.C.

My dear Sir:
I am anxious to secure information concerning a pension granted to Susannah Huston, widow of Lieut. William Huston, a soldier of the Revolutionary War. William Huston's name is also spelled Houston. He served throughout the Revolutionary War, dying sometime between late 1783 and probably 1784. He served in the Continental Line, enlisted in Pennsylvania.

I wish to use this information for geneological purposes and I feel that your office will have a copy of the information furnished by Susannah Huston, widow, if she secured a pension. If there are details as to children of William Huston, I would be very glad to have that also.

I quite realize that most of your old records concerning the Continental Line of the Revolutionary War were burned in 1800. However, I know that some records still exist and any help you can give me in this respect will be most welcome.

Yours very truly,
[signed by hand "Ida Bright Adams."]

MCA/dl
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Dr. A. B. Riley
Hartford, Kentucky

April 30, 1928
U.S. Dept. of Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

[stamp "PENSION MAY 3, 1928"]

Gentlemen:
Please send me records of William Huston, my great, great grandfather's service in the Revolutionary War, as I wish to join the D.A.R.

I have proof that he was First Lieutenant in Capt. Hugh Barnett's Company and Col. John Washington's Regiment. He was born in Philadelphia in 1760 and married Susan Allen of Petersburg, Va. He lived in Person Co., N. Carolina and died in McLean Co., Ky. These are family records but I have to have proof of these from your office to join the D.A.R.

Yours respectfully,
Mrs. Susie Johnson Riley
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LUTHER ELY SMITH
ELMER E. PEARCY
SMITH & PEARCY
ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS
SUITE 1554 BELL TELEPHONE BUILDING
SAINT LOUIS

August 25, 1933.
U.S. War Department,
Pension Division,
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:-
I would like to get all the information which your records disclose about Lieut. Wm. Huston who served in the Revolutionary War from about 1777 to 1783.

He was at first in the Eleventh Pennsylvania Regiment and was transferred on or about January, 1783 to the Second Pennsylvania Regiment.

I would like to know particularly
(1) To what place (city or town) was his pension sent?
(2) Whether his widow survived him; what her maiden name was; and any and all records you may have as to the date of her death and place of her burial.

If the ascertaining of these matteres entails any additional work of any sort, I would be pleased to forward to you the necessary payment therefor.

Thanking you for your early attention, I beg to remain,
Very truly yours,
[signed by hand "EE Pearcy"]
E. E. Pearcy

[stamp "RECEIVED 3:45 AUG 28 1933 MAIL SUB-DIV. VETS. ADM. RECEIVER 64"]
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(From Orlin M. Sanford.)-
527 West 124th Street, New York, N.Y.
Nov. 8, 1929

U.S. Pension Bureau,
Washington, D.C.

Gentleman:
Can you assist me in obtaining certain facts upon which was probably based (and doubtless became a matter of record) the following application for a pension?

I cite from the Penna. Notes & Queries (Egle), 4th Series, Vol. I, p. 118, Harrisburg, Pa., 1893., under the heading of COntribution to Lancaster County, Pa., Geneology, as follows:

"HOUSTON."
"In 1787, Susanna Houston, widow of Lieut. Houston, commissioned First Lieut. of Foot in Invalid Corps of the Penna Line, November 8, 1780, applied to the court for a pension."

The above refers to Lieut. William Houston (Huston), and Susannah Woodruff, whom he married in Feb'y of 1778, near Carlisle, Pa. He participated in the Sullivan Expedition against the Indians, and on August 13, 1779, he was seriously wounded at the Battle of Chemung. This contributed to his death, in August, 1785. It has been said that he died and was buried at West Point, but thus far we have not been able to verify his burial aat West Point, nor where he was buried. He had quite a war record- Revolutionary and Indian. It is said that his widow was in the habit of going to Philadelphia every Fall to draw her pension of Sixty Pouns ($300). Late in 1790 she married Rev. John Taylor, then on Philadelphia. Lieut. Houston and wife were my wife's great great grandparents. It seems to me that the pension records should, among other thigns, throw light upon the place and date of the death [added by hand "& burial"] of Lieut. Houton. I should appreciate information or suggestions as to this. I enclose a stamped and addressed return envelope.
Very truly yours,
[hand signed "Orlin M. Sanford"]
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MUSKER L. HEAVRIN
CECIL H. HEAVRIN
EARL M. HEAVRIN

HEAVRIN, HEAVRIN & HEAVRIN
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
HARDFORD, KENTUCKY

March 16, 1929.
Winfield Scott,
Commissioner, of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
In re: Rev. and 1812 Wars Section
MCS/eel.

Dear Sirs-
On February 15, 1929, you wrote Mrs. Susie Johnson Riley, of Hartford, Kentucky, informing her that the records of pension bureau show that warrant No. 1019, for two hundred acres of bounty land was allowed on Dec. 7, 1791, to Lieut. William Huston of the Pennsylvania Line, War of the Revolution.

Mrs. Riley handed me your letter for reply.
I would be glad that you would let me know where this land is situated and whether or not it has every been taken up by any one else, and if the land is still unoccupied Mrs. Riley will take steps to try to obtain her interest in same. She is one of the heirs to this property.

Any information you can give me about this matter will be appreciated.

Yours respectfullly,
[signed by hand "M. L. Heavrin"]
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[grey stamp "U.S. PENSION OFFICE SEP 8 1929"] 

[black stamp with text "DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION"]
FRANKLIN COUNTY CHAPTER

REGENT
MRS. GEORGE E. DIEHL
CHAMBERSBURG, PA.

RECORDING SECRETARY
MISS MARY L. CARL
GREENCASTLE, PA.

CORRESPONDING SECRETARY
MRS. CONRAD FOGELSANGER
CHAMBERSBURG, PA.

TREASURER
MISS ELLEN RUBY
CHAMBERSBURG, PA.

VICE REGENT
MRS W.B. ANGLE
SHIPPENSBURG, PA.

HISTORIAN
MRS. C. F. FENDRICK
MERCERSBURG, PA.

REGISTRAR
MISS EMILY COLLIER
GREENCASTLE, PA.

CHAPLAIN
MRS. J.H. SWAN
ST. THOMAS, PA.

The Pension Dept- Mercersburg, Pa.
Aug- 31 -
Dear Sir - 
There were a number of families named Huston (Houston) in this vicinity prior to, and during, the Rev. War - much incorrect data has been published concerning them - I have nothing personal in it but for future history, I would like to set straight several men named Wm Huston - 

1st Wm Huston - 2nd Pa. Cout. Line - living in Columbiaana Co., Ohio in 1834, aged 72 -

2nd Wm Huston, who mar. Sarah Elizabeth Taylor, killed by Indians in 1781, in Ohio Co., West Va. - I have no service for him - wife got donation land.

3rd Capt. Wm Huston, wife Margaret Nelson - Cumberland Co. Militia - died 1823 - buried at Rocky Springs Church - Franklin Co. Pa-

4th Lieut. Wm Huston - wife Susanna Leutz - left 3 daughters - no sons-
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5th Robert Taylor, Major 1st Batt. Cumberland Co., Militia - Col. John Davis 1778 - Penna

I know I am asking a great deal, but I will be most grateful for family data in the pesnion records of these fine men. Trusting you will be kind enough to give me what is available I am sincerely,
Virginia S. Fendrick
(Mrs. C. F.)
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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section
MEE/HNM

November 12, 1929.

Mr. Orlin M. Sanford
527 West 124th Street
New York, New York.

Dear Sir:
I advise you from the records of this Bureau it appears that Warrant No. 1019, for two hundred acres of bounty land was allowed on December 7, 1791, on account of the services of Lieutenant William Huston of the Pennsylvania Line, War of the Revolution, to Susannah Taylor, late Susannah Huston, the widow of William Huston, in trust for herself and children, whose names are not on record.

There are no further data on file as to said soldier or his family owing to the destruction of papers when the War Office was burned in November 1800.

This is the only soldier of the Revolution by the name of William Huston (searched under all spellings of the name) who served as an officer, that is found on the records of this Bureau.

It is suggestion that the pension to which you refer as having been received by the above name Susannah Huston, might have been paid by the State of Pennsylvania.

Very truly yours,
EARL D. CHURCH
Commissioner.
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September 18, 1929
Mrs. C. F. Fendrick
Mercersburg
Pennsylvania

Dear Madam:
I advise you from the records of this Bureau it appears that Warrant No. 1019, for two hundred acres of bounty land was allowed on December 7, 1791, on account of the services of Lieutenant William Huston of the Pennsylvania Line, War of the Revolution, to Susannah Taylor, late Susannah Huston, the widow of William Huston, in trust for herself and children, whose names are not on record.

There are no further data on file as to said soldier or his family owing to the destruction of papers when the War Office was burned in November 1800.

This is the only soldier of the Revolution by the name of William Huston (searched under all spellings of the name) who served as an officer, that is found on the records of this Bureau.

It is suggestion that the pension to which you refer as having been received by the above name Susannah Huston, might have been paid by the State of Pennsylvania.

Very truly yours,
EARL D. CHURCH
Commissioner.
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November 4, 1936

BA-J/MMHF/eel
William Huston
B.L.Wt.#1019-200

Mrs. Marcellin C. Adams
5836 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to a pension which you state was granted Susannah Huston, widow of Lieutenant William Huston, who died between 1783 and 1784, having enlisted in Pennsylvania and served in the Continental Line.

There is no claim for pension on file based upon the service of the William Huston described above. The only information the Veterans Administration has in regard to the above named Lieutenant William Huston was furnished you August 6, 1936, which was obtained from the records in regard to bounty land which was granted Susannah Taylor, late Susannah Huston, as the widow of that officer.

Very truly yours
A.D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.
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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section
MMHF/eel

M.L Heavrin
Hartford
Kentucky
Sir:
March 20, 1929
I advise you relative to Revolutionary War soldier William Huston, whose history was furnished Mrs. Susie Johnson Riley on February 5, 1929, that in order to obtain location of land referred to on that date, it is suggested that you apply to the Commissioner of the General Land Office, this city, citing number of warrant and such data as this office furnished Mrs. Riley.
There is no provision of law that would entitle the heirs of a soldier of the Revolution to pension or bounty land.
Respectfully,
E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner.
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Rev, and 1812
Wars Section
[illegible]
February 15, 1929
Mrs. Susie Johnson Riley
Hartford
Kentucky
Madam:
I advise you that from the records of this bureau it appears that Warrant No.1019, for two hundred acres of bounty land was allowed on December 7, 1791, on account of the services of Lieutenant William Huston of the Pennsylvania Line, War of the Revolution, to Susannah Taylor, late Susannah Huston, the widow of William Huston, in trust for herself and children, whose names are not on
record.
There is no further data on file as to said soldier, or his family, owing to the destruction of papers when the War Office was burned in November, 1800.
This is the only soldier of the Revolution by the
name of William Huston (searched under all spellings of the name) who served as an officer, that is found on the records of this bureau.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.
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April 27, 1927
Mrs. Homer C. Fulton
[ _39] East 18th Ave.,
Columbus, Ohio
Madam:
April 27, 1987
I have to advise you that from the records of this Bureau it appears that Warrant No. 1019, for two hundred acres of bounty land, was allowed on December 7, 1791, on account of the services of Lieutenant William Huston of the
Pennsylvania Line, War of the Revolution, to Susannah Taylor, late Susannah Huston, the widow of William Huston, in trust for herself and children, whose names are not on record.
There is no further data on file as to said soldier or his family, owing to the destruction of papers when the War Office was burned in November 1800.
For the location of said land you should apply to the Commissioner of the General Land Office, Washington, D. C. citing all of the above data.
A careful search of the records of this Bureau fails to show a claim for pension on file on account of the services of said William Huston.
For information relative to the pension granted by the
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State of Pennsylvania, to Susanna widow of William Huston, see Pennsylvania Archives, fifth Series, Volume Four, page 536, you should consult the State Librarian at Harrisburgh, Pennsylvania, where such pension applications are on file, see statement on page 497 of the above noted volume.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.
Dec. 2, 1925.
Mrs. Edward P. Buffet,
Mount House,
Stony Brook, Long Island,
New York.
Madam:
I have to advise you, that from the records of this Bureau it appears that Warrant No. 1019, for two hundred acres of bounty land was allowed on December 7, 1791, on
account of the services of Lieutenant William Huston of the Pennsylvania Line, War of the Revolution, to Susannah Taylor, 
late Susannah Huston, the widow of William Huston, in trust for herself and children, whose names are not on record
There is no further data on file as to said soldier, or his family, owing to the destruction of papers when the War Office was burned in November 1800.
For the location of said land you should apply to the Commissioner of the General Land Office, Washington, D. C. citing all of the above noted data.
A careful search of the records of this Bureau fails to show a claim for pension on file on account of the services of said William Huston.
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For information relative to the pension granted
by the State of Pennsylvania, to Susanna widow of William Huston, see Pennsylvania Archives, Fifth Series, Volume Four, page 536, you should consult the State Librarian at Harrisburgh, Pennsylvania, where such pension
applications are on file, see statement on page 497 of the above noted volume.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT,
Commissioner.
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August 6, 1936
XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Mrs. Marcellin G. Adams
5836 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
WILLIAM HUSTON
B. L. Wt. 1019 - 200
BA-J/MLB
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of William Huston ( Houston ) who served
as an officer in the Revolutionary War.
You are furnished below the record of the only soldier named William Huston, under any spelling, found in the Revolutionary War
records of this office, who served as an officer.
The Revolutionary War records of this office show that Warrant No. 1019, for two hundred acres of bounty land, was allowed
December 7, 1791, on account of the service of Lieutenant William Huston, of the Pennsylvania Line, War of the Revolution, to Susannah
Taylor, late Susannah Huston, as widow of William Huston, in trus for herself and children
 ( names of children not shown.
The date and place of birth and death of William Huston and of
his widow, Susannah, are not shown, nor their place of burial, and
there are no further data on file in regard to the soldier or his family, on account of the destruction of the papers when the War
Office was burned in November, 1800.
For information in regard to location of the land noted above,
you should write to the Commissioner of the General Land Office, Interior Department, this city, and cite the number of the warrant,
the acreage and date of issuance.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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February 6, 1936
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Miss M. Virginia Aiken
22 East 25th Street
Baltimore, Maryland
WILLIAM HUSTON
B. L. Wt. 1019 - 200
BA-J/MLB
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the records of Joseph Starr who served in the Revolution from Connecticut and died August 10, 1797, and William Huston 
( Houston ) who served in the same war from Pennsylvania and was entitled to land on account of his service.
There is no claim for pension or bounty land on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of a Joseph Starr, under any spelling.
Such claims are the source of Revolutionary War data furnished by this
office.
You are furnished herein the record of William Huston, the only soldier of that name who served as an officer in the Revolution found
in the records of this office.
The Revolutionary War records of this office show that Warrant No. 1019, for two hundred acres of bounty land was allowed December 7,
1791, on account of the service of Lieutenant William Huston, of the Pennsylvania Line, War of the Revolution, to Susannah Taylor, late
Susannah Huston, as widow of William Huston, in trust for herself and children ( names of children not shown ).
The date and place of birth and death of the soldier and his widow, Susannah, are not shown, nor their place of burial, and there are no further data on file in regard to the soldier or his family, on account of the destruction of the papers when the War Office was burned in
November, 1800.
For information in regard to location of the land noted above, you should write to the Commissioner of the General Land Office, Interior Department, this city, and cite the data given in the fourth paragraph.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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September 7, 1933
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Mr. R. E. Pearcy
Suite 1554, Bell Telephone Building
Saint Louis, Missouri
WILLIAM MUSTON
B. L. Wt. 1019-200
BA-J/MLB
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of a William Huston who served as lieutenant with the Pennsylvania troops.
The Revolutionary War records show that Warrant No. 1019, for two hundred acres of bounty land was allowed December 7,
1791, on account of the service of Lieutenant William Huston, of the Pennslyvania Line, War of the Revolution, to Susannah Taylor, late Susannah Huston, as widow of William Huston, in trust for herself and children ( names of children not shown).
The date and place of death of the soldier and his widow, Susannah, are not shown, nor their place of burial, and there
are no further data on file in regard to the soldier or his family, on account of the destruction of the papers when the
War Office was burned in November, 1800.
For information in regard to the location of the land noted above, you should write to the Commissioner of the General Land
Office, Interior Department, this city, and cite the data given in the second paragraph.
The record given above is that of the only soldier named William Huston who served as an officer in the Revolutionary War
that is found in the records of this office.
No charge is made for furnishing the information above,
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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January 3, 1930.

Mrs. B. A. Black
107 West Poplar Street
Grove City
Pennsylvania.
Dear Madam:
I advise you from the records of this Bureau it appears that Warrant No. 1019, for two hundred acres of bounty land was allowed
on December 7, 1791, on account of the services of Lieutenant William Huston of the Pennsylvania Line, War of the Revolution, to
Susannah Taylor, late Susannah Huston, the widow of William Huston, in trust for herself and children, whose names are not on record.
There are no further data on file as to said soldier or his family owing to the destruction of papers when the War Office was burned in November 1800. This is the only soldier of the Revolution by the name of
William Huston (searched under all spellings of the name) who served as an officer, that is found on the records of this Bureau.
It is suggested that the pension to which you refer as having been received by the above named Susannah Huston, might have
been paid by the State of Pennsylvania.

Very truly yours,
E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner.
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

NAME [added by hand "Hutch, John"]
GRADE [added by hand "Private"
LINE [added by hand "New Jersey"]
WARRANT NUMBER  [added by hand "8396"]
ACREAGE  [added by typewriter "100"]
ISSUED [added by hand "August 19, 1791 to -not shown-"]

*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 subsequent 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.