Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2827, for John Miles, Maryland
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State of Ohio  Licking County } ss

On this 29 day of October one thousand Eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the court of common pleas foresaid County no sitting, John Miles a resident of Eden Township in the county of Licking and State of Ohio aged seventy seven years on the 28th day of arch last 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 and served under the following named officers as herein stated to wit, General Smallwood, Col. Thomas Dorsey  (Major name not recollected) Capt. James Walker.  He entered the service according to the best of his recollection in April 1778 and served one year and left the service in April 1779.  (illegible) landing in Patopsco river in Annarundel County Maryland.  he entered as a volunteer together with the company to which he belonged.  Rendevoused (sic) at Baltimore and marched from Baltimore to Swan Creek then to the Susquehannah which he crossed at Stewards Tavern then to Jones Mill near the Schoolkill (sic) thence up the Shoolkill  (sic) some distance then back to Jones Mills and passed the summer and fall in marching through that part of the country in watching the motions of the enemy until winter when they went into winter quarters at said Jones Mills and in the spring of 1779 marched to the Red Lyon then back to the Jones Mill and there staid (stayed) until the month of April when he was discharged.  Received his discharge from Col. Dorsey and has lost it.  He also states that he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service.  He also states that he was born in Annarundell
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D. A. R. who are organizing in Nov. 39.

Yours Sincerely

Mrs. Pearl Wilson
903 Barnes Bldg.
Muskogee Okla.