Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File [Blank], for Michael Miller, Maryland
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The State of Ohio Coshocton County, SS:.
In the matter of claim for bounty land for Michael Miller a Revolutionary Solider;
On this 16th day of September A.D. 1909 personally appeared before me Solomon Mercer, deputy Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County duly authorized to administer oaths., John H. Rice aged 38 years a resident of Coshocton in the County of Coshocton and State of Ohio, whose Post Office addresses is 941 Main Street Coshocton, Ohio, well known to me to be respectable and entitled to credit and who being duly sworn, declared that he is a son and heir at law of Irvin Rice and Caroline Rice, now deceased that the said Caroline Rice was the daughter of Isaac Miller and Mary Miller, his wife, both now deceased. The said Isaac Miller was the son of Charles Miller and Nancy Miller, both now deceased . and that the said Charles Miller was the son of Michael Miller and Margaret Miller, his wife now deceased and further that Michael Miller was a private in the 2d Maryland Regiment and served as a solider in the Revolutionary war, and that the said Michael Miller had not claimed the bounty land allowed to him for such military service prior to the 16th day of January A.D. 1828, and in the year 1839, he departed this life his only wife Margaret having previously died. John H. Rice
The State of Ohio County of Coshocton, SS
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 16th day of Sept. A.D. 1909, by the above named affiant and I certify that I read said affidavit to said affiant before he executed the same and that said affiant is personally known to me and that he is a credible person., 
Received SEP 20 1909 GLO
[illegible] Mercer Dept clerk
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Pension Office USA Oct 28 1909
[illegible and Navy Division files OCT 28 1909 Received
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In reply please refer to 9-99609-"B" EFW
2 Inc. Department of the Interior, General Land Office, J.O.A.
Washington, D.C., Sept. 25, 1909
Address only the commissioner of the general land office. :Certified copy.
Mr. John H. Rice,
941 Main Street, Coshocton, Ohio.
Sir: In reply to your letter of Sept. 16th, inclosing affidavit, you are advised that military bounty land warrants are issued only by the Commissioner of Pensions, this city. It is suggested that you forward the affidavit, returned herewith, to that office for information regarding the warrant number, act and acreage thereof, issued to Michael Miller for services in the Revolutionary War.
When the number of the warrant, and the act and acreage under which same was issued is furnished to this office, a certified copy from the record of the patent issued under the location of the same can be furnished by this office as per slip inclosed.
Pension Office USA Oct 28 1909
Respectfully,
[illegible]
Assistant Commissioner. CSP.
EFW Army and Navy Division Files
Oct 28 1909 Received