Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22401, for George Miller, Maryland
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Let J.V. Broughner Jan 8/56

11815
Pennsylvania

George Miller
Greene Co in the State of Pennsylvania
who was a private in the Company commanded
by Captain Solomon of the Regt: commanded
by _____ in the Pa mn:
line for 8 months

Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania
the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 28 day of June
1833 and Sent to
Hon. A. Stewart Union Town Pa

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $53.32
┃ Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept " 13.33
$66.65
⎨ Revolutionary Claim, 
Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk, 
Book E Vol. 5 Page 34
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application of
George Miller for
a pension

Admitted
8 mos
$26.66

Hon. A. Stewart
Uniontown
PA
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Green County
Pennsylvania  SS
.
On the 10th day of June 1833
personally appeared in open court before the
Judges of the Court of Com: Pleas of sd County
George Miller aged Eighty two years who being
duly sworn did on his oath make the
following declaration in order to
obtain the benefit of the act of June 7
1832

That he entered the service of 
the United States under the following named officers viz

That he first entered the service of
the he states as a volunteer in September
in 1777 in Philadelphia Co. Pa. under Captain Jack
Bishop and served for four months Genl Potter was
the head Genl during this time he was in the battle
of Germantown the adjutant Genl name was Bell. that in the spring in May he thinks he went
out again as a drafted militia man from
Frederick in Maryland under Captain
Edward Soloman and served for two
month, mostly in guarding prisoners
in 1781 in ___ he was drafted again for
two months from Frederick and went out 
under Captain William Miller served
out his tour of two months was employed
most of the tour in guarding the Prisoners
Captured with Cornwallis at Frederick
he went afterward to Pennsylvania with 
Prisoners, but cannot recollect how long 
he was gone - he was under Capt Fleming -- 
The time he was in actual
service was eight months & some days - four
months under Capt Bishop -- two under Capt Solomon
& two under Captain Miller & the balance under
Captain Fleming but as he cannot be
certain of the time under Fleming he only claiming
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WASHINGTON CITY, D. C.
................185
SIR:
The undersigned having been for the last three or four years employed as a Clerk in the
office of the 3rd Auditor of the Treasury and thereby acquired an intimate knowledge of the routine of business and of the most speedy and successful manner of its accomplishment, tenders his services to
Claimants, under the various Acts of Congress, as General Agent for the prosecution of claims before
Congress and the several Executive Departments of the General Government.
He is prepared to give special attention to Revolutionary, Invalid and Naval Pensions -- Extra
and Back Pay, and Bounty Land Claims -- Teamster, and other claims connected with the Quarter
Master's Department -- additional pay to Seamen and others who served in the Pacific Squadron in
1846 and '47, during the war with Mexico, and Bounty Land to such as served on shore -- Claims
provided for by the Act of June 2d, 1848, for refunding money to officers and others, for raising Volunteers prior to muster for the Mexican War, and of every description of Claim requiring the services
of an active Agent at the seat of Government.
Persons writing to him in regard to claims should communicate all the facts of the case in as full a manner as possible, especially in all Claims for Pension, Extra and Back Pay, or Bounty Land, the
name of the officer or soldier, the time and place of his enlistment, the Company and Regiment to
which he belonged, the length of time he served, &c.
His charges will be moderate and proportioned to the difficulties of obtaining their Claims, and in no case will a charge be made if the Claim prove unsuccessful beyond the actual expense incurred thereon by the Agent.
Have you not friends, relatives, or neighbours, whose friends were in the Revolutionary War, who
may have been entitled, but have not yet received a pension for their services?
Address, post paid RW BATES, Pa. Ave., bet. 17th and 18th sts, near War Department.

REFERENCES:
JOHN S. GALLAMER, Esq., formerly 3rd Auditor
JOHN W. MAURY, Esq., Mayor of Washington,
W. W. SEATON, Esq., Ex - Mayor and Editor of the National Intelligencer,
HON. Z. KIDWELL, Fairmount, Va.,
HON. EDWARD BALL, Zanesville, Ohio,
HON. E. EMBREE, Princeton, Ia.
HON. WILLARD IVES, Watertown, N. Y.
LIEUT. GEORGE MINOR, U. S. N. Stationed at National Obsevatory Washington,
REV. LEVI SCOTT, D. D., Bishop M. E. Church Wilmington, Delaware,
Rev. JESSE T. PECK, D. D., Washington, D. C.
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.
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S22401
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C. ........................., 19.......
In reply to your request of......., received ...........
for a statement of the military history of Geo. Miller a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
formation 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. |

Sept 77 | 4 mos. | Pvt | Jacob Bishop | x [checkmark] | Pa.

Sprg 78 | 2 mos | | Edw Soloman | | Md

81 | 2 " [ditto] | | Wm Miller | | 

[mark] | | | Flemming | |
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Battles engaged in, Germantown
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Phila Co Pa & Frederick Md
Date of application for pension, June 10 1833 His cl was al [claim was allowed]
Residence at date of application, Greene Co Pa
Age at date of application, b. May, 1751 in Germany came to America '73
Remarks: Names of his family not stated
Heirs of sol are referred to in 
1853 no names are given
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
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H. H. ROSE
ATTORNEY AT LAW
HOME SAVINGS BANK BUILDING
FAIRMONT, WEST VIRGINIA

July 18, 1927.

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:

Will you kindly furnish me with the
Revolutionary War record of George Miller, who
was granted a pension for said service, under
date of June 10, 1833, and was at that time residing in Greene County, Pennsylvania.
Other correspondence with your office
which I have seen refers to George Miller ""Revolutionary War
Record Section S22401."

Very truly yours,
H.H. Rose
H. H. Rose.
HHR: B.