Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 9197, for John Miller, Maryland
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(8-1776)
SERVICE Md
Miller, John
Mary Ann
NUMBER W.9197

CONTENTS
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Maryland 6781
Mary Ann Miller
Widow of John Miller
Md
[crossed out who was a pensioner under the Act of]
and who died on the 19th Sep 1820
of Ann Arundel Co in the State of Maryland
who was a private in the company
commanded by Captain Belt of the 
Regt commanded by Col Gunby in
the Md line for 2 years

Inscribed on the Roll of Maryland
at the rate of 80 -- Dollars --
[crossed out Cents] per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836

Certificate of Pension issued the 17th day of 
Sept 1862 and and sent to Larkin 
Miller, Esq.  Ellicott's Mills Md
Arrears to the 4th of March 1861  $400 --
[crossed out Semi-annual allowance ending]

[Act July 7, 1838]
Recorded by D. Brown  Clerk,
Book A  Vol 2  Page 174

Reported to Agent
Let to N McCauley  Sept 26 1842
L to P Agt Supt payt
See letter Oct.20.1842 to Hon J W McCulloch
Let to T L & A J Smitt
Jany 3 '46
same Aug.19.1846
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State of Maryland Howard District of Anne Arundle County
On this fourth day of Octr Eighteen Hundred & forty two
before the Subscriber a Justice of the peace of the State of
MaryLand, in and for Howard District of A.A. Co.
personally appeared Ann C. McCauley, and made
oath on the holy Evangely of almighty God, that
John Miller Junr the deceased Husband of
Mary Ann Miller of Howd district, was a brother
of hers, and further states that the said John Miller
Jr never was in the revolutionary war, but John
Miller Senr, the father of John Miller Jr and Likewise
the father of the said Ann C McCauley, was in the
Revolution, Sworn and subscribed to before the
subscribed on the day & year above written
Ann C McCauley
her mark
Thos Jn White
Justice of the peace for Howd District of A.A. Co
P.S,
Ann C McCauley is a resident of [crossed out Howd district]
at Savage factory
Village in howd District
T.J. White
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Anne Arundel County Same
I hereby certify that it appears by the records
of Anne Arundel County Court, That on the fourth day of
December in the year of our Lord one thousand seven
hundred and ninety a License is granted to Solemnize the
rites of marriage between John Miller and Mary Ann
Welch
In Testimony whereof I hereto set my
name and affix the seal of Anne
Arundel County Court this first day of
June 1842
W S Green clk A.A. Coty Court
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S.S.
State of Maryland
Howard District
of Anne Arundel County

On this eighth day of June
One thousand eight hundred and forty two personally appeared before me one of the Associate Judges
of the Orphans Court of Howard District of Anne
Arundel County State of Maryland Mary Ann Miller
a resident of the County aforesaid in the State of
Maryland aged Eighty years who being first duly
sworn according to law doth on her oath make
the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits
of the provision made by the act of Congress passed
the seventh day of July in the year of our Lord
Eighteen hundred and thirty eight, granting half
pay and pensions to certin [sic] widows. That she is the widow
John Miller that Inlisted [sic] in Captain John Sprigg
Belt Company and of which Company Leutinant  [sic] Osborn
Williams was first Lieutenant. On the fourth day of
March in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred
and seventy seven. And was discharged on the Tenth day
of January in the year of our Lord One thousand
Seven hundred and Eighty. And he was attached to
the second Maryland Ridgment and his colonel was
Colonel John Gunby. And she the aforesaid Mary Ann
Miller formily [sic] Mary Ann Welch, was married to said
John Miller on the fourth day of December in the year
of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and ninety
By the Reverend Parson Grant of the aforesaid County
at a place called White's contrivance. And this Deponant further states that her aforesaid Husband John
Miller departed this life the nineteenth day of September
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In the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred
and Twenty and this deponent further states that
she and her husband deceased had issue of seven
Children as follows. Joseph, John, Thos. W. Dennis
Larkin Henrietta and Harrott and likewise Nine
Grand Children and one great grand child and
this deponent further states upon oath that she
has remained a widow from the death of
her Husband up to the present date.
Mary Ann Miller
her  mark

Sworn to and subscribed on
the day and year above written -
Before me
Edward C Alexander
associate Judge of the Orphans Court of Howard District of A. A. County

This is to certify that Mrs. Mary Ann Miller from old
age and infirmities is not able to appear before
Court
Edward C Alexander
Associate Judge of the Orphans Court of Howard District of
Ann Arundel County.

I hereby certify that Edward C. Alexander Esq
is one of the associate Judges of the Orphan
Court of Howard District of A.A. Co. this
eight hday of June 1842.

Washington Gaither Reg. Wills
for Howd Dist of A.A. Co,
per Daniel Butts  clk
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Savage Md
Oct 11

J. L. Edwards Esqr
Commr of Pensions
Washing D.C 

Oct 12 1842
Mary Ann Miller
Mary Welch
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Savage Md
Oct 11

J. L. Edwards Esqr
Commr of Pensions
Washing D.C

Oct 12 1842
Mary Ann Miller
Mary Welch
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Savage Oct 10, 1842
Mr Edwards
Dr Sir
I take this opportunity of
writing to you upon the subject of Noah
Duvall's affidavit which was taken before me
on the behalf of Mary Ann Miller. I cannot
say positively wether Mr Duvall understood it
or not. I read the affidavit to him before he kissed
the Book, he was very sick at the time that it
was taken, however Mr Duvall has since told
me that he did not understand it in Every
part and has taken & subscribed to an oath to
that effect before me, its my sincere opinion
that if Mr Duvall did err, that it was an
Error of the Head and not of the heart, for
I cannot believe that he would Intentionally
do an unjust act in no case whatever wherein 
he was not interested - and I cannot believe that 
he was interested this case
Respectfully your obt sevt
Thos. J. White
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Washington D C
29 June 1846

Sir
We have the honor to transmit
herewith the affidavit of Mrs Lydia Hilton, in the
case of Mary Ann Miller, widow of John Miller
of the Maryland line,
Mrs Hilton is certified
to be a lady of "strict integrity, who can be relied
upon"; and we hope that her testimony will
have the effect of removing the objections which
have induced the withholding of the pension certificate.
We are very respt
yr obt srvt
TL & A Tho Smith

J L Edwards Esq
Comr of Pensions
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Savage Md
Sept 24
To the Secretary of the War Office
Washington D.C.

Savage Md Sept 23.42
Nicholas McCauley
respecting the 
pension claim of Mary 
Ann widow of John Miller

M257 recd September 26 1842
Pension Office
Mary Ann Miller 
Md
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Savage Md
Sept 24
To the Secretary of the War Office
Washington D.C.

Savage Md Sept 23.42
Nicholas McCauley
respecting the 
pension claim of Mary 
Ann widow of John Miller

M257 recd September 26 1842
Pension Office
Mary Ann Miller 
Md
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N.B. if this note should be directed wrong please pass it to its proper place 

[partially scanned]
Savage
Nicholas
pension  
Ann widow 
Pension
M257 recd September 26 1842
Mary Ann Miller 
Md
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Savage 23 Sept 1842

Mr Sectary
Sir, I understand that the widow Maryann Miller
has filed a claim in your office the meaning of which is as stated to me
for the purpose of obtaining a pension for services rendered by her deceased
Husband John Miller, in the revolution War, and I am further
informed that the claim is backed by the affidavit of my neighbor & friend
Noah Duvall, the fact is Mary Ann Miller is the widow of John
Miller Jr which said John Jr was a son of John Miller, Senr, who served
in the Maryland Line at the time of the revolutionary war, I cannot
believe that my friend Mr Duvall understood the nature of the oath, at the
time he took it for its my sincere opinion that if he had understood it, he
would not have done it, he was very sick as he says at the time, if proof
should be wanting to show that Mrs Maryann Miller has no claim on government
please write me word
Respectfully yrs
Nicholas McCauley
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Pension Office
Baltimore September 27th 1842
Sir
I have received your communication
of the 26 Inst in relation to the Pension of
Mary Ann Miller, and in reply thereby
I have
to state that the money has not yet been
drawn by her, and in compliance with your
instruction; the payment of the same shall
not be made ___
Christian Eplinger an Invalid, whose pension
has been suspended, request me to enquire
of you, why the same has been suspended
I am
Very respectfully
Your obt Srvt
for James Swan
Pension Agent
Enoch M Lowry
Clerk
To J L Edwards Esq
Commission of Pension
Washington
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8380
Mary Ann Miller
of John
Maryland

Suspended
See let 23 Augt
1842 Larkin Miller
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Sir
Ellicotts Mills Howard District Sept. 12 1842
I hearin inclose [sic] to you the Identity of my mother
MaryAnn Miller the widdow [sic] of my deceased farther[sic]
John Miller who was A soldier in the Revolutionary
War who was attached to the Maryland Line to which
I hope you will find satisfactory
I am respectfully
your Obt Servant
Larkin Miller

To
J L Edwards Esq
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[stamped imprint]
ELLICOTTS MILLS Md
Aug 19

Aug 20.1842

Maryland
July 7, 1838
Mary Ann Miller
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Ellicotts Mills Howard District
Anne Arundel County
August 14th 1842
Sir
I herein inclose[sic]  you the documents of my mother's claim
on the Goverment [sic] for her pension for her decesed [sic]
husband John Miller for his services in the war of
the revolution which I hope you will find all
wright [sic] and satisfactory and I wish you to give
me as or early attention as possible as my mother
is very old and infermed [sic]
I remain your most obedient
Servant
Larkin Miller
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Revy
WIDOW &c

File No. 9197
Mary Ann Miller
Wid of 
John Miller
Pvt Md line

Act: July 7th/38
Index:  Vol M  Page 49
[Arrangement of 1870]
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8380
Mary Ann Miller
of John
Maryland

Admitted
Private 2yrs $80.
Cap Belt Col. Gunby
Md
died 19th Sept 1820

Act 7 July 1838

Larkin Miller
Ellicotts Mills
Ad
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Savage Md
Oct 4

J.S. Edwards Esqr
Commr of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Oct 5 1842
Mary Ann Miller
[illegible]
Not entd
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State of Maryland Howard district of Anne Arundel  Coty
on this 4th day of Octr Eighteen hundred and forty Two
before the Subscriber a Justice of the peace for Howard
district of A.A. Co. personally appeared Noah Duvall
a gentleman of the district & County aforesaid, and
made oath on the holy Evangely of almighty god
that he did not understand that part of the affidavit 
heretofore taken by him on the behalf of Mary Ann
Miller of Howard district which went to say John
Miller the deceased Husband of Mary Ann Miller
was a soldier of the revolution, and cannot say upon
his oath whether he was or was not in the revolutionary
war. sworn and subscribed to before the Subscriber on the 
day & year above mentioned
Noah Duvall
[crossed out Before me]
Thos. J. White
Justice of the peace for Howd District of a.a. co.
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Baltimore May 1st 1848,
Dear Sir

I have been spoken to by Mr Joseph
Miller of this place, formerly of Ellicotts Mills,
and urdged [sic] to write to you with a view of ascertaining the precise condition of his mother
Mary Ann Miller's pension claim granted her in
1842, for Revolutionary services performed by her late
husband John Miller, which has never been paid
over to inconsequence of some malicious charges being
filed in the pension office againts [sic] her,
Will you be kind enough to write to me, and
State the purport of the charges and by whom they
were made so that the matter may be brought
to investigation, there is no doubt on my mind
it will be clearly shown to the Department
the whole originated by ill feeling, towards
the venerable old claimant, your kind attention
soon will be highly appreciated by all who
know the old Lady
I am Respectfully
your obt Servant
Jacob Ely


Hon
William L Marcy
Secretary of War,
Washington D.C.
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Land Office, Annapolis, 27th May, 1842,
I hereby Certify That it
appears by the Muster Rolls of 
the Revolution in remaining in this office, That John Miller, enlisted
as a private, in the 2nd Maryland Regiment, on the
4th day of March, 1777, and was discharged on the 10th day 
of January, 1780, and paid
George G. Brewer
Regt  Land Off  W S M
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Mary Ann Miller
No 8380
of John
Maryland
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State of Maryland Anne Arundel County Sct
on this second day of July Eighteen hundred and
forty two before me the subscriber a Justice of the
Peace of the State of Maryland in and for said County
appeared Rezin Loman aged about seventy seven
years, and who is personally known to me, and
makes oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God
that he knew personally John Miller for a number of
years and up to the time of his death, that the said
John Miller and this deponent went to a large
Battallion Meeting at a place Called Hammond's
of fields head Severn River, near a place called
Indian Landing some time in the year seventeen
hundred and seventy seven, and at said place their
was a recruiting party conducted by a certain
Capt John Sprigg Belt of said County, and the
said John Miller Enlisted under the said Captain
John Sprigg Belt at the said Battallion meeting
And this deponent further states that he
knew the said John Miller to be the Identical
person that rendered the services, for they were
Intimate when boys
Sworn to and subscribed to
before me this 2nd day of July 1842 
R Welch of Ben
Rezin Loman
his mark
I certify that I have been personally acquainted with Rezin Loman
for perhaps forty years he bears and
unexceptionable character for integrity and honour
and I can truly say of him that he is an honest
upright and worthy Citizen of Anne Arundel County
R Welch of Ben
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Anne Arundel County to wit
I hereby Certify that Robert Welch of
Ben Gentleman who appears to have taken and signed the
aforegoing affidavit was at the time of so doing one of the State of Maryland
Justices of the peace in & for Annr Arundel
County duly Commissioned and Sworn
In Testimony whereof I hereto
set my name and affix the seal
of Cannel County Court this
second day of July Eighteen hundred
and forty two
Wm S Green clk A A Cty Co



If any thing in praise could be stated in addition to
the [crossed out above] written  recommendation of Rezin Lowman

I hope this will be considered in that light as I
have personally known Mr Lowman for twenty
years
past and find him equal for integrity to
any man living
Benj. T. Pendle
July 2. 1842
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State of Mary Land Howard district of Anne Arundel
County To wit.
on this seventh day of September in the year Eighteen
Hundred and forty two, personally appeared before the
Subscriber one of the Justices of the peace of the State of
Mary Land in and for Howard district of Anne
Arundel County. Noah Duvall aged seventy years
who is personally known to me and makes oath on
the Holy Evangelist of Almighty God that he well
knows Mary Ann Miller, now the widow of John Miller
who was a soldier of the revolution her maiden
Name was Mary Ann Welch, my reason for knowing
her so well that we were raised boys and Girls
together and what makes it so deeply impressed upon
my mind is that we went to school together, and that
he knows her to be the identical widow of the said
John Miller and that she resides at this time at 
Ellicotts Mills in Howard District of Anne Arundel
County
Sworn and subscribed to on the day
and year above written
Noah Duvall

Thomas J. White
Justice of the peace for Howard District of Anne Arundel Coty
This is to certify that Noah Duvall a resident of Howard district
of a.a. co is well known to me, to be a Gentleman of
veracity and  I believe that any statement he may make
under oath, may be strictly relied upon
Thomas J. White
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State of Maryland
Howard District of Anne Arundel County Sct
I hereby certify that Thomas J. White, Gentleman,
before whom the within acknowledgement was
made, and who hath thereto subscribed his name
was at the time of so doing, and now is, one of the
State of Maryland's Justices of the peace, in and
for Howard District of Anne Arundel County
aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn
In testimony whereof I hereto set my
name and affix the seal of the Court
of Howard District of Anne Arundel County
this eighth day of September in the
year of our Lord Eighteen hundred
and forty two
Mo L Moore Clk Ct H D of A A Cty
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State of Maryland
City of Baltimore

To Wit
on this twenty seventh day of June Eighteen
Hundred and forty six before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the
Peace in and for the said City and state personally appeared Lydia
Hilton aged eighty four years who being known to me as a lady of
strict integrity who can be relied upon and made oath on the the
Holy Evangely of Almighty God that she was acquainted with John
Miller late of Anarandel [Anne Arundel] County who was a soldier of the revolutionary
war and was in Capt John Spriggs Company attached to the
second Maryland Regiment and recolects [sic] when he enlisted in the
month of March seventeen Hundred and seventy seven and when he
came home in the month of January seventeen Hundred and Eighty
and was personally acquainted with Mary Ann Miller late formerly
Ann Welch recolects [sic]  when she was married by the Rev
Parson Goset of said County in December seventeen Hundred and ninety
knew the said Mary Ann Miller to be the lawful wedded wife
of  the aforesaid John Miller who rendered the services in Capt
Spriggs Company attached to the second Maryland Regiment
of the Continental Army and knew the aforesaid John Miller
 and Mary Ann Miller his wife to have lawful children
Lydia Hilton
her mark
Sworn to and subscribed to before me
a Justice of the Peace in and for the City of
Baltimore and state aforesaid
T Middleton    over
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State of Maryland
Baltimore Court Sct
I hereby Certify that Richard Middleton
Gentleman before whom the aforegoing deposition
was made, and who has thereto signed his name was at the
time of so doing, one of the Justices of the Peace of the State of Maryland in &
for the City of Baltimore duly commissioned and sworn:
In Testimony Whereof I hereto subscribe my name and  affix the Seal of Baltimore County Court
 on this 27 day of June 1846
S W Bradford  clk of
Baltimore