Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 24,152, for John Miller, New York
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(8-1776)
Service New York  
Miller, John Elizabeth
Number N(?) 24,152
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1474 New York City
Elizabeth Miller, widow of John Miller who was a Private in the N.Y. line for 8 months
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 26 Dollars & 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14th day of august, 1843 and sent to Joseph Ellis Bloomingburgh Sullivan County, NY
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. A Page 109
(Illegible)14
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Elizabeth Miller widow of John Miller
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State of New York}  S.S.
County of Orange}
Be it known that before me John G Wilkin County Judge in and for the County of Orange in the State of New York aforesaid personally appeared Catherine Corwin a resident of the County of Orange aforesaid aged 56 years who being first duly sworn according to law, and on her oath states that she is one of the children of John Miller and Elisabeth Miller late residents of the County of Orange, and that her mother the said Elisabeth Miller died at her residence in the County of Orange aforesaid on the 14th day of October 1847 and that she was in the receipt of a pension at the time of her death at the rate of $26.66 per annum under the Act of Congress passed June 17th 1844, and that her mother the said Elisabeth Miller left her surviving the following named children to wit Esther Smith, Ephie Farrington, Elizabeth Hamilton and the Declarant and that they were the only surviving children of her said mother the said Elisabeth Miller at the time of her death, and that she this declarant has understood and believed that her father the said John Miller served in a company commanded by Capt Martial in the war of the Revolution and that he had sold his land, and that she the declarant gives on file in the pension Department which contains the application of her mother the said Elisabeth Miller for her pension under the Act of Congress passed July 7th 1838, and that she this declarant makes this application for the purpose of obtaining the increase of pension that she claims now due her mother the said Elisabeth Miller, at the time of her death, which increase declarant now claims is due her and the other children of the said Elisabeth Miller
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deceased under said act.
The word "Catherine" Corwin} Catherine Corwin
blurred before signing           }
Taken subscribed & (illegible) to this 20th day of July 1833 before me John G Wilkin County Judge of Orange County
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State of New York
Orange County

Mary Corwin, being by me duly sworn, deposed and said that she is a resident of the town of WallKill in said county and that she is 35 years old and that she was well acquainted with Elizabeth Miller, late a resident of said county (deceased) and that she was well acquainted with the children of the said Elizabeth Millin (widow of John Miller) and knows that the said Elizabeth Miller died at her residence in Orange county on the 14th day of October 1867 and that at the time of her death she was in the receipt of a pension and that she left surviving her the following named children with whom she was well acquainted.  Ester Smith, Ephie Farrington, Elizabeth Hamilton and Catherine Corwin, who made the foregoing declaration and that they are the only children of this said Elizabeth Miller and that they are all of mature age. This deponent further said that she has no interest in this claim for a pension.
Mary H Corwin

Subscribed and sworn before me this 23 day of Janny 1854.
The words "who made the foregoing declaration" were included before signing.
G Houston, Justice of the Peace
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I further certify that I am well acquainted with the person who made the annexed declaration and know that this is a person who is worthy  of ful credit and belief.
I also say that I have no interest in the annexed declaration.
G Houston, Justice of the Peace
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State of New York
Orange County
On the 17th day of December 1838  personally appeared before me the undersigned one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Orange in said state, aforesaid Elisabeth Miller, resident of the town of Minnwok, in the aforesaid county of Orange, aged 79 years who being duly sworn according to law do doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the  act of Congress passed July 7th 1838, entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows that she is the widow of John Miller (decd) who was a resident of the town of Montgomery in the aforesaid county of Orange, during the time of the War of the Revolution and that she has often herd him speak of being out into the service at defrint times as she has under[illegible] from him and believes it to be true.  That her husband the aforesaid John Miller entered the service as a private soldier under Capt Wm Jolkinier in the (20) year of 1779 and served eight months or more on the western front and that in the year 1780 he entered the service as a private soldier under the command of Capt [illegible] of the [illegible] army for during the war in the first New York regiment and remained in said service until the close of the war, as she understood and believes and she further declares that she was married to the said John Miller, decd in the year 1785 in the  month of November on the 10th by the Revnt Andrew King in the town of Montgomery in the aforesaid county of Orange and that her husband, the said John Miller, died on the 4th March in the year 1821 in the county of Orange, and that she has remained a widow ever since the death of her husband and that she was not married to him pryor to  his having the service but that the marriage took place
(continued over)
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previous to the first of January 1794 vis at the time above stated and she further states that previous to her marriage to the aforesaid John Miler, decd, her name was Elizabeth [illegible] and that she has no family record nor record of her marriage and that she must rely on what other proof she may procure to prove her marriage as she further states that their oldest child was named John and that her husband and herself had their child John baptised by the Revt Mistr Ariely at the Dutch Reformed Church in the town of Montgomery in the aforesaid county of Orange and further [illegible].
Elisabeth (her mark) Miller
Sworn and subscribed before me by making her mark the day and year above written
Hulet Clark, one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Orange in the aforesaid state.

I, the said Judge do certify that Elisabeth Miller who subscribed to the foregoing declaration and testified to the same is old and infirm and unable to attend the sitting of the county court.
Hulet Clar, A Judge of Orange Co. Common Pleas

I, the said Judge, do certify that the words "on the western front" has been inserted on the 20th line from the top since in the above declaration and most the words as follows and that she has remained a widow ever since the death of her husband on the 33rd line from the top line [illegible] 17th 1838.
Hulet C Clark, Judge of Orange County
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State of New York
Orange County
On this 17 day of Deceber1838 personally appeared before me the undersined one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Orang in said state Elisabeth Hamilton, a resident of the town of Minisink, in the aforesaid county of Orange aged 31 years and made oath in due form of law that she is a daughter of John Miller Decd, a late resident of the town of Montgomery in the aforesaid county of Orange and of Elisabeth Miller and that her father, the aforesaid John Miller died on the 4th of March in the year of 1821 and that her mother, the aforesaid Elisabeth Miller has remained a widow ever since the death of the aforesaid John Miller decd and that the aforesaid John Miller at the time of his death was a resident of the town of Montgomery in the aforesaid.
Elisabeth (her mark) Hamilton
Sworn and subscribed before the day and year above written by making her mark.
Hulet Clark, one of the judges f Orange Count Common Pleas

I, the said Judge do certify that Elisabeth Hamilton who subscribed and testified to the above [illegible] is entitled to full credit and belief dated December 17th 1835.
Hulet Clark, Judge of Orange County Common Pleas
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State of New York
Orange County
I, Albert S Benton, Clerk of the court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Orange do hereby certify that Herbet Clark before whom the foregoing declaration of Elizabeth Miller and the affidavit of Elizabeth Hamilton were subscribed and sworn was at the time of taking the same in charge  of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said county, and further that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Judge and verily believe that the signature to the said declaration and affidavit is genuine.
In witness, whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said county the 19th day of December 1838.
A J Benton, Clerk
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State of New York
Orange County
Be it known that before me Hiram E Canger, a justice of the peace of said county personally appeared Rev Robert P Lee [illegible] a resident of [illegible] of Montgomery and county and state aforesaid aged 35 years who being duly sworn according to law states on his oath [illegible] appears on the records of the Dutch Reformed Church in said town that John Miller and Elizabeth Lear, had a child baptized April the [illegible] seventeen hundred and eighty seven born the tenth of February previous.
Robt P Lee Jr

I the above named Robert P Lee do depose and say that I am the present pastor of the above named church since that the foregoing is a true abstract of the entrys of the baptizing on the records of said church with the exception of the [illegible] which are in fair legible figures as follows:
Cl/2[ illegible]28 John Miller}  John 
1787 Elizabeth Lear}Feb 10th Feb 1787
Robt P Lee Jr
Subscribed and sworn before me this 18th day of Dec 1838 .  H E Conger, Justice
I certify the above [illegible] was on before signed of twenty eight.
H E Conger, Justice
I certify that the above deponent Robert P Lee is entitled to full credit and belief.
H E Conger, Justice
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State of New York
Orange County
Be it known personally appeared before me the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for the town of Montgomery County aforesaid Joseph Ellis, a resident of the town of Nanakuting county of Sulivan in said state aged 48 years who being duly sworn doth on his oath say that he has examined the church records of the marriages kept by the Rev Andrew King, a former pastor of said church for the marriage of John Miller with Elizabeth Laer and finds no record of the same.
Joseph Ellis
Subscribed and sworn before me this 8th day of December 1858.
H E Conger, Justice
I certify that the above deponent Joseph Ellis is entitled to full sincerity and belief. H E Conger, Justice
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4113
Elizabeth Miller
Act July 7, 1838

Married in Nov 1785
Husband died 4 March 1821
S a letter to Hon Nathan Jones Feb 4 1840

Admitted
Private 8 months

Col McClonghey, Capt Falkner, New Yori
Answer ----

Joseph Ellis, Agen
Bloomingburgh
Sulivan County
State of New York
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State of New York
Orange County
I, Albert S Benton, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Orange, do hereby certify that Hiram E Conger before whom the foregoing affidavit of Robert P Lee [illegible] and Joseph Ellis were subscribed and sworn, and who subscribed the certificate annexed to said affidavits, was at the time of taking the same a Justice of the Peace in and for the said county, and further that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said  Justice and verily believe that the signature to the said affidavits and certificates is genuine. 
 In witness, whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said county the 19th day of December 1838.
A S Benton, Clerk
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BA-J/AWF
John Miller
W. 24152

Captain Irving K Woolfe
102 West 93rd Street
New York City

Dear Sir,

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of John Miller of New York, widow Elizabeth.
The data furnished herein were obtained from claim for pension, W 24152, based upon military service of John Miller in the Revolutionary War.
The date and place of birth of John Miller, and names of his parents were not given.
While residing in Montgomery, Orange County, New York, John Miller served in 1779, eight months as private in Captain William Faulkner's company, Colonel Pawling's New York regiment; he served from sometime in 1780 until the close of the war, as private in Captain Marshall's company, Colonel Van Cortland's New York regiment.
John Miller married November 10, 1785, in Montgomery, New York, Elizabeth Lear.  The date and place of her birth, and the names of her parents were not stated.
John Miller died March 4, 1821, in Montgomery, New York.
His widow, Elizabeth Miller, was allowed pension
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on her application executed December 17, 1838, at which time she was aged about seventy nine years, and a resident of Minisink, Orange County, New York.
The widow, Elizabeth Miller, died at her residence in Orange County, New York, October 14, 1847.
John Miller, eldest child of John Miller, and is wife, Elizabeth, was born February 10, 1787, and was baptized April 28, 1787.
The widow, Elizabeth Miller, was survived by the following children:
Esther Smith; Ephie Farrington; Catharine Corwin who was fifty six years old in 1853, and a resident of Orange County, New York; Elizabeth Hamilton who was thirty one years old in 1833, then living in Minisink, New York.
In 1843, David Hamilton aged thirty nine years and living in Orange County, New York, stated that he was well acquainted with the widow, Elizabeth Miller; it is not shown that he was related to the daughter, Elizabeth Hamilton, referred to above.
In 1854, Eliza Ann Smith, and Mary H Corwin were both living in Wallkill, New York and stated that they were well acquainted with the widow, Elizabeth Miller, no relationship to the family was given.
The papers on file in this claim contain no further discernible data in regard to family.

Very truly yours,
A D HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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State of New York
Orange County
Be it known that before the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, in and for said county, personally appeared Elizabeth Miller, aged 79 years, a resident of the town of Minisink in said county and state aforesaid who being duly sworn according law, doth ono her oath make the following explanatory affidavit in order to explain her former declaration made by her as an applicant for a pension under the act of Congress, passed July 7, 1838, that she is the widow of John Miller, who was a private soldier in the war of the revolution, that as she has heard her said husband in his lifetime, frequently speaking of his services in said war, and nameing the officers under whom he served, that when he was on the frontier guarding the inhabitants against the Indians, his Capt. name was Faulkner, and Col Paulding, and when  he joined the standing army, he belonged in Capt Marshall Company, Col Van Cortland, these officers names she has frequently heard her husband speake of as the officers that he served under in said war and further say not
Elizabeth (her mark) Miller

Sworn to and subscribed this 22 day of April 1839 before me by making her mark
Witness Wm S Little, J Peace
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State of New York
Orange County
I, Albert S Benton, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Orange do hereby certify that William S Little before whom the foregoing affidavit f Elizabeth Miller was subscribed and sworn was at the time of taking the same a Justice of the Peace in and for said county; and further that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Justice and verily believe that the signature to the said affidavit is genuine.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said county the 6th day of May 1839.
A S Benton, Clerk
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New Yori 5061
Elizabeth Miller
widow of John Miller
who died on the 6 March 1821
of Orange Co, in the state of New York
who was a Private in the company commanded
by Captain Falkner of the regt commanded 
by Col Cloughly in the N Y'

Subscribed on the roll of New York
at the rate of 26 dollars 66 cents per annum;
to commence on the 4th day of March 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 20th day of Feb 1840 and sent to Joseph
Ellis, Bloomingburgh, NY

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 39  $93.31
Sem-annual allowance ending 4 Mar 40  13.33
$106.64
{Act July 7, 1838}
Recorded by D Brown
Book A Vol 2 Page 90
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1567
cert to
Joseh Ellis
Bloomingburgh
Sullivan County 
NY

Agent
Elizabeth Miller
$26.66 per ann
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State of New York
Orange County
Personally appeared before me the undersigned, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said county, David Hamilton, a resident of Orange County aged 39 years, deponent says that he is personally acquainted with Elizabeth Miller,, widow of John Miller, deceased, late of Orang County and that the said Elizabeth Miller applied and received a five year pension under the Act of Congress passed July 7th 1838 and that she has not remarried but still continues a widow since the death of her late husband, the aforesaid John Miller,
David Hamilton
Sworn and subscribed this 20 May 20th 1843 before me
S W Fullerton, Judge of

State of New York,
Orange County

I, Lebbeus L Vail, Clerk of the court of common Pleas, in and for the county of Orange, do hereby certify that Stephen W Fullerton before whom the foregoing affidavit was subscribed and sworn, as at the time of taking the same, a Judge of Court Comm Pleas, in and for said county, and further that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said judge and verily believe that the signature on the said affidavits is genuine.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said county, the 29th day of May 1843,
Lebbeus L Vail, Clerk 
by H Vail, Dept Clerk
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State of New York
Orange County
Personally appeared before me the undersigned one of the Judges of the Court of Common Plea in and for said county David Hamilton, a resident of Orange County aged 39 years deposed says that he is personally acquainted with Elizabeth Miller, widow of John Miller, deceased, late of Orang County and that the said Elizabeth Miller applied and received a five year pension under the act of Congress passed July 7, 1838 and that she has not remarried but still continues a  widow since the death of her late husband the aforesaid John Miller,
David Hamilton
Sworn and subscribed this 20 May 20th 1843 before me
S W Fullerton, Judge of Com Pleas Court

I certify that I am personally acquainted with the abovenamed David Hamilton and believe him to be entitled to full credit and belief.
S W Fullerton, Judge of Com Pleas Court
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State of New York
Orange County
On this 18th day of May 1843 personally appeared before the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Orange, Elizabeth Miller, a resident of said county aged 70 years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed on the 3rd March 1843 granting pension to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War.  This she is the widow of John Miller who was a private in the war of the revolution and that he received a pension under the Act of 7 July 1838 at the New York City Agency at the rate of twenty six dollars and sixty six cents per annum. She further declares that she is still a widow.
Elisabeth (her mark) Miller

Sworn and subscribed on the day and year above written by making her mark before me.
S W Fullerton, Judge of County Courts

I do certify that the above applicant Elizabeth Miller is unable to attend the sitting of the County Court on the account of age and infirmity.
S W Fullerton
Judge of County Courts
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Elizabeth Miller [illegible] 14 Oct 1847
Esther Smith  Ephie Farrington
Elizabeth Hamilton, Cath Corwin
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New York
Elizabeth Miller
Let to Hon[illegible] 8 March '39
to J E [illegible] 4 Sep 1839
to J H Carter [illegible] 1839
Let to Hon N [illegible] Feb 14, 1840

Act July 1838
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J L Edwards, Commissioner of Pensions
City of Washington
Free

NY Dec 26
4113
7 July 1838

Bloomingburgh
Dec 22
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Bloomingburgh, Sulliovan County, NY Feruary 13th 1840

Dear Sir,
I duly received your letr of the 5th.  Sir, I am wel satisfyed that John Miller was the person that served in Capt Marshall's Company in the year 1780 that he received the bounty lands his children tels me that they have often herd their father tel of receiving bounty lands and that he had sold it but to whom they do not recollect.  I have been employed by Mrs. Miller and have made diligent search for witnesses to identify John Miller in Capt Marshall's company.  I find their is but few living that served in the regular service and I think that it wel be impossible to procure such proof at this late day, therefore she is willing to receive a pay [illegible] for the eight months served under Capt Falkner's as she is verrly poor and unable to [illegible] to any further expense.  Please make the application as soon as convenient and if you receive a pay certificate, pleas enclose it to me by male and by so doing you wil much oblige your friend and humble servant.
Joseph Ellis
Hon N Jones, MC
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Hon J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
War Dept.

Feb 15
JM at NY

Hon Nath Jones
HR
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Washington Feb 19, 1840
Hon J L Edwards
Commr Pensions

Sir,
I have been again requested to call up the case of Mrs. Elizabeth Miller and ask for its favorable consideration, not being conversant with her proofs, I have taken the liberty to enclose her agents letter to me and the letter from the Pension office addressed to me on the 4th inst - to facilitate your examination.
I remain with great regard
Your obt servant
Nathan Jones
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Hon J L Edwards
Comm of Pensions
Washington DC

NY  May 18
[illegible]
Elizabeth Miller

B Bungh
May 15
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Blooming Burgh
Sulivan Co May 15, 1839

Dr Sir,
The enclosed papers are the additional papers or proof required by your department in support of the claim of the widow Elizabeth Miller, widow of John Miller [illegible] which proof they have taken under the direction of the Hon Nathaniel Jones.  I ask you to examine the papers in their turn and write me.
Your obt 
Joseph Ellis
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House of Representatives
January 28, 1840

Hon J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions

Sir,
Joseph Ellis of Sullivan Co., NY desires me to call up the case of Elizabeth Miller, widow of John Miller, who claims under the provision of the Act of July 7, 1838.  Your former report objects, as [illegible] to the service performed under Capt W, Faulkner, which was eight months.  He begs to refer the Commissioner to Capt Faulkner's pay roll on file in your office, to which she refers in her declaration and on which it is alleged sundry claims of like have been allowed. It is also urged that should this latter service be rejected, the service performed under Captain Marshall would entitle her to a certificate.
Allow me, sir, once more to ask a review of these papers and their most favorable consideration.
Very respectfully,
Your obt servant
Nathaniel Jones
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H. Reps, Feb 14, 1839

Hon J L Edwards
Commis. of Pensions

Dear Sir,
I am requested by Elizabeth, widow of John Miller, decd, late of Orange Co. NY, to enquire as to the condition of her claim under Act of July 7, 1838.  The declaration of widow sent to your office about six weeks, since.  She relies, mainly, upon the evidence on record in your office, for proof of service, and for that of her marriage.  Upon [illegible] evidence of the baptism of one of her children.
I will thank you on her behalf for a report soon as may be convenient.
Very respectfully,
Your servt
Nathl Jones
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in att
Mr Luce
Dec 11 

Waiting for rolls of Capt, Faulkner
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Bloomingburgh, Sullivan County, NY Dec 3, 1839

Dear Sir,

I wish you to atend to the case of Elsabeth Miller, widow of John Miller decd, wich is the same you once  atended to once before.  They reported to you that the officers names was not set forth in her declaration to their satisfaction and she has since made a suplementle declaration stating the officers names that her husband served under and since they received that suplementle status may have required that she must obtain a certificate from the Treasurer of the State of New York to prove her husband services under Capt Falkiner and I have been to Albany and cannot since the services then Mr. Warran Armstrong of Newburgh informs me that the original pay rool of Capt Wm Falkiner has been [illegible] found in Mr. Crumps office at Washington and that he has had a case allowed on it. Dear Sir, if you wil be so kind as to cal on the pension department at Washington for the p ay rool of Capt Falkner [illegible] and I think that if it can be found that they wil not require aney further proof
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and if you obtain a pay surtifficate pleas send it to me by male and I wil see you satisfied for your services.  Pleas attend to it as soon as it is convenient for you.
Yours with respect,
Joseph Ellis

Hon Nathaniel P Jones
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WIDOW, &c.
File No. 24152
Elizabeth Miller
Wid of
John Miller
Priv, NY line
Act Mar 3rd 1843
Index: Vol M, page 53

1911 Nov 15. Hist to Mrs. Anna B Howell
1940 July 3 List to Captain Irving K Woolfe
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 Dear Sir,
What information can you give me concerning John Miller of Florida, Orange Co., NY who fought in the Rev. War?
He was born in 1740 and died in 1821.
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Please address,
(Miss) Anna B. Howell
Goshen, NY
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Jan 29, 1940

U S Veterans Administration
Washington, DC

Dear Sir:
In a book entitled "United States Census for Pensions" for Revolutionary or military services, together with their names, age and place of residence, printed in Washington DC in 1841 under the act of taking the 6th census; on page 105 it states;
"Westchester County, Beford, New York, Elizabeth Miller, then under "names of heads of families whom pensioners resided with it gives the name of John Miller, also the age 82, but I do not know who this applies to.
Could you furnish me with the following information:
1. When did John Miller die?
2. Did he receive the pension, or did his wife Elizabeth receive it?
3. Have you the military record of this John Miller?
My records show John Miller born in 1758 died 1847.  They lived in Putnam County, the next county to Westchester, and I am wondering if these are the same parties.  If they are, I would greatly appreciate his age, military record etc.
Thanking you very much, I remain,
Captain Irving K Woolfe
Captain Irving K Woolfe
 
Notes: James, John, Frederick, Jeremali

Date stamped: Received, Jan 30, 1940 Mail sub-div, Reader No 17, Vets Adm
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In reply to your request of ________________, received ______________ for a statement of the military history of John Miller, a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAWR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
Date of enlistment: 1779
Length of service:  8 months
Officer Captain: William Faulkner
Colonel: Pawling
State: NY
Date of Enlistment: 1780
Length of service: to end of War
Officer Captain: Marshall
Colonel: Van Cortland
Battles engaged in _____________________
Residence of soldier at enlistment:  Montgomery, Orange Co., NY
Date of application for pension: by mid Dec 17, 1838
Residence at date of application: Minisink,, Orange Co., NY
Age at date of application: 79 years
Remarks: Sol. mar - Montgomery, NY Nov 10 1785 Elizabeth Lear.  He died Mch 4, 1821 Orange Co NY, where she died Oct 114, 1847 leaving ch:  Esther Smith, Ephie Farrington, Elizabeth Hamilton, who was 31 in 1838, and Catherine Corwin.  Their son John was born Feb 10, 1787.
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Catherine Corwin
Declaration for
A P Enzian
under act of 1838
John L Starr
Agent
Middletown, Orange Co., New York
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State of New York
Orange County
On this 24 day of January 1854 personally came before me a Justice of the Peace with in and for the county of Orange, Eliza Ann Smith, a resident of the town of Wallkill in said county and being by me duly sworn according to law made the this  following statement, and said that she was well acquainted with Elizabeth Miller (widow of John Miller, deceased, a late resident of said county and knows that the said Elizabeth Miller is deceased and that she died at her residence in said county on the 14th day of October 1847 and that she was in the receipt of a pension  at the time of her death, and that this said Elizabeth Miller left surviving her the following named children viz Esther Smith, Ephie Farrington, Elizabeth Hamilton, who made the foregoing declaration and Catherine Corwin, and that these are all of full or mature age and the only children of the said Elizabeth Miller deceased. 
Deponent [illegible] said that she has no interest in this application for a pension.
 Eliza Ann Smith
Subscribed and sworn before me this day and year above mentioned.
The words "who made the foregoing declaration" was not in [illegible] before executed.
G Houston,, Justice of the Peace
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I further certify that I am well acquainted with Eliza Ann Smith the person who made the written affidavit and know she is a person of character and standing and any statement made by her is worthy of full credit and belief.

Orange County Clerks Office
I, Nathan Westcott, Clerk of said county, and the county Court of said county (a Court of Record), do hereby certify that George Houston whose name is subscribed to the annexed certificate declaration affidavit, was at the time of taking the same, a Justice of the Peace of said county duly elected and qualified and having full power to take the same and further that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of said Justice and verily believe that the signature G, Houston subscribed to the said certificate declaration affidavit are genuine.  In witness whereof, I hereto subscribe my name and affix the seal of said court and county this 18 day of February 1854.
N Westcott, Clerk
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I further certify that I am well acquainted with Eliza Ann Smith, the person who made the written affidavit and know she is a person of character and standing and any statement made by her is worthy of full credit and belief.
I also say that I have no interest in the claim applied for in the annexed application.
G Houston, Justice of the Peace
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State of New York
Orange County
I, John G Wilkin, Judge of the County of Orange Co in the said state do hereby certify that satisfactory proof has been exhibited before me in open court, that Elizabeth Miller, widow of John Miller, late a resident of Orange County, died at his residence in Orange county on the 14th day of October AD 1847 and that she was in the receipt of a pension at the time of his death at the rate of twenty six dollars and sixty six cents per annum under the act of Congress passed June 7, AD 1844 and that the said Elizabeth Miller left her surviving the following named children viz Esther Smith, Ephie Farrington, Elizabeth Hamilton and Catherine Corwin who made the foregoing declaration and that they are the only surviving children of the said Elizabeth Miller at the time of her death and that they are all of lawful age.

Orange County
Clerks Office
I, Nathan Westcott, Clerk of said county, and the County Court of said county (a Court of Record,) do hereby certify that John G Wilkin whose name is subscribed to the annexed certificate and affidavit, was at the time of taking the same, a County Judge of said county duly elected and qualified and having full power to take the same; and further, that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of said Judge and verily believe that the signature John G Wilkin subscribed to the said certificate and affidavit are genuine.
In witness whereof, I hereto subscribe my name and affix the seal of said court and county this 18 day of February 1854.
N Westcott, Clerk
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State of New York
Orange County
I, John Wilkin Judge of the county of Orange County in the said state do hereby certify that satisfactory proof has been exhibited before me in open court that Elizabeth Miller, widow of John Miller, late a resident of Orange County, died at her residence in Orange County on the 14 day of October AD 1847 and that he was in the receipt of a pension at the rate of twenty six dollars and sixty six cents per annum under the act of Congress passed June 7th, AD 1844 and that the said Elizabeth Miller left her surviving the following named children viz Esther Smith, Ephie Farrington, Elizabeth Hamilton and Catherine Corwin who made the foregoing declaration and that they are the only surviving children of the said Elizabeth Miller at the time of her death and that they are all of lawful age.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 26th day of January AD 1854.
John G Wilkin
Court Judge of Orange County