Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7170, for William Miles, Maryland
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Md.
CONTENTS-
Miles, William
NUMBER
R7170
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Amended Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress
of the 7th June 1845
State of Tennessee
Jackson County 

On this 20th of December
AD 1845 personally appeared
William Miles a citizen of said County aged
about Eighty Six years who being first duly
sworn according to law doth on his oath make the
following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit
of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June
the 7th 18?? that he enlisted in the Army of the United
States in the year 1777 or 8 in the fore part 
the year under Capt Revelle at a place called
the white oak Swamp about twelve miles from
the City of Baltimore in Baltimore County State of
Maryland and took the oath Received the Bounty
five Dollars and his diminutions taken his right
six feet his hair Black his eyes Blue with a large
foot and hands latently fair skin Black Eye brows
and Beard he was then stationed at West Pint
at least 3 quarters an one mile below the City of
Baltimore to guard that pint and prevent
the British from coming to the City he being
one of the men set apart to take charge of the
Cannon at that point and remained there
three year and about six months had no
Battle there he was under Col Ridgley his two (illegible)
was look and (illegible) his ensign was by the name of
Henry Howard John Rods Lieutenant the No of the  regiment 
he can't recollect; he was then placed under an Capt Fulford and 
marched off about twelve miles to Ridgley Town works to (illegible) 
Carman and in doing so he double charged 
one and it busted and blowed up Capt
Fulford tore him in three prices these (illegible)
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was designed to be taken to brandy wine. I was then marched back to west point and placed under capt. [unintelligible] and stayed there a few days and was then started on the line of march for brandy wine and marched to the eastern shore of mariland was there turned back and marched back to west point and remained there a short time until one capt Michael came there and chose him to go with him an a [unintelligible] expedition so he was sent with him and they went to gettysburgh in Pennsylvania and then put up at one henry hakes tavern and then stayed some time enlisting men and enlisted one Sullivan and one by the name Watson and Graven and woods and one called gandry and one fields and rodgers two of them and some others he can't now recollect all for the term of five years all those he recruited himself while in Gettysburg we then marched to the [unintelligible] and a large brick house called the banar in Pennsylvania took [unintelligible] recruits with them and there we stayed some time joined the Pennsylvania recruits and the Indians was doing mischief on the frontier we was then marched through the wilderness to the river called the juniata then up said river to the mouth of bloody run when we had a hard battle with the shawnee indians and defeated them at which time he was wounded in the left leg by a ball from the enemy which put him past walking. after the battle was over he was carried into the settlement by the soldiers on a frame made for that purpose to the house of one [unintelligible] then remained till well
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col. chambers was the chief commander at the battle of bloody run he states that he remained in the neighborhood where he was carried to when wounded for near twelve months and the army was marched off. he never saw his captain any more never got a discharge his time of service living out about the time of battle and not seeing his officer anymore. capt michael after told him that he would return him handsomely for his expertise in recruiting men while resting him. he states he was paid in continental money which was of but little value to him he one time gave fifty dollars of it for his dinner and fifty for a fill of run and to residence since that time refers to his former declaration he states that david lolles was the fifer in capt revelus company while they were [unintelligible] at west point he states that from the great lap of memory he can't recollect dates but is certain that he did enlist in the service of the united states of america against great britain as above stated and served the full time of four years as above stated and forestated this defends with not [unintelligible] to and subscribed before me this 20th day of December 1843.
john osgatharp justice of the peace for Jackson county state of Tennessee I hear by certify that I am well acquainted with mr william miles who has [unintelligible] to the foregoing declaration that I believe him to be of the.
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age he represents himself to be and that he is a man entitled to full credit on his oath as otherwise also that owing to his old age and bodily infirmity he is not able to appear in court to amend his declaration given under my hand and seal this 20th of December 1845
John Osgatharp [unintelligible]
Justice of the peace
for Jackson County
State Tennesse

State of Tennessee
Jackson County. [Unintelligible] Montgomery Clerk of the County Court of said Jackson County do hereby certify that John Osgatharp Esqr whose name is officially signed to this foregoing declaration of William Miles is and was an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County of Jackson at the time of signing the same duly [unintelligible] and qualified and that the signatures purported to be his are genuine. 

{Unintelligible] my hand and seal of office this 30th day of December 1873
A Montgomery [unintelligible]
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35565
William Miles
Ten
Let to A Montgomery Sept `3, 32
Let to GG Brewer Oct 1 1844

" Do to GG Brewer
N July 2, 1845G.G. Brewer, Oct. 1.
do G. B. Gabbert Oct. 84
Let to B Gabber Oct 6 '44

Act June 7 1832
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37319
William Miles

Let to G Mr Mr C  Whirten
at to G.M. McWhorter
Aug 21.16
7170

Act of June 1832
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37379
Wm Miles
Ten

Act 7. June '32
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State of Tennessee
Jackson County ⎬  SS
Be it remembered that at a County Court
began and held at the Court House in Gainesborough
for said County & State on the 1st Monday it being
the 1st of June A.D. 1846 in the presence of
the Worshipful Lawrence M. Anderson, William Gibson,
Daniel Lee. Rowland C Dill, James Draper, & William
Woodfolk Esquires, Justices the foregoing Declaration of
William Miles together with the certificates of Milton
Kirkpatrick Esqr, James Neeley & Elisha Sanders &
also the affidavits of David Gentry and Jeremiah
Brown were presented to said Court, Whereupon
the said Court do hereby declare
their opinion that the said applicant William Miles
was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states
and the said Court do further declare that
it appears to them that James Neeley who has signed
the foregoing certificate is a clergyman resident in
the said County & State and that the said Elisha Sanders
is a credible person and that their statement is
entitled to credit - and it is further declared by said
court that Milton Kirkpatrick is an acting Justice
of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned
and one of the Justices of this Court and the said
Court further declares itself to be a court of recording 
so enacted by the Legislation of said State and also
having the power of fine and imprisonment. It is therefore 
ordered that the same be put in writing and
signed by the Chairman of this court.
Lawrence M Anderson Chairman of
the Jackson County Court

I Sampson W. Cassetty Clerk of the County Court of
Jackson County State of Tennessee do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceeding of the
said Court in the Matter of the application of William
Miles for a pension and also that the worshipful Lawrence 
M Anderson is the Chairman of said Court that the
above signature was made by him in my
presence and that his acts as chairman as
aforesaid are entitled to full faith and (illegible)
in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and seal of office this 1st day of June
A.D. 1846.
Sampson W Cassetty
Clerk of Jackson county

(seal)
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Sate of Tennessee 
Jackson County

Wednesday the 29th of April 1846

This day personally appeared
Milton Kirkpatrick
an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County
David Gentry and made oath in due form of law that
he was aquatinted with William Miles when in
the service of the United States against Great 
Britain
and that he was Capt Rubulis first Lieutenant
and he new this same Miles to Enlist one John Graves
out of Corn Ben Cleveland Regiment who was a
messmart of Jeramiah Brown and and he David
Gantry belonged to Col Anderson regiment
his
David X Gantry
Mark

Witness
Milton Kirkpatrick JP (seal)
for said County
David Gentry

State of Tennesee
Jackson County
This day personally appeared before me
Milton Kirkpatrick an acting Justice
of in and for said County, Jeramiah Brown and
made oath in due form of law that he was
under Coln Cleveland and that there was a man by
the name of Miles came in to the Brigade and
Enlisted a man by the name of John Graves amessmate
of his and from the conversation held with the
said William Miles that he has know doubt but
he is the same man this 29th April. 1846
Jeramiah Brown

Witness
Milton Kirkpatrick JP (seal)
for said County
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Milton Kirkpatrick JP
for said County


(illegible) by me in open court May 4, 1846
L M Anderson
Charrington? County Court
(illegible) Tenn

To the County Court of Jackson County
at Gainsboro Tennessee
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State of Tennessee
Jackson County  SS

On this 29 day of April A.D. 1846
Personally appeared before me
Milton Kirkpatrick acting Justice of the Peace
in and for said County and State, being also
one of the Justices of the County Court of said
County, William Miles a resident citizen of
said County of Jackson and State of Tennessee
who being first duly sworn according to law:
doth on his corporal Oath make the following 
declaration in order to obtain the benefit
of an act of the Congress of the United States 
of America the (illegible) 7th day of June AD 1832
He is 87 or 88 years of age and is a feeble
from old age and bad health that he cannot
appear before the County Court of his County
to make this his declaration. He enlisted in
the service of the United States in the War of
the revolution either in the year 1778 or 1789 at
the City of Baltimore State of Maryland and
was appointed First Lieutenant of a company
commanded by Captain Ribulee, & Ensign
Rogers, Regiment being commanded by 
Colonel Ridgely Maj Howard. He was stationed
at Baltimore on West Point in New York to
which place he marched from Baltimore about
(illegible) years under the same officers - Was Marched
from West Point to Gatestown in Pennsylvania
under Captain Millar and remained there
about three or four months from thence to
Carlisle under Col. Chambers, Major Walker
and Captain Michael, (Deverbox Ensign) remained
at Carlisle about six months and was
from thence marched to West Point where he
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remained 12 or 14 months. While stationed he
was sometimes employed with Artillery and was
under the command of Captain Fulford
where that officer was blown up with a cannon.
He was also sometimes deployed as a  recruiting 
officer and whole acting in the latter
capacity recollects to have enlisted a man
by the names of Graves, who belonged to Col 
Cleveland's volunteers - (illegible)
which was fought a place called Bloody
Rivers was wounded being shot in the
thigh - He was in the Eastern Shore of Maryland
and also at the (illegible) River. He served
in all five years and six weeks, being kept
with the army six weeks after the time for
which he enlisted had expired. From old age
and the consequent loss of memory he can
not recollect the day on which he enlisted
He was a native of the State of Maryland and
belonged to said State at his enlistment. He has
no documentary proof of his services having lost
all he had together with his commission and
discharge when his house was destroyed by fire
some years since. He hereby relinquishes every
claim whatever to a pension or annuity
except the present and declares his name is
not on the pension roll of the agency of
any State
His
William X Miles
Mark
℗
Sworn to and subscribed the day and
year aforesaid Milton Kirkpatrick (seal)
J P for said County
P
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State of Tennessee
Jackson County S.S

I William Kirkpatrick Justice
of the Peace in and for said County as
aforesaid and one of the Justices of the County
Court of Jackson County where the Declarant
resides do hereby certify that the above named
William Miles is from old age and the
disease of a (illegible) on his face, unable to attend
the Court a Justice
and from his testament aforementioned
I do not think he will be able to attend
the Court above named at (illegible)
Tenn. I have therefore in pursuance
to the act of congress in such case made
and provided attendees his place of 
residence and administered the fore
giving oath.
Milton Kirkpatrick
J P for said County
April 29th 1826

State of Tennessee
Jackson County
to
29th 1846.
July the law, a Clergyman
and Elisha Sanders both residing
in said County and State by certify that
we are well acquainted with William Miles
who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration
that we believe him to be eighty sever or eighty eight years
of age that he is respected and believed in the
neighborhood where he resides to have been a
soldier of the Revolution and that we concur 
in that opinion
James Neely
Elisha Sanders

Sworn to and subscribed before me the date above
Milton Kirkpatrick J P
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Wm Miles
Ten
amend'd  decla


Hon A Cullom
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35696
April 9 1844
Livingston Jrn. Mch 26/44
B. Gabbist.-

Declaration of Wm Miles
for a pension 
7 June 1832

Orgs receipt 87/4
Pension Office 

Livingston 
Jun March 26th

War Department
Washington City
District Col
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Livingston
Ten March 26th
War Department
W
Washington City
District Col



33h96
April 9, 1844
Livingston Jen March 26/44
B Gabbist
Declaration of Wm Miles 
for pension
7 June 1832

origs receipt   87/44

Pension office
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State of Tennessee 
Overton County

This day being the 26th day
Overton County of March AD 1844 personally
came David Gentry of said County aged one
hundred and three years before me John
Waltrip one of the acting Justices of the peace in
and for said County who being first duly
sworn upon his oath makes the following
statement to wit he states that he saw
William Miles who is now a citizen of
Lickean County and an applicant for a pension
that he saw Mr Miles in the State of Maryland
about two days after the blow in up of 
Capt Fulford by the bursting of a cannon
at Ridgley Iran Works heard Miles say that
he was prooving the cannon and Double charge
it and on firing it bursted and (illegible) Killed
Capt Fulford this interview with Miles was 
on his return from the Iron works to West
Point first heard him state that he had enlisted
for the Term of five years in the United States
service he had an a Regulars dress was a large
man had a very large hand and heard it
six that he was a great man to manage
(illegible) and went by the name of the Big
fisted Miles thinks he was about six feet high
black hair to the best of his recollection has
never saw miles since as he recollects he further
states that he himself was then a soldier enlisted
during  the war
His
David X Gentry
mark

Sworn to and subscribed before me this
26th of March AD 1844
John Waltrip J P
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State of Tennessee
Overton County
I John S. Daugherty Clerk of
the County Court of said Overton County hereby certify
that John Waltrip is a Justice of the peace as
above; and that the foregoing Signatures purporting
to be his are Genuine

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed my seal
of Office this 27 day of March 1844
John S. Daugherty Clerk
of Overton County Court


I must ask the favor of the Department
to make the communications in this case to me
at Livingston as I live near there and
the applicant lives some distance from
his county seat and is old and unable
to travel, I would refer the department
to Mr A. Cullam Esqr member to
Congress for my character should there
be any doubts with you upon that subject
he will also attest to the claims sent thereby 
to me.  
Yours sc
B. Gabbert
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July 24/43
Wm Miles
June 7 1832
Tenn
on

Gainsboro, Tn
July 11th

Edwards Comp of Pensions
Washington City
D C
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33565
William Miles
Ten
Act 7 June '32
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Jackson County Gainesboro 10th July 1843

Dear Sir
Enclosed you have William Miles Declaration
to obtain a pension as a revolutionary soldier under the
laws of United States allowing Pensions.
Please communicate with Mr Miles at this place and
the subject
Respt Yours &c
A. Montgomery
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I have sent on two claims from
the County of White Tennessee under the
act of to wit the Nancy
Price and Margarett Black with
a request that communication be made
to me at Falling Water
and William Miles of Jackson County
with a request that they answer me
at Livingston
B Gabbert
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Decaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of congress
of the 7th June 1832
State of Tennessee ⎬
Jackson County
On this 15th day of June 1843
personally appeared William
Miles citizen of the County and State aforesaid before
me Thomas J Rose one of the acting Justices of the Peace
in and for said County and State of the age of
86 years who being first duly sworn according
to law doth on his oath make the following
Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the
provision made by the act of congress paper
June the 7th 1832 that he enlisted in the Army
of the United States in the year 1777 under Captain 
Revell and Received the Bounty in the 
County of Baltimore and State of Maryland
at a place called the white Oak Swamps
and was marched from there to Pennsylvania
to place called gainsburgh and from there
to Carlyle and there remained same time
states that he was placed under Capt.
Falford before he marched into Pennsylvania
and was engaged managing the (illegible) and
Capt Falford got killed by the bursting of
a cannon and a powder Bonell near Ridleys
Iron works in Maryland he was then placed
under Capt Michael as recruiting officer and went
with him into Pennsylvania recruiting men
and enlisted several men for his Capt Michael
with whom he went he belong to the continental 
line one of the men's names he recruited
or enlisted was by the name of Sullivan the
Rest he does not recollect being old
and his memory very Deficient
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he was then marched to a River called (illegible)
and Marched up said River to the mouth
of a place called Bready Run on the frontiers
of Pennsylvania where the Americans and Shawnee
Indians had just had a battle and where
they proved rather hard for the whites and he
was taken there under a force (illegible) and
soon engaged in the battle and defeated the
Indians in a hour or two in which battle
he was wounded in the left leg which
hurts him to this day this battle was fought
directly after peace was made with great
Britain he thinks in 1783 he thinks he was
under Col (illegible) and Capt Michael
he is confident that he killed one Shawnee
Indian in that Battle of he was clost to
him and had a fore (illegible) at him and saw
the blood pour out at the bullet hole.
he was then carried carried by men to Chambers
Burgh where he lay bad of with his wound
for some time he states that his time of enlistment 
was for five year and that it expired
in 1783 and previous to his getting well but
is certain that he served full five years
and same short time longer and would 
have enlisted for five year longer or during 
the war but owing to the wound was unable 
to serve any longer states that he was not 
discharged by my officer for he was wounded and
laying like to die and peace being soon made
he never sought for a discharge there he
Received his pay in continental money which
was son not worth one dollar in the hundred
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he states that he is unable to give the number
of the regiment to which he belonged or the
name of the paymaster who last paid him.
He states he has no record of his age but is
satisfied he is of the age he represents himself
to be.  Knows of no man by whom he
can prove his services he states that after
the war was over he went to pay there
back to Maryland them to North Carolina
them to the State of Virginia them to this State
Tennessee to Alabama and then back to
Tennessee and have lived here about thirty
years he states that the Reason he did not (illegible)
in make application was he thought that
he would return back to Maryland where
he was from and try to make (illegible)
but has become old and inform that
he is unable to travel much so that he
is not able to attend at his court house
to make out this declaration his jaunt
house is in Gainesborough about 8 miles from
him and is not able to go there
without great Risk of his life having so (illegible) and
nearly blind and having no positive
proof in his favor calls are his acquaintances
to substantiate his statement
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever
to a pension or an annuity except the present
and he declines that his name is not
of any agency in any State
his
William X Miles
mark

Sworn to and subscribed before me the
day and date above written
Thomas J Rose, Justice of the peace for Jackson County
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State of Tennessee
Jackson County ⎬ 
We the undersigned (illegible)
of the County and State aforesaid hereby certify that
we have been acquainted with William Miles
who has sworn to the above declaration for a
long time that it is reputed and believed in
the neighborhood where he lives
to have been a soldier of the Revolutionary
war that he is of the age he represents him
self to be and that he is entitled to full
credit on his oath in a court (illegible)
Elisha Seanders 
James Neely

Sworn to before me 
Thos J Rose 

State of Tennessee
Jackson County

I James Rose an acting Justice of the peace
in and for said County do hereby certify that the
named Elisha Sanders and
James Neely are men of respectability and
entitled to full credit in there oath or other
wise and that one of them James Neeley is
a clergy man resident in said County I also
certify that I am well acquainted with William
Miles and have been for a long time and
believe him to be of the age of 86 years from
his appear and believe his declaration
to be true to the best of his recollection
also that said applicant is unable from his 
infirmity to attend the court house to make
out his declaration given under my hand and
seal this 13th day of June AD 1885
Thomas J. Rose J P 

State of Tennessee
Jackson County

I Alex Montgomery Clerk of
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State of Tennessee
Jackson County ⎬
I Alexr Margan Clerk of
the County Court of Jackson County do hereby
certify that Thomas J Rose Esqr whose name is
officially signed to the annexed declaration of
William Miles was an acting Justice of the peace
in and for said County duly Commissioned
and qualified at the time of signing the same
and that the signatures purporting
to be his are genuine Witness my
hand and seal of office at
office this 10th day of July 1843
A Montgomery Clerk of
the County Court of Jackson
County
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Washington City
August 1st 1834

Sir
I wish see the papers of Mark
Mitchell of Warren County Tennessee
who was pensioned under act of March
1818 or 1820 to see what evidence
they afford in the case of Samuel
Lemloch

Also I wish to examine the
papers in the case of William Miles
of Tennessee under act 7th June 1832
Respectfully
A Fergusson
L P Waldo Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
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Rejected
7170
P.O. ____
William Miles
Service _____
Enlisted: _____
Discharged: _____
Application filed:_____
Alleges:_____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
Recognized._____
Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____
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(Stamp)
Annapolis MD
Oct 3

Mail

Free

J. L. Edwards Esqr
Commr of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.

Oct 5 1844
Respy Wm Miles
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Land Office, Annapolis, 3rd Oct, 1844,


Sir
Your letter of the 1st Inst was received. In reply,
I have to inform you, that I have very carefully examined the
Master and pay rolls of the Revolution in this office, and
they afford no evidence of the service of William Miles, his
name is not to be found upon any of the rolls.

Very respectfully
Yr ob Sr
G.G. Brewer,


J. L. Edwards, Esqr
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July 9 45
lee

(illegible)
?? Jun 24

Wm Miles

Free
Pension Office
Washington City
D. C

Wm Miles
Tenn
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Sir
Gainesboro, Tn
June 25d 1845

Sir
Mr. William Miles of this County (Jackson)
wishes to know if any papers for a pension as
Soldier of the revolution have ever been filed
in year office. If so has the pension been allowed
if not what are the objections in his case
if no declaration for a pension has been
(illegible) he wishes to be furnished with the
forms that are necessary for presenting
his claims fairly before your department.
Mr. Miles States that he was a Regular
the revolution service three years and half
before the peace and 18 months after that
he enlisted in Baltimore under Captain
Revelle and served under Col Ridgeley that
he was 26 years 3 months old at the peace of
83
was at Gettysburgh Chambers Lane
& Carlisle Pa, and  against the Indians in
the latter part of the time

Please answer this as soon as possible
Very Respectfully
Thos L. Bransford
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July 12.45

J. L. Edwards, Esqr
Pension Office
Washington City,
C

Wm Miles
no evidence
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Land Office
Annapolis, 10th July, 1845.

Sir
Your letter of the 9th Inst, was received, I have examined 
very carefully the Muster and pay rolls of the Revolution 
in this office, and they afford no evidence of the service
of William Miles,-- It is alleged that he enlisted in Capt
Reveley's Company in 1777 or 1778, Francis Revelley, was
appointed a Lieutenant in the 3rd Maryland Regiment, on the
15th of April, 1777, and was promoted to the rank of Captain
in the 1st Regiment, on the 18th of June, 1781, he was therefore
not a captain until 1781. The name of William Miles however,
is not to be found upon any of the rolls.
I am
very respectfully,
y ob. sr.
G. G. Brewer


J. L. Edwards, Esq.
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Gainsboro 
July 2
Pension Office

37319
May 14, 45
Wm Miles
June 7 1832
aug



20
Houl Wm L. Marcey
Secretary of War. U.S
Washington City
Dist Col
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Gainesboro Tn July 1/46
Dr Sir
Enclosed you will find the Declaration
of William Miles together with the proceeding
had upon it - in order to draw a pension
for services in the war of the Revolution
to which I beg your earliest attention. The
applicant is very old and poor and in much
need of something for his support.

If the papers are not regular please to inform
me, also if the paper is not sufficient
though I think he presents all that he can
make of the latter. Any communication made
to me on the subject will find immediate
way to the applicant.  For any inquiry you
may wish to make concerning myself I refer
you to the Hon Alvan Cullom M.C.
yours truly
G. M. McWhiter

Hon W. L. Marcy
Sec. of War
Rc.S.