Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 3283, for Henry Miller, Pennsylvania
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(3-1776)
SERVICE  NUMBER
Penn.  Miller, Henry

W. 3283
Mary Magdalene
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Paid at the Treasury under the Act 6 April 1838 from 2 Dec. 1819 to 4 March 1820. Agt. [Agent] notes died 3 May 1845

Let. to J. H. McCauley 31 July 1831

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3065
Pennsylvania Phila.
Mary M Miller widow of Henry Miller who was a Private Penn in the Penn. line for 15 months.

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 50 Dollars [blank] Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the 1st day of Dec. 1843 and sent to Jacob Barrick
Waynesboro
Franklin Cty [County] Pa

[The following is in brackets in the original document] [Act of March 3, 1843.]

Recorded in Book A Vol. 1 Page 134
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5441
Mary M. Miller [illegible]
Pa.
admitted
Pvt 1 yr. 3 mos. $50 [illegible] 4 [illegible]
Cap Stewart Col Cadwalader

died 7 April 1826

on roll
Col. Cadwalder 1776
Agent Books
Act 7 July 38

Jacob Barrick
Waynesboro
Pa
Bill 40 -- 40
on the rolls as [illegible]

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13. Declined. Franklin
Henry Miller

[illegible] Dec 6, 1822
Claims

I certify that this petition was withdrawn from the House of Reps. on the 14th day of May 1839.
//s// Thos T Gross
asst ch HR
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State of Pennsylvania }
Franklin County } ss.
On this twenty seventh day of April in the year of our lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirty Nine, Personally appeared before the subscriber a [sic] Associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the County and State aforesaid, Mary Magdalene Miler, a resident of Letterkenney [sic] township, Franklin County Pa. aged Seventy six 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 provisions 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 Henry Miller, who was a soldier in the Revolutionary war and by Reference to the proof of his service herewith transmitted will more fully appear.
She further declares that she was married to the said Henry Miler on the twenty eighth day of June in the year seventeen hundred and Eighty four in Letterkenney [sic], Franklin County Pa. by the Rev. Isenberger, that her husband, the aforesaid Henry Miller, died on the 7th day of April Eighteen hundred and twenty six, the she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and Ninety four, viz., at the time above stated, she further sayeth there is no record of her marriage and the record of the Birth of her children herewith transmitted is the original and was wrote by her husbands [sic] own hand write and has been in her possession ever since that period, by Reference to the proof here with transmitted will more fully appear, and has continued a widow ever since that period.
[Signed with the note "Her mark" and an "X"] Mary Magdalene Miller
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written Before me a [sic] Associate Judge of Court of Common Pleas.
//s// Mathew Patton
Ass. Judge
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April 27th 1839 I do hereby certify that the foregoing, Deposition of Mary Magdalene Miller was taken at her own Dwelling in the township of Letterkenney [sic] Franklin County Pa. and that from Bodily infirmity she is unable to attend in open court.
//s// Mathew Patton
Ass. Judge

Pennslvania
Franklin County Sct. I Henry Ruby Recorder in aforesaid County Do hereby certify that Mathew Patton one of the associate Judges in & for the County aforesaid, before whom the foregoing and within proceedings appear to have been had, is, and was at the time of the doing thereof one of the aforesaid Judges of said County, duly commissioned and sworn on the Eighth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and thirty, and that full faith and credit is due and ought to be given to all his act as such. And I do further certify I am well acquainted with the hand writing of Mathew Patton Esq. and that the name "Mathew Patton" above written is the genuine signature of the said Matthew [sic] Patton Esq. In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said office at Chambersburg this 27th day of April A.D. 1839.    //s// Henry Ruby, Recorder

On this 27th day of April A.D. 1839 personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace of Franklin County, State of Pennsylvania John Gross, Known by me for many years deserving full faith and credit being duly sworn according to law, deposeth and sayeth that he was intimately acquainted with the within named Henry Miller and Mary Magdalene Miller his wife and always knew Henry Miller to have acknowledged Mary M. Miller to have been his lawful wife, he Sayeth that he lived Neighbor to them for three years and was acquainted with them for 40 years past, and Knoweth that Henry Miller died a number of years, ago and knew that he drew a pension from the state of Pennsylvania.
[Signed with the note "His mark" and an "X"] John Gross
Sworn and [subscribed] to on the day and year above written before me.
//s// James Wright
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State of Pennsylvania }
Franklin County } ss.
on this 27th day of April in the year 1839 personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace in and for said County Mathew Erwin aged 56 years deserving full faith and credit being sworn according to law, deposeth and sayeth that he was intimately acquainted thirty years past with the within Henry Miller and Mary Magdalene Miller, and Knew Henry Miller to have acknowledged Mary M. Miller to have been his lawful wife and believes the within statement to be true and would believe her on oath and knew Henry Miller to draw a pension from the state of Pennsylvania.
//s// Mathew Erwin
Sworn to on the day and year above  written before me.
//s// James Wright

Pennsylvania }
Franklin County } Sct.  I Henry Ruby Recorder in & for said county Do hereby certify that James Wright Esq. before whom the foregoing Depositions appears to have been taken, is, and was at the time of the doing thereof, a Justice of the Peace duly commissioned & affirmed on the 9th April A.D. 1832, and that full faith & credit is due & ought to be given to all his acts as such, and that the name "James Wright" signed to the foregoing depositions, is the true and genuine signature of the said James Wright Esq.
In Testimony whereof, I have set my hand and affixed the seal of said office at Chambersburg this 27th day April A.D. 1839. //s// Henry Ruby, Recorder
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Name of Our Children
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Catereine Miller was Born 17th day of March 1785
Rebacah Miller was Born the 6th day of february [sic] 1787
Cristean Miller was Born the 13th day of March 1789
And was commited [sic] to the Dust the 14th of October 1806
William Miller was Born the 29th day of August [year illegible]
Henry Miller was Born the 19 of August 1794
John Miller was Born the 5th of November 1796
Isaac Miller was Born the 8th of june [sic] 1799
And was commited [sic] to the Dust the 30th of January 1802
Benjamin Miller was Born 28 of february [sic] 1802
Isaac Miller was Born the 3rd of march [sic] 1805.

Father was commited [sic] to the Dust the 7 of April 1826
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To The Honourable [sic] The Senate & House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met

The Petition of Henry Miller of Hamilton Township, Franklin County & Commonwealth aforesaid
Humbly Set forth That your Petitioner is aged sixty seven years and nineteen days; that he was a stone mason, that he is the father of seven sons & two daughters, that he is poor and unable to make a living for himself, having no property; That he enlisted in Bucks County and Commonwealth aforesaid on the 2nd day of January 1776, under Captain Walter Stewart of the 3rd Regiment [crossed out] in the Pennsylvania Line, for one year, that he was made a prisoner at Fort Washington on the 16 Day of November 1776, and that he was released in the month of March 1777, but owing to his extreme poverty was unable to return home until the month of May following. And he by, have further to state, that at the Battle of Long Island he was wounded in the right leg above the ankle, That Col. Shay had the command of the 3rd Regiment at the time your Petitioner enlisted who was afterward succeeded by Col. Cadwallader, & that after leaving Philadelphia was under the command of Col. Magaw of the 5th Regiment, and the he was regularly Honourably [sic] discharged.
He therefore prays your Honourable [sic] Body to grant him relief. And as in duty bound he will pray.  //s// Henry Miller

Franklin County  Sct.
Appeared before the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid Henry Miller the above Petitioner who on his solemn oath deposeth & saith that the facts as above stated are just & true to the best of his knowledge & belief.
Sworn & subscribed 30th Nov 1822. Before //s// Mathew Patton }  //s// Henry Miller
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We do certify that we are well acquainted with the Petitioner Henry Miller, and from our acquaintance with him this many years, believe that the facts as set forth by him are just and true.

//s// John M Maclay
//s// Jos Culbertson
//s// Saml Dixon
//s// Thos Mc Dowell
//s// John Shryock
//s// Isaac Eaton
//s// Jacob Snider
//s// James Campbell
//s// Wm. M. Mc Dowell
//s// Robt. Allison
//s// Godfrey Greenewalt

[To the left of the above names is the following written horizontally upward]
I do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Joseph Culbertson, Samuel Dixon, John Shryock, Jacob Snider, James Campbell, and Godfrey Greenewalt whose names are attached to the certificate setting forth that they are acquainted etc. with the petitioner Henry Miller and that that they are gentlemen of high respectability and worthy the confidence of their fellow citizens. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand the 20th day May 1839. //s// Henry Ruby
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Pennsylvania
Franklin County Sct. I Henry Ruby Recorder in & for said County Do hereby certify Mathew Patton Esqr. before whom the foregoing affidavit (on the first page) appears to have been taken, was at the time of the doing thereof a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and sworn on the 5th Nov. A.D. 1811 and that full faith & credit is due and ought to be given to all his acts as such. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Office at Chambersburg this 20th day of May A.D. 1839.
//s// Henry Ruby Recorder
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An Act for the relief of Henry Miller and David Bower revolutionary Soldiers
Section 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the Same That the State Treasurer be, and is hereby authorized and required to pay Henry Miller, of Franklin County a revolutionary Soldier, or order the Sum of forty dollars immediately and an annuity of forty dollars, to be paid half yearly, during life to commence on the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and twenty three.
//s// Joseph Lawrence
Speaker of the House of Representatives
//s// William Marks, Junior
Speaker of the Senate
Approved - January the fourteenth, one thousand eight hundred and twenty three.
//s// Joseph Hiester
Pennsylvania  Secretary Office Harrisburg

I do Certify that the above and foregoing is a true copy of the first Section of an act entitled "An Act for the relief [word obscured by the Seal of Office] Henry Miller and David [obscured by Seal]wer revolutionary Soldiers" [text obscured by Seal] the same remains filed in this office. Witness my hand and the Seal of the Said office at Harrisburg one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine, and of he Commonwealth the sixty third.
//s// H. Petrikin Dep [illegible] Commonwealth
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3-525
RECORD DIVISION
Revolutionary War Records Section
MMH
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
Washington, D. C., [blank], 19[blank]

In reply to your request of [blank], received [blank] for a statement of the military history of Henry Miller a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or [crossed out and replace with} and his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. W.3283
[Following in tabular format]
[Column 1] Dates of enlistment or appointment
[Row 1] Jan 2, 1776
[Column 2] Length of service.
[Row 1] 1 yr.
[Column 3] Rank.
[Row 1] Pvt.
[Column 4] OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED
[Sub-Column 1 a] Walter Stewart
[Sub-column 4b] Colonel.
[Row 1] Shay, Cadwalader, Magaw

[Note added] Nov 6, 1776 made prisoner at Fort Washington and released March 1777
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Battles engaged in, Long Island (wounded)
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Bucks Co., Pa.
Date of application for pension, Nov. 30, 1822. His cl. [claim] was ad [admitted]
Residence at date of application, Hamilton Township, Franklin Co., Pa.
Age at date of application, 67 years, 19 days
Remarks: Soldier died April 7, 1826.  On June 28, 1784 in Franklin Co., Pa. soldier married Mary Magdalene ... who was allowed pension from her ap. [application] ex. [executed] Apr. 27, 1839 when living in Franklin Co., Pa. aged 76 yrs. She was still living in 1843. There were 9 children, 7 sons, 2 daughters, see supplement for record of births & dates.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
5-2856
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July 8, 1922
Gertrude Evalyn Miller
212 South Second Street
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania

Madam:

In addition to the history of the Revolutionary War Soldier, Henry Miller, W. File No. 3283, you are herewith furnished the following family data.

Catereine  born March 17, 1785.
Rebacah  " February 6, 1787.
Cristean  " March 3, 1789. Died October 14, 1806.
William  " August 29, 179. (last figure illegible)
Henry  " August 19, 1794.
John  " November 5, 1796.
Isaac  " June 8, 1799.  Died January 30, 1802.
Benjamin  " February 28, 1802.
Isaac  " March 3, 1805.

Very respectfully,

Commissioner.
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let: 4 Feb 41. to B.B Crawford.

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3914
Pennsylvania
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Mary M. Miller widow of Henry Miller dcd. [deceased] who was a pensioner under the Act of [illegible] and who died on the 7 April 1826, of Franklin Co in the State of Penna. who was a private in the com. [company] commanded by Captain Stewart of the regt. [regiment] commanded by Col. Cadwallader in the Penna. line for 15 months.
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Inscribed on the Roll of Philadelphia at the rate of 50 Dollars [blank] Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 17 day of August 1839, & sent to Jacob Barrick, Waynesboro, Penna.
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Arrears to the 4th of March 1839 $150.00
Semi=annual allowance ending 4 Sep. '39 $25.00
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$175.00
{Act July 7, 1838.}

Recorded by D. Mc Curdy, Clerk,
Book A. Vol. 2. Page 158
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Rev. Sec ab

Chambers Burg, Pa.,
May 31st, 1922.

Pension Dept.,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sirs:
I wish to make application for membership to the Daughters of the American Revolution and would like to find out if there are records in the Pension Department of Mary Madaline [sic] Sherman Miller (Widow of Henry Miller of the First or Second Pennsylvania Regiment in the Revolutionary
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War) having drawn a pension during her lifetime? If not can you tell me where I could apply for the data?

Very respectfully,
Gertrude Evalyn Miler,
212 So. 2nd Street,
Chambers burg,
Pennsylvania.
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Revy. WIDOW, &c.
File No. 3283
Mary M. Miller 
Widow 
Henry Miller
Prv. Pa. Line
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Act: March 3, 1843
Index: -Vol. M, Page 48.
[The following is enclosed in brackets in the original]
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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1922-July 8. Hist. to Gertrude Evalyn Miller [illegible]
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August 7th 1843.

Dear
Sir I enclose the declaration of Mary M. Miller, who did Receive a pension under the act of July 7th 1833, and wishes to obtain the Benefit of the act passed March 3, 1843. and as soon as convenient please write to me direct. Yours
//s// Jacob Barrick
Waynesboro
Franklin County
Penna.

J. L. Edwards Esqr,
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
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[Stamped word] FREE

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

[To the left of the above the following is written over the address]

[illegible] feb 3 1821
[written over a postmark that is illegible]
and [illegible] pension  [illegible and crossed out]
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Chambersburg Pa.
Feby 1, 1841.

J. L. Edwards Esqr.
Commissioner of Pensions

Sir,
I will thank you to inform me of the annual amt. of the pension granted to Mary Miller, widow of Henry Miller, who enlisted in Bucks County in this state. Also if Henry Miller ever recd. [received] from the U.S. a warrant for any land & if so, where the same is situated.
Yours very respectfully

//s// B.B. Crawford
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3257

Mary M. Miller
Pa.

50$

Jacob Barrick
Waynesboro
Franklin Co.
Pa.
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State of Pennsylvania }
Franklin County } ss
On this fourth day of August one thousand Eight hundred and forty three, Personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for said county Mary Miller a resident of Letterkenny township, Franklin County Pennsylvania, aged Eighty 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 of March 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the revolutionary war, that she is the widow of Henry Miller who was a private and belonged to the Pennsylvania line, that she received fifty dollars annually of Pension under the act of July 7th 1838, by reference to her papers filed in the pension office will more fully Appear.
She further declares that she is still a widow. Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before 
[Signed with the note "Her mark" and an "X"] Mary Miller
Witnesses
//s// Isaac Miller
//s// J. Hunter

I do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Mary Miller and know her to be the Identical person who did draw a pension from the United States under the act of July 7, 1838 and know her to be the widow of Henry Miller, Decd. Given under my hand this 4th day of Augt. A.D. 1843.
//s// J. Hunter
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State of Pennsylvania Franklin County SS
I Matthias Read Prothonotary of the court of Common Pleas of Franklin County State aforesaid do Certify that J. Hunter Esq. before whom the foregoing proceedings were had is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Franklin duly commissioned and qualified to act as such and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at Chambersburg the seventh day of August A.D. 1843.
//s// Matthias Read Prothonotary
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Waynesboro Pa.
May 21 1839

Free

J. R. Poinsett Esqr.
Secretary of War
Washington City
D. C.

[The following is written vertically to the left of the address]
5441  May 23
Pa. 7 July 1838

Mary Magdalene Miller
wid. of Henry

[The following is written vertically to the right of the address.]
Pension office.
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Waynesboro May 21st 1839

Sir  I have the honor of sending you the papers of Mr. H. Miller and as soon as convineint [sic] Please to let me hear from you.

Yours Respectfully,
//s// Jacob Barrick
Waynesboro
Franklin 
County
Pa.

J.R. Poinsett, Esqr.