Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 27032, for Robert Iron, Virginia
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SERVICE                                                NUMBER

(Not Revolution)   Iron, Robert            B.L.Wt. 27032-160-50

Va                                                           (No claim for pension

Indian Wars 1790-1795
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(Ilegible)                                                  47237                            June 10/54

Warrt (?) 27032 in Jany 22/55             Robert Iron priv.
                                                                 Capt. Wm. Glendineng, Va. Vols.


                                                                 Ent. 13th March 1794
                                                                 dis. 20 Janry 1795

                                                                Waynes War
                                                                 
                                                                ?? Ando (?) office June 16, 1854 (?)

Vol 45-43                                              No Rolls of Capt. William Gleninins
                                                                
Vol 32-124
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State of Ohio. Highland County } SS
On this 3rd day of June AD 1854 personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, Robert Iron aged eighty four years a resident of said County, who after being duly sworn according to law, declares that he is the identical Robert Iron who was a private in Capt William Clendinans company of Militia ordered into service by the executive of Virginia for the defence of Greenbrier and Kanawha Counties, in the Indian war, beginning in 1790 and ending in 1795

That he volunteered at Lewisberg in the County of Greenbrier, for said service, and among other services set forth, and declares that he served in Captain William Clendinans company from the 15th day of March 1794 until the 20th day of January 1795, and was honorably discharged at Kanawha County, when Gen Wayne obtained a victory over the Indians, peace concluded and the news thereof reached the garrison to which he belonged, and received a certificate of such discharge which has been destroyed in the lapse of time.

He never received bounty land under any act of Congress. He makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which he may be entitled under the act passed September 28th - 1850  Silas Iron his Son  he hereby constitutes and appoints as his attorney to prosecute said claim and desires that a land warrant may be sent to him

Robert Iron [signature]

Attest David Hays [signature] J H Burgess [signature]

X
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[handwritten]

State of Ohio Highland County ss
On this 3rd day of June A D 1854 personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace in and for said County, David Hays and James H Burgess who after being duly sworn declare that Robert Iron is the identical person he represents himself to be and resides in said County.
[signed] David Hays
[signed] J. H. Burgess

I Charles M Bentley a Justice of the peace as aforesaid do hereby certify that Robert Iron was by me duly sworn according to law, to the truth of the foregoing declaration, which he signed in my presence, that I believe the said Robert Iron is the person who served as he alleges and is of the age stated by him, that David Hays and James H. Burgess also come before me, and were by me sworn according to law, to the truth of the affidavits by them subscribed, which they signed in my presence. that they are reputable witnesses and that I am not concerned or interested in the prosecution of this claim.

[signed] C. M. Bently J. P.
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State of Ohio Highland County

I John W Bell Clerk of Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Highland and State aforesaid do hereby certify C.M. Bentley Esquire is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, and that the foregoing purporting to be made by him is his genuine signature

In testimony whereof I have hereinto set my hand and to which I have affixed the seal of said court at Hillsborough this this 5th day of June AD 1854

John W. Bell Clerk
By Ben [illegible] Deputy
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Home of Reps.
10 June 1854

Hon. Wm Waldo
Comm of Pensions

Sir,

Please look at Wm. Silas [illegible]'s letter to me herein, and came the [illegible] to the [illegible][illegible]; and say if his application for his father's Pension[struck through] Bounty-Land can be granted; and [illegible][illegible].

Your Obt. Servant
J.L. Taylor
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[typewritten letter]

July 17, 1934
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Robert Iron-Wt.27032-169-[struck through55]50
BA-J/AWF

Mrs. John O. Boyd
415 Lexington Avenue
New York City

Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Robert Irion, a soldier of the War of the Revolution, who you state was given a land grant by the Federal Government, said grant being located in the Northwet Territory, which was later Ohio.

Revolutionary War date furnished by this office are obtained from claims for pension and bounty land made to the United States, based upon military service in that war.

A search of the records fails to show such claim on file on account of the Revolutionary War services of Robert Irion, Iron, Irons.

The record of one Robert Iron, who served in the Indian War, 1790-1795, has been found, and is furnished herein. The data given were obtained from the papers on file in his claim for bounty land, based upon his service in that war.

Robert Iron, as his signature is shown in the claim, volunteered in Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, Virginia, March 15, 1794, served as a private in Captain William Clendenin's company of Virginia militia until discharged January 20, 1795.

He was allowed bounty land on his application executed June 3, 1854, then aged eighty-four years and
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living in Highland County, Ohio.

Silas Iron, son of the soldier, Robert Iron, in 1854 was living in Highland County, Ohio, with postoffice address, Leesburg, in the same county.

There are no further data in this claim relative to the family of Robert Iron.

In order to obtain the location of the above noted land grant, you should address The Commissioner of the General Land Office, Washington, D.C., citing the following data:

Wt. 27032- 160 acres- Act of 1850.

Very truly yours

A.D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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[envelope with address and notations]

[illegible]
J.L. Taylor

Hon. L. P. Waldo
Com of Pensions
Washington City

[written perpendicular to page]
47-237
[illegible]

Enc. Ohio
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Leesburgh
June 6

[illegible] 

Honorable Loren P. Waldo
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City, DC
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Leesburg, June 6th 1854

Hon. LP Waldo Commissioner of Pensions

Dear Sir

When Robert Iron's land warrant is made out (if at all) you will please send it to Leesburg, Highland County Ohio

Yours Respectfully
J. Iron Attny for
Robt. Iron
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Leesburg June 6th 1854

Hon John L Taylor

Dear Sir

I this day mailed to the Commissioner of Pensions the application of my Father Robert Iron for bounty land

Now this is to say that you would confer a great favor if you would do us the kindness to give said application some attention so as to cause as little delay as possible in the execution and forwarding his warrant.

Yours Respectfully
Silas Iron
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September 1, 1934
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Mr. John O. Boyd
415 Lexington Avenue
New York City

[Regarding] ROBERT IRON
B.L. Wt. 27032-160-50
BA-J/MMHF:MLB

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the names of the parents of Robert Iron (the proper spelling of which you state is Irion), also, other residences then those named in the report furnished you July 17, 1934; and further, you state you do not find a Greenbrier County in Virginia, as stated in that report.

The names of the parents of Robert Iron are not given, except those named in the report furnished you. He and his son, Silas, both signed "Iron". At the time of the enlistment of Robert Iron in 1794, Greenbrier County was in Virginia, the part which is now in West Virginia.

Your interest in the matter of furnishing this office more information in regard to Silas Iron is appreciated; however, the only data furnished by this office in regard to soldiers of the various wars are obtained from original papers submitted at the time of adjudication of their claims.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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[letterhead]

Scheerer, Inc.
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[date stamped] Received July 24 1934

Chicago
35 E. Wacker Drive
Phone State 7942

New York
415 Lexington Avenue
Phone Vanderbilt 8265

New York Office,
July 23rd, 1934.

Mr. A. D. Hiller,
Assistant to Administrator,
Veterans Administration,
Washington, D. C.

Refers to: Robert Iron- Wt. 27032-160-50
BA-J / AWF

Dear Mr. Hiller:

I want you to know how much I really appreciate the work you have done, as evidenced by your letter of July 17th.

This is the man I had in mind. Of course, my Grandmother has been giving me all the information about it. However, she is getter to be 88 years old and her memory is slipping so it makes it rather difficult.

In case you ever want any more information on Silas Irion, son of Robert Irion, I would be glad to send it to you. I have all of that information right up to date.

The thing that I am particularly interested in is information regarding Robert Irion's father, or his birthplace, or where he was from, of where he lived before he moved out to Ohio. I see you mention Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, Virginia here -- was he, by any chance, both there?

The census of 1790, one Henry Irion is listed as being in the Salisburg District of Rockingham, N.C. He might possibly have been a brother of Robert Irion.

At any rate, if you have any further information regarding Robert Irion's forefathers, I would appreciate it if you would let me know.

Thanking you again for your kindness in this matter, I am,

Cordially yours,

John O. Boyd

J.O. Boyd
HRH

P.S. Irion, by the way, is the correct name -- I-R-I-O-N. I have just discovered, too, that there is no Greenbrier County in West Virginia which the county seat Lewisburg. I wonder if that is what you meant in your letter?
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[letterhead]
Scheerer, Inc.
SERVING MIDWEST DAILY NEWSPAPERS
AS NATIONAL ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVES

Chicago
35 E. Wacker Drive
Phone State 7942

New York 
415 Lexington Avenue
Phone Vanderbilt 8265

New York Office,
June 29th, 1934.

[date stamped] Received Jun 30 1934

Veterans Bureau
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:

Do you have record of any Revolutionary soldier by the name of Irion?

I am a descendant of Robert Irion who was given a land grant, as I understand it, by the Federal Government. This land grant was in the Northwest Territory, which is now Ohio. [written in pencil] Open 1812

Any information you can give me at all about the Irion family will indeed be appreciated.

Cordially yours,

John O. Boyd

J.O. Boyd
HRH