Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 1300-400, for William Lewis, Virginia
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(3-1776)

Service 
VA

Lewis, William

Number
B.L. Wt 1300-400-Major
Issued Aug 10, 1789, to 
Richard Platt, assignee
No papers

Content
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April 20, 1923

Honorable Sydney E. Mudd
House of Representatives

My dear Mr. Mudd:

     I have to advise you relative to the Revolutionary War soldiers Thomas and William Lewis of Virginia, that this Bureau is unable to furnish the history of a soldier of the Revolution unless a claim for pension or bounty land has been made on account of his services, and a careful search of the records fails to show such a claim on file on account of the services of Thomas Lewis Lieutenant or Captain of a military organization in Fairfax or Loudoun County, Virginia and who lived in Nelson County, Kentucky after the service.
     From the records of this Bureau it appears that Warrant No. 1300 for 400 acres of bounty land was issued August 10, 1789 to Richard Plarr assignee, on account of the services of a Major William Lewis of the Virginia Line War of Revolution.  There is no further data on file as to his services and no data on file as to his family, ow-
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ing to the destruction of papers in such claims when the War Office was burned in 1800.
     The above is the only Revolutionary War record of bounty land issued to William Lewis of Virginia, found in this Bureau.

Yours very truly,
Commissioner.
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Frm the History of Agusta Co Va 
			B J L Peyton
			Page 340
Col. William Lewis

Col. Wm Lewis 3rd son of John
Lewis + Margaret Lynn his wife
was born in Ireland in 1724
he was educated at a school in 
Virginia + receved a liberal
education went to Philadelphia
where graduated in Medecine,
Returning to Virginia he volunteered
for service in the War 1753-4
was wounded at the Battle of 
Braddick’s defeat returned to
Agusta Co. + practised medecine
x x x —-- In 1776 he accepted a
Commissin as a Colonel in the
old Continental line and
served in the Army until
1781 – he removed from
Agusta to the Sweet Springs Va
1790, where he died in 1812
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he was revered as a 
& honored & beloved as
citizen

Further authorities for the service of Col. Wm. Lewis in the Revolutionary War.

From   Honor History of Virginia page 183

Col. Wm Lewis 3rd son of John Lewis was an active service in the Border Wars and was an officer in the Revolutionary Army.

From The Annals of Agusta Co. Va by Maddele.

William Lewis 1724 - 1811
Born in Ireland was one of the brothers, prominent in the Revolutionary War.  He has also engaged in the French & Inidan War under his brother Gen. Andrew Lewis.

Family Records confirm this in possession of Mrs. Robt Lancaster of Richmond VA
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Blue Ridge Summit Pa
Nov 18th 80

To the Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D. C.  

Dear Sir Some time ago I asked for the military record of Col William Lewis of Agusta Co Va - at the War Department - The Adjutant General's office sent me the records of Maj William Lewis of Henrico County Va. but had none of Col Wm Lewis - Brother of Gen Andrew Lewis of Va - he said that the records were very incomplete & suggested my writing to Va Historical Society for other information
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I will be greatly obliged if you can give me any information about the record of this officer of the Revolution.  I am enclosing notes from some of the accounts of him.

Yours truly
Mrs. A. W. Fleming
Blue Ridge Summit Pa
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This inquiry for Samuel Pottinger, Hyattsville Md,
see negative slip for Thomas Lewis.
no classes or accredited  MMHF

Sydney E. Mudd                          Committee On
8th Dist. Maryland                      Naval Affairs


Congress of the United States
House of Representatives
Washington, D. C. 

April 18, 1923.

Mr. Hays Haymaker, Chief Clerk,
Bureau of Pensions.

My dear Mr. Haymaker:

     Enclosed please find a copy of a letter that I have just received from Mr. Samuel F. Pottinger, of Hyattsville, Maryland, in which he requests me to obtain certain information from the Commissioner of Pension.
     If you can favor Mr. Pottinger with the information he desires, I shall be deeply grateful to you.

With kind personal regards,
I remain
Yours very sincerely,
Syndey E. Mudd
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Blacksburg, Va.,
May 14, 1923

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:

     A few days ago I wrote the Adjutant General's office for the Revolutionary War record of William Lewis, Major 10th Virginia Regiment.  This William Lewis was a son of John Lewis and Margaret Lynn Lewis, early settlers in Augusta County, Virginia; he was born 1724 and died 1811, and was a brother to Andrew Lewis.  The Adjutant General gave me some information and referred me to you for further data.  I trust you will be good enough to give me what information you have.

Yours very truly,
Mss Clara M. Swoope
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Letter in Matthew Jouett - B.L. Wt 1126-300 2510-300

January 8, 1934.

BA-J/ILL MMHF
William Lewis
B.L.Wt. 1300-400
Matthew Jouett
B.L.Wts. 1126-300
2510-300

Mrs. Julia Nelson Woods
Nacagdoches, Texas.

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of John Harvie (Harvey), Colonel William Lewis, Matthew Jouett, Colonel Daniel Gaines, Thomas Meriwether, John Moore, Senior, and John Moore, Junior, all of Virginia.

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

There is no claim for pension or bounty land on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of a Daniel Gaines.  With the meager data furnished by you, no claims have been identified as those of the soldiers in whom you are interested with the names of John Harvie, Thomas Meriwether and John Moore.

The records of William Lewis and Matthew Jouett are furnished herein.

William Lewis-B.L.Wt 1300-400.

The records of this office show that Warrant No. 1300 for 400 cares of bounty land was issued August 10, 1789, on account of the service of William Lewis, Major of the Virginia Line, War of the Revolution.

There are no further data relative to this service and none whatever in regard to his family, because of the destruction of papers in such early bounty land claims when the War Office was burned in 1800.
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Matthew Jouett B.L.Wts  1126-300 and 2510-300.

The records of this office show that Warrants No. 1126 and 2510 for 300 acres of the bounty land each, were issued July 15, 1789, on account of the service of Matthew Jouett, Captain in the Virginia Line, War of the Revolution.

Said warrants were issued to John Jouett, legal representative of the deceased soldier.  
The relationship between John and Matthew Jouett was not stated. 

There are no further data on file relative to service or family of this officer, because of the destruction of papers in such early bounty land claims when the War Office was burned in 1800.

For information in regard to location of land granted on account of service of either Major William Lewis or Captain Matthew Jouett, you should apply to The Commissioner, The General Land Office, this city, furnishing that official number of the warrants and dates of issuance as shown above.

Very truly yours,
A.D Hiller
Assistant to Administrator.
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AWF

Rev. War Section.

July 2, 1923.

Clara M. Swoope,
Blacksburg, VA.

Madam;

In response to your letter of May 14, 1923, I have to advise you that from the records of this Bureau, it appears that Warrant No. 1300 for 400 Acres of bounty land was issued Aug. 10, 1789 to Richard Platt Assignee, on account of the services of a Maj. William Lewis of the Virginia Line, War of the Revolution.  There is no further data on file as to his services and no data on file as to his family, owing to the destruction of papers in such claims, when the War Office was burned in 1800.

Respectfully,

Acting Commissioner.
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December 9, 1930

Rev.& 1812 Wars Section
B.L.Wt. 1300-400-William Lewis.

Mrs. A.W Fleming
Blue Ridge Summit
Pennsylvania

Dear Madam:

You are advised that is appears from the records of this bureau that Warrant Number 1300 for four hundred acres of bounty land was issued August 10, 1789, to Richard Platt, Assignee, on account of the services of William Lewis, Major in the Virginia Line, War of the Revolution.

There are no further data on file relative to his service and none whatever relative to his family due to the destruction of papers in such claims when the War Office was burned in 1800.

Very truly yours

E.W. Morgan
Acting Commissioner.