Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 862-200, Nicholas Gassaway, Md.

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Md                              Gassaway, Nicholas                  B. L. Wt. 862-200 St.
                                                                                     Issued Feb. 25 - 1800 C
                                                                                     Richard Gassaway
                                                                                     no papers

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                                                                                                 April 27, 1938
Mrs. L. A. Gasaway                                                                  BA-J/ILL
6814 21st N.E.                                                                         Nicholas Gassaway
Seattle, Washington                                                                B. L. Wt. 862-300


Dear Madam:

      Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Nicholas Gasaway, Lieutenant or Major in the Maryland troops, and Peter Little of Massachusetts.

      There is no claim for pension on file bases upon service in the Revolutionary War based of any Peter Little, under any spelling of that surname.

      The records of this office show that Warrant #662 for 200 acres of bounty land was issued on account of the service of Nicholas Gassaway, Lieutenant of the Maryland Line, War of the Revolution.  Said warrant was issued February 25, 1800, to Richard Gassaway, no relationship to the soldier shown.

       There are no further information on file pertaining to the service of Nicholas Gassaway, nor any data as to his family, because of the destruction of papers in such early bounty land claims when the War Office was burned in 1800.

       If you desire information in regard to the location of the land noted above, you should apply to the Commissioner, General Land Office, this city, and furnish that official the number of warrant, acreage, and date of issuance.

                                                                                 Very truly yours,
                       
                                                                                  A. D. Miller
                                                                                  Executive Assistant
                                                                                  to the Administrator

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                                                                                            March 13, 1935
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J. Cornelia Wyse                                                                        NICHOLAS GASSAWAY
139 North Clark Street                                                               B. L. Wt. 862-200
Chicago, Illinois                                                                          BA-J/MMHF:MLB


Dear Madam:

     Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Nicholas Gassaway, of Maryland, Robert White, of Virginia, John Salmon, Joshua Salmon, Charloes Tooker and Benjamin Birdsall, all of New York.

      There are no claims for pension on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of Joshua Salmon, Charles Tooker [handwritten on side: "There was a Chas. Tucker in N. Y., but I do not consider the man identified"] and Benjamin Birdsall.  In order to identify the records of John Salmon and Robert White in which you are interested, should they be on file, as much as possible of the following data are essential: approximate dates of birth and death, pleaces of residence at enlistment and after service and given names of widows.

       The records of this office show that Warrant No. 862, for two hundred acres of bounty land was issued on account of the services of Nicholas Gassaway, Lieutenant of the Maryland Line, War of the Revolution.  Said warrant was issued February 5, 1800, to Reihard Gassaway, no relationship to the soldier shown.

       There is no further information on file as to the services of Nicholas Gassaway, nor any data as to his family, because of the destruction of papers in such early bounty land claims, when the War Office was burned in 1800.

        If you desire information in regard to the location of the land noted above, you should apply to the Commissioner of the General Land Office, Interior Department, this city, and furnish that official the number of the warrant, acreage and date of issuance.

                                           Very truly yours

                                            A. D. HILLER
                                            Executive Assistant to the Administrator

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Rev. and 1812 War Section.

                                                                                       January 12, 1925

Lulu W. Martin,
1534 Edison Ave.,
Detroit, Mich.

Madam;
   [strike through] I have to advice you that from [end strike through] The records of this [handwritten] Off. [end handwritten] [strike through] Bureau it appears [end strike through] [handwritten] show [end handwritten] that Warrant No. 862 for 200 acres of bounty land was issued (February 25, 1800, to Richard Gassaway, Lieut. of the Maryland Line, War of the Revolution.

   There is no further information on file as the services of Nicholas Gassaway, nor any data [strike through] on file [end strike through] as to his family, because [strike through] owing to [end strike through] the destruction of papers in such [handwritten] early bid [end handwritten] claims, when the War Office was burned in 1800.

                                                                   Respectfully,
                                                                           Acting Commissioner

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Daughters of the American Revolution
Seattle Chapter

6814-24 N.E.
Seattle, Washington

April 6, 1938


U. S. Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D. C.

Dear sir:

I am very anxious to obtain information concerning the Rev. War Record of Peter Little of Stockbridge Mass. also of Peter Little of Fourth Co. 3r Regt of New York.  Were they pensioners and where were they living at time of their death?

I would also like the same information concerning Lieut. Nicholas Gassaway - sometimes called Major- who served with the Maryland troops and from Anne Arundle Co. Maryland.

He may have obtained a pension while living in Kentucky in Trimble or Clark Co.   His wife's name is also required.

Thanking you
Very truly
(Mrs. L. A.) Oris E. Gasaway
Registrar - Seattle Chapter, DAR
6814 N. E. Seattle Wash.

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J. Cornelia Wyse
Lawyer
139 North Clark Street
Chicago
State 4115

Feb. 4, 1935

Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, DC.

Gentlemen,
Would you be so kind as to let me know whether there were pensions granted to or applied by any of the following persons or persons claiming under them for services in the Revolutionary War.

Nicholas Gassaway (Md.) [check mark]
[handwritten on side "none"] Robert White (Va.)
[handwritten on side "none"] John Salmon (N. Y.)
Joshua Salmon (N. Y.)
Charles Tooker (N. Y.)
Benjamin Birdsall (N. Y)

Thanking you, I am
Very respectfully yours,
J. Cornelia Wyse

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Detroit Mich
Dec 19 '24

Dept Interior
   Bereau of Pensions
Rev War Section

Kindly send me Rev War records of Lieut Nicholas Gassaway, 2nd Reg of Maryland 1781 - also any family record - Pension granted and dates - you may have-
Oblige
Mrs. Lulu Wood Martin
1534 Edison Av
Detroit
Mich
D.A.R. no Nat'l #130318