Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 396-300, for John Steele, Pennsylvania

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Penn.
Steele, John
B. L. Mt. 396-300
CONTENTS

N o 396.
John Steele Esq.
W th April 24 th Feb. 1888. I ad d ress d to J. M c Clay Esq.

Transmitted, to be deposited as an Escrow, & to take effect from the day of the renewal of the warrant Feb 17 th 1808.
M c Stark

Know all men by these presents that I John Steele a citizen of the State of Pennsylvania am held and firmly bound unto the United States in the sum of twelve hundred Dollars lawful money of the same for payment of which I do bind myself, my heirs, executors and administrators firmly by these presents in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the 16 th day of February 1808
That whereas the said John Steele late a captain in the army of the United States obtained from the War Office a Warrant (bearing the signature of Genl. Knox but date not re- collected) for three hundred acres of Land as a donation for his military services, which Warrant he verily believes to have been lost or destroyed, and the said John Steele has applied to have the said War- rant renewed for his benefit, and the same has been accordingly renewed
The condition of the above obligation is, that if the said John Steele, his heirs, executors or administrators, do well and entirely in- demnify the United States of America, from all and all manner of claims to the said lost Warrant, by from or under any person or persons whomsoever, who may at any time hereafter appear to have any legal claim to the said Warrant, or the lands therein and thereby in- tended to be surveyed and granted to the said John Steele, by from or under the said John Steele, his heirs or assigns, or in any other manner lawfully claiming the same, or if the said Warrant should at any time hereafter appear to exist, that the same shall thereupon be lawfully released to the United States, then the above obligation to be void, otherwise to be and remain in full force and virtue
witness Geo. Morris - Richd. M. Crain
J. Steele

See letter of inquiry re John Steele R. 10072 1/2
September 15, 1937
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John Steele, R. 10072 1/2
John Steele, R. L. Wt. 396-300
BA-J/MCS
Mrs. Lucy E. F. Brown 248 East 48 South Murray, Utah
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter of August 27, 1937, requesting information relative to Captain John Steele and his son, Captain John Steele, both having served as captain of Pennsylvania troops during the Revolutionary War.
You are furnished herein, the records of the only soldiers by the name of John Steele (searched under all spellings) who served as captain of Pennsylvania troops, that are found in the Revolutionary War records of this office.
John Steele, R. 10072 1/2
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in pension claim, R. 10072 1/2, based upon the Revolutionary War service of John Steele.
The date and place of birth and names of parents of John Steele were not given.
At the beginning of the Revolution he entered the service as a lieutenant and was wounded in the battle of Brandywine. On March 23, 1779, he was appointed captain in the First Pennsylvania Regiment, was in the siege of Yorktown and served until the close of the Revolution.
John Steele died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 27, 1827, leaving a widow (her name not given) who survived him but a few weeks, and the following children: Harriet Maxwell, Rachel Morrison, John Steele, Margaret Mildollar, Abian Steele and Robert Steele.

On February 28, 1844, the soldier's son, John Steele, who was acting executor of the estate and a resident of Harmony, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, applied for pension that might have been due the heirs under the Act of May 15, 1828, on account of the Revolutionary War service of Captain John Steele. The claim was not allowed as children of the soldier had no title to pension.
The papers in this claim contain no further data relative to the family of Captain John Steele. *****
John Steele, B.L.Wt. 396-300
The Revolutionary War records of this office also show that Warrant #396 for 300 acres of bounty land was issued to John Steele on February 24, 1808, on account of his service as captain of Pennsylvania troops during the Revolutionary War. In 1808 he was living in Pennsylvania, the exact place not given.
The papers in this claim contain no further data relative to the soldier and none relative to his family and it cannot be determined whether this Captain John Steele is or is not identical with the Captain John Steele (noted above) who died February 27, 1827.
For information relative to the location of this land, it is suggested that you address The Commissioner of the General Land Office, Interior Department, this city, giving the warrant number, the acreage and the date the warrant was issued. Your chart is returned herewith.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILGER Executive Assistant to the Administrator