Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 1450-200, for William Martin, Pennsylvania

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn.
Martin William
B.L.H. 1458-200-Capt.
Issued Dec 20, 1797
No papers
CONTENTS

411. Dorset Ave.
Ventnor
New Jersey
July 26, 1939.
Veterans Administration
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:
I am joining the Society of the Cincinnati and am therefore trying to obtain some personal history about Capt. Wm. Martin of the Penna. Artillery during the Revolution. Can you send me the dates of his birth and death, names of his parents, name and dates of his wife and the same for his children?
With many thanks for your kind attention, I am,
Very truly yours,
Benedict H. Hanson, Jr.

August 15, 1939.
Mr. Benedict H. Hanson, Jr. 4 North Dorset Avenue Ventnor, New Jersey.
William Martin B.L.Wt. #1450-300 acres
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Captain William Martin, of the Pennsylvania Artillery, War of the Revolution.
There is no claim for pension on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of the William Martin cited by you. The records of this office show that Warrant #1450 for three hundred acres of bounty land was issued December 20, 1797 on account of the service of William Martin, Captain in the Pennsylvania Line, War of the Revolution.
There are no statements on file made by the applicant for this bounty land because of the destruction of papers in such early applications for bounty land when the War Office was burned in 1800; hence, no data whatever pertaining to the family of this officer.
If you desire information in regard to the location of the land which was granted on account of service of Captain William Martin, you should address the Commissioner, General Land Office, this city.
It is suggested that further information in regard to his military record might be obtained from The Adjutant General, War Department, this city.
This is the record of the only William Martin who served as a commissioned officer in the Pennsylvania troops, shown on the Revolutionary War records of this office.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.