Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 1126-300, for Matthew Jouett, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Ex Joett Matthew
B.L.H. 1126-300
B.L.H. 2510-300
CONTENTS

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 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. No relationship between John and Matthew Jouett was 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 the land granted on account of service of Major William Lewis and Captain Matthew Jouett, you should apply to The Commissioner, The General Land Office, this city, furnishing that official the number of the warrants and dates of issuance as furnished above.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Assistant to Administrator.

108 Kun St
Wilmington, N.C.
Nov. 17, 1931
Director of Pensions Washington
Dear Sir:-
The Adjutant General's office has suggested that I write you for information. He says records show that 300 acres land on account Rev. service were issued Matthew Jarrett , Capt. 7 Va Reg; that a remark on company roll for Nov. 1777 (dated Dec. 23, 1777) showed death Nov. 15, 1777. Can you tell me where this land was, and if a pension was given to whom?
Have you any record of pension to David Cowan , Major or Capt. for Revolution any service in middle N. C.
Were pensions given prior to Rev. War? Thanking you in advance, Yours truly (Mrs. Robert G. Grady) Bessie Grady

December 22, 1931
BA-J/12HF:MLB
Mrs. Robert G. Grady 108 Nun Street Wilmington, North Carolina
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter of recent date, relative to Matthew Jouett, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The records of this office show that Warrants No. 1126 and 2510, for three hundred acres of bounty land each, were issued July 15, 1789, on account of the services 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 of John and Matthew Jouett is not stated.
There are no further data on file relative to service or family, because of the destruction of papers in such early applications when the War Office was burned in 1800.
There is no claim for pension on file on account of the services of said Matthew Jouett, or of David Cowan, as described by you.
For information in regard to location of the land above noted, you should apply to The Commissioner of the General Land Office, this city, and furnish him the numbers of the warrants and the date of issuance.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator
searched by MLD

Nacogdoches, Texas. November 9, 1933.
Director of Pensions Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
I wonder if you can give me any information concerning the following men:
cannot iden
John Harvey (Harvey)
Col. William Lewis
Matthew Jennett
Col. Daniel Gaines
Thomas Mercer (thru)
cannot iden
John Moore Sr.
John Moore Jr.
Virginia
cannot identify
Thanking you most kindly, I am,
Mrs. Julia Nelson Wood.
Rev. war?
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January 8, 1934.
Mrs. Julia Nelson Woods Nacagdoches, Texas.
2 mm HF- BA-J/ILL William Lewis B.L.Wt. 1300-400 Matthew Jouett B.L.Wts. 1126-300 2510-300
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 names 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 acres 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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Va.
Jouett, Matthew,
P.L.W. 1126-300 - Capt. Issued July 15, 1789 to John Jouett, legal representation Also recorded as above under P.L.W. 2510. No papers.