Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 13801-100, for John Strahn

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental
Strahn, John
D. I. Mt. 13801-100 Pvt. of Leis Legion Issued Dec. 10, 1791 no papers (also recorded as above under Mt 12532.)
CONTENTS

Aurora Chapter Daughters of American Revolution
Aurora, Ill. Dec. 7, 1920
Dear Mr. Saltzgaber:---
I am enclosing a note from Adjutant General which I wish you to return to me. Can you give any thing further regarding the Land Grant of John Strahn? Have you any way of knowing whether Strahn ever took the Land given him for Virginia service? He was my G-g-grandfather, and after he was dead, (1837) one of his sons in law wrote my g-grandmother stating she must send him her Power of Attorney, or her share of her father's portion must return to the Government. I judged from the letter which I have, that perhaps the children of Strahn tried to get the land or pay for it, after the father's death. Did this man receive a Pension? The children as far as I know were William- John and Isaac Strahn- Hannah Strahn Finley and Sarah Strahn Finley. In later days the name was spelled Strain and Strane by the descendants. The man who probably wrote the Government about the portion of Strahn was Rev. James B. Finley.
If there is any additional expense for looking this up for me, please send the bill. Thanking you for an early reply, I am,
Respectfully yours,
(Mrs)
74 Root St. Aurora, Ill.
F Daily

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Strahn, John GRADE Private LINE Virginia (Hoe's Legion)
WARRANT NUMBER N 12532 and 13801 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED December 10, 1791 To — not shown —
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.

aw Rev. War Section.
Jan. 17, 1901.
Mrs. Helen F. Daily, 71 J. Root St., Aurora, Ills.
Madam:
In response to your letter of the 7 th ultimo, you are advised that the records of this Bureau show that 100 acres of bounty land were allowed on Warrant No. 13,801, which issued Dec. 10, 1791, on account of the services of John Strahn a private in Lee's Legion, War of the Revolution.
There is no further data on file as to said soldier, and no data as to his family, owing to the destruction of papers in such claims when the War Office was burned in 1800.
For the location of said land, you should apply to the Commissioner of the General Land Office, citing all of the above data.
Herewith are returned two one cents stamps and a report from the Adjutant General, U. S. A.
Very respectfully,
F. D. Byington Commissioner.
I did not use the no. of Wt. 12532 - as these claims are allowed so far as I know by statement with highest no.

August 10, 1938
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Ann G. Jacobs Camp Walden Denmark, Maine
JOHN STRAHN B.L. Wt. 13801-100 BA-J/MLB
Dear Madam:
The Revolutionary War records of this office show that Warrant No. 13801, for one hundred acres of bounty land, was issued December 10, 1791, on account of the services of John Strahm, private in Lee's Legion, War of the Revolution.
This office has no record of statements made in the application for bounty land, because of the destruction of papers in such early applications when the War Office was burned in 1800, therefore, no further data relative to John Strahm.
If you desire information in regard to the location of the land referred to 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, the acreage and date of issuance.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator
See to the attention of Mr. Strahm John Strahm B.L. Wt. 13801-100 BA-J/MLB to the Commissioner of the General Land Office Interior Department Washington, D.C.