Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L. Wt. 1565-450, for Charles Mc Knight, [Blank]

General Hospital
McKnight, Charles.
B.L.Wt. 1565-450. Physician & Surgeon Issued Sept. 25, 1790. No papers.

September 9, 1935.
Miss Rosalie Fellows Bailey 1 East 93rd Street New York, New York.
RA-J/ILL / Miss Finch Charles McKnight Wt. 1565-450
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Dr. Charles McKnight.
This office has no further information in regard to Dr. Charles McKnight than was furnished you August 12, 1935.
You will note by reference to fourth paragraph of that report, that the papers in the application for bounty land based upon his service in the Revolutionary War, were burned in 1800.
Revolutionary War data furnished by the Veterans Administration are obtained from claims for pension and bounty land which have been made to the United States based upon service in that war, hence, when such applications were not filed by the soldiers or heirs or when their applications were destroyed by the two serious fires in 1800 and 1814, this office has no data in regard to those soldiers.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.
(She quotes from A.G.O.)

August 12, 1935.
Miss Rosalie Fellows Bailey 1 East 93rd Street New York, New York.
RA-J/ILL Charles McKnight Wt. 1565-450
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letters in which you request information in regard to Dr. Charles McKnight and Captain Richard McKnight, War of the Revolution.
There is no claim for pension or bounty land on file which has been made to the United States based upon service in the Revolutionary War of a Richard McKnight, under any spelling of that surname.
The records of this office show that warrant #1565 for 450 acres of bounty land was issued September 25, 1790, in account of service of Charles McKnight, physician and surgeon, General Hospital, War of the Revolution.
There are no statements on file made at the time this application for bounty land was submitted, 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 the location of this land, you should address The Commissioner, General Land Office, this city, and furnish that official the number of warrant, acreage and date of issuance as given above.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.