Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 1951-300, for David Strong, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
bonn
Strong, David
B.L.W. 1951-300-Dept.
Issued Oct. 17, 1789
no papers
CONTENTS

Conn.
Strong, David
B.L. W. 1951-300- Bapt. Issued Oct. 17, 1789 No papers.

Mound City, Ill., Nov 3, 1931.
W. N. Moyer Nov 3
Pension Department, Washington.
Re. Mrs. Chloe Richmond Strong, widow of Lt. Col. David Strong, 2nd. Regt. 1st. American Legion.
Lt. Col. Strong died at Cantonment Wilkinson-Vill, Sept. 19, 1801, (In the N.W. Territory, now Pulaski County, Illinois) His widow was Ms. Mrs. Chloe Richmond Strong, who died 1820.
1. I desire to know whether that woman was pensioned by the U.S. Govt., and if so, how much pension did she receive by month, or year. 2. Were there minor children pensioned? What were their names, and the amount of pension they received. 3. This information is desired for historical purposes only.
Thanking you, I am
Very respectfully,
W. N. Moyers, 311 High Street, Mound City, Ill.
W. N. Moyers

October 25, 1934.
Mrs. J. P. Schuch McCormick Building North Dearborn and Oak Streets Chicago, Illinois.
BA-J/ILL Joseph Strong S. 7598 David Strong B.L.Wt. 1951
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Joseph Strong, son of David Strong, born October 25, 1763, was in the service and was commissioned, and died October 1801, at Fort Wilkinson, Pulaski County, Illinois.
There is no claim for pension or bounty land on file based upon service of a Joseph Strong identical with your description. The record has been found, however, of a Joseph Strong, the son of David Strong, which may be of interest to you in the matter of elimination. The record has been found, also, of one Captain David Strong. The data given herein in regard to each of those soldiers are obtained from claims for pension and bounty land, made to the United States, based upon military service in the Revolutionary War.
JOSEPH STRONG-S. 7598.
Joseph Strong, while a resident of Sharon, Litchfield County, Connecticut, enlisted November 15, 1776, served as private in Captain Solomon Strong's company, of which company David Strong, Joseph's father, was Lieutenant. Colonel Bradley's Connecticut regiment, was in the battle of Germantown, wintered at Valley Forge, was at Monmouth and was discharged November 15, 1779. He served later as private in Captain David Strong's (his father's) company, Colonels Bradley's and Swift's Connecticut regiments, and was at the surrender of Yorktown, length of said service about eighteen months.
In 1828, the soldier was a resident of Warren County, Mississippi, aged about sixty-nine years; the date and place of his birth are not shown.

Joseph Strong was allowed pension on his application executed November 12, 1832, at which time he resided in Copiah County, Mississippi. At the time of this application, Joseph Strong stated that his father "died some twelve or fifteen years ago in the U. S. Army near the mouth of the Ohio River being then a Colonel".
In 1829, Joseph's Strong's wife was living, her name, however, not shown. They had eighteen children, fifteen of whom were then living, their names not designated. One David Strong, also a resident of Warren County, Mississippi, in 1829, was with the soldier, Joseph Strong, his relationship not designated.
For information in regard to date of last payment of pension, name of person paid, and, possibly, the date of death of the pensioner, you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, citing the following:
Joseph Strong Certificate 22467 Issued October 24, 1832 Rate $80 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832. Mississippi Agency.
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DAVID STRONG-B.L.Wt. 1951-300 acres.
The records of this office show that warrant #1951 for 300 acres of bounty land was issued October 17, 1789, on account of the service of David Strong, Captain in the Connecticut Line, War of the Revolution.
There is no further information on file regarding the service of David Strong, and none relative to his family, because of the destruction of papers in this early claim when the War Office was burned

in 1800 and 1814.
If you desire information in regard to the location of the land granted on account of the service of David Strong in the Revolutionary War, you should address The Commissioner, General Land Office, this city, and furnish that official the number of the warrant, acreage, and date of issuance, given herein.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Assistant to Administrator.

November 17, 1931
BA-J/AWF
Mr. W. N. Moyers 311 High Street Mound City, Illinois
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter requesting information in regard to Mrs. Chloe Richmond Strong, widow of Lieutenant Colonel David Strong who died September 19, 1801.
From the records of this office it appears that Warrant No. 1951 for three hundred acres of bounty land was issued, October 17, 1789, on account of the services of Captain David Strong of the Connecticut Line, War of the Revolution.
There is no further information on file as to his services, nor any data as to his family, because of the destruction of papers in such claims, when the War Office was burned.
It is suggested that as a possible means of securing further information in regard to the military service of said David Strong, you apply to the Adjutant General, War Department, this city.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator
The claim for Chloe Strong, widow of Eli Strong, No 16746, is not the same as this request seems