Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File [Blank], for Archelaus Kinney, Massachusetts

SERVICE
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Mass.
Kinney, Michaelus Kenney
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WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
IRA N. HOLLIS, PRESIDENT
H. J. H. Air. Sec.
ADDRESS REPLY TO ALTON L. SMITH, PROFESSOR OF MACHINE DESIGN
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
WORCESTER, MASS. May 20th. 1916.
Commissioner of Pensions, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
I am writing to ask for the pension record of Archelaus Kinney or Kenney, revolutionary soldier of Middleton, Mass. who was pensioned January 9, 1783 according to the Mass. record.
I would like an abstract of his application with service record if that is given, also the amount, when it terminated, whether it was continued to his widow, whether he signed the application with his signature or with his mark and any other pertinent facts.
Very truly yours,
Alton L. Smith 18 McKinley Road, Worcester, Mass.
See Mass. Col. & Regts p 125 - Kenney or look up pensioned list of 1832 this is U.S. pension

V.L.H. Rev. War Section.
May 27, 1916.
Professor Alton L. Smith, 18 McKinley Road, Worcester, Mass.
Sir:-
In response to your letter dated the 20 th instant, you are advised that on the list of Invalid Pensioners inscribed on the roll of the Massachusetts Agency, appears the name Archelaus Kinney, a Private in the Revolutionary Army, who was allowed $60. per annum from March 4, 1789, under the Act of June 7, 1785.
Owing to the destruction of records in 1814, when the British burned Washington, there are no papers on file, or any further information relative to said claim.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.