Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31,256, for Menan Mills, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
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Mills, Menan or Menam
S. 31,256
CONTENTS

23449
Kentucky
William Mills
Under sub in the State of Kentucky who was a Private in the Co. - commanded by Captain Lewis of the regt commanded by Col. Glenn in the Virginia line for 6 months
scribed on the Roll of Kentucky the rate of 20 Dollars - Cents per annum, commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
ificates of Pension issued the 9 day of Jan 1833 and 11 6 John Clinton
arrears to the 4th of Sept 50.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending March 10.00 $60.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Sam Boyd Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 1 Page 24
per letter 12 May 1834 to J.P. Moore do 6 Augt 34 to J.J. T. Miller & P. M c at Clinton
Certificate returned to Pension Office as a dead letter and sent to Jordan Walker at Lawrenceburg, Anderson Co. Ky on the 26 Augt 1834
Let to Jas L. Hickman Sept 15 '35
do - do - Nov 11 '36
Duplicate certificate issued 8 Dec 1836 - and forwarded to Jas L. Hickman Lexington Ky.

Menard Mills Anderson Co. Tenn.
from 1776 private 6 months #20.
N. Lee Johnson Clk. Anderson Co. Lawrence Tenn.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Benan Mills
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1776 3 P. Capt Lewis Col Glen 83. Va Traditionary & one witness.   1781 not stated  
The time engaged in actual service as a minute man should be stated, per note 2,
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____, who has hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

the Department. A very full account of the services of each person should be given, with a reference to the action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of ascertaining the truth of the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted. Therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected unless the applicant appears before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and makes one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his service.
And the following ( m ) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State
1. In what year were you born? 2. What is the record of your age, and if so, where is it? 3. Where do you live, and when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary War? 4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before the proper authority, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must fix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

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Samuel H. 0 For May 2/2 Secretary of the Treasury of the United States.
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Washington City.

State of Kentucky Mercer County I George Thompson aged eighty four years do hereby certify that I now amend I have been acquainted with Capt Nicholas Mills between fifty and sixty years I know that in the year 1776 Capt Mills was a soldier in Capt Nicholas Lewis' company of minute men in Virginia Capt Lewis' company was one of the companies that comprised the second Battalion of minute men I was a Lieutenant in said Battalion I know that the said Mills was in the service and did serve as a soldier for at least five or six months & how much longer I am not able to say Given under my hand this 4 th of May 1833
G. Thompson
State of Kentucky Mercer County Set I John J. Allen an acting Justice of the peace for said County do hereby certify that George Thompson swore to the above statement before me this day & I do further state that I have been acquainted with said Thompson for thirty years I have never heard his credibility as a witness doubted Given under my hand this 4 th day of May 1833 John J. Allen

State of Kentucky, Warren County ss.
I Thomas Allin Clerk of the Court for the County as above do certify that John F. Allin Esq. whose name is subscribed to the within Certificate is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County as above duly Commissioned and qualified and as such full faith and Credit is and ought to be given to every of his Official acts.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office this 11 th day of May 1833 Thos Allin
[Faint, mirrored bleed-through text from the reverse side of the page]

The answers of Menan Mills to the Questions put by the County Court of Anderson, as directed to be propounded by the War Department, as contained in the "Regulations under the Act of June 7 th 1832."
Interrogatory 1. Where and in what year were you born?
Answer I was born in Caroline County Virginia in the year 1750.
Interrogatory 2. Have you any record of your age & if so when is it?
Answer. I had a record of my age but lost it several years ago.
Interrogatory 3. When were you living when called into service, were you drafted? Where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
Answer. I was living in the County of Caroline and State of Virginia, both when entered the service as a volunteer and when I was drafted. I lived in the State of Virginia from the close of the Revolutionary war till 1811, I then moved to the State of Kentucky where I have lived ever since, and I now live in the County of Anderson, and State of Ky.

Interrog. 4. How were you called into the Service; Were you drafted, did volunteer or were you a substitute, and if a substitute for whom;
Answer The first time I was called into the Service, I volunteered, the second time I was drafted, I never was a substitute for any body —
Interrog. 5. State the names of some of the Regular officers, who were with the troops, where you served, such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service;
Answer I do not recollect the names of any Regular Officer for the troops that I was generally with when I was in the Minute Service were Militia — And I do not recollect the names of many who I saw at the Siege of York except the most distinguished Commanders Genl. Washington, La Fayette, and some few others —
Interrog. Did you ever receive a discharge from the Service, and if so by whom was it given —
Answer. I received a Discharge from my

Capt. Robert Sharp under whom served when I was drafted, but this discharge I have lost long since.
Interrog. 7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
Answer I am known by many who could I suppose I will name Jordan H Walker, John B. White Col. G. White, and Col. Wm. Mothershead,

State of Kentucky } s.h. Anderson County }
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned a Justice of the peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, Menan Mills who being duly sworn, deposith and saith, that by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively, as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, in the following grades:— For five months I served as a private in the Minute service;— For one month I served as a private when I was drafted; And for such service I claim a pension, —
Given under my hand this 9 th day of December 1833. P. Q. Carlisle Jr.
State of Ky. Anderson County Set. I Jordan H. Walker clerk of the Court for the County aforesaid do certify that P. Q. Carlisle whose name is subscribed to the above certificate, or affidavit, is an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County, duly Commissioned and qualified, and as such full faith and credit is and ought to be given to every of his official acts, and that his said signature above is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 11 th day of December 1833.
J. H. Walker. Clerk

Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7 th of June 1832.
State of Kentucky \frac{3}{4} M ch County of Anderson \frac{3}{4} M ch
On the 9 th day of December 1833 personally appeared before the County Court of Anderson County and State aforesaid Menan Mills a resident of the Town of Lawrenceburg in the County of Anderson and State of Kentucky, aged 83 years , who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
That he volunteered in the army or service of the United States in the year 1776 as a private in the Company of Capt. Nicholas Lewis which was one of the Companies of the 2 d Battalion of the County of Albemarle & State of Virginia, and served under the said Capt. Nicholas Lewis as his Capt. and Col. John Glenn, as his Col. In the Spring of the same year 1776 shortly after he volunteered, he was marched to Hanover Town, from that place to New Castle, and from there through Williamsburg to Burrels ferry on James River, where he remained with the troops 5 or six months, when he was marched

back through the same Counties aforesaid to Reads Creek near New River, against the Cherokee Indians where he stayed in the service some short time. And hired a substitute and returned home to his residence in Albemarle County Virginia, where he resided, when he volunteered in the aforesaid service as a Minute Man, he thinks the time that he was actually engaged in this service, the year 1776 was about six months,
In the year 1781 still being a resident of Albemarle County Virginia, he was drafted to serve as a Militia Man, and immediately entered the service as a private under Capt. Robert Sharp, and was marched to the vicinity of Yorktown where Lord Cornwallis was besieged, he states that he was at Yorktown during the siege, and was retained in the service some time, after Cornwallis had surrendered, the length of time he served on this tour he is unable to state positively but thinks it was not less than one month. He states that his Capt. Robert Sharp gave him a discharge, but this discharge he has lost as he has not seen it or been able to find it for many years.
He states that he was born in the County of Caroline, State of Virginia in the year 1758, that he had a record of his age but lost it a few years ago. That he was living in the County of Albemarle & State of Virginia, when he entered

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the Service in both tours, spoken of in this declaration, that he has lived in the State of Virginia from the close of the Revolutionary war until 1811 when he moved to the State of Kentucky, where he has been living ever since, and is now living in the County of Anderson and State of Kentucky. That he volunteered as a minute man the first tour he served, and was drafted the second tour. He states that he does not now recollect the names of Regular officers who might have been with the troops where he was or the names or numbers of regiments. He states that he received no written discharge from the service as a minute man, that he served about 6 months as minute man at well as he can now recollect, and then hired a substitute to fill his place. He states that he received a discharge from the last tour he served which was given to him by his Capt. Robert Sharp but this discharge he lost or misplaced he has not seen it for many years. He states that Jordan H. Walker, John B. White, J. White and I. G. Ledman are persons to whom he is known in his present neighborhood, and who can testify as to his character for veracity, and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension, or an annuity except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any State. Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
Merion Mills

We Jordan H. Walker a Clergyman residing in the County of Anderson State of Kentucky and Dixon G. Ledman residing (in the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Menan Mills, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be Eighty three years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a Soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn to and Subscribed the day & year aforesaid
J. H. Walker D. G. Ledman
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter and after putting the Interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further Certifies, that it appears to them that Jordan H. Walker who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman, residing in the County of Anderson & State of Kentucky, and that D. G. Ledman who has also signed the same is a resident in the same County and State, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Jordan H. Walker Clerk of the Court of Anderson County & State of Ky. do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court, in the matter of the application of Menan Mills for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 11 th day of December 1833.
J. H. Walker Clerk

August 24, 1932
BA--J/AWF Menan Mills S.31256
Mrs. George R. Davis 1818 N.W. 17th Avenue Miami, Florida
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Thomas Bull and Menon Mills, soldiers of the War of the Revolution.
Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained from claims made to the United States for pension and bounty land based upon the military service of soldiers in the war.
A search of the records fails to show such claims on file on account of the services of Thomas Bull as described by you.
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 31256, based upon the Revolutionary War service of Menan Mills.
Menan Mills was born in 1750 in Caroline County, Virginia, the names of his parents are not given.
While a resident of Albemarle County, Virginia, he enlisted in the spring of 1776 and served five or six months as a minute man in Captain Nicholas Lewis' company, Colonel John Glenn's Virginia regiment. He enlisted in 1781 and served one month as private in Captain Robert Sharp's Virginia company and was at the siege of Yorktown.
He was allowed pension on his application executed December 9, 1833, at which time he was a resident of Lawrenceburg, Anderson County, Kentucky, having moved to Kentucky in 1811.
His son, J. J. T. Mills, was residing in said

Lawrenceburg in 1834. There are no further data relative to his family.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Menan Mills, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C., citing all of the following data-
Menan Mills Certificate number 25449 Issued January 9, 1833 Rate $20.00 per annum To commence March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 Kentucky Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

Hickman and
Manan Mills
By for
New Certificate

Application for a New Certificate
State of Kentucky Fayette County } ss.
On this 2 d day of Novem r . 1836, before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Fayette, personally appeared Menon Mills who, on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captains Nick l Lewis & Rob t Sharp, in the Regiment commanded by Colonel - in the Service of the United States; that his name was placed on the Pension roll of the State of Kentucky, that he received a Certificate of that fact under the signature and Seal of the Secretary of War; which Certificate on or about the 8 th day of March 1836, at or near Lexington was lost or mislaid, and which in all probability has been destroyed
Sworn and subscribed to before me, the day and year first above mentioned }
Menon Mills
James L. Hickman J.P.
State of Kentucky Fayette County } ss.
This day personally appeared before the undersigned a justice of the Peace in & for said county John Milton and made oath that Menon Mills who is also before me was lately in possession of a Pension certificate that he had for said Menon Mills his stipend & that he is the same person
John Milton
Sworn and subscribed to before me this 2 d day of Novem r . 1836 }
James L. Hickman J.P.

Fayette County Set.
I James L Hickman a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid, do hereby Certify that I am myself acquainted with the within named Allan Mills and know that he was a pensioner of the United States, and that he held a certificate of that fact from the War Office of the United States - and that the within affiant John Milton late Pension Clerk, in the Northern Bank of Kentucky, is a gentleman of good standing and undoubted veracity - Given under my hand this 2 d day of Nov r 1836
James L Hickman J.P.F.C.
Commonwealth of Kentucky Fayette County Town:
I James C Rods clerk of the County Court for the County aforesaid do certify that James L Hickman whose name is signed to the foregoing Certificate is and was at the time of signing his name thereto an acting Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid duly appointed and sworn agreeably to Law, and as such full faith and Credit should be given to all his official acts
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office this 2 d day of Nov r 1836 and of the Commonwealth the 45 th Year
770 J. C. Rods clk. F.C.

Lexington Novm r 30. 1836,
Dr. Sir
I herewith return the application of Menan Mills for a New Certificate, Mr. Mills is an aged man (87 years old) and consequently his recollection has failed him (as is very evident to all to all his acquaintances) He does not recollect the name of his Colonel, this I ascertained when his application was first made out, and therefore left it blank , - if it is absolutely necessary the name should be stated by him, he will have to lose the benefit of his Pension, there can be no doubt of two facts, 1 st that he served in the war of the Revolution, as a gentleman of high standing in this County (Maj r John Parker, also a Pensioner) informs me, that he knew Menan Mills well whilst in the service and knows him here to be the same man, and secondly that he had a Pension Certificate, this I know of my own knowledge - the old man is very infirm and very needy, and I would be pleased for him to get a new certificate - I am as much disposed to guard the Public Treasury from imposition as any one in the U. S. and would not ask for any person a Certificate unless fully satisfied they were justly entitled thereto, Very Respectfully in haste
Col. James L. Edwards Comd. of Pensions
Yrs &
James L. Hickman
P.S. - I saw Mr. Mills a few days
since - he says he can't yet recollect the name of his Colo. - he is nearly blind, and seemed to have forgotten me, until I told him my name and

reminded him of the application for a new Certificate -

McLean Mills Prov. = 20. per share - Net June 9: Kentucky roll -
at what time was he last paid?
Pen. iron office
3 rd Auditor
To the 11 th March 1836
Sept 8 th 1836
3 rd Auditor's office
R. B.
Oct. 1-1836
(N. H. G.)

Lawrenceburg, Anderson County Ky
July 24th 1834.
J. H. Edwards, Esq.
In some time ago, I obtruded myself into your notice thro' the courtesy of the hon. Thomas P. More, a member of Congress from the 5th, Congressional district in this state; and I am sorry that I should be under the necessity of troubling you a second time on the same subject, the pension of my father Manan the reception Mills Senior. Mr More, upon the reception of my note forwarded it to you, whereupon he received a note from you in reply a copy of which is here subjoined.
Sir, I herewith return Mr. J. J. T. Mills's letter to you, and have to state that the claim of Manan Mills was allowed on the 9th of Jany last, & Certificate of pension for him sent to V. B. Johnson, Chestertown, Ky.
The error committed agreeably to your statement is the sending of the Certificate to Clinch, the County seat of Hickman, instead of sending it to Lawrenceburg the County seat of Anderson.

Immediately on the receipt of your note, I got the P. Master of Anderson to write to the P. Master of Hickman, but we have never obtained an answer, nor any information relative to your letter of a Certificate. And we had every reason to suppose it has been returned to the General P. Office as a dead letter. I earnestly entreat you Sir, to send a duplicate Certificate to Lawrenceburg, Anderson County Ky. And instead of N. C. Johnson the former Clerk, direct to Jordan Walker, the present Clerk. That all suspicion of fraud may be removed, I herewith enclose a Certificate from the P. Master and Clerk of this County.
I have the Honor to be my respectfully
your obed. Servt.
J. J. T. Miller
J. L. Edwards Esq. City of Washington.
I Jordan Walker, do certify that no letter directed to me as Clerk of the County Court of Anderson County from J. L. Edwards Relative to the Pinnion Certificate referred to in the above, has been taken and by me of the Post office at Lawrenceburg. Since the time referred to in the above, nor at any  other time. Jordan Walker Clerk.

From J. J. T. Mills and Oct 6. 1834
unsecularly by the J. J. T. Mills Appointment of the Bishop

note Aug 4 Louisville Ky July 26 J. L. Edwards esq.
Department of War, City of Washington
Hen. 1
J. L. Edwards J. G. Smith as at 6 1834

I De Laney Egbert do certify that no letter has ever been directed to Francis H. Walker as clerk of the Superior Court Ky, nor  that been delivered here from J. L. Edwards in relation to the Pursuant certificate of Merrow Mills referred to in the opposite letter, I am intimate with Mr. Mills neither has he at any time ever received any such as referred to.
De Laney Egbert Salemburg Ky

Mewan Mills
Ky. for new Co.
A.G. Washington City impression of Union J. Edwards
M. Briscoe

Sept 13
W. B. Dine
Colo: James L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D.C.

Lexington Sept. 6. 1836
Colo. James L. Edwards Comt. of Pensions
Sir
You will find annexed an affidavit made by Menem Mills a Revolutionary Pensioner of the loss of his Pensioner, he wishes to obtain another in place of the lost one, and at his request send the affidavit on for that purpose - You will be pleased to enclose me the certificate as early as convenient, as Mr. Mills who resides in a few miles of this place is needy and would like to get his money as early as possible
I am very Respectfully in haste Yr. Mo. Obl. Servt
James L. Hickman

Nov 10.
Mr. Brundage
See
Colo: James L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D.C.
ms. Nov. 11. '36 -

Lexington 2 d Nov: 1836.
James L. Edwards Esq. Pension Commissioner
Sir
Enclosed you will find Memor Mills' application for a New Certificate which you will please enclose to me as early as convenient Very Respectfully Yr. mo. Obt.
James L. Hickman

Menahem Mills
for new Cert.
The difficulty is that he does not recollect the name of his Colonel.
In Mr. Hickman's letter of 30 th Mch o in which he explains. The pension appears to be very respectable for old and infirm.
Respectfully referred to the Comt. Sept 8: '36.
R. B.
Issue the certificate J. L. E.

Dec 8 Mr. Stephen Edwards Attention Mr. Purdie
FREE
Col. James L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D.C.

J L Edwards bow f Pensand
James L. Hickman Esq. Lexington,
Kentucky.

31256 Rev INVALID.
File No. 31,256
Menam Mills Rev Rev
Act: June 7 th 82 nd
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 277
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1923-Nov. 2. Hist. to Mrs. J. A. Alex- ander. MMH. 1923-Nov. 6. Hist. to Edwin P. Mat- theus. MMH. 1932-Aug. 24. Hist. to Mrs. George R. Davis curf

Veterans Administration Dept. Washington, D.C.
Dear Sirs:-
Can you give me any information regarding the Revolutionary services of Menan Mills (1753-1838)- his wife was Frances Jonett .
I think he served from Virginia, but understand that when he applied for a pension, he stated that he was living with a son in Lexington Kentucky.
Please give me all the information you may have. - I need it for my D.A.R. record.
Yours very Truly
Mrs. George R. Davis
1818 N. W. 17 th Ave
Miami.
Florida
Ans. Aug 24-1932 first sent A.M. S.
9/7/32

A. D. Hiller Asst Administrator Washington, D. C.
My dear Sir: -
In compliance with your request to confirm my inquiry to two soldiers of the Revolution. I have selected two whom I desire most to have information concerning
Viz: -
① Menan or Menon Mills born 1753, died 1838 in Montgomery Co. Ohio. I have always understood that he served from Virginia , but am not positive. I do know that he went to Kentucky to live with his son. Rev. J. J. T. Mills, and am informed that he applied for a pension there - probably from Lexington. Later he removed to Ohio where he died.
② Thomas Bull born in Manchester, Vt. Nov. 1762 died " " " 1823
Wife was Sylvia Benedict Bull. If he was in the service at all, it was from Vermont.
Yours very Truly Grace C Davis
Mrs. George R Davis 1818 N. W. 17 th Ave Miami, Fla

EDWIN P. MATTHEWS, JR. INSURANCE CITY NATIONAL BANK BLDG. DAYTON, OHIO
Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
Memor Subject Ensign Meman Mills of Augusta Co Va War of Revolution. This man was with his regiment at the surrender of Yorktown. Va. Died at Dayton, Montgomery Co Ohio about 1838 Kindly give me any information you have regarding this man.
Edwin Matthews Jr. 117 E. Dixon Ave Dayton Ohio,
Send 831246 as he was was in Yorktown &

1310 N. Augusta Street, Staunton, Va.,
Sept. 22, 1923.
Commissioner of Pensions, Department of Interior, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir; -
I should like a copy of the record in your office of Menan Mills, who drew a pension in 1835, in Anderson County, Ky.

for service in the Revolutionary army in Virginia -
Also I should be glad to know whether you have any record of (For full name etc mmst H) Maj. Goldaday of Augusta County, Virginia.
Very truly yours, J. S. Alexander (Mrs. J. A. Alexander)

mmh
November 6, 1923
Edwin P. Matthews, Jr., 117 East Dixon Ave., Dayton, Ohio.
Sir:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 31358 it appears that Menan Mills was born in 1750 in Caroline County, Virginia, name of parents not given.
While a resident of Albemarle County, Virginia in the Spring of 1776 he enlisted and served as a minute man five or six months in Captain Nicholas Lewis Company, Colonel John Glenn's Virginia Regiment.
In 1781 he enlisted and served as a private one month in Captain Robert Sharp's Virginia Company and was at the Siege of York.
He was allowed pension on his application executed December 9, 1833 while a resident of Lawrenceburg, Anderson County, Kentucky.
His son J. J. T. Mills was a resident of said Lawrenceburg in 1834. No further family data on file.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

mmh
November 2, 1923
Mrs. J. J. Alexander 1310 North Augusta St., Staunton, Virginia
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 31256 it appears that Menan Mills was born in 1750 in Caroline County, Virginia.
While a resident of Albemarle County, Virginia in the Spring of 1776 he enlisted and served as a minute man five or six months in Captain Nicholas Lewis' Company, Colonel John Glenn's Virginia Regiment.
In 1781 he enlisted and served as a private one month in Captain Robert Sharp's Virginia Company and was at the Siege of York.
He was allowed pension on his application executed December 9, 1833 while a resident of Lawrenceburg, Anderson County, Kentucky.
His son J. J. T. Mills was a resident of said Lawrenceburg in 1834. No further family data on file.
Respectfully,
Daily death not on AR
Commissioner.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Mills Morgan GRADE Private LINE New Jersey
WARRANT NUMBER 8550 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED May 9, 1792 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.