Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 10,110-100, for John Miller, Pennsylvania

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penna.
★ Miller, John
B.L.W. 10, 110-100.
No papers.
CONTENTS

Kirkville, Mo
April 30, 1919.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C. Rev Sec pac
Sir, Will you please Tell me whether Joseph M c Clintock of Penn, received a pension for his services in The Revolutionary War?
Joseph M c Clintock was a Private Soldier in Capt. John Jacks Co. 2d Battalion, Cumberland Co. Pa. Col. Thos Gibson in 1778. and in 1780 - he was in

Capt. John Adams Co, 5 th Battalion, Cumberland Co. He died in 1799 in Pa.
Also John Miller of Cumberland Co, Pa. fought in the Revolutionary War. He was born 1752 and died in 1815. He lived in, or near Carlisle, Cumberland Co. Pa, but at the time of his death he was living in Millersburg, Bourbon

Co. Ky. John Miller received a grant of land in Kentucky, but so far I have been unable to find out why he received this land. Can you tell me about this grant?
If you has have no record of a grant of land given to John Miller of Pa. is there any place I can write to find out about this grant?

Could the Miller brothers have made a purchase from the Government?
Thank you for any help you may be able to give me.
Sincerely
Mrs Warner Mills
Kirksville
Missouri

May 19, 1919
Mrs. Warner Mills, Kirksville, Missouri.
Madam:
In response to your letter of the thirtieth ultimo, you are advised that the records of this Bureau show that Warrant No. 10,110 , for 100 acres of bounty land was issued November 5, 1789, in favor of John Miller , on account of his services as a Private in the Pennsylvania troops, Revolutionary War.
There is no further information as there are no papers on file in this Bureau, the same having been destroyed in the burning of the War Office in 1800.
For the location of said land, apply to the Commissioner of the General Land Office, citing all the data in the first paragraph of this letter.
Very truly yours,
J. M. [unclear] Commissioner.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Miller, John GRADE Private LINE Pennsylvania
WARRANT NUMBER 10110 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED November 5, 1789 to John Miller
*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.