Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42998, for Nathaniel Miller, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Miller Nathaniel
S. 42998
CONTENTS

Dead. See letter to P. agt. 19 ap l 1836. Little S. Miller 22 ap l 51
3053.
New York Roll
Nathaniel Miller, H
Insign. Nipon Massachusetts line. 1776. 3 years In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of Twenty Dollars per month, to commence the 18 th of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 th of Sept. 1818 and sent to Thomas S. Miller Esq r Utica New York.
  Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818  4 mo. 17/30  91-3/4    Semi-annual all'ce ending 4 th March 1819   120     $ 211-3/4  
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Prudence Co.

Ensign Nathaniel Miller
Can't
do
White
Poor

State of New-York, } ONEIDA COUNTY, ss. }
I MORRIS S. MILLER, First Judge of the county of Oneida, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that the within named Ensign Nathaniel Miller did serve in the Revolutionary War, against the common enemy, on the Continental Establishment, for the term of nine months or longer, as stated in the declaration hereto annexed. And I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary of the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the Act of 18th March, 1818. Dated this 14. day of May 1818. I am satisfied that by reason of reduced circumstances, he is in need of assistance from his Country for support.
M. S. Miller First Judge of Oneida.
STATE OF NEW-YORK, } CLERK'S OFFICE OF ONEIDA COUNTY, }
I do certify that the above signature, and the signatures to the certificates of the affidavits hereto annexed, are in the proper hand writing of Morris S. Miller, the First Judge of the county of Oneida. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of this Court.
Dated the 15. — of May 1818.
J. Wm. Woodgood
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State of New-York, Oneida County, ss.
PERSONALLY appeared before me, MORRIS S. MILLER, first Judge of the County of Oneida, in the state of New-York, Ensign Nathaniel Miller aged 63 , years and upwards, and a resident of the said County, and an applicant under the act of Congress of 18th March, 1818, who, being duly sworn, did say, that by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, he is in need of assistance from his country for support—that he never had any pension allowed him by the laws of the United States—that he served as a soldier and officer in the War of the Revolution against the common enemy, for Five years and upwards that he enlisted in the year 1775 in the State of Massachusetts in Captain Thompson's company, and Danielson's regiment, and served therein about eight months - afterwards served one year in same Company Nixons Regt. - afterwards served three years in Foggoods Company Nixons Regt. In 1779 he was appointed Ensign in Capt. Foggoods Company Nixons Regt. and served as such about one year and an half - He had a Commission which is lost. He was, in the Battle of Princeton and at the taking of Burgoyne. He left the Army in good credit in 1781.
And that he has no other evidence of his service in his power, beyond what is now offered.
Sworn this 16 day of Apr 1818 before me,
M. S. Miller
First Judge of Oneida.
Nathaniel Miller
State of New-York, Oneida County, ss.
Nathan Marsh being duly sworn, saith, that he knows the above named applicant Nathaniel Miller and believes him to be a man of truth and veracity; and that he, this deponent, fully believes the matters set forth in the above affidavit to be true.
Sworn this 18 day of Apr 1818 before me,
M. S. Miller
First Judge of Oneida.
Nathan Marsh

Nathaniel Miller,
Brownville
N o 3053
Sept 18.
Identification sent to J. Foster, Watertown N.Y.

State of New York § Jefferson County § On this 4 th day of July 1870 appeared in open Court being a court of record by a law of the said State for the said County Nathaniel Miller aged Sixty five Years resident in the Town of Brownville in said County who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his Oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, as an Ensign in Capt. William Woodcock's Company of Infantry Sixth Massachusetts Regt. Commanded by Col. Thomas Nixon the date of his Original declaration April 18 th 1818 the number of his Pension Certificate 3053 he also subscribed and sworn as follows and I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress entitled an Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war passed on the 18 th March 1818 and I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed
(Schedule)
Six Pigs. One Wooden Clock. One Axe. One Hoe & Two Scythes and Raking.
He further states that his occupation is a farmer and has had no family for fifteen Years having lived with his Son and Sons & law in different places all of which are in indigent circumstances, and is now unable to labor sufficiently for his maintenance and resides with his Son & law William Kimball
Nathaniel Miller Sworn to on the 4 th day of July 1870
George Andrews, Clerk of Jefferson County

I George Andrus Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in the County of Jefferson do here by certify that the foregoing Oath and the Schedule there to annexed are truly copied from the record of said Court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the Court that the total amount in Value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is twenty eight Dollars Seventy  Seventy five cents in testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court on this 11 th day of July 1820.
George Andrus Clerk of the court of Jefferson County

application of Samuel Miller Son of
Nathaniel Miller
Who was a Revolutionary Pension payable at the New York State Agency, Albany N.Y.
for information upon the date of the increase of pension and to know if Bounty land has been issued —
Cole & Gordon
add up him at Evans Mills Jefferson Co. N.Y.

State of New York } On this 9th day of September A.D. 1831 Jefferson County } Personally appeared before me James H. Bowen a Notary Public in & for the County and State aforesaid. Samuel Miller Who being duly sworn according to Law declares that he is 70 years of age resides in the town of Le Ray, N.Y. and is the son of Nathanial Miller deceased who was an ensign in the Revo- lutionary War and served  five years was a member of the Company of the Massachusetts Continental Line commanded by Capt. Inwood. That his father applied for and drew a pension at the rate of Twenty dollars per month which was paid at the New York State Asylum from the time his pension was allowed until the time of his death which occurred in the town of Pamelia Jefferson County, N.Y. on the tenth day of June 1831
That he the said Samuel Miller has become satisfied that his father Nathanial Miller as aforesaid was entitled by Law to a much larger pension as much in all as his full pay in the line and that the heirs are entitled to the amount thus due. He therefore makes this application to have the case examined and requests that he be informed how much there may be due and if any thing further may be necessary for him to receive a certificate for the amount. He desires also to be informed if his father became entitled to Bounty Land from the Government for his services and if it was issued to him previous to his death. He the said Samuel begs leave to refer to the vouchers for the payment of the Balance due his father at the rate of $20 per month at the time of his death to establish his authority to make this application as he applied for and received the amount due as aforesaid - at the time of his father's death, for his pension from March 4 1831 to June 16 1831, addressm. G. Evans Miller Esq. New York. Samuel Miller
Sworn and subscribed before me the day and year above written. James H. Bowen Notary Public

42998 Rey  INVALID.
File No. 42,998
Nathaniel Miller
Ensign New Inv
Act: 1 st March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 3 , Page 3/50
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Mechanics Bank New York 11 April 1836
Sir
I enclose for your examination the papers in the case of Nathaniel Miller decd.,
It will be perceived by the certificate of the Clerk of the Court that two of the heirs reside at too great a distance to make application for their share at present,
This pensioner's name is not upon our books, but I understand was formerly upon the Roll at the U. S. Br. Bank, but stricken therefrom by general instruction from the War office,
Will you authorize payment to the other heirs in this case,
I am very Respectfully Your Obedt Servt John Fleming Pres. & Postmaster for Sylvester Spencer Chf. Clk
James S. Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pension

To what period was Nathaniel Miller of New York, (act 18th Mar 1818) last paid?
Pension office Apr 19. 1836.
enc enc enc

Rec'd July 19 1820
Free
Hon. J. C. Calhoun Secretary of War Washington City

Watertown July 12 th 1820
J. C. Calhoun Esq.
Sir Invid. is a certificate for the publication of Nathaniel Miller who has authorized me to send his petition if the papers are satisfactory please inform me the Result & oblige
Yours Humbly Servt
J. Foster