Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16962, for Daniel Miles, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Miles, Daniel
S. 16962
carded
CONTENTS

28,091
Connecticut
Daniel Notes
of Glastenbury in the State of Conn
who was a Private in the Conn commanded
by Captain _____ of the Regt commanded
by Col Falcott in the Conn
time for 14 mo. 13 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Conn
at the rate of $18 Dollars 00 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 day of Feb
1834 and sent to
Parsons - Hartford Conn
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1834 - $110.15
Semi-ant. allowance ending Mar 4 76 - 24.03
$134 18
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by E. D. Bullock Clerk
Book 62 Vol. 3 Page 27
Lt. S. H. Parsons Esq
2 Sept 1834
Sec. Lake Charlton, Jan
6-39

Connecticut -
Tadoussac Wykagyl Amity
16. 13 -
16. 13 days private
J H Parsons Esq Hartford Ct

1029  BRIEF in the case of Daniel Miles  of Glastenbury in the State of Conn te  (Act 7 June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Probate Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 81 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     In 1776 Aug t — 1 — private Gen. Col l B. Talcott's Reg t Con te Mil ia   1777 Apr l — 9 — " Col l S. Wylly's " " State   1778 Aug t — 2 — " Capt n A. McDowells Co y } "   1779 Aug t — 2 — " Col l Chapm n and Res t } "   Maj r Tyler —   Capt n Sam l Wells' Co y drafted  
Note, in 1811...
 5. In what battles was he engaged? had some encounters with the enemy —  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Glastenbury — Con te  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? by several witnesses, one of whom is a clergyman, the respectability & standing of whose character is Certif d to by the J. of the P. S. Cole & B. Parsons —  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? — Defective — For want of the Clerk's Official Certificate as to Cole & Parsons being Justis of the peace — 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
E. Stephens Examining Clerk.

PENSION ACT OF 1832.
Declaration of Daniel & Miles
in order to obtain the benefit of the
Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
STATE OF CONNECTICUT.
COUNTY OF Hartford
On this 3 rd day of August 1832, before the Probate Court for the district of Hartford in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut being a Court of Record, having by law a Clerk and Seal, personally appeared Daniel Stiles a resident of Glastenbury in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut aged Eight one 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 Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
June 7, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States as a Private in a military company commanded by Captain Saml. Wells (of Glastenbury) Lieutenant Timothy Hale (afterward Captain) and Ensign Benjamin Smith at Glastenbury in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut on or about the 10th day of August 1776; that said company belonged to a regiment of foot commanded by Colonel Elizer Gale of Glastenbury Lieutenant Colonel Thos. Buel (he don't remember) and Major (he don't remember) . That he the deponent went with the company to New York and continued to serve in the until on or about the 4th of September he was taken sick and  on the day of Sept was removed with several other sick men to Westchester by order of Col. E. Gale -  in a few days from the service, at or near a place called afterward, he with several other sick men  was removed to  the  son of Col. Gale  Math. Wells, commanding  the  feble & unfit for duty  was  recd  a pass from  the  Colonel to return home - & that he with the others left Westchester & returned slowly to Glastenbury; That he the deponent reached home about the last of September; & continuing to be unwell he remained at home very  feble & unable to  be until a time after the Regiment was dismissed; He thinks the Regiment was dismissed at White Plains sometime about the middle of October 1776 - That he the deponent served in the company faithfully from the 10th August until he was disabled by sickness, - That while on this tour of duty, he was with the troops on Long Island - & while there he saw Genl. Lord Sterling Genl. Putnam, - He thinks Genl. M c Douglass & several others. That he was with the troops when they retreated from Brooklyn to New York - That he the deponent was absent from home on this tour, for about the 1 st August to the last of Sept 1776 being two months - The regiment was , he thinks, continued in the service about six weeks longer, the deponent being sick the latter period. - That Richard Smith of Glastenbury was at New York at the same time & knows that the deponent was a private there in Capt. Wells Company as above stated - I will testify to the facts -

That about the 1 st of April 1777 as near as he can remember, the deponent he was drafted for nine months , at Glastenbury & placed in a Company in which Alys n Mc Dowell was Ensign, — Haydon & De Ransom were the 1 st & 2 nd Lieutenants & Edward Eells of Middletown was Capt n . — That he was ordered to Middletown, & there ordered by Capt n Eells to go with Joseph Fox, Edward Potter, Gad Taylor & some others (who were also drafted) — to join the quicks at New Haven — That he remained at New Haven & near there on duty untill Col n Meigs returned from Long Island with his prisoners — That he soon afterwards marched with a part of the troops under the command of Col n Meigs to Horse Neck, — at Peekskill — In a short time crossed the Hudson & marched under Col n Meigs into New Jersey to Morristown, Boundbrook & other places; returning to the Hudson, crossed the river at Kings Ferry got back to Peekskill, he thinks some time in June on July — That at Peekskill the dep- -nant & he believes the other soldiers who belonged to Capt n Eells company, were under the command of Col n Samuel Wyllys. — That the troops sometimes marched on short excursions to various points, not now remembered by the deponent & back to Peekskill
That sometimes in October the latter part of the month the deponent marched with the Regiment under Col n Wyllys, & perhaps some other troops, up the Hudson River to Red Hook — at the time the Enemy burnt Esopus. — That the troops soon after returned to Fishkill & continued on to the White Plains; — at the White Plains the troops remained till the deponent & several others whose term of service had expired, were honorably discharged on the 1 st day of January 1778 at Kingstreet That he rec d a written discharge from Ensign Mc Dowell which he had for a long time afterward — but is now lost & he has not seen it for more than twenty years.
That Edward Potter of Glastenbury was drafted with the deponent & served with him the whole term & will testify to the truth of the facts stated.

That the deponent was drafted the forepart of August 1778 he thinks for two months to go to Providence &c - That thereupon  the  company  which  was  then  at  Hartford  to  Providence  the  officers  in  the  company  were  Capt.  Pomeroy , Lieut.  Othniel  Williams  &  Ensign  George  Stanley , in a Regt. commanded by Col. Chapman of Holland Valley Typer - from Providence the deponent with the troops, marched to Bristol, then crossed the water to the Island of Newport, - where the deponent with the American troops, had some encounters with the Enemy - Genl. Sullivan was our Commander in chief. The troops left the Island he thinks in September 1778 & marched back to Providence where the deponent & the company he belonged to was dismissed in October if he does not misremember, - he thinks he was absent on this town two months .
Frederick Lord of Hartford was with the deponent on this town & will testify to the truth of this statement.
That he the deponent was again drafted at Glastenbury in August 1779 for two months to go to New Haven & East Haven, in a company commanded by Capt. Samuel Wells of Glastenbury, Lieut. Wm Miller, Ensign (he don't remember)
That he served out the term at s d New Haven & East Haven on guard & assisted in erecting a small fort at s d East Haven & was dismissed. He thinks sometime in October 1779 & returned home to Glastenbury -
That Frederick Lord of Hartford was on duty at the same time at these places. Is now & knew the deponent was there, & will testify to the truth of this statement.
That on the 19 th day of March 1781 he was appointed a Conductor of Ox Teams , by Ralph Pomeroy Esq r . then of said Hartford, Deputy Quarter Master in the State of Connecticut, - The deponent rec d orders from said Deputy Quarter Master how to proceed, & actually agreed to procure ten teams & to enlist the teamsters for the same - & that he accordingly did procure & enlist Job Ellsworth, Stephen Case, John Nichols, - Bridwell - Taylor - Joseph Taylor, Matterson - Hale, Grover & Sam l Cole, at different times & that he the deponent under the appointment of said Deputy Quarter Master Genl, Pomeroy - acted faithfully as a Conductor of the Brigade of Teams from about the 1 st May 1781 to the forepart of Jan y 1782 - The deponent further states that he understood at the time that Deputy Quarter Master Pomeroy acted under an appointment & authority of Col. Pickering who was Quarter Master Genl. of the Continental Army - That his then deponent's pay was rec d in Connecticut pay table orders at thirty five dollars per month as he believes.
That he has found among his old papers a pay roll for a part of the time he was engaged in the public service as a Conductor & made he thinks by some person in the office of Deputy Quarter Master Genl. - That he saw Col. Pickering at Hartford, with Ralph Pomeroy Esq r , sometime in the Fall of 1781 or beginning of 1782 & knows they were connected in the public business.

That the payroll is annexed hereto & that Andrew Kingsbury Esq d of Hartford, formerly Treasurer of the State of Connecticut, remembers perfectly that the deponent was appointed & served in the Army, as Conductor of teams - as before stated & will testify the facts - said Kingsbury was a Clerk of said Dep. Quart. Master Pomeroy at that time.
And in reply to certain interrogatories prescribed by the War Department and propounded by the Court, the deponent further declares,
1st. That he was born at Glastenbury in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut on the 26 th , day of August (old style) 1750
2d. That the day and year of his birth is so recorded as he believes in the office of the Town Clerk in said Glastenbury.
3d. and 4th. That when he was called into service, he resided at the places or towns as herein before stated; and served in the manner set forth in the preceding declaration.
5th. That the general circumstances of his service are detailed in the preceding declaration, and also the names of such officers, &c. as he distinctly recollects. That he saw Genl. Parsons, Genl. Putnam - & several other officers at Recks Hill white plains in 1777. - In 1778 he saw Genl. Sullivan in Rhode Island & other Generals.
6th. That he has received a written discharge from the service at Kings Street in January 1778. But has lost or mislaid it & has not seen it for many years.
7th. That he is personally known to Richard Smith, Edward Potter, Rev. J. H. Riddell, & George Plummer all of whom are respectable inhabitants of Glastenbury. & to Mr. Frederick Lord & Andrew Kingsbury Esq d of Hartford, who are respectable & credible citizens - That Mr. Smith, Potter, Riddell & Plummer are respectable persons in the neighborhood where the deponent resides, and can testify as to his character for veracity, and also their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution.
And the said Daniel Miles hereby relinquishes every claim under to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State.
Daniel Miles
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
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 that that, The Rev. J. H. Riddell is a clergyman in said Glastenbury - George Plummer, Edward Potter & Richard Smith, also of Glastenbury neighbors of the s d Miles - That Frederick Lord & Andrew Kingsbury whose affidavits are hereto annexed are credible persons, and that their statements are entitled to credit.
I, William Whitman Clerk of the Probate Court for the district of Hartford do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Daniel Miles for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 3 rd day of August 1832.
W m Whitman, Clk of Court of Probate for district of Hartford.

POWER OF ATTORNEY—Revolutionary Pension Claims.
Know all Men by these Presents, That I, Solomon Cole alone named
hereby constitute and appoint John M. Hayer of Washington my true and lawful Agent and Attorney, to prosecute the Claim of the aforesaid Daniel Miles for any amount of Revolutionary Pension, or Increase of Pension, that may be due; and I hereby author- ize my said Agent to examine all the papers and documents in relation to said claim, on file in the Depart- ments at Washington City, or elsewhere; to file additional evidence or arguments; and to receive the Cer- tificate which may be issued for said Claim, which Certificate I wish made payable to my order alone at Hartford Ctr to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed, and to do all things that I would or could do myself personally, present. Hereby ratifying and confirming all that said Agent and Agents shall lawfully do in the premises.
WITNESS my hand and Seal this sixth day of February A. D., 185 2 .
Signed and Sealed in the presence of } H N Babton } J. F. Orving
Solomon Cole  Seale
STATE OF Connecticut COUNTY OF Hartford } ss:
On this sixth day of February A. D. 185 2 before me, the subscriber, a Notary Public  Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, personally appeared Solomon Cole and acknowledged the foregoing Power, of Attorney to be his act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand, } And Notarial Seal the day and year aforesaid. }
H N Babton
J. Peace. Notary Public

Claim of Act of
Daniel Miles 1 st June 1832
STATE OF Connecticut } ss. COUNTY OF Hartford }
Be it known, That on this sixth day of February A. D., eighteen hundred and fifty two  two before the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace  Notary Public in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Solomon Cole a resident of Glastenbury in said County, and made oath according to law that — he is the administrator of the estate of Daniel Miles late a resident of said town ,
who was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States
at the rate of forty eight 6/100 Dollars per annum; that he has been informed that the said Pension ought to be increased; that he is directly interested as administrator in said Pension, and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments as my Agent may use in prosecuting said claim.
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid, before me.
H. H. Babton Notary Public
Solomon Cole
I, H. H. Babton  Justice of the Peace  Notary Public , in and for said County do hereby certify that Solomon Cole — who executed the foregoing paper is a respectable resident of this County, and is, I believe, directly interested in said claim as therein set forth.
Witness my hand & Notarial seal the day and year aforesaid H. H. Babton Notary Public
I, Clerk of the Court in the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that before whom the foregoing papers were executed, was at the date of the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly authorized by law to administer oaths; and the name thereunto subscribed, is his signature.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my official Seal, this
February A. D. 1852
Clerk.

Andrew Kingburg dep't. de application of Dan Miles
as Condutor of Op
Teamly

I Andrew Kingsbury of Hartford in the County of Hartford State of Connecticut, aged Seventy Three years depose & say that in the year 1781 & 1782 I was in the employment of Ralph Pomeroy Esq. Deputy Quarter master Genl. of the United States at Hartford. I remember perfectly well that W. Daniel Miles of Glastenbury was appointed by said Pomeroy, a conductor of Ox Teams. That he Mr. Miles acted in that capacity he thinks from the Spring of 1781 to the close of that year — Further the deponent saith not. Dated at Hartford August 3 rd A.D. 1832.
I have to subscribe the day & year last above written Before me
Andrew Kingsbury
Connelled Hartford County ss this 3 rd day of Aug. A.D. 1832 Personally appeared Andrew Kingsbury, to me personally known to be a credible witness, & made solemn oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed
Before me
Asahel Phelps Justice of Peace

Sworn to & subscribed the day & year last above written Before me En Parsons Just Peace
I certify that Mr Edward Porter the above deponent sustains a good character for truth & integrity En Parsons Just Peace
Edward Porter deponent
re
James M. Miller
affidavit

I Richard Smith of Glastenbury in the County of Hartford & State of Connecticut, aged seventy four years do depose & say that I enlisted & served as a Private in a Company commanded by Capt. Saml. Wells, Lieut. Tho. Nollister & - Buel & Ensign Phelps, in a Regiment commanded by Col. Gay of Farmington 2 d Col. Hart & Majors Edward Wells. - That we left Glastenbury as near as I can remember in June 1776 & went to New York - I was in the battle on Long Island. I retreated with the troops from Brook- lyn to New York some time I think in August 1776 the last of that month - That we remained in New York but a few days & then went to North Bay & other places, & were engaged at Harlem in a pretty hard battle with the Enemy - eventually went to the White Plains, where we had another battle - & eventually were dismissed in Dec r . 1776 at North Castle church.
That I have always been well acquainted with Mr David Miles of Glastenbury, lived near to each other, & now live in the same Town together & I know he was a private in the Company of Capt. Wells Company, in which Timothy Hall was Lieutenant & Benjamin Smith (my father) was Ensign. I went with that Company to New- York the forepart of August 1776 - I well remember to have seen said Miles at New York with the Company - & I think I also saw him with his Company on Long Island at the time the Enemy landed at Flatbush. & that I saw him also after the troops returned to New York I further depose & say that said Miles has always & does now sustain a very fair character for sobriety, honesty & veracity - His statements are worthy of credit & further the

deponant saith not
Dated at Hartford 3 rd August 1832
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year last above written Richard Smith ✓
Before me En Parsons Just. Pass
I certify that W m Richard Smith the Sworn deponant is a credible person & that his statements are worthy of credit
En Parsons Just. Pass

I Edward Potter of Glastenbury in the County of Hartford & State of Connecticut, aged seventy one years, do hereby
That I entered the public service in the forepart of April 1777 - was drafted at Glastenbury in this State, & placed in the company commanded by Capt. Edward Ellis of Middletown; Lieut. Hayden & Ransom & Ensign M c Dowell, marched to New Haven under Corporal Potter then remained there  there in May - I remained at New Haven until Col. Miers returned from the expedition to Sag Harbor, I went with him a considerable number of prisoners. I then went with a part of the troops, under the command of Col. Miers to Horse Neck - thence in a few days to Peckskill. Thence, in about two weeks, to Morristown in New Jersey & sundry other places in that State. I returned back to Peckskill sometime in June or July. at Peckskill I saw Genl. Putnam Col. Saml. Wyllys & sundry other officers whose names I have forgotten - from Peckskill we marched to Red Bank - thence returning I stop't at Fishkill - thence to the White Plains - saw Genl. Putnam Genl. Parsons & at the White Plains. On the 1 st day of January 1778 was discharged at Kingsstreet in writing which discharge I have lost many years ago. having served nine months, & this tour, under Col. Miers a part of the time, & under Col. Saml. Wyllys a part of the time, -
Further I do hereby say that I have always been well acquainted with Daniel Miles of Glastenbury lived within thirty rods of each other, until within a year or two past. That said Miles was drafted & served with me the whole of

This tour we were discharged together at the same time & place, & returned home together after a Nine months tour
I further depose & say that said Miles was a faithful soldier during the whole of said term — I further depose & say that I have understood & believe that said Miles served at sundry other times, in the Militia at Rhode Island & at New Haven, but when he went & for how long, I am unable to state.
I further depose & say that said Miles has always sustained a good character for integrity & truth. — I further saith not. Dated at Hartford in the County of Hartford this 2 nd day of August A D 1832
Edward J. Hovey
Second I subscribed the day of year last above written
Before me En Parsons Just ice Peace
I certify that Mr Edward Porter the above deponent sustains a good character for truth & integrity
En Parsons Just ice Peace

1 H 2 Rev. Saml H Reddel
& Deacon Plummer
Certif. letter
in application
of Daniel Miles

We Samuel H Riddel a clergyman residing in the Town of Glastenbury in the County of Hartford - and George Plummer residing in the same Town hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Daniel Miles of said Glastenbury and that we believe him to be eighty one years of age and 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 and furthermore that the said Miles is a man of truth and veracity and his statement may be relied on as correct
Samuel H. Riddel George Plummer
State of Connecticut Hartford County ss Glastenbury July 31 st 1832 Sworn and subscribed - Before me Solomon Cole Justice of the Peace

16962 INVALID.
File No. 16962
Daniel Miles
Pre Rev War
Act: June 7 '32
Index:—Vol. / , Page 257
[Arrangement of 1870.]

No pay roll attached.
June 19. 1909.
M. B. Hudson.

Washington D.C.
Sir,
I herewith hand in the power of attorney and application of Solomon Bole in case of Daniel Miles off lot act 7 th June 1832 and wish to file the same with the papers
J. M. Shayn

June 4.
FREE
Genl. P.
J. Edwards Esquire Commissioner of Pensions. Washington. D. C.
White paper in hand - see also morning...

Sir.
Connecticut June 1 1839
I made application for a pension under the Act of June 7 th 1831.
By referring to my papers you will find that in estimating the am amount of Pension you excluded what I considered an important part of the claim viz, As conductor of the Teams which went with the Continental Army thro the Summer & fall of 1781, The particulars of which are set forth at large in my declaration.
You disallowed that as being a Service wholly of a civil nature under a civil contract & not subject on my part & on the part of those who served with me to Military penalties & responsibilities.
I now write Sir to request you to have the goodness to examine the Rolls of the third Brigade, of the Massachusetts line, & especially of Col d Grayton's Regiment as I joined him at the White

plans after we were soon carrying for the Army, Then we Drew the Cannon Boats to Dobbs ferry, & performed the other services as set forth in my declaration.
If the return of the 3 d Massachusetts Brigade or if Col Gratons Regiment & its records in your office show the service to have been as I fully believe it was a Military Service & fairly entitled to pension I have no doubt you will be willing still to do me justice.
Please communicate the result of the ex- amination to Mr Jesse Charlton of East Windsor Will please.
I am Sir, Respectfully your ob d Servant Daniel Niles

2.4 9 2 2 15
Fred 5 Londs dep n - de application of Dan Miles

I Frederick Lord of Hartford in Hartford County in the State of Connecticut aged Seventy two years depose & say, That I was a private soldier in the Compa- ny commanded by Capt m Pomeroy, Lieut t Williams & Ensign Stanley, in a Regiment of Militia command- ed by Col o Chapman of Tolland, & Major Tyler - That I served as a Substitute for Benjamin Pigeon of Hartford, - marched with the company from said Hartford the forepart of August 1778 through Windham, to Providence, - thence to Bristol , & thence across the ferry to the Island of Newport - Gen l Sullivan commanded the troops at Rhode Island at the time. The troops afterward retired from the island after considerable hard fighting - I then recrossed the river about the last of August or beginning of Sept r . 1778 & marched to Providence where the Company was discharged sometime in October 1778 as near as I can recollect. I was absent in this town two months I believe
That Daniel Miles of Glastenbury with whom I was well acquainted at that time long before. He has since served as a private in the same Company with me on this tour; - he was a good soldier & served faithfully. He was discharged
at Providence at the same time together. Further depose & say that the latter part of August 1779 I was drafted for two months to go to New Haven & East Haven & marched in the Company commanded by Capt m Seymour of Hartford & was employed at chiefly at East Haven as guard & on fatigue for during the term of this service - I was dismissed the latter part of October 1779 having been absent two months.
That I know that Daniel Miles of Glastenbury was at East Haven at the same time & belonged to a Company commanded by Capt m Samuel Welles of Glastenbury, & I am very

sure That his Company was there & was discharged at the time I was discharged. & that said Daniel Miles served in that company according to my best recollection I believe two months . and that down.
Further depose & say That said Daniel Miles is a respectable citizen in Glastenbury that I know him intimately - & that he has always sustained a fair reputation for sobriety integrity & veracity - Further the deponent saith not.
Dated at said Hartford 1 st day of August 1832
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year first above written Frederick Lord v Before Me Col. Parsons Just. Peace
I certify from a long personal acquaintance with Frederick Lord the above deponent that he sustains a very good character for piety, integrity & veracity -
Col. Parsons Just. Peace

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Miles, Elnathan, Dec'd. GRADE Private LINE Samb's Artillery (New York)
WARRANT NUMBER 7529 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED July 16, 1790 to John Miles, Adm r .
*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.