Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 2126-100, for John Miller, New York

SERVICE
New York.
Miller, John
NUMBER
B.L.Wt. 2126-100
Meadow Run
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Albany Dec. 12. 1835.
William Gordon Esq. Bounty Land Office,
Sir I hereby acknowledges the receipt of Land Warrant N o 2126 for 100 acres of Land granted to me & my brother James Miller, for the Revolutionary services of my father John Miller died in the New York Line - which warrant was enclosed in your letter to me of Nov r 6 th last.
Respectfully
Yours ob t Serv t Peter L Miller

John Miller N o . 2126.
As the also named in the foregoing power executed by Peter L Miller, I hereby au- thorize & request Mr. Gordon first clerk of the Bounty Land office to transmit to said Peter Miller a warrant for the land bounty to which he may be entitled & to re- quire from said Miller his receipt for the same
Geo. W. Brumf atto in fact for Peter L Miller Nov. 6. 1835

State of New York } County of Albany } S. I. Peter Miller of the Town of Warren in the County of Warren, State of New York, one of the Heirs at Law of John Miller, deceased, do, upon oath testify and declare, to the best of my knowledge & belief, that my Father, the said John Miller, died enlisted on the 31 st day of March 1777, in the for the term of during the War, in the Fifth New York Regiment under the command of Capt. Hamtramck. That he continued in the service aforesaid, until the month of October 1777 when he was taken prisoner by the British - and that he died shortly afterwards, whilst he was a prisoner as aforesaid. That he died of wounds received at the taking of Fort Montgomery - I further declare that I have never received a Warrant for the bounty Land promised to the said John Miller on the part of the United States. nor do I believe that he ever received it, or transferred it in any man- -ner whatsoever - I further declare, as aforesaid, that my Brother James J. Miller, who is now living in the Town of County of Cattaraugus, State of New York, and myself are the only children & Heirs at Law of the said John Miller deceased, and that I do not believe that my said Brother has ever received any Warrant for the bounty Land aforesaid. - Therefore I know all hereby by these presents, that I, Peter Miller aforesaid do hereby constitute and appoint George W m Cumpston Esq. of the City of Washington, to be my true and lawful Attorney, for me and in my name to demand & receive from the Secretary of War of the United States, a

Warrant for the quantity of Land due to me as aforesaid - And my said Attorney is hereby fully authorized and empowered to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes or Attorneys under him for the special purposes above expressed -
Peter Miller
Attest
Samuel Jenkins -
Personally appeared the above named Peter Miller, Subscriber to the foregoing declaration, and in my presence acknowledged the power of Attorney thereto subjoined to be his free act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned. And also made oath that the facts therein stated were true according to the best of his knowledge, information & belief - Albany July 23 d 1835 - Attest
L. Jenkins Com r of Deeds in & for the County of Albany -
In testimony that the above written Samuel Jenkins was a Commissioned of Deeds, authorized to administer oaths, and take acknowledgments &c. in the State of New York, at the above date, and that his name then subscribed appears to me to be his usual signature, I have hereunto affixed the County Seal, and subscribed my name & quality, at Albany this 24 th day of July 1835
to A Pen Eject Act of the City & County of Albany

To the Honorable the Legislature of the State of New York in Senate and Assembly convened.
The petition of Peter Miller of the County of Albany respectfully sheweth
That John Miller the father of your petitioner enlisted on the 31 st day of March 1777 as a private Soldier in Capt n Haintramricks Comp y in the fifth New York regt. for during the war. That the said John Miller on the sixth day of Oct r in the same year was taken prisoner by the British at Fort Montgomery and carried to the City of New York where he remained a prisoner until he died that the said John Miller left a widow who is since dead and two sons who are now both living the eldest of whom is your petitioner, and the youngest is named James.
The above facts will appear from the vouchers accompa- nying this petition. Your petitioner therefore prays that your honorable body will grant him and his said brother the Gratuity of bounty lands which the said John would would have been entitled to, had he lived or such other relief as you in your wisdom may deem proper, and your petitioner shall ever pray. Peter Miller.
John Miller was enlisted 31 st March 1777 in the late fifth New York Regiment for the term of the war and was kill d or taken on the 6 th October 1777 as pr. United States Register.
Dec r 1792
Mich. Connoll
Albany ss. Cornelius Roosa of the City of Albany Physician, being duly sworn maketh oath that this deponent knew John Miller in the annexed cir- tificate named that the said John Miller was in the sixth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & seventy seven taken prisoner

by the British troops at Fort Montgomery - that he the said John Miller was then a private in Colonel Dubois' Regiment & that this deponent afterwards saw the said John Miller dead in New-York at which place he died while he was a prisoner to the British Troops as aforesaid & further saith not.
Sworn the 9 th day of January 1794.
Cornelius Roosa.
John Lansing Jun r
N.B. I was taken Prisoner the sixth of Oct r 1777 and exchanged the sixth of August 1778. I cannot tell exactly whether Miller died in the Month of Jan y . or Feby. in the winter of '78
Cornelius Roosa.
Albany 25 th Feby. 1797.
State of New York
Ulster County ss. Ann Miller Widow and late wife of John Miller Mason a private - in the late United States Army in Col t Duboises Regt. and Capt. Hamtramcks Company of foot in the State of New York came in person before me Matthew Hunter Esqr. one of the Justices of Peace of Ulster County above said and being sworn on the Holy Scriptures saith that the said John Miller Mason died in the United States service and left the present Bearer Peter Miller and one other child named James Miller his only lawful heirs.
Sworn and subscribed this twenty second day of September 1794 before me.
Matthew Hunter.
Ann Miller her mark
I farther certify that the bearer hath been born in the town of Montgomery in Ulster County above and is and ever hath been reputed the son of the same John Miller above intended to be described. Given under my hand at Montgomery

in the above State and County the day & year above written.
Matthew Hunter.
I certify that from my returns from the war office of the United States it appears that John Miller a private Soldier listed on the 31 st of March 1777 in Capt a Hamtrammicks Comp y . in the fifth New York Reg t for during the war and returned missing the 6 th of October in the same year.
Benjn Wallace Water Nict March 27 th 1806.
Extract from An Act entitled An Act for the Relief of Thomas Wilson and the legal representatives of John Miller deceased" Passed April 2. 1806 Sec 2. "And be it further Enacted, That it shall be lawful for the Commissioners of the land office, and they are hereby required, to grant letters patent to Peter Miller and James Miller, the legal representatives of John Miller deceased, late a Soldier in Captain Hamtramck's Company in the fifth New York regiment, serving in the Army of the United States, in the same manner as has been granted to Soldiers serving in the line of this State, in the Army of the United States, and their heirs and assigns forever, for the same quantity of land in the tract set apart for the use of the line of this State, serving in the army of the United States, as has been granted to the private Soldiers in said line, as a gratuity for his services and sufferings during his service in the revolutionary War: Provided always, That previous to the issuing of the letters patent, the grantee shall pay into the Treasury of this State, the fees for surveying the land contained in such letters patent, and produce to the said Commissioners a receipt thereof."

State of New York Secretary's Office
I certify the preceding to be a true Copy of an original petition and documents accompanying the same on file in this Office and also an Extract of an Original act of the Legislature of this State also on file in this Office - and I further certify that pursuant to the said act letters patent were issued to Peter Miller & James Miller for five hundred acres of land in the Township of Stelling in the Military Tract being the quantity granted to Soldiers serving in the Line of this State and who had enlisted to serving during the Revolutionary War.
Given under my hand and the Seal of this Office at the City of Albany the 23 d day of July A.D 1835
W. Ch. Campbell Dep. Secretary
See p. 2.

State of New York } Sullivan County, p. 3 } Elnathan Sears, of the town of Mamakating, in said county, being sworn deposes and saith that he was acquainted with John Miller (the father of Peter L. Miller and James Miller) in the years 1775, 1776, and 1777, - that in the year 1777 this deponent and said John Miller were soldiers stationed at Fort Montgomery, - that said John Miller was in Colonel Lewis Dobbis' Regiment, and in the company commanded by Capt. Hamelmack; and that this deponent was in Col. McLaughrey's regiment and in the company commanded by Capt. William Franklin - that on the 6 th October, 1777, John Miller and this deponent were both made prisoners by the enemy, - and that this deponent and the said John Miller, both being severely wounded, were taken to the city of New York together, and placed in the hospital - that the said John Miller died in the hospital, while a prisoner, of the wounds received at the battle of Fort Montgomery, and that this deponent saw his body after he had died, and was thrown into the cart to be buried - that this deponent and the said John Miller were confined in the same room of the hospital while said Miller was suffering from the effects of his wounds, and when he died - that said Miller was wounded, by a bayonet in one of his the thighs and through his body, of which latter wound he died, and that his head was also bruised and spine dislocated by the blow inflicted with a musket. This deponent was acquainted with the said John Miller before the Revolutionary war and up to the period of his death, and was with him when he died.
Subscribed and sworn
Elnathan Sears
before me this 30 th day of
October, 1835. and I do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the above named deponent Elnathan Sears and know him to be a person of truth & veracity, & that full credit may be given to his statements -
J. F. Kern
J. Pease Sullivan Co.

Sullivan County } Clerk's Office }
State of New York } vs. I William E. Cady Clerk of the County of Sullivan. Do Certify that Peter F. Hunsicker whose name is subscribed to the within Oath & certificate, Was at the time of taking such acknowledgement a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, duly sworn and commis- ioned according to law, and further that the signature of "P. F. Hunsicker" is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County, this 30 th day of October A.D. 1835.
William E. Cady Clerk

State of New York — — — Orange County Surrogate Court } Yo: I John B. Booth Surrogate of the County of Orange, do here- -by Certify, that Satisfactory evidence, was this day adduced to me, by the Examination (and Testimony of Adam Rodine of the town of Montgomery in the County of Orange) a credible witness, that Peter L. Miller and James Miller are the sons and only heirs at Law in fee to John Miller late of the town of Montgomery aforesaid, and a Sol- -dier stationed at Fort Montgomery in Colonel Lewis Dubois Regiment deceased —
Given under my hand and seal of office, this thirteenth day of October A.D. 1835 —
John B. Booth Surrogate