Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38219, for John Miles, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Va.
Niles, John
S. 38219
CONTENTS

See letter 24 Augt 1829 to B. J. Worsham.
20,903,
Virginia
John Miles
of Prince Edward Co. in the State of Virginia who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Buckner of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Stephens in the Virginia line, for the term of three years. from 1778 to 1783
Inscribed on the roll of Virginia at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 17 day of August, 1829
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 of August 1829 and sent to B. J. Worsham Prince Edward Co. Va.
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1829, $4.93 Semi-annual all'ce ending
$4.93
{ Revolutionary Claim, Acts March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820. }
Rec. vol. 7. fol. 150

Virginia to wit: At a county court held for Prince Edward county at the court house the 17 th day of August 1829.—
John Miles filed his declaration with a schedule annexed; in order to be placed on the pension list, which is as follows:—
State of Virginia county of Prince Edward Sc:
On this seventeenth day of August 1829, personally appeared in open court, being a court of record for the county aforesaid; John Miles resident in said county, aged seventy three years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the pension made by the acts of Congress of the 18 th March 1818, and the 1 st of May 1820. That he the said John Miles enlisted for the term of one year, on the — day of — he believes in the year 1776, in the state of Virginia, in the company commanded by Captain Faulkner, in the regiment commanded by Colonel Charles Scott, in the line of the state of Virginia on the continental establishment that he continued to serve in the said corps, until the expiration of said term, when he was discharged from the service at Philadelphia, in the state of Pennsylvania, that he returned to Amelia county in Virginia and enlisted the same summer, say in 1777 or 1778, for 3 years in the company commanded by Capt Samuel Booker & afterwards attached to the company commanded by Capt William Buckner, in the regiment commanded by Col o Stevens, in the line of the state Virginia, on continental establishment, that he continued to serve in the said corps for the said term of three years, when he was discharged from the service at Wilmington, during the last enlistment he was in various battles, say at Brandywine, Germantown and Stony Point; that in the course of one month after his last discharge he enlisted again for the term of eighteen months, in the state of Virginia, in the company then commanded by Capt Buckner and afterwards by Capt Farlow Payne, in the regiment commanded by Col o Richard Parker (who was killed at Charleston), in the line of the state of Virginia, on continental establishment, that he was taken prisoner,

at Charleston and so remained a prisoner until the expiration of said term of eighteen months, that he was exchanged at James Town in Virginia and discharged from the service at Williamsburg in the said state: That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension except the present, that his name is not on the pension roll of any state; and the following are the reasons for not making earlier application for a pension: for the first two or three years he did not know of the law giving a pension, and then he found difficulties in procuring the necessary information and agents to obtain it, that he had lived without aid from his country, though poor, but his present age and infirmities now make it necessary to ask it. And in pursuance of the act of the 1 st May 1820, 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 & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War, passed on the 18 th day of March 1818, and that 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 & by me subscribed.
  Niz one bed worth about . . . . . $ 5: 00   5 split bottom chairs worth . . . . . 1: 25   6 plates . . . . . do . . . . . : 50   6 knives and forks do . . . . . 1: 00   1 Handsaw, drawing knife hammer & 2 chisels 2: 00   plow & traces . . . . . 1: 75   2 axes and two hoes . . . . . 2: 00   2 small pots . . . . . 1: 25   2 m planes . . . . . 50   $ 15: 25 

That upon the 18 th day of March 1818, he did not, nor has he since, owned any land or negroes, that his personal property then corresponded pretty much with the above schedule, and the only change made since that time in the same, is such as is produced by time in the use of such property.—
He the said John Miles is by occupation a planter and farmer upon a small tract of rented land, his age prevents him from pursuing said business with profit, he having no assistant except his grand son Silman, mentioned below. His family residing with him is in number 6, including himself, his wife Anne aged about 60 years, one daughter Frances aged about 30 years, one daughter Elizabeth aged about 25 years, and two grand children Silmon aged about 18 years, and Frank aged about 7 years.—
John his X (Miles.) mark
I Branch J. Worsham clerk of the county court of Prince Edward county, in the State of Virginia, do hereby certify, that it appears, to the satisfaction of the court, that the said John Miles did serve in the Revolutionary War, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months, under an engagement, on the continental establishment. I also certify that the foregoing oath, and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the records of the said court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is $15:25.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, this 17 th day of August 1829.
B. J. Worsham clerk of the county court of Prince Edward County in the State of Virginia. —

1828 papers to be filed with A. S. W. Inv. File
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act 1828. Not allowed.

REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Aug. 27. 1828
John Miles, of [blank] in the County of Prince Edward in the State of Virginia, has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled "An Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution," approved the 15th of May, 1828. He states that he enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and continued until its termination, at which period he was a Private in captain Carlton Payne 's company, in the Third regiment of the Virginia line; and that he received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, provided by the resolve of the 15th of May, 1778; and further, that he was not on the 15th day of May, 1828, on the pension list of the United States, and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of March, 1826, nothing ?
The Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by the records in his office.
By order of the Secretary, Adkins.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
THIRD AUDITOR'S OFFICE,
2 nd September 1828
It appears by the records in this office, that a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars has been issued to [blank] in the [blank]
It further appears that John Miles - not is now on the pension list of the  any - - - - - agency, and has not been so since the 3 d March 1826 at the rate of  dollars per month.
The name of John Miles cannot be found among those of the Virginia line to whom certificates for the gratuity of Eighty Dollars were given
Richd Hagner Auditor

General Land Office
12 Decr 1828
It appears from the list of Warrants issued by the Register of the Land Office at Richmond V a that John Miles a Soldier rec d a Warrant for 100 acres of Land having served three years in the Virginia line
E. W. G. [unclear] Commiss y 3

James Miles Paint
Declaration -
Power to aoyde L td W. & P. Pouse
Present 14 Aug '28

Revolutionary Claims.
Under the act, entitled "An act for the relief of certain surviving Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution," approved 15th May, 1828.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, 3 Dec 1828.
The annexed paper, relating to the claim of John Miles under the abovementioned act, is respectfully referred to the Secretary of War, with a request that he will be pleased to cause me to be informed whether it appears, by any records in the War Department, that the claimant has received, or is entitled to receive, the bounty in land granted by Congress for service in the Continental Line of the Army of the Revolution.
R. Rush.
The Hon. the SECRETARY OF WAR.
War Department!
Bounty land office
It does not appear by the records in this office that John Miles as a soldier of the Virg a line ever received or is entitled to receive bounty land of the United States
Robert Taylor 9 Dec r 1828

Revolutionary Claims.
[ B. ]
Form of a Declaration to be made by the Non-Commissioned Officers, Musicians, and Privates.
For the purpose of obtaining the benefits of the act, entitled "An act for the relief of certain surviving Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution," approved on the 15th of May, 1828, I, John Miles of _____ in the county of Prince Edward in the State of Virginia do hereby declare, that I enlisted in the Continental Line of the Army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and continued in its service until its termination; at which period, I was a * private in Captain Tuckers _____ Company, in the 1st Regiment, of the Virginia Line or Continental Line . And, I also declare, that I afterwards received certificates for the reward of eighty dollars; to which I was entitled, under a resolve of Congress, passed the 15th of May, 1778. †
And I further declare, that I was not, on the fifteenth day of May, 1828, on the Pension List of the United States.†
Witness my hand, this 30 th day of July , in the year 1828.
John Miles mark
In the county of Spottsylvania — in the State of Virginia personally appeared, this day, Woodson  Whitfield and Robert Flippen another soldier soldier of the revolution of the said county , who did severally make oath that John Miles by whom the foregoing declaration was subscribed, is generally reputed and believed to have been a soldier in the Army of the Revolution, in manner as therein stated. } of the revolution who served 3 yrs in the regular army.
Witness my hand, this 30 th day of July — in the year 1828.
John H. Wright J.P.
I, Francis Fitzgerald Clerk of the Court of the County of Spottsylvania in the State of Virginia do hereby certify, that John H. Wright before whom the foregoing affidavits were sworn, was, at the time, a Justice of the peace duly empowered to administer oaths.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, this 7 th day of August 1828.
Francis Fitzgerald
* Sergeant, Corporal, Musician, or Private, as the case may be. The claimant, though not on the pension list on the 15th May, 1828, may have been on the list on or since 3d of March, 1826, and afterwards stricken off: if so, he will add, and that I have received of the United States, as a pensioner, since the 3d of March, 1826, the sum of _____ dollars, paid to me by the Agent for paying pensions in the State of _____
† Here insert a Justice of the Peace, or other Magistrate duly empowered to administer oaths.
‡ Justice of the Peace, or otherwise, as the case may be.

Revolutionary Claims.
[C.]
Form of a Power of Attorney.
Know all men by these presents, that I, John Miles of _____ in the county of Prince Edward in the State of Virginia do hereby constitute and appoint  Aaron Ogden & Mr. R. House jointly or severally my true and lawful attorney, with a power of substitution, for me, and in my name, to receive from the United States the amount of pay now due to me, under the act, entitled "An act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution," approved 15th May, 1828, as a Soldier — in the 3 rd regiment of the Virginia continental line of the army of the Revolution. Witness my hand and seal, this 2 nd day of August in the year One thousand eight hundred and twenty eight. Sealed and delivered } John Miles [L. S.] in the presence of } mark
Post office, Jeffersonville, Tenn. Pa. 11/1/1828
Before me, Edward J. Jeffress a Justice of the Peace in the county of  Nottoway in the State of Virginia personally appeared, this day, John Miles whose name is subscrib- ed to the foregoing power of attorney, and acknowledged the same to be his act and deed, and also declared that the same was not given by reason of any transfer, or of any at- tachment, levy, or seizure, by any legal process whatever, of the pay therein authorized to be received, but that the said pay is intended to enure wholly to his personal benefit. Witness my hand, this 2 nd day of August — in the year One thousand eight hundred twenty eight.
Ed J. Jeffress
I, Francis Fitzgerald Clerk of the Court of the county of  Nottoway in the State of Virginia do hereby certify that  Edward J. Jeffress before whom the foregoing power of attorney was acknowledged, is a Justice of the Peace for the said county
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the [L. S.] said Court, this Seventh day of August in the year One thousand eight hundred and twenty eight.
Francis Fitzgerald

Before me Michael Francis Volany Public in the County of Washington & District of Columbia personally appeared the day John B. Stowe one of the subscribers mentioned in the within power, and made oath that the same was not given to him by reason of any transfer or of any attachment levy or distress by any legal process or action, or that any therein authorized to be executed, but that the said power is intended to assist wholly to the several beneficiaries of the power by whom the said power was granted.
Witness my hand & seal this 18th day of August 1828.
John B. Stowe John B. Stowe
John B. Stowe
John B. Stowe

38 219 INVALID.
Rev
File No. 38 219
John Miles Rev Rev
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2, Page 279
[Arrangement of 1870.]

John Miles
Pens. Office
5 May, 1829.
30.041
on roll. page 202.

Virginia, At a Superior court of law held for the County of Prince Edward, the 28 th day of April 1829.
John Miles a resident of the county of Prince Edward, this day exhibited in court his declaration for a pension, and appeared in person and took the oath prescribed by an act of Congress passed the 1 st day of May 1820, in addition to an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War, which is ordered to be certified: The said John Miles also exhibited in court a Schedule, subscribed by himself, containing his whole estate and income, and it is ordered to be certified by the court that the value of the property contained in the schedule is about Thirty dollars.
The following is the declaration &c.
Prince Edward County, State of Virginia to wit: On this 28 th day of April 1829, personally appeared in open court, a court of record for the County of Prince Edward, John Miles resident in said County, aged Seventy three years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress of the 18 th March 1818, and 1 st of May 1820: That he the said John Miles enlisted for the term of one year - about the beginning of the revolutionary war, he supposes in 1776, but from age and the entire want of Education, he has not been able to remember the date with accuracy, in the Company of Captain Faulkner in the County of Chesterfield & State of Virginia he was attached to the 1 st Regiment, & commanded by Col o afterwards General Charles Scott, who was afterwards Governor of Kentucky. That he served the twelve months in the Northern Army. He was discharged at Philadelphia, that in the same summer in which he was discharged he enlisted again in the County of Amelia and State of Virginia, to which he had returned on a visit to his friends, in the Company of Capt o Samuel Booker, and was afterwards attached to the Company of William Buckner, who was Captain in the third Regiment commanded by Colonel Stephens, where he served three years the term of his enlistment. He was again discharged at Wilmington.

He was at the Battles of Brandywine and Stony Point during these three years. - He returned to Chesterfield County after his discharge at Wilmington and enlisted under Captain Carlton Payne of the 1 st Virginia detachment and served eighteen months in the Southern Army, he was under Colonel Richard Parker who was killed at Charleston - He was at the battle of Savannah and was taken prisoner at Charleston, - was afterwards discharged, and was at the Siege of York and the surrender of Cornwallis, at which siege he served as a substitute in the militia. He was discharged from his last enlistment in the Town of Williamsburg & State of Virginia just before the siege of York as above mentioned. - That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension; that his name is not on the pension role of any State, and the following are the reasons for not making earlier application for a pension. That until very lately he has been able to support himself, but age and poverty have brought helpless distress, and he has no other alternative but the bounty of his Country or the parish.
And in pursuance of the act of the 1 st of May 1820, I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 8 th day of March 1818, and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale or otherwise in any manner disposed of any property or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself under the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land & Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War, passed on the 18 th day of March 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or securities or contracts or debts due to me, nor have any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed & by me subscribed. That since the 18 th day of March no material changes have taken place in my property, which has at all times been very inconsiderable and utterly insufficient from its income to support myself or my family. - My property consists of one horse worth $20. now under execution, one Bed $5. four split bottom chairs worth each 37 1/2 ¢ 1/2 dozen plates & 5 1/2 dozen knives and forks $0.75 per dozen, handsaw, drawing knife & 2 chisels $2. -
I his John X Miles mark

I Branch J. Worsham clerk of the Superior Court of law of the County of Prince Edward in the State of Virginia, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true Transcript from the records and proceedings had in the case of John Miles an applicant for a pension. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand as clerk of said Court, and affixed the seal of the said Court this 1 st day of May 1829.
B. J. Worsham Clk

Recd last Aug 13 th
(Original application for a Pension)
Pension Office 22 nd Aug st 29.
The Secretary of War Washington
Mail

Edward G. [unclear] Aug 19 th
(Original application for a Pension)
The Secretary of War Washington
Pension Office 22 nd Aug 1859
Mail [unclear]

Prince Edward Court house Virginia 18 th Aug 1829.
Sir, Inclosed are copies of records in John Miles application to be placed on the pension list; Should the evidence therein contained be insufficient to entitle him to the benefit of the law, be pleased to communicate with me, or direct to him, at this place, and forward the necessary evidence showing he is a pensioner, when & where he may receive his pay: The U. S. Bank at Richmond is most convenient to him. The record in the case which was made before the Superior Court of law for this county, & which was returned as insufficient, is now again forwarded, with a view to date his claim from the time of his original application. —
Respectfully
Yr. Ob t Servant
J. J. Worsham

Sketch of War Letter.

War Department Pension Office May 30 1829.
Sir
The declaration of John Weiles, which you sent to this Department, is herewith returned, being defective. He must be more explicit in his statement respecting property disposed of since the 18 th of March 1818. It is not sufficient merely to state that no material changes have taken place since that time. The Clerk's certificate is also deficient. The opinion of the board as to the value of the claimant's property and his service must be drawn up according to the enclosed form.
I am very respectfully Your Ob t Serv t . James L. Edwards
Branch J. Worsham Esq Prince Edward Co. Va. Virginia.