Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 1791-300, for Nehemiah Rice, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
born.
Rice Nehemiah
B.L.W. 1791-300-kept Issued June 18, 1790, to Nehemiah Rice. No papers.
CONTENTS

BURTON E. SWEET 3d Dist. Iowa
COMMITTEE: INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE
House of Representatives U. S. Washington, D. C.
August 19, 1922.
Hon. Washington Gardner Commissioner of Pensions Washington, D.C.
Dear Mr. Gardner:
At the suggestion of the Adjutant General, I am writing you for all available information relative to the military service of one Capt. Nehemiah Royce of the state of Connecticut, (sometimes spelled Ryce or Rice), who served in the Revolutionary War.
In the fall of 1809 Amos H. Royce is understood to have received a land warrant for his father's services in the Revolutionary war.
I am also interested in obtaining the military service records of James Philips and William Philips, who are supposed to have served in the Revolutionary war from the state of Maryland.
I will appreciate your giving me any information available from the records in your office.
Very sincerely yours,
Burton E. Sweet

Rev. War Section.
aw August 24, 1922.
Hon. Burton E. Sweet, House of Representatives.
In re: Soldiers of the Revolution.
You are advised that the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau fail to afford any information in regard to James and William Phillips, under any spelling of that name, who served from Maryland, or in regard to a Nehemiah Royce, or Ryce.
From said records it appears that Warrant No. 1791, for three hundred acres of bounty land was issued June 18, 1790, to Captain Nehemiah Rice of the Connecticut Line for his services in the War of the Revolution. There is no further data on file as to his services and no data at all as to his family.
For the location of said land you should apply to the Commissioner of the General Land Office citing all of the above data relative to Nehemiah Rice.
Very truly yours,
David M. Jenkins Commissioner.

Rev. War Section
mmk
January 20 23, 1923
Miss Jennie A. Granniss 76 Nottingham Terrace Waterville, Connecticut
Madam:
In response to your letter received the 13" inst., you are advised that from the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau it appears that Warrant No. 1791 for three hundred acres of Bounty land was issued June 18, 1780 to Captain Nehemiah Rice of the Connecticut Line for his services in the War of the Revolution. There is no further data on file as to his services and no data at all as to his family.
For the location of said land you should apply to the Commissioner of the General Land Office citing all of the above data relative to Nehemiah Rice.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
See letter to Ch. S. 122 St by Samuel Royce