Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7167, for Jesse Miles, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Miles, Jesse
R 7167.
CONTENTS

Jesse Miles Suspended 7 Jan 1832 Pennsylvania
24 (Oct 28-1852 J. R. Wise Present

POWER OF ATTORNEY.
STATE OF Pennsylvania COUNTY OF Susquehanna } 88:
Be it known that before the subscriber,
a Justice of the Peace personally appeared Samuel H. Miles aged Fifty three years, who, being duly cautioned and then sworn in due form of law, states, that he is the son of Jesse Miles Deceased *who was an applicant for a Pension and that he believes that he is entitled to whatever is due, and that the United States are still indebted to him, under the laws of Congress, for the pension that was due Jesse Miles Dea and that for the purpose of investigating and establishing his claims as aforesaid, he appoints TULLY R. WISE , of Washington, D. C., his true and lawful attorney with irrevocable powers, to examine all papers on file, and to do whatever he might do were he personally present to establish his claim.
In witness whereof, I have on this 20 th day October 1852, hereunto signed my name, and affixed my seal.
Samuel H. Miles 
Witness: Obadiah Bailey Witness: Joseph Beckham
Signed, sealed, acknowledged, and sworn to before me; and I further certify, that S. H. Miles has always by the community been known as the son of Jesse Miles of Brooklyn Dated on this Twenty day of October 1852.
R. O. Miles J. P.
STATE OF Pennsylvania COUNTY OF Susquehanna } to wit:
I hereby certify, That R. O. Miles Esq., before whom the foregoing power of attorney was made, and who has thereunto subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn, and that his signature above written is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas - County Court, this Twentieth day of October one thousand eight hundred and fifty two
T. S. Ward Clerk. R. F. M. Williams
* State whether an applicant or a pensioner.

16632
Lebe Miles Susquehanna County Pennsylvania
Suspended
Wadsworth Montrose Susquehanna Co. Penn

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Jesse Miles Susquehanna Co. Penn
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Enlist. May 1775 7 Priv. Gen. Putnam Age 78 Traditionary   1776 5 " Col. Chester at New York   " 3 " Col. Ely Providence   1777 " Capt. Tyler   1778 about 42 " —   " 2 15 " —   1780 2 " —  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____, who has hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; 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.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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 to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services. 
 6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
 7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

State of Pennsylvania } Susquehanna County ss. 3 }
On the eleventh day of September Anno Domini, one thousand, eight hundred and thirty-two, personally appeared in open court, before Hon. William Thompson and David Dimock, Esqrs. Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County, now sitting, Jesse Miles, a resident of the Township of Brooklyn, in the County of Susquehanna, and State of Pennsylvania; aged seventy-six years, who being first duly sworn according to law, oath on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832.—That he enlisted about the last of May, in the year 1775, under Capt. Horace Putnam Jr.—and believes that Horace Putnam, then had the command of the Regiment, although he was Brigadier General at that time.—He marched for Cambridge, the fore part of June, and arrived a few days previous to the battle of Bunker Hill.—We were disbanded the 28 th of December 1775, and returned home.—I next enlisted for a tour at New York, in the year 1776, under Capt. Stephen Lyon, in the Regiment of Col. John Chester.—We marched from Brooklyn, in the County of Winaham, Connecticut, about the first of July, and were on the Sound, in our passage, and heard the firing from the City of New York, at the time of the Declaration of Independence.—In this tour I was detached from the Regiment, and attached to a company of Artificers, under the command of Capt. James Cleveland, and placed up the North River, to assist in making and sinking the chevaux de frise, which I think were sunk under the command of Capt. Cook.— After  arabou the time Fort Washington was taken, we crossed over to Fort Lee.—Thence we retreated through the Jerseys, passing through Trenton, and across the Delaware, to within 10 or 12 miles of Philadelphia, where we remained until the 25 th of December following, when our term of service was out, and I returned home.—but immediately enlisted, and served a tour of three months, at Providence, under Capt. Holbrook, in the Regiment of Col. John Ely.—In 1777 I enlisted into a company of Artillery, commanded by

Capt. Daniel Tyler, — This was in the Corps, known at the time, as the "Connecticut Minute men", — Who were under the immediate command, and control of the Governor of the State of Connecticut, — and who stood as " Minute men " during the war. — In this Company of Minute men , I served three Tours — One on Rhode-Island, of about six weeks, in the year 1778 — in what was known as "Sullivan's Expedition" — The next of about two & half months, at New-London, — and the last, at East-Greenwich, of about two months — in the year 1780. —
And the said Jesse Miles, on his oath, further states, that he has no documentary evidence of his services, and knows of no person, whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his services. —
And the said Jesse Miles further states, that in addition to the officers above-named — he knew, and well recollects General Putnam — That at Cambridge he very often saw General Sullivan, & General Lee — That he frequently saw General Washington — was in sight of him, and saw him standing on Fort Lee, with a Spy-glass, when Fort Washington surrendered. —
He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity, except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any State. —
Sworn to, & subscribed, the day & year aforesaid, in open Court, } Jesse Miles
Asa D. Root to Prot

State of Pennsylvania Susquehanna County ss. 3
Personally appeared before me, David Post Esq. a Justice of the Peace, in & for the County of Susquehanna aforesaid, Jesse Miles, of the Township of Brooklyn, in said County, who is an Applicant for a Pension, under the Act of Congress of June 7 th 1832, - and who being duly sworn according to Law, in answer to the Interrogatories prescribed in the Regulations of the War Department, under the Act of Congress aforesaid, doth depose and say
1 st That he was born in Brooklyn, Windham County, State of Connecticut, in the year of our Lord 1756 2 nd That he has no record, and has no recollection of having ever seen a record of his age, - but that his recollection of the time, as handed down to him, by his Parents, has been frequently refreshed by a variety of circumstances 3 rd That, when called into service, he was living in Brooklyn, his native Town, & that he continued a resident of that place, till the year 1798 or 1799, when he removed to Hardwick Otsego County, N. York, & resided there till June 1824, when he removed to Brooklyn, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, his present place of residence 4 th That in all the different periods of his service, he enlisted, voluntarily, for the defence of his country 5 th That besides Genl Putnam, & his other immediate Officers, he well recollects, at Cambridge, Genls Washington & Sullivan and Col Webb, - & with the exception of Col Webb, the same officers were with him, at New York - That at Providence he knew Genl Spencer, & Col Ely, and in the expedition to Rhode Island, he recollects the circumstance of Colonel Livingston's being wounded in the arm, during a retreat 6 th That he never received a written Discharge from the service, but at the expiration of each term of duty, was dismissed, by his commanding Officer, - and believes that this was the customary practice

7 th That in his present neighbourhood, besides Stephen Griffin, and Joshua Miles, whose Certificate accompanies his Declaration, he is well-known to Deacon Giddings, Lathan Williams, Col l Frederick Baily, & Abie Hewitt Esq. all of whom can testify to his character for truth & veracity, & the credibility of his statements. —
And the said Jesse Miles, as a further amendment to his Declaration, deposeth and saith — That in the latter part of May 1775 he enlisted & served as a private, on a tour, at Cambridge, Massachusetts, for the period of ————— 7 months. — That in May 1776 he enlisted, under Capt. Sylvanus , for a tour of ————— 7 months, at New York; — although from the difficulty of filling up the ranks, & getting provided with efficient arms, they did not march, as stated in his Declaration, till the first of July — That in January 1777, he enlisted for ————— 3 months under Capt. Holbrook, at Providence — That from the circumstance of his being a "Minute Man", and called out for no fixed period, he cannot swear positively, as to the precise length of his service, in his three last tours, but according to the best of his recollection, he served as a "minute man", not less than the periods below, — & in all as a private — In 1778, — in "Sullivan's Expedition" ————— 2 1/2 months In 17 — at New London ————— 2 1/2 months In 1780 at East Greenwich ————— 2 months and for such service he claims a pension —
Sworn and subscribed by the said Jesse Miles Jesse Miles, to me well-known, and whose testimony I consider entitled to full credence — this fourth day of June A.D. 1833 —
David Root

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Jesse Miles a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. R. File 7167
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     May 1775 7 mos. Private Israel Putnam Jr. Israel Putnam Conn.   May 1776 7 mos. { Artificer Stephen Lyon James Cleveland John Chester assisted in making cheese & flour   Jan. 1777 3 mos. Halbrook John Eli   1778 1 1/2 mos. { Daniel Tyler's Arty. Co.   " 1779 2 1/2 mos. {   1780 2 mos. {  
Battles engaged in, ✓
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Brooklyn Windham Co. Conn.
Date of application for pension, Sept. 11, 1832.
Residence at date of application, Brooklyn Twp., Luzerne Co. Penn.
Age at date of application, born in 1756 at Brooklyn, Windham Co. Conn.
Remarks: his claim was never allowed for the reason that he failed to furnish proof of his alleged services as required by the Act of June 7, 1832 under which he applied. In 1852 Samuel H. Miles aged 53 yrs. stated that he was son of Jesse Miles deceased, but did not give the date of his father's death. No further family data on file.
Respectfully,
Daniel Tyler, Com. book p. 629.
Commissioner.

1919 Sept. 18. Hist. to Rowland Miles. &
REJECTED 7167.
P. O. _____
Elso Miles Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges:  List of suspended claims printed in 1852 shows
Re-enlisted: cause of suspension as follows: "There were no Pennsylvania troops at the battle of Bunker Hill."
Attorney:  The above is a ridiculous P.O. statement, as the claimant served only in the Conn. troops.
_____ Recognized. _____ Cont
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Rev.
Pennsylvania
Suspended under act of June '32 for letter to
Asa Danforth
attention
p.a.
September 9 th 1833
7167

State of Pennsylvania } Susquehanna County } ss
I Asa Dimock Jr. Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas, of the County of Susquehanna aforesaid, do certify, That David Post Esq. is a Justice of the Peace, in & for Susquehanna County aforesaid, duly commissioned & qualified, as appears of record, and that the signature subscribed to the attestation of the foregoing affidavit, is his own proper signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and the seal of the said County, at Montrose, this fourth day of June A.D. 1823.
Asa Dimock Jr. Pro.

Sep - 26.
Isaac Miles
Application for Pension
3
10632

We, Joshua Miles — — — residing in the Township of Brooklyn — and Stephen Gruffs — — — residing in the same Township, in the County of Luzerne, & State of Pennsylvania, hereby certify that we are acquainted with Jesse Miles, who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing Declaration — That we believe him to be about Seventy- -six years of age — That he is reputed & believed in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a Soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to, & subscribed, the day & year aforesaid, in open court Asa Dimock Jr. Pro.
Stephen Gruffs Joshua Miles
And the Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department, that the above-named applicant was a revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states; — & the Court further certify that it appears to them that Stephen Gruffs and Joshua Miles — who have signed the preceding certificate are residents in the Township of Brooklyn, Luzerne County and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
By the Court (Stephen Gruffs) Asa Dimock Jr. Pro.
State of Pennsylvania } Luzerne County ss. }
I, Asa Dimock Jr. Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court, in the matter of the application of Jesse Miles, for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office, the eleventh day of September, A.D. 1832.
Asa Dimock Jr. Pro.

Ackerly & Miles
Attorneys and Counsellors at Law Northport, L. I., N. Y.
ROWLAND MILES
S. LEROY ACKERLY
TELEPHONE 51 NORTHPORT
Northport, N. Y., Aug. 30th, 1919.
U. S. Pension Office, Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
In examining a copy of applications for pension which appears in the Connecticut State Library at Hartford, I find this entry - "Miles, Jesse - R 7167.
My understanding is that that refers to an application for pension for services in the War of the Revolution. If there is anything of that character on file, may I obtain a copy of it?
Very truly yours,
Howland Miles
RM:K

Re 9 Sept. 1883
Una Primo et
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Sir
War Department Pension Office September 9. 1872
The papers in support of the claim of Jesse Miles have been again examined, and placed on our files —
As he has extended in his additional declaration his second term of service to seven months, it is necessary that he should produce proof of that term of service at least. Until that be done his claim will receive no further investigation —
Asa D. Kimock Esq. Montrose JA