Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 11894-100, John Burnside, Va.

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Burnside, John
B.L. Mt. 11894-100
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BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Burnside, John GRADE Private LINE Virginia
WARRANT NUMBER 11894 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED May 28, 1791 to — not shown —
*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.

Marshall, Mo., June 20, 1934.
Director of Pensions, Veterans' Administration, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
On Jan. 7, 1933, I received a letter from the Asst to Administration, in which he stated to me that Bounty Land Warrant No. 2471-100 was granted to Andrew Burnside in Greene Co., Ohio.
I wrote a few days ago to the General Land Office, Washington, and they tell me that they can find no Andrew Burnside in connection with this land but that it was issued to a Daniel Teagans, assignee of John Roach, Feb 11, 1784. There seems to be no connection of this land with Andrew Burnside, son of Jonathan Burnside. They have examined the Index of names of Rev. War Soldiers who received bounty land warrants but no Andrew Burnside was found. The Index did contain the name

of John Burnside who received a Land Warrant No. 11894 - 100 acres, May 28, 1791, in con- sideration of his services in the Virginia Line, Rev. War.
The Asst Commissioners tells me that your office has a more complete record of bounty land Warrants issued to Rev. War. Soldiers than they have. Is it possible that you can tell me the Rev. War. services of this John Burnside, where he was born and any data relative to his family and where he lived and died?
If you can supply me the correct location of land granted to Andrew Burnside for the Rev. War services of his father, Jonathan Burnside, I shall appreciate it.
Please accept thanks in advance yours truly
Otis Young.
P.S. If John Burnside was a Pensioner no doubt you have on file his application for pension which would supply me the desired information relative to him as requested above.

June 16, 1936.
Mr. Don G. Burnside 214 Glenwood Avenue East Orange, New Jersey.
BA-J/ILL John Burnside B.L.Wt.11894-100
Dear Sir:
The Revolutionary War records of this office show that Warrant No. 11894 for one hundred acres of bounty land was issued May 28, 1791, on account of the service of John Burnside, private in the Virginia Line, War of the Revolution. There is no claim for pension on file based upon service of that soldier.
This office has no further information in regard to that John Burnside because of the destruction of papers in such early applications for bounty land when the War Office was burned in November 1800. It is suggested that further information in regard to his military service might be secured from The Adjutant General, War Department, this city.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

June 16, 1936.
Mr. Don G. Burnside 214 Glenwood Avenue East Orange, New Jersey.
John Burnside 717-11894-100 BA-J/MHF/ILL am
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of John Burnside, New York State Artillery, John Burnside, Captain William Henry's Virginia Company, Northampton Court House, Virginia, John Burnside, 1 st Virginia Regiment, and Henry Burnside of Connecticut, the War of 1812 records of Andrew and Benjamin Burnside and the Civil War record of William Burnside of New York State.
There is no claim for pension on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of a John Burnside of New York State, nor of a Henry Burnside, nor is there a claim for pension on file based upon service in the War of 1812 of an Andrew or Benjamin Burnside. The surname searched as Burnside and Byrnside, also. The record has been found of one John Burnside, only, of Virginia. His record is furnished herewith.
Your letter has been referred to the proper division for reply in regard to the Civil War soldier.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

July 7, 1934.
Mr. Otis Young Marshall, Missouri.
BA-J/ILL John Burnside
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the record of John Burnside who received Warrant No. 11894 for one hundred acres of bounty land May 28, 1791, for service in the Virginia Line, War of the Revolution, also, information in regard to location of Bounty Land Warrant No. 2471 for one hundred acres issued July 2, 1852, to Ellen Smith and Andrew Burnside on account of the Revolutionary War service of their father, Jonathan Burnside.
This office, which now has custody of the old Pension Bureau records, does not have a record of location of land received on the warrants which were issued by that bureau for military service in the Revolutionary War or subsequent wars. The location of such land was designated by the Commissioner of the General Land Office, who is the official to whom to apply for information on that subject.
The Revolutionary War records of this office (which, as stated, were once a part of the old Pension Bureau records) show that Warrant No. 11894 for one hundred acres of bounty land was issued May 28, 1791, on account of the service of John Burnside, private in the Virginia Line, War of the Revolution. There is no claim for pension on file based upon service of that soldier.
This office has no further information in regard to that John Burnside because of the destruction of papers in such early applications for bounty land when the War Office was burned in November 1800. It is suggested that further information in regard to his military service might be secured from The Adjutant General, War Department, this city.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Assistant to Administrator.