Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt, 466-100, Thomas Binns, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn
Binns, Thomas
B.L.H. 466-100
CONTENTS

N o 466.
Thomas Bissell.—
W. issued 28. June 1809 to L. B. Sturges Esq.

State of Connecticut ss Milford in the County of New Haven May 10 th A.D. 1809 —
Miles Merwin of s d Milford of lawful age deposeth & saith — That he was for a great num- ber of years acquainted with Thomas Binns late of s d Milford deceased and old soldier in the late revolutionary war in the Company of Capt. Charles Pond of s d Milford — That he the deponent lived a near neighbor to s d Binns family and was well acquainted with them & that Mary Beardsley wife of John Beardsley Jun r of Strat- ford in s d State is now alive and the only sur- -ving child of s d Thomas Binns, and that the s d Thomas Binns has been dead upwards of twenty years —
Miles Merwin
Milford, New Haven County ss May 10 th A.D. 1809
Personally came before me Miles Merwin signer to the above Deposition and made oath to the truth of the same
Ydion Buckingham a Judge of New Haven Court —

Hon. Lewis B. Sturges Esq. Member of Congress Washington

Stratford May 25 th 1809 Lewis B. Sturges Esq.
Sir We hereby authorize & request you to retain in our behalf or in the name of the undersigned Mary Beardfley a Land Warrant from the United States for the Right of Thomas Binns, a soldier in the late Revolutionary War, late of Milford, in Connecticut, deceased, the said Mary being the only surviving child then of s d Thomas; or such evidence of title to s d Binns Right in the army lands of the United States lying in the State of Ohio or elsewhere as would belong to s d Binns were he now alive, or as is usual in such cases and we now enclose to you the Deposition of Charles Pond & Miles Merwin containing the evidence of the right & claim of the said Mary to said lands — We also request that when you have obtained s d Land Warrant or evidence of title, you would transmit the same to us, or to Robert Fairchild Esq. of Stratford our Attorney — If any special power of Attorney is necessary to enable you to transact this business please to notify us & we will forward it immediately — We are Sir with Great respect Yr Obtd Serv
John Beardfley Mary Beardfley

To the Hon: William Cusins Sec y . at War, at the City of Washington — The Dispositions of Capt Charles Pond & Miles Mearns — taken at the request of John Beardley Jun r & Mary Beardley his wife — & sealed up by me this 10 th day of May A.D. 1809 — Gideon Beauchamp a Judge of the Court of Sessions

State of Connecticut ss. Milford in the County of New Haven May 10 th A. 1809 —
Capt Charles Pond of S d Milford of lawful age deposeth & saith that Thomas Binns late of S d Milford deceased on the 10 th day of March A. One thousand seven hundred and seventyseven enlisted as a private in the company then com- manded by this deponent in the Connecticut Regiment of Foot commanded by Col s John Douglas after- wards commanded by Col s Return Jonathan Meigs — that said Binns served in S d company to the end of the war, and when he enlisted as afores d he enlisted during the war — that S d Binns for several years after the war resided in S d Milford where he died about twenty years since — and that he the deponent is well acquainted with Mary Beardsey wife of John Beardsey Juns s of Stratford in S d State, & daughter of S d Thomas Binns, & knows of no other child of S d Thomas who is now alive — And that this deposition is given at the request of S d Mary and John Beardsey for the purpose of their obtaining the land war- rant to which the S d Thomas was entitled in the army or soldier's lands in the State of Ohio — Charles Pond
New Haven County ss. Milford May 10 th 1809 Personally appeared Capt Charles Pond signer of the above Deposition and made oath to the truth of the same before me Gideon Buckingham a Judge of New Haven County Court —

Mr Valentine Borgenrey, having been employed by the Department of War, for the fabrication Boxes for use of the Army.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Binns, William GRADE Private LINE Virginia
WARRANT NUMBER 11939 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED July 14, 1792 To Robt. Means, assignee
*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.