Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 482-300, Thomas Callender, N.C.

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Ballender, Thomas.
B.L.Wt. H82-300 - Capt. Issued Aug. 12, 1789 - No papers!

JOSEPH W. BYRNS, JR. 5TH DIST. TENNESSEE NASHVILLE
COMMITTEE ON MILITARY AFFAIRS
Congress of the United States House of Representatives Washington, D. C.
July 20, 1939
Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines, Administrator, Veterans Administration, Washington, D. C.
My dear General Hines:
I am in receipt of the enclosed letter from Mr. T. C. Keeling of Nashville, Tennessee, in which he is seeking information relative to his great-great uncle, Thomas Callender , who served in the Revolutionary Army. The Adjutant General of the Army has furnished me with his military record, and, at his suggestion, I am writing to inquire if there is any additional information available in the records of the Veterans Administration. I shall deeply appreciate it if you will advise me in this connection.
With my kind regards, I am
Very sincerely yours,
A handwritten signature in dark ink, appearing to read "Joseph W. Byrns, Jr.". The signature is written in a cursive style with large loops.
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July 26, 1939
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Honorable Joseph W. Byrns, Jr., House of Representatives Washington, D. C.
THOMAS GALLANDER B.L.Wt. 482-300 BA-J/MMP:MLB
My dear Mr. Byrns:
Reference is made to your letter in behalf of Mr. T. C. Keeling, of Nashville, Tennessee, whose letter you enclosed. Mr. Keeling requests the Revolutionary War record of his great-great-uncle, Captain Thomas Callender, of North Carolina, who was granted land in that state.
Revolutionary War data furnished by the Veterans Administration are obtained from claims for pension and bounty land which have been made to the United States based upon service in that war.
The records of this office show that Warrant No. 482, for three hundred acres of bounty land, was issued August 12, 1789, on account of the services of Thomas Callender, Captain of the North Carolina line, War of the Revolution. There are no statements on file which were made by the applicant for this bounty land because of the destruction of papers in such early applications when the War Office was burned in 1800, consequently, this office has no further information in regard to that officer. No one applied for a pension on account of his service.
If Mr. Keeling should be interested in information in regard to the location of the land cited above, he should apply to the Commissioner of the General Land Office, Interior Department, this city, and furnish that official the number of the warrant, the acreage and date of issuance.
The land in North Carolina, to which Mr. Keeling referred, was not granted by the United States.
Mr. Keeling's letter is returned herewith.
Very truly yours
G. H. SWEET Acting Executive Assistant to the Administrator