Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 9148-100, James Cooney, Pa.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Pa.
Cooney, James
P.L. Mt. 9148-100
Issued July 9. 1789
No papers
CONTENTS
There is no way to determine whether or not this was the Invalid Pensioner S 3/89

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Cooney, James GRADE Private LINE Pennsylvania
WARRANT NUMBER 9148 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED July 9, 1789 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.

wrong paper on this one copy only letter in James Cooney - S 3189
November 10, 1934.
Mrs. Charles S. Passmore 717 West Granite Street Butte, Montana.
BA-J/MHMF/ILL James Cooney S. 3189 James Cooney B.L.Wt. 9148 John Cooney Rev. War.
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to James and John Runey (Cooney), who served in the Revolutionary War.
JAMES COONEY-S. 3189.
The Revolutionary War records of this office show that James Cooney served as private in the Revolutionary War.
He was allowed pension from January 1, 1803 under the provisions of the Act of June 7, 1785 on account of disability resulting from wounds or injury in service, the nature of which wounds is not stated.
He was a resident of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
He died May 25, 1818.
do not use this date again. It is on the S. of Mr. our Gen. acct of (Mrs. Keivson) said by phone that he rec. a payment in 1822
JAMES COONEY-B.L.Wt. 9148-100
The records show, also, that Warrant No. 9148 for 100 acres of bounty land was issued July 9, 1789 on account of services of one James Cooney, private in the Pennsylvania line, War of the Revolution. There is no way to determine whether the pensioner and the recipient of the bounty land were the same soldier. This office has no further data in regard to James Cooney, noted above, because of the destruction of papers in such early claims for pension and bounty land when the War Office was burned in 1800 and 1814.
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d. in 1792, (Mrs. Henson, Gen. Rec. office). JOHN COONEY-Rev. War.
The records of this office show, further, that one John Cobney served as a private in the Revolutionary War.
He received pension from March 4, 1789, under the provisions of the Act of June 7, 1785, on account of disability incurred in service, the nature of which is not shown.
His name appears on a list of pensioners who were paid at the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Agency, but whose residences could not be ascertained, because of the destruction of papers in such early paper, as stated above.
This office has no further data in regard to him.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILMER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

WASHINGTON October 8, 1931.
Mrs. F. K. Von Ficht 1100 North Dearborn Parkway Chicago, Illinois.
DAp/ILL 10412/ILL 104-2/pmm/1212
Dear Madam:
The Revolutionary War records of this office show that James Cooney (S. 3189) served as private in the Revolutionary War.
He was allowed pension from January 1, 1803 under the provisions of the Act of June 7, 1795, on account of disability resulting from wounds or injury in service, the nature of which wounds is not stated.
He was a resident of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. He died May 25, 1818.
The records show, also, that Warrant No. 9148 for 100 acres of bounty land was issued July 9, 1789 on account of the services of one James Cooney, private in the Pennsylvania line, War of the Revolution. There is no way to determine whether the pensioner and the recipient of the bounty were the same soldier; this office has no further data in regard to James Cooney, noted above, because of the destruction of papers in such early claims for pension and bounty land when the War Office was burned in 1800 and 1814.
The records of this office show, further, that one John Cooney served as a private in the Revolutionary War.
He received pension from March 4, 1789, under the provisions of the Act of June 7, 1795, on account of disability incurred in service, the nature of which is not shown.
His name appears on a list of pensioners who were paid at the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Agency, but whose residences could

not be ascertained, because of the destruction of papers as stated above.
This office has no further data in regard to him and no record of services rendered in the colonies prior to the Revolution, hence no record of John Goney who served in 1741 and 1759.
Very truly yours,
A. D. MILLER, Assistant to Administrator.
Re Letter See James Cooney S-3189 -

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Cooney, John GRADE Private LINE Hazen's Regiment
WARRANT NUMBER 12918 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED August 16, 1797 to Jacques De Baufre, 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.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Cooney John GRADE Private "in the Invalids" LINE Invalids"
WARRANT NUMBER 12941 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED May 18, 1791 to Alexander Power, 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.