Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File [BLANK], Nicholas Copple, [BLANK]

SERVICE
NUMBER
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Cople, Nicholas
dis.
no papers
Phila. Agency
CONTENTS

417 Waltham St. Hammond, Ind.
July 20, 1937
Bureau of Pensions Washington D.C.
Can you give me any information on Nicholas Copple , now spelled Kepple , who was a revolutionary soldier from Philadelphia Co. Penna. I understand he applied for a pension from Phila- Co. but later moved to Westmoreland Co.
Have you any record of George Beck from Westmoreland Co. Penna. This George was in Armstrong in 1811.
Sincerely Yours
(Mrs David) Elsie M. Kepple

August 3, 1937
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RA-J/WMH/eel Nicholas Copple- Dis.Rev.War
Mrs. David Kepple 417 Waltham Street Hammond, Indiana
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Nicholas Copple or Kepple, of Pennsylvania, who, you have learned, applied for a pension while living in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; also, the record of George Beck, of Westmoreland and Armstrong Counties, Pennsylvania.
In the report of the Secretary of War, printed in 1835, in regard to the Pension Establishment of the United States, the name Nicholas Copple is borne on the list of Invalid Pensioners who had been in receipt of pensions at the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Agency and whose residence could not be ascertained in consequence of the destruction of papers by fire when the War Office was burned in 1800 and 1814. On that report Nicholas Copple is recorded as a private, annual allowance, $24.00 per annum, for service in the Revolutionary Army, pension commenced March 4, 1789, under the Act of June 7, 1785. This pension was for disability incurred in the line of duty in that war.
This office has no further information in regard to Nicholas Copple because of the destruction of papers, cited above.
As a means of identifying the particular record of the George Beck in whom you are interested, it is essential that you furnish as much as possible of the following data in regard to him: approximate dates of birth and death, places of residence at enlistment and after service and given name of widow. Upon receipt of this information, a further search of the records will be made and a report furnished you.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Copps, David GRADE Private LINE New Hampshire
WARRANT NUMBER 2999 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Mar. 7, 1792 to Jonathan Little, 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.