Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11818, Cornelius Woodruff, Penn.
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SERVICE
Penn.
CONTENTS
Woodruff, Cornelius
NUMBER
R. 11818
[black star above name]
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Cornelius Woodruff
Ohio
Rejected
See let: 5 May '41
Otway C[illegible] 
6 July 6 Hon:
J Mathiot
Same apl [april] 4. 1842
did not serve six months,
11818
Act 7 June 1832
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[Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 2, 1873. crossed out]
11,818 REJECTED
P. O. 
Cornelius Woodruff
Service:
Enlisted: , 18  .
Discharged:    , 18 . 
Application filed:   , 18. 
The printed list of 1852 shows reasons for rejection-
Alleges: "Not six months service"
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P. O.
Recognized.   Contract.
Cert. of Dis.    Searched for    , 18
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Apl. [April] 26 1841
Ohio, 
Cornelius Woodruff. 
Act 1832.
Free
War Department. 
Pension Office. 
Washington City.
Marysville [illegible]
April 21
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Otway Curry of Marysville, Union Co. Ohio, Agent for Declarant.
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House of Representative June 3d. 1841
Dear Sir - 
Will you at your earliest convenience examine the case referred to in the enclosed letter, and give me the result of your investigation - 
I was well acquainted many years since with the applicants Mr. Woodruff, he resided at that time in Pennsylvania, his character was at that time unexceptionable - I have always understood that he served a tour of duty in the Pennsylvania Militia during the Revolutionary War - 
[illegible] Respectfully
I Remi [illegible] 
J Mathiot
Hon J. L. Edwards
Com of Pensions
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Cornelius Woodruff
Union Co. Ohio
Copy papers & send to Hon J Mathiot H R
Letter asking further is filed among receipts. See rct [receipt] for Jesse Harmon's papers
[illegible scribble]
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H 35. 180
Cornelius Woodruff
Ohio
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Declaration:
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
State of Ohio }
Union County } ss.
On this 15th day of April A.D. 1841 personally appeared in open Court, before the Court of Common pleas now sitting, Cornelius Woodruff a resident of the County of Union, in the State of Ohio aged Seventy eight (78) years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make and subscribe the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following officers, and served as herein stated:
He joined a company commanded by Captain Robert Knox, on the 20th day of January A.D. 1780, in Ligonier Valley Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, at which place declarant then lived. Said Captain Knox lived at the same place. Declarant went as a substitute for one George Reding. Two other companies mustered at the same time and place; one commanded by Captain Samuel Shannon, and the other by
Captain ____ Shields the whole comprising a force of 300 men, under the command of Colonel Jeremiah Louthery, who died on the west side of Chestnut Ridge in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. 
The said force, under Col. Loughey aforesaid, marched from the said place of rendezvous directly into the State of New Jersey. Halted a few days at Morristown. Saw U.S. Troops & Cannon there. saw Gen. Washington there. Understood that his head quarters were either in or near Morristown. From Morristown Loughery's force aforesaid marched to within a few miles of Elizabeth Town. Took post at Cross Roads
After two or three weeks a detachment of British troops of Superior force attacked them. Loughey's force retreated, keeping up a continual skirmish until they reached a place called the Ask, Swamp. Here they were reinforced by 300 men, commanded, as declarant was informed, by an officer of the name of potter. After the arrival of said reinforcement, and an obstinate, though short skirmish the British troops gave way & were closely pursued until they reached the British lines. Loughery's force aforesaid then took post a second time at the aforesaid [illegible]. Declarant left the service in April following, having served a period of three months. Declarant's age is proved by
a record kept by his father, & which is now in his possession.
3 Declarant entered the service again, in the month of June, A. D. 1781 in a company commanded by Captain John ___, Hinckston, & as a substitute for Cornelius Woodruff, declarant's father. Marched to  Black Lick Creek on the frontier. Marched
from Ligonier Valley aforesaid. Remain to two months, and was discharged August 1781
2 Declarant entered the service again in the month of June A.D. 1782 Volunteered at Ligonier Valley aforesaid, and went & joined a volunteer Company under the command of Captain William Loughery at a place called Lowhery's Fort on the the other side of Chestnut Ridge from Ligonier Valley. Remained on the frontier one month, & was discharged in the month of July A.D. 1782
The Corps in which Declarant served was in each instance, called into service by competent authority.  Declarant was discharge in each case of service by the officer under whom he served, as above designated, but his papers are long since lost. He has therefore no documentary evidence & he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure, who can testify as to his service. -- Served throughout as a private, & was not engaged during times of service in any Civil pursuit. 
Hon. Joshua Mathist,  member of the present Congress, who lived in Newark, Ohio, and the following persons in the County of Union, Ohio, can testify as to the Character for truth of the Declarant, and his reputation of having been a revolutionary soldier, viz, Francis Scott, and William Hamilton, and Isaac D. Stewart.
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Declarant has resided since the the Revolutionary war in Westmoreland County Pennsylvania, until he came to Ohio about 24 years ago, since which then he has lived in Ohio. He was born in the State of New Jersey, near Elizabeth Town, A.D. 1763.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and declared that his name is not the pension Roll of the agency of any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency of the State of Ohio.
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid Cornelius Woodruff

We William Hamilton a Clergyman residing in the County of Union and State of Ohio, and Francis Scott, residing in the same place, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Cornelius Woodruff who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration: that we believe him to be Seventy eight years of age; that he is reputed and beleived [believed] in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. 
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid in open Court Jas. H. Gill Clk [Clerk] 
William Hamilton 
his
Francis  X Scott
mark

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department, that the above applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that William Hamilton who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the County of Union Co. and that Francis Scott who has also signed the same is a resident in the County of Union, Ohio, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit. 
I, James H. Gill, Clerk of the Court of Common pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Cornelius Woodruff for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 15th day of April A.D. 1841.
James H. Gill Clerk