Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22089, James Armstrong, Penn.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE  Penn.

Armstrong, James 

NUMBER  S. 22089

CONTENTS
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Pennsylvania 22.646.

James Armstrong Senr of Lycoming Co in the State of Penna who was a Private in the Co. commanded by Captain Dougherty of the Regt commanded by Colo. Sullivan in the Penna line for six mos

Inscribed on the Roll of Penna at the rate of 20 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 27th day of Novr. 1833 and sent to Henry D. Ellis Williamsport, Penna

Arrears to the 4th of Sep 1833 - 50.
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar 34,  10
                                               $60.

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by Wm. R. Palmer Clerk,
Book E  Vol. 5  Page one
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Date of death not on AB -
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Answers to the Interrogatories exhibited to the applicant by the Court agreebly to the directions of the War department

1  I was born in York in the County of York Penna. in the month of November 1764

2  I have no record of my age - My Father died while I was young and I never had any
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27.741
Declaration to obtain Pension of James Armstrong

3 I was living near to Cose's Town in Cumberland County, now Dauphin County in Pennsylvania when I was called into service - Immediately after the peace I moved to Northumberland county, about where Milton now is - I lived there about a year and then moved up the West branch of the Susquehannah, [Susquehanna] then in Northumberland county now in Lycoming, to
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State of Pennsylvania
Lycoming County SS.

On this seventh day of September Anno Domini one thousand Eight Hundred and thirty three personally appeared before the Court of Common pleas of the said County of Lycoming James Armstrong Senior, a Resident of Lycoming County and State of Pennsylvania aged sixty ["seven" crossed out and "eight" written above] years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the [word crossed out] benefit of the provisions made by the Act of Congress passed June 7, the seventh anno Domini one thousand Eight Hundred and thirty Two 

That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the month of May in that year of our Lord one thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy nine with Colonel Cane and served in the Regiment of Pennsylvania line under the following named officers General Sullivan who took the Command of the Troops near Lycoming in Luzerne County Pennsylvania - the above named Colonel Cane with whom this deponent enlisted - Major Dowan Captain Henry Dougherty Lieutenant Samuel Fields and ensign John Shane 

That he left the army at the expiration of the six months for which he had enlisted that is to day in the month of November in the year of our Lord one thousand seven Hundred and seventy nine - that he resided in the county of York in Pennsylvania at the time of his enlistment - but he enlisted at Cones Town in (then) Cumberland County in Pennsylvania that the division of the army in which he served was engaged during the time of his service in some skirmishes with the Indians and one battle about four miles
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above Wyoming at a place called forty fort - that this deponent was not present at said engagement being detailed with others and stationed at Lycoming to guard the boats containing the provisions and military stores belonging to the army in which service of guarding the said provisions and military stores on the Susquehanna in Boats there were two Brigades employed and detailed conducting of about Eleven Hundred men  That he proceeded with the army from Cones Town above mentioned on the Susquehanna River up the said river on the north Eastern Branch thereof to New Town in the state of New York by which same route in the autumn of the year as above mentioned he returned with the army and was discharged at Cones Town ........... That Colonel Hartley joined the army at Wyoming - - that there was a battle with the Indians near New Town in which there was one of our men killed

He hereby relinquishes every Claim whatever to a pension or an Annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any Agency in any State
James Armstrong

Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid
for J. Wood Prothy
J. L. Massina

We Alexander Smith and Isaiah Hagerman both resident inhabitants of the Township of Lycoming in Lycoming County hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with James Armstrong who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be sixty eight [word crossed out] years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we
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severally concur in that opinion
Alexr Smith
Isaiah Hagerman

Sworn and subscribed in open court the day and year aforesaid 
J Wood Prothy

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states.  And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Alexander Smith and Isaiah Hagerman are both of them highly respecable [respectable] citizens and respectively resident in Lycoming Township in Lycoming county and are both credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit
[illegible signature]
John Cummings
H. Davidson

I Joseph Wood Prothonotary of the Court of Common pleas of Lycoming county aforesaid do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of James Armstrong for a Pension

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said court the seventh day of September 1833
J. Wood Prot.
[seal stamped]
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27.741
Declaration to obtain Pension of James Armstrong

Answers to the Interrogatory exhibited to the applicant by the Court agreeably to the directions of the War department

1  I was born in York in the County of York Penna. in the month of November 1764

2 I have no record of my age - My Father died while I was young and I never had any

3 I was living near to Cose's Town in Cumberland County, now Dauphin County in Pennsylvania when I was called into service - Immediately after the peace I moved to Northumberland county, about where Milton now is - I lived there about a year and then moved up the West branch of the Susquehannah, [Susquehanna] then in Northumberland county now in Lycoming, to about the same place where I now live - 

4  I entered the service by enlistment for 6 months the whole of which time I served until I was regularly discharged - 

5 As to the names of the Officers Troops [illegible] with whom I served, I refer to my declaration in Chief -

6  I did not receive a discharge in writing at the end of my service - that I now reccollect [recollect] of

7 I am known to John Carothers, and Genl Joseph B Anthony member of Congress, to Alexander Smith and Isaiah Hagerman, a son of one of our earliest settlers in this county, and to many others of my fellow citizens & neighbours, who can testify as to any character for veracity, and their belief of my services as a soldier of the Revolution - 

8.  I never received a Commission - I served as a Private soldier -
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[blank rear side of fragment of typed document]
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27, 741.

James Armstrong Send
Penna

Adm 6. Months

Henry L. Ellis
Williamsport
Lycoming Co
Pen[torn]
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
14th Nov. 1833. - 

Sir: 

The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned.  The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: })  You will when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by compling [complying] with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim

A Statement, showing the service of James Armstrong Sent

Period when the service was rendered.
Feby - 1779.

Duration of the claimant's service.
Years.    Months.     Days.
                6.

Rank of the claimant.
priv

Names and rank of the Field officers
under whom he served.
Gen Sullivan
Cap. Daugherty

Age at present, and place of abode
when he entered the service.
18 years
Cumberland Co
Penna.

Proof by which the declaration is supported.
Traditionary.

I am, respectfully
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
14th Nov. 1833. -

Sir:

The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }) You will when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by compling [complying] with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim

A Statement, showing the service of James Armstrong Senr.

Period when the service was rendered.
Feby - 1779.

Duration of the claimant's service.
Years. Months. Days.
6.

Rank of the claimant.
priv

Names and rank of the Field officers
under whom he served.
Gen Sullivan
Cap. Daugherty

Age at present, and place of abode
when he entered the service.
18 years
Cumberland Co
Penna.

Proof by which the declaration is supported.
Traditionary.

I am, respectfully
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.

The following regulations have been adopted:

This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia" and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c, Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.

Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.

DECLARATION,

In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of County of } ss.
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers,) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]

He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any state, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. , A. B.

[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.

I of the Court of do hereby certify (h)
that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.

If on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.

Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.

[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.

Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.

If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative
with the events of the period of his
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principle means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6. To a Soldier: Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
To an Officer: Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion.
If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants are required to submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, be reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:
For _____ year, _____ months, and _____days, I served as a _____. For _____ year, _____ months, and _____days, I served as a _____, and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c.
without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is
highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil
pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispenable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] the clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can distinguish
from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

He should send his commission and all the proof in his power.
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AMF

Rev. and 1812 War Section.

July 23, 1926

Mrs. Roscoe Carrier
Baxter
Pa.

Madam;

I have to advise you from the papers in the
Revolutionary War pension claim S. 22089, it appears that James Armstrong was born November 1764 in York County, Pennsylvania.

While residing in York County of Cumberland
County, which was later Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, he enlisted in May 1779 and served six months as private in Captain Henry Dougherty's Company, Colonel Coxe's Pennsylvania Regiment.

He was allowed pension on his application
executed September 7, 1833, while a resident of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.

He stated that his father died when he was
young, father's name not given, and there is no
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further data on file as to family.

In order to make a proper search of the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau for a soldier named John Anderson, some of the following data is essential - approximate dates of birth and death, places of residence at enlistment and after service, and first name of widow.

Respectfully

WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.
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Revolution

22089
INVALID.

File No. 22.089
James Armstrong
Pri   Rev War

Act: June 7" 32"
Index:-Vol. 2, Page 11

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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1911 Dec. 29 Hist.
To Mrs. L. S. Vowell
              V. L. M.
1912 Jan'y Mrs. L. S. Vowell 
when pension certificate was paid &c.
1926 - July 23 - Hist to Mrs. Roscoe Carrier AWF.
1934 - Apr. 13 - hist to Harold T. Smutz atty
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FREE

J. L. Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions
City of Washington
District of Columbia
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Williamsport
Lycoming County Penna

Dear Sir

The inclosed is the original application for a pension of James Armstrong who no doubt was a soldier in the army of the Revolution - - - but having no written evidence of his services or discharge it is difficult for him to make the proof that he would be glad to do -

Be so good as to procure an early Consideration of the Subject and reply as to the result

Very respectfully
Your Obt Servt
Henry D Ellis

J. L. Edwards Esquire
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L. S. VOWELL
DRUGGIST
WASHINGTON, PA.

62 SOUTH MAIN STREET
BELL PHONE 114-2
FEDERAL 228

Washington, Penna.
Dec. 20th, 1911.

The Hon. Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir: -
Washington, D. C.

Will you kindly furnish me with what
information you can as to James Armstrong, my great-grandfather, who was a Revolutionary Soldier and a resident of West Alexander, Penna. ( Washington County),
from 1789 to Sept. 12th, 1853, the date of his death, aged 91.

He was a pensioner for many years. A farmer
by occupation.

Respectfully,
(Mrs L. S.)  Mary Flora Vowell
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ESTABLISHED 1840   BELL PHONE 114-J

L. S. VOWELL, DRUGGIST
62 SOUTH MAIN STREET
WASHINGTON, PA.

Jan. 1st., 1912.

Mr. J. L. Davenport,
Comm'r Pensions,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:-

I wish to thank you for the report furnished
me recently on the record of James Armstrong, Revolutionary Veteran.

I would thank you for the following points, if
same can be supplied:
When payment of pension ceased,
At what office the pension was paid, or
what was his last Post-office address.

Your report bears following initials:
V. L. M.
S. F. 22089.

Very respectfully,
(Mrs L S)   M. Flora Vowell
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[time stamp with arrow pointing to 1 o'clock]
RECEIVED MAR 31 1934
MAIL SUB-DIV.
VETS ADM. READER 15

377 No. Taylor Ave., 
St. Louis, Mo.,
29 March 1934.

Director of Pensions
Veterans' Administration,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir: -

I am very grateful to you for your kindness in giving me the data on John Greene of Muskingum Co., Ohio, a soldier of the
Revolution, in your letter of the 15th inst. (BA - J/ady John Greene W. 4216)

I wonder if your records disclose any information of a similar nature on James Armstrong, Benjamin Chandler and Thomas
Allen?  ["1812" written in margin next to Allen's name]

James Armstrong served with troops from Cumberland Co., Pa. in the Revolution, but the date and place of his death are not known. He married Sabra Samson in 1779 or earlier, and she died 25 Aug. 1841 in either Fayette or Westmoreland Counties, Pa. and is buried in the Old cemetery at Jacobs Creek, Pa.

Benjamin Chandler, originally of Cornwall, Ct. and later of Tinmouth, Vt., was killed at the Battle of Bennington 16 Aug. 1777.  His wife appears to have been Elizabeth. To what troops did he belong? Or was he a civilian? Is there any data which would give date and place of birth for either Benjamin or Elizabeth, or date and place of death for the latter?

Thomas Allen ["5 pen." written above name] is said to have had service in the War of 1812. He died in Aug. 1824 in Muskingum Co., Ohio, presumably as a result of wounds or disease suffered during such service. His wife was Rachel, daughter of the John Greene referred to above, and she appears to have died also in 1834, a few months after her father.  With what troops, if any did he serve, and aht [what] was his rank? Is there any data on the place and date of birth for either Thomas or Rachel Allen?

With my sincere thanks for your assistance in these matters, I am,

Yours very truly,
Harold T. Smutz
Harold T. Smutz
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Baxter, Pa.  June 2, '26

Pension Bureau, Dept. of Int.
Washington, D. C.

Gentlemen: - Will you please give me information regarding age, birthplace, names of wife and children of James Armstrong who secured a pension in Lycoming Co. Pa. for service in Pa. militia in 1831.?  Also information of a John  Anderson [illegible word written above] who served in Rev War from either Allegheny, Westmoreland or Lycoming Co.

Thanking you in advance I am, -
Very sincerely yours,
Ila A. Carrier
(Mrs. Roscoe Carrier}
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information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on filed in this Bureau.
James Armstrong S. F. 22089

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
May 1779

LENGTH OF SERVICE.  6 mos.

RANK.  Pvt.

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.  Henry Dougherty
COLONEL   Coxe

STATE.  Penn.

Battles engaged in, [check mark]

Residence of soldier at enlistment, York Co. or Cumberland Co. which was later Dauphin Co. Penna.

Date of application for pension, Sept. 7. 1833. His cl. al.

Residence at date of application, Lycoming Co. Penn.

Age at date of application, born in York Co. Penn. Nov. 1764

Remarks: His father died "when he was young" no name stated

The only one that name on Penn Agency

Very respectfully,

Commissioner.

1565b3m10-08
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Rev. War.

January 11, 1912.

Mrs. L. S. Vowell,
62 South Main Street,
Washington, Pennsylvania.

Madam:

In reply to your letter dated the 1" and received the 3" instant, you are advised that in the claim of James Armstrong Sur. File
22,089 Rev. War, soldier stated in [year crossed out and "1833" written above] age that he had moved up to the West branch of the Susquehannah [Susquehanna] then in Northumberland County now in Lycoming, to about the same place where I now live." There is no Post Office address.

His pension certificate was sent to Henry D. Ellis of Williamsport, Penn.

For date of last payment of pension, person to whom paid and probable dated [date] of death application should be made to the Auditor for the Interior Department, U. S. Treasury Dept., citing the following data: James Armstrong Certificate No. 22,646 Issued November 27, 1833 
Act of June 7, 1832, Pennsylvania Agency.

Very respectfully, 

Commissioner.
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April 13, 1934
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James Armstrong-S.22089
BA-J/AW am

Mr. Harold T. Smutz
377 North Taylor Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter in which you
request information in regard to James Armstrong and Benjamin Chandler, soldiers of the War of the Revolution, and the War of 1812 record of Thomas Allen.

The Revolutionary War records of this office
fail to show a claim for pension on file on account of the services of any Benjamin Chandler, and the War of 1812 records of this office afford no data in regard to a claim for pension on file, based on the service of a Thomas Allen, as described by you.

The data which follow were obtained from the
papers on file in pension claim, S. 22089, based upon the Revolutionary War service of James Armstrong.

James Armstrong was born in November, 1764 in York County, Pennsylvania, his father died when he was quite young; names of his parents are not given.

While residing in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, James Armstrong enlisted in May, 1779, served six months as a private in Captain Henry Dougherty's company, Colonel Coxe's Pennsylvania regiment.

He moved, soon after the Revolution, to Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, lived one year, then moved up the "West branch of the Susquehanna River," [text crossed out and 
"to what was later Lycoming County" Pennsylvania.

James Armstrong was allowed pension on his
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application executed, September 7, 1832, then living in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.

There are no data in this claim relative to the
family of James Armstrong, other than the reference to his father, as given herein.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of
pension, the name and address to whom sent and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting
Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., citing the following data:

James Armstrong
Certificate No. 22646 or 22640 (last figure not clear)
Issued November 27, 1833
Rate $20.00 per annum
To commence March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
Pennsylvania Agency.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator