Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 3084, Thomas Hamilton, Penn.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Penn

NUMBER
W 3084

Hamilton, Thomas
Catharine
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CONTENTS
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3160, 11
Pennsylvania Roll
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Thomas Hamilton
private
Pennsylvania line  3 years
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
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Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania
at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence of the 23 of April 1818
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Certificate of Pension issued the 30. of Sep. 1818 and forwarded to Amos Ellmaker
Esq. Harrisburg Penna.
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Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818          |$35.20
Semi-anl, all'ce ending 4 Mar. 1819 48.00
Arrs. 4 mo: 12 dy.                          | $83 20

{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}
6.3/20
Discontinued
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Dauphin County
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let 7 Jany 1839
War Revy

Attorney General opinion sent to John Phillips at Hummelstown Pa 25 June 1822

Notifications sent to Amos Ellamaker Esq 26 July|
Harrisburg Pa

On the 28 Sept 1824, the original pension certificate of in this case, was sent to Robbert Harris, Esqr at Harrisburg, Pa

Harrisburg
Amos
R
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Notification sent to Amos Ellamaker Esq 26 July|

Attorney General opinion sent to John Phillips Hummelstown, Pa 25 June 1822.

let 7 Jany 1839
War Revy

On the 28 Sept 1824 the original pension certificate in this case was sent to Robert Harris Esq. at Harrisburg, Pa
to
many &
Harrisburg
Pa
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[Left-hand page]

2059
Pennsylvania
Catherine Ha.milton
widow of Thomas Hamilton dec'd
who was a pensioner [Penn] under the Act of 1818
and who died on the 28th September 1836
of Dauphin in the State of Pa
who was a Private in the compy commanded 
by Captain ---- of the Reg't commanded 
by Col. Stewart in the
line for 3 years

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Inscribed on the Roll of Penna
at the rate of 80 Dollars ---- cents per annum,
to commence on the [strikethrough] 28th 
September 1836

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Certificate of Pension issued the 13th day of March
1839 and sent Hon. L.
Reiley Harrisburg Pa.

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Arrears [paper torn] the 4th of Mar. '39
Semiannual allowance ending 4 Sept. '39

$194.00
   40.00
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$234.00

{Act July 7, 1838}

[paper torn] Addison, Clerk

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Apl. 25th Mar. 1839
Dead
Paid at the Treasury under
the Act of the 6 April 1838
from 4th March to 25th May
1840. Agent Notified 4 Oct
1841.
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Let to J. C. Bucher June 13
1843
[paper torn] M Simonton Ap '7/54
J. W. Simonton
2d Feby 1855
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The [wife?] has[?]
certify that the
claimant is not
indigent c---
[illegible]
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     We certify that we know Thomas Hamilton - his family - & circumstances - and believe that he is in reduced & indigent circumstances & stand in need of the assistance of his country for support - 
     given under our hand - 

[All but last signature underlined]

      Philip Leebruh
      Jacob Hummel
      Joseph Hummel
      Christn. Seiler
      Thomas Fox
      Peter ?Swedes/Swallow
      Johannes ?RicSaczy

Dauphin County Ss
          I. Jacob Bucher one of the Judjes[sic] of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County, do certify that it appears to my satisfaction from the above statement as well as from my own knowledge , that the abovenamed Thomas Hamilton is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for his support-
       [underlined name] Jacob Bucher
Harrisburg September 22∂ - 1818
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Dauphin County & State of Pennsylvania

I John Machesney Prothonotary of the Court of Common pleas of the County of Dauphin do certify that Jacob Bucher Esqr who has given the preceding certificate, and whose name is therunto subscribed was at the time of so doing and yet is an associate Judge of Dauphin County duly commissioned and sworn, to all whose acts as such due faith and credit are and ought to be given as well inCounty of Justice elsewhere - 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at Harrisburg this 22d day of September A.D. 1818 - 
John Machesney Prothy
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State of Pennsylvania 

Dauphin County Ss:
      Before the Subscriber one of the Judges of the court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Dauphin, State of Pennsylvania, personally came Thomas Hamilton of the said county an applicant for a pension under the Act entitled “An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war” and after being duly Sworn declares That he enlisted in the army and served as a common soldier in the Pennsylvania line in the war of the revolution, between six and seven years That he was honourably discharged therefrom at the conclusion of the war, which discharge he has since lost- That he sometimes belonged to one company & sometimes to another, but that at the time of his discharge he was serving in Capt. [blank] Finney’s company of infantry in the first regiment of the Pennsylvania line- That among other battles he was at that of Monmouth- was at the battle of the Green Springs & at the taking of Cornwallis- That he has no other evidence of his service as aforesaid than a certificate from the Auditor General of Pennsylvania hereto annexed- And that by reason of his reduced circumstances in life he is in need of the assistance of his country for support.
           Thomas his X mark Hamilton

The above declaration made 
under oath & subscribed this
23rd day of April A.D. 1818
Before
      David Scott
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I David Scott Judge as within mentioned do certify that it appears to my Satisfaction that the within named Thomas Hamilton served in the revolutionary war as stated in his within declaration against the common enemy, I do therefore certify &n transmit the testimony in the case & the proceedings had thereon, to the Secretary of the Department of War.  April 23rd. 1818
        David Scott

Dauphin County & State of Pennsylvania 
   I. John Machesny Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Dauphin do Certify that the Honorable David Scott Esqr who has given the preceding Certificate and whose name is thereunto subscribed was at the time of so doing and yet is President Judge of the Twelfth Judiciary district of Pennsylvania duly Commissioned and sworn to all whose acts as such due faith and credit [inserted 2 words] are and ought to be given as well in Courts of Justice as elswhere[sic]
     In testimony whereof I have hereunto
     Subscribed my name and affixed the seal
     of said Court [inserted] at Harrisburg the  
     23rd day of April= A.D. 1818
           John MaChesney[sic] Proty
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I certify that it appears by the Pay-rolls of the Pennsylvania line in the Revolutionary War in this office that the name of Thomas Hamilton is included in the roll of the 1st regiment, and that it appears he served three years and more, and that he received his gratuity for serving to the end of the War - Witness my hand and the seal of the office of the Auditor General this 23d day of April

Geo. Bryan Aud. Gen.
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Dauphin County ss  In District of Penna

On this 20th day of June 1820 personally appeared in open court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County aforesaid being a court of record for said County Thomas Hamilton aged 63 years resident in said County who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows viz. I the said Howard Hamilton enlisted in the army of the U.S. in 1776 or 1777 in the 11th Regiment of Penna Line under Col Humptun[?] and others and afterwards in the [illegible] regiment under Col. Harmex[?] & continued in the service until the final discharge of the Army at the peace. I was in the Battle of Monmouth, at the Battle of the Greenspring in Va fought by Wayne & Fayette against Cornwallis & at the capture of Cornwallis - at the Battle of the Greensprings Col. Stewart commanded the Regiment I was in - I received a Pension from U.S. under the act of congress of 18th March 1818 by virtue of a certificate of Secy of war which has been left in Philada in mistake owing to which I cannot state the date or number of said certificate. And I do solemnly swear that it was a resident [illegible] of the U.S. on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress entitled "An Act to Provide for Certain Persons Engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the U.S. in the revolutionary War" passed the 18th day of March 1818 and that I Have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed by me subscribed

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Thomas  X  Hamilton

{Subscribed declared & sworn to June 20th 1820. In open court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County}
[illegible] John MaChesney Proty

Schedule of my property real & personal, necessary clothing & bedding excepted I have 36 acres of Land in Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin County, It is almost all cleared land. It is hilly land, thin soil, gravel land. There is a log house on it and a Stable which is old.

Personal property:  A bay blind mare 9 or ten years old. A mare about 20 years old - useless - but kept from motives of humanity. Four cows and three calves Two pine tables a two shilling looking glass 30 years old four chairs a few knives & forks & plates and scanty kitchen utensils.
I am inform with rheumatism & cannot work. My family now or lately residing with me are as follows viz Kitty my wife aged about 60 has umbilical rupture and totally unable to work. (Children) John aged 24 now gave abroad. & has been abroad for a year and a half. (a miller by trade) working for himself.
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Dau[?]y aged 30 nurses her mother and keeps house. Kitty aged 22 does milking c serving &c Thomas aged 21 works journey work at trade of a carpenters

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Thomas  X  Hamilton

{Sworn & subscribed in open court of Common please of Dauphin County June 20th 1820.
clerk}
John MaChesney Proty

June 20th 1820 the said Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County hereby state & certifies that the said court is a court of record because 1st is expressly made so by the laws of Pa creating the source 2d It has been so solemnly adjudged by the supreme Court and other Coruts of Va 3 it proceeds according to the course of the common law with a jurisdiction unlimited in points of amount keeping a record of its proceedings and the said court furthers certifies that it is the opinion of the said court that the total [illegible] in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedue is four hundred and seventeen dollars.

Clerk
John MaChesney Proty
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State of Pennsylvania 
Dauphin County ss.
On this third day of December Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight personally appeared in the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County William Bender of Mountjoy Township Lancaster County farmer, aged seventy five years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth depose and say, that was well acquainted with Thomas Hamilton late of Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin County deceased, and that he is well acquainted with the widow of said Thomas Hamilton deceased.  That Catharine Hamilton widow of said Thomas Hamilton deceased is the deponents sister.  That the deponent first became acquainted with said Thomas Hamilton about the year seventeen hundred and eighty five.  that the said Thomas Hamilton was then reputed to have served seven years & six months in the army during the revolutionary war,  That this deponent was present at the marriage of Thomas Hamilton to Catharine Bender on the twenty eighth day of January one thousand seven hundred eighty eight - in the City of Lancaster Lancaster County Pennsylvania;  That the marriage ceremony was performed by the Rev. Mr. Helmuth who is since deceased.  That the said Thomas Hamilton & Catharine his wife lived together as man and wife from said twenty eighth day of January one thousand seven hundred & eighty eight until the month of September one thousand eight hundred and thirty six when said Thomas Hamilton died at his residence in Lower Paxton Dauphin County aforesaid.  That the said Catharine Hamilton the widow of said Thomas Hamilton deceased is still living in Lower Paxton Township aforesaid and is now single and unmarried.  This deponent further says That said Thomas Hamilton in his life time, and during the latter years of his life drew a pension from the Government of the United States.
William Bender
Sworn to & Subscribed in open Court the day & year first above written
Geo. Mish Proth'y
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I George Mish Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Catharine Hamilton (widow of Thomas Hamilton lately of Dauphin County deceased) for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this third day of December 1838.
Geo. Mish Proth'y

State of Pennsylvania 
Dauphin County ss.
Personally appeared before the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County Catharine Hamilton (widow of Thomas Hamilton lately of Lower Paxton Township Dauphin County deceased) the said Catharine Hamilton being a resident of Lower Paxton Township in the County aforesaid aged seventy seven years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Provision made by the act of Congress passed July seventh one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows.  That she is the widow of Thomas Hamilton of Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin County deceased who in his life time received a pension from the United States, for seven years and six months services as a soldier during the Revolutionary War.  That the evidence of the services of her deceased husband Thomas Hamilton during the Revolutionary War is now on file in the War Department at Washington with the application of said Thomas Hamilton in his life time for a Pension.  She further declares that she was married to the said Thomas Hamilton on the twenty eighth day
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of January, one thousand seven hundred and eighty eight, and that her husband the aforesaid Thomas Hamilton died in September one thousand eight hundred and thirty six.  That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred & ninety four viz at the time above stated.  That she never was married to any other person, but is still single.  That the Rev'd Mr Helmuth who performed the marriage ceremony is since deceased, that she knows of no Town, County, church parish or family record of her said marriage and that the only person now living that was present when she was married to said Thomas Hamilton is deponents brother William Bender whose affidavit of that fact is hereto annexed & that she is unable to attend Court by reason of bodily infirmity.
Catharine Hamilton {X is her mark}
Sworn & subscribed before me this twentieth day of December 1838
Fred'k Hummel

I Frederick Hummel associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County do certify that Catharine Hamilton the above deponent is unable by reason of bodily infirmity and advanced age to attend Court.  That I have known said Catharine Hamilton upwards of Thirty years that she lived with Thomas Hamilton of Lower Paxton Dauphin County during said time up to the death of said Thomas Hamilton as his wife and was always reputed his lawful wife, and that said Thomas Hamilton dec'd was a pensioner of the United States.
Witness my hand this Twentieth day of December one thousand eight hundred & thirty eight.
Fred'k Hummel
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Dauphin County, State of Pennsylvania ss.
Personally appeared before the subscriber President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County John C Bucher Esq. Ex Member of the Congress of the United States, who on being duly sworn according to law doth say - that he was well acquainted with Thomas Hamilton a Revolutionary soldier of Lower Paxton Township Dauphin County dec'd that Catharine Hamilton the within named applicant for a pension was always reputed to be the lawful wife of said Thomas Hamilton during his life time.  That said Thomas Hamilton in his life time received a pension from the United States.  that this deponent as Attorney in fact of said Thomas Hamilton drew that pension and on one or more occasions paid said Pension to Catharine Hamilton the within named applicant for a Pension and that said Catharine Hamilton is a widow - and unmarried, and that said Thomas Hamilton in September one thousand eight hundred & thirty six died at his residence - in Lower Paxton township aforesaid.
Sworn & subscribed this 19th December A D 1838 
Before me        Calvin Blythe
John C. Bucher                     {seal}
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3763
Catharine Hamilton
of Thomas
Pa

Admitted
Pr 2 yr $80

Admitted
Pr 2 yr. $80
Feb 20

March 13

Hon. L. Reily
Harrisburg H.R
Pa
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Pennsylvania, ss.
In the Name and by the Authority of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Joseph Ritner                   {also signed by Jos. Ritner}
Governor of the said Commonwealth.
To all to whom these presents shall come, 
Sends Greeting:
Know Ye, That George Mish, Frederick Hummel and Calvin Blythe Esquires whose names are subscribed to the instruments of writing hereunto annexed, were at the time of subscribing the same, the first, Prothonotary - the second, an associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Dauphin, and the latter President Judge of the Twelfth Judicial District in the said Commonwealth, duly appointed and commissioned; And full faith and credit ought to be given to their official acts accordingly and that the attestations to the said instruments of writing are in due form and by the proper Officers --
Given under my hand and the Great Seal of the State, at Harrisburg, this twenty-first day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight and of the Commonwealth the sixty third 
By the Governor,
J Wallace 
Deputy Sec'y
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State of Pennsylvania Dauphin County Ss
The court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County before whom William Bender whose
affidavit in relation to the claim of Catharine Hamilton widow of Thomas Hamilton of Lower Paxton Township Dauphin County decd. on an application for a Pension was made in this Court on the third day of December one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight do certify that the said William Bender of Mountjoy Township Lancaster County is a respectable and credible person and that his statement is entitled to full credit and direct
the Prothonotary to certify this accordingly-

I Henry Beader Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County do hereby certify that the foregoing certificate contains the final proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Catharine Hamilton for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this twelfth day of February one thousand eight hundred & thirty nine

Henry Beader Prothy
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Dauphin County Sct
Personally appeared before the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County Catharine Hamilton, daughter of Thomas Hamilton, of Dauphin County aforesaid decd who was reputed in his life time
to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and on being duly qualified as is directed by law did depose and say as follows to wit that the resides with her mother Catharine Hamilton the widow of said Thomas Hamilton decd in Lower Paxton Township Dauphin County and
that the said Thomas Hamilton departed this life at his residence in said Township on Wednesday morning the twenty eighth day of September one thousand eight hundred and thirty six, and was buried on the twenty ninth day of September one thousand eight hundred and thirty six in Hummelstown in the Lutheran
Grave Yard.
Catherine Hammilton (Jr
X her mark
Sworn & subscribed before
me this Sixth 6th day of
February AD 1839
Fedk Hummel
Dauphin County ss
At same time personally appeared before
the subscriber a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of said County Peter Hoffelfinger who being duly qualified
as is directed by law doth depose and say that Thomas
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Hamilton in Lower Paxton Township in said County, who was reputed an old Soldier died (at his residence) in the Township aforesaid on the twenty eighth day of September one thousand eight hundred and thirty six, and
was buried the Lutheran burying Ground in Hummelstown on the day following.  & that Catharine Hamilton the widow of said Thomas Hamilton deceased is still living.
Peter Heffelfinger
Sworn & subscribed
the Sixth day of
March 1839 -
Fedk Hummel
I Frederick [Valentine crossed out] Hummel one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin do certify that I am well
acquainted with the above named Catharine Hamilton Junr and Peter Heffelfinger and that they are both respectable persons & that their statements are entitled to full faith & credit. Witness my hand the sixth day of March AD 1839
Fredk Hummel
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Harrisburg 3d April, 1854.

Dr Sir,
From a certificate left with me by Catherine
Hamilton, Dated "Pension Office 20th May 1824" I learn that the name of Thomas Hamilton was that day restored to the Pension Roll of the Pennsylvania Agency, agreeably to provisions of act of 1st March 1823. Evidence completed on the 19th April 1824.
Will you do me the favor to examine the evidence on file in your office, & inform me whether the service performed was such as will intitle Catherine Hamilton his daughter to secure anything from your office,
Respectfully,
J.W. Simonton
Pension Agent
Harrisbrg, Pa.
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Pension Certif
Pennsylvania
Thomas Hamilton
Private, 3 yr fm1776.
1st Schedule, June 1820
36 Acres of Land it is almost all
cleared Land-hilly-- thin foil-
Log House on it can old stable
A blind mare-aged 9 or 10-- a mare
aged about 20-- 4 Cows & 3 Calves
& a little house & old furniture.
amount of Schedule: $417.
2d Schedule April 19. 1824
36 acres of Land, (same as in first
schedule) he says, if it was rented,
"he verily believes that it would
not bring him $30 per annum"
16 persons (none of the name of Hamilton) have certified "that the small tract of Land on which claimant 
" lives is unproductive, & by no means
" sufficient to support him & his wife
"with the little labor they are able
"to perform". He says, "the mare
"aged 20, he gave away, because he was not
"able to keep her & because she was utterly
"useless to him. The other mare is now
"about 14 or 15 year old-- totally blind &
A very little service-- would sell her for [nothing?]
I have now lost one Cow; have killed
one for Beef all of which
now consumed-- & two others I
sold & have expended the money in
procuring necessaries for myself
& family - the calves I formerly
had, I sold immediately after my
first statement-- the other Cow, I
now have-- In reality belonging
rather to my Daughter than myself,
she having purchased her when
Young, & brought her up at my
Home." The furniture in
first a 2d Schedule is not
worth mentioning-
His age 70- unable to labor
but very little. his wife,
by reason of excessive & long
continued indisposition is totally
unable to labor. He has 2
Daughters, both of age, one generally
at home, to assist himself and
their mother-- He says they both
claim compensation-- Nancy
$50 & Kitty $30 They have
lived with him almost entirely for
10 years past & have frequently
given him wherewith to purchase
necessaries. The Court value
the property in 2d Schedule
at $160- April 27. 1844
Restored 30 May 1824 and sent to
Hon. R. Harris.
H Rep
Mar:'19
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Know all men by there presents that I Catharine Hamilton of Dauphin County, State of Penna. Daughter of Thomas Hamilton a soldier in the war of the Revolution do make constitute & appoint J. W. Simonton my true & lawful attorney, for me & in my name to make all such inquiry & search at the Pension Officer or elsewhere as may be required to establish my claim if any to compensation for the services of my Father
Catharine Hamilton {X is her mark}
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 3rd day of April A. D. 1854.
Test. W Kline
James Lewis

Dauphin County ss
Before me the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace of said County personally came the above named Catharine Hamilton and acknowledged the above written Power of Attorney to be her act & deed for the purposes therein mentioned.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal at Harrisburg the 3rd day of April A. D. 1854
W Kline {seal}
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Catherine Hamilton
Pennsylvania
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Suspended
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Ser let 22 Feb
1839 Hon L. Reily
Act 7 July 1838
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Penna.
Thomas Hamilton prv
23 Apl 1818
To Amos Ellmaker
Harrisburg

Correct

Free
Department of U.S.
Washington City

[Postal Stamp]
HARRISBURG
SEP
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Sir,
Thomas Hamilton an old soldier has given me his documents for transmission to the war
department.
If his certificate be sent to me he will receive it
in a few days afterwards.
I am respectfully
your ablest
Amos Ellmaker
Harrisburg Pa. Sept 22

Hon. J.C. Calhoun}
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The Secretary War will please deliver to the
Honble Robert Harris member of Congress from this District my certificate of pension to which I may be entitled

Henson

An acct of service in the Revolution War &
his receipt shall be good for the same -

In presence of Geo. W Harris

Thomas Hamilton
his - mark
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Harrisburg March 12, 1824
Dear Sir,
A certain Thomas Hamilton, of Lower Pa? township, says he handed you some documents in relation to his Revolutionary services, with the hope that you would be able to have him placed upon the pension list. Hes says he is poor, not having an income exceeding $30 per annum; and that his services, which were given to his country in many seven hardships and dangers, from Maine to Georgia almost, he thinks fully entitles him to the relief held forth in the pension  (illeg).  I enclose a certificate of his enlistment, procured from the officer who enlisted him, and who now resides in Maytown, Lancaster county.  From all that I can hear from himself, I think he is in need, and entitled to the bounty of his country.  Your attention in promoting the object of his application, will oblige. Your friend, James Peacock
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This is to certify that the name of Thomas Hamilton appears in pay roll book A of the Pennsylvania line as having served in said line, during the Revolutionary war, and received this gratuity at the expiration (illeg). His name does not appear on the Pension List of this state.
For James Duncan, Auditor General
Auditor Genls Office,
Harrisburg, November 18, 1823.
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Maytown January the 28th 1824
This is to certify that I Listed, Thomas Hamilton in the year 1777 in the month of July in the 11th Pennsylvania, Regment Command, By Col Hampton and I was a (illeg), officer under Capt Hendrickes. I say by me_____Adam Tate
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Harrisburg 29th Jany, 1855

Dear Sir,
I have before me a Certificate from the War Office, dated 30th September 1818, informing Thomas Hamilton a private in the Revolutionary army of his being placed on the pension list from  the 23 April 1818, Signed J.C. Calhoun, Sec of War, and also a communication from the Pension Office of the War Department, of 20th March 1824, stating that under act of 1st March 1823, Thomas Hamilton has been entered to the Pension List, allowance to commence the 19th April 1824, signed J.L. Edwards (?).
   I have no (illeg) of knowledge how long his name was stricken, off before it was entered, but as such, he's entitled to the amount of his pension during that time? I believe I already have sent on a prior attesting to act on behalf of his daughter.
   If not and you ?? it I can, send it, Will you please answer this (illeg).
   Respectfully
   J.W. Simonton,
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Round stamp at top:
PENSION 
U  JAN
3
1901 S
OFFICE

Pension Burrau
  Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:
   Will you please send me the revolutionary record of Thomas Hamilton who served in the Revolutionary War.  I do not know when he enlisted for he lived on a farm near Muncy Creek which is now in Sullivan County Penn. - "Muncy" is in (illeg) Co-Penn.  The counties have probably been changed since the Revolutionary times.
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If you will send the record if any, Thomas Hamilton serving from Penn - I can identify it with my ancestor probably through State records-at Philadelphia.
  Do you keep any record of militia men; or does any such record Dept anywhere?
He may have been a minute man and never enlisted-We have no family record, except tradition-
   Very Respectfully,
   (Mr.) J.B. Hamilton
  323 E. Doty Ave
  Neenah, Wisconsin
1/1/1901
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Jany-10-1901 (illeg)
J.B. Hamilton, Neenah, Wis

(FORM)

Revy WIDOW, &c.
File No. 3084
Catharine Hamilton
Widow
Thomas Hamilton
Pri. Rev. War
Act: July 7, 1838
Index:--Vol A, Page 302
[(Arrangement of 1870]
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Catharine Hamilton, Pennsylvania RM, act of July 7 1838, at $80 per Annum.
  Be pleased to say to whom, and when, the arrears (?), one from the 4th of March 1830 to the 22nd May 1840, the day of her death, were paid?

Pension office
June 10, 1843

?? paid at the ? to Robert Allen of Phila, as atty 22 Sept, 1841-
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Thomas Hamilton
$417 Daughin ?
N3160
20 Sept 1818
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(HEADING)  TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
September 21st, 1841

Sir:
     Under the act of the 6th of April 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," The childn...of Catharine Hamilton a Pensioner on the Roll of the Philadelphia Agency, at the rate of Eighty Dollars and (no cents) per annum under the law of the 4th July 1838, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March, to the 22nd May 1840.
   Respectfully yours,
   Albion K. Parris
   Comptroller

To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.
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[Stamped] FREE
[Postal stamp] HARRISBURG PA JUN 6
J. L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City,
D.C.
[From]
June 8 1843
Cath. Hamilton
Parish[?] 38
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Harrisburg June 6th 1843

J.S. Edwards Esqr.

Dear Sir

Mrs. Catharine Hamilton who died May 22nd 1840, who received a pension, as the widow of Thomas Hamilton, which portion of time from the March to said 22nd May 1840 her pension was paid, at your Department, insted of Philadelphia ________ will you be so kind as to inform me, who received said portion of pension, to who it was paid, if paid at all? ________the heirs and representatives are desirous for some information about this matter, and will consider it a favor to be informed thereof

most respectfully

Your fellow Citizen
John C. Bucher
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Thomas Hamilton, Pa. Act 18 March 1818
to what time paid?
Pen office Jany 7. 1839.

pd to 4th Sep 1836
JH
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Petition of
Thomas Hamilton
Mr. Rob Harris
H.R.
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To the honorable the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled: The petition and representation of Thomas Hamilton of Dauphin County in the State of Pennsylvania respectfully (illegible):  That your petitioner served as a private in the first Regiment of the Pennsylvania line for several years during the revolutionary war, and was honorably discharged at the close of the war: In conformity with the law of the United States of the 18th of March 1818, he was inscribed on the pension roll, but was stricken therefrom by the Secretary of War under the Act of 1st May 1820, in consequence of the estimated amount of his property, Your petition begs leave to state that in the Schedule of his property returned in pursuance of the aforesaid act there was included small tract of land on which he lives, the quality of which is so poor that it yields but little towards the support of your petitioner & his family.---He and his wife both being now aged and infirm, and unable to support themselves by labor, and your petitioner himself being lame in consequence of a hurt received while in the service of his country, feels himself under the necessity of applying to government for aid. He therefore respectfully prays that he may be restored to the pension roll.
    And your petitioner as in duty bound
    Will every pray (illeg.) Thomas Hamilton
                                                Mark (?)
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We the undersigned do certify that we are well
acquainted with the circumstances of Thomas
Hamilton, the petitioner within named, and that he and his wife are old and infirm, that he is lame, and that the small tract of land on
which he live is unproductive, and by no means
sufficient to support him and his wife with
the little labor they are able to perform.

John Phillip
Thomas Fox
Joseph Hummel
Daniel Baum
Wm Loure
George Fox
Godfrey Kretchmoyer
Christopher Noecker
George Davis Simion
Jonas Martin
Jacob Zerfass
[Illegible] Richards
Frederick Richards
John Richards
Val Hummel
Michael Lebkicher
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Dauphin County State of Pennsylvania

On this      day of April AD 1824, personally appeared in the County (illeg.) (Illeg.) of the County of Dauphin in the State aforesaid, Thomas Hamilton, being the same Thomas Hamilton whose application for a Pension was presented to the war Department under date of June 20th 1820, & extracted from the records of the said Count as filed on the same day - who in order to obtain the benefit of the acts of Congress on the 18th March 1818, & May 1st 1820, duly sworn, doth depose that his name was, a short time after the date of his aforementioned application, placed on the pension list, but has been dropt therefrom, as he has been informed, an acct of his property - that the 36 acres of land of which he stated himself to be (illeg.), in his former application, (illeg.) at this time, as (illeg.) believes for $6 per acre-having appreciated in value, & his tract being of thin slate (?) land, and, by reason of his inability to work & impoverished circumstances, having been cultivated for several years past - if rented, (illeg.) does not believe it would bring him $30 per annum - that he has not horses to plough with & is obliged to hire or borrow, - that he derives little assistance from his children - His son, John, being married & is living in the State of Maryland - his son Thomas, being of age, is working for himself at the trade of a house carpenter - His daughters, Nancy & Kitty, both of age, are generally at home, but that they require a compensation for their services, or their attendance on their mother & myself, prevents them from going out into the neighborhood to find employment - My wife by reason of excessive? & long continued indisposition is totally unable to assist me - & I myself am able to do but little, being now near 70 years of age, & being afflicted with rheumatic pains, the result of exposure during the revolutionary war -
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The mare, which I mentioned in my former statement as being 20 years old, I gave away about the time my name was placed on the pension list, being actuated in so doing by no other motive than nobility to keep her, & because she was utterly useless -- The other mare is now about 14 or 15 years old, & being totally blind, of very little service, and I would sell her for $10 -- I have now but one cow - having killed one for beef - all of which is now consumed - it having been butchered two winters since - & two others I sold & have expended the money in procuring necessaries for myself & family -- The three calves I formerly had, I sold immediately after my first statement, as soon as they were fit for veal to the butcher.  The other cow I now have, in reality belongs rather to my Daughter than myself.  She having purchased her when young, & raised her at my house -- One of the pine tables, did then, at the date of my former statement, belong to my daughter Nancy -- The looking glass belonged then to my wife's brother, & is very little broader than my hand -- Two of the chairs one now broke -- I have 4 knives - two of them are broke, & the other 2 by reason of old age & constant employment, are almost unfit for use -- I have about the same no. of forks -- I have but one plate, which is whole, that one being of pewter -- I have an old cracked stone, made for ought I know, in the last century.
I am obliged to buy wheat for the use of my family, & now owe Dan'l Miller a neighbor for wheat -- $2.00
to Emanuel Cassel for spelt for bread, about -- the same sum
I owe Jacob Peck, shoemaker for shoes -- about 3 or $4-
& Jacob Evan, a weaver, about $2.
& Jacob Stewart, money borrowed some (illegible) since $50.
I also owe Thomas Hamilton my Son, my Son, money borrowed {corner of page is missing}
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To 
To Valentine Hummel of Harrisburg I owe $6.25

My Daughter Nancy & Kitty both claim a compensation for the services they have rendered – Nancy claims $50 – Kitty claims $30 – They have lived with me almost exactly for ten years past & they have for [illegible] given me money wherewith to purchase necessaries.  

The attached & above depositions    {           
Sworn & Subscribed in open court    {    
This 19th April AD 1824                      {               
Test.  Obed Fahnestock                        {

              his
Thomas  Ⓧ Hamilton
            mark

I Obed Fahnestock Prothonotary of the Court of Common pleas of the County of Dauphin (being a Court of record, because [illegible] made so by the Constitution of the State & the acts of the Legilature – because adjudged to be so by the Supreme Court of the State of Penna --- because it [illegible] acordg to the [illegible] of the Common Law, with a jurisdiction undivested  in [illegible] of amount, keeping a record of its proceedings ---)

do hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the Court, that the aforementioned Thomas Hamilton did serve in the Revolutionary War, as stated in his declaration or petition filed in theis Court under date of June 20th 1820, for the term of five months, under one engagement, on the continental establishment --- I also certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property of the said Thomas Hamilton is One hundred and sixty dollars

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Harrisburg on this 19th day of [illegible] A.D. 1824. 

Obed Fahnestock Prothonotary