Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File [BLANK], William Crane, New York
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
New York
CONTENTS
Crane, William
NUMBER
Dis
No papers
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June 9, 1906

WJF
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Crane, William
His name appears on a list of applicants for
invalid pension returned by the District Court
for the District of New Jersey, submitted to the
House of Representatives by the Secretary of War on April 25, 1794, and printed in the American State Papers, class 9, page 97 and 172.
Rank: Lieutenant
Regt: 4th N. York
Disability: Disabled when in the service of the
United States, owing to a wound he received in his left leg by the bursting of a shell at the siege of St Johns in Canada.
When and where disabled: 1775, St. John's, in Canada
Residence: Elizabethtown
To what pension entitled: Full.
Remarks: No rolls in this office for 1775.
Evidence transmitted by the District Court incomplete; decisive disability not being proved.
On page 172 it is stated that the evidence had been completed
Allowed  see list 1835
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MONROE F. DREHER, INC
ADVERTISING 253 BROAD STREET, NEWARK, N. J.
February 16, 1933.
Beaureau of Pensions
Dear Sirs;
I am looking for information on the following two men, who fought during the Revolutionary War
NATHANIEL CRANE, Private, Captain Marsh's Troop of Light Horse, N.J. Militia, was in battles of Long Island and Monmouth, Died 1833. In later life, a Major in the State Militia.
WILLIAM CRANE, Lieutenant in Spencer's Regiment, Continental Army; promoted to Captain, March 1777.
If you have any papers concerning these men, pension affidavits, etc., I would be greatly indebted to you if you would let me know, and also let me know the cost of making transcriptions or photostats of this material. I
understand that you will only answer two queries, and that I may not have the privilege of questioning you again for two months. Please correct me if I am mistaken.
Very truly yours,
H. F. Bourne
H. F. Bourne.
STAMP
RECEIVED Feb 17, 1933
Mail Sub Div
Vets, Adm, Pensions #3
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Mr. H. F. Bourne
95 Broad Street
Newark, New Jersey
Dear Sir:
March 13, 1933
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William Crane-No papers.
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the record of Nathaniel Crane, private in New Jersey militia and later a Major in the State Militia and who died in 1833, and of William Crane, Lieutenant in Spencer's regiment, Continental Army, promoted
to Captain 1777.
A careful search of the Revolutionary War records has been made in your behalf, and no claim for pension found based upon service of
a Nathaniel Crane (Crain) who served in the New Jersey Troops or who applied for pension while a resident of New Jersey.
The records of this office show that William Crane served as lieutenant in the Revolutionary War, that he was pensioned at the New Jersey Agency from March 4, 1795, because of disability incurred in service and that he died prior to December 3, 1814.
There are no papers on file in his claim for pension because of the destruction of papers in early application for pension when the
war office was burned in 1800.
The name of William Crane appears also on a list of applicants for invalid pension returned by the District Court of New Jersey,
submitted to the House of Representatives by the Secretary of War on April 25, 1794, and printed in the American State Papers, Class 9
pages 97 and 172 as follows:
William Crane,
Rank: Lieutenant
Regt; 4" New York
Disability: Disabled when in the service of the
United States, owing to a wound he received in his left leg by the bursting of a shell at the siege of St. John's, Canada.
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William Crane continued
When and where disabled; 1775, St. John's, Canada.
Residence, Elizabethtown.
This office has no further information in regard to that soldier. It is suggested that further information in regard to his service
might be obtained from the Adjutant General, War Department, this city.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.