Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 8292, for Adam Poe, Pennsylvania
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Penn.

Poe, Adam
Elizabeth

NUMBER
R 8292

CONTENTS
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19.862
Ohio Pittsburg
Adam Po of Medina Co in the State of Ohio who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain McCormick of the Regt commanded by Col Gibson & Marshall in the Penna M for 2 years

Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio Pittsburgh at the rate of 80 Dollars --- Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 21 day of September 1833 and sent to Timothy Hudson Medina Medina Co. Ohio

Arrears to the 4th of Sep. 1833  $200.00
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 March 1834   40.00
$240.00

Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Wm R. Palmer Clerk,
Book E. Vol. 8. Page 123
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Adam Poe's application for Pension 
Declaration of applicant

Filed 31st Aug. 1832

(right lower written vertically)
Before me 
Timothy Hudson Clerke of the Superior Court
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832
State of Ohio Medina County 
On this 31st day of August 18 personally appeared in open court before the Supreme Court of the state of Ohio now sitting at Medina in said county Adam Poe a resident of Harrisville in said Medina County aged about eighty five years who first being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.
That he was born in Frederick County where he had his residence till 1773 when he removed to Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania; that to the best of his recollection, (his memory being now very frail) he removed in 1775 to Washington County Pennsylvania, remained there till 1793 when he went to Beaver County same state, remained there till 1801 when he returned to Washington County again, & remained there till 1803; from that time he resided in Columbina County Ohio till 1813, then removed to Wayne County Ohio & resided there till 1831, when he removed to Wanisville
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Medina County Ohio, where he resides at present. He has no record of his age. This applicant further says according to the best of his present recollection, that the first time he was called into the service of the United States after the Declaration of American Independence was in the year 1776 at Washington County Pennsylvania under Captain George McCormick of the militia, that he was out in service as a private about fourteen days in August, & is well (illegible) he was out more that year, but cannot remember that he was on service as much as in subsequent years.
Capt McCormick being (illegible) he the applicant fell under the command of Capt Thomas Base, and in the summer of 1777 as a private under Capt Base he was in service against the Indians every week or at the longest two weeks, during the summer, so that he lost nearly the whole of his time.
In 1778 he was in service under Capt Base more than half the summer.
This applicant was engaged during all the subsequent summers of the revolutionary war in the militery service of the United States against the Indians; in most of these sessions he was to the best of his recollection engaged more than half the time either as a volunteer or drafted.
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his terms of service were usually short, but continually recurring.
I was also in service against the Indians in 1783 & 1785 in the spring of the last mentioned year was made Captain of the company to which I belonged; was out about a month as Captain that year,at said forty dollar - the only pay I ever received for services as a soldier. I ws this time ordered out by Col. James Marshall.
I am the same Adam Poe who in 1782 under Lieutenant Andrew Poe, my brother, of Capt Nases company, went to the Ohio River in pursuit of Indians & had an affair with them as related in (illegible) notes which account I refer to as accurate in all respects except that the name of Andrew is now for Adam & Adam for Andrew.
This applicant refers to Timothy Munson & Nathan Marsh - of Harrisville aforesaid - and the deposition of (illegible) Brainard of Medina County of where in his present neighborhood he is known, who can testify to his character & the belief of his services. 
This applicant hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state. This applicant declares that he knows of
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10.050
Adam Poe's
ap. for Pension
[illegible] applicant 
filed 31 Aug 1832
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Elizabeth Poe
Widow of Adam Poe
Ohio Susqa
Act 4th July 1836

Addl Evidence

Evans & Fant 
Washington City
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The State of Ohio
Cuyahoga County ss
In the Probate Court in and for said County, held at Cleveland March 3d, 1853.
Present Hon. F.W. Bingham Judge.
I hereby certify that satisfactory evidence was
adduced to said court. That Adam Poe died at
the County of Stark in the State of Ohio on the 23d day of September 1840 and that his wife Elizabeth Poe died at the same place on the 27th day of December 1844 leaving David W. Poe, Thomas Poe and Mrs Sarah Cuffle, who are the children, and only surviving children of the late Adam and Elizabeth Poe.
[signed] F.W. Kingham
Judge of Probate

State of Ohio
Cuyahoga County 
H.P. Platt Deputy Clerk of the Probate Court within and for said County do hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the original Record on file in the Probate Court of said County.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court at Cleveland this 3d day of March 1853. 
[signed] H.P. Platt Deputy Clerk
[seal affixed left side]
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No 10.050
Adam Poe

Adm 2 year pri
$80



Timothy Hudson Esq
Medina C.H
Medina County Ohio
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
Pension Office,
18th June 1883

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 show 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 complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.

[Table with preprinted column headers]
A Statement, showing the service of Adam Poe Medina Co Ohio
Period when the service was rendered|Duration of the claimant's service. Years|Months|Days|Rank of the claimant.|Names and rank of the Field officers under when he served.|Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service.|Proof by which the declaration is supported.
1776|No exact time Specified|||private|Cap. McCormick|85 years Washington Co. Pa.|Traditionary
Says he served several weeks during every summer of the war|||||Cap. Besc||
|||||Col Gibson||
|||||Col Marshall||
1782 Against the Indians||||Gen Irvine||
Amended declaration says he served 2 years in the Musketers and one month as Captain

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
The Revolutionary War closed 3d Sept 1783
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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. [graphic of a hand pointing to the right:] 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.] [square brackets in original] 
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.] [square brackets in original] 
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.] [square brackets in original] 

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 principal 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 Count 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 he 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 enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject. 
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper 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 Justice of the peace, the certification 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 he 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. 
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[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the 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. 
[in left margin of page, a hand-drawn graphic of human hand with finger and a line pointing to sections c and d] 
[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, by 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 duty 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 ___ 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 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; 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. 
[a large bracket in left margin of page beside entire above paragraph and also in left margin, a hand-drawn graphic of human hand with finger to the above paragraph -- the same in right margin of page] 

[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable. 
[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 be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, providing the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers. 

[Mode of authenticating papers. – in italics] 
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. – in italics]
[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. 
[graphic of closed right hand with index finger pointing] 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.

[hand written sentence] The applicant is particularly refered [small hand-drawn circle inserted] to the above Note.
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November 30, 1937.

BA-J/ILL
Adam Poe [handwritten comment in margin "This is M.L.B. history"
R. 8292

Miss Margaret M. Liedman
115 Ivory Avenue, North Side
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter addressed to Mr. Nelson Vance Russell, National Archives, in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Andrew Poe, born 1742, Frederick County, Maryland, died 1823, in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. Your letter has been referred for reply to the Veterans Administration, custodian of Revolutionary War pension records.
There is no claim for pension on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of any Andrew Poe. The claim for pension has been found, however, based upon service of Adam Poe in that war, in which reference is made to the service of his brother, Andrew Poe. The
data which follow are shown in that claim for pension, R. 8292; this may aid you in your research.
Adam Poe was born in the summer of 1747, in Frederick County, Maryland; the names of his parents are not shown. He lived there until 1773, when he moved to Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, and remained until 1775 then moved to Washington County, Pennsylvania, Adam and his brother, Andrew Poe, lived in that county at the home of one John Crist at the time of the Revolutionary War.
While a resident of Washington County, Pennsylvania, Adam Poe volunteered in the summer of 1776 and served fourteen days as a
private in Captain George McCormick's company, Colonel Cannon's Pennsylvania
regiment. He enlisted in the summer of 1777 and served not less than seven months as a private in Captain Thomas Base's or Bay's company, Colonels Cannon's and James Marshall's Pennsylvania regiments. He enlisted subsequently and served as a private in the Pennsylvania troops in Captain Thomas Base's or Bay's company, Colonel James Marshall's regiment, as follow:
in 1778, not less than six months; in 1779, not less than seven months; in
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1780 not less than six months; in 1781, not less than seven months during which period he was in a battle with the Indians at Sheep Gate, in which his brother, Lieutenant Andrew Poe, was wounded (nature of this
wound not stated); in 1783, not less than three months.
In 1785, Adam Poe was elected Captain of a company under Colonel Marshall to defend the frontier of western Pennsylvania against the Indians and served at various times until 1794, inclusive, under Colonels
Baird and David Williamson.
In 1793 or 1794, Adam Poe moved from Washington County, Pennsylvania, to a place near the mouth of Little Beaver, Beaver County, (formerly Allegheny County) Pennsylvania, where he remained until 1801, then returned to Washington County and lived until 1803, when he moved to Columbiana County, Pennsylvania, where he resided until 1813 or 1814, then moved to Wayne County, Ohio, and lived until 1831, when he moved to Harrisville, Medina County, Ohio.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 31, 1832, at which time he resided in Harrisville, Ohio. The soldier died September
23, 1838, at the home of Andrew Poe in Tuscarawas Township, Stark County, Ohio.
Adam Poe married October 12, 1777, in Washington County, Pennsylvania, Elizabeth (maiden name not given); she was born February 10, 1758, the place not stated.
Elizabeth Poe, the soldier's widow, was a resident of Congress Township, Wayne County, Ohio, in 1839. She died December 27, 1844, in Stark County, Ohio.
In 1841, Andrew Poe, a son of Adam Poe and his wife, Elizabeth, was a resident of Wayne County, Ohio; he was born November 12, 1780. He referred to his brother, George, who was living at the time of their father's death.
In 1854, the only surviving children of the soldier were David W. Poe, Thomas Poe, and Mrs. Sarah Koffel, "intermarried to Adam Koffel or Kuffel,
2.
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who was a resident of Wayne County, Ohio, in 1840.
In 1854, Nancy Poe and John Poe were residents of Tuscarawas Township, Stark County, Ohio; no relationship to the family was stated.
In 1854, one David Kuffel made affidavit in Wayne County, Ohio; his relationship to Adam Koffel or Kuffel, husband of the soldier's daughter, Sarah, was not stated.
Very truly yours,

A.D. Hiller, 
Executive Assistant to the Administrator.
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[stamped] U.S. Pension Office D Mar 26 1903
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Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir
Will you please inform me. If the name Adam
Poe of Washington Co Pa, A Revolutionary soldier appears on the Pension record.

He was also in the Indian Border warfare in
1782 and had a hand in hand conflict with Big Foot Chief of the Wyandotte Tribe.
Yours Respt
Fairbury March 22 1803
Mrs C.E. Weeks
Fairbury Jefferson Co. Nebraska
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[stamped] Record Division Feb 8 1911

[stamped] U.S. Pension Office D Feb 3 1911
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New Philadelphia, Ohio, February 1st 1911
To the Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir - 
I would to have the Volume & Page for service Captain & Colonel & e, which I send you - I should think the Vol. & Page of the 1776 would be enough. I wish this date and any record as a daughter of the revolution would be all right.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Anna Bell Hoover
38 S.B.
New Philadelphia, Ohio.
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Eliz
Adam Poe Pittg Act 7 June 1832
to what time paid.
Pen. Office
Jan 30 1840

pd to 4 Sep 1838
AH
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[stamped] RECORDED
[stamped] Received Nov 1028 AM '37
The National Archive Mail Room
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[type written letter]
[Stamped] Routed to N.V. Russell Date Nov 1 1937

115 Ivory Avenue, North Side
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
October 30, 1937

Mr. Nelson Vance Russell
Division of Reference
The National Archives
Washington, D.C.

Dear Mr. Russell:
Can you give me any information regarding the service performed by Andrew Poe during the Revolutionary war? [handwritten comment "or pour"]
He was born Sept. 30 1742 on the Antietam, Frederick now Washington Co., Maryland. Died July 15, 1823 in Greene Township, Beaver Co., Pennsylvania.
Andrew and his brother Adam came to Pennsylvania and served as guards on the Ohio River, receiving a grant or paid for in part for 1000 acres of land in Washington or Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
Any information you give can will be greatly appreciated. 
Very truly yours,
[signed] Margaret M. Liedman
[handwritten comment in margin "Recd & Send"]
[stamped] Received Nov 3 1937 War Sub-Div Mail Div Reader #2
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[stamped top margin] Received May 31 1938 Mail Sub Div Reader 54

115 Ivory Avenue
N. S. Pittsburgh, Penna.
May 27, 1938.

BA-J/ILL
Adam Poe
R. 8292

Mr. A. D. Hiller
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator

Dear Mr. Hiller,
I have your letter of Nov. 30, 1937 in reply to my inquiry regarding the Revolutionary War record of ANDREW POE, born Sept. 30,
1742 on the Antietam, Frederick now Washington County, Maryland. Died July 15, 1823 in Green Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
The information you gave me is for ADAM POE and as I understand the two brothers fought together I would like to know where to find the war record of ANDREW.
I visited the Court House at Washington, Pennsylvania, and located two grants of land one of 377 acres on Harmon's Run to Adam Poe known as Poeville the other 333 acres on Mill Creek to Andrew Poe known as Poe-wood.
Survey No. 2 Part 1 Page 66
A draft of a survey called Poe - wood, lying on the waters of Mill Cr in Washington County
containing 333 Acs 90 ps strict measure executed 15 Feby, 1786 in consequence of a certificate for 400 acs in the name of Andw Poe granted him by the Commifrs appointed by Virga to adjust the Titles to unpatented lands in Monongalia, Yohga & Ohio, and duly entered as appears from the authenticated list
Ent 24 June 1780
Presley Nevill 
Jno Lukens Esq
Matthew Ritchie
Surr Gen
Ret & 8 June 1786
At the Carnegie Library, Pittsburgh I secured the following information: --
The Kittochtinny Magazine -- Vol 1 - 1905
Page 192 - 974.8 K 31
Andrew Poe was a son of George Jacob Poe (wife's name not known ) who emigrated from Germany before 1742 and settled on the Antietam in Frederick now Washington County, Maryland. Owned plantation "Well Taught " near Leitersburg before 1748. Patented July 4, 1749 -- Died 1766 - Issue -- George, Andrew,
Kate, Adam.
The History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania and Pioneer Heroes -- Scammell & Co. 1882 contain a record of the fight with Big Foot and Little Foot Indians 1781 in which Andrew Poe was shot in the shoulder and the two Indians killed.
Any information you can give me regarding his war record will be greatly appreciated.
Very truly yours,
[signed] Mrs. Margaret M. Liedman
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[stamped] Received Jan 14 1933 Mail Sub-Div Vets. Adm Pension #3
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[letterhead]
Ten Hundred and Sixteen
Center Street
Ashland Ohio

[handwritten letter]
Jan. 10 1933

Bureau of Pensions
Mr. Commissioner
My dear Sir
I would like Rev. War record of Adam Poe 1746-1833 Born Frederick Co. Maryland. Enlisted from Penn. Died in Ohio.
Misses name Elizabeth Cochran [I think}
Very truly
Mrs. Robert P Haynes
1016 Center St
Ashland Ohio
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[stamped] Received Jan 14 1933 Mail Sub-Div. Vets. Adm Pension #3
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[letterhead] 
Ten Hundred and Sixteen
Center Street
Ashland, Ohio

Jan 10 1933
Bureau of Pensions
Mr. Commissioner
My dear Sir:
Please send me Rev. War Record of Leonard Stands (Stance - Stanz) Cumberland Co. now Franklin Co Penn Died in Ohio (I think) Mrs name Eliza.
Very Truly
Mrs. Robert P Haynes
1016 Center Sq.
Ashland Ohio
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Pennsylvania: Beaver County, ss. I, John Collins Prothonotary of the court of Common Pleas of Beaver County, do certify that William F. Field Esq. before whom the foregoing acknowledgment was taken whose genuine signature appears to the same is, and was, at the time of the signing the same, an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county, duly elected, commissioned, and sworn; and to all whose official acts as such, full faith and credit are due, and of right ought to be given.
In testimony whereof; I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of said Court, at Beaver, this 31st day of January John Collins Proth'y.