Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 28036, for Thomas Hustler, New York
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Hustler, Thomas
New York residence and agency
NUMBER
S.28030
CONTENTS

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Lewiston Dec 1 1851
Sirs, I do not know who to address this line to but let it fall into the hands
of any Gentleman I hope he will be kind and humane enough to answer it as soon as posible and let me no what my Father drew a pension for and what service he rendered his country and what Engagements he was in and when he was wounded my Father name was Thomas Hustler I wish you
to let me if he was in the Revolution
and if his widow is entitled to any pension after his death according to this new law  and if he is entitled to any same you will confer a great favor on a destitute family to at me no the particular and if there is any land a coming to him Please to let me no as quick as possible how to proceed to obtain it and I shall be under great obligation to your kindness
Nancy Peck.--
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New York
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Thomas Hustler,
Sergt.
In the army U.S. (unknown Regt
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Free [?]
Inscribed on the roll of N. York
at $5 increased to $8 by Law
24 Apl 1816--
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Cert issued 7th Feb 1820
sent to Bates Cook, Esq
Lewistown, New York
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Hon. J. C. Calhoun
Secretary of War
Washington 

and Feb. 7, 1820: and issued a
pension certificate for Th. Hustler

Let to Nancy Page [?] 5 Dec 1851
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Lewiston N.Y. 21 Jan. 1820.
Hon. J.C. Calhoun
Sir. I beg leave to represent to you the
case of Thomas Hustler a pensioner of the United States for the last seventeen or Eighteen years. Mr. Hustler is a resident of this village and well known to Major C. Van Deventer
Chief Clerk in the war Department Mr.H. has been in the service of his country twenty five years and seven months has been in Sixteen field engagement, been wounded severely
for which his government long since placed his name on the roll of pensioners he is now sixty six years of
age he has never experienced any difficulty in obtaining the bounty of his Government until this time - he made out his papers as usual and sent them to N. York they were returned for want of a copy of the original certificate of pension and a certificate of surgery as to the continuance of his disability. As Mr. Hustler never received a certificate of pension he made an affidavit on the back of his power of attorney as to
that fact - he then procured a certificate of two Surgeons
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or physicians under oath as to his disability and again sent the papers to New York they were again returned
with the remark, "that if he has no certificate he must obtain one," and "that the Physicians certificate was filled up wrong as the certificate did not state absolutely that the
disability is no less than that for which he was placed on the pension roll. The physicians who examined were at Washington in 1803 or 1804 when his name was placed on the roll - the two Physicians who signed his certificate this year could not with propriety attest that the degree of disability was the same, &c. it was remarked the last time the papers were returned that "the blanks were furnished by the US & of course cannot be deviated from" - If that be the case pensioners may despair of rec.ing their dues as few will be able to obtain a certificate
from the same surgeon who previously examined them. then unless they can get those willing to certify and swear to what they cannot know the money cannot be obtained -
That you may be able to see the propriety of Mr H. Complaint I enclose the papers sent to N. Y. & returned.
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Mr H. [illegible] if no remedy can be applied, but that he must be subjected to so much trouble every year to have his name placed on the Revolutionary pension roll. Will you be pleased to consider the case of Mr. Hustle and direct him in such way
as that he may receive his due with as little trouble and expense as possible.

Permit me also to mention the case of Nathaniel Enos whose papers are also herewith sent and to whose claim the same remarks as to the certificate of disability are applicable, but with increased force, as his pension was granted for a partial disability he cannot get the physicians to certify positively - those who examined him
originally were in Massachusetts I believe - be please also to direct as to his claim. It is desired by the claimants that their papers may be returned to me
I have the honor to be very
Respectfully your most
Obedient servant
Bates Cooke
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R War Department
Pension Bureau.

Please send me the records of Thomas Hustler, Lewiston.N.Y. He was a pensioner in 1835. Oblige.
Yours truly

(Miss) Elizabeth C. Trott.
1139 Main St.
Niagara Falls, N.Y. 

July, 16th 1903.

PENSION
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1903 S.
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28036
INVALID.
Revy Wr
28,036
Thomas Hustler
Sergt, Revy. War
Act: 
Index:-VOl 2 Page 197
[Arrangement of 1870.]

July 25 - 03 Elizabeth C. Trott
Niagara Falls N.Y.