Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23,043, William Vanhorn, Penn.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Penn.
CONTENTS
Vanhorn, William or Vanhorne
NUMBER
S. 23.043
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No 11.724
Pennsylvania 
William Vanhorne of Lycoming Co. in the State of Penn. who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Vanzant of the Regt. commanded by Col Kirbright in the Penna. Militia for 8 months & 15 days Private $28.33

Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 28 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 10th day of June 1833 and sent to J. Wood
Williamsport Pa.

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 56.66
Semi- allowance ending 4 Sep 1833 14. 16
$70.82

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by D. Brown Clerk,
Book E Vol. 5 Page 63

Death not on A. A.

Order to pay 16 May 1843
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Application
of
William Vanhorn for Pension
under Act June 7, 1832
25168
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State of Pennsyl[illegible]}
Lycoming County ss}
On this 30th day of April 1833. personally appeared in open Court of Common Pleas of the County of Lycoming before the Judges of the said Court now sitting William Vanhorne a resident of Hepburn township in the County of Lycoming and State of Pennsylvania aged Seventy five years on the 22d day of December last past who being duly affirmed according to Law doth on his solemn affirmation make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th AD 1832.
That he entered the service of United States under the following named officers and served as follows, viz: I entered the service as a private in the militia of Pennsylvania on the first of May Seventeen hundred and seventy six, in Lower Wakefield Township Bucks County Penna where I then resided. My
officers were Captain Peter Vansant Lieutenant - Vansant, and Ensign Richard Stillwell. The Colonel of the Regiment was Joseph Kirbright, the Lieutenant Colonel was Joseph McIlvaine the Majors name not remember - When I entered the service the whole of the Militia of Bucks County were called out en masse, and we marched to Trenton, crossing the River at Lawley's ferry. We proceeded from thence to Perth Amboy, where we remained for about a month and then march'd [marched]
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to Bergen in New Jersey, and remained there till the end of two months, when the time of service of the militia for which they had been called out having expired. I joined the flying Camp as an enlisted soldier in the first of July in the same year (1776) under Captain William McKissack for Six months and received Eight Dollars bounty, my 1st Lieutenant was Robert Vanhorn  and the 2nd Lieutenant Matthew Bennett, we remained at Bergen about one month and then marched to Perth Amboy where we were at the time of the battle of Long Island, we continued at Perth Amboy till the 5th or 6th of November, and I
recollect that one night we had a skirmish and a number of shots with the Hessians on Staten Island, We attacked them at Newtown and took eighteen & Hessians & British soldiers prisoners, one of whom died of his wounds the day following. They were brought to Perth Amboy- On the 5th or 6th of November 1776 our Company march'd [marched] from Perth Amboy to Fort Washington on the North River, and were there till the British and Hessians attacked the fort on the 16th of November and after some hard fighting in which a great
number were killed on both sides, among those killed on the American side was Colonel Baxter of the Regiment to which I belonged-- The fort
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was under the command of Colonel McGoff - I was taken prisoner, march'd [marched] out of the fort & taken to Harlem Creek & thence the City of New York I remained a prisoner to the British from the 16th of November 1777, till the sixteenth day of January AD 1777 when I was guarded as a prisoner to Cranberry New Jersey, and there with many others. I was exchanged to General Putnam, whom I then saw for the first time in my life. I immediately set out for Bucks County Penna. and arrived at home on the 20th of January 1777 which ended the service
I [illegible] to my Country as a Revolutionary soldier. The whole time which was as a Private militia man Two months under Captain Vansant, in Colonel Kirbright's Regiment - From the first of July 1776 till the 16th of November 1776 as an enlisted soldier in the flying camp (4 1/2 months) under Captain McKissack in Colonel Baxter's Regiment - I was a prisoner from the 16th of November 1776 till the 16th January 1777 (2 months) when I was exchanged & sent home -
At the time I entered the service I lived in Lower Wakefield Township Bucks County & State of Pennsylvania
I have no documentary evidence, nor do I know of any other person whose testimony I can procure except Genl.  John Borrows
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of Fairfield Township Lycoming County Pa. who knew me during & since the Revolution.
To the questions propounded by the Honorable Court I answer-
That I was born in Newtown Bucks County Penna on the 22 day of December 1757.
I have a record of my age in an old family Bible at my present residence - 
I was living in Lower Wakefield Township Bucks County Penna. when called into service, I remained in Bucks County till the year 1784 from that time till the year 1789 I lived in Philadelphia County, when I removed to [illegible] Northumberland County, I remained there till 1797 when I removed to Hepburn Township, Lycoming County where I now live --
I was first called into service as a militiaman. there was a general call of the militia where I lived. I afterwards enlisted in the flying camp as is fully stated in my declaration -
The regular officers with whom I served, the Regiment to which I belonged & the general circumstances of my services are hereinbefore fully stated to the best of my recollection
I never received any written discharge from the service but after being taken prisoner by the British was exchanged as herein before mentioned -
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my services were as a private soldier I never received a Commission.
I am known in the neighborhood where I reside by Hon John Cummings, James Winters General John Borrows, Jacob Grafuis Esquire and others, who can testify to my character for veracity and their belief of my services as a soldier of the revolution. No clergyman resides in my neighborhood. And I do further hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any State to the best of my knowledge.
William Vanhorn-
Sworn & Subscribed in open Court this 30th day of April 1833}
J. Wood Prot. 

John Borrows of Fairfield Township Lycoming County, aged Seventy two years on his solemn oath Deposeth [deposes] and saith that he knew the above named William Vanhorn before the Revolutionary War, that they both lived in the same neighborhood Vanhorn in Lower Makefield Township Bucks County & I in Falls Township adjoining - I know that the said Vanhorn entered the service of his Country as a Militia Man in May 1776, I went out at the same time in another Company of the same Regiment
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under Captain John Wood. The whole of the militia were called out in that part of Pennsylvania, we marched to Trenton & from thence to Amboy: The Colonel of the Regiment was Joseph Kirbright and the Lieutenant Colonel Joseph McIlwaine, I do further
Certify that I have known the said William Vanhorn ever since that period & believe him to be Seventy five years of age & a man of integrity and good moral character -
Jno. [John] Borrow 
Sworn Subscribed in open Court this 30th day of April 1833}
J. Wood Prot.

We John Cummings Esqr. [Esquire] James Winters Esqr.[Esquire]  Daniel Grafius and John Borrows, all of Lycoming County do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Vanhorn who has subscribed and affirmed the above Declaration, that we believe him to be seventy five years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion
James Winters
Daniel Grafius
Jno. [John] Borrow
John Cummings
Sworn Subscribed in open Court of Common Pleas this 30th day of April 1833}
J Wood Prot  [Prothonotary]
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And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories presented 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  there is no Clergyman residing in the vicinity of the said applicant; that it also appears to them that the Honorable John Cummings, James Winters Esquire, Sheriff of the County of Lycoming, General John Borrows and Daniel Grafius, are all residents of the County of Lycoming, and are credible persons that their statements is entitled to credit.
Seth Chapman
John Cummings
A. Davidson

State of Pennsylvania
Lycoming County ss
I, Joseph Wood Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Lycoming County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Vanhorn for a Pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court at Williamsport this eighth day of May 1833!
J. Wood Prot.
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This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pension or whose widows were pensioned for their service. 
Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department.  Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States. 

O.W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY. 

D. W. B.
I. 23043.
1812 - W. 23659.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
WASHINGTON, D.C.,  

March 12, 1898.

Madam:-

Replying to your recent communication you are advised that William Vanhorne made an application for pension on April 30, 1833, at which time he was 75 years of age and residing at Hephurn, Penna., and his pension was allowed for eight months and fifteen days' actual service as a private in the Penna. troops, Revolutionary war; a part of the time he served under Capt. Vanzant and Col. Kirkbright.  He enlisted in Bucks Co., Penna. 

Olivia W. Whiting, widow of of Samuel Whiting, made an application for pension on June 27, 1878, at which time she was 82 years of age and residing at Peterborough. N. H., and her pension was allowed for the actual service of her husband as a private in Capt. Foster's Co., 11th U. S. Inf., War of 1812, for a period of 549 days.  Place of his enlistment not stated. 

Very respectfully, 

Commissioner. 

Miss S. Cushing, 
320 Indiana Ave., City.
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No 25168
William Vanhorne Lycoming County Pennsylvania

admitted
8 mo [months] 15 days Private = $28.33

Jos Wood pro: Lycoming County

Penna. Williamsport
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WAR DEPARTMENT, 
Pension Office, 
183

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 with the following rules and the subjoined noes, you will readily receive 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.  These 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. 

A Statement, showing the Service of William Vanhorne, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1852.

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 person 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 t 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 sword, 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 an, 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 
Sword 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 solider, 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 the 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 a 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 had 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 days 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 Solider, 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 the 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, (1), 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 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 Solider.  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 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 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.

[c} 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 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 patient, 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 --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 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 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, 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 is 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.
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[illegible] Philadelphia Bank
May 8 1843
Am I authorized to pay the amount due on the enclosed vouchers of Hannah Vanhorn. The oath of identity of the Widow being required.
Respectfully
Saml. [Samuel] F. Smith
Pension Agt. 
[illegible] Chas. W Bacon

To J. L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
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3 -- 871
RECORD DIVISION
Department of the Interior
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Briefed by J.S.C.
Claim No.
Certificate No.
Claimant
Soldier William Vanhorn
Service Pa. Rev.
Additional Service
No claim, State records  , 191
No claim, combination records ,191
REMARKS:
to adm. [admitted] or rej. [rejected] pens. claim papers on file except S. 23,043

Rej. [rejected] 10875 not on file since Oct. 15 1877.

6 -- 1944
Chief Division.
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HARRY G HARRINGTON, M.E.
39 PACIFIC STREET
NEWARK, N.J.

M. AM. SOC. M.E.
ASSOC. M. AM. SOC. C.E.
M. AM. INST. E.M.

TELEPHONE 2532-1 MARKET

June 15, 1911
 Pension Bureau
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen,

    In order to furnish the proper references to the "Sons of the Rev." I am writing you thinking that perhaps if my great grandfather William Vanhorn drew a pension you would have a record of him.

    I understand he was born in Bensalem Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania & I presume enlisted in the army from that place, or it might have been he enlisted from Phild. as he afterward lived there.

   Anything you can do for me in this matter will be highly (continues on next page)
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appreciated & if there is any charge for this work kindly let me know the amount & I will forward check for same. 
   Thanking you in advance (illegible).

                                 Very truly yours
                                            //s//
                               Harry G. Harrington
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320 Ind. Ave. 
Washington, D.C.
Mar. 3. 1898

CVH 
Date Stamp, Mar 7 1998 Files.

To the Commissioner of Pensions, 
Washington, D.C. 

Sir: 

Does your office contain any record of services of Rev. William Van Horne, Chaplain in the Continental Army of the War of the Revolution, supposedly appointed from the State of Pennsylvania or from New Jersey?  And also of Daniel Cushing, Captain of Militia, State of Ohio, War of 1812?
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The latter's wife, Margaret Cushing and later Margaret Halsey, was for may years prior to her death, pensioner because of her husband's service.  Any data that the Pension Office can furnish on the subject will be much appreciated by myself and other descendants of persons named herein.  The Office of Pensions and records has been applied for said information without success.

                  Most respectfully yours,
                (Miss) S. C. Cushing

(Date stamp)
PENSION 
    MAR
U.    4    S.
    1898
  OFFICE
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23043
Revolution
INVALID.
File No. 23,543
William Vanhorne
Pri [Private] Rev War
Act: June 7" 32"
Index: --Vol. 2, Page 4
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Mch. [March] 12 98 Miss S. C.  Cushing City
1911, July 27. Hist. to Harry G. Harrington
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O. W. and N. Division.
3-525.

Department of the Interior 
Bureau of Pensions, 
Washington, D.C., .................................., 190...

In replay to your request of , 
received 
for a statement of military history of William Vanhorn a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) [crossed out] application for pension on file in this Bureau. 

S. 23043

Table 

Dates of Enlistment or Appointment 
Length of Service. 
Rank. 
Officers under whom service was 
Captain. 
Colonel.
Staff

May 1, 1776, 2 mons. Pri. Peter Vangant, Joseph Kirkbright, Pa. 
July 1, 1776, 4 1/2 mons. William McKisask, Baxter, Flying 
and ten he was captured at Fort Washington Nov. 16, 1776 confined in New York City unitl Jany. 16, 1777 when he was exchanged at Cranberry, N.J.