Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 2484, James Creswell, Penn.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
Pennsylvania
Creswell, James
NUMBER
R 2484
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CONTENTS - blank
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James Creswell
Pennsylvania
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Rejected
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See Letter 17 March
1841 Joshua Hartshorne
[illegible] to J. D. Pettit March 23rd, 1847

did not serve six months in a military capacity.

Act of June 1832
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THE FOLLOWING WAS CROSSED OUT AT THE TOP OF THE DOCUMENT:  Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.

2484

P. O. blank
James Creswell
Service:  Pennsylvania

Enlisted: blank, 18blank
Discharged: blank, 18blank
Application filed: blank, 18blank
Alleges: blank, 18blank
Re-enlisted: blank, 18blank

Attorney: blank
P. O. blank
Recognized, blank
Contract, blank
Certificate of Discharge, blank
Searched for blank, 18blank .
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DATE STAMP - WEST CHESTER PA March 20

Pension Offices
\Washington
D. Columbia

via Patent Office
March 22, 1847
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West Chester, March 20, 1847

Dear Sir:

Be on your guard in reference to an application made or about to be made in reference to a pension to the heirs (or heir) of a man of the name of Creswell deceased of Chester County, Pennsylvania.  I am very certain the applicant is not entitled to it.  Moreover, I think the Petitioner is not the party to be benefited.

Yours truly

J. D. Pettit
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35,165
James Creswell
Pennsylvania
2484
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To the Commissioner of the Pension Office, War Department, Washington City, District of Columbia, U. S.

the Petition of James Creswell, of the township of Londonderry County of Chester, and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, late a soldier in the Revolutionary War, in the service of the United States, Pennsylvania Line, Thomas Snowbridge, Captain of the Special Company, in which he your Petitioner served two and one half months a private soldier in the year A. D. 1776.  Second trip served two weeks under Captain John Ramsey in the year 1777.  In 1779 one month under Captain David Hayse, making in all about four months with the gun.

He was also taken into the service of the United States, with his team in the month of September A. D. 1777, where he was kept in employ, sometime in Camp loaded with ammunition and at other times hauling provisions for the Army, until sometime in October 1779, making in all with the gun and team about two years and four months.

Your Petitioner is now aged, being in his 82nd year, and unable to provide support by labour [labor].  He, therefore, respectfully and humbly requests that he was in his feeble, superannuate situation, be favored with the bountiful gratitude of his county by receiving a pension agreeable to the law of the United States that he may be justified in saying that "Republics are not ungrateful."  The favor shall be gratefully acknowledged by him.

James Creswell

WE the subscribers, citizens and inhabitants of Pennsylvania, do certify that we are acquainted (and have been for many years) with the above 
petitioner, James Creswell, and do say that he is a respectable, honest man, that good credit may be given to his assertions, as he is a man of veracity.
February 13th, 1841
James Monaghan
James Monaghan, Jr.
Joshua Hartshorne
John Creswell
Thomas A. Jann, Esquire
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POSTAGE MARK RIGHT-HAND CORNER - Free
WRITTEN VERTICALLY - Pa. March 21, 1841

Cochranville
February 24th


For
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City, D. C.
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Cochranville February 23rd 1841.

Sir

I have been requested by James Criswell, the applicant in the inclosed [enclosed] petition, to ask your attention to his statement and your answer.  Whether he can empose [impose] any law providing for those who served in the war of the revolution, what proof will be required?

Nancy Williams also desires that I should inquire if there any law she could empose [impose], her case stand thus.  John Hartshorne entered the service in 1778 for the term during the war.  Served as an Adjutant and Lieutenant in Regiment No. 4 of the Maryland line.  Continued in the service until 15th November 1783.  Was married to this lady in 1788.  died and left her a widow in 1798.  She afterward married Thomas Williams.  He died in 1830.  Since then she remains a widow.

Any communication you think proper to make, you will please direct to me at Cochranville, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Respectfully yours

Joshua Hartshorne

To--Commissioner of Pensions