Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2342, William Anderson, Penn.
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Service                                            number
Penn.       Anderson, WIlliam    S. 2342

Carded
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[Number] 7833
Ohio Pittsburg
Wm. Anderson.
of Trumball in the State of ohio
who was a Private in the company, commanded
by Captain Ramsay of the Regt commanded
by Hammond in the Penna [torn] une for 8 mos.[underlined]
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Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio Pittsburg
at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 10th day of April.
1833 and sent to
Geo. Parsons. clk. Warren, Ohio.
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Arrears to the 4th of Mar. 1833 [number] 53.32
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept . 1833 [underlined] [number] 13.33 [underlined double line] [number] $66.65 [underlined double line]
[Brackets] Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832. [Close brackets]
Recorded by Wm. (illegible) Palmer. Clerk,
Book E. Vol. 8. Page 105.

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Date of death not on A.B.
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Wm Anderson's
Application for a 
Pension
17,144
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The State Of Ohio
Trumbull County

On this 12th day of October A.D. 1832 personally appeared in open Court before this Court of Common Pleas now sitting at Warren within and for the County of Trumbull aforesaid, William Anderson a Resident of the Township of Howland in the County of Trumbull of State of Ohio aged Eighty Five 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 act of Congress passed June 7, 1832- That he entered the army of the United States under the following named officers and declares as herein stated:

I was born in London Grove Township of Chester County the State of Pennsylvania in the year 1747, as I have been informed, but I have no record of my age.  I was living in this same Township when I entered the service.  In the summer of the year 1777 and done time before the British landed at the head of Elk. I was drafted for two months and marched to Chester Town and from there to Billingsport in New Jersey where I remained at work on the Fort until my time was expired.  My Company Officers were as follow- John Ramsay Captain, Mathew Wiley Lieutenant and James Johnson Ensign.  I returned home from this tour about the time the British landed as above.  Soon after the Battle of Brandywine I was again drafted for two months and marched under the same Captain to the Battle Ground of Brandywine. We were employed in watching the Tories in that part of the County and preventing them from providing supplies to the enemy.  I served my two months and was regularly discharged.  Afterwards, but at what time I do not recollect, I was drafted for two months more and served the whole time as a Teamster in drawing forage for the army.  I found my own
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horses and waggon and hailed grain from Maryland.  John Hawnest who lived in the Brandywine tusk was my Colonel.  The name of my Lieut. Colonel was W. Dowel.  I was under Genl. Potter.  Some time afterwards I served two months against the Indians on the Alleghany River at the mouth of the Kiskeminctas under Captain Findlay.  I always received discharges drafted by my Captain but have lost them long ago.  I know no documentary evidence and know of no person living by whom I can prove my Revolutionary Services.  I had a brother lately living in Washington County Pennsylvania by whom I expected to have proven actual service but i am now informed that he is dead.  We know no clergymen in our Township, but George Mygatt Esq, Sheriff of the County and Salmon Fitch Esq. cashier of the Western Reserve Bank and my townsman [  ]John W. Lecly will certify with regard to my character for truth and veracity.  After the War I lived in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, until within the last fifteen years during which last mentioned time I have lived in Howland Trumbull County Ohio where I know reside.  I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension of annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any State.

Sworn to and described 
the day and year aforesaid

William Anderson
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And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion
that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary
and served as he states - And the said Court further certify
that the Hon. Elisha Whittlesey, George Mygatt, John W. Feely and
Salmon Fitch Esquires who have subscribed & sworn to the foregoing certificate are all residents of the County of Trumball and
that they are credible persons and that their statement is
entitled to credit-
The State of Ohio
Trumbull County

I George Parsons Clerk of the
Court of Common Pleas within
and for said County do hereby certify that the
foregoing contains the original proceedings
in the matter of the application of William
Anderson for a pension. In testimony
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
seal of office at Warren this 19th day of
October AD. 1832
George Parsons Clerk
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No 17144 No 7833
William Anderson
Trumbull County Ohio
Adm 8 months from
1777---26.66
George Parsons Clerk
Trumbull County Court
Ohio
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BRIEF in the case of William Anderson of Trumbull County in the state of Ohio
         (Act 7 June, 1832)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or Judge? a Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 85
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
___________________________________________
Period.  |  Duration of Service.   |  Rank  |  
________ |________________________|________|_
              Years,Months,Days         As a
Drafted |              2                      Private
In 1777 |              2                          "
                            2                     Teamster
                            2                     Private


|Names of General and Field Officers
|Gen.
Capt Ramsay
    "
Col Hannim-Lieut Col Potter
Capt Findlay
5. In what battles was he engaged? None
6. Where did he reside when he enter service? Chester Co Pa
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary evidence
8. Are the papers  defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct

I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Dyer Castor Examining Clerk.
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COPIED FROM AWF

March 30, 1932
BA-J/MLB

Mrs. William Freeman
307 Belmont Street, N. W. , 
Warren, Ohio

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your request of recent date for information relative to William Anderson, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The date which follows are obtained from papers on file in pension claim, [unreadable], based upon the military service of William Anderson in the Revolutionary War.
William Anderson was born in 1747 in London Grove Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
While residing at London Grove Township, he enlisted in the summer of 1777 and served two months as a private in Captain John Ramsey's Pennsylvania company.  Soon after the battle of Brandywine, he enlisted and served two months as a private in the same company.  Shortly after this, he served two months as a teamster under Colonel John Hannum, hauling grain, using his own team.  After this, he enlisted and served two months as a private in Captain Findlay's Pennsylvania company and was out against the Indians.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 2, 1832, while a resident of Howland, Trumbull County, Ohio.
It is not stated whether soldier was married.
Very truly yours
A.D. Miller
Assistant to Administrator
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Rev War
2342
INVALID
File No. 2342

INVALID.
2342
WM. Anderson
Pri Pa. line
Act: June 7, '32
Index: -- Vol. A, Page 8.
{Arrangement of 1870.}

[Handwriting on right side, vertical]

1925 May 6 Hist to Sylvia E Galbraith
1930 Feb - 17 - Hist to C. W. Wilson. MMNF
1932 Mar 30 Hist to Mrs William Freeman - MRB
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Brief objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of William Anderson which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides?
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the country where he resides?
III.  If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so?
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served?
V.  Has he mentioned 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?
VI.  Has he given names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations?
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832?
VIII.  Has the Court given their opinion?
IX.  Has the clerk given his certificate?
X.  Is the Clerk's seal affixed?  And if so, has it a  device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal?
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief reporting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service?  No
XII.  If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
XIII.  If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained by the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?
XIV. If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses to his service? 
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?
XVII.  Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily?  And, if not, which of them is not answered?
EXPANATORY NOTES.
QUERE V. 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 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.
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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 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 rime during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
QUEREXVI. 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 paper 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, as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying office, should accompany the papers.
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[Stamp, top right corner]
US PENSION OFFICE S 
MAR 11 1925

119 S 4th St, Lyons, Iowa
Pension Bureau
War Department
Washington D.C.
Gentlemen:
I am writing to inquire
what information you can give
me in regard to a pension paid
to William Anderson, of Howland,
Trumbull Co, Ohio.
I understand he spent the winter
of 1777- 78, at Valley Forge, where
he contributed supplies from his
farm, to Gen'l Washington's army.
Said Wm. Anderson was my Great
Grandfather & it was this information
I desired in order to become a
member of the D. A. R.
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Trusting to hear from you at
earliest convenience. I am
very truly
Mrs Sylvia E. Galbraith
119 S. 4th St
Lyons, Iowa.
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[Upper right hand corner] 
3:45 Received Feb 24 1932 MAIL SUB-DIV READER 16 VETS. ADM.

Mrs William Freeman
307 Belmont St. N.W.
Warren Ohio
Veterans Administration
Wars of Revolution and 1812
Gentlemen: Any information in your records concerning William Anderson, born probably in Pennsylvania, at least a resident there at the time of the Revolution, and who died in Warren Ohio Jan 18 1837 aged 94 a soldier of the Revolution and also the French and Indian War, a pensioner of 1832 will be most gratefully received.
Do pension records furnish any data on Joseph Talcott, born May 29 1752, in Enfield Conn., a son of Elizur and Mary Talcott, married Mary Thomas and died in Bristol Ohio in 1826 age 73?
If you do not find record for Joseph, will you send me that of Elizur Talcott his brother born Apr 19 1759 in Enfield and died in Mesopotamia Ohio Jan 4 1835?
Thanking you for the favor of a reply I am very respectfully
Mrs Wm Freeman

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12:30 Received Feb 54 1932 PENSION FILES SUB-DIVISION
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Edward D. Duffield, President
The Prudential Insurance Company of America Telephone Connection
Home office, Newark, N.J.
IN RE William Anderson Revolutionary Service
Charles W. Wilson, Superintendent
Colorado Building, 401-409 North Main Street
Pueblo, COLO.
Name and title
referring to
January 7, 1930
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:
The above mentioned party who was my great grandfather was born in London Grove Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania in 1747 and enlisted during the summer of 1777 and served two months as a private in Captain John Ramsay's Pennsylvania Company.
I believe there is also a record of his serving as a teamster for two months under Colonel John H. Hannum.  I believe if it were possible to obtain the correct information, you will find that during his time he owned a flour mill close to Valley Forge and was using his own team to haul flour to Washington's army who were badly in need of same at that time.
Owing to the fact that he was a single man at the time of his original enlistment, thought it might be possible for you to give me the names of his parents and some record, if possible, as to where and when they were born, or something about them.
Any additional information which you can submit will be very highly appreciated.
Yours very truly
CW Wilson
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February 17, 1930.
Mr. C.W. Wilson
Colorado Building
401-409 North Main Street
Pueblo, Colorado.
Dear Sir:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 2342, it appears that William Anderson was born in 1747 in London Grove Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania; the names of his parents are not stated.
While residing at London Grove Township, he enlisted in the summer of 1777 and served two months as a private in Captain John Ramsay's Pennsylvania Company.
Soon after the battle of Brandywine, he enlisted and served two months as a private in the same company.
Shortly after this he served two months as a Teamster, under Colonel John Hannum, hauling grain, using his own team.
After this he enlisted and served two months as a private in Captain Findlay's Pennsylvania Company, and was out against the Indians.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 2, 1832, while a resident of Howland, Trumbull County, Ohio.
It is not stated whether soldier was married.
Very truly yours, 
EARL D. CHURCH
Commissioner.
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May 6, 1835.
Mrs. Sylvia E. Calbraith
119 S. 4th St
Lyons, Iowa.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 2342, it appears that William Anderson was born in 1747 in London Grove Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
While residing at said place, he enlisted in the summer of 1777 and served two months as a private in Captain John Ramsay's Pennsylvania Company.
Soon after the battle of Brandywine, he enlisted and served two months as a private in same company.
Shortly after this, he served 2 mos as a Teamster, two months under Colonel John Hannum.
After this, he enlisted and served two months
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as a private in Captain Findlay's Pennsylvania Company,
and was out against the Indians.
He was allowed pension on his application executed
October 2, 1832, while a resident of Howland,
Trumbull County, Ohio.
It is not stated whether soldier was married.
Respectfully,
WILDER S. METCALF
Commissioner.