Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32453, for William Polen, Virginia
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SERVICE NUMBER
Va. Polen, William S. 32453
CONTENTS
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Letter to Hon O H Smith 4 June 1838.-
Same person 30th June 1838.
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6th April 1838 from 4 Sept 1832 to the 19th Feby 1837. the day of his death
Agt Notified 6 July 1838.

26798
Indiana
William Polen
of Delaware Co in the State of Indiana
who was a private in the com. commanded by Captain Sisley of the regt commanded by Col Campbell in the *volunteer line for 7 months
*Va. Line
W.D.G. Aug. 31, 1909
Inscribed on the Roll of Indiana
at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 day of May 1836 and Hon W. 
Hendricks U.S.
Arrears to the 4th of March 70.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept. 11.67
81.67
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Dan. Boyd Clerk,
Book E Vol. 7 Page 124
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State of Indiana
Delaware County On this 14th day of November A.D. 1832 personally appeared in open court, before Samuel McCulloch and John Tomlin Associate Judges of the Delaware Circuit Court and by virtue of their office Judges of this Probate Court of Delaware County now sitting William Polen a resident of Delaware county in the state of Indiana aged seventy 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 service of the United States under the following named officers and served as follows, in the month of September in the fall of the year 1779 one month before he was 16 years old when he lived in Berklay County near Shepherds Town in the state of Virginia a Militia Company was formed in the neighborhood commanded by Captain Josiah Swearenger Maj. Scott Col. John Mercer of Shepherds Town to go over the mountains against the Indians Col. Mercer & Maj Scott promised the men that each one of them should have one hundred Acres of land
This applicant became anxious to go and at length obtained his father's and mothers consent to go he allowing Joined the company in the month of September A.D. 1779 the company marched from Martinsburgh to Ft. McIntosh by the way of Beeson Town Brownsville & Pittsburgh and there assisted in making the fort McIntosh where he remained between 2 & 3 months under the command of Col. Campbell & Gen McIntosh from thence he marched in the company of Captain Swearenger & 3 other companies Captains Lisle, Evans, & Worthington, to the Muskingum River & took an Indian town which was not defended there being only a few old men some women & children in it & 5 white children they built a fort on the spot and called it Ft. Lawrence & left two companies in it viz Evans & Worthingtons companies & Swearengers & Lisles marched back to Ft. McIntosh where he the next day, after his arrival Received a written discharge for a 3 months tour which discharge he kept for about 30 years & then lost it he arrived at home four months from the time that he set out he has never yet heard of any opportunity to obtain 100 Acres of land that he was promised He remained at home 2 years & in September Michael Bedinger & went with him to Battle town in Virginia where they remained until word came that they were not wanted when they marched back - The whole time this trip not exceeding one months. Again in September in the year 1781 he joined the Militia company of Captain Jacob Linder and Lev,
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Wm. Pole 20548

same name who were cousins the company set out from Shepherds Town in Berclay County & marched to York town when they arrived the siege was just commenced he remained there six weeks and assisted in the siege under the command of Col Meriweather he assisted in stacking the arms when Cornwallis surrendered & marched with the prisoners from york to Frederick town in Maryland in the march with the prisoners the army stoped three days at Falmouth 7 nearly 1 day in Williamsburgh the Journey was performed by slow march, when the army arrived at Frederick Town & lodged the prisoners in the barracks, he received a written discharge for 5 months tour of duty he kept it for many years it was lost with his other discharge by his pocket book being stolen out of his house in the absence of his family (All the companies that he served in were Militia)
he knows of no person now living by whom he can prove his services
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state
William Polen x his mark
Sworn to & subscribed the day and
year aforesaid Wm. VanMatre Clk 
Interrogatories prescribed by the department
1st Where were you born & in what year
A, In the state of New Jersey where my father lived until I was big enough to volunteer I was born on the 14th October, the year not exactly recollected but I believe it to have been in the year 1762
2 Have you any record of your age
A. I have no record of my age, my age was set down in the blank leaf of a hymn book which I had in my possession for many years but it has been torn out and lost by accident
3. Where were you living when you entered the service & since & now
A. In Berclay County in Virginia I have lived 15 years in Virginia in Allegany County Pennsylvania, State of Ohio lived thence 2 years in Delaware county
4 How were you called into service 7c
A. Voluntarily in a Militia Com
5. State the names of some of the regular officers &c
A. 1st Tour none recollected but Gen McIntosh & Col Campbell tour to york town Col. Meraweather others not recollected
6 Did you ever receive a Discharge
A. I Did receive a written discharge from Capt. Swearinger for a 3 months tour & from Lieut. Linder which were stolen from me in my pocket Book (each for 3 months tours)
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We William Payton a licensed exhorter of the Methodist Episcopal Church residing in the neighborhood and Garret Gibson residing in the same county of Delaware certify that we are well acquainted with William Polen who has sworn and subscribed to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 70 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 & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Wm. Van Matre Clerk Wm. Payton
Garret Gibson x his mark

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 applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the court further certifies that it appears to them that no Clergyman regularly ordained could be obtained who was acquainted with the applicant they also certify that it appears to them that William Payton an Exhorter of the Methodist church who signed the preceding certificate is a resident in the county and immediate neighborhood of the said W. Polen and that Garret Gibson who also Signed the same, is a resident of the same Cty & neighborhood and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit
Samuel McCulloch Associate Judges of the
John Tomlinson Delaware Circuit Court & by virtue of their office Judges of this Delaware Probate Court

State of Indiana
Delaware county SS
I William Van Matre Clerk of the Probate court of Delaware county certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of William Polen for a pension
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the adopted Ink seal of the court (there being no mettal seal procured) this 14th day of November A.D. 1832
Wm VanMatre Clerk
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Hon J. M Cantz

Col John Murrer
State of Indiana ss
Delaware County Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a justice of the peace within and for said county William Polen who being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that he served a full three months of duty beginning in the month of September A.D. 1779 mentioned in the within Declaration exclusive of the time of going to and fro and one month in going to and fro also that he served a full three months tour of duty exclusive of the times of going & returning beginning in September A.D. 1781 as in his declaration mentioned making a full six months service and in the trip to battle town he thinks he was at battle town a month, and that he served in no other capacity than as a private, and for said service as a private soldier he claims a pension
William Polan x his mark
Sworn to & subscribed before me this
20th day of June 1833
John Marshall JP Seal

State of Indiana I William VanMatre Clerk of
Delaware County the Delaware Circuit Court certify that John Marshall Esq., before whom the above affidavit was taken then was and now is an acting Justice of the peace within and for said county duly commissioned & sworn into office
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set the adopted seal of said Court there being no other July 8th 1833
Wm. VanMatre CD

State of Indiana, Delaware county ss I William Van Matre Clerk of the Probate Court of said County certify that Samuel McCulloch & John Tomlinson Esqrs, Before whom the foregoing Declaration & Examinations were made at that time & now are Judges of the Delaware Probate Court duly commissioned and that their signatures to the same are genuine & that I have no other official than an Ink or scrawl
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and made my official scrawl or seal at my office in Minsie Town This 3d day of January 1834
William VanMatre Clk
State of Indiana
Delaware
Probate
Seal
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Treasury Department,
Second Comptroller's Office,
July 3. 1835.

Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," The widow of William Polen deceas'd, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Indiana Agency, at the rate of twenty three Dollars and thirty three Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832 has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1835 to the 19th of February 1837, the day of his death - Respectfully, yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

Richmond branch of
Indiana Agency-
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23,548
William Polen
Indiana
from 1779 pr
7 months
$23.33
W. H. Hardin
Senate
H.R.
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,

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.

A Statement, showing the Service of Wm. Polen
Period when the service was rendered.
1779
Duration of the claimant’s service. Years. Months. Days.
3
3
1
Rank of the claimant.
pr.
pr.
pr.
Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served.
Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service.
Proof by which the declaration is supported.
Traditionary
See note C.

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JAMES L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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2
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 } ss.
County of}

On this [blank] day of [blank] personally appeared (a) before of [blank] ages (c) [blank] 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) [blank], with [blank] and served in the [blank] (e) regiment of the [blank] 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 f 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.  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 [blank]
Sworn 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 soldier and served as he states.
I [blank] 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 [blank] for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this [blank] day of [blank] & 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 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 follow additions, viz:
[blank] (k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the [blank]
and C. D. residing in the (the same) hereby certify that we are well acquainted with {blank], who has 
subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be [blank] 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 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 [blank] and that C.C., who has also signed the same is a resident in the [blank] and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I, [blank] Clerk of the Court of [blank] do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of [blank]
for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this [blank] day of [blank] & c.
Every applicant will produce the est 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 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.

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 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 inquiry 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.
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
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 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.

(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 in note 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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Honorable Guy E. Campbell,
House of Representatives.
My dear Mr. Campbell;
In response to your letter of the seventeenth instant, I have the honor to advise you that the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau fail to afford any information in regard to any William Poling. You are herewith furnished the history of William Polen.
From the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 32453, it appears that William Polen was born October 14, 1762 in New Jersey.
While residing near Shepherdtown, Berkeley County, Virginia, he enlisted in September 1779 and served three months as private in Captain Josiah Swearingen's Company, Colonel John Miner's Virginia Regiment.
He enlisted in September 1780 and served one
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month as private in Captain Michael Bedinger' Virginia Company.
He enlisted in September 1781 and served three months as private in Captain Jacob Linder's Company, Colonel Merriwether's Virginia Regiment, and was at the Siege of Yorktown.
He was allowed pension on his application executed November 14, 1838, while a resident of Delaware County, Indiana.
He died February 19, 1837, leaving a widow, her name is not stated.
Sincerely,
Commissioner.
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32453
Revs INVALID.
File No. 32,453
William Polen
Dr Rev Wal
Act: June 7 39"
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 326
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1909 Aug. 30 Hist. to A.L. Kerwood
1924 May 20- "" Hon. Grey E. Campbell-Genty
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J L Edwards
Pension Office
Washington City
DC

March to June 29

W Evans

Hon O H Smith 
Senate U.S.
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Senate Chamber
29th June 1838
L,
Can I draw the arrears of pension due the under in this case per the enclosed papers. If so what is required of me
Respectfully,
OH Smith
JL Edwards Esq
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J L Edwards
Pension Agt
Washington City
DC

June 1
[illegible] at

W Evans

Hon O H Smith 
Senate U.S.
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Senate Chamber
31. May 1838
Sir,
Will you be so good as to send me the necessary instruction to enable the widow Poland (with whom I am acquainted) to draw through me the balance of the Pension due her late husband, please return to me the enclosed letter,
Respectfully,
O H Smith

J L Edwards, Esqr
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Guy E. Campbell
38th Dist. Pennsylvania
House of Representatives U.S.
Washington, D.C.
May 17, 1924.
Honorable Washington Gardner, 
Commissioner of Pensions, 
Washington. D.C.
My dear Mr. Gardner:
Will you kindly furnish me the war record of Private William Poling, Revolutionary War?
Your early attention to this matter will be greatly appreciated and I am sorry that I cannot tell you any more about Mr. Poling.
Thanking you for your cooperation, I am
Sincerely yours,
Guy E. Campbell
Stamp: Office of the Commissioner U.S. Bureau of Pensions, May 19, 1924
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In reply to your request of ___, received ___ for a statement of the military history of William Polen a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his ([marked out: or his widow's]) application for pension on file in this Bureau.  S. File 31, 453

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT   |   LENGTHOF SERVICE.   \   RANK.  |   OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.   |   STATE.
Sept. 1779   | 3 mos.   |   Pri.   |   Captain Josiah Swearingen  Colonel Miner   |  Va.
Sept. 1780   |   1 mo.   |   ___  |   Captain Michael Bedinger  [check mark]   |   ___
Sept. 1781   |   3 mos.   |   ___   |   Captain. Jacob Linder  Colonel Meriwether   |   ___

Battles engaged in, Siege of Yorktown
Residence of soldier at enlistment,  { near Shepherdstown Berkeley Co., Va
Date of application for pension, Nov. 14, 1832.
Residence at date for application, Delaware Co. Ind.
Age at application, b. Oct. 14, 1762 in New Jersey
Remarks:  He died Feby. 19, 1837,  {illegible] for name of person to whom last payment was made
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William Polen
C26798
Personal inquiry
Aug. 21. 1909
to
Mr. A.L. Kerwood
Muncie
Ind