Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22,548, for John Thomas, Pennsylvania
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Penn Thomas, John S.22.548
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Sent letter of Sep 25 to A Pettit Phila
11826 
Pennsylvania
John Thomas of Chester County in the State of Pennsylvania who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Wheeler of the Regt commanded by Col Harchly in the N.J 
line for 3 mos for 
3 mos 5 years
12 artil
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvani in the State of 97 Dollars 00 cents per annum commence on the 4th day of March, 1835.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 day of Jan 1833 and Sent to JI Lewis West Chester
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $194.00
Sem-anl allowance ending 4 Sept 48.50
        $242.50
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by WL Williams Clerk Book E  Vol5 Page 80
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5838
Declaration of John Thomas a soldier of the revolution
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Declaration of John Thomas a revolutionary Soldier in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the seventh of June A.D. Vo 32
Commonwealth of Pennsylvani
County of Chester
On this tenth day of September A.D. 1832, personally appeared before the Honorable Isaac Darlington Cromwell Peases and Jesse Shark now composing and holding a Court of Common Pleas of the said County of Chester John Thomas a resident in the Township of East Town in the County and State aforesaid aged seventy seven years and three months who being first affirmed as according to law do make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th A.D. 1832.
That he entered into the service of the United States in July 1776 as a Militia man in the Pennsylvania Militia under Captain Israel Wheeler; that he thinks his lieutenants name was Dennsy but the other company officer he does not know recollect owing the great lapses of time and the increasing infirmity of his memory That Colonel Hockley commanded the regiment to which to which he was attached but his major's name he cannot now remember that he marched to Powles Hook and Bergen with his regiment and was there discharged after having served out his tour of duty that at the time he entered the service th resided in the Township of Pickeland in said County and that he entered the service as a drafted militia man and neither as a volunteer nor substitute; that in his tour he marched through New Jersey and a part of the state of New York.
That in July 1777, he again entered the service of the United States as a drafted militia man in
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Murchlan township in said County in the company of Captain David Philips that Colonel Richard Thomas was the commander of the regiment but that he cannot now remember distinctly the names of his other officers that he marched to old Chester with his company where they lay till Washington with his army arrived. That from thence they went to Wilmington in the State of Delaware that they attended upon the motions of the regular army till after the battle of Brandywine when they retreated towards Philadelphia: that  they afterwards approached to British army in East Whitland and were about engaging them when the two armies were separated by a rain which the ammunition of the American Army that they retreated from thence towards Pottsgrove and which the army remained in that neighborhood he was discharged and returned home That he does not recollect the names of or remember the regiments with which he served not the officers of the regular army with which he was acquainted. that in his last tour of duty he acted as a Sergeant and was acting in that capacity when discharged; that the time during which he there served in the two tour of duty above mentioned he cannot now precisely recollect, whether a little more or a little oless that six months but that it was not much different either way from that time and that he knows of no one living who was a (unreadable) to his services in the army. That he again entered the service of the United States on the eleventh of April 1778 as an enlisted Soldier for one year in Captain Matthew Ladlers company of Artificers at the Valley Forge encampment Chester County and marched from thence to Philadelphia where he remained till the expiration of his term of service I was there on the 12th day of April 22 1779 honorably discharged as by the original discharge hereto appended signed by Captain Ladler sufficiently appears.
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This is to Certify that the (unreadable) John Thomas hath served out his time according to term of Enlistment and hereby Honorable discharge by order John Mitchell Capt William
Philadelphia Hon 12th 1779 To whom it may Concern
Matthew Ladler Capt Pa.
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He further states that he hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any state.  (that he was sworn in said County Penna  January 12, 1717 that he has a record of his birth in his mansion at this time and that he is known to Davis Brooke Gerry Philip Leut Joshua Evans and Col Isaac Wayne of his neighborhood
John Thomas
Affixed and subscribed in open Court Sep 10th 1832 
John W. Cunningham

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Chester County
Davis Brooke of East White land township and George Shilick in East Town township in said county being severally affirmed according to law do say that we are well acquainted with John Thomas who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seven seven years and three months old 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. David Brooke
George Phillips
Affirmed and Subscribed in Open Court September 10 1832 John Cunningham Proth
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 stated and that it appears to them that David Brooke and George Phillips who have signed the same are residents as above stated of Chester County are creditable persons and that their statement is entitled to credit. 
By the court
John M Cunningham Prot
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I John W. Cunningham Prothonotary of the Court of Common pleas of Chester County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceeding in the matter of the application of John Thomas for a pension. In testimony of which I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this tenth day of September A.D. 1832.
John W. Cunningham Prot
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR&lt;
BUREAU OF PENSIONS 
Washington D.C.
S.F. 22548
In reply to your request for, received for a statement of the military history of John Thomas a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his(or his widow's )application for pension on file in this Bureau.
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DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT
July 1776
July 1777
April 1778
LENGTH OF SERVICE
3 mos
3 mos
April 12 1779
RANK
Pvt
Sgt
Blacksmith
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED
CAPTAIN
Israel Wheelin
David Phillips
Matthew Sadlers 
COLONEL
Hockley
Richard Thomas
Co of Artificer
STATE
Penn
Battles engaged in
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Pikeland Chester Co. Penna
Date of application for pension Sept 10 1832 His El was al
Residence at date of application, East Town Twp Chester Col Penn
Age at date of application 
born June 1 1755 in Woodland Chester Co. Pa.
Remarks: No data as to family
For data of last payment of pension probably date of death and person to whom pension was paid application should be made to the and for Int Dept and Co
Respectfully
Commissioner
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22548 INVALID
Revolution
File No. 22.548
John Thomas
Sept Rev War
Act: June 7th 32
Index;-Vol 2 Page 417 
1915 Apr 2 Hist to WHJ Jameson
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J.L. Edwards Esq
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Pa delay
(Seal: WEST CHEST PA May 22
Admitted
3 mos pension 10.
3 Revy 15
12 Artificer 72
            __________
                  $97
J.L. Edwards Esquire
Court of Chester Pa
Commissioner of Pensions
War Department 
Washington
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West Chester Pa May 21, 1833
J.L. Edwards Esq
Sire
I herewith enclose the application of John Thomas for a pension under the Act of June 7 1832 together with a supplemental affidavit (unreadable) the only objection made by the department to the original application.
You will oblige me by forwarding to my address the pension certificate whenever it may be issued As W Thomas resides a Considerable distance from any  post office were if sent to him a Considerable time may be lapse before he would receive it. Permit me to express the (unreadable) that as little as possible will take place in the issuing of the certificat as the applicant is old and in infirm and already tottering on the hand of the grave.
I am your very respectfully you obt serv
Joseph J Lewis
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State of Pennsylvania Chester County
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for the county of Chester John Thomas who being duly affirmed according to law deposeth and saith that by reason of old age and consequent loss of memory he cannot affirm positively as to the precise length of his service but according to the best of his recollection he served not less that the periods mentioned below and in the following grades: For three months commencing in July A.D. 1778 he served as a private in the Pennsylvania Militia: For three months commencing in July A.D. 1777 he served as First Sergeant also in the Pennsylvania Militia: For one year he served as a private soldier in Captain Sadlers company of Artificer: and for such services he claims a pension. He adds that his employment in Captain Sadler's company was that of a blacksmith and that he worked diligently the whole year for the continental Army as it was then called: Adds that in his second tour of duty according to the best of his recollection he was attached to General Potter's Brigade of Pennsylvania Militia. witness my hand and seal this twentieth day of May and Domini one thousand eight hundred and thirty three
Am Newbin
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Chester County 
I John W Cunningham Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Chester in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Do hereby certify that William Scoles Esquire before whom the foregoing Deposition was taken and who has certified the same was at the time which the same (unreadable) date and now is one of the Justice of the Peace for said Commonwealth duly commissioned and qualified for the said county of Chester to all whose official acts as such full faith and credit are and ought to be given and that the name William Scoter thereto Subscribed is in the proper hand witness of said Justice
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Rev See H
107 N Allen St
Albany N.Y.
March 23 1915
U.S. commissioner of Pensions, Washington D.C.
Dear Sir: 
If possible will you please give me some information of John Thomas Pri serg and art Pennsylvania Militia Chester Co. Revolution Army. I would like to know to whom his pension was paid after his death. Thanking you for a reply I am Respectfully Mrs WJ Davison
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Seal
Pension U.S.
Mar 26 1915 
Office