Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11741, Joseph Wiseman, N.C. Penn.
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(3─1776) 

SERVICE
N. C. 
Penn. 

Wiseman, Joseph
Elizabeth

NUMBER
R.11741

COMMENTS
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2973
Virginia
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Joseph Wiseman
of Monroe in the State of Va,
who was a Priv't - in the Compy commanded
by Captain Perry of the Regt Commanded 
by Col Bird in the Penn'a 
line for 1 year from 1776 - 
N C
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Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia 
at the rate of 40 Dollars ── cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 10 day of Dec'r 32 
and Sent John Hutchison, Union, Va
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Arrears to 4th Sept 1832 60-
Semi-annl. allownce ending 4 March 33 20- 
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$80 ─
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{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832 }

Recorded by Nathan Rice - Clerk
Book D Vol 7 Page 120

[right side]
Let. Jno Hutchison p Oct. 21 1835
Let. Jno Hutchison p Dec. 30  1835
Let to Agent p Dec. 31 Res'd
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Elizabeth Wiseman daughter to Samuel Davis was born August 26th 1738 and deceased July 19 1807

Joseph Wiseman was born March 29th 1759

Elizabeth Wiseman Daughter to Henry and Elizabeth Batman was born July 10 1762

James Wiseman was born November 30 1783

Isaac Wiseman was born November 24 1785

Elizabeth Wiseman was born July 10, 1788
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Rachel Wiseman were born April 23th 1790

Samuel Wiseman were born July 18th 1792

Owen Wiseman were born July 21 1794

Sarah Wiseman were born January 15th 1799

Edith Wiseman were born October 4th 1800

Marget Wiseman were born April 25th 1803

Joseph D Wiseman were born June 14th 1805
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Thomis B Wiseman was born
December 23d 1807

Joseph Ramsey was born
to Daniel and climbeth Ramsey
Born December 27th 1817

Isaac Wiseman sun to
Isaac and Marcy Wiseman
Was Born August 18
1738 and Deceast May
the 3 in 1818

James Wiseman son
to Isaai and Marget
Wiseman Was Born
Sept 25 Day 1818
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James Miller son to Thomas an Sarah Miller was born October 10 Day 1818

Charlotey Le Wiseman daugh to Marget Wiseman was born Sept 22 1827. 

Elizabeth Lettey Wiseman Doter [sic] to Thomas and Faney Wiseman was born May 11 1833
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Robet Wise man son
to Owen and Jane Wiseman
was born October 26th 1818

Veldy Wiseman daughter to
Owen and Jane Wiseman was
Born March 14th 1820

Tiya h Wiseman daughter to
Owen and Jan Wiseman was
Born April 2th 1822
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Virginia
At a Court of Quarter Sessions continued & held for the County of Monroe at the Court House on Wednesday the 22d day of August 1832 & in the 57th year of the Commonwealth

State of Virginia 
Monroe County ⎬ ss.
On this 22 day of August 1832 personally appeared in Open Court before the County Court of Monroe now sitting Joseph Wiseman a resident of the County of Monroe and State of Virginia aged seventy three years who being first duly according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated, that he was drafted in the first militia that went out of Burks [Berks] County Pennsylvania; that the militia he was drafted with was commanded by Capt Thomas Perry of Burks County Pa. that it was in the month of August 1776 and that Col Mark Bird of same C'ty and state was the commander of the Regiment. That he was marched from Burks County to Philadelphia that there they took water and sailed to Trenton where they landed; that from Trenton they were taken by land through Princeton, Burlington to Elizabeth town there they crossed the Hackensack river to  Bergen town where they were stationed for some time after which they were marched to Pauleys Hook about two miles from Bergen town and there he remained until about the first of November when the three months, that he was drafted for expired. Before they were discharged they were taken back to Philadelphia by Capt. T. Perry where he received. written discharge which he has since lost: That he was in the service three months and that there was but one regiment of militia stationed at Bergen town and that Col Mark Bird Commanded that Regiment until he left the service when the Command devolved on Maj'r John Jones of Little Conestoga in Burks C'ty Pa. In October 1777 he moved to Rowan County North Carolina and in the month of August or September 1778 he volunteered in a Company Commanedd by Capt. Nickell and Lieutenant Chapman of said County, that
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he was marched from Rowan County to Mecklenburg County when he was put under the Ccommand of Col Lock and Gen Rutherford that from Mecklinburg Cty he was marched to Camden in South Carolina from there to the Eutaw Springs on the Santee river that from there he was marched to the ten miles House on the road leading to Charleston; from the ten mile house he was marched to Dorchester on Ashley river from thence to Purisburg on the Savannah river; and from that to a  place called the two sisters on the same river where he joined Gen Ash's Army on the same day and less than an hour after his defeat; that they covered the retreat of Gen Ash's Army across the Savannah river; that from thence they returned back by the two sisters Purisburg, Camden to Salisbury in Rowan County North Carolina where he arrived in the month of May and received a written discharge from Capt Nickell for nine months service as a volunteer, this written discharge he has also lost.
In July 1779 he substituted in the room of a man whose name he does not recollect for three months, this took place in Rowan County North Carolina he was marched to Mecklenburg County where he continued but one or two days before he was discharged to return home and wait further orders: he returned home and awaited the three months for which he had substituted, no further call having been made for him, he then removed back to Pennsylvania and from there he moved to Washington County Maryland. While he resided here a call was made for one man out of every nine militia men to be drafted to continue during the war. He and eight of his neighbor one of whom would have to be drafted to continue during the war hired a substitute in their place and gave said forty five pounds He moved from Maryland to Rockingham County in the State of Virginia, and after remaining there ten years or until the year 1794 he moved to the County of Greene then, but now named Monroe where he has ever since resided. He has no documentary
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of his services that he knows of; and he knows of no person whose testimony he could procure who can testify to his service. 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
Sworn to & subscribed the day and year aforesaid
[signature] Joseph Wiseman

Mr James Christ a Clergyman residing in the County of Monroe, and Charles Keenan residing in the same County hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Joseph Wiseman who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy three 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
[signature] Ja's Christy
[signature] Charles Keenan

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 James Christy who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the said County of Monroe, and that Charles Keenan who has also signed the same, is a resident in the said County & state, and is a creditable person, and that their statement is entitled to credit
I John Hutchison & Clerk of the Court of Monroe County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings In the matter of the application of Joseph Wiseman for a pension
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office at Union this 3d day of September 1832 & in the 57th year the Commonwealth
[signature] Jn Q Hutchison Jr CMC

[illegible Seal of Office affixed at left]
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6838
Joseph Wiseman
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6838
Joseph Wiseman
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Joseph Wiseman
Monroe County.
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Joseph Wiseman - 1 yr. Pa. Militia
I the undersigned Joseph Wiseman make the following declaration of my services as a soldier in war of the Revo. to Wit. I was born March 29. 1759.Am a native of the County of Berks Pa In the year 1776, I think in July I was drafted for 3 mos. marched from Berks County Pa in a Regt of Militia Commanded by Col Mark Dyar. I was attached to Capt. Thomas Perry's Company-- our Regt was marched to Bergin town & Pollis Hook - remained in service at those places until enlist. expired, and was then discharged in the year 1777 in October. I went from Pensylvania with two of my uncles to Roan County North Carolina in the   Spring following (in 1778) I volunteered for nine months, under Capt. Nichols --(Chapman was Lt.) was attached to Col James Lock Regt. Genl Rutherford commander. We marched to ten mile house near Charleson and then to Purisburg in the Savannah rem.  there until my term expired. Was seven months in actual service. got a written  discharge. Cant tell what has become of it.
the substance of this statement is the same as given to Mr Kelly & J Hutchison both of whom were employed in getting my pension. they charged nothing
[signature] Joseph Wiseman

Witness 
[signature] Saml. Clark

A copy W G Singleton
October 12. 1835
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th July, 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows."

State of Virginia
Monroe County ⎬ ss.
On this 15 day of November Eighteen hundred and forty seven, personally appeared in open Court before the Court now sitting in and for the said County Samuel Wiseman, resident of said County who bein first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration (in behalf of himself and the other children of Joseph Wiseman, and his wife Elizabeth Herman, deceased) in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th July, 1838 entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows" that their father, the said Joseph Wiseman, was a soldier in the Revolutionary war and drew a pension for a number of years previous to his death; and died on the 27th day of December 1838 and that his widow the said Elizabeth Wiseman, survived him a number of years and died on the 8th day of
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September 1842; that the following are all the living children of the said Joseph Wiseman and Elizabeth his wife; to wit, Isaac Wiseman aged 61 years Elizabeth Ramsey aged 59 years, Rachal Been aged 57 years, Samuel Wiseman aged 55 years Owen Wiseman aged 53 years, Sarah Miller aged 48 years, Edith Steel aged 46 years, Margret Wisman aged 44 years, and Joseph D Wiseman aged 42 years; That their mother the said Elizabeth Wiseman, was married to their father about the year 1785 in Berks County, State of Pennsylvania that her maiden name was Elizabeth Bateman; That she never married after the death of her husband, the said Joseph Wiseman and that she died in Monroe County Va on the 3th day of September 1842, without ever having drawn the arrearages of pension due her on account of the services rendered by her husband the aforesaid Joseph Wiseman in the Revolutionary war, and the preceding declaration is made by her children for the purpose of drawing what was due at the time of her death
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court
[signature] Samuel Wiseman
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Affidavit of Samuel Wiseman
State of Virginia
Monroe County ⎬ ss.
On this 15 day of November 1841 personally appeared in open Court before the Court now sitting in and for the County aforesaid, Samuel Wiseman aged 55years who being first duly sworn according to law, deposed as follows to wit that the family record accompaning his declaration and now exhibited to the Court is the true record of the ages of the children of the said Joseph Wisemann and Elizabeth his wife, deceased.
That it is in the handwriting of his deceased farther, and has been in his possession ever since his death.
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court. The affiant further states that the first date on the family record shows the birth of his Gran Mother, the second that of his farther, the third, that of his mother.
That the dates of the birth of the said Joseph Wiseman and his wife, Elizabeth, children commence at Isaac Wiseman and terminate with Thomas B Wiseman
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Sworn to and subscribed Samuel Wiseman in open Court

It is ordered to be certified to the War Department: that Samuel Wiseman this day personally appeared in open Court sworn to and subscribed the foregoing declaration and affidavit; that he is a man of veracity and the Court believe the statements contained in his declaration and affidavit, are true; and that a family record purporting to be the family record of Joseph Wiseman dec'd was exhibited in Courtt, and Court believe it to be such. It is further ordered to be certified; that the Court are satisfied, fully satisfied, that all the living Children, of the said Joseph Wiseman and Elizabeth his wife deceased, are named in the foregoing declaration, that the Court believe the said Joseph Wiseman died on the 27th day of December 1836, and that his widow the said Elizabeth Wiseman died on the 3d day of September 1842; that all of the children of the said Joseph, and Elizabeth Wiseman is a non-resident of the State, and it would be very inconvenient and troublesome for each to execute a formal power of Attorney, in order to draw their proportion of the
arrearages of pension due the said Elizabeth Wiseman at the time of her death, and that it would be advisable that said pension should be paid to the administrator of the estate, for distribution among the children who are entitled to the same, and the Court further order to be certified that Michael Alexander is high sheriff and the administrator with bond & ample penalty of the said Elizabeth Wiseman Dec'd.
In Testimony whereof I John Hutchinson Clerk of the Court aforesaid have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office this 18th day of November 1847 and in the 72nd year of the Commonwealth.
[signature] John Hutchinson
Clerk of Monroe
County Court Va

[illegible Seal of Office attached at left]
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W. 13529
Elizabeth Wiseman dec'd
Wid of Joseph
Va Va
Act 7 July 1838
11741
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State of Virginia
Monroe County ⎬ SS
Henry Alexander of said County aged sixty five years, after being sworn according to Law deposed as follows to wit - That he was well acquainted with Joseph Wiseman from 1800 up to his death, and knows he was a Pensioner at the rate of forty Dollars per annum, and that he died in the latter part of the year 1836. that he was also acquainted with Elizabeth Wiseman wife of the said Joseph Wiseman and that she lived some time after her Husbands death; that he believes some of the Children of the said Joseph Wiseman and Elizabeth his wife to be from fifty five to sixty years of age December 15th 1847.
[signature] Henry Alexander

Sworn to and subscribed before me a Justice of the peace for Monroe County this 15th of December 1847~
[signature] J.P

John W Lanius a Justice of Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid certify that Henry Alexander this day personally appeared before me sworn to and subscribed the foregoing affidavit I further certify that he is a man of veracity and high respectability and entitled to full Credit on Oath. Witness my hand this the 15 of December 1847. [signature] John W Lanus J.P.
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State of Virginia
Monroe County ⎬ ss
I John Hutchinson Clerk of the County Court of the County aforesaid, do certify that John Lannis whose signature appears to the foregoing Affidavit is and was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the peace in & for the County of Monroe aforesaid, duly commissioned & qualified & that his signature to said Affidavit is genuine: In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office at Union this 18th day of December 1847 & in the 72d year of the Commonwealth.

[illegible Seal of Office affixed at left]
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6838
Joseph Wiseman
Virginia
from 1776 private
12 months.
$40.
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State of Virginia
Monroe County ⎬ ss.
On this 27th day of November 1832 personally appeared before me Hugh Caperton a magistrate in & for said County and made oath according to law, that he was drafted, he thinks, in the month of July 1776 in the County of Berks and State of Pennsylvania to serve a tour of duty of three months, as a soldier in the Army of the Revolution in Captain Thomas Perry's Company; that he did serve in said Company the full term of three months & then was discharged in the City of Philadelphia; that in the month of August or September 1778, he volunteered to serve in Captain Nickell's Company for a term of nine months and that he did serve in said  Company, in the Carolina's, the full term of of nine months according to his engagement, at the end of which time he received a written discharge from Capt. Nickell for said service as a soldier, during this time of service of nine months he was under the command of Col Lock & Gen Rutherford, that he was in actual service in the army of the Revolution as a common soldier the full term of one year; beside being on a furlough for the space of three months having substituted to serve in the room of a man whose name he has forgotten; that he was born in the year 1759 in the County of Berks and State of Kingman Pennsylvania, as he has had the record of it in his Fathers bible, from which he recorded it in his own bible which is now in his possession, that he did on the 25th day of August 1832 in the County Court of Monroe make his declaration upon oath stating more particularly his services in detail; 
that he is known in his present neighborhood to William Rice, James Mann, William Milhollen and Rev. David Reffer who can testify as to his character for veracity, and their belief as to his services as a soldier of the Revolution.
[signature] Joseph Wiseman

Sworn to & subscribed before me the 27 day of November 1832
[signature] Hugh Caperton J. P.
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I John Hutchison Jr Clerk of the Court of Monroe County certify that Hugh Caperton is a magistrate as within and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Office at Union this 27th day of November 1832 and in the 57th year of the Commonwealth [signature] Jn. Hutchinson Jr
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[typed letter, page 1 of 3]

June 9, 1932

BA-J/AWF
XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Joseph Wiseman
R. 11741 [handwritten initials] Omn

Virginia Dare Davis
Oakvale
West Virginia.

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the record of Joseph Wiseman, Revolutionary War soldier, R. 11741 and the name of the volume and number of page from which the record was taken that was furnished Mrs. N. A. Davis.

The record of that soldier is furnished below and you will note the statement as also given in Mrs. Davis' letter, that the data were taken from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, R. 11741, based upon the military service in the Revolutionary War. It was not found in any printed volume.

In the papers in the above noted claim it is shown that Joseph Wiseman was born March 29, 1759 in Berks County, Pennsylvania.

He was drafted in Berks County, sometime in July or August, 1776 and served three months as a private
in Captain Thomas Perry's company in Colonel Mark Bird's Pennsylvania regiment.

He moved in 1777 to Rowan County, North Carolina, and enlisted in August or September 1778 and served
nine months in Captain Nickellas company in Colonel James Lock's North Carolina regiment.

He was allowed pension on his application executed August 22, 1832, at which time he was living in
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[typed letter, page 2 of 3]

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Monroe County, Virginia.

He died December 27, 1836.

Joseph Wiseman married about 1785 (no definite date given) in Berks County, Pennsylvania, Elizabeth, the daughter of Henry and Elizabeth Batman.

The widow, Elizabeth Wiseman, was born July 10, 1762 and died in Monroe County, Virginia, September 3,
1842.

The children of Joseph Wiseman and his wife Elizabeth:

Isaac born November 24, 1785
Elizabeth born July 10, 1788
Rachel born April 23, 1790
Samuel born July 18, 1792
Owen born July 21, 1794
Sarah born January 15, 1799
Edith born October 4, 1800
Margret born April 25, 1803 
Joseph D. born June 14, 1805 
Thomas B. born December 23, 1808

The following children survived their mother:
Isaac Wiseman, Elizabeth Ramsey, Rachel Been, Samuel Wiseman, Owen Wiseman, Sarah Miller, Edith Steel,
Margret Wiseman, and Joseph D. Wiseman.

The following is also found on the family record:
Elizabeth Wiseman, the soldier's mother was the daughter of Samuel Davis, and was born August 26, 1738 and died July 19, 1807. Isaac Wiseman, son of Isaac Kadenancy Wiseman, was born August 18, 1738 and died May 3, 1818.
James Wiseman born November 30, 1783

Joseph Ramsey Wissman, son of Daniel and Elizabeth Ramsey born December 27, 1817

James Wiseman, son of Isaac and Marget Wise born September 25, 1818
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[typed letter, page 3 of 3]

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Family record continued:

Robert Wiseman, son of Owen and Jane Wiseman born October 26, 1818

Veldy Wiseman, daughter of Owen and Jane Wiseman born March 14, 1820

Keozah Wiseman, daughter of Owen and Jane Wiseman born April 2, 1822

James Miller, son of Thomas and Sara Milller born October 10, 1818

Christey T. Wiseman, daughter of Marget Wiseman born September 22, 1827

Elizabeth Letty Wiseman, daughter of Thomas and Fanny Wiseman born May 11, 1833

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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[left page] 
19 May 15 Hist. to
Dr B. W. S. Wiseman [initials]V.Y.M.
Family record also sent
1911 June 12 Dr B. W. S. Wiseman
That name of Soldier's
father does not appear nor
is it shown that there was
any other wife, also further
data from family record.
1911 Nov. B2 . W. S. Wiseman
wid copies of of papers not
furnished [initials] AW

1923. March 30 Photostat of
mailed to Henry N. Wiseman [initials] AWY

1932 - Oct. 26 - hist to Mrs. W. A. Davis [initials] AWY

1832. June 9. hist to Virginia Dare
Daris [initials] AWY
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[first line crossed out]

11.741
P. O. __________________
Elizabeth Wiseman
Service: __________________, 18__.
Enlisted: __________________, 18 __.
Discharged: __________________, 18__.
Application filed: __________________, 18__.
Alleges: __________________
Re-enlisted: __________________
Attorney: __________________
P. O. __________________
__________________ Recognized. __________________ Contract.
__________________Cert. of Dis. Searched for __________________, 18__.

REJECTED [stamped across the page]
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[totally illegible]
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[hard to read, unsure of the following]
The Agent of My Charles en
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Copy

Dept. of War
Pens. Of. [Pension Office]
Dec 31, 1835

Sir
I have this day instructed the Agent at Richmond to resume the payment of the pension of Joseph Wiseman a pensioner under the act of June 7, 1832 at the rate of $40 per annum.
To Jno Hutchison Union Monroe Co. Va
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Jos Wiseman

admitted
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OFFICE OF
B. W. S. WISEMAN, M. D.
CULVER INDIANA.  191_
Is there any thing in said soldier's application for pension which would indicate that he had been married
previous to his marriage to Elizabeth Batman? I ask this for the reason that data in my possession, furnished
by his descendants, show that he had a son James, born in Pennsylvania in 1783. The name of this son James does nor appear
in the list which you so kindly furnished, from which I surmise that he was a child of a previous marriage.
As an apology for my second trespass on your attention, I will
state that I am gathering historical and genealogical data
in regard to the family, and especially that branch whose progenitor was the father Joseph Wiseman, who was a
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OFFICE OF
B. W. S. WISEMAN, M. D.
CULVER, INDIANA  191__
brother of my grandfather.
Hoping that my persistency is not unpardonable
I am, in prospective obligation,
Very respectfully B. W. Wiseman
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Record Division.
November 2, 1911.

Dr. B. W. S. Wiseman,
Culver, Indiana.
Sir:

In response to your letter dated the 29" and received
the 31" ultimo, you are advised that owing to lack of a clerical force available for the purpose, this Bureau is unable
to furnish full copies of papers in Revolutionary War pension
claims, but any one designated by you may examine and copy the papers in the claim of Joseph Wiseman, Rej. File
No. 11,741.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.