Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 8085, for Thomas Pender, Maryland
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(3-1776)

SERVICE | NUMBER
Md. | Pender, Thomas. | R.8085
Anna. | BL.Wt.1753-100.

CONTENTS
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10,921 R
Kentucky 

Thomas Pender 
in the state of 
who was a Private in the regiment commanded by 
Colonel Stewart of the Maryland 
line, for the term of 3 Years 
Mar Wdw

Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky 
at the rate of 8 Dollar per month, to commence on 
the 13 of July 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 21 of May 19
and sent to Henry P Brod
nar, Harford, Ohio Co.

Arrears to 4th of Mar. 1819 61.93
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept. 19 48
7 23/31 $109.93
Died Jan. 14, 1833

{ Revolutionary claim, }
( Act 18th March, 1818. }

Kentucky 
Continued

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[Written vertically right margin]

Note sent to the Hon A McClean 
22 - Decr 1820, [illegible]
Duplicate Certificate signed 18 Decr 1824 &. sent to 
the Hon Philip Thompson H Reps
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State of Kentucky 
Ohio County Sct - August 10th 1831

To the Secretary of War of the United States

Sir

I, hereby as Attorney in fact for 
Thomas Pender, who was a private soldier in 
the Maryland line of the Revolutionary War, 
acknowledge the receipt of a Warrant for one 
hundred acres of land, No. 1753 & dated 10th 
July 1831.

Respectfully yours

Dillis Dyer
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Commonwealth of Kentucky Ohio County Sct

On this 13th day of November 1820 personally appeared in open 
Court being a Court of record to wit a County Court held for said 
County of Ohio Thomas Pender aged sixty three years resident in the 
County aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to law 
doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary 
war as follows as a private first in Capt. Selmons Company who 
marched us to Anapolis [Annapolis] in the State of Maryland where he joined 
Col. Smiths Regiment at Gilford [Guilford] Courthouse he was transfered [ransferred] 
to another regiment commanded by Col Stewart, about one 
year the latter part of the war I belonged to Capt. Price company
Maryland regiment in the whole of my service was three 
years or upwards that his original Declaration was made on 
the 12th day of July 1818 that he was placed on the pention [pension] list 
roll of the Kentucky agency at eight dollars per month by Certificate 
bearing date the 21st day of May 1819 and has not as yet 
received any part of his pention [pension] except up to the 4th day of 
March 1820 and I do solemnly swear that I was a resident 
citizen on the 18th day of March 1818 of the United States and 
that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner 
disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby 
so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provision of an 
act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons 
engaged in the land and naval service of the United 
States in the revolutionary war passed the 18th day of March 
1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me 
any property or securityes [securities], contracts or debts due to me nor 
have I any income other than what is contained in the Skedule [Schedule]
hereto annexed and by me subscribed

100 acres of land on which } | Skedule [Schedule]
I live Title Disputed } | $100| 00
One horse work | 50| 00
Two cows and calves | 20| 00
15 head of hogs [hogs] | 30| 00
One bed and furniture | 20| 00
Some farming utensils | 20| 00
$240. 00
Thomas his  mark Pender
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That he is by occupation a farmer but able to labour [labor] but little 
owing to his age and hurt that he received from a fall in his 
hip and are subject to the rheumatic pains which lays me 
up frequently that he has only one child that lives with him 
of his own which is about two years old he has six step 
children four boys and two girls the boys are of the 
following ages one about twenty one one about thirteen 
one about nine and the other about six years old the 
girls is aged as followeth one about seventeen the 
other about fifteen my present wife's age is about forty 
three
Thomas his mark Pender 
Sworn and declared the 12th day of November 
1820 before the Honorable County Court of the County 
of Ohio in open Court
Benj Kelly JP ol

I Charles Henderson Clerk of the Ohio County Court 
do hereby certify that the [struck out: following oath] foregoing oath and 
the Skedule [Schedule] thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of 
said Court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of 
said Court that the total in value of property exhibited in the 
aforesaid Skedule [Schedule] is two hundred and forty dollars.
Given under my hand this 
17th day of November 1820
Chs. Anderson
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Commonwealth of Kentucky 
Ohio County Sct

Thomas Pender states and declares 
that in the year 1777 as well as he 
now recollects in Montgomery County 
in the State of Meriland [Maryland] he enlisted 
under Capt. Gore in Coln. Jack Smiths
regiment the Continental line to drive [illegible] 
the war. That he was afterwards transfered [transferred] 
to Capt Prices company in the 2nd 
Meriland [Maryland] regiment commanded 
by Coln. Stewart that he served untill [until] 
the end of the war and finally left 
the service at Anapolis [Annapolis], and has 
lost or mislayed [mislaid] his discharge or 
furlough.  That he was never 
placed on the pention [pension] list and 
that from his reduced circumstan
ces he needs the assistance of his 
court for support
Thomas his P mark Pender 

State of Kentucky }
Ohio to wit }

This day Thomas Pender 
personally appeared before me one 
of the Circuit Judges in & for the 
State aforesaid, & swore on the
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Holy Evangelist of Almighty God 
that the facts contained in this 
statement are true to the best 
of his knowledge & belief 
and I do also hereby certify 
from the proof offered, that it is 
my opinion that Thomas Pender 
is an indigent persons & needs 
the assistance of his country. 
Given under my hand & seal 
this 13th day of July 1818. 
Henry P. Brodnar

State of Kentucky Ohio County Sct

I Charles Henderson Clerk of the Circuit 
Court holden for the County aforesaid do certify that Henry P Brodnar 
whose name is affixed to the foregoing certificate is and was 
at the time of signing a presiding Judge of the Circuit Court 
aforesaid duly commissioned & qualified and that the 
said Certificate is in his hand writing
In Testimony whereof I have 
hereunto set my hand & caused 
[Blurred seal of office] my seal of office to be 
affixed the 13th day of July 
1818
Chas Henderson
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State of Kentucky } 
Daviess County } 

On this 2d day of 
May, 1853, before me, Wm. A. Layton, an 
acting Justice of the Peace within and 
for the County and State aforesaid, 
personally appeared Mrs. Anna Pender, 
aged about eighty (80) years, who being 
sworn according to law, on her oath 
makes the following declaration to 
wit:

That she is the widow of Thom
as Pender, deceased, late of the County 
of Ohio and State of Kentucky, who was 
a Revolutionary Pensioner at the rate 
of ninety six dollars ($96) per annum, 
and who died in the County of Ohio 
and State of Kentucky in the year 
one thousand eight hundred and thirty 
three (1833.) That her said husband 
received his pension at the agency in 
the State of Kentucky.  That she has not 
the original pension certificate, it 
having probably been surrendered at the 
time of the last payment.  She fur
ther declares that she was married to 
the said Pender in the County of 
Ohio and State of Kentucky on the 
( ) day of A.D. one 
thousand eight hundred and 
(18 ), by one Lodowick Davis a Methodist 
preacher.  She further declares that she 
makes this declaration for the purpose 
of obtaining the benefits of the act of
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Congress passed 3d February 1853 
or of any other act or 
acts of Congress granting Pensions to 
the widows of deceased Revolutionary 
soldiers
Anna her X mark Pender.

Subscribed and sworn to before 
me this 2d day of May, 1853, And I 
hereby further certify that Mrs. Anna 
Pender, who has subscribed the forego
ing declaration, is personally known 
to me, and that she is reputed and 
believed to be the widow of Thomas 
Pender late of the County of Ohio and 
State of Kentucky, who was a Revolu
tionary Pensioner, and that I believe 
her to be of the age above stated.
Wm. A. Layton J.P.

On this 2d day of May, 1853, before me, 
Wm. A. Layton an acting Justice of the 
Peace, within and for the County of 
Daviess and State of Kentucky, per
sonally appeared Elijah C. Atherton, 
a resident of the aforesaid County, who 
being sworn according to law, declares 
that he was well acquainted with 
Thomas Pender, decd. who was a Revolu
tionary Pensioner at the time of his death. 
That he died in the County of Ohio and 
State of Kentucky, about the year one 
thousand eight hundred and thirty
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three (1833), leaving Anna Pender his widow, 
who has not since married, but re
mains a widow.  He further declares 
that he makes this declaration for 
the purpose of enabling the said Anna 
Pender to obtain a Pension, and that 
he is a disinterested witness, And 
I further certify that Elijah C. 
Atherton is personally known to me and 
that he is a competent and reliable 
witness.
Wm. A. Layton J. P.

State of Kentucky }
Daviess County }

I, William B. Wall, 
Clerk of the County Court within and 
for the County and State aforesaid, hereby 
certify that Wm. A. Layton, Esq., before 
whom the foregoing declarations were 
sworn to is and was at the time of 
signing the same, an acting Justice of 
the Peace, within and for the County 
and State aforesaid, duly commissioned 
and sworn, and that all his official 
acts as such are entitled to full faith 
and credit.
Given under my hand and 
seal of office at Owens
[Blurred seal of office] boro, this 14th day of May 
1853.
Wm B Wall Clk
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M. E. E. 
[illegible initials]

Rev. & 1812 
Wars Section 

September 18, 1928

Mrs. Alva Bean 
Centertown 
Kentucky

Madam:  

I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension 
claim, R. 8085, it appears that Thomas Pender enlisted in Montgomery 
County, Maryland, in 1778 or 1779, served as a private in Captains 
Gore's, Sellman's and Price's Companies, Colonel Jack Smith's and 
John Stewart's Maryland Regiments, and was discharged November 15, 
1783.

He was allowed pension on his application executed July 13, 1818, 
in Ohio, Kentucky.

In 1820 soldier was a resident of Ohio County, Kentucky, and 
aged sixty three years.  He then stated that he had one child of his 
own, aged about two years, who was living with him, and six step
children, four boys aged about twenty one, thirteen, nine and six 
years, and two girls aged about seventeen and fifteen years, respect
ively; and that his present wife was aged about forty three years.

Soldier married in Ohio County, Kentucky, Anna; her surname 
and the date of their marriage not given,-nor is the name of any 
other wife shown.
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Soldier died January 14, 1833, in Ohio County, Kentucky.

In 1853 said Anna Pender was living in Daviess County, Kentucky. 
She died there August 3, 1853, and was survived by the following 
children, all of whom were living in 1854,-

Elijah C. Atherton of Daviess County, Kentucky. 
Miles M. Pender.
Rebecca Howard.

The above noted Thomas Pender is the only soldier by that 
name found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.

Respectfully 

E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner.
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State of Kentucky }
Daviess County } SS
Court. } On this 10th day of April 1854
personally appeared in open Court Elijah C. Ather
ton who being first duly sworn according to law 
on his oath says, that he is one of the children 
of Anna Pender decd. widow of Thomas Pender 
who made a declaration before a Justice of the 
peace on the 2d. day of May 1853, for the benefit 
of the 2d. Section of the Pension Act of 3d February 
1853.  That said Anna Pender died on the 
3d day of August 1853, never having again 
married, leaving the following named surviving 
and only surviving children viz
Elijah C Atherton Miles M Pender Rebecca Howard 
who are still living.  Elijah C. Atherton
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court. [SS encircled]
Wm B Wall Clerk.

On this 10th day of April 18, 1854 personally 
appeared in open Court Warner Crow and Thomas 
Lendrum two credible persons residents of said County 
who being first duly sworn according to law, declare 
and say, that they knew Anna Pender in her life
time. That she was the widow of Thomas Pender 
decd. who was in his lifetime a Revolutionary 
pensioner, that she never again married after 
the death of Thomas Pender but remained his
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widow until the time of her death which took 
place in said County on the 3d day of August 
1853, leaving the following named surviving 
and only surviving children, all of whom  
are still living - viz Elijah C Atherton 
Miles M Pender & Rebecca Howard 
Warner Crow [SS encircled]
T Landrum [SS encircled]
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court.
Wm B Wall Clerk.

And it is hereby ordered to be certified that 
satisfactory evidence has been presented to said 
Court that Anna Pender widow of Thomas Pender 
decd, who in his lifetime was a Revolutionary 
pensioner on the Kentucky Roll, died in said County 
on the 3d day of August 1853, leaving the follow
ing named surviving and only surviving children 
all of whom are still living - viz - Elijah 
C. Atherton, Miles M Pender & Rebecca Howard. 
That the said Anna Pender did not again marry 
after the death of the said Thomas Pender [word struck out]
(the year 1833,) but remained a widow until her  
death.  Given under my hand and the seal 
of said County Court this 10th day of 
April 1854.
Wm B Wall 
Clerk.
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State of Kentucky } 
Ohio County } Sct

I, Thomas Pender, aged between 70 & 73 years, 
do upon oath testify and declare that in the 
year 1778 or 79 I enlisted for the term of "during the 
War" and served in the regiment [illegible] under 
the command of Colonel (name not recollected) 
of the Maryland Line, and that I continued 
in the service aforesaid untill [until] the close of 
the war when I was regularly discharged from 
the regiment commanded by Colonel John Stewart.

I further declare that I 
have never received a Warrant for the Bounty 
Land promised to me on the part of the United 
States, nor have I ever assigned or transferred 
my claim in any manner whatsoever.
[Note written vertically left margin:
Pension Roll Sept 1819]

Therefore know all men by these presents 
that I Thomas Pender aforesaid do hereby 
constitute and appoint Dillis Dyer of Ohio 
County in the State aforesaid my true and 
lawful Attorney for me and in my name 
to demand and receive from the Secretary 
of the Treasury of the United States a Warrant 
for the quantity of land due to me as aforesaid 
and my said Attorney is hereby fully authorised [authorized] 
and impowered [empowered] to constitute and appoint one 
or more substitutes or attorneys under him 
for the special purpose above expressed. 

And I hereby also assign to the Secretary of 
the Treasury of the United States all my right 
title interest and claim to this Warrant, which 
to me shall be so granted, and do authorise [authorize]
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and impower [empower] my said Attorney Dillis Dyer 
to demand and receive for me in lieu thereof 
government Certificates or scrip to the full 
amount of the said Warrant.
Attest
Richd. Elliott | Thomas his X mark Pender [word Seal encircled]

I Lodowick Davis aged sixty seven years do upon 
oath declare that I have been long acquainted 
with Thomas Pender to wit, over forty seven years, who has subscribed 
the above declaration in my presence and 
well know that he is the identical person 
he therein represents himself to be; and further 
I do believe that he did perform the mil
itary service therein stated.
Attest
Richd. Elliott | Lodowick Davis

State of 
Kentucky Ohio County Sct

Before me Richard Elliott a Justice 
of the peace in & for the County afsd personally ap
peared, Thomas Pender subscriber to the foregoing 
Declaration and in my presence acknowledged 
the Power of Attorney thereto subjoined to be his 
free act and deed and likewise personally ap
peared Lodowick Davis - who hath subscri
bed the above Certificate of identity both to me 
well known to be men of respectability and 
truth and made oath to the truth of the Depo
sitions by them respectively subscribed this 16th 
day of May 1831.
Richd. Elliott J.P
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No. 4590
Heirs of Anna Pender 
widow of Thomas

Letter to Elijah C. 
Atherton, Daviess Co. 
Ky, Care of Wm B. 
Wall, Clk. of County 
Court, Owensborough 
Ky.-Ap. 21, 1854 -
Also Ap. 22, 1854

8085
Act Feb. 3, 1853
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Know all men by these presents 
that I, Anna Pender, of the County of 
Daviess and State of Kentucky, have 
constituted and appointed, and by these 
presents do constitute and appoint 
J. J. Coombs, of the City of Washington, 
my true and lawful Attorney, with 
full power of substitution, irrevocably 
for me and in my name to prose
cute against the Government of the 
United States my claim for Pension, as 
the widow of Thomas Pender, deceased, 
a Revolutionary Pensioner.  My aforesaid 
Attorney or his substitute is hereby fully 
authorized to demand at the proper 
Departments in the City of Washington, 
all investigations of my rights to a 
Pension and to do any and all 
things necessary and proper to establish 
my said claim; which, when done, 
my aforesaid Attorney or his substi
tute is hereby fully authorized to re
ceive the certificate of Pension which 
may issue in satisfaction of said 
claim, and which I desire may be 
made payable at the Agency in the 
city of Louisville, Kentucky.  I hereby 
revoke any former Power or Powers of 
Attorney given by me to any other 
person or persons whomsoever, and 
request the Pension Office to hold 
correspondence with no other than 
my aforesaid Attorney, touching said claim 
All things that my aforesaid Attorney
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may legally do or cause to be done in 
[struck out: and about] the premises, I hereby fully
ratify.
Witness my hand and seal 
this 2d day of May 1853.
Anna her X mark Pender [word Seal in a box]

State of Kentucky}
Daviess County }

On this 2d day of 
May, 1853, before me, Wm. A. Layton an 
acting Justice of the Peace within 
and for the County and State 
aforesaid, personally appeared Anna 
Pender, and acknowledged the 
foregoing Power of Attorney to be her 
act and deed for the purposes 
therein specified.
Wm. A. Layton J. P.

State of Kentucky }
Daviess County } 

I, William B. Wall, 
Clerk of the County Court within 
and for the County and State 
aforesaid, hereby certify that William 
A. Layton, Esq., before whom the 
foregoing Power of Attorney was ac
knowledged and subscribed, is,  
and was at the time of signing
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the certificate thereto, an acting Jus
tice of the Peace within and for 
the County and State aforesaid, duly 
commissioned and sworn, and that 
all his official acts as such are en
titled to full faith and credit; 
and that this is a Court of record  
having general jurisdiction.
Given under my hand 
and seal of office 
[Blurred seal of office] at Owensboro, this 14th 
day of May, 1853.
Wm B Wall Clk
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Thomas Pender
No. 1753

[Written vertically left margin]

Thos. Pender
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State of Kentucky Ohio County To wit,

I Charles Henderson Clerk of the County Court for the County aforesaid 
do certify that Richard Elliott whose name is affixed to the foregoing 
certificate is now & was at the time of signing an acting Justice of the 
Peace in & for said County duly commissioned and qualified to all 
whose official acts as such due faith & credit is and ought be 
given.
In Testimony whereof, I have 
hereunto set my hand & caused 
[Blurred seal of office] my seal of office to be affixed this 
17th day of May AD 1831.
Chs Henderson


85,973 - 1st Janry 1782 $80
81,684 - 1st Janry 1783 - $80
82,414 - 15th Novr 1783 - $43.30
87,166 - 15th Novr 1783 - $80 gratuity
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Tho Pender
Declaration 
Novr 1820
(Copy)

[illegible]
10,921
Sept 1829
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Thomas Pender
Guluralloh
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Thomas Pender 
Declaration 
Private 
Col's Smith & Stewarts Regts
Maryland Line 
1778-5 years

[Struck out: Certificate from the rolls 
of Maryland for [illegible] 
the service of the applict. 
[illegible] to the Pension Office
War Dept.
papers to be returned]

Admd.
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Anna Pender, 
wid. of Thomas

Ky. Act 1853 2d Sec

Supplemental declr &c

Boynton
Apl 18/54

J. J. Coombs
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Hartford 15th Novr. 1824.

The Honbl. Philip Thompson,

Dear Sir, 

In April or May last 
I lost my pension certificate, in consequence 
of which I am prevented from drawing 
my pension, six months of which is due.
Will you therefore call at the War Department 
and obtain for me a duplicate certificate, 
so that I may be enabled to draw my 
pension?  I do not know the steps necessary 
to be taken in order to obtain a duplicate, 
or what proof may be required; but enclosed 
you will receive my letters of continuance 
on the pension list, from the war depart
ment; and an afft. of my certificate 
having been lost &c.

I have the honor to be, 
with great respect, 
Your Obt. Svt.
Thomas Pender
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[Envelope]

Hartford Ky Free
Nov 15
The Honbl.
Philip Thompson 
Washington City 
Dist. Columbia

Mail
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State of Kentucky, }
Ohio County, } Sct.

Thomas Pender this day personally 
appeared before me, a Justice of the peace 
in and for said County, and made oath 
that he is the identical person who is [illegible]
the pension list for the Kentucky agency, 
and that in April or May last he lost 
his certificate from the War Department, 
without the production of which or a 
duplicate from said Department, he [illegible] 
draw his pension.

Given under my hand this 15th day 
of November 1824.
Richd. Elliott J.P.O.C.

I do certify that I am aquainted [acquainted] 
with the hand writing of Richd. Elliott 
& that the name above is signed by him 
& that Thomas Pender is an honest correct 
man a gt where no charge of dishonesty 
can be made & that the said Elliott is 
an acting magistrate of | P Thompson
Ohio County Kentucky. | H. R.
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Auditor's Office, Annapolis, May 14th 1819

I hereby certify, that it appears from the pay rolls remaining 
in the Auditor's Office, that Thomas Pender received from 
John Hamilton, agent of the Maryland line, the sum of $80.00 
for arrears of pay from the 1st Aug. 80 -- to the 
1st Janry 82 -- Also, the sum of $80.00 for pay 
from the 1st Janry 82 -- to the 1st Janry 83 -- 
and also the sum of $43.30 from the ---
1st Janry 83 -- to the 15th Novr. 83 -- when 
his time expired.
Thos. Karney, Audt
State, Md.
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[Stamp] REJECTED 
8085

P. O. ___
Anna Pender
Service; ___

Enlisted: ___, 18 __
Discharged: ___, 18 __

Application filed: ___, 18 __

Alleges: ___
Re-enlisted: ___

Attorney: ___
P. O. ___

___ Recognized.  ___ Contract 
___ Cert. of Dis. Searched for ___, 18 __

[Written vertically left margin]
1928 - Sept. 18, Hist. to Mrs. Alva Bean M.E.E.
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Centertown, Ky. Nov. 7 - 1927

Department of the Interior 
Bureau of Pensions 
Washington, D. C.

Gentlemen:--

Please send me the 
records of Thomas Pender who 
served in the Revolutionary War 
from Maryland and John Maddox 
who was born in Virginia but 
came to Kentucky from North 
Carolina, both are my great 
great grandfathers.  John Madox's
daughter Polly married Thomas Pender's
son Thomas Pender Jr.

Very Truly 

Mrs. Alva Bean

[Circular mail receipt stamp]
PENSION 
NOV
U. 9 S. 
1927 
OFFICE