Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13630, for Jacob Kittle, Pennsylvania
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Service                        Number
Pennsylvania     Kittle, Jacob     S.13630
also 1792

carded
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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 contacts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on the 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.  Indiana Spies.

As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in the Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of the 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 each 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 County of ________} 88.
On this ______day of ______personally appeared (a) before______
A.B. a resident (b) of ______ in the county of ______ and State, Territory or District of_____ aged (c)_____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on this oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provion made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832.  That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)_______, with _______ and served in the _________(e) regiment of the ____________line, under the following named officers:___________

[Here set forth the names and rand 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 of 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.  [finger pointing icon] This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of the officers and person 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 her 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 _______________________________
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_________________________ 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 ___________________ for a pension. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this ________ day of _______ &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 a 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 following additions, viz:___________
(k) We, A.B., a Clergyman, residing in the _________________ and C.D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with ___________________________, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be __________________________ 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 day 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 [illegible] 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 _____________ and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the ________________________________
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.  
I, ___________________, Clerk of the Court of _____________do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____________________ for a pension. 

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seat _________________________ of office, this _____________ day of _______________&c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power.  This is the original discharge or commission but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will be 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 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 alleged services, as they are known at the Department.  A very full account of the services of each person
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will be to a favorable action upon his case. The facts state, I 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, were you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.

6 {To a soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from 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 us to your character for veracity, and their belief of your service as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that he 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 resputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. It 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 enquiry 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 his 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 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 fall 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.
[e] 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 bud. 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 no loess than the periods mentioned below, and is the following grades: For [blank line] year [blank line] months, and [blank line] days, I served as a [blank line]. For [blank line] months and [blank line] days, I served as a [blank line]; 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 teh grade of the pensioner and 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 hours, 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 say 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.

Proof of Service.

[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 some, 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 [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] The traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state that fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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December 19, 1939

BA-J/MCS
Jacob Kittle, S.13630

Mr. E. L. Douglas
1970 Richmond Drive
Louisville, Kentucky

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter of November 30, 1939, requesting the records of Revolutionary War soldiers, Abraham and Jacob Kittle or Xettle.

Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained from claims for pension and bounty land made to the United States and based on the military service of soldiers in that war. A careful search of the records fails to show such claims on file on account of the service of the Abraham Kittle or Kettle described by you.

The data which follow were taken from papers on file in the pension claim, S.13630, based on the military service of Jacob Kittle.

Jacob Kittle was born July 26, 1757, in Sussex County, New Jersey. The names of his parents are not shown.

While living in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, he enlisted and served as private with the Pennsylvania troops as fellows: from February 19, 1778, served in Captains Thomas L. Byles' and George Tudor's companies in Colonel Cadwalader's regiment, aided in building Fort Washington, was taken sick there and was discharged from the hospital at Hackensack on November 8, 1776; in the fall of 1777, served two months under Captain Lawrence Conkle and Colonel Abraham Miller; from late in February, 1778, two months under Captain Samuel Hoover in Colonel Jacob Stroud's regiment; in September, 1778, about ten days under Captain Anthony Shymer and was engaged in procuring powder from Fort [illegible] in Northampton County; so on afterward served between fifteen and twenty days under Captain John Van Sickler; late in 1778 served about ten days under Lieutenant Nathaniel Washburn.
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In 1779 he moved from Northampton County, Pennsylvania, to Tygarts Valley in Augusta (which was later Randolph) County, Virginia, where he continued to live.

It was stated that Jacob Kittle was captain of a company of rangers or spies in 1792.

He was allowed pension on his application executed August 29, 1832, at which time he was living in Randolph County, Virginia.

The papers in this claim contain no data relative to the family of Jacob Kittle.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension of Jacob Kitttle, the name and address of the person to whom it was paid and possibly the date of death of this soldier, it is suggested that you address the Comptroller General, Records Division, General Accounting Office, Washington, D.C., giving the following data:

Jacob Kittle, Certificate 16657, issued April 16, 1835, rate $41.10 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Virginia Agency.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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11,304.
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December 5, 1939

BA-J/MCS
Jacob Kittle, S.13630

Mrs. A. E. Hayes
3734 N. Washington Road
Fort Wayne, Indiana

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your request for information relative to Revolutionary War soldiers, Jacob Kittle or Kettle and Alexander Holden.

The Revolutionary War records of this office fail to afford any information in regard to Alexander Holden.

The data which follow were taken from papers on file in the pension claim, S.13630, based on the military service of Jacob Kittle.

Jacob Kittle was born July 25, 1757, in Sussex County, New Jersey. The names of his parents are not shown.

While living in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, he enlisted and served as private with the Pennsylvania troops as fellows: from February 19, 1776, served in Captains Thomas L. Byles' and George Tudor's companies in Colonel Cadwalader's regiment, aided in building Fort Washington, was taken sick there and was discharged from the hospital at Hackensack on November 8, 1776; in the fall of 1777, served two months under Captain Lawrence Conkle and Colonel Abraham Miller; from late in February , 1778, two months under Captain Samuel Hoover in Colonel Jacob Stroud's regiment; in September, 1778, about ten days under Captain Anthony Shymer and was engaged in procuring powder from Fort Lackawack in Northampton County: soon afterward served between fifteen and twenty days under Captain John Van Sickler: late in 1778 served about ten days under lieutenant Nathaniel Washburn.

In 1779 he moved from Northampton County, Pennsylvania, to Tygarts Valley in Augusta (which was later Randolph) County, Virginia, where he continued to live.
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It was stated that Jacob Kittle was captain of a company of rangers or spies in 1792.

He was allowed pension on his application executed August 29, 1832, at which time he was living in Randolph County, Virginia.

The papers in this claim contain no data relative to the family of Jacob Kittle.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension on Jacob Kittle, the name and address of the person to whom it was paid and possibly the date of death of this soldier, it is suggested that you address the Comptroller General, Records Division, General Accounting Office, Washington, D.C., giving the following data:

Jacob Kittle, Certificate 16657, issued April 16, 1835, rate $41.10 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Virginia Agency.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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March 31, 1939

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BA-J/MCS
Jacob Kittle, S.13630
Joseph Kittle, W.491

Hattie Starcher
Department of Education
Office of Indian Affairs
U.S. Department of Interior
Olympia, Washington

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your request for information in regard to Revolutionary War soldiers named Jacob and Joseph Kittle.

The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S.13630, based on the military service of the only Jacob kittle (searched under all spellings) that is found in the Revolutionary War records of this office.

Jacob Kittle was born July 26, 1757, in Sussex County, New Jersey. The names of his parents are not shown.

While living in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, he enlisted and served as private with the Pennsylvania troops as follows: from February 19, 1776, in Captains Thomas L. Byles' and George Tudor's companies in Colonel Cadwalader's regiment, aided in building Fort Washington, was taken sick there and was discharged from the hospital at Hackensack on November 8, 1776: in the fall of 1777, served two months under Captain Lawrence Conkle and Colonel Abraham Miller; from late in February, 1778, two months under Captain Samuel Hoover in Colonel Jacob Stroud's regiment; in September, 1778, about ten days under Captain Anthony Shymer and was engaged in procuring powder from Fort Lackawack in Northampton County; soon afterward served between fifteen and twenty days under Captain John Van Sickler; late in 1778 served about ten days under Lieutenant Nathaniel Washburn.

In 1779 he moved from Northampton County, Pennsylvania, to Tygarts Valley in Augusta (which was later Randolph) County, Virginia, where he continued to live.
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It was stated that he was captain of a company of  rangers or spies in 1792.

Jacob Kittle was allowed pension on his application executed August 29, 1832, at which time he was living in Randolph County, Virginia.

The papers in this claim contain no data relative to the family of Jacob Kittle.

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Joseph Kittle, W.491

The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the passion claim, W.491, based on the military services of the only Joseph Kittle of New Jersey that is found in the Revolutionary War records of this office.

Joseph Kittle was the son of Jeremiah Kittle. The date and place of birth of Joseph Kittle and the name of his mother are not shown.

He enlisted in Montague, Sussex County, New Jersey, in the spring of 1776 or 1777, served as private in the German Regiment under Captain Peter Bowyer and Colonels Hausseggar and Waltner, was in several battles in New Jersey and elsewhere (names not stated), was at the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown and was discharged at the close of the Revolution.

He died July 11, 1816, in Montague, New Jersey.

Joseph Kittle married in June, 1779 or 1785, in Montague, New Jersey, Sarah Van Etten. Said Sarah stated that she was married in Montague at the home of her stepfather, Samuel Kittle.

As the widow of Joseph Kittle, Sarah Kittle, was allowed pension on her application executed January 8, 1839, at which time she was eighty years of age and was living in Montague, New Jersey, She was living there in 1845.

Their daughter, Maria, was born June 17, 1788.
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Abraham Kittle, a resident of Montague, New Jersey, in 1840 at which time he stated he was in the eighty-sixth year of his age, stated that his twin brother, Joseph Kittle, enlisted with his in the Revolution and that the next morning after they enlisted their father, mother and sister (names of mother and sister not given) went to the officers' headquarters and demanded that the officers give them up but they refused to do so.

In 1839 one Thomas Van Etton was living in Montague, New Jersey, aged seventy-one years, stated that he was present at the marriage of Joseph Kittle and Sarah Van Etton but it was not shown whether he was related to said Sarah.

The papers in this claim contain no further data relative to the family of Joseph Kittle.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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May 25, 1932

BA-J.MCS
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Jacob Kittle
S. 13630

Honorable Louis Ludlow
House of Representatives
Washington
D. C.

My dear Mr. Ludlow:

Reference is made to your letter of May 20th, requesting information in regard to Jacob Kittle, a soldier of the Revolution.

The data furnished herein were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S. 13630, based upon the military service of Jacob Kittle.

He was born July 26, 1757, in Sussex County, New Jersey.

While living in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, he enlisted and served as private with the Pennsylvania troops as follows: from February 19, 1776, in Captains Thomas Byles' and George Tudor's Companies in Colonel Cadwalader's Regiment, Aided in building Fort Washington, was taken sick there and was discharged from the hospital at Hackensack on November 8, 1776; in the fall of 1777, served two months under Captain Lawrence Conkle and Colonel Abraham Miller; from late in February, 1778, two months under Captain Samuel Hoover in Colonel Jacob Stroud's Regiment; in September, 1778, about ten days under Captain Anthony Shymer and was engaged in procuring powder from Fort Lackawack in Northampton County; seen afterward served between fifteen and twenty days under Captain John Van Sickler; late in 1778 served about ten days under Lieutenant Nathaniel Washburn.

In 1779 he moved from Northampton County, Pennsylvania, to Tygarts Valley in Augusta (which was later Randolph) County, Virginia, where he continued to live.

It was stated that he was captain of a company of rangers or spies in 1792.
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LOUIS LUDLOW
7TH DISTRICT INDIANA

SUBCOMITTEES:
TREASURY AND POST OFFICE LEGISLATIVE

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
SEVENTY-SECOND CONGRESS
WASHINGTON, D. C.

May 20, 1932.

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MAY 28 1932
[illegible] SECTION
PENSION FILES SUB-DIVISION N

Dear Mr. Morgan:
I am very anxious to secure information about a Revolutionary War soldier, Jacob Kittle, who in 1840 was living in Randolph County, West Virginia. He drew a pension. This is all of the data I have about him. I shall be most appreciative if you will have the records of your office searched and if his record can be located, send to me all of the information shown about his personal and military history.
Very sincerely,

[handwritten] Louis Ludlow

Hon. E. W. Morgan,
Director of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
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Fort Wayne, Indiana
November 5, 1939

Revolutionary War Pensions

Veterans' Administration,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sirs:

I shall appreciate it very much if you will let me know what, if any, your records disclose concerning the Revolutionary War service records of the following soldiers:

Jacob Kittle (or Kettle) - My records indicate that this man drew a pension as a soldier in the Rev. in the New Jersey Militia from 1835 to 1840, at which time he was approx. 84 years old and lived in Randolph Co., Va. (Now W.Va.) A Jacob Kittle's name is also given in a Randolph County history as being a Capt. in the Militia in 1794. It is not known whether this is one and the same man.

Alexander Holden - Date of birth or death not known, but Maxwell's History of Barbour Co., W. Va., (published 1899) states that his father "settled in New Jersey" -------and that Alexander" was an American soldier in the Revolutionary War, subsequently moved to Ohio, where Alexander served in the Legislature and other offices-----later returned to West Virginia, where he owned land in Harrison and Barbour Counties". It is not known whether or not he applied for a pension or bounty land, or which State might contain his record of service.

Any information you can give me as to service records, dates of birth and death, etc., will be appreciated.

Very truly yours,

[handwritten] Mrs. A. E. Hayes

Mrs. A. E. Hayes,
3734 N. Washington Road
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1970 Richmond Drive, Louisville, Ky.
Nov. 30, 1939.

Revolutionary War Records Section,
Bureau of Pensions,
Department of the Interior,
Washington, D. C.

Gentlemen:-

Kindly furnish me with the Military History of Abraham Kittle (or Kettle), who died in Randolph County, W. Va. in the year 1816.
Before coming to W. Va., he lived in New Jersey, near Minnisink, I think.

Also I would like to have the Military History of Jacob Kittle (or Kettle), who in 1840, was still living in Randolph County, W. Ca., and was at that time drawing a pension as a Revolutionary War soldier, having served in the New Jersey Militia.

Thanking you for your attention and reply, I remain,

Yours very truly,

[handwritten] E. L. Douglas

E. L. Douglas.

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DEC 2 1939
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