Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 20191, for Thomas Makemson, Pennsylvania
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(8-1776)

| SERVICE
  Penn. |

| Makemson, Thomas |

 | NUMBER
   R.20191 |
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Cynthiana, Harrison County, Kentucky
July 19th 1828}

I Thomas Makemson in the county of Harrison in the state of Kentucky do hereby declare that I enlisted in the continental line of the army of the revolution for and during the war, and continued in its service until its termination at which period I was a private in Captain William Brown's company, commander of the floating battery Putnam twelve miles below Philadelphia, & opposite [illegible] island fort - under Commodore Hazzlewood [Hazlewood] - of the Pennsylvania line. And I also declare that I afterwards received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars to which I was entitled under a resolve of congress passed the 15th day of May 1778.
And I further declare that I was not on the 15th day of March 1828 on the pension list of the United States -

Thomas makemson
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Harrison County Sct.   a Justice of the peace in [illegible] county
Before me William Moore formally appeared this 19th day of July 18298 Isaac McIsaacs of the said county who did severally make oath that Thomas Makemson by whom the foregoing declaration was subscribed is generally reputed & believed to have been a private in the Army of the revolution in manner as therein stated.  
Witness my hand and seal this 19th day of July in the year 1828 -
W. Moore J.P.H.C
Pendleton County State of Kentucky Sct }

Before me Martin Fugate a Justice for [illegible]:  personally appeared this 21 day of July 1828 Elizabeth Makemson of the said county who did make oath that Thomas Makemson by whom the foregoing declaration was subscribed is generally reputed and believed to have been a private in the Army of the revolution in manner as therein stated
Witness my hand and seal this 21st day of July in the year 1828 -
Wm Fugate T P P C
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State of Kentucky
Harrison County Sct.
I Henry C. Moore Clerk of the County Court in aforesaid do certify that William Moore before whom the fourgoing [foregoing] affidavit of Isaac McIsaac were sworn was at the time & now is an acting Justice of the Peace in & for [illegible] County of Harrison and is duly empowered to administer oaths
In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said court this 26th day of July 1828 & in the 37th year of the Commonweath.
H. C. Moore
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State of Kentucky,
Pendleton County Court Clerk's Office Sct.

I, Mr. C. Kennett, Clerk of the court aforesaid in the state of Kentucky, do hereby certify that Mr. Fugate, before whom the foregoing affidavit of Elizabeth Makemson was sworn, was, at the time, a Justice of the Peace & duly empowered to administer oaths.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court, this fourth day of August, in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty eight.
Mr. C. Kennett, Clk. P. C. C. {Pendleton County Court?]
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30 January 1829
Harrison County, State of Kentucky, January 19th, 1829

I the subscriber Elizabeth Makemson now in the seventy fifth year of my age was born on the 15th day of October 1754 in York County, Fawn township, Pennsylvania state, about a mile and a half from the Maryland line.  I married my husband John Makemson (now deceased) in Maryland state, about nine miles from the Pennsylvania line.  I had been acquainted with my husband John Makemson & his brother Thomas Makemson about four years before I was married which was about fifty two years ago.  I was also acquainted with Robert Joseph, Agnes, Andrew & William Makemson, brothers of my husband John Makemson & Thomas Makemson.  I knew their sister Becca Makemson.  I married John Makemson while he belonged to the malitia  [militia] service of the American Revolution, & I recolect [recollect] that at one time Thomas Makemson who belonged to the Regular service of the Revolution came to my house in company with my husband John Makemson, which said Thomas Makemson had [illegible] on his regimentals, being blue trimmed or turned up with red, & at that time belonged to the service -   These things happened during the war of the American revolution - Some time after the close of the Revolution I came to  Kentucky State in company with my husband John Makemson and his father, mother, brother Thomas, Joseph & William Makemson, and have ever since lived near him that is within a few miles, and are now at his house on the day & date above written.  I know him to have been in the Regular Service for & during the American Revolution, having known him at that time & ever since. My residence now is in Pendleton County Kentucky, about 18 miles from this place, and am here at the house of Thomas Makemson to state what I know of him in relation to his revolutionary services, which being given or stated above further sayeth no.  I know that James, Andres & William Makemson brothers of my husband & of Thomas Makemson, were also in the regular service at the same time & in the same company James & Andrew were killed within about an hour of each other down about Philadelphia.  I understood that Thomas Makemson enlisted under his brother James who was a Lieutenant in the service.  My maiden name before I was married was Elizabeth Brown
Given under my hand this day & date above written

Elizabeth /her x mark / Makemson

Harrison County Sct.
Personally appeared before me William Moore a Justice of the peace in and for said county the above named Elizabeth Makemson and made oath to the above deposition as being the truth to the best of her knowledge and belief
W. Moore J. P. H. C.
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Harrison County State of Kentucky January 19th1829.
I the subscriber Katharine Patterson now in the 73 year of my age was raised in Hartford county Maryland about thirty miles from Baltimore, and about a mile from Andrew Makemson, the father of Robert, Joseph, John Thomas, William, Andrew Makemson and Have seen another brother married James Makemson.  I know that Thomas Makemson at whose house I now am at was in the regular service during the American revolution, having seen him before he enlisted and after his return.  I was well acquainted with him at that time and have continued to be ever since.  I came to Kentucky about 33 years ago, and saw Mr. Thomas Makemson frequently since & know him to be the same [illegible] was well acquainted with his father & mother and the family having lived so near there.  I know that Thomas Makemson had four brothers in the service at the same time including himself - two of whom James & Andrew was killed at Mud Island fort as I heard.  I had a brother & brother in law both married Patterson ( I having married a Patterson) that were in the service and belonged to what was called the flying camp they both returned home safe - my brother in law James Patterson now living is alive in Pennsylvania about 14 miles from little York went out as ensign, was promoted to a Lieutenant and last to a colonel.  John Makemson the brother of Thomas Makemson & who married Elizabeth Brown attended on my husband Samuel Patterson the day we were married - Given under my hand this day & date as above written
Catharine (her X mark) Patterson

Harrison County Clk [clerk]- personally appeared before me William
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Moore a justice of the peace in forsaid [aforesaid] county of Harrison, the above married Katharine Patterson & made oath that the above deposition was the truth to the best of her knowledge and belief.
W Moore J.P.H.C. [Justice of the Peace Harrison County]

State of Kentucky
Harrison County Sct - 
I Henry C. Moore Clerk of the County court in & for the county aforesaid do certify that William Moore Esqr. whose signature is to the foregoing certificates or affidavits is an acting justice of the peace in & for said county duly commissioned & qualified according to same and that he is authorized to administer oaths and that full faith and credit is and ought to be given to all his official acts as such as well in courts of justice as thereout 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court thereto this 20th day of January 1829 & in the 37th year of the commonwealth
H.C. Moore
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[initialed]
The papers in claim R. File No. 20.191. Rev. War. show that Thomas Makemson son of Andrew Makenson, applied for pension July 19, 1828, at Cynthiana, Harrison County, Kentucky.
He stated that he enlisted in the Continental line of the army for and during the war, and continued in the service until its termination, at which period he was a Private in the company of Captain William Brown, Commander of the Floating Battery Putnam, stationed twelve miles below Philadelphia, opposite Mud Island Fort, under Commodore Hazelwood of the Pennsylvania line. Place of enlistment not stated.
His claim was rejected on the ground that he did not furnish the necessary proof of service required by the Act of May 15, 1828, under which he applied.
In 1829 he claimed to be about seventy-six years old, with a large family, but gave no further information relative thereto.
He also stated that his brother's papers which were forwarded to Washington, were lost in the burning of the public buildings during the War of 1812.
It is further shown that Andrew Makemson had the following children; Robert, Thomas, John, James, Andrew, William, Joseph, and Becca; the first five served in the Revolution, in the same
company at the same time; Thomas enlisted under his brother James who was Lieutenant of Captain Brown's company; James and Andrew were killed at Mud Island Fort, with of [page ends]
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an hour of each other, date not stated; after the war.  Andrew Makemson, Senior, and his wife (name not stated) removed to Kentucky with sons Thomas, Joseph, William, and John and his wife Elizabeth.
In 1829, Elizabeth Makemson widow, a resident of Pendleton County, Kentucky, stated that her maiden name was Brown, that she was born October 15, 1754, in Fawn Township, York County, Pennsylvania about a mile and a half from the Maryland line, and was married about 1777, in Maryland about nine miles from the Pennsylvania line, to John Makemson while he was in the service, the date of his death is not shown.

[illegible] Tiernan
Acting Commissioner.



Makemson. - 2

See page 328 Penn. Archives "Navy"
[underlined with a c and a line]
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838

REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS.
____________

Under he act, entiled "An act for the relief of certain surviving Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution," approved 15th May, 1828.
__________

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
3 Dec 1828

The annexed paper, relating to the claim of Thomas Makemson under the abovementioned act, is respectfully referred to the Secretary of War, with a request that he will be pleased to cause me to be informed whether it appears, by any records in the War Department, that the claimant has received, or is entitled to receive, the bounty in land granted by Congress for service in the Continental Line of the Army of the Revolution.

R. Rush

The Hon. the SECRETARY OF WAR.

War Department
Bounty land office
The records of this office do not show that Thomas Makemson as a soldier of the Pennsylvania line ever received or is entitled to bounty land of the United States
Robert Taylor
9 Dec 1828
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October 28, 1937
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
THOMAS MAKEMSON
R. 20191
BA-J/MMHF:MLB
Mr. William F. E. Gurley
6151 University Avenue
Chicago, Illinois
Dear Sir:
You are furnished herewith, as requested, photostatic copies of ten pages of the original thereof, on file in Revolutionary War claim for pension, R. 20191, based upon service of Thomas
Makemson.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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BA-J/MLB
NO. 396

October 25, 1937  xxx

REV. & 1812 WARS SECTION   xxxxxxxx

War & Navy Branch 970

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Rev. War claim for pension of Thomas Makemson,
File No. R. 20191
Actual    one of each page

$2.50
10 pages
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Kindly leave margin of 1 1/2 inches at top of each page and return papers in folder with corresponding name and number.  The word "omit" written in pencil on those pages which are not to be copied.

Chief, Rev. & 1812 Wars Section

[Written diagonally upside down on page, in light ink or pencil:]

These pages include the soldiers appl. [application] July 19, 1828, which are two leaves like a book, and his copies were made in two pages only.  In first, all the way across [illegible] signature on one edge & + reverse side with H.C. Moor's name & N.C. Kennett's name on same p. = 1 p.  Ctf. [certificate?] for payment is James & Andrew Makemson, dated June 14, 1778 - 1 pg let. [letter?] to Gen. Peter B. Porter from Ogden Hodge Treas. [Treasury] Dept. [Department] paper dated August 29 1828 
Treas. [Treasury] Dept. [Department] paper dated Dec. [December] 3 1828 = 1 p
Elizabeth Makemson's affid. [affidavit] Jan. [January] 19, 1829
Catherine Patterson's affid. [affidavit] & [illegible] = 2 pt.
Soldiers affid. [affidavit] Jan [January] 20, 1829 = 1 pg.
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Rev. & 1812 Wars
[illegible]

WILLIAM F. E. GURLEY
6151 UNIVERSITY AVE.
CHICAGO  [illegible]

THOMAS MAKENSON
R/ 20191
BA-J/MMHF: MLB
October 11, 1937.

Veterans Administration,
Arlington Building,
Washington, D.C. 

[round stamp imprinted near center top of page; numbered around edge from 1 through 12.  In center reads]: RECEIVED OCT 13 1937
MAIL SUB. DIV.
VETS. ADM.
[ILLEGIBLE] 15

[illegible] 329

Gentlemen: - 

In reply to your letter of October 5th, I am herewith enclosing money order for two dollars and fifty cents in payment for photostatic copies of the ten pages of documents pertaining to the "papers on file in Revolutionary War claim for pension based upon the service of Thomas Makemson", as above referred to.
With the assurance that I will be glad to have these copies at your earliest convenience, I am, 
Very sincerely yours
Wm F. E. Gurley [signature]

Address: W, F. E. Gurley,
6151 University Avenue,
Chicago, Illinois
[illegible]
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WILLIAM F. E. GURLEY
6151 UNIVERSITY AVE.
CHICAGO

August 14, 1937.

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir: - 
Will you kindly inform me as to the cost of photstat copies of all of the papers and documents in your files pertaining to the application for a pension of Thomas Makemson, born about 1753, who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, serving at one time under William Brown, commander of the Floating Battery, Putnam Station, twelve miles below Philadelphia.
Awaiting your reply, I am, 
Very sincerely yours, 
Wm F. E. Gurley [signature]
Address:
Wm. F. E. Gurley,
6151 University Avenue,
Chicago, Illinois.

[round stamp near center bottom of page reads]:  RECEIVED Aug 17 1937
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October 5, 1937
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
THOMAS MAKEMSON
R. 20191
BA - J/MHF: MLB
Mr. William F. E. Gurley
6151 University Avenue
Chicago, Illinois
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your to your letter in which you request photostatic copies of papers on file in Revolutionary War claim for pension based upon service of Thomas Makemson.
Photostatic copies of the papers on file in pension claim, R. 20191, based upon service of Thomas Makemson in the Revolutionary War, will be furnished you at the rate of twenty-five cents a page. The number of pages to be copied is ten.
Remittance should be made by money order drawn to the order of the Treasurer of the United States and mailed to the Veterans Administration, Arlington Building, Washington, D. C. Upon receipt of your remittance, the copies will be made and mailed to you.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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August 18, 1914.

Mrs. Myra Luckey,
102 So. [South] Hazel Street.
Danville, Ills. [Illinois]

Madam:

In response to your letter dated the sixth instant, you are again advised that the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau fail to afford any information in regard to Thomas Makemson of the Maryland [underlined] or Virginia [underlined] troops, and are herewith furnished the history of the only Thomas Makemson found on said records:  it will be seen that he served in the Pennsylvania line, was never pensioned and that his last known residence was Harrison County, Kentucky,[underlined] in 1829.  There is no other information in regard to any Makemson of the Virginia, Maryland or Pennsylvania troops.
You are further advised that the papers on file in the claim of Thomas Morton of Vermillion County, Illinois, show that there is no possibility of confusing his name with any other whatever.
There is no soldier named Martin found on the Illinois pension Agency.

Very respectfully,

E. C. Tiernan
Acting Commissioner.
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[letter is typed]

April 25, 1913.

Hon. John N. Garner,
House of Representatives.

My dear Mr. Garner:

In response to your letter dated the twenty-first and received the twenty-fourth instant, and the enclosed letter of Ethel Makemson Perry, R.R. #2, Edmond, Oklahoma, I have the honor to advise you that the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau fail to afford information in regard to any soldier named Thomas Malkemson or Malcomson.
One Thomas Makemson, Rej. File No. 20,191, applied for pension on account [illegible] services as a private in the Pennsylvania Line, Army of the Revolution.  He was the son of Andrew Makemson and as a resident of Harrison County, Kentucky, in 1829, at which time he was seventy-six years old and had a large family.  The names of his mother, wife and children are not stated, nor is there any further data on file as to his service.  The claim was rejected on the ground of insufficient evidence of service as required by the Act of May 15, 1828, under which he applied.
Very respectfully, 
J. L. Davenport
Commissioner.


[hand-written in left side border]:  
Do not send this again [symbol which appears to be a C with a horizontal line through center]
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Danville Ill.
July 20 - 14

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Dear Sirs: -
I have been refered [referred] to your records in seeking the name of one Thomas Makemson (or Malkemson) that enlisted in the Revolutionary War probably from Maryland or Delaware.  Will you please give this you [your] attention as the knowlage [knowledge] is very important to me. 
Thanking you for your kindness, I am your very Respectfully
Edna H. Allison
Danville Ill. 1111 N. - Franklin St
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES U.S.,

Washington, D.C., Apr 23, 1913

Respectfully referred to 

Hon. James L. Davenport

If you can give me anything concerning this man's record, I shall greatly appreciate your kindness.

[round stamp reads]:  U.S. Pension office APR 24 1913


Very respectfully,

Jno. [John] N. Garner

M.C. 15th District.
Texas.

9-28

[Hand-written vertically along right edge of page]:  
Mrs Perry's letter returned 25th.  Mr. Garver's letter returned 29th
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No Martin on Ill [Illinois] Agency [Hand written near top of page in lighter ink or pencil]

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

Dear Sir: - 
Some weeks ago we had some correspondence relative to the war records of my ancestor, Thomas Makemson who was a Revolutionary soldier.  You failed to find him on the records.  He was buried in this county (Vermilion, Illinois) and was in a Virginian regiment.
There has been a pensioner from the records of your office been [word crossed out] reported as "Thomas Martin (or Morton) from a Virginian regiment who is buried in
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Vermilion County, Illinois and I am wondering if, since there is a doubt regarding the name it may not be that the name is, after all, Makemson [name is underlined] and not either Martin or Morton [names are underlined]  Mrs. Thurman, whose ancestor is James Martin, thought perhaps he was the man whose grave can not be located in Vermilion County, but I have an idea the name was not legibly written and in the transfer of records was reported as spelling an entirely different person.  Would you please look it up and see what is the real spelling on record of this man whose pension was paid the Illinois Agency, he living in Vermilion County, Illinois.
I will gladly pay any expense of this search and would be greatly obliged if the matter could recieve [receive] prompt attention.
Yours truly, (over)
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Mrs Myra Luckey
102 S. Hazel St
Danville, Illinois

Danville Illinois
August 6, 1914


[round stamp near bottom of page reads]: 
U.S. PENSION OFFICE
 Aug 10 1914
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1913. Hist to Hon John N Garver
1914 July 30 Hist to Mrs. Edna [illegible] Allison [illegible]
1914 Aug. 18. Hist to Myra Luckey and Lotte E. Jones; her letter in R.5367 James Harls & 1937-Oct. 5 - Wm F.E. Gurley adv. cost of photos, [illegible]
1937 Oct. 28 - Photos mailed to Wm F. E. Gurley & Acctg. [Accounting] Div [Division] notified same date - [illegible] |

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Rejected

Ex'r OLD WAR.
No. 20.191

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873. [Entire sentence crossed out]

Thomas Makemson or Makenson}
Private
Pennsylvania Line
Revolutionary War

REJECTED

Evidence insufficient
Act 1828 |
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Thomas Makemson - Pvt.
Pennsylvania line -
Evidence insufficient act 1828
Kentucky
No record. Rej on old books
No record.  Inval. - [illegible]

No Record
[illegible]
Nov 18/80
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825.


T. Mackemson

Rec'd 19 August 1828
[illegible] 29


[The following appears to be written upside down from previous writing]:

To the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States}

Washington City

[illegible]
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Cynthiana, Harrison County Ky [Kentucky] - 

General Peter B. Porter

Herewith inclosed [enclosed] you will receive the declaration etc. of Thomas Makemson, a regular soldier in the army of the revolution, who has handed it to me to inclose [enclose] to you as Secretary of the Treasury of the United States - 
His discharge and all his papers relative to the continental army of the revolution were burnt at Washington City with the destruction of the Capital of the U.S. at that place in 1812 or 13 - where they had been sent by Colonel R. M. Johnson Senator from this state at present, and by him left at Washington - 
Mr. Makemson is poor & in need, & he requested you that you would be pleased through your office to inform him of the time where he can get his money as also the place - please address your communication to him at this place & if by any means convenient to yourself and the various duties of your office to let him receive your answer immediately on the receipt of this -   By so doing you would greatly relieve the wants and indigence of a meritorious patriot of our country, & I draw down upon yourself as an individual the  blessings of this patriarch and his family.

Very Respectfully
I am yours.

J. Oden Hodges.
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838.
Thos [Thomas] Makemson
Rec 30 January [illegible]




[Written upside down on page]:

Free

Richard Rush}
Secretary of W. S. Teasury [Treasury]
City of Washington}
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Cynthiana Harrison County Kentucky Jan 20th 1829.

Hon Richard Rush,
Secretary of S. S. Treasury

Sir. Your printed letter of the 12th December last was duly received, & I have acted in obedience to your directions.  It has been a long time since I came to this state, & the persons with whom I served in the army of the revolution have been scattered & died so that at this great length of time I cannot refer to any person with whom I actually served -  Mr. Isac McIsaacs, one of the persons to my former deposition has left this state for the south, & his evidence is now lost to me.  I have got together Mrs. Makemson & Mrs. Patterson who knew me at the time of my service, & their solemn depositions have herewith enclosed to you.
Since my first application, these have been found an old receipt or acknowledgement of Capt. Lees, found in the papers of my brother Jno. [John] Makemson dec. which is herewith transmitted to you also, to serve as explanation to the depositions.  It was mentioned before that the papers etc. of myself & brothers were sent on by Colo. [Colonel?] R. M. Johnson & lost in the burning of the public buildings at Washington during the late war.  I am now about 76 years of age, very frail, & with a large family - It is modestly pressured & hoped that these papers in conjunction, will be sufficient to convince & satisfy your mind of the justice & legality of my claim.  After so great a length of time, after experiencing so many vicissitudes of place, of fortune, and of friends, they are all that are in my power to be afforded.  To your candour [candor], to your justice and your judgment as a man and as a high responsible officer of government they cheerfully submitted by your 
sincere friend & [illegible]
Thomas Makemson

Hon. R. Rush.
In obedience to the request of Mr. Thomas Makemson a neighbour [neighbor] & friend I have again aided him in taking down for him the depositions he sent to you, & of directing them for him.  In addition to his request as written for him above, he begs me to ask of you that you would inform us here of the result of his application as early as is consistent with your pleasure & the multiplied duties of your office.
Very Respectfully I am your [illegible]
J. Oden Hodges
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REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS.
TREASURE
DEPARTMENT,
Aug. 29, 1828
Thomas Makenson of
Harrison
in the County of
in the State of Kentucky has applied to the Secretary
of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled ""An Act for the relief of certain surviving
officers and soldiers of the Revolution, "" approved the 15th of May, 1828. He states that he
enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and
continued until its termination, at which period he was a private
's company, in the
in captain
regiment of the Pennsylvania
line; and that he received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, provided by the resolve
of the 15th of May, 1778; and further, that he was not on the 15th day of May, 1828, on the
pension list of the United States, and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of
March, 1826, nothing
The Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by
the records in his office.
By order of Repertory
A. Dakins
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
THIRD AUDITOR'S OFFICE,
3. September 1828
It appears by the records in his office, that a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars has
been issued to
in the
It further appears that Thomas Mason now on the pension
list of the any
1826
agency, and has been so since the 3d March
at their
the name of Thomas Mahemson can
not be found among those of the Pennsylvania
line to whom certificates for the gratuity of Eighty Dollars, were issued-
Peter Hagner
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Head Quarters Artillery Park June 14 1778 Deceased
James Mahemson and Andrew ?

Being Settled with Captain that services with
him in the service of the United in this
that if Cout Lees receive the mount Due to said
Brothers does promise to pay to Andrew Maken
the Sum of Ten Pound three shilling and Six
Pence as Witness my Hand

James Lucas Capt
Artillery