Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5768, for Thomas Jordan, Pennsylvania
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(3 - 1776),
SERVICE
Penn.
Jordan, Thomas
NUMBER
R. 5768

CONTENTS
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No 38.371
de

Thomas Jordan
Pa [Pennsylvania] [underlined]
June 7, 1832

[writing upside down, reading: The Commissioner of Pensions  Washington County]

John S. Jordan
Chesnut [Chestnut] Level
Pa
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The Honorable the Commissioner of Pensions

We the undersigned, Sons and legal heirs of
Thomas Jordan, late of Hopewell Township, York County, deceased,
who was appointed paymaster, with the rank Captain for the
Regiment of Northumberland County Militia Commanded
by Col James Potter, and who served in that capacity for
two or more years, as the Records of the State at Harrisburg will
testify.  We therefore respectfully solicit the Honorable
Commissioner of Pensions to award unto them, the said Heirs
the amount of such compensation as he the afforesaid Thomas
Jordan if living would be entitled to for his services rendered
as aforesaid, agreeable to the several Laws on that subject
from time to time passed by the Congress of the United States

Very respectfully
Your obedt Servts [obedient servants]

Archd [Archibald] Steele Jordan
Benjamin Jordan
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Washington, July 12th 1854

Dear Sir,
Will you be kind enough
to send me, at the earliest convenience of
the Bureau, a copy of the application
of the Heirs of Thomas Jordan Esq. of
Penna, for a pension or bounty land
and copies of all the papers presented
with & in Support of it, with the action
of your Bureau thereon?

Respectfully Yours
Isaac E. Riester

Attn. L.P. Wallor
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91

Penna Office
Aug 6. 1852

Sir,
I have examined the Rolls and
receipts & filed in this office by you, and
you are informed that they are satisfactory
 to show that Thomas Jordan
served as Paymaster of the Northumberland Pa Militia from Nov. 15, 1777
to the 15th of January 1781, but before
I can determine whether their new
[illegible] of pension due to him at the
period of his death, I must be informed
when he died; a if he left & under the
period of her marriage and the date of
her death must be stated, before I can
decide whether she was included by
the Pension laws
I have filed the papers with the
Pennsylvania suspended claims
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under the act of June 7, 1832, and when
the required information is furnished, if once
of pension are found to be due, the necessary
instructions will be forwarded to both the
children to obtain them

[written along the margin: [illegible]  August 6/33]

John S. Jordan Esq
Chesnut ]Chestnut] Level P. O.
Lancaster Co
Pa
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E
Rev. War Section.

December 9, 1915.

Mr. H. F. Russell,
Hastings Nebraska.
Sir:

In response to your letter dated the 29"" ultimo [29th of November],
you are advised that the papers on file in this Bureau
show that Thomas Jordan served from November 15, 1777,
to January 15, 1781, as Paymaster of Colonel James
Potter's regiment of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
Militia.
The date and place of his birth and death are not
shown, but prior to his death he was a resident of
Hopewell Township, York County.
His son Archibald Steele Jordan and Benjamin
Jordan (whose residences are not stated) survived him,
and claimed whatever might have been due on account
of their father's services, in an undated application
through one John S. Jordan of Chesnut [Chestnut] Level Post Office,
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
The claim was never allowed, for the reason that the
claimants failed to comply with the Bureau letter
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of August 6, 1852, requesting the dates of soldier's
death and name of his widow and date of her death,
which data was required by the pension law under which
they applied.
There is no further information in regard to
the soldier's service or family.

Very respectfully,
M Saltzgaber
Commissioner.
Jordan - 2*
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May 14 /52 [underlined]
Papers in case
of Thoms [Thomas] Jordan
deed

John S. Jordan
Lancaster County
Chesnut [Chestnut] Level PO
Pennsylvania

application for
Revo. [Revolutionary] Pension
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Pension Office
February 20th 1852

Sir:
Pension Office
February 25th 1852
I have the honor herewith to
return Mr Long's letter and State that the
information he desires cannot, consistly
with the rules of this Office, be
furnished him in advance of a declaration filed here by the parties interested

Very Respectfully
Your Obt Servt, [Obedient Servant]
JE Heath
Commr [Commissioner] of Pensions.

Honl. [Honorable] Thaddeus Stevens.
House of Representatives.
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Resolve of Congress June 10th 1777
That the part of Ratians [Rations] be Estimated as follows vizt

[following lines all bracketed on the right:]
allow [allowance] of Beef pork or fish [illegible number]
Bread or flower [flour] --- 2
Peas or beans -- 1
milk -- 1
beer -- 1
Rice -- 1/2
Soap -- 1/2 [end of bracketed lines]

[illegible] and that for the future 2 m. or other person.
drawing provisions for a Regimt [regiment] Corps or Detachmt [Detachment]  shall on the Last day of every month make out an
Abstract of the number of Retained Rations due to each officer
respectively, and also the number of each part of
Rations due to Each Regiment, Corps or Detachmt [Detachment], and
Between the same to the respective issuing Commissary, who
shall compare it with his Books, and finding it right
shall certify thereon, that the several charges in the
Abstract are just, and that such a sum as he that find
to be due should be paid to the Respective Pay master
of the Regiment, Corps, or Detachment, who shall anex [annex] 
the said Abstract to the pay Roll, that the paymaster
or Deputy paymaster general of the District may pay
and he is hereby required to pay such Ratian [Ration] abstract
to the Regimental pay master who is directed to pay
the respective officers and Soldiers and take their receipts
and when a Regimt [Regiment] Corps or Detachmt [Detachment] or issuing Commissary is ordered to leave a post before the end of the month the Ratians [Rations] Abstract Shall be made up to the day
of his or their leaving the post, and certified by the Commissary officer.
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Ordered
In Council
Jany 16. 1781
No 8
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In Council
Philada [Philadelphia] January 16th 1781-

Ordered
That the Pay Masters of Militia of
the City and Counties respectively, do pay off the
Seven months Men, at the rate of fifty shillings
per month, old Continental money; that for this
purpose the respective Lieutenants of the City
and Counties of the State do advance to the said 
Pay Masters such sums of Money as may be
necessary for this purpose.  And that the
said Paymasters do as soon as possible make
up their accounts of the said Payment.
Extract from the Minutes

James Trimble
for Ty Mattack secry [secretary]

To the Paymaster of the Militia of the
County of Northumberland
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REJECTED [stamped at the top]

P. O.  Penn
5468.
Penn
Thomas Jordan
Service:
The Pay & muster rolls of
Northumberland Co Militia are
Enlisted: on file with other rolls  18__.
Discharged: ___ 18__.
Application filed: ___ 18__.
Alleges: __
Re-enlisted: __
Attorney: __
P. O. __
__ Recognized.  __Contract.

__ Cert. of Dis.  Searched for ___ 18__.

[Written along the right margin:  1915 Dec. 9. Hist. to H. F. Russell. [c with a slanted line through it].
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No 38. 371.
Thomas Jordan, do
Pa [underlined]


Lt [Lieutenant] J. S. Jordan, Aug 6/52
Hon Isaac E. Heister July 15/54

5768
June 7, 1832
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219
Pension Office,
July 15, 1854

Sir,
In reply to your communication of the 12th instant [instante meaning this month]
asking for copies of the papers filed by the heirs of
Thomas Jordan, of Pennsylvania, for pension said [illegible word crossed out] 
alleged to be due him, I have the honor
to enclose copies of a letter addressed by them to this
office, and of [crossed out] one from this office to John S. Jordan -- also a copy of the certificate of the Auditor General
of Pennsylvania, showing the service of said
Thomas Jordan as Paymaster in the revolutionary 
War.  The residue of the papers consist entirely
of Muster rolls of men, who appear to have
been paid by him, designed to show the extent of
his service, and that [illegible words crossed out] the said [crossed out] officer named in the Auditor's Certificate was the father of claimants.  These rolls are [illegible word crossed out] voluminous, and it would take some time to have them Copied=  This, however, will be done, should you think it
necessary after reading the letter from this office addressed
to the claimants, which of itself clearly points out the
difficulty in the case
Very respectfuly [respectfully]

[Written along the left margin near the bottom:  Hon Isaac E. Hiester, House of Reps]
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No 10
Mr. Thomas Jordan
In

[illegible] by
Col. Porter

Lancaster County
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[illegible word]  Philad [Philadelphia] Dec 27th 1781 -

I much oblidged to you for- your Fine Congratulations on my appointment I can assure you [illegible] appointment in lieu of giving plesur [pleasure] It only fills my mind with anxiety and uneasiness.  The situation of this State is such that any person in public life ought Rather to be pitied than [illegible] Envied. The Assembly has passed An Act for exempting the sufferers in the frontier Counties form [from] paying taxes and for the defence [defense] of the frontiers but they have done nothing to provide one Shilling to [illegible] the men or cloth [clothe] them or feed them, if [illegible] lane defend the frontier they will be defended. 
But in my opinion it is necessary to have money to do these things with.  As to the settlement of your Accounts I have sent you the [illegible] that is due you on the settlement of the Companey [company], McCoy and signifies accounts [company crossed out] by the [illegible] in State
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State mony [money] L82=1h= the other account is not settled as yet, I have been with W Hillinhoser on the [illegible] and he could not find out how it stood but said he would do all he could to find out how it starts, he thinks that the money sent by Col. [Colonel] Hambright was exchanged and given to him As to my opinion of a peace I hope for it but cant say whither it -- will be [illegible] lest things look well I am dear sir with my heart
your Humble Servt 

Jn. [John] Polles

Mr Thos. [Thomas] Jordan
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23: Sheets of Money  440 Dollars each is 10120 Dolls [Dollars]
1/2 Sheet [illegible]     220 Dollars   220

[calculations on the right read down as 103.40 x 3 = 310.20]
 [other numbers with unknown relations are below: ]
8 | 310.2.0
24 | 9877.10.0
70
64 [underlined]
62
56 [underlined]
60
56 [underlined]
                           
To Mr Thos. [Thomas] Jordan  Paymaster
Northumberland County
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[Written along the left margin: Thomas Jordan 
 Pa  R.5768] 

No 4

For
Capt. Thos. Jordon [Jordan] paymaster
Paid by Doctor Benjm [Benjamin] Alison } [illegible] Northumb. [Northumberland] Coun [County]

[Written along the right margin:  Col. Hunter order]
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[along the left margin: Thomas Jordan  Pa  R.5768]

No 4
For
Capt. Thos. Jordan paymaster
Paid by Doctor
Benjm [Benjamin] Alison J 
Northumb. [Northumberland] Coun [County]
[signature on right side: Col Hunter order]
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For you will be pleased to give an order for Six Months ^pay commencing the first of Feby [February] [Crossed out: April]. last to Doctor Benjamin Alison and as you have not the money by you at this time to pay him, Draw the order upon me which I will pay  Untill [until] such times as you get more money, Only settle the pay with him to [illegible] first of October, this I hope
you will settle with Doctor Alison as he
is going Down to Philada. Jan. [January][Philadelphia]
your most [illegible] Humb, [Humble] Serv. [Servant] 

Saml. [Samuel] Hunter L.
Fort Augusta 22 Oct. 1779

Recd Octr [October] 22d of Capt Thos [Thomas] Jordan an order on
Col. [Colonel] Samuel Hunter for the above mentioned
six months pay
Benjan [Benjamin] Alison
To Capt Thos Jordon [Thomas Jordan]
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To
[illegible word on the left]

Thomas Jordan
of the county of
Northumberland

[No 1 along the left margin]
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In Council Lancaster November 15, 1777.
Ordered
That Thomas Jordan be appointed Pay-Master
of the Militia of the county of Northumberland.

Extract from the minutes
T Mattack Secy [Secretary]
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Auditor General's Office
Harrisburg  Janu'y [January] 1, 1857

    I certify that the original settlement of the Account of Thomas Jordan Paymaster to the Militia of Northumberland County as made by the Comptroller General Of Pennsylvania on the 11th day of May 1791 and now on file in this department, shows that the said Indian war allowed in the said settlement among other items of credit the following, viz: "For his own pay, rations and allowances for account S757..5".. and that the dates of his several disbursements or credits as they appear in the said account range from 10 Nov. 19th 1777 to Nov. 9th 1779.

Witness my hand and seal of office this day and year aforesaid.

                                 //s//
                    John N. Purviance   
Aud. [Auditor] General
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BUSINESS ESTABLISHED 1882
THE CLARKE-BUCHANAN COMPANY
                    FARM MORTGAGES
JAMES N. CLARKE
PRESIDENT
GEO, F. WORK
VICE PRES
H.F. RUSSELL
TREASURER
                     HASTINGS, NEBRASKA 
                                                Nov. 29. 1915.
[Written on the left: Prv. Sec [illegible initials]]

Commissioner of Pensions,
                    Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:-

    I will be grateful to you for such information as you can give me regarding the service of Thomas Jordan, who was appointed by the Pennsylvania Assembly, on Febr. 23, 1776, to be Adjutant of the First Battalion of Associators in the County of Northumberland, who served as Pay Master to Col. James Potter's Regiment of Northumberland County Militia.
    It is my understanding that the sons of Thomas Jordan made application for pension for their father's services, and I would like very much any information you can give me regarding this man, and also if the roster at any place shows the date of birth, marriage and death of his wife, Anne Steele; also, if it is given, I would like to know the date of birth of Thomas Jordan.

                              Yours very truly,
                                       //s//
                                 H.F. Russell

[Date Stamp: PENSION U. S. OFFICE.    DEC 2 1915]
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(An example of a file card)

78,030

160 Acres