Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16282, Thomas Venard, Va. (Penn.)
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Va.  (Penn.)
Venard, Thomas
NUMBER
S. 16282
carded.
CONTENTS
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SERVICE.                              NUMBER
(Penn.) Venard, Thomas    S.16282
                                                    carded
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The declaration of Thomas Kennard a citizen of
Warren County and State of Ohio in order to obtain the benefit of an act of Congress passed June 7th1838
State of Ohio
Warren County ⎬ On this 30th day of May in
the year Eighteen hundred and thirty three personally appeared before the Court of Common Pleas for the County aforesaid now sitting Thomas Vennard a resident of Clear Creek Township in the County of Warren and
State aforesaid aged seventy seven years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth upon his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of
Congress passed June 7th 1832.
Declarant states that he was born in the State of Virginia in Loudon County in the year 1756 that he resided in said County and State until he attained some where near his twentieth year of age at about which period he removed into the County of Washington in the State of Pennsylvania the then front of said State and within a few miles of where Washington now stands. That a short time after his removal into
Pennsylvania in the County [illegible] it being [illegible] the fall of the year 1776 the day and month of the season he does not now from the loss of memory and the consequence of age recollect he entered the militia service as a volunteer for the Term of three months on
an expedition against the Indians under Capt
Thomas Gaddis & Lieutenant Phillip Lewallen
the ensign of which company he does not recollect. The Place of rendezvous for said company [illegible] [illegible]
and was numbered together with companies from other Sections of the Western part of the State of Pennsylvania was the house of one John Grigg near Washington in said county from which place together with said
companies he marched under the command of the above named officers to a place called Indian Short Creek on the Ohio River the object of which Expedition was to secure the frontier of Pennsylvania
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from Indian invasion during their stay at Indian Short Creek were engaged only in scouting the country in quest of the Indians. After the lapse of some weeks they removed from Indian Short Creek to a place called Beach Bottom farther up the Ohio River during their stay
there the Term of service for which he had volunteered expired at about which time at the solicitation of Col Cannon he was prevailed upon to continue in the service for the Term of six weeks longer before the Expiration
of which time he, received a written discharge from under the hand of Capt Gaddis which
discharge has long since been lost. The period of return from which expedition he cannot recollect, but distinctly recollects the discharge specified service of 115 days- 
Declarant further states that in the Spring of
the following year (1777) the day and month of which he cannot distinctly recollect He entered the service again as a substitute for one Benjamin [illegible] who
was drafted for the period of three months to guard [illegible] fort situate on the head waters of ten mile (creek?) under Lieutant William McFarlane.  The whole of which time he was engaged [illegible] the County about the Fort, Declarant states that he served the whole of the period for which as a substitute he
was drafted for which service he thinks he never received a written discharge, and if so he has lost it sometime afterwards when though declarant cannot recollect either the year or month.  
He volunteered in an expedition for the sum of three months under Capt Abner Howell to protect what were then called Rice
Block Houses in which expedition he distinctly recollects having served three months for which service he never received any other than a verbal discharge.
Declarant further states that in the year 1782
sometime in the month of June, when he cannot distinctly recollect in company with many others he volunteered in [illegible] expedition against the Indians for an
unlimited period each man finding for himself a Horse ammunition fire arms and provision. The place of rendezvous was Mingo bottom on the West side
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of the Ohio River at which place and Election was held for officers and at which William Crawford was elected Commander in Chief and in the division of companies this Declarant fell under the immediate command of Capt Joseph Bean from which place they marched until within a few miles of the Sandusky [illegible] at which place they were met and overcome by the Indians, after having been in the engagement from about 2 or 3 O'clock of the
afternoon of the day on which they met until the night of the succeeding day when they made their retreat the whole amount of service in this campaign declarant does not recollect but thinks it entitled him to two months service, for this service he never received a
discharge of any kind whatever. Declarant further states that from this loss of memory and the advance of old age he cannot more definitely than before stated recollect the periods of the war when he served but
so far as his fragile memory aids him in the recollection of these events he has stated. He further states that He has no documentary evidence of his age but believes himself to be about 77 years of age he removed
from Washington County Pennsylvania to the State of Kentucky in Scott County and resided 
for the period of two years after which he the year 1796 he removed to Warren County in the State of Ohio where he has ever since resided. He further states that he neither knows or believes of any living witness or witnesses whose testimony he can obtain save
that of Richard Davis which is hereto attached for all which service this Declarant asks a pension in pursuance of said Law of Congress. He also States that Francis Gereas and John Clymer, both of whom reside in his neighborhood, will [illegible him to be [illegible] to have been a soldier in the revolution and to be a man of veracity-- and he states that there is no clergyman
residing near his who know any thing of his having been a soldier of the revolution, or of his separations and [illegible]
He herby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and [illegible] that his name is not on the pension roll of the [illegible] any state or territory, during the whole of his service as a
Sworn to & Subscribed in open Court 
30 [illegible] 1833
Thomas Venard
J. Wildsell
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Thomas Venard
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State of Ohio
War. County
We Francis Lucas and John Clymer both in the neighborhood of Thomas Vinard, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with said Vinard who had subscribed and sworn the above declaration that we believe him to be ab out seventy seven years of age: that he is respected and he lives in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we [illegible] that opinion that he is a man of seventy.
Sworn & subscribed in open court May 30th 1833
John Clymer
his mark
Francis Lucas

State of Ohio
Warren County Richard Dors being sworn in open court doth [illegible], that he knew Thomas Vinard who subscribed the [illegible] declaration in the year 1776 in Washington County Pennsylvania, and personally knew said Thomas Vinard said and stated
his declaration in company commanded by Captain Thomas Gaddis three month in defense of the frontier of Pennsylvania, he informed having served in the same company and that both
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The State of Ohio
Warren County JP  I Jonathan K. Wilds Clerk of
the Court of Common Pleas written for the County
aforesaid do hereby certify that the aforegoing contains
the original proceedings of said Court in the matter
of the application of Thomas Venard for a pension-
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand & affixed the seal of
the Court aforesaid at Lebanon this
31st May 1835
J K. Wilds
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February 20, 1940

BA-JK/MCS
Thomas Venard, S. 16282

Mr. M. Alpha Mitchelle
508 South Seventh Street
Springfield, Illinois

Dear Sir:

The data which follow were taken from papers on file in the pension claim, S.16282, based on the military service of Tomas Venard (personal signature Venard).

Thomas Venard was born in 1756 in Loudon County, Virginia. The names of his parents are not shown.

When he was about twenty years of age he moved to Washington County, within a few miles of where Washington was later located, in Pennsylvania (this section of Pennsylvania was then claimed by Virginia) and while living there he enlisted and served as private with the Virginia troops as follows: from the fall of 1776, three months and twenty five days in Captain Thomas Gaddis’ company and went on an expedition against the Indians; from sometime in the spring of 1777, served three months under Lieutenant William McFarlan and was engaged in guarding Lindley’s Fort; next served three months in Captain Abner Howell’s company; from sometime in June, 1782, served two months in Captain Joseph Bean’s company in Colonel William Crawford’s regiment was in the battle of Sandusky. 

Thomas Venard moved from Washington County, Pennsylvania, to Scott County, Kentucky, and in 1790 he moved to Warren County, Ohio. 

He was allowed pension on his application executed May 30, 1833, at which time he was living in Clear Township, Warren County, Ohio.

The papers in this claim contain no data relative to the family of Thomas Venard.
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If you desire to obtain the date of last payment of pension of Thomas Venard, the name and address of the person 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: 

Thomas Venard, Certificate 19780, issued April 7, 1834, rate $39.41, commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832, Ohio Agency

Very truly yours

A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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Thomas Kennard
Warren County
Ohio
Adm 11. month &
25 days
Hon Thomas Corwin
Lebanon County
Ohio
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
16th July 1833.
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has
been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of
your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and
the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed,
before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will show what is
necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed,
you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when
you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and
you will, by compling with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your
claim.

A Statement, showing the Service of Thomas Kennard
[the following is a table with columns-transcribed by each column individually]
|Period when the service was rendered|
1776|
1777|
        |
1782|
|Duration of the claimant's service.| 
|Years .| Months|Days|       
|          |     3       |  25  | 
|          |     3       |        |
|          |      3      |        |
|          |      2      |        |
|Rank of the claimant.|
|priv                          |
|  "                             |
|   "                            |
|Names and rank of the Field officers|
|under whom he served.|
|Cap. Gaddis -     |
|Lieut. W. Farland|
|Cap. Hawell        |
|Cap. Bean           |
|Age at present, when he entered the service.|
|17 years       |
|Washington |
|Co Pens [??] |
|Proof by which the declaration is  supported.|
|Living Witness and
|Traditionary.

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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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 contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to
Store Keepers, &c, Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on 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. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming
the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, mucicians 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 such 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 ss.
County of
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 his oath make the
following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision 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 rank 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. [stamp of a hand] This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons 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 he
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
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               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 days 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 after
putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary
Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that 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 sealof 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 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 the 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
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated 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, where 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 the 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 as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the 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 reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If 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 inquiry 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 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 the services 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 fail 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 had. 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 not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For [blank] year [blank] months, and [blank] days, I served as a [blank]. For [blank] months and [blank] days, I served as a [blank]; 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 the grade of the pensioner and the 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 tours, 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 any 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 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.
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 same, 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) This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
(l) If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
(m) The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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Ohio 19.780
Thomas Kennard
of Lebanon in the State of Ohio who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Goddis of the [blank] commanded by [blank] on [blank] on the Pennsylvania line for 11 months, 25 days.
$36.66 + $2.75 = $39.41
$78.82 + $19.70 = $98.52
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 39 Dollars 41 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 day of September, 1833 and sent to T Corwin.
M.C. Lebanon County
Arrears to the 4th of Sep 1833: $98.52
Semiannual allowance ending 4 Mar 34: $19.70
$118.22
Revolutionary Claim,
Act Jun 7, 1832
Recorded by Go. C. Stiles, Clerk,
Book C, Vol. 8. Page 14
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J L Edwards Esqr.
Pension Office
W [Warren] County
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June 23, 1834
Dear Sir
Some line last autumn I received the enclosed certificate.  I can find no man bearing the name of Thos Vinnard. I did send to you an application for Thomas Venard of Nonea Co Ohio and I have no doubt the certificate was intended for the latter, as I have heard nothing of Venard's claim since I sent it to your office. Will you examine Venard's papers and see whether this certificate was not issued to others.
Very respectfully,
Tho Corwin
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HW 1
Wilmington O
Dec 15, 1913
Hon G M Saltzgaber 
Com of Pensions
Washington D.C
Dear Sir
Will you kindly inform me what Co [company] and Regt [regiment] that Thomas Venard belonged to. He was a Revolutionary Soldier and was a pensioner at time of his death, April 2d, 1839.
He was a Pioneer of Clear Creek T P War ren Co. O. No documents are in my possession, and I am trying to gain information.
Very Respectfully yours,
John W Venard
Wilmington
R R Box 37
Ohio
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Charles L Venard
Sharonville
Hamilton Co Ohio
R R 2
[Seal: U.S. Pension Office D Jan 17 1920]
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Wilmington O
Jan 15, 1920
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington DC
Hon G M Saltzgaber
Dr Sir
Please send to the enclosed address the military history of Thomas Venard a pensioner of the and a pioneer resident of Turtle Creek Township Warren County Ohio.
I am Great Grandson, of Thomas Venard and want the Statement for the use of my son Charles, and his family, now residents of Hamilton County Ohio.
Yours Respectfully
J W Venard
CoH 2D V. Hart
[Seal: U.S. Pension Office D Jan 17 1920]
See other side for Charles' address.
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16.282
INVALID.
File No. 16.282
Thomas Venard
Pri Rev War [Private Revolutionary War]
Act: June 7, 1832
Index: -- Vol. 1, Page 448
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1913 Dec 19 Hist to John W. Venard
V.L.M.
1920 January 28 Hist to Chas. L. Venard
1940 Feb 20 hist to M. W. Alpha Mitchell MCD
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February 20, 1940

Mr. M. Alpha Mitchell
508 South Seventh Street
Springfield, Illinois
BA-J/MCS
Thomas Venard, S. 16282
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your request for information relative to Revolutionary War soldiers, Francis, James, John, Stephen and Thomas Venard, and Beverly Vawter, Sr., who received 100 acres of land in Kentucky because of three years service in the Virginia Continental Line, and his son, Beverly Vawter.
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 services of any soldiers named Francis, James, John and Stephen Venard, and Beverly Vawter.
For information relative to land that may have been granted Beverly Vawter by the state of Virginia, it is suggested that you consult the archives at The Land Office, Richmond, Virginia.
You are furnished herewith, the record of Thomas Venard, S.16282, the only soldier of that name that is found in the Revolutionary War records of this office.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.
3 -- 525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., [blank], 19 [blank]
I.F. 16282
In reply to your request of [blank], received [blank] for a statement of the military history of Thomas Venard a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. | LENGTH OF SERVICE. | RANK. | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. (CAPTAIN. | COLONEL.) | STATE.
Fall 1776 | 3 mos 25 days | Private | Thomas Gaddis | | Penna.
Spring 1777 | 3 mos | | Lieutenant Wm. McFarland, guarding Lindberg Fort | |
After Above | 2 mos | | Abner Howell | |
June 1782 | 2 mos | | Joseph Bean | William Crawford |
Battles engaged in, Sandusky
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Washington County, Penna.
Date of application for pension, May 20, 1833
Residence at date of application, Clear Creek Twp, Warren County, Ohio
Age at date of application, born in Loudoun County, Virginia in 1756
Remarks: No data as to family.
Respectfully, [blank]
Commissioner.
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508 South Seventh St.,
Springfield, Illinois,
January 20, 1940.
Mr. A. D. Hiller,
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator,
Veterans Administration,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
I have found that William Venard who was born in Loudoun County Virginia, moved when about seventeen years of age, to Washington County Pennsylvania with his parents. Who enlisted and served in the Revolutionary War, and later moved to Harrison County, Kentucky, was my great grandfather.  You gave me his war record about two years ago, and I am very grateful to you for your service for it has been a great help to me.
In my further research I have found that Francis, James, John, Thomas, and Stephen Venard from Washington County Pennsylvania also enlisted at the same time and served in some of the same companies with William Venard. I think they may be my great grandfather's brothers and father, and I would like their war records if you can give them to me.
My g.g. grandfather Beverly Vawter and his son Beverly who was killed in the service served in the 10th Continental Line and Beverly Sr. received a Revolutionary War land warrant of 100 acres of land in Kentucky for three years of service in the Virginia Continental Lines but I believe it was never surveyed, and I do not think that he applied for a pension. If you can give me any records of them or their service I should like to have them very much. Beverly [illegible} Vawter Sr. was born in Essex County Virginia and died in Culpepper County Virginia.
Yours respectfully
M. Alpha Mitchell
[handwritten in left margin, last paragraph starting at the line with "100 acres"]
The land to which you refer was paid, possibly to the State from [illegible].
Stamp, round, in lower right corner marking that it was Received at 2pm on January 24, 1940 Mail SUB-[illegible]