Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39537, Thomas Foster, Continental (Penn.)
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Continental (Penn.)

Foster, Thomas

NUMBER
S. 39537

CONTENTS
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Dead
4,431
Virginia
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Thomas Foster   4
Petitioner
Capt Park 
Artificer Pennsylvania Line 
in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
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Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia
at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence the 30th of March 1818
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Certificate of Pension issued the 21 of Nov 1818 and sent to Hugh Holmes Esqr
Judge H    Winchester, Va
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Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818
5 mos 1/31 4/30   $41.31
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Mar 1819  48.00
[total of column]  $89.31

{Revolutionary claim,}
{Act 18th March, 1818.}
3 years

Winchester, Va.
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Hugh Holmes, Esq.
Judge,
Winchester, Virginia
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Thomas Foster
Pennsylvania line
Revolutionary Claim
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The rolls of Penna Line are
not in the pension office.
The testimony of two more
disinterested and credible
persons, on oath, (not being
soldiers of the same company
or regiment) is required in
lieu thereof. The judge is
desired to certify, under the
Seal of the Court, that he is
satisfied the claimant is
in reduced circumstances,
and needs the support of his
Country.
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DISTRICT OF Virginia    , ss.

On this 30th day of March 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the General Court for the said district, personally appeared Thomas Foster aged eighty years, resident in Winchester in the said district, who being by me first duly affirmed, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war:"  
That he, the said Thomas Foster enlisted in the spring of 1776 in the state of Pennsylvania in the company commanded by Captain Ming afterwards by Theophalus Parks of the Pennsylvania line Col Benjamin Flowers Regiment artillery artificers;
that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States until the spring of 1781, when he was discharged from service at Carlisle state of Penna, that he was in the battles of  ----------
and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services, except the evidence enclosed.

Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year ^ first aforesaid.
Hugh Holmes [signature]

I Hugh Holmes Judge, &c. as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Thomas Foster did serve in the
revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months, on the continental
establishment; and that said Foster is in needy circumstances & stands in need of his country support and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress. 
Given under my hand and the seal of the County Court of Frederick this 15 day of
May 1818

Hugh Holmes [signature]
seal
JaKeith [illegible] [illegible]
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AWF [initials]
Rev. and 1812             
Wars Section.

March 3, 1924.

Rosa A. Rhoads,
202 11th St.,
Pacific Grove, Calif.

Madam;
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 39357, it appears that Thomas Foster enlisted in Pennsylvania, September 3, 1777 and served as a Bombardier in Captains Ulrich Meng and Thepphilus Parke's Company, Colonel Benjamin Flower's Regiment of Artillery Artificers, until the spring of 1781.

He was allowed pension on his application executed March 30, 1818, while a resident of Winchester, Virginia, aged eighty years.

It is not stated whether soldier ever married.

The Revolutionary War records of this Bureau fail to afford any information in regard to a Benjamin Dean, as described by you.

Respectfully,
Commissioner.
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[images 6 & 7 are identical]

The honorable
John C. Calhoun
Secretary of War
Washington City

mail 

Free

[written sideways]  Admitted
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[images 6 & 7 are identical]

The honorable
John C. Calhoun
Secretary of War
Washington City

mail 

Free

[written sideways]  Admitted
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Mr Jonathan Foster       18th
Editor of the "Constellation" 
Winchester, Va

Stamp at top of page
Nov [illegible]

[round blackened seal at bottom]
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I certify that the name of Thomas Foster is
included as a Bombardier, and Jonathan Foster as a musician in the Muster roll of Captain Parke's Company, Colonel Flowers regiment of Artillery Artificers, and that it appears the former enlisted the 8th September 1777 and the latter the 1st August 1778, and that they were in the service in said company the 3d May 1780 - also that they served three years or more having received the depreciation on their pay. 

Witness my hand and seal of the Auditor General's Office this 6th day of November 1818.

Geo. Bryan [signature] Aud. Gen
of the State of Penna
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Harrisburg, Nov 6, 1818

Dear Sir
I acknowledge myself to have been neglectful of your business, other concerns having occupied much of my attention. 
Mr. Bryan is of opinion that the answered certificate will serve your abject fully. I trust it will. 

Yours, respectfully
James Peacock [signature]

N. B. Transcripts of all records and papers relating to the Pennsylvania Line, have recently been made out and forwarded to Washington. 
J.R
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Virginia Ss

Jonathan Foster personally appeared before me Hugh Holmes a Judge of the Gen [General] Court of the State aforesaid and affirmed that Thomas Foster an applicant for a pension
under the late Law of Congress did serve as a [illegible] during the Revolutionary war on Captain Ulrich Mings & afterwards Capt
Theophilus Parks Company on Col Benjamin Flowers Regiment of artillery artificers Pennsylvania Line, that he the said Thos Foster
served three years if not more and was discharged in the spring of 1781 at Carlile [Carlisle] by Capt Alexander Dow.  

This affirmant is certain of the truth of the foregoing facts because he himself served
in the same companies 

Given under my hand this 30 March
1818
Hugh Holmes [signature]
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Rev. and 1812            AWF [initialed]
Wars Section.

AWF [initialed]
April 16, 1924.
Thos. Foster
S. 39537

Mrs. Lyman D. Farmer,
Lemoore,
Calif.

Madam;

I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.39357 [circled] [question mark], it appears
that Thomas Foster enlisted in Pennsylvania, September 8, 1777 and served as a Bombardier in Captains Ulrich Meng and Theophilus Parke's Company, Colonel Benjamin
Flower's Regiment of Artillery Artificers, until the spring of 1781.

He was allowed pension on his application executed March 30, 1818, while a resident of Winchester, Virginia, aged eighty years.

It is not stated whether soldier was ever married.

Respectfully,
Acting Commissioner.
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"ARDEN"
202 ELEVENTH STREET
PACIFIC GROVE, CALIFORNIA

Jan 31st 1924

Commissioner of
Pensions
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir-
I would be greatly obliged if you could give me the name of the wife and names of the children, with dates of their birth and the marriage of Thomas Forster (or Foster) served in Rev. war as a private, a corporal & a sergeant in The Commissary Gen of Military Stores Department, in Capt. Theophilus
Park's Co., belonging to Col Benjamin
Flower's Regiment of Artillery & artificers &
in Capt. Lieut, Alexander Dow's Co.
in the Regiment of Artillery & Artificers
Pennsylvania

[round] seal
US. PENSION OFFICE
L 
JAN 29
[illegible]
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and I would also to know the Revolutionary
Record of Benjamin Dean. His parents
first settled in Connecticut, later moved to
New York State where he died at Benton
Center 1815. 

He married Zilpha Harrington 1st - 2nd - Mrs. Blake. Am not sure of his birth but think 1750.

If you could give me the names & 
dates I would be greatly obliged.

Very Truly Yours
(Mrs) Rosa A Rhoads
202 - 11 St
Pacific Grove
California
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39537
INVALID.
Revy

File No. 39537
Thomas Foster
Pri
Rev War

Act: 18 march 18
Index: - Vol. 3,   Page 175

[Arrangement of 1870]
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1924 - Mch 3 - Hist. to Rosa A. Rhoads  AWF
   "      Apr 14     "    "  Mrs. Lyman D. Farmer. AWF

See letter in B.L. Wt. 1988 - 100 - Conti - Benjamin Dean -

1925 - July 13 - Hist to Mrs S. I. Yarnell  - See letter in James Leeper  S. 31819
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BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
form VAM-51
12-5-41

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

NAME   Foster, Thomas   
GRADE  Private 
LINE  Massachusetts

WARRANT NUMBER 4181
ACREAGE   100
ISSUED   Jan. 28, 1790  to___ not shown --
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*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent
dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.
Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.