Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 8063, for Andrew Long, Pennsylvania
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Service Penn.
Long, Andrew 
Jemima
Number 
W.8063
B.L.Wt. 40504-160-55.
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Dead
Paid at the Treasury under the Act 6 April 1838 from 
4 Sep to 16  Nov. 1835
Notified 24 Oct 1844

Pennsylvania 26.399
Andrew Long
of Bucks, Co. in the State of PA
who was a Pr in the Company commanded
by Captain Hin of the Reg commanded
by Col. Shnuie in the Penna
line for Militia
1 Yr 2 Mo Pr $46.66

Inscribed on the Roll of Penna
at the rate of 46 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 15th day of June and Sent to
1P34 J K Mann AR

Arrears to the 4th of Feb 3 140.00
Semi-anl, allowance ending 4 Sep 23.33
$163.33
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by S. T. Sprager Clerk,
Book C Vol. 5 Page 36
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1186
Illinois
Jemima Long
window of Penn Andrew Long
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a Private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 46 dollars 66
cents per annum, to commence on 
the (scratched out 3rd February, 1953) 4th March 1848
Certificate of Pension issued
24th day of August 1855
and sent to 
C.W Bennett
West Dresden
JP York
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
July 29, 1848 Page 193 Vol. A
(32)

Let-J - W -Bagdenn -
March 4, 1963
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190243 Act 3 March
July 14/55 
Jemima Long widow
Andrew Long Private
Capt. Thos. Weiss
Penn. Mil.
War of the Revolution
AD: 16 (illegible) Aug: 21/56
No. 179504
Mar 1812
Rev. War
Pen, Office
(illegible) AD July 48 - 1186
This case being for services rendered in the war of the Revolution is respectfully returned.
3 War Office
Aug 13 1836
R Grame
C.W. Bennett
Present
Vol L 128
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190243
Bounty Land
Act of 3d March 1855
Claim
Jemima Long
C.W.Bennett
Attorney,H.Corner of 11th Street
Washington, D.C.
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State of Illinois
County of Mercer ]ss

   On this second day of July A.D. 1855, before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace duly authorized by law to administer oaths within and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Jemima Long aged 78 years, a resident of Eliza Town in the County of Mercer and State of Illinois; who being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of Andrew Long deceased, who was a private in the company of the Pennsylvania line commanded by Captain Thomas Weir in the regiment _________ commanded by __________in the War with Great Britain for the Revolution.
   That her husband entered the service at Bucks Co. Penna. about the ____ day of August A.D. 1776; for the term of (illegible) months and continued in actual service in said War, for the term of fourteen(months) and ____ days and was honorably discharged at Amboy, New Jersey on the __ day of February A.D. 1777: ( unreadable sentences here). 
She further states that she was married to the said Andrew Long in Fayette County in the state of Pennsylvania on the eighteenth day of October A.D. 1794 by one (illegible first and last names) a Justice of the Peace: and that her name before her said marriage was Jemima Santer that her husband died at Union City, Indiana on the sixteenth day of November A.D. 1895, and that she is still his widow.                    her
                                              Jemima     X   Long
                                                             mark

   She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining Military bounty Land to which she may be entitled on account of said service, and mileage under the Act passed March 3rd, 1855, she also declares that she has received a Warrant for Bounty Land, viz. No. _____ for _____ acres: under Act of _____ which she has since legally disposed of and cannot now return.  That she has never applied for or received under this or any other Act of Congress, and Bounty Land Warrant except the one above mentioned.

    She hereby appoints C.W. Bennet, of Washington, D.C. her true and lawful Attorney, with power of substitution, to prosecute this her claim for land, to receive the Certificate or Warrant when issued, and to do all other acts necessary and proper in the premises.

    Witness, C.W. Bennet                her
                                          Jemima  X  Long
                                                     mark
Sworn to and subscribed before me, on the day and year first above mentioned, and I hereby certify that I know the said deponent Jemima Long to be as is above stated, and that she is of the age above stated; and further, that I am not interested in this her claim as Attorney or otherwise.


State of Illinois
County of Mercer ]ss.
in the town of Eliza 

   On this second day of July A.D. 1855, personally appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County aforesaid, duly authorized to administer oaths, Daniel Noble sworn, doth on his oath state that he is acquainted with Jemima Long, the above applicant for Bounty Land - that he had known her for twenty years last past, that he has examined her family record - that he believes the same to be genuine - that it is contained in a book purporting to be the "Holy Bible" and printed in the year 1821; and that the said record, as far as relates to the marriage of the said applicant and the soldier above named, and of his death, is as follows, which is an exact copy of the same: Andrew Long  Senter Oct 18th, 1794.  Andrew Long was born (illegible 2 words) July 10th, 1758.  Died Nov. 16th, 1855 and that the said deponent is not interested in the claim. Married Miss Jemima                           //s//
                                                          Daniel Noble

Subscribed and sworn to, the day and year first above written, before me, and I certify that I am in no manner interested.                              //s//
                                       H.G. Calhoun
                                                 Justice of the Peace.
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State of Illinois
County of Mercer
Town of Keithsburg ss

On this second day of September A.D. 1855, personally appeared before me the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County Regina Pratt and Daniel Noble who are to me well known, and who are credible witnesses, and who being by me duly sworn, depose and say, that the are each well acquainted with Mrs. Jemima Long the above applicant for Bounty Land - that they have known he for 25 years last past. That they were acquainted with Andrew Long her late husband, having known him for six years previous to his death; that they, the said Andrew Long and Jemima Long lived together as husband and wife, and were reputed so to be, that deponents never heard the fact of their marriage disputed or questioned. That the said Andrew Long died on the sixteenth day of November 1835; That she has never married since her said husband's death, and still is his widow, and that her said husband was the identical man mentioned as a soldier (2-3 words so faded as to be illegible) in her declaration above, and further, that they were present and saw  the said Jemima Long execute the foregoing affidavit by affixing he signature to the foregoing declaration, and making oath thereto in due form of law, and further, that they, deponents, do reside in the County aforesaid.

Witness 
//s//
Daniel Noble
Rezin Pratt

Sworn in and subscribed before me, this second day of July A.D. 1855.
//s//
H.G. Calhoun J.P.

State of Illinois
County of Mercer ss.

  
    I hereby certify that H.G. Calhoun Esq., before whom the foregoing affidavits and Power of Attorney were made and acknowledged, and who has thereunto subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn, and that his signatures thereto are genuine.

    In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of County Court, for the Court aforesaid, this second day of July 1855.
//s//
Harvey S. Senter 
Clerk Pro temp of the County Court
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31,220
Andrew Long
Pennsylvania
(illegible) 1776 Jn 14
(illegible)  $46.66

Application of Andrew Long for a pension.

Joel Collamin
June 13th 


Hon. J. K. Mann

N.R.
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31,220
Andrew Long
Pennsylvania

for 1776 Jn 14

(illegible) $46.66/100

Application of Andrew 
Long for a pension.

Joel K. Mann
June 13th

Hon. J.K. Mann
N.R.
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State of Pennsylvania
Berks County
I William Purdy a Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Berks aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing containing the original proceedings of the said Court in the the matter of the application of Andrew Long for a pension, And further that the Hon John Fox who has signed the preceding certified is President Judge and William Levalts and William Long Esquires are Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said duly commissioned and whose acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this Seventeenth day of September AD 1833.WmPurdy Prothy
Supplemental declaration of the said Andrew Long Andrew Long before name being duly sworn in open Court deposes and says that he served another Tour in the last part of summer of Seventeen hundred and seventy six being for about the space of two months. he marched as a volunteer under Captain William Walker from the Dleaware River near Lowells Ferry to Tawny Town in Maryland. We had the custody of prisoners taken under General Burgoyne and delivered them to the troops at that place we then returned to Bucks County again the plan of his evidence. W Masters was the Colonel of the Regiment. He received no regular discharge. Andrew Long
Sworn and Subscribed in open Court this 21st Oct. 1833 Wm Purdy Prothy
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I Andrew Dennison residing in Doylestown Township county of Berks and State of Pennsylvania do certify that I am well acquainted with Andrew Long who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration. that I believe him to be about Seventy five year of age and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he formerly resided to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and further aht the belongs to Capt Kevin Company and served in the same for the span of two months and further that he served a tour of two months in a tour of (unreadable) under Captain D. Bois
Sworn and Subscribed in Open Court Sept 9th 1833
Wm Purdy Prothy
Andrew Dennison
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 1832, of Andrew Long
State of Pennsylvania
County of Berks
on this ninth day of September personally appeared in Open Court before the Hon. John Fort Esq President and his Associates Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County aforesaid, now sitting, Andrew Long, a resident of Liberty Township in the County of Union and State of Indiana aged about Seventy 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 act of Congress passed June 7 1832.
1 He was born in the Township of Carrington Berks County Penna in the year seventeen hundred and fifty eight.
2. He had a record of his age in the Bible in the possession of his brother John who resides in Carrington Township but I has been torn out.
3. When called into service he was living in Carrington Township Berks County Pennsylvania, has lived there and in Fayette county Pennsylvania and now lives in Indiana4.
He was called into service in Seventeen hundred and seventy six.
5. 1st Tour. He received marching orders about the first of August 1776 in the Township of Warrington County of Berks and marched under Capt Thomas Bein at that time to South Amboy  believes John Spear was Lieutenant and Robert Shewell Lieutenant Colonel, was out for the span of two months when his term of service expired.
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2nd Tour, He was also in a battle at Trenton, marched from Warrington Township, Don't recollect the officers names was in this tour two months marched to Lewistown on this occasion and got sick. 3rd Tour, He was called out into Service under Major Wheasters he then resided in the Township of Warrington as aforesaid about the month of November AD 1776 and marched from Warrington  to a place where they had rendezvous for a few days thinks to Philadelphia went on board of a Shallop and landed at Chester or some small town and for distant from it, then marched to Brandywine, was in the battle there and was almost the last on the ground. The British Army fell back of the ground out of sight of the road which lay between both armies saw the British in over plundering the dead and wounded on both sides-General Washington marched the American Army to Chester that sight 15 or 20 miles He was present at the skirmish at the Gulf Mills. Thinks William Walker was Captain. Don't recollect with certainty the names of any other officers or of the Regiments, was afterwards during another tour later prisoner near Bristol Pennsylvania by the British and was taken to Philadelphia was kept there until the British left, which was from April until the last of July or there abouts.   Then he was taken on board of s hip and current to New York , where he was kept a short time until he was exchanged by Col John Beatty who was commissioner of Prisoners, he then returned home, He volunteered in with instances when he marched on foot, where he was latter Prisoners he belonged to a company of horse under the command of Captain DuBois in which he volunteered at Mountain Berks County after the Brandywine Battle in the fall of the year. Shortly after the season tour
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he gvolunteered under Captain DuBois and was with his Company from the fall proceeding until the 7 or 8th of April following when he was taken Prisoner being about six months, and was a prisoner four months and a half. He received no discharges except verbally. John Wein Andrew Dennison, John Long and others in the neighborhood where he formerly resided in the County aforesaid can testify to his character for veracity and their believe of services as a Soldier of the Revolution. He bereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and that which he received from the State of Pennsylvania and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State except that of the State of Pennsylvania Andrew Long
Sworn and Subscribed before me in Open Court this 9th Sept 1833 Wm Purdy Prothy
I John Long residing in the Township of Warrington of aforesaid do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Andrew Long who has subscrib3ed and sworn to the above declaration that I believe him to be about Seventy six years of age and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he formerly resided to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and further that I remember his joining the company commanded by Captain Wein and marching to Amboy and was about in the Army for some time, except it was during the (unreadable) tour of two months John Long
Sworn and Subscribed Before me in open Court this 9th day of Sept 1833 Wm Purdy
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State of Illinois
County of Mercer } ss

Mercer County Court
In open court (illegible) June 1855
 
    On the second day of July A.D. 1855 before the court of Mercer County held within and for the state and county aforesaid, personally appeared Jemima Long aged 78 years, a resident Eliza Township in the county of Mercer, State of Illinois; she being duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the Act of Congress, passed on the 3rd day of February 1853, granting pensions to widows of persons, who served during the Revolutionary War; that she is the widow of Andrew Long deceased, who was a volunteer in the Company commanded by Capt. Thomas Weir, Lieutenant John Spier in the war of the Revolution.  To the best of her information and belief, her husband entered the service about the first of August 1776, for the term of three months and continued in the actual service in said company about two months and was honorably discharged at Amboy,  Another call was made and he volunteered and entered the service again, under Captain John Spier about the first of December 1776, and marched to Trenton, New Jersey, here he arrived after the Battle of Trenton December 26th 1776,  he was engaged  in the Battle of Princeton,  He was taken sick shortly after the Battle of Princeton , at Morristown, Pennsylvania where his company had been stationed during his sickness he was discharged and returned home: Afterwards in the summer of 1777, he volunteered again to go to Brandywine, marched from Berks County Pennsylvania to Philadelphia and from Philadelphia to Brandywine, where he was
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engaged in the battle.  All the above companys he entered at Berks County, Pennsylvania where Andrew Long then lived.  He afterwards in the fall of 1777 volunteered in the light horse company of Cumberland County troops.  (She) thinks John Pray was captain during the time of his service in this company.  He was taken prisoner by the enemy near Bristol, Pennsylvania & was taken to Philadelphia, and from there to New York, was kept a prisoner four months and a half, then was exchanged and returned home which was about the last of August 1778.  That her said husband was a pensioner in the United States under Act of June 7th, 1832, at the rate of (96$) ninety-six dollars per annum which was paid to him at Washington City.  She further states that she was married to the said Andrew Long in (Perry) county Pennsylvania on the eighteenth day of October   A.D. 1794 and that her name before the said marriage was Jamima Senter. That her husband dies at Union County in the State of Indiana on the sixteenth day of November A.D. 1835.  
    She further states that there is no public record of her marriage that she knows of, but that there is a private record of her marriage in the family register (illegible) is in a page (entitled) the Holy Bible.  That she cannot file herewith his certificate of discharge for the reason that all the evidence of his services were filed by him in an application made for pensions by him in 1833 which evidence is filed in the pension office and further declares that she is now a widow.  She hereby appoints C.W. Bennett of Washington City D.C. her lawful attorney
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State of Illinois County of Mercer county Court
In open 
Court It is hereby Certified that Satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before the said Court, which evidence is hereto annexed that Andrew Long was a revolutionary soldier of the United States, and that he died on the Sixteenth day of November 1835, leaving surviving him a widow named Jemima Long, and aht the said Jemima Long is still living and resident of Elirya Township in the Said County and State. In Testimony Whereof I have by order of said Courty, hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the Court this Second day of July one thousand eight hundred and fifty five.
Henry S. Senter Clerk (unreadable)  of the County Court of Mercer County, 
(Unreadable text its to light to read)
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(Unreadable-text is too light to read)
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the soldier was named and of his death, is as follows and is (illegible) act and true copy of all the entries in said record: "Andrew Long married Miss Gemima Senter (illegible) 1794.  Andrew Long was born when (illegible) (illegible) 10th 1758.  He died (illegible) 16th, 1835 and that the said deponent is not interested in the (illegible).

Subscribed & sworn to before
me this 2d day of July A.D. 1835

//s//                                          //s//
Harvey S. Senter                   Daniel Noble
County Clerk Prothon.


State Illinois

    On this second day of July 1855 personally appeared before me, Avarilla Pratt and Rezin Pratt (illegible) are to me well known and they are credible witnesses and who being by me duly sworn depose and say that they are each well acquainted with Mrs. Jemima Long the above applicant for a pension, that they have known her for thirty-five years last past.  That they were acquainted with Andrew Long her late husband having known him for fifteen years previous to his death, that they (illegible) Andrew Long and Jemima Long lived together as husband and wife and were respected so to be; that the deponents never heard the (illegible) of their marriage disputed or questioned.  That she has never married since the said deponents (illegible) that her said husband was the identical man mentioned as a pensioner in her declaration and further, that they were present and saw Mrs. Jemima Long execute the foregoing (illegible) by affixing her signature to the foregoing declaration and (illegible) with them to in due form of (illegible)  and that the deponents do reside in the county as foresaid. 
Witness                                     her
//s//                              Avanilla  X  Pratt 
 G.V. Bessett                             mark                             
.                                                  //s//
                                         Regina Pratt
Subscribed & Sworn to before me this
2d day of July A.D. 1855
//s//
Harry S. Senter 
Co. Clerk, Pro. (illegible)
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Treasury Departments,
Second Comptroller's Office
July 19th 1843
Sir: Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," and the 3rd section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may received their pensions from the pension agents, The widow of Andrew Long, Deceased a Pensioner on the Roll of the Philadelphia Pa Agency, at the rate of Forty six, Dollars and 66 cents per annum, under the law of 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. to the 16th Nov. 1835. Respectfully, yours,
J Seavers Acting Comptroller
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present
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Brief in the case of Jemima Long widow of Andrew County and State of Illinois Act 29 July 1848
____________
Claim, ("original,"
Proof exhibited, (if original,)
Is it documentary, traditionary or supported by rolls? if either, state the substance.
Her husband was a pensioner under June 7 1833 at $4.000 a year
Family Received of the date of Marriage and then birth of Children 
Inhabitation and several reputation of marriage Identity, husband death and present neighbor by 2 credit witnesses.
Thornton Triplett Examing Clerk
Name and residence of Agent
Wm Bennett
(unreadable name)
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No 1421
Jemima Long
widow of Andrew Indiana
CW Bennett July 24/55
Should have been registered as arriving from Illinois and not Indiana
July 29 1848
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Wm Boynton 
Rev War
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Jemima Long widow of Andrew Illinois 
Adm July 29 1848
14 Mor Priv $41.66
per annum 4 Mch 1848 
Sent to Cw Bennett Esq
Wm Dreden NY
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J L Edwards Esq
Dear Sir
I send you enclosed the application of Andrew Long a Soldier of the Revolution whose application I have held Since last Dec, under the expectation that the applicant would be able to produce better evidence of his services which he seems he is unable to prove as he states htos that served with him are dead, or removed to some place unknown to him.  Shortly, before I left home this Old Gentleman came to my House with his papers, and desired me if he could not get any more proof to make the application with what I have and desired me also as I had long know him and his Family to be men of veracity and high respudubility to lend my and in his behalf which I shall cheerfully do will satisfy as that He is deserving There is one fact therefore in relation to this matter that came under my own knowledge, when I was a member of the Senate of Pennsylvania and I was Chairman of the Committee on claims and this same and Long made his application. Then; it required two living witnesses at that time to provide a state pension which he produced and obtained his State pension. The names of those witnesses were Simon Krosin, and John Blake who lived not far from me and were men of respectability but who are since dead and therefore anything should be wanting further to render his application more certain. I shall take pleasure in answering such Questions. If in my power as I am well acquainted with all his Brother and that are living as well as much of his services as matter of history in the neighborhood. Please attend to (unreadable) and oblige your Sincere friend and Obt Sevt
Joel K Mann
June 18th 1834
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Thos figures which are not substantiated by others show his own Deposition to the best of my recollection were sworn to by Simon Krosin and John Blake who are now dead
JK Mann
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Col. James W. Boyden
U.S. Agent for paying Pensions
Notary Public, and Attorney at Law
U.S. Agency for Paying Pensions, Rooms 12 & 13 Telegraph Building Corner Lake and Clark Streets
Chicago, January 23 1863
Hon J C Barrett, Commissioner of Pensions
Jemima Long, widow of Andrew Long who was a Private in the Revolutionary War, now inscribed on the Army Pension Roll of this Agency at the rate of $46.66 per year, desires increase of her pension to $96 per year to commence from the beginning; and, in support of her application for increase, refers to the proofs in her case now on file in the pension office. 
In behalf of Widow Longg,
very Respectfully
James W. Boyden
Pension Agent
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Washington July 12, 1833
Hon L.P Waldo Court of Pensions
Sir
I have the honor to enclose herewith the declaration of Mrs. Jemima Long widow of Andrew for the benefits of the Act of 29th July 1848. Very Respectfully Your Obt Svt
CM Bennett
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Revy Widow
File No. 8023
Jemima Long
Widow
Andrew Long
Pvt. Rev. War
Act: July 29, 1848
Index;=Vol. A Page 441
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Jemima Long Wid
Andrew
Bible on the case in the desk of B.L Anderson A. A Anderson 
LP Waldo
Commisoner Pension Washington D.C.
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40,504



Rev Army
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Keithsburg, Illinois August 15th/54

Hon. L.P. Waldo;

    Dear Sir:

    At the request of C.W. Bennett of Washington D.C. we herewith forward you the Family Bible containing the Family Register of Andrew Long, his wife, Jemima and family, to be used as evidence in the application of Jemima Long for pension & bounty land.

    When you have examined it, please deliver it to Mr. Bennett, on application.

                            Respectfully yours
                                       //s//
                            Willis & Bassett