Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11970, Matthias Young, Penn.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Penn.
CONTENTS
Young, Matthias
NUMBER
R. 11970
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State of Ohio
Ashland County ss 
On this the [blank] day of [blank] in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and fifty five personally appeared in open Court before the Probate Court of Ashland County and State of Ohio, David Young of the Township of Mifflin in the said County of Ashland aged fifty years; Michael Young of the said township of Mifflin and County of Ashland aged fifty [blank] years, and Mary McNabb intermarried with John McNabb of the Township of Vermillion in said County of Ashland, the said Mary McNabb being sixty nine years of age and the said John McNabb being sixty three years of age, and the said David Young, Michael Young and Mary McNabb being children of Mathias Young deceased late of said Ashland County and a Revolutionary soldier, and being first duly sworn do on their oaths respectively make the following declaration in order to obtain the amount of pension which was due to the said Mathias Young in his lifetime from the United States and which is now due to them as children of said Mathias Young under and by virtue of the act of Congress of June 7th AD 1832; that Mathias Young was born in the State of New Jersey in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and fifty nine and that he entered the service of the United States under the authority of the State of Pennsylvania and among the troops of the said State of Pennsylvania on the ninth day of April in the year of Our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven (at what place is unknown to applicants) in Major James Grier's company under the command of Colonel Moses Hazen in the Canadian Old Regiment and that said Mathias was and continued to be in the Canadian Old Regiment for three full years and to be in active service for three
full years and for the battles said Mathias Young was in and the Country through which he passed, they refer to the records and proofs on file in the department showing the service performed by the Canadian Old Regiment and that they know of no person whose testimony they can procure, who can testify to the service of said Mathias Young. They further state that the said Mathias Young after the close of his Revolutionary services as aforesaid married Mary Strayer of the County
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of Union now, but then the County of Northumberland in the State of Pennsylvania and in the township of Beaver in said County in the winter of the year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and Eighty one - Eighty two - that said Mathias Young resided from the time of his marrige with the said Mary his wife until the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifteen in the said township of Beaver in the said County (of then Northumberland and now) Union and that from the time last mentioned up to the year of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and twenty five the said Mathias Young resided in the township of Potter in the County of Centre and State of Pennsylvania, and that from the last mentioned time up to the year of Our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and thirty five the said Mathias Young resided in the Township of Franklin in the County of Huntington and State of Pennsylvania and that from the last mentioned time up to the fourth day of April in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and forty eight the said Mathias Young resided in the Township of Mifflin which is now embraced in the said County of Ashland but which, prior to the year of Our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and forty six, was embraced in the County of Richland and State of Ohio - That the said Mathias Young died in the said township of Mifflin and said County of Ashland on the fourth day of April in the year of Our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and forty Eight in the Eighty ninth year of his age - that his wife Mary died in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty - that the
said Mathias Young was not married after the death of his said wife Mary and that he died leaving seven children, as follows, the said David Young, Mary McNabb and Michael Young and also Matty Horner aged sixty years of age widow of Daniel Horner deceased - John Young aged fifty six years, Catherine Coon aged forty Eight intermarried with Joseph Coon and Jacob Young aged forty three - That the said Matty Horner resides in Auglaize County Ohio, that the said John Young resides in the County of Indiana and State of Pennsylvania and that the said, that the said Catherine Coon and Joseph Coon reside
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in the County of Centre and State of Pennsylvania and that the said Jacob Young resides in the County of Blair and State of Pennsylvania and claimants state that it is impracticable to obtain power of attorney from the said Matty Horner, John Young - Catherine Coon and Joseph Coon and Jacob Young.
They further state that the discharge of said Mathias Young has been lost.
They hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and that they declare that the said Mathias Young's name is not on the pension role of any agency of any state, that the same was never on the pension of any agency of any State, and that their names an not on the pension roll of any agency of any State.
his mark [hand drawn X] David Young
Michael Young
her mark [hand drawn X] Mary McNabb
John McNabb
I Robert McNabb brother of John McNabb one of the above Signers resident of the Township of Vermilion and County of Ashland hereby certify that I was well acquainted with Mathias Young deceased, that I became first acquainted with said Mathias Young about the year AD 1812 in the County of Union & State of Pennsylvania that he was at that time & has been ever since reputed to be a revolutionary soldier: that said Mathias Young married afterwards in Centre County Pennsylvania where I was acquainted with him and that afterwards said Mathias Young moved to Mifflin now in Ashland County Ohio and that he died some six or eight years ago and that - that I am well acquainted with the above named David Young, Michael Young Mary McNabb and John McNabb. that I know that said
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David Young, Michael Young and Mary McNabb are the children
of Mathias Young deceased, that said Mattias Young
was always reputed in the neighborhoods where he
has resided to be a revolutionary soldier and that
I concur in that opinion. I further state I am not interested
in said claim or the prosecution of the same
Robert McNabb
Sworn & subscribed before me this 2nd day of June
AD 1855 & I hereby certified I am not interested in said
claim or the prosecution thereof -
William Millington J.P.
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P. - A.
POWER OF ATTORNEY.
NOTE -- This must be executed with any two persons, soldiers not required, before any officer authorized to administer
oaths for general purposes. If such officer is required to use a seal, he must affix the same to his jurat or paper will
not be accepted. If he is not required to use a seal, a certificate of his official character, under the hand and seal of a
clerk of court or other proper officer must be attached. If certificate is on file in pension Office, THAT WILL ANSWER.
Return to HENRY D. PHILLIPS.
Know all Men by these Presents, That I Mattie Eighinger of Redding County of Franklin in the State of Arkansas
have made, constituted and appointed, and by these presents do make, constitute and appoint, HENRY D. PHILLIPS, my true and lawful attorney, [crossed out: irrevocable], for me and in my name, place and stead, hereby annulling and revoking all former Powers of Attorney or authorizations whatever in the premises to prosecute my claim for Pension [crossed out: No.] of Mathias Young who entered the service in 1876 & served during the entire Revolution was from Pennsylvania
now pending before the Pension Office, Washington, D.C., said claim being filed there of [blank] on or about the year 1858 to 1863 and I am informed was allowed, and to from time to time, furnish any further evidence necessary or that may be demanded, giving and granting to my said Attorney full power and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as I might or could do if personally present at the doing thereof, and to receipt and sign all vouchers, hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney may or shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
In witness whereof, I hereunto set my hand and seal, this 6th day of April nineteen hundred and Eleven
Mattie Eighinger [SEAL.]
[TWO WITNESSES WHO CAN WRITE.]
1 T L. Francis
2 L  Ray Eighinger
[OVER.]

[stamp: ATTORNEY FILED] [illegible]
[stamp: U. S. PENSION OFFICE O APR 19 1911]
[stamp: First Deputy Commissioner. APR 19 1911]
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STATE OF Arkansas
County of Franklin SS.

Be it Known, That on this Sixth day of April in the year
nineteen hundred and Eleven before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public
in and for said County and State, personally appeared Mary Eighinger
to me well known to be the identical person who executed the foregoing Letter of Attorney, and the same having been first
fully read over to him, and the contents thereof duly explained, acknowledged the same to be his act and deed, and that I
have no interest, present or prospective, in the claim.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office, the day and year last above
R M Adams
Notary Public of Franklin Co. Arkansas

My Commission expires Sept. 2, 1912

[illegible] as to execution S. A. [illegible] Chief. Law Division per [illegible]

[stamp: RECORD DIVISION APR 21 1911]
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2 x
owry 11970
P. - A.
POWER OF ATTORNEY
No. [blank]
CLAIM OF
Mattie Eighinger
Daughter of Mathias Young
[crossed out: Co.] Pennsylvania Reg't,
War of Revolution Vols.
FOR PENSION.
FILED BY
HENRY D. PHILLIPS,
Attorney-at-Law and Solicitor.
LANDS. PATENTS. PENSIONS.

[stamp: [illegible] and [illegible] Division Files APR 22 1911 RECEIVED.]

[stamp: LAW DIVISION APR 20 1911]
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Rev Pension
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington

Mathias Young
Pa original
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No 38.707
David Young, admr
of Matthias Young deed
Ohio -
Let Myerle & Webb
March 9/54
11955
Rev
Act 7th June 1832
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Pa
Mathias Young de'cd
Ohio
Les Osborn & Allison
July 21/56
11970
Act June 7. 1832
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3 - 082.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
[illegible] Mar Mil Ry
Application No. 11970
Certificate No. [blank]
NAME OF SOLDIER.
Mathias Young
Co. [blank], [blank] Reg't Rev War
INFORMATION DESIRED.
Papers
C. E. B. for atty Phillips
6-1736

[stamp: First Deputy Commissioner APR 15 1911]

[stamp: ADMITTED FILES APR 15 1911]
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A. C. O W Rej. 11949
W 11970.
LAW OFFICES OF
HENRY D. PHILLIPS.
[blank] 190
Hon. Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
SIR:
Attention is respectfully called to the following claim:
Claim No. [blank]
Certificate No Mattie Eighinger  daughter of Mahias Young - Revolutionary War
[blank] Reg't [blank] Vols.
Claim files [blank]
Attention called [blank] times.
Last action had [blank]
Papers.
[signature] H. D. Phillips
Please speed action thereon. [handwritten note: What is This?]
Very respectfully,
H. D. PHILLIPS.

[stamp: First Deputy Commissioner. APR 14 1911]
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[handwritten: Gordon]

ARMY & NAVY DIVISION
O. W. O. 1197,
[crossed out: Matthew] Mathias Young,
Revolutionary war.

May 1, 1911.

Mr. Henry D. Phillips,
Washington, D.C.

Sir:

You are informed that the above entitled claim for pension,
in which you filed power of attorney from Mattie Eighinger, the
19th was rejected July 21, 1856, on the ground that the
soldier's name was not found on the rolls of the organization
in which his service was alleged.

There is nothing pending in said claim.

Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

See original letters of rejection
M [illegible]
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Osborn & Allison
'32
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Ohio 
act 1832

Pension Office,  July 21. 1856

Sir,

I have examined the papers transmitted
by you in support of a claim of the surviving
children of Mathias King deceased, for arrears
of pension alleged to have been due him at
his death. We have very full lists of the
officers and men of Hazens regiment, but
I do not find the name of Mathias Young theron
the certificates of the Secretary of the Commonweath
of Pennsylvania do not show a sufficiency of
service to entitle the parties to arrears; but if
this were otherwise it would still remain to
identify this father as the man who ^so served.
Evidence that he was reputed to have been
a soldier in the revolutionary war is not
sufficient to identify him with ^the specific service
certified

Very respy
Messrs. Osborn & Allison
Ashland,
Ohio
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1911 May 1 Date & cause
of rejection h - atty
H D Phillips
JOFY

11.9070
P. O. Mathias Young
Service: [blank]

REJECTED
Enlisted: [blank], 18 [blank].
Discharged: [blank], 18 [blank].

Application filed: [blank], 18 [blank].

Alleges: [blank]
Re-enlisted: [blank]

Attorney: Claim filed too late to be one
P.O. printed list of 1832 of rejections

[blank] Recognized. [blank] Contract.
[blank] Cert. of Dis. Searched for [blank], 18 [blank].
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[illegible]
March 9/54
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Pension Office
March 9. 1854.

[crossed out: Sir,]
Gentlemen

It does not appear, upon a careful examination of our records that David Young was ever placed on the pension roll of either the State of Ohio or New York.

as administrator of Matthias Young deceased

Young
utteren

I deem it proper to add that if there had been such a pension, the papers now transmitted are altogether defective. The declaration should have made before a Court of Record. It is otherwise informal and insufficient. There is not even an [illegible] that the alledged pensioner left either a widow or children-

Very respectfully
&c
Messrs Myerle & Webb
Present

Office [illegible] June. 11. 1918.
This letter was written by a careless clerk & is an error.  It was not claimed that the soldier was David Young - but David claimed as administrator of Matthias Young deceased
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The State of Ohio Ashland County SS
Abraham Hussinger makes oath & says - that he Knew Mathias Young the applicant for a pension herein. that he knew said Young about forty five years ago when he lived in Beaver Township Union County Pennsylvania that he threw him from that time untill about six months before his death: affiant says that he ^saw said Mathias Young last about six months before his death; that affiant stayed all night with said Young in Mifflin Township Ashland County Ohio; where the said Young lived untill his death; affiant further says that the said Mathias Young who lived last in Ashland County was the identical Mathias Young that affiant knew forty five years ago in Union County Pennsylvania - That affiant has frequently heard said Mathias Young speak of being in Battles in "the Revolutionary War", & that ever since affiant knew him he was reputed to be an old Revolutionary soldier - affiant further says that he knew said Mathias Young for at least twenty years when he lived in Union County, Pennsylvania - affiant further says that he (affiant) is now fifty seven years old Abraham Hossinger
Sworn to before me by Abraham Hussinger & signed by him in my presence this 16th day of June A.D. 1855 as witness my hand & seal of office day and date above J. M. Swineford
N. Public
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Osborn & Allison
attys
Ashland
Ohio
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State of Ohio Ashland County
Know all men by these presents that our David Young
Michael Young, Mary McNabb and John McNabb
of the County of Ashland & State of Ohio the said
David, Michael and Mary being children of
Mathias Young deceased who was a solder in the
service of the United States in the Revolutionary war,
do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint William
Osborn of the County of Ashland and State of Ohio
our true and lawful attorney for us and in our names
to prosecute and receive from the United States the
pension due to us by virtue of the services rendered by
the said Mathias Young under the laws granting
pension for Revolutionary services and generally
to do all lawful acts & things whatsoever touching the
premises an attorney under them for the purpose aforesaid
to make and at his pleasure to revoke hereby
confirming all those said attorney shall in our
name legally do or cause to be done in and
about the present.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set
our hands and seals this twenty third day of May
in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
fifty five
his mark [hand drawn X] David Young [seal]
[signature] Michael Young [seal]
her mark [hand drawn X] Mary McNabb [seal]
[signature] John McNabb [seal]
Witness to the fact that David Young & Mary McNabb make their marks [illegible] name [signature] [illegible]
Sworn to and subscribed before me a Justice of the Peace in and
for the County of Ashland and State of Ohio and I hereby certify that I
am not interested in the said claim or in no wise concerned in
its prosecution, this 23rd day of May AD 1855
[signature] William [illegible]
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11.955
P. O.
David Young admr
Service: of Matthias Young - dec'd
Enlisted: [blank], 18
Discharged:  [blank], 18
REJECTED
Application filed:  [blank], 18
Alleges: [blank]
Re-enlisted: [blank]
Attorney: 
P.O. 
Claim filed to late to be on printed list of 1852 of rejections
[blank] Recognized. [blank] Contract.
[blank] Cert. of Dis. Searched for [blank], 18 [blank].
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State of Ohio
Ashland County ss
Be it known that on this the
20th day of February AD 1852 before me the undersigned
a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Ashland and
State of Ohio ^personally appeared David Young (as administrator
of Mathias Young Dead) resident of the township
of Mifflin now of Ashland County but previous
to the year AD 1846 of the County of Richland
and State of Ohio and made oath according to law
that ^the said Mathias Young [crossed out: is the] now deceased is the
identical Mathias Young whose name under the
act of [crossed out: of] June 17, 1832 has been placed on
the State of Ohio Pension roll at the rate of
[blank] Dollars per annum [crossed out: and for an]
from the year 1832
that said [crossed out: Mathias] David Young has been credibly informed
about the said Mathias Young never drew
from the department or from any of the Pension
agent of the Goverment any of the said Pension
so allowed by the Department and that he the
said and young as administrator of the said
Mathias Young is directly interested as a
Claimant in said Pension and makes this
affidavit to be filed as evidence in prosecuting
said claim
Countermanding & revoking all Powers of atty
and authority before given I hereby appoint
Myerle & Webb of Washington City and [illegible] &
Osborn of the town of Ashland Ashland County
& State of Ohio my true and lawful attorneys to
establish my right as said administrator to
all pensions granted to said Mathias Young
during his life time and to examine all papers
and documents relative to said claim and
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and to receive for my benefit as said administrator
the certificate [crossed out: for] which may be issued
for said claim which certificate I wish
made payable at the Pension agency of
this State and to do all things that I as
said administrator might or could do were
I personally present [illegible]
and confirming all that my said agent
and attorney shall lawfully do in the
premises in
Witness
[signature] Wm Millington
his mark [hand drawn X] David Young
Sworn to & subscribed and acknowledged
before me the day & year above written and
I hereby certify that I believe the said David
Young as said administrator to be directly interested
in said claim as set forth and to be the identical
party therein alleged in whose claim I am no
wise interested-
William Millington Justice Peace [seal]
Montgomery Township
State of Ohio
Ashland Co ss
It is hereby certified that
satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me
Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Ashland County
& State of Ohio that Mathias Young of the township
of Mifflin formerly & up to the year 1846 of
Richland County but now of Ashland County
died on the fifth day of April in the year AD
1848 and that said Young has been appointed
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David Young
evidence of Appt of
admrs
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administrator of the Estate of said Mathias Young
It is further certified that William Millington
before whom the preceeding affidavit and
Power of attorney were made and acknowledged
was at the time of so doing a Justice of the
Peace in & for said County, and that the signature
purporting to be his I believe to be genuine
and further that in the within claim for Pension
I am in no degree interested
In testimony whereof I have
hereunto affixed my hand
the seal of my Office this 20th
day of February A. 1854.
J Shendan Clk
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[duplicate of page #26]
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LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION. - Printed by H. S. KNAPP, Ashland, Ohio.
THE STATE OF OHIO 
ASHLAND COUNTY, SS.
COURT OF PROBATE, ASHLAND COUNTY.
April, (Saturday) 2d A.D. 1853 Amongst the proceedings and orders of
the Court on said day, are the following, to wit:
On application, Letters of Administration are granted to David Young on the estate of Matthias Young deceased.
late of said County of Ashland, [crossed out: (the Widow having relinquished her right of administration.)] on his
- entering into bond, according to law, in the sum of Six
dollars, with Michael Young & Luake Selby
bail:
[crossed out: are appointed by the Court, appraisers of said] estate: Whereupon said administrator executed and filed
his bond as required. Therefore,
To all to whom these Presents shall come --- GREETING:
Be it known, that administration of all and singular the estate of the said Matthias Young
deceased, late of Ashland county, is hereby granted unto the said
David Young who is hereby authorized and
required, to administer according to law, all the Monies, Goods, Chattels, Rights and
Credits of the deceased, and the proceeds of all the Real Estate that may be sold for the payment
of debts, which shall at any time come to the possession of him the said David Young
or to the possession of any other person,
for him and he the said David Young
is required to render, upon oath or affirmation, a true account of his
administration, within eighteen months; and at any other time when required by the Court or the
law: to pay any balance remaining in his hands, upon the settlement of his accounts, to such
persons as the Court or the Law shall direct: and, generally, to exercise all authority, and to do and
perform, all and singular, such acts as by the Laws of said State, now are, or hereafter may be committed
to, or enjoined upon administrators in settling intestate estates.
IN TESTIMONY of the foregoing, I hereto my name, and affix the seal of said
Court of Probate, at Ashland, the 2d day of April 1853.
A. L. Curtis Probate Judge.
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The State of Ohio
Ashland County ss
I A L. Curtis Probate Judge
in and for said county do hereby certify that the
within is a true copy of the Letters of Administration
issued by said Court of Probate, as the same now
remains of Record in my office
In testimony whereof I hereto sign my
name and affix the seal of said Court of
Probate at Ashland this 20th day of February
A.D. 1884
A. L. Curtis Probate Judge
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Return of the Officers and men in the Canadian Old Regiment
Command by Col. Moses Hazen that are considered as a part of
the Quota of the State of Pennsylvania, with the date of appointment
of the officers, and enlistment of the privates.

Maj. James Griers Company 10.th Regt.
Roger Leonard | 9.th Jan. 1777. | John Brown | 1 Apl: 1778
Wm. McKinley | 26. May " [1777] | Philip Morrison | 27. May " [1778]
Danl. Quinn | 1 " [May] " [1777] | Barney McCandless | 20. Feb. 1780
Elijah Starr | 26th Aug. " [1777] | Dudley McSee | 1. March 1777
Math. Young | 9.th April " [1777] | Philip Tiffenbach | 6. May " [1777]
Peter Loser | 16 June " [1777] |Thomas Hamilton | 10 Feb " [1777]
[end table]

Secretays Office
Harrisburg March, 3d, 1854
Pennsylvania ss: I do certify that the above
is a true and correct extract from the Original
papers as the same remains on file in this
office -  In Testimony Whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and caused to be affixed
the Seal of Secretarys Office the day and
year above written
[signature] E. L Goodrich
Dep. Sy. of the [illegible]
[seal]
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State of the Soldiers, privates settled with at York Town.

L/86.7.2 Michael House/2.15/1 year as Cont.
-/- - - - /Mathias Young/2.10/ - note here -
-/82.14.11 1/2/Michael Dowling/2.10/-


Military Office
Harrisburg, March 20, 1854
Pennsylvania ss:

    I do certify that the above is a true and correct  extract from the original paper as the same remains on file in this office.   
    In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be affixed the seal of Secretary's Office the day and year above written.

 //s//
E. S. Goodrich
DefSec of the Comth.