Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 5,598, for Edward Irvin, Pennsylvania
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SERVICE
Penn.
Irvin, Edward
NUMBER
S. 5,598

carded.
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Ohio 13288 
Edward Irvin, of Fairfield Co. in the State of Ohio. who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Furbitt of the Reg.t commanded by Col. Watt in the Penna. Line for six mos. 
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio. at the rate of 20. Dollars 00. Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831 
Certificate of Pension issued the 22.d day of June 1833. and sent to Honble W.W. Irwin, Lancaster, Ohio. 
Arrears to the 4th of March 1838. 40.- 
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept 38. 10 – 
$50.00 
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.} 
Recorded by Wm R. Palmer, Clerk, 
Book E. Vol. 8. Page twelve.
Date of death not on A B [agency book]
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13288
Edward Irvin
Fairfield Co
Ohio --

Adm 6 Months

Hon. W. W. Irwin
Lancaster
Ohio
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WAR DEPARTMENT, 
Pension Office, 15th June 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 shew [sic] 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 complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim. 
A Statement, showing the service of Edward Irvin, Fairfield Co. Ohio 
Period when the service was rendered.   25 Decr 1777 or 78  Duration of the claimants service.  3 months.   Rank of the claimant  pr.    Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Cap Furbitt  Col Watts   Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service.  84 years   Miflin Co. Penna    Proof by which the declaration is supported. Traditionary
Period when the service was rendered.   Summer following  Duration of the claimants service.  2 months    Rank of the claimant   Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served.  Capt Williams  Col McLavy 
Period when the service was rendered.  1780   Duration of the claimants service   1 month  Rank of the claimant    Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served.   Cap. Humble  Col. Clarke
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 County of} ss.
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).       , whit.   and served in the        (e) regiment of the           line, under the following 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. 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.       of the Court of          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 in the         and 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 seal          of 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 ex-expected (sic). 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 of a substitute for who [unclear text]
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 enquiry 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. 
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[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 recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: -- For --- year ---- month, and --- days, I served as a -----. For ---- months and --- days, I served as a ---; 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 if 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 [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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State of Ohio       }
Fairfield County  }  ss

On this 8th day of March A.D. 1833 personally appeared in open Court before the Honorable the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County of Fairfield now at Lancaster sitting Edward Irvin a resident of the said County of Fairfield eighty four 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.
That he was born on the 5th day of July A.D. 1748 as he believes and now appears from a record until lately in his possession but was lost, that he removed with his Father to the now United States of America some time in the year A.D. 1757. That whilst residing in Miflin [Mifflin] County in the State of Pennsylvania he was drafted and entered the service of the said State of Pennsylvania as a malitiaman [militiaman] - That he cannot now recollect the year, but knows it was during the revolutionary war, and thinks it was in the year 1777 or 1778 - That it was about the 25th day of December when he was so drafted and entered the service as aforesaid - that the Company in which he served was commanded by Capt. Thomas Furbitt and was under the superior command of Colonel Watt, and served under General Putnam, that in this tour he marched first to Carlisle from thence to Philadelphia and from thence he marched to Princeton in the State of New Jersey where he remained with the forces until the latter end of March following making a term of three months service - that on being discharged at that time & place he returned to his residence at Miflin [Mifflin} County aforesaid.
That during the summer of the year thereafter he was again drafted for and served in the malitia [militia] as aforesaid during a term of two months - the Company in which he this time served was commanded
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by Capt. John Williams and placed under the superior direction of Col. McLavy - That this expedition was mediated against the Indians - he marched to a place then called the Standing Stone Vally near Huntington - from thence he marched to Judd’s mountain - that he assisted to build the Fort called Fort McCormick - that when there and after having completed his term of two months service so as aforesaid he was discharged and recollects that he arrived home just at the commencement of Harvest. 
That in the year AD 1780 he removed to Kentucky and settled near the "Falls of Ohio". That when he and during the summer of the said year AD 1780 he volunteered and served one month under Captain Michael Humble. The company of Capt. Humble (including deponent) were placed under the command by Colonel Clark - He immediately marched into the state of Ohio, and was present and was caught at the Indian Battle called the Battle of Pickaway Town making in all six months service 
That on returning home to Kentucky he resolved to leave Kentucky and therefore returned to his former residence in Pennsylvania in October thereafter - That from thence he removed to Fairfield County in the State of Ohio (his present residence) in the year AD 1803 where he still resides 
That he has no documentary evidence of his said services nor does he know of any person now living by whom he could prove the same. That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state. 
Edward Irvin 
Sworn & subscribed to this day and year aforesaid 
Attest Hugh Boyce Clk
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We, John Wright a Clergyman, residing in Lancaster, County of Fairfield and State of Ohio and Wm. Thompson of the same County and State hereby certify that they have long known and are well acquainted with Edwin Irvin who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration that we believe him to be of the age of eighty four years - that he is reputed and has been reported and believed to have been a soldier of the Revolution in manner as he has stated, and that we concur in that opinion.
John Wright
William Thompson
Sworn to and subscribed this day and year above
Attest Hugh Boyle Clk

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 applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the Court further certify that it appears to them that John Wright who signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in Fairfield County and State of Ohio, and that Wm. Thompson who also signed the same, is a resident in the same County and State, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit

I Hugh Boyle Clerk of the Court aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Edward Irvin for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 8th day of March AD 1833
Hugh Boyle Clerk of the Court of Comn. Pleas for the county aforesaid
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June 13, 1940
BA-J/MCS
Edward Irvin, S.5598
Colonel Franklin Blackstone
P. O. Box 224 (C.P.O.)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your request for
information relative to Edward Irwin who served in the Revolutionary War.
The data which follow were taken from papers on file in the pension claim, S. 5598, based on the Revolutionary War service of Edward
Irvin. The name Edward Irwin does not appear in the Revolutionary War records of this office and this Edward Irvin is the only name of similar spelling that is found in said records.
Edward Irvin was born July 5, 1748, but the place of his birth and names of parents are not given. He stated that he "removed with his father to the new United States of America sometime in the year A.D. 1757."
While residing in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, Edward Irvin enlisted about December 25, 1777 or 1778 and served three months as private in Captain Thomas Turbett's Company in Colonel Watts' Pennsylvania Regiment.
In the following summer, he served two months in Captain John Williams'
Company in Colonel McLavy's Pennsylvania Regiment and was engaged
against the Indians in Standing Stone Valley. He then moved to Kentucky
near the Falls of the Ohio and served one month in Captain Michael Humble's
Company in Colonel Clark's Regiment and was in the battle of the Pickaway
Towns.
He returned to his former residence in Pennsylvania and in 1803 moved to
Fairfield County, Ohio.
Edward Irvin was allowed pension on his application executed March 8,
1833, at which time he was living in Fairfield County, Ohio.
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The papers on file in said claim contain no data relative to
the family of Edward Irvin.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension of Edward
Irvin, the name and address of the person to whom it was paid and possibly
the date of death of this soldier, it is suggested that you address the
Comptroller General, Records Division, General Accounting Office, this
city, giving the following data:
Edward Irvin, Certificate 13288, issued June 22, 1833, rate $20
per annum, 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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559
INVALID.
File No. 5598
Edward Irvin
Privt Rev War
Act: June 7 1832


Index: - Vol. M, Page 188
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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January 11, 1933 
BA-5 AWF 
Richard Gogin-S.31067 
Edward Irvin-S.5598 
Mrs. Phil Tuttle 
Burnside Kentucky 
Dear Madam: 
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Richard Goggin and Edward Irvin. 
You are furnished herewith the records of Richard Goggin and Edward Irvin, which are the records of the only soldiers of those names found on file in the Revolutionary War records of this office. 
Richard Goggin S. 31057 
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S.31067, based upon the Revolutionary War service of Richard Goggin. 
He was born November 28, 1761 in Bedford County, Virginia; the names of his parents not given. 
While residing in Bedford County, Virginia, he served as a private with the Virginia troops, as follows from the summer of 1779 at various times, amounting to six months, scouting and ranging against the Tories, under Captain Robert Adams and Colonel Lynch; from January , 1781, three months in Captain Joseph Poindexter's company, Colonel Merriwether's regiment; from in May, 1781, three months under Major Holt. 
After the Revolution he lived at "Calloways Iron Works in Franklin County," and in Campbell County, Virginia until in 1812, when he moved to Madison County,
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Kentucky and in 1814 settled in Pulaski County, Kentucky. 
The soldier, Richard Goggin, was allowed pension on his application executed October 23, 1833, then a resident of Pulaski County, Kentucky. 
There are no data in this claim relative to his family. 
Edward Irvin S. 5598 
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 5598, based upon the Revolutionary War service of Edward Irvin. 
He was born July 5, 1748, place not stated and the names of his parents are not given. He stated that "he removed with his father to the now United States of America sometime in the year A.D. 1757". 
While residing in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, Edward Irvin enlisted, December 25, 1777 or 1778 and served three months as private in Captain Thomas Turbett's company, Colonel Watts' Pennsylvania regiment; in the summer following, he served two months in Captain John Williams' company, Colonel McLavy's (?) Pennsylvania regiment, against the Indians in standing Stone Valley. 
He moved to Kentucky and settled near the Falls of the Ohio, and served one month in Captain Michael Humble's company in Colonel Clark's regiment, and was in the battle of the Pickaway Towns. 
He returned to his former residence in Pennsylvania and in 1803, moved to Fairfield County, Ohio. 
He was allowed pension on his application executed
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March 8, 1833, then a resident of Fairfield
County, Ohio.
There are no data in this claim relative to
the family of said Edward Irvin.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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WAR DEPARTMENT
THE ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE
WASHINGTON
IN REPLY REFER TO OR/JWW
April 29, 1940.
Respectfully returned to
Col. Franklin Blackstone, Registrar,
Pittsburgh Chapter, Sons of American Revolution,
P.O. Box 224 (C P O),
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
RECEIVED MAR 7 1940 MAIL. SUB - DIV. VETS. ADM. READER # 11
The name Edward Irvin has not been found on the records on file in this office of Pennsylvania soldiers in the Revolutionary War.
The collection of Revolutionary War records on file in this office is incomplete and it is possible that the desired information may be obtained from Veterans Administration, (does not have all) Washington, D.C., which has custody of the United States pension records. 
E. S. Adams
Major General,
The Adjutant General.
By JWW
1 of 2nd:  Respectfully forwarded to U.S. Veterans Adm., Washington DC for data concerning US Pension record of EDWARD IRWIN, SOLDIER REVOLUTIONARY WAR – 1775-1783
Franklin Blackstone