Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3493, Charles D Wells, Md. Va.
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SERVICE- Md. Va. 
Wells, Charles D. 
Number S3493
carded
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19917
Ohio Pittsburgh
Charles D. Wells
of Harrison Co. in the state of Ohio who was a Private in the Co. commanded by Captain Peter of the Regt. commanded by Col. Broadheaad in the Maryland line for 9 mo and 29 days
$33. 22/100
Md. line Va. line Recrods corrected Feb. 29 (illegilbe)
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio Pittsburgh at the rate of 33 Dollars 22 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24th day of Sept. 1833 hand sent to C. Dewey Cadiz Harrison Co. Cadiz P.O. Ohio
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833   83.05
Semi-annl. allowance ending 4 Mar 34    16.61
$99.66
Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Wm R Palmer clerk, BOok 3, Vol. 8 Page 132
Order to May 19 Sept (illegible)
served 1 No 1838
served 19 Sept 1839
Served 28 Sept 1840
Served 25 Sept 1841
Served 28 Oct 1842
Served 31 Oct 1843
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20180
19.91
Cha. D. Wells
A and M 9 Months 
29 days for $33.20
66144
16.64
83.05
C. Dewey 
Charles D. Wells 
Cadiz Harrison County Ohio
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BRIEF in the case of Charles D. Wells
County of Harrison in the State of Ohio
(Act7th June, 1822.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 74
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period Vol. in 1777 Duration of Service out on several occasions but has not attached the duration of the service with precision as a Private
names and general field Officers under whom he served.
Captain Stinchacomb, Col Gibl., Gen Sam Smith of Baltimore and Geo Doley Col.
Period. Vol 1779 duration of service 6
Rank Private Names of General and Field officers under whom he served. Col Boodhead Captain Tater
5. In what battles was he engaged? Skirmishes
6. Where did he reside when he entered the serve? Baltimore Co. Md. 
7. Is his statement supported by living witne4sses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, incidental evidence, or by the rolls? living witness and traditionary
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? no clergyman, not properly attached
x certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Char. W. Forrest
Examining Clerk
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of Congress passed June 7th, 1832.
State of Ohio
County of Harrison
On this 12th day of September AD 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, now sitting, Charles D. Wells a resident of Cadiz Township in said County and State, aged seventy four years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath made the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and (illegible) as hereinfore stated. 
He was born in Diamond Ridge Parish in Baltimore County in the State of Maryland on the twenty third day of May AD 1758 as appears from a register gift by his father until his death and which he believes is now in the possession of the Children of one of his brothers near Chilethe in this state.  He continued to reside in said Diamond Ridge Parrish In Baltimore County about Eleven miles from the City of Baltimore until after the breaking out of the Revolutionary War and until the year 1779.  In the Summer of 1776 he was enrolled in a company of (illegible) and took an oath of allegiance and fidelity to the Colonies. He first entered the service of the United States as a volunteer in the spring of 1777 but the precise time he does not recollect.  He marched with the Company and Regiment to which he belonged to the city (thjen town of Baltimore for the purpose of finding it against an anticipated attack of the British by water.  He entered the service for an unlimited time & the length of which was to defend on the continuance [?]
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or removal of the apprehended daughs.  The length of his serving on this occasion was, according to the best of his recollection, three weeks.  During the years 1777 & 1778 he performed four other difficut tours of service with the same Company & Regiment & to the same place, & under the same circumstances & for the same purpose, but the exact times of the Commencement & termination of each period of said services he is unable to recollect, but no one of them was less than three weeks & one or two between five & six weeks.
During all these periods of service he served under Captain Nathaniel Stinchacomb [??] 1st Lieutenant John Dorby, 2nd Lieutenant William Gardner  The field officers were Brigadin General Samuel Smith (of Baltimore) Brigade Inspector Andrew Buchanan & Colenel Joseph Gitt, who was succeeded by Col John Dorsey.  There were no regular troops at Baltimore at any of those times when he was stationed there, & the whole military Force for the defence of the plan consisted of three Regiments or Battalions, one of which was called the "City Battalion" another the Gun Powder Battalion" & the third, (to which he belonged) the "Diamond Ridge" or "Soldier's Delight Battalion"  
In april .1.7.79 he removed west of the Mountains in what is now Brook County, Virginia within about six miles of Wellsburgh where he Continued to reside until August in the same year when he enlisted as a volunteer but what day of the month he cannot recollect, into the service oof the United States for six months, in the Virginia Line & armed and equipped himself.  
Shortly after his inlistment he & the body of troops to which he was attached Consisting of about nine hundred, towit, three hundred Regulars; two Companies of volunteers & the ballance of Militia, all under the Command of Colonel Broadhead & Lieutenant Colonel Gibson; rendevoused at Fort Pitt.  Shortly after, he marched with the troops about above mentioned, under the Command the officers just mentioned to the [illegible] towns on the Allegheny River, about 200 miles above Fort Pitt. They
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there destroyed the towns (after routing the indians) they also destroyed nearly three hundred acres of corn, killed several indians & took a large quantity of plunder of various descriptions, consisting 200 or 300 large copper kettles, fifteen or sixteen horses, several 
of which were loaded with skins of different kinds, about forty canoes & two barrels of calfing [illegible] a quantity of plough irons
& probably saws other articles which he does not remember.  The frontier settlements had been much harrassed [harassed] by the indians from these towns, which was the object of breaking them up.  The militia engaged in this service had been drafted only for three weeks, & when their time expired refused marching any further, & nothing was likely to be the consequence but they were finally prevailed upon by Col Broadhead to continue in the service on his promise that the extra time they might serve should go to their credit on another draft.  It was about six weeks after they commenced this expedition until they returned to Fort Hill, where they remained two days & then were marched back to the place from which they started & went into stockade [illegible] in which they continued for the purpose of guarding the frontier settlements.  During the residue of the six months he performed various scouts, (in which he was employed the principal both of the times) in pursuit of the indians west of the Ohio River. 
These scouts generally extended along Indian Wheeling Creek; from thence to the Tuscarawa River [illegible] the [illegible] laws, & from thence to the Sandy at the mouth of the Big Beaver, & from thence (generally crossing at the Wingo bottom) home again.  he and of these scouts he was engaged in a skirmish with the indians four miles above the mouth of Big Beaver, in which six of the indians were killed.
The party to which he belonged in this skirmish was commanded by Captain Francis McGuire, & [illegible] by Samuel Brady & Louis Whitsell.  [illegible] the Captain who commanded the Company to which he belonged during said inlistment was Samuel Teter & Lieut. George McConnel. He received a discharge at the end of his term of enlistment, signed by Capt. Teter but supposing it would never be of any use to him he suffered it to be destroyed several years ago & since he removed to his present place of residence which was in the year 1811.
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State of Ohio  }
Harrison County  } SS
Personally appeared before me the undersigned,; a Justice of the Peace in aforesaid County, Charles D. Wells, who being duly sworn, deposeth & Saith that by reason of old age, & the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positive by as to precise length of his Service, but according to the best of his recollection, he Served not less that the periods mentioned below & in the following grades.
I served four tours of three weeks each; one tour of five weeks & one other tours of six months, & alltogether I Served nine months & twenty nine days, & during all that time as a private soldier; and for such service I claim a pension.  And I do further state that there is no clergyman residing in my neighborhood, which has rendered it impossible for me to procure the Certificate of such agreeably to the regulations of the War Department.
[signature]  Charles D Wells

Sworn & Subscribed this 30th day of July 1833 before me
[signature]  Thos. Phillips
Justice of the peace 
[hand drawn circle seal]


The State of Ohio  }
Harrison County  } SS
I William Tingley, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said Harrison County do hereby Certify that Thos. Phillips before who the above Deposition was made, and whose name to the same is above subscribed, was at the time of taking said Deposition & so certifying and subscribing the same I now - as a Magistrate or Justice of the Peace of said Harrison County as above -- and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature. 
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court at [illegible] this 2nd . day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty three.
[signature]   Wm. Tingley  clerk
[cut paper seal attached]

[below written to right and vertically]
Allen C. Turner
Henry R. Moore
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He continued to reside at the place when he inlisted till the year 1811. He knows of no person [2 words crossed out] now living, by whom he Can prove his said services except one Christopher Williams who he has understood, is living below Zanesville, & who was in the same Company with him during his said six months service.  and in answer to questions by the Court he says -- the names of some of those persons to whom he is known in his present neighborhood & who can testify as to his Character for veracity & their belief as to his Services as a Soldier in the Revolution, are Gru. Walter B. Beebe, John Pritchard, David Kilgan & Wm. Grimes of Cadis & Bazaleel Wells of Steubenville, Ohio & John McFadden
He was born in Baltimore County, in the State of Mayland on the 23rd of May 1758.
He has no record of his age, but derives his knowledge from one which was kept by his father.
When he entered the Service of the United the first time he was living in said Baltimore County, & the last time, in the western part of Virginia, in what is now [illegible] County; he continuid to reside there until the year 1811 when he removed to his present place of residence in Harrison County, Ohio. & has resided there from that time to the present.
He entered the Service of the United States as each of the occasions mentioned in his declaration, as a volunteer.
There were no regular officers with the troops when he served except during the last enlistment;  The principal of those, whom he recollects, were Col Broadhead, Lieut. Col. Gibson & Captain Harden, who commanded a Company of Infantry.
He never had any discharge except from his last period of service, & that several years ago he suffered to be destroyed, supposing it would be of no use to him. 
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll [illegible words] of any State.
[signature]  Charles D Wells

We John Pritchard, Walter B. Beebe, & Wm. Grimes of the Town of Cadis, Harrison County, Ohio. hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Charles D. Wells who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration; that we believe
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We John Pritchard, Walter B. Beebe & Wm. Grimes of the Town of Cadis, Harrison County, Ohio, hereby, certify that we are well acquainted with Charles D. Wells who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy four years of age; that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion.
[signatures]
Walter B Beebe
John Pritchard
William Grimes

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, & Served as he states.  
And the Court further Certifies, that it appears to them that John Pritchard, Walter B. Beebe & William Grimes who signed the preceding Certificate are residents in the Town of Cadis Harrison County, Ohio, & are Credible persons & that their statement is entitled to Credit.
[signatures]
G. H. Hallock  }
Thos. Bingham  }
John McCallaugh  }
John W Bean  }
Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Harrison County

The State of Ohio  }
Harrison County  } SS
I William Tingley Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said Harrison County do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the Application of Charles D. Wells.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my, hand and seal of Office this twenty first day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty two.
[signature]  William Tingley  Clerk
[seal with pointed paper attached]
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Ida Wells Howard
1000 South Fell Avenue
Normal, Illinois
February 2, 1937.
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BA-J/ ady
Charles D. Wells
S.3493 
(illegible)
Dear Madam:
The data contained herein were obtained from the
papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for
pension, S.3493, based upon the military service of
Charles D. Wells in that war.
Charles D. Wells was born May 23, 1758 in Diamond
Ridge Parish, Baltimore County, Maryland. The names of
his parents are not stated.
While a resident of said Diamond Ridge Parish,
Charles D. Wells enlisted and served at various times
in 1776, 1777 and 1778, three months and twenty-nine
days in all, as private in Captain Nathaniel Stinchacomb's Company, Colonels Joseph Gist's and John Dorsey
Maryland Regiments. In April 1779 he moved to Brooke
County, Virginia, within about six miles of Wellsburgh,
and in August 1779 he enlisted, served six months as
private in Captain Samuel Teter's Virginia Company, under
Lieutenant Colonel Gibson and Colonel Brodhead and was
in skirmishes with the Indians. 


He moved from Brooke County, Virginia, later called
Washington County, to Cadis Township, Harrison County, Ohio,
in 1811.
He was allowed pension on his application executed
September 12, 1832, at which time he was a resident
Cadiz Township, Harrison County, Ohio.
In 1832 the children of one of soldier's brothers were
living near Chillicothe, Ohio, no names stated. There are
no further family data.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator

Date of death not on AB.
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FREE

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions 
Washington City

Retd circ
Received  August 6th 1833
Ohio  [illegible] 
X

[circular postmark contains}
CADIZ OHIO
AUG 3
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Cadis, Harrison Co. Ohio Augt. 2. 1833

Sir enclosed, I send the declorations of David Milligan & Charles D Wells for pensions together with such evidence of their services as they have been able to obtain.  That of Mr. Milligan has been re-drafted, & the objections that were stated have been I believe, entirely removed.  The declaration of Mr Wells I return with such further statements & explanations by him as I think remove the objections which were made to it.  Should this certificate be allowed, it is their wish to receive their pensions at Pittsburgh as that will be much more convenient for them than Cincinnati.
Very Respectfully Your obt. Srvt.
[signature]  Chauncey Dewey

Hon. J. S. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions

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Pension Agency
N.W. Dankofta
Wheeling Sep 21st 1840

Dear Sir, 
I enclose for examination vouchers of C. D. Wells Pensioner Act of June 1822 --
Resp
 AWoods
Pensen agt
[illegible]


J. L. Edwards, Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washingto
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Pension Agency
N.W. Dankofta
Wheeling Sept 21' 18[illegible]

Sir
I enclose to oblain [?obtain] an order for payment, Voucher of Chs. D. Wells. Pensioner under Act of June 7. 1822. claiming [illegible]
Respectfully
A. Woods agt
[illegible]

J. L. Edwards
Comr of Pensions
Washington D. C.
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Pension Agency
North Western [illegible] Virga
Wheeling October 24  1842

Sir
I enclose herewith for inspection, vouchers of C.D. Wells pensioner under the Act of June 7 1832.
Very respectfully your obt servt
Richd Woods  Agt
[illegible]

J. L. Edwards, Esq
Commisioner of Pensions
Washington
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Pension Agency
Willing Sept 11 1842

Sir
I enclose for examination, vouchers of C.D. well, pensioner Act of June 1832

Yours very respetfy
J. SteenBrowne
Pension Agt

J. S. Edwards, Esq
Comr of Pensions
Washington City
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The State of Ohio }
Morgan County } SS

Personally appeared before the Subscriber an acting Justice of the peace in and for Morgan County aforesaid, Christopher Mummy who after being duly Cautioned & and two me deposeth and Says that he the said deponent is acquainted with Charles D Wells of Harrison County Ohio  That he the said deponent voluntered his service into the United States army for six months in the Virginia line & Shortly after his inlistment he and the body of troops to which he belonged consisting of about nine hundred men to wit three hundred regulars two companies of volunteers & the balance of militia.  all under the Command of Col Broadhead, & Lieutenant Colonel Gibson rendevoused at Fort Pitt  
Shortly after he marched with the troops above mentioned under the Command of the officers Just named to Munsee Towns on the allegheny River about two hundred miles above Fort Pitt after routing the indians they also destroyed nearly three hundred acres of corn.  Killed Several indians & took a large quantity of plunder of various kinds.
It was about six weeks after they commenced this expedition before they returned to Fort Pitt
Where they remained about ten days & were marched back to the place from which they started & went into Stockade Forts in which they continued for the purpose of gaurding the frontier settlement
During the residue of the six months he he was employed the principal part of this time in pursuit of the indians west of the Ohio River
These Scouts generally extended along
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Indian Wheeling Creek from thence to the Tuscarorwas River near the Moravian Towns & from thence to the Sandy & the mouth of the Big Beaver & from thence generally crossing the Ohio at the Mingo Bottom home again
The Captain who Commanded the Company to which he belonged during said inlistment was Samuel Teter & the lieutenant was George McConnell
The deponent further says that he was well acquainted with the aforesaid Charles D. Wells in the time of the aforesaid service that deponent and said Wells were in the same company & knew of the said Wells performing six months as aforesaid and further deponent saith not
[signature] Christopher his x mark Mummy

Sworn to & subscribed before me this 19th day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two
[signature]  John B. Stone  J.ofP.
[squiggly circle containing] Seal

The State of Ohio }
Morgan County SS }
I, Parley B Johnson Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County. do hereby certify, that John B. Stone Esqr. before whom the foregoing affidavit appears to have been made, and who has thereunto in his own proper handwriting, subscribed his name, was on the day of the date thereof an acting Justice of the Peace of said County of Morgan, duly  commissioned and qualified, and to all his official acts as such faith and credit is due and of right ought to be given throughout the United States --
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my had and affixed my official seal at McConnelsville the 19th day of Nov. A.D. 1832 -
[signature]  P.B. Johnson Clerk
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I John B. Stone the Justice of the peace before whom the foregoing deposition of Christopher Mummy was taken & made do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the said Christopher Mummy the above deponent and that he is a creditable witness and that his testimony is entitled to full credit 
Given under my hand officially this tenth day of July AD 1833
[signature] John B. Stone J.ofP. 
[squiggly circle containing] Seal

The State of Ohio }
Morgan County  SS }
I Samuel A. Barker Clerk of the Court of Common Please of the County aforesaid do hereby certify that John B. Stone Esqr. before whom the foregoing Deposition of Christopher Mummy appears to have been taken on the Nineteenth day of November last and who had this day certified to the creditability of the said deponent was on the said Nineteenth day of November last and now is one of the acting Justices of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned & qualified & to whose acts as such full faith and credit is due and ought of right to be given

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas of said County at McConnelsville this tenth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three
[signature]  Samuel A. Barker Clerk
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[two page booklet]
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1908 Apl. 4- Hist to Miss Cora B. Wells - ¢.

1922 Aug. 15 hist to Mrs. Riley R. Cloud. Eu.
1925 Nov 24. Heist to Mrs Arthur Brown
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1937 Feb 2. Hist. to Ida Wells Howard. See her letter in clm. of Wm. Wells, S.3494 [illegible] 
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3493 
INVALID
File No. 3493
Charles D. Wells
Privt Rev" War
Acr: June 7" 1832
Index: -- Vol. A, Page 397
[Arrangement of 1879.]
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U. S. PENSION OFFICE.
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MAR 27 1908
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HOLMES BROTHERS.
REAL ESTATE LOANS.
GUMBEL BUILDING.
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.
March 24, 1908.
Hon. Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Can you give me a record of Charles Wells (or Welles), an
officer in the War of the Revolution, enlisted from Maryland or
Pennsylvania. A pension was granted him for services.
He died
in Cadiz, Harrison County, Ohio, in the early 1840's.
Very truly yours,
(Miss) Cora B. Wells
3120 Campbell St.,
Kansas City, Mo.
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L. G. W 

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RECORD DIVISION
MAR 28 1908
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1.7.W.I
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DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
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U.S.  PENSION FICE.
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JUN 26 1922
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Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington D. C.
Dear sir: -- 
Will you please send me a record of the Revolutionary service of my great grandfather Charles Wells.

The family tradition is that he enlisted as
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a private under the name, Charles Welles, then dropped the final "e" in Welles when he was mustered out.

He lived in Baltimore Maryland later in Greene County Pennsylvania, and died and is buried in Coshocton, Ohio.  His wife's name was Mary Williamson.

Thanking you for
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the favor,

I am, 
Mrs. Riley R. Cloud
901 W. 27th St. 
Pueblo, Colo.

June 22, 1922
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Ipana, Ills. Oct. 23, 1925
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
Will you please send me the Revolutionary
War record of Charles Wells of Brooke
County, (or Ohio County,) W. Va? He removed
from
Baltimore Co., Md., in 1775 and I
think his war record would be from
either Brook (then Ohio Co.) or Tyler County as
he moved to Tyler Co. later.
I should like also the Revolutionary war
record of Joshua Owings of Baltimore
County, Maryland.
Thanking you for their war records, 
I am
Yours Respectfully
(Mrs. Arthur )
Winifred D. Brown
[stamp] PENSION U.S. OFFICE A OCT 26 1925
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February 2, 1927,
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BA-J/ady
Ida Wells Howard
1009 South Fell Avenue
Normal, Illinois
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter relative to
soldiers of the Revolutionary War.
Revolutionary War data furnished by this office
are obtained from claims made to the United States for pension and bounty land based upon military service of soldiers in that war.
A careful search of the records fails to show
such a claim on file on account of the services of Matthew Wells or Barney Wells, all spellings of the names searched.
The record of the only Richard Wells that is
found on the Revolutionary War records of this office
was furnished you on February 23, 1932.
As a means of identifying the particular record
of John Wells, in whom you are interested, should it
be on file, as much as possible of the following data
are essential: approximate dates of birth and death,
places of residence at enlistment and after service
and given names of widow.
The records of the only William Wells of Virginia,
and the only Charles Wells, found on the Revolutionary War
records of this office are furnished you herewith
on separate pages, as found in the claims for pension
based upon service in the Revolutionary War.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.
November 20, 1925.
Mrs. Arthur Brown,
Ipava, Ills.
Madam:

I have to advise you, that from the papers in the
Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 3493, it appears that
Charles D. Wells was born May 23, 1758, in Diamond Parish,
Baltimore County, Maryland and was living there, when he
enlisted and served during 1776, 1777 and 1778, at various
times when called out, for three months and twenty-nine
days, as a private in Captain Nathaniel Stinchacomb's Company, Colonels Joseph Gist and John Dorsey's Maryland
Regiment.
in April 1779 he moved to what was later known as
Brook County, Virginia, and he enlisted in August 1779,
and served six months in Captain Samuel Teters Company,
of Virginia Troops, under Lieutenant Colonel Gibson and
Colonel Brodhead, and was in skirmishes with the Indians,
He was allowed pension, on his application executed
September 12, 1832, while living in Cadiz Township, Harrison
County, Ohio. There is no data on file as to family,
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT,
Commissioner.