Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 5708, for Michael Lore, Maryland
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Service
MD

Lore, Michael

Number
S.5708

Carded
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Virginia 12472
Michael Lore
of Rockingham in the state of Virginia
who was a private in the company commanded
by Captain Ott in the Maryland line for 6 months
(Corrected from VA line to MD Line)

Inscribed on the roll of Virginia at the rate of 20 dollars per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 2nd day of May '33 and sent to H I Gambill Harrisonburg, VA (Clk)

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $40
Semi-anl allowance ending 4 Sept " $10
$50

{Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by William Miller - Clerk
Bood E Vol 6 Page 16
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15307
Michael Lore's 
Declaration
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State of Virginia & County of Rockingham to wit:

  On this 15 day of October 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Justices of the County Court of Rockinham, now sitting, Michael Lore, a resident of the County of Rockinham and the State of Virginia, aged 77 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 7th 1832.
   That he entered the service of the United States, under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
     He was born in the State of Pennsylvania, near York, on the 6th day of October 1755, and his parents removed to Maryland when he was a small boy and settled in Washington County in that State where he continued to reside until after the Revolutionary War.  He has no record of his age.  In the month of October 1781, he thinks about the middle of the month he volunteered under Capt. Ott of the Maryland militia, and marched to Fort Frederick in Maryland, where there were some prisoners stationed who it was apprehended were in danger of being released from their confinment by the tories, who were numerous in that neighbourhood.  He assisted in guarding the prisoners to Frederick Town Maryland, which was thought to be a plan of greater safety.  Here he continued until he was discharged after having served six months and got a discharge in writing, signed by Maj. Sweigler of the Maryland Militia which he has lost long since.  Was not engaged in any action hostilities during this tour.
   After the revolutionary war had closed, he thinks about
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six years thereafter, he removed to Berkely County Virginia and resided there about six years and eight months, and then revoed to Rockingham County where he has resided since.  He has no documentary evidence of his services, and does not know of any person whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his services.  He has had but little intercourse with the neightbourhood in which he resided during the revolutinary war and since he removed to Virginia and does not know whether any person could be found there who has a personal knowledge of his services.  For his standing in his neighbourhood, and character for veracity, and the belief in his revolutionary services, he refers to Andrew Byrd, Philip Koontz, Lewis Zirlke, Daniel Zirkle & Dr. Williamson, a magistrate.
   He hereby relinquishes his 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.
     Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid
    Micharl (his mark) Lore

We William Bryan a Clergyman residing in the County of Rockingham, and Andrew Byrd residing in Rockingham hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Michael Lore who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 77 years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a solider of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
     Sworn to & subscribed the day and year aforesaid
           William Bryan
            Andrew Byrd
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And the Said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after pulling the interroatories 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 William Bryan who has signed the preceeding Certificate is a Clergyman resident in the County of Rockingham and that Andrew Byrd who has also signed the Same is a resident in the County of Rockingham and is a credible person and that their Statement is entitled to credit.
     I Henry I Gambill Clerk 
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set 
my hand and seal of my office this 23rd 
day of October 1832 and in the 57th year 
of the Commonwealth
   H. I. Gambill Clerk of
   Rockingham County Va
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No 15307
Michael Lore of Rockingham
County Virginia

Admi't as Private
for 6 mo. $20.00

H.I. Gambill Clerk of Rockingham City Virginia
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BRIEF in the case of Michael Lore
County of Rockingham in the state of Virginia
(Act 7th June, 1832)

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? NO
3. How old is he? 77 years
4. State his Service as directed in the form annexed.
Period - Vol in 1781
Duration of Service - 6 months
Rank - Private 
Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served - 
Capt. Ott
5. In what battles was he engaged - NONE
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? - WASHINGTON CO MARYLAND
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence or by the rolls?  TRADITIONARY 
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? And if so, in what respect? - CORRECT

X Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.

Richd Key Watts - Examining Clerk
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Rev. & 1812
Wars Section
MCS:MLB
                                       September 25, 1930

Mrs. Thoressa Lohr Morre
116 E. High Street
London, Ohio

Dear Madam:

   You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 5708, that Michael Lore was born October 6, 1755, near York, Pennsylvania.

   While a resident of Washington County, Maryland, he enlisted in October, 1781, and served six months as a private in Captain Ott's Maryland company.
  
   He was allowed pension on his application executed October 15, 1832, while a resident of Rockingham County, Virginia.

   There are no data on file relative to his family.

   The above noted is the history of the only soldier named Michael Lore (searched under all spellings of the surname) that is found on the Revolutionary War reords of his bureau.

   The Revolutionary War records of this bureau fail to afford any information in regard to pension having been claimed by any one as the widow of a soldier named Micharl Lohr or Lore.
          
                Very truly yours

                            E. W. MORGAN
                             Acting Commissioner
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September 27, 1924

Dr. Frank W. Gardner
185 E. State St
Columbus, Ohio

Sir:

I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claims, S.5708, it appears that Michael Lore was born October 6, 1755, near York Pennsylvania.

While a resident of Washington County, Maryland, he enlisted in October 1781 and served six months as a private in Captain Ott's Maryland Company.

He was allowed pension on is application executed October 15, 1832, while a resident of Rockingham County, Virginia.

There is no data on file relative to his family.

Respectfully, 

Acting Commissioner
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PORTION OF FORM

information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. Michael Lore S.F. 5708
Date of Enlistment of Appointment - Oct 1781
Length of service - 6 mos.
Rank - Prt
Officers Under Whom Service was Rendered - Capt. Ott
State - MD

Battles engaged in - checkmark
Residence of soldier at enlistment - Washington Co, MD
Date of application for pension - Oct 15, 1832. HIs cl was al.
Residence at date of application - Rockingham Co VA
Age at date of application - born in Penn near York; Oct 6, 1755
Remarks - No data as to family
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January 28, 1911

Dr. R.H. Trimble
Mt. Sterling Ohio

Sir:

In reply to your letter dated the 23rd and received the 24th instant, you are advised that in the claim of Miachel Lore, Sur. File No 5708 Rev War it is stated that after the revolutionary war he moved to Berkeley County, Virginia and resided there about six years and eight months and then moved to Rockingham County, Virginia. HIs certificate of pension issued May 2, 1833, and was sent to H.I. Gambill, Harrisonburg, VIrginia.

For date of last payment of pension, to whom paid and probable date of death, application should be made to the Auditor for the Interior Department, U.S. Treasury Department, citing the following data: Michael Lore; Certificate No 12,472, issued May 2, 1833; under Act of June 7, 1832; at the Virginia Agency.

The revolutionary war records of this Bureau fail to afford any insformation in regard to John Truesdell and William Curle described by you.

Very respectfully,

Commissioner.
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Brief objections to the admission of Pension Claims of which those answered in the negative in red ink will apply to the claim of Michael Lore which require further proof or explanation.

I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides - YES

II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides - YES

III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? - BLANK

IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served - YES

V. * Has he mentioned 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 - YES

VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations - YES

VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832 - YES

VIII. Has the court given their opinion - YES

IX. Has the clerk given his certificate - YES

X. Is the clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal - YES
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? - YES

XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reasons assigned for not obtaining it? - BLANK

XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? - YES

XIV. If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? THE COURT HAS
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?

XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation or of such an age as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? - BLANK

XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? - YES

XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And if not, which of them is not so answered? - 7

Explanatory Notes

Quere V. 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, etc. 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 best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For blank year, blank months and blank days, I served as a blank for blank months and blank days I served as a blank; and for such service I claim a pension."
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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 they served two years in the militia, etc. 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.

QUERE XIV. 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 claimants entering the service and the time and matter 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.

QUERE XVI. 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 paper 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 form being improperly attached to the certificate.

In every case where the clerk of the court or other certifying officer 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.
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Frank W. Gardner, M.D.
185 East State Street
Columbus, Ohio

Dept of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions

Dear Sirs:

Will you kindly send me the war record of Michael Lohr (Lore) who lived in York Co PA during the revolution, but who applied for a pension from Rockingham Co VA. His pension certificate was #12472. I will be glad to pay any charges necessary to secure the same.

Sincerely
F.W. Gardner MD

US PENSION OFFICE STAMP - Sep 6 1924
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U.S. Commissioner of Pensions

Dear Sir

Will you kindly give me a record of the services of Michael Lore of Rockingham Co Va troops under act of June 7, 1832, age 79 yrs - Was his wife living at this time and what was her name.

All information concerning him will be gratefully rec'd.

Yours respectfully

Dr. R.H. Trimble
Mt. Sterling, Ohio
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RECORDS DIVISION STAMP - Jan 24, 1911

Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir

In regard to the military history of Michael Lore a soldier of the revolutionary war, can you tell me when he died, or when his pension ceased; also, at or near what town in Rockingham Co Va did he live? To what place was his pension sent.
Did William Curle of Harrison Co Va or Hampshire Co Va (now W. Va) receive a pension or land for rev service and did John Truesdell of Luzerne Co Pa.

Very respty

R.H. Trimble MD
Mt. Sterling Ohio

Jan 22 '11
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US PENSION OFFICE STAMP - Sep 12, 1930

London Ohio
Sept 9th 1930

To The Department of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Will you please send all information concerning the application of "Catherine Schriver Lohr" for pension; of Michael Lohr for pension; of Michael Lohr for service he rendered as a private in the revolutionary war. We are anxious to complete papers for admittance to D.A.R. so the same can reach Washington by this September meeting. All
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information will be greatly appreciated by
Mrs. Thorressa Lohr Moore
#116 E. High St
London, Ohio
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3-871
Record Division
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions

Briefed by - O.W.& N. D 25/1/11

Soldier Michael Lore

Additional serviced - Rev

Remarks
No wid, any service
No Rej at all
Same for Love
No B.L. Wt
it is S. 5708
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5708
Rev War
INVALID

File No 5708
Michael Lore
Pri Rev War

Act: June 7, 1832
Index Vol M Page 227
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1910 Dec 3 - Hist to Dr R H Trimble 
1911 Jany 28 - Dr R H Trimble that place of residence of soldier was Buckley & Rockingham counties also where to apply for data of last payment & c
1924 Sept 22 - Hist to Dr. Frank W Gardner
1930 Sept 25 - Hist to Mrs. Thoressa Lohr Moore