Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 8094, for Shadrach Penn, Maryland
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Service
MD

Penn, Shadrach.
         Margaret.

Number
R. 8094
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Shadrach Penn
Was born January 
The Year 1756

Margarett Penn
was born in the year 1766 sept 5th
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Sarah Penn was born July 5th, 1781
Samuael Penn was born December 20, 1782
Shadrach Penn was born May 22nd, 1791
Mary Penn was born December 5th, 1792
Nimrod Penn was January 16th, 1795
Magrath Penn was born December 19th, 1796
Henry Penn was born October 4th, 1798
Warner Penn was born Oct 1 (1797) 1800
John Westly Penn was born September 22 day 1802
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/62
Georgetown Ky May 22nd
Hon. J. H. Barrett Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir
I have employed Messrs Niles + Addison as our attorneys and agents in assertaining and collecting whatever pension money may be due to myself and the other Grand Children of our Deceased grandfather Shadrick Penn Decd. as a Revolutionary soldier
Will you have the goodness to afford them access to all the papers filed in your office, and afford such facilities as your position may enable you.
Respectfully
William Penn
A Grand Son of Shadrach Penn
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th July 1838
Entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows
County of Scott
State of Kentucky

     On this day personally appeared before me the
undersign Justices of the Peace in and for the County of said Marget
Penn a Resident of the County of Scott State of Kentucky aged Seventy two years who being first duly sworn according to law doath
on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain
the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed
July 7. 1838 Entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain
widows. That she is the widow of the late Maj Shadrach Penn
who was an officer on the Maryland line during the war
of the Revolution at least six or seven years He entered the ┃
service at or near the commencement of the war as a Lieutenant 
under Captain Edward Burges and in Col Thomas
Darcy Ridgement and was promoted to Captain and
Major during his term of Service and she think he belong
to the light Horse and marched through New York Philadelphia
and Baltimore and he was in the Battle against Col Jalton
and was wounded in his head and shoulder which wounds
and scars she has often seen. He was also at the Siege of
York when Lord Cornwalis was taken and saw him Surrender
up his sword to General Washington and was a regular
Continental officer on the Maryland line during almost
the whole war as she has after been informed by him
and others. She was not married at him during his
Service, though she resided in Ann Arundel Maryland
in the same County in which he resided and was
Personally acquainted with him and do well know
that was in the service as an officer and she has often
seen his commission but do not know what has become 
of it or by whom it was signed. He has often detailed
to her his sufferings during the war of the Revolution
and stated to Her some years before his death that
Col R M Johnson had after urged him to apply for
a Pension and assured him that he was entitle to one
He said he had not fought for Pension or pay of Any
kind but for the liberty of his Country and that he would
not have it as he could live without it
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She refers to the Records for Evidence of his services
she further declares that she was married to the said Shedrick
Penn in Ann Arundel County Maryland on the Fifth day of
September Seventeen Hundred and Eighty Eight and that her
Son Shedrick was borne on the Twenty Second day of May
Seventeen Hundred and Ninty one and the above is her true
family record of the ages of her Children and she was the
wife of the said Shedrich Penn at the time that her Son
Shedrich Penn was born and the foregoing family Record is
the best evidence she can produce of her Marriage
and that her Husband the aforesaid Shedrick Penn died
on the fifth day of September Eighteen Hundred and thirty
one and she has remained a widow ever since his death
and that she was not married to him prior to his leaving
the Services but the marriage took place previous to the
first day of January Seventeen Hundred and ninty four
viz at the time above stated given from under my hand
this 6 day of September 1838       Margaret Penn
County of Scott
State of Kentucky

       on this day personally appeared before me
the undersign a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid
Marget Penn an aged and respectiable lady of the County
of Scott State of Kentucky and is well known to me to be
a woman of truth and piety and cannot from bodily infirmity
attend the Court and subscribed and made oath to the truth
of the foregoing declaration before me. I do further certify
That from my personal acquaintance with her and her husband
the late Maj Shedrick Penn that I do most fully concur in
the belief of the truth of her declaration and know
That he was reputed and generally believed to have been
an officer of the Revolution in the neighbourhood where
he resided and by persons acquainted with him the above
(?) which states that Shedrich Penn was born on the
Twenty Second day of May Seventeen Hundred and ninty one
was taken from a Book in her possession which I
believe to be her true family record and that he is the
aged therein stated and that she was married to his father the
said Maj Shedrich Penn Previous to his birth. given from
under my hand this 6 day of September 1838
instead of September put in before signing
A. Cannon, J.P.
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I John Masterson of Scott County Kentucky Said that
I lived a Neighbour to the late Maj Shadrach Penn for
more than thirty years, and that I have examined the foregoing
declaration made by his widow and from personal acquaintance
with the family I do most fully concur in the belief
of the truth of it and well recollect of often hearing him
State that he served in the war of the Revolution as set fourth
by his widow in her declaration and well know them
both to the person of great respectability with and
full Credit ought to be given to their declaration
given from under my hand this 18 day of September 1838.

John Masterson

County of Scott State of Kentucky
Personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and from
the County aforesaid. John Masterson an aged and respectiable
man and is well known to me to be a person of truth
and Subscribed(?) and made oath to the truth of the fore
going Affidavit before me. I do further certify that I have
examined the declaration made by Marget Penn and from
Long Personal acquaintance with her and her husband Maj
Shedrick Penn I do most fully concur in the belief of the
truth of it and will know that they were both persons of
great respectiability truth and piety given from under my
hand this 18 day of September 1838 underlined before signing
Bar T Thompson J. P.

State of Kentucky Scott County

I Ben B Ford Clerk of the Court for the County aforesaid do certify that
Alexander Cannon and Bath(?) T Thompson Gentleman
before whom the foregoing affidavits purports to have
been made were at the time of taking them and now
are line of the acting Justices of the Peace, in and for the
the said County and the signature purporting to be the
name In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and seal of Office the 18th Sept
1838 & 46th year of the Comwealth(?)
All Ben B Ford Clk
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We the undersign Neighbours of Marget Penn state that we have
examined the Declaration made by her and from our personal
acquaintance with her and her Husband the Late Maj Shedrich
Penn we do most fully concur in the belief of the truth of it
and believe the foregoing? to be her true family record
we know that he departed this life at or about the time stated
by her and that she has remained a widow ever since his death
and that her Husband the aforesaid Maj Shedrick Penn was
reputed and generally believed by his neighbours to have been
an officer of the Revolution in which opinion we do most
fully concur we know her to be a woman of great respectability
truth and piety and full Credit ought to be
given her declaration given from under our
Hands this 6 day of September  1838 
Thos K. Holland
Joseph Cooper
John Elliott
Matthew Barkley

(Script on the side says) V1899  Margaret ? Kentucky?

State of Kentucky
     Personall appeared before a Justice
of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid Thos R Holland
Joseph Cooper John Elliott and Mather Barklee
Citizen of Scott County Kentucky and am
well known to me to be persons of Respectability
and truth and subscribed and made oath to the
truth of the foregoing affidavit before me
Thoms R Holland further states that his father
Ephraim Holland who is now dead resided
a near neighbour to the said Maj. Shadrach
Penn during the war of the Revolution and that
he has often heard him state many of the
acts as set forth in her declaration as to the
said Penn having been an officer of the
Revolution and serving as stated by his widow
Give from under my hand this 6 day of September
1838
Alex Cannon JP
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State of Kentucky
County of Trimble
     Henry Penn. of said
County and State makes oath and sayes
that he is the son and Administrator
of the Estate of Margaret Penn (Dec)
who was the widow of Shadrach Penn
(Decd) late of Scott County in the State of
Kentucky and formerly a captain in the
Maryland State line. That his said father
died in Scott County, Kentucky in the
month of June (1831) Eighteen Hundred and
Thirty one at the age of about Seventy Eight
years, leaving his said Mother Margaret
Penn his widow who survived him and 
remained his widow until the twenty
Seventh day of July Eighteen Hundred
and forty nine when she also died in Scott
County aforesaid at the age of Ninety Three
years,-
Leaving himself and Warner Penn her
children and her only surviving children
He further states that his said Mother made
application for a widows Pension in her
lifetime and died without receiving it-
He further states that he remembers to have
heard his said Father speak of his military
services, and say that he served some six or
seven years in all and a greater part of
the time as Captain, in the State of Maryland
during the revolution,
Henry Penn
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State of Kentucky SS
Trimble County ⎬
     On this 7th day of September 1852
personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice
of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid
Henry Penn and subscribed and swore to the above
declarations, and I hereby certify that I am personally 
acquainted with said affiant and take pleasure
in stating that he is a credible witness & a person of known
responsibility and I believe all his statements to
be correct and true,

John W. Stewart JP
State of Kentucky 

              I William Samuel
Clerk of the County land for Trimble County
certify that John W Stewart is and was at
the time of signing the above acknowledgment
an acting Justice of the peace in and for Trimble
County, duly commissioned and qualified as
such, and that his so signature is genuine
In Testimony whereof I hereunto set my
hand and affix the seal of said
Court at the Clerks office thereof this
7 day of Sept A. D. 1852
W
Samuel clk
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Great Crossings Scott County Oct 16 1838

Dear Sir
         Yours of the 10 just has been received
and I have the honor to inform you in
Reply to that part of your letter that
Requires an Explanation in relation to the
Family Record in the case of Mrs Marget
Penn widow of the Lat Maj Shedrich Penn
That the Family Record is in the hand writing
of Maj Shedrich Penn and that the
two first named Children was by another Lady
who he married prior to his marriage
with his present Widow and Shedrick Penn, Jr.
in the oldest child and is the Same Shedrick
Penn Esqr who is the Editor of the Louisville
Publick Advertiser) These are the facts
as stated to me by Mrs Marget Penn and
the most satisfactory evidence can be had
in support of then if this should not be
Entirely satisfactory as she a woman of
Known truth Respectibility and Piety I will
know that these statement can be sustained
by evidence of the more respectable
kind and in the most satisfactory manner
your with great Respect
Lewis C Suggett

Hon James L Edwards
Commissioner of Pension
Washington City
DC
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Washing City

Dear sir                                       Jan 24th 1845                                    

Will you be so kind as to make enquiry at the
Pension office for the following persons Elizabeth Nutter widow
of Capt David Nutter, Margaret Penn widow of Shadrick Penn
Jane Johnson Widow Samuel Cooper, Rhody Polk, widow of
Ephram Polk, Lydia Rogers widow of Kenslly Rogers, Elizabeth
Adkins widow of James Adkins, Martha Lemon widow John
Lemon, Catharin Shanon widow Robert Shanon, Mary Harrison
widow of Joseph Harrison, Ann Evans widow of Capt Peter
Evans, Jane Stevenson widow of Samuel Stevenson, Mary
Hurndon widow of Thomas Harndon she wishes her pension increased
The records of Clarkes Army show the name of Thomas-
Stevenson his widow resides in Woodford, No report in the
case of Margaret Penn since the affidavit of Henry Hardys
In the case of Martha Lemon there has been no report since
the affidavit of Robert Lemon proving his services as Ensign
in Capt Hopkins Company and Col Lautherious Redgment
his name is on record on the Pennsylvania line. The records show
the services of Joseph Harrison as an officer and his discharge sent
no report since. I find upon examination that Capt Russell
has a double name I have it Thomas A Russell please correct
your mistake if it is necessary
                                      Respectfully yours
                                              Wm Suggett Jun

Hon Garret Davis
Washington City
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Mrs. Penn
Rogers
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War Department
Pension Office
October 19, 1838

In the case of Mrs. Margaret
Penn widow of Shadrach Penn decd it
has been ascertained that the records at
Annapolis afford no proof of his alleged Service.
He did not belong to the Continental
line. Record or documentary proof is
required of having been commissioned as
an office by competent authority to entitle
the claimant to a pension at the rate of
the pay of a commissioned officer, and the
service should be specified, and proved by
witnesses from personal knowledge.

I am Very respectfully
Yr. M.O. Obt St
J L Edwards

L.C. Suggett, Esq.
Georgetown, Ky.
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Land Office, Annapolis, 17th Octr 1838,

Sir,
The declaration of Mrs Margaret Jenn, widow of
Shadrach Penn, deed has been very carefully examined, She alleges
that her husband Shadrach Penn was a captain in the Maryland
Continental line, I have examined the rolls and Army Lodges
of the revolution and they afford no evidence of his service.
If he had served as an officer, his accounts would certainly appear
upon the Army Ledger,
The declaration is herewith returned,
Very respectfully
Your ob. svt.
G.G. Brewer

J. L. Edwards, Esqr
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I Henry Hardy of Scott County Kentucky State
that I was intimately acquainted with the late
Major Shedrick Pann who departed this life in
the year Eighteen hundred and Thirty one and
His widow Marget Penn who I have been in-
formed has appled for a Pension I well know
of my own personal knowledge that the said
Shedrick Penn was a distinguished officer of the revolution
and Commanded a Company of Light horse and ┃
was in the services at least four years as Cap-
tain and Lieutenat on the Maryland line
during the war of revolution and that he
was in the battle against Tarlton and was
wounded in the Head and holder as I have
been informed by him and other

Henry Hardy
mark (?)

State of Kentucky
County of Scott
        Be it known that on this day personally
appeared before me the undersign Justice of the peace in and for
the County aforesaid Captain Henry Hardy an agree and respection
Citizen of Scott County Kentucky and is well known to me
to be a man of truth and the strict veracity and substance
and solemnly affirmed to the truth of the foregoing affidavit
before me this 30th day of January 1840
revolution interlined before signing
Andrew Calvert, JP
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State of Kentucky
Scott County Set
                                               I Ben B Ford
Clerk of the Court for the County aforesaid
do certify that Andrew Calvert Esq whose
name is affixed to the foregoing certificate and
before whom the foregoing affidavit purports
to have been taken was at the time of taking
said affidavit and now is one of the acting
Justices of the peace in and for the County
aforesaid and the signature purporting
to be his is genuine
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto
Set my hand & Seal of Office in
Georgetown on the 31st January 1840
and 48th year of the Count(?)
All Ben B Ford
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Know all men by these Presents, That I Henry Penn
heir at law of Margaret Penn deceased widow of
Shadrach Penn deceased late of Scott County
and state of Kentucky, who in his lifetime was a
Captain in the Revolution in the State
line of Maryland and Administrator of
the estate of said Margaret Penn, do hereby nominate 
constitute and appoint J. J. Coombs
my true and lawful Attorney for me and in
my name to prosecute against the Govern
ment of the United States under the act of
Congress passed 7 July 1838, or under any
other act or acts of the said Congress, the
claim due me as the Administrator and heir at law of said
Margaret Penn in account of the military
Services of the said Shadrach Penn - and ┃
when an amount or amounts are found
due there my said Attorney is hereby
fully authorised to demand and receive
the Pension certificate or warrant in satis
faction for the same, from the Government
of the United States, and to sign seal and deliver
any instrument or instruments in writing in
order thereto which he may think right and
proper, hereby ratifying and confirming
all which my said Attorney may do by
virtue of these presents-
Witness my hand and seal at Bedford
this 7th day of (1852) September 1852,

Warner Penn
Henry Penn
Administrators

Witness 
1. John W. Stewart
2. W. Ramsay
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State of Kentucky ⎬
Trimble County

       Henry Penn, On this 7th day of September
1852 personally appeared before the undersigned
a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State
above mentioned and acknowledged the foregoing Power Of Attorney, the signing sealing and delivering thereof to be his own voluntary act
and deed All interlineations were made before signing,

                 John W. Stewart, J. P.

State of Kentucky Sct
                            I William Samuel Clerk
of the County Court for the County of Trimble
certify that John W Stewart whose signature
appears to the foregoing acknowledgment of
Henry Penn, is and was at the time of signing
the same, an acting Justice of the peace in and
for the said County of Trimble, duly elected and
qualified as such, that full faith and credit
are due to all his official acts as such, and
that his said signature thereto is genuine.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of ?
this 7 day of September A D 1852
W. Samuel clk
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War Department
Pension Office
October 24, 1838

Sir,
In reply to your letter of the 16th
inst in the case of Mrs Margaret Penn widow
of Shadrach, Penn decd I have to inform you
that the statement therein contained relative
to the former marriage of Mr Penn is satisfactory.
A letter was addressed to you in her
case requiring proof of service on the 19th inst.
which you will no doubt receive in due course
of mail.

I am, Very respectfully

Yr. M. Obt. St.
J.L. Edwards

Lewis C. Sugget, Esq.
Great Crossing
Kentucky
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George town Scott Co Ky Sep 18 1838

Dear Sir,
      The enclosed is the Declaration
of Mrs Marget Penn widow of Maj Shedrick
for the benefit of the act of Congess
by 7. 1838.   Please to examine the case
and make the result known to me as soon
as convenient.

your with great Respect
Lewis C. Suggett

Hon James L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
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        V
Margaret Penn
widow of Shadrach
Kentucky
 ______
Suspended
 ______
Dec10th &
Dec let 10th, 19 Oct'38
L.C. Sugget
No. 24 Oct 1838
Let's Hon J. Taliaferro
April 11, 1840
M. Ste. Clarke  24 Nov
4 see letter in Jeremiah
Admin?
8098
Act 7 July 1838
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26 Congress
1st Session

(Letterhead) Congress of the United States
In the House of Representatives
February 10. 1840
On motion of Mr W.O. Butler

Resolved, That the Committee on
Revolutionary Pensions be instructed to enquire
into the propriety of granting a pension to
Mrs Margaret Penn, Widow of Major Shadrack
Penn, whose declaration and papers are now
on file in the office of the Commissioner of
Pensions
Attest
H. H. Galland
Clerk
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Stamped:  O.W. & N Division, June 20 1900 Received

Pension Bureau
Washington D.C.

Dear Sirs

   There was one Margaret widow of Shadrach Penn who filed claims for pension for service rendered by him during the Revolutionary War.  Will you kindly furnish me with a copy of her claim and great oblige

Yours Respt.
H H Penn
517 Locust St.
St. Louis

P.S. The claim was filed about 1820 as I had a copy once before.
H. H. P. 

Stamped:  U.S. Pension Office, July 2, 1900
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Office of Aber Goehner 
Shoe Company
517 Locust St.

St. Lous, 3-3-1900
Stamp:  Census Bureau Received March 5, 1900, Correspondence Div.

United States Census Bures
Washington D.C.

Dear Sirs,
     There was one Shadrach Penn 
served as a private in Captain
John Hall's company 9th (??)
regiment of Kentucky Mounted
Volunteer, War of 1812.  His
name appears on the rolls for the
period from August 25th to November
18th 1813 dated at Limestone Ky.
The above information was finished
me by the war department on
January 25th 1900

   Can you furnish me with
the State, County and Town in
which the above Shadrach Penn
was born, also that of his father
Shadrach Penn Sr.  I wrote
this department some time ago
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Office of
Aber Goehner Shoes
517 Locust St.
St. Louis

and have received no answer
up to date. If my request
is addressed to the wrong
department and you can not
furnish the information desired
will you kindly instruct me
what course to pursue?
    Hoping you will give this
your kind attention.
I Remain Respt
H. H. Penn
517 Locust to
St. Louis
Mo
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(in small handwriting in the upper left corner)
O. W.
J. R.
8094 Wid
Rev. War. Ry


Letterhead: Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
Washington, D.C. June 25, 1900

In reply to your recent inquiry you are
advised that the records of this Burean affords
no information relative to the service of Shadrach
Penn, in addition to that furnished you March. 19. 1900
Very respectfully
Clay Evans
Commissioner

Mr. H H. Penn
St. Louis, Mo.

Stamp: U.S. Pension Office, July 2, 1900
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OFFICE OF
Aber Goehner
Shoe Co
317 LOCUST ST. 
St. Louis, 6-30-1900

H. Clay Evans
Com. of Pensions
Washington D.C.

My Dear Sir
I enclose your reply
to my letter attached if
you can find anything whatever
relating to the same is
beyond my comprehension
That a man of your ability
would return an answer so
foreign from the subject is
very surprising to me. I can
assure you, it is very evident ┃
you did not give it much
attention. What I asked you
for was a copy of the application
for a pension that Margaret Penn
filed.  You furnished me with
one once before, therefore there
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OFFICE OF --
Aber Goehner
SHOE CO.
517 LOCUST ST
St. Louis,

is no reason why you cannot
to the same now in which you
stated said claim was not
granted on account of proof
of service. we have proof
that Shadrach Penn enlisted
July the 12th 1776 in Capt.
Burgess Company of Flynn'S
Camp Militia of Frederick
County Maryland Col. Dorsey
regiment. Therefore if the
records of the war of the Revolution
are incomplete we claim the
benefit of the doubt. Margaret
Penn claimed and therefore
swore to that he served seven
years and was promote
the rank of Major.
John Respt
H H. Penn
517 Locust St
St. Louis, MO
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Form:

Left side-handwritten:

March 19, 1900
H.H. Penn, St. Louis MO
____________________________
June 25, 1900
To above-no additional information
______________________________
July 9, 1900 H.S. Penn
St. Louis, MO, No add'l inform.
and copy cannot be furnished

Right side:  Form

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873
Stamped:  REJECTED
 
8094
P.O. _________________________
Margaret Penn
Service:  widow of Shadrach
Enlisted:    __________________________, 18   .
Discharged: ________________________, 18   .
Application filed: __________________, 18    .
Alleges: _____________________________
Re-enlisted: _________________________
Attorney: ___________________________
P.O. _________________________________
______________________________________
______________Recognized.  _____________Contract
_________Cert. of Dis.   Searched for ____________, 18   .
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State of Kentucky
County of Trimble

                         Satisfactory evidence has
this day been presented before one Robert B Gray
Judge of the County Court in and for the County
and State above mentioned, That Shadrack Penn
who in his lifetime was reputed to have been
a Captain in the Revolution in the State of
Maryland, died in the County of Scott and State of
Kentucky on the (7th) Seventh day of June
Eighteen Hundred and Thirty one leaving Margaret
Penn his widow who survived him and
remained his widow until the Twenty Seventh
day of July one thousand Eight hundred and
forty nine, when she also died in Scott County
aforesaid at the age of about ninety three years
leaving Henry Penn and Warner Penn her
children and her only surviving children
at the time of her death, both of whom
are still living-
Robt B Gray   ???76

State of Kentucky
Trimble County ⎬ 
I William Samuel Clerk of the County Court for the
County aforesaid do certify that the foregoing certificate
is truly copied from the records in my office
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed my seal
of office at Bedford this 5th day of
Sept A.D. 1854
Samuel Clk