Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 192, John Anderson, [BLANK]
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
[Check Mark]

Anderson, John
Vermont residence at time of ap.

NUMBER
R. 192

CONTENTS
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Washington, 7 Jan. 1826. Received of James L. Edwards the papers in the cafe (case) of John Anderson, for the purpose of laying before congrefs (congress) 
P. Adams
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Copy

War Department
Pension Office
18" January 1825

Sir:
The claim of John Anderson to a pension has been examined. The service he performed will not entitle him to a pension, not having served nine months under one period of enlistment on the Continental Establishment, as the law requires. The papers will remain on the files of this office agreeably to the regulations of the Department in relation to rejected cases.
I. L. E.

Hon. P. Adams
H. Rep.
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January 14, 1937

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John Anderson, R. 192
John Anderson, S. 2036
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Mr. Allan W. Reynolds
203 Kalamazoo National Bank Building
Kalamazoo, Michigan

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter of December 11, 1936, in which you furnish further information in regard to your ancestor, John Anderson, Revolutionary War soldier in whom you are interested, no claim for pension having been located in a former search of the records, with the data furnished by you at that time.

All your data have been used in another search of the records. Two records have been found of soldiers of Vermont with the name John Anderson. Both are furnished herein. It is hoped that they will aid you somewhat in your research.

JOHN ANDERSON
R. 192
The records show that John Anderson, recorded as of Rutland County, Vermont, applied for pension under the Act of March 18, 1818, for his service in the Revolutionary War; that his claim was not allowed because he did not serve nine months in the Continental Line under one period of enlistment. That was the requirement of the pension law under which he applied for pension. The decision in his case was sent to Honorable P. Adams, of New York State, United States House of Representatives, on January 18, 1825, then in Washington. (A Biographical Congressional Directory shows that Honorable Parmenio Adams, Representative from New York State, served in the Nineteenth Congress from 1824 to 1827). The records show, further, that December 31, 1825, Honorable P. Adams of New York, then in Washington, called for all papers in the claim for pension of John Anderson for the purpose of presenting his claim to Congress. The papers were sent to him, and were never returned to the War Department, then the location of pension claims. In consequence of the release of those papers, this office, now custodian of Revolutionary War pension claims, has no statements, whatever, which were made by this John Anderson when he applied for pension. It is not shown when he lived in Vermont, or whether he lived in New York when he applied for pension.
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Reference has been made to an alphabetical List of Private Claims which were presented to the House of Representatives from the First to the Thirty-first Congress and on that list the name of John Anderson has been found recorded with following citations: "John Anderson (N.Y.) Nature of claim, - Pension - Nineteenth Congress, 1st Session, Brought before the House by Petition, Page of Journal, 128, Referred to House Committee on Military Pensions, Report No. 164, Nature of Report, Adverse". Again: "John Anderson (N.Y.) Nature of claim, - Pension - Nineteenth Congress, 2nd Session, Brought before the House by Petition, Page of Journal, 132, Referred to House Committee on Military Pensions"; not recorded that a report was made. Again: John Anderson (N.Y.) Nature of Claim - Pension - Twenty-eighth Congress, 1st Session, Brought before the House by Petition, Page of Journal, 272, Referred to House Committee on Revolutionary Pensions" - not recorded in this volume what action was taken. Should you have access to those pages of the Journals of the House of Representatives, cited above, you might possibly obtain further information in regard to that John Anderson. This office has no way to determine whether or not he was the same John Anderson for whom Honorable P. Adams had interceded. This office has no other data in regard to either.

JOHN ANDERON
S. 2036
The data which follow were obtained from pension claim, S. 2036, based upon service in the Revolutionary War of John Anderson.

John Anderson was born in 1759 in Candia, Rockingham County, New Hampshire; the names of his parents are not given.

While a resident of Rockingham County, New Hampshire, John Anderson volunteered in the fall of 1775, served as private in Captains Moses Baker's and Runals' companies, Colonel Reid's New Hampshire regiment and was discharged in February or March, 1776, and returned home. He enlisted latter part of October, 1777, served as private in Captain Greenwood's company, Colonel Gerrish's Massachusetts regiment, engaged in guarding Burgoyne's troops, until was discharged in the spring of 1778. He enlisted about October 1, 1778, served as private in Captain Oliver Titcomb's Massachusetts company, spent the winter guarding continental stores and was discharged after having served in all "upwards of fifteen months.

After the war, the soldier resided in Vermont thirteen or fourteen years; in "Saint Arman's" (possibly meant for Saint Armand) in Lower Canada, eighteen or nineteen years and in 1815 moved to Clark County, Ohio.

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John Anderson was allowed pension on his application executed July 26, 1832, while a resident of Clark County, Ohio.

There are no family data shown in the claim.

In order to obtain date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of this soldier, you should write to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:

John Anderson
Certificate #2458
Issued November 27, 1832
Rate $50 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act June 7, 1832
Ohio Agency.

Very truly yours

A. D. Hiller
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator

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Feby 28-99 Mr. J. A. Anderson Dubuque Iowa [illegible] A H J

Aug. 31. 1904. Mrs. Lillie B. Wright. Toledo. Ohio. F.W.

Oct. 11 - 1904 To above that papers were sent to Hon P. Adams H.R. Jany 7, 1826 + never returned. address of soldier not of record

1909 Apl. 3. Inf. to Mrs. Lillie Bush Wright

1937. Jan. 14 - Hist to Mrs. Allen W. Reynolds 

Ex'r. INVALID

REJECTED

John Anderson

P.O. ___

Service: ___

Enlisted: ___, 18
Discharged: ___, 18

Application filed: ___, 18

Alleges: ___

Re-enlisted: ___
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192

19.509

John Anderson

Rutland C of Vermont

Re. Jany 15. 1825

Hon: P. Adams
(of N.Y.)
House of Reps

Rejected
18.[illegible]

Written sideways:
J L Edwards Esqr
Pension Office
Washington

Written upside down:
nir 9 months
Continental
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(Biographer)
"Parmenio Adams
Rep - N. Y. 1824 - 1827
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John Anderson's
Papers wanted

Hon: P. Adams
H Reprs

Rey Jany 2. 1826

Written sideways:
Hon P. Adams

Edwards Esqr
Pension Office
Washington
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Will Mr. Edwards have the goodnefs (goodness) to examine the inclosed papers and make Report to me as soon as is convenient and oblige [illegible] +c [&c]
P. Adams

Washington City
Jany 1h- 1825
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Washington
Dec 31 - 1825

J. L. Edwards Esqr

Dear Sir

Will you have the goodnefs to Send to me the papers in Support of John Anderson, Claim to a pension for Services in the Revolutionary army Said papers are on file in your office and if you will Send them to me I will Send you a Report for them if you wish me to do So

Respectfully
P. Adams
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Dubuque High School
F. L. SMART, PRINCIPAL
Dubuque, Iowa

John A. Anderson, A. M.
Department of Biology

Jan. 19. '99

To the Hon. Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir: Permit me to ask if there is a record of a pension of bounty given to John Anderson for services in the Revolutionary Army. I think he served from Vermont and was given land near Ira Vt. soon after the close of the war.
Sincerely yours
John A. Anderson.

Stamp mark:
U. S. PENSION OFFICE
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JAN 23 1899
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This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their service.
Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.
O. W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY

L. W. B.
R. 192.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C.,

February 28th, 1899.

Sir: -
In response to your recent communication you are advised that the records on file in this Bureau show that one John Anderson, of Rutland, Vermont, made an application for pension about January 1823, but there are no papers on file in this office relative to the claim and no further information can therefore be furnished concerning him.

Your attention is invited to note in upper corner of this sheet.

Very respectfully,

Commissioner.

Mr. John A. Anderson,
Dubuque High School,
Dubuque, Iowa.
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Stamp mark:
U. S. PENSION OFFICE
MAR 11 1909

Toledo - Ohio. M'ch 9th - '09

Messrs: -
On Oct. 13th. 1904. you mailed me a reply to my enquiry relative to one John Anderson, who served in the Rev. War. This paper has been misplaced by some Genealogist in her efforts to trace him. His family lived in Orange Co. Vermont, during the year of 1798 (where my Grandmother was born.) - so it is possible that he enlisted from that state.
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The record shows that he applied for pension thro' some representative, + got some reason this friend did not push the request, + therefore the Dep't did not think that he ever rec'd any. - Now, I want to ask if you will kindly furnish me with another copy, with as much information as you are able to give, (as mine is so meager, can assist you so little!) in regard to him? + for which I will be very grateful! - Thanking you in advance for troubles + favor. - I am
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Resp'y

Mrs. Lillie Bush Wright
No. 2327 Glenwood Ave.
Toledo - Ohio
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Stamp gone.
where rec. in
Rev. + 1812 Wars
Sect.

Kalamazoo, Mich., Dec., 11, 1936.

Veterans Administration,
Washington, D. C.

Gentlemen:

February 8, 1934 you advised me that you made in my behalf a search of Revolutionary War records, and found no record of a claim ever being made on account of the service of a John Anderson, as described by me.

In my letter I advised you that he was my great grandfather and was born in Londonderry, N.H. August 31, 1757, and that he died in Gaines, N.Y. October 22, 1827.

He moved to Ira, Rutland County, Vermont after the war and was active in Vermont until the later years of his life. Since writing you before I have found a record of war service from Vermont Revolutionary Rolls, and if he ever made a claim, it was undoubtedly made from Vermont - not New Hampshire or N.Y. With that in mind, I am asking that you make sure that no claim was ever made by by great grandfather, John Anderson. I am enclosing on separate sheet information concerning war service from Revolutionary Rolls of New Hampshire and Vermont.

If you can give me any information I will greatly appreciate your kindness and courtesy.

Awaiting with interest your reply, I remain,

Very Respectfully,
Allan W. Reynolds.

203 Kal. Nat. Bank Bldg.

His wife died before him, so there would be no claim for a widows pension.

Stamp mark:
RECEIVED
DEC 30 1936
[illegible] DIV
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The following information concerning war service is from New Hampshire Rev. Rolls.

John Anderson appears as a private on a pay roll of Captain George Reid's Company, Col. Starks regiment, to August 1, 1775. Enlisted April 23, 1775.

Also on a cost roll of the same company dated October 4, 1775,

Also as a sergeant on a muster and pay roll of Captain Daniel Runnells company, Col. Moses Nichols regiment. Gen. Starks brigade, in the continental service 1777; discharged September 28,1777. Time in service 2 months, 9 days.

In August 1776, a company of 80 men was raised for the Canada Service, from Colonel Matthew Thornton's regiment, which comprised the towns of Londonderry, Windham, and Pelham. This company was commanded by Captain John Nesmith, and formed a part of Colonel Wingate's regiment. Among them are the names of John and Matthew Anderson, brothers.

July 20, 1777 a company of seventy volunteers was enlisted in Londonderry. It was commanded by Captain Daniel Reynolds, and was in the battle of Bennington. John Andersons name appears on the roll of that company.

THE FOLLOWING IS FROM FERMONT REVOLUTIONARY ROLLS.

The name of John Anderson appears as private on a pay roll of Captain Ephriam Buell's company in Colonel Warrens Regiment of Militia for their service done in the yar 1779 in Scouting for the security of the frontiers, commencing the 10th. of May 1779 and ending the 3d. of December, 1779 - money being due from the State of Vermont.

His name also appears on a Pay Roll of same company for service as a private done in the alarm in the months of May and June 1780, commencing the 29th. day of May 1780 and ending the 5th. of June inclusive, the money being due from the State of Vermont.
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F. W. EX'R.

Rej. 192.
Rev. War.

August 31, 1904.

Madam: -

In response to your letter of inquiry, herewith returned, you are advised that the records on file in this Bureau show that one John Anderson, of Vermont, made application for pension, which was rejected January 18, 1825. There are no papers on file in this Bureau relative to the claim and, therefore, no further information can be furnished concerning him.

The records of this Bureau fail to show any other claim filed on account of the services of John Anderson, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, from Vermont.

Very respectfully,

Commissioner.

Mrs. Lillie B. Wright,
2327 Glenwood Ave.,
Toledo, Ohio

There is one from Vt. S.2036 + 2 also lived in Ohio 
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File with 192
192 Rey Wr
John
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J.R.W. Ex'r.

192-Rej.
Rev. War.

Oct. 12, 1904.

Madam -

In reply to your inquiry you are advised that the papers in the claim of John Anderson were sent to Hon. P. Adams, then a member of Congress, January 7, 1826, and were never returned to this Bureau. It is therefore impossible to furnish the address of said soldier at date of application or any particulars of his service.

Very respectfully,

Commissioner.

Mrs. Lillie B. Wright,
2327 Glenwood Ave.,
Toledo, Ohio.
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Record Division.

April 2, 1909.

Mrs. Lillie Bush Wright,
2327 Glenwood Avenue,
Toledo, Ohio.

Madam:

In reply to your letter dated the 9" and received the 11" ultimo, you are advised that the records of this Bureau show that only one John Anderson of Vermont filed a claim for pension, and that on January 7, 1826 all of his papers were delivered to the Hon. Parmenio Adams, U. S. Representative from New York, for the purpose of laying the case before Congress; and said papers were never returned, therefore this Bureau has no further information concerning John Anderson.

Very respectfully,

Acting Commissioner.