Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40,382, for Abraham Saunders, Pennsylvania
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Penn.

Saunders, Abraham

NUMBER
S. 40382
CONTENTS
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19,258 -
Ohio

Abraham Saunders,

Gallia Co in the State of Ohio 
was a private in the     commanded 
by Captain Fishburn of the regiment commanded
by Colonel Butler in the Pennsylva
line, for the term of 3 years from 1777.

Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio,
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 17th of November 1823
Certificate of Pension issued the 7th of May 1824
and sent to Hon. S.F. Vinton,H. R.

Arrears to 4th of Mar 1824 $28, 76
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1824. $48.00
[Total:] $76.76
3 months 14/30 x 4/31

Revolutionary claim,
Acts March 18, 1818,
and May 1, 1820.
[On the facing page:] [illegible] to 26 April 1824, the day of his death.
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State of Ohio Gallia County Ss. Court of Common Pleas. November Term 1822
On this 26th day of November 1822, personally appeared in open court, being
[illegible] of record for said County of Gallia & State of Ohio Abraham Saunders
aged seventy three years, & some months residing [crossed out] resident in said County of Gallia
who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows
 That he enlisted in the State of New Jersey he thinks on of June 1777 for the term of three years, and was first enrolled a sargeant in Capt Edward Sculls company in the 4th Pennsylvania regiment then commanded by Lt. Col. Wm Butler, in which regiment he served until six month after the expiration of his three years term of service and was honorably discharged at Trenton in New Jersey in Jany 1781.
But at the time of his discharge he was in the company commanded by Capt Fishburn, who also acted as aid de camp to Genl N. Wayne 
That during his term of service he was in the Battle of Germantown Brandywine, the Massicre at Paoli & in several other less important engagements. That at the time of his discharge he stood enrolled as a private by reason of the company having been consolidated
  And I the said Abraham Saunders do furthermore swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818, and that I have not since that time, by gift sale, or in any other manner disposed of my property, or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of congress, entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and Naval Service of the United States in the revolutionary war passed on the 18th day of March 1818, and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income of any kind or nature whatsoever - nor have I any personal property of any and except my wearing apparel to enter in a Schedule
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and I furthermore swear, that I have no wife, or family, that I live with and am supported by my children who are all in low circumstances_ that my great age &[illegible] affections , renders me very feeble & prevents me from attending to any kind of labour for a support which I formerly acquired by teaching a country school, having no trade or other occupation
Sworn to & subscribed before me in open Court this 26th day of
Nov. 1822-
A Saunders
Ezra Abram Pres. Judge

State of Ohio
Gallia County Ss
I Francis LeClercq clerk of the court of Common Pleas for the County of Gallia aforesaid do hereby Certify that the foregoing oath [phrase crossed out] 
truly copied from the records of said court. And I do further certify that it is the opinion of the court aforesaid that [phrase crossed out] the statement of the said Abraham Saunders respecting his property is correct.
  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said court this Seventeenth day of November in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred & twenty three and in the twenty first year of this State
Francis LeClercq, Clk. c. c [illegible]. G-C.
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Abraham Sanders
7 May


*Refers to the Clerks
certificate of Judge
Sharp being an associate Judge
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State of Ohio
Washington County Ss
on this seventh day of May, in the year of our Lord 1818, before me the [illegible] one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas for said County, personally appeared Abraham
Sanders aged Sixty nine years resident of the Township of Lawrence, County & State aforesaid, who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & Naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war"_ - that he enlisted into the army of the
United States in Somersett County in the State of New Jersey on the Twenty Sixth Day of June AD 1777 he served in the 4th Regiment of the Pennsylvania line, commanded by Lieutenant Col William Butler, in Captain Edward Sculls, Company - he thinks he served a year in said Company he was then transferred to Captain Fishburns Company, in consequence of a new arrangment of the regiments - the term of his Enlist & [document is partially covery by the document below]
was for three years - he contin [document is partially covery by the document below]

The State of Ohio
Washington County ss
  I George Dunley, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas Washington County within and for said County, Do certify that John Sharp esquire who signed his name to the [illegible] several Certificates above written was at that time an Associate Judge of the Court of Commonpleas aforesaid, duly appointed, Commissioned and qualified agreeably to Lawe, And that full faith and [illegible] are due to all things by him thus Certified, as well in Courts of Justice as elsewhere.
  In testimony whereof I do hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said Court, at Marietta, in said County, this twenty ninth day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand, eight hundred and twenty three

Geo. Dunley C.C.Ps
Wash Co O
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State of Ohio
Washington County Ss
on this seventh day of May, in the year of our Lord 1818, before me the [illegible] one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas for said County, personally appeared Abraham Saunders aged Sixty nine years resident of the Township of Lawrence, County & State aforesaid, who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & Naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war"_ - that he enlisted into the army of the United States in Somersett County in the State of New Jersey on the Twenty Sixth Day of June AD 1777 he served in the 4th Regiment of the Pennsylvania line, commanded by Lieutenant Col William Butler, in Captain Edward Sculls, Company - he thinks he served a year in said Company he was then transferred to Captain Fishburns Company, in consequence of a new arrangment of the regiments - the term of his Enlistment was for three years - he continued to serve in said Corps untill the
some time in January 1781 when he was discharged at Trenton in the State of New Jersey_ he was in the Battle of Brandywine in Pennsylvania - he was at the Paoli, at the time of the Massacre at that place - that he was at the Battle of German Town in Pennsylvania that he was at the Expedition under General Sullivan against the Indians in  the western part of the State of New York- he was in the fight of Newtown where Sullivan defeated the Indians- that he is in reduced circumstances & need  the assistance of his Country - & that he has no other Evidence of his
said services now in his power-
Ab Saunders
Sworn to & Subscribed before me the day & year aforesaid
John Shark Judge C.C.P. Washington County

[Document partially covered by a piece of paper] Judge of the Court of Common pleas, as aforesaid, do Certify [Document partially covered by a piece of paper]
to my satifaction that the said Abraham Saunders, Did [Document partially covered by a piece of paper] the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceeding declaration against the Common Enemy for the Term of nine months on the Continental Establishment - & I now transmit the proceedings & Testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary of the war Department, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress
John Shark
Manetta May 7th 1818
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We the Subscribers have been personally acquainted with the above named Abr
Saunders for about four or five years last Past and do believe he has been in the
Revolutionary Service asSstated in the above Deposition and also we do believe him to
Be a sober honest and upright [last two words crossed out] man and Further we believe him poor and needy and Dependent on others for his Support
This 29th day of Dec AD 1823
Perry Harding
Daniel Rathburn Jr
Alvan Rathburn
Daniel Rathburn
Ely Sigler
Benson Stout
Bruster Higley
Cyrus Higley

State of Ohio Meigs County
I hereby certify that I have been personally acquainted with the above Subscribers [crossed out] or persons who have Signed the above Recommendation for a number of years past and they have all Supported a good [previous two words crossed out] the carector of good worthy citizen
and are considered men of truth and veracity
Salisbury January 8th AD 1824
Abel Larkin Associate Judge
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.
Aid
S403821

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____,19,_____
In reply to your request of_____, received for a statement of the military history of Abraham Saunders a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his (or his widow's) [previous three words crossed out] application for pensionon on file in this Bureau.
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
June 26, 1777
LENGTH OF SERVICE.
to Jan 1781
RANK. 
Sgt
Pvt
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN. Edw Scull, Fishburn
COLONEL. Wm Butler 4
STATE. Pa.
To
Battles engaged in, Brandywine Paoli Germantown, Newtown
Residence of soldier at enlistment, 
He enl[isted] in Somerset Co., NY
Date of application for pension, May 7 1818   His cl. was al
Residence at date of application, Lawrence Twp. Washington Co. Ohio
Age at date of application, 69. He died Apr. 26 1824
    Remarks: children referred to in 1822, their names & that of his wife are not slated, except son Abraham-

Respectfully,
Commissioner.
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State of Ohio
Hamilton County on this the third day of November
in year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
twenty three this day came personally before me Abner Applegate
[illegible] one of the Justice of the peace in and for
said County Jacob Allen sixty years of Age in June next
to the Records of his Father and being Dully sworn
Acording to Law Deposeth and saith in the yeare of one
thousand seven hundred and Eighty one A man By
the name of Abraham Sanders came to my Fathers
House in the State of New Jersey Summerset County
with A [illegible] for A [illegible] I went to him
Abaut two years at the same time shewing my
Father his Discharg he said it was A good one
and meant for to bee kearfull of it and my 
Father took it for saff keeping this Abraham
Sanders was dressed in solder cloths at the 
time he came to my Fathers house
Since A man by the Name of Simeon Rodgers
told me this Abraham Sanders was boarding at his
house when he enlisted in the servis of the United
States Rodgers by [illegible] I believe is dead [illegible] 
Letters Abraham Sanders has Rate me and Names
the people in the place where went to___
[illegible] to him I believe this must bee the same
Abraham Sanders that gave my Father his
Discharge for saff keeping and newn meht Any
other man in that place by the name of
Abraham Sanders and from every information
I believe  him for to be the same Abraham
Sanders whose Deposition where taken by one [illegible]
[writing at the bottom of the page was worn away due to age]
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Judge John Sharp the seventh of May 1818 Washington County State of Ohio
Jacob Allen

Sworn and subscribed Before me at my office
Calumbia Given under my hand and seal
this third day of November 1823
-
Abner Applegate


State of Ohio

Hamilton County  [illegible]
I the Clerk of the Court of Common pleas
within and for ounty of Hamilton aforesaid, do
certify that I Abner Applegate Esq. before whom the
foregoing deposition was taken & subscribed, & whose 
afidavit  thereof, is hereunto annexed, is and was at that
time, an acting Justice of the peace in and for the
aforesaid County of Hamilton, duly elected commissioned
and Sworn according to law, and that to all
his acts as such due faith and credit are and ought
to be given, as well in Courts of Justice as [illegible]
  In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal
of our said Court of Common Pleas, at
Cincinnati this 3rd day of November
A.D. 1823
Dan. Gano, Clk
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19.265-
Abraham Saunders
Gallia Co Ohio.
---
Hon. S.F. Dinton

H. R.
Recd. 17 May 1824

[Appears upside down}
L. Edwards
Pension Office

[Appears right side up]
On Rolls, page 164
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Washington City May 17th 1824.

Sir
I have the honor to enclose you the papers
of Abraham Saunders an applicant for a
pension which have been enclosed to me
for presentation_ I have looked over
his papers and knew one or two of those
who have certified to his poverty personally-
They are his neighbors and men of character.
I shall be very much obliged to you if you
can notify me of the decision on this 
application during the present week at the close
of which I shall probably leave the City_
I am the more anxious to obtain a 
decision, as these papers have been in my 
possesion for some months, and were by
accident mislaid_ For this piece of negligence
I am anxious to make reparation by punctual
attention to it in future-- Yours Saml V Flinton
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To what time was Abraham Saunders of Ohio,
(Act 18 March 1818) last paid?

J L Edward
Sept. 13. 1834
Paid April 26th 1824 & paid to David [illegible]
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Wilkesville
Free
Aug 20th
Hon. Lew Cap.
Secretary of War,
Washington City
D.C.

[Upside down]
Pension Office 
2 Sept
1824

(Abr Saunders
17 May 1824)
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Wilkesville Gallia Co. On Aug 20th, 1824
Sir,
I have been requested by Mr Abr
Saunders to make some inquiries of
you in regard to the Pension of his
father Abraham Saunders He was entitle
to a pension under the act of 1818 but
did not authenticate his claim until
1823 or 4 or thereabout & he shortly
afterwards died, before he had drawn
any money.  His papers were then put
into the hands of S. F. Vinton Esq. for the
purpose of drawing the amt that
might be due him-  and the object
of this inquiry is to ascertain the amt
that was due & drawn by Mr Vinton
By giving the information desired above
you will much oblige Wm Saunders -
To Hon. Lew. Cass
Secy of War
I have the honor to be Sir
your Most Obt Sert
Hiram G. Daniel
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40382
INVALID.
Revy

File No. 40,382
Abraham Saunders
Pri Rev War

Act: 18 March 18
Index:-Vol. 3, Page 440

[Arrangement of 1870.]

[In the margin of the next page:]
1921 Dec 5. Hist. to Mrs. L. C. Christtey
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[illegible] Sent

Butler, Pa. November 3, 1921

Commissioner Pensions
Washington, D. C.

My Dear Sir: -
Will you kindly give me the records of the following
persons:-

George Sellers or Selders, Ranger Westmoreland Co.,
under Capt. Shannon subsequently with Capt. Leasure
guarding the frontier. Wifes name Ann Leaper.

BL. 1020- Andrew Henderson 4th Penna. Continental line
changed from Ensign to Vice Lieut. Jan. 29 1781.

S40382- Abraham Saunders or Selders, 4th Regent Continental
line, wifes name Rebecca Huling.

Robert Shaw, Westmoreland Co., subsequently of
Venango Co., wifes name was White
James Mason, wife was Agnes Shaw, Northumberland Co.,
removed to Venango Co., 1800 the name of James
Mason appears on Pierce Register of Certificates
issued in pay,ent for Revolutionary services.

William Elder, Westmoreland Co., later Venango
Co., name appears on Pierce Register.

The above named persons I have reason to believe
performed Revolutionary service, however I desire
a more complete record of service performed by
each.

If you can furnish me with any further proof I
shall appreciate it very much.

Very respectfully,

(Mrs. L.E) Effie Mason Christley
212 First St

U.S. PENSION OFFICE 
4 NOV 1921