Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3389, Harris Gammon, Va.
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Service
Number
Va.
Gammon, Harris
S.3389
Contents
Carded
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13812
East Tennessee
Harris Gammon
of Knox Co. in the State of Tennessee
who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Perkins of the Regt. commanded by Colonel Dix in the Virginia line for 7 months.
Inscribed on the Roll of East Tennessee at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 day of June 1833 and William Swan Knoxville
Arrears to the 4th of March 46.66
Semi-anl, allowance ending 4 Sept 11.66 
$58.32
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by Daniel Boyd  Cler.
Book E Vol 7 Page 44

Date of death not on A.B
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6853
The certificate 
to this applicant
will be directed to
W.B.A. Ramsey
Knoxville
Tennessee
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Declaration of Harris Gammon a citizen of Knox County Tennessee, in order to obtain the benefit of an act of Congress passed June 8th 1832
State of Tennessee
Knox County    Circuit court at August Session 1382.
On this 26th day of August 1832 personally appeared before me Samuel Powell one of the judges of the circuit court of law and equity in and for the state of Tennessee, being courts of record, and having the power of fine and imprisonment. Harris Gammon a citizen of said county aged seventy four years, who being duly sworn in open court, according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions of an act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832--
That he was born in Pittsylvania County Virginia on the 27th day of September 1757, from where he was taken when quite an infant to be preserved from the outrages of the Indians to Goochland, where he was kept for sometime--from Goochland he was taken according to the information of his parents to some other counties, but while yet a boy he was taken by his parents back to Pittsylvania County , where he continued to reside until somewhere in 1775 or 1776 as well as he now recollects. He thinks however it was before he was placed on the muster roll, he enlisted or perhaps was enrolled in a company of minute men as a volunteer private, which company was under the command of Captain Peter Perkins, who lived in the said county of Pittsylvania on Dan river, and who was afterwards called Col. Perkins, said company was also commanded by Lieutenant Jesse Hend. Applicant does not now recollect whether his said company was of the continental establishment or not. He knows they were called minute men, and were obliged by the terms of their enlistment or enrollment, to be in constant readiness to take the field at a minutes warning. Applicant states that about the period above mentioned his company was ordered to rendezvous at a place in said county of Pittsylvania, known by the name of Bachelors hall, and were enrolled for a three months tour. After the said company had met they were marched under the above mounted officers to Petersburg, where they remained.
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but a short time when they marched on to cabin point where they crossed James river and proceeded on to Williamsburg, where they remained but a day or night and proceeded on to Little York when they crossed the river over to Glocester, where they remained a few days and then marched to the mouth of Rappahannock, here applicants company met with some other companies of militia which had been collected there, for the purpose as he now believes of expelling the British shipping from the shore. He states that while there he heard much firing of cannon, which he understood was between the continental army which was encamped on the other side of the Piancotanc River, and the British vessels in the Bay--applicant states that he believes the main object for which his company was called out, was to go to Gwinns Island where Governor Dunmore had fled to, but upon going to the mouth of the Rappahannock something or other prevented them from crossing to the Island. applicant states that while lying at the mouth of Rappahannock he recollects of seeing many vessels of the British laying the Bay, among which he recalled the very large one called the Foy and Roebuck. applicant states that after remaining at the mouth of the Rappahannock for four five or six weeks his company was commanded to march back to the western frontier. applicant states that a week or two before braving the mouth of the Rappahannock, he was taken sick and was confined with several others in an old warehouse as an hospital, and when the company left their encampment for the western frontier, applicant was put into a wagon and hauled home, it being directly in the rout to which his company had been ordered. he states that he arrived at home about two weeks before the three months for which he had been enrolled had expired, and his company left him at home and proceeded on to their destination to the west. he states that he did not get well for three or four weeks after he arrived at home. applicant states that about three weeks after he got home, he said Captain Perkins having returned from his expedition to the west, and the time of enrollment of his company being
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expired, he gave to applicant a written discharge - applicant states that two or three years after the campaign above mentioned he was drafted for a tour of three months, and ordered to rendezvous at Pittsylvania courthouse. he recollects of the militia of said county meeting there and of his marching into Halifax county and passing through Halifax town Virginia, when the army was met by an express who informed them that the object of their campaign had been accomplished or superceded, and the whole army was then and there discharged - applicant cannot at this time recollect but very little of this campaign there being no important incidents to fix it upon his memory - he cannot recollect the name of a single officer in command - he thinks he was out about five or six weeks - and he knows it was after his marriage which took place two or three years after his first campaign - applicant states that sometime in the last of July or first of August 1781 he was drafted for three months and ordered to rendezvous at Bachelor hall in said Pittsylvania County, Virginia, where he met his company and was enrolled in a company command by Captain Charles Williams, which company was attached to a Regiment commanded by Col. William Dix - applicant states that his said Regiment marched on to old Jamestown where they remained a day or two and then marched through old Williamsburg, to same place between there and little york, where we met with a considerable force under the command of General Stephens who there took the command in chief - applicant states that Major Merriwether was in command in this campaign - he states that at the time he entered the service Sylvester Adams being a man of much wealth, furnished to the american army, a waggon and horses, and applicant was ordered by his said Captain Williams to drive the said waggon, and he continued to service the said waggon until his Regiment met with Leut. Stephens as before mentioned, and he continued in the same service till the army reached little York, where it remained until the Capture of Cornwallis - During the siege of York the applicant was employed in driving the said waggon in
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hauling bombs balls ammunition etc. from James river about 12 miles distant--applicant states that he continues in the said service at Yorktown untill the surrender of Cornwallis after which time applicant continued in the same service untill the army had reached Fredericksburg to which place applicant had hauled a load of baggage, and was accompanied by a great portion of the army with many prisoners--At Fredericksburg applicants time of service having expired he was discharged and returned home--applicant states that he has served in Revolutionary army as well as he now believes between seven and eight months with one campaign of three months as a volunteer, to within two weeks of the expiration of the time--between one and two months of another three months campaign, and another campaign as a drafted private, for three months--applicant states that he lived in Pittsylvania County during the whole war of the Revolution, and untill 1796 when he moved to Knox County Tennessee, then a Territory, where he has continued to live ever since. he states that he has a record of his age in a bible--he state that he believed he got a written discharge at the expiration of each of his campaigns but he has lost them--he says he has no documentary evidence whatever of his service--and he knows of no person, other than the one where certificate is here until annamed, whose testimony he can presume who can testify to his service--He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a person 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 in open court.
this 24th day of August 1832
Wm. Swan Clk Harris Gammon
State of Tennessee
Knox County
J. Alexander Norton of Blount County, Tennessee, aged seventy three years, do hereby certify that I lived in Pittsylvania County Virginia, during the Revolutionary war--that I know Harris Gammon who has sworn to
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and subscribed the foregoing declaration--that I was drafted at the same time with the said Harris Gammon in the summer of 1781 and served the whole campaign with him--that during that campaign I was his messmate and know that he did serve in the said campaign as is stated in the above declaration--and I do further certify that in the neighbourhood where the said Harris Gammon lived in Pittsylvania County Va. it was reported and believed that he served in the Revolutionary War, that he was a credible man and his statement entitled to full credit, and I do further certify that I never heard the fact doubted or contradicted that he was a soldier of the Revolution. 
Sworn to and subscribed in open court this 24th day of August 1832
Wm. Swan Clk. Alexander + his mark Norton
State of Tennessee
Knox County
We Edward Smith and William Hall--residing in the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Harris Gammon who has sworn to and subscribed the foregoing declaration and have been so acquainted for many years; that we believe him to be seventy four years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a solder of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion. 
Sworn and subscribed in open court this 25th day of August 1832
Wm. Swan Clk Edward x his mark Smith, William Hall
and the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories provisioned 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 Edward Smith and William Hall--who have sworn to and subscribed the preceding certificate do reside in the said County and State are credible persons and that there statements are entitled to full credit. 
S. Perry Judge of the Circuit Court of the State of Tennessee
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Seal
I William Swan clerk of the Circuit Court of Knox County do hereby certify that the foregoeing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Harris Gammon for a pension
In testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 25th day of August 1832
Will. Swan

State of Tennessee
Knox County
On this 2st day of April 1833 Personally appeared before me William Sawyers an acting Justice of the Peace for said County Harris Gammon aged 74 years a citizen of said County who having been sworn, doth on his oath make the following additional declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions of an act of Congress passes on the 7th June 1832--That oweing to the long time which has elapses since he performed services in the Revolutionary war and consequent loss of memory, he cannot state with positive particularity the time exactly and the precise incidents of those service, but he confidently believes that he was in the service in the Revolutionary war as a private, at least seven months and twenty days for which he claims a pension--he states that the reason why he did not procure the certificate of a clergyman to testify to his veracity and
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his reputation for military services, was, that there then was and still is no resident clergyman in his neighbourhood who has resided there for a time sufficient to have known of his said reputation, nor has he stakes as stated in his former declaration that he has a record of his age in the bible which he now has and which was taken from his fathers bible he state that those person in his neighbourhood who can testify to his veracity, and his reputation in the neighbourhood, for having performed revolutionary services, are Edward Smith, William Hall, Thomas Hall John Wear and others.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 1st of April 1833.
Wm. Sawyers acting Justice of the Peace for Knox County Harris Gammon

State of Tennessee
Knox County
I Charles McClung Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for said County do certify that William Sawyers before whom the above additional declaration was proved was at that time and still is an acting Justice of the Peace for said County, that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice and believe the above signature to be his--
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and official seal April 2nd 1833
Chas. McClung
By his Dep Wm. Swan

[Faint circular seal on left side of the lower part of this page]
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I Hugh L. White a Senator in Congress from the State of Tennessee do certify that William Swan is Clerk of the Circuit Court for Knox County, Tennessee, and deputy Clerk of the County Court for said County--that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Clerk and that I believe all the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are in his proper hand writing. 
H.L. White
April 6th 1833.
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Harris Gammon 
Tennessee
No 6853
from 1776 private
of muster $23.33
return P. 290
5.10.11.12.16.Sect 2.7.
11 March East
Wm. Swan
Knoxville
Ten.
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BRIEF in the case of Harris Gammon
of Knox County in the State of Tennessee
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? [strikethrough] Judge [end strikethrough] Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled or bodily infirmity? [strikethrough] yes [end strikethrough] 
3. How old is he?
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

Period.
Enrolled In 1775 or 6
Year not stated
1781 drafted

Duration of Service.
Years,
Months, 3
Days,
"about 6 weeks"
3

Rank.
As a Private
Waggoner

Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served. 
Gen. Stevens
Capt Perkins after many Col.
Lefesse & Cord minutemen
Col. Dick
Comr. Williams

5. In what battles was he engaged? Siege of Yorktown
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? "Pittsylvania" County Virginia
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? One Living witness in part & traditionary
8. Are the papers defective as to the form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?

I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned. 
Examining Clerk.
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION 3-525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., ____________, 19___
[unintelligible]
S. F. 3389

In reply to your request of _________, received __________
for a statement of the military history of Harris Gammon
a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desicred
information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen-
sion on file in this Bureau. 

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
1775 or 1776
2 or 3 yrs. later
July or Aug 1781

LENGTH OF SERVICE.
nearly 3 mos. 
5 or 6 weeks
3 mos. 

RANK.
Minute Man
Wagoner

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVIVCE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Peter Perkins
no officers stated
Charles Williams
COLONEL.
William Dix

STATE.
Va.

Battles engaged in. Siege of Yorktown.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Pittsylvania Co. Va.
Date of application for pension, Aug. 24, 1832. His cl. was al.
Residence at date of application, Knox Co. Tennessee and since 1796.
Age at date of application, born Sept. 27, 1757 in Pittsylvania Co. Va.
Remarks: He stated he was married two or three years after his first campaign. name of wife is not given and there is no other data on file as to his family. 

Respectfully,
Commissioner.
d-285G
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Harris Gammon

[left side]
6 20
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30
60

[right side]
5000
1280
1280
7560

4 6 12

320
4
1280

320 
6
1920
160
1780

2680
1280
16640
4160
2086
4,9266240.0
4,660.00
16,640
7560
9180
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BRIEF objections to the admission fo Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Harris Gammon, 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?
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 entitles? [strikethrough] Yes [end strikethrough] No
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 At of June 7, 1832? Yes
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion?
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? No
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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? No

XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? No

XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least on living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? One Living Witness in part.

XIV. +If the applicant had produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? Yes Court
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? Yes

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? Yes served with him

XVI. ++Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? No

XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them are not answered? 2 & 7 not answered

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, &c. 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 grade: For ___ year___ months and ___days, I served as a ___. For ___months and ___days, I served as a ___; 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 the 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 [begin italics] about three or four months [end italics] is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. 

+QUERE XIV. [begin italics] Proof of Service. [end italics]
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 manner 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. [begin italics] Mode of authenticating papers. [end italics]
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated 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 end of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from 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 the Signature of the Certifying Officer should be sent with the papers.--

It will be observed that the Circuit and County Courts are distinct and different Courts--The Clerk of the County Court has a public seal--The Clerk of the Circuit Court has none, as the Clerk certifies--the Certificate of Judge White cures that defect--.
Applicant
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section. AW

Dec. 1. 1925.

[handwritten]I did not use address as Carlisle Ky. because his card was enclosed in said letter [end handwritten]

Rev. William J. Gammon,
R.D. 2,
Wilmore, Ky.

Sir:

I have to advise you, that the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau are open to the public for research work, under the provisions of the Act of March 3, 1901 and you, or anyone designated by you, may examine and collect data from Revolutionary War claims by calling at the Bureau, where every courtesy will be extended to you.

It is suggested that you consult the members of some patriotic society relative to a person who would undertake for you, the work of examining said records for you.

As the Revolutionary War records of the Bureau are arranged alphabetically according to the full names of the soldiers, without reference to the period at which they were pensioned, if you will state the full name of any soldier named Gammon, whose history you desire, also giving the name of the state in which he resided at enlistment, his record will be sent you, if on file.
Respectfully,
Winfield Scott,
Commissioner.
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BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Finance Division
Nov. 23, 1916
Chief of Rev. War Section
Sir:
I have this day received from Wm. J. Gammon Cash $1.00 requesting copy as per letter herewith.
$1 returned in letter of Nov. 27, 1916, by registered mail.
AW Rev. War Section
Very respectfully, 
Wm. Campbell
JJC
Chief of Division. 

[on right side is an image of the REGISTRY RETURN RECEIPT]
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AW 
Rev. War Section

Nov. 27, 1916.

Mr. William J. Gammon,
Y.M.C.A.  Louisville, Ky.

Sir:
In reply to your letter of the 21: instant, herewith is returned the dollar forwarded by you and you are advised that it would not be possible for this Bureau to undertake an examination of its various records in order to furnish you a list of all persons named Gammon who claimed pension on account of service rendered in all the wars in which the United States was engaged prior to 1855.
The large number of similar demands and the pressure of current work prevents such matters being taken into consideration and it is therefore not the practice of the Bureau to comply with such requests.
You are referred to the last two paragraphs of the Bureau letter of the 18" instant relative to any further data that you may desire to obtain from the Bureau.
Very respectfully,
G M Saltzgaber
Commissioner.
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AW 
Rev. War Section. 
1
Nov. 19, 1916
Mr. William J. Gammon
Y. M. C. A. Louisville, Ky, 
Sir:
In reply to your letter of the 8th instant, you are advised that owing to the lack of a clerical force available for the purpose, it would not be practicable for this Bureau to make a service of investigations of the records, for the purpose of furnishing you a list of all person named Gammon, under any spelling of that name, who made claims for pension prior to 1830.

The records of only two such pensioners are sent to one person and in order to identify such a record, the soldier's full name is essential. You were furnished the record of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Harris Gammon, S. 3, 389, on the thirteenth instant. 

Anyone designated by you may examine and collect data from a reasonable number of such claims by calling at the Bureau. 

Very respectfully,
G. M. Saltzgaber
Commissioner.
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[business card]
REV. WM. J. GAMMON
PASTOR 
TROY
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

ADDRESS
WILMORE, KY., R. D. 2
[end business card]

[SEAL]
U.S. PENSION OFFICE
NOV 27 192?
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[handwritten] See other address on back of this sheet +[end handwritten]
Carlisle, Ky. Nov-24. '25.

My Dear Sir ::
In 1916, and 1917, your department, in reply to my inquiry gave me some data from your records for a family history which I am preparing. You gave some data regarding Harris Gammon, a Revolutionary soldier. 

I fully realize that your office force could not make extensive searches for individuals, therefore would not request. 

I shall thank you to inform me, if a person whom I may engage will be permitted to examine your records for data strictly and only for use in a family history, and records of pensions granted prior to 1860.

I shall thank you, if you could suggest some capable reliable person who might do this work, if I am unable to come to your city to do it myself. 

What credentials, or papers of identification and recommendations, are required that I might examine your records with the idea above state in view ?,

If consist with your other duties, and with your custom, please send me the same, or any additional data, as that you sent me regarding Harris Gammon, about the pensioner named Gammon, whose name appears, one list AT EARLIEST DATE of your pension records, just that one. 

As you stated to me some years ago, that you gave out, or furnished, yourselves information regarding only two soldiers, to the same person. 

You gave me, dates of enlistment, from what county and state enlisted, place of residence as soldier and as pensioner, date of birth and marriage, etc of Harris Gammon, these and any other regarding the first pensioner on list. 

I shall thank you for a reply at earliest convenience.

With many thanks, 
Wm.  J. Gammon
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does not seem possible to make him understand no use to write again

[SEAL}
U.S. PENSION OFFICE
DEC 4, 1916
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Louisville, Ky, Nov 30th, 16
Y.M.C.C.
Dear Sir ;;
I have your reply with the $1 returned. 

I wish to thank you very much for what you hae given me. I fully realize that it is impossible to comply with every request. 

I have your various letters before me, as I write, so can see the one to which you have referred. 

You sent me the record of Harris Gammon, and in reference to that you say "The records of only two such pensioners are sent to one person".

May please request you to send me the same data, about any Gammon, or Gamon who drew a pension for services in the Revolution, or if there be none other than Harris, then the same data about one of the War of 1812. Then this will close my requests from your department, and I will come myself at some convenient time later, or engage some one to get the facts. 

There are the facts desires regarding the other pensioner, which you say you furnish :

1 His full name, so far as given;

2 Dates and places of his birth, and of his death (so far as given)

3 Residence when application for pension was made, and at death. 

4 Time, place, or places, company, etc regarding his military services. 

5 Whether ever married, when, name of wife, or an other relatives . 

6 Date of application for pension. 

I shall thank you very much for the above data, or what of it is recorded regarding one other pensioner. 

I do not know the name of the pensioner, so must let you choose one. 

Sincerely Wm J Gammon

[handwritten on left margin]
he has been told that a record wuld not be identified without the full name & it was. 
[end handwritten]
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Rev War Sec

$1 recd. M.P.B.
OK PMB

[STAMP]
Chief's Desk
[illegible] Division
Nov 23 1916
U.S. Bureau of Pensions

[STAMP]
U.S. Pension Office
A
Nov 23 1916

Louisville, Ky, 
Nov 21st, 16
Y.M.C.A.

Dear sir;;  I have before me your two replied to my inquiries, namely asking for data regarding Harris Gammon, a Rev- pensioner and regarding your department giving other data.
Please permit me to thank you very much for these replies, and especially for the data regarding Harris Gammon.
I wish to inform you that these facts are for historical purposes, and are regarding distant relatives of me and our branches of the family.
You mention that the records of only two pensioners are sent to one person.  I wonder if you mean that no more can, or will be sent, or if you meant that the department cannot spend the time to give more than this to anyone party.
I enclose $1, and shall ask you, if not contrary to the regulations of your department, to use this so far as its value extends, in sending me these facts, about one more Revolutionary pensioner, if there be such, or if there was only the one named Gammon, or Gamon, or Gammons, then send me the following data, regarding, the earliest pensioner by the above name in the War of 1812, or in the Mexican war:
His full Name, Dates & Places of hid birth, marriage, and death, dates, times, places of his military services, any or all the above facts so far as they are given, married or single, names of wive, or any children.  Residence when application was made for a pension.
I wish the above information, so far as it can be given, if you please.
I wish this question answered definitely, and clearly, but briefly, also if I pay the expense, or charge of having the data copied, the same as you had copied for me regarding Harris Gammon, the pensioner, will your department send me that data, so far as on record, about any and all persons, pensioners, named Gammon, Gamon, Gammons, from the earliest of your records, down to 1855?
If it is utterly impossible to make the above arrangement, which I hope very much it is not, how much, or what data, will you allow some one to copy for me, data of the above nature, and for the purposes, which
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I have mentioned in my letter. This data is to be used for historical purposes and for no other purpose, I fully assure you. 

I am acquainted with one person who is employed in the pension Department. 

Briefly to make plain what I want, it is the same data which you gave me about Harris Gammon, that data about every person named Gamon, Gammon, or Gammons, who were in the Revolution, the War of 1812, or Mexican War, and I think that you will find this number small, and who drew pensions. 

I wish to thank you very much for your date, and for your careful explanations. 

Sincerely Wm J Gammon

Rev War Sec-
P. S. if it is utterly impossible to use the 1$ and thus give me the data it can be returned. 

[SEAL]
Finance Division
NOV 23 1916
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
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Louisville, Ky, Nov 6th, 1916
YM.CA

Dear Sir;;  Please accept my thanks for your reply to my inquiry of some weeks ago. regarding the Gammon, Gamon, Gammons who have drawn pensions.
Either I did not make clear what I wished, or you did not quite understand me.
I wished somedata regarding especially Harris Gammon (he may have spelled it Gamon, or Cammons) who drew a pension before 1850.
[handwritten] Rev. & furnished Nov. 13. 1916-
I wished to know any part or all these facts about him;  dates & places of both his birth and death, in what war he served, and where he lived during the time, which he draw a pension.
I am almost certain that his pension was for services in the Revolutionary War, the early Indian Wars, or the War of 1812.
I shall thank you very much for any part, or all the above data.
In addition to this, what I wish is the names in full, of any or all Gammon Gamon, or Gammons, who drew pensions before 1830.
If it is impossible for the Department to furnish any of the above data, please tell me, in what department, in what building, the location of the building, where this data will be found, and whether these records can be examined and the data copied.
I shall thank you very much for a reply at your first convenience.
Sincerely
Wm J. Gammon

BF Record Division,
G L C 3--1865  Nov 4

[STAMP]
U.S. Pension Office
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Nov 8 1916

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Louisville, Ky, Oct 21, 16
Y. M. C. M.

Dear Sir;; Some weeks ago I sent you a request for some information, but have never yet heard from you.
I requested this: to please give me any part or all you can, in answer to these questions of persons named Gammon who have drawn pensions from the U. S. government;
their full names, places and dates of births, places and dates of deaths if dead, names of their wives or parents if given.
I shall thank you very much for any or all these facts.
You will find only one Gammon who drew pension in the Revolution, I think.
Whatever of these facts you are able to send, I shall thank you, Especially do I wish these facts about Harris Gammon, the Revolutionary soldier and pensioner, even if you can give no facts at all about the others.
I shall hope to hear soon.
Sincerely 
Wm J Gammon

[ink stamp:  U. S. PENSION OFFICE  OCT 23 1916]

[in left margin:  Ignore  AW Just send Rev record a ridiculous proposition.]
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[SEAL]
U.S. PENSION OFFICE
A MAY 32 1917

Chief, Revolutionary Records, 
Pension Bureau, City. 

Dear Sir:

Will you kindly give me the following data for the Revolutionary soldier, Harris Gammon:
Date and place of birth, date and residence when application for pension was made, or age at that time, where he was living when he enlisted, and periods of enlistment. When and whom did he marry? Give names of children, if known, also names of any other member of family mentioned, and any other information that the records give which would be of interest to one in writing a family history. 

I will appreciate your giving me a prompt reply under the enclosed stamp. 

Very respectfully, 
(Miss) Mary L. Bottorff, 
706 The Iroquois,
Washington, D.C.
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Data from card
M.B.H.  Nov 8 05

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir - will you kindly inform me if Harris Gammon received a pension for service rendered during the Revolutionary War.  If so, I wish to obtain a copy of the certificate.  He must have enlisted from either Maryland or Virginia as I am told he lived near Washington
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at the time of the war.  
Later he moved to West Virginia and still later to Tennessee, where he died about 1844.
I enclose stamp and will thank you for an early reply.
Very truly
(Mrs) Bertha Gammon Davisson
415 Argyle Road
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Nov. 2. 1905
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INVALID.
Rev War

File No. 3389
Harris Gammon
Pvt. Va. line

Act:  June 7/32
Index:-Vol. A, Page 136
Arrangement of 1870

1905, Nov. 8-History to Bertha Gammon Davisson  M.B.H.
1916 Nov. 13 Hist. to Wm J Gammon
1916. Nov. 18 Wm J. Gammon advised lists cannot be sent him AW
1916. Nov. 27.  One dollar returned & Wm J. Gammon advised list cannot be sent him and attention invited to last two para. of letter of Nov. 18
1917 May 28  Hist. to May L. Bottorff
1925 Dec. 1  Wm J Gammon advised Rev. records open to public, etc.