Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 41578, John Gibson, Va.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Va

Gibson
John

NUMBER
S. 41578
B.L. Wt. 865-500 Col
Issued Oct. 24, 1789.
No papers.

CONTENTS
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9,576
Pennsylvania

John Gibson of 
Pitt Township in the State of Pennsylvania
who was a Lt. Colonel in the regiment commanded by Colonel ---- of the 13th Regt Virginia line, for the term of the War.

Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania
at the rate of twenty Dollars per month, to commence on
the 28th of July 1815-[?]

Certificate of Pension issued the 25 of April 1819
and sent to Saml Roberts, Esqr
Pittsburg, Penna

Arrears to 4th of March 1819[illegible] 160.00
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4th Sept 1819. 120.00
[total]                                                  $280.00

20/80
Allegheny

{ Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}
Continued
Allegheny County

Notification sent Sept 26 1820
to Robert J. Walker Pittsburg Pa

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Amongst the pleas enrolled in the District Court of the United States in & for the Western District of Pennsylvania at an adjourned session of the court holden of the seventh day of July MDCCCXX it is contained as follows

United States of America
Western District of Pennsylvania

On this seventh day of July 1820 personally appeared in open court being a court of record for the said District Colonel John Gibson aged eighty years resident in Allegheny County in said District who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows viz in November 1776 he was appointed a Lieutenant Colonel in the 13th Virginia regiment in the line of Virginia & served in the same until november [sic] 1777. and was there transferred to the south Virginia regiment on the resignation of Col James Hendricks, and that in May or June following he was retransferred to the thirteenth Virginia regiment as a full Colonel. I served in the same regiment till the peace with great Britain in 1783 as stated in his original application for a pension
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any 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 & 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
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any property or securities contracts or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed & by me subscribed viz Two notes of hand of David Brown of Vincennes State of Indiana payable on the first day of April 1819 & 1820 respectively each for $366.66 and that he has no real security for the payment of the whole or any part of said sums of money that he was an Indian trader by profession & is now blind & unable to pursue any business whatsoever, and that he hath no family residing with him except his wife now aged fifty seven years, who in delicate health & unable to support him & that he receives a pension from the United States by virtue a certificate No. 9.576
I R J Walker Clerk of the court of the United States in & for the western District of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that the foregoing oath & the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said Court & I do further certify that under all the circumstances of this case no real security having been taken for the payment of the debt the person liable for it being in doubtful circumstances part of
the debt being due for more than a year and no answer having been given to many letters to the debtor on the subject, the depression in the whole of agricultural products & the madness of the times just past having produced a state of almost universal insolvency
in this & the State of Indiana is the opinion of the said court that it is hard if not impossible to estimate the total amount in value of the
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property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule with
any degree of certainty but as the act of Congress requires a value to be placed on it it is the opinion of this court under all the circumstances of the case that the total amount in value the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is two hundred dollars
R J Walker Clk of the
court for the Western District of Penna

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Pennsylvania
On this twenty eighth day of July 1818 before the undersigned President of the courts of common pleas of the Fifth Judicial District, personally appeared General John Gibson aged Seventy eight years,  resident in Pitt Township in County of Allegheny in the said District, 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 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 the said John Gibson was appointed Lt. Colonel of the 13th Virginia Regiment in the month of November in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy six & continued in the same regiment till about the month of November or December in the following year when he was ordered by Genl Washington to take the command of the Seventh Virginia Regiment & to repair to Valley forge for that purpose where the enemy was [illegible] Deponent joined the army under Genl Washington at Valley forge in the month of March 1778 and there assumed the command of the seventh Virginia Regiment. Remained at Valley forge till May in the same year when he was ordered by Gen. Washington to go to Pittsburgh & take the command of the
13th Virginia Regt to go on an expedition which was contemplated against Detroit under Genl Macintosh Deponent went out on that expedition which was originally intended [illegible] Detroit but for want
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of Supplies proceeded no further then Tuscarawas where deponent stationed from November late till the besieged by the Indians for three months when was relieved. During that time a party of his regiment was set off the by the Indians-- 17 men lost. The deponent continued to command the 13th Virginia Regiment till the close of the war in the spring of the year 1783, when the army was disbanded and Deponent settled the accounts of the Regiment at Richmond the deponent further doth declare and say that from his reduced circumstances in life he is in need of the assistance of his country and further he saith not.
Jno Gibson

Sworn & Subscribed the day & year above written
Saml Roberts

Genl Gibson resides at the distance of about 8 miles from the City of Pittsburgh of consequence any monies intended for him might with convenience be received at the Office of Discount & Deposit of the Bank
U.S. in that place
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(Public Service)
FREE

Hon. John C. Calhoun
Secretary at War
Washington City

John Gibson

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PITTSBURG 
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Pennsylvania
I Samuel Roberts President of the courts of the court of common pleas of the fifth judicial district in the Commonwealth aforesaid Do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said General John Gibson Did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding
Declaration, against the common enemy, for a
at one period term exceeding nine months at  one period on the continental establishment; and now transmit the proceeding testimony taken & had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress I also certify the claimant by reason of his reduced
circumstances in life needs the assistance of his
country. In testimony whereof I have hereunto
my hand & seal at the City of Pittsburgh the twenty eighth day of July AD one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
Saml Roberts
It was not deemed necessary to examine any witnesses touching the time of service of an officer of Genl Gibsons' rank. The public archives it is presumed will afford ample testimony on that subject. General Gibson is now blind
Saml Roberts
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41578
INVALID.
File No. 41578
John Gibson
Lt. Col. Rev War
Act: 18th March 18
Index:--Vol. 3 Page 25
[Arrangement of 1870.]

June 1696
sold paid to
Chas Gibson
Chicago Ills
LWB

1909 Jan. 22. Hist. to John E. Hunt &c.
1909 Feby. 6. To above no battles alleged - &c
1914 May 7. To Mrs. M. E. Jones &c
1915. April 19: history to Mrs Emory Nason
MBH
1915 May 3, Mrs. Flora B. Wood furnished requisite date for the and for Int. &c
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Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D. C.

Search old B L [Bounty Land] record books for this also

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MONONGAHELA
PA.
MAY 4 1914 7 - AM

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PENSION OFFICE MAY 5 1914
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Finleyville Pa. R.D. 2
May 3, 1914
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington DC
Sir:
Will you kindly give me the Rev. War Rec
of Captain John Gibson of the 9th Virginia Reg
Thanking you I am
Very truly
M E Jones

P.S. If your office gives location of bounty land, place give it. J
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3 -- 871.

RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.

Briefed by L. D. L.
Claim No. [blank]
Certificate No. [blank]
Claimant Lt. Col.
Soldier John Gibson
Service Va
Additional Service Rev. War
No claim [blank], State records [blank]
No claim, combination records [blank]

REMARKS:
No claim, except
I. # 41578

Chief Division

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LNB
ctf. 9676
O. W. & N. Div.

Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
Washington, D. C.  May 26. 1896
Respectfully returned to the writer, who is
requested to furnish, for purposes of identification, as much as possible of the information called for below.
D J Murphy
Acting Commissioner.

Full name of soldier:
John Gibson
Place of residence before service:
(Town, county, and State, if possible.)
Cumberland Co. Penn
Place of residence after service:
(Town, county, and State, if possible.) 
Cumberland Co Penn,
Date of death (as near as possible) [blank]
Christian name of widow:
Sarah
Did either he or his widow in receive a pension?
He received pension
Remarks: [blank]
233862m
Your name and address:
Chas Gibson
5319 Washington Ave
Chicago Ill.

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U. S.
PENSION OFFICE
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JUN 18 1896

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APR 14 1915
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State Center Iowa
April 12-1915
At
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Will you give me the Revolutionary War  Pension Record of John Gibson of Virginia. He was a Lt Col 13th Va- 1776 & Col. of the 6th Va 17 Oct 1777 - transfered [sic] to 9th Va 1778 He retired 1783 Jan Believe his wifes name was Margaret - ?
Mrs Emory Nason State Center, Iowa
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Pension
State Center Iowa
April 23 - 1915
Treasury Department
Washington D.C.
I would like to know if possible if the widow of John Gibson Pension File in claim No 41-518
was allowed a Pension on his application executed July 8-1818 he was 78 yrs old a
Resident then of Pitt Township, Alleghany Co. Pa. what was his wife name
John Gibson was appointed Lt. Col of the 13 Va Regt 1776 subsequently Colonel served under Gen. Washington at Valley Forge was ordered to Pittsburg to Join Gen McIntosh expedition
against detroit [sic] - But, proceeded as far as Tuscarawas, where his
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where his provisions gave out &
he was besieged by Indians for 3 months
he also commanded the 7 Va Regt
continued to serve as Colonel until close
of war -  date of commission not stated
or discharge name of wife not
given only she was 57 years of
age in 1820 he stated he had been
an Indian Trader. But was
Blind - this information was the
Pension Department. I want the
name of his wife for D.A.R purposes

in Heilmans Historical Register
of John Gibson of Va- (my John Gibson
born according to family data Born in
in Pocahontas (C West Va), & served also
in Va. Lt Col 13 Va Regt 12 Nov 1776
Col of the 6th Va 25 Oct 1777
transfered [sic] to 9th Va Sept 14-1778
transfered [sic] to 7th Va 12 Feb 1781
1783 - Retired 1st Jan-1783
died April 10 - 1822

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For War Department
APR 26 1915
DATE RECEIVED
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in a volume in the Library of Marshalltown Iowa. History of Ohio it is stated John Gibson
an Indian Trader in 1774 he also served in the Revolutionary war & on the Frontiers 1788 & was a member of a Pa Constitutional convention & Judge of Common Pleas in the
Militia 1800 Sec. of the Territory of Indiana until it became a state from 1811 to 1813 (acting Governor) died at Vincennes Ind April 10 - 1822 same date as Heitman Historical Register gives - I am hoping I am hoping the Pension File No 41 -578 - may show in the Treasury
war dept If his wife name might be given-
I have his childrens [sic] names
Mrs Flora Blaine Wood
State Center
Box 123

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DATE RECEIVED

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OLD WAR & NAVY
JUNE [illegible] 1898
FILES

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WAR & NAVY
MAY 26 1896
FILES

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PENSION OFFICE.
MAY 22 1896

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The Chicago Underwriters' Association, G.
157 and 159 La Salle Street Room 37

T. A. BOWDEN.
Superintendent of Ratings.

Chicago,
May 20 1896

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Please furnish me with the following information (or as much as the records show)
concerning John Gibson a Private Soldier from
Pennsylvania in the Revolutionary War. He  appears among the list of pensioner in 1825 from Penn.
What company did he enlist in and what year
was he wounded during the War, If so in what Battle
Was he taken Prisoner
What is the date of his death
Where did he reside at the time of his death
What was his age at the time the pension was
granted
Respy
Chas Gibson
5319 Washington Ave
Chicago
Ill
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L. S. W. 

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JAN 7 1909
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JOHN E. HUNT
MASTER IN CHANCERY
SUPERIOR COURT
120 MERCHANTS LOAN & TRUST BUILDING
135 ADAMS STREET

TELEPHONES: CENTRAL 2338
AUTOMATIC 7104

CHICAGO, 1/4 1909

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington D.C. 

Dear Sir:
Please send me military record of John Gibson a Lt. Col & Colonel in 13th Va Regiment Revolutionary war, He lived in Pittsburg Pa.
Did Benjamin Harrison, a captain in same Regiment residing in Rockingham Co Va receive a pension?

Yours truly

John E. Hunt

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PENSION OFFICE
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L. S. W. 

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FEB 3 1909
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JOHN E. HUNT
MASTER IN CHANCERY
SUPERIOR COURT
1201 MERCHANTS LOAN & TRUST BUILDING
135 ADAMS STREET

TELEPHONES: CENTRAL 2338
AUTOMATIC 7104

CHICAGO, 2 / 1 1909

Com of Pensions
Washington D C

Dear Sir:

Referring to your letter of Jan 22 in regard to
Sur File 41528 of John Gibson, please let me know if Gibsons [sic] records show in what battles in Revolution he was engaged

Respectfully

John R Hunt

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U.S.
PENSION OFFICE.
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FEB 3 1909
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Record Division.

January 22, 1909.

Mr. John E. Hunt,
125 Adams Street,
Chicago, Ills.

Sir:

In reply to your letter dated the 4" and received the 6"" inst., you are advised that from the papers in claim, Sur. File 41578, it appears
that John Gibson was allowed pension on an application executed July 8, 1818, while a resident of Pitt Township, Allegheny Co., Pa. and seventy eight years of age.
He stated that in the month of November 1776, he was appointed Lieutenant-Colonel of the 13 " Virginia regiment, and served as such until ordered to command the 7" Virginia regiment at Valley Forge under General
Washington; remained at Valley Forge until he was re-transferred to the 12" Virginia regiment as Colonel, and ordered to Pittsburgh to join Gen. McIntosh's expedition against Detroit; he proceeded as far as Tuscarawas where his provisions gave out and he was besieged for three months; he continued in command of the 13" regiment until the close of the War in 1783.
Dates of commission and discharge not stated.
In 1820 the claimant stated that he had been an Indian Trader but was then blind, and had no family residing with him except his wife (name not stated) who was fifty-seven years of age.

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You are further advised that the Revolutionary War pension records fail to show that a claim was filed on account of the services of Benjamin Harrison described by you.

Very respectfully,

Commissioner.

B. L. Wt. [Bureau Land Warrant. 865 issued Oct. 24, 1789 for 500 acres of land for services as Colonel of the Va. troops-

Heitman
Nov. 76 - Oct. 77- Lt. Col. 13th Va. 
Oct. 77-Sept 78 Col. 6th Va
Sept. 78 - Feb 81 - Col. 9th Va.
Feby 81 - Jan. 83 Col. 7th Va
[illegible]
Nov 76 13th
7th
'83 13th to end of serv-
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Record Division.

February 6, 1909.

Hon. John E. Hunt,
135 Adams Street,
Chicago, Illinois.

Sir:

In reply to your letter dated the 1" and received the 3" instant, you are advised that in his application for pension ( Sur. File No. 41,578) John Gibson did not claim to have participated in any battles, and that the
statement of his military record dated the 22" ultimo, contains all of the particulars of his service, as alleged by him.
Very respectfully,

Commissioner.
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Rev. War Section.

May 3, 1915.

Mrs. Flora B. Wood,
Box 123,
State Center, Iowa.

Madam:

In response to your letter dated the 23" ultimo,
you are advised that the papers in the pension claim of John Gibson, Sur. File No. 41,578, Rev. War, do not show the name of his wife.
In order to obtain the name of the person to
whom the arrears of his pension were paid, you should apply to the Auditor for the Interior Department. U. S. Treasury Department, giving him the following data:
"John Gibson, Certificate No. 9,576, issued April 23, 1819, for $20 per month from July 28, 1818, under the Act of March 18, 1818, at the Pennsylvania Agency."

Very respectfully,

G M Saltzgaber
Commissioner.
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Rev. War Section.

May 7, 1914.

Mrs. M. E. Jones,
R. D. #2
Finleyville, Pa.

Madam:

In response to your communication of the third instant, you are advised that the papers on file in claim Sur. File No. 41.578, show that John Gibson was allowed a pension on his application executed July 8, 1818, at which time he was seventy-eight years of age and a resident of Pitt Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
In the month of November 1776, he was appointed Lieutenant-Colonel of the 13th Virginia regiment; subsequently promoted
Colonel, and served at Valley Forge under General Washington; he was ordered to Pittsburgh to join General McIntosh's expedition against Detroit, but proceeded only as far as Tuscarawas where his provisions gave out and he was besieged for three months by the Indians; he also commanded the 7th Virginia regiment, and continued to serve as a colonel until the close of the War in 1783.
Dates of commission and discharge not stated.
In 1820, he stated that he had been an Indian trader but was blind, and had no family residing with him except
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his wife (name not stated) who was fifty-seven years of age.
For the location of his bounty land, apply to the commissioner of the General Land Office, Washington, D. C. giving him the following data:
Warrant No. 865, issued October 24, 1789 for 500 acres of bounty land for the services of John Gibson as colonel of the Virginia troops,
Very respectfully,

G M Saltzgaber
Commissioner.