Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 4556, for John Lincoln, Pennsylvania
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Service:  Penn

Lincoln, John

S.4556

carded
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4439
Duplicate
New York (struck through) to
Penn - Pittsburgh

John Lincoln
of ___ in the State of ___New York (struck through)

who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Jones, of the Regt. commanded by Col. Biddle in the Pennsylvania line for 6 months
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Inscribed on the roll of New York (Pa) at the rate of 20 Dollars per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 16th day of Janry 1833--- and sent to Rep [illegible], Union Town
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Arrears to 4th of Sep. 1832  - $35.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 March 1833 - $15.00
(Total)  $50

Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by Geo C. Stiles, clerk
Book D, Vol 2, Page 199

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Dup. Cert. issued and sent to R. O. F Carriker, Uniontown PA July 19 1833 and letter to J Lawrence Esg Pens Agt NY same date

Let to J D Springer July 14, 1846

Paid at the Treasury under the act of the 6th April 1838 from 4th March to 4th Sept. 1839. Agt Notified 7 Oct 1840
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19.197

John Lincoln

admitted

R P Flemicker
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BRIEF in the case of John Lincoln 
of ___  in the State of ____
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Open Court

2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?

3. How old is he? Seventy three years

4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period:  starting in March 1777
Duration: 6 months
Rank:  
Officers:  Gen Washington, Capt Jones, Col Biddle,  Maj English

5. In what battles was he engaged? none

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Berks Co, Pa.

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, byincidental evidence, or by the rolls? A clergyman & And others certify to traditionary evidence

8. Are the papers defective as to 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.

D Rentz,  Examining Clerk
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19197

Declaration of John Lincoln

six months

admitted
6 mo private

$20
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Fayette County
State of Pennsylvania

On this ___ day of August 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common pleas for the County of Fayette, State of Pennsylvania, now sitting, John Lincoln aged seventy three years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June the 7th 1832

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, & served as herein
stated

that he was born in the year 1759 in Berks County Pennsylvania. That in March 1777 he volunteered and went into the service of his country under the command of Captain Nicholas Jones whose company was attached to Major John English's Battalion & Col James Biddle's Regiment. That he was marched from Reading (Pa) to Bethlehem, from thence to Eastown from thence to Morristown & from thence to Stortings Buildings. that he was marched from stortings buildings to Middlebrook where they were joined to the main American army commanded by Genl Washington. That he was marched from place to place in the State of New Jersey whereever ordered by his officer during the six months for which he was
Volunteered.  That in September 1777 he left the service having served six months; that he received no written discharge; that his captain told him at the expiration of his term that he might go home. That he has no documentary evidence of his service nor knows of no person at present by whom he can
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Establish them but the Reav Thornton Fleming and the Hon Andrew Stewart will certify as to his reputation. That after he left the service he returned to Berks County PA where he resided several years afterwards, that he then removed to Langeth County PA where he still resides. that he has a record of his age at home in his
Bible.

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present & he declares
that his name is not on the Pension roll of any agency in any State.

 John Lincoln
Sworn & subscribed in open court 20th Augt 1832

H W Beeson, Prothy

We Thornton Fleming, a Clergyman resident of Union Town, Forsythe County Penn and Andrew Stewart of the same place do hereby certify that we are acquainted with John Lincoln who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration and that we believe him to be seventy three years of age. That he is reputed and believed in the neightumberborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion.

Thornton Fleming
Andrew Stewart

Sworn to by Andrew Stewart & affirmed to by Thornton Fleming & subscribed in Open Court 20th Aug 1832

H W Beeson Prothy
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Fayette Counth
Pennsylvania

I Henry W Beeson Prothonotary of the Court of Common Please in and for said county do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Lincoln for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 27th day of November 1832.

H W Beeson, Prothy
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Rev. and 1812 Wars Section

October 15, 1924

Sallie H. Lincoln
187 South Mount Vernon Ave.,
Uniontown, Pennsylvania.

Madam:

I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 4558 it appears that John Lincoln was born in 1759 in Berks County, Pennsylvania.

While a resident of said county he enlisted in March 1777 and served six months as a private in Captain Nicholas Jones' Company, Colonel James Biddle's Pennsylvania Regiment.

He was allowed pension on his application executed August 20, 1832 while living in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

There is no data on file as to his family.

The above noted is the only John Lincoln of Pennsylvania found on the Revolutionary War  records of this Bureau.

Respectfully,
Commissioner.
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1922 Aug 24 - hist to Mrs Geo C Baker

1924 Oct 18 - Hist to Sallie H Lincoln

1927 June 24 - Hist to Mrs J W Endsley

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4556

Revolutionary

INVALID

File No  4556
John Lincoln

Private, Rev War

Act:  June 7, 1832

Index:  Vol A, Page 223

[Arrangement of 1870]
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John Lincoln, Penn Pittsburch, Act June 7 1832, at $20 per annum

Be pleased to say to what time he was last paid

Pension Office
July 14, 1840

1st 4 March 1839 - JH
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July 13, 1840

John Lincoln
Pa Pitt

J L Edwards, Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City, DC
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Recorded by Jno Cromwell Clerk in Book D Vol 6, page 169 = made payable in Pittsburgh

Union Town July 11 1840

J.L. Edwards Esqr

Sir. 

Mr John Lincoln whose pension I have been drawing for him was not paid as usual on presenting. the excuse was that it had not been presented in due time; there was 1/2 of the pension due (which has not been paid) 4th September for on 4 of March last. the reason of their not being taken sooner was the fact that Mr Lincoln is a very old and feeble man and not able to come to town. he lives several miles from any Justice of the peace. I wish you to write to me as soon as you receive this and inform me how I must proceed to get the money for the old man as he is very needy and his pension as a small one, and I do not wish to put the old man to any expense

Yours Respectfully
J. D. Springer

P S he has to pay out of his pension... 25 to Justice of Peace, 25 Prothonotary, 25 in Pittsbugh

75 in all which reduces his pension yearly to 125
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.

I certify that in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 7th June, 1832, John Lincoln of the State of New York who was a Private in the Revolutionary Army is entitled to receive Twenty dollars per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually, on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year

Given at the War Office of the United States, this 16th day of January one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three

Lew Cass
Secretary of War

Examined and Countersigned.
J L Edwards
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The new certificate was issued on the 19th July '33 because the word New York was improperly written instead of Pittsburgh
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Second Comptroller's Office
September 28, 1840

Sir:

Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States" and the 3d section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within whith pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, John Lincoln, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Pittsburgh Pa Agency, at the rate of Twenty Dollars and no Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March to the 4th Sept 1839.

Respectfully, yours 

Albion K. Parris 
Comptroller
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Stamped:  Apr 5, 1927 - Pension Office

BY BRIDGE
SOMERFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington DC

Dear Sir:

Will you please furnish me with any data as your office affords of John Lincoln, Priv soldier, applied for pension from Fayette Co PA and of Mindican Lincoln of Pa or VA.

Would like all dates with names of wives and children if any given.  Needed to verify DAR eligibility.

Thanking you, I am very truly yours, 

Mrs J W Endsley
April 3, 1927
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Pr P M Jan 16, 1833
Aged 74

Will you please have copied for me his service (what and where), his wife's name, date of marriage, children's names, etc.  I will only be too glad to pay clerical time for this.  Please let me know at once what you will have done for me.

Mrs George C Baker
32 S Walnut St
Morgantown W Va
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Stamped - July 10 1922 - Pension Office

Morgantown, W Va
July 7, 1922

Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions

Rev War Section

Dear Sirs:

Some time ago I wrote asking for John Lincoln's Revolutionary War service.  The PA archives quote his having received a pension for Rev War service, 3rd Series, Vol 23, Page 529, PA Pensioner
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Sept 25, 1924

U S Pension Office
Revolutionary Section
Washington DC

Sir:  

Will you kindly give me what information you can about the following men?

John Lincoln - b March 28 1758 Berks Co PA - was in Charlestown Company, Chester Co, PA

James McCoy - b 1738 - lived in Fayette Co PA

Moses Sutton - b 1732 NJ - served in Penn companies

The above three men we know were in the Revolutionary War but not certain about

Samuel Sutton - b Oct 30, 1754 - Probably served in Penn company

All information you can give will be very gratefully received.

Very truly

Sallie H Lincoln
187 S Mt Vernon Ave
Uniontown PA
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section

June 24, 1927

Mrs. J. W. Endsley
By-Bridge
Somerfield, Penna.

Madam;

I have to advise you that from the papers in the Reolutionary War pension claim S. 4556 it appears that John
Lincoln was born in 1759 in Berks County, Pennsylvania.

While a resident of Berks County, Pennsylvania he enlisted in March 1777 and served six months as private in
Captain Nicholas Jones' Company, Colonel James Biddle's Pennsylvania Regiment.

He was allowed pension on his application executed August 20, 1832 while living in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

There is no data as to family.

The Revolutionary War records of this Bureau fail to afford any information in regard to Mordecai Lincoln.

Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commisioner.