Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31007, Thomas Edmeston, Penn.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Penn,
Edmeston, Thomas or Edmiston

NUMBER
S. 31007
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CONTENTS
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13935
Kentucky
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Thomas Edmeston
Lincoln Co in the State of Kentucky
was a private in the company commanded
by Captain Jack of the regt commanded
by Colonel Lyon in the Pa
line for 6 months 10 days
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Inscribed on the roll of Kentucky
at the rate of 21 dollars 12 cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of pension issued the 15th day of July 1833 and Hon. K. P. Letcher, Lancaster
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Arrears to the 4th of March 42.24
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept 10.56
$52.80 [double underlined]

{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832.      }

Recorded by Danl Boyd, Clerk,
Book E, Vol 7, Page 5

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See letter 2d Oct.
'34 to Hon. R. P. Letcher
ordered to pay June 14, 1837.
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State of Kentucky     }
Lincoln Circuit Court} ss.

On this 30th day of May 1833 personally
appeared before
the Hon. John L. Bridges Judge of the Lincoln
County Court now in session
Thomas Edmiston a resident of
Lincoln County in the State of Kentucky aged 72 years who being duly sworn according to [illegible] on his oath doth make the following declaration in order to obtain the pension of the act of Congress passed June 7 1832.

He states that he entered the service
of the United States as a volunteer under the
command of Capt Patrick Jack in year 1776 and marched on the 27th day of August
in sd [said] year and marched from Cumberland County State of Pennsylvania where he then removed to Philadelphia Pennsylvania and halted there about 10 days; from there they went up the Delaware to 
Trenton and from there to Perth Amboy in the State of New Jersey and from there to Staten Island where they had a skirmish with some Hessians who were stationed there; and after a few rounds of firing the Hessians fled; then they returned to New Brunswick where they were discharged the 2nd of October 1776 making a tour of 2 months.

That he again marched from Cumberland County State of Pennsylvania on the 12 of October 1777, in the company commanded
by Capt John Jack, and regiment commanded by Col Lyons, Genl Patter being Brigadier Gen [illegible] and marched near Philadelphia where they were stationed for some time; from there the portion of the army to which this
applicant was attached, marched to Headquarters at White Marsh where he was again discharged on 10th of December 1777, making a tour of 2 months and 10 days.

That he again entered the serviced in
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volunteer under Mah Francis Ross, [illegible] ash being commander in Chief, and marched from Fisking Arch in the State of South Carolina in July 1777, to Augusta in the State of Georgia; from there we marched down the Savannah river, as far as [illegible] creek, where an engagement took place between  the troops to which this official belonged, and the British forces, about 1st March 1777, and our troops were compelled to retreat into the state of South Carolina and after continuing in the service 2 months they were discharged.
He states that he again enlisted the service as a waggoner on the 2 day Oct 1777 in Capt Elias Flanagans Brigade and was employed to have from [illegible] to Carlisle in Pennsylvania the 12th of December 1777, [illegible] of 2 months and 10 days.
He states that he never was in any regular battle, but was [illegible] in a skirmish with the [illegible] on Staten Island, and with the British on the
Savannah River. That he served 3 tours as a private and one [illegible] waggoner. He states further that he has no documentary evidence in his possession in relation to his service and knows of no witness by whom he can prove his service.
He hereby relinquishes any claim whatever  a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension
roll of the agency of any state.
Thos Edmiston
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Interrogatories (and answers) put to the
applicant.
1 "Where & in what year were you born."
Ans. I was born on the 22nd June 1760 in Cumberland County State of Pennsylvania.
2 "Have you any record of age if so where is it?"
Ans. I have no Record of my age in my possession, but have seen it in the family bible of my father.
3 "Where were you living when called into service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live?
Ans.  When called into service I was living in
Cumberland County, State of Pennsylvania; since the Revolutionary War, I resided in Greenbriar County Virginia 15 years, I then resided 5 years in Powell's Varly, Tennessee since which time I have resided in Kentucky, and I now reside in Lincoln County [illegible] State.
4 "How were you called into service were you 
drafted, did you volunteer or were you a
substitute?"
Ans. I was a volunteer in the militia.
5 "State the names of some of the Regular officers who were with the Troops where you served? Such continental and militia regiments as you can recall, and the general circumstances
your service?"
Ans. I knew Col Conaway who commanded the 9th Pennsylvania Regiment and I knew several of the subordinate officers of said Regiment. I also knew Col. Elbert who commanded a Regiment of Regular soldiers in [illegible]. The general circumstances of my service are given in the foregoing declaration.
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6. Did you earn [illegible] a discharge from the service ;s and and if so by whom
was it given and in [illegible]
Ans. I did receive a discharge from Capt John Jack, and also from Capt Patrick Jack; but it has been lost for many years -
7. State the name of persons to whom you known in [illegible] and might b[illegible] and, who can testify as to your character for veracity
and their belief of your service as a soldier of the
Revolution.
Ans. I am known to Benjamin Duncan, Lewis Hutcherson, and Abraham Quinn, the latter of whom is a clergyman.
And the said Court do hereby declare
their opinion that the above named applicant was a soldier of the Revolution and served as he states.
Mr Benjamin Duncan, Lewis Hutcherson, and Abraham Quinn, the latter residing in [illegible] 
County resident citizens of Lancaster County in the State of Kentucky, do hereby certify that we are and were acquainted with Thomas Edmiston, 
who has signed the foregoing application for a pension.  we believe him to be 72 years of age; that he is a man of veracity, and we believe he
was a soldier of the Revolution and served  as he states.
Abraham Quinn
Ben Duncan
Lewis Hutcherson
And the said court hereby declares their opinion, and finding, after the investigation of the matter
and after [illegible]
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the interrogatory presented by the war Department, that the above named  Thomas Edmiston was a soldier of the Revolution and
served as he states. And the court further certifies that it appears to them that Benjamin
Duncan, Lewis Hutcherson and Absalom Quinn
are resident citizens of Lincoln County except the latter who is a respectable clergyman are credible persons & their declarations are entitled to credit.
John L. Bridges
Circuit Judge
Entitled
State of Kentucky Lincoln Circuit Court Set
I Thomas Helm Clerk of the Lincoln Circuit Court do hereby certify that the signature above purporting to be that of the Honorable John L. Bridges one of the circuit Judges in the State of Kentucky and acting Judge of the Lincoln Circuit Court is his genuine signature that his certificate is in due form of [illegible] and entitled to full faith and credit. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal this sixth day of June 1833
Thomas Helm @LCC
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I certify have known T. Edminson the applicant for many years - He bears the character of an honest man
R. P. Letcher
6th June 1833
Thomas Edmiston;
application for a pension.
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I certify have known T. Edminson the applicant for many years - He bears the character of an honest man
R. P. Letcher
6th June 1833
Thomas Edmiston;
application for a pension.
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WAR DEPARTMENT
Pension Office,
183
Sir: 
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed,
before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, showing the service of Thomas Edmeston Lincoln Co Kentucky
Period when the service was rendered. | Duration of the claimant's service. Years. | Months. | Days. | Rank of the claimant. | Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. | Names and Rank of the General and Field officers | Battles in which the applicant was engaged. | Country through which he marched. | Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. | Evidence by which the declaration is supported. |
Vol 1776 Aug 20 | | 2 | | Pri. | Capt Jack | [illegible | Penn | Aged 72 | Traditionary |
" 1777 Oct | about | 2 | 10 | " | " " | Col Lysons | | " | Cumberland | |
" | | 2 | | " | | Maj Ross " Skirmish with British | [illegible] | Co Penn | |
" 1779 | | 1 | 10| [illegible] | " Flannagan | | | Pa | | |
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia" and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832,
State, territory, or County of } ss.
On this ___ day of ___ personally appeared (a) before A.B. a resident (b) of ___ in the county of ____ and State, Territory or District of ___ aged ___
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 provsion made by the act of Congress, passed
June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) ___, with ___
and served in the ___ (e) regiment of the ___ line, under the following named officers:
(Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers, the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the
town or county and State in which he resided when he enered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons
who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.)
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of ___ 
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
(And then will follow the certificate of the Court.)
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I ____ of the Court of ___ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of ___ for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this ___ day of ___  &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia,
except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the ___ 
and C.D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with ___, who has
subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be ___ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
(And then will follow the certificate of the Court.)
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed 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 A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the ___ and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the ___ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, ___ Clerk of the Court of ___ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the applicacation of ___ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this ____ day of ___ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light
upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6. To a Soldier, Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given
and what has become of it?
To an Officer, Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons - one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration be
fore required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record,
or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper
Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period
of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
(a) The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
(b) The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not
conforming to the rule.
(c) The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
(d) Two declarants must mention the period of periods of the war when he served.
(e) Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, 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 entitled. 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 grades: - For ___ your ___ months, and ___ days, I served as ___. For ___ months and ___ days, I served as a ___; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each 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 about three or four months is too indefinite, and all just qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
(f) The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
(g) The opinion of the Court is always required.
(h) The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
(i) The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends 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.
Proof of Service.
(j) 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 claimant's 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.
The notes from 9a0 to (i) are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note (j) applies to continental troops only.
(k) The traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
(l) If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
(m) The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
1. 2 ..7
Dyer Caster [illegible] Clerk
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No 22538.
Thomas Edmeston
K -
Lincoln Co
for 1776 print
6 mo. 10 days
$21. 12 / 100
Inch
Lyon
Pa
two months wagoner not
provided for
Hon R. P. Letcher
Lancaster
Ken
[the following 3 words crossed out] Thomas Comiston Walmet
Hat Lincoln County
Ken.
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MHF
Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
February 3, 1927
Laura S. Campbell
Cleveland, Tenn.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 31007 it appears that Thomas Edmiston, or Edmeston, was born June 22, 1760 in Cumberland
County, Pennsylvania.
Whole a resident of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania he enlisted August 27, 1776, served two months as private in Captain Patrick Jack's Pennsylvania Company and was in a skirmish on Staten Island.
He enlisted October 1, 1777 and served two months and ten days as private in Captain John Jack's [the following word is crossed out] Pennsylvania Company, Colonel Lyons' Pennsylvania Regiment.
He volunteered under Major Francis Ross and marched from Fishing Creek, South Carolina in February 1779, to Augustta, Georgia, and down the Savannah to Brier Creek where he was in the battle, length of this service two months.
He enlisted October 2, 1779 and served two months and ten days as wagoner under Captain Elias Flannagan in the
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Pennsylvania Troops.
After the Revolution he lived fifteen years in Greenbrier County, Virginia, five years in Powell's Valley, Tennessee, and was allowed pension on his application executed May 30, 1833 while a resident of Lincoln County, Kentucky.
It is not stated whether he was ever married.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.
Said he had a [illegible] in [illegible]
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VI. 274.2940 307
V. 52. 54
REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION. 3-525
S 31007
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 Thomas Edmeston, or Edmiston a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension on file in this Bureau.
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. | LENGTH OF SERVICE. | RANK. | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. CAPTAIN. | COLONEL. | STATE. |
Aug. 27. 1776 | 2 mos | Pvt. | Patrick Jack | Penn. |
Oct. 1, 1777 | 2 mos 10 days | " | John Jack | Lyons | |
Feb. 1779 | 2 mos. | " | | Major Francis Ross | |
Oct. 2, 1779 | 2 most 10 days | Wagner | Elias Flanagan | |
Battles engaged in, Skirmish on Staten , Bri[illegible]
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Cumberland Co. Penn.
Date of application for pension, May 30, 1833. His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Lincoln Co. Ky.
Age at date of application, b. June 22 1760 in Cumberland Co. Penn.
Remarks: After the War resided in Green Briar Co. Va. and in Powell Valley Tenn.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
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Pension Dept., Washington D.C.
Gentlemen -
Have you the military record of Thomas Edminston born in Cumberland Co. Pa. in 1760 served as a substitute for his brother in the 8th Regiment and later for himself in the Pa. Militia. After the Rev. he went to Greenbrier Co. Va. where he lived for 15 years, thence to Powell's Valley, Tenn. and in 1833 moved to Ky where he applied for
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a pension and where he died.
Have you the records of a pension being granted this man?
Thanking you for this information, I am yours truly 
Laura Smith Campbell,
Cleveland
Tenn.
Nov. 30, 1926.
Rev
{inside stamp:} U. S. PENSION OFFICE R DEC 3 1926
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Rev. War Section
53 THE BALCHERNE
INDIANAPOLIS
INDIANA
[inside stamp:] [illegible] JUL 24 1922 [illegible]
July 18th 1922
Will you show each [illegible] data & history you have of Thomas Edmiston [illegible] in Cash [illegible] Co. [illegible] Cumberland Co; [illegible] militia - Col. Samuel Culbertson. Thanking you in advance I remain Yours Truly
(Mrs) Thea B. Parker
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[in stamp:] DEP OF [illegible] AUG 12 1922 [ILLEGIBLE]
[printed under the previous stamp:] 53 THE BLACHERNE ANAPOLIS [illegible] ANA
Rev War Sec
Will you please send what history you have of Thomas Edminston, or Capt. [illegible] Col. Samuel Culbertson in Cumberland Co. Pa. enlisted - Thanking you in advance - I am
Yours Truly
Thea B. Parker
Aug 18th
[illegible]
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2110 W Royal Terrace
Pension Office
Dear Sir:
Kindly, give me the pension Record of Thomas Edmiston- or Edmondston - or Edmistone - all the same name - which was granted.
He served as a substitute first for his brother in the 8th Penna Regiment
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then for himself in the Penna - Militia maybe Maryland. He went to Greenbrier Co. Va after the Rev. then later to Tenne - and then to Kentucky where he applied for his pension. Would also like to know if you have a pension
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record of James Edmiston or Edmondston - or Edmondson - all the same name - and of Archibald and Mrs. Edmiston or Edmendston. Kindly give me all the data you have of this name and you will very greatly oblige me. Very Sincerely Mrs H. C. Thomas 2110 Mt Royal Terrace Balto. Md.
Nov. 14 1914
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31007
Revy INVALID.
File No. 31,007
Thomas Edmeston
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7 32"
Index:-Vol. 2, Page 120
(Arrangement of 1870.)
1914 Nov 19: history to Mrs. H.C. Thomas M.B.H.
1922. Aug 25 - Hist. to Mrs. Thea B. Parker [illegible]
1922 Sept 29. Data for last payment sent to Gen Ac Office. Pension [illegible]
1927 - Feb 3 - Hist to Laura S Campbell - NM/JF
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Northern Bank of Sky
Lexington June 7 1837
P.L. Edwards Esqr
Sir
I enclose to you the pension papers of Thomas Edmeston who has not drawn since 4 Sept 1834. Since that time he has several times applied thru an Attorney but the papers were uniformly wrong the ignorance of the parties being such that no explanations could be made intelligible even in the present case the additional Witness is wanting to the pensioners affidavit. You will please examine then readvise me as soon as convenient -
Respectfully
Your Obt Sevt
Wm Ernst
Pen Clerk