Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43,892, for Pelatiah Razey, New Hampshire
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(3 - 1776) 
SERVICE 
N. H. 
Razey, Pelatiah
NUMBER
S.43,892
CONTENTS
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15.889
New York 
Pelatiah Razey, of  Oneida Co. in the state of New York who was a Corporal in the regiment commanded by Colonel Scammel of the N. Hamps line, the term of three years. 
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Inscribed on the roll of New York, --- at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 29. of October, 1819. 
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Certificate of Pension issued the 25 of Nov 1819 to Thomas H. Hamilton Judge, Remsen, New York 
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Arrears to March, 1820     $:33.80 
4 mo  7/31}                   $:33.80 


{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818 } 

Continued


1884 April 26. C to Razey for more data
 ‘’.  ‘’.   May 16 do  [illeg] history ) 
(See [illeg] file [ ] 9263

Date of death not [occ?] AB. 

Certificate sent Nov 8, 1820 to Th. H. Hamilton, Remsen, N.Y.
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STATE OF NEW YORK, Oneida Common Pleas, ss. 

On this fourth day of September  1820, personally appeared in open Court of Common Pleas in and for said county, being a Court of Record, Pelatiah Razey - an aged 60 years, resident in Trenton in said county, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows: 

that he entered at Swanzey in the State of New hampshire in Capt William Ellis Company Col Scammels Regt commanded by Coll Dearborn in March 1779 for 3 years and continued to serve in said Corps untill March 1782 when he was discharged him said her at the highlands in the State of New York 

That he has received a pension, and the number of his pension certificate is 15,889. That he is by occupation a farmer 

That the number and names of his family residing with him: their ages and capacity to contribute to their support is as follows, viz. Easther his wife aged 57 years afflicted with Rheumatism—Thankfull Franklin his mother aged 79 years unable to do any thing towards her support. that he is able to do little labour  himself -  

AND I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR, that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War,” passed on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts, due to me ; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed. 
Pelatiah Razey

Sworn to and declared, the 8th day of Sept 1820}
Thos Hamilton Judge of Oneida
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SCHEDULE, containing the whole estate and income of 
Pelatiah Razey

$40 one horse worth forty dollars 
 15  one ould one horse waggon worth fifteen     Dollars
 15  one cow worth fifteen Dollar 
   4. one hog with four Dollar 
$74.               Income none

Pelatiah Razey

Sworn to and declared, on the 8th day of September 1820, before Th H Hamilton Judge of Oneida. 

State of New-York. Oneida Common Pleas. of the Term of Sept 1820 }
A Court of Record by Statute. 
The whole of these proceedings were had in open Court; and in the opinion of this Court the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the above schedule is seventy four dollars and no more. 

I, FRANCIS A. BLOODGOOD, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the county of Oneida, do hereby certify, that the foregoing Oath and the Schedule thereunto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court: And I further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount, in value, of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is twenty four dollars and ____cents. 
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this eighth day of September, 1820. 
Francis A, Bloodgood
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Pelatiah Razey
Corporal
Col. Scammells
N. Hampshire Regt 
1779 for 3 years  
29th Oct 1819
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State of New York} 
Oneida County }
on this twenty ninth day of October 1819 before me the subscriber one of the Judges of Common Pleas in and for said County personally appeared Pelatiah Razey aged sixty years resident in Trenton in said County who him being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the late Act of Congress entitled -An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war -  that he the said Pelatiah Razey enlisted in the town of Swanzey in the State of New Hampshire in the Company Commanded by Capt William Ellis and Col Scammell Regt that which Regt was soon after Command by Col Henry Dearborn, New Hampshire line — that he continued to serve in the said Corps in the service of the United States from March 1779 the time he enlisted untill March 1782 when he was discharged from service at the highlands in the State of New York that he was not in any battle in the course of that Campaign, but was in the battle at Bennington in a formed [illeg] [illeg]
and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands . in need of the assistance of his country for a
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[?] and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said service beyond what is now offered —
Pelatiah Razey

Sworn to and declared before me day and year aforesaid 
Thomas H Hamilton Judge

I certify that Pelatiah Razey the above deponent as man of truth
Th H Hamilton Judge

State ofNew York }
Oneida County}
Joseph Razey of the City of Albany and State of New York being duly sworn according  to law did say that he was acquainted with Pelatiah Razey the above claiment in the year - 1779 that he knew that the said Pelitiah did  inlist in the Company and Regt at the time and place stated by him in the above declaration that he this deponent did serve in Capt Ellis’s Company in the same Regt while Commanded by Col Henry Dearborn in the year 1780 for nine months — that the said Pelatiah Razey was in the service at the time he this deponent went into service in the said Capt Ellis’s Company and continued to live in said Corps while he
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this deponent was in service the nine months and when this deponent left the said service the said Pelatiah remained in the said service [illeg] that on this deponent verily believes the facts set forth by the said Pelatiah Razey in the above application are [illeg] true 
Joseph Razey

Sworn to and subscribed the 27  day of Oct 1819 before me }
Th H Hamilton Judge

I certify that Joseph by the above deponent is a men of truth
Th H Hamilton Judge

Hon John C Calhoun Secretary at War 

State of New York}
Oneida County} 
I Thomas H Hamilton Judge as aforesaid certify that it appears to my satisfaction that Pelatiah Razey  the above applicant under the act Congress of 18th March 1818 was in service in the War of the Revolution against the common enemy in that he [illeg] endured? [illeg] assistance of his country for support as stated by him in the forgoing [illeg] all of which [illeg]
October 29th 1819
Th H Hamilton Judge
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Clerk’s[?] Office}
Oneida County} ss

I certify that Thomas H Hamilton was a  Judge of the County at the time of make the foregoing affidavit & certificate and that he signature appears to be of his own proper hand writing.  Witness the seal of said County this thirtieth day of October 1819 
Francis A Bloodgood Clk


Pelatiah Razey
Corp’l
Col. Scammell
New Hampshire Regt
1779 for 3 years
29th Oct’r 1819
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April 15, 1936 

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BA-J/REL 
Pelatiah Razey-S.43892 

Mrs. Luella Alberghini 
196 Laurel Street 
Hartford, Connecticut 

Dear Madam: 

The date and place of birth of Pelatiah Razey are not shown. 

 Razey was at the battle of Bennington, names of officers not shown. He enlisted in March, 1779, served as corporal in Captain William Ellis' Company, Colonel Scammell's New Hampshire Regiment and was discharged in March, 1783. 

He was allowed pension on his application executed October 29, 1819, at which time he was aged sixty years and resided in Trenton, Oneida County, New York. 

In 1820, the soldier stated that his family then residing with him consisted of his wife, Esther, aged fifty-seven years, her maiden name, date of marriage, and names of her parents not shown, and his mother, Thankful Franklin, aged seventy-nine years. The name of his father is not stated, and there is no reference to children. 

In 1819, Joseph Rasey lived in Albany, New York, and stated that he served with Pelatiah in Captain Ellis' Company, in the New Hampshire Troops. 

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER 
Executive Assistant to the Administrator.
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43892 

INVALID.
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Revy

File No. 43.892 
Pelatiah Razey 
Corp Rev War 
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Act: 18 March 18th -- 
Index:——Vol. 3    Page 410 

[Arrangement of 1870.] 


1918, January 31 
History to Charles E. S. Rasay  
Fn
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1921, Dec. 27.  history to
R. F. Williams -Eu
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1936 Apr 15 Hist to Miss Luella 
Alberghini - EL 
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1939 Sept 27 Mrs. H.V. [illeg] data[?] in
[illeg] spelling of amount is [illeg]
MRY
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43892 Pelatiah Razey 
9243 Mary Razey
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9700 James Rassy 1812 (not in cat[?])



(Office stamp)
PENSION OFFICE 
US
April 18 1884
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San Francisco Cal
633 -21st St   4/10/84 

To Chief of Pension Office
Washington DC

Dear Sir

Referring to attached to correspondence will you have the kindness to say if you can give me any light upon the subject of the [illeg]  

I am very Respectfully 
CW Rasey

PS
Please return correspondence  with your reply [illeg] oblige 
CWR

(Office stamp)
STAMP
RET’D
By
MAIL DIVISION
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ADJUTANT BEN[***]
OFFICIAL
ENLISTED BRANCH
 
RECEIVED  MAR 27 1884 

633. 21st Street 
San Francisco, Cal. 
Mch 20/84
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C. W. Razey 

For infirm asto whether the within named individuals served in the Revolutionary or 1812 Wars. if so, desires date & place of enlistment & in what command they served 

WAR DEPARTMENT, 
ADJUTANT GENERAL’S OFFICE
(handwritten)1812
Washington, April 1, 1884
Respectfully returned to 
C.W. Rasey, 
633 21st Street 
San Francisco, Cal. 

The records of Revolutionary war are on file in Pension Office and those of the volunteers  of War of 1812 of are on file in the Third Auditors Office 
US Treasury

W. Barker 
Asst. Adj. Gen

(Office stamp)
US PENSION OFFICE
APR 18 1884

(handwritten note)
Wrote April 2/84 for more data & the use to be made of the information
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San Francisco Cala. 
March 20th 1884 

C. McKeever Esq. 
Asst Adjt Genl. 
War Department 
Washington DC

Dear Sir 

The names below given are supposed to have existed with an owner for each at the time of the Revolutionary War between this country and England, it is however possible that it was later at the time of the War of 1812. It is my desire to ascertain if they all served of the above named wars if so what time in what years, where enlisting
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in that command and in fact anything that the records may show regarding the individual names. The name McRasey was about the time mentioned shortened by dropping the prefix Mc. Please note this as the records may show McRasey instead of Rasey. 

Peltire Rasey (or McRasey)
Asel Rasey (or McRasey )
Silas Rasey (or Mc Rasey)
Rufus Rasey (or McRasey )
Joseph Rasey (or McRasey)
John Rasey (or McRasey )

Any information that the records in your charge may show in the above matter will be thankfully received by the undersigned. 

Also will you kindly say whether all records of this kind are on file at Washington or if certain thereof are in possession of the various state governments of the then existing states. 

I have the honor etc
Yours  very respectfully 
C.W.Rasey 
(33 - 21st St - 
San Francisca 
Cala.) 

P.S. Probably enlisted from Com. 
R.I  or Mass. -on this point I am uncertain 
CWR
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24 January 1918 
(superscribed)Rev see NH

Secretary 
The Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:
Please send me if possible, the military record (or “service record”) of the two Revolutionary War soldiers named below.  I do not know whether they ever were “pensioners” or not.  But I want their record- not for any pension work - but purely for genealogical and family record purposes:

1st - John Rasay (or, Rasey, Razey, Rosy,Rasay) -was born some time previous to 1777; lived in Potsdam, New York during the last years of his life. I do not know his services at all; but think it would be in the records of the Pension Bureau.  

2nd - Pelatiah Rasay, (Razey, Razey, Rasay, Rasy) was 19 years old in 1778 and enrolled from town of Winchester, New Hampshire - afterwards live in town of Swanzey, New Hampshire.  Both of these men had the unfortunate habit of spelling their family name in a variety of ways as I have indicated.

I earnestly hope that the service - and military record - of
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these men can be found.

Thanking you, in advance for your trouble in this matter I am 
Yours very truly 
Charles E. S. Rasay 
328 G****voort Street 
Little Falls, 
New York

(Office stamp)
US Pension Office
Jan 28, 1918
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(superscript). N.H.  
S.43892
Pelatiah Razey - E*

305 1/2 Waverly Ave
Syracuse, NY
December 5, 1921

The Commissioner of Pensions 
Washington D.C. 

Dear Sir:

 I am told that I am entitled to two records from the Pension Office. As long as there was no record of Benjamin Ackley to be found I would like the record of Pelatiah Rasey (sometimes spelled Razey) to make up for the other record. Pelatiah Rasey. was born in 1758 and died past the age of 82. At one time when he drew a pension his home was Trenton Oneida Co. New York. I did not ask for the record of Hezekiah Tuttle whose wife Lucy Tuttle of Canton,  NY drew a pension but you sent it to me. I would like this adjusted. I very much desire to get the record of Olive Tuttle who was a Revolutionary Pensioner. Her husband, but I did not learn his first name was a soldier in the Revolution. In 1840 Olive Tuttle aged
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67 resided in Canton, St Lawrence Co NY with James Lemon. 

I am very sorry to trouble you again but very much need these records. I am sorry that you went to the trouble of looking up the record of Hezekiah Tuttle An early reply will be very much appreciated. 

Respectfully,
R. T. Williams 

(office stamp)
[illeg]
Dec 8, 1921
Division

( office stamp)
US PENSION OFFICE
Dec 7, 1921
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GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON
RECORDS DIVISION 
IN REPLY PLEASE QUOTE 
R - 26917 -- HCS   

March 6, 1936. 

Veterans Administration
Revolutionary War and 1812 War Section
Washington, D.C.

Sirs: 

There is transmitted herewith for your consideration and direct reply letter of February 11, 1936, from Mrs. Luella Alberghini, 196 Laurel Street, Hartford, Connecticut, wherein the request information concerning the following: 

Aaron Fish (ok)    Conn & Navy 8.10673 
David Fish  (ok)      S. 13019 
John Fish (or Fisk) widow Eunice-W.17900 Moses Fish. (ok)   S.13029  
Samuel Fish (Fisk) R. 3580 
Mark Stacy (none).  No data 
Pelatiah Razey (ok) of Winchester, N. H. & possibly of Oneida Co. N.Y. S.43892
Asa Gallup (none).   New Hampshire 
Benjamin Gallup (none).  “.     “
Thomas Gallup (none).  Plainfield, N.H. 
(Civil) Giles  Racey or Rasey (Index reports no claim) 
(Civil) David Vincent. 
The writer has been advised of this reference. 

Respectfully,  

P. D. Fallon   
Asst. Chief, Records Division.

Incl.

(superscribed) Index Div reports [five]?:
David Vincent W.C.23310 sol. applied in 1863
David Vincent W. 31251- sol died in 1863

(office stamp)
Received Mar 7, 1936
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Aug 16 1937 
22 Imlay St 
Hartford  Ct

Veterans Administration 
Washington, D.C. 

My dear Sir. 

Please send me all that your records contain, of BA-J/ILL. Comfort B. Morgan. 6. W. W. R. File 16542. War of 1812 records. 

You have sent me his pension application (a copy of) and what I want now is to locate a descendent of this Comfort Morgan and thought possible I could do this thru Pension payments or whom received the last payment of said Pension to his widow Betsey Morgan — in some of her statements or papers she may have mentioned some or all of her children. 

This widow applied for bounty land which was due her on account of service of her husband Comfort B. Morgan in the War of 1812. she was granted 40 acres bounty land on Warrant #86768 under the act of Sept 28. 1850, she was then a resident of Aurora County Ill. aged fifty-five years 

Said Betsey Morgan applied for additional bounty land May 3, 1855, she was allowed 120 acres on Warrant #26587. In Dec 1859 she was living in Kane County, Ill.   Comfort B Morgan and his wife Betsey reared a large family

(office stamp)
Received Aug 17, 1936
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Received Aug 17 1937

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P. 2 Stacy

of children’s names not given in [*]- pension application , 

The father of sd Comfort B Morgan was Timothy Morgan and, he was my Rev. War Ancestor, but there are things to prove, one, is the names of his two wives both were Elizabeth and he moved about and, I must prove that he was the same one that had lived in each place, and, with all clues exhausted, I hope to find something helpful if I can locate descendants of Comfort B Morgan and his widow Betsey Morgan. 

Please tell me, when applications for pensions were made in 1832, were they sent directly to Washington, or was it done thru the offices of the town where applicant resided? 

Problem #2. 
I would like to locate descendants of Rev. Soldier Pelatiah Razey  RA-J/EEL-S. 43892 Rev. War.  His Widow may have received a pension or his descendants may be mentioned in final payments of pension to send soldier or his widow he was living in Trenton, Oneida Co. New York. on Oct 29 - 1819. Please note if in any record if his name is spelled Rasey or Racey in his
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application it is spelled Razey and these families are so confusing 

I shall be very grateful for this help. 

Very Sincerely 
(Mrs.  H.V.)  Harriette V. Stacy

(office stamp)
Received Aug 17, 1937
Mail sub-Div
Vets Adm
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In reply to your request of_____ received______ for a statement of the military history of Pelatiah Razey a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.- S.F. 43,892. 

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
Mch 1777
         1779

LENGTH OF SERVICE.
Mch 1782
     ‘’
RANK. 
Corpl.
   “ 
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. 
CAPTAIN. 
William Ellis 
names of officers not stated
COLONEL. 
Scammel 
Henry Dearborn 
STATE. 
N. H. 

Battles engaged in, __Bennington__ 
Residence of soldier at enlistment, __Enlisted at Swanzey N H 
Date of application for pension, __Oct. 29, 1819. His cl was al___ 
Residence at date of application, __Trenton, Oneida Co., NY___. 
Age at date of application, __60__ 
Remarks: __In 1820 he referred to his mother, Thankful Franklin, aged 79 yrs and his wife. Esther, 57 yrs of age. There is no further data relative to family._______
Respectfully, 
Commissioner

(superscribed).  N.B. He stated that he was in the battle of Bennington, in a former campaign. 

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September 27, 1937

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Pelatiah Razey
S. 45892

Comfort B. Morgan
O.W.W.R. File 16542
BA-J/MHF:MLB

Mrs. H.V. Stacy
22 Imley Street
Hartford, Connecticut

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you state that you are trying to locate a descendant of the Revolutionary War soldier, Pelatiah Razey, S. 45892 and of Comfort B. Morgan, War of 1812 soldier, O.W.W.R. File 16542, and desire the dates of last payment of pensions, also, to know whether the former’s name appears as Rasey or Racey and where applications for pension were made in 1832.

In the papers in pension claim, S. 43892, the surname of Pelatiah Razey is shown only under that one spelling.  In order to obtain the date of last payment of his pension, the name of persons paid and possibly the date of death of the soldier, you should write to the Comptroller
General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:  Pelatiah Razey, Certificate #15889, issued November 25, 1819, rate $8 per month, commenced October 29, 1819, Act 18th March, 1818, New York Agency. 

Applications for Revolutionary War pensions made under the Act of June 7, 1832, were presented to the proper United States government office in this city to be acted upon, but in many instances were recorded on the records of the county seat in which the application was made. 

Comfort B. Morgan's widow did not receive a pension in her own right and this office does not have record as to whether or not she were the recipient of any pension which may have been due her husband when he died. In order to obtain the date of last payment of his pension, the name and address of person paid, you should apply to the same official designated above and furnish the following data: Comfort B. Morgan, certificate #856, issued September 25, 1821, rate $4 per month, commenced June 8, 1821, Acts April 24, 1816, and May 15, 1820, New York Agency. 

Very truly yours 
A. D. HILLER 
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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VETERANS ADMINISTRATION
WASHINGTON

April 15, 1936

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BA-J/MHF/cel

Mrs. Imalla Alberghini 
195 Laurel Street
Hartford, Connecticut 

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter, addressed to the General Accounting Office, this city, which the transferred to this office. in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Aaron, David, John, Moses and Samuel Fish, Mark Stacy, Pelatiah Razey, Asa, Benjamin and Thomas Gallup, and the Civil War records of Giles Racey or Razey who died November 25, 1862 and David Vincent who was discharged March 18, 1863, at White Oak Church, Virginia. 

Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War data and the limited clerical force available for furnishing such information , it is impossible to comply in full with each request which requires such an amount of time and research. 

The record of Pelatiah Ezey is furnished herewith as found in pension claim, S.43892, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.

Your letter has been referred to the proper division for reply in regard to the Civil War soldiers. 


Very truly yours 

A. D. HILLER 
Executive Assistant to the Administrator.