Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5748, for Thomas Jones, Delaware
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(3-1776)
SERVICE 
Del. 

 Jones, Thomas 

NUMBER
R. 5748
CONTENTS
in 1850 res Ohio, probably Belmont Co.
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Know all men by these presents, that I the
subscriber, have appointed, and by these presents do appoint and constitute Moses Hoagland Esq. my true and lawful Attorney in fact, to receive from the secretary of War, Paymaster General, second or third Auditor of the Treasury, or any other officer or officers authorized to settle or pay
the same, all moneys, drafts, or other dues of
every kind, nature and name, for extra pay, committion money, bounty, clothing money prize money withheld pay, or any other dues of any kind due to me from the United States, whether paid by any of the before mentioned or any other officers of the United States; and I do hereby request said officers, or any or either of them, to pay said amounts to said Hoagland, and do hereby give to said Hoagland full power to endorse all drafts, pay certificates, or any other papers in reference to said business, and to execute any and all receipts or discharges or any other act which I could do if present; and any act by him to be done, shall be the same as if done by me
in proper person
Witness my hand and seal this tenth day of May A.D. 1850

Thomas Jones ("X" his mark)

In presence of
Panton Savos
Phillip Dyer X his mark
Richard H Taneyhill
Justice of the Peace
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The State of Ohio, Belmont County ss
I Robert H. Miller Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the county aforesaid do hereby certify that Richard H. Taneyhill Esq. before whom the foregoing acknowledgement was made was at the time thereof an acting Justice of the Peace within and for said county, duly elected commissioned and qualified as such, and I believe the signature  purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my signature and affixed the seal of said
Court of St. Clairsville this 11th day of
May A.D. 1850.
Robert H. Miller Clk.
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March 10, 1938

Mrs. Ida J Waggoner
903 South Race Street
Urbana, Illinois

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the record of Thomas Jones, a soldier of the Revolutionary War who, you state, was born in Wales in 1750, was brought to the Colonies as a child, lived in what was later the State of Delaware and enlisted in 1776.

The records of this office show that Thomas Jones applied May 10, 1850, in Belmont County, Ohio, for pension. It was alleged he served in Captain James Raymond's company of Delaware troops in the Revolutionary War, but his claim was not allowed as he failed to furnish proof of service as required by the pension laws.

The soldier died prior to December 21, 1854, the date and place of death not on record, nor is it known if he ever married.

In 1854, one Benjamin Jones was living in Coshocton County, Ohio, and was interested in the pension claim of Thomas Jones, their relationship not designated.

There are no further data on file in this office relative to Thomas Jones  as the papers in his original claim for pension were withdrawn from the Pension Bureau April 19, 1852, by the Honorable John Johnson, Member of Congress, and were never returned.

Very truly yours

A.D. Miller
Executive Assistant 
to the Administration
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[stamped] REJECTED
5748
P.O. Ohio
Thomas Jones
Service:
See inside to whom papers delivered
Enlisted:  , 18
Discharged:  , 18
Papers delivered to Hon. J. Johnson, Apr. 19, 1852
Application filed:  , 18
[scratched out] Alleges: 
The printed list of 1852 gives cause of suspension
[scratched out] Re-enlisted: 
as follows; 
"For proof from the Delaware State Records at Dover."
& Residence as Belmont Co, Ohio
Attorney:  
P.O.
Recognized
Contract
Cert. of Dis.
Searched for  , 18

[written sideways in the margin]
1926-Feb. 20-Hist. to Ida McN. Clemmer mmhf
1938-Mar. 10-Hist. to Mrs. Ida Waggoner mlb
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No 37971
Thomas Jones
Let Hon M Hoagland  6th June 1850
" " " " May 27 '57
' '  J Johnson 16 Feb 1851
Hon W R Sapp 21 Dec 1854

Paper delivered to 
Hon J Johnson Apl 19/52

Act 7 March
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No 37971
Thomas Jones
O
Act 7 June 1832
Hoagland
5748
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West Bedford Ohio
May 10 1850
Dear Sir
please find enclosed questions answers depositions and power of attorney in reference to Thomas Jones' claim as a revolutionary soldier. It is desirable that you act in
this matter as agent in pursuance of which you will find in this package the power given Pleas act as promptly as posible [sic] and write at your earliest convenience.
If anything in this is not done correctly please send instructions how it should be done
Yours respectfully
John S Simmons

Hon M. Hoagland}
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p.m. 5                        168

Pension Office
February 16, 1852.
Sir;

Agreeably to your request, I enclose herewith a copy of my letter to the Hon M. Hoagland, respecting the case of Thomas Jones, an applicant for a revolutionary pension.
Mr. Jones asserts that he served in Capt James Raymond's Company in the Delaware line or militia and by stating this fact to the Comptroller of that State you may be able to ascertain if the rolls in his office afford any evidence of the service of Mr. Jones.

I have

Hon John Johnson
House of R

Cole                                    Rev
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House of Rep. 26th Feb/57
Sir,
I herewith transmit the application of Thomas Jones for bounty-lands.

Respectfully,
         M Hoagland

Hon J E Heath 
Comr of Pensions
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92
Pension Office
June 5th 1850

I have the honor to inform you that the papers in the case of Thomas Jones under the act of 7 June 1832 have been examined and placed in file.
The papers is this Case have not been prepared as required by the regulations.  Jones should make a declaration before a Court of Record or a man of such a court, (should he from bodily infirmity be unable to attend Court) in conformity with the enclosed printed instructions.  The service for which he claims a pension should be established by the court in the State Department of Delaware, or by the testimony of two or more witnesses who can testify from their own personal knowledge thereof. He should state distinctly also whether or not he has ever applied for a pension previous to this [time {crossed out}] and if so the place of his residence at the time he made such application, and if he has not previously asserted a claim, some reason for having delayed to pursue it until this late day.  The witnesses where affidavits have been adduced do not testify to the
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Service of Jones,
Hon. Moses Hougland 
House of Reps
5 June 1850 [written vertically on the left]
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Pension Office.
21st Decr. 1854.

Sir, The letter of Mr Benjamin Jones relating to the case of Thomas Hones, decd. of Ohio,, has been received and is herewith returned.
On 19th April 1852. Hon. John Johnson applied for Thomas' papers for the purpose of arg[u]ing the claim before Congress.  They are have never been returned to this office, and are probably upon the files of the House of Representatives.

Hon. W. R. Sapp
House of Reps.
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Washington City
Dec 18, 1854

S Cole Esqr

Dear Sir

enclosed I have the honor of transmitting to you a letter from Benjamin Jones of Coshocton Co Ohio in relation to a certain therein mentioned will pleas return to me an answer to his inquiry with his letter,

Yours Respectfully
W R Sapp
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House of Representatives
April 19, 1832

Sir:

I find no evidence of the papers of Thomas Jones, applicant for Pension [Bounty  Land crossed out} in account of Revolutionary service, filed from Ohio, for the purpose of submitting them to Congress.

Very Respect
John Johnson

J. E. Heath 
Comm of Pensions
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[ink stamp: Pension Office U. S. Jan 15, 1926]

Cache La Poudre Chapter
Fort Collins, Colo.
Jan 13, 1926

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D. C.

Dear Sir;

In order to complete some D. A. R. papers I want to know if Thomas Jones of Delaware received a pension. He was born in Wales, June 7th 1750. Died in Barnesville, Ohio 1854.
He enlisted as a private June 16. 1776 from Delaware under Captain Nathan Adams.
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[illegible] Jones [illegible] [illegible] officers name not [illegible]. After the war he was evidently [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] in the [illegible] House at Dover, Deleware.
Thanking you in advance for 
your assistance.
Ida McN. Clemmer
427 Dearborn St
Fort Collins
Colorado
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[Stamp is on a letter which is upside down]

arrow pointing to the number 3
RECEIVED
Mar 15 1938
MAIL SUB-DIV
VETS ADM
READER# 37
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Urbana, Ill., Mch.10-1938.

Department of the Interior.
Rev. War Section.
Washington, D.C.
                               ANS
Gentlemen.,

I am seeking information of Thomas Jones, born in Wales (name of town unknown to me) about 1750.  Later lived in what is now Delaware St, where he fought in the Revolutionary War as a private soldier, enlisting in 1776 under Captain Nathan Adams.
The above is all the "war information" I have, and in filling out papers for admittance to the D. A. R. I find I must have more, and for that reason am writing to you.  If there is a charge for such information kindly let me know, I am a great grand daughter of the said Thomas Jones.
Kindly let me have a reply of some kind.  Thank you.  Respectfully yours,
Mrs. Ida Jones Waggoner
903 So Race St
Urbana, Ill.
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Urbana, Ill., Feb 17-1938

Department of the Interior
Revolutionary War section of the Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen-

Will you kindly give me what information [only one, Del written in pencil between the lines]  
you can on on Thomas Jones, born in Wales in 1750. Later came, or was brought to the Colonies, when a child.  Lived in what is now Delaware state, and enlisted in the Revolutionary War, as a private soldier, in 1776.
I am a great-grand-daughter of this Thomas Jones and wish very much to have his record as a soldier, to be filed with the D. A. R records.
I thank you for your kindness in this matter.
Respectfully yours, 
Mrs. Ida J. Waggoner, 
903 So Race St.,
Urbana, Illinois.

[Stamp] RECEIVED 3
FEB 23 1938
MAIL SUB-DIV
VETS ADM 
READER# 35
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section  MMHF
R. 5748

February 20, 1928

Ida McN. Clammer
427 West Oak St.
Fort Collins, Colorado.

Madame
I have to advise you that Thomas Jones, a resident of Belmont County, Ohio in 1850, applied for pension. It was
alleged that he served in Captain James Raymond's Company of Delaware Troops, War of the Revolution, but the claim was not allowed as he failed to furnish proof of service as required by the pension laws. He was dead before December 21, 1854, date of death not stated, and there is no further data on file relative to him as the papers in his original claim were withdrawn from this Bureau on April 19, 1852 by the Honorable John Johnson, Member of Congress and never returned.

Respectfully,
E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner.

Pencil copy in my desk for a sample copy
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12 - 5 - 41
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

NAME Jones Thomas
GRADE Private
LINE Maryland

WARRANT NUMBER 11374
ACREAGE 100
ISSUED June 2, 1794
to  – not shown–

The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of ""Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800"" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12 - 5 - 41
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

NAME Jones Thomas
GRADE Private
LINE Maryland

WARRANT NUMBER 11375
ACREAGE 100
ISSUED November 29, 1790
to John Jones, Administrator.

The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of ""Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800"" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.
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Jones, Thomas       Private            Maryland



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