Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 9981, for Andrew Myers, New York
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(3-1776) 

SERVICE 
New York 

Myers, Andrew 

NUMBER 
S. 99.81 
carded 

CONTENTS
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Duplicate 
New York 28.725, no 
Andrew Myers of Schoharie Co. in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Lansing of the Regt. commanded by Col Schuyler in the New York line for 7 months 14 dys 

Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 24 Dollars 87 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 27th day of May 1834 and sent to Wm Beekman Leesville P.O. 

Arrears to the 4th of March ‘34  $74.61
Semi-anl. allowance ending Sepr 4 ‘34. 12.43 
[totals] $87.04 
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832}
Recorded by Saml H. Page Clerk,
Book E  Vol. 4  Page 108
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31.039 
Pension papers of Andrew Myers of Sharon Co. Schoharie - State of N. York for a pension under the Law of June 7, 1832 
Admitted 
Private 7 mo & 14 days 
Hon Wm Beekman Agent –
Sharon Co. Schoharie
Lees Ville P. Office
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832 
State of New York 
Schoharie County ss }  On this 20th day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty four, personally appeared before me William Beekman first Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Schoharie aforesaid and State of Newyork being a Court of Record Andrew Myers a resident of the town of Sharon & County & State aforesaid aged eighty nine 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 7 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as hereinafter stated to wit at the commencement of & during the Revolutionary war he resided at Niskayuna in the County of Schenectady & State of Newyork, That he belonged to a militia company at that place commanded by Capt Lovinus Lansing Lieut Jacob Lansing & Ensign John Shaver and that the declarent was a Sergeant in said company and served as such in all the following service - that in the year 1776. & deponent believes in the last of September or first of October of that year, on a call of Militia to go to Lake George to a Fort by the name of Fort George. The deponent with the whole company under the above named Capt Lieut. & Ensign- under the command of Col Schuyler Volunteered at Niskayuna aforesaid were marched through Half Moon - Stillwater to Lake George a distance of from 70 to 100 miles It was said they were called to prevent the British from coming down - served at said Fort about 3 weeks & were dismissed at said Fort & returned home as deponent believes in the early part of November
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of 1776 and was absent from home thirty two days in service - While at said Fort they stood on guard on sentry & went out on scouts –
The declarent was called upon in like manner and Volunteered with the whole company under the same officers as before about the middle of Sept. 1777 at Niskayuna aforesaid & was marched from thence through Stillwater to the main army of the Americans who were retreating before the British army under Burgoyne, and the deponent served in said Company with the army until at or near Stillwater about the middle of Oct 1777 - at any rate one day before the surrender of the British army he with his company were discharged & returned home heard when returning of the surrender - Was absent from home in service on this occasion 34 days -  reached home about the 20th Oct. of 1777- Saw in this service. Genl Schuyler Genl Gates & many other field officers whose names does not recollect. Deponent says he was during the above tours at Fort Edward - Fort Miller & at Skeensborough at the South end of Lake Champlain. and is clear as to the number of days he was out each time from the fact that the events passing at the time produced a strong impression on his mind & from the fact of his having kept it in mind from frequently conversing on those events & of his records –
Deponent says he went with teams to carry provisions over to Fort Ticonderoga & over to Fort Stanwix thinks in the Winter of 1778. Col Peter Gansevoort was at Fort Stanwix - when at Ticonderoga he & the other teamsters were compelled by the officers to work 8 days in repairing the fort for which service he is advised he is not entitled to draw a pension but states the facts as they occurred –
Deponent further says that the Company to which he belonged was divided into two equal parts - and during summers of 1777 1778 & 1779 - they took him
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belonged was divided into two equal parts - and during summers of 1777 1778 & 1779 - they took him  [Note: preceding text was at the bottom of the preceding page]
turns alternately in going to Schoharie to the Middle Fort - a distance from his home at Niskayuna of a day & a halfs march - that the time which each half of said company were to stay & keep said Fort & defend the same he well recollects was precisely fourteen days - that at each the following periods the deponent was going from home & in service at said Fort & going & returning at least 17 days - that the days of the month in which he entered & left the service he cannot precisely recollect - But from the best of his recollection, on the requisition to go to said Fort – he with one half of said Company volunteered for the first time to said Fort about the first of May 1777 – [illegible] to said Fort. Carried then at said Fort under the general command of Col Vrooman – (Deponent believes a Master Col. at that place -) 14 days - Was dismissed & returned home - in deponent in the manner & for the like period entered the service as aforesaid at Niskayuna Marched to said Middle Fort [illegible] the like length of time in the months of June July & August of the same year - were marched each time to said Fort either in Capt L Lansing Lieut Jacob Lansing or Ensign Shaver and were each time at the Fort under the general command of the said Col Vrooman - As the said Capt. Lieut. & Ensign took then turns alternately at said Fort. It is impossible at this time for Deponent to say with certainty which of said officers accompanied him at each respective term except he recollects his said Capt. went with them the first of the above mentioned periods - The deponent says also - that he served at four different periods at said Fort - in 1778 - entered the service each time at Niskayuna aforesaid - in manner aforesaid & was marched each time by one of his said officers of said company to said fort & was your each
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time from home at least 17 days as he believes and was each time under the general command of Col Vrooman - that their business at said fort was to defend the same from the Tories & Indians & the property & crops of the country around about & in standing sentry on guard & scouting & skirmishing with indians & tories - Deponent thinks these four periods of service were rendered in the months of May June August of 1778 The deponent says also that in May June July August & perhaps a part of Sept of 1779 - he entered the service as aforesaid at Niskayuna with half the Company each time & under the command of one of his said officers each time were marched at four different times to the middle Fort at Schoharie & then toured under the command of said Officers 14 days each time at said Fort performing the like services as aforesaid under the general command of Col Vrooman as aforesaid & from home as he thinks at least 17 days each time making of service in each of the above mentioned years at Schoharie at least as he believes 68 days from home - The deponent says he was during the whole revolution, so much interrupted by calls for service in the war that he was able perform very little civil labor, but in services other than as above stated, were for such short & detached periods & in unorganized corps, that he cannot sufficiently designate the same, except that in the fall of 1778 about the last of October. There was a call for Militia to go up the Mohawk to check the tories & Indians under Brant & Butler - that he with a part of his company volunteered at Niskayuna aforesaid and deponent thinks under the command of their Ensign John Shaver and was connected with some troops at Fort Plain under the command of Col. Willett after marching up the river to that place - were then from 7 to 14 days when they were ordered to C Valley [Cherry Valley] on their way to
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the river to that place - were then from 7 to 14 days when they were ordered to C Valley [Cherry Valley] on their way to
[Note: preceding text was from the bottom of the preceding page]
Cherry Valley - now Otsego County Newyork they received the news that Cherry Vally was burnt - they then returned to the Fort & were dismissed & returned home - after an absence from home of 3 weeks Deponent does not recollect that he had any written discharge at any time - knows of no clergyman who lives near enough to have any knowledge of revolutionary services by reputation & he deponent saith that by reason of old age & consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his services but according to the best of his recollection he served not less in the above specified periods time nine months & twenty one days and all the times as a Sergeant & for such service he claims a pension that by reason of bodily infirmity he cannot attend court that he has no documentary evidence & that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his services except Thomas Mabb and Christopher Myers whose affidavit are hereto annexed and are to be annexed - He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. That during all the aforespecified periods he served in a regularly organized corps - commanded by competent authority and was all the time in the field in garrison or marching under military orders and that during all said periods he performed no civil business – [signed] Andrew Myers  X his mark
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid before me 
[signed] William Beekman first Judge of Schoharie County 

We Isaac Lyke a farmer residing in the town of Sharon & county of Schoharie & State aforesaid and Thomas Mabb a farmer of the same town County & State do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Andrew Myers who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration
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that we believe him to be eighty nine 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 
[signed] Isaac Lyke + his mark  Thomas Mabb + his mark
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid before me
[signed] William Beekman first Judge of Schoharie County
And the daid Judge doth herein declare his opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as a Sergeant as he states and also that by reason of bodily infirmity he cannot attend the court and the said Judge further certifies that it appears to him there is no clergyman in the vicinity of his residence who can certify as to his services by reputation. He also certifies that it appears to him that Isaac Lyke who has signed the preceeding certificate is a farmer residing in the town of Sharon & County of Schoharie & State of Newyork and that Thomas Mabb who has also signed the same is a farmer resident of the same place & that they are both credible persons - that their statement is entitled to credit - And the said Judge further certifies that the following are the answers to the interrogatories put by him to said declarent to wit. He was born in Westenburgh in Germany in 1745 - He has no record of his age in his possession - He lived at Niskayuna in the County of Schenectady State of Newyork at the commencement of & during the Revolutionary war & when called into service - Has since lived in Charleston & Sharon in the County of Schoharie  His present residence is Sharon County of Schoharie State of Newyork. He was called into service by volunteering in the Militia was in no regular battles. And as to the names of the regular officers with which the Militia with him served he says he cannot recollect any with
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regular officers with which the militia with him served he says he cannot recollect any with 
[Note: above text was from the bottom of the preceding page]
whom he was acquainted except those mentioned in his declaration 
He saw many but does not recollect their names All which is duly certified the day & year above mentioned - I also certify that I have been personally acquainted with the applicant for about 20 years past & that he is a person of truth & veracity & has always been reputed in this vicinity a soldier of the Revolution & [illegible] except for his defect of memory he might detail other services than those detailed above 
[signed] William Beekman first Judge of the County of Schoharie aforesaid 
NB the figers [figures] in the Margin and body of the declaration to wit 1776, 1777 1778 were altered to 1777. 1778 & 1779 before swearing to before me
[signed] William Beekman first Judge as aforesaid
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Personally appeared before me this 20th day of January 1834. Christopher Myers of the town of Sharon & County State aforesaid – a person well known to me to be a person of truth & Veracity in whose statement full credit is due & after being duly sworn by me testifies that he is aged 82 years that he is well acquainted with and is brother to Andrew Myers, whose declaration for a pension is hereto annexed that he lived at Greenbush in the County of Rensselaer at the time of the Revolutionary War & was a Militia man in Col. Van Rensselaers Regt. that the said Andrew was a Sergeant in Capt. Outhouts or Capt. Lansings company, in Col Schuylers Regt - that his brother lived at that time in Niskayuna  This deponent saw his brother in 1776 - when he went to Fort Edward & Lake George out under Col. Schuyler  Saw him also in 1777 when Burgoyne was coming down on his way with the Regt to Fort Ann - Also knows of his being at Saratoga 10 or 12 days with a part of his Regt in the summer of 1778 - also knows of his being the fort called the Middle Fort in Schoharie in the summer of 1779 - & thinks he must have been there in that season at least two months in all, as this deponent saw him at different times while he this deponent lay at the Upper Fort in Schoharie - Has often heard the said Andrew all of lying at said Middle Fort at other Summers but he this deponent has no personal knowledge of this fact as he was not in the same Regt  & lay in Schoharie only in 1779 - Deponent was knowing of said Andrew going over to a place called the Beaver Dam in pursuit of Tories – thinks this was also in 1779 - Deponent recollects his said Brother was also out on service in his Regt in 1781 - up the Mohawk & went to Johnstown – thinks they were out at that time three weeks at least –
[signed] Christopher Myers + his mark
Sworn & subscribed this 20th day of January 1834 before me 
[signed] James Parsons one of the Justices of the peace in & for the County of Schoharie
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Thomas Mabb of the town of Sharon & County of Schoharie & State of New York being duly sworn saith that he is aged 73 years that he lived in the time of the Revolutionary War at Clifton Park in Saratoga County & State aforesaid - that he is now & was in the time of the Revolutionary war well acquainted with Andrew Myers of the town of Sharon & County aforesaid - that said Andrew is an older man than this deponent - & lived at the time of the Revolutionary war at Niskayuna in Schenectady County & State aforesaid - this deponent saith that he was in the Militia service in the war during a great part of the war - at short periods - from a week to 3 or 4 months at a time. this deponent saith - that in the year of 1776 He said the said Myers in the militia service at fort George near Lake George - Does not know how long he was in the service in that year as the deponent was in another Company - except parts of companies were brought together -- this deponent - also saw said Myers in the service in the Revolutionary war in the fall of the years 1776 & 1777 - at fort Edward - Fort Miller & Saratoga - Stillwater also - believes he saw him at Skeensborough at the head of Lake Champlain - Deponent has known said Myers ever since the said war and says also that it is and always has been understood in the neighbourhood where he resides that He was a soldier of the Revolution nor has it been doubted by any as far as he knows Deponent says was by his own consent enrolled in the Militia & did service before the law could have compelled him 
[signed] Thomas Mabb X his mark
Sworn & subscribed the 20th day of January 1834 before me
[signed] William Beekman first Judge of Schoharie County -
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I certify that Thomas Mabb who has subscribed & sworn to the within afft is person well known to me to be a person of truth & veracity & a credible person in whose statement full credit is due – Dated 20th Jany 1834
[signed] William Beekman first Judge of Schoharie County 

State of New York 
Schoharie County, ss.  I, John Gebhard Jr. Clerk of the said County Do certify that William Beekman before whom four of the annexed affidavits purport to have been sworn, was at the dates of the same first Judge of the court of common pleas in and for the said county, and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the four said affidavits and certificates of credibility, to be his proper hand writing and signatures - I further certify that James Parsons, before whom one of the annexed affidavits purport to have been sworn, was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the peace in and for the said county, and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit and certificate of credibility, to be his proper hand with and signatures 
Witness my hand and seal of Office this seventh day of February 1834 –
[signed] John Gebhard Jr Clerk of the Court of common pleas of the County of Schoharie 

31.039
Pension papers of Andrew Myers of Sharon Co. Schoharie & State of N. York for a pension under the Law of June 7, 1832

Admitted
Private 7 mo & 14 days Hon Wm Beekman Agent –
Sharon Co. Schoharie
LeesVille P. Office
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O. W. & N. Division. F. S. 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, 
Bureau of Pensions,    M. E. C. 
Washington, D. C., October 2, 1895. 
Sir: 
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history Andrew Myers -- 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. 
[TABLE]
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.  |   LENGTH OF SERVICE.   |  RANK..  |  OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. CAPTAIN. /  COLONEL.  |  STATE.  |
Sept. 1776  |  32 days  |  Sgt.  |  Lavinus Lansing  /  Schuyler  |  N.Y.  |
Sept. 1777  |  34 days  |  Sgt.  |  Lavinus Lansing  /  Schuyler  |  N.Y.  |
1777  |  68 days  |  Sgt.  |  Lavinus Lansing  /  Vrooman  |  N.Y.  |
1778  |  68 days  |  Sgt.  |  Lavinus Lansing  /  Vrooman  |  N.Y.  |
1778  |  21 days  |  Sgt.  |  Ensign John Shaun  /  Willett  |  N.Y.  |
1779  |  68 days  |  Sgt.  |  Lavinus Lansing  /  Vrooman  |  N.Y.  |
[END OF TABLE]
Battles engaged in, None.
Residence of soldier at enlistment Niskayuma [sic], N. Y. 
Date of application for pension, January 20, 1834. 
Residence at date of application, Sharon, N. Y. 
Age at date of application, Born in Germany, in 1745. 
Remarks. He served mostly on guard duty at Fort George, Fort Edward, Fort Miller, at the "Middle" fort in Schoharie and at Skeensborough. 
Very respectfully, 
Commissioner.

Theo. B. Myers, Esq,
Wabasha & 5” Sts.
St. Paul, Minn.
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February 17. ‘34
N. York 
original 
Andrew Myers 
31.039 

Feb 12 
Hon. Lewis Cass
Secty of War 
Washington
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To the Hon Lewis Cass 
Sir: the inclosed contains the declaration & voucher of Andrew Myers for a prorata pension under the Law of June 7- 1832.
The applicant is as well [illegible] extremely aged and a [illegible] of the town where he resides. He has for many years been an invalid & his memory at intervals much impaired. He is not now able to designate all the periods of his service, which he has for a half century been in a habit of relating to his friends. This accounts for the fact that the affidavit of Christopher [Myers] his brother disclosing 4 periods of service, not described by the applicant –
He was Sergeant the whole time & claims a pension for 9 months & twenty one days 
Have the goodness to address any communication in the [illegible] & make your return to the Hon. Wm Beekman of Sharon and County of Schoharie of State of New York - the first Judge of the County - Let it be addressed to him at Lees-Ville P. Office – as he is a neighbor & friend who [illegible] & will probably do his business in [illegible] In any case would Justify a respectful request that his papers might be speedily examined the present is such an [occasion?]
I am Sir most respectfully 
Your obt. Servt
[signed] P Randall
Dated Jany 21 1834
Hon Wm Beekman of Sharon Co. Schoharie & State of N. York  agent
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REVOLUTIONARY SERVICE. 
O. W. & N. DIV. 
MEMORANDA. 
Please supply as much as possible of the data called for below. 
Full name of soldier: Andrew Myers 
Place of residence before service: (Town, county, and State, if possible.) Not Known 
Place of residence after service: (Town, county, and State, if possible.) Ulster Co. N.Y. 
Date of death (as near as possible): Not Known 
Christian name of widow: Not known 
Did either he or his widow receive a pension? He was placed on the Pension Roll, 27 May 1834.
Remarks: served in NY. Militia p. 422 publ. N.Y. Pension records. 
Your name and address: 
Theo. B. Myers 
Wabasha & 5th Sts. 
St Paul Minn
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MRS. CHARLOTTE TAYLOR LUCKHURST 
REGISTERED GENEALOGIST 
156 WESTERN AVENUE 
ALBANY, NEW YORK 
April 11, 1931 
Pension Bureau, 
Washington D.C. 
Gentlemen-;
From a list of pensioners published in a newspaper of Schoharie Co. N. Y. some years ago, I have the name 
Andrew Myers, private, N.Y. Militia, pension granted 1785, then follows aged 89 yr 
It would seem there was an error here, but as I am interested in a Myers family some members of which were in Schoharie Co. I would like to know if the application for pension shows and genealogical data, any mention of his family?, (please answer this question) and tell me how many pages for photostat copy 
Very truly yours, 
[signed] Charlotte T. Luckhurst
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MRS. CHARLOTTE TAYLOR LUCKHURST 
REGISTERED GENEALOGIST 
156 WESTERN AVENUE 
ALBANY, NEW YORK 
May 11, 1931 
Pension Bureau, 
Revolutionary War Section
Washington D.C. 
Gentlemen-;
From a published list of Revolutionary pensioners of Schoharie Co. N. Y. I find the name of "Andrew Myers  private N.Y. Militia pension granted 1785, 89 years old", 
This would make him 75 yrs old at the time of the Revolution and seem quite probable the age is wrong, however I would like to know the cost of a photostat copy of the application, I am very anxious to complete this line, and will appreciate a reply as soon as convenient, 
Very truly yours, 
[signed] Charlotte T. Luckhurst
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[left side]
Oct. 2/93 Hist to Theo. B. Myers, Watosha & 3" Sts. St. Paul, Minn 
1930 Mch. 6- Mrs. C.T. Luckhurst adv cost of photos Carres. In cl. of Esur King S.23750  [initials]
1930 Mar 22. Photos mailed to Charlotte T. Luckhurst, See Esau King S23750  A.D.Y.
1931 June 3. Mrs. C.T. Luckhurst adv. no other Andrew Myers of Schoharie Co. N.Y., etc. [initials]

[right side]
Rev War
9981 
INVALID. 
File No. 9981 
Andrew Myers 
Pri Rev War 
Act: June 7th 1832 
Index: --Vol. 1, Page 271 
[Arrangement of 1870.}
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SUBMIT IN DUPLICATE.   1-681   PHONE Branch 476 
All inquiries regarding this job should refer to Requisition No. 40995 
Requisition for Duplicating, Addressograph, Photostat, and Blue Print Work. 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
WASHINGTON 
CHIEF, Division of Publications, Room G 139. Please furnish work specified below. 
March 15, 1930. 
Bureau ordering Pension.  Deliver to Room No. 5033 
(ALL COPY FOR DUPLICATING WORK SHOULD BE PLAIN AND WRITTEN IN ELITE TYPE, EXACTLY LINE FOR LINE AS IT IS TO APPEAR ON FINISHED JOB.) 
Title and description of job photostatic copies of 11 pages from Revolutionary War pension claim of Andrew Myers, New York Troops, S.9982. 
No. of copies 1 of each   Shall form be kept standing? days 
For further information see Mrs. M. M. H. Finch  Room No. 5033 Phone No. 541
Approved
Chief Clerk of Bureau.  Chief of Division. 
NOTE: No order made "SPECIAL" unless statement showing necessity is written below and approved by Chief Clerk of Bureau ordering 
CHECK WORK DESIRED 
Duplicate 
Multigraph   single or double space?    Facsimile signature? 
Mimeograph  one side or both sides?   Facsimile signature?
Folding once or twice?
Assembling 
Stapling  Once? Twice? Side? End? 
Electric Typewriter  Fill in addresses?  Dated? 
Addressograph from lists,
Envelopes, size .   Cards, size 
Proof list   Pay rolls 
Labels (submit sample)   Corrections. 
Fill in letters.   Tabulation sheets 
Photostat x Size actual  Official use?   Repay? yes $1.65 
Blue Print Size Official use? Repay? $ 
Remarks  (OVER)

Sec Rev War Esau King S.23750 for correspondence (Charlotte Luckhurst)
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June 3, 1931. 
Rev. & 1812 Wars Section. MMHF 
Mrs. Charlotte T. Luckhurst, 
156 Western Avenue, 
Albany, New York. 
Dear Madam: 
Reference is made to your letters of April 11, 1931, and May 11, 1931 in regard to securing photostatic copies of papers on file in Revolutionary War claim of Andrew Myers, who, you state, was granted a pension in 1785 in Schoharie County, New York. 
You are advised that a careful search of the records fails to show any papers on file in such a claim. 
When the War Office was burned in 1800, the papers in many of the very early claims for invalid pensions were destroyed, and possibly the one you quote was of that number. 
Photostatic copies of papers on file in Revolutionary War claim of Andrew Myers, S.9981, of Schoharie County, New York, furnished you on March 22, 1930, are those of the only Andrew Myers of said county found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau. 
Very truly yours, 
E. W. MORGAN, 
Acting Commissioner.
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O. W. & N. Division, 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. 
BUREAU OF PENSIONS. 
WASHINGTON, D. C., September 16, 1895. 
Recd 9/19/95.
Sir:
Replying to your letter of the 12th inst., you are advised that the data furnished by you is not sufficient to enable the Bureau to make a satisfactory search for the names of the soldiers whose military record you wish to obtain. Please fill out the enclosed slips as fully as possible and designate the names of any two of the soldiers whose history you most desire. Upon receipt of the slips a careful search will be made and if a record is found of the soldiers mentioned the Bureau will take pleasure in supplying you with an official statement of the same. 
Owing to the pressure of other and more important work of the Bureau, and to the fact that there is no appropriation of money for carrying on work of this character, it is deemed impracticable to furnish the history of an entire family; but the history of one or two soldiers will be furnished, as a courtesy, to applicants who desire the same to complete family history or to use as evidence of eligibility to membership in any of the Revolutionary societies. 
Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the above mentioned war as are in the possession of the Government are on file in the War Department. 
Very respectfully, 
[signed] Wm Lochren Commissioner.

Theo. B. Myers, Esq., 
St. Paul, Minn.