Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 35916, George Ewing, New Jersey
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Service         Number
New Jersey  Ewing, George. S.35916
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16.410 Ohio [crossed out],Indiana
George Ewing,
Athens co. in the state of Ohio, who was an ensign in the regiment commanded by colonel Dayton off the N. Jersey, line, for the term of 2 years, 3 mo. -Jan 1776, 10 april, 1778

[cut off]scribed on the roll of Ohio,
 it the rat of 20 Dollars per moth to commence on [illlegible] 20 of April 1818. (faint 1820]
Certificate of pension issued the 31. of Jany, and sent to Han? W. Black [or Bloock] member of Congress for Ohi0
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1819. $330
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 March 120
16 ma . 15/ 30} 1820. $: 450.
[faded ink illegible] 4th march 1820. 
{revolutionalr claim, 
Act 18th March, 1818.}
Continued and  Janm? found on it 
2 'dec' 1820. illegible

(left page) 
illegible J Ewing U.S.S. 25 1834 illegible, cut off and crossed off 
1888
Dec 8, C.s sum, predt? cincinnati Societ 
Hist for self of geo Ewing of n y city. 
1889july 6} Thomas Ewing n y city - that there is no journla or affidavit of  Mr Harris in file nor allusion to either
March 28] J ewing no tras of journal or affidavit found - (seacopy Within)   Prior
June 29 the Ewing -History Prior

 contacted The Adjutant General's Off., thinking journal might have
been transferred to that department
long ago, but no record of it
was found there, Mary 9/12/39
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Ensign George Ewing
20 April


Inadmissible
Lancaster Fairfd. Ohio
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I George Ewing a citizen resident of the United 
States of America and now residing in the
County of Athens and State of Ohio, do State and declare, That I served in the war of the Revolution for something more than one year as a commissioned officer on the continental establishment. That I entered the service on or about the fifth day of February AD One Thousand Seven hundred and seventy seven, and was then regularly commissioned Ensign in the seventh company of the third Regiment in the New Jersey Line - And that I resigned my commission and received an honorable discharge from the service on or about the first of May AD One thousand seven hundred & seventy eight- That my discharge and other papers evidencing my said services remained long in my possession but they are now lost or destroyed by time and accident - That the Honorable Joseph Bloomfield late Governor of New Jersey was Major of the regiment to which I belonged-, was personally acquainted with me during the war and can attest my services-- I do
further declare that owing to my reduced circumstances I now need the assistance of my
country for support, and that no pension has
been heretofore allowed me by the Laws of the
United States
George Ewing
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State of Ohio
Athens County SS } Personally appeared before me Robert Linzie one of the associate Judges of the Court of Common pleas in and for the County of Athens aforesaid the within named George Ewing who being duly sworn saith that the within declaration by him subscribed is just
and true according to the best of his recollecttion knowledge and belief and further saith not-- Sworn and subscribed this 20th day of April AD 1818
Robt Linzee associate Judge

And I do further certify that it is appear to my satisfaction that the above named applicant served in the Revolutionary war as he has above
stated, against the common enemy
Robt Linzie Associate [cut off]

I do further certify that the said George Ewing has shown to my satisfaction that he is in reduced circumstances and needs the assistance of his country for support
Robt Linzie associate Judge

State of Ohio
Athens County ss }
I Henry Bartlett Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Athens County Ohio do certify that Robert Linzie Esquire before whom the within Declaration was made is an associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of said County duly
qualified and Commissioned and that full faith and credit is and ought to be given to all such his official acts as well in Courts of Justice as thereout

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of said Court of Common Pleas at Athens, Ohio the twentieth day of April in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred & Eighteen
Henry Bartlett Clerk
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State of Indiana
Perry County SS } On this 21st day of September 1820 Personally appeared in open Court (being a Court of Record for said County)
George Ewing aged Sixty Seven years resident in said County who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare That he served in the Revolutionary war as Ensign in the Seventh Company in the Third New Jersey Regiment as is fully set forth in a Declaration Sworn and Subscribed him at Athens in the State of Ohio (in which State and County he was then resident) the 20th day of April 1818 and transmitted to the Secretary at War from whom he received a Certificate setting forth that he is inscribed on the Pension list Roll
of the Ohio Agency at the rate of 20 Dollars per Month which Certificate bears date January 31st 1820 and Number 16,410

And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident
Citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish it so 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 the 18th day of March 1818. And I have not nor has any person in Trust for me any property or security 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

Schedule
One Iron 7 Gallon Kettle
One Iron pot
One Bake Kettle
Five Shovel & tongs
One Trammel
One Table with plain furniture
Six Chairs
One Chest

George Ewing
I
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My occupation is that of a farmer, but a painful injury of several years from which I have lately recovered has great reduced my property and together with the information of age rendered me incapable of farming, My wife is seventy years of age of infirm health and incapable of labour. There is no person on whom I have claim for assistance save that of parental affection in my children are all of full age. Teo of them (unmarried) daughter Abagail aged 39 years (illegible) I live on a piece of land entered by (illegible) George Ewing but not paid out of the land office
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Revolutionary War Records Section 3-525
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington DC
In reply to your request for a statemnet of the military history of George Ewing a solider of the Revolutionary War you will find below the desited information as contained in his application for pension on file in this bureau
S.35916
Date of Enlistment Appointment 1775 
Length of service 1 year 
Officers Under Whom Sercvice was rendered Captain Richard Howeel 2nd regiment of NJ
Dates of Enlistment February 1 1777 to April 28 1778 Ensign rank
Under whom service was rendered Captain Jophn Hogan and Cornelius Hennion Colonel Elias Dayton 3rd thrid regiment NJ
Date of enlistment October 1777 (illegible) 
Rank (illegible) did not act sp? under this commission
Battles engaged in Brandywine
Residence of solider at enlistment (check)
Date of application for pension April 20, 1818 his claim was allowed
residence at date of application Athens Co. Ohio Perry Co Indin 1819
Age at date of application 67m 1820
Remarks: In 1820 wife(name not stated) aged 70 years;Children Thomas;George;Abagail 39m1820; Rachel 35m1820
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State of New Jersey
Cumberland County SS. Before me the Subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in said County of Cumberland
personally appeared James Ewing now residing in the city of Trenton in this State, a person to me well known and worthy of credit who being duly sworn deposeth and saith, That George Ewing formerly of the said County of Cumberland, but now residing at in the Indiana territory, is the son of his, this deponent's brother, that in the latter end of the year 1775, he enlisted as a private in Captain Richard Howell's company in the 2nd New Jersey
Regiment, in the service of the United States, for one year that he marched with the said Regiment for Canada, that some time after the return of that Regiment, as nearly as this deponent recollect and as he verily believes about the beginning of the month of June 1777 the said George Ewing was appointed an Ensign in Capt Cornelius Henyon's company in the 3d New Jersey Regiment, in which Regiment
he continued to serve until the last of April 1778 when he resigned his commission and returned to his native place: that altho he this deponent was not in the military service with him, yet being a near relation he frequently heard from
him while in the service, and at one time in the beginning of the year 1778 spent some days with him in the Camp at Valley Forge, and that afterwards in the month of April in the same year, he saw him on duty in the Camp at Valley
Forge, and verily believes that he continued to do duty as an officer in the Third Regiment from the time of his appointment until his Resignation which was nearly one year.
Jas. Ewing
"75"

Sworn and subscribed at Brigton
in the said county of Cumberland
this 16th day of October 1819
before me
James D. Westcott
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State of New Jersey
Cumberland County ss. Before me the Subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in said County of Cumberland personally appeared Abijah Harris a person to me well known and worthy of credit, who being duly sworn deposeth and saith, that the
Military Journal now forwarded kept by George
Ewing (now residing in Perry County Indiana Territory) during apart of the Revolutionary War, hath been in my possession upwards of thirty years, that the said George Ewing has had no opportunity during that time of adding to or altering said Journal, since in my possession-
Abijah Harris

Sworn and subscribed at
Bridgeton in the County of
Cumberland this 8th day
of ['November' crossed out] December A.D. 1819
James D. Westcott

I Ebenezer Tealey Clerk of the Inferior Court
of Common Pleas of the County of Cumberland
State of New Jersey, Do hereby certify that James Westcott Esquire before whom the foregoing
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Hon. L Cass
June 28 1834
G.C.

Record Vol 24 page 254
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War Dept
Pension Office
June 25. 1834

Sir,

In compliance with the request contained in the letter of the Hon. T. Ewing herewith returned, I
enclose herewith the copy of the papers in the case of George Ewing.

I have the have the honor &c

Hon. Lewis Cass
Secretary of War
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War Dept
Pension Office
June 25. 1834

The enclosed papers copied this day and sent to Hon. L. Cass Sec. of War, for Hon. Mr. Ewing
of Ohio.

Jno D. Wilson
Pension Office
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FREE

[cut off]dwards Esquire
[cut off]hief Clerk of the Pension Office
War Department
Washington City
D.C.
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Lancaster (Ohio) Dec 12th 1820
Dec 12 1820

Sir,

Agreeably to the instructions contained in 
yours of the 27th of Oct., I have procured and now forward you together with the schedule of George Ewing an application for a transfer to the Indiana Agency---

You will have the goodness to forward the
notification transfer & continuance as soon as convenient-

I am Respectfully
Yours
Thomas Ewing
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Lancaster May 14th 1819

Dr Sir,

At the request of Thomas Ewing Esquire the son of George Ewing (whose letter and application is herewith forwarded) I transmit the enclosed, with a request that a further examination may be had on behalf of the application with the aid of the explanation as given by the old gentleman-- From the minute and clear
statement of the applicant, I have no doubt, he really did serve more than one year, which very probably may be made to appear by an examination of the papers in the office relative to that Regiment-- Forward the result to me at a convenient opportunity--

I left with you last February the application of William Davis, will you have this examined, and also the letter of
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Alexander McBeth enquiring about several applications which he had forwarded from Urbana Ohio-- Have you yet had time to examine those cases-  There were other cases which I left with you, relative to which you
informed you had sent to Maryland for information-  Be pleased to let me know the resulit of those-
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Admd

Hon. P. Beeher
H.R.
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affidavits of James Ewing and Abijah Harris
were taken and who has attested to the same
was at the time of taking said affidavits and
attesting thereunto a Justice of the Peace, and
Judge of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Cumberland State of New Jersey, and that full faith and credit is and ought to be given to his Official attestations as such-

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of said Court, the Eighth day of December eighteen hundred and nineteen.
Ebenr Seeley Clk
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AW
Rev + 1812 War Sec. 
1-681
IPS
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All inquiries regarding this job should refer to Requisition No. 22160

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BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Finance Division

Mar. 26 1928

Chief Rev and 1812 War Section ['Division.' crossed out]
I have this day received from
___ Thomas Ewing ________
___ Cash ____ in the amount of __ $2.05 __
requesting photostat copy as per letter herewith.
.
Copies mailed & Finance Div. ntfd- MMHF Apr. 8, 1928

C.J. RANDALL
Chief, Finance Division.
H.C.L.

M C C Mch 26 for law Apr 3
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March 26, 1928

Commissioner of Pensions,

Sir:

Please furnish photostatic copies of twelve pages, certified, from Revolutionary War pension claim of George Ewing, New Jersey Troops, S. 35916.

Signed,
James Ewing
160 Broadway
New York City

Received payment,
$2.05
March 26, 1928
Margary M. H. Finch
Revb. & 1812 Wars Section

[stamp:] FINANCE DIVISION BOOK KEEPERS DESK MAR 26 BUREAU OF PENSIONS
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Telephone
CORTLAND 2368

THOMAS EWING
ATTORNEY AT LAW
160 BROADWAY

Cable Address
EWINGEWING NEW YORK.

NEW YORK
March 20, 1928

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, DC

[stamp:] FINANCE DIVISION BOOK-KEEPER'S DESK MAR 26 1928 BUREAU OF PENSIONS

Sir:

I am desirous of examining the file of George Ewing, pensioner for service in the Revolutionary War, the pension beginning
about 1819 and continuing until his death in 1824. He resided in Perry County, Indiana, at Rome or Troy.

He was my grandfather's father.

I shall call on Monday next shortly after the office opens and inquire in the office of the chief clerk. I hope at that time if entirely convenient, to see the file and all the letters that
are found there.

Respectfully,
Thomas Ewing
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M.C.S.

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section

September 23, 1926

Miss Vera Barton
1640 East 7th St.
Long Beach, Calif.

Madam:

I have to advise you that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 35916, that GEORGE EWING enlisted in 1775
and served one year as private in Captain Richard Howell's New Jersey Regiment.

He served as Ensign in Captains John Hagan's and Cornelius Hennion's Companies in Colonel Elias Dayton's New Jersey Regiment from February 1, 1777, until April 28, 1778, and was in the battle of Brandywine.

He stated that he was appointed Lieutenant in October, 1777, but did not act under this commission.

He was allowed pension on his application executed April 20, 1818, at which time he was a resident of Athens County, Ohio.

In 1820 he was living in Perry County, Indiana, and was sixty-seven years of age and he stated that his wife, her name not given, was then
seventy years of age.

Reference was made to the following children: Thomas; George, who in 1820 had a wife and four children, no names stated; Abigail, aged thirty-nine in 1820; and Rachel, aged thirty-five in 1820.

Respectfully,
E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commission
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OFFICERS OF THE BOARD
REV. HUGH THOMPSON KERR, LL.D.
PRESIDENT
REV. WM. CHALMERS COVERT, LL.D.
GENERAL SECRETARY
REV. HAROLD M. ROBINSON, D.D.
DIVISIONAL SECRETARY
MR. EDWARD F. STERRETT
TREASURER
WITHERSPOON BUILDING
PHILADELPNIA, PA.

DEFECTIVES AND DELINQUENTS
DIRECTOR
J. W. CLAUDY, D.D.

Board of Christian Education of the
Presbyterian Church in the U. S. A.
Department of Moral Welfare
REV. CHARLES SCANLON, LL.D.
GENERAL DIRECTOR
BELL TELEPHONE-COURT 0377

BUREAUS
TEMPERANCE AT HOME AND ABROAD
SABBATH ONSERVANCE
FAMILY AND JUVENILE WELFARE
SOCIAL HYGIENE
DRUGS AND NARCOTICS
HUMANE EDUCATION
DEFECTIVES AND DELINQUENTS
CIVIC EDUCATION

COLUMBIA BANK BUILDING
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Aug. 19, 1926.

Bureau of Pensions,
Washington D.C.

Dear Sirs:-

Would you fo[r]ward me at your convenience the military record in the Revolutionary War, of
Lieutenant George Ewing of Ohio, and William Ewing of Penn. [in margin:  '3 of Pa.- more inf-'] This latter, the place of residence I am not quite sure of, but as near as I can obtain from the records at hand, I desire to use this material for membership in the Sons of the American Revolution. If you will mail this information to me at 3331 Perrysville Ave., Pittsburg, I will be grateful.

Sincerely
J.W. Claudy

[stamp:] U.S. PENSION OFFICE L AUG 1926
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M.C.S.

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section

October 4, 1926

Dr. J. W. Claudy
Columbia Bank Bldg.
Pittsburgh, Penn.

Sir:

I have to advise you that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 35916, that GEORGE EWING enlisted in 1775 and served one year as private in Captain Richard Howell's New Jersey Regiment.

He served as ensign in Captain John Hagan's and Captain Cornelius Hennion's Companies in Colonel Elias Dayton's New Jersey Regiment from February 1, 1777, until April 28, 1778, and was in the battle of Brandywine.

He stated that he was appointed Lieutenant in October, 1777, but did not act under this commission.

He was allowed pension on his application executed April 20, 1818, at which time he was a resident of Athens County, Ohio.

In 1820 he was living in Perry County, Indiana, and was sixty-seven years of age and he stated that his wife, her name not given, was then
seventy years of age.

Reference was made to the following children: Thomas; George, who in 1820 had a wife and four children, no names stated; Abigail, aged thirty nine in 1820; and Rachel, aged thirty-five in 1820.
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In order to make a search of the Revolutionary War records for a particular soldier from Pennsylvania by the name of William Ewing you
should furnish as much as possible of the following data relative to him:  approximate dates of birth and death, places of residence at enlistment and after service and first name of widow.

Respectfully,
E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner
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July 27th 1926

Hon. Winfield Scott
Commissioner of Pensions
Department of the Interior
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir,-

Would you be good enough to send me the pension records of Lt. George Ewing 3d N.J.
of the Revolutionary  War- also did Lt. James
Ewing of Capt. John Bonnett's Co. from Ohio County, Virginia, war of 1812, ask for a pension? If so, may I have his records too. Thanking you very much for your trouble.

I am very sincerely yours
(Miss) Vera Barton
1640 East 7th Street - Long Beach, California
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one 2 cent stamp enc.  OK W. RWS

To the Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir:

Will you please send me you record of George Ewing, of the Revolutionary War- known to have enlisted on Nov. 11, 1775, from New Jersey, in the 5th Co. 2nd Battalion,  1st Establishment Continental Line.  It is known that he received a pension but not the date.
s,
Very truly yours,
Mrs. C. E. & Pettengill
Main & Judson Ave, Upper Alton, Ill.
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Commissioner of Pension
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir:

I shall be very grateful to you for a copy of the record of the  service of Geo. Ewing who 
served in the New Jersey line as Lieutenant, and later removed to Wheeling W. Va.

Yours Very Truly-
(Mrs.) M.E. Dahl
Gallatin Mo.
Feb. 19/14
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EWING & SOUTHARD.
Counsellors-at-Law,
155 & 157 BROADWAY.
-----
WILLARD P. SHAW.

THOMAS EWING.
M. L. SOUTHARD.

New York. June 20 1889

To the
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington D.C

Dear Sir:

I write to ask the favor of you to have copied
and sent to me the papers in the application (allowed) of my grandfather, George Ewing, 
for a Revolutionary Pension. They were filed
about 1820. He served in the Jersey line.  Please have all of the papers in the case copied and sent me: advising me of the cost, which I will remit
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in advance or otherwise as you may desire.

Very truly yours,
Thomas Ewing
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EWING & SOUTHARD.
Counsellors-at-Law,
155 & 187 BROADWAY.
-----
WILLARD P. SHAW.

THOMAS EWING.
M. SOUTHARD.

New York.  June 20 1889

35916
Geo Ewing-

Pension

[stamp:]. U.S. PENSION OFFICE JUN 22 1889
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Geo. Ewing
Soldier of Revolutionary War

[stamp:] WM. W. MCLEAN FIRST DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BUREAU OF PENSIONS FEB 11 1889

[STAMP:] RECORDS DIVISION BUREAU OF PENSIONS FEB 19 1889
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EWING & SOUTHARD
Counsellors-at-Law,
155 & 167 BROADWAY.
-----
WILLARD P. SHAW.

THOMAS EWING.
M. L. SOUTHARD.

New York. Feby. 9. 1889.

HON. W. E. M. Lane
Act. Com. of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:

I am much obliged for your favor of 6th inst. In
reply I have to say that about 3 months ago I was at the office and inspected the pension papers of my grandfather, George Ewing, and among them read the affidavit of Mr. Harris, in
which Harris says that he sends to the office the journal of George Ewing, which was
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furnished to him (Harris) soon after the close of
the Revolutionary War and had been in his possession from that date to the date of the
affidavit, which was about 1818 to 1820.  I presume the affidavit of Harris has
been mislaid.  There is no doubt, however, that I saw it, and that it is in the office.  You will greatly oblige me by having the affidavit found and examined, and the search for the journal of George Ewing continued.

Very truly yours
T. Ewing
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THE SOCIETY OF THE CINCINNATI IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
Mount Holly, New Jersey, 1st, Dec. 1888.

Hon. John C. Black,
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.,

Sir:-

I would be under many obligations if you would furnish me, for the use of this Society, with such information regarding the military service of Ensign George Ewing, during the Revolutionary War, and also such information of a genealogical character regarding his family, as may be on file in your office: he emigrated to Ohio about 1781, and was the father of the Hon. Thomas Ewing at one time Secretary of the Treasury, and was the grand-father of General.
Thomas Ewing, now of New York City, and in whose behalf, to strengthen a claim for admission to this society, I make this application.

I have the honor to be

Your obedient Servant,
Clifford Stanley Sims-
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35916
Revy       INVALID.
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File No. ___ 35916 _____
___ George Ewing _____
___ Ensign Rev War _____
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Act: ___ 18 March 18 _______
Index: -- Vol.__ 2 ___, Page __ 128 __

[Arrangement of 1870.]

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1914 Mch 3. Hist to Mrs M. E.
Dahl.   M. B. H.
1914 Oct 8: history to Mrs.
E. E. Pettengill.   MBH
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1926 Sept. 23. hist. to
Miss Vera Barton    MLS
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1921, Oct. 4hist
to Dr. J.W. Claudy
1929. Apr. 5 - Copies
Thos Ewing-   MMM
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Shoemakers office Ind 27 April         (18 3/4
Thomas Ewing Esq
Lancaster
Ohio
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Perry County Indiana April 23d 1819
My Son-  I am sorry to find on perusing Yours of 25th Ult that a capital error has taken place in the Pension Office thro inattention and I
[illegible], I stated in my declaration my claim
as founded on an Ensigns commission dated
Feby 1st 1777 and neglected mentioning a Lieut
of a much later date which I suppose from the return has been taken up as the Date mentioned in [illegible] eif my memory serves and corresponds with the date of sd lieutenancy the commission referred to in the Declaration has perhaps never reached the office or been overlooked- I shall now endeavor to [illegible] as correct statement of the business as my memory after so great a
lapse of time will admit at the same time I
shall carefully avoid stating any thing as fact
that I am unwitting to confirm by oath

The Date of my appointment and Recruiting
orders (for they were simultaneous) I cannot
ascertain all papers referring thereto being lost
but that it was very early in the year 1777 is
certain as I find the Regt with a number of
Recruits before the Army left Winter Quarters
at Middlesex or Bound Brook in Jersey.  Upon making my report to Col. Elias Dayton who commanded 3d Regt I recd orders to attach myself and men to the 7th Comp. commanded by Capt John Hagan from this time I was regularly mustered and performed the duty of Ensign in sd Compy.

That my Ensigns Commn could not bear date Sept 22 as said may be fairly proved if any of the Subaltern Commission of sd Regt can be found of they were all of equal date.  I have seen the Commission first granted on the U.S. establishment of. Again it could not bear date Sept 22d and am positive I recd it while the Regt lay in Barracks at Elizabeth Town NJ. 
I shall mention one circumstance
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as a confirmation of the early [illegible] of my Commission.  A Lieut of the 3d Regt (his name forgoten)  was captured, as he styled himself an Officer and could not produce his Commission was treated with uncommon rigour of this he found means to inform his brother Officers as we had long waited in expectation of Commissions it was now unanimously resolved then to prevent receiving similar treatment we would not expose ourselves to the chance of being made captive untill Commissioned of this the Col was duly notified who dispatched me immediately with this intelligence to Governor Livingston of NJ and on earnest request that the Commissions might be forwarded immediately in ["consequence of this" crossed out] which was complied with and the Comm distributed in a few days
This took place as previously stated at Elizabeth Town NJ  Having given circumstantial proof that I recd my first Comn at Elizabeth Town NJ I shall next adduce strong testimony that it could not bear Date Sept 22d 1777 -- The 3d NJ Rt and myself with it were active in the battle of Brandywine which battle as may be proved by undisputable records was fought Sept 11th 1777 Now as 3d Regt did not return to Jersey again untill after or about the time the British Army left Philadelphia the Commn delivered me ["before the" crossed out] at Elizabeth Town as above stated must have borne a Date previous to Sept 22 1777
The Lieutenancy which I suppose has [illegible] any claim to be set aside if my memory serves I recd in Whitemarsh heights in Pennsylvania and in the month of Oct 1777  This for certain reasons I never acted upon but returned in a short time still retaining the other and doing Ensigns duty untill I resigned as I believe is correctly marked on the returned Declaration April 28 1778.  Having stated every circumstance that I at present recollect that I think would throw any light on the subject I shall next mention such other proof as may
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possibly be found.  And first may not my Ensign Commission be in preservation and in possession of Mr Calhoun? it appears the Lieut is if that can be found it will end the dispute at once.
Second May there not remain in the War Office some Records, Returns, Muster, or Pay Rolls, that will give the necessary information these are the Witnesses I wish might be brought forward as I know they would testify in my favour and their evidence would admit of no dispute
If living witness is necessary I would again mention my old friend Major now Genl Joseph Bloomfield place of residence probably Trenton NJ is he living? was he called upon? Secondly Marmaduke Curtis of Borden Town NJ he was Lt of the Comr and certainly might remember if living the Rate of my Comm as it was near equal with his own -- he might also remember the time nearly of my joining the Rt [Regiment].  Thirdly Jonathan Dayton of Elizabeth Town NJ Pay Master [illegible] his Pay Rolls for 77 and 78 if in preservation will remember tho himself may have forgotten me.  Excepting these I know not where to seek a Brother Officer whether all or any of these be living I know not
I shall now leave the business with you to  revise correct and send on such parts of the above as you may deem expedient  And you are at liberty to make use of my name when necessary in sd [said] business.  I think if an Ensigns Commn [Commission] in my name cannot be found my Declaration must be admitted as testimony in the case If one is found Dated Sept 22d I [illegible] it a forgery. I am unwilling to lose my last years Pension. If you wish further inform for case state what.   The family are well and wish to be remembered.  Your Affectionate Father [signed] G Ewing
To Thos Ewing