Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1,778, John Caseldine, Md. Indian Wars War Of 1812.
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(3-1776) 
SERVICE 
Md. 
Indian Wars 
War of 1812. 

Caseldine, John 

NUMBER 
R. 1778 
B.L.Wt 77830-40-50
for 1812 service 

CONTENTS
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No. 38033
Declaration of John Caseldine
Act June 7, 1832

Dated 10th - Aug 1850 

The application of John Caseldine for pension under Act June 7th 1832

C. Easton 
Attorney 
Cincinnati
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State of Ohio 
County of Clinton SS. 
On this 10th day of August AD 1850 personally appeared in open court before the court of common pleas for and within the county of Clinton now sitting John Caseldine a resident of Clinton County Ohio, 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 7th 1832. 
That he was born on the 20th day of September AD 1760 in Harford County in the State of Maryland. That he has the record of his age. That previous to the war of revolution his parents emigrated to the Territory of Kentucky, and that during the war of revolution in the year 1776 his father gave him liberty to return to Maryland to visit his friends. That it was in the state of Maryland he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated (by reason of old age and loss of memory he cannot state precisely the day and month when he entered the service but thinks it was sometime in July or August of the year aforesaid) That he joined his company at a place called Fells Point at the mouth of Patapsco as a substitute for Norris Lester.
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to serve what was called a six months levy, under Captain Tipton, and Col Hall. That they took bouts at Fells Point and went to Anapolis where they found several other companies, but he cannot remember the names of the officers, that from Anapolis they went to Newtown Chester, from there to several places which he cannot recollect. That they joined the Army near Talbert Courthouse. That he was in several skirmishes but cannot remember the time and place. That he crossed the Delaware one night in winter under Genl Washington that they had great difficulty in crossing on account of the ice that he was out on the ice several times assisting to draw the boats over it. That in the morning they went to Trenton and without much fighting took about one thousand Hessians prisoners from there they went to Princeton where he was in a severe battle. He thinks that Col Hall was killed in this battle as he never saw him afterwards. From thence they went to Norristown where they staid during the winter. That early in the spring his company was ordered to the mouth of Gunpowder river to prevent the British landing. That his term of service having expired, he was discharged. That his discharge was signed by Captain Tipton, he cannot remember the day or month, but that it was on the Chesapeake above Fells Point. That about the time he was discharged, William Lester a brother of Norris Lester with the influence of Captain Tipton prevailed upon him to serve a second six months levy as
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a substitute for said William Lester, being nearly destitute of clothing his Captain granted him a furlough to go to Baltimore to obtain some which he did and returned and joined his company in Kent County on the eastern shore of the Chesapeake. From thence they marched into the State of New Jersey. He cannot remember all the circumstances of his service that he was part of the time under Genl Scott and part under Genl Washington. That he remembers seeing Genls Wayne + Sinclair. That he was in a battle or skirmish at a place called Mudisland where Captain Tipton was killed, he remembers seeing two ships blown up in this engagement. After the death of Captain Tipton, John Ruff Lieutenant commanded the company. That he was discharged the second time some place in New Jersey but cannot remember the place thinks it was near Bordentown. That about the time he was discharged, Genl Washington came and stated that he wanted some of the men whose term of service had expired to stay untill he could get reinforcements when he (Caseldine) was one of the first to step forward and volunteered conditionally. That he was attached he thinks to Captain Evans company, and not long after this he was in the battle of Brandywine, after which he went to Washington, and told him, that he wanted his discharge as he wanted to return to his people in Kentucky. That Washington ordered Evans or his captain to give him a discharge
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which he did. That he was in the service as a volunteer about twenty or thirty days. That he was in the service altogether about thirteen months. He thinks that is was in the month of September in the year of 1777 when he left the service. That he started for Kentucky about the same time. That he afterwards served under Captain Lewis in Farmers Campaign, under Captain Dudley in Scotts Campaign, under Captain Lewis in Waynes Campaign, under Captain McKinney in Waynes second campaign, was at the battle of the Fallen Timber, was a volunteer under Gen Harrison in the war of 12 +14. That he resided in Kentucky untill about the year 1808 when he came to Ohio where he has resided since. That a number of years since he cannot remember the exact time a man by the name of Phelps undertook to obtain for him the benefit of the pension laws that he let Phelps have his papers of discharge who told him that he was going to Washington City. That Phelps died sometime afterwards and he does not know was was done in the case neither has he have able to obtain or hear any thing of his papers. That his reasons for not applying earlier for a pension are that untill recently he could live well enough without it that he was not certain that he could obtain it, as he had been substitute in the war of the revolution. That he knows of no person living by whom he can prove his services. That he has no documentary evidence but the discharge he received from Captain McKinney which he
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could not find when he let Phelps have the rest of his papers. That he hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity, whatever except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. That the persons who can testify to his character for truth and veracity are Christopher Hussey Esq, Lewis Fisher, Joseph Williams, William Hablet, Robert Shields, [illegible] Douglass, Samuel Hall, B Trusdale Auditor. That he hereby makes [illegible] Easton of Cincinnati Ohio his true and lawful agent and attorney to settle this business and to collect all the back pay or pension that may be due him. And he wants all orders and communications of said Easton in this business to be respected as if made by himself in person. John Caseldine 

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open court. 

We Bebee Truesdell Auditor of Clinton County Ohio and Isaiah Morris Member of the convention to brand a new constitution and Amos L Sewell recorder of Clinton County Ohio do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Caseldine who has sworn to and subscribed the above declaration; 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
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revolution and that we concur in that opinion. 
Bebee Truesdell 
Isaiah Morris 
Amos L. Sewell

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open court. 
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after investigation of the matter and after printing the interrogations prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he stated. And the court further certifies that it appears to them that Bebee Truesdell, Isaiah Morris, and Amos L Sewell are the men they are represented to be and are credible men and that their statement is entitled to credit. That he knows a clergyman who can certify to his character but is not able to obtain his presence in court at present. 
J. Pr[illegible] P.J. 

I L.L. [illegible] clerk of the court of Clinton County Ohio do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of John Caseldine for a pension. 

On testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas of Wilmington Ohio 18th day of August AD 1830 

L L [illegible] Clerk of Clinton Com Pleas
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[Two panels]
[Left panel]

109,620 Jun 28/56

John Caseldine priv
Capt. Lewis Col
Trimble 
Ohio Mil 
War 1812

2d Service
Caps. Wm. Lewis & McKiney
1794
Sept 15/12
Nvr. " "
[illegible] 40 [illegible]

3 Aud Office Mar 11th/52
John Caseldine served 
in Capt Lewis compy 
from 28th Sept to 28 Oct
1812

[illegible]
[struck out: Clt] [illegible]
Mr. [struck out: Haworth]
[struck out: Port William] 
W & W.B. Fuller 3d. Audtr
[struck out: Clinton Id.]
C.C.C. Wilmington-Ohio
[written vertically left margin]
Dec rtd. of [illegible] CCC Co.
F. L. Allen - Mar. 30

[Right panel]

C.S. Clarkson
90A
No [illegible] of Capts
Lewis & McKiney
1794

28 Sept to 28
Oct 1812
(Ad:)
[illegible] 77-830-[illegible] 
Decr. 21/32

Vol. 102 p. 26

[written vertically left margin]
July 22 1852 Let to agents. Owens
Aug 1/53 Let to B. W. Fuller Esq. Wilmington Ohio 
D.P.P.
Nov 18 1872 Let to W E Doan

[written vertically right margin]
1880 Aug 26 To [illegible] opinion 
as to either of parties cannot begin until 
claims are filed and addressed
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The state of Ohio. Clinton County St.

On this 25th day of August 1852 personally appears before me a justice of the peace within and for the County and State aforesaid. John Caseldine aged ninety one years. a resident of Clinton county Ohio. who being duly sworn according to law. declares that he is the identicle John Caseldine who was a private in the company commanded by captain Thomas Lewis/ in the regiment of mounted volunteers commanded by Allen Humble [Trimble] in the war of 1812.   Between the Unites States and Great Britain declared by the United States on the 18th day of June 1812. that he volunteered at West Union in the state of Ohio on the 15th day of September 1812 for the term of sixty days. and continued in actual service in said war for the term of sixty days and was honorably discharged at [illegible] Ohio. on or about the 15th day of November A.D. 1812 on account of the expiration of said term that he furnished his own horse and equipment and that he was to have had a discharge for six months services that said discharge for six months, and that the same has been lost or destroyed without his knowledge or consent and that it [illegible] of his power to produce it. and for further evidence of his service he refers to the rolls of said Company and Regiment; and the said John Caseldine further states, on or about the 15th day of June A.D. 1794 at the Town of Lexington
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in the State of Kentucky he volunteered as a 
private in Captain William Lewis' comp
any under the command of Major General Charles 
Scott in Gen Waynes expedition against 
the [illegible] Indians, and that he actually 
served in said expedition from three to four 
months is not positive as to time, but is 
of opinion it was four months, that 
during forty five days of said time he 
served as a spy under Capt. J. McKinney 
for which he received an honorable 
discharge, or certificate, from said Capt.
which said certificate is herewith presen
ted and that for the ballance [balance] of said
term of service, he received an honorable 
discharge and that he was discharged at 
Cincinnati Ohio.  some time in the 
month of October in the year A.D. 1794 accor
ding to the best of his remembrance and belief, 
he further states that said last named 
discharge was by him given to the late 
Henry Phelps Esqr, attorney at law in Wash
ington Fayette County Ohio, some fifteen 
or twenty years ago, to be by him used 
in an application to the pension office.
that said Phelps died shortly thereafter 
and that he has made diligent search 
among the papers of said Phelps for said 
discharge but cannot find it, and [illegible]
[illegible] able to produce it, and for further ev
idence of his last [illegible] services he refers 
to the records and rolls of the War Depart
ment and of the said companies in which 
he served.  He further states that he has never received bounty 
land for any of his said services & hereby revokes all applications heretofore made 
by him.  He makes this declaration for the purpose
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of obtaining the bounty land to which he 
may be entitled under the "act granting 
bounty land, to certain officers and sol
diers, who have been engaged in the mili
tary service of the United States" passed 
September 28th, 1850.
John Caseldine

Sworn to and subscribed before me the day 
and year above written
And I hereby certify that I believe the
said John Caseldine to be the identical 
man who served as aforesaid, and [word struck out] 
he is of the age above stated.
Bebee Treusdell, J. Peace

The State of Ohio }
Clinton County } Ss I C N Osborn Clerk of the Court of 
Common Pleas within and for the 
County aforesaid do hereby certify that Bebee Treusdell 
whose genuine signature appears above is and was at 
the time of signing the same a Justice of the peace of 
said County duly commissioned and qualified acc
ording to law, and authorized by the statutes to admin
ister oaths for general purposes.
[Blurred seal of Court] In Testimony Whereof I hereunto set my 
hand and affix the seal of said Court 
at Wilmington this 28th day of August 1852
C N Osborn Clerk
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1778
[stamp] REJECTED [illegible initials]

P.O. John Caseldine 
Clinton, Oh 1850

Service: 

Enlisted: , 18 .
Discharged: , 18 .

Application filed: , 18 .

[struck out: Alleges:]  Not recorded in list 
printed in 1852.
[struck out: Re-enlisted:]

Attorney:
P. O. 

__Recognized.  __ Contract.
__ Cert of Dis. Searched for __, 18 .
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State of Ohio }
County of Clinton }

On this 12th day of March 1857 
personally appeared before me Mahlon 
Haworth a justice of the peace within & for the 
County & State aforesaid John Caseldine aged 
ninety [struck out: one] years, a resident of Clinton County 
Ohio, who being duly sworn according to law 
declares that he is the identical John Caseldine 
who was a private in the company commanded 
by Captain Thomas Lewis in the regiment 
of mounted volunteers commanded by Allen 
Trimble in the war with Great Britain 
that he volunteered at West Union on or 
about the 15th of September in the year 
A. D. 1812 for the term of sixty days, & continued 
in actual service in said war for the term 
of sixty days and was honorably discharged 
at St. Maries on [struck out: the] or about the 15th of November 
in the year 1812.  On account of the expiration 
of said term, we were to have a discharge for 
a six month term by finding horse & equipment  
as will appear by the muster roles [rolls] of said comany.

He makes this [struck out: Statement] declaration for 
the purpose of obtaining bounty land to which 
he may be entitled under the act granting
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land to certain officers & soldiers who 
have been engaged in the military 
service of the United States passed Sept
28th 1850.
John Caseldine 

Sworn to and subscribed before me the 
day & year above written  And I 
hereby certify, that I believe the said 
John Caseldine to be the identical man 
who served as aforesaid, and that he is 
of the age aforesaid.
Mahlon Haworth J.P. [word Seal encircled]

I sent you the statement of Mrs Earley some 
time since & neglected to get the Clerks certificate 
to it.  I presume however you will be satisfied 
of my authority as and acting J.P. as our Clerk 
has certified for me in a number of other cases 
which has been forwarded to you  The two persons 
are very poor consequently I have agreed to 
send up these claims free of charge, and 
I hope you will if you can consistant [consistent] with duly grant 
their warrants without any further trouble 
or costs  Yours &c M Haworth J.P.
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No 38,033
Augt 19,/50
Declaration of 
John Caseldine 
will you please 
[illegible] &c Index
Act. June 7. 1832 

FREE
The Commissioner 
of Pensions 
Washington 
D.C.

W Allison 

[illegible mail stamp]
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Cincinnati, Ohio 
14th August 1850

Hon The Commissioner -
of Pensions -

Sir.

Herewith I enclose you 
the application of John Caseldine a soldier of 
the Revolution for Pension under act of June 7th 
1832.  He is a very old man, 89 years of age, and 
cannot at this distance of time recollect all the 
particulars of his services, but I trust he 
has given such a history as will enable you to 
place him from time to time on the Rolls 
under all the circumstances.  I am sure you feel 
disposed to assist him in his declining days.
Yrs Resply
E Easton

I trust you will understand that 
said Caseldine wishes to draw 
the amount of Pension that may 
be allowed him at the Cincinnati 
Ohio Agency for paying Pensions 
and that you will send me a certiff
icate [certificate] to that effect.
Resptly E Easton
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[illegible]
G W Triplett 
[illegible mail stamp]

Respg case 
John Caseldine

FREE
Hon J. L. Edwards 
Washington City 
DC
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Cincinnati Ohio Oct 26 1850 

Hon 
J. L. Edwards

Sir

On the 14 of 
August I sent you the Application 
of John Caseldine a soldier of 
the Revolutionary War for Pension.

The old man is very anxious 
to know his fate the cold winter 
is coming on and the old man must 
have help in some way or [illegible]

The old man thinks that the 
young "Blood" should stand back 
and let his claim be attended to 
immediately

Respectfully
E Easton
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Capt. Triplett 
Jan 3 - 1851

[illegible mail stamp]
E Easton 
Cincinnati 
Oh
relative to cl of John 
Caseldine 
Ohio 

Free
Pension Office 
Washington City 
DC
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Cincinnati Dec 4th 1850

The Hon Commissioner of 
Pensions Washington City DC

Sir

Poor old John 
Caseldine on whose part I filed an ap
for Pension on 14 of August last as a 
soldier of Revolutionary War is in great 
distress for the want of the Pension he 
is duly looking for

If you knew how good it 
would make the old man feel to 
have his claim allowed I am sure you 
make a desprate [desperate] effort to [illegible] his 
claim.  Forthwith

Resply yours
E Easton
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Jany 8 1850
Mr Cole

John Caseldine
Ohio - [illegible] 32

D & C
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Messrs. Dickins & Coombs are anxious to 
see the papers in the case of John Caseldine 
of Ohio a rejected pension claim under the 
Act of 7th June 1832.  Application was made 
in November to see the papers but they 
were not gotten out.
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Wilmington Ohio Jan 8" 1853.

Hon. Commissioner of Pensions, 

Sir:

We beg leave to 
enquire [inquire] whether there has ever been a pension granted 
to John Caseldine of Clinton County Ohio a revolutionary soldier.  He informs 
us that he made application about 3 years ago (he thinks) 
that the necessary evidence was taken, and together with 
his papers handed to his Atty to be forwarded to the depart
ment.  That his Atty always informed him that he could 
never get any satisfactory information from the depart
ment about it, his atty has moved away & he does not know 
where he is, he thinks there must be something wrong about 
the matter.  If his papers have been filed, and his appli
cation rejected, he desires that his papers may be sent back to 
us (with the reasons for rejecting it) that he may renew his 
application.

Your Obt servts
W & BW Fuller attys
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W. & B. W. Fuller 
May 25/53
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409
Pension Office
May 25 1853
Sirs
The application of John Caseldine of Ohio, was examined and reported to E Easton Esq 2 Dec 1850. He was informed that it was singular that the claimant should permit 18 years to elapse after the passage of the act of 1832 without asserting a claim, and suddenly wakes up to a sense of the hardships which he endured in the Revolutionaly struggle, And that he must procure a certificate from the Register of the Land Office of Maryland, of his service, and furnish the affidavits of those who served with him or were in a position to know that he did serve
Messrs W & B W Fuller
Wilmington Ohio
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E. Easton
2 December 1830
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5
Pension Office
Dec 2 1850
Sir:
The declaration of John Caseldine has been received. It is rather singular that he should just, after the lapse of 18 years since the passage of the act under which he claims, remember the arduous service he performed during the Revolution. Such forgetfulness on his part is not calculated to inspire confidence in the accuracy of his recollection of events which transpired 74 years ago. According to his statement he had gone to Kentucky with his father and returned alone to Maryland through the dangerous intervening wilderness, hardly to be threaded by the most expert Indian fighters, before he was 16 years old. The other statements which he makes are as inconsistent with the facts of history as this is with probability.
He must produce the certificate of the Register of Land Affairs of Maryland to the services alleged by him, and the oaths of parties who personally knew of his rendering such service to his identity before any farther examination of his case can be made
E Easton Esq
[illegible cut off]
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Wilmington  Ohio
May 31st 1852
Hon Commissioner of Pensions
I am requested by John Castledine an applicant for Bounty land under the act of Sept 28th 1830, whose application has been on file in the office of Pensions near a year he thinks. He has got no warrant & had no notice of its suspension.
He served in the war of 1812, in the war with great Britain, under Capt. Thomas Lewis & Col. Allen Trimble. He was a private soldier. (His No of Regiment he does not recollect) in Ohio Malitia [militia]
Respectfully yours
W B W Fuller
Sir you will please send my warrant to W & B W Fuller Wilmington Ohio
John Caseldine
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Wilmington Ohio June 6th 1853
Hon Commissioner of Pensions
Sir
I hope you will not consider me trifling with the department by addressing you another line in behalf of John Caseldine. By your letter of May 25th I presume that the roles [rolls] of the department furnish no evidence of his service in the revolution and he informs me that he does not know of any person living who served with him, by whom he can prove this service. From your letter it appears that the department have looked upon his application with some suspicion of fraud. I do not know how his case was managed by his atty. But in justice to him must say that no mans character stands fairer for truth in his neighborhood, than his. And no person who is acquainted with him & hears him tell about his service & relate incidents &c doubts for a moment that he was in the war. He feels very much hurt that the department should look upon his claim with suspicion.  he informs me that he first volunteered at Hartford [Harford] Co. Maryland as a substitute for Norris Leister under Capt Tipton, Col Hall & Gen Washington & served 6 months. Then volunteered as a substitute for William Leister and served 6 months under the same Capt. His reasons for not making his application sooner is that he supposes the papers containing evidence of his service at Washington were burned at the burning of the Capitol & that he was ignorant of the law. Through the placed
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his papers containing evidence of his services in the hands of an Atty. to make his application some years before his application was made. His atty shortly after deceased & his papers were lost.
But my principal object in writing is to refer the department to his services in the wars since the revolution. He has received a warrant for 40 acres under the law of 1830, and I suppose there was a mistake made by the justice who sent his first application, as by my partner who sent his last, in not including all his service, neither recollects what was included. He served 3 months under Major Price & Gen Wayne in 1774, and 60 days under Capt Lewis and Gen Harmer in 1790, and 60 days in the war of 1812 for which last service I believe his warrant was issued. I wish to be informed whether the department grants more than one warrant where the soldier served at different times in different wars & if not whether when the warrant has been granted for only one term of service by mistake the soldier may deliver up his warrant & receive one for all his service by making the necessary proof,
Very respectfully yours
Obt servant [?]
B W Fuller for
John Caseldine
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Wilmington Ohio Aug 26 1852
Hon Commissioner of Pensions
Sir
We have the honor of herewithin presenting a new declaration for John Casledine whose application for bounty land was returned to M Haworth J P for correction March 30 1852 and respectfully request an early examination.
Direct to W & B W Fuller Wilmington Ohio
Respectfully yours
W & B W Fuller
P. S. The original application is herewith returned.
W & BWF
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109.620
Third andee[?] Office
Nov 29 '52
No rolls of Capt. Lewis & McKinney for 1794 on file.
re ex.S
R Grame
Fred Andee
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R. E. Doan,
Attorney at Law and United States Commissioner,
Wilmington, O [letterhead] June 23 1872
Sir
Some 18 or 20 years ago there was an application made for Rebecca E Cathaldyne for a land warrant for services rendered by John Cathaldyne who served in the war of 1812 under Captain Lewis he also served in the Indian War said land warrant was grant to the said Rebecca Cathaldyne for 40 acres of land. There was also another land warrant issued to Lucinda Cathaldyne she being another of of John Cathaldynes heirs this warrant was for 40 acres also. There are three heirs yet of John Cathaldyne who are still living and they desire to know whether there has ever been any application made in their behalf for land warrants as they several years ago put their claims in
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in the hands of an attorney who has since died. And if there has never been any application made in their behalf they desire to know whether they are entitled to anything or not. They have reasons to believe that the claim has been prosecuted and the warrant received but they have no means of finding whether such is the case or not. They desire for you to write to me in all communications in regard to the matter. Please let me hear from you soon.
Respectfully
R. E. Doan
Pr Baldwin
Department of the Interior Pension Office
Jun 26 1872
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5
J.D.CO
Department of the Interior
Pension office. [letterhead]
Washington D.C. June 29, 1872
Sir
In reply to your letter of the 23 inst. relative to land warrants supposed to have been issued to the minor children of John Cathaldyne of Captain Lewis' Company, I have to state that on reference to the books and files, it cannot be discovered that warrants were ever issued to them, or that any application of their behalf for said bounty has been received. If you will give the State service to which captain Lewis belonged during the War of 1812, and the company and regiment in which the father served during the Indian War, and in what year, a further search will be made.
Very respectfully
(over)
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department of the interior pension office Nov 14 1872
very respectfully
your obt servant
C W Seaton
Actg Commissioner
R. E. Doan, Esq.
Wilmington, Clinton Co. Ohio
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John Castleton
[?]
not found
must be a mistake with name
Department of the interior pension office Nov 30 1872
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77,830
40-50
R. E. Doan,
Attorney at Law and United States Commissioner,
Wilmington, O. [letterhead] Nov 25, 1872
Hon J. H. Baker Commissioner
Dear Sir
Yours of the 18th inst in reference to the issuing of land Warrant for 40 acres to John Caseldine of Ohio in December 1852 on account of services in Captain Lewis Company Ohio Militia
Will you please inform me what the number of the land warrant was as we desire to ferret out who has located said warrant
Hoping to hear from you soon
Yours respectfully
L. H. Baldwin
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R. E. Doan,
Attorney at Law and United States Commissioner,
Wilmington, O. [letterhead] Nov. 11.1872
Sirs -
Enclosed please find your letter of June 29th 1872.
I will state that John Caseldine went from near West-Union Adams Co Ohio when in the war of 1812 in Capt. Lewis Regiment. The parties state that they can not recollect the name of the Company or Regiment.
But they state that sometime in 1863 there was a land warrant issued to one of the three following names viz Solomon Early or John C. Early or Enoch L Caseldine either to one or the other of these manes or jointly they don't know which
These parties are the heirs of
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Caseldyne
There are two other heirs who desire to know whether there has been any application filed in their behalf and if not they desire to know the number of the land warrant heretofore issues -
Any information that you may give the Parties through me will be thankfully received
Yours respectfully
R. E. Doan

Jno[?] Cathaldyne or Casseldine
Department of the Interior Pension Office
Nov 24 2872 [in oval stamp]
77830 Jno Casseldine Ohio Mila
77830-40-50
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Omnai Vinset Amor Love Conquers all things
Omnai Vinset Amor Love Conquers

Caseldine, John
(MD.)
R-1778
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This is to Sertify [Certify] that John Caseldine has served 
in Capt Wm Leweses [Lewises] Company under the Command of 
Mgr. Gennarel [General] Charles Scott on Wains [Wayne's] Expedition 
against the Maune Indians forty five days.  Your 
[illegible] fixed by me
J McKinney Capt
August [illegible] 1794
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Act 1850
#77,830
40 acres
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Postal card Aug 13 U.S. postage one cent
?ANCHD Aug 13 [round postal stamp]
Write the address on this side - the message on the other
J. A. Bentley Esq.
Com. of Pensions
Washington D.C.
U.S. Pension Office Aug 16 1880[in oval stamp]
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Lynchburg  August 12, 1880

Hon. J.A. Bentley:
Coms. of Pensions
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir: 
John Caseldine, of Captain Lewis' Co. of Ohio Militia War 1812, received a warrant for 40 acres of land, Warrant No. 77,830, dated Dec. 21, 1852. He is now dead. Has any one of the heirs applied for the balance. If not can I (being one of his heirs) secure the balance of the bounty land.
Very truly yours,
Lucinda Stump
formerly Lucinda Caseldine
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No. 38,033
John Caseldine 
Ohio

Act 7th June 1832

Let E Easton 2d Decr 1850
W. & B W Fuller May 25/53

1778
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18 Nov 72

Sir

In reply to your letter 
of Nov 11th inst I have 
to state that a war
rant for 40 acres was 
issued in the name of 
John Caseldine, of 
Ohio on Decr 1852, on 
acct of service in Capt
Lewis Co Oh Mila
War of 1812, and sent 
to [struck out: W &] W B Fuller, 
Wilmington Ohio

No appl appears to have 
been recd from his widow 
or minor chldn.  If 
there be no widow living, and 
the chldn were over 21 
years of age on the 
March 1855, no one
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what physician attended?

Fifth.  What are the names, ages, residence, pecuniary circumstances, &c., of the other 
children, if any, and to what extent have they contributed to the claimant's support?  Who 
of them are married?

Sixth.  What was the age of the deceased soldier?  For what period did he 
live at home?  From what date to what date was assistance rendered to claimant by him? 
What were his occupation and earnings?  What are the names and address of the persons 
by whom he was employed, and of the persons to whom he paid rent or board, or of 
whom he bought food, fuel, clothing, &c, for claimant's benefit?  Did the claimant 
receive allotment bounty, or other money from him at or subsequent to his enlistment;
if so, at what dates, to what amount, and through what channel?

Should full replies to the above involve a partial repetition of matter already 
filed, it will nevertheless be better to embrace all the particulars in the required affidavit. 
Let the answers follow the order of the questions, and be numbered as above.

Respectfully, 

[Written vertically left margin]
is authorized to claim any 
addl bounty land on acct 
of his service

R E Doan 
Wilimington
Ohio
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Sir:

In response 
to your [illegible]
of the 25th ultimo,
to being [illegible] 
of the number of the 
bounty ld. wt. 
for 40 acres issued 
under the act 
of 1852 to John 
Caseldine, of Capt
Lewis company 
of Ohio militia, war 
of 1812, I have the 
honor to state that 
it was numbered 
77,830 and dated 
December 21st 1852.
Dec 12/72
L. J. Baldwin Esq
Wilmington, Ohio
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Fifth. What are the names, ages, residence, pecuniary circumstances, etc., of the other children, if any, and to what extent have they contributed to the claimant's support? Who of them are married?
Sixth. What was the age of the deceased soldier? For what period did he live at home? From what date to what date was assistance rendered to claimant by him? What were his occupation and earnings? What are the names and address of the persons by whom he was employed, and of the persons to whom he paid rent or board, or of whom he bought food, fuel, clothing, etc., for claimant's benefit? Did the claimant receive allotment, bounty, or other money from him at or subsequent to his enlistment; if so, at what dates, to what amount, and through what channel?
Should full replies to the above involve a partial repetition of matter already filed, it will nevertheless be better to embrace all the particulars in the required affidavit. Let the answers follow the order of the questions, and be numbered as above. 
Respectfully, 
J.H. Baker
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3-871

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
RECORD DIVISION

Briefed by...... JFB Nov. 9, 1918.
Orig. B.L.  Wt.  77,830-40-'50
Cert. [blank]
Claimant [blank]
Soldier  John Caseldine.
Service  Capt. Lewis' Co., Ohio Mil War 1812. Capts. Lewis & Mc Kinney, N.W. Indian War
No [blank] claim, Service record [blank], 191
[blank], Clerk.
No claim, Alph'b record [blank], 191
[blank], Clerk.
REMARKS: [blank]

W.F. Waite
Chief Division.