Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18097, for Basil Lucas, Maryland
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(8-1776)
SERVICE                                    NUMBER
Md.          Lucas, Basil           S. 18097
carded
contents
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Was to pay Nov. 2, 1836. See letter to pay to H. Brent-
Letter to L. Bent 25 Sept 1841
Dead
Same Oct 2 1841
Samuel Bent 4 Nov 1841
said at the hearing under the 
Act of the 6th April 1838 draw
4 March 1839 to 4 March 1841.
(illegible) notified 27 Nov 1841
Paid as above from March 4th to 
July 6th 1841 (illegible) until 18th 1842
Dead
Sent letter to Samuel Bent Esqr. Winchester 
January 21st 1843
" Same Mar 14 1843

Virginia 23736
Basil Lucas
Berkely in the State of VA
(illegible) a Sergeant in the - command
Captain - in the MD-
(illegible) for 2 years-

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia
at the rate of 120 Dollars - cents per annum. 
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831

Certificate of Pension issued the 31st day of March 
(illegible) and Henery Brent
Bank Winchester - Va
Arrears to the 4th of March 1834  360-
emi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept    60-
$420-
{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832}

recorded by Nath. Rice-Clerk
Book E Vol. 64 Page 22
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District of Columbia
County of Washington } Ss.
  On this Eleventh day of May 1833 personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace .... Basil Lucas a resident of Berkeley County, State of Virginia, aged 76 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 provisions made by the Act of Congress, passed June 7 1832. That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year 1776, on the 17th day of January, in the State of Maryland, in the Company commanded by the Captain Rozin Bell, in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Thomas Puce, in the line of the State of Maryland in Continental establishment; that he continued to serve in the said Corps until the 10th day of January 1780, when he was discharged from the Service, in the State of New Jersey. He hereby relinquishe every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State. 
  Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid Before me -
Enoch Reynolds. Jus. Peace.
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March 13 43
(illegible)
Eliz Lucas

J. L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City

Mrs. Lucas
Widow of Basil
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Winchester March 11, 1843

Sir, 
I understand that there was act papered by Congress for the benefit of the widows of Revolutionary officer, and solider, and as there are two or three such windows about her, who desire to obtain the benefit of it. I shall be very much obliged to you for information upon the subject so that they can make proper applications. They received five year pension under the formerly. 
I wrote to you a few weeks ago enquiring about the claim of Elizabeth Lucas the widow of Basil Lucas, who died a few years ago and who received a pension. She was married to Mr. Lucas, as she states, in February 1786 and I have purposed that she is entitled to a pension under a former law. 
Will you as soon as your convenience will permit be good enough to give me the necessary information. 

I am respectfully your friend and obligatory servant
Lem. Bent

J. L. Edwards Esq.
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BA-J/EEL
Basil Lucas-S. 18097

Mrs. Carl T. Wise
1220 East 1st Street
Duluth, Minnesota

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letters in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Basil Lucas, of Berkeley County, Virginia, who was granted pension on account of his services and died in 1841.

The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.18097, based upon the military service in that war of Basil Lucas. 

Basil Lucas was born August 20, 1757, in Maryland. The names of his parents are not shown. 

Basil Lucas enlisted in Maryland, January 17, 1776, served in Captain Reazin Beall's Maryland Company and was discharged January 10, 1780, at which time he was a sergeant in Colonel Thomas Price's 2nd Maryland Regiment.

He was allowed pension on his application executed May 11, 1833, while residing in Berkeley County, Virginia. He stated in 1831 that his (illegible) was on the peer roll of the State of Md.   

The soldier died July 6, 1841, in Berkeley County, Virginia, leaving a widow Elizabeth, to whom he was married February 26, 1786. There are no further data in regard to said Elizabeth and no reference was made to any children. 

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension and the name and address of person in the case of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Basil Lucas (S.18097), you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:
Basil Lucas, Certificate No. 23736, issued March 31, 1834.
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rate, $120.00 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Virginia Agency

Very truly yours
A. D. Hiller
Executive Assistant 
to the Administrator

Addendum que G. Duvall of Price George's Co. MD
Stated in 1831 that he had known Basil Lucas, this solider from his (Lucas') infancy, no relationship shown.
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As a court held for Berkeley County, at the Court
House on Monday the 12th day of September 1831.
This day personally appeared in open court,
Basil Lucas resident in Berkeley County, aged seventy
four years on the 20th day August in the year of our 
Lord 1831. who being first duly sworn according to law,
doth on his oath make the following declaration in order
to obtain the provisions made by the act of Congress of
the 18th of March 1818 and the first of May 1820.
That he the said Basil Lucas enlisted for the term of
four years on the 17th day of January 1776 in the state
of Maryland in the Company Commanded by Captain
Rezin Bell, in the Regiment commanded by Col Thomas
Price in the line of the State of Maryland on continental
establishment: that he continued to serve in the said Company
until the 10th day of January 1780, when he was discharged
from the service in the state of New Jersey: that he
hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension
except the present: that his name is not on the roll
of any State, except Maryland, and that his reason
for not making earlier application for a pension
was, that he was able to live without it.
In testimony whereof I Harrison
Waito Clerk of the County Court of
Berkeley County aforesaid, have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal
of my Office at Martinsburg in 
the said County, this 25th day of
October 1831, and in the 56th year
of the Commonwealth
Harrison Waito Clerk
Berkeley County Sct. I CHarles Orrick, presiding Justice of
the County Court of Berkeley County, do hereby certify that Harrison
Waito, under whose hand and seal of office the above certificate
is made, is the Clerk of the said Court and that his
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Certificate is in due form given under my hand this 25th day of October 1831
Chas. Orrick
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Prince George's County, Maryland  June 11, 1831

I certify that the same Basil Lucas now residing in Virginia, formerly of Maryland of which state he is a national, enlisted in the army and was an early person of the war: That is to say in the early part of the year 1778, during the Revolutionary war, served in the Maryland Line of the Army, for several years the precise times I cannot now say, but believe he continued in the army until sometime in the year 1780.-
I have known him from his infantry. -
G. Duvall
June 11 1831.


June 16, 1831
 I further certify that Basil Lucas above named is the same identical Basil Lucas mentioned in the two certificate in his (illegible) asked at Annapolis June 13, 1838 signed George G. Brewer Reg. L. Office
W. Shore MD
G. Duvall
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Winchester Va. July 9th 1832

Dear Sir,

I have been requested to Mr. Basil Lucas a revolutionary solider to forward the enclosed papers and enquire of you whether they afford sufficient evidence to entitle him to the benefit of the act papered at the present session of Congress.

If they do not-please say what is wanting-and if they do will confer a favor on him by giving me any instructions that may be necessary to enable him to draw his pension-as also the amount to which he will be entitled and when payable. 

I am very respectfully 
your obligatory servant
H. M. Brent

P.S. Should a reference as to myself be necessary please engain of W. Chamber Little a Clerk in your department. 
W.M. B.
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Land Offices,
ANNAPOLIS, June 13th 1831,
I certify, that it appears by a Depreciation Pay Roll, remaining in my
Office, That Basil Lucas a Sergt. of 
the Maryland Line, received $108,, 5,, 6 Depreciation
Money, issued to the Maryland quota of troops on continental establishment on
the 13th day of August 1783
George G Brewer
Reg. Po Off. W. S.
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Land Office, Annapolis June 13th 1831,
I certify that it appears by the Muster Rolls remaining in this office, that Basil Lucas, a Serg in the second Maryland Regiment, was discharged on the 10th day of January 1780;-
the time he enlisted is blank,
George G. Brewer
Reg Law Office W. S. M.
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Sept 25 1841
Mr. Lucas
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
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Winchester Sept 23 1841

Sir,
Will you excuse for asking some information you upon the following case,
An old solider (Basil Lucas) who resided in this neighborhood died a few days ago leaving a widow. He has been so (illegible) that he has not drawn his pension since March 1839, leaving it for his widow to draw.
The pension is up to September 1840 will I presume be drawn at Washington and that which has accrued since at Richmond. What I am at alop about is, who to state in the power of attorney that the money is to be received from at Washington. I suppose it will be proper to make the cashier of the Bank of the Metropolis the attorney. 

Please to do me the favor to answer this as soon as convenient. 
Very respectfully yours
Lem. Bent

J. L. Edwards Esqr.
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Oct 2 184
Bas. Lucas
Va
J. L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
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Winchester Sept 29 1841
Sir,
I received your favor on the 25 most respecting the case of Basil Lucas who died the 6th day of July last, and must ask you to excuse me for troubling; you again who the same subject. Mr. Lucas, not having received any part of his pension since March 1839, it has struck me as I able that the amount due him since September 1840 may not have been remitted to the agent at Richmond and consequently the whole amount due at the time of his death may probably be paid at the Treasury. If so one set of papers will answer, or must there be two? I have directed Mrs. Lucas to procure a certificate of the Berkely Court as to the time of her husbands death, and to send the Pension certificate that it may be transmitted to the agent at Richmond or to the U.S. Treasury, as will be most proper. 

Please to answer this, and excuse the trouble I give you.
Very respectfully yours
Lem. Bent. 

J.L. Edwards Esqr.
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4 Nov 1841
[illegible]

J.L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
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Winchester Nov. 2d. 1841
Sir,
Mrs. Lucas the widow Basil Lucas a pensioner
who died in July or August last, is impressed with a belief
that she is entitled to a pension, and has request me to ascertain
whether in not she is so entitled.
Permit me to request you to inform me if she has any legal
claim, she was married before 92.
Please to excuse me for the trouble I give you, and believe
me to be very respectfully
Your most obligatory servant
Lem. Bent
J.L Edward Esqr
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Va. Feb 18 1843

J. L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
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Whichester Feb 16 1843
Sir
I wrote to you sometime ago making an enquiry whether
Elizabeth Lucas the widow of Basil Lucas decd. who was a U.S. Pensioner
stating that they were married in February 1786 is entitled to a pension, to 
which I have received no answer. As my letter may not have been received,
as she is making frequent application to me about it. I have to request that
you will help obliging as to inform me whether or not she is entitled to a
pension, and if so how then to proceed to obtain it.
Very respectfully yours,
Lem. Bent
J L Edwards Esqr
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I 18094
INVALID
File No. 18097
Basil Lucas
Serg Rev War

Act: June 7 " 32
Index:-Vol. 1, Page 230
[Arrangement of 1870]

Oct 13-1902
Mrs. Adelaide Cosley

Nov 13-1902
Ed. M. Cosley (illegible)

1916 June 12 History to 
Dr. Por J. R. Cruse M 13 H

1917 Dec. 22 to U. G. Cruse

1932-Jan 18 Hist. to 
Wallen M. Elliott-Esq. 

1938 June 21, Hist to Mrs. 
Carl T. Wise. Eb

1938 Aug 3. Mrs. C. T. Wise
(illegible) only one. MST.
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Pension Bureau 
Washington D.C.

Will you kindly write me the Rev. War record and any genealogical dates-children's names-of Basil Lucas of Maryland and when discharged. I want to join SAR in his Rev. record. 
Very truly 
U. G. Cruse
208 Sul Ross Ave
Houston 
Texas
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Pension Office
U. S. 
June 7
1916
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Pensions Bureau
Washington Rev Sec
Please send me the
Rev. War service, Captain Basil
Lucas of Maryland and any genealogical
Date - especially any childrens
names. very truly
Dr. T. R. Cruse
208. Snl Ross ave.
Houston
Texas
June 4, 1916
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Postal Card One Cent
United States of America
This side is for Address Only.

Commissioner of Pensions
City

Pension Office
U. S. 
Aug
9
1902
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Aug 7 1912
Commissioner Pensions City
City Does the name of
Basil Lucas appear on files of Pensions
as a Pensioner of Revolutionary War
Please send any information you may
have. To Mrs Adelaide Cosley
405 Tenth N.E.
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ESTABLISHED 1845
H. A. COSLEY
(successor to Harter & Cosley.)
....DEALER IN....
....General Hardware.
stoves, furnaces, roofing, spouting, etc. 

Troy, Ohio, 10 25 1902
Chief of Dept
Dear Sir

Please send me statement of the military
history of Basil Lucas of Md.
Soldier in the revolutionary war
And oblige
Ed. M. Cosley
Troy Ohio
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527 Preston Street,
Clarksburg, W. VA
June 14, 1932

United States Pension Office,
Washington, D. C. 

Gentlemen:

Will you be so kind as to send me a copy of the record showing the Revolutionary services and any family history or genealogy given in the application for pension of Paul Taylor, a Revolutionary solider who resided in Berkley County, West Virginia in 1840.

I would also ask that you send a similar certificate giving like information for Basil Lucas who resided in Berkley County in 1840.

Thanking you for such information as you may send me and hoping you will let me hear from you at your earliest convenience, I am

Yours very truly, 
Walter M. Ellitott

RECEIVED 
June 5 1932
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10752 Wentworth Ave.,
Chicago, Ills.
March 3, 1933.

Veterans Administration,
Washington, D.C.
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Gentlemen:
Will you kindly send me a copy of the 
Pension Claim or application for pension of
Basil Lucas (1757-1841). He applied for pension
in 1831, and he died in Berkley County, Va.
I would also like to have the same
information regarding William Lucas, (1743-1814).
He served from Virginia, and he died in Lucasville,
Ohio.
Yours truly,
Lois B. Wright
LW.
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RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS

Briefed by A. E. Posse.
Claim No.
Certificate No.
Claimant Basil Lucas
Soldier Basil Lucas
Service
Additional Service Rev.

No __ claim, State records __, 190_
No claim, combination records __, 190_
REMARKS
No 6. W. wiv. avid. or ref.
as above except. Sur. file
18097
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Monmouth, Ill R.R.#1
Jan.5,1937

Veterans Administration
Washington, D.C.
Dear sirs:
I would like to have any information available
in your records on Basil Lucas and any other of the
Lucas name who fought in the Revolution and were enlisted
in Maryland regiments
Thanking you for this and past favors, I am
Respectfully
Helen Lucas Wallace
(Mrs. Frank T. Wallace)
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1220 E. 1st St
Duluth Minnesota
June 1 1938
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington DC
Sir:
Please send me a copy of the
certificate of pension issued to
Basil Lucas, Berkley Co. Virginia
Basil Lucas enlisted in the 
Revolutionary War Jan 17, 1776
Served four years - rank of Sargant
under Capt Bell and Col Thos Price
He applied for pension Sept 12 1831
from Berkley Co Virginia when he
was 74 years of age. His claim was
allowed. He died July 4 1841
in the State of Maryland
Thanking you I am
Very truly yours
Elizabeth R Wise
(Mrs Car T)
1220 E 1st St
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OFFICE OF CHIEF CLERK
[illegible]

1938 JUN 2 PM 1 45

TREASURY DEPARTMENT
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1220 E 1st St
Duluth Minnesota
June 1 1938
Auditor for the Pensions
Treasury Department
Washington D.C.
Sir:
Please send me the date of 
expiration of pension and to
whom the last payment was
made of Basil Lucas, Berkley
Co. Virginia EE & desk - June 18
Basil Lucas enlisted in the Rev.
War Jan 17 1776. Served four years
rand of Sargent under Capt Bell
and Col Thos. Price. He applied for
pension Sept 12 1831 from Berkley Co
Virginia when he was 74 years of age
His claim was allowed. He died
July 4th 1841 in the State of Maryland.
Thanking you I am
Very Truly
Elizabeth R Wise
1220 E 1st St (Mrs Carl T)
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Office of Chief Clerk
Washington

June 3, 1938
Administrator,
Veterans Administration,
Washington, D. C.
Respectfully forwarding communication from
Elizabeth R. Wise.
1220 E. 1st St., Duluth, Minn.
dated June 1, 1938, inquiring as to the date of
expiration and to whom the last pension payment
was made on the case of Basil Lucas, veteran of the
Revolutionary War.
The writer has not been advised of this
reference
CHU F. A. BIRGFELD
Chief Clerk
By [illegible]
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MRS. CARL T. WISE
1220 EAST FIRST STREET
DULUTH, MINNESOTA
July 28 1938
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington DC
Sir:
Could you please give me
the Revolutionary War record
of The Basil Lucas whose
record is mentioned in
Vol 2. p 367 of Maryland
Records by G. M. Brumbaugh
(1928) as follows in a list
of Rev. War pensions:
"Passed Dec session, 1815 - No.63
Treas. Western Shore pay to
Basil Lucas, an old rev. soldier
annually, a sum equal to the half
pay of a sargeant."
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I have your letter 8 June 21, 1938
in which you gave the war record
of me Basil Lucas - Rev. War claim
S18097 issued March 31- 1834.

This other Basil Lucas certificate  or claim
was "passed Dec. session, 1815 #63.
Another research under and I
feel this probably is the Basil we
are looking for.
I would greatly appreciate any
help you could give me.
Very truly yours
Elizabeth R Wise
(Mrs Carl T)
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptrollers Office,
October 23d, 1841
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An
act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain
Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury
of the United States," The widow of Basil Lucas,
decd., a Pensioner on the Roll of the Richmond, Va. Agency, at
the rate of one hundred & 20 Dollars and -- Cents
per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has
been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March 1839,
to the 4th September 1840
Respectfully yours,
Albion K. Parris
To the Commissioner of Pensions
Present.
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Basil Lucas
July 12 1832
Pension 
Office

Admit a Sergeant
Pay $120.00
The Honr. Lewis Cass
Secretary of War
Washington

Henry Bent Esqr. 
(illegible) Valley Park
Winchester 
VA
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptrollers Office,
November 10th 1841
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An
act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain
Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury
of the United States," The widow of Basil Lucas,
decd., a Pensioner on the Roll of the Richmond, Va Agency, at
the rate of one hundred & twenty Dollars and -- Cents
per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has
been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1840
to the 4th March 1841.
Respectfully yours,
Albion K. Parris
To the commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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Hon. C. A. Harris
Acting Secretary of War
Washington City  D. C.

13.480
Pension Office 
24 Oct 1836
Basil Lucas
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Bank of the Valley in Va. 
Oct 21 1836

Hon. C. A. Harris
Acting Secretary of War

Dear Sir,

The enclosed pension document of Basil Lucas was forwarded to the cashier of the Bank of Virginia at Richmond for payment and was returned to me by the days mail with the following instructions. 
"The claim of Basil Lucas, being for a period more than a year must necessarily be referred to the Sec of War for his order for its payment."

I know Mrs. Lucas personally and was present when the enclosed document was created. 

You will confer favor by advising me as early as your convenience will permit whether any thing more is necessary to be done on the part of Mr. Lucas. 

I am very respectfully 
Your Obligatory Servant
H. M Brent
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Second Comptroller's Office
March 20th, 1842.

Sir:
Under the date of the 6th of April 1838, entitled "An
act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain
Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury
of the United States" The widow of Basil Lucas,
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Richmond, Va. Agency, at
the rate of one hundred & twenty Dollars and -- Cents
her annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has
been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March,
to the 6th July 1841
Respectfully yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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Basil Lucas.
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7. Jauy 1843
[illegible]
E B Lucas

J L Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pension
Washington City
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Winchester January 4, 1843
Sir
Elizabeth Lucas the widow of Bazil Lucas who did two
or three  years, and who was a United States Pensioner, has applied to me in
regard to a pension which she says she in informed that that she is entitled to
under a late act of Congress. I have never heard any such act. I take the
liberty to ask you for information on the subject. She was married the
26th of February 1786. You have of course papers in your office to
show the nature of the service of Mr Lucas. Inform me if you please
whether Mrs. Lucas is entitled to a pension, and if so how we are to
proceed to obtain it.
Very respectfully your
most obligatory servant
Lem. Bent
J L Edwards esqr
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August 3, 1938

BA-J/MMHF:MLB

Basil Luchas
S18097

Mrs. Carl T. Wise
1220 East First Street
Duluth, Minnesota

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you state that you have received the Revolutionary War record of Basil Lucas, S.18097, which was furnished you June 21, 1938; that you have found in G.M. Brumbaugh's list of Revolutionary War pensioners the following: "Passed Dec. Session, 1815 - No. 63 Treas. Western Shor pay to Basil Lucas, an old Rev. solider, annually , a sum equal to the half pay of a sargeant," and that you now desire the record of that Basil Lucas who may be the one whose record you seek. 

 Another search of the Revolutionary War pension records has been made in your behalf and no claim for pension found which was made to the United States based upon service of Basil Lucas, other than the one whose record was furnished you.

Your citation above does not pertain to a United States pension. You will note that the Treasurer of the Western Shore (Maryland) was to pay the Annual half pay of a sergeant to Basil Lucas, which applies to a Maryland State pension. 

The Basil Lucas, whose record was furnished you by this office, stated in 1831 that his name was on the pension roll of the State of Maryland. He served as a sergeant as shown in his claim for pension, S.18097. He may have been identical with the Basil Lucas recorded by Brumbaugh, through this office has not means of verification of that fact. 

Very truly yours
A. D. Hiller
Executive Assistant 
to the Administrator
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January 11, 1937

BA-J/EEL

Mrs. Frank T. Wallace
R.R.#1
Monmouth, Illinois

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Basil Lucas and any other solider with the surname Lucas, who served from Maryland in the Revolutionary War. 

The record of Basil Lucas is furnished you hereith. 

In order to identify the particular record of a solider with the surname Lucas, who served in the Maryland troops, in which you are interested, should it be on file, the full name is essential and as much as possible of the following data: approximate dates of birth and death, places of residence at enlistment and after service and given name of widow. Upon receipt of this information, a further search of the records will be made an a report furnished you. It will expedite the matter if you can return this letter with your reply. 

Very truly yours

A. D. Hiller 
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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January 11, 1937

BA-J/EEL
Basil Lucas-A.18097

Mrs. Frank T. Wallace
R.R.#1
Monmouth, Illinois

Dear Madam:

The data which follow are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.18097, based upon the military service in that war of Basil Lucas. 

Basil Lucas was born August 20, 1757, in Maryland. The names of his parents are not shown. 

Basil Lucas enlisted in Maryland, January 17, 1776, served in Captain Reazin Beall's Maryland Company and was discharged January 10, 1780, at which time he was a sergeant in Colonel Thomas Price's 2nd Maryland Regiment. 

He was allowed pension on his application executed May 11, 1833, while residing in Berkeley County, Virginia. 

The solider died July 6, 1841, in said Berkeley County, leaving a widow, Elizabeth, to whom he was married February 26, 1786. Her age and maiden name were not stated and no reference was made to children. 

Very Truly yours

A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant 
to the Administrator
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April 11, 1933

BA-J/EEL
Basil Lucas-S.18097

Lois B. Wright
10752 Wentworth Avenue
Chicago, Illinois

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letters in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Basil and William Lucas, of Adam Redkey, and of  Joshua Davis.

There is no claim for pension or bounty land on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of a Joshua Davis or William Lucas, as described by you or of an Adam Redkey. 

The record of Basil Lucas is given below as found in the papers on file in pension claim, S.18097, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War. 

Basil Luas was born August 20, 1757, in Maryland .

He enlisted in Maryland, January 17, 1776, served in Captain Reazin Beall's Maryland Company, and was discharged January 10, 1780, at which time he was a sergeant in Colonel Thomas Price's Second Maryland Regiment. 

He was allowed pension on his application executed May 11, 1833, while residing in Berkeley County, Virginia. 

He died July 6, 1841, in Berkeley County, Virginia, leaving a widow, Elizabeth, to whom he was married on February 26, 1786. Her age and maiden name were not stated and there is no reference to children.

Very truly yours

A.D. Hiller
Assistant to Administrator
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January 18, 1933

Ba-J/EEL
XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Basil Lucas- S.18097
Paul Taylor- S.18238

Mr. Walter M. Elliott
527 Preston Street
Clarksburg, West Virginia

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request information
in regard to Basil Lucas and Paul Taylor, soldiers of the Revolutionary 
War residing in Berkeley County, Virginia.

Their histories are furnished herewith as obtained from the papers
on file in their respective claims for pension, S.18097, Basil
Lucas and S. 18238, Paul Taylor.

Reazin Beall
was captain
of an independent
Maryland Co.
but does not
appear to
[illegible]
[illegible] in
2nd Regt.

Basil Lucas was born August 20, 1757, in Maryland.

He enlisted in Maryland, January 17, 1776, served in Captain 
Reazin Beall's Maryland Company, and was discharged January 10, 1780,
at which time he was a sergeant in Colonel Thomas Price's Second Maryland
Regiment.

He was allowed pension on his application executed May 11, 1833,
while residing in Berkeley County, Virginia.

He died July 6, 1841, in Berkeley County, Virginia, leaving a 
widow, Elizabeth, to whom he was married on February 26, 1786. Her
age and maiden name were not stated, and there is no reference to
children. 

(separate page)
Paul Taylor enlisted in 1775, in Paxton, near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania,
served in Captain Potts' Company of Fifth Pennsylvania
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following May, when he was released; he was afterward in General
Sullivan's Indian Expedition; entire length of service, three years,
it is also stated that he was present as a soldier at the execution
of Major Andre; no further reference was made to that service.

Paul Taylor was allowed pension on his application executed August
16, 1831, at which time he was aged eighty-four years and resided
in Berkeley County, Virginia.

There are no data as to his family.

Date of death not on AB

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name
and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary
War pensioner, Paul Taylor(S.18238), you should address the 
Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this
city, citing all of the following data:

Paul Taylor, Certificate No.23826, issued April 9, 1834, rate
$80 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Virginia
Agency.

Very truly yours

A. D. Hiller
Assistant to Administrator.
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Revolutionary War Records Section. 3-525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU Of PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., 19

In reply to your request of ____, received ___
for a statement of the military history of Basil Lucas
a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension
on file in this Bureau. S. 18097

Dates of enlistment or appointment
Jan . 17 1776
Length of Service
Jan 10 1780
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED
Captain
Reazin Beall
Colonel
Thomas Price
State Md.

Battles engaged in, none stated
Residence of soldier at enlistment, enlisted in Md.
Date of application for pension, Oct. 25 1831. His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Berkeley Co. Va.
Age at date of application, b Aug. 20 1757 in Md
Remarks: he died July 6, 1841 leaving a widow Elizabeth to whom
he was married Feb 26 1786.
There is no further family data on file.

Respectfully,
Commissioner.