Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 273, for James Huston, Pennsylvania
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE

Huston, James
Mary

NUMBER
W. 273
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CONTENTS
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26. 242

Pennsylvania
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Dan Huston
[illegible] Indiana in the State of Penn.

who was a P[rivate] in the Company commanded by Captain Finney of the Regt commanded by Col Compt in the [illegible] Militia

[illegible] $46.66
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Inscribed on the roll of Penn. [a]t the rate of 46 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, [to] commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 19th day of April [illegible] and Seventy.
1834. Thomas White, Indiana, Penn.

Arrears to the 4th of Mch 24 140.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept 23.33
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$163.33
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{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by J.T. Sprague Clerk.
Book C Vol. 5 Page 24 -

Dead. See letter to J. Huston, (son to Pensioner) Aug 13 1844
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4738.
Pennsylvania
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Mary Huston
widow of James Houston
Capt Dickson Penn
who served in the Revolutionary way,
as a Private
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Inscribed on the Roll at the rate
96 Dollars ~ Cents per annum, to commen[ce]
27 July, 1868
Deduct all payments ?
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Certificate of Pension is
15th day of [ ]
and sent to Pension
Pitt[ ]
no atty.
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on Roll of Pensi[on]
July
143.
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State of Pennsylvania
County of Indiana } ss

On this twenty fifth day of March AD 1834 personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for Indiana County in the State aforesaid now sitting James Huston a resident of Centre Township Indiana aged near seventy six 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 7th June A D 1832.

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as therein stated.

That in the beginning of the year 1777 he resided in that part of Westmoreland County Pennsylvania which is now Indiana County & that about the fifth day of April in the year 1777 he volunteered in a company of Rangers commanded by Captain John Perry the first Lieutenant was John Hopkins Second Lieutenant William Lemon Ensign Joseph Hopkins. The company rendezvoused at James Rumsey who resided at that time about two miles North east of when the Borough of Indiana is now located that early in the month of June 1777 Captain John Pumroy was elected Colonel & the command of the company was transferred to John Hopkins. William Lemon was first Lieutenant - John Lemon was second Lieutenant & Joseph Hopkins continued Ensign. That on the fifth & sixth of August 1777 Deponent was discharged having served four months in this town. That during the whole four months the company was stationed at James Ramseys whose house was converted into a block house & Deponent was almost constantly engaged in [illegible] parties against the Indians for the protection of the frontier, being seldom more than a day at one time in the Station & during the time the main part of the company were twice as far as returning once under Captain Pumroy and once during the command of Captain Hopkins - but deponent was not engaged during these four months in any skirmish with the Indians although they frequently said what they supposed to be their trails. James Ramsey was the Commissary & furnished the company with Rations during the whole time. Deponent did not ask for nor receive any written discharge
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That about a week after Deponent was discharged from Hopkins command on or about the thirteenth day of August 1777 deponent volunteered in a company of Militia commanded by Captain Samuel Dickson. Robert Rayburn was first Lieutenant John Miller Second lieutenant & Robert Mitchell Ensign
The company was formed from the militia residing within the bounds of Captain Dicksons Company volunteering as Ranger & put under for rations under a requisition from Archibald Loughey County Lieutenant - The company was stationed at Samuel Dicksons about a mile from Campbell Mill on Black Lick Creek then Westmoreland County now Indiana County. Colonel Campbell was Commissary & being scarce of salt Lieutenant Rayburn & Deponent were sent for some salt in Kegs which Deponent had left at his place covered with flour in an old house. While Deponent was gone for the salt, Colonel (afterward General) Campbell, David Dickson (a brother of Captain Samuel Dicksons) John Gibson & Rannel Laughlin went to the plantation of Rannel Laughlin to examine whether that would be a suitable place for a Station, being six or seven miles further out than Dickson. 

As Deponent was on his return to the station with the salt he killed a deer & took the neat past the station where he left the salt to his mother & sister at Wallace Fort & stayed that night at the Fort. He returned to the station next morning & continued there that day & Colonel Campbell & then with him not returning according to the promise. the next morning Captain Dickson Levi Gibson & this Deponent started over to Laughlins plantation to learn what had become of them. When Gibson got near the house & opposite the door he turned and started to turn back & said "that was enough" Captain Dickson called on him several time to stop but he continued in & Captain Dickson & the Deponent pursued him & when they came up with him he said he had seen Campbells dog dead at the door of the house. Captain Dickson proposed to go back to the house but Levi Gibson refused & continued on his way to the Station & Dickson & Deponent went with him & the company evacuated the station & went to Wallace's Fort in Westmorland County & expresses were sent out for men from other fort & there were upward of one hundred men collected & they started to discover what had became of Colonel Campbell & his companions. Captain Dickson commanded the advance guard which consisted of Deponent & Eleven others. When they got near to Dicksons
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Station they heard a dog bark & the Captain sent Lieutenant Rayburn & Deponent round through the field to come up behind the house & send word to the main body to come up intending to surround the house. The main body came on so fast that the Indians got the alarm & before Rayburn & Deponent had got to the place assigned them by Captain Dickson (having a considerable circuit to make) Joseph Campbell & John Scott had of the main body came between them & the Indians & got before them & fired at the Indians who were in a piece of ground. Dickson had cleared for a meadow Joseph Campbell was about reloading his gun when he was when he was shot by an Indian & ran about fifty yards & fell dead. the Indians then started to run & Colonel Pumroy shot at one through the fence which brought him to his hand & knees, but rose again & ran off. the troops pursued them about three quarters of a mile but the Indian's escaped & the troops returned to Dicksons Station & buried Joseph Campbell. & continued there all night & near morning went to Rannells Laughlins house which the troops surrounded but it was empty & a letter was found sticking in the door which had been written by some of the British to the inhabitants urging them to give up & return to their allegiance. Colonel Campbell had written in the letter that they were all taken prisoners but were well used. The greater part of the men then went home, but Major Wilkins, Captain Dickson & the Deponent with a scouting party went across the County to two Lick Creek to endeavor to make from them discoveries, but not making any they returned to Wallace Fort. Dickson Station being then abandoned, & Deponent continued from that time to be engaged in scouting parties through the County until Wallace Fort was attacked by the Indians which was in the month of October 1777 about the middle or towards the latter end of the month. In the morning of that day Major Wilkins & William Campbell (a brother of the Colonels) had left the barn where they had been feeding their horses the Indians came in & shot a calf & a black Sheep. Deponent not knowing that Wilkins & Campbell had returned to the fort ran out of the fire towards the barn when Captain Dickson called to know where he was going. Deponent replied that he was going the barn that he expected the Indians had shot Campbell & Wilkins. Captain Dickson told him to go back that he had seen them go into the fort. Deponent & Dickson then both went into the fort, where he found Campbell & Wilkins whom he had not observed before they being in Chapmans Cabin. Major Wilkins
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then stationed every man at his port hole round their sides of the fort. only a few men were stationed in the fourth side that being covered by Wallace's Mill in which there were ten men stationed & Captain Dickson went one & took the command of them. the mill was grinding corn at that time for the troops there being no wheat. About an hour after this nine Indians came out of a thicket which were between the fort & the Barn. & coming near the fort raised their guns & fired toward it & raised the whoop & run off beyond the barn in about half an hour fifteen Indian came out of the same thicket & repeated the same evolution. The house of the men in the fort wanted to go out & fight them, but obeying Wilkins refused permission as he said the Indians only wanted to lead them out by that manouvre. Shortly after a white man came up the tail race of the mill with a red flag hoisted on a pole he got beside a buttonwood tree & John Donehy fired from the fort & struck him in the right side & the ball went through him. he shifted round the tree, where he was struck in the breast by a shot from the mill & fell dead. Deponent afterwards understood from Captain Dickson that it was he that shot from the mill. There was another man with the white man who made his escape when the man was shot but they could not discern whether he was a white man or an indian.

Immediately after this man made his escape the Indians commenced a general fire upon the fort which was returned. In the fort they could hear the bullets of the Indians strike against the Stockade, but they were so far off that very few of the bullets penetrated into the wood. After the firing was over the Indians took five horses out of the barn, three of which belonged to Major Wilkins one to William Campbell & a Steed horse belonging to Richard Wallace. After the Indians had gone Major Wilkins halloed down to the mill to know whether they wanted any man from the fort to assist in taking in the white man who had been shot. they replied from the mill that they did & Deponent & four others ran down from the fort to the mill & those in the mill refused to go out until Deponent & Edward Cahill ran beyond where the man lay to the top of a hill to see if the Indians were gone. When there from the mill hauled in the body. By a subsequent account which was received it was stated that the Indians were three hundred strong when they attacked the fort. Deponent from this time continued to be engaged in scouting parties continually so long as Captain Dickson
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continued in command while the Indians were burning the houses & laying waste the plantations but he never came up with them but once when a scout was out commanded by Major Wilkins & they were accompanied by a scout commanded by Captain John Hinkston from Fort Palmer Ligonier Valley Westmoreland County Penn'a while on scout they followed an indian trail across Cowanshannock Creek in what is now Armstrong County Penna. Captain Hinkston, Daniel McClintock & Deponent were sent in advance & when they had got about three miles beyond Cowanshannock they espied the Indians kindling a a fire & they fell back & informed the main body of it & they came to the top of the hill & then retired to a deep hollow where they kindled their fires & staid there [illegible] they allowed the Indians would be in their first sleep. The company was then divided into two detachments so as to surround the Indians & tomahawk them without giving any alarm, but one of Hinkstons men named Wilson when they got near the Indians shot one of the dead as he lay. When the rest started up & endeavored to make their escape, three men of them were killed & a fifth one made his escape. About the middle of February 1778 Captain Dickson left the company & Captain Andrew Lewis assumed the command & some additional men joined if Lieutenant John Miller died about this time the other officers remained as under Dickson. While under command of Captain Lewis the company was engaged in guarding there people who had grain to thresh & continued engaged in this service two months. About the middle of April Deponent was discharged as well as most of the Company. Deponent having been engaged Eight months in the town under Captains Dickson & Lewis during the whole of which time he held the appointment of first Sergeant - but he never asked for nor received a written discharge nor does he believe it was customary to give any.

The Settlements in Westmoreland County being broken up Deponent took his mother down to Concococheague in what is now Franklin County Penna, where he was drafted in the latter end of August 1781 in a company of Militia commanded by Captain John McConnell
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David Shields was Lieutenant but the Ensigns name Deponent cannot recollect. Colonel Thomas Johnston & Major William McFarland of the Big Spring were with the Company & had the command when they marched to the Standing Stone on Juniata River (now Huntingdon Huntingdon County Penn'a and the company by them about two weeks going out occasionally to assist the Country people in putting in their grain & pay, after which the company marched to Frankstown Settlement in what is now Huntingdon County & lay at Peter Titus's & there met two other companies of Militia one of which was commanded by Captain Samuel Holliday. Does not recollect who commanded the other company. The militia lay there three or four weeks watching the gate of the Allegheny Mountain where the Bedford scouts were killed by the Indians. The provisions ran out & Captain McConnell, & Captain Hollidays Company were marched back to the Standing Stone. The other company was sent to Ricketts' fort while the militia lay at the Standing Stone Captain McConnell was directed to detail a number of men from both companies & set out upon a scout. Deponent was one of the men selected & they left the Standing Stone went up through Frankstown Settlement at what is now called Blair Gap & across the Allegheny mountain to the head waters of Two Lick Creek & returned back to the through the gap where the Bedford scout had been killed to the Standing Stone & Shortly afterwards the Company was discharged which was in the latter end of October. Deponent having been engaged on this tour two months Deponent did not ask for nor receive any written discharge.

Deponent has no documents in his possession to prove his service he does he know of any other persons whose testimony he can conveniently procure to prove his services other than those whose affidavits are attached
to this declaration. That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any state - and that
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he claims a pension for fourteen months service during eight months of which he was first Sergeant

Sworn & Subscribed in open Court the day & year aforesaid
Rich'd B. McCabe
[illegible]

James Huston
his X mark

Interrogatory first - Where & in what year were you born?
In answer to the first interrogatory Deponent saith
That he was born on the 16th of April 1758 on the Delaware river within two miles of Marcus Hook what is now Delaware County Pennsylvania

Interrogatory Second - Have you any record of your age.
In answer to the second interrogatory deponent saith
That he has no record of his age his fathers bible having been left in his (Deponent's) house in the year 1777 when the Indians found it & tore it up

Interrogatory third - Where were you living when called into service, where have you lived since the revolutionary war & where do you now reside.
In answer to the the Interrogatonry Deponent saith -
That he has stated where he resided when he called into service & that after the revolutionary war, he returned his residence in Centre township Indiana (then Westmoreland) County & where he still continues to reside

Interrogatory fourth - How were you called into service were you drafted did you volunteer or were you a substitute & if so for whom?
In answer to the fourth Interrogatory Deponent saith. that he has fully answered the same in his declaration.

Interrogatory fifth - State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops where you served such continental & militia regiments as you can recollect & the general circumstances of your service.
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In answer to the fifth interrogatory Deponent saith that he cannot recollect any thing further on this subject then he has stated already in his preceeding declaration.

Interrogatory the Sixth - Did you receive a discharge from the service & if so by whom was it given & what has become of it.
In answer to the Sixth Interrogatory deponent saith
That he never asked for nor did he receive a
written discharge.

Interogatory the Seventh
State the names of persons to whom you
are known in your present neighborhood & who can testify to your character for veracity & their belief of your services as a soldier of the revolution.

In answer to the seventh Interrogatory Deponent saith
That he cannot procure the certificate of a clergymen as there is none that he is acquainted with who can vouch for his reputation & their belief of his service in
in the revolutionary war & he refers to Mark Kelly Esquire & William Wilkins, as persons who can testify to his character as a man of veracity & their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution.

Sworn & subscribed in open Court this 25th day of March 1834

James Huston
his X mark

R. B. McCabe, Prot
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Recd of A Lewis fees $0.25
[illegible]
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 3rd March 1843, granting
pensions for one year to certain widows, who
have received pensions under the Act of July 7th 1838.

State of Pennsylvania
Indiana County ⎬ ss

On this 2d day of August 1844 personally appeared before the subscriber a magistrate in and for said County Mary Huston a resident of Centre Township in the County of Indiana and State of Pennsylvania aged Eighty six years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed on the 3rd March 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War - that she is the widow of James Huston who was a private during the Revolutionary War, and pensioner of the United States, at the rate of forty six dollars and sixty-six cents per annum, during his natural life, which was paid to him according to the Act of June 7th 1832. She further declares that she is still the Widow of the said James Huston, and was married previous to the year 1794 one thousand seven hundred and ninety four

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above mentioned.

Mary Huston

Stewart Davis
s.s. ⎬
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State of Pennsylvania
Indiana County } ss.

I Stewart Davis the aforesaid magistrate in and for said County do certify that the said Widow Mary Huston is a person who sustains a good character for truth and veracity, and that she is personally known to me as the Widow of James Huston aforesaid.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal on the day and year above Written.

State of Pennsylvania
Indiana County } ss.

I Robert Craig Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County certify that Stewart Davis, Esq. who has signed and sealed the preceding affidavit and certificate is an acting Justice of the peace in and for the County of Indiana aforesaid duly elected and qualified and that the above is the genuine signature of the said Stuart Davis, Esq.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this 3d day of August 1844
R Craig
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Widow Mary Huston
applicant for Pension
under act of March 3d
and June 17th 1844

6589
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Acts of Congress of the 3d March 1843 and June 17th 1844 granting pensions to certain widows

State of Pennsylvania
Indiana County } SS

On this 10th day of September 1844 personally appeared before me John Cunningham one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County Mary Weston a resident of Centre Township in said County of Indiana aged Eighty six years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the acts of Congress passed March 3d 1843 and June 17th 1844 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War That she is the identical widow of James Huston who was a private during the Revolutionary War and a pensioner of the United States at the rate of Forty Six dollars and sixty six cents per annum during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March 1831 and payable semi annually on the 4th of March and 4th of September in every year.

That the said James Houston's Certificate of Pension was given at the War office of the United States on the 17th day of April 1834 Signed by the Hon Lewis Cass Secretary of War and countersigned by the Hon J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions. Numbered 26,242 Recorded in the Pension office in Book E Vol. 5 Page 24 by J T Sprague Clerk. 

That the particulars and proof in relation to the service for which the said James Huston was placed upon the pension Roll of the United States are upon record in the war department. She further declares that she was legally married to the said James Huston on the 20th day of November in
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the year Seventeen hundred and ninety three. That her husband the aforesaid James Huston died on the Sixteenth day of September A D 1841 That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen hundred and ninety four viz at the time stated above. She further declares that she has remained a widow ever since the period of his death as above mentioned; And further declares that there was no record taken or kept of their said marriage either public or Private

Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written before me the said Judge

John Cunningham

Mary M Huston
her mark

State of Pennsylvania
Indiana County } SS

I John Cunningham the aforesaid Judge in and for said County, do hereby certify that the above Declarant Mary Huston is a person of truth and veracity and entitled to credit. And that she is personally known to me as the said Widow, and from bodily infirmity is unable to attend an open Court of Record. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal on the day and year above mentioned

John Cunningham {seal}
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State of Pennsylvania
Indiana County ⎬ SS

Before me the undersigned a Magistrate in and for said County personally appeared Josiah Clawson a resident of Indiana County aforesaid aged Eighty Six years who being duly sworn according to law doth depose and State. That he has been acquainted with Mary Huston widow of James Huston a revolutionary soldier deceased, for the space of sixty years past. That he knew also the said James Huston the husband of the said Mary Huston the above claimant during the same period; That the said James Huston and Mary Huston were legally married together on the twentieth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and ninety three in the presence of Sundry witnesses by Cornelius Donahay Esqr And that she has ever since remained the widow of said James Huston, and was never afterward married. That there was no public or private record of their said marriage to this deponents knowledge. If there was any such record this deponent must have known it from the fact of his long and intimate acquaintance with these situation and circumstances.

Sworn to and subscribed on this 13th day of September 1844 before me

Rob't Doty

Josiah Clawson
his mark

I the [illegible] do certify that Josiah Clawson the above deponent is a man strictly moral and upright in his character and worthy of belief
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my hand and set my seal on the day and year above mentioned

Robt Doty {L}
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State of Pennsylvania
Indiana County } SS

Personally came before me the subscribed a
magistrate in and for said County James Huston aged forty nine years son of James Huston a revolutionary Soldier deceased. Who being duly sworn deposes and says that his father the aforesaid James Huston died on the Sixteenth day of September A D One thousand Eight hundred and forty one in Centre Township Indiana County, That this deponent is positive from his own personal knowledge that there is not now never has been any family record of his Fathers and Mother's marriage. Neither does he know or believe that there is or ever was any public or private record of their said Marriage. That if there had been any such record this deponent from the situation which he occupies must have known the same That he resides with his mother the said Mary Huston and has every opportunity of knowing that there is no record, and verily
believes that there never was and record as aforesaid of their said Marriage

Sworn to and subscribed on this 13th day of September 1844 before me
Robt Doty J P

James Huston

I the said Justice do certify that the above deponent James Huston is a man of truth and veracity: and justly entitled to credit. Given under my hand and seal on the day and year
last above mentioned

Robt Doty {seal}
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State of Pennsylvania
Indiana County ⎬ SS

I Robert Craig Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County Do certify that the Hon John Cunningham who has signed the above Declaration and certificate thereto, and before whom the said Declaration was sworn to is an acting Associate Judge in and for the County of Indiana aforesaid. That the said Robert Doty Esq'r who has also signed and sealed the above affidavits and Certificates is an acting Justice of the peace in and for the said County of Indiana, That they are both duly qualified to act according to law, That their signatures as above are genuine

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at Indiana on the 23d day of September 1844

R Craig Char
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Rev. and 1812 Wars Section

July 29, 1824

Mrs. R. E. Warden
3020 Catharine St.,
Phila. Penn.

Madam:

I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim W. 273 it appears that James Huston was born April 16, 1758 on the Delaware River near Marcus Hook which was later in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.

While living in Centre Township, Washington County (the part which was later Indiana County), Pennsylvania he enlisted April 8, 1777 and served four months as a private in Captains John Pomroy and John Hopkins' Company under Colonel John Pomroy (who was formerly his Captain), Pennsylvania Troops.

He enlisted August 13, 1777 and served eight months as First Sergeant in Captains Samuel Dixson and Andrew Lowers' Company of Rangers, Pennsylvania Troops and was in an engagement at Wallace's Fort, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

He then moved to Conococheague (which was later in
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Franklin County), Pennsylvania where he enlisted late in August 1781 and served two months as a private in Captain John McConnell's Company under Colonel Thomas Johnston in the Pennsylvania Troops.

After the Revolution he returned to Centre Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania where he was allowed pension on his application executed March 25, 1834. He died September 16, 1841 in said township.

Soldier married November 20, 1793, Mary whose maiden name is not stated, and who was allowed pension on her application executed August 2, 1844 while living in said Centre Township where she was still living in 1870.

James Huston a son was living in said Centre Township in 1844 aged forty-nine years.

Respectfully,

Did not give the widow's age in 1844 she stated she was 86; in 1849 aged 80 and in 1870 aged 88 yrs.

Commissioner.
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Feby 16, 1904 Hist
Jno. Dixon
Trenton N. J.
1924. July 29. Hist to Mrs. P. E.
Warden [illegible]

273
Revy WIDOW, &c.
File No.
Mary Huston
Widow
James Huston
Prv, Rev. War
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Act: Feb. 2 1848 [illegible]
Index:-- Vol. A, Page 354

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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4738.
Pennsylvania Phila'd
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Mary Huston
[w]idow of James
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a private
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Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 46 Dollars 66. Cents per annum, to commence on [t]he 4th day of March, 1848.
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Certificate of Pension issued the
24 day of April 1849
and sent to
W. H. Todd,
Indiana Pa
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[Re]corded on Roll of Pensioners under act
[Feb]ruary 2, 1848, Page 224 Vol. 2

To Pittsburgh for
4th Sept 1837.
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Rep'd.
Let. to Hon. A. D.
Foster June 25
1845.
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Set to Hon. A. Irien
May 3. 1848

Philadelphia, Penn'a 6299
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Mary Huston
widow of James Huston
who was a Private
in the Revolution
Husband died 16 Sept. 1841
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Inscribed on the Roll at the rate o[f]
46 Dollars 66
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843.
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Certificate of Pension issued the
25th day of October 1844
and sent to James Huston
Blairsville, Penn'a.
===
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
& June 17, 1844
Recorded in Book A. Vol. 1. Page 109
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[illegible]
[SE]P 14 1870
[P]ENSION OFFICE.

Phillip Mill,
Indiana Co. Pa
Sept. 12, 1870. 

Com. of Pensions.
Please find enclosed the Pension Certificate of Mrs. Mary Huston, who is asking for an increase of her pension under act of July 27, 1868. Please forward her new certificate to her address at Phillips Mill, Indiana Co. Pa

Respectfully yrs
Dan L Porter

Room No 23
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OWN
{illegible}
26,242

108 W. State St
Trenton N.J. Feby. 4 1904

To the Secty.
Pension Bureau
Washington D.C.

[illegible] WAR & NAVY
FEB 8 1904
FILES.
P. B.

Dear Sir
You would confer a great favor on me if you would kindly give me what information may be in your office concerning Captain James Huston of Mercersburg (now Franklin Co.) Cumberland Co Penn. who raised a company of
volunteers & fought in the
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War for Independence. I am not able to say whether it was a company of infantry or Cavalry.

It is believed that he was with Gen. Washington at the battle of Trenton & spent the winter at Valley Forge.

The records at Harrisburg Pa. are incomplete & they can furnish me no information about him.

If you are unable to give me the information will you kindly tell me
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where I may look with any probability of finding it.

Hoping for the favor of an Early reply I am

Very respectfully yours
John Dixon

U. S.
OLD WAR & NAVY
FEB 8 1904
FILES.
P. B.
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6020 Catharine St., Philadelphia, Pa.,
Apt. B.
June 25 1924

Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C

Gentlemen:
Will you kindly let me have information concerning the following soldiers of the Revolution?

Andrew Simpson was a member of Capt. Samuel Moorhead's Co. 1st. Battalion, Westmoreland County Militia. His wife was Sara Lowrey and he had a daughter Agnes. Andrew Simpson was killed in 1777, by Indians, while in actual service, between Kittanning and Blacklick, Pa. Widow applied for pension.

James Huston received a pension. He was 82 years of age when the 1790 pension report was made. He lived in Center Twp., Indiana County, Pa. Census of Pensioners for 1840. Kindly send me his service record and any data regarding his family.

John Huston on Rolls of the Revolution as a private in the Sixth Class of Capt. Joshua Brown's Co. Eighth Battalion, Cumberland Co. Militia, commanded by Col. Alex Brown, 1780, 1781, 1782-, Pa.

Private John Huston who served in Capt. Samuel Holliday's Co., 1778-, Pa.

Private John Huston who served in Capt. Daniel McClellan's Co., 1780-, Pa.

Private John Huston who served in Capt. William Wilson's Camp in 1781- Pa.

Robert Frazer, private, in Second Class of Capt. William Fife's Company, of the Second Battalion
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Washington County, Pa. Militia, March 18, 1782 - Kindly let me have any information you may have regarding Robert Frazer or his family -

Charles Gibson in Capt. John Campbell's Co. 6th Battalion, Cumberland Co. Militia, commanded by Col. Samuel Culbertson 1782-

Charles Gibson's name also appears upon Class Roll of Capt. Noah Abraham's Co. Sixth Class 1780, Aug. 16th. He also served several enlistments - seems to have been constantly in the service - Am very anxious to learn all possible of Charles Gibson and his family -

Kindly let me hear form you, giving whatever data you possibly can in regard to the
above soldiers. Will be most grateful for this information.

Very truly yours,
(Mrs. O.G.) Elsie E. Warden
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Payment to be made at Philadelphia
by
James R. Snowden Esq
Agent for paying Pensioners, in the Agency of Pennsylvania

Payable on the 4th September and 4th March

Recorded in the Pension Office on the Roll of Pensioners under act February 2d, 1848, Page 224 Vol. 2

Geo. Jenkins,
Clerk.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
WIDOW'S PENSION.
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I certify that in conformity with the act of February 2, 1848,
Mary Huston,
widow of James Huston.
who was a Private in the revolutionary war, is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of forty Six dollars and sixty six cents per annum, commencing on the 4th of March, 1848, and continuing for life, unless she should again marry; in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such marriage.

Given at the Department of the Interior
this 24th day of April
one thousand eight hundred and forty nine.

J. C. Godding
Acting Secretary of the Interior.

Examined and Countersigned,
J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.
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House of Rep April 22 / 48

Sir I send you enclosed the Declaration of Mrs Mary Huston (Widow of James Huston) of Indiana County Penns. for a Pension under the Resolution of Congress of 23rd Jany 1845 

To J. L. Edwards
Cert. of Pensions

Very Respectfully Yours by
Alexander Hines
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Greensburgh June 15 1845

Sir

The enclon papers are honored to me to forward to you.

When the claims are examined please inform me of the results

Very Respectfully Yours
H D Foster

J. L. Edwards Eq
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Honored Sir

Enclosed I forward to you the declaration of Mary Huston widow of James Huston late of Indiana County dec'd. in order to have the benefit of the act of Congress of 2d Febry 1848 in regard to Pensions

If the papers are incorrect will you have the goodness to send them back with the forms you require as they were so prepared when handed to me

Any information you may be pleased to give me in regard to the same will be most thankfully received by

Your Humble Svt
W. A. Todd
Indiana Pa April 19 / 49

To Hon J. L. Edwards
[illegible]
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Pension Agency
Pittsburgh Feby 21 1852.

Sir,
I would respectfully ask that the following named Pensioners who reside in the bounds of this Agency and are now paid at Philadelphia, may be transfer and paid here.
Viz.
Invalid, Thomas Mathews Fayette Co Pa
"   Steward Speers   "   "   "
"   John Graft Westmoreland   "   "
"   George Miller Washington   "   "
Act June 7 1832 Ezekiel Lewis Armstrong   "   "
"   Feby 2 1848 Mary Huston Indiana   "   "

I would also respectfully request that the counties of Bedford and Somerset be added to this Agency, and that the Pensioners residing
therein be paid here, if it can be done without detriment to the parties interested.

Very respectfully
Your obt servt
Wm J. Howard
Pen. Agt.

J. E. Heath Esq
Court of Pensions
Washington D.C.
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Mary Huston
Widow of
James
admitted Aug 24 1870
$96 per annum
Com'g July 17 1868
Pittsburg Pa

Claimant
Phillips Mills
Indiana Co
Pa
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473 [illegible]

Increase
Brief in the Case of Mary Huston, Widow of James Huston, Private Rev War. Phillips Mill
Indiana County and State of Pennsylvania
Act Feb. 2. 1848.
Inc 13 Sec Act July 27, 1868

CLAIM FOR NEW PENSION CERTIFICATE,

PROOF EXHIBITED,

A pensioner at $46.66. Certificate [illegible]

She applies for increase pension under the 13th [illegible] Acts July 27, 1868.

Identity and continue Widowhood [illegible]

Admitted  Octo 24. 1870 to a Pension at $96 and to commence July 27 1868 deducting payments Since.

Name and residence of Agent.
Claimant
Phillips Mills
Indiana Co.
Penn

W. E Trask
Examining Clerk.
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State of Pennsylvania
County of Indiana ⎬ S.S.

On this first day of August, A.D. one thousand Eight hundred and seventy, personally appeared before me, an associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County and State aforesaid, Mary Huston, aged 88 - years, a resident of Centre Township, Indiana County, in the State of Pennsylvania, who, being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the identical Mary Huston to whom was granted pension certificate, no. 4738 payable at Philadelphia at the rate of forty six dollars and sixty five cents per annum, issued under the act of 4th of March A D 1848 - That she makes this declaration in order to secure the increase of her record to which she is entitled under the thirteenth section of the act of July 27th 1868.

My Post office address is as follows: Phillips Mill, Indiana County, State of Pennsylvania

Mary
Huston
her mark

Also, personally appeared John Landfair and John Sweezey residents of Indiana County, Penna, persons whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit and who, being by me duly sworn say that they were present and saw
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Mary Hust make her mark to the foregoing declaration, and they further swear that they have every reason to believe, from the appearance of of the applicant, and their acquaintance with her, that she is the identical person she represents herself to be, and that they have no interest in the prosecution
of this claim 

John Landfair
John Sweezy

Sworn to and subscribed before me this first day of August A.D. 1870, and I hereby certify that I have no interest, direct or indirect, in the
execution of this Claim.

Joseph Campbell As. Judge
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Mary Husted make her mark to the foregoing declaration, and they further swear that they have every reason to believe from the appearance of the applicant, and their acquaintance with her, that he is the identical person she reppresents herself to be, and that they have no interest in the prosecution of this claim

John Landon
John Sweezy

Sworn to and subscribed before me this first day of August A.D. 1870, and I hereby certify that I have no

STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA
INDIANA COUNTY SS.

I John Lowry Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Indiana, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, do certify that Joseph Campbell before whom the foregoing affidavit was made and whose name in his own hand-writing is to the foregoing certificate appended, was then and now is an acting associate judge in and for the County of Indiana duly elected and commissioned, and to all whose official acts and deeds full faith and credit are of right due. In Testimony Whereof I have here hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, at Indiana, the 3 day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Seventy

John Parry PROTHOH[OTARY]

"Register and American" Print, Indiana, Pa.
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the Resolution of Congress of the 23d January, 1845.

Whereas the Act of the 30th of April 1844 prohibited me from drawing a pension for the same period during which my husband was a pensioner I now make the following statement under oath, to obtain the benefits of the resolution above mentioned. I am the widow of James Huston, who was a soldier in the War of
the Revolution. I have drawn a pension at the rate of forty-six Dollars and Sixty six cents per annum from the 4th day of March 1843, and now ask for the
amount due me from the 4th day of March 1836, to the 4th day of March 1841.

Mary Huston

Sworn to and subscribed before me, on this 15th day of April in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty eight, at Centre Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania

Robert M Gee Justice of the Peace

I certify that the declarant is personally known to me, and that she is the same individual she represents herself to be in the foregoing affidavit

Robert McGee Justice of the Peace

State of Pennsylvania
Indiana County 

I, A.W. Taylor Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County of Indiana, do certify that Robert McGee, Esqr before whom the above affidavit was made and by whom the above certificate is made, and who had attested the same in his own proper hand-writing is and was at the time the same bears date, one of the Justices of the Peace in & for said County, duly elected, commissioned and sworn.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court at Indiana, this 15th day of April A.D. 1848.
J.W. Fay
Prothy.
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Centre Township Indiana County Pa
Sept 27th 1844

Sir /

I send you herewith the application of my mother for her pension, which I trust will be found to be correct and according to the rules of the law
of July 17th 1838 which you were pleased to [illegible] to us for our guide.

Respectfully yours
James Huston

J L Edwards Esqr
Commissioner Pensions

P. S. Direct to the Blairsville P O
Indiana County Pa
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Aug 9 1844
Cl.
Mary Huston
Penn'a
Act 1843.
via Pittsbg.

J L Edwards Esqr
Commr
Pensions
Washington
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Centre Township Augt 5th 1844.

To the Honourable Commissioner of Pensions

Sir

Inclosed you have the application of my mother for a widows pension drawn according to the directions of a member of our Legislature which I hope you will find Correct if you should see fit to allow her a pension please to enclose it to me and direct to the Blairsville Post Office Pennsylvania

Yours with respect
James Huston

J L Edwards Esq'r
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the resolution of Congress of the 23d January 1845. Whereas the Act of the 30th of April 1844 prohibited me from drawing a pension for the same period during which my husband was a pensioner I now make the following statement under oath to obtain the benefits of the resolution above mentioned. I am the widow of James Huston, who was a private in the War of the Revolution I have drawn a pension at the rate of Forty Six Dollars and Sixty Six per Annum from the 4th day of March 1843 and now ask for the amount due me from the 4th day of March 1836 to the 4th day of March 1843 when my former pension Commenced. Sworn to and subscribed before me on the 9th day of May A.D. 1845 at Indiana County Pennsylvania

Charles McLaughlin J.P.

Mary Huston
her Mark

I certify that the declarant is personally known to me, and that she is the same individual she represents herself to be in the foregoing affidavit.
Charles M Laughlin
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I Robert Craig, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Indiana in the State of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that
Charles McLaughlin Esq who has signed the foregoing is a Justice of the Peace for the County of Indiana in the state of Pennsylvania and that the ab[ove] is his Signature

In testimony whereof I have hereunto Subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office this 21 May 1845 at Indiana in the State of Pennsylvania

A Taylor
[illegible] Craig [illegible]
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of 2nd February 1848 Entitled "An Act making further provision for surviving widows of soldiers of the Revolution"

State of Pennsylvania
Indiana County ⎬ SS

On this Seventh day of April 1849 personally appeared before the subscriber a Magistrate of the County of Indiana aforesaid, Mary Huston A Resident of Center township in the County of Indiana State of Pennsylvania aged Eighty years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the Provision made by the Act of Congress, passed on the 2nd February 1848 granting pensions to widows of persons, who served during the Revolutionary War that she is the widow of James Huston who was a private, in the Revolution, and resided and died in the County of Indiana, aforesaid on the sixteenth day of September 1841. that the said James Huston, her husband drew a pension up to the said last date 
That she was inscribed on the Pension list, and the annual Amount of the Pension which she received under the Act of June 1844 was forty six Dollars and sixty six Cents. 

She further declares that she is still a widow

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above
Written before
Robert M Gee

Mary M. Huston
her mark

State of Pennsylvania
County of Indiana ⎬ SS

April 7th AD 1849

I Robert McGee A Magistrate in the County above named do hereby certify that I have the most satisfactory evidence, viz. my own personal knowledge, that Mary Huston who this day appeared before me, and made oath to the truth of the foregoing Declaration, is the identical person she represents
her self to be. Given under my hand at Court this Indiana County on the day and year above written

Robert McGee
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State of Pennsylvania
Indiana County

I A. Wilson Taylor Prothonotary in and for said County of Indiana and State aforesaid do certify that Robert McGee before whom the above declaration was made was at that time and still is an acting Justice of the Peace for said County of Indiana. duly elected commissioned and sworn and that his acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of said Court to be affixed this 17th day of April A.D. 1849 
J. W. Taylor
Prothy.
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Indiana County ss

Before me the subscribed a Justice of the Peace in & for said County personally came Peter Wallace of Westmoreland County who being duly sworn deposeth & saith
That he has been acquainted with James Huston sent of Centre Township Indiana County - an applicant for a Pension under the act of Congress passed 7 June 1832
That he the said James Huston was first Sergeant in the company commanded by Captain Samuel Dickson in the latter part of the year 1777 & beginning of the year 1778. & that he knows the said James Huston was in Wallace Fort the day the attack was made upon it by the Indians & that he was Repeatedly engaged in scouting parties from said fort. & that Captain Samuel Dickson's Company was put under pay & rations in consequence of a requisition from Archibald Loughey at that time Lieutenant of Westmoreland County Pennsylvania

Peter Wallace

Sworn & subscribed before
me this eighteenth day of March
1834
Stewart Davis

I Stewart Davis Esq. Do hereby certify that I am acquainted with Peter Wallace who has subscribed the foregoing affidavit that he is a credible person & whose statement under oath is intitled to full credit & that his is a man of good character & at presents labor under Rheumatic pains to such a degree that he cannot travel to Indiana Stewart Davis
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The Commth of Penn
Indiana County ss ⎬ 

I Richard Blake, Prothonotary of the Court of Common pleas of Indiana County Do Certify that Stewart Davis, Esquire, before whom the foregoing affidavit of Peter Wallace appears to have been made and whose name in his own proper hand writing is subscribed thereto, and whose certificate is appended to the said
affidavit was at the time of his signing the same, and now is, an acting Justice of the peace in and for the County of Indiana duly commissioned and sworn, to whose official acts as such full faith and credit are due. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court at Indiana this 25th
day of March A.D. 1834

Rich'd B. McCabe
Prot.
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Indiana County ss

Personally appeared in Open Court Alexander Fails aged about Seventy Six years who being duly sworn deposeth & saith that he is well acquainted with James Huston of Centre Township Indiana County who is now making application for a Pension. That he was acquainted with the said James Huston before the revolutionary war. & That he recollects very will that the said James Huston was a Sergeant in Captain Samuel Dicksons Company of Militia Ranger during the latter part of the year 1777 & the said company was stationed at Wallace Fort in Westmoreland County Pennsylvania & that afterwards in the beginning of the year 1778 the said James Huston was a Sergeant in Captain Andrew Servers Company,  which was also stationed at Fort Wallace. & that during the quarter part of said time the said James Huston was frequently out in scouting parties against the Indians. & during the latter part of the time he was engaged with the rest of the company in guarding the people who had grain to [illegible] & that he perfectly recollects of the attack made by the Indians upon Wallace Fort in October 1777 & the said James Huston was then in the Fort he was reputed to be a good soldier & further saith sub.

Sworn & subscribed in open Court this 25th day of March 1834

Richd B. McCabe Prot. ⎬

Alex Fails
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Declaration of James Huston of Centre Township Indiana County  to obtain a Pension.

30.417

Adm 1 year & 2 Months

Thomas White
Indiana
Penn'a
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Indiana County ss

Before the Honorable the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for Indiana County - personally appeared in open Court Meek Kelly Esqr & William Wilkins who being duly sworn depose & say that they are acquainted with James Huston of Centre Township Indiana County - who has made & created the foregoing declaration to obtain a pension under the act of Congress passed 7 June 1832. & that he is a man of veracity & that they believe he is about the age he represents. & that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood in which he resides to have a revolutionary Soldier & that they concur in that opinion.

Sworn & subscribed in open Court the 25th March 1834
Rich'd B. McCabe Prot

Meek Kelly
Wm Wilkins

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the Interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named James Huston was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states
And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Alexander Fails who has subscribed the affidavit herein before included is a credible person at present resident in Black Lick Township Indiana County & that his statement is entitled to credit and that Meek Kelly Esq. & Wm Wilkins who have Subscribed the foregoing affidavit one resident of Centre Township Indiana County and are credible persons & that their statement is entitled to credit-

I Richard B McCabe Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Indiana County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of James Huston for a Pension

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 25th day of March AD 1834 -

Rich'd B. McCabe
Clerk