Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 35944, Thomas Flower, Penn.
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SERVICE: Penn.   
Flower, Thomas or Flowers
NUMBER:  S35944
B.L.Wt.1201-100
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Flower Thomas 
(PA.) S-35944
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9,063 
Indiana          4
Thomas Flowers of Washington County in the state of Indiana who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Nagle of the Pennsylvania line, for the term of six years.

Inscribed on the Roll of Indiana at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence the 36th of September 1818 

Certificate of Pension issued the 9th of April 1819 and sent to Davis Floyd, ESQ Corydon, Indiana 1819

Arrears to 4th of March 1819 5 1/30 4/31 
Semi-anl, all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819 

41.29+48.00=$89.29 

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.} Washington, county 

–––––––––
 Basil Prather ESQ 
May 16 1821 
Salem Indiana 
II Dead 
Letter to J.R. Shields  & 3 Auditor 
18 May 1841  
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 April 1838 from 4 March to 11 September 1840 — agents Notified 26 May 1841
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Second Comptroller's Office, 
May 22 1841 
Sir: 
   Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "---- 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 ----- of Thomas Flowers a Pensioner on the Roll of the New Albany Ind. Agency, at the rate of Eight dollars and (0.00) cents , Per month under the law of the 18th March 1818, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March to the 11th Sept 1840 
Respectfully yours, 
Albion K. Parris 
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions 
Present.
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An act for the relief of Thomas Flowers & the legal Representative of John Kingsbury

Be it enacted by the Senate & House of Representatives of the United State of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary for the Department of War be, and he is hereby authorized and directed to issue a duplicate Military bounty land warrant to Thomas Flowers, a Revolutionary Soldier of the Pennsylvania line, for one hundred acres of land, numbered  "one thousand and two hundred and one" , the original warrant having been lost or mislaid: and a duplicate military Bounty land warrant to the legal Representatives of the late Captain John Kingsbury, of the North Carolina line in the Revolutionary war., for three hundred acres of land, number "one thousand and two hundred and eight" the original having been accidentally consumed by fire.

A Stevenson, Speaker of the House of Representatives
J C. Calhoun, Vice President of the United States & President of the Senate
appr'd 17 April 1828
John Quincy Adams
A true copy compared with the Rolls in this office
Dept of State
26th April 1828
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District of Indiana

On the 12th day of October 1830 personally appeared in open court (being the circuit court of Washington County in the second judicial circuit, and have unlimited jurisdiction in all cases, as well civil or criminal) Thomas Flour, aged fifty-seven, resident in Washington County in said circuit who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows:  that he enlisted in Philadelphia in the company of Capt. Matthew Henderson of Col. George Noggler regiment; that he served in said corps about ten months when his captain having been left out as a (illegible) he was attached to the Col. George Noggler company of the Ninth Pennsylvania regiment and the Continental Establishment commanded by Col. Rich Butler; and this his original declaration as well as recollected (illegible) was date on the 20th day of September 1818, and that his pension certificate is numbered on the back (9063); and I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818, and that I have not since that time by gifts, sale or in any other manner disposed of any property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to being myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled, an act to provide for certain pensions engaged in the land and naval services of the United States in the Revolutionary War, passed the 18th day of March 1820 and that
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I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed. 

1 quarter section of land entered and the time elapsed on the 7th day of next month, but one installment on it, 
2 horse creatures,
9 head of cattle,
12 head of sheep,
15 head of hogs,
2 pair jeans,
3 hoes
1 axe,
1 mattress,
1 kettle,
 1 oven,
2 pots,
1 dozen pewter plates,
1 dish, 6 cups and saucers
teapot and coffeepot,
crockery ware $3.

My occupation a farmer and not able to pursue that business; Elizabeth my wife, aged forty-five years, weakly and unable to do much labor; that I am under the hands of a complaint of long standing which disqualified me to labor; all of which said property was valued by the court at two hundred dollars.
Signed:  Thomas Flower

State of Indiana
Washington County

I, Basil Pather, clerk of the Washington Circuit Court, do certify that Davis Floy, before whom the aforesaid was made, is the presiding judge of said court, and that full faith and credit are due to all his official acts as such.

Given under my hand and the (illegible) seal of said court (no seal of office being yet procured) the 24th day of October 1820.
Signed:  Basil Prather, Clerk
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2631
Davis Floyd
Judge

Washington Co. Ind
Recd Nov. 9. 1818.
-
Thomas Flower
Private
Pennsylvania Line
Cont Nagle Regt
1777 to 1783
6 years
30 Sept 1818 [Illegible]
Endorsed
Admitted.
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State of Indiana

On this 30th day of September one thousand eight hundred and eighteen before me Davis Floyd, president of the judicial circuit of the state of Indiana personally came Thomas Flower, aged fifty-seven years, who being first duly sworn by me according to law for the purpose of obtaining the benefit of an act of Congress passed at the last session, making provisions for allowing pensions to such persons as served in the Revolutionary War against the common enemy, upon his oath saith that in one thousand seven hundred and seventy-seven on the twenty-eighth of April he enlisted in the Ninth Pennsylvania regiment under the command of George Nogle Lt. Colonel, was afterward drafted into the Fifth regiment of Pennsylvania under the command of Col. Richard Butter, by a consolidation of several regiments of Pennsylvania and was afterward attached by a second consolidation with the Third regiment of said date under the command of the same Colonel
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Butter and was discharged in the city of Philadelphia by Col. Richard Hampton then commander of the Post on the 23rd of September 17(?), as was now fully (illegible) the said discharge herewith hand written, this deponent further stated he was in the battles of Brandywine, of Germantown, of Monmouth, of Jamestown in Virginia, and at the siege and captures of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown, and further said deponent states that he is in reduced circumstances and requires the assistance of his country for support.

Sworn and subscribed before me the day and date above written.

Signed: Davis Floyd, Pres. Judicial Circuit
State of Indiana

I Davis Floyd, president of the second judicial court in the state of Indiana, do hereby certify that I am satisfied that Thomas Flower of Washington County in the state of Indiana did serve in the Revolutionary War against the common enemy and that he is in reduced circumstances and needs the aid of government for support and that his statement is entitled to credit and I now [illegible] the Secretary for the depostment of [illegible] the testimony this day [strikethrough] before
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me.  Given under my hand & seal this 1st day of October 1818
Davis Floyd [seal]

State of Indiana }
Washington County } ss

I Basil Prather of the Washington circuit Court, do certify that the above named Davis Floyd is president of the Second Judicial circuit in the State of Indiana.  Duly commissioned and sworn and that full faith and credit is and ought to be given. to all his official acts as such -In testimony where of I have her to set my name and seal of the said Court (no seal yet procured), this 2nd day of October 11818
Basil Prather clrk

Seal of Washington County
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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section

March 22, 1927

Eve Northcutt Barber
1400 Wiggins Ave
Springfield, Ill

Madam:

I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claims S.35944, it appears that Thomas Flower or Flowers enlisted in Philadelphia, April 28, 1777 and served in Captain Matthew Henderson's company, Colonels George Nagel's and Richard Butler's Pennsylvania regiment, he was in the battles of Brandywine, Germantown, Monmouth, Jamestown and at the Siege of York, and was discharged September 23, 1783.

He was allowed pension on his application executed September 30, 1818, while a resident of Washington County, Indiana, aged fifty-seven years.

In 1820, he referred to his wife, Elizabeth, as aged forty-five years.  He died September 11, 1840.

There is no further date on file as to family.

Respectfully,
Winfield Scott
Commissioner
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35944
Invalid.
Revy
File No. 35944
Thomas Flowers
(illegible)
Act: 18th March 1818
Index: --Vol 2, Page 469
{Arrangement of 1870}
1908 July 3. (name illegible) U. S. A. date for tombstone (illegible)
1911, October. 6, 1911.
(illegible) for tombstone
Informed that date had been furnished as above 
1927 March 22 Hist. to Eva M Bardick (illegible)
(year illegible) Dec 4 (illegible) the Hon. Eugene Crowe (illegible)
(date illegible) Sept. 18 (illegible) to Ada M. Bardick (illegible)
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Warrant No 1201 - (illegible)

To Thomas Flowers 
private of the Pennsylvania Line
for 200 acres of land

January 20th, 1827

And delivered to Jonathan Jennings
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707 E Salem Ave
Indianola, Iowa
Aug. 30, 1939
Will you please send me the Revolutionary War record of Thomas Flower Sr.?
Probably its file no. S. 35944
Yours truly, Ada M. Bardick
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Aug. 14, 1939
To the Bureau of Pensions
Veterans Administration
Washington, D.C.
Please send me the military record of
Thomas Flower, Sr. in the War of the
Revolution. Thanks
Yours truly
Ada M. Bardrick,
707 East Salem Ave
Indianola, Iowa,
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by C. B. Bryant, Martinsville, Va.
(See Va Mag. of Hist. & Biog. Vol 9 p. 141)
Lib. of Congress.
(Thomas Flowers Jr. served also and moved to Sullivan Indiana and was a pensioner)
Reference in regard to Thomas Flower, Sr. was indicated to use as file S. 35944
Enlisted 1777 Discharged 1783 Definite information from you is what I am seeking
Ada M. Bardrick
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707 E Salem Ave.
Indianola, Iowa
Sept. 13, 1939
In reply to your letter of the 9th inst, will
give you the data as I have it & all I have.
Thomas Flowers, Sr. born 1736 Henry Co, Va.
died 1784 at Martinsville, Va
Married 1760 Henry Co., Va.
to Sarah Flowers who died 1792
Thomas Flowers Sr took the oath of allegiance
in Henry Co., Va in 1777 under Thomas
Henderson Records of the Clerks office
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Philadelphia 23rd Sept 1783

The [illegible] Thomas Flowers of the 3rd [illegible] has leave of absence till 
his [illegible] letters or proper furlough can be obtain'd
Rich Hennington
[illegible]
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State of Indiana
Clark County Set
Clark Circuit Court October Five 1826
present the Honorable John F Ross president
of the second Judicial Circuit, and Benjamin
Ferguson and Willis W Goodwin Esquirer associate Judges (Friday October 9th 1826 " " " " "
[Illegible] Remembered that at a Circuit Court Continued and held by adjournment at the Courthouse in Charlestown (being a Court
of record, on Friday the 9th day of June 1826 Came Thomas Flowers into open Court and filed the following affidavit and power of
attorney by himself sworn to and acknowledged in open Court which
affidavit reads in the following words and Signers [Illegible] State of Indiana Clark County Set I Thomas Flowers of Washington County
State of Indiana aged Sixty two years, do upon oath testify and declare that in the year one thousand Seven hundred and Seventy Seven on the 28th of April I enlisted for the term of
[Illegible]the war and served in the regiment commanded by [Illegible] George Nagle being the 9th regiment of the Pennsylvania
line and that I continued in the service aforesaid until the
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the close of the war, when I was regularly discharged from the  third Regiment in the Pennsylvania line by Col. Richard Hampton who was the Commander in the City of Philadelphia I Thomas declare that I never have received a warrant for the Bounty land promised to me on the part of the United States nor have  I even assigned or transferred my Claim in any matter whatsoever. Therefore know all  by these present that I the aforesaid Thomas Flower do hereby constitute  and appoint Reuben W Nelson to be my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name to demand and receive from the secretary of war of the United States a  warrant for the quantity of land due me or aforesaid and my said attorney is hereby fully authorized and empowered to constitute said " due or mine attorney under him for the special purpose above copied 
Thomas Flowers
 Jut John Carr
Acknowledged and sworn to in open {illegible] the year 1826 by Thomas Flowers and 
Recorded
Jut John Carr Clk
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Penn  / Flower, Thomas/ S35944
             Flowers            / B L Wt 1201-100
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Hon. Robert Taylor
Bounty Land Office
War Departmen[t]
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N0 1201
Thos Flowers
priv
Penna duplicates in lieu of No 1201, lost, by Spec Act of Congress of April 1828.  It ought to have borne the No 1303 in the books of Warrants, but the Act of Congress denoted it to be No 1201.
See it in the Warrant book after No 1302
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[illegible] to Thomas Flower of the Pa line

Mr. M. Stewart Esq.
Bounty Land Office
War Department

[on left side] And
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House Rep.  January 12, 18(?)

M. M. Stewart, Esq.

Sir:

In reply to your note of yesterday upon the application of Thomas Flowers of Washington County Ind. for bounty land; I return the affidavits and state, that I personally know Mr. Flowers to be reputable, and entitled to belief, and that I am confident that the court would give full credit and belief to his affidavit, if they were asked so to do.  I confidently believe him to be entitled to bounty land.

I have the honor to be (illegible)
Yours At. St.
Jonathan Jennings
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The Hon John C Calhoun
Secretary of the War department,
Washington City  [illegible]
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District of Indiana

On the 12th day of Oct. 1820 personally appeared in open court (being the circuit court of Washington County in the second judicial circuit, and having unlimited jurisdiction in all cases whether civil or criminal) Thomas Flower, aged fifty-seven, resident in Washington County in said circuit who first being duly sworn according to law, on his oath declares that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows:

that he enlisted in Philadelphia in the company of Capt. Matthew Henderson of Col. Geo. Noggles regiment;

that he served in said corps about ten months when his Capt. having been left out as a (illegible) he was attached to Capt. Geo Noggles company of the 9th Pennsylvania regiment on the Continental Establishment commanded by Col. Reed Butler;

and that his original declaration as well as recollected was dated on the 30th day of September 1818 and that his pension certificate is numbered on the back 9.063.

And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any other way disposed of
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my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself with the provisions of an Act of Congress, entitled, an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval services of the United States in the revolutionary war passed the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in this Schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed 1 quarter section of land entered and the time elapsed o the first day of next month but one enstallment [installment] [crossed off – made] paid on it 2 other creatures 9 head of cattle 12 head of sheep 45 head of hogs 2 [illegible] of gears 1 plough 3 hoes 1 axe 1 mattock 1 kettle 1 oven 2 pots 1 dozen pewter plates 1 dish 6 cups & saucers tea pot & coffee pot crockery wear 3 dollars 
my occupation a farmer and not able to pursue that business Elisabeth my wife aged forty five years weakly and not able to do much labour that [repeated word] that I am under the hands of a doctor for a complaint of long standing
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which disenables me from labour

Value $200.00 by the court }  Thomas Flower
Sworn to in open court this 12th day of October 1820
Barel Prather Clerk

State of Indiana
Washington County John De Pauw Clerk
Of the Washington Circuit Court do hereby certify that the written statement declaration and oath is truely [truly] copied from the record of the Washington Circuit Court his and that the whole, of the applica[missing text] property, as contained in the above statement was valued to be worth Two-hundred dollars, by the Court, as above stated. –
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand officially and affixed the recognized seal of said court – this 28th day of March 1821 –
John De Pauw Clerk
M. S. C.

[hand drawn loops in a circle, enclosing this text:]  Recog. Seal of Washington County
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1400 Wiggins Avenue
Springfield Ills
Jan 29 1927

United States Pension Depart
Washington Do C

Sirs- Will you kindly forward to me a copy of the Thomas Flower pension?  He lived in Washington co Indiana, a pensioner.  He is a Son of Thomas Flower Sr of Henry County Va.
Will you also tell me, if you have a Shadrick Northwell listed as a Rev Soldier Pensioner?
Thanking you in advance
Most sincerely Yours
Eva Northwell Barber
1400 Wiggins Ave
Springfield 
Ills
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[letterhead containing round seal on upper left corner of page with eagles/shield and text] VETERANS ADMINISTRATION 

VETERANS ADMINISTRATION
WASHINGTON

September 9, 1939
YOUR FILE REFERENCE:
IN REPLY REFER TO:  BA-J/AWF

Ada M. Bardrick
707 East Salem Avenue
Indianola, Iowa

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your request for the Revolutionary War record of Thomas Flower.

In order to identify the Revolutionary War record of the Thomas Flower in whom you are interested, should it be on file, as much as possible of the following data in regard to him are essential – approximate dates of birth and death and places of residence at enlistment and after service.

Upon receipt of this information another search of the records will be made in your behalf, and a report sent you. With your reply, please return these letters. 

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

[round time/date stamp lower right corner] RECEIVED SEP 15 1939
MAIL SUB-DIV
Reader No. 2
VETS ADM
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[letterhead – ON LEFT TOP OF PAGE]
EUGENE B. CROWE
9TH DISTRICT INDIANA
HOME ADDRESS:
BEDFORD, IND.

[middle of page]
Congress of the United States
House of Representatives
Room 1234, HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING
Washington, D. C. 

[upper right side of page]
50389
CAPT. ROY HUCKLEBERRY
SALEM, IND.
MISS MARIE MYERS, BEDFORD, IND.
SECRETARIES

[handwritten at middle top of page] Mrs. Leasey [?]
[handwritten in right margin area] 801 Raney, James
No R Pen 11/24/37 [illegible] 
No rec – [illegible] 11/24

November 20, 1937.
MH 11-26-37 { no 801 James Raney
No 801 Thomas Flowers
“ “ “ Flower

Veterans Administration,
Washington, D. C. 

Gentlemen:

I am enclosing a copy of letter just received from Secretary of War, Mr. Woodring. In the next to the last paragraph you will note that they have no record of a James Raney, who was supposed to have been a Veteran of the  Civil War. I wish you would give me any information you can concerning that.

Any further information you may have concerning Thomas Flower or Flowers, I will appreciate having. [handwritten] No R Pen 11/24/37 [illegible initials]

Give me this information, please, with the return of the copy of this letter.

Sincerely,
[signature] Eugene B. Crowe
EUGENE B. CROWE, M.C.
X095

EBC: M
[handwritten] incoming

[Two date/time stamps in lower right corner] RECEIVED NOV 22 1937
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December 1, 1937.

Honorable Eugene B. Crowe,
House of Representatives,
Washington, D.C. 

BAHB 801
RANEY, James

My dear Mr. Crowe:

Receipt is acknowledged of your communication of November 20, 1937, enclosing a communication you received from the Secretary of War and requesting any further information available in the files of the Veterans Administration concerning James Raney, alleged Civil War veteran, and Thomas Flower or Flowers, alleged Revolutionary War veteran.

A report concerning Thomas Flower will be furnished at a later date.

By direction,
W. C. Black,
Chief Clerk.
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December 4, 1937
Thomas Flower
S. 35944
BA-J/AWF

Honorable Eugene B. Crowe
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C.

My dear Mr. Crowe:

Reference is made to your letter with which you enclosed a copy of one from The Secretary of War which pertains to the Civil War service of a James Raney and the Revolutionary War service of Thomas Flower or Flowers in the Pennsylvania troops. You request further information in regard to each soldier. 

Report in relation to James Raney was furnished you December 1. The record of only one Thomas Flower or Flowers has been found, who served in the Pennsylvania troops in the Revolutionary War. His record follows as found in papers on file in pension claim, S. 35944, based upon his service in that war.

The date and place of birth of Thomas Flower were not given, nor were the names of his parents stated.

Thomas Flower (Flowers) enlisted in Philadelphia, April 28, 1777, served as a private in Captain Matthew Henderson’s company, Colonel Richard Butler’s Ninth Pennsylvania regiment, and in Colonel Richard Butler’s Third Pennsylvania Regiment; he was in the battles of Brandywine, Germantown, Monmouth, Jamestown, and at the Siege of Yorktown, and was discharge in Philadelphia, September 23, 1783.

He was allowed pension on his application executed September 30, 1818, at which time he gave his age fifty-seven years, then living in Washington
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County, Indiana.

In 1820, the soldier, Thomas Flower or Flowers, referred to his wife, Elizabeth, aged forty-five years. He died September 11, 1840.

The papers on file in this claim contain no further data in regard to his family.

In order to obtain the name and address of person paid the last payment of this pension, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C. , and furnish the following data:

Thomas Flowers (as he was pensioned)
Certificate # 9053
Issued $8.00 per month
Commenced
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September 28, 1939

BA-J/AWF
Thomas Flower
S. 35944 [illegible initials]

Ada M. Bardrick
707 East Salem Avenue
Indianola, Iowa

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you state that the Thomas Flower’s Revolutionary War record in whom you are interested, is found in pension claim, S. 35944.

The date which follow were obtained from claim for pension, S. 35944, based upon the service of Thomas Flower or Flowers, in the War of the Revolution.

The date and place of birth of Thoams Flower, and names of his parents are not given.

Thomas Flower enlisted in Philadelphia, April 28, 1777, served as a private in Captain Matthew Henderson’s company, Colonel Richard Butler’s Pennsylvania regiment; he was in the battles of Brandywine, Germantown, Monmouth, Jamestown, and in the Siege of Yorktown, and was discharged in Philadelphia, September 23, 1783.

He was allowed pension on his application executed September 30, 1818, at which time he gave his age fifty-seven years, then living in Washington County, Indiana. 

In 1820, his wife, Elizabeth, was aged forty-
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five years.
The soldier, Thomas Flower, died September 11, 1840.

The papers on file in this claim contain no further discernible family data.

In order to obtain the name and address of the person who receive the last payment of this pension, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and furnish the following data:

Thomas Flowers (as he was pensioned)
Certificate #9063
Issued April 9, 1819
Rate $8.00 per month
Commenced September 30, 1818
Act of March 18, 1818
Indiana Agency.

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