Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32,247, John Fislar, New Jersey & Gen. Harmer'S Ind. War
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[form with handwritten entries]
(3-1776)
SERVICE |  | NUMBER
New Jersey | Fislar, John or Fisler | S.32,247
Gen. Harmer's Ind. War
CONTENTS [remainder of form is blank]
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[left side of page]
25.249
Indiana
John Fisler of Jackson in the State of Indiana who was a private in the compy commanded by Captain Perrine of the regt commanded by [blank] in the N. J Mila line for 1 yr from 1775.
Inscribed on the Roll of Indiana at the rate of 40 Dollars -- Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 day of Dec 1833 and sent to Hon. Jno Carr H.R
Arrears to the 4th of Sep 33 $100 --
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mch 34 20 --
[total] $120 --
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Wm L Allison Clerk,
Book E Vol. 7 Page 111

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Date of death not in ap -
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Declaration in Order to Obtain the benefit of act of Congress passed June 7th 1832
State of Indiana Jackson County ss
On this 5th day of September One thousand eight hundred & thirty two personally appeared in Open Court before the Hon. John F. Ross president judge of the Second judicial circuit in the State of Indiana and judge of the jackson Circuit Court is being a court of record now setting John Fislar a Resident of Jackson County Indiana aged Seventy two Years 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 1832.  That he was born 25th April 1762 in Middlesex County & State of New Jersey he has a record of his age in his possession, he was living in said County of Middlesex at the time he was called into Service & lived there for twenty seven Years, removed from Middlesex County N. J. to ["Missisagaua" crossed out] Westmoreland County Pa left there in the Spring of 1795 removed from there to what is now the State of Ohio opposite where Maysville Ky now stands and in 1796 removed to Clark Grant in Indiana and from thence to jackson County Indiana his present place of residence. He was Drafted into the service in the Militia of the State of New Jersey whilst living in Middlesex County N.J. in the month of May 1775. The Field officers under which he served were Major Genl Dickenson Col Wm Scudder Major Robert Nixon, Company Officers Captain Peter Prini Lieut. Samuel Longstreet Ensign James Manfort
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Our place of rendezvous was at New Brunswick New Jersey from there we was called to Elizabeth Town from Elizabeth Town to NewArk from there on to Cranberry Town at which place we was stationed Six Months which was the longest time we was stationed at any one place.  was in the engagement in storming the Brittish fort at Longfield Island in Middlesex County N.J. and in an engagement on Statten Island & took the garrison, and was in the battle at Monmouth.  that he was on duty most of the time from May 1775 untill September 1782 and was never out after. I received my Discharge from my Captin Peter Perrine & Lieutenant Samuel Longstreet on the 24th day of September 1790 which was 7 or 8 years after I was discharged the reason I never obtained my discharge sooner, after the war was over which is hereto attached I removed to Westmoreland County in the state of Pa. And the reason I called for it at the time I did, there was a Draft for men to go in Harmers Campaign, and they wish me to Draw for my class which I objected, and they advised me to get my discharge and I could go in my same class. I wrote to my officers and they sent it on to me, my Captain Peter Perrine was a low Dutchman and he spelt my name John Fuseller as he allway pronounced it, but on the back of this Discharge it was directed in my Proper name agreeable to my family Record John Fisler,
I am acquainted with [blank space] to whom I am Known in my neighbourhood and who can testify as to my character for varicity and belief of my service as a soldier of the Revolution.  there is no clergyman any where near in the vincinity, he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. [signed] John Fislar
We Abel Findley & Charles W. Stilwell residing in the county of Jackson state of Indiana do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Fisler who has subscribed
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and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 72 years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn, and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. [signatures] Abel Findley Charles W Stilwell
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 applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states, and the court  further certifies that Abel Findley and Charles W Stilwell who has signed the preceding certificate are residents in the county of Jackson & state of Indiana and are credible persons, and that their statements are intitled to credit
State of Indiana Jackson County ss.
I William Crenshaw Clerk of the circuit court of Jackson County in the second Judicial Circuit in the state of Indiana it being a court of record do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of John Fislar for a pension.  In testimony whereof I have subscribed my name and affixed the seal of my said office this 8th day of September A.D. 1832 [signed] William Crenshaw Clk JCC
[bottom of page is ripped off with a partial handwritten note to the left] discharged
this found
when
30.1827
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["In this case I have to say that I have know the applicant [word obscured] for many years from the year 1806" crossed out]
I will take one years pay for the present [signed] John Carr
I have been acquainted the applicant for a great many years. that I have no hesitation in stating that I believe he served as has stated in the declaration and that I know he was esteemed for his honesty and integrity whilst he lived in the County of Clark and state of Indiana and that he belongd to the Babtist Church and viewed as an order by member of that church [signed] John Carr
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BA-J/AWF
John Fislar
3. 32247
Mrs. Dean McCoy
Arkansas City, P.O.Box 301
Kansas
Dear Mariam:
Reference is made to your request for the Revolutionary War record of John Fislar who served from New Jersey, and died in Indiana.
The data furnished herein were obtained from papers on file in claim for pension,S.32247, based upon the military service of John Fislar in the Revolutionary War.
John Fislar was born April 25, 1762, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, where he resided until he was about twenty-seven years of age. The names of his parents are not given.
John Fislar enlisted in the month of May, 1775, served at various times until sometime in September, 1782, amounting in all to a little over two years, as a private in Captain Peter Perrine's company, Colonel William Scudder's New Jersey regiment; during this service, he was at the storming of a British fort on Longfield's Island, in Middlesex County, and was in the battles of Staten Island, and Monmouth.
He moved from Middlesex County, to Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, and [word crossed out] there served in General Harmer's Campaign, details and length of this service not given.  He moved from Pennsylvania in 1795 to the vicinity of what was later, Maryville,
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Kentucky, and thence in 1796 to Indiana.
The soldier, John Fislar, was allowed pension on account of his service in the War of the Revolution, on his application executed September 5, 1833, at which time he was living in Jackson County, Indiana.
The papers on file in this claim contain no discernible data relative to the family of John Fislar.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and furnish the following data-
John Fisler (as he was pensioned)
Certificate # 25249
Issued December 14, 1833
Rate $40.00 per annum 
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
Indiana Agency.
Very truly yours
G. H. SWEET
Acting Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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[left side of page, form with handwritten entries]
32247
Revy INVALID.
File No.  32,247 John Fisler Priv Rev War
Act:  June 7 32
Index:--Vol. 2, Page 133
(Arrangement of 1870.)
[checkmark]

[right side of page contains handwritten notes]
1927-Mch. 30 Hist. to E. Cummings thru desk of M.J.H. Wood, this Bureau - MMH
1927-May 16-Hist: to Mrs. D. J. Cummings. MMH.
1927-May 31-Mrs. D.J.Cummings adv. how to obtain date of last payment etc. MMH
1934 - Feb. 21 - Hist. to Mrs. I. S. Valentine ILL
1936 - Feb. 4 - Hist. to Leslie E Fislar - ILL
1937 - Feb. 8. Leslie E. Fislar advised further regarding this pensioner - ILL
1937 - July 20 - Mrs I. S. Valentine ad no ap for pen NY widow [illegible initials]
1937 - Aug 8 - list to Memo. [illegible] awf
1939 - Aug 2 - list to Mrs Dean McCoy awf. 1939 - Sept. 20 - Leslie E Fislar adv'd no clm for b.l. - MMHG: MLB
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State of Indiana ⎬ SS.
Jackson County ⎬ Personally appeared before me the undersigned, a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Jackson State of Indiana John Fisher who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades

For three months I served as a Private soldier, for six months as a private soldier, for 4 months as a private, For three months as a private, for three months and 15 days as a private, For three
months as a private, For Two months as a private, with many other scouts and towars [tours] which I served which I mind but cant make any correct statement of the time, I resided in the State of New Jersey and was young and went my own towers [tours] and
another mans as a substitute

John Fisher

Sworn & Subscribed to before me this 18th day of March 1833
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State of Indiana
Wm Williams J.P J.C.

State of Indiana
Jackson County ⎬SS.  I William Crenshaw Clerk of the Circuit Court of said County do hereby certify that Wm Williams Esquire before whom the above affidavit was to is and was at the time of taking the same an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified and that full faith and credit is due to all his official acts as such

In Testimony whereof I have subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court at Brownstown this 19th day of March 1833
William Crenshaw Clk
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John Fisher
Inda. 
C
from 1775 private
1 yr., @ $40


Hon John Carr,
Charleston
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
Pension Office,
183

Sir:

The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when
you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.

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A Statement, shewing the service of John Fisler
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[table follows with 6 columns; column headings are as follows:]
(1) Period when service was rendered.
(2) Duration of the claimant's service. {sub-headings:  a. Years.  b. Months.  c. Days.
(3) Rank of the claimant.
(4) Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served.
(5) Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service.
(6) Proof by which the declaration is supported.
[columns are left blank]

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.

The following regulations have been adopted:

This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers, all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular
places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.

Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4. Indian Spies.

As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, mucicians [musicians] or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.

DECLARATION.

In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.

State, Territory or District of [blank] }
County of [blank] } ss.
On this [blank] day of [blank] personally appeared (a) before [blank] A. B. a resident (b) of [blank] in the county of [blank]  and State, Territory or District of [blank] aged [blank] 
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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed
June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) [blank], with [blank] and served in the [blank] (e) regiment of the [blank] line, under the following named officers:

[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged and the country through which he marched. -->This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]

He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) 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, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of [blank]

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.  [blank]     A. B.

[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.

i [blank] of the Court of [blank] do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of [blank] for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this [blank] day of
[blank] & c.

If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.

Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:

(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the [blank] and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with [blank], 
who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be [blank] 
years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.

Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.

[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]

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 applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the [blank] and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the [blank] and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I, [blank] Clerk of the Court of [blank] do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of [blank] for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this [blank] day of [blank] & c.

Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.

If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.

The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?  And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6.{To a Soldier.{ Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
{To an Officer.{ Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.

The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.

The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed
and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion.  If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.

The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.

Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.

Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record,
or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.

No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
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[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not
conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the
claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:--For [blank] year [blank] months, and [blank] days, I served as a [blank]. For [blank] months and [blank] days, I served as a [blank]; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important, in all cases, to determine w ith precision the period for which each aplicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months, is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. 
without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable.  It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement;
the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must fix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

Mode of authenticating papers.

In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records o the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official
character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
-->The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to fire interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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Box 301, Arkansas City, Kansas, August 1, 1939
Veteran's Administration,
Bureau of Pensions, Rev. War Section-
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:

In June I wrote making inquiry regarding the Revolutionary War Pension granted John Fislar (or Fisler), who served from New Jersey and died in Indiana. Since requesting this pension record I have learned that same is No: "S-32247". I trust that with this number of pension granted John Fislar -- (Fisler) that it will be possible for you to advise me of same at an early date.  I am especially anxious to learn
the information given as to his service in Rev. War- his place of birth, and also all family data, with dates etc, as given in application.

Thanking you most kindly and trusting I may hear from you at an early date. Respectfully -
(Mrs Dean McCoy) Mrs. Dean McCoy, Arkansas City, Kans.
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[postal stamp:] ARKANSAS CITY KANS. AUG 1 8:30 PM 1939

(THIS SIDE OF CARD IS FOR ADDRESS)

The Veteran's Administration
Bureau of Pension, Revolutionary War Div.,
Washington
D.C.

[stamp:] RECEIVED AUG 4 1939 MAIL SUB-DIV Reader No. 26 VETS ADM
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[stamp:] RECEIVED JUN 26 1939 MAIL SUB-DIV. VETS ADM READER #19

[postal stamp:] ARKANSAS CITY KANS. JUN 22 7:30 PM 1939 

THIS SIDE OF CARD IS FOR ADDRESS

POSTAL CARD ONE CENT WASHINGTON

Veterans Administration
Revolutionary War Section,
Washington, D.C
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Will you kindly send me the family data as to parentage, birthplace, wife, children, etc.,
as set forth in Revolutionary War pension
granted John Fislar (Fesler) who served from
New Jersey and died in Indiana. Thanks.

Mrs Dean McCoy
P.O. Box 301
Arkansas City- Kansas
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MRS. D. JOSEPH CUMMINGS
708 S. SPRING ST.
BROWNSTOWN, INDIANA

5.23-27.

Commissioner Pensions
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir

I have received the pension record of  John Fisltar, which you so kindly sent me.  The
date of death and where is missing from the
record.

I have other records from Revolutionary Dept and this is the only one which does not give date of death and where living at time. I
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would so appreciate having that additional data
if you have it.  Thanking you most kindly for past favors and future.

I am,
Most Sincerely
Mrs. J. Cuming

[stamp:] OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER MAY 24 1927 U.S. BUREAU OF PENSIONS
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MRS. D. JOSEPH CUMMINGS
705 SPRING ST.
BROWNSTOWN INDIANA

2 - 12 - 1927

Dear Sir

I recently wrote about the pension record of 
John Fislar a revolutionary from Pennsylvania.
I just found that he is listed in the census of 1837 in Jackson Co. Indiana as a revolutionary soldier.  The name of his last wife
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that I have a record of was Sophia Neggis 
but do not know whether she was living when he died-

Thanking your for the record.

I am
Sincerely
Mrs. J. Cumming

Rev

[stamp:] U.S. PENSION OFFICE R MAR 15 1927
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Veterans Hospital
Lincoln, Nebraska

[stamp:] RECEIVED JAN 30 1936 MAIL SUB-DIV. VETS ADM [illegible] #17

Jan. 28, 1936.

Veterans Bureau
Dep't Revolutionary War Pensions,
RE:  (S-32247 Rev. Soldier John Fisler of N.J.)
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sirs:

I hereby request as complete data as you are able to provide on the pension record of a John Fisler (or similar spelling) who served in the Revolutionary War from New Jersey, being born in Middlesex County N.J. in 1762 and dying in Clark County, Indiana, about 1833.

If there are any fees involved in searching the records kindly advise. The above soldier is a direct ancestor of mine. I need this information
to join a patriotic organization. I was told by another descendant that the above number (S - 32247 ) would identify the man in your records.

Am interested as to any dates and addresses you have on this man, pension amount, any members of his family and any type of record you may have. Thank you for attending to this matter.

{To Gen. Acct. off.)

Yours truly
Leslie E. Fislar
Leslie E. Fislar
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Alexander Hamilton Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
Franklin, Indiana

Feb. 8, 1934

Veteran's Administration
(Revolutionary War Dept.)
Washington. D.C

D. A. R. Lineage Book Vol. 110 p. 234, has ref-
"George Roush and his nine Brothers served in
Revolutionary War from Virginia".  If one of these brothers was Micklous Roush, I would greatly appreciate his service and any available data.

Would also like the service of the Fisler, from 
Lancaster County Pennsylvania.

Sincerely
Mary D. Valentine

(Mrs. I.S.) 
255 S. Forsythe St.
Franklin
Ind.
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Franklin Ind-
July 8-1937

Veterans Administration
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir:

Did Sophia Fislar, widow of pensioner John Fislar, S. 32247, (BA-J/ILL) ever apply for a pension.  If so I should greatly appreciate
a copy of her claim.

Sincerely
Mary D. Valentine
(Mrs. Irwin S.)

255 S. Forsythe St.
Franklin Indiana.

[stamp:] RECEIVED JUL 10 1937 [illegible] DIV. [illegible] 23
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4 -11 -1939

['American Legion Auxiliary' crossed out]
U. S. VETERANS HOSPITAL
LINCOLN. NEBRASKA

A.D. Hiller
Veterans Administration
Washington, D.C.

S-32247
Re:  John Fislar
BA-J/ILL.

Dear Sir:

In regard to John Fislar whose pension record
you have furnished me previously, I have one more question:

Is there a record of this Revolutionary soldier receiving any land for his war service?

From 1796 until death in 1833 he was a resident of Indiana in Clark County, and about 1820
of Jackson County.

Perhaps you would have made notation of this in your earlier communication if there was a
record of such land, However, as I had not asked for this particular item I want to make certain if there is a record of such bounty land.

Yours truly,
Leslie E. Fislar
LESLIE E. Fislar

[stamp:] RECEIVED APR 13 1939 MAIL SUB-DIV. VETS ADM READER #12
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Veterans Hospital
Lincoln, Nebr

Feb. 2, 1937

A.D. Hiller
Exec. Ass't to the Administrator
Veterans Administration
Washington, D.C.

Refer to
BA-J/ILL
JOHN FISLAR
S. 32247

Dear Sir:

This is a belated reply to a communication from you of Feb- 4-1936, in which you give data regarding John Fislar- a Revolutionary soldier.

You stated that John Fislar was born in Middlesex County, N. Jersey - April 25-1762 and resided there for twenty-seven years, and moved from Middlesex County to Westmoreland County Pa.

(1 ) Is the record read clearly that John Fislar
resided in Middlesex County twenty seven years?  Other sources of iinformation stated
he lived in Bucks Co. Pa. 1783. So please
advise if it could be twenty one (21) years in
N.J. before moving to Pa.  I thought perhaps the old records might confuse one and seven, especially if written in numerals 27.
(2 ) Do you have a pension record of his Captain PETER PERRINE-of the 3rd N.J. Regt.?

Thank you for what information you can find on the above questions, and for your courtesy, I am

Yours truly
Leslie E. Fislar
LESLIE E. FISLAR
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MMHI

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section

May 16, 1927

Mrs. D. Joseph Cummings
705 Spring St.,
Brownstown, Indiana

Madam:
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1812 Wars Section

March 30, 1927

-Returned to Mr Wood

E. Cummings
217 Fourteenth Place, N. E.
Washington, D. C.

Sir:

In response to your letter to Mr. J. H. Wood, which has been referred to this Bureau for reply, I have to advise you that from the Revolutionary War records it appears that John Fislar (pensioned as Fisler) was born April 25, 1762
in Middlesex County, New Jersey where he resided for twenty-seven years.

He enlisted in May 1775, served at various times until September 1782, a little over two years in all, as a private in Captain Peter Perrine's Company, Colonel William Scudder's New Jersey Regiment and was at the storming of a British fort on Longfield's Island, Middlesex County, New Jersey, and in battles of Staten Island and Monmouth.

He moved from Middlesex County, New Jersey to Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, and when a draft was made for men to join General Harmar's Campaign, he was called, and never
having received his discharge, he obtained it from his former Captain, Peter Perrine, on September 24, 1790, for the purpose
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then of determining his proper class for service, the details and length of which, under General Harmar, are not stated.

In 1795 he left Pennsylvania and moved to near what was later Maysville, Kentucky, thence in 1796 to Indiana. He was allowed pension on his application executed September 5, 1832 while living in Jackson County, Indiana.

There is no data on file as to his family.

Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section           MMHI

May 31, 1927

Mrs. D. J. Cummings
705 Spring St.,
Brownstown, Indiana

Madam:

I have to advise you that in order to obtain the date of last payment of pension of John Fisler, Revolutionary War soldier, also the name of person paid, and possibly the date of his death, you should apply to the Records Division, General Accounting Office, Washington, D. C. citing all of the following data: John Fisler, Certificate No. 25249, issued December 14, 1833, rate $40 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Indiana Agency".

Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.
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February 21, 1934.

Mrs. I. S. Valentine
255 South Forsythe Street
Franklin, Indiana.

BA-J/ILL
John Fislar
S. 32247

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Nicklous Roush who served from Virginia,
and John Fesler from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

A search of the Revolutionary War records of this office has been made and there is no claim for pension or bounty land on file based upon Nicklous Roush as described by you; various spellings of the surname have been used in the search of the records.

The record of John Fislar is given below as shown in the papers on file in his claim for pension, S. 32247, based upon service in the
Revolutionary War. It is the record of the only soldier with that name, variously spelled, found on the records of this office.

John Fisler was born April 25, 1762, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, where he resided for twenty-seven years; the names of his parents are not shown.

He enlisted in May 1775, served at various times until September 1782, amounting to a little more than two years in all, as a private in Captain Peter Perrine's company, Colonel William Scudder's New Jersey regiment; during the period of this service, he was at the storming of
a British fort in Longfield's Island, Middlesex County, New Jersey, and in battles of Staten Island and Monmouth.

He moved from Middlesex County, New Jersey,
to Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, and, when a draft was made for men to join General Harmar's Campaign, he was called, and never having received his discharge, he obtained it from his former Captain Peter Perrine, on September 24, 1790.
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for the purpose then of determining his proper class for service; the details and length of service under General Harmar are not shown.
In 1795, John Fislar moved from Pennsylvania to near what was later Maysville, Kentucky, thence in 1796 to Indiana.

He was allowed pension on his application executed September 5, 1832, at which time he resided in Jackson County, Indiana.

There are no data relative to soldier's family in this claim.

Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER,
Assistant to Administrator.




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February 4, 1936.

Leslie E. Fislar
Veterans Hospital
Lincoln, Nebraska.

BA-J/ILL
John Fislar
S. 32287

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request information regarding your ancestor, John Fisler, who served from New Jersey in the Revolutionary War and died in Clark County,
Indiana.

The data given herein regarding John Fislar, as he signed his name, are found in the papers on file in his claim for pension, S. 32287, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.

John Fisler was born April 25, 1762 in Middlesex County, New Jersey, where he resided for twenty-seven years; the names of his parents are not shown.

He enlisted in May 1775, served at various times until September 1782, amounting in all to a little more than two years, as private in Captain Peter Perrine's company, Colonel William Scudder's New Jersey regiment; during the period of this service, he was at the storming of a British fort on Longfield's Island, Middlesex County, New Jersey, and in the battles of Staten Island
and Monmouth.

John Fislar moved from Middlesex County, New Jersey, to Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, and when a draft was made for men to join General Harmar's campaign, he was called, and never having received his discharge, he obtained it from his former Captain, Peter Perrine, on September 24, 1790, for the purpose then of determining his proper class for service. The details and length
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of his service under General Harmar are not shown.

John Fisler moved in 1795 from Pennsylvania to the vicinity of what was later, Maryville, Kentucky, thence in 1796 to Indiana.

He was allowed pension on account of his service in the Revolutionary War on his application executed September 5, 1832,
at which time he resided in Jackson County, Indiana.

There are no data regarding the family of John Fislar, the above noted soldier.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name of person paid, and, possibly, the date of death of this soldier, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General
Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following:

John Fisler (as his name was borne on the pension roll )
Certificate #25249
Issued December 14, 1833
Rate $40 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832.
Indiana Agency.

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



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July 20, 1937

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Mrs. Irwin S. Valentine
256 S. Forsythe Street
Franklin, Indiana

BA-J/EEL
John Fislar-S.32247

Dear Madam

Reference is made to your letter in which you request to know whether or not Sophia Fislar, widow of John Fislar (S.32247), ever applied for pension.

In the pension claim of John Fisler (S.32247), whose history was furnished you February 21, 1934, there are no data as to soldier's family and there is no claim for pension on file made by any person as the widow of the above named John Fislar.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.
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February 8, 1937.

Leslie B. Fislar
Veterans Hospital
Lincoln, Nebraska

BA-J/ILL
John Fislar
S.32247

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter in which you wish to know whether or not John Fisler, S.32247, stated that he resided in Middlesex County, New Jersey, twenty-seven years, or
twenty-one years before moving to Pennsylvania, also, the record of his captain, Peter Perrine, of the 3" New Jersey Regiment.

John Fislar stated that he was born April 23, 1762 in Middlesex County, New Jersey, where he resided for twenty-seven years; the number of years is shown plainly in words "twenty-seven", and not in figures.

There is no claim for pension on file based upon service of Captain Peter Perrine.

Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.
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September 20, 1939

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Mr. Leslie E. Fislar
U. S. Veterans Hospital
Lincoln, Nebraska

JOHN FISLAR
S.32247
BA-J/MMHF:MLB

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request to know whether or not this office has record of a grant of land for service of John Fislar (S. 32247), Revolutionary War and Indian War soldier, whose record was furnished you February 4, 1936.

There is no claim for bounty land on file based upon service of the soldier cited above.

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

[following is hand-written]
Search of Bounty Land Record
made by MLB, 9/20/39
All rates & acts even 1812
B.L. Registers 1850-1855
& state Bks of Ind., Ky. Ohio, NJ
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August 2, 1937
John Fislar S. 32247
BA-J/AWF
The Quartermaster General
Memorial Branch
War Department
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:  Reference is made to your request for information in regard to John Fislar, who enlisted in the month of May, 1775, served with the New Jersey troops, and died June 28, 1833 in Indiana.
The data given herein regarding John Fislar ["sig" penciled in above and underlined] were obtained from papers on file in his claim for pension, S. 32347, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
John Fislar was born April 25, 1762 in Middlesex County, New Jersey, where he resided for twenty-seven years.  The names of his parents were not given.
He enlisted in the month of May, 1775, served at various times until sometime in September, 1782, amounting in all to a little more than two years, as private in Captain Peter Perrine's company, Colonel William Scudder's New Jersey regiment; during this service, he was at the storming of a British fort on Longfield's Island, in Middlesex County, and in the battles of Staten Island, and Monmouth.
John Fislar moved from Middlesex County, to Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, and while there served in General Harmer's Campaign, details and length of this service not given.  He moved from Pennsylvania in 1795 to the vicinity of what was later, Maryville,
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Kentucky, and thence in 1796 to Indiana.
John Fislar was allowed pension on account of his service in the Revolutionary War, on his application executed September 5, 1832, at which time he was living in Jackson County, Indiana.
The papers on file in this claim contain no data relative to the family of the soldier, John Fislar.
The application for headstone for John Fislar is returned herewith.  There was no correspondence enclosed.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator