Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 3450, for John Pinkerton, Pennsylvania
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
CONTENTS
Pinkerton, John
Mary
Penn residence and agency
NUMBER
W. 3450
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L. B. S.
I do certify that Mr John Pinkerton from Lancaster and Mss [Miss] Mary Wagener in Blockley Twnp County of Philadelphia are joned [joined] Lawfully in the state
Matrimony on the 1st day of April in the year of our Lord 1793.
Given in Blockley Township County of Philadelphia the 1 Day of April 1793. Witness my Hand
Friderich Herman
V. D.M. in Germantown.
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Rept 
2092
Pennsylvania Philad'a 
Mary Pinkerton  widow of John Pinkerton who served in the Revolutionary war, as a teamster

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars -- Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.

Certificate of Pension issued the 15 day of Sept. 1848 and sent to Alexd. [Alexander] Ray Washington D C

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act Feby 2, 1848, Page 259 Vol 2.
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Application of Mary Pinkerton to be placed on the Roll of the Pa. Agency under the
act of 1838
Pa 
July 7 1838
May Pinkerton
D. D. Addison
Agent
July 17 49
Pinkerton
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State of Pennsylvania}
City of Lancaster} ss.
On this twenty seventh day of February, in the year of our Lord, eighteen hundred and forty four, personally appeared before the subscriber, one of the associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County, Mary Pinkerton, a resident of the City of Lancaster, in the County of Lancaster aged Seventy one 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 July 7 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows": That she is the widow of John Pinkerton, who was a wagoner,  in the army about the year 1779 & 1781.
She further declares that she was married to the said John Pinkerton on the first day of April in the year Seventeen hundred and ninety three that her husband, the aforesaid John Pinkerton died on the thirty first day of March eighteen hundred & thirty two 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 above stated
Mary Pinkerton
Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written, before
E Schaeffer
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I do hereby certify that Mary Pinkerton, who hath made the within declaration, was unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity.
1844 February 27th
E. Schaeffer
I am well acquainted with the Hon: Emanuel Schaeffer of the City of Lancaster, Penna & know him to be one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Lancaster in the said Commonwealth
James Buchanan
Senate Chamber 30 April 1844.
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1
Mary Pinkerton 
Ad '43 8540
Ad '44 457
Pa
Act 7. July 38
m 93 -
See Docs in Eliz'a Pinkerton
Adm'd Pa  act 38 No.
Adm'd
2 years Teamster
80
Also Acts 43 & 44
D. D. Addison
Present.
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State of Pennsylvania}
Lancaster City ss}
Personally appeared before me the Subscriber an Alderman in and for said City, Catharine Gable, a Daughter of John Pinkerton deceased, and Mary Pinkerton widow of said deceased. now resident in said City: said Catharine being intermarried with John S. Gable afsaid [aforesaid] City Tobacco Dealer 
and Who being duly affirmed according to Law doth declare and say, that on the night of the 30th and 31st of March A.D. 1832 about Twelve O. Clock her said father the said John Pinkerton departed this life
Catharine Gable
Affirmed and Subscribed before me September 18th 1846}
M Carpenter
Alderm [Alderman]

State of Pennsylvania
Lancaster City ss
Personally appeared before me an Alderman of said City, Maria Pinkerton a daughter of the above named John Pinkerton deceased, who being affirmed in due course of Law declares and says, that the said John Pinkerton died on the night of the 30th and 31st of March 1832, about Twelve OClock of said night.
Maria Pinkerton
Affirmed and subscribed before me September 18th 1846}
M Carpenter
Alder
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State of Pennsylvania
Lancaster City ss
Personally appeared before me Michael Carpenter, an Alderman in and for Said City, John S Gable of same City Tobacco Dealer who being duly affirmed
according to Law, and doth declare and say That he this 18th day of September Anno Domini 1846 he saw the following publication inserted in a Newspaper published in the said City of Lancaster on the 13th day of April 1832 by John Reynolds as follows Viz: "Died on the 30th March Mr John Pinkerton in the 70th year of his age." which said paper being bound with
other papers, and therefore cannot be procured from the present holder of the same to forward to the Commissioner of Pensions. And this affiant further saith that he hath just cause to believe that said publication was inserted in said paper to publish the death of John Pinkerton the husband of Mary Pinkerton now of said City Widow who is now applying for a pension. 
John S. Gable
Affirmed and Subscribed before me September 1841}
M Carpenter
Aldm [alderman]
State of Pennsylvania}
County of Lancaster ss}
I I.H. Kurtz Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Lancaster do Certify M. Carpenter Esqr [Esquire] before whom the above affidavit was made is & was at the time of making thereof an acting Alderman and ex officio a Justice of the Peace in and for the City of Lancaster duly qualified & commissioned to all whose acts full faith & credit is and ought to be given, and that the name purporting to be his is genuine & made by the proper officer
In Testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of the said Court this 19th day of September A.D. 1836. I. H Kuntz Prothy [Prothonotary]
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Mrs. Elizabeth Pinkerton of Henry
Admitted acts 1838 & 1843. Penna.
Please refer to the above papers for further evidence of Service in the case of Mrs Mary Pinkerton
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Documentary Evidence of the service of John Pinkerton and the marriage certificate of the said John to Mary Pinkerton, now his widow to be used in her application for a Pension under the act of 1838
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Mary Pinkerton
Penn.
Let. to Hon L. C. Levin
Decr. [December] 29. '45
Letter to Hon. J. Strohm 28. March 1846
Act 7th July 1838
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Mary Pinkerton
Penn.
Let. to Hon L. C. Levin
Decr. [December] 29. '45
Letter to Hon. J. Strohm 28. March 1846
Act 7th July 1838
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No. 1
the Smiths Rec'd
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September 6. 1780. Cpt Henry Pinkerton D to Jonathan Simmon
£ p.d
To 8 removes 2 old shoes by Samuel Miller 18.0.0
To 2 New shoes 8 removes by John Pinkerton 26.8.0
To 2 removes By Samuel Bonten 3.12.0
To 3 removes By Robbert Celley 5.8.0
To 4 removes by Andrew Brackenton 14.14.0
Lawfull Money £ 68.2.0

Rcd [received] the Above Contents of Henry Pinkerton WM
By me Jeremiah Pearce
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Recd [Received] Febry [February] 8th 1780 of Mr Wm Brown thirty one dozen of oats for the use of my Brigade in the contl [continental] servis [service]
372 sheaves

Mr Browns team Left me the 24th of Febry [February] 

Cash pd Mr [illegible] 7-1000 25 Febry [February]

+ March 4th  Robert Boppen to cash pd for making a [illegible] and at Mr Dicksons [illegible]-10-0
+ Stephento date to 0-10-0
+ Jon Rowlings to do.  0-10-0
+ Jon Pinkerton to do. 0-10-0
 
No. 8
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x Adam Glendinon Qtr-1-5-6
x Stephen Horner Do-1-5-6
x Jon Pinkerton Do-1-5-6
x Jon Rowlings  Do-0-12-0
x Robert Boppen Do-1-2-6
x 13 Stephen Horner - Do-3-3-0
x Adam Glend’n - Do-0-12-0
x Jon Pinkerton - Do-0-12-0
x Jon Rowlings - Do-0-12-0
x & Feby 18 Jon Rowlings Do 1 -5 -6
x St. Horner - Do-1-17-6
x Robert Boppen Do-1-17-6

7th Feby
x Stephen Horner -Do-1-10-0
x Jon Pinkerton -Do-1-10-0
x Jon Rowlings -Do-1-10-0
x Robert Boppen -Do-1-10-0
x Stephen Horner -Do-3-5-0
x Jon Pinkerton -Do-2-17-6

[illegible date-June]
x Jon Rowlings -Do-2-17-6
x Robert Boppen -Do-2-6-0

[illegible date?] St. Horner -Do-2-0-0
x Jon Rowlings -Do-2-0-0
x Jon Pinkerton -Do-2-0-0
x Robert Boppen -Do-2-0-0
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Febry [February] 15th 1780 - Robert Boppins to cash - pd
+ one shire worth in [illegible] 
No. 2
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#19
Robert Boppen pd to cash at 
x the x roads for reim. £ 2-5-0
26 Adam Glenden to oath on the
x way from Phi’l 2-0-9
x Jon Pinkerton 4-0-3
x Robert Boppen 2-0-9
x Jon Pinkerton
x [illegible] cash and
x Fleming £ 15-0-0
x John Pinkerton teamster and
x waggoner 160.0.0
2 March 1790
x James Pinkerton to cash
x [illegible-entire line]
6 John Pinkerton to cash for [illegible] 
at x [illegible].
22-10-0
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Oct’r 2nd deliver’d Jabe Codhead
19 Bushels of corn 28th to do
39 Bushels of Rye
30th Cash sent Sam’l Lefarer
by my Brother 25 shoes £08-9-6
Nov
20th Rec’d of [illegible] 961 dolar

Dec. 4th
Recd from Ditto 900 dollars

6th Cash give John Rippy £300
to pay for wheat

8th delivered Michel Cowder
43 Bus’l Wt. #63
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No. 6

Rec’d of corn 6 B’s
of Rye 2 B’s
Rec’d Rye 2 ½ B’s
Corn 2 ½ B’s

Nov’r 26th
Corn 2 B’s
Rye 1 B’s

27 Rye 1 B’s
Corn 1 ½  B’s

Dec 5th
Rye 2 B’s
Corn 2 B’s

8th Rye 2 B’s
11th Rye & corn 4 B’s
18th Rye & corn 2 B’s 
25th Rye 6 B’s
Jan 2d Rye 4 B’s  

An account of forage lacking
since I left Philadel’a with
My Brigade of waggons

Gannons 30 B’s
Steiner 30 B’s
Willson 30 B’s
Carswell 20 B’s
Pinkerton 20 B’s 
A. Kelly 20 B’s
Breckenridge 20 B’s
Miller 20 B’s
McCammon 20 B’s
Bunton 20 B’s
My own corn  7 1/2
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No 3
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No. 3

Sepr 22d 1780
Jos. Pinkerton to cash at Buskerts 11.5.0

26th Jno Pinkerton to cash 
in Philadel - £262-10

Jno Pinkerton to do 
at Philadel  £37-10

To ditto at Phil’a 16-0

To cash at the sing [sign] of the Philadel 
& going to Lancaster [4]8-12-6

October 6th
Thos. & John Pinkerton
account settled the
whole amount £133.48.6
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Sept 16th cash paid at Fish Kill for maintenance 2.05 dollars

18th Cash pd Col Geary for one night’s Pasture 164. Dl

19th Do pd for ten Bu oats 210”
to ditto pd for Pasture 164

20th to ditto paid Jno Ware for Pasture 205

21st do paid Buskert for do 205

22d to ditto pd for  21 Bu’s oats @28 dollars pr Bu 588 dlr

to Cash pd Col Irwin for Pasture 205

to ditto pd for hay 158
to Ditto pd for hay 105
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No 3.
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Received March 23rd 1780.  of James Seth. Thirty Six Barrels of Continential [Continental] flour in good order full hoop'd Nail'd and lined which is to be delivered to Mr John Dill in the same good order
Stephen Hornor

Received March 23rd 1780. of James Seth fifteen & half Bushels of Corn twenty three and half Bushes of Bran three Hundred & forty Weight of Blades for Seven days
forage for Six waggons [wagons] in the Continential [Continental] service
Stephen Hornor

Received March 23rd. 1780 of James Seth, fifty five pounds of pork forty four pounds of four and two Gallons of tar for six days rations for Seven waggoner in the Continential [Continental] service
Stephen Hornor
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Received March 27th 1780 of James Seth Forty Barrels of Continential [Continental] Flour in good order full hoop'd nail'd and lined which is to be delivered to Mr John Dill in the same good order.
Stephen Hornor

Received March 27th 1780. of James Seth thirty nine pound and half of Flour thirty four and half pounds of pork. two Quarts of Rum which is five days rations for five waggons in the Continential [Continental] service
Stephen Harnor

Received March 27th 1780. of James Seth four hundred and Six Weight of Blades. Sixteen Bushels and three Pecks of Bran ten Bushels and one peck of Corn and two Gallons of tar which is four days forage for five waggons [wagons] in the Continential [Continental] Service
Stephen Hornor
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W C Leith's Receipts

W C Leith's Receipts
for forage [illegilbe] in the servis of 

[illegilbe numeric figures - used as scratch pad for calculations]

No. 9
1780

No. 3
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Janry 1780
Adam Glendonen to Cash £30-19-0
Jon Rowlings to ditto 9-16-0
Stephen Horner ditto 63-11-6
Jno Lackey 4-17-6

In the year 1780. May & June
my team served 48 days at
the head of Elk in the servis at
the State under the conduct
of Wm Criswell

and at the Delawayr State
206 days & myself & horse
273 days in same state
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Rec’d [illegible] 11th 1780
of Henry Pinkerton
twenty dollars for shoeing
 of horses in his most
Christian Magesty’s service
William Sabin Jnr

Rec’d [illegible] Sep’r 11th
1780 of Henry Pinkerton [illegible]
one hundred & twenty dollars
 for shoeing of horses in his most Christian
Magesty’s service
Cyril Read
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Rec’d Sept 11th 1780 of Henry
Pinkerton Wm fifteen hundred
dollars in part of pay for
the hire of my team in the
Servis of the Branch army
Robert Kelley

Robt Boppens Jr to since
23d June £278
7th Sept. 278
The whole amount due 
to 23d of July £235
Ballance due me 35.00
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November 8th 1777
Robert Boppens of [illegible] 
to cash 7 -10 - 0

[illegible] December to [illegible]
Jasmine for [illegible] to cash
Remaining 5-72-0 

Robert Boppens to cash in Dover [illegible]

John Pinkerton to cash sent  50-0-0
to ditto 22-10-0

Robert Boppens to cash 30.00

Jno Pinkerton to cash  3 - 15 - 0

Robert Boppens to cash [illegible] - 35 - 0
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No. 5

[illegible page]
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An Entry of Teams into Cont’l [Continental] Servis
March 1780
Robert Boppens  [illegible] 1’s
John Pinkerton ditto 1’s
Stephen Horner ditto 1
John Rowlings ditto 1
John Lackey ditto 6
Jo’n Baring ditto 6

March 8th 1780
John Pinkerton [illegible] £81-12-3
Adam Glendenson ditto 80-17-8
John Rowlings -- ditto 9-16-6
Stephen Horner ditto 12-19-0

29th John Pinkerton to cash set by Wm Mackey 
£400-0-0
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March 28th 1780 Robert Boppens
Henry Pinkerton for Cash paid
at sundry times-- 222-00-6

March 28th 1780 Henry Pinkerton
[illegible] Robert Boppens for four
months pay for [illegible] the [illegible]
at forty pounds per month £160.0.0

June
Robert Boppens to cash different
times 18-4-13
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An Entry of Teams into Cont’l [Continental] Servis
March 3rd 1780
Henry Pinkerton [illegible] 1
John Pinkerton ditto 2
Stephen Horner ditto 2
Henry Pink
John Rowlings ditto 2
John Lackey ditto 6
[illegible] Baring ditto 6

Cash gave Robert Boppens the Eighth of my  100.00

Cash taken out of the Branch of 4500 dollars [illegible]
to ditto 260.
to ditto 152

Jan 7th 1781 cash left with Mrs McCart 800
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March 1780
John Rowlings discharged 25th
Stephen Horner ditto April 8
A J Edward Baron ditto 8
Jno Lackey ditto 7
Jno Pinkerton 7th
Robert Boppens ditto  7th

October 16th 1779
John Irwin to cash and his
Mother £50

to ditto Col for pasture 10
to ditto pd Your self 15
to ditto pd for shewing
your horse 2.3.0
to ditto pd for you & 
the halfway house 5.12.0
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June 14th 
James Crawford
To Henry Pinkerton £ 357.5

May [illegible] Thos Pinkerton
to Corn 2 B’s

3d James Pinkerton to ditto 2 B’s
4th Thos Pinkerton to ditto 2 B’s
5th Jno. Watson to ditto 2 ½  B’s
8th Jas Pinkerton to ditto 5 B’s
15th Jas Pinkerton to ditto 3 B’s
19th Jno Pinkerton to ditto 2 B’s
22d Jno Pinkerton to ditto 2 B’s
26th Jas Pinkerton to ditto 4 B’s

[illegible-entire line]
June 5th
[illegible-entire line]

Rec’d July 26 of Mr. Mickelson
fourty Eight pounds flour and 
Eleven quarts Rum
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No. 7
May 15th Robert Boppens to cash Rec’d at Elk £25

John Pinkerton [illegible] [for next six to eight lines-unable to transcribe individual words] 

June 23d Paid Robert Boppens  at this time  £135

24th Robert Boppens Ditto to cash  £15.0.0
26th Jno Pinkerton to cash at [illegible]
and going to Phila’d 10-6-0
Robert Boppens to Letton 18-15-0
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An Entry of my Brigade 
1780
Wm Reed-- 19th No 28
Jno Crawford Do do 29
D Buckhanan  Do do 30
Jos Kelly 23 do 31
Jas Criswell 19 do 32

Sam Bunton Do do 33
Jno McCamon Do do 34
Jas Sheirer Do do 35
Robert Boppens Do do 36
Jno Pinkerton Do do 37


Balance due [illegible] from
the [illegible] £58.88.0

March 1780
James Pinkerton to cash pd 
Mrs Watterson £300.00
Robert Boppens to cash paid at
Sundry times 411.0.0
John Pinkerton ditto 281.0.0
Adam Glendenmon  ditto 30.17.0
John Rowlings  ditto 9.16.0
Stephen Horner ditto 12.19.0

27 John Pinkerton to ditto [illegible]

30th Stephen Horner to cash pd John dell 
at the Landing 46.2.0
Robert Boppens to ditto 6.151.0
John Pinkerton to ditto 12.10.0
Jno Lackey to ditto 2.5.8
Jas Parson to  ditto 2.5.8

Apprile [April]
4th John Pinkerton to cash paid at Mr
Benj’s for smith work [illegible]
Robert Boppens to cash paid at Mr
Benj’s for drink 22.0.0
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16th Stephen Horner to cash by Ira  [illegible] this upon  [illegible] £10.0.0

John Pinkerton to ditto pd at Cornfields
 [illegible] 2-0-6
Jn Lackey to ditto 2-12-6
 [illegible - next three lines] 

28th 14 Bushels corn delivered
Joab Hackett to be sold

Robert Boppens to 2 B corn
at £16 pr  Bushel £32
Robert Boppens Rec’d 5 Bags

28th Thos Pinkerton to 2 B’s corn 
at £16 pr  Bushel £32
John Lion to one day’s hauling
of my wagon 50


An Entry of my Brigade of
Teams for three months
D Buckhanan
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I Mary Pinkerton of the City and County
 of Lancaster State of Pennsylvania make the
following statement, as amendatory
to my declaration made in Febuary
1844, in order to obtain the benefit
of the Acts of July 7th 1838 and
March 3 1843 viz That having been
Married to my late husband John Pinkerton
upwards of ten years after his
Revolutionary Services were performed
I cannot State the particulars as to the
Period of his entering the service, or the
time of his leaving the same; But to
best of my knowledge and belief he
was a Wagoner under his brother Henry
Pinkerton, Conductor of Teams and
served as such a grate portion if not
the whole of the years of 1779, 1780,
1781; and in support of this I would
Respectfully refer with my declaration
to the accounts now on file in the
Pension Office and to those of the
Widow of Capt Henry Pinkerton together
 with others which will be presented
with this paper. Mary Pinkerton

Decb’r 8th 1845 Sworn & Subscribed
in the premises. E Shaeffer
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Personally Appeared before me one of the
Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in
the County of Lancaster & State of Pennsylvania
 Mary Pinkerton Doth say on her
Solom Oath that the facts stated and
contained in the within Instrument is true
to the best of Knowledge & belief
Sworn & subscribed before me this Eight Day of December
1845
E Shaeffer
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Sept. 16. 1846.
Mrs Mary Pinkerton
widow of John Pinkerton
Second Section Act
July 4th 1836.
Pennsylvania
Claim allowed under
Act July 7th 1838

D. D. Addison
Sept 16 46 Agent
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State of Penn’a Lancaster Co.
Personally appeared before me Emanuel 
Scheaffer one of the Judges of the Court
 of Common Pleas for the County
of Lancaster, Mary Pinkerton of the City of
Lancaster in said County, who being
first duly sworn, according to law, makes
the following declaration in order to obtain
the benefits of the Second Section of the act
of July 4th 1836, Viz: that she is the widow
of John Pinkerton, who was a Teamster in the
Revolution and served, as such, as set forth
in her declaration under the act of July 7th
1838, which is now on file in the Pension
Office
She further declares that she was married
 to the said John Pinkerton on the first
day of April Seventeen hundred and
ninety three, and that her husband, the said
John Pinkerton died on the 31st day of
March Eighteen hundred and thirty two.
And she now claims the pension which occured
between the 4th of March 1831, and the 31st day
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of March Eighteen hundred and thirty two,
the day of the death of the said John Pinkerton.
Mary Pinkerton
Sworn and Subscribed before me September 10th
Anno Domini 1846
E. Schaeffer
Associate Judge C C Pleas

State of Pennsylvania & County of Lancaster 
I J H Kurtz Prothonotary of the Court of
Common Pleas for the County aforesaid do
Certify that E. Schaeffer Esqr before whom
the above declaration was made is one of the
associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas
for the County aforesaid, duly qualified & commissioned to all
whose acts full faith & credit is and ought to be given as well elsewhere as in Court, and that the name purporting to be his is genuine, and made by the proper officer.
In Testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the
seal of said Court this tenth day of September AD. 1846.
J H Kurtz Prothy
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In the leaves of a memorandum
book kept by Henry Pinkerton
Wagon Master, now on file with
the papers of Mrs Mary Pinkerton
you will find among others the
following entries against John
Pinkerton.

Novr 9th 77 or 79 John Pinkerton is charged
with £50 --
Do Do Do “ 22.10
Do Do Do  3.15
March 1780 Do Do Do  9. - -

On acct of Forage lacking since I
left with my Brigade. Wagoners
named, J Pinkerton &c 20 Bushels

Sept 22nd 1780 J. Pinkerton to Cash at
Buskerts £11.5

26th " Do Cash at Phil’a “ 37. 10
Do  do Do Do 15.”
  
Oct 6th Thos & John Pinkerton to
act settled whole amount 133. 4 "
Sept 1780, on acct & receipt for
shoeing Horses of his wagoners
John Pinkerton among others
March 1781 John Pinkerton 281.”
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In the papers of Mrs Elizabeth
 Pinkerton, widow of Capt Henry Pinkerton
(adm’d case act 3 Pa) you will find
among many others, a paper showing
that Capt Pinkerton arrived in
Philadelphia from Rhode
Island Sept 25th 1780 with his brigade,
 & received money from Col
Mitchel for the payment of his
Wagoners. On this paper you
will find John Pinkerton charged
Sept 16th with Cash for tar £ 5.12.6
again Sep 17th Cash at North River
£15. This paper is marked No.4
in red ink, and was filed last May
It was deemed unnecessary to get
the Official character of the Judge
certified to [illegible insert] the enclosed declaration
that was done by Judge Buchanan
in her former application
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Reported
Cert’f sent under
Act of 1832, to D. D.
Addison Oct. 9. ’46 
of Jno. Pinkerton, dec’d
payable to Widow
under 2d Section of
Act 4th July 1836 -

7671.
Pennsylvania Phil’a
Mary Pinkerton
widow of John Pinkerton
who was a Teamster
in the Revolution

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
80 Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the 15th day of April, 1846
and sent to D. D. Addison Present.

{Acts of March 3, 1843. & 17th June 1844}

Recorded in Book A Vol. 2 Page 114
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Pennsylvania. 32.540-
John Pinkerton, decd
of Lancaster in the State of Penn’a
who was a Teamster in the Com. commanded
by Captain Pinkerton of the —- commanded 
by —-- in the Revolution 2 years.

Inscribed on the Roll of Philadelphia at the rate of 80 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831, & end 31 March 1832, when he died.

Certificate of Pension issued the 9th day of Oct’o
1846 and sent to D D Addison, Present

Arrears to the 4th of ---
Semi-anl allowance ending —

Payable to his Widow, under 2d
Section 4th July 1836. 
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }

Recorded by D. W. Wood Clerk
Book E.2. Vol. 5 Page 49
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9952
Pennsylvania
Mary Pinkerton
Widow of John Pinkerton
who was a pensioner under the Act of –
and who died on the 31st March 1832
of Lancaster in the State of Penn
who was a Teamster in the Company
commanded by Captain Pinkerton
of the Regt commanded by ---
the Revolution line for 2 years

Inscribed on the Roll of Philadelphia
at the rate of 80 Dollars –Cents per 
annum, to commence on the 4th day
of March, 1836

Certificate of Pension issued the 15th day of
April 1846 and sent to D. D. Addison, Esq Present

Total amount, $400.00
(Act July 7, 1838.}

Recorded by Tho Lumpkin Clerk,
Book D Vol. 1 Page 229.

Reported
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Revy WIDOW, &c.
File No. 3450 OWN
Mary Pinkerton
Widow
John Pinkerton
Pri Rev War
Act: Feb 2d 1848,
Index: -- Vol. M Page 130
(Arrangement of 1870.)

Oct 4, 1900-Hist
R W. Pinkerton, Elgin, Ills
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[letterhead] 
R. W. PINKERTON.
Camera and Photographic Supplies.
All kinds of Paper, Plates Cameras &c &c
and Camera Accessories.
Room 22 The Spurling,
ELGIN, ILL Sept 19 1900

OWN ecl

[circle stamp]
PENSION OFFICE U S 
Sep 21 1900

Henry Clay Evans
Washington DC

Dear Sir
Will you kindly give me
any information concerning
any soldiers that fought in
the Revolutionary War by
the name of and Pinkerton
and Burbridge.
The Pinkertons may have 
come from Pennsylvania
the Burbridges from Maryland.
But cannot say positively. I do not know
whether they were pensioners
or not. Any information you
may be able to give me will be 
greatly appreciated.
Respy Yours
R W. Pinkerton
Elgin Ill.

[rectangle stamp]
O W & N DIVISION 
SEP 24 1900
RECEIVED
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Documents
to which i 
respectfully
Call Dr Crump’s 
attention
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Sept 22, 1846
[illegible] case
Mary Pinkerton

James L. Edwards, Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
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Washington Sept 21st 1846
D. Sir,
Enclosed you will find several affidavits
to shew the day of the death of John
Pinkerton, whose widow, Mary Pinkerton, is
an Applicant for a Pension, under the 2d
Section of the Act July 4 1836. Mrs P.’s
declaration was filed by me about a week since.
Very Respectfully
Yr Mo Ob’t S’t
D. D. Addison

P. S.
Mrs Pinkerton is now in the receipt of a
pension under the act of 1844 on the
Pennsylvania Roll-

J. L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
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Mar 21 44
[illegible] case
Mary Pinkerton

J Strohm M.C.
James L. Edwards Esq
Pension office
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Washington City March 20th 1844
The enclosed as additional testimony in the case
 of Mrs Mary Pinkerton, who is an applicant for a 
pension, has been forwarded to me with
a request that I should transmit it to you.
Please to inform me whether the testimony now
before you will be sufficient to make out the case.
Very Respectfully
Yours &c
John Strohm

James L. Edwards Esq
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Washington Dec 17th 1845
Sir 
I request that you will do me the favor 
to examine the enclosed
supplementary declaration
of Mrs Mary Pinkerton of Lancaster
 Pa. & the accompanying
statement refering to the evidence
now on file in your Office, in
support of her claim to a Pension
& let me have the result of your
examination by tomorrow if
possible.
Mrs P. I am informed is a very worthy
 old Lady & is in extreme poverty. You
 will therefore confer a great favor on
 me, by giving your decision in her case
thus early, which I trust will be favorable.
Respectfully your ob’t serv’t
L C Levin

Col Edwards
Comr of Pensions
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Cole
25 Aug't Pa

J. L. Edwards Esq
Com’r of Pensions
War Department
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Washington Aug 25.48
Sir
I enclose herewith the case of Mrs Mary
Pinkerton of Penn’a claiming the act 2nd Feby 1848.
I remain very respectfully your obt ser.
Alex’r Ray

J. L. Edwards Esq
Com’r of Pensions
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I wish particularly to call your
attention to the following papers on 
file in the case of of Mrs Elizabeth 
Pinkerton, widow of Capt. Henry
Pinkerton.
No. 1.  a letter from Col John Mitchell
to Capt P, directing him to proceed to
R Island with teams and informing
him that an inspector & Forage Master
would follow whose orders Capt. & was
directed to obey &c &c.

No. 2. A paper shewing the return of
Capt P. with his Brigade of Wagons
from R. I. and that packages to
of money was paid him for the settlement
of the amount due the Wagoners under
his command, on his return to Phil’a
by Col. Mitchel D. Q. M. Gen’l, Capt P.
having been absent about three
months - the time stated in paper No.
1 that it would likely take him to perform
this tour- this shews beyond doubt that
this service was continental. This was in Sept. 1780.

No. 3. A letter dated June 1783 from
Col’o Wade which shews that Capt. P was
then in service, or had been but a short
time previous. (over)
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No 4 & 5 shewing that Capt. P was in service in 1779
No. 6 Shewing service in July 1781-
No. 7 Shewing service in Oct. 1780-
Nos. 8 & 9 Shewing service in Jany and
March 1780
No. 11. An account against Col’o Formin
including the years 79, 80 & 83.
N0. 12. Shewing the service of Capt P
in Sept 1780

Papers filed with Mrs Mary Pinkerton's
Claim 

No. 1 A receipt for £68. 2 for that sum
paid by Capt. P. for shoeing horses for
his Wagoners, John Pinkerton, among others.
No 2. A memorandum of several payments
made to John Pinkerton, among them £60
for a Wagon Cover-
No. 3. payments made by Capt. P.
at sundry times, in Sept + Octo. 1780, to his
Wagoners, John Pinkerton, among them
No. 4. Payment to John Pinkerton & Stephen
Hormer, Spring of 1780-
No. 5. Payments made to Wagoners in
1777 (or 1779) & 1778, among them, John Pinkerton
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No.6-  A list of wagoners under Capt. P., John Pinkerton among others
No. 7- Payments made to wagoners in May 1780 - John Pinkerton and others
No. 8 - A list of wagoners under Capt. P. which contains the names of Stephen Horner and John Pinkerton, and
No. 9 - shews from sundry receipts signed by Stephen Horner, that he was in the Continental service and No. 8 shows that John Pinkerton name is on the same payroll and consequently was in the same service.
In conclusion this memorandum, I feel it my duty to add that from all the facts that have come to my knowledge, I do not doubt but that John Pinkerton was in the Continental service, as wagoner from 1776 (or at least 1777) to the close of Capt. P's service in 1783 -  It is not to be supposed that Mrs. Pinkerton, who was married ten years after the service of her husband, should be able, under oath to state the exact periods of his entering and leaving the service.
Most respectfully,
D. D. Addison
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Admitted
Alexd. Ray
Washington DC
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State of Pennsylvania 
Lancaster City [illegible]
One this the fourteenth day of August 1848, personally appeared before William Frick an Alderman for the City of Lancaster in the County of Lancaster, Mary Pinkerton, a resident of the City of Lancaster in the said County, aged seventy six years past who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth in 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 John Pinkerton who was a teamster in the Revolutionary Army and that the annual amount which she received under the act of the 3rd of March 1843 and 17th June1844 amounted to eight dollars. She still declares that she is the widow of the said John Pinkerton.
Sworn and subscribed on the day and year above written before William Frick.
Mary Pinkerton
Lancaster County [illegible]
I, J.H.Kurtz, Prothonotary of the Court of [illegible] of Lancaster County Pennsylvania, certify that William Frick is a Magistrate as mentioned in the foregoing, and that his foregoing signature proporting to be his is genuine.
I witness whereof I have hereunto affixed thie seal of said county and subscribed my name this the 14th day of August 1848
J.H. Kurtz
Prothonotary
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Mary Pinkerton
January 7
Testimony of Emanuel Schaeffer and this in behalf of Mary Pinkerton

Buchanan
Sec of State U.S.
Washington
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[Hon] James Buchanan
Sec of State U.S.
City of Washington

Mary Pinkerton 
Jan'y 7 -
Testimony of Emanuel Schaeffer + this in behalf of Mary Pinkerton
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State of Pennsylvania
Lancaster City
Personally appeared before me , John C. Van Camp and Alderman of said city, Emanuel Schaeffer, Esq. one of the associate judges of the court of common pleas of Lancaster County, Doctor John Miller of said city: and Michael Carpenter, mayor of the city aforesaid, who being severally duly sworn or affirmed according to law, do say that Mary Pinkerton now of of said city [illegible] is the only widow and relist of John Pinkerton late of said city deceased, and brother to the late Captain Henry Pinkerton, deceased who to the best of their knowledge and belief served in the Revolutionary War.
E. Schaeffer
John Miller
M. Carpenter
Sworn or affirmed and subscribed before me
January 7th 1846
J.C. Van Camp, Ald.
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To the Hon. James Buchanan, Secretary of State of the U.S.
Dear Sir,
We the subscribed citizens of Lancaster, together with yourself being long acquainted with Mary Pinkerton, relict of the late John Pinkerton, deceased, who was a brother of Henry Pinkerton, deceased, and whose widow drew a pension until his decease, in October 1844. 
If the one brother's services in the Revolutionary War merited a pension, so does the other: for according to tradition they both served together during that campaign and in addition to the papers already in the pension office, there were others showing his (John Pinkerton's) discharge from the army, but was in some manner mislaid: This fact can be established (if required) by respectable testimony: We the subscribers feel assured from the knowledge which the Hon. Secretary of State has of the respectability and worth of the applicant, that upon his statement above she is willing to rest her claims of right in the decision of this question. 
The applicant though in humble circumstances is not less worthy to obtain what she is justly entitled to through the services of her husband, to smooth the pillow of life in the near desent to the tomb.
Very respectfully your humble servant &c
E. Schaeffer
John Miller 
M. Carpenter
Lancaster City, Penna.
January 7th 1846
I have long been personally & intimately acquainted with Messers Shaeffer, Miller and Carpenter and there are not three more respectable or respected citizens of any community than they are of the city of Lancaster. 
James Buchanan
January 21st 1846
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No 37393
John Pinkerton, Lan
Pa
 act 7 June 1837
Anne
Aoni 2 years Pension
$80 pension
from 4 March 1831 to 31
then by death
1832. payable under the 2
Secture of 4 July 1836 to his
Widow Mary Pinkerton
D. D. Addison
Present
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State of Pennsylvania
Lancaster County

I Emanuel Schaeffer
One of the Judges of the Court of Common
Pleas of Lancaster County.
Do hereby Certify that
it has been made to appear to my satisfaction
that John Pinkerton late of said County, departed
this life on the night of the 30th and 31st
day of March 1832, about 12 O Clock
leaving Mary Pinkerton, his widow, who
is now living in said County of Lancaster
and a Pensioner of the United States
In Testimony Whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and seal the 3rd
day of October Anno Domini 1846
E. Scheffer [Seal}

State of Pennsylvania
County of Lancaster 
J. H. Kurtz Prothonotary
of the Court of Common Pleas for the
County of Lancaster Do Certify that Emanuel
Sheaffer Esq whose name is attached to the
above certificate, was at the time of signing the same
& now is, one of the Associate Judges
for the County of Lancaster duly qualified &
Commissioned to all whose acts or such full
faith & credit is and ought to be given, and that his name is genuine.
In Testimony whereof I hereunto set my
and affix the seal of said Court this 15th
day of October A.D. 1846
J. H. Kurtz
Prothy.

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