Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 10188, for Francis Lang, Maryland
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Md.

Lang, Francis
Susannah or Susan

NUMBER
W10188
B.L.Wt. 343-60-55

CONTENTS
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Cer. Livingston & Milam Feb 18/56

131722 Act Mar 3
301855 Due M May 14}55

Susan Lang widow
Francis Lang Priv.

Ent by
Rev War

Rev previous
2nd Mar 1818-M20

Admitted 
Private

60 acres
Norly

Hon J. D. Bright
[strikethrough] Livingston & Milam [strikethrough]
Wss

Written over the top
No” 343 ifs Feby 15th/58 for 60 acres
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15.944 R
Indiana

Francis Lang of Floyd Coy. in the state of Indiana who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Smith of the Maryland line, for the term of three years 1180

Inscribed on the roll of Indiana at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 8 of September 1819

Certificate of Pension issued the 27 of Nov 1819 and sent to Joel Scribner Esq New Albany Indiana

Arrears to 4th of March 1820  $46.96
Semi-ani. all’ce ending
5 ms. 23/30&4/30.    $56.96

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

Continental
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6191

Indiana  Ind’s:

Susannah Lang widow of Francis Lang who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private.

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 96—dollars 00—cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853.

Certificate of Pension issued 12th day of Aug’t 1857- and sent to J.K. & A.G. Cairns, Bloomfield, Ind’a

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853 Page 235- Vol. H.

May 13.70 Letter to Rev Ofc for explanation

(343-60) 
Sea. Rev No 1317 [strikethrough] 732 [strikethrough]
Sea. Rev No 346355c
Sent to J. S. Gallaher for B. Laud 
warrant 11.343 Co am March 20/60
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New Albany Ind. Oct. 17 1820     Free

Secretary at War
Washington City
D. Ca

Francis Lang 15.944. March 14 1820

Francis Lang
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State of Indiana ss.

On this 15th day of September 1820 Francis Lang personally appeared in open Court being a Court of Record for the County of Floyd within the second Indiana Circuit in the State aforesaid aged Fifty nine years resident in said County who firs being duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows. To wit. that he enlisted in the 8th Regiment commanded by Col. Smith under Cap’t Charles Smith stationed on the Maryland line and that his original declaration bears date the 8th day of September 1819 that he then resided in the County & State aforesaid has received a pension, the certificate of which is numbered 15.944 & the said Francis Lang solemnly swears that he was a Resident Citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1815 and that he has not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of his property or any past thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring himself within the provisions of the act of Congress Entitled “An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and N service of the United States in the Revolutionary War passed on the 18th day of March 1818 & that he has not nor has any person for him any property or securities, contracts or Debts due to him nor has he any income other than what is Contained in the Schedule such annexed by him subscribed which made as follows To wit. one Horse, three Cows & three Cows & calves, Twenty swine, seven Sheep, one Sett knives & forks, Eight Pewter Plates, five Spoons, two Cooking Pots, two Dates ovens, one Lid and one Spider. – The said Lang also states that he is by occupation a Farmer and that he is unable to pursue any kind of living to obtain a livelihood and maintain & support his Family that his wife lives with him and is of the age of Forty two Years, a Daughter [strikethrough] ? [strikethrough] by the name of Nancy Seventeen year of age, Nehemiah a Son aged fourteen years, a son named Stanberg Thirteen Years of age, a Daughter
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named Sarah aged Eleven Years, a Son named James aged nine years a Daughter of his wifes named Sarah Kennedy aged seven Years that they are unable to support themselves & are entirely dependent on him for their support.
Francis Lang 
X his mark
{hand drawn seal}

Sworn & subscribed to before the Court aforesaid on this 15 day of Sept. 1820 – 
Joel Scribner CLK

State of Indiana Set.

I Joel Scribner Clerk of the Circuit Court for the County of Floyd within the second Indiana Circuit in the State aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereto annexed are truly Copied from the Records of the said Court, and I further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is one Hundred and Sixty two dollars & Twenty five cents.

In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this 14th day of October 1820
Joel Scribner – clerk of the Circuit Court for the County of Floyd
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Francis Lang

Admitted
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District of Indiana fs

On this 8th day of September 1819 Before me the Subscriber precedent of the Second Judicial Circuit in the said district personally appeared Frances Lang aged fifty nine years & resident in Floyd County district aforesaid who being by me first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress entitled “an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war on his oath that he the said Frances Lang entered for a term of and during the war on the 18th July 1780 in Charles County in the State of Maryland in the company commanded by Capt Charles Smith of the Regiment Commanded by Col’ Smith In the time of the State of Maryland on the Continental establishment. That he continued to serve in said Corps and in the Company of Capt. Bluff of the Regiment Commanded by Col’ Ford also of the Maryland line until November 1783 when he was discharged by public proclamation being then at [strikethrough] annapolis [strikethrough] nottingham in Prince Georges County State of Maryland that he was in the Battle of Guilford Courthouse at Camden at the Siege of 96 at the Utaw Springs and that he is in. reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for Support and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said Services

Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid
Davis Floyd
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I Davis Floyd presiding Judge as aforesaid do Certify that it appears to my satisfaction that Frances Lang of Floyd County did serve in the revolutionary war as Stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy for the term of nine months at one time of the Continental establishment and I now transmit to the Secretary for the department of War the proceedings and testimony this day taken and had before me and further thus the said Frances Lang is in reduced circumstances and needs the assistance of his Country for support.

Given under my hand & seal this 8th day of September 1819
Davis Floyd
{there is a hand drawn seal}
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State of Indiana
Floyd County} Yet

I Jael Scribner Clerk of the Circuit Court in and for the County and State aforesaid do Certify that Davis Floyd Esquire who has Signed the within instrument of writing, is and was at the time of signing the same as presiding Judge for the second Judicial circuit for the State aforesaid duly Commissioned and qualified and that to all his acts as such full faith and belief is and and ought to be given In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of our said court of New Albany this 9th day of September AD 1819
Jael Scribner Clk
[There is an attached seal]
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306255

Susannah Lang, widow of Francis Lang Revolutionary Pensioner

Application for Bounty Land

Act 3 March 1855

Special W.R

Filed by Jno. S. Gallaher 
Washington D.C.

From Wm Mackatty
Terre Haute, Indiana
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State of Indiana
County of Greene} ss

Be it remembered that on the 6th day of March 1860 before me the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for said County, duly authorized by the laws of said State to administer oaths, personally appeared Susannah Lang, aged sixty eight years, a resident of said County who being by me duly sworn according to law, deposes and says, that she is the widow of Francis Lang, who was a Private in the Revolutionary War.

She further states, that she is now a Pensioner, as the widow of the said Francis Lang, and here refers to the papers on file, as evidence of her [strikethrough] marriage [strikethrough] Identity, marriage and widowhood.

She further states that she is still the widow of the said Francis Lang; that she never received any Bounty Land, and she makes this application for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Land, to which she is entitled under the Act of March 3rd, 1855
Susannah Lang
X her mark

Subscribed and sworn to before me the day and year above mentioned
Samuel R Cavins
Notary Public
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State of Indiana
County of Greene} ss

Be it known that on the 10th day of March 1860, before me Samuel R Cavins, a Notary Public, in and for the County and State aforesaid, duly authorized by the laws of said State to administer oaths, personally appeared Marcus H. Shryer, John Cole and Edward West, who are to me well known to be credible citizens of said State & County and made oath in due form of law that Francis Lang was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States, at the rate of eight dollars per month, that he was a Resident of the County of Greene, in the State of Indiana, and died in said County of Greene as we believe on the 19th day of July 1847 that he left a widow, whose name is Susannah Lang, who is still a widow.
M H Shryer
John Cole
Edward West 

Sworn and subscribed before me the day and date first above written
Samuel R Cavins
Notary Public
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State of Indiana
County of Greene} ss

In open Court July Term 1857

Present the Honorable Frederic T Brown Judge of said Court

On this 14th day of July AD 1857 before the Court of Common Pleas held within and for said County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Susanna Lang aged Sixty five years a resident of Greene County and State of Indiana; who being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to attain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 3rd February 1853 granting pension to widows of pensioners who served during the Revolutionary war, that she is the widow of Francis Lang deceased who was a private in the Army of the Revolutionary war – that her said husband was a pensioner of the United States under act of 18th of March 1818, at the rate of $8 per month which was paid to him at the Agency in [?] in the state of Indiana She again deposeth evidence filed in the application by her said husband for a pension, in proof of his service in said war. She also states that she [?] of her said husband and is in the [?] and [?] And
War Department
Revolutionary Claim

I certify that in [?] with [?} of [?] said state of [?] March 1818 Francis Lang [?] a private in the Army of [?] subscribed on the Pension roll of the Indiana Agency at the rate of Eight dollars per month to be commenced on the Eighth day of September one
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thousand Eight hundred and nineteen.
Given at the war Office of the United States this twenty seventh day of in the year one thousand Eight hundred and nineteen.
{There is a hand drawn seal}
A Van Deventer
Acting Secretary of war

which certificate has the following entitlement level
“Payable semi annually. The final payment on the certificate will be made on the 4th of March next on [?] by the President of the Bank of [?]”

She further states that she was married to the said Francis Lang in Lawrence County State of Indiana on the 18th day of September AD 1828 by one Rollin Dewey a Justice of the Peace and that her name before her said marriage was Susannah Philip all by which will appear by a certificate of the Clerk of Lawrence County for [?] herewith That her husband died at the County of Green at his residence on the 19th day of July Ad 1847. That she was not married to him prior to the second of January eighteen hundred but at the time above stated, and she further states that there is a [strikethrough] record [strikethrough] bible record of her marriage, which is herewith forwarded to the war department, and further she declares that she is still a widow.

She hereby appoints S R Cavins, and AV Cavins her true and lawful attorneys to prosecute this her claim for a pension to receive The certificate when issued and to do all other acts
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necessary and proper [?] the premises
Susannah Lang
X her mark

Witnesses
Daniel Hunter
Wm S. Cole

Sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year first above mentioned and I hereby certify that I know the said deponent Susannah Lang [strikethrough] personally [strikethrough] and believe her to be as above stated, and that she is of the age above stated, and further that I am not interested in this her claim as attorney or otherwise

Hereby my hand and seal of said Court appears by order of said Court now in session
John M. Humphreys
[There is an attached seal}

State of Indiana
Greene County
On this 14th day of July AD 1857 personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace in and for said County Daniel Hunter and William S Cole who are to me well known and who are credible witnesses and who being by me dule sworn deposeth and say that they are each well acquainted with Mrs Susanna Lang, the above applicant for a pension that they have known her for twenty years last past. That they were acquainted with Francis Lang her late husband having known him for fifteen years previous to his death that they the said Francis Lang and Susanna Lang lived together as husband and wife, and were so reputed to be, that deponents never heard the fact of this marriage disputed or questioned. That the said Francis Lang died on or about the 19th day of July AD 1847, and the said Susanna Lang has been a widow since that day and still is reputed to be his
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widow which deponents believe to be the fact. That she has never married since her husbands death, and still to be his widow and that her said husband was the identical man mentioned as in previous in her declaration above, and [?] her that they here present and say the said Susanna [strikethrough] Phillips [strikethrough] Lang executed the foregoing affidavit & act by signing her name to the foregoing declaration and making oath [?] in due form of law and did they deponents do reside in the County aforesaid
Daniel Hunter
Wm S Cole

Witness

Sworn to and subscribed before me the 14th day of July 1857
James D. Knapp J P

State of Indiana
County of Greene}ss

I hereby certify that James D. Knapp Esq being whom the foregoing affidavits were made and who has hereunto subscribed his name was at the time of so doing a Justice of the peace in and for the County above said duly commissioned and sworn and … his so … are 

In testimony wherefor I have hereby set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of [?] July 14th AD 1857
John M. Humphreys Clerk,
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Application of Susannah Lang for Bounty land 
No 131.722

Act of March 3rd 1855

Additional Evidence

Livingston & Milam
Attys Bloomfield
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Bounty Land claim of Susan Lang widow of Francis Lang dec’d
131722

[?] of 18
Revolutionary War

Act 3rd March 1855

Livingston & Milam for Applicant
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State of Indiana
Greene County}

On this the 28th day of April 1855 personally appeared before me the undersigned Justice of the peace within and for said County Susan Lang, widow of Francis Lang late of said County deceased age 62 years the 31st day of August last past a resident of said County and who being first duly sworn according to  law doth on her oath declare that she is the widow of the said Francis Lang deceased who was as she believes a private soldier in the revolutionary war, and who belonged to the Maryland line but under whom he served she cannot state, no remembering the names of his officers, nor does she know the length or precise period of his service, but remembers he belonged to the regular troops, and that he was a Revolutionary pensioner, and inscribed on the roll of the list of the Indiana Agency at the rate of Eight dollars per month & payable Semi Annually on the 4th day of March, and 4th day of September, in every year during the period of his natural life. She also states that she cannot say under what act of congress he was pensioned, or when he made his application therefore, he having been in the receipt of said pension when she married him.   That she married said Lang on the 18th day of Sept in the year 1829, in Lawrence County in the State of Indiana. That her said husband died at the County of Greene aforesaid on the 19th day of July 1847, & that previous to his removal to said County of Greene he resided in said County of Lawrence. That ever since the death of the said Francis her husband, she has remained a widow is still a widow & was a widow on the 3rd day of March 1855. And that her said husband was the Identical Francis Lang who served in the Revolutionary war as above stated, and who was [?] as aforesaid. And that he was honorably discharged from said service or she believes, but at what date she
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she cannot say having never seene [strikethrough] it [strikethrough] his discharge

She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be [strikethrough] attached [strikethrough] entitled to under the act of congress of March the 3rd 1855,

She also declares that she has not received a warrant for bounty land nor made any application therefor under this [strikethrough] in [strikethrough] any other act of congress except the one [strikethrough] above referred to other than the one [strikethrough] now presented.

That she has no writting, or private evidence of his service, and refers to the papers now on file in the department heretofore made by the said Francis Lang in his application for [strikethrough] said [strikethrough] his said pension, in support of her present claim. That her name when she married the said Lang was Susan Philips, she being then a widow, her maiden name being Susan Hunter [strikethrough] Philips [strikethrough], she herewith also sends a certified copy of her marriage with said Lang in support of her said claim.
Susan Lang
X her mark

We Hugh L. Livingston and Elisha T. Cushman residents of the County of Greene and State of Indiana upon our oath declare that the foregoing was signed and executed by the said Susan Lang in our presence that we are personally acquainted with the said Susan Lang and we believe from her appearance and statements that she is the Identical person she represents herself to be. And also that we personally knew the said Francis Lang & know he was a Revolutionary Pentioner as Stated in the preceding declaration of the said Susan Lang & that she is the widow of the Identical Francis Lang who was a pensioner as aforesaid
Elisha T. Cushman
H. L. Livingston
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The foregoing declaration and affidavit was subscribed and sworn to before me on the day and year first above written, and I hereby certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons; also that the applicant is the person who she represents herself to be and that I have no interest in this claim.
James Patterson J. P.

State of Indiana
County of Greene}ss

I Samuel R Cavins clerk of the Circuit Court within afore the county and State aforementioned, do hereby certify that Thomas Patterson whose genuine signature appears to the foregoing declaration and affidavit was at the date of signing the same an active Justice of the peace within and for said County duly commissioned and qualified and that full faith and credit are due to all his official acts as such Justice. And also that the aforesaid Circuit Court is a Court of Record having general jurisdiction.

Given under my hand and Seal of Office in Bloomfield this 30th day of April AD1853
Samuel R Cavins Clerk

There is an attached seal.
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State of Indiana
Lawrence County}ss

I George A. Thornton, Clerk of the Circuit Court of said County certify that on the 18th day of September 1828 a marriage license was issued from the Office of Clerk of Said Court for the marriage of Francis Lang and Susannah Phillips and that it appears from the return to said license that said parties were married on the 18th day of September 1828, by Rollin C. Dewey Esq. a Justice of the peace in and for said County: all of which appeared from the records in my office.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court at Bedford, this 21st day of March 1836.
Geo. A. Thornton Clk
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Typed document, completed in handwriting
THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAN-51
12-5-41

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

Division of Veterans; Administration Archives

NAME Lang, Francis
GRADE Private
LINE Maryland

WARRANT NUMBER  11433 and B.L.Wt - 343-60-55
ACREAGE 100
ISSUED March 11, 1791 to – not shown-

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of “Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800” which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in the National Archives.
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No 6802
Susannah Lang widow of Francis
“Greene Co – Indiana
“ Admitted, Act Feb. 3. 1853 at rate of $96 per annum
Commencing as Date of Said act
“Service 3 years private of Infantry
“Pay widow
“Certificate to ? J.K. & A.G. Cairns,
Bloomfield Indiana
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Bounty Land Claim of Susan Lang widow of Francis Lang Decd

Revolution War

131722

Act of 3rd March 1855

Livingston & Milam
Attys for applicant
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Bloomfield Ind May 5th 1855

Dear Sir

Enclosed we transmit you the claim of Susan Lang widow of Francis Lang Decd for bounty Land under Act of 3rd March 1855 please acknowledge the receipt thereof and give the subject your earliest attention.

Respectfully yours & c

Livingston & Milam

Hon L. P. Waldo
Comm of Pensions}
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This page is blank.
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Typed document completed in handwriting

Auditor’s Office, Annapolis, Nov 17th 1819

I hereby certify, that it appears from the pay-rolls remaining in the Auditor’s Office, that Francis Lang pv’t received from John Hamilton, agent of the Maryland line, the sum of $80.00 for arrears of pay from the 1st August ’80 to the 1st Jan’y 82. Also, the sum of $80.00 for pay from the 1st Jan’y 82 to the 1st Jan’y 83 and also the sum of $43.30 from the 1st Jan’y 83 to the 15th Nov 83 when his time expired.
Tho’s Karney A.S.M

100 ac Land from US was 11433 [?]
11th 1791 – to self-
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3’d Auditor’s Office
July 30, 1837

Sir:
Francis Lang, Indiana Act 1818 amt 8 8, per month applicant to be paid to March [?] the arrears due to the last of October not appear to have been paid

Very Respy
Rob J Atkinson
Auditor

Geo C. Whiting Esq
Commiss of Pensions
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Pension Office July 30/57

The 3rd Auditor will please certify oath of written named pensioner’s death and name of his widow of the new arrears
Very respectfully
S. Cole
Chief Clerk

Geddes
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343
Co act
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Act Mar 3/[?]
306355  
see 131722  Mar 7/60

Susannah Lang wid of Francis Lang privt

Revolutionary 

Pension
Special
53-6191

Let March 20/60  H.H.W.

J S Gallaher
Present
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Typed document completed in handwriting

Brief in the case of Susannah Lang, widow of Francis Lang – 
Greene County and State of Indiana – 
act February 3, 1853

Claim, (‘original”, [strikethrough] or “for increase,”) [strikethrough]

Proof exhibited, (if original)

Is it documentary, traditionary or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.

Husband of Claimant was a pensioner under act of March 18, 1818 at rate of $96 per Annum, and was paid to 4th March, 1847, as per 3rd auditors report. He died July 19, 1847 as proved by parol.

Marriage proved by certified [?] from County Court Records. [?] place in 1828

(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Identity of claimant, as the widow of above named pensioner and her present widowhood, proved by two credible witnesses
R. Geddes
Examining Clerk.

Witness J.K & A.G. Cairns,
Name and residence of Agents
Bloomfield, Indiana
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Bloomfield
July 20, 1857

Comm of Pensions
Washington City DC}

Dear Sir
We hereunto send you the declaration of Susanna Lang for pension under Act of Congress 3rd July 1853, and request you to give the claim your consideration at as early a period as practicable – and notify me of the result so that if there is anything wanting we will try and have it supplied and forwarded to the Department.

Resply yours
J.K. & A.G. Cairns
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Susanna Lang wid Francis

Bloomfield
July 21
Ind

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
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Office of J.R. ISENHOWER,

ATTORNEY AT LAW

Bloomfield, Ind. May 3rd 1870.

Mr. Chas W. Brouse

Sir
I herewith return to you the Depositions and Power of Attorney of Susannah Lang (not Susanna Long) for your action or non action as you see fit
Yours Respectfully
J. R. Isenhower
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Lang (Revolutionary)
ser
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Office of United States Pension Agent
Nos. 10 & 11 Thorpe’s Block

C.W. Brouse,
Pension Agent

Indianapolis, Ind.   18—

Sir,
In the case of Susannah Long or Lang reported to you by J.R. Isenhower of Bloomington Ind, I herewith enclose a letter addressed to me on the 3rd [?] the exact date of his letter of complaint to you. I did return the voucher in which the name of Lang appeared on as the claimant. The records of this office plainly show that the pensioners name is Long. That being my only guide I could not pay the claim until I was satisfied that the rolls of this office were not correct they having been made by my predessor. I do not feel authorized to change my rolls upon the statements of Attorneys that they are incorrect.  

As is shown by the gentlemans own letter, that at the time he wrote you I did not have in my possession the voucher and consequently could not have paid it, if I had felt authorized to do so. In accordance
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Office of United States Pension Agent
Nos. 10 & 11 Thorpe’s Block

C.W. Brouse,
Pension Agent

Indianapolis, Ind.   18—

with your endorsement of the 13th [?] I will change the name upon the rolls from Long to Lang and pay the claim.
Respectfully, 
C.W. Brouse

To Hon H. Vandeman  Pension Agent
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D. C.
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Office of J.R. ISENHOWER,

ATTORNEY AT LAW

Bloomfield, Ind. May 3rd 1870.

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City D.C.

Sir
This it to inform you that on or about the 18th day of April 1870, as the Agent of Susannah Lang I mailed to Mr. Chas W. Brouse Agt for paying pensions at the City of Indianapolis, the proper depositions and Power of Attorney of Susannah Lang for the purpose of claiming the installment of pension (from Sept 4th 1869 to March 4th 1870) now hers as the widow of Francis Lang who was a private in the Revolutionary war A few days afterwards the papers were returned by said pension agt. with the following endorsement thereso, “Name is Long not Lang, correct and note or make new”. This was a mistake of the agent for the name is Lang as set out in the papers, and the evidence in his office must amply show that fact: Her pension has been paid at that office since 1857.  Upon the receipt of the papers I wrote to him, stating that the name was as set out in the papers, that there could be no corrections made as there was nothing to correct and for him to say by return mail if he would pay the pension on the same papers
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since which time I have heard nothing from him.

The old Lady is now near 88 years old – resides seven miles from town, has not been able to come to town to have her papers made out for some 6 or 8 years during which time I have gone to her residence to make them out for her.

Now I think this agent at Indianapolis unfit to be looked after; he is either too careless or too negligent to occupy so responsible a position.

I have this day remailed the papers to the agent [strikethrough] that [strikethrough] he may correct the mistake if he is so inclined, and that the old Lady may get her money as soon as possible for she is a confirmed invalid and has no other means of support.

My object in writing is this, that if the money is not paid immediately that you could investigate the matter and have his obligation of the Government carried out

Yours Respectfully,
J.R. Isenhower

P.S. Please acknowledge receipt of this
J.R.I.

Paper written agent for report giving him the correct name
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131722
Francis Lang decd 
wid Susannah

Indiana 1855

131.722

Boynton  Jary 28/55

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.

Postal cancellation
Bloomfield
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Comm of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
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Typed document completed in handwriting
Revaluation
Maryland

WIDOW, & c.

File No.  10188
Susannah Lang
Wid
Francis Lang
Privt Rev. War

Act: Febry 3rd 1853

Index: - Vol. A, Page 418

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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10.188
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Typed document completed in handwriting

10188
(3—405.)
PENSIONER DROPPED.

U. S. Pension Agency, 
INDIANAPOLIS.
FEB 4 1880

JA Benthey
Commissioner of Pensions

Sir:
I hereby report that the name of Susannah Long Widow who was a pensioner on the rolls of the Agency under Certificate No. 6191 and who was last paid at  $8., 4 Mch, 1875 has been dropped because of Unclaimed 3 Yrs
Act 1853

Very Respectfully 
Fred Temple
Pension Agent

Every name dropped to be thus reported at once.
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State of Indiana
Lawrence County}ss

I Geo. A. Thornton Clerk of the Lawrence Circuit Court certify that on the 15th day of September 1828 a marriage license was issued from the Clerk’s office of said Court for the marriage of Francis Lang and Susanna Philips, and that the same was duly returned afterwards, showing that said parties were duly joined together as husband and wife on the 18th day of September 1828 by Rollin C. Dewey a Justice of the peace of said County. All of which appears of record in my office.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court at Bedford this 30th day of June 1851
Geo. A. Thornton Clrk

Cepr for Cef & seal   .50
Searching record     1.50
                                  $2.00