Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2056, Thomas Bull, Penn.
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(8-1776)
SERVICE Penn. 
Bull, Thomas. 
NUMBER   S.2056.
Lt. Col
Contents
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4264       
Pennsylvania
Died July 13, 1837
Thomas Bull
in the State of Pennsylvania who was a Lieut Col. in the Flying Camp Regt commanded  commanded by Montgomery in the Penna
for Lieut. Col. 21 mos. $525.00
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania 
the rate of 525 Dollars per annum, to
commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17th day of January 1833 and sent to Hon D. Potts Jr.
House Reps
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832   $787.50
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 March 1833   262.50
$1050.00
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by Vinal Luce 
Book D Vol. 6 Page 48
Let to T K B
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State of Pennsylvania 
Chester County } Ss 
On this eighth day of September Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, personally appeared before Cromwell Pearce, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Chester in the State of Pennsylvania, Thomas Bull a resident of East Nantmeal Township in the County and State aforesaid, aged eighty eight years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th A.D. 1832 That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers served as herein stated; to wit. That in August 1776 he received a Commission as Lieutenant Colonel in the Flying Camp that the Regiment of which he was commissioned a commander was raised in the County of Chester and was rendezvoused at Downingtown in said County, at which place the declarant first took command; - that William Montgomery was commissioned Colonel of said Regiment, but he never appearing to take the command, your declarant became in effect commander in chief of said Regiment and continued so to be until taken prisoner as here in after stated that John Bartholomew was
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Major of said Regiment and James McClure, Jacob Hetherly (who died at New York whilst a prisoner, Samuel Culbertson, Benjamin Wallace and Pierce were five of the Captains (the names of the others he does not remember) and Hezekiah Davis was one of the Lieutenants; that immediately on taking command the declarant marched said regiment toward the scene of the war, first moving from Downingtown to Philadelphia, from thence to Trenton thence to Princeton & through other places of New Jersey of which he remembers Paulus Hook and Bergen, making no permanent halt until he arrived with his regiment at the North River opposite Fort Washington; that when he arrived at that place, he found Colonel Frederick Watts and Colonel Michael Swobe with their respective Regiments encamped there, the former from Cumberland & the latter from York County of this State; that General James Ewing of York County Pa then took command of the three regiments; that he remembers Major Andrew Kilbraith of Watts Regiment and Captain Schmyser and Captain Drit of Swobes Regiment; that these three Regiments under the direction of Genl Ewing built Fort Lee opposite Fort Washington in which they all remained until the night of the fifteenth of November 1776, when a detachment from said Regiments but under the command of the declarant was ordered over the river to assist in defending Fort Washington, upon which and attack was expected to be made soon;- that Fort Washington was commanded by Colonel Magaw of Carlisle Pa. under whom were Colonels Rawlings and Cadwallader; that immediately after the arrival
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of his detachment at Fort Washington on the night of the 15th Nov, a Council of war was held by the chief Officers, the determination of which was put on paper and placed in the hands of the declarant, with orders to deliver the same to Genl Washington, who had his quarters about 4 miles west of Fort Lee; that he crossed the river for that purpose and proceeded to Genl Washington's quarters but the Genl having rode out, the declarant delivered the papers to Genl Green & then returned to Fort Washington, by which time it was nearly day break, when he laid down but was soon awakened by the firing of the enemy, which was early in the morning; that he was put on the back of the only horse at the Fort (except one artillery horse & moved with his regiment toward Harlem River and after placing it in the order and at the place commanded, he was directed to return to the Fort for other orders; that as he returned a cannon ball from the enemy the force of which was destroyed by striking the limb of a tree, fell at the feet of his horse, that on his return he went to the commanding officer, when a reinforcement of two companies, one under command of Capt. Dean & the other under command of Capt Hartman, having just arrived from duties, he was ordered to march them to Harlem River to be put under the command of Major David Lenox, which he did; that when he arrived with them, the Highlanders had
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landed and driven Major Lenox back to a place called the White House where he delivered him said reinforcement; that he returned partly through the woods to the fort and was then ordered by Col. Magaw down the North River to Call on Cadwallader, to whom he went and delivered his orders which were immediately obeyed that he proceeded to the rear of Col. Cadwallader’s command, as they retreated to the Fort and saw Lieut. Col. Stewart, who brought up the rear of the forces and was the last man in leaving the field that the declarant then returned to the Fort & on his way back took up behind him a wounded soldier, who, as he had gone out to deliver his orders to Cadwallader, had prayed of him the assistance which he now rendered him in carrying back to the Fort; when returned to the fort he & the wounded man having dismounted, the declarant went into the Fort, but finding none of his detachment there, immediately went out again & found it posted behind a breastwork, near the Fort fronting toward Harlem River, being very thirsty having had no drink since they had left the Fort in the morning (it now being about the middle of the afternoon) he had water and whiskey brought out to them that he returned in to the fort after the men had drank when a little English Colonel came to the declarant, he having a double barreled rifle in his hand at the time, “Sir, said he, if you will let me have that rifle I’ll give you 5 or 6 guineas " the declarant
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answered, that if he would wait till he should lay it down, he might then pick it up, that most of the American forces having been driven into the Fort it being too small to contain all of them & Col. Magaw found it necessary to surrender, immediately after which the Americans laid down their arms & the English Colonel took care to take up the rifle; that the declarant was with his detachment very little during the day, having been placed on horseback by Col. Magaw for the purpose of carrying orders, that by his absence the command of his detachment had devolved upon Major Andrew Kilbraith; that after laying down his arms and the enemy marched the declarant and his officers to a farm house toward New York, about a mile from Fort Washington, where they were kept from Saturday Evening until Tuesday forenoon without any thing to eat and on Tuesday they were marched to New York where they were put into a Methodist Meeting House & on the next morning after their arrival in New York they were Ordered out of the Meeting House to sign a parole, which they did;  that the enemy then gave your declarant & his officers part of a house to reside in & furnished them with good Salt beef, hard biscuit and plenty of Crab; that some gentleman, your declarant knows not who, sent him a half-joe, when he took boarding for himself & left his officers; that he visited the American Soldier imprisoned
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in Bridewell almost every day & found many of them dying & dead with cold & want of food, but at length orders were given by Gen Howe for the privates to be discharged on parole (these orders were understood to be on account of the great number of deaths, Genl Howe being willing to preserve as many for Exchange as possible) that your declarant succeeded in getting his men discharged before any others, that all the officers (prisoners in N.Y.) were then ordered to Long Island to board with the farmers, and on the way to the wharf in obedience to that order, the declarant that Col. Lowring’s Commissary of Prisoners a Royalist from Boston, who delivered into his hands the billett for the Township of Flatlands which he delivered after arriving in Long Island to the Officers entitled to receive them, generally two were billited on one house, but one if the inmates were poor, that he & Col. Swobe were billited on Major Jeremiah Candabolt, that he remained here until the Autumn of 1777 when all the officers on Long Island were put on board of two prison ship lying near New York, in which they remained about twelve days, when they were ordered back to their boarding houses on Long Island, where your declarant remained until about the 6th of May 1778 when the American Commission of prisoners (he thinks his name was Elias Benedict) sent a list of prisoners to be exchanged, the declarant was second on that List and
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Ethan Allen first, that your declarant soon left New York for his home where he arrived about the 12th of May 1778 having been about in one year and nine months in Service; that the foregoing (without going into too trifling details), contains the chief of what the declarant saw, heard, did & suffered in the service of his country during the revolution, so far as he can at present remember & in the order of time in which the events happened. In answer to the interrogatories propounded, he further declares that he was born in Providence Township Philadelphia County Now Montgomery County, on the 28th of May A.D. 1744 Old Style that he once had a record of his age but does not know what has become of it;  that he resided in the Township of East Nantmeal County of Chester when he entered to the service & has ever since his quitting the service resided in said Township; that he volunteered in the service; that he is unable to state the names of any other regular officers than those contained in the preceeding script of this declaration her can he remember any thing here with in regard to the Continental & Militia Regiments; little as to the general circumstances of his service they are given so for as he can now recollect them in what precedes; that he received a commission as Lieutenant from the authorities of Pennsylvania and
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and perhaps by Benjamin Franklin thinks it was signed by Timothy Matlack that it was in his chest when he left Fort Lee to go with his detachment to the defense of Fort Washington & that he has never heard of or seen any of the contents of that Chest since & has no other documentary evidence of any kind, that Hezekiah Davis who was a Lieutenant in the declarants regiment is the only contemporary survivor that he knows of, who can testify as to his personal knowledge of this service of the declarant; he would also refer to the Secy of War to the declaration of said Hezekiah Davis under the act of June 7, 1832, (as he understands such a one has been forwarded to the department)  as good evidence of the declarants claims to the benefit of said act; that the following named persons to whom the declarant is known in his present neighborhood can testify as to his character for veracity their belief of his services as a soldiers of the revolution viz Col. Caleb North David Potts Jr. M.C.,  Gen. Joshua Evans, Col. Isaac Wayne, James Cutler & Caleb Liggett & numerous other citizens of this County & State 
He hereby relinquishes every claim what ever 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. 
Thos Bull
Sworn to & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid
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In reply to your request of    received   for a statement of the military history of  Thomas Bull   
soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension in this Bureau    S.2056
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. Aug 1776   LENGTH OF SERVICE. 1 year 9 months     RANK, Lieut Colonel commanding Colonel William Montgomery’s Penn. “Flying Camp”   OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.  COLONEL William Montgomergy STATE. 
He was captured at Fort Washington, imprisoned at farm house & in the Methodist Meeting House, N.Y. then paroled on Long Is.  until autumn of 1777 when he & his brother officers were confined in prison ships 12 days.  Then ordered back & remained on Long Is. until exchanged May 6 1778.   
Battles engaged in,  Fort Washington
Residence of soldier at enlistment, West Nantmeal, Twp., Chester Co. Penna. 
Date of application for pension, Sept. 8, 1832. His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, East Nantmeal Twp., Chester Co. Penn. 
Age at date of application,   born May 28, 1744 O. S. [old style] Providence Twp.
Remarks: Philadelphia Penn, died July 13, 1837 or 1839.   
Soldiers Grandsons - Thos. B. Devers referred to in 1845;  Thos. K. Bull of Chester Co in 1851 No other family data on file. 
Very respectfully, 
Commissioner.
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1894 Dec. 21 Hist to Capt. Horace Neide Phila, Pa.
May -1 -1900. Hist to Miss Anne J. Bowman Monks Ia
1907 Mch 30 – Hist to Capt. J. H. Bull
1914 May 19 Hist to Mrs T. G. Greig 
Rev War   2056
INVALID. 
File No. 2056 
Thomas Bull 
Lieut Col.   Rev War 
Act: June 7, 1832 
Index:--Vol. A, Page 17 
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Cromwell Pearce 
State of Pennsylvania 
Chester County } Ss
We James Cutler to G residing in the Township of East Nantmeal County & State aforesaid and Caleb Liggett residing in the same place and David Potts Jr residing also in the same place and Caleb North residing in the adjoining Township of Coventry hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Colonel Thomas Bull, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be eighty eight years of age that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbourhood & throughout the County in which he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion 
Caleb Liggett 
James Cutler
Caleb North Late a Lt. Col Revolutionary Army
David Potts Jr.
Sworn or affirmed and Subscribed on the day year aforesaid 
Cromwell Pearce
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State of Pennsylvania 
Chester County } SS  
Hezekiah Davis a resident of Charlestown township, County & State above written having been sworn in due form of law deposed and says that he is as well acquainted with Lieut. Col. Thomas Bull & became so in his youth has resided near him all his life; that your deponent in 1776 was commissioned a first Lieutenant in a company commanded by Captain Samuel Culbertson which composed part of the regiment commanded by the within declarant (Col Thomas Bull), that said Regiment rendezvoused at Downingtown.  I was marched from thence through N. Jersey to where Fort Lee was built that said Col. Bull had command of said Regiment during said war & continued to hold command of the until the taking of Fort Washington that your deponent was one of the detachment under the command of said Col Bull which was Ordered from Fort Lee to assist in the defense of Fort Washington that the deponent together with said Col Bull was taken prisoner at said Fort & moved from thence to New York & afterwards billited on Long Island that your deponent has heard the declaration of said Col Bull read and that he knows from personal observation that most of what is therein stated is correct and that I have no doubt but that other matters which he did not witness personally, are also correct For further evidence of said Bull’s claim to a pension your deponent respectfully refers the department to his own declaration (made to obtain the benefit
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of the act of June 7, 1832, which he has forwarded to the war department & presumes is there on file And further saith not
Hezekiah Davis
Sworn & Subscribed before me this fourteenth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two 
Cromwell Pearce   
And the said Cromwell Pearce, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in for said County of Chester the same being a Court of Record, does hereby declare his 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 he further certifies, that it appears to him, that James Cutler, Caleb Liggett,  & David Potts Jr. who have signed the preceeding certificate are all residents of the Township of East Nantmeal County of Chester & State of Pennsylvania and that Caleb North who has also signed the same is a resident in the adjoining Township of Country during the summer & in Philadelphia during the winter, and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit And he further certifies that the said Thomas full cannot from bodily infirmity attend Court
(over)
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Court: He also further certifies that the foregoing contains the original proceedings had before him in the matter of the application of Col. Thomas Bull for a pension 
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this fourteenth day of September Anno Domini One thousand eight hundred and thirty two. 
Cromwell Pearce [SS]
State of Pennsylvania 
Chester County } Ss  
I, John W. Cunningham Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Chester Do hereby certify that Cromwell Pearce before whom the forgoing proceedings (under the act of Congress supplementary to the for the relief of certain surviving officers and Soldiers of the Revolution passed June 7, 1832) were had is duly commissioned and qualified an associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of said County and that the signatures thereto annexed are the genuine signature of the said Cromwell 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of office this twenty fifth day of September Anno Domini One thousand eight hundred and thirty two 
John W Cunningham Prot
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I do hereby certify that Hezekiah Davis of the
Township of Charleston Chester County Pa the signer to the above Declaration is highly respectable in Character and worthy of all credit
Joshua Evans
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12.259
Admitted
Lieutenant Colonel
21 months
28
9
225.
300.00
225.00
$525 – 
Hon D. Potts
Ho. of Reps
Potts
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Marsh P.O. Chester Co. Pa. Oct 10 /45 
Dr. Sir
In conversation with Com Elliott relative to recovering bounty lands awarded by Congress to Revolutionary Officers, he assured me of your obliging disposition in imparting information within your reach. Can you tell me whether any such lands, or their equivalent in money, were allotted Col Thomas Bull, an officer of a company called the "Flying Camp”, who subsequently became a pensioner under this act of 32, and who died on the thirteenth of July 1839. In his last will and Testament he devised all his right and title to such lands to his grandson Thomas B. Dewers who has given me power of Attorney to act in his behalf in the matter 
If you can without inconvenience to your numerous he engagements give me any information touching this subject, it will be thankfully received; as also relation to the mode of recovering the same specifying also some person in Washington, in whose hands the matter may safely be put, if necessary.   
Com E. is now at the residence of his son in law Thomas B. Jacobs, Lancaster Co Pa 9 miles from here, I heard from him a few days since, he was then very ill, his friends having but little hope of his recovery. 
Be kind enough to let me hear from you soon, and believe me yours respy 
Thomas K. Bull
Col. Edwards
P.S. Col Bull's declaration of 7th Sept 1832 is, I presume, filed in your office.
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To see pension papers of Col Thomas Bull a rev. pensioner from Pa
Tho. Ewing Jr.
 My 6 51
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Know all men by these presents, That I Thomas K. Bull of the County of Chester and State of Penna have constituted and appointed, and by these presents do constitute and appoint, THOMAS EWING, Jr., of Washington City, my true and lawful attorney, irrevocably for me and in my name to  examine the pension papers of my Grand father Col Thomas Bull, a revolutionary pensioner under the act of 7th June 1832, and to present my claim for bounty land on account of his service & to receive any warrants which may be issued 
and in my name to execute such receipts and acquittances for the same as may be necessary, and generally to do all lawful acts and things touching the premises; and an attorney or attornies under him for the purposes aforesaid, to make and at his pleasure to revoke; hereby confirming all and whatsoever my said attorney shall lawfully do or cause to be done in the premises, by virtue of these presents. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty eighth day of July 1851. Thos K. Bull   [SEAL.] 
State of Pennsylvania 
County of Chester } to wit: 
On this twenty eighth day of July 1851, Thomas K. Bull personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, and acknowledged the above power of attorney to be his act and deed for the purposes therein expressed.  
Elijah Bull J.P. [SEAL]  
State of Pennsylvania 
County of Chester } to wit:
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1890  M. Oct 14, 1845
July 21 Van Wyke Bull – history – prior  
Aug 13 1891 Lt. J. H. [unreadable] Bull history-- Prior 
Jany 16 J. G. [unreadable] history – Prior  
1893 May 5 Hist to R Hobart Smith New York 
1893 Hist to Van Wyck Bull Westchester Pa
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
RECEIVED
MAR 2 1893
494
[unreadable] Clerk
Dated Feby 9, 1893 
From Smith, R. Hobart 
New York City 
SUBJECT: -- 
Request transcript of the record under which Lt. Col. Thos Buell of Penna Revolutionary Army drew a pension &c 
Rev War
OLD WAR AND NAVY RECORDS MAR 14 1893
Old War 13
Department of the Interior, 
March 3, 1893
 Respectfully referred to the Commissioner of Pensions 
E. M. Dawson 
Chief Clerk. 
H.C.D. 
U.S. PENSION OFFICE 
MAR 14 1893
CHIEF CLERK
U.S. PENSION OFFICE
MAR 11 1893
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10 Broadway New York, 
February 9th 1893 
To the Hon. the Secretary of the Interior, 
Washington Sir D. C 
Sir 
Will you do me the kindness to send me at your convenience. a transcript of the record under which Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Bull of the Pennsylvania Revolutionary Army (my maternal
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great grandfather) drew his pension? And at
the same time, I will be
obliged if you will kindly send me a
transcript of the record of Captain Robert Smith
of Colonel Malcolm New York Regiment
of the Revolutionary Army (my paternal great
grandfather), in case that gentleman drew
a pension to which he would have been
entitled? Thanking you in anticipation, I have the
honor to be, sir,
Yours faithfully,
R. Hobart Smith
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U.S. PENSION OFFICE DEC 8 1894
Union League House   
Philadelphia Dec 7 1894 
To the Hon. Commissioner of Pension Washington D.C 
I have the honor to request, that if consistent with the rules and requirements of the Pension office Governing applications of this character; I may be furnished with such official extracts from the Records of the Pension Office as will establish the fact of the service during the Revolutionary War of 
Colonel Thomas Bull of Penna 
In the Register of the Penna Society War of the Revolution 1893. I find it stated that the above named officer was Lieut Col the 4th Penn Batt 1776
Lieut Col the 1st Penn Batt 1779 
Lieut Col the 2nd Penn Batt 1780 
and Colonel of 2nd Batt of the Horse 1780 -81  
Captured at Fort Washington and Confined in Prison ship “Jersey” until discharged.
Family Tradition as confirmed in copies [unreadable] of Chester & Penna states that Col Bull drew a pension to date of his death in 1837
I am Sire very respectfully your obt. Servant
Horace Neide 
Capt. U.S.A. Ret’d
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O.W. & N. DIV FILES MAR 19 1907
COMMANDANT’S OFFICE
U.S. NAVAL TRAINING STATION 
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 
MAR 9th 1907 
Sir:
I have the honor to request that I be furnished with a copy of the Pension Record of Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Bull of the Pennsylvania Flying Camp - War of the Revolution - applied for  September 1832, granted and drawn until his death in 1837-
Very respectfully . 
J. H Bull Captain W. K. Mann
Commandant
7 mr
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The Commissioner of Pensions
U. S. Pensions Office
Washington D. C.
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T. G. GREIG, M. D. 
1501 CARSON ST.
 HOURS, 1-3 & 7-9 P.M. 
PITTSBURG, Pa., May 14, 1914. 
Commissioner of Pensions, 
Washington, D.C. 
Will you kindly send me any information you have in your department of the Revolutionary War record of Thomas Bull who served as lieutenant colonel of the Flying Camp Pennsylvania Troops. 
Also would like to know if he was in the Colonial Service before the Revolution. 
Mrs T G Greig 
1501 Carson, St. 
Pittsburgh Pa
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Rev. War Section. 
May 19, 1914
Mrs. T. G. Greig. 
1501 Carson Street, 
Pittsburgh, Pa.. 
Madam:  
In response to your letter dated the 14th instant, you are herewith furnished the Revolutionary War record of Thomas Bull, Sur. File No. 2,256, and advised that there is no reference to any service rendered prior to the Revolution in the papers in his claim, and that this Bureau is not in possession of any Colonial records. 
Very respectfully, 
G. M. Saltzgaber
Commissioner
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O. W. & N. DIVISION
MAY 19 1900
RECEIVED
U.S. PENSION OFFICE K MAY 8 1900
Waverly, Iowa
Hon Commissioner of Pension 
Dear Sir- 
Will you kindly send me a copy of the declaration made by Lieut. Col. Thomas Bull, of Chester County, Pennsylvania, by which he received a pension for service rendered during the Revolutionary War. 
Respectfully, - 
(Miss) Anne J. Bowman 
Bremer County
Iowa
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
RECEIVED
MAR 10 1893
D. M. DIVISION
BU
B. P. LAW DIVISION
MAR 14 1993
RECEIVED
605 
New York City, 
Mar. 8, 1893 
Smith, R. Hobart 
Requests copy of record by which his grand father, Lieut Col. Thos. Bull, of Penna Revolutionary army drew a pension. 
AW WHL
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Mar. 13, 93 
Respectfully referred to the Comm. Of Pensions
E. M. Dawson
Chief Clerk
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70 Broadway, 
New York 
March 8th 1893 
Hon. Hoke Smith 
Secretary of the Interior 
Washington, D. C. 
Sir 
I respectfully request that you will do me the kindness to send me a copy of the record under which my maternal great grandfather, Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Bull of the Pennsylvania Revolutionary Army,
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drew his pension. Thanking you an anticipation of your courtesy, 
I am, Sir Your obedient servant, 
R. Hobart Smith
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES US, 
Washington, D.C. July 16. 1840 
(enclosed) 
Letter from Van Wyck Bull, West Chester, Pa. dated July 2. 1890 to Hon. Smedley Darlington M.C.  6th Dist. Pa.
Desires time of enlistment, rank at entry and rank afterwards attained, and the regiment or Corps or to which he was attached, and also copies of his discharge - of Lieut. Col. Thomas Bull who served in the Revolutionary War. 
Respectfully referred to the Com of Pensions. I can find no printed list of pensioners of the Revolutionary War in the Library of the House of Reps I do not know whether your Bureau possesses such data 
Very respectfully, 
Smedley Darlington 
M. C. 6th District Pa
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U.S. PENSION OFFICE DEC 13 1890
OLD WAR & NAVY DIVISION
DEC 16 1890
J. G. Woodward 
Dec 12 1890 
Col Thos Bull Penn F.2056
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THE CONNECTICUT SOCIETY OF THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION ORGANIZED APRIL 2, 1889.
THE CONNECTICUT SOCIETY OF THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. PRESIDENT, JONATHAN TRUMBULL, NORWICH, CONN. - VICE-PRESIENT HON. HOBART B. BIGELOW, NEW HAVEN, CONN.  - REGISTRAR, JOSEPH G. WOODWARD, HARTFORD, CONN.  - TREASURER, ROWLAND B. LACEY, BRIDGEPORT, CONN. -  SECRETARY, LUCIUS F. ROBINSON, HARTFORD, CONN.
 HARTFORD, Dec 121890 
Dear Sir 
Will you Really advise me whether the name of Thomas Bull b. May 28. 1744, in Penn. d. July 13. 1837, NAAR Lieutenant Colonel is on the records of the pension office. The details of service are not desired.
Respectfully,
J. G. Woodward 
To the Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
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JUL 14 1890
239489
Naval Station 
New London Conn 
July 11.90 
Thos. Bull 
Lt. Col. Pa. Vols 
J. H. Bull requests record upon which pension was granted. 
O.W. & N
JUL 16 1890 
RECEIVED
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Lt J H Bull   Con
July 11, 1890
Lt Col Thos Bull Penn
F.2056
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U.S. Naval Station 
New London Conn 
July 11th 1890 
Department of War Records 
Washington D.C. 
Sir: 
Will per please give me at your convenience, a copy of the record by which Lieut Col Thomas Bull of Pennsylvania received a pension of $600 after, and for his services during the war of the Revolution 
Yours Respectfully &c
J. H. Bull
Lieutenant U. S. Navy