Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18661, Isaac Wilson, Penn.
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(8-1776) 

    Service                                                                                                                        Number 

Penn.                                                             Wilson, Isaac                                 S. 18661 

 
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Contents 

b. (born) Oct. 22, 1758 in Morris Co. N.J. 
res. (residence) at enl. (enlistment) Northumberland Co. Pa. 
res in 1832 Clark Co. Ohio 
d. (died) May 11, 1841
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Letter to 3 Auditor July
14th 1842.

Dead
Paid at the Treasury under the
act of April 6th 1838 from
4th March 1841 to May 11 1841.
Agent notified July 21 1842

Ohio. 13.488.
Isaac Wilson 
of Clark Co in the State of O.
who was a Sergant in the Reg commanded
by Captain Campell of the Co commanded 
by [blank] in the Penn’a
line for 3 years & upwards
$120,

Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio,
at the rate of 120 Dollars 00 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of July,
1833 and sent to James
L Halsey Springfield C. Co. Ohio

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833. 240.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept 33. 60.00
$300.00

Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by Wm R. Palmer Clerk, 
Book E  Vol. 8  Page 28
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT, 
SECOND COMPTROLLER’S OFFICE 
July 16th , 1842 

 

Sir: 

Under the date of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled “An act directing the transfer of the money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States,” The widow of Isaac Wilson, deceased, late __________ a Pensioner on the Roll of the Ohio __________  Agency, at the rate of one hundred & twenty Dollars and ____________ Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March 1841, to the 11th May 1841. 

 

Respectfully, yours, 
  Albion K Parris 
       Comptroller 

To the Commissioner of Pensions, 
Present.
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13.488
12.257
Isaac Wilson

Adm for 2 years
as Sergeant
James S. Halsy
Springfield
Ohio
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BRIEF in the case of Isaac Wilson of Madison Township
County of Clarke in the State of Ohio
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Open Court

2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?

3. How old is he? 73

4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

Period.
Enlisted March In 1779
Enlisted immediately
 after above tour.
Taken prisoner at Fort
Freeland 24. July 1779 
& not exchanged until 
October 1782

Duration of Service.
2 Months
3 Years 3 Months

Rank.
Private
2nd Sargent

Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.
Capt James Morrow  Penn’a Rangers
Capt Thos Campleton

5. In what battles was he engaged?
not any

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?
Chillingague, Northumberland Co. Penn’a

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by
incidental evidence, or by the rolls? living witnesses & traditionary evidence

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
not properly attached

I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.

Chas G Wilcox Examining Clerk
18 July 1833
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The State of Ohio  County of Clark ss

On this sixth day of October eighteen hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open court, before the Court of Common Pleas for said County, now sitting, Isaac Wilson a resident of Madison township in said County and the State of Ohio aforesaid, aged seventy three 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 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States
under the following named officers as herein stated. In
the beginning of the month of March in the year 1779 he entered into the service, in a company of Rangers commanded
by Capt. James Morrow, for the period of two months at Chilisquaque in the County of Northumberland, Pennsylvania-
Company in which he served ranged in the frontier settlement
of Pennsylvania. During the period of this service the company had a skirmish with a body of Indians, which was
occasioned by their attacking and killing two young men
by the name of Cushwell near Bosley’s fort; in this skirmish, none of the company to which deponent belonged
were killed. The Indians retreated, with what loss deponent cannot state. Deponent served out the period of
his enlistment and immediately after its expiration, he entered a company of Rangers in the service of the State of
Pennsylvania, for the period of nine months. The Company was commanded by Captain Thomas Campleton
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and deponent acted as second Sergeant. The Company then
moved from Chilisquaque to Fort Freeland on Alamor run
at the foot of Monny hill. After he had served under his
new engagement more than two months, while at Freeland’s
fort, on the night of the 23d of July, the fort was surrounded by a body of British, Tories & Indians, under the command of Captain John McDonald. The body, or Regiment to which McDonald's Company belonged was commanded by a half Indian named Brandt and Maj. Butler. After an active resistance from the time of the attack until 10 O'clock AM. of the 24th of July, the fortress, which contained but a small body of men, besides those who had gone there for protection surrendered. All the inhabitants were stripped of their clothing; and those who were capable of bearing arms including deponent were taken as prisoners. Immediately after the surrender of the fort, he together with the other prisoners were conducted thro’ the Indian Country under McDonald to Lake Ontario at the mouth of Gennessee river, where they were delivered up to Capt Butler. Here they were tied with cords and remained in this condition for nine days, when they were carried in batteaux to Fort Niagara. There they remained imprisoned in a block house about six weeks, from thence
Crossed Lake Ontario in a vessel to the St Lawrence
river, which river they descended in batteaux to Montreal.
When they arrived here cold weather had commenced at
Montreal. They were put in prison where they remained about
ten days, and on being attacked with the ague several
of the prisoners including deponent were conveyed to the
hospital where they remained four or five weeks. After deponent’s recovery the British recruiting officer endeavored to persuade him to enlist in the British service in
the regiment commanded by Sir John Johnson, but on
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but on his refusing to enlist, he was conveyed to Fort Chambler on the Sorell River, where he was imprisoned and hand cuffed. In this situation he remained until the ice in the river broke up, which was about the first of May. They were thence conducted in batteaux to a garrison at the mouth of the Sorell. Here deponent remained closely confined and ironed
hand and foot until the Autumn of 1781. After the news
of the surrender of Lord Cornwallis in the latter part of
the Fall of 1781, deponent was taken to Quebec, where he
remained ten days; he was thence conducted to St Pauls
bay where he remained a prisoner about eleven months.
About the month of October 1782, deponent with other prisoners was taken on board a British vessel, one of a victualing fleet to New York, whence he ascended the North river in a sloop to Dobbs Ferry where he was exchanged, having been a prisoner of war more than three years and three months. When deponent entered the service he resided at Chilisquaque Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, and he
enlisted as a Ranger as above stated. He served with
no Continental troops, but the bodies of Rangers with whom
he served acted separately and independently. He was
acquainted with Col. Hartley, Maj. Parr, and Lieut Pringle
of the Regular service. He was also acquainted with
Gen. Sullivan and Gen James Clinton, the latter of whom
officed him 150 acres of land in the Tennessee Country of
he would go and live on it. This was shortly after depones
return from his captivity. He has no documentary evidence
of his service.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension
or annuity except the present and declares that his name
is not on the pension roll of the agency of
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any State. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Saul Henkle Clerk  Isaac Wilson

Interrogatories propounded to the applicant by the Court
and his answers thereto, made under oath
1 Where, and in what year were you born?
answer. I was born in Morris County, New Jersey, 22d
October 1758.

2. Have you any record of your age; and if so where is it?
Answer - I have a record of my age at home, in a bible that
belonged to my father: the record was made in his life and at his instance

3. Where were you living when called into service; when
have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do
you now live? Answer. When called into service I resided
in Northumberland County Pennsylvania. Since the revolutionary War I lived about 5 years in Pennsylvania, then about or year in Allegheny County N. York, thence I removed back to Pennsylvania, where I resided 15 or 16 years, since which time have resided in the State of Ohio.

4. How were you called into service; were you drafted,
did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?
Answer. I entered the service voluntarity, it was then
termed an enlistment.

5. State the names of some of the Regular officers
who were with the troops where you served; and such
Continental and Militia Regiments as you can
recollect, and the general circumstance of your service
did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?
Answer- As I have stated in my declaration, the Company
in which I served acted separately and independently; I have named in said declaration such of the Continental and officers as occur to my recollect tion. I recollect that Col. Hartley’s Continental regiment lay at Wallace's fort on the West bank
of the Susquehanna during the time of my two months
service, at which fort the company to which I belonged
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including myself lay over night, on our return from
a scouting expedition: the general circumstances
of my service, have particularly set forth in
my declaration, to which I refer.

6. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service,
if so by whom was it given and what has become of it?
Answer - I never received any written discharge. The
nature of my service and imprisonment, prevented
receiving such discharge. After the war I received
a certificate of service from Col Hunter in
Northumberland Co. Pa. with which I went to
Philadelphia and settled with Gen. John Nicholson
whose office was called Comptroller General:
On the certificate I received twelve crown in money
and left the certificate with him as a [illegible].

7-State the names of persons to whom you are
known in your present neighborhood, and who can
testify as to your character for veracity and their
belief of your service.
Answer I refer to Rev. Joseph Morris, Rev Saul
Hinkle, Gen Samson Mason, Dr. Wm A. Needham, 
Gen. Oliver Armstrong, Pierson Spinning, Thomas Price,
Charles Anthony & Wm V.H. Cushing, Joseph
Perrin, Rowland Brown Esquires.
 Isaac Wilson

Sworn and subscribed in open Court the day and year aforesaid
Saul Henkle Clk
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We Joseph Morris, a clergyman residing in the
township of Harmony Clark County Ohio and
Ira Paige residing in the town of Springfield
in the County and State aforesaid hereby certify
that we are well acquainted with Isaac Wilson
who has subscribed and sworn to the above 
declaration; that we believe him to be seventy three
years of age; that he is reputed and believed to
in the neighborhood where he resides, to have
been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we
concur in that opinion. Joseph Morris Ira Paige

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Saul Henkle Clerk

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the
investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the court further certifies that it appears to them that Joseph Morris who has signed the
preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the County
of Clark and State of Ohio, and that Ira Paige who
has signed the same, is resident, in the same County
and State, and is a credible person, and that their
statement is entitled to credit.

I Saul Henkle Clerk of the Court of Common
pleas of said County, do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the Original proceedings of the court in the
matter of the application of Isaac Wilson for a pension.

In Testimony
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State of Ohio Champaign County, SS.
On this fourth day of August A.D. 1832 
personally appeared in open court, before the judge of
the court of Common pleas of the County of Champaign afores’d now sitting John McAdams aged
Sixty nine years (of the County of Champaign afs’d)
who being first duly sworn according to law, doth
on his oath depose and say that he is well acquainted
with Isaac Willson who resides in the township
of Madison and County of Clark and State of Ohio.
That said deponent was acquainted with said Willson
while he was in the service during the revolutionary
war. The acquaintance commenced in the service while
said Willson belonged to a company of rangers commanded by Capt. James Morrow. They served on the
frontiers in the County of Northumberland and State of
Pennsylvania against the Indians mostly. This was
some time in the summer of the year 1779 - Deponent
was acquainted with said Willson until he was taken
a prisoner in the year 1779 in Freeland’s fort in said
County of Northumberland-- Said fort was surrendered 
to a Capt. John McDonald, a British officer.
Said Willson was supposed to be taken a prisoner, but 
it was not known until he returned about two years
afterward. Deponent assisted in burying the dead
at the fort after the battle and surrender. Deponent
has been acquainted with said Willson from the time
of his return from being a prisoner as afors’d, until
the present time-- altho there have sometimes, a
year or two elapsed, without their having seen each
other-- Deponent knows that said Willson now resides
 in said County of Clake where he has resided
for the last seventeen years. Deponent knows
said Willson resided in Northumberland County
in Pennsylvania when he went into the service,
and he also knew his fathers family who also
lived in the same county. Deponent always understood
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understood that said Willson entered the service twice,
once for two months and after the expiration of that
time, he entered again for the time of nine months
and served until he was taken prisoner as aforesaid.
Said Willson is about 74 or 75 yrs old-- And further deponent says not. John McAdams
Sworn to & subscribed in Court
Aug. 4. 1832. By the Court
Jno C Pearson Clk

The State of Ohio Champaign County ss
I John C Pearson Clerk of the
Court of Common Pleas of the County afs’d certify that John McAdams
on this day personally appeared in Court and was of the Court duly
Sworn as above to the facts stated in said affidavit.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed
my name and affixed the Seal of said Court
at Urbana this 11th day of Aug 1832
John C. Pearson Clk
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And now here at the April term of the
Court of Common pleas of the County of Champaign
in the State of Ohio in the year 1833 came the within named Isaac
Willson in open court before the Judges of said Court
by his attorney and produced before the court
this deposition of John Mcadams, and the court
do now here certify that, from their personal
knowledge of the said John McAdams, he is a 
person of good credit and respectable standing.
April 18, 1832. By the Court Jno C. Pearson Clerk

The State of Ohio Champaign County ss
I John C. Pearson Clerk of the
Court of Common pleas of the Court afs’d certify
that the above certificate of said Court was
given this day while in Session - In testimony
whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name
and affixed the Seal of said Court at Urbana
this 18th day of April 1833
Jno C. Pearson Clk
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12. 257
Isaac Willson
Mr. Mason. This paper
has been returned because
 the opinion of the
Court that McAdams 
is a credible person is
not certified-- please
attend to it for me
J. S. H.
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[initialed]
Rev. and 1812
Wars Section.
February 4, 1929
Mrs. F. P. Dickson
217 W. Armour Bldg.
Kansas City, Mo.
Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 18661, it appears that Isaac Wilson was born October 22, 1758 in Morris County, New Jersey.
While residing in Chilisquaque (7), Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, he enlisted in March 1779 and served nine months in Captain James Morrow's Company of Rangers,
and was in a skirmish with the Indians.
Soon after this he enlisted in Captain Thomas Campleton's Company of Rangers and was a second sergeant, while at Freeland's Fort in July 1779, the fort was surrounded by a body of British, Tories and Indians under McDonald, Brandt and Butler, the fort surrendered and he
was taken prisoner and carried to Lake Ontario and delivered to Captain Butler, was tied with cords and remained in that condition for nine days, and then carried to Fort Niagara, put in a Block House and held six weeks, then carried to [page ends]
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Montreal, where he was taken sick and put in hospital, on his recovery he was asked to enlist in the British service, which he refused and was carried to Fort Chambly on Sorel River, where he was handcuffed and remained in this situation until May 1, then carried to a garrison on Sorel River and closely confined in irons until the autumn of 1781, then carried to St. Pauls Bay, where held a prisoner eleven months, and in October 1782 was carried to Dobbs Ferry, New York, where he was exchanged, having been a prisoner of war three years and three months.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 6, 1832, at which time he was living at Madison Township, Clark County, Ohio.
He died May 11, 1841, leaving a widow, whose name is not stated. There are no data as to children.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.
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18661
INVALID.
File No. 18.661
Isaac Wilson
Serg Rev War

Act: June 7" 32
Index: -- Vol. 1 Page 422
(Arrangement of 1870.)

1929 Feb 4 Hist to Mrs F P Dickson - awd
1940 June 12 Hist to Mrs Flora K. Dickinson [illegible initials]
See letter in this claim
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Isaac Wilson, which require further proof or explanation.

I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes

II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Yes

III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? [blank]

IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? Yes

V. Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? Yes

VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? Yes

VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? Yes

VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes

IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes

X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished
from any other seal? Yes
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? Yes

XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? [blank]

XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?

XIV. If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? No

Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? Yes

XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? Yes

XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? No

XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? Yes

EXPLANATORY NOTES.
QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how
long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being
duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he
cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection
he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For – year
-- months and --- days, I served as a -. For - months
and --- days, I served as a -; and for such service I claim a pension."
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t is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served,
and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of
the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about for months to
indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.

[drawn hand pointing to next paragraph]

QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he
must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits
the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as
the regiment, company, and line to which be [he] belonged. 

 [Next sentence underlined.]
The magistrate who may administer
the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature
of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not
written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the
certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must
pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly
attached to the certificate.
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Springfield O. May 13. 1833
Sir,
I enclose you the declaration of Isaac Wilson
which was some time since returned from your office for the correction of some errors or defects in the declaration and testimony. The deficiencies indicated have I think been supplied and the papers are herewith returned.
Very respectfully yours,
James S. Halsey
James L. Edwards Esq.
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[sealed]
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of said Court this 6th day of October 1832.
Saul Henkle Clk
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MaryMcAdams
deposition
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State of Ohio Hamilton County

Before me, Geo W Holmes a Justice
of the peace in and for the County,
afforesaid, personally came Mary McAdams who
being duly sworn according to law deposeth and
saith that in the year 1779 Isaac Wilson then of
Northumberland County Pennsylvania enlisted in the
cause of American [illegible] under Col. James Morrow
for a term of two months, and after the expiration
of said term with Col Morrow, the said Isaac
Wilson enlisted under Capt. Thomas Campleton for
term of Nine months to guard the then frontiers
from the Indian depredations, and in the month
of July 1779 the said Isaac Wilson, was taken by
the British and Indians, at the Capture of Fort
Freeland and carried a prisoner to Canada
where he remained a prisioner of war untill the
fall of 1782, when he was released and sent
home and further the deponent saith not
Signed Mary McAdams

Sworn to and subscribed before this 28th day
of August in the year of our Lord one thousand
Eight Hundred and Thirty two
Geo W. Holmes J Peace {seal}

I hereby certify for as I have
been acquainted, or know of the above
deponent. I believe she is considered a
person of veracity and Credibility.
Given under my hand and Seal, this 9th day of May A.D. 1833-
Geo. W. Holmes J Peace {seal}
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The State of Ohio Hamilton County Set
I, Dan’l Gans Clerk Pro tem of the Court 
of Common Pleas of the State of Ohio, within & for said County do hereby certify that George W. Holmes before whom the foregoing affidavit was taken is now & was at that time an acting Justice of the peace within & for said County, duly elected, commissioned & sworn into office & fully authorized to receive acknowledgements & administer oaths & to all his acts as such full faith & credit are due & ought to be given.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of our said Court at Cincinnati this 10th day of May A.D. 1833-
Dan’l Gans Clk P T
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[letterhead]
HOTEL BALTIMORE
FIRE PROOF-500 ROOMS
WILLIAM S MITCHELL
RESIDENT MANAGER
SINCE FEB 1, 1928
DIRECTION OF
BARNEY L. ALLIS
NOT CONNECTED WITH ANY
OTHEN KANSAS CITY HOTEL
S. J. WHITMORE
CHAIRMAN & GENERAL MANAGER
WALLACE N ROBINSON
PRESIDENT

BALTIMORE AVENUE ELEVENTH TO TWELFTH STREET.
KANSAS CITY, Mo.,
April 29th ‘28
Pension Commissioner
Bureau of Pensions
Dept of Interior
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
The Penn’a State Library has on the pension
records the name Isaac Wilson
residing in Clark Co. Ohio Service
in the Penna. Militia. 

[employee note] only one of Pa.

Pension commenced 1813
when he was 75 years old.
Will you kindly look
this up, and let me know any
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[letterhead]
HOTEL BALTIMORE
FIRE PROOF-500 ROOMS
WILLIAM S MITCHELL
RESIDENT MANAGER
SINCE FEB 1, 1928
DIRECTION OF
BARNEY L. ALLIS
NOT CONNECTED WITH ANY
OTHEN KANSAS CITY HOTEL
S. J. WHITMORE
CHAIRMAN & GENERAL MANAGER
WALLACE N ROBINSON
PRESIDENT

BALTIMORE AVENUE ELEVENTH TO TWELFTH STREET.
KANSAS CITY, Mo.,
thing further concerning him or
his family - where he and his
wife were buried, and especially
the maiden name of his wife.
Also Isaac Wilson name
appears on Cumberland Co.
militia 1780, the Continental Line
Micellanes List Kempleton
Rangers, and among a list of
men taken prisoners at Fort
Freeland July 28, 1779 from
the Northumberland Co, Militia
Any information about him
or his wife, I shall be deeply
(over)
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grateful.
Thanking you for
any information, and for 
Courtesy extended
Respectfully
(Mrs. F. P.) Emily A. Dickson
217 W. Armour Blvd.
Kansas City
Missouri
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[torn page] 1928
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
May 23rd 28

Pension Commissioner
Bureau of Pensions,
Dept. of Interior,
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir, The following information
received from the Penna, State
Library stating; “on the pension list the
name of Isaac Wilson appears upon the
Cumberland County Militia 1780, the
Continental Line Miscellaneus List
Kempleton Rangers; and among a list
of men taken prisoners at Fort Freeland
July 28, 1779, from the Northumberland 
County militia. Among the pension
records is the name Isaac Wilson, residing

KANSAS CITY'S MOST EXCLUSIVE APARTMENT HOTEL
 APARTMENTS SUITES ROOMS LUXURY REFINEMENT SERVICE PERMANENT OR TRANSIENT
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aw Feb 4

2 - KANSAS CITY, Missouri

in Clark County, Ohio, Service in
the Pa. Militia, pension commenced
in 1831 when he was 75 years old,
Will you kindly look this up & let me know
 his place of address
in Clark Co. Ohio, his wifes maiden name
& to whom the pension was paid after his
death?  Where were they buried, please?
I shall be grateful to you for
any information you can give me.
Thanking you for your trouble
& Courtesy in this matter.
Very Sincerely
(Mrs. F.S.) Emily Dickson
217 W. Armour Blood,
Kansas City 
Missouri
(over)
KANSAS CITY'S MOST EXCLUSIVE APARTMENT HOTEL
 APARTMENTS SUITES ROOMS LUXURY REFINEMENT SERVICE PERMANENT OR TRANSIENT
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3
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
Either the first Isaac Wilson
mentioned in my letter, or the second
who lived in Ohio was my g. grand
father, of whom I am seeking
Information. If they are two diff.
men, I also would want to know of
both & their children’s names if
possible.

KANSAS CITY'S MOST EXCLUSIVE APARTMENT HOTEL
 APARTMENTS SUITES ROOMS LUXURY REFINEMENT SERVICE PERMANENT OR TRANSIENT
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489 Fifth Avenue,
New York, N. Y.,
April 27, 1940.
Veteran's Administration Bureau,
Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
Kindly send me data and pension record of the following:
Capt. Isaac Wilson (of Bucks Co., Pa. fled from Wyoming massacre, and located in Ohio after the war, I believe ..m. .....Phillips)
*****
Capt. Gideon Simmons (of Little Compton, R. I. Pensioned in 1833)
Thanking you for these, I am
Very truly yours,
(Mrs.) Flora Knapp Dickinson
[handwritten] S 18661.
[stamped] RECEIVED APR 29 1940 MAIL SUB-DIV Reader No. 18 VETS ADM
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June 10, 1940.
BA-J/ILL
Gideon Simmons
S. 23917
Isaac Wilson
S. 18661
Mrs. Flora Knapp Dickinson
489 -5th Avenue
New York, New York.
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Captain Gideon Simmons of Little Compton, Rhode Island, a pensioner in 1833, and Captain Isaac Wilson, of
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, who fled from the Wyoming massacre and settled later in Ohio and you believe, married --Phillips.
The records of Gideon Simmons and Isaac Wilson are furnished you herewith as found in claims for pension based upon service in the Revolutionary War.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER,
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.
[handwritten] See her letter in this claim
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June 12, 1940
BA-J/AWF
Isaac Wilson
S. 18661
Mrs. Flora Knapp Dickinson
489 Fifth Avenue
New York City
Dear Madam:
The data which follow were obtained from claim
for pension, S. 18661, based upon service of Isaac Wilson in the Revolutionary War.
Isaac Wilson was born October 22, 1758, in Morris County, New Jersey. The names of his parents were not given.
While residing in Chilisquaque (?),
[handwritten] Chillisquaque (on old map) & on new map as Chulasky
Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, Isaac Wilson enlisted early in March, 1779, served two months in Captain James Morrow's company of Rangers, and was in a skirmish with the Indians. He enlisted, again, and served in Captain Thomas Campleton's company of Rangers, as second sergeant, while in Freeland's Fort on the night of July 23, 1779, the fort was surrounded by a body of British, Tories and Indians commanded by McDonald, Brandt, and Butler, the fort surrendered and he was taken prisoner, carried to Lake Ontario and delivered to Captain
Butler, was tied with cords and held nine days, then carried to Fort Niagara, put in a Block House and held six weeks, then to Montreal, where he was taken sick and put in a hospital, on his recovery he was asked to enlist in the British service, which he refused and was carried to Fort Chambly on Sorel River, where he was handcuffed and remained in this situation until May 1, then carried to a garrison at the mouth of Sorel River and "ironed hand and feet" until the fall of 1781, when [page ends]
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carried to St. Pauls Bay and held a prisoner eleven months, and in October, 1782, he was carried to Dobbs Ferry, New York and exchanged, having been a prisoner of war, three years and three months.
The soldier, Isaac Wilson, lived after the
Revolution five years in Pennsylvania, then to Allegany County, New York, there six years and six months, returned to Pennsylvania, lived fifteen or sixteen years, and moved to Ohio.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 6, 1832, at which time he was living in Madison Township, Clark County, Ohio.
He died May 11, 1841, leaving a widow whose name is not shown.
The papers on file in this claim contain no further discernible data in regard to family,
In order to obtain the name and address of the person who received the last payment of this pension, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and furnish the following data:
Isaac Wilson
Certificate # 13488
Issued July 27, 1833
Rate $120.00 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
Ohio Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator