Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7055, for Daniel Huston, Pennsylvania
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Pennsylvania

Huston, Daniel

S.7055
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26.439

Pittsburgh Agency

[illegible] in the State of illegible], he was a [illegible] in the Company commanded by Captain [illegible] of the REgiment commanded by [illegible] in the [illegible]

Inscribed on the Roll of Pittsburgh Agency the rate of 20 dollars and no cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of pension issued the 3rd day of July and sent to [illegible]

Arrears to the 4th of [illegible]
Semiannual allowance ending [illegible]

Total [illegible]

Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by [illegible], Clerk
Book 6, Vol 5, Page 79

****** 
Paid at the Treasury under Act 6 April 1838 from 4 March 1837. to 4 Sept 1837. Agent note filed 1 June 1838.


Letter to D W Cook 18 Sept 1839.

Duplicate Certificate issued 8th Oct 1839 and sent to D. W Cook, Carrolton, Carroll County Ohio
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Daniel Huston

Claim for a Pension
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State of Ohio
Carroll County, ss

On this thirty first day of July AD 1833, personally appeared in open Court, before the Court of Common Pleas now sitting, Daniel Huston, a resident of Washington township in the County of Carroll and State of Ohio, aged Seventy 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 an act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated:

In the year 1776 on the 7th day of August, he was drafted, and entered the service of the United States as a militia soldier in Captain John Scott's Company,  the Lieutenant William Scott & Ensign John Underwood. At the time of being drafted he resided in Lancaster County, Pa. whence he
marched under command of Colonel James Crawford, Major Fullerton, through Philadelphia, Pa., Trenton and Amboy New Jersey to Bergen New Jersey, in sight of NewYork City where he lay for some time, and until discharged;  he received a discharge verbally but none in writing.-- In this first tour served from the time of entering the service aforesaid, till some time in the latter part of October, the 22nd as near as he can recollect.  Was in no battle during this or any of his subsequent service. He remembers that the Brittish took New York while he and his battallion lay at Bergen as aforesaid.  That the Brittish sailed up North & East Rivers with two vessels firing off their guns but not attempting to do injury at the time of taking said town of New York the fleet lying in the bay below.

That in the month of September, the day not recollected, of the year 1777, he was again drafted into the service as aforesaid, at the County of Lancaster aforesaid at a place called the Horse Shoe Road, and entered the service under Captain John Rowlins, Lieutenant Davis & Ensign John Rose
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and marched to White Marsh, Bucks County Pennsylvania.  Here he lay for all the time of this tour service where at the time Genl Potter had the command. At this time the British had possession of Philadelphia, Pa. and he recollects of a scouting party from their camp coming out near White Marsh and taking and killing a militia man by the name of Jacob Holbert immediately after he left the service this tour.  That some time in the month of November he was discharged & returned home, the particular day not now recollected, but he well recollect and knows that in this service he served full two months.  Received no written discharge.

That he again was drafted from the same place as above and entered the service as aforesaid the third time and seved as & was first Sergeant during this tour. Some time in the month of July 1778 (the particular day not
recollected, but thinks it was about the 6th or 7th), under command of Capt. Matthias Sleymaker, Lieutenant and ensign not recollected if there was any,  that during this tour, he together with the rest of his company were occupied
in guarding the British prisoners which had been taken by General Gates from Burgoyne the fall before and this company was the only force then used as guards as aforesaid.  In this tour served one month and was dismissed, some time in the month of August, 1778, the day not now recollected, but received no written discharge.

That he again entered the service at Lancaster aforesaid as a volunteer to drive a team for the United States, as near as he can recollect on the first day of October, A D 1778, aforesaid under McMullen, as Capt. of the "Brigade of Wagons" as they were called, there being 14 wagons all paraded at the same time and place, & which composed said Brigade
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He with his wagon, the other drivers and wagon loaded with flour at Lancaster aforesaid for the United States Army and all went together to the army through
Philadelphia & Trenton, N. Jersey, to where the army lay as he thinks near Morristown, New Jersey, (but he is not possitive as to the place). Here he and his
comrades unloaded and returned to Lancaster County aforesaid, to Weaver's Mill, on the head waters of Canistoga Creek. Here said brigade and he included
again loaded their wagons with flour for the army, which was there laid in by the officers of the army, and proceeded to Sussex Court house in New Jersey, where a part of the army then lay. Here he unloaded and he and his comrades  returned together as far as Philidelphia Pa. when he & Robert Simpson were ordered to separate from the other wagons & proceeded to Carlile Pennsylvania
where "the artificers were " such as gunsmiths etc. Simpson carrying stone coal for "the artificers" and he carrying bread, liquor, etc for them.  During this trip they were guarded by soldiers. From Carlile he went to Lancaster County home, one of his horses having died & his service expired, he continued no longer in service.  In this service as Wagoneer in the service of the United States, he served in all two months and a half, and quit the service as near as he can 
 recollect, on the 15th of December 1778, aforesaid, making eight months service in all, one month of which as an Orderly Sergeant.

That he some time afterwards moved

That
he
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across the mountains to Washington County, Pa and served a tour of one month in a company commanded by Captain Ringland, first lieutenant Abraham Fry, and himself being and serving as second Lieutenant. In this service he was drafted and at the time was not connected with any other company he, as 2nd Lieutenant having command of one half of the said Company, and Lieutenant Fry the other half, as frontier guards along the borders of the Ohio River on the South east side, the Captain moving back and forward between the two parts of his company, sometimes being with Fry & at others with this applicant.

But though this applicant well knows that he served one full month in this last tour as 2nd Leutenant as aforesaid, yet he can not from loss of memory say in what year his services were performed.

That he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to 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 any State

Daniel Huston (his mark)

Attest: W D Ewing

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid

James M Cook
Clerk
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We, James Smith, a Clergyman residing in Washington township in Carroll County aforesaid & Daniel McCallister, John Huston, James Cameron, & William Brown, residing in said Carroll County and in the neighborhood of the aforesaid Daniel Huston, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with said Daniel Huston, who has subscribed and sworn to the preceding declaration.  that we believe him to be seventy eight years of age; and that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution, & that we concur in that opinion,

Daniel McCallister
John Huston,
James Cameron
William Brown
James Smith

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid

Daniel M Cook
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 James Smith
who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman resident in Washington township in Carroll County aforesaid and that Daniel McAllister, John Huston, James Cameron, and William Brown are also credible persons residing in said township and county.
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of Caroll, and that this statement is entitled to credit.

George Davis
George Reynolds
Robert George
Judges of Said Court

I Daniel M Cook, Clerk of the Court of Common Please, of said Carroll County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court, in the matter of the application for a pension of Danial Huston.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand seal of office, this 31st of July 1833.

Danial M Cook, Clerk

Questions posed to said applicant by said court, together with the answers given by him:

1.  Where and in what year were you born?  I was born in Atrin County, Ireland, some time in 1755, particular time not known.

2.  Have you any record of your age and if so, where is it?  I have no record but know I came into this country in 1775 and was then about 21 years old.

3.  Where were you living when called into service?  Where have you lived since the Revolutionary War?  And where do you now live?    For answers to this, see my declaration.

4.  How were you called into service?  Were you
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drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute, and if a substitute for whom?  For answer, read the Declaration.

5.  State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops when you served, such continental and militia regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.   Answer:  Those stated in the declaration are all the officers and regiments of which he can state anything particularly.

6.  Did you ever receive a discharge from the service and, if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it?    Answer:  I never received any written discharge so far I recollect.

7.  Did you ever receive a commission and if so by whom was it signed and what had become of it?   Answer:  I cannot tell who signed it but I had a commission as Second Lieutenant nor can I say what has become of it.

8.  State the names of persons to whom your are known in your present neighborhood and who can testify to your character for veracity and then facts of your services as a soldier of the revolution.   Answer:  James Smith, William Brown, James Cameron, Daniel McAllister, John Huston

Sworn and subsribed the day aforesaid,

William Cook, Clerk
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Daniel Huston
Ohio

Return


W D Ewing
New Lisgon
Columbiana County
Ohio
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
19th October 1833

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

A STATEMENT showing the Service of Daniel Huston

Period when rendered - Duration - Rank - Field Officers - Proof

Aug 1776 - 2 months - private - Capt Scott, Col Crawford
Sept 1777 - 2 months - private - Capt Ralins
1778 - 1 month - Sergeant - Capt Slaymaker
Oct 1778 - 2 months and 15 days - Waggoneer - Capt McMullen

{Service as a Teamster cannot be admitted}

I am respectfully your obedient servant,

J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:

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

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

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

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

State, Territory, or District of 
County of 

On this ___ day of ___  personally appeared (a) before a resident (b) of ____ in the county of ____ and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with ____ and served in the (e) regiment of the ___ line, under the following names officers:

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

He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of ____

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.

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

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.  I ___ of the Court of ____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of
the application of ____  for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this __ day of ___.

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

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

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

Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid. 

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

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A.B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the ____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the ____  and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.

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

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this ___ day of ___


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

If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section

February 14, 1924

Rose A. Huston,
Blanchard, Iowa.

Madam:

I have to advise you that from the papers in Revolutionary War pension claim S.7055 it appears that Daniel Huston was born in County Antrim, Ireland, in 1755 and came to this country in 1775. While a resident of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, he enlisted and served in the Pennsylvania Troops as follows:

From August 7, 1776, for two months as a private in Captain John Scott's Company, Colonel James Crawford's Regiment.

From September 1777 for two months as a private in Captain John Rowland's Company, Colonel James Crawford's Regiment.

From July 6 or 7, 1778, for one month as Orderly sergeant in Captain Mathias Slaymaker's Company.

From October 1, 1778, served as a wagoneer under Captain McMullen and was discharged December 15, 1778.

From October 1779 for one month as a private in Captain James Hamilton's Company.

For one month as a Second Lieutenant in Captain Ringland's
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Company, dates not stated.

He was allowed pension on his application executed July 31, 1833, while a resident of Washington Township, Carroll County, Ohio.  In 1834 he resided in Nottingham Township, Washington County, Pa.  There is no data as to family.

Respectfully,

Commissioner
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1916 March 11:  History to Miss Alta Huston

1922 April 4:  the above notified history not sent; not sure this is same person

1924 Feb 14:  Hist to Rose A Huston

1927 Feb 16:  Hist to Jane A Hall

1930 Oct 30:  Hist to Luella Wood McKenzie

***** 
7055

INVALID

File No:  7055
Daniel Huston
Private, Rev War

Act:  June 7th, 1832

Index:  Vol __, Page 184
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5439

Daniel Huston

Service:

Enlisted: 

Discharged:

(stamped REJECTED)
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Act of June 1832

Rejected

See letter (as below) 
18 Dec 1833

Service less than 6 months

5439
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Daniel Huston, Penn Pitt  $210 - 7 June 1832
to what date last paid?

Pension Office
18 Sept 1839 

SKK
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Application for a War Certificate

The State of Ohio
Carroll County

On this the 30th day of September Anno Domini 1839, before me the Subscriber, a Justice of the Peace within and for the County aforesaid
personally appeared Daniel Huston, who on his oath, declares, that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain John Scott & John Rowland in the regiment commanded by
Colonel James Crawford in the service of the United States;  that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Pennsylvania; that  he received a certificate of that fact under the signature and seal of the
Secretary of War; which certificate on or about the 20th day of May 1839 at or near the Town of Carrollton in the County and State aforesaid, he lost the same

Daniel Huston (his mark)

Sworn and Subscribed to before me the day and year above,

Miles J Teirnan (seal)
Justice of the Peace
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The State of Ohio, Carroll County S.S.

Be it remembered that on this the
30th day of September Anno Domini One thousand Eight hundred and thirty nine (1839) personally appeared before me the Subscriber, one of the acting Justices of the Peace within and for the County aforesaid, Daniel McAlister, who being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that for the thirty years last past he has been intimately acquanted with Daniel Huston, who has been quallified to and Subscribed the within Deposition, that he well knows that he was, and is a pensioner of the United States, and that he is the identical person that he represents himself to be, in the foregoing
affidavit 

Daniel McAllister  (seal)

Sworn and subscribed before me the day & year above written
Benjamin Baier
Justice of the Peace

State of Ohio Caholl County SS.
I Benjamin Baier  a magistrate of said County of Carroll do hereby
certify that I am intimately acquainted with Daniel McAllister who has appeared before and has sworn to and Subscribed the foregoing affidavit, is a man of good moral character, and of the most unquestionable veracity.

Given under my hand and official Seal this the 30th day of
September Anno Domini 1839 

Benjamin Baier
Justice of the Peace
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Treasury Department
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE.
May 29, 1838

Sir:

Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States, Daniel Huston a Pensioner on the Roll of the Pittsburg Agency, at the rate of twenty Dollars and no cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March 1837 to the 4th September 1837

Respectfully yours,
Albion Parris
Comptroller

To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS,
Present.
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The State of Ohio. 
Carroll County

I, Daniel M Cook, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the said County of Carroll do hereby certify that Miles J Tiernan and Benjamin Boyce Esquires before whom the foregoing depositions were made was at the time and now are two of the acting Justices of the Peace, within and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and qualified in whose official acts full faith and credit is and ought to given. And further that I am acquainted with the signatures of the said Justices and know the ones attached to be genuine.

In Testimony wherof I have hereunto set my Signature and the seal of said Court at Carrollton this the 30th day of September Anno Domini 1839

Daniel M Cook
Clerk
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Carrollton, Carroll County, Ohio
10th Sept 1839

Hon. James L Edwards

Dear Sir
Enclosed you will find the application of Daniel Huston a Revolutionary
Pensioner for a Duplicate Certificate, the original having been lost.  the old Gentleman was under the impression that he left the original with me, on the day that I made up his last papers, but I am confident he took it with him, and must have lost it on his way home.

I also forward you two certificates the owners having died leaving them in my possession

Very Respectfully your obedient servant,

Daniel M Cook

Please forard Mr. Huston's certified to me.

M Cook
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Daniel Huston
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The State of Ohio
Carroll County

Be it remembered that on this the 9th day of September Anno Domini One thousand
Eight hundred and and thirty nine, personally appeared before the Subscriber one of the acting Justices of the Peace within and for the said County, Daniel Huston a resident of said County who being first duly qualified according to law deposeth and Saith that he is a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States, at the rate of Twenty Dollars per annum, that when in Carrollton some time in the month of May last having the necessary papers made out to enable him to draw his pension due him on the 4th day of March last, he lost his original Certificate, and since that time he has not found it, nor heard of its being found and for want thereof he is not able to draw the amount due him on the 4th Sept next and further the Deponent saith not.

Sworn and subscribed before me this the day and date above written

Daniel Huston (his mark)

Benjamin Boice, J. Peace

I Benjamin Boice do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Daniel Huston the above deponent and believe him to be a Revolutionary Pensioner & that he is a man of good moral character and entitled to the most implicit confidence and credit

Benjamin Boice
Justice of the Peace
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The State of Ohio
Carroll County

I Daniel M Cook, Clerk of the ourt of Common Pleas within & for said County do hereby certify that Benjamin Boice before whom the foregoing deposition was made was at the time and now is one of the acting Justices of the Peace within and for said County duly commissioned & qualified in whose official acts full faith and credit is and ought to be given, and further that I am acquainted with the Signature of the said Justice of the Peace and know the one attached to be genuine.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my my signature and the seal of said Court at Carrollton this 10th day of September Anno Domini 1839

Daniel M Cook
Clerk
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31, 341

Declaration of Daniel Huston
Revolutionary Soldier

Pennsylvania

[illegible] 6 month
$20

Cannot allow as [illegible]

Hon T ch McKennon
HR
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Declaration

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

Pennsylvania
Washington County

On this 19 day of June 1834 personally appeared in Open Court before the
Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, Daniel Huston, a resident of Nottingham township in the County & State aforesaid, aged about eighty 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 & regiments as herein stated

In the month of August 1776 I was drafted under Captain John Scott & Lieutenant William Scott in Col James Crawford's regiment of militia, in Lancaster County, Pensylvania, & marched through Philadelphia to Amboy New Jersey, where we remained for some days, guarding against the English. we were then ordered to Bergen,  to keep guard as the ships of the enemy were there in right. We were employed in this way till the last of September, when my tour of two months was out & I returned home. In the month of September 1777, I was again drafted in the same regiment under Captain Bolling & marched from Lancaster county past White Marsh in Bucks County, where we were stationed to keep guard and prevent deprivation by scouting parties of the English who were then in Philadelphia. We were continually
and seriously engaged in this way till the close of October, & I was
discharged and returned home, having reached my tour of two months. In the month of July in the year 1778 I think I was drafted under Capt Mathias Slaymaker of Lancaster PA and was made Sergeant of the guard, who had there the prisoners took with Burgoyne. I was employed one month in this way and discharged. In the month of October 1779 I was again drafted, under
Capt James Hamilton of Lancaster Co & went to Sunbury on
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the Susquehannah river, against the Indians, who had been resurging that section of county & committing numerous murders and depredations, & having quelled their outrages, we returned home, in the month of November, having seen one full month.

I have seen full ten months at least.

I was born in Ireland in the year 1758. I have no record of my age now, having lost it. I live in Lancaster County, PA where I was called into service in the Revolutionary War.  I have lived in this county. In my different tours of service, I was drafted. I do not know the names of any regular officers, not having been with any of them, nor the names of regiments, except what I have already stated. I never received a written discharge. I am well known by Enoch Wright, by Joseph Bunn, Rev Samuel Ralston & others, who can testify to my character for veracity & their belief that I was a soldier of the Revolution. I have no documentary evidence to support my statements, nor do I know of any witness now living, having a knowledge of my services. I hereby relinquish any claim & a pension or annuity except the present.  My name is not on the Pension roll of any agency in any State.

Since the above statement was drawn up. I called on Rep Ker S. Ralston to procure his attendance in Court, to certify for me & receive for information but he could not, either on account of his engagements, and gave me the enclosed certificate, dated June 10th 1834

Daniel Huston (his mark)

Sworn & Subscribed in open Court
Thomas Officer Pro

We, Enoch Wright of Peters Township and Frederick Cooper, now residing in Nottingham township, do herby certify, that we are well acquainted with Daniel Huston, who has subscribed & sworn to the above
declaration; that we believe him to be about eighty years of age; that he
is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion

Enoch Wright
Frederick Cooper

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in Open Court
Thomas Officer Pro
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And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier & served as he states.  And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Enoch Wright who has signed the preceding certificate

I hereby certify that I have been acquainted with Daniel Huston of Hollingham Township, Washington County, Pa. for thirty years, and that I believe he is entitled to all credit on his oath; and that I would at his request have attended the Court in Washington at the June term for the purpose of certifying the above in person, but that I am under the necessity of attending a meeting
of the Presbytery of Ohio on that week.

Mingo Creek, June 10th 1836
Saml Ralston
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And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier & served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them, that Enoch Wright who has signed the foregoing certificate is a resident of Peter Township in this County, & is one of the regular Justices of the Peace of this County & that Frederick Cooper is a resident ofNottingham township, County aforesaid, and he has also signed the foregoing certificate. that they are both credible persons & that their statement is entitled to credit.

I Thomas Officer, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Daniel Huston for a Pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 19 day of June, A.D. 1834.
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Albia, IA
March 1, 1916

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, DC

Dear Sir;

Can you give me any information about Daniel Huston, who according to our records served in the Revolutionary War, and in Washington's Regiment.  He lived at Monongahela, Washington County, Pennsylvania.

I wish to join the DAR.

Thanking you,
Miss Alta Huston
515 E Benton Ave
Albia, Iowa
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Albia, Iowa
March 3, 1922

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington DC

Dear Sir:

I should be pleased to have an official statement of the service record of Daniel Huston in the War of the Revolution.

The following information may help to find the records.

Residence of soldier at enlistment -- Lancaster County, PA

Date of enlistment -- August 7, 1776

Date of application for pension -- July 31, 1833

Thanking you.

Very respectfully,
(Miss) Alta Huston
515 Benton Ave E
Albia, Iowa
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WASHINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA

Dec 29 1926

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington DC

Please give the record of Daniel Huston who served in Revolutionary War from Lancaster County.  I believe he was drawing a pension in 1834 and living in
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Washington County at that time.  Any information will be gratefully received.

Thanking you in advance, I am 

Yours respectfully,
Jane Hall
227 Jefferson Ave
Washington, PA
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[Mendhan], IA  Oct 16, 1930

Gentlemen,

Will you kindly send me copy of Pension Claim of Danial Huston, believe pensioned July 3, 1834, age 80 years.  Was in Lancaster County PA - militia Rev(olutionary)

I am wanting names of his wife and children.  Will greatly appreciate an early reply and thank you in advance for same.

Respectfully,
Luella Wood MacKenzie


If Mr Ramsey, Revolutionary Soldker, Lancaster County, PA, was pensioned will you also send copy of his pension claim, name of wife and children, etc

8 Received AGO Oct 20, 1930
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Blanchard, Iowa
January 5, 1924

The Pension Department of the United States Government
Washington DC

Dear Sirs:

I should like to have the war record of Daniel Huston, born in the north of Ireland, came to United States, or to America, rather, in 1775, and enlisted in the army soon after.  He lived in Lancaster County PA and later in Washington County.

Very respectfully,

(Miss) Rose A Huston
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[TRANSCRIPTION NOTE:  This is form used by Department of Interior to handle inquiries - appears to contain same detailed information of service as previously transcribed in other documents.  Too light to properly transcribe the information]
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Miss Alta Huston
515 Benton Ave East
Albia, Iowa

Madam:

In response to your letter dated March 3, 1922, you were advised that you were furnished the Rev War history of Daniel Huston, R File No 7055, on March 11, 1916, and is it not the practice of this Bureau to send a record twice to the same person, owing to the lack of clerical force available for such a purpose.

Very respectfully,

Commissioner
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Luella Wood Mackenzie
Moulton, Iowa

Dear Madam:

You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.7055, that Daniel Huston was born in County Antrim, Ireland, in 1755, and came to America in 1775.

While a resident of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, he enlisted and served with the Pennsylvania troops, as follows:

From August 7, 1776, two months as a private in CaptainJohn Scott's company in Colonel James Crawford's regiment; from September, 1777, two months as a private in Captain John Rowland's company in Colonel James Crawford's regiment; from July 6 or 7, 1778, one month as orderly sergeant in Captain Mathias Slaymaker's company; from October 1, 1778, served as a wagoner under Captain McMullen and was discharged December 15, 1778; from October, 1779, one month as a private in Captain John Hamilton's company. He then moved to Washington County, Pennsylvania, and served one month as a second lieutenant in Captain Ringland's company, date not stated.

He was allowed pension on his application executed July 31, 1833, while a resident of Washington Township, Carroll County, Ohio.

In 1834 he resided in Nottingham Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania.

There are no data on file relative to his family.

It appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension
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claim, S. 7354, that William Ramsey (pensioned as Ramsay) was born January 1, 1756, in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

While a resident of Franklin County, Pennsylvania, he enlisted and served as ensign with the Pennsylvania troops, as follows:

In 1776, two months in Captain Samuel Patton's company in Colonel Culbertson's regiment; in the winter of 1776 or 1777, two months in Captain George Matthews' company; the next year, two months in Captain Patrick Jack's company in Colonel R. Culbertson's regiment; in 1778 or 1779, two months in Captain
Patrick Jack's company in Colonel Culbertson's regiment.

He was allowed pension on his application executed January 29, 1834, at which time he was a resident of Morristown, Belmont County, Ohio.

He died January 1, 1841.

There are no data on file relative to his family,

This is the only soldier from Pennsylvania by the name of William Ramsey that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau

Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner
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February 16, 1927

Jane S. Hall
227 Jefferson Ave.
Washington, Pa.

Madam:

I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.7055, it appears that DANIEL HUSTON was born in County, Antrim, Ireland, in 1755, and came to this country America in 1775.

While a resident of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, he enlisted and served with the Pennsylvania troops as follows:

From August 7, 1776, two months as a private in Captain John Scott's Company in Colonel James Crawford's Regiment,

From September, 1777, two months as a private in Captain John Rowland's Company in Colonel James Crawford's Regiment,

From Judy 6 or 7, 1778, one month as orderly sergeant in Captain Mathias Slaymaker's Company.

From October 1, 1778, served as a wagoner under Captain McMullen and was discharged December 15, 1778.

From October, 1779, one month as a private in Captain John Hamilton's Company.
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He then moved to Washington County, Pennsylvania and served one month as a second lieutenant in Captian Ringland's Company, date not stated.

He was allowed pension on his application executed July 31, 1833, while a resident of Washington Township, Carroll County, Ohio.

In 1834 he resided in Nottingham Township, Washington Counth, Pennsylvania.

There are no data on file relative to his family..

Respectfully,

E W Morgan
Acting Commissioner