Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 7326, Christian Trout, Md.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Md.

Trout, Christian
Elizabeth

NUMBER
W. 7326
B.L.WL. 35685/60-55

CONTENTS
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Kentucky 29.709
Christian Trout
Pike Co. in the State of Kentucky who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Chaplin of the Regt commanded by Col Jones in the Maryland unit, [illegible] line for 1 year.

Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 40 Dollars___Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. Certificate of Pension issued the 2d day of Feb. 1835 and sent to Hon R.M. Johnson H.R.

Arrears to the 4th of Sep. '34    140.00
Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 March '35 20.00
$160.00

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832}
Recorded by D. Brown, Clerk, Book E-2. Vol. 7 Page 48
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32.150
Christian Trout

70{Pension declar
Kentucky
R Pike County 

E. Ky-

an answer as soon as you can from 1778 for 1 yr $40.

M Harris
Hon. R.M. Johnson
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State of Kentucky, Pike County to wit.

On this 6th day of October 1834 personally appeared before the County Court of said  County of Pike Christian Trout aged Eighty one years of age who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to attain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 1832; that he entered the service of the United States and served under the following named officers herein stated To wit under Col. Jones, Capt Joseph Chaplin, Lieutenant Chaplin a cousin of the Captains, whose Christian name he has forgotten in the County of Washington and State of Maryland. He was volunteer for six months. It was in May 1778 the day he does not remember. He met his company at Sharpsburg this place where he lived and was raised. Captain Chaplin recev'd orders to March towards Philadelphia to join General Washington's Army after he had Marched for two days and express was met
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the company to return to Sharpsburg to guard some British prisoners that had been taken and also to go after the Tories which were numers(sic) in the part of Maryland. We got back and the first day we started after the tories we caught twenty five of them, and we caught Ludwick Crutsinger a tory a man with whom this applicant states he learnt(sic) his trade with and also one Christly Pipper & Ingnon Micon and a great many more whose names he has forgoten(sic). He states they also caught two of the Rolersal those were tories. All of which we took up to Hagerstown and put them in Jail, & then came back to Sharpsburg a distance of fifteen miles. And then stand and guard the prisoners at Sharpsburg until his
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time expried, and there was also some tories that were brought from the south. He thinks from near Charlestown South Carolina. He was in Virginia once this tour after the tories and crossed at Lucketts ferry on the Potomac river. The British were a fighting in the North, but had left Philadelphia as he understood his tour for which he volunteered having ended. He received his discharge in the month of November, 1778. He has no recolection(sic) about ever getting a writen(sic) discharge at this time. In the next March 1779 a draft came for men and he was a drafted man for three months. He was under Capt. Akin, Lieut Bush, Col Jones. He went to Hagerstown and there met his company and there guarded some prisoners which were deposited there, which men removed to Frederick Town in Maryland
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during this term of service he and in catching and confining a great many tories, and one if  they passed over in the State of Virginia and caught several of them and brought them back, he returned to the barracks at Frederick town and remained on his duty until his 3 months expired for which he was then discharge from his Captain. He here states that there was some officers and Militia company then there were no regular officers that he knows of but is under the impression that there was none that served with him. He states that the country through which he marched was Maryland except Virginia as above stated, in fact during this second tour he marched but little in Maryland or he guarded the prisoners the [illegible] parts of the time
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state of Maryand, at the time of his service he could not understand officers names & things so well as he is a German and spoke very broken English, he states that his memory has been greatly Wrecked and he hereby relinquishes every Claim to a pension or annuity except the present and declares his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state. 
Sworn to and subscribed this day and year aforesaid.
Christian (his X mark) Trout
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We William Tackitt a Clergyman residing in the County of Pike and state of Kentucky and Talbott Hackwith hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Christian Trout who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be eighty one 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.
William Tackitt
Talbott Hackwith
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after an 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 William Tackitt is a clergyman in Pike County Ky and that Talbott Hackwith who had also signed the same is a resident in Pike County Kentucky and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit
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Questions proscribed by the court to Christian Trout:
1st Where and in what year were you born?
In Sharpsburg Maryland in the year 1753.
2. Have you any record of your age and if so what is it?
Have not.
3. Where were you living when called into service? Where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live?
In Sharpsburg Maryland, from there moved to Virginia, and from there to this place [Pike County, KY] in the year 1822.
4. How were you called into service? Were you drafted, did you volunteer, or was you a substitute and if a substitute for whom s.
He volunteered and was drafted & was a substitute also, and for John Railbey.
5. State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops when you served, such as Continental, militia, or regiment as you can recollect and the general or commander of your service.
He says he saw a great many regular officers that roped from the south to the north and none served with him but Christly Orenhoff. He was the only man that acted under
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the authority of Congress that he now remembers of he could state many militia officers-be on the first instance entered for six months as a volunteer to go to the North and then was turned back and served out that tour after the Jones Church he sered another six months tour, and another and a three months draft he asisted(sic) in catching a great many tories and put them in jail in Frederick town on the western shore of Maryland and he states that he guarded the prisoners that the Americans had taken and placed at Hagerstown for safe keeping for a great portion of his service in the army of the Revolution, he states he was in no battles during his tour of service during the Revolution &
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In the month of October 1779 he served a tour of six months under Col. Watson. Capt Christly Orendorff as a volunteer under the following circumstances, this Capt Orendoff was an officer in the common unit of the Revolution and was taken prisoner by the british and kept by them until he married a british officer's dauther and they permitted him to return home which was in the same County that this applicant resided in. The tories were hiding out in the mountains and skulking about and they supposed that they could place reliance on him in consequence of this being supposed to have become reconciled to the british cause he states that Orandoff deceived them in this way. The tories had seen him, and a list of the tories was drawn up and delivered him. He was to forward it to the british and they were to get as
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Cet ect…instead of forwarding it to the british Orendoff he went to where Congress was. Tho he does not know but heard so, & git(sic) authority to catch the leader and have them tried and hung and it was for the purpose he engaged this six months as a volunteer he states that after searching some time in the mountains the first tory officer was one Sumer(sic): a tory officer, and next Hirtzy next, one Plecker this service was performed under the old Col. But under Captain Orondoff who was again appointed captain. He states all of them were caught in the mountains between Frederick town and Sharpsburg, when we caught Plecker they hung him three times to make him confess after they hung him the third time and he was just alive he confessed about his tory commission, he stated the(sic) he was a house joiner & that he was the individual that had received the british
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Army, and that they at his house under his floor, they were found there, and he was tried with the other two and they were all executed in Fredericktown and hung. Many were also taken, and some released, he has mentioned these as leading circumstances which he presumes are known to the war department. He was in no battles and marched through no country, except Maryland during this six months tour. He was discharged.
And immediately that is to say he was in April the 10th this period he recolects(sic) well 1780 he substituted for one John Rally for six months from the date of his engagement under Col. Highter a militia Col. In Frederick town Maryland and there guarded the prisoners. Under Capt. Sison in July he marched to the state of Virginia after. Marched after one General
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Sands a tory Genl among the tories, we crossed at Luckatts Ferry and proceed to arrest and take Gen Sands he lived off Potomac over long discance, he went the whole rout but did not go into Sands house but was left to guard the horses some distance off, our company did not succeed in getting him but lock his brothers, Gen Sands had ran off to the Western waters and  took him for his brother to Frederick town but he was released as there was no evidence he had taken up army against the Whigs, he remained on this duty at Frederick Town guarding at the Barracks all this time of Substitution expired, and he rec’d a discharge for the time, upward he served with no Continental regiments. He has served with a great many Militia officers and Companies, many he has for he is a native of the United States and was born on
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6.  Did you ever receive from the service a discharge and if so by whom was it given and what has become of it?
Discharged two or three times but it has been so long since then he does not know what has become of them. The first time he thinks he did not get a written one but is not certain in relation to what has become of them.
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 as a soldier of the Revolution.
There is John Hatcher, James G. Hatcher, Gen Ralliff, Talbott Hackwith, Thos Hackwith, Capt William Adkinson, and Rev’d William Tackitt, and Herold Johnston.
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Pike County Clerk’s office to wit
I John D. Mims clerk of the court of Pike County do hereby certify that the forgoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Christian Trout for a pension—In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 7th day of October 1834.
Att. John D. Mims, Clerk of Pike County
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762
Indiana Madison

Elizabeth Trout, widow of Christian Trout Md who served in the Revolutionary war as a private.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 40 dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 31st day of March 1837 and sent to Hon. W.A. Gorman, Bloomington In
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act July 29, 1848, Page 191 Vol. a

A.L. Rhodes Sep 16 1852
Duplicate Certificate note to E.W. Hardin, Bloomington, In.
Set to [illegible] 11 Aug't 1853
Pensioner 20 Sep 1853
207650
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709.
Jun 4/50
Elizabeth Trout widow of Christian Trout, Indiana

Mr. Allison

Hon. W.A. Gorman, HR

Act 29 July 1848
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State of Indiana, Greene County}
On this 7th day of May 1850. Personally appeared in the Probate Court of Greene County in the State of Indiana Elizabeth Trout a resident of Beech Creek township in said county and State and who being first duly sworn according to law does on her oath declare that she is seventy five years old; That she is the widow of Christian Trout who was a Pensioner at the rate of forty Dollars per year under the Act of Congress of June the 7th 1832 and who was paid at the Kentucky agency. She further declares that she was married to the said Christian Trout on the fifteenth day of September one thousand seven hundred and ninety five; That her husband the aforesaid Christian Trout died on the 16th day of June 1847; and that she makes this declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision of the Act of Congress passed on the 2d day of February 1848 and further saith not.
Elizabeth (her x mark) Trout
Subscribed an sworn to in open court on the 7th day of May 1859
[llegible] S.R. Cavins Clerk
And therefore the said courts do hereby declare that in their opinion the said Elizabeth Trout is the identi
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cal person she declares herself to be in the above declaration and that her statements therein contained are true.
And also Lewis Trout at the same time personally appeared in said Court and being duly sworn upon his oath declares that he was well acquainted with Christian Trout who was a Pensioner at the rate of forty dollars per year; that deponent is a son of said Christian Trout to whom a certificate of Pension was issued, but which has been lost or mislaid and cannot now be found; that said Christian Trout resided in Pike County in the State of Kentucky at the time of his death and had resided in said County for more than Twenty years next preceding his death, and that previous thereto said Christian Trout resided in the State of Maryland; That Elizabeth Trout the widow of said Christian Trout is still alive and is now Present in Court; and further saith not.
Lewis Trout
Subscribed and sworn to in open court this 7th day of May 1853.
[Illegible] S.R. Cavins Clerk
I Samuel R. Cavins Clerk of the Probate Court of Geene County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of Elisabeth Trout on her application for
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for a Pension
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and true seal of said court this seventh day of May 1850.

J.R. Cavins, Clerk
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Any of [illegible] 10

{Lewis Trout Esqr Piketon, Kentucky

any of 3.37 any 4. anq anq
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State of Virginia
Rockbridge County efc+

I Samuel Mc D. Reid Clerk of the County court of said county of Rockbridge in said State of Virginia do hereby certify that it appears from the records of said court that Christian Trout was married to Elizabeth Geerhart on the fifteenth day of September in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety five by the Reverend Elijah Vausandt.

In testimony whereof I have hereto to subscribed my name and affixed my official seal in Lexington in said County the sixth day of October A.D. 1849 and in the 74th year of the Commonwealth.
Sam Mc. D. Reid, Clerk

Rockbridge County to wit:
I John McCleland Senior and presiding Justice of the County Court of said County do hereby certify that Samuel McD Reid whose signature appears to the above Certificate is the Clerk of said court duly appointed and qualified; that said certificate is in due form; and that all his official acts are entitled to full faith and credit. Given uner my hand and seal this 6th day of October 1849.
John M Cleland (seal)

I Samuel McD. Reid clerk of Rockbridge county court in the State of Virginia do certify that John M. Cleland Gentleman whose genuine siganture appears above is the Senior and presiding Justice of said court, duly commissioned and qualified. Given under my hand this 6th October 1849.
Sam'l Mc D Reid Clk
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Lexington 6th Octo 1849

Dr. Sir

Yours of 24th Inst. enclosing one Dollar was only need. I send the certificate of Chn Trout, marriage with the seal & cert, the last certificate is unnecessary but as you seemed to want it & it will no harm, I added it.

Very respectfully yours.

Sam Mc D Reid

Lewis Trout Esqr
P.S. when you write a letter in business don't use envelopes.
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Mang

207650 Sept 1/55.

Elizabeth Trout wid. of Christian Trout priv

Elizabeth wid: Christian Trout. Pri.

WO 35685 Iss July 29/56

Revolution
Rev. Pensioner

July 48-762

AO: [illegible] July 23d/56
Boyton

Geo. W. Hardin
Bloomington Ind.

Vol. T-140
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Claim to bounty land warrant under the Act of March 3d 1855
State of Indiana, Greene County}ss.

On this 20th day of August A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five; personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid Elizabeth Trout aged 80 years a resident of Green County in the State of Indiana who being duly sworn and according to law, declares, that she is the widow of Christian Trout deceased who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain____ in the ____ of _____comanded by Colonel_____ in the war of the Revolution declared by the United States of America on the Fourth day of July One Thousand Seven hundred and Seventy-six; that her said husband _______ at ______ on about the ____ day of _____A.D. for the term of _____ and continued in actual service in said war for the tern if fourteen days and was honorably discharged at _____on the day of_____A.D; She further states that she was married to the said Christian Trout in Rockbridge State of _____ on the_____day of _____A.D.____by one_____a______and that her name before her sad her marriage was Elizabeth Gearhart; that her said husband died at his residence in the County of Pike and State of Kentucky on the ____ day of _____A.D.____and that she is now a widow. She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the Act approved March 3d 1855=she also declares that she has not recevied a warrant for bounty
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land under this or any other Act of Congress nor made any other application. Therefore that she is now a pensioner of the United States, in the pension list roll of the Madison Indiana agency as the widow of the aforesaid Christian Trout who at the period of his decease was a revolutionary pensioner of the United States on the pension list of the Kentucky Agency.

Elizabeth (her x mark) Trout

Witness

Joseph A. Steal
Meary (her x mark) Johnson

We Joseph A. Steal and Meary Johnson residents of Greene County in the State of Indiana upon our oath declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Elizabeth Trout in our presence and that we believe from the appearance and statements of the applicant that she is the identical person she represents herself to be. We know that the said Elizabeth Trout is a widow at this time and from our knowledge & information entitled to credit; we believe the foregoing declaration signed by her is substantially true and to our knowledge her aforesaid husband Christian Trout is dead. We further make oath that we are dis-interested in making this affidavit.

Joseph A. Steal
Meary (her x mark) Johnson
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The forgoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on this day and year above wirtten; and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons; that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be and that I have no interest in this claim. I further certify that the word "month of April" was erased and the word "month of August" inserted in first line first page before signed & sworn by applicant.
Nathaniel Crane, Justice of the Peace

State of Indiana, Green County}ss
I Samuel R. Cavins Clerk of the Circuit Court within & for said Green County & State of Indiana do hereby Certify that Nathaniel Crane Esqr whose name appears to the foregoing certificate of declaration & affidavit having been made before him was at the date thereof a Justice of the Peace in & for said County & State duly Commissioned & qualified according to law and by law authorized to administer oaths and that the said signature purporting to be his genuine signature and as such officer rank of Justice of the Peace is entitled to full faith & credit. In witness whereof I hereunto subscribe my name & affix the seal of said Court this 24th day of August A.D. 1855.

Samuel N. Cavins, Clerk
Buy E.H.C.Cavins Deputy
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Bloomington Indiana
August 25, 1855

J. Minot Esqr Commissioner of Pensions

Sir this paper contains the claim of Mrs Elizabeth Trout or set forth for the provisions of the Act of 3d March 1855. Please address and on the occasion if necessary enclose to me her warrant of allowance & oblige the claimant. I am your obt. servt.

George W. Handin
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December 1, 1933

XXXXXXXXXXXX

Christian Trout, W.7326
BA-J/MCS

Mrs. Henry Ashcroft
Payette Idaho

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your request for the Revolutionary War records of Christian and Palser Trout and John and Henry Sullenberger.

The data which were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S. 7326, based upon the military service of Christian Trout, the only soldier by that name that is found in the Revolutionary War records of this office.

Christian Trout was born in 1753 in Sharpsburg, Maryland, The names of his parents were not given.

While a resident of Sharpsburg, Maryland, he enlisted and served as private with the Maryland troops as follows; from May, 1778, six months in Captain Joseph Chaplins company in Colonel James' regiment; from March, 1779, three months in Captain Akin's company in Colonel Jones' regiment; From October, 1779, six months in Captain Christian Orendorff's company in Colonel Watsons regiment; from April 10, 1780, six months in Captain Sisox's company in Colonel Highter's regiment.

From Sharpsburg he moved to Vrginia and in 1822 he moved to Pike County, Kentucky.

He was allowed pension on his application executed October 6, 1834, at which time he was living in Pike County, Kentucky.

Christian Trout died June 16, 1847, in Pike County, Kentucky.

He married September 15, 1795, in Rockbridge County, Virginia, Elizabeth Geerhart.
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She was allowed pension on her application executed May 7, 1850, at which time she was seventy-five years of age and was living in Beech Creek Township, Greene County, Indiana, She was living in that county in 1855.

Their son, Lewis Trout, was living in Greene County, Indiana, in 1853.

The Revolutionary War records of this office fail to afford any information in regard to John and Henry Sullenberger, searched under all spellings of the names.

The record of Boltzer Trout, S. 7749, the only  soldier by that or similar given name that is found in the Revolutionary War records, is furnished herewith.

Very truly yours,

A.D. Hiller Assistant to Administrator
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35682

160 Aux
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Elizabeth Trout
widow of Christian
Indiana

Suspended let June 21st 1850

Hon W.A. Gorman

Act 29 July 1848
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[Looks like text is covered]
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433 Dec. 1 hist to Mrs. Henry Ashecroft-M[illegible]

WIDOW, &c.

File No. 7326
Elizth Trout
Wid:
Christian Trout, Pvt. Rev War

Act: July 29/48

Index:--Vol. A, Page 252

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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House of Reps, 17 Dec'r 1850
Please file this proof of marriage with original papers of Mrs Elizabeth Trout filed by me last summer for a pension.

Yours
W.A Gorman
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Dear Col.

The declaration of Elizabeth Trout widow of Christian Trout was sent on to you last fall. Enclosed you will find the necessary proof of her marriage with her husband which was on hand at the time her application was sent on but was not sent by mistake.
Please forward the certificate of Pension as soon as possible
Yours truly, R.W.Rousseau
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Madison, Inda August 6, 1853

Sir:
On the 22 of April 1853 a certificate of pension was issued to Mrs. Elizabeth Trout, commencing on the 4 March 1848 and continuing for life, "in lieu of lost certificate which was dated 31 March 1851"
Under the original Certificate Mrs. T was paid at this Agency to 4 March 1851, since which time she has received nothing. I cannot determine from the instructions in my possession whether under these circumstances, i ought to pay her for the whole time due or only such part as has been due less than 14 monhts. Well you be good enough to inform me.

Very Respectfully
Your obt Svt
J.W. Chapman
Pen Agust

Hon, S.P. Waldo
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City, D.C.
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Bloomfield Greene Co. []
Sept 6 1852

Mr J, E, Heath Dear sir I will attempt to address you again on the subject of a application made by A.L. Rhodes in respect to a pinsion(sic) coming to my mother Elizabeth Trout whitch(sic) pinsion(sic) was granted to her sometime in the last of 1849 or in first 1851 which said Elizabeth Trout has loast(sic) the paper by by(sic) leaving it in the hands of R.H. Rousseau her attorney the proof can easily be made that she obtained said pinsion(sic) paper and that she made one draw before she loast(sic) it, the said Elizabeth Trout is the widow of Christian Trout who was a revolutionary soldier, Please to gave(sic) me directions how to proseed(sic) to get her pinsion(sic) papers reanwed(sic), when they are loast(sic) or misplaced.

And oblige yours Lewis Trout
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Bloomfield Greene Co Ind'a
July 1st 1852

Dear Sir

Sometime in the first of the year 1851 a Pension Certificate was issued to Elizabeth Trout -- of this County -- the widow of Christian Trout --dec'd, who was a soldier of the Revolution.
About July 1851 she drew at Madison $120.00 her pension for three years -- as she thinks.
After that time and within a few months the certificate was lost or mislaid, and no information in respect to the same has been received here or at Evansville.
Mrs. Trout desires to know in what manner she can most readily procure a renewal of her certificate.

Very Reply Your obt Sert

A.L. Rhodes

Hone Jas E. Heath
Comms of Pensions, Washington
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Ky Jun 29

Please allow three months instead of six in each case where six is claimed.

R Jno Johnson

Hon. R. Jno Johnson
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War Department
Pension Office
December 4, 1834

Sir,

The declaration of Christian Trout has been examined, and it is herewith returned. He sets forth several tours of six months each. If he served under one engagement for as long a period as six months, he should produce direct proof thereof. The militia were not called out to serve for so long a term, excepting on some particular occasions.

I have the honor to be Very respectfully your obt Servt.

J.L. Edwards

Hon. R.M. Johnson
House of Representatives
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Payette, Idaho
Nov. 21st, 1933.

Director of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir;

Some time ago, (Oct. 9th) I wrote your office asking for data on the Revolutionary service of Christion(sic) Trout, John and Henry Sullenberger variously spelled Soloberger - barger and Shallenberger - barger. I received a reply that you would send me the information at as early a date as possible. As you have not reached the matter yet I would like to add the name of Balser (variously spelled Balthsar-Baltazar) Trout, and ask you to give me the same data on said Balser Trout as I have asked on the other names.

I am asking this information to check and supplement data for entrance into the D.A.R.

Thanking you, I am

Yours very truly

Martha Wilson Ashcroft
Mrs. Henry Ashcroft
Payette, Idaho
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Elizabeth Trout, wid of Christian

In-

Act 29 July 1/48
[illegible] 1 yr Pri. 40
known pen 4-Mrh 1848

Corr sent to Hon. W.A. Gorman, Bloomington In
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In

Elisth Trout application for Duplicate pen Cert.

Send to Geo W Hardin
Bloomington, In
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State of Indiana, Green County}ss.
Be it known that before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified according to law and authorized by law to administer oaths personally appeared Elizabeth Trout and made oath in due form of law that she is the identical Elizabeth Trout named in an original pension Certificate now lost; that her name was placed on the roll of the agency at Madison State of Indiana; that she received a certificate of that past under the signature and seal of the Secretary of ______for Forty dollars per annum; that she at one time drew on hundred and twenty dollars of the United States agent for paying pensioner at Madison Indiana being the amount due up to the fourth day of March 1851; that she depended on her son Lewis Trout to superintend the preparing of her voucher to draw her stipend & to take care of her certificate of pension which is now lost, destroyed or mis-placed; of the truth of the forgoing she is fully satisfied.
Elizabeth (her x mark) Trout
Sworn to and Subscribed this 4th day of April A.D. 1853. I further certify that the affiant Elizabeth Trout is personally known to me. Given under my hand the date above mentioned.
William M Haley (seal)
Justice of the Peace
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State of Indiana, Green County}ss 
I Samuel R. Cavins Clerk of the Circuit Court in and for the said County of Green do hereby certify that William McHaley Esqr before whom the foregoing affidavit was made & who it appears certified to the same was at the date thereof a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County of Green duly commissioned and Sworn and by law authorized to administer oaths and that the said signature purporting to be his is in my opinion his genuine signature. In testimony whereof hereunto set my hand & seal of said Court at office this 8th day of April A.D. 1853.

S.R. Cavins Clerk
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State of Indiana, Green County}ss

On this 4th day of April 1853 before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified according to law and by law authorized to administer oaths personally appeared Lewis Trout of said County who after being duly sworn according to law made oath to the following declaration: that he was authorized attorney of his Mother Elizabeth Trout to receive of the United States Agent for paying pensioners at Madison State of Indiana the amount of pension due her to the fourth day of March 1851 from the commencement of her pension allowed; that he received of the said agent one hundred and twenty dollars in the Month of July 1851; that he left the pension certificate of the aforesaid Elizabeth Trout in the law office of Richard H. Ruseau in Bloomfield Green County Indiana in order for said Ruseau to write out the vouchers to be carred to said pensioner to perfect to draw the amount due the 4th day of March 1852; that the said R.H. Ruseau was not in his office at the time declarant left said pension certificate there at the direction of a person then in said office & who was a stranger to declarant; that the said certificate of pension never has been seen by declarant since he left it in said Ruseau's office; that due enquiry & search have been made to find it that the said Ruseau has since [illegible] to Louisville Kentucky where declarant saw & applied to him for said certificate & was replied to by said Ruseau that he had no recollection or knowledge at all of it and after examination & search amongst his papers for it without finding it repeated his lack of knowledge of it. Declarant is fully satisified that the pension certificate of his Mother Elizabeth Trout is lost, mis-placed or casually destroyed; that the aforesaid
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Mother of decarant is the widow of Christian Trout who was a Revolutionary soldier and a pensioner of the United States on the Kentucky List of pensioners at the period of his death & that he died in Pike County State of Kentucky; that the said Elizabeth Trout was by her pension certificate allowed forty dollars per annum.

Lewis Trout

Subscribed and sworn to this 4th day of April 1853 Before me & further certify that the above named affiant Lewis Trout is personally known to me and that he is a person of veracity and entitled to credit.

William McHaley (seal)
Justice of the Peace
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State of Indiana, Green County}ss

I Samuel R. Cavins of the circuit court in and for the said County of Green do hereby certify that William McHaley Esqr whose name appears to the foregoing certificate of affidavit was at the date there of a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified according to law and by law authorized to administer oathes and that the signature purporting to be his subscribed to the said certificate of affidavit is in my opinion his genuine signature. In witness whereof thereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court at office this ___ day of April A.D. 1853

S.R. Cavins Clerk
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Know all [] by these presents that I Elizabeth Trout Green County State of Indiana do hereby constitute and appoint George W. Hardin of Bloomington Monroe County State of Indiana my true and alwful attorney for me and in my name to procure for me of the Commissioner of Pensions or other agent or agents of the United States a duplicate pension certificate in lieu of an original pension certificate issued for me and in my name for forty dollars per annum by virtue of my right to the provision of the Acts of Congress of the United States as the widow of Christian Trout who was a revolutionary soldier my said attorney is by these presents authorized to do all necessary acts in procuring for me a certificate as above Stated and to receive it when issued by proper agent of the United States. I hereby ratify & confirm the acts of said agent in the premises by virtue of these presents. Given under my hand & seal this 4th day of April 1853 signed, sealed and delivered in presence of}

Elizabeth (her x mark) Trout (seal)

Lewis Trout
Samuel Smith
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State of Indiana, Green County}ss

Be it known that on this 4th day of April A.D. 1855 before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Green duly commissioned & sworn & by law authorized to administer oathes personally appeared Elizabeth Trout of said county and ackownedged the foregoing power of attorney to be her voluntary act and deed for the purposes therein stated given under my hand & seal the day & year last avove mentioned.

William McHaley (seal)
Justice of the Peace
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State of Indiana, Green County}ss

I Samuel R. Cavins Clerk of the Circuit Court in & for said county do hereby Certify that William McHaley Esqr is a Justice of the Peace in & for the said County duly commissioned and qualified according to law & by law authorized to administer oaths and that the signature to the foregoing certificate of acknowledgement of power of attorney made before him is in my opinion his genuine signature & entitled to and its a given under my hand & the seal of said court this 8th day of April A.D. 1853.

S.R. Cavins Clerk
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Bloomington Indiana, April 9, 1853

To the Commissioner of Pensions

Sir I hope you will consider the within case more upon its merits and of emergency than ordinary claims and as early as practicable enable the claimant to obtain the money upon a new certificate which she has so long delayed applying for an account of her lack of proper aid to present her case at all & now prefers a duplicate certificate.

I am very respectfully yr obt servt
George W. Hardin