Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 6493, Burch Allison, Md.
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(8--1776)
Service Number
Md. Allison, Burch S. 6493
CONTENTS
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Left Side Page

Letter to Pension Agt 18 June [illegible]
Letter to *** Oct 20, 1845
Letter to *** Jan 25, 1849

Date of death not on file.

Right Side Page
Top Left Torn and Missing

29725
[missing] Allison
the state of N. Car
of the Regiment commanded
[missing] in the Md line
[missing] months

Inscribed on the Roll of N. Carolina at the rate of 26 dollars 66 cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 7th day of Feb '35 and sent to Wm. Roane Morganton, N.C.

Arrears to the 4th of Sept '34 $93.31
Semin-anl allowance ending 4 Mar '35 $13.33
Total $106.64

{Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by Nath. Rice - Clerk
Book E Vol 6-1/2 Page 44
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Burch Allison
N.C. 32609
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State of North Carolina
Burke County
Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions.
July Court 1834
This 30th day of July 1834 personally appeared in open Court before the juries of the Court now sitting Burch Allison a resident of Burke County N Carolina aged 70 years who 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 the 7th of June 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein after stated. He volunteered as a private in a company of select malitia of the state of Maryland County of Montgomery in the service of the United States during the revolutionary war in the company of Captain John Nichols, the Regiment of William Deckeins ^Major Lemuel Dekins the troops in which I served were called the Maryland Select Malitia [militia] called into service at a minutes warning and bound to serve for the period of 12 months if required. he commenced service on or about the first of April 1780 and continued to serve four months at Georgetown in the state of Maryland. was then permitted to return home with
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our arms till called on we were shortly after called on to serve but on reaching Bladensburgh when it turned out to be a false alarm & we were permitted to return ^again home, armed untill next called on and I was not called on untill about 1st December next following when I again went into Service under the Same officers and Served in guarding about 1000 Thousand prisoners at a place then called Frederick Town about 45 miles from Georgetown. this Service was in the winter of 1780 and 1781 and the troop in which I was continued in service [crossed out: long] after their time was out for the want of fresh troops to relieve them. I continued to serve at this time untill my four months the balance of 12 months, were out when I was regularly discharged. that he has no dockumentary evidence, and knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify as to his service: I hereby relinquish every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any State. 
X Questions by the Court ?
Q. Where and in what year were you born?
An. I was born in the County of Montgomery in the now State of Maryland, on the 24th day
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of February 1764. 
Question 2 Have you any record of your age and if so where is it?
Answer. I have no record of my age, but my fathers record of the ages of his family is in the possession of one of the family ^of my Sister Married to a Mr [crossed out William] Jarrett Smith? I have seen it often where it now is 
Question 3rd Where were you living when called into service where have you lived since the revolutionary war and where do you now live 
Answer I lived in Montgomery, Maryland when called into service, removed after the Rev. to Lowden County Virginia, where I staid [stayed] 5 years, and from thence came here 35 years ago where I have lived ever since.
Question 4th How were you called into service?
I was a Volunteer for the Period of 12 months always ready armed & equipt for service for the term of 12 months and actually served 8 Eight months & a little over 
[crossed out: State]
Question 5  State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops, where you Served such continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your Service ?
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Answer. There never was as well as I recollect any continental officer ^in service with us either at George Town or at Frederick Town where we we guarded the prisoners The same General officers commanded each time. Col Wm Dekins & Major Lemuel Dekins ^who commanded us lived in or near George Town. My Captain (John Nichols) & Lieutenant, Thomas Nichols were my neighbors and well known to me before and after the Service. the company to which I belonged was a Volunteer one for 12 months and kept our arms when we went home. the rest of Colonel Dekin's regiment were drafted men for four months. both at George Town & at Frederick Town, there was no Continental troops with us on duty that I can recollect either at George Town or elsewhere. at George town I think there was 3000 [crossed out: & 200] foot including the artillery & 200 horse at George Town . & as well as I recollect our General was of the name of Thomas all being Mary Land Malitia [militia]. at Fredericktown there was only the col.’s (Dekins) command to guard the prisoners and when we were relieved (a week after our time was out) by fresh malitia we were discharged.
Question 6. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service & if so by whom was it given & what has become of it 
answer. I never received a written discharge but I was discharged by my colonel to whom I was well known.
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Question 7th 
State the name of Persons to whom ^you are known in your present neighborhood and who can testify as to your character for veracity, your [crossed out: services] good behavior, your services as a soldier of the revolution 
answer I am well known to John Burgin Esquire, Jessy Burgin Esquire and the Reverand Richard Bird for they are & have been for for 30 odd years my my neighbors. 
Burch Allison his [handwritten] X mark
Sworn to in open Court 
30 July 1834 
J. J. Ennis Clk
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State of North Carolina 
Burke County}
Court of Pleas and Quarter Session, July Court 1834 

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 Burch Alison was a revolutionary Soldier and served as he states and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Jessy Burgin who certified the annexed affidavits  of Burch Posey Alison marked (A) is and was at the time of doing the same a justice of the Peace for this County that the affiant Posey Allison is a [crossed out: man of] credable person and a resident of this County, & also that Jessy Burgen who made the affidavit marked (B) is also a resident of this County the justice of the peace above mentioned and a person of undoubted veracity and whose affidavit is entitled to full faith and credit. & that Jesse Burgin Esq whose certificate appears to the affadavit marked (C) is a Justice as above & entitled to credit.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 18th day of August 1834 [illegible Terh] 
J. J. Ennis
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State of North Carolina Burke County }
This 2nd day of October 1832 comes Posey Allison before me Jesse Burgin a Justice of the Peace for Burke County and makes oath in due form of Law that he is well acquainted with Burch Allison, who has made application for a Pension under the act of Congress ^as hereunto appended that he affiant is a Brother of said Burch  Allison and lived in the State of Maryland in the County of Montgomery at the time by him ^Burch Allison described in his declaration and knows that said Burch Allison marched as a private under Captain John Nick & Major Lemuel Dekins in the Regiment of Col William Dekins in the Select Malitia in the Public Services during the war of the revolution who were to serve for the period of 12 months. That said Burch Allison was away from house for 3 and [illegible]with and reputed to be in the public Service in the said Regiment then said to be in the [illegible] service. he Posey Allison was well acquainted  with most of the officers & men and knows that they were off in the public Service and came home at the same time that said Burch Allen returned armed. recollects well the talk of them all that they had been in Service at Georgetown in the State of Maryland. he also recollects that said Brick returned to Montgomery County where he lived with his father & staid [stayed] there a short time and was again called off under the same officers in the same regiment into the public service and was gone for at least 4 months more
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this last time was in the winter of 1780 or 1781. that the neighbors who were in the said regiment were also off & reputed to be in the said service, as well as the said Burch Alison. When they all or the most of them returned together as if having been in the same Service. that Deponent is an older Brother of said Burch and now Eighty three years of age as before stated in affidavit hereunto attached marked (A).
Posey Allison his [handwritten] X mark
Sworn to before me Jesse Burgin JP [handwritten] seal
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January 10, 1936

BA-J/EEL
Burch Allison - S.6493

Mrs. Charles S. Passmore
717 West Granite Street
Butte, Montana

Dear Madam:

The date which follow are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.6493, based upon the military service in that war of Burch Allison.

Burch Allison was born in Montgomery County, Maryland, February 24, 1764. The names of his parents are not shown.

While residing in Montgomery County, Maryland, Burch Allison volunteered May 1, 1780, served four months as a private in Captain John Michel's Company, Colonel William Rankin's Maryland Regiment and was stationed at Georgetown, Maryland, he volunteered again about December 1, 1783 and served four months under the same officers; on this tour he acted as guard to the British prisoners at Frederick Town, Maryland.

After the Revolution, he moved to Loudon County, Virginia, and lived five years, and about 1799 moved to Burke County, North Carolina.

He was allowed pension on his application executed July 30, 1834, while residing in Burke County, North Carolina.

It is not stated that soldier was ever married.

In 1834 soldier referred to his sister, Mrs. Jarrett Smith, but did not give her Christian name or place of residence. In 1834, Posey Allison, a brother of the soldier was living in Burke County, North Carolina, and stated that he was in his eighty-third year.

There are no further family data.

Very truly yours

A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator.
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Left Side Page

Rev War

6493
INVLAID

File NO. 6493
Burch Allison
Pri Rev War

Act: June 7th, '32
Index: Vol A Page 6
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Right Side Page

1914 May 23: Hist to Mr. N.G. Allison

1916, March 27: Mr. N.C. Allision
advised history sent once to same person

1931 Jan 12: Hist Mrs. F.E. Stow

1934 Aug 11: Mrs F.E. Stow added no other record than above

1936 June 10: Hist to Chas S. Passmore
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(A)
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State of No Carolina
Burke County}
This day came Posey Allison [illegible] before me Jesse Burgin, one of the acting Justices of the peace for said county, & made oath in due form of law that Burch Allison a brother Younger than himself ten years turned out as a vollenteer in the State of Maryland & county of Mongomery in the revolution under Colnl. William Dekins & Major Lemuel Dekins Captain John Nichols as one of the Select Militia for one year And he served out the greater part of the time If he returned home at any time ^on furlow he held himself ready at a minutes warning ^to go. I am now in my 53rd year agreeable to the account I have received from my parents 
Posey Allison his [handwritten] X mark
Attest Jesse Burgin JP
Sworn to this 26th July 1834
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(B)
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State of Northcarolina 
Burke County ⎬ Court of pleas & quarter Sessions July Term 1834 we [crossed out illegible] in the ^State & County aforsaid & Jesse Burgin live in the same Do hereby Certify that we are well acquainted with Burch Allison who has subscribed & sworn to the above that we belive him to be 70 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  
Jesse Burgen JP [handwritten] seal
Sworn to in open court 
29th July 1834
J.J. Ennis Clerk
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State of North Carolina 
Burke County }
We Richard Byrd a Clergyman Residing in Burke County and John Burgin residing in the same County hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Burch Alison who has subscribed and Sworn to a declaration for obtaining a Pension that we believe him to be 70 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 
Richd Bird 
Jno Burgin 
this 4th day of August 1834 came Richard Byrd Clergyman and John Burgin Esq before me Jesse Burgin a justice of the peace for Burke County N.C. and were duly qualified to the above affidavit I further certify that I am well acquainted with them both the first is a regular Clergyman the last has been for a great Length of time a justice of the peace for this County both of them man of veracity and
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their statements entitled to full credit. Sworn to before me the day & year first above written.

Jesse Burgin JP SEAL

(C)
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Admit as Private
$8 mo $32
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Morganton ^N.C. 30th October 1834 
Mr J L Edwards 
Dear Sir 
Enclosed ^is the ^declaration [crossed out: Petition] & certificates of Burch Alison for the purpose of obtaining a pension. the Justice Peace who took the first affidavit of Posey Alison which was so badly written as that 83 was read for 53 has tried his hand again and obtained the affidavit appended as the first to the Papers I hope it will be read and prove satisfactory. 
I would take it as a favor to be informed if the amended declaration of Nicholas Chapman has reached the department it was forwarded about the 1st of Feby last 
Yours respectfully 
Wm Roane
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Bank of the State of No Ca
Fayetteville Br. June 12. 1844
J L. Edwards Esqr 
Commissioner of Pensions
Sir
I send you enclosed the Certificate Power of atty of Burch Allison a Pensioner on the Roll of this Office to receive his pension from the 4 Mch 1843 to 4 Mch 1844, this Pensioner not having applied within one year from the his last payment in June 1. 1843. Cannot be paid without your instructions to do so 
for the Pension Agent 
J Wetman 
[illegible Carly]
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Oct 20, '45
Mr. Evans

James L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
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Pension Office
Fayetteville Oct 10/45

James L Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions

Sir

Please direct the payment for Burch Allison act 1832. 18 Mos $39.00 for voucher [illegible]

Respectfully
Your Obt Servant
Wm Huske
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Jan 25, '47
STAMP NOT LEGIBLE

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Mr Evans

James L. Edwards, Esqr.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
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Pension Office
Fayetteville Jan 20, 1847

James L Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions

Sir

Please direct the payment of Burch Allison
Act of 1832 12 mo. $26.66 per voucher [illegible]

Very respectfully
Your Obt servant

Wm Huske
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James A Allison
Vice Pres & Trea
LETTERHEAD: Prest-O-Lite

Indianapolis

May 18, 1914

Pension Office
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:

Can you give me any information regarding John Birch or Burch Allison? I believe he was a Revolutionary Soldier if so, please give me all the information you have in your files.

Can you give me any other people to write to regarding the above party?

Very truly yours.

N.C. Allison

US PENSION OFFICE STAMP: May 19, 1914

NCA/APW#143
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The Prest-O-Lite Co., Inc. LETTERHEAD

Indianapolis

March 23, 1916

Department of Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:

According to a genealogist I employed in Baltimore, she finds the following oath of allegiance or fidelity for Montgomery County (Md. Historical Society) for the revolution Militia, folder 375.

"John Allison, February 28, 1778, in Joseph Wilson's return".

Kindly give me what records you have and oblige.

Yours very truly,

N.C. Allison

NCA/AMJ-84
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The Prest-O-Lite Co., Inc LETTERHEAD


Indianapolis

Mach 23, 1916

Department of Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:

According to a genealogist I employed in Baltimore, she finds the following oaths of fidelity for Montgomery County (Md. Historical Society) for the Revolution Militia, Folder 12.

"Burch Allison, 1st Company, 2nd Lass Col. Archibald's Co. 1780"

In the same company, she also finds James Allison.

Kindly give me what records you have of these two parties and greatly oblige.

Yours very truly,

N.C. Allison

NCA/AMJ-84
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8109 High School Road
 Elkins Park, PA

December 8, 1930

US PENSION OFFICE STAMP: Dec 17, 1930

Mr. Earl D. Church
Commissioner, Dept. of Int.
Washington, D.C.

Dear Mr. Church,

In colonial & state records of North Carolina, Vol. XXII, page 55, it is stated that BURCH ALLISON, private, received a pension under the act of 1818-1838 and if possible, I would like as much information concerning this BURCH (should be BURCHARD) ALLISON as you office affords.

Thanking you in advance for same, I am

Yours very truly,

Mrs. F.E. / Jane C. Stow
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8109 High School Road
Elkins Park, PA

January 16, 1931

Mr. E.W. Morgan
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Dear sir:-

Please accept my most grateful thanks for your prompt and courteous reply (Rev & 1812 War Sections EEL) in reply to my enquiry (inquiry) re pension for Burch Allison.

Yours very truly,

Mrs. F.E. ) Jane C. Stow

US PENSION OFFICE STAMP: Jan 17, 931
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8109 High School Road
Elkins Park, PA

August 11, 1934

Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sirs:

Will you kindly send me the pension record of Burch Allison who served in the war of the Revolution from Maryland.

If there are two of the same name, would like copies of both records, as they were doubtless father and son.

Thank you,

Yours truly

Jance C. Stow
(Mrs. F.E. Stow)

REC'D STAMP: Aug 18, 1934
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UTAH HOME FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY LETTERHEAD

Salt Lake City and Butte Montan

Dec 22, '35

RECEIVED STAMP: Dec 26, 1935

U.S. Pension Bureau
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sirs:

What do your pension records show in regard to the following: John Ellison (Ellisson) 78 yrs old living in White Co. Tenn in 1840 a pensioner - also Birch Allison 78 yrs old in 1840 living in Burke Co. N. Carolina - a Rev pensioner. Awaiting an early reply I am
Yours

(Mrs. Chas S) Susie M. Passmore
717 W. Granite St
Butte, Montana
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Revolutionary War Records Section
3-525

Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

In reply to your request of blank received blank for a statement of the military history of Burch Allison a soldier of the Revolutionary War you will find below the desired information as contained in his) or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. S6493

Dates of Enlistment or appointment - Apr 1780 and Dec 1780
Length of Service - 4 mos. and 4 mos.
Rank - Private and Private
Officers under whom service was rendered - Captain - Both time John Nichols
Colonel - both times William Deakins
State: MD

Battles engaged in - Not stated
Residence of soldier at enlistment - Montgomery Co. MD
Date of application for pension - July 30, 1834 His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application - Burke Co. N.C.
Age at date of application - Born Feb 24, 1764 in Montgomery Co. MD

Remarks: The Rev War records of this Bureau fail to afford any info in regard to John Birch or (Burck) Allison and the above which is the only Burch Allison found on said records.

Respectfully

Commissioner.
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Rev War Section

March 27, 1916

Mr. N.C. Allison
The Prest-O-Lite, Co.
Indianapolis, Indiana

Sir

In response to your letter dated the 23rd instant, you are advised that a history of the service of Burch Allison, claim Sur File No. 6493, Revolutionary War was furnished you under date of May 23, 1914 and it is not the practice of this Bureau to furnish the same records more than once to the same person.

The records of this Bureau fail to afford any information in regard to John or James Allison described by you.

Very respectfully,

G M Saltzgaber
Commissioner.
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January 12, 1931

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section

Mrs. F.E. Stow
8109 High School Road
Elkins Park, Pennsylvania

Dear Madam:

You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary war pension claim, S.6493, that Burch Allison was born February 24, 1764 in Montgomery County, Maryland.

While residing in Montgomery County, Maryland, he volunteered May 1, 1780 and served four months as a private in Captain John Nichols' Company, Colonel William Deakins' Maryland Regiment, and again volunteered about December 1, 1780 and served four months under the same officers. His service was rendered at Georgetown, Maryland and at Frederick Town, at which latter place he was a guard to British prisoners.

(Had written next to above paragraph: "Could not identify these officers it was militia")

After the Revolution, he removed to Loudoun County Virginia where he lived five years and about 1799 moved to Burke County, North Carolina.

He was allowed pension on his application executed July 30, 1834, while residing in Burke County, North Carolina.

It is not stated that soldier was ever married.

Very truly yours

E.W. Morgan
Acting Commissioner

Handwritten - Posey Allison brother & sister Mrs. Wm Jarrett Smith
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August 22, 1934

Burch Allison
S.6493
BA-J/MLB

Mrs. F.E. Stow
6109 High School Road
Elkins Park, Pennsylvania

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the pension record of Burch Allison who served in the revolutionary war from Maryland.

The record of Burch Allison, which was furnished you January 12, 1931, was that of the only soldier named by you found in the revolutionary war records of this office.

It is suggested that as a possible means of securing information in regard to the military service of soldiers of the Revolutionary War, you apply to the Adjutant General, War Department, this city.

Very truly yours

A.D. Hiller
Assistant to Administrator
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January 8, 1936

Mrs. Charles S. Passmore
717 West Granite Street
Butte, Montana

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the records of John Ellison (Ellisson) aged seventy-eight years a pensioner living in in White County, Tennessee, in 1840 and Birch Allison aged seventy-eight years a revolutionary war pensioner living in Burke County, North Carolina, in 1840.

A search of the revolutionary war records has been made and no claim for pension or bounty land found based upon service of a John Ellison (Ellisson) who received pension while residing in White County Tennessee. The record has been found of one John Allison of White County, Tennessee which may be the one in whom you are interested and whose name was [illegible] Ellison on the list of pensioners in the Census of 1840 as of White County Tennessee. His record and that of Burch Allison the pensioner of Burke County North Carolina are furnished herewith from pension claims based upon service in the revolutionary war.

Very truly yours,

A.D. Hiller
Executive Assitant to the Administrator