Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 35,554, for John Pennetent, Virginia
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John Pennetent
11.999
Direct to William
C. Keen. Vevay Va
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District of Indiana
Switzerland County ss.
In the Switzerland circuit court
June Term 1821
This sixth day of June A.D. 1821 personally appeared in
open court, In the Switzerland Circuit Court being a court of
record for the County of Switzerland aforesaid John Pennetent
aged 73 of 74 years resident in Ripley County in said dist
who first being duly sworn according to law doth on his
declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows
viz for three years in the company commanded by captain 
John McGuire in the 16th Virginia regiment com
anded by Colonel William Griezon in the Virginia line and
that his original pension certificate is dated June 7th A.D 1819
and is numbered 11, 999 and the said John
Pennetent filed the following affidavit viz. And I do
solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States
on the 18th day of March A.D. 1818 and that I
have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner
disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent
thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provis
ons of an act of Congress entitled "an act to provide for
certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the
United States in the Revolutionary war passed on the 
18th day of March A.D. 1818 and that I have not nor has any
person
in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts
due to me; nor have I any income other what is contained
the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed and
that he is incapable of supporting himself without
the aid of his Government or by publicate
or public charity.
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War Department
Pension Office
12th January 1826
Sir
I herewith return W.C. Keen's letter to you,
with the notification of continuance in the case of
John Pennetent, and have to state that an order
cannot be given for the payment of the pension due
to Pennetent at the time of his death, to his widow
unless satisfactory evidence be produced, that he died
without being in debt, or that all his creditors
have relinquished their claims against his estate,
in favor of the widow. A legal representative would
be entitled to draw the amount due
Lot Bloomfield's letter to you, respecting
John Scott County land, has been this day referred
to the Bounty Land Office
I have the honor to be
Very respectfully
Your Obt Sert
J.L. Edwards
Hon: John Test
House of Representatives
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Department
Pension Office
June 27. 1822
Sir,
the schedule of John Penitent is again returned
It should be sworn to before some Court held in the County
when the applicant resides. It was returned before for the same
purpose, and sent back to the Department with
the information that the claimant was prevented by indispo
sition from attending the Court held in the County where
he resides. As the law makes no exception in such cases,
I have to acquaint you that until the claimant shall
have complied with all the requirements of the law, his
name cannot be continued on the pension list
I am, respectfully,
Your Obt Servt
J.L. Edwards
William C. Keen Esqr
Vevay Indiana
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Am July 23
Loomiesville Mc Donald County
South West Missouri July 3d 1850
Sir, 
I desire that the commissioner of Pensions will
furnish me, with a copy of such regulation as the
Secretary of War, has adopted, in relation to the
act of Congress passed, February 22nd 1849 Granting
five years half pay to certain widows and orph
ans of officers non commissioned officers, musicians,
and privates, both regulars, and volunteers,
There are several persons, in this vicinity, who
probably, are entitled to the benefit of the said act, when
wish to avail themselves, of the benefit thereof; who are
uninformed of the mode to prepare the necessary,
papers Hence I desire the necessary forms (printed)
sent me,
In relation to the claim of Cathanne,
tents heirs, I receive from the opinion, of attoney
neral, I Amason, under date of June 23rd 1846,
at in no case, shall a widow, be required, to furnish, eved
ence that her deceased husband was entitled to a pension,
her husband, was drawing a pension, at the time,
of his decease, to entitle her to a pension, in right of her
deceased husband, other than such proof as would
sufficient, to establish, the marriage, between the
plicant, and the deceased, pensioner, she did on the
1829, or 30, in County of Riply in the State of Indiana,
by establish her relationship; as to marrige &. between
self, and deceased Husband, John Pennitent and
drew the arrears of pension, then due, all of which
testimony, I presume are on the files in the War Department,
now, Sir, the heirs has principally, to depend
in evidence, which has been filed in the said
office
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relative to their deceased parent right to pension,
she has probably, sworn to the date of her marriage
with the John Pennitent, if so and on the
files of the Pension office, it is the duty of the 
Government, officers, to search, the archives, and
to ascertain, if there be evidence, in them to established
the claim, of the widow (heirs) of John Penitent
died in the year 1821 in Riply County Indiana,
his widow died (Catharine Pennilent) in the year
1837. in June, I desire that the commission of
Pensions may communicate, if the fact be so;
that Catharine Penitent has proven in her
lifetime when she was married to John Penitent
her deceased husband, and whether
would satisfactory, to the Commissioner of Pensions,
to establish her claim to a pension in (illegible) of
her husband, John Pennetent it would facilitate
the settlement of the claim, and relieve the
heirs of the trouble of proving the marriage vc
it would only be necessary for to establish the
relationship to the deceased Parrent Cathanne Penn
intent
Very Respectfully
John B King of
Loomesville Mc Donald Co
Sw. Mo
James
L. Edwards Esqr.
Commissioner of Pensions
of Washington DC