Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File for James Thompson, New Jersey
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(3-1776)

SERVICE 
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Thompson, James    
Residence, New Jersey 

NUMBER 
Dis. 
No papers

CONTENTS
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Marion Ohio
Dec. 27. 1917

[[ Symbol that reads Daughters of the American Revolution]]

Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Gentleman.

James Thompson was a private in Captain James
Maxwell's Company Colonial 
Shurr's Second Regiment
New Jersey Continental Line
and was granted a pension
beginning April 10, 1783.
Can you give me the
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places and dates of his birth
and death and the name
of his wife and children.
Yours my truly
Mary Knapp Hughs
564 Delaware Ave
Marion Ohio
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Round date stamp

U. S. Pension Office
Dec 31 1917
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[letter head]  F. C. HUGHS
CLOTHING AND GENTS' FURNISHINGS
147 WEST CENTER STREET

Marion, Ohio Mar 1, 1921

Pension Department
Washington D.C.

I am enclosing a copy of the war
record of James Thompson which I received from the
Adjutant General of New Jersey.  From this
record can you give me the date of the birth
& death of James Thompson.
Thanking you for your favor
Yours Sincerly
Mrs. F C Hughs
564 Delaware Ave.
Marion Ohio

[round postal seal]
U. S. Pension Office Mar 5 1921
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Rev. War Section.  
[hand-written in right corner] V. L. M. cen[?]

April 9, 1921


Mrs. F. C. Hughes,
564 Delaware Avenue,
Marion, Ohio.

Madam:
In response to your letter dates the 1" ultimo,
 relative to the Revolutionary War soldier James Thompson,
who was pensioned at the rate of $60. per annum under the
Act of June 7, 1785, the dates of his birth and death are
not on record.

Very  respectfully, 
Washington Gardner
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Rev. War Section

January 5, 1918

Mary Knapp Hughs,
584 Delaware Avenue
Marion, Ohio

Madam:
In response to your letter of the twenty-seventh
ultimo, you are advised that a careful search of the Revolutionary
War records of this Bureau fails to show a claim for pension on
file for James Thompson, as described by you.
On page 12 of the list of Invalid Pensioners of New
Jersey, whose residence could not be ascertained in consequence
of the burning of the War Office in 1800 and 1814, appears the
name James Thompson, Private, Revolutionary War, pensioned at
the rate of $60 per annum from March 4, 1788, under the Act of 
June 7, 1785.
You are requested to advise this Bureau where you
ascertained that the pension commenced April 10, 1783.
Very respectfully,

[illegible]
Commissioner.