Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 4,913, Robert Campbell, Penn.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Penn
NUMBER
W.4.913
Campbell, Robert
Martha
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CONTENTS
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3650.
Pennsylvania Pittsburg
Martha Campbell
widow of Robert Campbell
Tenn
who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private
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Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
80 Dollars ____ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 3 day of Feby 1849 and sent to Jno K. Wilson
Washington Pa
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Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 2, 1848, Page 214 Vol. 2

1896 Oct 26" Transcript
[Illegible] from Knoxville to
Norfolk 4" Dec
G.C.C.P.A

Reported Feby 3/49

Dec 20-1853 AB
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Let to Hon. J. M. T. McKennon
Oct 12. 1837 do to Jos Henderson
Mar 17. 1843. copies of paper
Sent to Same Mar 21. 1843,

[Illegible] sent to M Baird Esq 28 Sept 1821, Washington Pa

16.717 R
Pennsylvania
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Robert Campbell 3d
of Washington Co in the State of Penna
who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Miles of the Penna line, for the term of two years
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Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 25 of August 1818
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Certificate of Pension issued the 18 of April
and 1820 & sent to Gen Patterson
House of Representatives
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Arrears to 4th of March 1820 146.83
Semi-anl. all'ce ending Sep 1820. 48
$194:83
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18 mo 11/31
8
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144
2.83
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146.83

{Revolutionary claim,}
{Act 18th March, 1818.}

21/79
Washington

Continued
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1950 V
Boyd Mercer Esqr
Judges-Washig Cty
Penny
Robert Campbell
Case
Received 1 Septem 1818
(Washington)
Endorsed

per mail

In Public Service
FREE
The Honorable J. C. Calhoun
Secretary of War
Washington City

Admitted on Roll

WASH
26
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For public Service
WASH 26 Aug
the Honorable J.C. Calhoun
Secretary of War
Washington City
per mail

1950 V
Boyd Mercer, Esq.
Judge - Wash City
Born
Robert Campbell
Case Received 1 September 1818
Washington
Endorsed
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Robert Campbell
Private
Col. Miles Regiment
Pennsylvania Line
1770 2 years
M. Patterson, H. R.
The deposition of two credible & disinterested witnesses in July to be taken & authorized for the certificate of an officer of the Reg to prove the service of the Applicant, is required.
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Washington County
Pennsylvania
On this  twenty-fifth day of August A.D. 1818
before me the subscriberd, one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas for the said county of Washington, personally appeared Robert Campbell, aged sixty-seven years, resident in the County of Washington aforesaid, who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provisions made by the late 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" - That the said Robert Campbell enlisted in Cumberland County in the State of Pennsylvania aforesaid, in the month of April Anno Domini one thousand seven hundred and seventy-six in the company commanded by Captain William Peoples of the 2d Pennsylvania regiment, commanded by Colonel Samuel Myles - That he continued to serve in the said Company in the service of the United States until the fourteenth of September A.D. one thousand seven hundred and seventy-eight when he was discharged from the service at Yellow Springs in Chester County Pennsylvania, having served two years and six months, though the term of his 
enlistment was for but two years - That at the
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time of his discharge he received from Col. Broadhead a certificate of faithful service during the term of his enlistment which he has since lost - that he as in the battles of Long Island, York Island and Harlem heights - that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country. for support - and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services - Sworn and declared before me the day and year aforesaid --
Robt Campbell

I, Boyd Mercer Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for the county of Washington, aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Robert Campbell did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the Preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months on the Continental establishment, and I now transmit the Proceedings and testimony taken and Lad before me to the secretary of the department of war pursuant to the directions of the aforesaid act of Congress. - In witness whereof I have hereunto put my hand and seal the {[next word crossed out]:] third [written above it:] twentififth [sic] day of August  A. D. 1818 -----
Boyd Mercer Seal [circled]
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I do hereby certify that the within Applicant, Robert Campbell has no note of property, and is in very reduced circumstances in life _
25th August 1818  --    Boyd Mercer


Washington County Penn_al  Sst_
[folded square paper "seal" attached to left of the following paragraph:]
I Alexander Murdock Prothanotary [sic] of the Court of Common Pleas for said County do certify that Boyd Mercer Esquier [sic] before whom the above proceedings were had is and was at the time and of the Apoinate Judges of the Court of Common pleas in and for said County duly commissioned and for said County duly commissioned and that full faith and credit is and Ought to be given to all his Official Acts ----
     In testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office the twenty fifth day of August in the Year of Our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and Eighteen -----
     Alex" Murdock Prothy
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Copy of the declaration &c in the case of Robert-Campbell a Revolutionary Soldier.  [Written above "a":] 3rd
____________________________
                      81               
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                     100
       50
---------  paid
      100
__________________
[crossed out:] 1h77       16.717
Con
       I. L E.
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Court of Common Pleas for Washington County Pennsylvania SS
     On this twenty eighth day of June. 1821, personally appeared in Open Court being a court of record fort the Said County, Robert Campbell aged 79 years resident in Somerset Township in Said County, [next 3 words crossed out:] |resident in Somerset | who being first duly Sworn according to law, doth On his Oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows :  He entered into the Service by enlisting in Captain William Peeples ' Company of the 2nd Pennsylvania Regiment commanded by Col. Samuel Miles, that he continued in the Service for the term of two years and Seven months ______and that I have received a pension on a Certificate from the War office of the u
United States, numbered 16717.      And I do Solemnly Swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 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 do to diminish it, as to bring myself with in the provisions 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, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property of Securities, contracts or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereunto annexed, and by me Subscribed viz Two cows and one Steer, One horse, One third of one windmill, one loom, one Sow and Six pig|g|s, four head  [next 2 words crossed out:] |of hogs| ^ sheep, one ax, one Auger and one foot adze" ---that I have due me from different persons, the sum of twenty Six dollars and fifty cents, and that I am indebted to Sundry persons the Sum
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of one hundred and thirteen dollars and ninety Seven cents. My occupation is a farmer, but I am unable to work from advanced age and infirmity ____ The number, names and age of my family, residing with me and their capacity to contribute to my support as follows,
 to wit,   My wife Martha aged 63 years healthy
                "   daughter Elizabeth " 21 " tolerable healthy
                 "  daughter Margaret " 17 " unhealthy
And further, the [illegible] - doth declare and make oath that he is in Such indigent circumstances, as to be unable to Support himself without the assistance of his country. ----
Sworn and declared to in Open court on the 28th day of June. 1821 before    Rob.t Campbell
     Thomas Morgan
            Prothonotary

Pennsylvania  SS. I Thomas Morgan Prothonotary of the Washington County Court of Common Pleas in and for Said County do hereby certify that the foregoing declaration and the schedule thereto annexed, are true copied from the record of the Said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the Opinion of the Said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the above said schedule is Twenty two dollars and Seventy five cents
In Testimony whereof , I have here unto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the Said court at Washington the Sixth day of July, Anno Domini 1821 
       Thomas Morgan Prothonotary
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[written sideways on left edge of this addressed paper or envelope:]

Pa,  May 23rd 43

Martha Campbell 

[address:]
S. L.  Edwards Esquire

     Commissioner of Pensions

          Washington City -
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"John Campbell was born May 5th 1789"
"Ann Campbell was born Dec 27. 1791"
     The justice of the Peace thought it unnecessary to certify to the credibility of the witness Mrs McGreggor as he done So when her former deposition was taken which I Sent you with the declaration of the applicant.
     It is very difficult to get his timing of a transaction which happened 62 years ago - I think that in this case that [next 2 words crossed out:] |in this| the applicant has produced the best evidence the nature of the case will admit and I hope the department will consider it sufficient.     
   yours Respectfully
       Jos. Henderson
J. L. Edwards. Esq
     Commissioner of Pensions
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Washington Pa
May 19 . 18 [illegible] 3
Dear Sir:
     Your letter of the 10th of May was rec.d and I herewith inclose [sic] more additional evidence in the case of the application of Martha Campbell the widow of the late R. Campbell for a pension. 
       There never was any law in Penn.~ requiring marriages to be recorded either in the Clerks office of the County, township, Parish of church registers - at this day Clergyman are generally in the habit of keeping a private memoriam decree of marriages in and this is all that was ever done So far as I can learn.
     By the certificate of the Clerk of the court you will see that he certified that there never was any, law in Penin.a [sic] requiring marriages to be recorded.     The applicant Says there was never any record evidence of the marriage that she ever saw.     The Clergyman, lived Some 50 miles from where She lived at the time of the marrage [sic] and she says she never Saw him afterward  _.  She left Cumberland  County a few years after her marriage and removed to the Western Country  - She is now between 80 and 90 years old __ I examined her bible and find the birth of her children recorded there  -  the following is a copy taken by myself. She says that the insrcib [sic] are in the hand writing of her late husband.
  "Thomas Campbell was born 18th February 1783
   "Jane Campbell was born Dec~. 20th 1876
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th of July 1838, entitled, An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows."  

State of Pennsylvania
     Washington County Ss
             On this present day of April AD, 1843, personally appeared before me [illegible] Hill     one of the associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the Counnty of Washington, aforesaid  Martha Campbell, a resident of Somerset township in the County aforesaid aged about eighty four years , who being first duly Sworn according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision, made by the act of congress, passed July 7th 1838, entitled An act 'granting half pay and pensions to certain widows;"   . That she is the widow of Robert Campbell who was a Soldier of the Army of the Revolution in the Pennsylvania line, as will appear by the evidence filed in the war department and on which evidence a pension was granted to him as [er certificate dated the 11th of April 1820 numbered 16,717.
     She further declares that She was married to the Said Robert Campbell, on the  [blank space]  on month [blank space] of April   in the year Seventeen hundred and eighty one     that her husband the aforesaid Robert Campbell died on the 23rd day of February last;  that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the Service, but that the marriage took place previous to the first of January, Seventeen hundred and
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ninety four, viz, at the time above stated. 
Sworn and Subscribed , on the first day of April 1843 day and year above written before me.  Martha X Campbell
her mark
John Kaenemerer
[illegible] Hill 
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Washington County Ss
          Before me a justice of the Peace for Said County came Margaret McGregor a resident of Nottingham township Washington County and being Sworn according to law, deposeth and Saith that She is the Sister of Martha Campbell mentioned in the above declaration, that She was present and Saw Robert Campbell and her Said Sister legally married near Shippensburgh [sic] in Franklin County, the Cumberland County Penn.s, that the marriage took place the  [blank space] day of April 1781  _ that the ceremony was performed by the Rev.d Mr. Dobbins
the Said deponent further Saith that the Said Martha Campbell never married after the death of her Said husband
Sworn and Subscribed      }   JP H[illegible]
before me the twenty fifth }
day of March 1843             }
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I Samuel Hill associate Judge in and for the County of Washington, do certify that Martha Campbell the widow of Robert Campbe;; aforesaid. is from bodily infirmity unable to appear in Court. 
          Sam Hill [signature underlined]

Pennsylvania
     Washington County Ss  I Ephraim L. Blaine Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas for Said County, do hereby certify that Samuel Hill Esq before whom the foregoing declaration of Martha Campbell was made was at the time [illegible] of the associate judges of Said, it being a Court of record, and that the Signature annexed and who the Signature to the above certificate is his genuine Signature, and that full faith and credit are due to all his Official acts .   I do further certify that Hohn S. Clokey Esq before whom the foregoing affidavit of Margaret McGreggrt was made, was at the time a justice of the Peace in and for Said Count, duly authorised [sic] to Said affidavit, and that the Signature annexed and who the Signature
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annexed to the foregoing certificate signed John
S. Clokey is his genuine signature and that
full faith and credit are due to all his
Official acts. Given under my hand and
Seal of said Court at Washington the 10th day
of April, AD. one thousand eight hundred and
forty three

E L Blain Proy
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8873
Martha Campbell
Pa
act 7 July 38
m 87-d.43.
[Illegible/StruckThru]
2 yrs private
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80$
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Jos. Henderson Esq
Washington
Pa
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[typed letter:]

February 17, 1933
xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Robert Campbell- W.4913
BA/J AWF
Miss Nancy V. McIlvain
1004 Howard Street
Monongahela, Pennsylvania

Dear Madam:

     Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Robert Campbell, Widow File No. 4913, of John Hutton of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, and of soldiers with surname Craft or Kraft.

     Revolutionary War data furnished by thi soffice are obtained from claims made to the United States for pension and bounty land based upon the military service of soldiers in that war.

     A search of the records fails to show such claims on file on account of the services of a Hohn Hutton, as described by you.

     It has not been possible to identify the record of the soldier, with surname Craft of Kraft, in whom you might be interested. 

     The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, W. 4913, based upon the Revolutionary War service of Robert Campbell.

     The date, place of birth and the names f his parents are not given.

     Robert Campbell enlisted in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania in April, 1776 and served as a private in Captain William Peebles' company in Colonel Samuel Miles' Pennsylvania Regiment; he was in the battles of Long Island, Harlem Heights and York Island, and served as steward in the General Hospital at Yellow Springs, and
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was discharged September 14, 1778.

     He was allowed [pension o n [sic] his application executed August 25 , 1818, then a resident of Washington County, Pennsylvania, and gave his age as sixty-seven years.  In 1821 he was living in Somerset Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, and then gave his age as seventy-seven years, no explanation given as to this discrepancy in ears.

     The soldier, Roert Campbell, marred in the month of April, 1781 near Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, Martha, her maiden name is not stated.  He died February 23, 1843 . 

     His widow, Martha ^Paxton? Campbell, was allowed pension on her application executed April 1, 1843, then aged about eighty-four years and living in Somerset Township, Pennsylvania. She died December 20, 1853.

     There were ten children, no names given other than the following:

Thomas      born February             18, 1783
Jean or Jane "     December           20, 1786
John              "     May               8 or 5, 1789
Ann               "     September or
                            December            27, 1791
Elizabeth        "     ----------------------, 1800
Margaret        "     ----------------------, 1804

     In 1843 Greer McIlvain, then a resident of Somerset Township, Pennsylvania, stated that he was the son-in-law of Robert Campbell, the above noted soldier; he at that time signed Greer McIlvain, Jr.  He did not state the name of his wife. Margaret McGregor, sister of the widow, Martha Campbell, was living in 1843 in Nottingham Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania.
          Very

          Very truly yours


            A.  D.  Hiller
            Assistant to Administrator
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Nov. 10-1903. Hist to
May Larimer
Seattle Wash
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1909 Nov. 10 Hist. to
Margaret Campbell Dinsmore
1912 Jany 16 Hist to V.L.M.
Gertrude M. Kaucher V.L.M.
1917 Feby 7 Hist. to Alice R. Gladden
1922-Dec. 1. History to
Mrs. E. G. Williams-aws
1927-Mch. 3. Hist to Mrs. Jennie C. Williams aws
1930 Feb. 6, Hist to Mr. Oscar Barthold W.C.S.
1931 Mch. 28. Hist to J. E. Campbell
1933. Feb. 17- " "  Nancy V. Mc Ilviam aws

Revy WIDOW, &c.
4913
File No. 4913
Martha Campbell
Widow
Robert Campbell
Pvt. Rev. War
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Act: Feby, 2. 1848
Index: -- Vol. A, Page 773

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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CAMEBELL, ROBERT
(PA)
W 4913
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Mr. Campbell, who has served for near two years in the General Hospital as a Steward, & always discharged his duty with probity, fidelity & diligence so as to have given entire satisfaction, is now at his own request, and because the Army & hospital have moved to such a distance, dismissed from said service, with this my hearty recommendation of him as a steward, in case his services at a future day should be wanted,& he should again offer himself as a Steward to a  Hospitalin
W Brown, Phys. Genl.
Hosp. Med. D
Hosp Yellow Springs
Sept. 14th 1778
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State of Pennsylvania
Lycoming County ss
I, Thomas Hays, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in for said County, Certify that Andrew Snyder, before whom the above-named James English appears to have been sworn to one of the acting Justices of the peace in & for said County, duly commissioned
& qualified as such, and that James Davidson, before whom the Deposition of Daniel Callahan appears to have been taken, is one of the associate Judges of the Court of Common
pleas in and for said County, duly commissioned & qualified to the faith & credit, is & ought to be given, as well to the acts of the said James as such, as well as to the act of the said Andrew, in Court of Justice as elsewhere.
In Testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and the seal of said Court at Williamsport, the seventh day of September,
one thousand eight hundred and twenty
Thos Halls
CAMPBELL, ROBERT
(PA)
W 3071
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V 8873
Martha Campbell

let to Jos Henderson May 10 1843
" " " " July 12 "

Act 7. July 38
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7607
Pennsylvania
Martha Campbell, widow of Robert Campbell,
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1818,
and who died on the 23d February, 1843
of Washington County in the State of Pennsylvania, who was a private in the _____
commanded by Captain _____ Regt. commanded by Col. Miley, in the Pennsylvania line for 2 years
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Inscribed on the Roll of Pittsburgh at the rate of 80 - Dollars ____ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 9th day of 
Sept. 1843 -- and sent to Jos. Henderson
Washington, Penna
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Whole amount due $400.00
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by Mele Stweart
Book A Vol. 2 Page 148-

Received September 43
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3576
Pennsylvania Pittsb.
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Martha Campbell, widow of Robert Campbell, who was a Private in the Revolution
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Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars ---Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2nd day of Dec. 1843 and sent to Joseph Henderson
Washington Co., Penn
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[Act of March 3, 1843.}
Recorded in Book A, Vol. 1 Page 130

Reported
Sent to S.F. Smith Esq
30th March 1844
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Pennsylvania
Washington County SS
Before me, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, one Margarett McGreggor of Nottingham Township in said County, and being sworn according to law, deposeth and saith that she is the sister of Martha Campbell, the widow of the late Robert Campbel,l who
was a pensioner of the United States, that the said Martha Campbell was married to the said Robert Campbell in the month of April 1781 by a Clergyman by the name of Dobbins, that she does not know of any record evidence that was kept of the Marriage, that she knows of her own knowledge that the party lived together as man and wife from the date of the marriage aforesaid until the death of Mr. Campbell in the month of February last. The deponent further said that Mr. and Mrs .Campbell lived on rented land of Knoss Irwin in Cumberland County in the State of Pennsylvania the year the Marriage took place & by reference to the
article of agreement hereto annexed, which I have no doubt was the lease between said Irwin and said Campbell. It appears that his leave commenced the first of April 1781 and is dated the 21st February 1781. 
The deponent further states that the said Dobbins belonging to the covenanting church and she thinks had a congregation some distance from where her said sister then lived, who did reside within the bounds of the congregation over which said Dobbins Officiated, nor does she know whether said Clergyman had kept any record of her sister's Marriage. The deponent further states that
she is some five or six years younger than her sister Martha, and that she recollects distinctly of Crossing the Cannongeganse Creek in Cumberland County on her way to her sister Martha when the first child of said sister was
born and from reference to her
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her own children and the circumstance of crossing the creek when it was very high convinced her that the marriage of the aforesaid Mr. & Mrs. Campbell did take place in 1781, and recollects Mr. & Mrs. Campbell keeping a publick house on the property of the aforesaid mentioned [Illegible] Irwin.
In testimony where I have set my hand and
seal the 27th day of May 1843.
John S. Clokey JP
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Articles of Agreement made and concluded this 21st day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty-one Between James Irwin of Peters Township in
Cumberland County & State of Pennsylvania of the one part and Robert Campbell of Logan Township in the County & State of the Other part. Witnesseth that the said James Irwin aforementioned doth let his house by the road where M Lemon now lives with the big field that said Lemmon had unto the said Robert Campbell of his Heirs for and during the full Term of three years from the first day of April
next, and the said Campbell is to repair the house and to dig and draw a well and wall the same, and to clear out the large draft that is in the far Side of the field, and to sow it with Timothy seed and to fence the same from
farm of the said James Irwin to the farm [Ilegible] well and the said Campbell
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1818
1778
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$40

1834
1787
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33

1840
1781
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19

[Illegible] Between
James Irwin
Robt
Campbell

1837
1797
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30

150
12
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12

43 251
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21  12

1822
1781
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21
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Pennsylvania
Washington County SS
I, Ephram S Blain, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County, do certify that John S Clokey Esq, before whom the annexed Deposition of Margaret McGreggor was taken, was at the time and still is a justice of the Peace in & for said County, duly commissioned & qualified, that the signature attached thereto is in his own proper handwriting, and that full faith & credit is due
to his official acts.
I do further certify that according to my recollection, there never was any law of Penna
requiring marriages to be recorded in any County, township, Parish or churches-
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court
at Washington this 19 day of May Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and forty- three
E.S. Blaine, Pron
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Additional testimony in relation
to the application of 
Martha Campbell for
a pension.
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Washington County Ss   Before me a Justice of the Peace in and for Said County Came Greer McIlvain Jr of Somerset township in the County of Washington aforesaid and being Sworn according to law deposeth and Saith, that he is the Son in law of the late Robert Campbell dec.d late a pensioner of the United States.  that he has been acquainted in the family of the dec.d upwards of Seventy four years: that he has frequently Seen the bible now before him, of which the following copy is taken and hereunto have been the family bible of the Said dec.d and was in the possession of the family at the time of the death of Mr.  Campbell in February last, and has been in the possession of Martha Campbell his widow ever Since.   that he was acquainted with the hand writing of the deceased in his life time, and that the following extract from the Said bible, of the date of the birth of the children, the original of which he is fully Satisfied is in the proper hand writing of the said dec.d  to wit,
Thomas Campbell - was born February 11th 1783
Jean Campbell was born Nov.~ 20th 1786

[a dark writing is along the bottom left edge of  this letter:]
 True copy from Bible
Evans
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John Campbell was born [illegible] 5th, 1789
Ann Campbell was born September 27th 1791.
   Sworn before me     Greer McIlvain, Jr
George W. Brice
     July 18th, 1843.


I George W. Brice do hereby certify to the credatibity [sic] of Greer McIlvain Jr. above named.         George W. Brice
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Washington County Ss  Be it remembered that  on the 11th day of July 1843 before me a justice of the Peace in and for said County came Martha Campbell widow of Robert Campbell late of Somerset township in Said County dist. and being Sworn according to law deposeth and Saith, that She is the widow of the Said Robert Campbell decd. late a pensioner of the United States _ and that the bible now before her, and of which the following is a copy of the record of the birth of her children, was the family bible of the Said dec.d and was in the family before the year 1713 and has been in this deponants possession Since the death of the Said dec.d in February last  that she knows that the hand writing recording the date of the births of the children therein named is the proper hand writing of Said decd.
     Copy from the record
//"Thomas Campbell was born February 11th 1783
// Jean Campbell was born Decb. 20th 1786
// John Campbell was born [illegible] 8th 1784
// Ann Campbell was born September 27th 1791.
The deponant further States that She had ten children by the Said dec.d but
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there was no record of the date of their birth kept. other then as aforesaid. 
her
Martha  X  Campbell
mark
Sworn to and 
Subscribed before me
     George W. Brice


I George W. Brice do hereby certify to the credability[sic] of Martha Campbell above name               July 18. 11#3         George W. Brice
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Pennsylvania
Wsahington County 
J Ephraim L Blaine
Prothonotary of the court of common Pleas of Washington County do hereby certify, that
George W. Brice Esq before Recd before whom the foregoing depositions of Martha Campbell and Greer McIlvain Jr. were taken, was at the time a justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned, and authorized to administer oaths - that the name of George W. Brice attached or written at the bottom of said depositions and also at the bottom the certificates of the credibility of the said Martha  Campbell and Greer McIlvain Junr. is the proper hand writing of the said George W. Brice, and that full faith and credit are due to all his official acts.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said court, at Washington the    day of July - Anno Domini One thousand eight hundred and forty three.

E.L. McIlvain Prothonotary
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4592
Declaration of Martha Campbell in order to obtain the benefits of the act of congress of
the 3d March 1843
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of
Congress of the 3d March 1843 granting pensions
for one year to certain widows who have received
pensions under the act of July 7 1838
State of Pennsylvania
Washington County
On this Twentyeth day of September
1843 personally appeared before me
John J.C. Conkin
justice of the Peace of the
County of Washington and State aforesaid
Martha Campbell, a resident of Somerset
township in the County of Washington aforesaid,
1
Aged 86 -
years, who being first duly
Sworn, according to law, doth on Oath, make
the following declaration, in order to obtain the
benefits of the provision made by the act of
Congress, passed on the 3d March 1843, granting
pensions to widows of persons who served during the
Revolutionary war
That she is the widow
of
Robert Campbell who was a private in
the Regiment
commanded by Col. Samuel
Myers as appears by the proof filed in the
War department in the case of the affication
of the said Robert Campbell for a pensionthat the
annual amount of pension received
by her under the act of July 7. 1838 was
eighty dollars.she
further declares that she is still
a widow.
Witnessed by John Hunter
her
Martha Campbell
Sworn and subscribed on
mark
the day and year above
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Pennsylvania
Washington County SS
I, Ephraim S. Blaine, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas for said county, being a court of record, do certify that John S. Clokey
Esquire, before whom the within declaration of
Martha Campbell was made, was at the time
a justice of the peace in and for said County,
duly commissioned as such and authorized
to administer oaths, that the signature thereto attached of John S. Clokey is in the proper
handwriting of the said Justice of the Peace,
and that full faith and credit are due to all his official acts.
In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, at Washington, the twenty-first day of September 1843.
E.L. Blaine, Prothonotary
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Margaret McGrieger
Deposition
Page 45

Thomas Paxton
Deposition
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Washington County
Personally come before the Subscriber one of the Commonwealth Justice of the peace in and for said County, Margret McGreger, and on her oath deposeth and saith that she was acquainted with Robert Campbell, who went out as soldier in and was away the most part of
three years, that he wore a lackhead as other solders did, and that once he returned home, I believe on a furlough, and returned again, I saw his friend and neighbor appeared sorry. when he went away, and I was concerned. He stayed out his term in the army. 
Subscribed before the this 9th day of June
1819
Margret McGreger

Davis Hamilton
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Washington County
Personally came before the Subscriber one of the Commonwealth Justice of the peace in
and for said County Thomas Paxton, 
and being duly Sworn deposeth and Saith
that he was acquainted with noted Campbell
about the time of the Revolutionary war, 
the said Robert Campbell Left his home as a
soldier and afterward come Back, said
he had a furlow and returned or went away
again to join the army. The Deponent further 
 saith that he believes said Robert Campbell staid out his time as a soldier, although this deponent was not along with him, said Campbell at that time had his Boarding at my father's house in Cumberland County (Now Franklin) in the State of Pennsylvania further south.
Sworn and Subscribed before me this 3rd day of June 1820.
Thomas Paxton
David Hamiton


State of Pennsylvania
Washington County
I, William Sample, Prothonotary of the court of
common pleas in and for said county, do certify that David Hamilton esquire, before whom the foregoing depositions were taken, is and was at the time, a justice of the peace, duly commissioned as such, and that full faith and credit is justly due to all his official acts.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of said court, at
Washington, this eleventh day of January, in the year of our LORD, one thousand eight hundred & twenty,
Wm Sample, Pron.
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State of Pennsylvania
Washington County ss. 
On this 27th day of Nov 1848 personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for the said County, Martha Campbell, a resident of Somerset Township, in the County of Washington aged Eighty-Eight
years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of
the provision made by the act of Congress, passed on the 2d February 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That she is the widow of Robert Campbell, who was a private, in the Army of the revolution in the company
commanded by Captain William Peoples, 2d Pennsylvania regiment, commanded by Col. Saml Meyers, and the annual amount of the pension which she received under the act of 17th June 1844 was Eighty dollars. She further declares that she is still a widow.
Sworn and subscribed on the day and year above written before me.
Martha Campbell
her mark X
Andrew Clark
Greer McShain
Justice of the peace

I, Andrew Clark a Justice of the peace in and for Washington County, Pennsylvania, do hereby certify that Martha Campbell the above declarant is personally known to me.
Andrew Clark
Justice of the peace
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State of Penn
Washington County SS
I, O.B, McFadden, Prothy of the Court of Common Pleas for said County, hereby certify that Andrew Clark Esq., before whom the foregoing affidavit was made, was at the time and now is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified; that this signature attached to the same purporting to be his is genuine, and that full faith and credit are and ought to be given to all his official acts.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court at Washington this 2 day of December A D 1848
O.B. McFadden
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Jos. Henderson
Washington
Penn
March 11, 1843.
Asks for certified copy of paper
on which Robt Campbell
obtained a pension.
H.46. Reearch 1874
Pension office
To the Hon. Secretary of War

3 pages
Robt Campbell
Pension Act 1818,
Copy
Page 51

Washington, PA
March 11. 1843.
Dear Sir,
Please send me a certified copy from the war department of the documents on which a pension was procured from the U. States
by Robert Campbell, late a private in the army of the Revolution.  The pensioner lately died, and his widow wishes to make application
to the Legislature of this State for a gratuity.
The certificate was granted the 11th of April
1820 and is numbered 16717
The Legislation of this State will adjourn shortly -- and the widow wishes to apply before they leave.
Respectfully yours
Jos Henderson

To the Honorable Secretary of War
Page 52

Washington PA, March 2/43
Jos. Henderson.
Pension for widow of
Robert Campbell,
H 40. Reichl
Pension Office
PA
Page 53

Washington Pa
2 March 1843.

Dr Sir.
I write to get some information in relation
to the right of widows of Revolutionary Soldiers to receive pensions under the acts of Congress.
Robert Campbell late a private in the army
of the revolution was placed on the pension roll, his certificate is dated the 18th of April 1820 and numbered 16.717. he lately died in this County and has left a widow in needy circumstances. They were married previous to the year 1783. Please let me know if she can obtain a pension under the act of congress-- and if she can please enclose me a form of the proof required by
the war department, and oblige yours
Respectfully
Jos. Henderson
To the Hon [Upsher - Struck Thru] Spencer
Secy of War
Page 54

J. L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pension
Washington City
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Washington Pa
July 18. 1843.
Sir
     Your letter of the 12th instant in relation to the application of Martha Campbell widow of Robert Campbell decd. for a pension came to hand.   Agreeably to the directions there in contained I Send you the family bible of the Said Campbell containing the record of the date of the birth of 4 of his children -- the [illegible] the widow Says in her deposition was never recorded - I also inclose [sic] herewith the deposition of the widow as to the identity of the bible and as to the hand write __  Also the deposition of Greer McIlvain Jr.  the Son in law, who also identifies the bible and the hand write. I hope that tis |this| testimony may be satisfactory to the department _ If the testimony taken altogether does not establish an actual marrige [sic] between Robert Campbell and the widow, the applicant, I am at a loss to know what will do So.
J.L. Edwards Esq    Respectfully yours.
 Com. of Pensions                   .Jos. Henderson
Page 56

4592 H
Sep 23, 1843
Martha Campbell
Act 1843
Penna

$80 per an

Joseph Henderson
Washington Penna

FREE
J L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D. of Columbia
Page 57

Washington Pa
Sept 21. 1843.
Defor
I inclose herewith the declaration of
Martha Campbell widow of Robert Campbell
decd. in order to obtain the benefit of the act of
congress of the 3rd of March 1843.
Respectfully Yours.
Jos.. Henderson

L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Page 58

Oct 1

Th. M.T. McKennon
J.L. Edwards
Pension Office

Hon. M.T. McKennon

R Campbell}
18 Apl 20
3 papers
M Taylor

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Page 59

Dr. Sir.
Will you be pleased to send me this day
or tomorrow a copy of the declaration and accompanying proof of Robt. Campbell 3rd of Washington Co Penna who is a pensioner
Yours very respy
Th. M. T. McKennan

J.L. Edwards Esq.
Hall H. Reps Oct. 18 1837
Page 60

Saml. F Smith
Pension Agt.
Philad. Bank
March 28, 1844
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Pension Agency
     Philadelphia Bank
            March 28. 1844
Sir.
     The Vouchers with the pension Certificate of Martha Campbell widow Rev. Campbell. Under act 3 March 1843. were this day presented for payment.    
     As I dated 22 December 1843 ~
As I do not find I have received instructions to inscribe her name on the Roll, will you please advise me on the subject.
Respectfully
Samuel. F. Smith
Pension Agent
P Chas W. Baron

To J. L. Edwards Esq
     Commissioner of pensions
     Washington
             DC.
Page 62

Wash. Penna
2nd. Dec~. 1838

Sir,
     I give you, herewith, the affidavit of Martha Campbell, _ sitting forth, that she is the widow of Robert Campbell, late a Revolutionary pensioner of the U.S [illegible] .._
     Mrs Campbells knowledge of her husband's services, is derived from a memorandum retained by his attorney, which application was made for his pension; and is no doubt correct. __
     Yours [illegible] 
Jno. K. Wilson

Hon. JS Edwards
Washington.
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8873
Apl 13 1843,

Pa
July 7 1838
Martha Campbell

[there is a round postmark over the date rotated 1/4 clockwise:] 
Washington Pa.
 APR 11

[at the same orientation is this address:]
    [diagonal is stamped:]  FREE
J.L. Edwards Esq
     Commissioner of pensions
         Washington City
         D.C.

[perpendicular to "Edwards":] Robert.
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Washington Pa
Apr 18. 1843

Dear Sir
     I send you the application of Martha Campbell the widow of Robert Campbell for a pension.     The declaration was made before the Hon. Saml. Hill one of the associate judges of the Court of Common Pleas of this County _ 

     The name of Hohn Kaemerrer annexed thereto was intended merely as a witness to the mark of Mrs Campbell _ it was an error of the judge and I presume is not material _ I was not present or it would have been attended to in a proper manner.        Respectfully yours, Obt. Servant
Jos. Henderson

Hon James M. Porter
Scy of War
Page 65

Chief of Pension Office _
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir__
    Kindly furnish e with - the official copy of the pension of Robert [underlined:] Campbell (m) Martha Paxton, for Revolution ary service Penn. line __ Pension granted in Washington Co. Penn., (or Tenn.) as family moved there later.
Also copy of Pension of Ruben [underlined:] Doughty ([underlined:] Dougherty) of Va., Revolutionary line,
Yours Truly
Ms Oscar Bantold
[round postmark:]  
PENSION 
O
DEC
U.  12  S.
1929
office
Weatherford
Weatherford, Lx as
Dec. 5 / 1929
Page 66

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.
   Can you give me the pension record of Robt. Campbell _1748_1843) who married Martha Paxton (1743 _ 1843)? They were my grat [sic] parents and I would like the proof of my elegibility [sic] to the D.A.R.
Sincerely yours
Mrs. Jennie Campbell Williams
319. Fourth Ave. S.
St. Cloud
Minn
Page 67

[handwritten:] N.O.W.&B.h  [typed:] Division.
[underlined:]  Evans

[fancy typed letterhead:]
Department of the Interior.
PENSION OFFICE.

Washington, D.C. [the remainder is handwritten:] Sept 10 - 1877.
Dear Sir
     You will please find enclosed a letter addressed to the Post Master at Somerset and his reply. Please procure the necessary information from Dr. Walter Fundenburg
and return it, with these letters, to this office in the enclosed envelope.

Post Master }          Very respectfully
Pittsburg      }          J. A. Bently
     Pa            }           Commissioner

per J.H.M.
Page 68

The only persons whom I know of in this neighborhood to be descendents [sic] of the person referred to are the daughters of Mrs. Maria Cox - a niece of the children named in your letter
   Mrs. W.L. Fundenberg and Mrs. Wm Owens are daughter of the late Mrs. Cox,
W L. Fundenberg
31 Sixth Ave
Pittsburg
Page 69

[a typewritten letter:]

Munhall, Pa. March 2, 1931.

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:-     Will you kindly furnish me with the record and any information you may have concerning Robert [underlined:] Campbell a revolutionary war soldier who lived in Washington County, Pennsylvania and whose name we find carries the reference "W.F.4913."

     Also can you say if this particular pensioner received a [underlined:] land grant.

     It is our impression there were [underlined:] two persons of this name who lived in Washington County, or in that territory which part afterwards became Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.  Will appreciate anything you can furnish me in connection with this ( or these ) pensioners.

     We are endeavoring to secure information to fill some gaps in family history.  If you can advise how to secure information as to land grants it may help.

          Yours very truly,
               J.E. Campbell
Address:
J. E. Campbell,
512 12th. Avenue,
Munhall, Pa.

[a round postmark is just below the signature:]

PENSION
21
MAR
U.   3   S.
1931
OFFICE
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[the body of the letter is typewritten:]
October 28, 1903.

Commissioner of Pensions, 
     Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:
     I am desirous of learning in what organization one Robert Campbell, of Pennsylvania, served during the Revolutionary War.  He drew a pension after the war, and after his death in Washington County, Pennsylvania, his wife Martha Campbell was given the pension as late as 1853.

     The tradition of our family has it that he was Wagonmaster at the Battles of Brandywine and Germantown.  Is this correct?

     Any information you may be able to give will be greatly appreciated by,

       Yours truly,
      [signature:] May Larimer.

Address:

     Miss May Larimer,
          23 Sullivan Bldg.,
               Seattle, Wash.
[right edge toward bottom of the letter is a round postal-type stamp:]
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o
NOV
U.   3   S.
1903
OFFICE

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WM. G. FROST, PH. D., LL. D., PRESIDENT
T. J. OSBORNE, TREASURER
WILL C. GAMBLE, SECRETARY
Berea College -  Normal Department
College, Normal, Academy, Industrial, Commercial, Model Schools, Music
BEREA, KENTUCKY
J. W. DINSMORE, A.M., Dean

November 4, 1909
The Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C
I'm endeavoring to obtain certain credentials necessary to my becoming a member of the D.A.R.  I have word-of-mouth testimony, but not documents, so write to the Pension Department for assistance.
My great grandfather, Robert Campbell
of Pennsylvania, was a Revolutionary soldier
and was a pensioner until the year of his
death, in either 1845 or 1846, and it is
thought his address at that time was
Ginger Hill, Washington County, Penna.
This pension was continued to his Widow,
Martha Paxton Campbell until her death in 1853 (I think) at the age of one hundred years
The Bible containing the family
Page 72

record was sent to headquarters to prove
that she was Robert Campbell's widow and
entitled to a pension, and never returned.
(Or far as I can ascertain, no effort was
in made to secure the return of this book
Is it too late to do so now?)
No doubt four books can give me
the official information, concerning my
grandfather and I'd be greatly obliged
to have it as soon as possible.
Yours truly
Margaret Campbell Dinsmore
Beria College
Berea
Madison County
Kentucky

[Departmental Stamp]
RECORD DIVISION
NOV 5 1909

[DEPARTMENTAL STAMP]
PENSION OFFICE 
A NOV 4 1909
Page 73

N.O. W & B L Division.
Evans
Department of the Interior
Pension Office
Washington, DC. Set 18, 1877
Dear Sir,
Therewith transmitted to your address the small Bible sent to this Office more than forty years ago by Mrs Martha Campbell to be filed in evidence in her behalf when she made application for pension
Please acknowledge the receipt of the Bible on the back of this letter, and return it (the letter to this Office in the enclosed Envelope.

Very respectfully
O.P. G. Clarke
Acting Commissioner for D.W.F.

D.W.I. Fundenberg
No 31. Sixth Ave, 
Pittsburgh
Pa
Page 74

Recd. the written named Bible, which I have handed over to the parties whom I represent.
W. L. Fundenberg 

Widows
-----
File No. 4913
Martha Campbell
Widow of
Robert Campbell
Pri Rev War
Receipt for Bible &
filed Sep 20. 1877
WBE

[Departmental Stamp]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
PENSION OFFICE
SEP 24 1877
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Widows
File No 4913
Martha Campbell
Widow of
Robert Campbell
Pri Rev War
Receipt for Bible
filed Sept 25. 1877
W.B.S.
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Evans
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R. Owen and B.L. Die
Evans

Department of the Interior
PENSION OFFICE
Washington, DC. Aug 24. 1877
Dear Sir
Please furnish this office with the names and present Post Office address of some of the descendants of Mrs. Martha Campbell, Widow of Robt Campbell late a Priv. in Rev. War.
Mrs. Campbell first made application for pension in 1837 and sent a small Bible to this office to be filed in evidence in her case. It is now desired to return said Bible to the family who resided within the delivery of your office as late as 1848.
The names of the children, as found recorded in family Bible are - Thomas, Jean, John and Ann Campbell
Please return this letter with your reply
Very respectfully
Dear Sir
a
Acting Commissioner
Post Master
Somerset County, PA

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Evans

Department of the Interior
PENSION OFFICE
Washington, DC. Aug 24. 1877
Dear Sir
Please furnish this office with the names and present Post Office address of some of the descendants of Mrs. Martha Campbell, Widow of Robt Campbell late a Priv. in Rev. War.
Mrs. Campbell first made application for pension in 1837 and sent a small Bible to this office to be filed in evidence in her case. It is now desired to return said Bible to the family who resided within the delivery of your office as late as 1848.
The names of the children, as found recorded in family Bible are - Thomas, Jean, John and Ann Campbell
Please return this letter with your reply
Very respectfully
O.T. Newska
Acting Commissioner

Post Master
Somerset County, PA
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Monongahela, Pa.
February 6, 1933

Bureau of Pension,
Dept. of the Interior,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:
Kindly send to my address military record of Robert C. Campbell, who married Martha Paxton. Under record division information is obtained V.L.M. Mid. File 4913. Rev. War
I would like to get record of a Craft or Kraft, who fought in Rev. War. He was grandfather of Elizabeth Colley who married James Lynch.  They all lived in the neighborhood of Fayette County or Westmoreland County. I cannot find
anything more than this. If you can find anything on your record, I will appreciate it very much
Also a military record of John Hutton, Private, who was on Payroll of Capt. Moses Carson's company of Westmoreland County, to range on the frontiers July 9, 1776 to Aug 9, 1776.
Thanking you in advance for any information you can give me on the above names.
Yours respectfully
Nancy V. McSwain
1004 Howard St

RECEIVED Feb 8, 1933
Page 79

information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau-

Robert Campbell Wid File 4912

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT: April 1776
LENGTH OF SERVICE. Nearly two years. Served as a steward in the General Hospital at Yellow Springs.
RANK. Private 
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN. William Peebles
COLONEL. Samuel Miles
STATE.  Pa.
discharged Sept. 14, 1778
7
and discharged

Battles engaged in, Long Island York Island Harlem
Residence of soldier at enlistment, enlisted in Cumberland Regm. Penn.
Date of application for pension, Aug. 25, 1818. His cl was al
Residence at date of application, Washington Co. Penn
Age at date of application, 67 yrs. Mrs.
died Feby 1843
Remarks: Soldier was near Shippensburg, then in Cumberland Co. Penn
Apr 1781 Martha She was allowed pension on an application executed April 1843 while a resident of Somerset Twp, Washington Co. Penn. aged 84 years. There were two children, no names stated other than Thomas B. Feby 18, 1783; Jane V. Dec. 20, 1786; John V. May 5 1789; Ann V. Set Dec. 27 1791,  which he
ed in 1821 and Margaret 1741. [Illegible] will remain under survivor law.
The Bible referred to was sent to  S. Funderberg, No. 31 6th a Pittsburgh Pa
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OFFICE OF THE
CARTHAGE PUBLIC LIBRARY
GARRISON AND SEVENTH
CARTHAGE -- MISSOURI

DIRECTORS
   FINANCE
      A. F. LEWIS
      W. L. CALHOUN
      MILLARD BRYAN
   BUILDING
      W. R. LOGAN
      F. S. WEBSTER
      F. B. WILLIAMS
   LIBRARY
      S. MCREYNOLDS
      
      JOHN O'KEEFE

PRESIDENT
   W. K. CAFFEE
VICE-PRESIDENT
   S. MCREYNOLDS
SECRETARY
   F. B. WILLIAMS
LIBRARIAN
ALICE R. GLADDEN

27 Jan. 1917
Bureau of Pension Department
Washington, D. C.

Would you please give me information sufficient for joining the D.A.R. by my ancestor Robert Campbell, who in  April 1776 enlisted in
Cumberland Co. Penna, under Capt. William Peebles. He was discharged Sept. 14, 1778.
Sept. 14, 1778.
Thank you very much for the information thus given.
Very Truly
Alice R. Gladden

U.S. Pension Office
Jan 29 1917
Page 81

Com. of Pensions
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir
-
I understood from some one that you had a 
complete Rev War record of service of Robert Campbell, pensioned W.F. 4913, whose wife was Martha Paxton, and they were from Washington Co. Pa.
Have you names also of children? Also there was a Robert Campbell who served in the Rev. from Sussex Co. N. Jersey, wife name Mary Reynolds. He was pensioned from Northumberland Co. after his death, his
widow was pensioned,
Can you get me the records.
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and what will be the cost?
Please let me know soon
Yours truly,
Gertrude M. Rancher
Ortonville, Minn
Jan. 3- 1912

U.S. Pension Office
Jan. 8, 1912

JAN 10 1912
Page 83

2 [illegible] ,Posting & Stamp rec'd F.A.E.
[checkmark] Pension
W   Washington D.C.
I am trying to gather data concerning my great grandfather's record, in order to make application for membership in the Daughter's of the Revolution _ My father was left an orphan at the age of three years when he was given a home with his grandparents_ At the age of thirteen he was orphaned again as he is not able to tell me much. He knows his Grand father enlisted and served and that the widow received a pension. She was about 102 or 3 when she died and her husband 93 _ He was buried in the Pres. churchyard at Pigeon Creek Penna. and probably the wife rests there too _ Robert Campbell was born of Scotch parents [next letter crossed out] but whether in Scotland
Page 84

or Ireland my father does not know, as about that time there was horrible and many of the Scotts crossed over.  He probably enlisted from Washington Co. Pa. where his later years were spent but we do not know.
His wife was a Martha Paxton and even less is known of her _ The immediate relatives are all gone excepting my father who is now past the 86th milestone _ The pension [illegible] records would give dates of birth, marriage and death would they not?  Any information you may be able to give me from the records will be very grreatfully [sic] received.
     Thanking you, I am
Mrs. E. G. Williams
(Jennie E. Campbell)
319- 4th Ave. S.
     St. Cloud _ Minn
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[type printed:]  POST OFFICE.
          Somerset,   Pa.   [handwritten] Sept 6 1877
[handwritten:]
Com of Pensins. [sic]
     I have made due inquiry as to the Campbell family. and find that they all moved from this county some 20 years I am informed that Dustin Walter Fundenburg of Pittsburg Pa. is connected with the family and will be able to give what information is required 
     Most Respectfully
ACDavis
P.M.
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[typewritten letter]

March 27, 1931


Mr. J. E. Campbell                   Rev.& 1812 Wars Section
512 Twelfth Avenue                 AWF:MLB
Munhall, Pennsylvania

Dear Sir:

You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 4913, that Robert Campbell enlisted in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, in April 1776, and was a private in Captain William Peebles' company, Colonel Samuel Miles' Pennsylvania regiment,. He was in the battles of Long Island, York Island and Harlem and served as steward in the General Hospital at Yellow Springs, and was discharged September 14, 1778.

     He was allowed pension on his application executed August 25, 1818, while a resident of Washington County, Pennsylvania, aged sixty-seven years.

     It does not appear that this soldier received land from the United States Government on account of the above noted service.

     He died February 23, 1843.

     Soldier married in April, 1781, near Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, Martha, whole maiden name is not stated She was allowed pension on her application executed April 1, 1843, while a resident of Somerset Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, aged eighty-four years. [handwritten:] She d  Dec 20- 1853

     [typewritten:] There were ten children, no names given other than the following:
          Thomas     born February     18, 1783
           Jane             "      December  20, 1786
          John             "       May              5, 1789
          Ann               "       Sept. or Dec.  27, 1791
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Children continued - 

Elizabeth born -----, 1800
Margaret born -----, 1804

Greer McIlvain, Jr., was a son-in-law.

The above Robert Campbell is the only soldier of that name found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau who was allowed pension while living in Washington County,
while living in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania, and no soldier by that name was allowed pension while living in Allegheny county, Pennsylvania.

Very truly yours

E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner
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March 3, 1927

Mrs. Jennie C. Williams
313 Fourth Ave. S.
St. Cloud, Minn

Madam:

I have to advise you from the papers in
the Revolutionary War pension claim W. 4913, it appears that Robert Campbell enlisted in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania in April 1776 and was a private in Captain William Peebles' Company, Colonel Samuel Miles' Pennsylvania Regiment, he was in the battles of Long Island, York Island, and Harlem, and served as Steward in the General Hospital at Yellow Springs, and was discharged September 14, 1778.

He was allowed pension on his application
executed August 25, 1818, while a resident of
Washington County, Pennsylvania, aged sixty-
seven years. He died February 23, 1843.

Soldier married in April 1781, near Shippens
burg, Pennsylvania, Martha, her maiden name is not
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stated. She was allowed pension on her application executed April 1, 1843, while a resident of Somerset Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, aged eighty-four years.

There were ten children, no names given other
than the following-

Thomas born February 18, 1783.
Jane born December 20, 1786.
John born May 5, 1789.
Ann born Sept. or Dec. 27, 1791.
Elizabeth born -------, 1800.
Margaret born -------, 1804.

Greer Mollvain, Jr. was a son-in-law.

Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.
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MCS/HMM

copied from
Pirst. by A. W. F.

February 6, 1930.

Mrs. Oscar Barthold
Weathersford
Texas.

Dear Madam:

I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim W. 4913, it appears that Robert Campbell enlisted in
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, in April 1776 and was a private in Captain William Peebles' Company, Colonel Samuel Miles' Pennsylvania Regiment. He was in the battles of Long Island, York Island and Harlem and served as steward in the General Hospital at Yellow Springs, and was discharged September 14, 1778.

He was allowed pension on his application executed August 25, 1818, while a resident of Washington County, Pennsylvania, aged
sixty-seven years. He died February 23, 1843.

Soldier married in April 1781, near Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, Martha, her maiden name is not stated. She was allowed pension on her application executed April 1, 1843, while a resident of Somerset Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, aged eighty-four years.

There were ten children, no names given other than the following - 
Thomas born February 18, 1783
Jane born December 20, 1786
John born may 5, 1789
Ann born Sept. or Dec. 27, 1791
Elizabeth born -------, 1800
Margaret born ------, 1804

Greer McIlvain, Jr. was a son-in-law.

Very truly yours,
EARL D. CHURCH
Commissioner.
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Rev. War Section.
December 1, 1932.
Mrs. E. G. Williams,
St. Cloud,
Minnesota.
Madam;
In addition to the military history of Robert
Campbell W. 4913, Revolutionary War, you are furnished the following data from the papers in said claim.
There were ten children, the only names
stated were:
Thomas born  February 18, 1783
Jane born December 20, 1786
John born May 5, 1789
Ann born Sept. or Dec. 27, 1791
Elizabeth born ---- 1800
Margaret born -----1804
Greer Mcllvain, Jr. was a son-in-law.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
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Rev. War.
January 16, 1912.
Mrs. Gertrude M. Kaucher,
Ortonville, Minn.
Madam:
In addition to the military history of Robert Campbell, Wid. File No. 4,913, Rev. War, you are furnished the following data from the papers in said claim.
There were ten children, the only names stated were:
Thomas born February 18, 1783.
Jane " December 20, 1786,
John " May 5, 1789.
Ann " September or December 27, 1791.
Elizabeth " -------- 1800
Margaret " -------- 1804
Greer McIlvain, Jr. was a son-in-law.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.