Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File Old War Ind. File 25876, for Richard Taylor, Pennsylvania
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(S-1776)

SERVICE                                                                                                  
Not Rev. War                           
U.S.A. -Indian War 1792     

Taylor, Richard                 Old War Ind File 25876
  Penn. and Ky. Agencies

CONTENTS
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see out 28 Amiel 1828

From Pennsylvania to Kentucky.
Richard Taylor.
Captain.
of this under Genl Wilkinson in the year 1792.


Inscribed on the roll of the Kentucky agency at the rate of 20 dollars per month.

Tranfd from Pennsylvania to Kentucky 28 May 1821 from 4th of March 1821 and a Formal Certificate delivd to the Pensioner
This man is on the Roll as a Sergeant.
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Be pleased to say as to what time and at what rate the pension of Richard Taylor a captain of Spies, at the rate of $20 per month, whose name was placed on the Roll of Kentucky invalid by special act of Congress hoped on the 28th of April 1828 and March 21, 1830 - was last paid – [right vertical edge of page torn from top to bottom]
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Richard Taylor – single $10 per month was increased to $20 per month from 4 March 1828. For act – March 1830 – was paid to 4 March 1830 – reported dead
Richard Taylor a captain at $25 per month died 30 August 1825 and paid 
[left side of page torn from top to bottom]
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From Pennsylvania      
          to                         
Kentucky                      
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Richard Taylor             
 Captain of spies under  
Gen. Wilkinson the year 1792   
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Ratio of disability, Total
Date of Discharge,
Time of closing the testimony,
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nscribed on the Roll of Kentucky
at Twenty dollars per month, to commence on the 
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Certificate of pension issued on the 28th May 182.
and handed to the Pensioner
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Arrrears to 4th 
Sem-an'l all'e ending
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28h April 1828 - to March 31

letter to Hon. J. Pope 14 J
1830.  Dead - see letter to 
Loughborough, April 24. 183
Let to same, and Penyt. Due
5.18_5. Let to M 13 Mornien
hw 4 1846 - do. to June 24
March 1847
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APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER

District off olcumbia
Washington County

On this 28th day of May 1821, before
me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said county of 
Washington personally appeared Richard Taylor who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly commanded a company of spies in the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the of the state of Pennsylvania and that he now resides in the state of Kentucky where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be be there payable, in future.

Sworn and subscribed to, before me, the day and year aforesaid.}

John N Moulder

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WAR DEPARTMENT, Pension Office, August 13, 1818.  The oath to be taken before  a duly qualified magistrate, whose official character and signature must be properly authenticated
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Richard Taylor transf(erred) from Pennsylvania to Kent(uck)y 28 May 1821 from 4 March 1921

[Illegible signature?]

Issued a formal cert(ificate) and transferred his name from Penn(sylvania) to Ken(tucky). May 28, 1821 - Del(ivered)the cert(ificate) of [illegible] of transfer to him in person.
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Richardsons
certificate
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The undersigned practitioners of medicine in Lexington and Fayette County K.Y do hereby certify that they have on more than one occasion examined and enquired into the degree of disability of Cpt Richard Taylor of Frankfort Ky, a pensioner of the United States, and have to express their regret that the certified copy of a certificate signed by them from the War Office, in which the degree of disability is there set forth as "one half" does not correspond with their opinion of the case, and feel satisfied- 1.st that the certificate of examination of 1822 is not the last one prepared and signed by them and 2.dly that the degree of disability is less than they intended. They feel persuaded from an intimate acquaintance with Cpt Taylor's health for years, [following lines are underlined] that his constitution is gradually sinking under the influence of the wound rec.d in the service of his country-
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and that the degree of disability from that cause is total. [written text is underlined]

As witness our hand seals this 26th day of May 1830.

W. H. Richardson [illegible drawing]
J. C. Richardson [illegible drawing]
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District of Columbia, County of Washington, ____
On this 28th day of May, 1821; before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for said county of Washington, personally appeared Richard Taylor who, on his [illegible] declares that he is the same person who formerly commanded a company of Spies in the Army under General Wilkinson in the year 1792, in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Pennsylvania; that he never received a formal certificate of the fact, according to the best of his recollection; and he now wishes to obtain one – for which purpose he now makes this statement; that he was originally placed on the pension list at thirty dollars per annum, which was increased to twenty dollars per month by the act of March 3. 1805.
Sworn and subscribed to before me, the day and year aforesaid
Rich Taylor [signature]
 John N. Moulder Justice of the Peace. [signature]
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5-17-09

May 17, 1909

Hon. Martin B. Madden, 
House of Representatives.

My dear Mr. Madden: 
In response to your letter of the 13th, receiv-
ed on the 15th instant, inclosing a communication from
Howard Browne, of 3629 Dearborn Street, Chicago, Ill., 
answer to which has been withheld pending a thorough 
search of the records of this Bureau to identify the 
claim of Richard Taylor, late captain of spies, under
General Wilkinson, in the year 1792, Old War, Invalid
File No. 25876, I have the honor to state that in an af-
fidavit executed May 28, 1821, at Wahington, D.C.,
Richard Taylor, the pensioner, stated that he was then 
a resident of Kentucky and intended to reside in that 
State.

There is nothing with the papers in this Bureau
to indicate to what date payment of pension was made, 
nor to show whether the pensioner had had either a wife 
or child.
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-2--

If, after reading the foregoing, this is believ-
ed to be the case referred to by Mr. Browne, and he shall
desire a certified copy of any of the papers on file
there in, the requirements of the attached circular 
should be complied with.

Very respectfully,

Commissioner.
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NB I wish you to look in the War office in your city and refer to the Pension Books [underlined] and see up to what time Col. [underlined] or Capt [underlined] Richard Taylor of Frankfort Kenty [underlined; drawn his pension and, what Amt  [underlined] he got per annum from Government for same. Also [underlined] in what Campaign he was wounded [underlined] and the year. I think it was in Wayne's  Your [?] will oblige
Your [?]
M[?]m
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Thos. McCalla Esq
Washington
D.C.
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Jun 6

Honorable John H. Eaton
Secretary of War
Washington City

mail

[illegible]
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Frankfort June 6th 1830
Dear Sir
I have been delivered in {illegible} when I left work [illegible] in Louisville two or three days by my nephew George Jones Trotter [illegible] of the Kentucky [illegible] who is [illegible]
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(copy)
Dear Sir,

A Bill has passed for the relief 
of Colonel Taylor, that will enable him to
receive his Pension. The enclosed Power
gives me the authority to act for him.  Gov Pope
is now in the city and is desirous of having the $1000 paid over to him. Have the
goodness to adjust the account as soon as
convenient. I will be ready at any moment
to do any thing necessary as the Agent of
Colonel Taylor.

yours respectfully
(signed) W. T. Barry
26 March, 1830,

Mr Edwards,
Pension office.
Let a requisition be made in favor of William
T. Barry attorney in fact of Richard Taylor for
$[1200 crossed out] 960 chargable to Invalid
pensions {/} to the 
provisions of an act of Congress of the 31 March 1830.
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Treasury Department 
2nd lamt Office
April 3r. 1830.

Sir.

In reply to your letter of 2. instant, I have 
to inform you the pension of Richard Taylor
of Kentucky was stopped in obedience to the proviso
contained in the 2nd Section of the "Act for the Support of 
Government for the year 1822" as follows.  "no money 
shall be paid to any person for compensation for,
who is in a means to the United States,  until he shall
have accounted for and paid into the Treasury all
sums for which he may be liable."- He appears to have 
been last paid up to 4th March 1822 - and at the rate of 
ten dollars per month to which sum his pension had 
been reduced from 20 per month in consequence of sur-
geon's certificate of decreased disability. 

It is not known in this office that any part of the 
amount withheld from his pension, has been carried 
to his credit.

Respectfully 
Sir
Your obedt Servant
Isaac Hill

{James L. Edwards, Esqu
Pension Office
War Department}
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I certify, that the disability of Richard 
Taylor who is on the Pension Roll of the State of 
Kentucky at the rate of $20 per month in conse-
quence of a wound in the groin is total  and 
cannot either in part or in whole be removed.
The time at which the examination was made 
by me is not precisely recollocted it was in 
the month of February or March Eighteen 
hundred and twenty eight-

Signed Jos Lovell
Surg. Gen. U.S.A.

Washington April 1830

Let him be allowed a full pension
from the Act of March 1828  according to
the above certificate of the Surgeon General.

 (Signed) F.H. Eaton
5 April 1830
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No part of the pension of Richard Taylor has been payed to his credit as Quarter Master over the Books of this office.
Treasury Dept
[?]
[?] Apr. 5. 1830
Peter Hagn[?]
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If Dr. Lovell can recollect the time about which he made the examination of Col Taylor, and ascertain his disability to be full [underlined], an increase of pension can take place for the date [underlined] of that certificate, but not for any longer period of time

[date squeezed in] [Illegible month] 5th, 1830
I certify that Col Taylor was examined by me sometime in the spring of 1828. The precise time I do not recollect [illegible] shows the 1st of March. [signed] Jos Lovell
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Second [illegible] Officer
21 November 1846

The enclosed memorandum from Mr. B. Morrison of Lexington Ky, the son in law of Col Taylor, is respectfully referred to the Court of Pensions, with a request that he will send such answer as he may prepare to Mr. Morrison.

Respectfully,
[Illegible signature]
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Major certificate
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for twnty-four years I have knwon Col Richard Taylor. During the last thirteen have lived his neighbor in the same town, and have during that time often attended him as his physician & Surgeon for the last year almost exclusively__
I am confident that his suffering from his wound have increased considerably with his increasing age and that within the last eight years he has suffered much more than in any eight years since I became acquainted with him__ I have practiced medicine and surgery in this town & neighboring counties upwards of twenty years, except when in the army during the war_ Given under my hand this 19th day of April 1830__  Lyddall Wilkinson

Franklin County [?]
Lyddall Wilkinson, and Patrick Major practicing physicians and surgeons well known to me as men of truth and veracity this day came personally before the undersigned A Justice of the peace for said county and made oath to the truth of their separate statements as set forth on opposite sides of this paper_ 
Given under my hand this 19 day of Apl 1830.
H Wingate, J.P.
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I have been acquainted with Col Richd Taylor between Twenty & thirty years. [crossed out: I have] and have frequently attended him in his afflictions  I have been a close neighbor to him in the last ten years and have known his disease to be much worse in the last eight years.  April 19th 1830
Patrick Major
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[date stamp] Paid    10

March  8, 1841
Invalid__
Rec of Richard Taylor.
J.L. Edwards Esq
Pension Office [?] Washington City 
D. C
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Lexington
[?]3 March 1867

J L Edwards Esq

Sir,
I am in receipt of yours of the 24th of Novbr /46, which has
been misplaced till the present date. I reply
to an enquiry made by Genl J. M McCalla
for my [?] the unpaid pension of 
Richard Taylor Deceased of Frankfort Kenty,
who was a Capt of Spys in Genl [?]
Campaign  I think in 1792  You  [?] that
he was a captain, Under Genl [?] in
1792. and that his pension was paid up to 30th August 1825. I have to say in Conclusion that, 
the [?] Richard Taylor of Frankfort Kenty, died
17th July 1830. It would seem from this that there is some five years pension due
him and if so I would be pleased you
would instruct me being the Administrator of said R. Taylor Estate, how to proceede in
in order to get the remaining pension and
should I be succesfull in getting it you
can retain for your Attention  One Hundred
Dollars.  Your Kindness in letting me hear
from you will much oblige  Resptfully your 
Obst W, B M[?]
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1
3-871
Congressional
RECORD DIVISION
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
[date stamp]
Briefed by [?]  May 15, 1909
Claim No.  
Certificate No. OWInv. File 25876 
Claimant
Soldier Richard Taylor
Service Capt of Spies
Additonal Service N. W. Ind War
No. _____ claim, State records ___, 190__
No Claim, combination records ___190_
REMARKS:
No Widow claim
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2587 D [?]
INVALID
[? ] Indian war 1792
File No. 28876
Richard Taylor
Capt Ky Vols
Act: April 25th March 31st
Index:-Vol. 2, Page 412 
[Arrangement of 1870]
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[on overlay]
May 17/09. Hon. M. B. Madden relative to rules as to fur[illegible] certified copies of panp[illegible] enc. copy. [signature illegible] 

[underneath] H R
[illegible]
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SIXIETH CONGRESS.
___________________
JAMES A. TAWNEY, MINN., CHAIRMAN.
HENRY H. BINGHAM, PA
WALTER P. BROWLNLOW, TENN.
WASHINGTON GARDNER, MICH.
FREDERICK H. GILLETT, MASS.
WALTER I. SMITH, IOWA.
JOSEPH V. GRAFF, ILL.
ABRAHAM L. BRICK. IND.
J. WARREN KEIFER, OHIO
MARTIN B. MADDEN, ILL.
EDWARD B. VREELLAND. NY
LEONIDAS F LIVINGSTON, GA
STEPHEN BRUNDIDGE, JR. AR
JOHN J. FITZGERALD, N.Y.
A.S. BULESON, TEX.
SWAGAR SHERLEY, KY
EATON J. BOWERS, MISS.

JAMES C. COURTS, CLERK.
FRED P. FELLOWS, MARCELLUS C. SHIELD } ASSISTANT CLERKS


COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
WASHINGOTON, D.C.

CHICAGO, MAY 13, 1909

Charles C. Stouffer, Esq,
Chief Clerk,
Pension Department,
Washinton, D.C.


Dear sir:

Will you be good enough to oblige Mr. Howard R.M. Browns
with the information he desires.

I am advised that he wishes to use it, in all probability, in 
connect with a matter which he now has before the Special 
Commissioner of Indian Claims, who I am informed is making an
effort to finish his work by the first of June next.  I am,

Very yruly yours,
Martin B Madden
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Chicago Illinois [date stamp CHIEF CLERK BUREAU OF PENSIONS May 15 1909]
May 4 1909
Chief Clerk of United States Pension Office, Washington D.C.
Dear Sir,
Will you kindly send me a full records of the pension drawn by one Richard Taylor of Kentucky.
The pension refered to was granted by the Eighth Congress during its second session and a record is made of it in the Sixth Volume of the United States Statues at large on page 38 and is entitled "An act for the relief of Richard Taylor.["]
The contents of the act as as follows: Be it enacted [S c?]; that Richard Taylor of Kentucky, who was employed in the service of the United States as an escort,  spy and guide, at the daily pay of dollar and twenty five cents, during hostilities with certain Indians in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-two and was disabled by being wounded while in such service, shall be placed on the list of invalid pensioners of the United States at the rate of twenty dollars per month, to commence on the first day of January, in the present year, in liew of his
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present rate of pension, 
Approved March 3 1805. [date stamp May 17 19xx]
I would like to know when the payment of such pension ceased giving day month and year; whether pension was drawn by widow and children if such be had and their given names, and date of last payment to them or either of them.
Of course I would like to have a copy of all papers filed with your office in  connection with the above mentioned pension if such are available.
Hoping that you will oblige me in this respect and thanking you in advance for whatever favor
you are able to show me   I am, 
Respectfully yours,
Howard Browne
3629 Dearborn St.
Chicago Illinois
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Richard Taylor
Old War Ind. File 25876
Captain of Spies in U.S. Army under General Wilkinson in Indian War in 1792.

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