Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4,142, Avery Gore, Penn.
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SERVICE                      NUMBER
Penna        Gore, Avery          R4142

CONTENTS
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4142
P.O. Avery Gore
SERVICE:

ENLISTED: Rejected
DISCHARGED:
APPLICATION END:

RE-ENLISTED:
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Washington March 16, 1832
Hon J. E. Heath
     Dr Sir
I desire to withdraw from your office the application  and papers of Avery Gore filed in 1844 or 1845, which application was rejected, I wish the papers to lay before Congress. 

Very respectfully yours.

G. A. Gore
Ho. Rep.
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Sheshequin Pa }       free
5th May           }
[written to the left of and perpendicular to the above is the following date:]
May 12 1841

Hon. Jno Bell
Secretary War U.S.
Washington D. C.
[written below and perpendicular to "Hon." is the following:]
Mah Pa
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Pension Office.
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Sheshequin, 4th May, 1841
J. L. Edwards Esqr.   
Commissioner Pensions 
Washington. 
Sir:
I have just been handed by my neighbor, Avery Gore, a letter from you, addressed to Hon. L. W. Morris, dated the "18th February, 1841" - In which you recite the provisions of the act of 7th,, June 1832, and conclude by saying: - "The company to which Mr. Gore belonged did not perform that description of service provided for by the act; and, therefore, he is not entitled to a pension".
There is something in this matter that is not understood.  Avery Gore belonged to the same company with Samuel Gore, John Gore, William Huyck, & Joseph Elliott - enlisted at the same time, under the same rule, and served the same length of time.  Now, the above four named men all (it is said) receive pensions.  The conclusion must be, that either these four men are drawing money from the National Treasury, contrary to law, or that Avery Gore has not had justice meted out to him - If the
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latter, it has probably arisen from some deficiency in the detail of his application.  Will you have the goodness, sir, to forward to me a copy of the application of Samuel Gore, with every instruction necessary to make out a lawful statement of facts in the case of Avery Gore.  Mr. Gore is an old man, and fible - possessing but little energy, but honest, and respectable.  His father was a Lieutenant in the Revolutionary War, but I never heard that he had, before his death, applied for a pension - He died before the act of 7th,, June, 1832.
Your attention to the above request, will great oblige a neighbor to Mr. Gore, and
your Obt Servt
Joseph Kingsbury
P. S. Since writing the above, it has struck me that Mr. Edwards may not now be in the pension office - I shall therefore take the liberty to address this to the Secretary of War; for which, if improper, he will please to pardon me.
J. Kingsbury
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4                    3576
Avery Gore
Pennsylvania
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Rejected
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See let: 18th,, Feb: 1841
Hon: S. W. Morris.
let: 12 May 41, J. Kingsbury
let to do. 21 July '41.
did not perform six months actual service by order of competant authority. 
Let. to Hon B A Bidlack
Feb. 22. 1844
Let to Hon G. A. Grow 16 Mch 1832
Act 7th,, June 1832
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J. L. Edwards Esqr
Comms of Pensions

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feb 18. 1841
[illegible]
Pa.
[illegible]
Avery Gore

[written to the right of and perpendicular to  the recipient's name and title is the following:]
Hon S. W. Morris
H. R.
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H R - feby 17/61

Sir
the enclosed papers have just come to hand - I send them to you the proper examination
Yr Obdt St
Saml W Morris

J L Edwards Esq
Comms of penns
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Pension Office
March 11, 1832

Sir:
Agreeably to your request, I enclose the papers in the case of Avery Gore, an applicant for a revolutionary pension from the State of Pennsylvania.
Be pleased to acknowledge the receipt of the same

Rec,,d the above papers
March 16" 1832
G A Grow
Ho. Reps

Hon G. a. Grow
H of R

[In bottom right corner is the following:]
Rev
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J L Edwars
Com Pensions
Washington DC

[Written to the left and parallel to the left edge of the paper is the following:]
D6   Jan 29 1844
Pa.
Avery Gore

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Hon B. A. Bidlack
H R

[document bears a circular stamp; the word "WASHINGTON" can be read along the top edge, the rest of the writing is illegible]
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House Reps
Aug 27/44

Col Edwars
will much oblige me with others who feel an interest in the question by giving a statement of the constriction which the Department puts upon the claims of the charachter refered to in the letter from Mr Gore in the letter [previous 3 words crossed out] herewith enclosed
When convenient to do so please return Mr Gores letter
Most Respectfully
B A Bidlack