Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23731, for George Johnson, Virginia
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
Va.

Johnson, George

NUMBER
S.23732
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CONTENTS
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[left side]
see letter 9 July '35
to Pen Ag't, [illegible] and
to Dan'l Wey [illegible] 15
July 35

[written downward]
Date of death not on AB -

[right side]
11.001
Pensylvania
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George Johnson
of Somerset in the State of Pensylvania [Pennsylvania]
who was a Fifer in the Compy commanded
by Captain Iserlow of the Regt commanded
by Col Nevil [Neville] in the Virginia
line for 2 years
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Inscribed on the Roll of Pensylvania
at the rate of 88 Dollars [lined out: Cents] per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 14 day of March
1833 and sent to C. Ogle
Somerset Pa
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Arrears to the 4th of Mar 33 $176
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sep 33 44
[total] $220
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by A.B. Thruston Clerk,
Book E Vol. 5 Page 29
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George Johnston
Pensylvani
Adm'd
2 yrs
Fifer
$88.--
11682
C. Ogle
Agent
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BRIEF in the case of George Johnston
of Somerset in the State of Pensyl'a
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? before the Court

2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?

3. How old is he? 70

4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

[Table, 4 columns, 2 rows with headings]
Period. |
Duration of Service. Years, Months, Days. |
Rank. |
Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served. Gen.

inlisted in the army of US 7 April In 1777 |
3 [years]
fifer
Cap Iserlow Col Nivel

fall of 1779 furlowed. that soon after he with others
were ordered to Join the 18th men and that he was discharged June 1780

5. In what battles was he engaged? none mentioned.

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Shepherds Town Virginia

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? traditionary

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? neither periods or Length of service are accurately given -- no witnesses of any kind are mentioned

I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.

[signed] George Sayth Examining Clerk.
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Declaration of George Johnston for pension under the act of Congress passed 7th June 1832 --
11682
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th of June 1832.

State of Pennsylvania
Somerset County Set
On the 10th day of September A.D. 1832, personally appeared before the court of common pleas of the County & State aforesaid George Johnston [Johnson] a resident of the borough of Berlin, in the township of Brothersvalley in the County of Somerset aforesaid aged seventy years, who after being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his [lined out: oath] [interlined: solemn affirmation] make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.

That he enlisted for three years in the army of the United States on the seventh day of April seventeen hundred & seventy seven in Shepardstown [Shepherdstown], Berkeley County, Virginia in the company of Captain Isaac -- Iserlow [likely Israel], of the 8th Virginia Regiment, that he served as a musician (fifer) -- that he marched through Sharpsburgh [Sharpsburg], Maryland -- York, Pennsylvania and Lancaster, to Philadelphia immediately after his enlistment -- That he with nine others were innoculated [inoculated] for the small pox and kept at the Hospital until they were cured when they joined the army then in Jersey -- that he marched to Trenton & Princeton -- and that he was afterwards placed on the sick list & sent to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania -- where he remained until after the battle of Germantown when he again joined the army, that he went into Winter quarters at Valley Forge at that time Colonel Nevil [John Neville] commanded the regiment to which he (this declarant) belonged -- that he was with the American army when they pursued the British to Monmouth in Jersey -- and that he continued with the army until the fall of 1779 when he received a furlough from Colonel Nevil [John Neville] -- that soon after his return home a proclamation was issued, ordering all who were absent
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on furlough to join the eighteen months men in the Southern army -- then at Alexandria, Virginia, commanded by Colonel Bleuford or Beaufort [probably Abraham Buford] -- that he marched to Petersburg, Virginia where we went into winter quarters. That about the latter end of March 1780 he marched through Salisbury, Camden & Sandy Hills in the direction of Charleston in South Carolina, and was about fifty miles from that place at the time of the battle when it was taken by the British That he stayed with the army until June 1780 when he received a discharge which has been lost by time or accident, that he does not recollect the name of the officer who signed his discharge -- That after he left the army he returned to Shepardstown [Shepherdstown] Virginia -- from thence he removed to Bedford, Pennsylvania & from thence about the year 1789 he removed to Berlin, Somerset County, Pennsylvania where he has resided ever since --

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present and he declares this his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any State

[lined out: Sworn][interlined: Affirmed to] & Subscribed the day & year first above written.

[signed] C. Forward
Prothy [Prothonotary] }

[signed] George Johnson

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states --

In testimony whereof I Chauncey Forward Esquire Prothonotary of the said court of common pleas of the County & State aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings
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of the said court in the matter of the application of George Johnston for a pension -- do hereby set my hand and seal of office this 10th day of September A.D. 1832

[signed] C. Forward Prothy
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February 8, 1936
George Johnson-S.23731
BA-J/AWF

Colonel John Marston
U.S. Marine Corps
Headquarters
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to George Johnson, soldier of the Revolutionary War, who enlisted in Shepardstown, "West Virginia" and died in Berlin, Pennsylvania.

The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 23731, based upon the service of George Johnson, in the War of the Revolution.

The date and place of birth of this soldier are not given, nor are the names of his parents stated.

George Johnson enlisted in Shepardstown, Berkeley County, Virginia, April 7, 1777, served as a fifer in Captain Isaac Iserlow's Company and in Colonel Neville's 8th Virginia Regiment, was in winter quarters at Valley Forge and in the battle of Monmouth; in the fall of 1779 he went home on furlough, was soon after called out, and joined Colonel Buford's Regiment in Alexandria, Virginia, marched towards Charleston, South Carolina and was about fifty miles from that place when it was taken by the British, was discharged sometime in June, 1780.

After being discharged he returned to Shepardstown, from there moved to Bedford, Pennsylvania, and in 1789
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moved to the Borough of Berlin, Brothers Valley Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania.

The soldier, George Johnson, was allowed pension on his application executed September 10, 1832, still a resident of the Borough of Berlin, then aged seventy years.

The papers in this claim contain no data relative to the family of George Johnson.

If you desire information in regard to the last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of the pensioner, George Johnson, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., and cite the following data:

George Johnson
Certificate #11001
Issued March 14, 1833
Rate $88.00 per annum
To commence March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
Pennsylvania Agency.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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2331.
INVALID.
File No. 23.731
George Johnson
Fifer Rev War
Act: June 7" 32"
Index:-- Vol. 2, Page 213
[Arrangement of 1870.]

[right side, wrapped around to left]
Jan. 31/98. Miss. R.L.J. Minnis - Pittsburg.
---
Dec. 18 - 1903- Hist to Miss Mary Hart Darragh Beaver Pa
---
1904. Aug. 12. Mrs. T. A. Burt Urbana Ill. fur. history
1921 May 24 Hist to Mary C. Minnis
1924- Jan 30- " " Mrs. R E Warden AW
1926- June 8- " " Mrs John H Stephens
1934-June 29- " " Mrs E S. Miller
1936- Feb 8- " " Colo. John Marston
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of George Johnson which require further proof or explanation.

1. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes

II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes

III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so?

IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? No

V. *Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amout of pension he is entitled? No

VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes

VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? Yes

VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes

IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes

X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? no

XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? no

XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? no

XIV. [dagger] If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?

If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?

Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office?

XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?

XVI. [double dagger] Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?

XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? yes ex. 1.2.7

EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:

"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For --- year --- months, and --- days, I served as a --- For --- months and --- days, I served as a ---; and for such service I claim a pension."
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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase [italics] about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. 

[dagger] QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.

In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.

[double dagger] QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.

In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
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Ans. ___
(Signature:) ___
(Address:) ___
(In cities, street and number.)
0-4
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dec. [declaration] Sept. 10. 1832.
70
borough of Berlin twp [township] of Brothervalley Somerset Co. Pa
at En. [enlistment] Shepardstown Berkley Co. Va
Apr. 7, 77. Isaac Iserlow
fifer Neville
8" Va Regt.
trans
3 yrs Col. Bleuford or Beaufort
June 1780
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Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C
[penciled] O. W. & N.

Could you give me a copy of the record of the services of George Johnson [name underlined], who applied for a pension in 1832, & received one under the Act of 1832.

Our data is very meagre.

He served in Lee's Legion of the Black Horse Cavalry [4 words underlined] under General Lee.

Came from North Carolina before close of Revolutionary War [2 words underlined], served in a regiment (raised before the Revolution, opposed to British Rule) when a young boy, and was a fifer under Col Buford.

Enlisted later at Shepherdstown Va.
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Do not know date of enlistment

Applied for a pension Sept 10 1832. at which time he was 70 years old. Was a fife major for 2 years [underlined] in the Virginia Troops, Revolutionary Army and served under Captain Iser Law and Col. Nevill, wifes name Catharine Lake or Stuart

I shall be very grateful for any information you can give me

Very Truly
Miss) Mary Hart Darragh
Beaver, Penn

December 4
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[Oval stamp] RECORD DIVISION MAY 6 1921
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Rev [illegible]
Connillsville
116 Snyder St Pa
April 12, 1921

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington D. C.

[round stamp] U. S. PENSION OFFICE. MAY 6 1921

Gentleman,

I would like to inquire wether you have any information in your records of George Johnson, Fifer in the Revolutionary Army. He was granted a pension and settled in Somerset Co. Pa., where he died
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I would like to have any information regarding him, which you have in your records.

Respectfully
Mary C. Minnis

[round stamp] U. S. PENSION OFFICE. MAY 6 1921
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[rectangular stamp] U.S.P.B. OLD WAR & NAVY FILES. AUG 9 1904
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COUNTY CLERK' S OFFICE
CHAMPAIGN COUNTY
THOMAS A. BURT, County Clerk
URBANA, LL. Aug 4. 1904

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir

Could I have the record of George Johnson during the Revolution - he was supposed to be a fifer in Bufords Regiment. He was originally from North Carolina but later from Berlin Pa.

Sincerely,
Mrs J. A. Burt
507 W. Elm St

[round stamp] U. S. PENSION OFFICE A AUG 8 1904
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[round stamp] U. S. PENSION OFFICE. C MAY 22 1926
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41 Osborne St.
Johnstown, Pa.,
May 20, 1926.

The Commissioner of Pensions,
Dept. of the Interior,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:-

Some time in April I wrote asking for information concerning the following men:-

Noah Clark [name underlined] served from N.J. and died in Bedford Co. Had sons Wm, John, Samuel born Sept 14, 1766.

Jacob Walker [name underlined], born 1745 - died 1780. Served in Bedford Co.
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wife Elizabeth.

George Johnson [name underlined], served from Bedford Co, buried in Berlin, Somerset Co., 1837, children Wm & Sarah, Wife Catherine.

John Long [name underlined] served likely from Berks or Bedford Co. died about 1835. children Mary, Ben, Henry, Geo.

All these men served in Revolutionary War.

Would appreciate an answer.

Respectfully,
Mrs. John H. Stephens.

negatives decided by Miss Stokes. EWJ.
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418 Luzerne St., Johnstown, Penna.
December 31st - 1923.

[Note in another hand]
Referred to Commissioner of Pensions for reply.

[lined out: Anna Wilson]
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Dear [lined out: Miss Wilson]:

Will you kindly investigate and let me have all the information you possibly can in regard to the following soldiers of the American Revolution:

(1) Charles Gibson [name underlined], a Private in Captain Samuel Rogers Company, First, Eighth Battalion, Cumberland County Militia, first call July 31, 1777 -

Charles Gibson also appears as a Private in the
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(2)

Seventh Company, Sixth Battalion, Cumberland County Militia, called upon to perform a tour of duty by an order of Council, August 1st., 1780, marched August 22nd

Charles Gibson was a Private in Captain John Campbell's Company, First Battalion, Cumberland County Militia, dated at Lancaster, January 1778 - Samuel Cuthbertson, Colonel -

(2) James Dunwoody [name underlined] was a Private in the Eighth Company, Fourth Battalion, Cumberland County Militia, called upon to perform a tour of duty by order of Council August 1st, 1780 - This name also appears on the rolls as a Private in
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(3)

Captain Walter McKinney's Company, Fourth Battalion, Cumberland Co Militia, 1781, and he last appears on a pay-roll of Captain William Huston's Co. for twenty-six-days service in 1781 -

(3) Robert Huston [name underlined], Bedford Co. was reported missing August 27, 1776 - He was with the troops in New Jersey, in Captain Brown's Company, Timothy Greens' Regiment - With him was Thomas Johnston Sergeant, Chester Co.

(4) George Johnson [penciled note: sent] on April 7, 1777, ran away from home and enlisted in the
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Revolutionary Army at Shepherdstown, Virginia. He served as Fifer for three years under Captain Iserlow and Colonels Neville and Buford, in the Virginia troop - He was granted a pension September 11, 1832 at the age of seventy years -

Thanking you most kindly and awaiting your reply giving me all the details you can in regard to the above four named soldiers and their families, I am

Most sincerely yours
(Mrs. R.E.) Elsie Ellwood Warden
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Homaeopathic Medical & Surgical Hospital
Dispensary of Pittsburgh. [initialed CJ]
Pittsburgh, Pa. Jan 20th 1898

[rectangular stamp] OLD WAR & NAVY FILES, JAN 24 1898

Bureau of Pensions:
Am very anxious to determine if any proof of pension, service, enlistment or so forth can be had at this office of one, any, or all of the following -- Can give a few facts as I have them from family tradition of Revolutionary Period.

First, George Johnson or his brother Stewart Johnson? that after the Revolution George Johnson drew a pension while living in Berlin, Somerset Co. Penna. Was in Gen. Washingtons Army at Valey Forge [Valley Forge] and was in the battles of the Cowpens. And Eutaw Springs. and served in capacity as Fife Major.

Stewart Johnson? that he remained in Gen Greenes division in the south.

Second - Jonas Colestock? served in the Revolution
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and understand he drew a pension - was afterwards a resident of Fayette Co. Penna -

Third - Christopher Cease? (spelled as pronounced) (German) was in Revolution (no trace) -

Any information on any or all above will be most gratefully received If any charges are made for investigation will forward it upon receipt of notice

Very Truly -
Frances L. J. Minnis
Homoeoapathic Hospital
Second Ave. Pittsburg Pa.

[round stamp] U. S. PENSION OFFICE. JAN 21 1898
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IN REPLYING ADDRESS THE MAJOR GENERAL COMMANDANT AND REFER TO No.

[Marine Corps emblem: eagle, globe, anchor, "SEMPER FIDELIS"]

HEADQUARTERS U. S. MARINE CORPS
WASHINGTON 31 January, 1936.

Dear Sir:

I should be very glad if you can give me any excerpts from the pension papers of the below-named Revolutionary veteran, particularly in regard to the names of his mother and father:

George Johnson - Enlisted at Shepardstown, W. Va., on April 17, 1777, for service with the Virginia Troups; he died at Berlin, Pa., a pensioner of the U.S. Government, in 1837.

Any information you can give me on this subject will be greatly appreciated.

Very sincerely,
[signed] John Marston
JOHN MARSTON,
Colonel, U. S. Marine Corps.

[round stamp] RECEIVED FEB 1 1936 MAIL SUB-DIV. VETS ADM READER #12
Director of Pensions,
Veterans Administration,
Washington, D.C.
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Bentonville, Ark. June 18th 1934

Veterans Washington, D.C.

[Note written diagonally:]
see Old Min 755 In Lieu US Pvt Cafel [?] Masters 6" Us Inf
Flat searched

Gentlemen:-
Will you please give me the pension record and any other information you may have of use genealogically, for the following

Ivan Crosham [note: o] or Croshaw [note: o; In Lieu] recd pension Burlington Co. N.J. private 6 reg., heirs Mary and Rebecca [Note:] This sounds like In Lieu of B.L.

George Johnson fifer Va. continental line, received pension in Somerset Co. Pa.

Both Revolutionary War.

Respectfully
Mrs E. S. Miller

[round stamp] RECEIVED JUN 21 1934 MAIL SUB-DIV. U.S.V.A. READER 33
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[block of print in upper left, part stained and blurred:]
This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their [...]
Such of the original [...] rolls of the Revolutionary [...] War of 1812 as are [...] of the Government [are on file in the] Record and Pension [Office, War Depart]ment. Original [...] pertaining to [...]ary War may also [...] the archives of many of [...]

O. W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY.

L. W. B.
I. 23731.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
January 31, 1898.

Madam:-

Replying to your request for information concerning George Johnson, a soldier of the Revolutionary war, you are advised that he made an application for pension on September 10, 1832, at which time he was 70 years of age and residing at Berlin, Penna., and his pension was allowed for two years' actual service as a fifer in the Virginia troops, Revolutionary war; a part of the time he served under Capt. Iserlow and Col. Nevis. He enlisted at Shepardstown, Virginia.

Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

Miss Frances L. J. Minnis,
Homeoapathic Hospital,
Second Ave., Pittsburg, Pa.
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REV [missing piece] RECORDS SECTION. 3--525
nd 181
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., __

S.F. 23,737["1" missing]

In reply to your request of __, received __ for a statement of the military history of George Johnson a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.

[Table, 6 columns, only 1 column besides headings; listed by column]
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. | Apr. 7. 1777.
LENGTH OF SERVICE. | discharged June 1780
RANK. | Fifer
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN. | Isaac Iserlow
COLONEL. | { Neville Buford }
STATE. | Va

Battles engaged in, none stated
Residence of soldier at enlistment, enlisted at Shepardstown Va
Date of application for pension, Sept. 10. 1832 His cl. al. [claim allowed]
Residence at date of application Borough of Berlin Brothers Valley Twp. Somerset Co. Penn.
Age at date of application, 70 years
Remarks: No data on file as to his family

Respectfully,
Commissioner

3--2856
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[RE]VOLUTIONARY WAR [RECORDS SECTION.]
Rev. a[nd 1812] Wars Section.
[sections in parentheses are missing here but can be seen in image 36]

January 30, 1924.
Mrs. R. E. Warden,
418 Luzerne St.,
Johnstown, Pa.

Madam;

I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 23731, it appears that George Johnson enlisted at Shepardstown, Berkeley County, Virginia, April 7, 1777 and served as a fifer in Captain Isaac Iserlow's Company, Colonel Neville's and Buford's Virginia Regiments, and was discharged in June 1780.

He was allowed pension on his application executed September 10, 1832, while a resident of Borough of Berlin, Brothers Valley Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, aged seventy years.

There is no data on file as to his family.

Respectfully,
Commissioner.
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June 28, 1934
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

WILLIAM CROSHAW
O. W. Minor Ctf. 755
In Lieu of Bounty Land
*******
GEORGE JOHNSON
S. 23731
*******
BA-J/MLB

Mrs. E. S. Miller
Bentonville, Arkansas

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter of June 18, in which you request the pension records of William Crosham or Croshaw, who, you state, received pension in Burlington County, New Jersey, and left heirs, Mary and Rebecca, and of George Johnson who served as fifer in the Virginia Continental Line, and pensioned in Somerset County, New Jersey, both of whom, you state, served in the Revolutionary War.

William Croshaw (as his name appears in the records) was not a soldier of the Revolutionary War, but of the War of 1812, and his record, with that of George Johnson, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, is furnished herewith.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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June 29, 1934
XXXXXXXXXXXX
George Johnson-S.23731
BA-J/AWF

Mrs. E. S. Miller
Bentonville
Arkansas

Dear Madam:

The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S.23731, based upon the Revolutionary War service of George Johnson.

The date and place of birth of this soldier are not shown in the claim, nor are the names of his parents given.

George Johnson enlisted in Shepardstown, Berkeley County, Virginia, April 7, 1777, served as fifer in Captain Isaac Iserlow's company, Colonels Neville's and Buford's Virginia regiments, and was discharged
in June, 1780.

He moved after the Revolution to Bedford County, Pennsylvania, and in 1799 moved to the Borough of Berlin, Brothers Valley Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. He was allowed pension on his application executed September 10, 1832, still a resident of the Borough of Berlin, then aged seventy years.

There are no data in this claim relative to the family of the soldier, George Johnson.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator