Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4,144, John Gorman, Penn.
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Service Penn. (?)
Gorman, John      R. 4144
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No 38076
William Gorman died Ohio 
Act 7 June 1832
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The State of Ohio
Perry County
On the 15 day of April in the year our 
Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty personally appeared
 in open court in and for the County of Perry and State of 
Ohio. William Gorman a resident of said Perry 
County Ohio  aged about 80 years who being duly sworn
according to law
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at the Same time and place Came James Eddington a credible and respectable witness and Resident of S-- County and State who being by me only some say on oath that he knows the before mention William Gorman Michael Gorman and Prudence Gorman now Prudence Clarkson to be the children of the Late John Gorman who performed the Services before State and that the face as set forth in the forgoing affidavit is true as he verily believe
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The State of Ohio Perry County SS
Before me in Open Court this 15th day of April 1850 personally
appeared James Edington and Wm Gorman and
[these lines crossed out]

The State of Ohio Perry County SS
I John Beckweth Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County do hereby Certify that William Gorman and James Edington Signers of the aforesaid affidavit was before signing the same duly sworn in Open Court in due form of law and that [caret] they signed the same in my presence

In testimony Whereof I have hereto set my hand and Affised [sic] the seal of said Count [sic] this 15 April 1850 
John Beckweth Clerk
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Nov 15, 1850

Thos Ewing Jr
enclosing letter
Jessee Worles
Worley

File with paper

He can [illegible]

(For Capt Triplett)
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Acts of July 14, 1862 and March 3, 1873

4144
P. O.
William [strikethrough] Gorman
Service: John

Rejected 

Enlisted:  18
Discharged:  18


Application filed: 18

Alleges:

Re-enlisted

Attorney: 
P. O. 

Recognized. Contract.
Cert of Dis. Search for , 18
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Mr Ewing wishes to see the papers in the
cases herein referred to -- namely those of

Mary S Kinner Ohio [illegible] 36
I. Eddington no papers on file on this side
I. Gorman do do do do
I. Stotts Ohio [illegible] 
I. Pentenbaugh no papers on file

Mr. E's letter of attorney is in [illegible] with [illegible] 
[illegible] 

Nov 4, 1850

Eddington - Gorman - Pentenbaugh of Ohio. [illegible] 
no papers on this side in file. see Ohio index
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Rec'd Oct 21 [handwritten top left corner diagonal]
52 [handwritten top right corner]

New Lexington Ohio
Oct 15th 1850

Sir

Your [illegible] of the 4th inst is Just rec'd and I am Happy to acknowledge the receipt of the documents you sent me as I am concerned in the Bounty Land matter. I have at Least fifty applicants just waiting the Passage of the bill and I would be Glad to have an agent in the city as Some of the declarations will be hard to Establish for the want of testimony and other causes consequently it will be necessary to Examine the original [illegible] and files at the city which you can do

I have Some business now in the city which I wish you to attend to for me which you Shall be well Paid for. I sent on a Declaration of James Eddington which was of himself & others for his fathers Services as a Revolutionary Soldier also William Gorman for the Service the Declaration of Mary Skinner for her husbands Services in the Revolutionary war and the declaration of Jacob Stotts & Joseph Penterbaugh for their own Services in the Revolutionary war Some of them was [sic] sent on in April last and the balance Shortly after and I have not heard anything from them since
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I once wrote to Mr. Whittelsey our member in Congress and got no answer and I then wrote to your father and got no answer and if you will now Look them up and push them through you should have fifty Dollars for your trouble or the same in proportion to what may be granted I directed them to the commissioner of Pensions Please answer this as soon as possible and let me know what the prospect is as the applicant is very [kneedy?] and I believe justly Entitled and they are getting very impious and bother me considerable One favour more I must ask I wish you to send me the acts of Congress from the year 30 up to the year 38 the ballance I have I suppose you can get them there with out cost Send them by mail I will pay the expense and any other document you think I may [kneed?] I will send all my business to your address
Your obedt Servant
Jesse Worley
Thomas Ewing Jr Esqr          
Washington D.C.
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See 1835 Delaware burned list - John Gorman - Possibly this man

Pvt. Pensioned $60 per annum - Rev. Army Act June 7, 1785
Died June 1812
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No. 38,076
William [strikethrough] Gorman Sec'd
John
Ohio [underline]
Let Thos Ewing [illegible] 1857

4144

[illegible] 7th June 1832
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New Lexington Ohio March 16th /50
J.L.Edwards
Sir   the accompanying affidavit for
Revolutionary claimant. I have no doubt
that the claim is just. The grant difficulty is
to [illegible] the missing testimony at this late
[illegible] [illegible] Aug [illegible]. Look