Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File Old War Ind. File 26432, for John Symmonds, Other
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(3-1776)
SERVICE  NUMBER
Not Rev. War [Double underlining]   Symmonds, John   Old War Inv. File 26432

Indian War-1790-1795
CONTENTS
Res-Ohio
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Ohio.
___________________
John Symmonds. Corporal in the
N W Indian War 1790 - 5.
Army of the [word crossed out] Co. of
Capt. Biswell V Reg. Colo Strong
___________________
Inscribed on the roll of the Ohio
agency at the rate of eight dollar
per month.
___________________
Formal Certificate issued the 31st of
March 1821 and sent to [two words crossed out]
[one word crossed out] Humphrey Fullerton Esq
Chillicothe, Ohio
___________________

[The following is a note to the right of the information above.]
Let. F. A. Barnes July 15, 1826
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West Union
June 25th
[Unknown]
John Symmonds [written vertically in the left center]
J. L. Edwards, Esq.
Commissioner
Pension office
Washington

[illegible] July 8, 1840
Wait!
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West Union, Adams County, Ohio. June 26, 1840.

J. L. Edwards, Esq. Commissioner.
[illegible]

I take the liberty of troubling
you for information on behalf of a very poor woman of this neighborhood,
widow of John H. Symmonds, Pensioner, lately deceased.
Said Symmonds held a
Captains Commission under Genl. Wayne in the Indian war of 1796: was
severely wounded towards the close of the campaign, and lay disabled at  Detroit
(I think) for 3 years. When the Capital was destroyed by the British, his papers
were also burnt. Being at that time, and for many years afterwards, in any
circumstances, he omitted taking any measures for the procurement of his
pension until 1825, when necessity compelled him to have recourse to your
department. His claims were forthwith allowed, and he continued in receipt
of Privates pension [Privates pension is underlined] from that period until the time of his death.

object of any inquiry is: 1st. To ascertain if any pension will be [illegible due to ink smear]
2nd. If his arrears of pension (most justly [illegible due to ink smear])
from the period of the passage of the pension Bill, until the year 1825, may
not be incorrect.

Mr. Patterson, U.S. Marshall, Mr. L. Hamed, and a Host-of-others
in the neighborhood can satisfactorily attest the correctness of this claim. I
[illegible] therefore to  hear from you, when convenient, with a favorable reply.
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
A Baines
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West Union, Adams County: Ohio. July 9: 1840.

J.L. Edwards, Esq.
Compliments.
Sir.
In reply to your note of
the 3rd, instant, I take the earliest opportunity to apprize you
that John H. Symmonds/refers to in my reports of the 26th, [illegible]
was accustomed to receive his pension at the Commercial
Bank, of Cincinnati.
I am, Sir,
very respectfully, yours,
A Baines
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John Symonds. Ohio roll, invalid,
formerly on Maryland roll,
ascertain from what time to what time
paid, and whether his pension was discontinued
at any time.

Pension paid from 1801 to Mar 1836
on 3rd [illegible] old [illegible]

[illegible] to Sept 1830
John H Simmonds
[illegible] Sept 1839
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APPLICATION FOR A NEW CERTIFICATE

County of Ross State of Ohio ss.

On this fifth day of March 1821; before
me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said county of
Ross aforesaid personally appeared John
Symmonds who, on his oath, declares that he is the
same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded
by Captain Rupert Biswell in the regiment
commanded by Colonel David Strong in
the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the
pension roll of the state of Maryland that
he received a certificate of that fact, under the signature and seal
of the Secretary of War; which certificate, on or about the 10
or 15 day of August 1805, at or
near the Shanandure Fall, at Potomac was lost by
the sinking of a Boat and that he has never himself
been able to recover it or get a new one.

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

Kevin Bell Justice
of the Peace

Notes. The last four blanks are left for the applicant to set forth the time, place,
and manner of the loss or destruction of the original certificate.
The oath to be taken before a duly qualified magistrate, whose official character
and signature must be properly authenticated.
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The State of Ohio}
Ross County let.
I Humphrey Fullerton clerk of
the court of common pleas for the County aforesaid
do hereby certify that Kevin Bell esquire before whom
the foregoing affidavit was taken was at the time
and now is an acting Justice of the peace in and
for said county of Ross, duly commissioned and 
qualified.
In testimony whereof I have here
unto set my hand and affixed the 
seal of said county at Chillicothe the
3th day of March 1821 and in the
19th year of this state.
Humphrey Fullerton
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A. Barnes
July 15, 1840
G.L.
Record 50 Page 152
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Pension Office,
July 15, 1840

Sir,
In reply to your letter of the 26th [illegible] and
9th [illegible], I have to inform you that I find on the
Ohio roll of Pensions the name John Symmonds
who appears to have been pensioned in the year 1801
as an Invalid, and to have been paid to the 4th
of September 1859. It does not appear that
any arrears of pension were due to him
prior to the year 1825. The widow of deceased
revolutionary officers and soldiers are entitled to
[illegible] in certain cases, but the widows of
those who belonged to General Wayne's
Army at the period mentioned are
not embraced by the Pension law.

A. Barnes, E [Esquire]
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West Union O              Free
July 9

[The following is vertically written to the left of the above.]
July 14

J. H. Symmonds
Ohio

[The following is written horizontally]
J. L. Edwards, Esq.
Commissioner,
Washington [illegible]
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26432
INVALID.
[illegible]
Indian War
1790-5

File No. 26,432
John Symmonds
Corp Indian War

Act:

Index:- Vol. 2, Page 411

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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No record found of issuance
of a bounty land warrant.
By AWF