Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31765, John Hume, Penn.
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Service: Penn.
Hume, John
Number: S.31765

CONTENTS
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Date of birth
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                                                              26632
Indiana
John Hume
of Marion Co in the State of Indiana
who was a private in the com commanded
by Captain Grimes of the regt commanded
by Col. Horveth in the [New Jersey crossed out] Penn
line for 7 months and 12 days

Inscribed on the Roll of Indiana
at the rate of 24 Dollars 66 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 14 day of April
1834 and Hon John
Tipton Senate U. States

Arrears to the 4th of March                     74.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept.         12.83
                                                          ____________
                                                               $86.33

                                            Revolutionary Claim
                                             Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by Dan'l Boyd, Clerk
Book E     Vol. 7          Page 114
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30.279
John Humes
Application to 
Indiana
for pension under act of 7 June 1832

Care of Hon J Tipton
Senator in Congress
for 1777 Private
7 mos. 12 days
$24.66
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The State of Indiana, Marion County ss -

Personally appeared in open Court before honorable Bothreal Fellornis president, George Smith, and Joshua Stephens Esquires, his associates, Judges of the Circuit Court of the said County of Marion, now 19 years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832 ~

That at Lebanon in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, in the Month of February or March 1777 being a short time after the defeat of the british army and capture of the Hessians at Trenton, this declarant entered the service of the United States as a volunteer militia man, & as a private in a company Commanded by Captain William Grimes whose Lieutenants name  was William Young -- This company was attached to a Regiment under Col. Philip Merstaller, of which one Abraham Letche was the Major;  That the declarant with the party with which he had entered the service, being all militia & composing the regiment aforesaid met in a few days after they had enrolled themselves as such volunteers at Lebanon aforesaid and were marched then to Correll's Ferry on the Delaware river & crossing said river they marched through Trenton to Princeton thence by Springfield, a short time after the latter place had been burned by the enemy, and by the way of [illegible] to New Brunswick to Newark from which they returned to Morristown which was then to the best of the declarant's recollection the head quarters of Washingtons Army.  At Morristown the Regiment with which he had marched remained 2 or 3 days and having here received 3 days rations he was together with his regiment dismissed from the service [left page, side note 1.12] having been therein 6 full weeks.  During this
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tour of duty the declarant was in no engagement, nor was in company with any regular soldiers except while at Morristown which did not exceed 3 days.  He was dismissed from the service without a discharge. 

[Superscript 2] That in the month of October 1778 being a short time before the battle at German Town the declarant was drafted at Hanover in the County of Lancaster aforesaid for two months and as a private was first into a militia company commanded by Captain Ambrose Craine, in Col. Rogers' regiment of which Robert Clark was Lieutenant Colonel, immediately after the draft he rendezvoused in company with the other soldiers raised under the same requisition at Titchlers' Tavern from which he was marched to Lancaster, then to the Valley Forge at the  Sweeds Ford on the Schuylkill thence to White Marsh where Washington then lay with the main American Army.  While under this engagement a skirmish took place between a party of American Army mostly of the Pennsylvania Militia under the command of General James Potter & in which this declarant was engaged and a party of British at Barnhill Church the loss of the Americans in this engagement was probably not exceeding 10 or 12 men in (Killed and considerable number wounded, in the commencement of the engagement the British being as the declarant now thinks about 300 strong gave way & retreated some some distance, but on being joined by a reinforcement they turned upon the Americans who in their turn retreated and made their way to their encamp-[ment]
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after having completed his two months tour of service he was discharged at Hanover where he had been drafted.  Rec'd said discharge & pay for his service from his Lieut Col. Clark.

[Superscript 3] In the Spring of 1778 or 79 being while the British were in the possesion [sic] of Philadelphia, he again volunteered to perform a tour of duty with a guard of rangers about German Town, he joined a company as a private, commanded by Captain John Barnett, his Lieut's name was Henry Mc Cormack, and there being but about 60 men in the party he was during this tour under no officer superior to Captain, they were in no engagement of importance, they once came in contact with a small party of Hessians upon which they fired by the Hessians being in considerable in number fled without resistance.  He was in company with no regular and was dismissed from the service after having been one month therein, without receiving a discharge.

[Superscript 4] In the Fall of 1779 he was again drafted for two months at Hanover in Lancaster County aforesaid, and as a private was joined to Company under one Capt James Johnson, in Colonel Allen's regiment, his Lieut Col's was Clark, the same under whom he had performed a previous tour.  He was marched immediately to Fort Schwartz on West Branch of the Susquehanna where he was stationed for the defence of the frontiers against the Delaware and other hostile Indians.  He was during a considerable portion of this tour on scouting and ranging duty, at this time Fort Freeland fell into the hand of a party of British & Indians under one Mc Donald, the prisoners who were taken at Fort Freeland were marched to Canada and were
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there detained about one year.  After his return to Canada McDonald who was a Scottsman by birth resigned his commission and returned to his native Country as this declarant was informed.  He was during this time of service in company with no regular soldiers, nor in any engagement.  After having been in the service two months he received a discharge near Coxtown.

[Superscript 5] In the Summer of 1780 at Hanover aforesaid he volunteered to perform a tour duty near the junction of the North and South branches of the Susquehanna, he entered a company under John Barnett, as a private.  He was marched to Northumberland with two companies of militia and acted as a ranger in that part of the Country for one month when he was dismissed from the service.  Was in no engagements during this term of service nor in company with any regulars.

For answer to the several interogations [sic] to be produced to the declarant, he says - 1st That he was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in 1761.  2nd He has a record of his age which is now at his place of residence in this County.  3rd He lived in Lancaster Co. Pa. when he was called into the service.  After the revolution he resided in the State of New York where he removed to Washington County in Indiana & from Washington to Marion County aforesaid where he now resides.  4th He entered his first, third, and fifth tours of service as a volunteer, and his 2nd and fourth under a draft.
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[Superscript 5th] For the names of his officers and the general circumstances he refers to the preceding parts of this declaration which owing to his age and consequent loss of memory is as perfect as he can at this time make.

[Superscript 6th] He rec'ved a discharge from his second & fourth tours of service but owing to the great length of time that has since intervened and the loss of recollection, it is at this time out of his power to say from where these dischargers were received except the first was from Lieutenant Col. Clark, his discharges have been long since lost from his possession.

[Superscript 7th] He has no documentary evidence, and knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his services.  He is not personally known to any Clergyman in the Count or any where in the state who has any traditionary knowledge of his services.

[Superscript 8th] This declarant resided in Washington County in this State 16 years that he came came to this County about 4 years since to live with one of his sons not being capable of supporting himself & in consequence of infirmities he has had but little or no intercourse with the people of his present neighbourhood [sic] who are mostly strangers to him, but that he is well acquainted with William Merlay, a Justice of the Peace of Washington County and Samuel Huston, late an associate Judge residents of Washington County Indiana.
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And of the same immediate neighbourhood [sic] where
this declarant resided for 15 or 16 years & to whom he was
well known at the time of such residence in said County
& where statement as to their knowledge of this declarants
traditionary service as a soldier of the Revolution as
well as their statement of the character of this declarant
as to his veracity is hereto annexed

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever
to a pension or annuity except the present and declares
that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency of
any state or territory.

[Signature] John Hume
Sworn to in open Court on
March 25, 1834
Joseph M Moon
Clerk pro tem
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State of Indiana
Washington County ss}  Be it remembered that on the 10th day of January (1834) one thousand and eight hundred and thirty four personally appeared before me the undersigned one of the Justices of the peace in and for the said County of Washington.  William Newlan and Samuel Huston two respectable citizens residing in said County who being duly sworn according to law, saith that they was for a number of years personally well acquainted with John Hume who is now about to make application for a pension under the act of congress of June 7th 1832 that during their with said Hume they resided in the same neighbourhood [sic] with each other that they believe the said Hume to be 72 years of age that he was reputed and believed in the neighbourhood [sic] to be a soldier of the revolution and that they believe they the said William Newlan and Samuel Huston concur in that opinion that they believe the said Hume now resides in Marion County, Indiana and further saith not, sworn to and subscribed before me this 10th day of January 1834

[Signatures] William Newlan
                    Samuel Huston

State of Indiana
Washington County ss}  I Isaac Thomas a Justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid hereby certify that William Newland & Samuel Huston are respectable citizens residing in the County of Washington aforesaid and their statements above made is entitled to credit.  In Testimony whereof I have herunder set my hand and seal this 10tth day of January 1834.

[Signature] Isaac Thomas Justice of the peace  [seal spelled out]
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State of Indiana
Washington County } [illegible]

I William H Carter clerk of the Circuit Court of the County of Washington aforesaid hereby certify that Isaac Thomas Esquire before whom the within affidavit was made and was at the making thereof an acting justice of the peace aforesaid County, and that the signatures  purporting to be his are genuine signatures.

[Seal to the left] In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 10th day of January 1834.  Wm H. Carter, Clk.

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories proscribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary Soldier, and served as states.  And the Court further certifies, the that it appears to them, that William Newlan and Samuel Huston who have signed this preceding Certificate are residents in the County of Washington in the State of Indiana and are credible persons, and that their statements entitled to credit ~

[Signatures] B. Fellonis
                    George Smith
                    Joshua
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I Robert B. Duncan Clerk of the Court of Marion County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Hume for a pension.  In testimony whereof I have hereinto set my hand and seal of Office this twenty ninth day of March in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty four.

[Signature] Robert B. Duncan Clerk
                   of the Court of Marian County
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December 31, 1936

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

BA-J/EEL
John Hume-S. 31756

Mrs. W.C. Honecker
418 West 44th Street
Indianapolis, Indiana

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letters in which you request the Revolutionary War records of John Hume, who served in the New Jersey troops and was pensioned in 1834, while residing in Marion County, Indiana, and that of Stephen Pitts, listed in the Census of 1840, as a pensioner of Marion County, Indiana.

Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War data and the limited trained clerical force available for furnishing such information it is impossible to comply in full with each request pertaining to soldiers of that war.  The record of John Hume is furnished herein as found in this claim for pension, S.31765, based upon his military service in the Revolutionary War.

John Hume was born in 1761, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.  The names of his parents are not shown.

While residing in said Lancaster County, John Hume volunteered and served as a private with the Pennsylvania troops, as follows:  from February or March, 1777, six weeks in Captain William Grimes' Company, Colonel Philip Marsteller's Regiments from October, 1777, in Captain Ambrose Crain's Company, Colonel Rogers' Regiment marched to the neighborhood of White Marsh and was in an engagement at Barnhill Church; length of service, two months: from the spring of 1778, one month in Captain John Barnet's Company: from the fall of 1779, two months in Captain James Johnson's Company, Colonel Allen's Regiment and was stationed at Fort Schwartz on the west branch of the Susquehanna River in defense of the frontier against the Indians: from the summer of 1780, one month as a ranger in Captain John Barnet's Company.

After the Revolution, he lived in the state of New York, then moved to Washington County, Indiana, lived there sixteen years, then moved to Marion County, Indiana.

[Right side bar note: Could not find Wm Grimes as Capt in Pa archives.  Philip Marsteller was a paymaster.  Identified Capt Crain & Col Rogers & Col Allen John Barnet & Jas [believe this should be James, see paragraph 4 above] Johnson were listed as Lt's in Pa archives]
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He was allowed pension on his application executed March 25, 1834, while residing in Marion County, Indiana, where he had lived four years.

In last named year, John Hume was residing with one of his sons, name not given.  The name of soldier's wife is not shown and no names of any other children are given.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant 
to the Administrator.

[Left side bar note: Date of death not on AB]
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Rev. War Section. 

October 9, 1920. 

Anna R. Reade, 
409 East 31 Street
Indianapolis, Ind. 

Madam: 
In response to your letter dated the 23rd ultimo, you are advised that the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim of John Hume S. File No. 31,765 show that the last payment of pension was made March 4, 1840, to Caleb Soudder Attorney for the pensioner who was alive and resided in Indiana for eighteen years and previous thereto in New York. The date of his death is not shown. 
Very respectfully, 

Acting Commissioner.
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John Hume
S.F. 31765

Send to Mrs. Anna Reade Schmidt
Indianapolis, Ind
409 East 31 St
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In reply to your request of _______________________, received ____________________________
for a statement of the military history of _____John Hume_________________
a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's: strike through to 's) application for pen-
sion on file in this Bureau.

[Handwritten] S. 31765

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
   Dates of             Length of            Rank.            Officers Under Whom Service Was Rendered                   State.
Enlistment or          Service.      	                    ___________________________________________________
Appointment.                                                           Captain.                                Colonel.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Feb to Mrch 1777   [illegible] mths.  Priv            William Grimes              Philip Merstaller                               Pa

[illegible] 1777         2 [illegible]                          [illegible]                       [illegible]                                            "

Spring 1777             1 [illegible]           "              John Barnett                  [illegible]                                            "

Fall 1779                   2 mths.                "              Jason Johnson                Allen                                           "

Fall 1780                   [illegible] mths.     "             John Barnett                   [illegible]                                           "
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Battles engaged in, White Marsh
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Lancaster Co. Penn.
Date of application for pension, Mch 25 1834. His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Marion Co. Indiana for about 4 yrs past
Age at date of application, born 1761 in Lancaster Co. Penn

Remarks: After the [illegible]; Washington Co., Ind. for 16 yrs; with in Marion Co. [illegible and struck through] then with one of his sons -- he did not state the name of any member of his family.

Very respectfully,

Commissioner

4043b5m3-09                         I-2
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Dec. 12, 1936

Veterans Adm.
Rev. War Records Div.
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:

Please send me the revolutionary service record of John Hume, private in New Jersey [notation in writing Pa (underlined)] [2] state troops, pensioned in 1834 while living in Marion Co., Indiana.

Thank you,

Mrs. W.C. Honacker,
418 West 44 St.,
Indianapolis, Indiana

[Left Side Bar: stamped 

RECEIVED
DEC 15, 1936
(illegible)]

[Writing to right of stamp: Rec'vd (illegible)]
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Dec. 12, 1936

Veterans Adm.
Rev. War Records Div.
Washington, D.D.

Gentlemen:

Please tell me if Stephen Pitts received a pension for services in the Revolutionary War.  He is listed in the 1840 census as a pensioner living in Marion Co., Indiana.  If he did please send me his record.

Thank you,

Mrs. W.C. Honecker,
418 West 44 St,
Indianapolis, Indiana

[Left side bar: stamp

RECEIVED
DEC 15, 1936
(illegible)
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[Stamp] Top illegible
May 28 1921
Bottom illegible
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Washington, D.C.,
Box 25, 11th Street Station, 
May 26th, 1921. 

Commissioner of Pensions, 
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir: 
 In the published list of Revolutionary pensioners, under the head of Marion County, Indiana, appears the following: John Hume, Private, Annual Allowance $24.66, Received $73.98. New Jersey State troops. Placed on roll April 14, 1834, commencement of pension March 4, 1831, aged 76".

In United States Census of Revolutionary Pensioners 1840, under Pike township, Marion County, Indiana, appears John Humes, aged 79, resided with Thomas Humes. This I assume to be the same John Hume, who rendered service in New Jersey. 

Will you kindly inform me as soon as practicable what record you have of this pensioner and whether he mentioned nay family in his claim for pension. 

Very truly yours, 
(Miss) Lillian A Norton
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[Left Side Bar Note: Rec'd Sept. 28]

[Writing] Revol Army Div
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Indianapolis, Indiana
409 East 31 Street
Sept 23, 1920

Auditor of the Treasury
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir: 

Will you kindly send me the date of the last payment of the pension issued to John Hume, a private of the Revolution; also the name of the person to whom this payment was made? John Hume was born in Lancaster County Pennsylvania 1761 and enlisted from the same county. He applied for a pension March 5, 1834 and it was granted. he died in Marion County (?) Indiana after having moved into Indiana in 1815. 

Thank you, 
Yours truly, 
Anne R Reade
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Indianapolis Ind, 
409 East 31st Street
January 16,1920

Pension Bureau
Dear Sir: 

I am inquiring about John Hume, a private of the Revolutionary War. He enlisted at Lebanon Pennsylvania in the spring of 1777, twice in 1778 spring _ fall, and in 1779. He applied for a pension in February 1834 and the pension was granted. at that time, he was living in Indiana, Marion county. 

Does his application for a pension contain this information: 
1. Name of his wife
2. Date of his marriage
3. Birth or death of his wife? 

I thank you for your favor, 
Respectfully, Anna R Reade
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[Stamp] Top illegible
           Mar         
   U.      29       S.
          1916

         OFFICE
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Rev. Sec.-1 C.B.26 [handwritten]
327 Broadway
New York
March 28, 1916
Commissioner of Pensions,
Department of the Interior
Washington, D. C.
My dear Sir:
I shall be pleased if you will send me the
record of Mr. John Hume, whose address I understand was
at Marion County, Indiana, he having been a Private from
New Jersey in the Revolutionary War, and oblige,
Yours very truly,
W.R.Mos [handwritten] [illegible]
WRM-R
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31765 
Revs [handwritten] INVALID
File No. 31,765 [handwritten]
John Hume [handwritten]
Pri Rev War [handwritten] [Private Revolutionary War]
Act : June 7 [illegible] 32 [illegible]
Index:-Vol. 2, Page 198
[Arrangement of 1870]
1911 [illegible] Miss Frances [illegible] [handwritten]
1911. Sept. 5 [handwritten]
Hist. to Mrs. Anna R. Schmidt [handwritten]
F.W. [handwritten initials]
1916 Apl. 6. Hist. to W. R. Morse. [cent sign]
1920 Jan 30. Hist. to Anna
R. Reade. aeo [handwritten initials]
1920 Oct. 9 Anna R. Reade
furnished date of last payment
of pension TC. [handwritten initials]
1921 June 8 Hist. to Lillian A. Kosten [handwritten]
1936 Dec 31-Hist. to Mrs
WC. Honecker EL [handwritten initials]
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[drawing or the letter k in the upper left corner] Form 3578.
Ed. Jan 24-06—1,000.

[in the upper right corner] Report of Payments
[underline]

Treasury Department
OFFICE OF THE
AUDITOR FOR THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT,
March 23, 190[typed with a less than sign]11


Miss Frances Williams,
The Woodley, Apartment 603,
Washington,  D. C.

Sir [crossed out] Madam: [typed in]

In reply to your letter of 21st instant, in case of 
John Hume, War of the Revolution, Certificate 26652, 
Madison, Ind., Agency, Roll, [crossed out],
you are informed that the records of this Office show last [inserted with carat] payment to have been
made at $24.66 per month [crossed out] annum, to March 4, 1840, to Caleb Scudder, 
attorney for the pensioner, who was alive and resided in Indiana for eighteen
years, and previous thereto in New York. The date of his death is not shown.
[five blank lines]
Your letter returned herewith, [crossed out]
Respectfully, 
H.C. Shober
Auditor.
James B Belt [his signature]
C [handwritten] Deputy. R [handwritten]