Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 375, Solomon Crutsinger, Md. Penn.
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[printed form completed in handwriting]
(3-1776)
Service
Md. 
Penn.

Crutsinger, Solomon
or 
Krutsinger
or 
Cutsinger

Katharine

Number
W 375

Contents [blank]
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[printed form completed in handwriting]

25462
Jonesboro Tennessee
Solomon Crutsinger
of Tullraint in the State of Tennessee
who was a private in the [illegible]
commanded by Captain Strick of the rgt commanded by Col Smith in the Md. & Pa.
line for 2 years

Inscribed on the Roll of Jonesboro Tennessee
at the rate of 80 Dollars - Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 11 day of Jany
1833 and [illegible] Blair HR

Arrears to the 4th of Sept   200.00
Semi-ant. allowance ending March
40.00
---
$240.00

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Dan Boyd
Clerk,

Book E, Vol. [smeared] Page 123
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[handwritten]

[left side]
11293
Tennessee
Solomon Crutsinger
for Tennessee 1832

[right side]
Solomon Cruter
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[handwritten]
State of Tennessee ⎬ 
Sullivan County
On this twenty third day of August in the year 181 [cut off] personally appeared before me John Anderson a Justice of the peace for said County Solomon Crutsinger  being a resident of said County of Sullivan aged eighty four years old who being first Sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit  of the provision made by the act of Congress
passed June the 7th 1832 that he said Solomon Crutsinger in the year
1777 ^enrolled^ himself as a volunteer for one year under a Captain Stricker of Smallwoods Regiment in Maryland, that he served in the Continental service the period of his enrollment (being one year as foresaid) then returned home & he then enlist in the Continental service in the Revolutionary war at little York State of Pennsylvania for during the Revolutionary war under Captain Walker
in General Paynes Brigade of the Pennsylvania line Colonel Hartly was Colonel of said Regiment 
that he the said Solomon States that after his enlistment he 
help to take and convey a Company of Hessians to Philadelphia was then
marched to Brunswick where the Regiment joined the principal Army
he was again attached from the Army & sent to Sunbury on the
frontier of Pennsylvania to Check the Indians & after having made
many excursion though the Indian County & had many engagement [illegible] ┃
them at length the Regiment was attacked by a Company of British forces
& Indians on the Susquehannah and in the heat of the engagement this
applicant was twice wounded  to wit once in  the right arm with a rifle ball 
& once in the right shoulder with a musket ball which prevented him from
serving for Six Months during which time he lay in the Hospital at [illegible]
& when he had recovered sufficiently from his wounds he again joined Regiment
commanded by Col Hartly & after several excursions against the Indians
was taken prisoner by them untill Gen Sullivan drove back the Indians to Niagara at which place he was [illegible] 
and after act of savage cruelty been repeatedly exercised towards him
& his life threatened was sold by the Indians to the British & kept untill
restoration of peace for which reason he may obtained a discharge as he
was only liberated from imprisonment on the return of peace this applicant 
states that he did serve in the Revolutionary war first & last together untill the time he was a prisoner as above stated for upwards of three years
he also states that he never has received any
annuity or pension under any
law of the United States he further states that he is very needy & stand
in great need of the assistance of his Country for support
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[handwritten]
The within applicant further states that he has no living or documentary
evidence of his services & that he knows of no person whose testimony 
he could procure to testify to his service as aforesaid
Sworn to & subscribed this day & year aforesaid
Solomon Crutsinger
His Mark X

We Samuel Hughes a Clergyman residing in the County of Sullivan aforesaid
and Jacob Drake residing in the same place hereby certify that we are
well acquainted with Solomon Crutinger who has subscribed & sworn to
the above declaration that we believe him to be of the years that he states
& that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to
have been a soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
[signed] Samuel Hughes
[signed] Jacob Drake

[illegible] of the said John Anderson Justice as aforesaid do hereby Certify that I am of the opinion after the investigation of the matter and after posting the
interrogatories prescribed by the War department that the above named
applicant was a revolutionary Soldier and served as he states & I further
certify that Samuel Hughes who has signed the preceeding certificate is a
Clergyman resident in this County of Sullivan & that Jacob Drake who has also signed the same is a resident of said County & is a credible
person & that their statements are entitled to credit & I do hereby
further Certify that the said applicant Solomon Crutsinger is unable
to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity
Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal above dat[cut off]
[signed] 
John Anderson
Justice of the peace

State of Tennessee
Sullivan County     ⎬ I, Richard Netherland Clerk of the Court of pleas
of Sullivan County do certify that John Anderson whose signature is
above is and was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice
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[handwritten]

of the peace for said County duly commissioned & Sworn. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed
my name and affixed my Seal of Office at
Blountville 24th day of August 1832
[signed] Richard Netherland
Clk of Sullivan County
County
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[handwritten - very difficult to read and clarify. Appears to be a list of births, perhaps from a Bible]

[the top line appears to be torn off]

Jacob Crutzing [illegible]
[illegible] June 21 1787
Grorg Crutzing of [illegible]
[illegible] Jan 12 1791
[illegible] 2 Jan 1794

[several dates are visible but the rest is illegible]
2 1800
1809
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[handwritten]

I Rice Duncan  Justice of the peace for Sulivan
County do hereby certify that I saw this within
Record taken from the family Bible now
in the possesion Mrs Katharine Cutsinger and I
further certify that I believe the same
to be a true record given under
my hand and seal this the 11th day of
April 1844
Rice Duncan
J Peace
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[handwritten]
No 11293
Solomon Crutsinger
Sullivan Co Tennessee

from 1777 private
2 yrs
$80

Hon. J Blair
Jonesborough
[following is crossed out]
Richard Netherland Clk
Sullivan Co. Court
Kin -
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[printed form completed in handwriting]

BRIEF in the case of Solomon Crutsinger County of Sullivan in the state of {struck out "Kentucky"} Tennessee
(Act 7th June, 1822.)
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1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? a Justice of the Peace
2. If before a judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? [blank]
3. How old is he? 80
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

|Period.| |Duration of Service.| |Years, 
Months. Days.| Rank. As a | Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.|

Enlisted Vol Enlist In 1777| |1 year During the war. Served afterwards three years| | Private|  Capt Stricker, Colo Smallwood
Capt Walker Col Hartly

5. In what battles was he engaged? None

6. Where and to reside when he entered the Is service? [blank]

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

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct

I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above
[signed] Dyer Castor Examining Clerk.
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[Left page]
No 202
[Lined out: Point Reso. of Jany 23 
1845 at $80.00 per ann.
[illegible] on the 9th March 1836
& [illegible] 17th May 1837 and
sent to Rice Duncan.
Blountville Tennessee [end lined out section]]

[illegible]
Point Reso: of Jany [January] 23.
1843 Mo
[illegible word lined out]

see letter to J. T. Wilson & Henry
Maggart July 29. 1846 - do to
same & P. Agt. Aug. 27. 1845
([illegible] suspd. Aug. 27. '45) - do. to J. T.
Wilson & H. Maggart Sept. 17. 1845
do to Hon. A. Johnson, Feb. 6. 1846.
do. to J. T. Wilson, 10 June 1846-
Set. to J. T. Wilson
Oct.[?] 23. '47
[illegible] 2 Dec 52

[Right page]
6083
Jonesboro [Jonesborough] Tenn,
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^or Crutsinger^
Katharine Krutsinger
widow of Solomon Krutsinger
who was a Pri. Md [Maryland]
in the Revo. War
Caveat methin
=============
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
80 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on 
the 4th day of March, 1843.
=============
Certificate of Pension issued the
9 day of Sept 1844
and sent to 
Rice Duncan
Blountville 
Tenn
========
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
& June 17 1844
Recorded in Book A
vol. 1  Page 219
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[handwritten]
10995 Declaration
Mrs Cutsinger
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[handwritten]
Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7 July 1838
entitled an act granting half pay and pension to certain widows
State of Tennessee
Sullivan County    ⎬ On this 11 day of April 1844 personally appeared
before the subscriber a Justice of the peace Mrs Katharine Cutsinger a
Resident of Sulivan ^City, and State of Tennessee aged 80 years the 21st day
of June next who being first duly sworn according ^ to law^,  doth on her
oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits
of the provision made by Congress passed July the 7 1838 entitled
an act granting half pay and pension to certain widows that
she is the widow of Solomon Crutsinger who was a soldier in
the war of the Revolution that he Enrold himself as a volunteer for
twelve months he entered the service in the year of 1777 under a
Capt Stricker of Smallwoods Ridgement in the State of Maryland
that he served in the Continental service the period of Enrolment
being twelve months and returned home and did then enter in
the Continental service in the Revolutionary ^war^  at little York State of
Pennsylvania for during the Revolutionary war to wit under Captain Walker in Gen Waynes Brigade of the Pennsylvania line  
that her husband the afforesaid Solomon Cutsinger was wounded in
the right arm with a Rifle Ball and again in the right shoulder with
musket ball which prevented him from service for six months during
which time he lay in the hospital at Sansbury and when recruited
sufficiently from his wounds he again Joined said regiment commanded
by Col Hartley that she can not Recollect of any thing more of his services
as it has been a long time since she heard him talk, all the above
over and over declarant further declares that her husband the
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the aforesaid Solomon Crutsinger drew a pension of $80 per annum for the above services the proof of which she would refer to the Recorder of the Booksand she further declares that she was married to the said Solomon Cutsinger on the 21st day of August
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his proceedings and acts in said case and hereby writ the clerk to
endorse the approval on the papers
state of Tennessee}
Sulivan [Sullivan] County}
I, Jacob T. Messick Clerk of the County Court of
Sulivan County do hereby certify that the foregoing proceedings are
the original proceedings had and approved of by the County court
of Sulivan County at its may term 1844 relative to the declaration
of Mrs Katharine Cutsinger to obtain the benefit of the acts of
Congress relative to Revolutionary pension and I further certify that
the afforesaid Rice Duncan is and was a Justice of the peace for said
county duly Commissioned and qualified according to law and
that the signature purporting to be his is genuine

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and affent my seal of office at office in Blountville
this the 9th day of may 1844
state of Tennessee}
Sulivan County}  Jacob T. Messick - Clerk

I Benjamin L. Yoakley Chairman of the County
of Sulivan County do hereby certify that Jacob T. Messick is clerk of
the county court of Sulivan County duly commissioned and
qualified according to law and that the signature porporting
to be his is genuine this the 6th day of may 1844
Benjamin L. Yoakley
Chairman of he County court
of Sulivan County
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Revolutionary
Act 7. July 1838
(supposed)
============
Catharine Crutsinger
Widow of Solomon
Tennessee.
=============
She was a Pensioner,
and stricken from the Roll.
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Claim for re-instatement.
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Power of Attorney to
examine paper.

Chs. C. Tucker
Atty.
19. Sep. 54.  Present
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Power of Attorney
Jacob Crutsinger
to
Charles C Tucker

Following Crossed out:
I [illegible] Crutsinger was pensioner under act Congress of 7th June 1832

rest is illegible
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Know all men by these presents that I Jacob Crutsinger of the county of Sullivan and state of Tennessee and son and heir at law of Solomon Crutsinger deceased and his wife Catharine Crutsinger deceased the said Solomon Crutsinger is the identical person who was engaged in the Revolutionary war - do hereby constitute and appoint Charles C Tucker of Washington City D.C. my true and lawful attorney and agent for me and in my name prepare and present my claim for a revolutionary pension by reason of the service of my deceased father, the aforesaid Solomon Crutsinger deceased, in the Revolutionary war: and I hereby empower my said attorney for me and in my name to prepare and prosecute against the government of the United States before any department or the archives thereof [illegible] and all claim or claims I have to arrears of pay or pension among, under any act or acts, resolution or resolutions of the congress of the Unted States and especially the acts of 4th of July 1836, 7 July 1838, 3d March 1843, 17th June 1844, 2nd of February 1848, 29th of July 1848, 3d of February 1853, as well as the more current acts of 18th March 1818, 15th May 1828, 7th June 1832, 5th July 1832 and all other acts bearing upon the interest of said claim, we hereby seek the investigation of and I do hereby refer my said attorney to the papers filed in The Department, by virtue of which my paid deceased Father and Mother drew their pensions and upon which any claim is indicated.

Said Attorney is moreover authorized in my name to examine old records and documents in reference to said claim on file in the department at Washington D.C. to file additional evidence and argument and to do all lawful acts and things whatsoever touching the premises with full power of substitution.

Hereby revoking and countermanding all former powers of attorney that may have been given in the premises.

Witness my hand and seal this 20th day of May 1854.

Jacob Crutsinger
His X Mark
SEAL

Attest:
F L Baumgardner
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State of Tennessee
County of Sullivan

Be it known that on the 20th day of May 1854 before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the county and state aforesaid, personally appeared, Jacob Crutsinger the subscriber to the within and foregoing power of attorney and acknowledged the signing, sealing and delivering of the same to be his own voluntary act and deed for the uses and purposes therein set forth and I hereby certify that I believe him to be directly entrusted in said claim as set forth and is known to me to be a reputable resident citizen of the county and state aforesaid and I have no interest in the result of this claim now concerned in its prosecution.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my and seal this the date above written.

F L Baumgardner - JP SEAL

State of Tennessee
Sullivan County

I John C Ruttedge clerk of the county court for said county court for said county do hereby certify that F L Baumgardner Esq whose genuine signature appear to the foregoing instruments is now and was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county duly commissioned and sworn and that I am not agent for the applicant nor am I interested in said claim.

Given under my hand and official seal of office in Blountville, this 20th day of May 1854.

John C Ruttedge - Clerk

SEAL
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375
Revy.
WIDOW. & c.
File No. 375
Katherine Krutsinger or Crutsinges 
Widow
Solomon Krutsinger
Priv. Rev. War.
Act: Mar. 3, 1843 + June 17, 1844.
Index: - Vol. A, Page 412
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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[Left page]
8491
Jonesboro [Jonesborough]
Tennessee
==========
Katharine Krutsinger
widow of Solomon Krutsinger
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1831
and who died on the 17 May 1834
of Sullivan in the State of Tenn.
who was a Pri in the Co
commanded by Captain Strick of the 
reg commanded by Col Smith in
the [blank] line for 2 years
============
Inscribed on the Roll of Jonesboro
at the rate of 80 Dollars ---
Cents per annum, to commence on the [lined out: 4th day of 
March, 1836] [handwritten:] 17 May 1837
============
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 day of 
June 1844 and Sent to Hon. A.
Johnson Greenville Ten.
=============
Total amount,  $ [blank]
=============
[Act of July 7, 18938]
Recorded by F L Swann Clerk,
Book D Vol. 1 Page 349
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[handwritten]

State of Tennessee
Sullivan County     ⎬
on this 11 day of April 1744 personally
appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for said county Mr John Carrethers & Mrs Sarah Carrethers his wife both of the County and State afforesaid Mr John Carrethers aged 90 years and Mrs Sarah Carrethers aged 75 years in June next after being first duly sworn according to law
doth make the following affidavit that they are well acquainted with Mrs Katharine Cutsinger who resides in this Sulliva County and was well acquainted with her husband Soloman Cutsinger up to the time of his death
affiants further declairs that they have known the above named Solomon Cutsinger & Katharine Cutsinger to live to gether
as man and wife previous to the first January 1794 and that they have been recognized as man and wife up to the time of the above named Solomon Cutsinger death and affiants further declares that from the knowledge they have of the children of the above named marriage that the family Record here to annext is a true Record taken from Solomon ^Cutsinger^ book and that they believe it to be his own hand writing and they further declair that full faith and credit is due 
to the statement of Mrs Katharine Cutsinger
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[handwritten]

in witness whereof we have here unto set our hand and seals the day and year above written and they further declare that the above named Katharine Cutsinger is yet a widow
his X mark
John Carrethers
her X mark
Sarah Carrethers

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me a Justice of the peace for Sullivan Conty
this the 11 day of April 1844
Rice Duncan
J Peace
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[handwritten]

6371
Declaration
Katharine Krutsinger
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[handwritten]
Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the act of congress of the 3rd March 1843 granting pensions for one year to certain widows who have received their pensions under the Act of the 7th July 1838
State of Tennessee
Sullivan County 

on this 3rd day of August 1844 personally
appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the ^Peace^ in and for the County afforesaid Miss Katharine Krutsinger a resident of the County and State afforesaid aged Eighty years the 21st day of June past who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the acts of Congress of the 3rd
March 1843 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war that she is the widow of Solomon Krutsinger who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution  that in the year of 1777 the above named Solomon Krutsinger Enrolled himself as a volunteer for twelve months under a
Captain Stricker of Smallwoods Regiment in the State of Maryland that he served in the Continental service the period of Enrollment being twelve months and returned home and did then enlist in the continental service the
Revolutionary war at Little York State of Pennsylvania for during the Revolutionary war to wit under Captain Walker in General ┃
Waynes Brigade of the Pennsylvania line Colonel Hartley was Colonel of said Regment that he after his enlistment and after
taking and conveying a company of Hessians to Philadelphia was marched to Brunswich where the Regiment joined the principle
army and was again taken from the principle army and sent to Salisbury on the frontiers of Pennsylvania to check the indian hostilities and after having made many excursions through
the Indian Country and many engagements with the indians at length said Regment was attacked by a company of British Tories and indians on the Susquehannah and in the heat of the engagement the above named Solomon Krutsinger was twice wounded to wit one in the right arm with a Rifle Ball and again
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[handwritten]

in the right shoulder with a musket ball which prevented him from serving for six months during which time he lay in the hospital at Sansbury and when Recruited sufficiently
from his wounds he again Joined said Regiment commanded by Col Hartley and after several excursions against the indians was
taken prisoner by the indians and was kept prisoner by said indians untill General Sullivan drove back the indians to niagra at which place he was taken and after acts of savage cruelty being repeatedly exercised towards him and his life threatened and beset was sold by the indians to the British and kept until the Restoration of peace and she further declares
that she has drawn her pension under the of congress of the 7th July 1838 at the rate of Eighty dollars per annum the proof of which she would refer the department to the
pension list and she would further declare that she was married to the above mentioned Solomon Krutsinger in the year of seventeen hundred and Eighty seven that her husband the afforesaid Solloman Krutzinger died on the 17th day of May 1837 that she was not married prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the
first of January seventeen hundred and ninety four namely at the time above stated for further proof she would refer the department to the proof she drew her pension under the
act of congress of the 7 July 1838 and she further declairs that she still remains a widow her + mark
Katharine Krutsinger

Sworn and subscribed the day and year last above mentioned before me a Justice of the for the County afforesaid and I further certify that the said Katharine Krutsinger is
from bodily infirmity unable to attend Court I further certify that full faith and credit is due the statements of Mrs Katharine Krutsinger in witness where of I have here unto set my hand and seal this the 3rd day of August
one thousand Eight hundred and
forty four and I further certify that the said Katharine Krutsinger has drawn her pension under the act of congress of the 7 July 1838
[signed]
Rice Duncan
J Peace
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[handwritten]
State of Tennessee
Sullivan County     ⎬ ss
August Term 1844 County Court
The declaration of Mrs Katharine Krutsinger
certified on the 5th day of August by Rice Duncan a Justice of the peace for said county being submitted to the court the said court doth approve his preceedings and acts in said case and hereby direct the Clerk to
endorse the approval on the papers
State of Tennessee
Sulivan County      ⎬ ss

 I Jacob T Messick Clerk of the County Court of Sulivan County do hereby certify that the foregoing proceedings are the original proceedings had and approved of by the County Court of Sullivan County at its August
term 1844 Relative to the declaration of Mrs Katharine Krutsinger to obtain the benefits of the acts of Congress Relative to Revolutionary pensioners and I further certify that the afforesaid Rice Duncan is and was a Justice of the for said County duly commissioned and
qualified according to law and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine

In witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affix my seal of
office at office in Blountvill this
the 5th day of August 1844
[signed] Jacob T Messick Clerk

I Benjamin L Yoakley Chairman of the county court of Sullivan County do hereby certify that Jacob T Messick is clerk of the county court of Sullivan County duly commissioned and qualified to law and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine this the 5th August 1844
[signed] Benjamin L Yoakley
Chairman of the County Court
of Sullivan County
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[handwritten]

July 21st 1845
Honored Sir we the undersigned do inform you that there has been fraud practiced to obtain a pension for the widow of Solomon Critsinger who did obtain a pension
in his lifetime when Mr Duncan was undertaking to obtain one for his widow he thought it proper to examine the old many papers which he did and amongst others he
found his discharge signed by his Majesty, that plainly, show that he fought against America but Mr Duncan could not make it out satisfactory he took it to Mr John Anderson Esquire a fine man you may know for
he has been the county surveyor and Register of Sullivan County for many years who forbid
Duncan from making any farther effort to obtain it but Mr Duncan wrote on and did obtain eight hundred Dollars for the wife of the old hessian. Colonel George mcClellan was at Esquire Andersons and read the Discharge also  he is a son of Colonel Abraham
McClellan of Sullivan County who formerly was
our Representative in Congress the deposition of these men can be obtained any day a son of old Crutsinger and Esquire Duncan has this money in their hands andCharles Critsinger has forbid his mothers from using one cent of it There is also a tract of land in Sullivan
County the old man left worth some five or six hundred Dollars the property old man left besides the [illegible] is [illegible] 
his children it is the general wish
of the people who are acquainted with the [illegible] that the money should be refunded back to the treasury
It is thought that if Charles Critsinger gets wind of it he will take the old ladys Money and leave you can let us know how to proceed by writing a line to us in Sullivan County Directed to blountville post Office East Tennessee
[signed] John T. Wilson
Henry Maggart


Mr J. L. Edwards Com. of pensions
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[handwritten]

Dear Sir
We received your letter dated the 29th of July on the 9th of this instant and in complyance with your request have taken the affidavits of Col George McClellan and John Anderson
Esquire also Henry Andersons we regret much that we could not take them all together at one time it was owing to them living some distance apart we much regret that we were not present when the Mr Andersons made out theres or they should contained some of Mr Duncans language at Esquire Anderson
when the old squire forbid him from making any further effort to obtain a pension for the old lady   he Mr Duncan then advised
with Henry Anderson what he would do in the case and Henry Anderson told him to drop it he stated to Anderson that he was smartly behind hand and if he did not get it some other person would and that he was as kneedy as any person else not minding the injustice of it if it was obtained 
if it is your request we can have the same certifyed satisfactory the reason why we were not present we live some distance from them and we told them we wanted their affidavits on this day the magistrate got there before
we did and had buisness to call him away before we got there or it would all that I write have been certifyed in their Affidavits
satisfactory no more at present we are with much respect
your humble servants this 18th day of August 1845
John T Wilson and
Henry Maggart
[signed]
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[handwritten]

Blountville Tenn Mch 18. 1845
Mr J. L. Edwards
Enclosed you will
find affidavits of Mary Gaines & Catherine
Krutsinger for arrearages of pension
please examine & forward 
Certificate to me
I am
Yours Respectfully
[signed] Rice Duncan
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[handwritten]

Sullivan Co Tenn
John T. Wilson

The widow Crutsinger 
[out of focus] of a pension
obtained fraudulently

[illegible and blurred stamp]
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[handwritten]

The Honourable Secretary
of War
Washington City 
D. C.

[round stamp]
Blountville
Dec 7
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[handwritten]

State of Tennessee Sullivan County
Honoured and honourable sir I deem it my duty as a friend and well wisher of my beloved country, ready and willing at any time to defend her rights in any shape that is honourable at all hazzards it is with honourable feelings to my beloved country and Justice to myself that I have been animated to inform your honour of one of the most shameful and barefaced frauds that was ever practiced on any goverment I will now proceed to state to you the particulars; there was an old man lived in my neighbourhood by the name of Solomon Crutsinger that
always claimed to have served seven years in the revolution war he told his war tales and shewed wounds he had received in the service
and made application for a pension he also made oath in open Court in Blountville that he had no discharge of any kind whatsoever
and did obtain a pension and after his death
there was a law passed that the widows of certain revolutionary soldiers was entitled to a pension and Rice Duncan Esq of Sullivan County undertook to obtain one for ^his widow^ before he could proceed he
had to identify their marriage and he got leave to search the old many papers to see whether he could find any that would be of any service to him in the undertaking and amongst the old
mans paper he found his discharge but could not read it because it was artly wrote in German text or old english  he takes the discharged to a neipghbour of mine in high spirits and told my neighbour that he would obtain a pension for the old lady without dispute for he had the old mans discharge but
he could not read it because it was wrote in dutch  my neighbour advised him to go to John Anderson Esq saying that Anderson was familiar with all kinds of hand writing that was legible he took it the same day to Anderson
and Anderson read it without any difficulty after he read it be reached it to Col. George McLellan and he read it then Henry Anderson read it also these men all pronounced it a British discharge
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[handwritten]
And John Anderson forbid Duncan from making any
further effort to get a pension for her saying that he had a
copy of the old mans oath that he never had a discharge of any kind duncan demanded the copy of Anderson saying it was the old ladys after some time he takes Henry Anderson out as a friend and advised with him what he
should do respecting it Henry told him to drop it because it would be iniquitous to proceed any farther   Duncan told him that he was
poor and had some security money to pay and if he dropt it somebody else would get it for her and he would loose all his trouble and get nothing and in spite of their advice he did
proceed and obtained a pension for  her shortly afterwards he went to see another old lady in the same neighborhood and he
told the old ladys son if any man living could get his mother a pension he could for said he I got the widow Critsinger a pension when neither her nor the old man was entitled to a pension for Old critsinger was an old
hessian and had fought against america and was discharged by the British and that the two before mentioned Andersons and McLellan had read it   as soon as I got that information I took it upon myself to enquire of
them relative to the discharge they all said they had read it and it was signed by order of his Royal Majesty  ighness King George the third of Niaggari  me and a neighbour took it upon ourselves to inform J.L. Edwards
of the fraud he gave us directions to cause the affidavits of these men ^to^ be taken and have the same duly authenticated and
sent to his his office and it should be stopped we done so and sent them to his office with the Clerks certificate and county seal to them it put a stop to them getting any more money and young Crutsinger thought that he could
start it again by getting Samuel Rhea Post Master of Blountville and he took the same old British-
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[handwritten]
Discharge to Esq. [illegible] who informed me that he read it and pronounced a british discharge saying it was dated as the three other men had stated   he also gave me
the date of the year the discharge was wrote in it was in the year 1784   his affidavis has never yet been taken  it is a matter of amazement to all who knows anything relative to the unjustness of getting a pension so clendestinely for an old hessian that the government does not sue for the whole that has been drawn first
and last it is the wish of all true hearted men
that knows anything relative to the way they obtained
it that the goverment would our and recover every dollar of the money
again as for my own part i truly
confess I do not possess any law knowledge 
I have made inquiry how to proceed 
some say it would cost the united states more to bring suit than it would be worth 
for my own part I am as far from running the united States to cost unnecessarily as any man living in them
but in my Judgement it would be right in the sight of god and all honest men to sue for it 
if it should cost as much more to get it as they have swindled out of the treasury, it might be the means of saving double that amt in future times
 it would check the propensity of swindling speculators in similar cases by making
examples of them if suit is brought the money can be refunded and if I am called upon in any way I will do all in my power to aid my country, in so just a cause as this
this having given you a small history of the
affair how its origin were 
I beg leave to state I want you to write me an answer when you determine what course will
be pursued please excuse my badly written Letter bad pen
and bad scribe so nothing more at present
but remains your friend to his country 
[signed] John T. Wilson
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June 8th '46
The Hon. J L Edwards
Washington City
Commissioner of Pensions
Blountsville 
Cath Crutsinger
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State of Tennessee Fulton County June the 7th 1846
Dear sir I took the liberty of writing to you again to let you know that I have understood that there is efforts a making by Mr. Newman and Rice Duncan to start the pension of Catharine Krutsinger again I don't know how they can get it started again without they could resort to some foul like Duncan did when he first obtained it for her he had the British discharge of old Krutsinger in his own hand and demanded a copy of Krutsinger's oath of Esquire Anderson that Anderson retained in his hands since I wrote to you and send the affidavits of McClellan and the Andersons that finally stopt the pension. Charles Krutsinger was of opinion that Samuel Rhea Post Master of Blountville could start it again and took his fathers old British discharge to him for purposes of giving him assurances that his father  merited a pension worthy but when Mr. Reha read it he told him that it was a British discharge. Mr. Rhea told me that it was signed at Fort Niaggave by order of his royal Majesty King George the third in the year 1784 and his affidavit could be got any day to that effect also John Blair of Jonesborough was a witness to old Krutsinger making oath he never possessed a discharge of any kind whatever and like was Esquire Anderson it was John Blair that drew Krutsingers declaration and before he would undertake it he caused Krutsinger to make oath in open court in Blountsville that he never proposed a discharge of any kind.  I have made the strictest enquiry to see whether there could be the least proof that old Krutsinger even was in the American service and there can not be the least proof made to that effect it is supposed that Newman and Duncan will or has wrote to you something concerning the character of one and Mr. Maggart and our witness if them or any person else writes any thing disrespectful of any of us please send me their letter and I will straiten them out.  You are at liberty to publish my letters to the world me and my witnesses is very willing to stand accountable and make manifest any thing that we wrote for the sake of your own satisfaction you can write to John A Mr. H Blair they are personally acquainted with every one of the witnesses and you can find out their  standing
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It is the wish and belief of the most of the people that vow would sue for the recovery of the money that has been so basely drawn.  I have talked with able lawyers on the subject and they all say there would be do difficulty in recovering it again the3 way old Krutsinger got his pension was proving that he had talked of being in the was and telling the battles he was in but at the same time he did not tell that he was on the side of the British.  I am a fried to my country and willing to defend her wrights in any shape or form that Justice may require and that was what first prompted me to meddle in the stoppage of the pension.  I think it is enough for the offspring of Old British Hessians to enjoy the blessings of freedom and equal rights that their fathers fought to deprive us of without fostering them with american pensions nothing more at the present by remains your friend and well wishes 
John Wilson 
Mr. J L Edwards commissioner 
of pensions
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[handwritten]
Katharine Krutsinger
under joint resolution of 23d
Jany: 1845 & act of
July 7. 1838 - 

Admd: @ $80 per ann: -
from 4 March, 1836, to
17 May, 1837 -

Rice Duncan Esq
Blountville,
Tennessee.
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[handwritten]

Declaration
In order took in the benefits of the resolutions of Congress
of the 23th January 1845
State of Tennessee
Sullivan County       ⎬ SS
Whereas the act of the 30th of April 1844
prohibited me from drawing a pension for the same period during
wich my husband was a pensioner I now make the following statement under oath to obtain the benefit of the resolution above
mentioned   I am the widow of Solomon Krutsinger who was a private in the war of the Resolution   I have drawn a pension at the rate of Eighty Dollars per annum from the 17th day
of May 1837 to the 4th day of March 1845 and now ask for the amount due me from the 4th day of March 1836 to the 17th day of May 1837 when my former pension
comminced
Katharine Krutsinger
X her mark

Sworn to and subscribed before me on this 17th day of March
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
forty five
[signed] Rice Duncan
Justice of the peace

I certify that the declarant is personally known to me and the she is the same individual she represents herself to be in the foregoing affidavit
[signed] Rice Duncan
Justice of the peace

State of Tennessee
Sulivan County       ⎬ ss

I [blank] Clerk of the County
Court of Sulivan County do hereby certify that Rice Duncan who has signed the foregoing is a Justice of the Peace for the County of Sulivan in the State of Tenn
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[handwritten]

essee and that the above is his signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
subscribed my name and affixed my
seal of office in Blountville this
[signed] Jacob S Messick Clerk

State of Tennessee
Sulivan County         ⎬   ss

 I Robert P Rhea Chairman of the County Court of Sulivan County do hereby certify that Jacob T. Messick is Clerk of the Count
Court of Sulivan County duly Commissioned and qualified according to law and that the signature purporting
to be his is genuine 
Given under my hand this [blank] day
of March 1845
R P Rhea
Chairman
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[handwritten]

Solomon Crutsinger or Krutsinger says he enlisted for 1 year
in 1777 in Smallwoods Regt
apply to Register of
the Land Office
Annapolis
Mu -
---
He claims also to have enlisted
in Hartley's Rgt '78 or '79
for the war & to have been taken
prisoner by the Indians &
sold to the British by whom he
was detained till peace
[illegible] the Secretary of State
Harrisburg
Pa
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[handwritten]

E. Tenn
Blountville Augt. 17. 1844
Mr J. L. Edwards
Dear sir  Enclosed
you will find Katharine Krutsinger 
Declaration - so soon as it is examined
please return your certificate to
me
and
Oblige yours
Rice Duncan
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State of Tennessee} This day John Anderson before
Sullivan County} me Thomas Fain an acting Justice
for said County and made oath that in the spring
of the year 1844 Rice Duncan esqr was at his house and
had with him a paper purporting to be the discharge
of Soloman Krutsinger from his Majesty's armies as a soldier
by an officer whose name he dose not now recollect at
Niagara; that the before mentioned Duncan was trying
to obtain a pension for the widow of the said Soloman,
which he advised him to drop that the said Soloman Krutsinger made oath in his life that he never had a discharge
John Anderson
Subscribed and sworn to before me this the 18th day of
August 1845
Thos Fain
J. Peace

State of Tennessee} this day came Henry Anderson
Sullivan County} before me Thomas Fain an acting
Justice for said County and made oath that in the spring of the year 1844 Rice Duncan was at his Fathers
house and had with him an instrument of writing
purporting to be the discharge of Soloman Krutsinger
from his Magjestys service as a soldier by an officer
whose name he dose not recollect that said Duncan
represented that he had found it among the papers
of the said Soloman Krutsinger this 18th day of August
1845
Henry Anderson
Subscribed and sworn to before me this the 18th day
of August 1845
Thos. Fain
J. Peace
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State of Tennessee: I Jacob T. Messick Clerk of the
Sullivan County} County Court of Said County do
hereby Certify that Thomas Fain who Name appears
to the within two Statements a acting Justice of the
Peace for Said County at the time of the signing the same
and he was Duly Elected Commission and qualified
according to Law and full faith and Credit may be
given to all the official acts.  Witness my hand 
at office in office in Blountville this
18th day of Augst 1845
Jacob T. Messick Clerk
C.C.
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At the request of Henry Maggart and John
T. Wilson to state what I know respecting the 
discharge of Soloman Krutsinger
I was at John Anderson Esq in the spring
of 1844 and saw Mr. Duncan there the agent
for Katharine Krutsinger the widow of Soloman
Krutsinger Mr Anderson had the discharge
of said Krutsinger he showed it to me and
there I recollect distincly that it was from his Royal Majessty King George
dated at Fort Niaggari [Niagara] but the officers
name signed to it I dont recollect
George R McClellan

The above statement sworn to before me this 13th 
of August 1845.  John J Smith J. Peace

State of Tennessee} I Jaccob T. Messick Clerk of the
Sullivan County} County Court for said County,
do hereby certify that John J Smith who name appears
to the statement was a acting Justice of the Peace for
said County at the time of signing the same and he 
was Duly Elected and Commission and qualified
according to Law and full faith and credit may be
given all his official acts.  Witness my hand and
seal of office in office in Blountville
this 18th day of Augst 1845
Jacob T Messick Clerk, C.C
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[handwritten]

Solomon Crutsinger
Declaration 
& Papers here enclosed

Col Hartley 11 Regt


Hon John Blair
H.R.
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[handwritten]
S. Crutsinger
Papers
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[printed form completed in handwriting]
Brief objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Solomon Crutsinger which require further proof or explanation. 
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? [blank]
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides?  [blank]
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? [blank]
 IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served?  [blank]
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 amount of pension he is entitled? [blank]
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? [blank]
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? No
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? [blank]
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? [blank]
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? [blank]
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2

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a 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? [blank]

XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? [blank]

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

XIV. If the applicant's name is not found on the tools of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his served? NO

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? [blank]

Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? [blank]

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? [blank]

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

XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? [blank]

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, deposits 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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3

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 about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the
applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
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.
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.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of
office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
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Solomon Crutsinger's application for pension

His services were fully militia & partly regular. 12 months of the two under Capt. Stricker of Smallwood's regiment of Maryland militia. Ten months under Capt. Walker of Genl. Wayne's command for the war. had many engagements with the Indians, in one of which on the Susquehanna he was twice wounded, was afterward taken prisoner by said Indians sold to the British & kept in captivity until the close of the war for which reason he never obtained a discharge. The objection to his being allowed a full pension is that his name is not to be found on the rolls of Pennsylvania as a regular soldier and why because there are no rolls of any of the soldiers who did not settle & receive their pay; Crutsinger did not receive his & of course is not to be expected there. Has he satisfied the mind of the truth of his statement. I think he has.

After the passage of the act of 1818, he applied to me & I drew up & forwarded his declaration which contained substantially the same statement as does this. This then is not a novel claim with him.

Again, in order to corroborate his statements, he gave the names of four or five of his fellow soldiers who were with him in the
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same regiment before he was taken prisoner in adverting to the roll their names are found; they were discharged, received their pay & that payment perpetuated their names whereas Curtsinger who was in captivity received no discharge & consequently could receive no pay without proof is not on the roll.

Lastly, he states that he was wounded. I knew that he has been wounded but when or where I can only answer from his information on oath. The marks of violence are on him and has so disabled him that he is unfit for any service or duty.
 
In addition to this, I knew him to be a man of veracity, unable to labor & drawing out the last days of his existence in [illegible] & want.

John Blair
January 8th, 1834
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[handwritten]

The Honourable
John Blair
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Nov 22nd 1833

Dear Sir

I went a few days past & seen Solomon Crutsinger expecting perhaps that he can't recollect some person that might be found that was with him & knew of his service as a soldier in the Revolutionary war - he says that a certain O'Brian that belonged to his same regiment that he did & was wounded at the same time he was & got well of his wounds who was formerly a resident of Little York he says there was a man by the name of Daniel Murry & a man by the name of John Wolf that belonged to the same regiment that he the said Crutsinger did which if alive & could be found could make proof as to his services. They all lived at or near Little York the said Crutsinger also states that he had a brother that was alive the last he heard from him by the name of Lewis or Ludwick Crutsinger. Also, Smith & Peter Ham who all lived in Sharpsburg Maryland the last that he heard from them that he expects could if alive & could be found make affidavit of his services. He also states that the Doctor that attended on him when he was wounded & often dressed his wounds was by the name of Higgins.

John Anderson

This from yours aforesaid

Mr. John Blair

Daniel Murray's name found [illegible] page 108. several of the name of O'Bryan found. John Wolf found page 180.
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10
The Honourable J. L. Edwards
Washington City
D.C.
Blountville T.
Sept. 11th 
Mrs. K. Curtsinger
Tenn. [illegible] '43
6083-43
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Dear Sir { September the 8th 1845
We received your letter dated the 27th of August informing
us that you had received our letter that contained two affidavits
we sent three the one now Col George McCelellan [McClellan] & the other
two were the Msrs Andersons we did not think it expedient to
make any demand of the discharge from Esquire Duncan or to
have his affidavit taken for fear he would either destroy it himself
or cause Charles Krutsinger the son of the Old hessian to do it
it is the belief of the neighbours Charles Krutsinger if he
gets wind that the money will be demanded by the government that
has been drawed [illegible] the death of his father that he would take every
cent of it and all his valuable porperty and clear out with it
knowing how unjust it is for the offspring of old hessians to be festered
upon the American bounty him ^and Esq Duncan^ has all the money that was allowed
his mother locked up and forbids his mother from using it he has
been telling about that he intended to leave the old farm his
father left and go to the georgia purchase and buy land of his own
with the pension money.  we want you to write satisfactory to us
whether the government will allow such men as Rice Duncan and 
Charles Krutsinger to [illegible] the money they have so unjustly drawed
it is the belief of all that know any thing purtaining to it that
the money ought to be refunded again to the government if there is
or has been any thing lacking on our part we want you to point out
clearly what it is all we want to do is to try to do justice to all men.
we are respectfully you obedient servants
John T Wilson
Henry Maggart

Mr J L Edwards
Washington City
D. C.
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State of Tennessee Sullivan County March 4th 1848
Sir In reply to your letter of the 23rd of December 1847
Informing me that a suit could only be prosecuted against
Katharine Krutsinger for the recovery of the money that has
been so basely and faudulently drawn for her benefeit alone
it appears to me that as a friend to Justice as well as my
beloved country that it is enjoined upon me to furnish
you a true satisfactory statement relative to the sitiuation
she is placed in she owns a tract of land lying in
Sullivan County that is supposed to be worth some eight
or nine hundred dollars besides considerable of other 
property and from the best information I can get on the
subject she has got at least the one half of the money that
has been drawn for her benefeit at this time for she lives
in easy inough circumstances to meet the demands of her wants
without [?]tching one cent of it it is the prevailing wish of all
that knows any thing relative to the matter that the government 
would without delay exert her power to obtain at least the money
that has been so iniquitously drawn for her benefeit alone for
I have taken it upon myself to make the strictest inquiry concerning
the old man being an american soldier but there is no one living 
that can make it appear that he ever served one day as an american
soldier it appears that the old mans war tales and his
discharge in some places agree he always claimed to have served 
a seven years enlistment which I do suppose was the fact
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For this reason I do in part believe his tales it proves to my
satisfaction that he served for a term of years.  I do suppose the
reason he was not discharged at the end of the war was that the
term of his enlistment did not expire until the year 1784
if you will call on the Hon. A. Johnson our member in congress
perhaps he could lead you into the light concerning the witnesses
standing I have already sent to you he is personally acquainted
with the men as well as their character perhaps he could
lead you into the light more than I have been able to do concerning
the discharge it may be possible he has seen it I make this
statement from the fact that Krutsingers made their brags
they would get their mothers pension started again through
him as soon as congress convened and in all probability they
may have shown the discharge to him for the purpose of starting 
it again
I am verry respectfully
Your obedient servant
John J Wilson

The Honourable
J.L. Edwards Com of pensions
Washington City
D. C
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[handwritten]

10-995
Katharine Krutsinger
Ten
Act 7th July 38

Add
2 years
Priv
$80 per an
To commence May
17th '37 day of husbands
death

Honble A Johnson
Greenville
Tenee
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[handwritten]
Sullivan County Blountville may the 15th 1844
Mr Andrew Johnson
Dear Sir I send you some
Declarations in order to obtain pensions for the widows of the
Revolutionary soldiers and I ask the favor of you to attend
to the same soon as they are to hand I wish you to examine the
Role yourself in Regard to Mrs Hodges Claim William Hodges name
is on the Role that I have and also Mrs Alvans Claim
you please examine the Role for Robert Alvans name the
balance I believe their husbands drew pensions if there be
any error in any of the claims or any additional proof
needed please give me information as soon as you can conveniently 
any favor you will do to get the above named claims to
pass at the department will be acknowledged by your
friend in Democracy
may the 15th 1844
[signed] Rice Duncan

NB you will please send the certificates to Rice Duncan
Hiltons post office Sullivan County East Tennessee
any information you will give before the certificates
issue will be thankfully Recieved please send me one of 
Duncans speeches the coon speeches has but very few Reached Sulivan yet
yours with Esteem
[signed] Rice Duncan