Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S., for Peter Johnstone, Pennsylvania
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Penn.      Johnstone, Peter
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MorganTown
June


Revolutionary pension office
Treasury Department
Washington city
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Morgantown VA 29 May 1829

Dear Sir,
Sometime during the last winter, I sent to Mr. Leffler of the House of Representatives, a declaration of Peter Johnston in order to obtain a pension under the late act of Congress. Being in the city myself, about the first of March, I called at the pension office, and was informed by Mr. Dickins that they were so then engaged, as to be unable to examine the applicants claim, but would do so in a few weeks and write to me on the subject. Since which I have not heard from the Depart.  
Johnson was an applicant under the law of 18 March 1818 [illegible] and I saw the affidavit of Capt. Springer his officer, proving his services. This affidavit was lost or mislaid. This man has been really unfortunate, and it would seem to one unacquainted with the rules for examining claims, hardly dealt by. His distressed situation at present, I understand is very affection, when only a few years since, he was living in ease and comfort. He was High Sheriff of Harrison County, and was made a bankrupt by his deputies. 
Respect. Yours
Thos. P. Ray
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Morgantown 30 Sep 1832

Honbl Lewis Cass Sec of War

Being informed that by enclosing my original certificate and making a statement of my services to you that I would be placed on the pension list under the law of 7th June last, I proceed to do so:
I enlisted for three years, in the fall of the year 1776 with Capt. John Wilson of the 8th Pennsylvania regiment on continental establishment __ that Col. Brodhead commanded the regiment __ that in 1779 he was placed in a company of riflemen commanded by Capt Samuel Brady at Pittsburgh __ that Lieut Col Bayard gave him a written discharge at the end of the three years__ that he now resides in the county of Monongalia and State of Virginia.
Respectfully
Your Obt Servt
Peter Johnstone
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[Handwritten] V.L.M.
Rev. War Section.

August 7, 1915
Mrs. Helen M. Hall
1160 W. Walnut Street, 
Portland, Indiana

Madam: 
In reply to your letter dated the 29th ultimo, you are advised that the records of this Bureau show that Peter Johnstone enlisted for three years in the Fall of 1776, with Captain John Wilson in Colonel Broadhead's 8th Pennsylvania Regiment. In 1779, he was transferred to Captain Samuel Brady's company of Riflemen and discharged at the end of the three years, by Lieutenant Colonel Bayard. He was pensioned as a Private, at $80. per annum, on Certificate No. 938 which issues September 30, 1829. In 1932 he resided in Monongalia County, Virginia, and he died September 6, 1840. His age and place where he died are not stated, nor is there any data on file as to his family. 
Very respectfully, 
G. M. Saltzgaber
Commissioner.
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Report of the Secretary
of War printed in 1835 in
regard to pensions:

Peter Johnson [son underlined], Harri
son Co, Va. list. Oct of
May 15, 1828, Pvt.,
annual allowance
$80 per annum-
8th Pa. Regt, of the line,
Placed on Pension Roll
May 23, 1829. David
Mann, Agent. 

Copied Nov. 11-1935
MMST

also, Agency Book

Peter Johnston [son underlined], Act May
15, 1828, Pvt., XXXX -938 Is
sued Sept. 20, 1829, $80 per
annum- Died
Sept. 6, 1840.
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Revolutionary Claims.
Under the act, entitled "An act for the relief of certain surviving Officers and Solders of the Army of the Revolution," approved 15th May, 1828.

Treasury Department, 
25th May 1829
Sir:
Your claim, under the abovementioned act, having been examined, you are found to be entitled to the pay of a private of Infantry in the Continental Line. The amount which may be due, accordingly, will be remitted to you by the Treasurer of the United States.

I am, sir, very respectfully, 
Your obedient servant, 
(signed) Asbury Dickins
Acting Secretary

Mr. Peter Johnston
Care of the Hon. Isaac Leffler
Wheeling Ohio _____ Va
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Revolutionary Claims, 
Under the act, entitled, "An act for the relief of certain surviving officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution," approved 15th May, 1828.
Treasury Department, 5 May 1834.
Sir;
In answer to your letter of the 30th [illegible] I have the honor to inform you that Mr. Peter Johnstons application has not been [received?].  Enclosed I send you a form of application for him. 
[illegible] R.B. [illegible[
Sec of the Treas
The Hon. Edgar Wilson
House of Reps.
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25 Sept. 
748
Morgan Town - 15 Sep. 1829
Honbl. S.D. Ingham, Sec. Trea.
Dear Sir
I enclose you the claim of Daniel Martin and Peter Johnstone.
The form enclosed last spring for Johnson was filled up and signed by him when it was accidentally spoiled - as you will find it enclosed - I advised Mr. Johnston to let his pension stand until this time - not having received any form.  I have written one, for the pension up to 2nd Sept which I hope maybe correct. 
Respectfully I'm Yours,
Thomas P. Ray
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P Johnson
22 Sept 1885.
Johnstone
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[illegible]
22 Sept 1835
Sir,
In answer to your application for the last half years pay, under the Act of the 15th May 1828, I have to inform you that your name having been returned to the Pension Agent at Richmond with instructions to pay what is due.  You must apply to him.
I am [illegible]
J.L.E. 
Comr. of Pensions
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Morgantown
21 Sept.
free
Treasury Department
Revolutionary pen. off.
Washington city
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US Pension Office
Aug 2 1915
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July 29, 1915
Rev. Sec, FDL
Bureau of Pensions
Washington D.C.
Peter Johnson of Harrison Co. W. Va. was a soldier in the Rev. War. and received a pension for his service.  He was placed on the pension Roll 1829.  died 1835.  Will you kindly give me a copy of his pension record.  Also, can you tell me how old he was when he made application. and where
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He lived when he drew his last allowance?
Thanking you for any favor.
I am [illegible]
(Mrs.) Helen M. Hall
1160 W. Walnut St.
Portland (?), Indiana
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West Virginia Publicity Association
Room 203, City Building
Charleston, West Virginia
October 11, 1935

[stamp- Received Oct 21 1935]

Administrator, Pension Bureau, 
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:-
Several weeks ago I wrote your office requesting a copy of the available record of the war services of Peter Johnson who [crossed out] served in the Revolutionary army as a private in the eighth Pennsylvania Regiment of the Continental line. Johnson was residing in Harrison County Virginia in 1929 and died there in 1840. 
In the report on pensions of the Secretary of War in 1835, Senate Document 514, V2, page 212, Peter Johnson is shown as a pensioner and is still on the pension roll in 1840. 
I realize the many demands make upon youroffice but I trust it will not be asking too much to request that a copy of his service record or application be sent me. 
Sincerely yours, 
[signature]
Ross B. Johnston

RBJ/lnt.

HALF THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES LIVE WITHIN 300 MILES OF WEST VIRGINIA [line at bottom of stationery]
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PRESIDENT 
W. T. Williamson

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
Ross B. Johnston

TREASURER
Fred B. Deem

VICE PRESIDENTS
C. F. McClintic
W. E. Pierce
A. L. Helmick
Louis A. Johnson
J. C. Horton
Phil M. Conley

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
W. T. Williamson
Phil M. Conley
E. L. Blake
C. F. McClintic
J. C. Horton 
Harriett French
Louis A. Johnson

DIRECTORS
D. A. Burt, Wheeling
W. E. Pierce, Cameron
Arthur Oliver, Parkersburg
Sattis Simmons, Ripley
J. C. Horton, Huntington
Randolph Bias, Williamson
Thomas H. Scott, Bluefield
W. T. Williamson, Charleston
E. L. Blake, Roceverte
Bantz W. Craddock, Glenville
E. B. Smith, Fairmont
Fred B. Deem, Clarksburg
Jennings Randolph, Elkins
S. M. Scott, Jr., Terra Alta
G. K. Kump, Romney
Louis A. Johnson, Clarksburg
C. C. Grimmett, Clarksburg
A. L. Helmick, Thomas
C. F. McClintic, Lewisburg
A. Spates Brady, Elkins
Phil M. Conley, Charleston
Harriett French, Bluefield
Mrs. Virginia W. Curry, Thomas
Elizabeth Bland, Clarksburg
A. T. Post, Clarksburg 

ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Barbor ... Lee J. Sandridge, Phillippi
Berkeley ... Clarence E. Martin, Martinsburg
Boone ... Harry G. Shaffer, Madison
Braxton ... Jake Fisher, Sutton
Brooke ... Thos. J. Reed, Jr., Wellsburg
Cabell ... C. W. Waldron, Huntington
Calhoun ... Albert G. Matthews, Grantsville
Clay ... J. G. Bradley, Dundon
Doddridge ... Louis A. Henderson, West Union
Fayette ... C. W. Dillon, Fayetteville
Gilmer ... E. G. Rohrbaugh, Glenville
Grant ... A. J. Welton, Petersburg
Greenbrier ... L. R. Johnston, White Sulphur Springs
Hampshire ... John J. Cornwell, Romney
Hancock ... F. A. Hanlin, Weirton
Hardy ... H. S. Pownall, Moorefield
Harrison ... Cecil B. Highland, Clarksburg
Jackson ... L. H. Miller, Ripley
Jefferson ... W. H. S. White, Sheperdstown
Kanawha ... Roy B. Cook, Charleston
Lewis ... A. Frank Whalen, Weston
Lincoln ... Jacob D. Smith, Hamlin
Logan ... C. McD. England, Logan
McDowell ... W. R. Keyser, Welch
Marion ... W. J. Wiegal, Fairmont
Marshall ... Charles E. Carrigan, Moundsville
Mason ... Howard Johnson, Pt. Pleasant
Mercer ... Bernard McClaugherty, Bluefield
Mineral ... W. H. Barger, Keyser
Mingo ... William B. Hogg, Williamson
Monongalia ... Frank B. Trotter, Morgantown
Monroe ... Malcolm Johnston, Union
Morgan ... S. S. Buzzard, Berkeley Springs
Nicholas ... A. N. Breckinridge, Summersville
Ohio ... H. C. Ogden, Wheeling
Pendleton ... Stanley Hodges, Franklin
Pleasants ... Frank J. Barron, St. Marys
Pocahontas ... Calvin Price, Marlinton
Preston ... H. S. Whetsell, Kingwood
Putnam ... Jerome Dudding, Winfield
Raleigh ... Ted McDowell, Beckley
Randolph ... George H. Dornblazer, Elkins
Ritchie ... S. A. Powell, Harrisville
Roane ... E. W. McKown, Spencer
Summers ... Lawrence Welfray, Hinton
Taylor ... Hugh R. Warder, Grafton
Tyler ... Walter S. Sugden, Sistersville
Tucker ... Wayne Pritt, Parsons
Upshur ... Myron B. Hymes, Buckhannon
Webster ... Ellsworth Curtin, Webster Springs
Wetzel ... Mont McIntire, New Martinsville
Wirt ... Leslie V. Roberts, Elizabeth
Wood ... John Crawford, Parkersburg
Wyoming ... R. D. Bailey, Mullens
Wayne ... Herman P. Dean, Wayne
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West Virginia Publicity Association
Room 203,City Building
Charleston, West Virginia
Sept. 12, 1935
[stamp - Received Sep 13 1935]

Mr. A.D. Hiller, 
Office of the Administrator, 
Veterans Administration, 
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir;-
You recently advised that you could not locate the record of Peter Johnson, who served in the 8th Regiment of the Pennsylvania Line in the Revolution and who later lived in Harrison County, Virginia. Since then I have found that he received his pension in Harrison County, Virginia, and not in Pennsylvania. 
He is listed in the "Report of Pensions by the Secretary of War, 1835, Senate Documents, 514, V.2. Page 212. He is also shown as receiving pension as late as June 1, 1940. [handwritten] (In Harrison Co. Va)
May I request that you check with this new information and do what you can to give me copy of his service record or other information available on which he secured his pension? 
Yours sincerely, 
[signature]
Ross B. Johnston

Your other letters are "BA-J. ILL" and "BA-J. MLB"  [illegible handwriting]

HALF THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES LIVE WITHIN 300 MILES OF WEST VIRGINIA [at bottom of stationery]
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PRESIDENT   W. T. Williamson
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY   Ross B. Johnston 
TREASURER  Fred B. Deem 
VICE PRESIDENTS         C. F. McClintic  W. E. Pierce   A. L. Helmick   Louis A. Johnson   J. C. Horton Phil M. Conley 
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE W. T. Williamson  E. L. Blake  Harriett French  Phil M. Conley  C. F. McClintic  Louis A. Johnson J. C. Horton 
DIRECTORS D. A. Burt, Wheeling;  E. L. Blake, Ronceverte;  A. L. Helmick, Thomas;  W. E. Pierce, Cameron;  Bantz W. Craddock, Glenville;  O. F. McClintic. Lewisburg;   Arthur Oliver, Parkersburg;  E. B. Smith, Fairmont;  A. Spates Brady, Elkins;  Sattis Simmons, Ripley;  Fred B. Deem, Clarksburg;  Phil M. Conley, Charleston;  J. C. Horton, Huntington;  Jennings Randolph, Elkins;  Harriett French, Bluefield;  Randolph Bias, Williamson;  S. M. Scott, Jr., Terra Alta;  Mrs. Virginia W. Curry, Thomas;  Thomas H. Scott, Bluefield;  G. K. Kump, Romney;  Elizabeth Bland, Clarksburg;  W. T. Williamson, Charleston;  Louis A. Johnson, Clarksburg;  A. T. Post, Clarksburg;  C. C. Grimmett, Clarksburg.
ADVISORY COMMITTEE Barbour - Lee J. Sandridge, Philippi;   Mineral - W. H. Barger, Keyser;   Berkeley -  Clarence E. Martin, Martinsburg;  Mingo - William B. Hogg, Williamson;  Boone - Harry a. Shaffer, Madison;  Monongalia - Frank B. Trotter, Morgantown;  Braxton - Jake Fisher, Sutton;  Monroe - Malcolm Johnston, Union;  Brooke - Thos. J. Reed, Jr., Wellsburg;  Morgan - S. S. Buzzard, Berkeley Springs;  Cabell -  C. W. Waldron, Huntington;  Nicholas - A. N. Breckinridge, Summersville;  Calhoun - Albert G. Matthews, Grantsville;  Ohio - H. C. Ogden, Wheeling;  Clay - J. G. Bradley, Dundon;  Pendleton - Stanley Hodges, Franklin;  Doddridge - Louis A. Henderson, West Union;  Pleasants - Frank J. Barron, St. Marys;  Fayette - C. W. Dillon, Fayetteville;  Pocahontas - Calvin Price, Marlinton;  Gilmer - E. G. Rohrbaugh, Glenville;  Preston - H. S. Whetsell, Kingwood;  Grant - A. J. Welton, Petersburg;   Putnam - Jerome Dudding, Winfield;  Greenbrier - L. R. Johnston, White Sulphur Springs;   Raleigh - Ted McDowell, Beckley;   Hampshire - John J. Cornwell, Romney;  Randolph - George H. Dornblazer, Elkins;  Hancock - F. A. Hanlin, Weirton;  Ritchie - S. A. Powell, Harrisville;  Hardy - H. S. Pownall, Moorefield;  Roane - E. W. McKown, Spencer;  Harrison -  Cecil B. Highland, Clarksburg;  Summers - Lawrence Welfray, Hinton;  Jackson - L. H. Miller, Ripley;  Taylor - Hugh R. Warder, Grafton;  Jefferson - W. H. S. White, Shepherdstown;  Tyler -  Walter S. Sugden, Sistersville;  Kanawha -  Roy B. Cook, Charleston;  Tucker - Wayne Pritt, Parsons;  Lewis - A. Frank Whalen, Weston;  Upshur -  Myron B. Hymes, Buckhannon;   Lincoln - Jacob D. Smith, Hamlin;   Webster -  Ellsworth Curtin, Webster Springs;   Logan - C. McD. England, Logan;  Wetzel - Mont McIntire, New Martinsville;   McDowell - W. R. Keyser, Welch;  Wirt - Leslie V. Roberts, Elizabeth;   Marion - W. J. Wiegal, Fairmont;  Wood -  John Crawford, Parkersburg;  Marshall -  Charles E. Carrigan, Moundsville;  Wyoming  - R. D. Bailey, Mullens;  Mason - Howard Johnson, Pt. Pleasant;  Wayne -  Herman P. Dean, Wayne;   Mercer -  Bernard McClaugherty, Bluefield.
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November 11, 1935.
Ross B. Johnston
Room 203, City Building
Charleston, West Virginia.
BA-J/MMHF/ILL
Peter Johnstone
S. ---
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you furnish further information in regard to the Revolutionary War soldier, Peter Johnstone, in whom you are interested. [handwritten note: "he asked for Johnson (underlined), which this should have been"]
Another search of the Revolutionary War records has been made and the record found of a Peter Johnstone of Harrison County, Virginia.  His record is given herein as found in the papers on file in S---. [handwritten note: "needed next line" ?)]
Peter Johnston enlisted, place not stated, in the fall of 1776 for three years, served in Captain John Wilson's Pennsylvania Company, [handwritten note: "I found no John Wilson in [illegible] as Capt. of the 8" Pa- so expressed [illegible]"] and in Colonel Brodhead's 8" Pennsylvania Regiment, in 1779, at Pittsburgh, was placed in Captain Samuel Brady's Pennsylvania Company of Riflemen and was discharged by Lieutenant Colonel Bayard at the expiration of service of three years.  It is shown, also, that he served at one time under Captain Springer, no details of that service given.
Peter Johnstone was allowed pension [handwritten note: "for service"] as a private on certificate No. 938, issued September 30, 1829; his name was placed on the United States pension roll of Harrison County, Virginia.
In 1829, it was stated that this soldier "a few years since" was High Sheriff of Harrison County, Virginia.  In 1835, his post office address was Pruntytown, Harrison County, Virginia.
Peter Johnstone died September 6, 1840, place not stated.  The date and place of birth and names of parents of this soldier are
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not shown, nor age at any time, nor are there any family data in these papers.
It is regretted that you have been caused such delay in obtaining this record.  The demand for Revolutionary War data is great and the clerical force available for furnishing such information is limited.
Very truly yours,
A.D. Hiller,
Executive Assistant to the Administrator