Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File Old War Ind. File 8406, Robert Elder, War Unknown S.C. Agency. To Ky. Agency

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Service                                                                              Number

                                       Elder, Robert              Old War Inv. File 8406

War unknown      
                                        S. C. Agency to Ky. Agency

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19 July 1811
July 5 1812


War unknown service not stated
8406
INVALID
File No.  8406
Robert Elder
Priv W. S. Arty
Act:  July 5, 1812
Index: - Vol. Act., Page 112
{Arrangement of 1870.}

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From
The honorable Thomas Moore, Member of Congress for South Carolina, City of Washington requesting in behalf of Robert Elder his transfer from S. Carolina to Kentucky agency.
Dated Dec 20th 1816
and
Authority from the acting Secretary of War for his transfer.

R. Elder, has been accordingly transferred.
12865

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Robert Elder, a private, inscribed on the
roll of South-Carolina, as an invalid
pensioner of the United States, is hereby autho
-rised to be transferred to the roll of Kentucky agency, to take effect from the 4th day of September 1816.
Geo Graham

War Department
December 23, 1816          Acting Secretary of War

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Wm. Lambert
will have the
transfer made

George Graham
Acting Secretary of War

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Sir,

On behalf of Robert Elder, an invalid
pensioner of the United States inscribed as a 
private, on the roll of South Carolina agency,
permit me to request, that he may be transfered to the roll of Kentucky, to take effect from the 4th day of last Sept. and that any
arrearages of pension due him may be ordered
to be paid to him in Kentucky.

I have the honor to be sir, 
with profound respect, 
your obedt. servt. 
Tho. Moore
The acting Sercretary of War
Washington Dec. 20th 1816

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                                           Copy

                                                Department of War, Pension Office
                                                December 24th, 1816

Sir,

I have the honor to inform you, that Robert Elder, a private,
inscribed on the roll of South Carolina agency as invalid pensioner of the United states, was, on the 23d instant, transferred from the said roll, to that of Kentucky agency, from the 4th day of September, 1816;- and to be, with respect.

                                                         Your most obedient servant, 
                                                         William Lambert

Gen. Thomas Moore
Member of Congress
for South Carolina
City of Washington