Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2,869, Andrew Demoss, Va.

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SERVICE 
Va 

Demoss, Andrew 

NUMBER 
R.2.869 

CONTENTS 
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34.331 
Andrew Demoss 
Indiana 
Declaration 
of 
Andrew Demoss

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State of Indiana Green County Probate Court 
August Term 1837. 

The Declaration of Andrew Demoss In order to obtain the benefit the act of Congress of the 7th. of June 1832- 
On this the 15th. day of august 1837. formally appeared in open court before the Hin. Willis D. Lester Probate Judge of the County Green aforesaid Andrew Demoss a resident Citizen of the County of Martin in this State aged 84. years on the 2d day of July last. Who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oaths make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress ["of" crossed out] Passed June the 7th. 1832. That he was born in Berkley County in the State of Virginia where he was raised and continued to reside until the last of marh 1776. ["last of marh 1776." underlined] when he entered the service of the U.S. as a private soldier in the army of the revolution as hereinafter stated Towit: that at the Town of Martinsburg in said County of Berkley on the last days of march 1776. he (will not say positivelly what day of said month) but is certain it was between the 20th and last of said month) he enlisted as a regular soldier for the term of three years in the Company Commanded by Captain Andrew Waggoner, in the 12th. Virginia Regiment Commanded by Col James Wood. That in a day or two after his enlistment he went to Winchester Virginia the place of rondezvou for said regiment distant only 15 miles from the

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place of his residence and then joined his company, that he remained in Winchester only two or three weeks when Col Wood marched his regiment to Philadelphia to join the troops there stationed at that place, That on his march from Winchester to Philadelphia he remembers to have passed through Carlisle and Lancaster, that he remained in Philadelphia but a few days when he was marched [word crossed out] from that place to Banbrook with the troops then under the Command of Generals Stephens, Nevill, and Scott, That in marching from Philadelphia to Banbrook he passed through Bristol and Sommerset, That from Banbrook he was marched to the White Plains where [next few lines crossed out] where they had a battle called the battle of the White Plains, after which battle, he was marched to the white marsh Church where he staid some short time. after which he was marched backwards and forwards in various directions to the time of the battle of Trenton was in said battle and remembers well crossing the deleware river before day by ^ferrying and wading the same and that it was very cold weather; at this place we took the Hessians prisoners, and the battle commenced at day brake, at this place I also remember we had a rumor among us that the Hessian Commander was killed in his shirt tail. he also states that immediately after this ^battle he was in the battle of Princeton where we were defended and had to ^re cross the Deleware river in our [word crossed out] retreat. after this period we went into winter quarters at Barkenridge near Moristown, where ^we remained until the spring of 1777 after which time he was marched in various directions with

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the troop to which he belonged but was in no very active service until the time of the battle of Brandywine that he was in said battle which was a sore engagement and in which we were defeated, and we reteated about 14 miels to a large spring and plantation the name of which I do not now remember one thing however I well remember which is that a number of the men in consequence of their thirst and fatigue killed themselves drinking cold water and we had to put a guard over it to prevent the men from hurting themselves. That after this battle we were marched round about through the country to one place and then to another prety baisley; up to the time of the battle of Germantown that he was in said battle, after which some short time they went into winter quarters at ^a place called the Valley Forge where he stayed during the winter of 1777-8- he remembers that whilest they lay at the Valley Forge the brittish took up their winter quares in Philadelphia and was comfortable whistest we had to work hard and half ^of us bearfooted and myself a part of the time of that number- That after this towit in the spring ^and summer of 1778- he continued in the service but was in no very active service until the Battle of Monmouth, that he was in this batte which was a sore engagement that he well remembers they gained the victory, and kept the ground, and that night ^they lay on the field of battle, soon after this battle we went ^to the white plains where we remained in a sort of [word crossed out] ^inactive state until we went into winter quarters at Middlebrook- That during the winter of 1778-9 he continued at Middlebrook ip to the month of April 1779 at which place his term of service expired; and where he was dischcharged on the first of April of that year. after having fully served out his term of 3 years enlistment- This declarant further states that he was acquainted with the following

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named field officers towit Generals Charles Scott, Adam Stephens, John Nevill, Genl Sterling, (called Lord Sterling) St. Clair, Lee, Anthoney Wayne (called [illegible] Anthony) Baron Steubane, Genl Lincoln, La Fayette, Count Pulaski,  and General Washington himself and General Meclenberg, he remembers to have seen Washington at the battles of Brandywine, Trenton, Princeton, and Monmoth, and often saw him at Morristown and Valleyforge he also saw La Fayette, and Pulaski at Brandywine and that he often saw Lafayette at other places, he frequently saw Baron Steubane at Morristown and at Valleyforge, and as to Generals Stephens, Nevill, and Scott he knew them well because he was at times in the brigades commanded by each of them, and he remembers well that he was in the brigade commanded by Stephens at the battle Germantown because the battle commenced a little before sunrise and we had to ^make a retreat under Stephens, and was in ^a great hurry; he states he knew the following Colonels Towit Col. James Wood, ^who was my own Col the whole time until I was discharged and left the army as hereinstated, Col Isaac Hite, who was also my Lieutenant. Col. ^the whole of the time, Col Abraham Hite who was paymaster to the 12.th ^Va Regiment, Col. Smith of Agusta County Virginia who I well remember at the battle of Monmouth rode a white horse, and Col. Thomas Craig of the 3d Pa. Regiment [word crossed out] ^he also knew Capt. Andrew Waggoner under whom ^[illegible] he enlisted and under whom ^[illegible] he served until he was promoted to the rank of Major- which ^was some time about the period we left the Valley forge after which he was placed under the Command of Capt. Rice ^he also knows Capt. Jos Mitchell, Capt Dandridge, and Capt Thomas Butler of the 3d Pa Regiment, this declarant

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further states that he has ^no record of his age but that he often saw the same in his fathers family bible where the ages of the family had been recorded and that he had the same transcribed from said bible into one of his own, but that he lost the same upwards of twenty years ago by having his house burnt by fire, together with any articl he had in his house. but from his recollections of said record having often refered to it; and having ofted heard the same read that he was born on the 2.d day of July 1[illegible]53. he also states that he recorded his discharge in writing and that the same was signed by Col. James Wood who handed the same to him; he also states that he has no written or documentary evidence of his services having lost his discharge ^by fire when he got his house burnt as herein stated; but on this subject he adds he beleives he can prove by one Charles Shirley a citizen of Orange County in this State, and Andrew Demoss Junior (the son of this declarant) also a resident of sd County of Orange the contents and purport of sd discharge, he remembers well the said Shirley and his son both often read said discharge. one day in particular he remembers a short time before his house was burnt he took his pocket book and papers over to said Shirleys house who then lived a near neighbor to him (he being no schoolar and unable to read himself) in order that said Shirley might hunt out for him a certain note which he held on one Jo.s Mc.Grew, and that said Shirley then read said discharge and talked a good deal to him about his discharge and " [talked] about his serving in the war. and told him to take good care of it. he also states that he cannot prove his serving other than by his own declaration, herein made and the depositions of the said Charles Shirley and

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and Andrew Demoss ^Junr. of Orange County aforesaid, and the deposition of Stafford Smith of Green County Indiana a revolutionary soldier, The deposition of whom this declarant has on this day taken in the probate court of Green ^ county aforesaid he also states that the reason for his making this application in Green County for his pension is because Hugh L. Livingston his attorney lives in Bloomfield the County seat of said County and also that Stafford Smith one of his matireal witnesses is a resident of said County of Green, and who is now very old, helpless, and infirm, and unable to travel any distance- He further states that he ^hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not inscribed on the pension Roll ^of any agency of any State or Teritory as ^a pensioner- He further states that after he was discharged from the service as herein stated he returned home to Berkley county Virginia where he lived 4 years; from thence he moved to Halifax County Virginia where he lived 4 years, from thence he moved to Lee County Virginia where he lived 12 years, from thence he moved to Knox County Kentucky where he lived 25 years, from thence he moved to Orange County in this State where he lived 20 years, from thece he moved to Martin County the place of his present residence where he lived for the last 3 years 
Andrew his X mark Demoss 

State of Indiana 
Green County

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sworn to and subscribed in open Court on this 15.th day of August A.D. 1837. 

State of Indiana 
Green County 
. And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that Andrew Demoss the above named Applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. 
Given under my hand and seal this the 15/th day of August 1837- 
WD Lester 
Probate Judge [seal] 

State of Indiana 
Green County 
I S.R. Cavins Clerk of the Circuit and Probate Courts in, and for the County aforesaid, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing seven pages, on the two sheets of paper hereto appended together by means of the ribband hereto affixed under the seal of our said Court, contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Andrew Demoss for a pension  
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of our said Circuit Court, the Probate Court of our said County having no seal, and having by an order thereof for the time being. adopted the seal of our said Circuit Court as the seal of our said Probate Court at Bloomfield. Sixth day of august eighteen hundred and thirty seven 
S.R. Cavins Clerk 

[seal and ribbon affixed to the left bottom of page]

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State of Indiana 
Green County 
Green Circuit Court 
Oct. Term 1837. 
In the Case of the revolutionary claim of Andrew Demoss^ Sen under the act of Congress of the 7th June 1832. This day personally appeared in open Andrew Demoss Junior ( son of the said Andrew Demoss Sen) aged 34 years ["last" crossed out] on 1.st of last Sept. who being duly sworn in open court before the Hon. Elisha M. Huntington President Judge of the 6.th Judicial court in and for sd State & the Hon. Thomas Bradford. and the Hon. William S Cole associate Judge in and for sd County. deposes and said that: he Remembers when he was a small boy going to school in Knox County in the State of Kentucky where his father then lived and which was but a short time before his father moved to Orange County ^in this State that he was looking over his fathers papers and that his father came in and saw him looking at his papers- that he at the time had in his hand a certain paper. which his father took from him and stated that it was his revolutionary discharge and that he must not have it; [work crossed out] ^he says he does not remember the year this took place, but he remembers that it was towards the [illegible] the late war because it was about the time his father volunteered as a soldier in late war- and this depo. states he saw said discharge frequently afterwards between that time and the time s.d discharge was burnt in Orange County he further states about 21 or 22 years ago when his father lived in Orange County to had his house, and papers & everything he had in the house burnt by fire. That s.d discharge was thus burnt- he also states that he [word crossed out] distinctly remembers that said discharge was ["for" crossed out] for the revolutionary serving of the said Andrew Demoss Senior as a private soldier in ^the Revolution- he also remembers that s.d discharge was signed by Col. James Wood and that it stated in sd discharge that he had served for the term of three years he also states that s.d discharge stated that he was honorably discharge- he also ^states remembers the above facts the more distinctly because ^when a boy [illegible] [words crossed out] to look at [word crossed out] it from curiosity and read it- and that since the loss of said discharge

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he has charged his mind with it and has often conversed with his father and others about the s.d discharge and its contents and further this deponent said not 
Andrew Demoss Jr 
Sworn and subscribed to in open court October the 3rd 1837 
Jest SR Cavins CK. 

State of Indiana 
green County 
I Samuel R. Cavins Clerk of the Circuit court, of the County of Green aforesaid certify that the above and foregoing deposition of Andrew Demoss Jun was by him in open court in term time. towit at the oct. term 1837- of said court on the 2nd day of s.d Term duly sworn and subscribed to. 
In witness whereof I Samuel R Cavins Clerk of said Court have hereunto set my hand and affixed hereto the seal of our said Court at Bloomfield on this the 3.d day of Oct 1837- 
S.R. Cavins CK 

State of Indiana 
Seventh Judicial Circuit 
I the undersigned President Judge of said Circuit, within which is included  the County of Green do hereby Certify that Samuel R. Cavins where name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate [words crossed out] is and was on the day of the date thereof, the acting Clerk of the Circuit Court of said County, that full faith and credit are due to his official acts, and that said certificate and the attestation thereto are in due form of law. 
Witness my hand the 4.th day of October A.D. 1837. 
E.M. Huntington.

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[all is typed unless otherwise stated] 

December 13, 1935 
xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
RA-J/EEL    Air [Air written by hand] 
Andrew Demoss -E. [illegible] [arrow drawn pointing to Andrew] 
Peter Demoss -3.010[illegible] 

Mr. W.H. Pinkham 
10[illegible] S. Mansfield Avenue 
Los Angeles, California 

Dear Sir: 
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the records of soldiers with the surname De Moss (illegible]), of Frederick or Berkeley County, Virginia. 
The records have been found of an Andrew Demoss and a Peter Demoss of the sections you cite. These records follow as found in the pension claims, R.2869 and S. 10558, respectively, based upon their service in the Revolutionary War. It is hoped that these records will aid you in your research. 

Andrew Demoss 
R. 2869 
Andrew Demoss was born July 2, 1753, in Berkeley County, Virginia (now West Virginia). The names of his parents are not shown. 
After the Revolutionary War, he lived in Berkeley, Halifax and Lee Counties, Virginia; in Knox County, Kentucky; and in Orange and Martin Counties, Indiana. 
On August 15, 1837, while residing in Martin County, Indiana, Andrew Demoss applied for pension and alleged that while residing in Berkeley County, Virginia, he enlisted the latter part of March, 1776, served as a private in Captain Neville's, Andrew Waggoner's and Rice's Companies, Colonel James Wood's 12th Virginia Regiment; that he wasin the battles of White Plains, Trenton, Princeton, Brandywine, Germantown, wintered at Valley Forge, was in the battle of Monmouth and was discharged April 1, 1779; that he again enlisted, served in the south under General Green, was at the battles of Gates' Defeat and Guilford, in the last named engagement under Major McRoberts, and at the siege of Yorktown.

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Andrew Demoss' claim for pension was not allowed as he failed to furnish proof of service of six months as required by the pension law. 
It was stated that he served, also, in the War of 1812; details of this service not given. 
In 1837 Andrew Demoss, Junior, made affidavit in Greene County, Indiana, and stated that he was a son of the soldier, Andrew Demoss, and was born September 1, 1803. He did not give the name of his mother and no names of any other children are stated. 

* * * * * * 
Peter Demoss 
S.10558 

The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of Peter Demoss are not shown. 
Peter Demoss enlisted at Winchester, Virginia, August 14, 1775, served in Captain John Neville's Company, 4th Virginia Regiment and in Colonel Charles Scott's Virginia Regiment and in Captain Waggoner's Company, Colonel James Wood's 13th Virginia Regiment; was in the battle of Monmouth, after which he was transferred to the [illegible] Department, and served until a short time before the capture of Lord Cornwallis. 
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 21, 1818, at which time he was aged about sixty-six years and resided in Pendleton County, Kentucky. 
In 1820, he stated that his family then residing with him consisted of his wife, anged sixty-two years, her name, date and place of birth, and date and place of their marriage are not shown, and [illegible] John, aged eighteen years. 
There are no further family data. 
****** 
Very truly yours 
A. D. Miller 
Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

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1063 S. Mansfield Av., 
Los Angeles, Calif.. 
Nov. 8, 1935 

Veterans Bureau, 
Washington, D.C.. 
Gentlemen: 
It is my understanding that you have charge of the old U. S. military records and perhaps have them so catalogued as to be able to assist persons seeking historical data 
I am seeking data on the military record, and records of relatives, of Revolutionary soldiers by the name of De Moss ["De Moss" underlined] (originally Dumas) from Frederick County and Berkeley County, Virginia. 
If it is in your province tosupply this information, I would be glad to receive such data as you have available. 
Yours very truly 
[signature of W. H. Pinkham] 
W. H. Pinkham 

[bottom of page is stamped with a time and date received hand stamp. Time shows 12:46. The outer ring is numbered like a clock with numbers and lines. In the inner part an arrow points to the time received (12:46). The following is what words are stamped within] 
RECEIVED 
Nov 13 1935 
MAIL SUB-DIV. 
VETS. ADM. 
READER #66

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Rejected 
Ex'r. OLD WAR. 
No. 20.296 
[stamp] REJECTED 
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873. 
Andrew Demoss 
Pri 
Va Line 
Died at [blank] 
[blank] other claim. 
[blank],187[blank]. 
Clerk. 

Application filed: [blank], 18[blank]. 
Attorney: [blank] 
P.O. [blank] 

[written on right side of page sideways] 
For papers Act 1828 see OW Reg File #2869   ,Ex'r/ 
[blank] Date.

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[on left side of page] 
1935- Dec 13-Hist to W. H. Pinkham. Ex 

[on right side of page] 
["Acts of July 14, 1862, and" crossed out] March 3, 1873. 
2869 
P.O. 
Andrew Demoss 
Service: [blank] 
Enlisted: [blank], 18[blank], 
Discharged: [blank], 18[blank], 
[middle of page stamped] REJECTED 
Application filed: [blank], 18[blank], 
Printed list of 1852 shows cause of suspension: "for further proof." 
Alleges: [blank] 
Re-enlisted: [blank] 
Attorney: [blank] 
P.O. [blank] Recognized. [blank] Contract. 
[blank] Cert. of Dis. Searched for [blank], 18[blank],

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[this page is very dark and hard to read] 
Andrew Demoss 
Indiana 
[line] 
Suspended 
[like] 
[middle of page has crossed out words and is illegible] 
2869

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State of Indiana 
Martin County 
Martin Circuit Court 
Sept. Term 1837- 
In the Case of the Revolutionary Claim of Andrew Demoss- under the act ^of congress of the 7th of June 1832. This day personally appeared in open court before the Honorable Elisha M. Huntington President Judge of the 7.th Judicial circuit in s.d State, and Daniel Brown [words crossed out] ^and ^Joseph H Hudson [word crossed out] associate Judges of s.d County [words crossed out] Charles Shirley a resident of Orange County in this State aged 56 years on the 2d day of April last post who being duly sworn depose say that he is intimately and well acquainted with the s.d Andrew Demoss who as it appears made his application for a pension in the probate court of Green County at the August Term thereof 1837- That he has been intimate with s.d Demoss ["for" crossed out] upwards of 20 years. That most of that time [word crossed out] he lived a near [word crossed out] neighbor to this depo. & some considerable portion of s.d time s.d Demoss resided on this depo.s favor as his Tenant [word crossed out] in Orange County ^in this state- That he well remembers when said Demoss lived [words crossed out] a near neighbor to him in Orange County as hereinstated [word crossed out] That s.d Demoss had his house and all his papers & household property burnt by fire- That his house burning happened about 22. years ago- he also states that he well remembers some short time before said house burning in looking over the papers of the said Demoss for the purpose of hunting for him he (being no scholar) a note or some particular paper- That then in looking over the papers of he s.d Demoss, he saw among his papers a discharge in writing- purporting to be a discharge given to the s.d Demoss ["as" crossed out] for his services as [sords crossed out] ^a revolutionary soldier this depo. further states that before he even saw

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said discharge he frequently heard said Demoss^ and others speak of said discharge & of his services in ^the revolution as a soldier- which made him notice s.d discharge now particularly- he states that he cannot now remember the date of said discharge but thinks it was dated about the year 1780- or 1781- ^but will not be positive as to the date he also states he does not remember by whom s.d discharge was signed but according to the best of his recollection he thinks it was signed by some [words crossed out] the same as Col.-he also states that he distinctly remembers that s.d discharge was made out in due form and good style, and not in any way mutilated Though it appeared old and the collour some what changed ^and dingey he also says that he distinctly remembers that said Discharge set forth the facts that said Demoss was honorably discharged- he also states that said discharge stated that said Demoss [word crossed out] had served in the regular service as a private ^soldier- but he says he cannot be positive of the length of time, expressed in s.d discharge [word crossed out] that s.d Demoss served- [word crossed out] as a soldier in the army- but he ^is positive the fact that it was for three years or upwards- what makes him remember the above particulars so well is that at the time he saw said discharge he told s.d Demoss to take good care of it ^that some day he might have use for it- and after some [word crossed out] the time said discharge was burnt as herein stated- he frequently conversed with s.d Demoss on the subject of s.d discharge and that on account of the loss of s.d discharge he charged his mind more particularly with the subject ^ of the said discharge- This depo. [word crossed out] also states that he knows from other incedents which he heard his father often relate (his father having also served in the Revolution) about the war of the Revolution- and the s.d Demoss having also related to this depo. the same facts- as retold by his father- that he the said Demoss was in the army of the revolution one incedent in particular which he well remembers his father relating [word crossed out] that took place

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at the Siege of Little York in the taking of Corn wallace^ or some other battle they were in- about some poles layed across a such place [words crossed out] & ^the difficulty of crossing them- together with [illegible] other occurrences that happend at that place, which circumstances I afterwards heard the said Demoss state as related by my father and further this deponant saith not- 
Charles Shirley 

Sworn to and Subscribed in open Court the 28 Sept 1837- 
S L. Halbert Clerk 

State of Indiana  
Martin County 
I Silas L Halbert Clerk of the Circuit Court in and for said County of Martin Certify that the above and foregoing Deposition of Charles Shirley in the matters of the pincion Claim of Andrew Demoss was by him duly sworn to and Subscribed in open Court in Term Time Court at the September Term Thereof in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and Thirty Seven on the first day of said Term being the 28th day of September 1837 
Given under my hand and Seal of said Court at Mount Pleasant on the 28th day of September A.D. 1837 
Silas. L. Halbert Clerk

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State of Indiana 
Seventh Judicial Circuit 
I [word crossed out] President Judge of said Circuit within which is included the County of Martin, do hereby Certify that Silas L. Halbert [words crossed out] whose name is subscribed to the foregoing Certificate is and was on the day of the date thereof the acting Clerk of the Circuit Court of said County, that full faith and credit are due to all his official acts, and that said certificate and the attestation thereto are in due form of law. Witness my hand this 4th day of October AD. 1837. 
E.M. Huntington.

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New Glasgow Sept. 17    Revolutionary Claim ["Revolutionary Claim" underlined] Free 
The Honble 
Samuel D. Ingham Esqr. 
Secretary of the Treasury 
City of Washington 

[written upside down at bottom of page] 
E Demasters 
for 
A Demoss. 
Rev 21 Sept 1829 

679

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New Glasgow State of Virginia 
Septem 14. 1829. 
I have recd. the letter of William Hoggate of the 29th of July under the frank of your name, requesting some information in relation to a Soldier of the Revolution of the name of Andrew Demos ; Since then I have met with Bartlet Hawkins a Revolutionary pensioner who was in the whole of the War and mentioned to him the request of Mr. H. whereupon he furnished the within affidavit If that should not be deemed sufficient it will give me pleasure to give any further aid in my power to an Old Soldier- 
Under cover you will review my pension Warrant with my Certificate and Affidavit, with a view to obtain my pay as a pensioner from March the 3rd. to September the 3rd. 1829. which you will please to enclose to me by mail to this place, directed to the care of my friend dDavid S. Garland Esqr.  
With high respect 
Jane 
yr m observ. 
Edward his X mark Demasters

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State of Virginia 
Amherst County to wit 
This day Bartlet Hawkins (an invalid pensioner of the United States) personally appeared before me a justice of the peace in and for said County and made oath that he knew a soldier in the army of the Revolution by the name of Andrew Demas, but does not recollect to what regiment he belonged or the time he served- Given under my hand this 5th day of September 1829 
David S. Garland

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Paoli In July 29th 1829 
Hand The Secretary of the Treasury 
[illegible] 
Mr Andrew Demas has applied to me to assist him in making search for evidence of his Revolutionary Services 
[illegible] the Role which you were pleased to forward he has found the names of Isaac Hite and Edward Demasters whome he thinks will be able to say something in his favor and in closed are letters addresed to each sent [illegible] to your direction. 
Respectfully your obedient Servant 
W Hoggatt for 
Andrew Demas

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B. Hoggatt for  
Andrew Demoss 
Recd 10 Aug 1829. 
254

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Paoli In 
July 30 

Free 

Honl Saml D Ingham 
Secretary of the Treasury 
of the U States

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Paoli In 
June 20 
Free 
Honl. S. D. Ingham 
Secretary of Tresury 
Washington City 

[written sideways] 
Andrew Demoss. 1282 
Recd. 29 June 1829 
125

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Paoli, June 18th 1829 
The Honl Saml D Ingham 
Secretary of the Treasury 
Sir 
yours of the 22 April last has been Recived in which you had the goodness to proffer to prepare and send to me the names and place of Residence of such officers of the line and Regiment to which I belonged as known to be now living I shall consider it a singular favour confound upon me and one which I have but little doubt will enable me to Receive some compensation for my past services to our country to Receive your list of officers and there place of residence 
Respectfully your obedient st 
Andrew Demoss

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["Andrew D" crossed out] 
Andrew Demoss- Pot- 
Va. Line- 
Indiana 

Ref. File no 2.869 
ok 
[illegible] 
[written sideways in middle of page] 
Honble 
Richard Rush 
Treasury Dept. 

[written sideways top right of page] 
for 
Demoss. 1282. 
Recd 17 Feb 1829.

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Mr. Headircks respects to Mr. Rush and asks the favor of a reply to the enquiry about the application of Andrew Demoss. 

 

Feb. 15. 1829.

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General Land Office 
February 6th 1829 

The name of Andrew Demoss does not appear on the list of Warrants issued by the Register of the Land Office at Richmond, Virginia so far as they have been received. 
GW Graham 
Commissioner 

War Department: Bounty Land Office  
The records of this office do not show that Andrew Demoss of the Virgia. line ever received or [illegible] to bounty land of the United States. 
Robert Taylor 
23 Apl. 1829

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[This page is typed out unless otherwise stated] 

1282 [written] 
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS. 
[lines] 
TREASURY DEPARTMENT 
28 Nov 1828 [written] 

Andrew Demoss [name written] of North West township ["North West Township" written] in the County of Orange ["Orange" written] in the State of Indiana- ["Indiana-" written] has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled "An Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution," approved the 15th of May, 1828. He states that he enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and continued until its termination, at which period he was a Private ["Private" written] in captain [blank space] 's company, in the Twelfth ["Twelfth" written] regiment of the Virginia ["Virginia" written] line; and that he received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, provided by the resolve of the 15th of May, 1778; and further, that he was not on the 15th day of May, 1828, on the pension list of the United States, and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of March, 1826, nothing. ["nothing." written] 
The Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by the records in his office. 
By Order of the Secretary F A Dickins. [this line written] 

TREASURY DEPARTMENT, 
Third Auditor's Office, 
2nd December 1828 [date written] 

[This section is crossed out] It appears by the records in this office, that a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars has been issued to [blank] in the [blank] 

It further appears that Andrew Demoss--- ["Andrew Demoss---" written] is ^not ["^not" written] now on the pension list of the ["the" crossed out] any ------ ["any ------" written] agency, and has ^not ["^not" written] been so since the 3d. March 1826 [date written] at the rate of ["at the rate of" crossed out] [blank] dollars per month. ["dollars per month." crossed out] 

[the rest is written by hand] 
The name of Andrew Demoss cannot be found among those of the Virginia line to whom Certification for the gratuity of Eighty Dollars were issued- 
Peter Hagner And. 

[illegible]

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For the purpose of obtaining the benefits of the Act entitled an Act for the Reliefe of Certain Surviving Officers and Soldiers of the army of the Revolution approved on the 15th day of May 1828 

I Andrew Demoss of the North West Township in the County of Orange and State of Indiana do hereby declare that I enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution for anduring the war & continued in its Service untill its termination at which Period I was a private in Capts. [illegible] enlisted in the year 1776 under Capt Ne[ink smudge]el; Company in the Twelfth Virginia Regiment of the line, and was in the Battles of Brandywine Germantown Manmoth and Gateses defeat at the last named Place my Capt was either kiled or taken prisoner I was afterward attached to a part of Genl Greens army and was at the Battle of Guilford under the Command of a Major Mc Roberts other officers names not Recollected and I was at the Seage of york and afterwards at the close of the war I was discharged at Winchester Virginia I do further declare that I Received a full discharge from my officer and that several years ago my house was burnt down and at that time my Papers were all lost by the fire And further I declare that I was not on the 15th day of may 1828 on the Pension list of the United States 
Witness my hand and Seal this 13th day of November 1828 
Andrew his X mark Demoss Ser

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1282 
Before me Benjamine Cravens a Justice of the Peace duly empowered to administer oaths in the County of Orange in the State of Indiana personally appeared this day Charles Shirley William Hoggatt Garret Voorhis & William Prewett and of the said County who did Severally make oath that Andrew Demoss by whom the foregoing declaration was subscribed is generally Respected and believed to have been a soldier in the army of the Revolution in manner as there in stated 
Witness my hand this 18th day of Novem in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and Twenty eight 
Benj Cravens J.P [seal] 

I William Hoggatt Clerk of the Court of the ^County of Orange in the State of Indiana do hereby Certify that Benjamin Cravens before whome the foregoing Affidavits were sworn was at the time a Justice of the Peace and duly empowered to administer Oaths 
In Testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 15th day of November 1828 
W Hoggatt CLK

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Paoli In 
Nov 18 

Free 

Honl Richard Rush 
Secretaie of the Treasury 
Washington City 
Revolutionary claims

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Paoli In November 15th 1828 
Honl Richd Rush 
If there be any thing further necessary or if the in closed should not be correctly done Please wright to me on the subject as I am assisting the the applicant in making out his claim 
Respectfully yours 
W Hoggatt 

Before me Benjamin Cravens a Justice of the Peace in the County of Orange and State of Indiana personally appeared this day Andrew Demoss Jr (aged Twenty Seven years) of said County and made oath that he has seen the discharge of Andrew Demoss which is named in his declaration in the foregoing and that said Andrews House was burned as set forth and that he has no doubt that said discharge was then lost by fire 
Witness my hand and seal this 14th day of November 1828 
Benj Cravens J.P. [seal] 

I William Hoggatt Clerk of the Court of the County of Orange in the state of Indiana do hereby certify that Benjamin Cravens before whom the foregoing affidavits were sworn was at the time a Justice of the Peace and duly empowered to Administer oaths 
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my and affixed the seal of said County this 15th day of November 1828 
W Hoggatt CLK

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[illegible word or words] 
[illegible abbreviation] 
J. Whitcomb, E 
Com Genl Ld Off.

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Washington City, 16 Jan. 38. 
James L. Edwards, Esqr. 
Commissioner of the Pension Office. 
Sir, 
The enclosed application in relation to a claim for a pension by Andrew Demoss of Martin Co. Indiana, has just been received, and I will thank you to give it early attention and advise me of the results. 
Very Respectfully 
Your Obt Servt. 
Jas. Whitcomb.

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War Dept. Pen Office 
Jan 17. 1838 
Sir 
The papers in the case of Andrew Demoss ^of Inda [the a in "Inda" is underlined] have been exd [d in "exd" underlined] and filed with suspended causes. He alleges to have enlisted in Captain Wagoner's Company and Col. Wood's regt. of the Virginia Line in 1776 for three years and that he served out the time of his enlistment. The records in this office of those who received their depreciation pay for services in the Virginia Line contain the name of only one person of the name of Demoss, but that person was not Andrew. Major Wagoner received his pay as his agent. Referrence has also been made to the muster rolls of Captain Wagoner's Company. ["at the State Department" crossed out] and it appears that only one person of the name of Demoss served in his company, and of the same name [words crossed out] with that on the ["record in this office." crossed out] List of Certificates of pay for Revolutionary Service.

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The claim is therefore considered very [illegible] and useless the regulations in [illegible] cases requiring the testimony of two witnesses who can swear to the alleged services from personal knowledge as required in not [illegible] in the enclosed printed sheet be strictly complied with a favorable decision cannot be had 

Hon. James Whitcomb. 
Commissr- Genl- Land Office. 

[written sideways up the page on the left-hand side] Hon James Whitcomb 
Jan. 17. 1838 
[illegible]

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Green County Probate Court 
August Term 1837 

State of Indiana 
Green County 
ss 
In the revolutionary claim of Andrew Demoss to a pension under the act of Congress of the 7th. June 1832.  

This day personally appeared in open court [illegible word crossed out] before the Honorable Willis D. Lester Judge of the Probate Court of the County of Green aforesaid Stafford Smith a resident of said County aged 88 years who being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that he Cannot recognise the said Andrew Demoss nor is he certain he ever saw him in the army but from conversing with him on the various incidents which occured at Winchester and Berkley County Va at and about the time this deponant entered the Army which was in November 1775. and those incidents and circumstances having been so accurately related and detailed by the said Demoss he is certain he enlisted and entered the army of the U.S. as stated in his declaration; I am also certain that he was at Winchester at the time I was stationed there; and also that he was one of the Troops that marched from that place [illegible word crossed out] to Philadelphia when I did, though we were not in the same Company, but were in the same Regiment and commanded by the same Col; The said Demoss being in the Company commanded by Capt Andrew Waggoner of Berkley County with whom I was well acquainted; What makes me so certain he was at this period in said Waggoners Company and one of his Troops is from certain incidents related by him that transpired in our march from Winchester to Philadelphia and whilst there. that no person could relate unless they were present; This deponant further states that he is equally certain that the said Demoss marched with this deponant from Philadelphia to Banhook and was [illegible word crossed out] in the same Regiment with him during the time he was at that place, that at Banhook this deponant was transfered from the 12th. Va. to the 3d. Pa Regiment, that after this period he does not remember any other encounter or incident by which he could say anything of said Demoss

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until this deponant was Stationed at Barkenridge near Morristown which was in the winter of 1776. (he thinks after Christmass of that year) that this winter a portion if [illegible word crossed out] not the whole of the Pa. and Va. troops wintered at this place and that he is certain from a variety of circumstances mentioned by said Demoss that he was stationed there that winter, that he is positive his captain was there because he frequently saw him he further states that he can say no more of said Demoss until the month of December 1777. when this Deponent was in winter quarters at the Valley forge, the Virginia and Pensylvania troops being then quartered there, he is certain the 12th. Va Regiment was then stationed there. And from a greate variety of small circumstances which took place there that winter related by the said Demoss, the description and situation of the place and the names of the officers then there as related and described by him; And also from the fact that we built a bridge at that place over the Skuylkill river, on which I worked and from facts stated by the said Demoss about said bridge I am certain he aided ^in the erection of the same; I am equally certain that he was that winter quartered at the Valley Forge. This deponant further states that he cannot say any thing more of sd. Demoss, until this Deponant was in winter quarters at Middlebrook in the State of New Jersey the Pa. &. Va. troops being then quartered there, he is positive the 12th. Va Regiment was then Stationed there, he is also certain from many facts, related by the said Demoss of that place and the circumstances which happened there; that he was then in winter quarters at ^that place. This Deponent further states that in conversing freely and fully with the said Demoss on the subject of the Revolution, and the incidents transpiring in the army & in our marches as related by him, he is positive that the said Demoss was in the battles, of Brandywine, Germantown, and Monmouth (though he does not remember of seeing him in any of those battles) [illegible] from the facts related by him about all these battles (being in all of them myself) and knowing these facts to be true I am positive in my own mind that he was in the above engagments. This deponant further States that from his conversations with the said

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Demoss relative to the Revolution, the incedents of the armey, the duty of the camp, and the facts connected with the war of the revolution so far as this deponent was conversant with the armey, he is certain that the said Demoss was and did serve in the army of the revolution from the month of March or April 1776. up to the spring of 1779. When this Deponent left Middlebrook and further this deponent saith not- 
Stafford his X mark Smith 
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court this 15th. day of august 1837 
S.R. Cavins Clerk 

State of Indiana 
Greene County 
I S.R. Cavins Clerk of the Circuit and Probate Courts in [illegible] for said County of Greene certify that the above and foregoing deposition of Stafford Smith in the matter of the pension claim of Andrew Demoss was by him duly sworn to and subscribed in open Court in term time, at the august term of our said Probate  Court in in the year eighteen hundred and thirty seven on the second day of the term of our said Probate Court being the 15th day of august [illegible ink smudge] 
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand affixed the seal of our said Circuit Court used by the order of our said Probate Court as the seal of our said Probate Court at Bloomfield august the 15th. 1837 
SR Cavins CK 

State of Indiana 
Green County 
SS 
I Willis D Lester Probate Judge of the County of Green aforesaid Certify that Samuel R. Cavins whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate is and was on the day of the date thereof, the acting clerk of Circuit and Probate courts of said County, that due faith and credit are due to all his official acts, and that said certificate and attestation thereto are in due form of law. witness my hand & seal this the 15 day of august. 1837. 
WD Lester Probate Judge [seal]

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Paoli February 4th 1829 
Dear Sir 
Some time since I made out a declaration and some applicants for a Mr Andrew Demoss to enable him to draw a pension and sent them to the [illegible] and Richd Rush [illegible] and have received no answer will you be so good as to make some inquiry on the subject. 
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