Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 9297, Jacob Bushong, Va.

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(B-1776)
Service Va. Bushong, Jacob Number S9297
Contents Carded

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A letter of grant 1825 to Hon
J Hoane. Let to him J Hom
Son HR Mar 12 1836
JS Darrah, June 11/59. 

4,268
Ohio Role
Jacob Bushong
Private
Virginia Line 80-18 months
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War

Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio
At the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 3rd of June 1818. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 10th of Nov 1818
And sent to George Johnson before Judge
New Lisbon Ohio. 

Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818. 3 m. + 2/30 - 24:53
Semi-anl. All’ce ending 4 March 1819 48:__
72:59
{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818}

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The State of Ohio Columbiana County F. 
In testimony that George Brown
Esquire was on the day the written deposition
was taken on associate judge
Of the Court of Common Pleas for the 
Said bounty  of Columbiana Commissioned
And sworn & that full faith & credit are due
To his official acts - I have hereunto set my name & affixed the seal of said county this 17th may 1818
Horace Potter Clerk

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Columbian county Personally appeared before the subscriber one of the State of Ohio for Fifth district of Ohio; Jacob Bushong aged sixty four years being a citizen of the aforesaid district; and after being sworn as the law directs, Deposeth and saith that sometime in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty he engaged with a Captain Randal belonging to Colonel Bluefords  Regiment in the Virginia line but Captain Randal resigning he was put under the command of Captain Francis Cowherd under whom he served as a soldier and Gunsmith the whole time of his service specified on his Discharge which is enclosed in this Deposition, he further saith that he never received any pay for the abovesaid service only a few dollars for his artificers work which was then of no account he further saith that he was in the Battle of Guilford Camdon and at the siege of Ninety Six as also at the battle of the Eutaws and some other small skirmishes and that at the battle of Camdon under General Green he was either wounded by a ball or in the movement of his shin broke which turned to a running sore which run thirty three years which with the Nonpayment of his Services Doctor Bills and the depreciation of paper currency from his absence of which he has several hundred dollars on hand yet has reduced him to such circumstances as to need the support of his Country and further saith not sworn to and subscribed this fifteenth day of May 1818

George Brown Jacob Bushong

I do hereby certify that appears to my satisfaction the above named Jacob Bushong has served his country in the Revolutionary war against the Common enemy of his Country and that he stand in need of the assistance of his country for support (to the secretary of the war department,) Given from under my hand this fifteenth day of May One thousand eight hundred and eighteen - 
George Brown

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July 7, 1932
BA-J/MCS
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Jacob Bushong 
S 9297

Mr. Rivers Peterson
915 Meyers-Kiser Bank Bldg. 
Indianapolis
Indiana

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter requesting information in regard to Jaboc Bushong, a soldier of the Revolution.

The data furnished herein were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S.9247, based upon the Revolutionary War service of Jacob Bushong. 

He enlisted, place not stated, served as private and artificer with the Virginia troops under Captain Francis Cowherd and was discharged January 17, 1782, from Captain Francis Cowherd’s Company in the Second Virginia Regiment, having served eighteen months. He was in the battle of Guilford Court House, was wounded in the battle of Camden of Hobkirk’s Hill, and was in the siege of Ninety-Six and the battle of Eutaw Springs. 

He was allowed pension on his application executed May 15, 1818, at which time he was sixty-four years of age and was living in Columbiana County, Ohio. 

In 1828 he was living in Stark County, Ohio. 

There are no data relative to the soldier’s family. 

The above noted is the history of the only soldier named Jacob Bushong, searched under all spellings, that is found in the Revolutionary War records of this office. 

Very truly yours,

-Did not use Cols, Blueford (Buford)
or Richard Campbells name
as was doubtful whether 
He actually served under 
these officers.

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Jacob Bushong’s 
Patitiens to procure a pension for 
Hou. J. le. Wright

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For the purpose of obtaining the benefits of “An Act for the relief of certain surviving officers & soldiers of the Army of the Revolution “approved on the 15th of May AP 1828 I Jacob Bushong of Stark County State of Ohio, Do hereby Declare that I enlisted in the Continental Line of the Army of the Revolution for and during the war and Continued in the service until its termination. At which period was a private and and an Artificer (that is when off duty I repaired the arms of my company as a gun and blacksmith). In captain Thomas Bells Company at that time commanded by Captain Frances Cowherd in a regiment commanded as near as I can recollect by Col, Rich. Campbell In the Virginia Line but I am not certain that we had not lost our field officer at the battle of Guildford Court House which I was engaged in under the Command of General Green I also declare that I afterward received a regular discharge and suppose I was intitled to receive a reward of eighty dollars under a  Resolve Congress Passed the 12th of May 1778 and I do declare that I was not on the 15the day of March 1828 on the Pension List of the United States. My discharged is on file in the War office I believe as part of Revolutionary Claim No 4.268- October the 13th AD 1823.
Jacob Bushong

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Stark County the state B
LS of Ohio

Before me John Pugh A Justice of Peace in and for the County Aforesaid Personly appeard Andrew Clark of stark County and Richard Batter of Columbiania County & place aforesaid who did verily make oath that Jacob Bushong By whom The foregoing declaration was subscribed in generally reputed and believed to have been an Artificer and Private in The Army of the Revolution In Names as above on herein stated Wittenes, my hand and seal this 13th day of October AD 1828.
John Pugh
J. Peau

Stark County Ohio
I John Myers clerk of the court of common pleas for said county do hereby certify that John Pugh Esquire before whom the above affidavit appears to have been made in a justice of the Peace written and for said County of Stark and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his genuine 
In testimony whereof I hereto sign my name and affix the seal of said Court at Canton this 13th day of October 1828
Jno. Myers Clk [signature]

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The bearer thereof Jacob Bushong a soldier of Virgina detachment Capt Cowherd compy having served eighteen months 
The term for which he was engaged is hereby discharged from said detachment. In which we certify that he hath served as a brave and faithful soldier given at [illegible]
Seventeenth day of January 1782.
F Cowherd Left.
L. Snead

Recorded in the Book of the [illegible]
Hon [illegible]

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1317.
Revolutionary claims.
Treasury Department
8 Dec 1828.
Jacob Bushong of the County of Stark in the State of Ohio 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 point he was an artificer in captain Cowhard’s company, in the - regiment of the Virginia 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.

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 Dickens.

Treasury Department
Third Auditor’s Office,
10th December 1828

It appears by the records in this office, that a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars has been issued to \\\\ in the \\ . It further appears that Jacob Bushong is not now on the pension list of any agency, and has been so since the 3rd March 1826

The name of Jacob Bushong cannot be found among those of the Virginia line, to whom the Certificates for the gratuity of Eighty Dollars were issued. 
Pilnstagner Anf
[illegible]

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General Law Office
9 Jan. 1829

The name of Jacob Bushong does not appear on the [illegible] warrants found by the Register of the Law Office at Richmond PA so far as they have been reviewed. 

GW: GrWham
Commissioner

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1317.
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,
January 1829.
The annexed paper, relating to the claim of jacob Bushong under the abovementioned act, is respectfully referred to the Secretary of War, with a request that he will be pleased to cause me to be informed whether it appears, by any records in the War Department, that the claimant has received, or is entitled to receive, the bounty in land granted by Congress for service in the Continental LIne of the Army of the Revolution. 

R. Ruch

The Hon. the Secretary of War,
War Depart:
Bounty Land Office
It does not appear by the records in this office that Jacob Bushong of the Virg.a Line received or is entitled to bounty land of the United States
Robert Taylor
7 Jan’y 1829

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Jacob Bushong a private Revolutionary war. was Petitioned under the Act of 1818 Nov 10 1818. Al $96. Per anum commencing June 3.1818. 
His name was dropped from the [illegible] under the act of May 1. 1820. On account of his property (the act of May 1. Required a schedule of property L.) & was not assisted under subsequent Acts as he [illegible] exhibits a a schedule of his property. 
Hon Wm Munegan  Trask Exam
Dec. 8.1870

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Whartonburg 
Wyandotte Co Ohio
May 30th 1859
[illegible] Whilcing [illegible]
Commissiones of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Sir,
Will you take the trouble to inform me if there was money drawn from your office. At an time before 1810. & 30. On the Pension Papers of Jacob Bushong of Ohio- A Revolution Pensioner- and if so how much & who drew it.
Or if it still remains in hand of the department. an answer at your earliest convenience will much oblige. 
Yours &
J. S. Darrah

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Sept 23-92 Cert #
And date of service to J.M. Bogle a relative of soldier
93 July 7 hist to [illegible]
Rivers Peterson, [illegible]


Rev War
9297
INVALID. 
File No. 9297
Jacob Bushong
Bin Rev. War
Act: March 18th /18
Index: – Vol. 7, Page 51
[Arrangement of 1870]

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Hon. P.B. Porter
Leiy Officer

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Washington City
8th Dec 1828

The Lecutory Officer
Sir:
 Enclosed is the declaration of Jacob Bushong a soldier of the Revolution, claiming the benefit of the act of congress of 15 May 1825. Will you please give the paper the proper direction for ascertaining his [illegible] & that I may obtain information of the result?
Yours with great [illegible] [paper seal]
J C Wright

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1828 papers
 to the be filed
 with ad
 AWJ
#9297

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Jacob Bushong - Artificeir
VA. Line-

Ohio

Aed Inr. File No 9297
Evidence Insufficient
Act 1828

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Face up
George Brown Judge New Lisbon Ohio
Rec’d June 8th 1818
Jacob Bushong P
Bluefords Reg Va line
1780 to 1782
15th May 1818
Admitted
Upside down
Free
The secretary of the war Department
Washington City
New Lisbon O.
May 24

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RIvers Peterson
915 Meyer-Kiser Bank Building
Indianapolis
May 21,1932
Verterans Administration,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen: 
WIll you please advise if your records in-
Dictate any revolutionary service by
Jacob Bushong (The name was variously spelled Bushang, Bosang, Boshong)
Who lived during that period in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, in either Augusta, Rookingham, or some adjoining county. 
The writer is not a professional geneologist but is trying to establish  certain records 

Black Stamp
RECEIVED 2:30 MAY 23 1932 RECEIPT SECTION PENSION FILES [ILLEGIBLE] DIVISION