Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File Old War Invalid File 8122, William Bush, Not Rev. N.W. Indian War 1791 Ky. Agency

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(3-1776)

Bush, William

Service
Not Rev.
N.W. Indian War
1791

Number
Old War Invalid
File 8122

Contents
Ky. Agency

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[illegible] letters [illegible] J. B. Helm
Oct 30 1829 & Aug [illegible] today [illegible] 10 Oct 183 [illegible] 
[illegible] at the Treasury [illegible]
the Act of the 6th [illegible] 1888. [or 1808?]
from 4th March to 4 Sep 1889. [or 1809?]
Agt notified 3 Oct 1840
Letter to Samuel Haycraft
[illegible] Order to pay 24 Feb 1841
Letter to Hon Willis Green 9 April 1842
" " Hon. J. W. Slone 9 Feb 1844
" " same man 15 1844
Paid as above from 4 Mar [illegible] 
to 10 Dec 1840. Agt notified
24 [illegible] 1845. Dead

Transferred from Penna to Kentucky 4 Sept 1830

To Kentucky
From Pennsylvania
Wm. Bush, Private
Captain | company of the
Major Brown's Ba'n. KM. Militia
Ratio of disability, Total
Date of discharge, [left blank]
Time of closing the testimony, [left blank]
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania
Five dollars per month, to commence on the 13 Dec 1791.
Certificate of pension issued on the 18 of March 1800.
Arrears to 4th [left blank]
Sem-an'l all'e ending [left blank]
Act of the
[bottom part of page missing]

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State of Kentucky
County of Hardin [illegible]
On this 1st day of September 1830 before me, the subscriber a Justice of the peace for the said County of Hardin[,] personally appeared William Bush who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain John Thomas in Major Patrick Brown’s Battallion of Kentucky Militia in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Oldham in the service of the United States, on the expedition commanded by Major Genl St. Clair against the Miami Indians and that while in actual service on said expedition he was wounded by the Indians on the 17th day of October 1791. That a certificate was granted him by James M Henry secretary of war bearing date the 18th day of March 1800 whereby he was placed on the Roll of Invalid Pensioners. And that his pension has ever since been payable in Philadelphia in the State of Pennsylvania[.] But that he has resided in the state of Kentucky ever since the date of his certificate & now resides in said State where he intends to remain & wishes his pension there payable in future for the following reasons – He is now old, from age & infirmities & the disability occasioned by his wound he is not as able to travel about as formerly. That to draw his money from the pension agent in Philadelphia requires considerable formality and a special agent the expenses of which curtails the amount of his pension much more than if drawn

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Kentucky
[illegible] Seal
Sworn and submitted to
Before me the day & year
Aforesaid
Allen Singleton J,P,H,O
State of Kentucky
Hardin County [illegible]
On this 17th day of September 1830 before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace for the said County of Hardin personally appeared John [illegible]. Who on his oath declares that his well acquainted with William Bush who submitted the foregoing affidavit & that he is the identical person there described having served on the same expedition and received a wound himself that he well recollects the wound Bush received & has been acquainted with said Bush ever since[.]
Sword and submitted to by the said John Helm who is a man of veracity the day & year aforesaid
Allen Singleton JPHC
John Helm [illegible]
State of Kentucky
Hardin County [illegible]
I Samual Haycraft clerk of the county
courts for the county aforesaid do certify that Allen 
Singleton Esquire whose signature appear to each of
The foregoing affidavits was at the time of doing

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the same and still is an acting Justice of the 
peace in and for said County duly commissioned 
and qualified and that due faith and credit is 
and ought to be given to all his official acts 
as such
In testimony whereof I have herewith
set my hand and affixed the 
seal of said County at my office 
in Elizabeth Town this 14th day of 
September 1830
Sam Haycraft clk
[seal]

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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER’S OFFICE, 
February 10th, 1845.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled “An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States,” and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, The widow of William Bush, died invalid Pensioner on the Roll of the Kentucky Agency, at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, has been paid at this Department, from the  4th of March 1840, to the 18th Dec. 1840.
Respectfully yours, 
Albion K Parris
Comptroller

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House of Reps
March 9th, 1844
Dear Sir
Enclosed you will find a Letter from A.M. Brown of Kentucky you will perceive that the [illegible] interpreter of Wm Bush his [illegible] to [illegible] Department. I desire the [illegible] will send me the [illegible] as it seems to be necessary for Mrs Bush to make out her claim for the balance of her deceased husbands pension.
With the [illegible] respect
James W Stone
To
J.L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions

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Washington
House of Rep Feb 7th 1844

Honl J.L Edward
Dear Sir
I have the honour to enclose to you a letter from Mr Brown desiring information relative to the pension of Mr Bush you will please furnish me with this information
Most Respectfully
James W. Stone

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Northern Bank of Ky
Oct 2nd 1837
J L Edwards Esq
Comm of Pensions
Sir Enclosed please find the papers of Wm Bush for your inspection
Very respy
Wm. Crush [Ernst Cruth Crusp Cruik? illegible]
Pensn Clk

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NW Indian War 1791
8122 INVALID Ann
File No. 8122
William Bush
Point Rey Militia
Act: [left blank]
Index: -Vol. 022 [illegible], Page 3-0
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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TN KY EP 8 [part of seal or mark]
Free
Honble John H Eaton
Secretary of War
City of Washington DC
Pension Office
September 27 1830

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Elizabeth Town Ky
September 14th 1830
Dr Sir
Enclosed you will receive the affidavit of Mr Bush an invalid pensioner who wishes the payment of his pension transfered to Kentucky. At his request I solicit your Attention to the matter and if the transfer can be made on his application in its present state it would much oblige the old Gentleman.
Respectfully your
Obt svt
Sam Haycraft

An answer enclosed to Jno [illegible] of this place or myself will meet with Attention. Mr Bush himself lives in the Country a few miles, a letter addressed to him would not reach him for some time, he is an illiterate man, has but little communication with the world, and would not call at the post office once in a year.
S. Haycraft
Honble
Jno H Eaton
Seal [signature]

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Pension Office (handwritten)
30th Oct 1829 (handwritten)

ELIZ'TOWN OCT KY. (round seal)

The Hon Secretary of War (handwritten)
Washington City (handwritten)

free (handwritten)
Pension (handwritten)
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(ALL HANDWRITTEN)
Elizabethtown 20 Oct 1829 - 

James L Edwards - Esquire

??? - As fair as was in my power I have per???ed the discretionary ????
on to Mill???? M???? in preparing a power
of attorney to a??? ??? pension. Now
???- ??? ??? ??? no choice as to whether
hi money for his pension shall in future be
paid at Philadelphia or Louisville - Kentucky - 
Philadelphia funds are always at a small
premium in this section which pays for the 
trouble of drawing the money at that place
And he would have to have it a????? by
power of attorney even at Louisville - 

If after this statement it is required to
that ???? ????? ?? Transfered upon the fee at
?????? can numerated to him a petition ????
be immediately for ????? ?????? ???? to
your instructions ???? ??? given - ??? much
was living on the place where he now resides
where first placed on the pension ????
And ??? always drawn his pension

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(ALL HANDWRITTEN)

in Philadelphia - he generally gets a merchant 
going on to draw the money for him - who pays
it over to him on his return - for this reason
there is no difficulty arrives out of his ????
as the pension ??? of that ????.

If you ????????? this
power of attorney is found in ???? ????
please foward it to       of Philadelphia
Merchant who will draw the money for
??? ???? and hold the same subject? to
his further order? or forward it to
the pension agent at that place as
the rules of your office requires with
instructions to pay it over when application
being made for it by ???.

any communication directed to
William Bush or myself with regard to 
this matter will meet with J???
attention - direct to Elizabethtown Kentucky

With respect
Jno W Helm

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TREASURY DEPARTMENT 
Second Comptroller's office 
September 26, 1840.
Sir: 
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An
act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain
Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury 
of the United States," William Bush, Brualie 
Pensioner on the roll of the Kentueky Agency, at 
the rate of Eight Dollars and _ cents 
per nenth, under the law of the, has 
 been paid at this department from the 4th of March,
to the 6th Sept, 1839,
respectfully yours, 
Albion K Parris
Comptroller.

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William Bush Kentucky
Invalid
To what time last paid
Pension Office
24th Feb 1841
paid to 4 March 1840
LH

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Free
The Secretary of War
War Department
Pension Office
Washington City
DC
Mail

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(ALL HANDWRITTEN)

Elizabeth Town 27th July 1830

To the Honorable The Secretary of
War - your petitioner William Bush United
States pensioner respectfully states that he
was placed upon the pension book as an
in valid pensioner and has drawn a pension
as such ??? or the thirteenth day of December
1791 that He Served in Major Patrick
B? m's Battalion of Kentucky Militia and
was wounded By the Indians on the 17 Oct 1791
when in actual Service as the expedition
commanded By ??? St-Clair against the Miami
Indians - That he has heretofore drawn his
pension in Philadelphia which has Subjected
Him to Great inconveniences having all this
time lived in ??? ??? County Kentucky

Your petitioner therefore respectfully states
that it will be much more convenient for
him in future to appear at the United States
Branch Bank at Louisville and Receive
his pension in person      Your Petitioner

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(ALL HANDWRITTEN)

therefore respectfully solicits that his name
May be transferred to the ???? of the Kentucky
Agency and made payable at the Branch
Bank of the United States at Louisville

Whereby he will be able in future to
appear in person and receive his pension 
and save the great difficulty which allows
the drawing by power of attorney there being
Now so much difficulty in Getting One ????
Out in ??? from Your petitioner has 
drawn his pension that may ??? the
4th March Last He prays that ??? S???
??? directed to be paid to ???? at
Louisville.          Wilm Bush

This day appears William Bush
before me the ???? signed a Magistrate for Ha??? County
Kentucky and signed an acknowledged the above for
his act and deed 27th July 1830
                  John Morris  ?????

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(HANDWRITTEN)

Elizabethtown 27 July 1830

The Hon J.L. Edwards

Sir.  I ??? you this petition
of William Busch to be placed on the ???? of this
Kentucky agency - I did not know any form
or what comes to pensions but if the petition is
in any manner defective if you will give me
notice ????? try and supply the deficiency
?? ??? will also please inform me whether
this 7 November(?) can be paid to Bush in
Louisville

      Very respectfully
           Jno. Helm