Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3805, Gabriel Friend, Md.

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(3-1776)

_Friend, Gabriel_

SERVICE
_Md_

NUMBER
_R. 3805_

CONTENTS [blank]

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Gabriel Friend

Act 1832

AH Markland

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State of _Maryland_
County of _Allegany_

Be it known, that on this _nineteenth_ day of _November_ A. D. 185_2_ before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared 1._Gabriel Friend_ resident of 2. _Selbysport_ in said County, and made oath according to law that 3._he is the identical man "[illegible]_ who was a Soldier in the war of the Revolution, and who has heretofore made application for the benefit of the Pension Act of 4. _[blank]_

that 5._he is_ directly interested as a claimant in said pension and makes this affidavit to be filled with such additional evidence or arguments as my Agent may use in prosecuting said claim.

Considering and revoking all Powers of Attorney, and authority heretofore given, I hereby constitute and appoint SAMUEL M. KNIGHT, of Washington City, my true and lawful Attorney, to prosecute the claim of 6._Gabriel Friend_ for any amount of Revolutionary Pension, or increase of Pension that may be due; and I hereby authorize my said Attorney to examine all papers or documents in relation to said claim on file in the Department at Washington City, or elsewhere, to file additional evidence or arguments, and to receive for my exclusive benefit, the certificate which may be issued for said claim, which certificate I wish made payable at the Washington City, D. C. Agency; to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed, and to do all things that I might or could do were I personally present. Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney and Agent shall lawfully do in the premises.

_Gabriel Friend_

Sworn to, Subscribed and Acknowledged before me the day and year above written, and I hereby certify that I believe the said _Gabriel Friend_ to be directly interested in said claim as set forth, and to be the identical party therein alleged.

_John P Laudermilk Justice_

State of _Maryland_
County of _Allegany K act_

It is Hereby Certified, that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me, Clerk of the [handwritten]Circuit Court for Allegany County [/h] that _Gabriel Friend_ the party who has sworn to, and ackowledged [sic] the foregoing Declaration and Power of Attorney is the 10._Identical_ reputed soldier aforesaid. I further certify, that 11._John P Lowdermilk_ Esq. before whom the preceding affidavit and Power of Attorney were made and acknowledged, was, at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace, in and fore said County, and that the signature purporting to be his, I believe to be genuine.

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office, this _22nd_ day of _November_ 185_2_

12._HC Resley Clerk of the Circuit Court for Allegany County

1. Claimant's name or names in full.--2. Post Office address.
3. "That he is the identical man," or, "that she is the widow of the identical man," or, "that he or she is the legal heir of the identical man," &c., &c.
4. Leave this line blank.--5. "He is," "she is," or "they are." --6. Revolutionary soldier's full name.--7. Claimant's signature.--8. Claimant's name.--9. Magistrate's signature.
10. "Identical," "widow of," or, "child of."--11. Magistrate's name.--12. Clerk's signature.

N. B.--Should two or more heirs join in the foregoing, the plural should be substituted for the singular number.

[handwritten]I hereby Certify that from the family record the above named Gabriel Friend was one hundred& one years old on the 17th day of June decst JP Lawdermilk.[/h]

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March 12, 1935
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Mrs. Eleanor F. Gibson
Sheldon, Iowa

GABRIEL FRIEND
R.3805
BA-J/WLB

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Gabriel Friend, of Allegany County, Maryland, who died at the age of one hundred two years.

The record of Gabriel Friend follows as obtained from pension claim, R. 3805, based on his service in the Revolutionary War.

Gabriel Friend applied for pension December 12, 1849, while a resident of Allegany County, Maryland, at which time he gave his age as ninety years.

He alleged that while residing in that part of Washington County which was later Allegany County, Maryland, he volunteered, that he served as ranger and Indian spy in Captain Augustine Friend's company (relationship to soldier not stated), and that he was discharged in 1781, at which time he held the rank of 1" lieutenant.

His claim was not allowed as proof of service was not furnished in accordance with the requirements of the pension law.

In 1850, the post office address of the soldier was Addison, Pennsylvania. In 1858, his resident was Selbysport, Allegany County, Maryland.

In 1862, John P Lawdermilk, Justice of the Peace for Allegany County, Maryland, stated that the family record of Gabriel Friend showed that he was one hundred one years old on the 17th day of June 1852. The place of soldier's birth and names of his parents were not given.

In 1851, reference was made to Gabriel Friend's wife, but her name was not given and no reference was made to children.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator

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IX 5322

Set Wm Bridges Aug 3 '39

Rejected

Let. & Wm Bridges

Feb 24, 1840

Act

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95

Pension Office.
Feb, 9, 1852.

Sir:
In reply to your letter of the 18 Nov. last in the case of Gabriel Friend, you are referred to my letter to you of the 13 Same month, which perhaps, has not reached you when yours was penned.

Henry A Barron, Eql
Bentonville Va

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Fri 20/50

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634

Pension Office
Nov 20th 1850.

Sir

Your application for the benefit of the act of June 7, 1832, made in Maryland before a Justice of the Peace, cannot, under our rules, be considered. You are therefore requested to make a new declaration before a Court of Record, and to comply in all respects with the printed regulation on closed especially in reference to the terms and character of service which must be specifically set forth as denoted on the 20 page of said Regulations. You must also open your declaration in the presence of the court.

Your failure to transmit your claim until the late day is now calculated to exude a distrust of its solidity, and you must therefore assign a satisfactory reason for the delay.

Mr. Gabriel Friend,
Addison, Pa

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-Copy-

Nov. 13, 1851

Henry A. Barron Esq

Selbysport, Allegheny Co. Md -

Sir: In answer to your letter respecting the claim of Gabriel Friend of Md. to a pension under the Act of June 7, 1832 I have to state that he must make a declaration in open Court before a Court of Record unless he be physically incapable to attend Court, in which event he may declare in presence of a Judge out of a Court, the Judge testifying to the fact of disability. The declaration now on file was made before a Justice of the Peace, and is therefore insufficient. The inclosed blank will show you what further is to be done in regard to testimony. If Friend served in the Maryland line there may be some record of it at Annapolis, where application is to be made to Mr. Brewer. If no record evidence of the service is in existence, the parole evidence of some credible [...] who knows of his own knowledge that George+ Friend served so alleged may be addended In the present state of the papers nothing can be done with the case-

Davidge

J.E.H

+ error - should be Gabriel- Ew

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[a large X is drawn through this form letter. All fields are blank]

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
WASHINGTON

Record Division
Rev. War Section

__

In reply to your letter date the __, and received the __, you are advised that the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau fail to afford any information in regard to __

Very respectfully,

Commissioner.

(M F 27)

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Nov 26, 1851

Rel: to case of Gabriel Frienee or Friend

Henry A Barron
Brentsville, Va

[cross written]

Brentsville Va,
James E Heath Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City

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Brentsville 18th Nov 185

Dear Sir

When I was last in your office I had not time to examine fully into the claim for Pension of my old friend Gabriel Frience of Allegany County Md + could not see by the papers what more was necessary for him to do to make him to appear before you in the proper light to get a pension. I expect to be in Washington in about two weeks when I will do myself the pleasure of calling on you. In the mean time I shall esteem it a personal favor if you will give the subject of his application another examination + see what you can do for him. I am fully convinced that he did serve as a ranger. but his extreme age (now 91) renders it impossible to get any living evidence to prove the fact. He is now very poor + if ever there was a case when the Government would do an act of justice and benevolence to one of its old defenders, his is such a case. I should like much to be the means of obtaining for him aid from the Government [...] his last declining years

Hoping this may find you in health much improved I am [...

James Jo. [...]
Henry A Barron

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Rev. War Section.

October 27, 1921

Mrs. Eleanor F. Gibson,
Sheldon, Iowa.

Madam:-

In response to your letter dated October 5, 1921, you are advised that from the papers in the Revolutionary War claim, Rejected file No. 3805, it appears that Gabriel Friend lived in Washington(later Allegheny) County, Maryland, at the time of the Revolution. He alleged that in June 1775, he entered the service as a Ranger and Indian Spy, under Captain Augustine Friend, having the rank of 1" Lieutenant, and that he served until 1781.

He applied for pension December 12, 1849, while residing in Allegheny County, Maryland., [age] 90 years, but his claim was rejected as he failed to give satisfactory proof of his military service as required by the pension laws.

His wife is referred to,but no name given. There is no further family data.

Very respectfully,

Commissioner.

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Aug/28/1951
Rel: to case of Gabriel Friend
Henry A Barron
Selbysport
Alleghany Co:
Md

Keysers Ridge Md
Aug 14
Honble James E Heath
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City

Enquiry
Aug 18
[crossed out] Ms. Dickinson
Aug 28
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Selbysport Allegany County Md
13 August 1851

Dear Sir

i hope that ere this your health is entirely recovered and that you are now able to attend to your duties in your office. Just before I left your City I called at the office to look at the papers filed in the case of the application of an old friend of mine in this neigh (Gabriel Friend) who served as a ranger or Indian spy in this part of the State. W Evans gave me a copy of the printed instructions which I have examined carefully since my arrival + I cannot understand what more is necessary for him to do to enable him to profit by the act of 1832. He is now upwards of 91 years + is unable to travel to Cumberland a distance of [more than] 50 miles if it can perfectly be done without. Will you be so kind as to examine his papers now on file in your office + write me what more is necessary to enable him to receive a pittance from the Government-He has not applied before because he was able to live without it. Reverses of fortune has made him poor + he now asks of his Government what I think ought to give him.. enough to supply the wants of himself + his old wife.

I shall be pleased on his behalf that you will give this your earliest attention + write me + you will confer an obligation in your Friend + Obst

Henry A Barron