Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 17303, Edy Burch, Vt.

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(3-1776)

[column headings: SERVICE| [blank] | NUMBER|]
Vt.|Burch, Edy | S. 17303

CONTENTS carded

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Ohio 19.650.
Edy Burch of Washington in the State of Ohio who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Hazen of the [blank] commanded by [blank] in the Vermont Co. line for 7. Months
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Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 23. Dollars 33. Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 9th day of August 1833 and Sent to Geo Dunlevy Marietta Ohio
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Arrears to the 4th of March 1833     $46.66
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4. Sep "   11.66
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$58.33
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded H. S. Evans Clerk.
Book E Vol. 8. - Page 3.

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State of Ohio
Washington County ss.}
On this twenty forth day of May A.D. 1833, personally appeared in Open Court, before the Court of Common Pleas, within and for the County of Washington Now sitting, Edy Burch a Resident of Aurelius Township, in the above County and State, Aged seventy two years, who, first being duly sworn according to Law, doth, on his Oath, make the following declaration, in Order to obtain the benifit of the Act of Congress passed June the 7th 1832. 
That he entered the service of the United States [margin note: Edy Burch 25519] under the following named Officers, and served as herein Stated. In the Month of June 1776 at the Town of Hartford in the County of Winsor, and State of Vermont, I was mustered in a company comanded by Captain Abel Marsh as a substitute for my Father Benjamin Burch, there was eleven or twelve Men from the Town of Hartford the residue of the Company came from the Towns of [erasure crossed out], Hartland, Gompart, and Winser, the Company Rendesvous'd at Winsor, and Marched immediately to Mount Independence in the Vicinity of Ticonderoga, where I was stationed, until I was Verbally discharge and I got home the 24th of September: from the length of time, Age, and loss of Memory, he does not recollect the name of his Lieut or Ensign, he recollects one Seargent whose name was Howard, with whom he went on Scouts at one time with three days, provision they have gone seven days, their imployment while at Fort Independence was to scout up & down the Lake Champlain to discover the Indians & their signs; he thinks there was as Many as five hundred Militia stationed in the Barracks on Mount Independence; but he cannot recollect the names of any of the Field Officers. Or who commanded 
In June 1777, he was drafted, to serve on a Tour of duty as a Militia Man for the Town of Hartford, in the County of Winsor & State of Vermont Our company  was commanded by Capt Joshua Hazen the Company rendezvous'd at Winsor on the 2nd of July

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2nd of July the same year, and were marched to the Town of Manchester, in Vermont, where he remained until some of the first days of October, when from there we were we were marched to Bennington, he staid a few days at Bennington, and from there his Company marched to Saratoga and was in the last Battle that was fought with Genl Burgoine before he surrendered, he was there taken from Capt. Hazens Company, & put into (as he thinks) Capt Steel Smiths Company to guard Gen's Burgoins Troops, to Springfield in Connecticut, to which place they guarded the prisoners, and where he received a written discharge, but he does not rember the Officer who sined it, he then returned immediately home to Vermont, where he arrived at the 29th Hartford day of October, - and gave his discharge to his Father, & has not seen it since, - He has no documentary evidence, nor does he know of any person, whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his services. - 
He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension, or annuity, except the present, and declares that his Name is not on the pention Roll, of the Agency of any State. - 
/s/X his Mark Edy Burch

Sworn to & subscribed the day & year afforesaid. 
Attest /s/Geo. Dunlevy Clerk

There being No Clergyman living in the Neighbourhood of Edy Burch, who has sworn to & subscribed the above declaration, We Amos Wilson, and Stephen Otis, residing in the neighbourhood of Edy Burch, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted Edy Burch, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declarations, that we believe him to be seventy two years, of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a Soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that Opinion
/s/Amos Wilson
/s/Stephen Otis
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year afforesaid.}
Attest /s/Geo Dunlevy Clerk

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Interrogatories by the Court. - 

qu't  When + in what year were you Born - 
Ans. I was born in the year 1760. at Stonington in the State of Conecticut - 
Ques. 2nd Have you any record of your Age, if so, where is it
Ans'd I have a record of My Family Bible, which I copied from one in Vermont
Qust. 3rd Where were you living when called into service
Ans'd When I was called into service, I was living in Hartford in Winsor County Vermont, where I continued upwards of Twenty, after the close of the Revolutionary war.
I then removed to Canada, where I resided about four years. I then returned to Hartford, + remained two or three years, from thence I removed about the commencement of the last year, to Cayuga County State of New York, + continued there until the autumn of 1817, when I removed with my family to Washington County in the state of Ohio, where I have resided since that time. - 
Ques't 4th How were you called into service, were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute, for whom? - 
Ans'r - On my first tour of duty I was a substitute for my Father, Benjamin Burch, the second tour I was draughted.
Ques 5th State the Names of some of the regular Officers who were with the troops where you served, which Continental Regiments or Militia, as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service?
Ans'r While on my first tour of duty at Mount Independence, I do not recollect the names of any of the Field Officers - on my second tour it was said Gen'l Morgan had the command, being then but a Youth, my acquaintance was principally confined to my own company. - 
Ques't - 6 did you ever receive a discharge from the service. + if so, by whom was it signed, or given and what has become of it.
Ans'r I received a discharge, at Springfield in the State of Connecticut, but do not recollect by whom it was signed, which I carried home + gave to my Father, but have no knowledge what afterwards became of it -

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Ques't 7th - State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood, and who can testify as to your Character for Veracity and their belief of your service as a Soldier in the Revolution,
Ans'r Amos Wilson Esq'r and Stephen Otis Esq'r - 

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary service and served as he states. And the Court further certify that it appears to them that there is no clergyman residing in the County who would probably know Mr. Burch's reputation as a revolutionary soldier or the contrary, and the Court further certify that Amos Wilson & Stephen Otis who have signed the within certificate are residents of the County of Washington are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit. 
Attest /s/Geo. Dunlevy Clerk.

The State of Ohio
Washington County ss} I, George Dunlevy, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, of said County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Edy Burch for a pension.
[court seal affixed] In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this twenty fourth day of May Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and thirty three.
/s/ Geo. Dunlevy Clerk

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No. 25519
Edy Burch Washington County Ohio

Adm. 7. Months. - 

Geo. Dunlevy Clk Washington County Ohio

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WAR DEPARTMENT, Pension Office, 183

Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.

A Statement, shewing the Service of Edy Burch Washington County Ohio
[column headings: Period which the service was rendered.|Duration of the claimant's service.(Years.|Months.|Days.)|Rank of the claimant.|Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served.|Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service.|Proof by which the declaration is supported.|]
Sub. June 1776|(about - |3| - )|private|Cap Marsh,|72 years|Traditionary evidence - paper correct|
Drafted June 1777|( - |4| - )| " |Cap Hazen, Cap Smith|Winsor County Vermont|[blank]|
[end of columns]
Battle of Saratoga

I am, respectfully, 
Your obedient servant, 
J. L. EDWARDS, 
Commissioner of Pensions.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832. 

The following regulations have been adopted: This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line,' State troops," " militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits et the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service. 
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law: 
1. The Regular Troops. 
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers. 
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service. 
4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, mucicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record. 
DECLARATION, 
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832. 
State, Territory, or District of} County of} ss. 
On this [blank] day of [blank] personally appeared (a) before [blank] A. B. a resident (b) of [blank] in the county of [blank] and State, Territory or District of [blank] aged (c) [blank] years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) [blank], with [blank] and served in the [blank] (e) regiment of the [blank] line, under the following named officers : 
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service ; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers ;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. ⇒This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.] He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of [blank] 
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. [blank] A. B. 
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.] 
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. 
I [blank] of the Court of [blank] do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of [blank] for a pension. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this [blank] day of [blank] &c. 
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out. 
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz: 
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the [blank] and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with [blank], who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be [blank] years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid. 
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.] 
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a RevoIutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the [blank] and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the [blank] and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit. 
I, [blank] Clerk of the Court of [blank] do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of [blank] for a pension. 
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal [blank] of office, this [blank] day of [blank]&c. 
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction. It such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration,(l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be
attempted ; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute: And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6.{To a Soldier. {Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
{To an Officer.{Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons-one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from
their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the, declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties. which the Court is herein requested to perform;
and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.

[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he most assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making au affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith. that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below. and in the following grades:- For ____ year ____months, and ____days, I served as a ____ . For ____ months and ____days, I served as a ____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held; as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of service. The use of the phrase about three or four months, is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers, the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or place where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f]The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion or the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if he has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
⇒The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

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May 1, 1939

Mr. Thomas H. Slattery
P.O. Box 1938
c/o Midland Mutual Life insurance Co.
Columbus, Ohio

BA-J/AWF
Edy Burch
S. 17303

Dear Sir:
The data which follow were obtained from papers o file in claim for pension, S. 17303, based upon service of Edy Burch in the War of the Revolution.

Edy Burch, son of Benjamin Burch, was born in the year 1760, in Stonington, Connecticut ; the name of his mother was not stated.

While a resident of Hartford, Windsor County, Vermont, Edy Burch enlisted sometime in June, 1776, served as substitute for his father, as private in Captain Abel Marsh's Vermont company, was stationed at Mount Independence and did scout duty up and down Lake Champlain , returned home reaching there September 27, 1776.  He enlisted sometime in June, 1777, served as private in Captain Joshua Hazen's Vermont company, was in the last battle of Saratoga, after which he was placed in Captain Steel Smith's company, and guarded prisoners taken at the surrender of Burgoyne, to Springfield, Connecticut , where he received a written discharge, and returned at one to Hartford, Vermont, arrived there October 29, 1777, and gave his discharge to his father.

Edy Burch moved, after the close of the revolution, to Canada, where he lived about four 
years, returned to Hartford, Vermont, and lived two or

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three years, then moved to Cayuga County, New York, and in 1817 moved with his family to Washington County, Ohio .  He did not give the names of his family.

The soldier, Edy Burch, was allowed pension on his application executed May 24, 1833, at which time he was living in Aurelius Township, Washington county, Ohio.

There are no further discernible family data in this claim.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and furnish the follow data-

Edy Burch
Certificate #19650
Issued August 9, 1833
Rate $23.33 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1932
Ohio Agency.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator

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[verso]

17.303
INVALID.
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File No. 17.303
Edy Burch
Pri Rev War

Act: June 7" 32
Index: - Vol. 1, Page 53
[Arrangement of 1870.]

[recto]

1925 April 1 Hist to Charlotte T. Luckhurst See letter in claim John Ramsay W. 26346 awj.
1934 April 11 - hist to Mrs. Nathan R. Park awj.
1934 - June 26 - Mrs. N. R. park adv. cost of photos - MMHT
1934 - July 19 - Photos to Mrs. N. R. Park - MMHT
1939-May 1 - hist to Thomas H Slattery awf

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Edy Burch Ohio - 7. June 1832 $23.33
To What time last paid
Pension Office
23d Nov 1837. 
c/o % the 4 Sep 1835 JH

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Be pleased to say to whom the money was remitted in the case of Edy Burch, Ohio [illegible] act 1832.
Whose pension was paid at the hearing ['on the' crossed out] in April last. 
Pension Office
July 2 1842}

To Dr. Israel Dodge
at Cincinnati Ohio.
as atty for the pens'r 
W -

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[addressed envelope]

Mr Evans Nov 22 
[postmark: MARIETTA O NOV 17]

Free FREE

J L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City

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[handwritten letter]

McConnelsville Morgan County Ohio
Nov 16th 1837

Mr J L Edwards Commissioner of pensions

Sir in September past I was caled on to draw a pension paper for Mr. Burch who lives in the above named County in the most remote township and is in a decriped  state and unable to come to the county Seat I then drew a paper and sent it to him and it was exicuted by his making his mark and witnesses by the justice of the Peace it was returned from Cincinnati and stated that Prove must be two witnesses I then drew the inclosed paper and after ['sent' crossed out] his exicuting it it was carried to Cincinnati by the attorney and returned to me stating that there must be an order from you before the agent called pay the money on it I have no interest in the business further than to oblige and old revolutionary soldier and you will perceive that it is attended with a good deal of trouble to pensioner as well as expence I wish you to send the order for him to draw the money or if the inclosed form will not

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[handwritten letter]

do please send me a blank form or Such instructions as is required as there is no form or instructions I believe in this place other than those inclosed
Respectfully yours
/s/Nathaniel Shepard

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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
December 31st, 1838.

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," Edy Burch, - a Pensioner on the Roll of the Cincinnati, Ohio, Agency, at the rate of Twenty three Dollars and thirty three Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June, 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1837, to the 4th March, 1838.
Respectfully yours, 
/s/Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

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[addressed envelope]

Mr Evans May 11
[postmark: MCCONNELSVILLE O. MAY 16TH]

free

J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City

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[handwritten letter]

McConnelsville May 7th 1839

Mr J L Edwards
Dear Sir haveing received my pension up to the fourth of March 1839 at Cincinnati - I have to request as a favour that you would change the place of payment for the future to Pittsburgh Pennsylvania as it is much more convenient for me 
/s/Edy Burch By Nathaniel Shepard (agent)

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31. May 1839
N. Shepard 
G. C 
[margin note: awj - ]

Record of 48 page 290

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[handwritten letter]

War Department
Pension Office
31. May 1839.

Sir

I herewith enclose the regulations and forms in relation to transfer as requested in your letter of the 7th inst in the case of Edy Burch.

I am &c

Nathaniel Shepard Esq
McConnellsville Ohio

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[addressed envelope]

Olive O June 28th 
July 2. 1842.

Free

Hon J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City

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[handwritten letter]

Olive Morgan County Ohio
June 23 1842

Dear sir
The Pension papers of Mr. Edy Burch "Revolutionary pensioner Were Duly made out by me appointing Dr Israel Dodge of Cincinnati ['agent' crossed out] with power of Attorney to receive from the agent for paying of pensions at Cincinnati his pention from the 4 March 1840 to the 4 of March 1842 the papers were presented to the agent at Cincinnati on the 19 March last payment refused on account of 2 years payment could not be paid then the papers were enclosed by Dr Daclyn [illegible] to you they were handed to me ['and' crossed out] I put then in to the Letter box at Cincinnati same Day I left Cincinnati that Evening since that time we can hear nothing from then. I have written to Dr. Daclyn but have receive no answer if the papers reached Washington which I presume they Did please inform me what further is to be Done with them the reason that Mr Burch failed Drawing last year was that it took all the year in sending ['from' crossed out] from there to Cincinnati before the papers would answer the purpose this is what Mr Burch told me I did not make out his papers for last year but what Little I touched to do with the agent at Cincinnati there has been ten times the trouble that there has been at Pittsburgh or Wheeling we reside about 200 Miles from Cincinnati and to send a pension om purpose for to draw a small pension would take the whole and ['to have' crossed out] to have to Make out papers

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[handwritten letter]

['after papers' crossed out] and to get county seals put to papers after Paper when it contains [illegible] for Every purpose is taking about the whole amount of such a pension as Mr Burch
Please give us some information on this subject
Respectfully yours &c
/s/Gilman Dudley

Hon J. L. Edwards

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Gilman Dudley
July 2. 1842.

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[handwritten letter]

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Pension Office,
July 2 1842.

Sir,
In reply to your letter of the 23d ulto. I have to inform you that the voucher in the case of Edy Burch were received here in March last. and referred to the Third Auditor, in order that the ['amount' crossed out] sum due more than eight months might be paid in accordance with the law of April 6. 1838. Payment was made by the auditor for the amount due from the 4th of March 1840 to the 4th of March 1841, and the Pension Agent was instructed to pay the balance due. The remittance was made to Dr. Israel Dodge, at Cincinnati.

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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
March 28th, 1842.

Sir:
Under the date 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," Edy Burch a Pensioner on the Roll of the Ohio Agency, at the rate of Twenty three Dollars and 33 Cents per annum, under the law of the  7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the  4th of March 1840, to the 4th March 1841 - 
Respectfully yours, 
/s/ Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

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OUTCHARGE
Date 4/25/34
File No. 801 - Burch, Edy Ohio
Subject Post Ret

[checked] Letter, memorandum, indorsement, telegram, last date 3/29/34
Deliver to Indx Searcher J.J.
NOTE. - This form must not be detached until returned to files 
U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : [illegible] 2-14542

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[typewritten letter]

[official seal: VETERANS ADMINISTRATION] 

VETERANS ADMINISTRATION
WASHINGTON

[margin note: 'Verify' crossed out]

March 29, 1934.
YOUR FILE REFERENCE;
IN REPLY REFER TO: BA-G

801 BURCH, Edy
['Pen. #25-519' crossed out] wrong [initialed: sy]
(cant identify pension 4/11/34 McC)

✓Mrs. Nathan R. Park,
2 Garden Place,
East Walnut Hills,
Cincinnati, Ohio.

Dear Madam:
The postage enclosed with your letter of recent date is herewith returned. No postage is required on replies to official inquiries. 
Your communication is being given prompt attention.
By direction,

W. C. BLACK,
Chief Clerk.

[receipt stamp: RECEIVED APR 2 1934 PENSION FILES SECTION]
[stamped: File in 801[illegible] APR 13 1934]
[receipt stamp: RECEIVED APR 13 1934 GENERAL RECORDS SUB-DIVISION]
[receipt stamp: RECEIVED APR 13 1934 GENERAL RECORDS SUB.-DIV.
FILE UNIT 2]

FILE DATE 3-29-34
NAME J Y Frasey

Enclosure: (1) stamped envelope
Veterans Administration
Form 3158
Return of Postage.

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[typewritten letter]

[margin note: Rev/1812]

NATHAN R. PARK
TWO GARDEN PLACE
EAST WALNUT HILLS
CINCINNATI, OHIO

[receipt stamp: REC'D MAR 27 1934 MAIL ROOM DIV U.S.V.A. RECORD 31]

March 26, 1934

Bureau of Pensions
Washington D. C.

Dear Sirs
My Great Great Grandfather, Edy Burch, was a soldier in the American Revolution. He received a pension. I understand that the "Pension Claim is # 25519. He personally appeared in court, Wasington County Ohio, May 24, 1833 Aged 72 years and presented his claim. He entered service June 1776. Received Discharge at Springfield Conn.
Certificate of Pension issued August 9, 1833 $23.33 per annum to commence March 4, 1831."
Will you please advise me whether this information is correct and if so what the cost will be to furnish a certified copy of your entire records in this case? I wish this information as soon as possible and enclose a self addressed envelope for your reply. Thanking you I am
Very Sincerely Yours
/s/Anna Hall Park (Mrs Nathan R Park)

Address: Mrs Nathan R. Park
2 Garden Place
East Walnut Hills
Cincinnati Ohio

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[addressed envelope]

NATHAN R. PARK
ATTORNEY AT LAW
1303 FIRST NATIONAL BANK BLDG.
CINCINNATI

[cancelled stamp]
[postmark: CINCINNATI OH APR 16 10 PM 1934]

VETERANS ADMINISTRATION
WASHINGTON D. C. 

[annotations: 4 18 34 4 18 34 ]

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EXPEDITE to Index Sub-division From Mail Sub-division

[margin notes: This file was built up in Arlington Bldg. & sent to me this was. So I leave it intact as they have it chg. to me & may inquire about it 
801 ['Rec' crossed out] Retr]
[initials: MMHF]

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[typewritten letter]

April 16, 19341

Edy Burch S. 17303
BA.J/AWF

[margin notes: C&O✓ pens✓ 4-21-34 cant identify]
[receipt stamp: RECEIVED APR 18 1934 MAIL ROOM DIV VETS ADMIN READER 9]

Veteran Administration
Washington D. C.

Dear Sir:
Your letter of April 11, 1934 received. Thank you for the information contained.
I am anxious to have a copy of the complete record of the claim of Edy Burch, especially showing the testimony and proceeding tin Court of Common Pleas, Washington County, Ohio when Edy Burch appeared in person on May 24, 1833. Will you kindly furnish me with this copy. I will great-appreciate this service. I am
Very Sincerely
/s/Anna Hall Park
(Mrs Nathan R Park)

ADDRESS: MRS. NATHAN R. PARK
2GARDEN PLACE
EAST WALNUT HILLS
CINVINNATI ['##10' crossed out] OHIO

[margin notes: 
  25
  12
_____
  50
 25
____
 3.00

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June 28, 1934

In reply to
BA-J/MMHF/ady
Edy Burch
S.17303

Veterans Administration
Washington D. C.

Sir: - 
In am in receipt of your letter of June 26 in the above matter. I am enclosing herewith U.S. Postal Money Order for three dollars, being the cost of a complete copy of the Edy Burch papers as stated in your letter. Please send same to me at the above address. I am

Very Sincerely Yours
/s/Anna Hall Park
ANNA HALL PARK 
/s/Mrs Nathan R. Pack
(MRS. NATHAN R. PARK) [margin stamp: 2201]

[receipt stamp: RECEIVED JUL 2 1934 MAIL ROOM DIV VETS ADMIN READER 9]

ADDRESS: MRS. NATHAN R. PARK
2 GARDEN PLACE
EAST WALNUT HILLS
CINCINNATI OHIO [margin notes: add not'd]

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[receipt stamp: RECEIVED MAR 10 1939 MAIL SUB. DIV. VETN. ADM. READER No. 6]

[handwritten letter]

Columbus, Ohio 
March 9, 1939

Veterans Adm. Bureau
Washington D. C.
(Revolutionary Pensions)

Gentlemen:
Please advise me if possible the information contained on the Pension records of 
George Britton - age 102 in 1840 living then in Henry Co. Tenn
also of.
Eddy Birch (Burch) age 80 in 1840 living then in Morgan Co. Ohio

Thanking you kindly, I am 
Yours very truly,
/s/Thos H. Slattery

P.O. Box 1938
c/o Midland Mutual Life Ins. Co
Columbus Ohio

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[typewritten letter]

June 26, 1934.

xxxxxxxxxxxx

BA-J/MMHF/ady
Edy Burch
S.17303

Mrs. Nathan R. Park
2 Garden Place
East Walnut Hills
Cincinnati, Ohio

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you state that you received the report on the Revolutionary War record of Edy Burch, S. 17303, which was furnished you April 11, 1934, but you desire a complete copy of the papers.
The cost of the copies will be $3.00, that is twelve pages at twenty-five cents per page.
Please make remittance by money order drawn to the order of the Treasurer of the United States.

Very truly yours,

A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.

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[typewritten letter]

April 11, 1934
xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Edy Burch - S. 17303
BA-J/AWF

Mrs. Nathan R. Park
2 Garden Place
East Walnut Hills
Cincinnati, Ohio

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter of March 26, 1934 in which you request verification of data which you quote in regard to the pension of Edy Burch, Revolutionary War soldier, also further information in regard to him.
The Revolutionary War records of this office show that the date given by you are correct, with the exception of his pension claim number, which is S.17303 instead of #25519.
The papers in pension claim, S. 17303, based upon service of Edy Burch, have been examined carefully and the data given below have been found therein. These official reports have been accepted by various historical and patriotic societies as authentic. No charge is made for this service.
Edy Burch, son of Benjamin Burch, was born in 1760 at Stonington, Connecticut; the name of his mother is not given.
While residing at Hartford, Windsor County, Vermont, Edy Burch enlisted in June, 1776, served as substitute for his father, as private in Captain Abel Marsh's Vermont company, was stationed at Mount Independence and did scout duty up and down Lake Champlain, returned home reaching there, September 27. He enlisted in June, 1777, served as private in Captain Joshua

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[typewritten letter]

Hazen's Vermont company, was in the last battle of Saratoga; after which he was put in Captain Steel Smith's company and guarded prisoners taken at the surrender of Burgoyne to Springfield, Connecticut, where he received a written discharge and returned immediately to Hartford, Vermont, arrived there on October 29, 1777 and gave his discharge to his father.
The soldier, Edy Burch, after the Revolution, moved to Canada, lived there about four years and returned to Hartford, Vermont, where he lived two or three years and moved to Cayuga County, New York, and in 1817 moved with his family to Washington County, Ohio; names of his family not stated.
He was allowed pension on his application executed, May 24, 1833, then living in Aurelius Township, Washington County, Ohio.
There are no further data in this claim relative to the family of Edy Burch.
In order to, obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address to whom sent and possibly the date of death of the pensioner, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., citing the following data:
Edy Burch
Certificate No. 19650
Issued August 9, 1833
Rate $23.33 per annum
To commence March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
Ohio Agency.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator

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[typewritten letter]

Rev. and 1812 War Section 
[initials: awf]

April 1, 1925.

Charlotte T. Luckhurst
156 Western Ave.
Albany, N. Y. 

Madam:

I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 17303, it appears that Edy, son of Benjamin Burch, was born in 1760 at Stonington, Connecticut.
While residing at Hartford, Windsor County, Vermont, he enlisted in June 1776 and served as a private in Captain Abel Marsh's Vermont Company, and served until September 27, 1776.
He enlisted in June 1777 and served as a private in Captain Joshua Hazen's Vermont Company, he was in the last battle of Saratoga, after which he was put in Captain Steel Smith's Vermont Company and guarded the prisoners taken at the surrender of Burgoyne, [handwritten: to Springfield, Conn. where he rec. a written discharge & returned immediately to Hartford, Vt., arrived on Oct. 29, 1777 & give his disc to his father] ['and served until October 29, 1777.' crossed out]

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[typewritten letter]

Rev. and 1812 War Section
[initials: awf]

April 1, 1925.

Charlotte T. Luckhurst
156 Western Ave.
Albany, N. Y.

Madam:

I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 17303, it appears that Edy, son of Benjamin Burch, was born in 1760 at Stonington, Connecticut.
While residing at Hartford, Windsor County, Vermont, he enlisted in June 1776 and served as a private in Captain Abel Marsh's Vermont Company, and served until September 27, 1776.
He enlisted in June 1777 and served as a private in Captain Joshua Hazen's Vermont Company, he was in the last battle of Saratoga, after which he was put in Captain Steel Smith's Vermont Company and guarded the prisoners taken at the surrender of Burgoyne, [handwritten: to Springfield, Conn. where he rec. a written discharge & returned immediately to Hartford, Vt., arrived on Oct. 29, 1777 & give his disc to his father] ['and served until October 29, 1777.' crossed out]

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[typewritten letter]

He was allowed pension on his application executed May 24, 1833, while a resident of Amelius Township, Washington County, Ohio.
Soldier stated that in the autumn of 1817, he moved to Washington County, Ohio, with his family, but did not give any names.

Respectfully, 

Acting Commissioner.

[handwritten note: In order to obtain date of last pay, etc - ]

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BA-J/ILL
Rev. & 1812
No. 240

July 14 1934.
Navy, Branch 970

Rev & 1812 Wars Section
xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Revolutionary War pension claim of Edy Burch. 
S. 1730 Actual 1 of each page

these 2 pages were sol's decl. dated may 24, 1833 - 2 pages with additional 2 pages with interrogatories - in acc 4 pages 
Let from Nathaniel Shepard, Nov. 16, 1837, McConnelsville Oh 26
Off. let. to Nath. Shepard dated May 31, 1839 - 16
Let. from Nath. Shepard dated May 7, 1839 - 16
Let. from Gilman Dudley dated June 23, 1842 - 26
Off. let. to Gilman Dudley dated July 2 - 1842 - 1 p 
left Jacket - 1 p
$3.00 12 pages
Kindly leave margin of 1 1/2 inch at top of each page and return papers in case in folder with corresponding name and number. The ward "Omit" written in pencil on those pages not to be copied.

Chief, Rev. & 1812 Wars Section

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[typewritten form]

[margin note: 1 1/2 margin top]
U. S. Veterans Bureau
Form 9 - Rev. Feb., 1924

BA-J/ILL
Rev. & 1812
No. 240

U. S. VETERANS' BUREAU
CHIEF CLERK'S DIVISION
REQUISITION FOR PHOTOSTAT COPYING

July 14 1934

FROM: Rev. & 1812 Wars Section DIVISION Phone No. War & Navy, Branch 970
To: Photostat Section, Chief Clerk's Division, Room 1123
(xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Please furnish (Photostat copies of the papers listed below:
[column headings: DESCRIPTION OF ORIGINAL PAPERS|SIZE OF COPY DESIRED|NO OF COPIES (FACT|BACK)|]
Revolutionary War pension claim of Edy Burch.|[blank]|([blank]|[blank])|
S. 17303|Actual|(1 of ea|ch page)|
[end of columns]
TOTAL $3.00 12 pages

The above requested work (may)(may not) be reduced to (one half)(one quarter) of it original size in reproduction.
REMARKS: Kindly leave margin of 1 1/2 inch at top of each page and return papers in case in folder with corresponding name and number. The word "Omit" written in pencil on those pages not to be copied. 

/s/MMHFinch
Requisitioning Officer
Chief, Rev. & 1812 Wars Section

Received by [blank]
Date [blank]

/s/JHAllen
JUL 14 1934

4 1/4 B. W. ['20 1/4 B.W.' crossed out]

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[typewritten letter]

July 19, 1934

BA-J/ILL
Edy Burch
S. 17303

Mrs. Nathan R. Park
2 Garden Place
East Walnut Hills
Cincinnati, Ohio.

Dear Madam:

Photostatic copies of papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 17303, based upon service of Edy Burch are enclosed herewith, as requested by you. 

Very truly yours,

A. D. HILLER, 
Assistant to Administrator.

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[typewritten letter]

BA-J/AWF
Edy Burch
S. 17303

Mr. Thomas Slattery
P.O. Box 1938
c/o Midland Mutual Life Insurance Co.
Columbus, Ohio

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of George Britton, aged one hundred two years in 1840, then living in Henry County, Tennessee, and of Eddy Birch (Burch), aged eighty years in 1840, then living in Morgan County, Ohio.
The Revolutionary War records of this office have been searched and no claim for pension found based upon service of George Britton, under any spelling of the surname. The name of the  pensioner is 1840 is recorded "Britton George", not George Britton. It is assumed that you are not interested in the record of Britton George.
You are furnished herewith the Revolutionary War record of Edy Burch, pensioned while living in Washington County, Ohio

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator