Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2,893, Henry Depue, New Jersey During Revolutionary War

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Service                                                                                                               Number
[check mark]                                     Depue, Henry                                          R.2893

                                                         New Jersey during Revolutionary War.

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Report in Henry Depue's case Applicant not Enlisted Rejected Singleton Rep'e

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Lewis County                                                                         Henry Depue aged 76 yrs. Serv'd 2yrs & 3ms                 Henry Fletcher of Harrison county. Says he has known Depue for 26 yrs. on their first acquaintance thinks Depue was 20 yrs. old perhaps a little older but is Satisfied in his own mind that Depue is too young by several years to have been a soldier in the Revolutionary War                     
William Powers aged 71 yrs. has known Depue for many years. think bein too young to have been a Soldier in the R War.                                                                   
Ezekiel Powers Says that he distinctly recollects of having a conversation with Henry Depue seven years since about the Revolutionary War in which conversation he Depue to bein Proud that he was a chenick of a boy 12 or 13yrs old. in New Jersey. during the Rev War. and that he returned from Jersey to Fort Pitt after the war and was then a boy                                                                                    Respectfully Rejected                                                                                            W. G Singleton                                                            Special Agent.

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For 
J L. Edwards
Pension Agent
Washington
Citty

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Little Kanhawa river may 1 1834                                      Dear Sir Some time in November or December last I made a declaration in order too - obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June th 7 1832 and Empowered one Robert A Lowther as my agent the - loss of time has put me uppon Enquiry and I have heard that from Some Cause - UnKnown to me my declaration is detained in the pension office I therefore hope that it will not be improper for me to desire you to - Examine my declaration as I am old & infirm and stand in need of my pension if my Service is Such as to authorise my reissuing one give compliance will greatly oblige yours with respect 
Henry Depue 
PS as I live a considerable distance from a post office Please [crossed out] direct to Mr. William L Mitchell 
Solus Wood County Virginia 
Henry Depue

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Henry Depue Appl. 
Wood County———
not Entitled 
Rejected

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Henry Depue Applicant 
this case has been reported among the Lewis Cty Clrk - I accidently met with Depue on the 25th of Dec 1834 - at which time he states that at the close of the war of the Revolution he was about 12 yrs old - that when told still Sailed up by west point and took the Chaigns that had been thrown across the river he Depue was Ensign in a boys company who had this regular muster - and used sticks & cornstalks in the place of guns - that after the war had closed he Settled in western virginia that the foregoing was the substance of the statements given to Wm. L Mitchell also wrote his declaration 
Agent W G Singleton 
Dec. 29. 1834

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[crossed out]
Rejected
2893 [illegible]
P.O.____
Henry Depue
Service:____
It is probable the application was sent to W. G. Singleton Sp. agent for the investigation of Revy Cases in Western Va & not returned again 
Enlisted:____ ,18 
Discharged: ____,18 
1852 Printed List of Rejected and Suspended Claims shows cause of rejection as follows: “By evidence of his age 
Application filed____,18 
Alleg:____
Re-enlisted:____
Attorney:____
P.O.:____
____Recognized. ____Cont.
____Cert. of Dis.
Searched for____,18

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 Henry Depue Virginia  Rejected  Singleton’s Report  Let 16 Mar: 35 W. B. Hoffman Henry Depue Virginia  Rejected  Let 26-Mar”35 JM. Steed 2893