Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File [BLANK], Jacob Erwin, Phila. Penn. Agency

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Erwin, Jacob 
Number 
Dis.
No papers
Phila Penn Agency

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[stamped] 
U.S. Pension Office
M
Jan 18 2023

WILLIAM M. CALDER, N.Y., CHAIRMAN. 
JOSEPH J. FRANCE, MD, 
MEDILL McCORMICK, ILL, 
ANDRIEUS A. JONES, N. MEX, 
KENNETH McKELLAR, TENN. 
C.W. HALL, JR., CLERK. 

United States Senate, 

COMMITTEE TO
AUDIT AND CONTROL THE CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE. 

JANUARY 16, 1923. 

Commissioner of Pensions, 
Washington, D.C. 

Rev. War Record Section. 

[handwritten note]
Rev/msc

Sir: 

Will you please furnish transcripts of the pension applications made in the following cases: 

Pvt. Jacob Erwin, served in the 9th Pa. Rest. under Capt. Erwin, and was wounded for which he revved a pension. Lived and died in Pennsylvania. 

[handwritten note]
negative see letter

Pvt. James Moon, served in Pa. Line. Was pensioned under the Act of Congress dated March 18, 1818. He resided in Fayette County and gave is age as 81 years in Feb., 1819. . 

Any family data in connection with the claims will be appreciated. 

Yours very truly, 

[signed]
William Calder

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Rev. War Section

[handwritten note]

Pvt. Rev. Army. 
$ 25 per cu
pew. comm
March 4, 1789
Act June 7, 1780
add this in hist, to [unintelligible]

Hon. William M. Calder
United States Senate

In re: Jacob Erwin and James Moon -
War of Revolution

You are advised that after a careful search, the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau fail to afford any information in regard to Jacob Erwin. His name appears in the printed list of 1835, Revolutionary War pensioners an is listed under a "Statement showing the names, rank, etc., of Invalid Pensioners who have been in receipt of pensions at the Agency of Philadelphia in the States of Pennsylvania and whose residence cannot be ascertained in consequence of the destruction of the papers of the War Office in 1800 and 1814.", consequently no papers on file. 

In claim S. 41900 it appears that James Moon enlisted near Chambersburgh, Pennsylvania in June 1777 and served as a Private until the retaking of Charles-

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ton which was his list active service. 

He served in Captains Thomas Buchanan and James Grier's Companies, Colonel James Chambers' Regiment and Captain William Wilson's Company, Colonel Josiah Harmon's Regiment, Pennsylvania Troops. 

He was allowed pension on his application executed April 29, 1818 at which time he was a resident of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, aged sixty-give years. 

In 1820 he stated "I haven o family whatever". He was still living in 1839. Date of death not stated. 

Yours very truly, 

Commissioner.

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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES 
From VAM-51
12-5-41

DIVISION OF VETERANS' ADMINISTRATION ARCHIVES

BOUTNY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

NAME: Erwin, James
GRADE: Private
LINE: Maryland

WARRANT NUMBER: 11192
ACERAGE: 100
ISSUED: February 1, 1790 to - not shown -

The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issues Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the application for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrender to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.

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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES 
Form VAM-51
12-5-41

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

NAME: Erwin, James

GRADE: Private

LINE: New York

WARRANT NUMBER: 7109

ACERAGE: 100

ISSUED: Aug. 9, 1796 toon
to John Broom, assignee

The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolution of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the application for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.