Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 4,297, Israel Gilpin, Del.

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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of congress of the 7th June 1832 State of Kentucky
County of Boone { Sctt

On this 19th day of October in the year 1832 personally appeared before Chasteen Scott a Justice of the peace in aforesaid county of Boone Israel Gilpin a resident of said county of Boone and state of Kentucky aged ninety two 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 provisions made by the act of congress passed June 7th 1832 - That he entered the service of the United States in the County of Newcastle and State Delaware where he then served as a captain of a volunteer militia company in the Spring of the year 1776 and continued to command said Company in the Service of the U States for about Eight teen months under Col. Jno McKinley was engaged the greater part of the time in guarding the country against the British & Tories. & served out the beginning of the fall of the year 1777 just before the Battle of Brandywine he the said Israel Gilpin was appointed in the commissary department. & left his old company under the command of Capt Patrick O'Flin who has been 1st Lieut under him the sd [said] Israel Gilpin - the Battle of Brandywine was fought on the farm that then belonged to the said Israel Gilpin during which battle and for a short time before say a few weeks and for three or four years after said Battle he contracted to ^act as a provision^ commissary and in the Service for the purpose of furnishing troops with provisions and other necessary articles until hostilities ceased in that part of the country during which time he was only in one engagement or battle that was the battle of Brandywine, he was principally engaged in the State of Delaware and the adjoining states. While in the service he was frequently with Gen. Gates & Genl. Wayne and that he has no documentary evidence, that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service, except the testimony of Joseph Gilpin here to amended - He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension whatever or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state and sworn to aforesaid the day and year aforesaid

Sworn before me
Chasteen Scott

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Israel X Gilpin
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Stamp Enclosed (notice)

WALLACE H. GILPIN
President and Manager

FRANZ A. HUNT
Secretary and Treasurer

ORLEANS COUNTY MONITOR
GILPIN, HUNT & COMPANY, INC.
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Feb.25, 1929

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:

The writer has seen an ancient paper containing an account of the funeral of Gen. George Washington and among the pall bearers' names was a Col. Gilpin.

The writer is anxious to learn what he can about this Col. Gilpin and is wondering if there are any records in your keeping which would give the information sought.

If this name appears among  your records and there is expense entailed in getting the information, please communicate with the writer before incurring any expense.  Stamp is enclosed for reply.

Very truly yours,
Wallace H. Gilpin (signed)

WG: L

(receipt stamp)
Pension office U.S
Feb 26 1929

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Received stamp on reverse side of letter sent.
Logo on reverse letter Fred Caldwell


RECORD DIVISION
OCT 12 1909

ABF

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In 1932, one Joseph Gilpin, aged eighty five years and a resident of Boone County, Kentucky, stated that he served with said Israel Gilpin. No relationship was shown. 
Very truly yours 
A.D. Hiller Executive Assistant to the Administrator.