Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11,966, Samuel Young, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Young, Samuel Margaret
RR 11966
CONTENTS
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11.966
P. O.
Margaret Young
Service: _____
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

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7342
Margaret Young, widow of Samuel Young, decd.
New-York register the case under act 1838
Rejected. See Mem o . within.
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11969

Sir,
New York 11 th August 1840.
In behalf of a very worthy Widow, and to the end, that she may be benifitted thereby, I take the liberty of requesting from you the information, if the name of "Samuel Young" be on the Rolls of the Revolutionary Army. Said Young was one of the Staff Officers in the Regiment under Genl. M c Dougal at "Fort M c Dougal" now "Fort Swift" on Long Island N.Y. in 1776. from whence they retreated & joined the forces at the battle of White Plains. —
With the greatest consideration
Your Obedient Servant
Alfred Dorr,
To,
The Hon ble Joel R. Poinsett
Secretary of War.
Washington.

Mem o : in the case of Margaret, widow of Samuel Young, of N. York.
Major _____ of the Army, introduced to me by Capt. Koetzell of the Army, made en- quiries as to the service of Young, and shewed me an extract from the Family Record of the widow in the following words:
"Samuel Young and Margaret M c Alpine were married in New York on Friday the 28 th of August 1795 by the Rev. D r John Rogers at his dwelling-house."
The widow of same has no claim to a pension.

Aug t 13. 40
Mr. [unclear]
13.
Hon. Joel R. Poinsett Secretary of War Washington D.C.
Aug 13. 1840
London office
13 August 1840
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