Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23,042, George Vanzant, Penn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn
Vanzant, George
S 23042
CONTENTS

11618 Pennsylvania
McDonald Feby 23 rd 1857
George Vanzant of Huntingdon Co. in the State of Penn a who was a Sgt in the Company commanded by Captain Paris of the Inf ry commanded by Col Smith in the Pennsylvania Key Stone Troops
2 Yrs Private $ 80.00
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 80. Dollars Ents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 th day of Mar and sent to Geo Vanzant , care of R Wallace , Huntingdon Pa
1833 Geo Vanzant , care of R Wallace , Huntingdon Arrears to the 14th of March 1833 - 160.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept r 11 40.00 $ 200.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. P. Sprague Clerk Book E Vol. 5 Page 63
Death not in

Application of George Kanzant for a Pension -
24905

State of Pennsylvania } County of Huntingdon } ss:
On this eight twenty day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred thirty three, personally appeared in open court, before the Honorable Thomas Burnside Esquire, President, and his Associates, Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said county of Huntingdon now sitting, George Vanzant a resident of Shirley town- ship, in the county of Huntingdon and State of Penn- sylvania, aforesaid, aged eighty 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 Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated, viz: That at the township of Barre in the county of Bedford (now Huntingdon county) in the State of Pennsylvania, he enlisted in the company of Capt. Sam l Davis and marched some time in the month of December in the year one thousand seven hundred & seventy six, in said company which was placed in a Battallion which was commanded by Colonel John Piper, to Princeton in New Jersey, that the command- ing officer at said place was General Putnam, that the troops to which he belonged were engaged in some skirmishes with the British whilst he lay at said place, and that he was one of a body of men who marched from said place under the command of Co- lonel Smith, and took Bennetts Island from the British, that the time of his service in the Jerseys at said period was not less than three months, and that he returned again to the said county of Bedford some time in the month of March or April following: That some time in the summer or fall of the same year, one thousand seven hundred & seventy seven, the Indians becoming very troublesome on the frontiers, he at the said county of Bedford a- gain enlisted, or entered into the service of his country in a company which was commanded by Captain

Henry Black, and which was within the command of Colonel John Piper of Bedford, that he done duty in said company during said summer & fall for a period of not less than three months: That in the spring of the year one thousand seven hundred & seventy-eight, he again enlisted in the Company of the said Captain Black, and remained under his command during said season for a period of not less than six months; during which season and the preceding one, whilst in said company, they were principally engaged on scouting parties near and in the neighborhood of Frankstown township in said county, watching the movements of the Indians, & endeavoring to prevent them from committing depredations on the defenseless inhabitants: That early in the spring of the year one thousand seven hundred & seventy-nine, deponent again enlisted at Barree township in the county aforesaid in a Company commanded by Captain William Simonton, which was under the command of the said Colonel John Piper of Bedford, and done duty therein during the year last aforesaid, for a term not less than nine months, the service for which time consisted in going on scouting parties, and taking every means & precaution their officers deemed advisable to prevent the savages from murdering and plundering the inhabitants on the frontiers: That in the spring of the year one thousand seven hundred & eighty he again enlisted at the place aforesaid, in the said company commanded by Captain William Simonton, and served in said company in such sort of service, as he done the preceding season, for a period of not less than six months. That during the said five years of the Revolutionary war, the services which he performed did not in all amount to less than twenty seven months, and that his memory does not now enable him fully to state, whether the companies he served in were designated by the name of volunteers, militia or Continental troops: That the only witnesses he knows of who can testify to his services, are John Patton Esquire formerly Sheriff of said county, and John Dean Esquire, both residents of said county of Huntingdon. That he could procure no clergyman to come with him to court, the attested

Being nearly twenty miles, to make evidence as required by the law. He hereby Relinquishes every Claim whatever to a Pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
George W Wanzant Mark
We John Jamison, residing in the township of Shirley county of Huntingdon, and state aforesaid, and Abraham Kirtus residing in the borough of Huntingdon, county and state aforesaid, hereby Certify, that we are well acquainted with George Wanzant who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be eighty 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 & subscribed the day and year aforesaid -
A. Kirtus John Jamison
Questions by the court -
1 st When and in what year were you born? Answer - I was born in Philadelphia, in the state of Penn- sylvania, and as I always understood on the 22 d day of September in the year One thousand seven hun- dred & fifty two.
2 d Have you any record of your age and if so where is it? Answer - I have not any record of my age, it was in a Bible, which my uncle got into possession in Bucks county many years ago, I now know nothing of it.
3 rd When were you living when called into service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
Answer - I was living in the said township of Barre county of Bedford, now Huntingdon; I have been living since the Revolutionary war in the said county of Huntingdon & the adjoining county of Mifflin, & I now live in Shirley
4 th township in said county of Huntingdon. How were you called into service, were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?
Answer - I was drafted for the first term, and though I joined by a sort of enlistment the remaining terms, yet I got no bounty & might have been rather called a volunteer, I was never a substitute.

5 th State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops when you served, such continental & Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service - Colonel John Piper, General Putnam - Colonel Smith Captains, McDonald, Captain Dean, Davis, Simonton, Black my memory does not enable me to state the names of any of the Regiments we were with in the Jerseys - There were no regiments lying with us while we were guarding the frontier - The general circumstances of my service, I have already stated -
6 th Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so by whom was it given, & what has become of it?
Answer - I never got any discharge from the service I got a certificate for my services, which are long since gone from me.
7 th State the names of Persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a Soldier of the Revolution?
Answer - Walter B. Hudson Esq - W m Harvey Esq - Thomas T. Brown John Dean Esq - John Patton Esq - Samuel Hilt Esq - Abraham Martin John Cameron.
John Dean residing in Morris township in the county of Huntingdon, aforesaid, appeared in Open Court on the day and year aforesaid, and being duly sworn, doth depone and say, that he is well acquainted with the said George Vanzant who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, and remembers of his being a soldier during the Revolutionary war; that in the year one thousand seven hundred & seventy nine, deponent and the said George Vanzant served as privates both in the same company, which was commanded by Captain William Simonton and under the command of Colonel John Piper of Bedford, that in the year afterwards, to wit in the year one thousand seven

hundred and eighty, deponent and said George VanZant served together as privates under the said Captain & in the said company, that the time of deponents & the said Georges service during the first of said years was not less than nine months, and during the last of said years not less than six months & that the principal service in which we were engaged during said terms, was that of defending the frontiers in and near the said county of Bedford from the murders & depredations of the Indians.
John Dean
John Patton residing in Walker township in the county of Huntingdon, aforesaid; and being duly sworn doth depone and say, that he is acquainted with the said George VanZant who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, and remembers of his being a soldier during the Revolutionary war: That in the winter of the years one thousand seven hundred & seventy six & one thousand seven hundred seventy seven, deponent was stationed in the Jerseys near Princeton, shortly after the Battle had been fought there, and belonged to the Regiment commanded by Colonel John Piper; that deponent recollects of seeing the said George VanZant near Princeton, or at it, at said time, and that he was then a soldier and belonged to the Battalion or Regiment of the said Colonel John Piper, but that deponent is not able to state exactly the length of time, the said George was in the service during that winter, as they were not in the same company —
John Patton

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 Soldier and served as he states. And the court further certifies that it appears to them that John Garrison and Abraham Kautz, who have signed the preceding certificate, are residents of the county aforesaid and are credible persons, and that their statements are entitled to credit; and the court also certifies that John Patton Esgine and John Dean Esgine who have given testimony to the services of the said George Vanzant, are residents of said county of Huntingdon, and that they are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit -
W. W. Wirt } Judges Jos. Adams
I David R. Porter, Clerk a Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Huntingdon, aforesaid, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of George Vanzant for a pension -
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of said office this Eighteenth day of April, one Thousand eight hundred and thirty three -
D. R. Porter Proty

Addrs - Geo. Vangant care of R. Wallan Huntingdon Pa.

No 24905 George Vanzant Huntingdon County Pennsylvania
Remitted 24 Private 80¢
Geo: Vanzant Esq. Care of R. Wallace Huntingdon Penn a

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
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 a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined 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. Those 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 George Vanzant Huntingdon County Pennsylvania
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. 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.   Years. Months. Days.     Enlisted Dec r 1776 — 3 — private Genl Putnam Capt Davis Col Piper Col Smith 80 years Bedford County Pennsylvania Traditional & two living Witnesses, all certified credible by the Court - not convenient to procure a claimant paper not properly attached   Enlisted June 1777 — 3 — " Capt Black, Col Piper   Enlisted Apr 1778 — 6 — " Capt Black   Enlisted Apr 1779 — 9 — " Capt Simonton, Col Piper   Enlisted Apr 1780 — 6 — " Capt Simonton  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

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 of 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, musicians 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 } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) 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) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the 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
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
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 of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &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 and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 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 the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary 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 and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &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.
If 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

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person 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 traditional 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 must 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 the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an 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 his 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 a 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 places 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 of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public 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 must 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 of 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.
[k] 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 in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

September 30, 1938
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Carrie Miss Carrie G. Van Zant Main Street Belleville Pennsylvania
BA-J/MCS George Vanzant, S.23042
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your request for information relative to George Van Sant, Van Zan(d)t, or Vans(or z)ant, a Revolutionary War soldier who lived in Bedford, Cumberland, Huntingdon and Mifflin Counties, Pennsylvania.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S.23042, based on the military service of George Vanzant.
He was born September 22, 1752, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The names of his parents were not given.
While living in Barree Township, Bedford County which was later Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, he enlisted and served as private with the Pennsylvania troops as follows: from December, 1776, three months in Captain Samuel Davis' company in Colonel John Piper's regiment and was in an engagement at Bennett's Island; from the summer or fall of 1777, three months in Captain Henry Black's company in Colonel John Piper's regiment; from the spring of 1778, six months in Captain Henry Black's company and was engaged principally in protecting the inhabitants of Bedford County against the depredations of the Indians; from early in the spring of 1779, nine months in Captain William Simonton's company in Colonel John Piper's regiment and was engaged in protecting the inhabitants against the Indians; from the spring of 1780, six months in Captain William Simonton's company.
After the Revolution, George Vanzant lived in Huntingdon and Mifflin Counties, Pennsylvania.

George Vanzant was allowed pension on his application executed April 18, 1833, at which time he was living in Shirley Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
In 1857 one Thomas McDonald of Newport, Perry County, Pennsylvania, stated that George Vanzant was his grandfather and that he died in 1836 or 1837. Thomas McDonald also referred to his brother but did not give his name. There are no further data relative to soldier's family.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of the pension of George Vanzant, the name and address of the person to whom it was paid and possibly the date of soldier's death, it is suggested that you address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C., giving the following data:
George Vanzant, Certificate 11618, issued May 28, 1833, rate $80 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Pennsylvania Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Resolutions
23042 INVALID.
1938 Sept. 20, hist. to Miss Carrie G. Van Zant N.C.A.
File No. 23,042
George Van Zant Rev War
Act: June 7 th 1821
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 432
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Free
George Vanzant
Ph. a. 1832
Off. Business
Vernon Office
Washington
D.C.
WILLIAM

Newport, February 2, 1857
Sir
George Vanzandt my Grandfather Enlisted in the service of the U States during the Revolutionary War for 5 yrs served that term at the expiration of which he enlisted for 3 yrs I cannot give you the particulars as to the time of his enlistment or the regiment to which he belonged - He was attached to General Putnam's Command at Brattle Hill and Trenton - But by referring to the records of your Office you will find that he said Vanzandt received Pension from your Office as a Revolutionary Soldier If I mistake not the first money he received from your Dept as pension was in 1833 33 and from that time until his demise which was in 1836 or 1837 -
Now Sir my object in writing to you is to ask your kindness in forwarding me the necessary instructions as to the manner I must proceed to get the land Warrant to which he said Vanzandt was entitled to had he lived also any back pay which late Acts of Congress would entitle him or his heirs executor, Administrator &c to too quick can I proceed from your instructions without employing an Agent at Washington & will I not be obliged to get a Power of Attorney from my Brother as also from

from all others interested is it necessary to have any person to certify to the death of my Grandfather
Your Early reply will greatly oblige Respectfully Thomas McDonald
Direct: Newport Perry Co. Pa.

George Vanhook FRI 1832
Must be the same case
Commissioner Washington D.C.

Newport Pa Feby. 22 d 1857 Dr. Sir
Some two or three weeks since I wrote to you making some inquiry to the manner of proceeding in order to obtain my Deed Grandfathers land warrant and back pay &c. But not having heard from you I again take the liberty of asking for information. G. Vangandt was the name of my Grandfather. He fought under Putman at Bunker Hill Trenton &c. He received Pension I think from 1833 to 1837, at which time he died however this you will see by reference to the records of your Office.
Please answer without delay.
Very Respectfully Thomas McDonald
L
Commission Pensions

Veterans Administration Washington, D.C.
Main Street Belleville Pennsylvania 20th Aug. 1938
Gentlemen:-
Will you please send me the military record of
GEORGE Van Sant, Van Zan(d)t, or Vans(or z)ant
who served in the Revolutionary War as it may be given in his pension application, especially as it regards any mention made of names of relatives - where born and when - etc
I think he died in Mifflin County, Penn'a. In addition to above request will you please send me data that will enable me to get further information from the Records Division of the General Accounting Office.
This section of the State in which he lived was, during Revolutionary days, Bedford and Cumberland counties, - since 1787 and 1790 - Huntingdon and Mifflin counties.
All information will be greatly appreciated.
Very truly yours,
Carrie G. Van Zant
(Miss) Carrie G. Van Zant