Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7,995, Charles Young, Penn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn
Young Charles
8.7995
CONTENTS

Pittsburgh Ohio 29.774
Charles Young
Holmes Co., in the State of Ohio
was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Sparks of the Reg't. commanded by Col. Culberson in the Penn a mil. time for 7 months 17 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Pittsburgh at the rate of 25 Dollars 21 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 rd day of Feb. 1835 and sent to Danl. P. Leadbetter, Millersburg, Ohio
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. '34. 88.23 Semi-ant. allowance ending March '35. 12.60
$100.83
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk, Book E-2 Vol. 5 Page 159

Pittsburgh Ohio 29.774
Charles Young
Holmes Co. in the State of Ohio
was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Sparks of the Reg't. commanded by Col. Culberson in the Penn a mil. time for 7 months 17 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Pittsburgh at the rate of 25 Dollars 21 Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 rd day of Feb. 1835 and sent to Danl. P. Leadbetter, Millersburg, Ohio
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. '34. 88.23 Semi-ant. allowance ending 1 st March '35. 12.60
$100.83
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk, Book E-2 Vol. 5 Page 159

Letter to Pro Agents 19. April 1838. Paid at the Treasury under Act of April 6. 1838. from 4 Sept 1836 to 4 September 1837. - Agents no -in force 9. May 1838/

The State of Ohio Holmes County ss -
On the first day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three, personally appeared in open Court before the judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County aforesaid, now sitting, Charles Young, a resident of Knox Township in the County of Holmes and State of Ohio aged seventy 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 act of Congress passed June 7. 1832 - States
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officer, and served as herein stated. That he was first enrolled in the Militia of Pennsylvania in the fall of 1777, and made a tour of three months in the spring of 1778 under Captain Sparks and that there was one other officer of the name of Duncan, and that he marched from above the fort of Quaker Run in Westmoreland County Pa. to Pittsburgh and that he got his discharge from Major Kirkpatrick at the expiration of the three months, and that he resided on the Youghiogany River about 20 or 25 miles above the forks of the Youghiogany River - then in Westmoreland County Pa. - and that he was drafted into the service aforesaid -
And further that afterwards he served as a volunteer under Capt. Rogers and went to the relief of Hannah's Town in Westmoreland County Pa. in the summer of 1779, and that he still resided as above and about twenty miles from Hannah's Town, and was there under the command of Capt. John Culbertson, and was out one month & seventeen days
And further, that in the spring of 1780, was called out under draft for one month to guard the Magazine on the Youghiogany River under the command of Lieut. Isaac White - and after that time had expired, volunteered to serve one month longer, and after the second month expired volunteered to serve for one month longer at the expiration of which time the Military Store was removed to Pittsburgh all of which term of three months Lieut. White was the only officer in command at the Magazine - That his mother's house was burnt about twenty years since and he believes that his discharge papers were burnt therein (the one he received from Major Kirkpatrick)

and that he served as a private only - and that in all up to this time he served seven months and seventeen days - And further - that he was out from the spring of 1790 until the fall of the same year in Capt. Samuel Beckham's Company in Georgia under Gen. Clarke - & was at the treaty of the Shoal = bone -
And further, that he served nine months in each year for three years in succession as a Ranger on the Ohio River - one year under Capt. M c Mechan, and two years under M c Culloch - as aforesaid
I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any State -
Interrogatories by the Court -
1. - When & in what year were you born?
Ans. Was born in the year 1761 - Frederick County Virginia -
2 - Have you any record of your age, & if so, when is it -?
My Father had a record of my age but it was burnt when my Mother's house was burnt - if not I do not know where it is -
3 - Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live? -
Ans. On the Youghiogheny River, near miles from what was called Brown town - now Union town, then Westmoreland Co., now Fayette County Pa. I lived Part of the time in Georgia, Part of the time in Ohio County Virginia and the balance of the time in the State of Ohio, and now live in Knox Township Holmes County Ohio -
4 - How were you called into service -?
Ans. I served the first three months as a draft, the next tour of one month & seventeen days served as a volunteer - the third tour was drafted for one month, then volunteered for the two months succeeding for one month at a time -
5 - There was no regular officers in command during the tours of service performed in Pennsylvania. Major Kirkpatrick of Pittsburgh was a Militia officer, and was called out to guard the town of Pitt. being then a frontier, my regiment in the 2 d J. was called for to guard the Fort and to prevent other & further injury being

done, the town having been burnt, (Hannah's town) and the third came to guard the Magazine, on Guykagang River where some Military Stores had been deposited for the use of the Army - does not recollect of any person living by whom he could prove his service, those who were with him, and if living does not know where they live
6. Did you ever receive a discharge from service - ?
I received a discharge from Major Kirkpatrick and believe the same to have been burnt in my mother's house or it was lost before that time
- I received a discharge from Capt. Gullbranson and also from Isaac White Supt. both of which are lost long since -
7. I would state the names of William Morrison acquainted with my service on the Ohio. Col. Chas. William, of Corinthian, same - John Shearer Esq. lives near Henry Dewalt - same, John Martin, same, Richard Purcell same, John Hoover - David Drake some but none of them can testify to my services in the Revolutionary war - My Brother John Young, younger than myself, recollects my coming on town to Hannah's town - or going for that purpose -
Sworn to the above in open court R.K. Ennis Clerk Charles Young
And the said board 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 renders him states -
Mark Hooper pres. Judge etc John Stuart Thomas Logg
The State of Ohio Holmes County ss
I Robert K. Ennis Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said county do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Charles Young for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this first day of July A.D. 1833
R.K. Ennis Clerk

The State of Ohio Holmes County ss —
Personally appeared before me John Sherer a Justice of the peace  the foregoing  Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Holmes aforesaid — Daniel J Savory Clergyman & who being duly sworn according to Law (Deposits & saith upon their oaths, "That he is Daniel J Savory Clergyman, residing in the County of Richland and State aforesaid and residing in the township of Adams in the County of Holmes aforesaid hereby certify, that he is well acquainted with Charles Young, who has subscribed and sworn to the above or annexed declaration; that he believe him to be seventy two years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that he concurs in that opinion (Daniel J. Savory
Sworn & subscribed to the day & year aforesaid
John Sherer Justice of Peace
one of the Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas
The State of Ohio Holmes County ss —
I, John Sherer Justice of the peace  Judge of the Court as above stated further certify that it appears to me that Daniel Savory who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, residing in the County of Richland State of Ohio, and that who also signed the same is a resident in the township of  in the County of Holmes aforesaid , and is a credible person, and that said statement is entitled to credit —
John Sherer Justice of the peace
Associate Judge seal

state of Ohio Holmes county ss. Personally appeared before me Thomas Lidget one of the associat Judges of the court of common pleas for the county of Holmes aforesaid John Shearer a Justice of the peace for the Township of Franklin in the county of Holmes aforesaid who being duly sworn according to law depose and saith that he took Daniel Sweeney deposition and that he believes said Sweeney is a clergyman and that he believes Charles Young is seventy two years old and that he was in the revolutionary war and that he resides in the neighbourhood where the said Shearer lives and he is a man of truth and veracity and further this deponent saith not signed John Shearer Sworn to and subscribed before me this twentyfifth day of April A.D. 1834 Thomas Lidget A. J.

The State of Ohio Holmes County p-
Personally appeared before me the subscriber a justice of the peace within and for the County aforesaid - John Young Who being duly sworn according to law, deponeth and saith that he is a younger brother of Charles Young, an applicant for a pension as a soldier &c - and that the said Charles served under a detachment for one month or longer to go to Hannah's town about the time it was burned, but in what year, or under whom command, your deponent knoweth not - That the statement in his declaration, that his mother's house was burned is true, but whether his discharge was therefor, or not, does not knoweth - His services as a ranger are well known to your deponent, but those services were after the treaty of peace -
John Young
Sworn and subscribed to before me this 22 nd day of January A.D. 1835 -
L. Cady

27 316.
R. K. Enos Millersburgh. Ohio

Washington Feby 20. 1835
I certify that I am personally acquainted with Daniel J. Swinney whose name is attached to the within affidavit. That he is a clergyman of good standing in the Baptist Church and I have no doubt that the name of Daniel J. Swinney attached to the affidavit is his own proper signature, written by himself
Wm Patterson

Washington Feby 20. 1835
I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Thomas Liggitt whose name is attached to the within certificate. That for several years he has been, and on the 25 th April 1834 was an Associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Holmes County Ohio - I further certify that I have no doubt of the name of Thomas Liggitt, attached to the said affidavit being the genuine signature of proper hand writing of him the said Thomas Liggitt, Associate Judge as aforesaid
David Spangler Rep. from Ohio

The State of Ohio } I James S. Irvine Holmes County } Deputy Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County hereby certify that John Shearer and John Gares Esqrs, before whom the within affidavits appear to have been made was at the date thereof acting Justices of the peace within and for said County duly commissioned and qualified as such according to the laws of Ohio. Also that Thomas Ligget is now & was on the twenty fifth day of April A.D. 1834 one of the Associate Justices of said County duly commissioned & qualified as such and that full faith and credit is due to their official acts
In testimony of the foregoing I have hereunto signed my name & affixed my seal of office at Millersburg this 23 rd day of January A.D. 1835
James S. Irvine Dpty. Clerk

27. 31h.
Charles Young Ohio
f 1777 p
Return 16.
f 1777 p 7 not 17 dgl $25.21
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Dane P. Leadbetter Millersburg Ohio.
Hon. D. [unclear] H.R.
Dr. Wm. [unclear]
Millersburg Portage County Ohio

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
29 th October 1883
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 subjunctive 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. These 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 Charles Young:
   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.     1777. 3 priv Cap. Sparks. 72 years.   1779. 1 17 " " Culbertson.   1780 1. " Leut. White.   1 " " "   1. " " "  
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 inquiry 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, 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 fix 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.

Treasury Department,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
May 8. 1838.
Sir.
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States;" Charles Young a Pensioner on the Roll of the Pittsburg, Penn a Agency, at the rate of twenty five Dollars and twenty one Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832 has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of September 1836 to the 4 th of September 1837
Respectfully, yours.
William B. Parris Comptroller
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

1905, Nov. 14. History to G.A. Mundell.
Revman
7995
INVALID.
File No. 7995 Charles Young Pri. Rev. War.
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 1st , Page 420
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Data from card,
WILLARD MERRILL, VICE PRES. GEO. C. MARKHAM, 2ND VICE PRES. J. W. SKINNER, SECRETARY.
H. L. PALMER, PRESIDENT.
C. A. LOVELAND, ACTUARY. J. W. FISHER, M. D., MEDICAL DIRECTOR. CHAS. E. DYER, COUNSEL.
Hudson Nov. 14, 1905
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company,
OF MILWAUKEE, WIS.
Agency at Chicago Nov 6 th 1905
To The Commissioners Of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
I am trying to find the war record of one, Charles Young , supposed to have served six and one half years in the Revolutionary War & later served in the War of 1812. He enlisted either from Penn or New York. Will you kindly advise me, if possible, whether or not you have any such record and if said Charles Young ever applied for a pension?
Thanking you, I remain
Yours truly
C. A. Wendell 900 - 1st National Bank Bldg Chicago

J. S. Edwards Esq Commisr. of Pensions Washington City

Merchants & Manufacturers Bldg Pittsburgh April 13 th 1888
Sir I have the honor to transmit for inspection Bankers in the case of Chas Young Pres. under the Act June 1832 at 25 Yrs Pension for annuity who was last paid up to the 1 st Sept. 1886
I am very Respectfully Yours all & etc David Rabe for the Pres. Agt
J. L. Edwards Esq. Committ. of Pension Washington City

Millersburg Holmes County Ohio,
Jan. 26 th 1855.
U. S. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions.
Sir, after a long delay on the part of Charles Young, his papers are once more forwarded to your Department. I am conscious that the testimony which he has procured, (although of the character required,) has not been taken in strict conformity with the rule prescribed. If an explanation from me will avail anything, I make it, and at his request. There appears to be no error, save in the Deposition of Daniel Shively who is a Baptist Preacher, President of Richland County, the place where Charles Young resided for several years; I drew up the form for another man, a preacher, who removed before the old man could attend to it; since at the time Shively appeared before Esq. Shearer, a justice of this county, it was the intention to have taken his deposition before Thos. Leggett, one of the judges of our court, living a few miles from Youngs, in the West part of this county, near the Richland County line; but it so happened that he was not at home & the blank was filled by the justice as aforesaid. It is this omission, that of form, that the department is asked to overlook. If the old man had health or money, I should have returned the papers to him without forwarding. The old man is a member of the Baptist Church, and is well liked in the neighbourhood where he resides, although but thinly settled, & a man of unimpeachable veracity, just tottering upon the brink of the grave. I could further state, that there is no preacher of any denomination living near him, or in that part of the county that I now recollect of, & none of his persuasion (save one) in the county; that that one lives considerable distance from him. — If a former affidavit is required of the said Preacher, I will try to get, even at my own expense, if that is all that is necessary. I solemnly protest that I have no interest in trying to procure the old man's pension. Not even to the value of this sheet of paper that I write on, or will I ever receive; all that I do for the old man, is done gratuitously and cheerfully —

I am aware, that I am not sufficiently known to the Department, to carry conviction of the truth, in absence of testimony - Nor do I now recollect of any one at Washington, who is particularly acquainted with me, except Mr. Hoon, David Spangler of the House of Reps. - to whom I would refer the Department - The matters I have stated, are partly those which have come under my own observation, and the balance, is from credible information, and so far, I would, if required make my affidavit, and believe all that I have stated is the truth - Wherefore, I am solicitous for the old man - because, I believe him worthy, and poor.
Yours Respectfully -
Daniel P. Lealetter,