Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42423, for William Straight, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Straight, William
S. 42423
R.L.Mt H 0684-160-55.
CONTENTS

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New York Roll
William Straight New York line Capt Johnson private 3 years till Jan'y 80 In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 18th of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 of Sept. 1818 and forwarded to Peter Ditts Esq. Cambridge Chancery Ct. New York
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818. $ 36 53 Semi-annual all'ce ending 4 Mar. 1819. 48.00
Arrears 4 Mar. 17 days. $ 84.53
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
D. Ditts Confirmed
Cambridge Chancery Ct. New York
Notification sent Nov. 1. 1820 to John C. Clark Cambridge N.Y.
April 16-1841 AB
243278

William Straight Jr
18 alleged
Bainbridge
Chemung Co
New York
To Peter Billy.
Application for a Pension
To the Hon. V. B. Gushaw by
Secretary of War
P
Admitted
Get Bright to sign within
get 1000 copy
get Bright to give me a certificate
John C. Clark
Bainbridge
N.Y.

State of New York & ss - On this 18 th day of Chemung County 3 rd April 1818. before me Peter Bell's Esq. one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County per- sonally appeared, William Straight aged Sixty Years, resident in Bainbridge said County & State who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war" - That he the said William Straight enlisted in Fort Montgomery in the said State of New York in the Company commanded by Captain John Van Horn Infantry in Colonel _____ Dubois' Regiment in the New York line, that he continued to serve in the said Company, or in the service of the United States for the term of three Years until the month of January 1780, when he was discharged from service in Purgatory State of New Jersey, that he was in the battle at the Storming & taking Fort Montgomery, & was at the taking of an Indian Fort in Che- =ning State of New York under General Sulli- =van, and that he is in reduced circumstances and in need of the assistance of his County, for support, and that he has no

other evidence now in his power of the said Service = Sworn to hereon before me the day & } Year aforesaid — }  John Betts
William Straight
State of New York Chenango County } ss I, Peter Betts Judge of ad of in said do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said William Straight did serve up the Revolution was as stated in the preceding declaration against the common Enemy and now has suit the pre- cedings & testimony taken & had before me to the Secretary for the Department of and pursuant to the direction of the fore- mentioned act =
Witness my hand & the seal of the said Court this 18th day of April 1818 =
John Betts

State of New York Chenango County } David G. Bright Clerks Office } Clerk of said County
Whereby certify that Peter Betts the person described in the above certificate is a Judge of said Court now in Commission that the seal affixed to his name is the seal of said Court. That the signature thereto is the proper hand of said Peter Betts
David G. Bright Clerk of said County

William Wright Burlington -
Scarsdale in Arkan- to John Blakely Barnbridge Chenango N.Y.
2571
Sept. 23 Sep. 1815.

State of New York & Chautauqua County } ss
On this 13 th day of June 1820 personally appeared in open court being the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Chautauqua being a Court of Record for the said County William Straight aged sixty two years resident in Barnbridge in said County who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows (viz) he served in the New York line in Colonel Dubois Regiment in Captain Johnsons Company of light Infantry that the date of his original declaration for a pension is the 18 th day of April 1818 and that the number of his pension certificate is 2571 and I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby to disqualify myself within the provision of an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war passed the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not over has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed viz one yoke of small staves 1 pot 1 kettle 1 plate 1 ax 1 hoe 1 ox yoke 1 pail 3 chairs 2 cups & saucers 1 cream pot 3 knives & forks except necessary clothing & bedding and I the said declarant on my oath affirmed further say that my occupation is that of a day laborer but that I am unable from ill health to pursue the same but for a small part of the time and further that my family consists of my wife named Mary aged 25 years & this declarant and that my said wife is unable from infirmity to support herself William his Straight Sworn & declared this 13 th day of June 1820 before me Barnes H. Rouse & David Ballolph Esq. Judges of said Court & Common Pleas of said County of Chautauqua

Chenango County Clerk's Office
I Nathan C. Hamlin Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Chenango do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of this Court and I further certify that it is the opinion of said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is thirty five Dollars eighty seven cents In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 1 st July 1820
C. Champlaine Clerk of said Court

243.276. Acct. Mar. 3/55
April 25. 186.
Horace 6 Straight
junior cleric.
William Straight acco.
Horace Straight, Junior Clerk of William Straight, Pri.
Ms. B.1.6 v.31
Rev. Han. H.
Pensioner
W.B. Dyer 1871-M 19
AD: 1600 ad, Sept. 3, 1852.
Blyth
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Henry B. Mygatt Oxford N.Y.
Vol I-2-88

State of New York. Chenango County ss.
On this 18 th day of February A. D. One thousand eight hun- dred and fifty six, personally appeared before me, a Justice of the peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, Horace Straight, aged twenty years, a resident of Guilford in the State of New York, who being duly sworn according to law declared that he is the only minor child of William Straight deceased, who was a private in the New York Continental Line of the Revolutionary Army, and was placed on the pension roll, September 23 rd . 1818, at the rate of ninety six dollars per annum; and for proof of his service he refered to the evidence on which he was pensioned. He further stated from in- formation and reports in the family that his father William Straight was mar- ried to Mary Monroe, this deponent's mother, about the year 1817, at Bainbridge in said County of Chenango, by one Stephen Stilwell, then a Justice of the peace of that town; and that his father and mother both resided at that time in that town. That there is no public, private or family record of said marriage

to deponent's knowledge or belief. That there are five children only of said marriage now living, and whose names are Mariada Clement who now resides in said Guilford and is about thirty six years of age, Angeline Brooks who when last heard from resided in New Lisbon, Otsego County, N. Y. and is about thirty two years of age, Nancy Straight who resides in Cherry Valley in Otsego County and is about twenty six years of age, Otis Straight who resides in Cherry Valley  Worcester Otsego County aforesaid, and is about twenty two or twenty three years of age; And that deponent who was born on the 4th day of July 1835, at Preston in Chenango County.
That deponent's father and mother, the aforesaid William and Mary Straight both died at the County poor house at Middlefield, in Otsego County about thirteen years ago last March.
He makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which he may be entitled under the Act approved March 3. 1855. He also declared that he had not received a warrant for bounty land under this or any other Act of Congress, nor made any other application

therefor.
Horace Straight
We Ransom Clarke and Hiram Locke residents of Guilford in the State of New York, upon our Oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Horace Straight in our presence, and that we believe from the appearance and statements of the Applicant, that he is the identical person he represents himself to be.
Ransom Clarke Hiram Locke
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written; and I certify that I know the Affiants to be credible persons; that the claimant he represents himself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim. And the words "Worcester Otsego County" inserted before execution
George A. Mansfield Justice of the peace.

STATE OF NEW YORK, Chenango County Clerk's Office, } ss.
I, THOMAS MILNER, Clerk of said County, do CERTIFY,
That George A. Mansdell Esq., before whom the annexed instrument was proved or acknowledged, was, at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgement, a JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, in and for said County, duly authorized and qualified to take the same. And further: That I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe the signature thereto, purporting to be his, is genuine; and that the said instrument is executed in accordance with the Laws of the State of New York.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my official seal, at Norwich, this..... 18 th day of..... April ..... 185 6
..... Thos Milner ..... Clerk.

State of New York. Steuben Chautauqua County, ss.
Marianna Clement being duly sworn says that she resided in Addison  Steuben in said County of Steuben  Chautauqua and is thirty seven years of age, and that she is the daughter of William and Mary Straight, named in the annexed affidavit of Horace Straight. And that the said William Straight was a revolutionary pensioner of the United States, under the Act of 1818, at the rate of ninety six dollars per annum.
That it was always reported in the family that said William and Mary were married by a Justice of the peace at Bainbridge in Chautauqua County about the year 1817. That there is no public, private or family record of said marriage to deponent's knowledge or belief.
That said William and Mary lived together as husband and wife from said deponent's earliest recollection until death, and were reported in the family and by their neighbors and acquaintances to be husband and wife.
That said Horace was the only minor child of said William and Mary on the 3 rd day of March 1855; and that the said

Horace was born at the Chenango County poor house in Preston, on the 14th day of July 1855, and that deponent was present at his birth.
I was sworn to before me } this 31 st day of Feb.
Marinda Ray Clemens - mark
March 1855; And I certify that I am acquainted with the said Marinda Clemens, and that she is a respectable and credible person.
[The word Stephen lies interlined over Chenango erased, and the word Addison interlined over Guilford erased, before execution. and the word December erased, and the word March inserted before execution.]
J. W. Dinsmore
A Justice of the peace.
243. 176.

STATE OF NEW-YORK, Steuben County Clerk's Office, ss.
I, CHARLES W. CAMPBELL, Clerk of said County, do hereby certify that Geo. W. Dimey Esq., before whom the foregoing declaration and affidavit were made and acknowledged, and who has thereunto subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, elected and sworn, and duly authorized to take the same, and that his signature thereto is genuine.
Geo. W. Dimey for Chenango a Justice of the Peace.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name, and affixed the Seal of said County, at Bath, this 12 th day of April 185 6 ,
Charles W. Campbell Clerk.
Ms. A. 9. 2. 16

State of New York, Otsego County ss.
Otis Straight, being duly sworn says, that he resided in Worcester in said County of Otsego, and is 29 years of age and that he is the son of William and Mary Straight.
That said William Straight was a revo- lutionary pensioner of the United States under the Act of 1818.
That said William and Mary lived together from this deponent's earliest recollec- tion until death, and were reputed in the family and by their neighbors and ac- quaintances to be husband and wife; and that they both died at the County poor house at Middlefield in Otsego County, about thirteen years ago last March and that deponent was present at their deaths.
That his brother Horace is reputed to have been born at the Otsego County poor-house in Preston, on the 4th day of July, 1835, when our said parents were residing at said poor-house.
Sworn to before me } (Otis Straight) This sixteenth day of } (Amasa Straight) February 1856. And I certify that I am ac- quainted with the said Otis Straight, and

That he is a respectable and credible person.
Elisha L. Gustin Justice of the Peace.
STATE OF NEW YORK.
OTSEGO COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE.
I, GEORGE W. ERNST, Clerk of said County, do hereby certify, that Elisha L. Gustin Esquire, was, on the 16 th day of February 1856 a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County of Otsego, duly authorized to act as such, and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice, and that his signature to the annexed instrument is genuine.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the said County, at Cooperstown, this 22 nd day of February 1856
G. W. Ernst CLERK.
Ms. A. 9. 2. 16

April 15, 1937
William Straight S. 42423 BA-J/AWF
Mrs. C. L. A. Schmidt 2612 Piedmont Avenue Berkeley, California
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of William Straight of Chenango County, New York, and of George Chapman of Virginia, that part later West Virginia.
The Revolutionary War records of this office have been searched and no claim for pension found based upon the service of a George Chapman of Virginia.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in pension claim, S. 42423, based upon the service of William Straight in the War of the Revolution.
The date and place of birth of this soldier were not shown, nor were the names of his parents given.
William Straight enlisted at Fort Montgomery, New York, and served as a private in Captain Johnson's company in Colonel DuBois' New York regiment; he was in the battles of Fort Montgomery and Chemung, and was discharged sometime in January, 1780, having served three years.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 18, 1818, at which time he was sixty years

of age and living in Bainbridge, Chenango County, New York.
The soldier, William Straight, married about the year 1817 in Bainbridge, New York, Mary Monroe; she was then about twenty-two years old, and they were both of said Bainbridge. The date and place of her birth and names of her parents were not given.
William Straight died April 16, 1841, and his widow, Mary, died about 1843. They both died in Middlefield, Otsego County, New York.
Reference was made in 1856 to the following children of William Straight and his wife, Mary:
Marinda Clemens, a resident of Addison, Steuben County, New York, aged about thirty-seven years; Angeline Brooks, a resident of Lisbon, Otsego County, New York, aged about thirty-two years; Nancy Straight, a resident of Cherry Valley, Otsego County, New York, aged about twenty-six years; Otis Straight, a resident of Worcester, Otsego County, New York, aged about twenty-three years; and Horace Straight, born July 4, 1835, a resident of Guilford, New York.
Very truly yours
A. D. MILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

7 No. 684
J Geo. R. Smith

Ex. A. W. F. Div. Rev. & 1812
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C. Oct. 14, 1927
The attached letter is respectfully returned with the information that the data furnished is not sufficient to enable this Bureau to make intelligent answer to the queries therein contained.
Please fill out such of the blank spaces below as the information in your possession will permit, and return to this Bureau.
1st name of widow XXXX XXXX XXXX
Name of soldier. William Straight
XXXX address of XXXX soldier at enlist- ment & after service.
XXXX After Regiment  Chenango Co. N.Y.
State where enlisted New York
XXXX birth Date of XXXX
XXXX death Date of XXXX
If unable to furnish company and regiment give names of commanding officers.
Return attached letter with reply.
Winfield Scott WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

42 423 INVALID.
Ray
File No. 42 423 William Straight Re Her two
Act: 18 March 18
Index: Vol. 8, Page 89
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1927 Oct 22 - Hiss to notice Mr. Steele 1927 Nov 28 - Letter to Hon. H. H. Crump for McCarver. See corres. in S. 42425 - News Straight, MM 17. 1927 Nov 30 - notice Mr. Steele. Cdr as to ad. cur. 1927 Dec 10 - 1927 April 15 - Hiss to Mrs. C. C. Schmidt. See S.

243.27n
FREE
Free
Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D.C.

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section.
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October 22, 1927
Nettie M. Strate 3032 Colfax Ave. So. Minneapolis, Minn
Madam:
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 42423, it appears that William Straight enlisted at Fort Montgomery, New York and served three years in Captain Johnson's Company, Colonel DuBois' New York Regiment, he was at the battle of Fort Montgomery and at the taking of an Indian Fort in Chemung, and served until in January 1780.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 18, 1818, while a resident of Bainbridge, Chenango County, New York, aged sixty years.
He married about 1817 at Bainbridge, New York, Mary Monroe, who was twenty-five years old in 1820. He died April 16-1841
In 1856 the following children are mentioned-

Otis, who was twenty-three years old, residing in Worcester, Otsego County, New York, and stated that his parents had been dead about thirteen years; Horace, who was born July 4, 1835, and resided in Guilford, New York; Marinda Clemens, who was aged thirty-six years, and resided in Addison, New York; Angelina Brooks, who was aged thirty-two years, and resided in Lisbon, New York; and Nancy Straight, who was aged twenty-six years, and resided in Cherry Valley, New York.
The above noted William Straight (Strate, Straight) is the only soldier of that name found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

Rev. and 1812 War Section.
Decem ber 10, 1927
Nettie M. Strate 3033 Colfax Ave. S. Minneapolis, Minn
Madam:
I have to advise you that this Bureau is unable to furnish the history of a soldier of the Revolution, unless a claim for pension or bounty bounty land has been made on account of his services, and a careful search of the records fails to show such a claim on file on account of the services of any soldier named Peter Kemper , or to any soldier named William Straight (Strate, Steaight) other than the William Straight (S. 42423), whose history was furnished you on October 22, 1927.
It is suggested that you consult the records of the Adjutant General's Office, War Department, Washington, D. C., for the military services of soldiers.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

Rev. and 1812 War Section.
November 30, 1927
Nettie M. Strate 3032 Colfax Ave. So. Minneapolis, Minn.
Madam:
I have to advise you that the record which was furnished you, October 22, 1927, of the Revolutionary War pensioner, William Straight (Strate Straight) S. 42423, is the only soldier of that name, on account of whose services in the War of the Revolution, a pension from the  pension from the U. S. Government was allowed.
The Revolutionary War records of this Bureau fail to afford any information in regard to any soldier named Peter Kemper.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

2612 Piedmont Avenue Berkeley, Calif. Mar. 20, 1937
Rev. War Pensions Dept. Veterans Administration Washington, D. C.
Dear Sirs:—
Will you kindly send me the Revolutionary service and any family data your records may contain concerning William Straight who served with the New York forces and received a pension while living in Chenango County, New York .
Also, I want to know if "Johanna" Joanna, or "Anna" Lemasters Chapman who died near the present site of New Cumberland W. Va about 1843 aged 90 yrs, received a pension for the services of her husband, "Captain" George Chapman who was a resident of Berkeley Co. Virginia during the Rev. War and may have been the George Chapman who served as a fifer and as a private in Capt. Arthur Smith's and Capt. John Washington's Cos., 4th Va. Regt. and as a private in Capt. Burnley's Co. Col. Francis Taylor's Regt.; and he may have also been a ship captain. His descendants insist he was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. His children mentioned

in his will made 1812 and probated 1820, were George, Martha (Swearingen), William, Elizabeth, Thomas, Jane (Cuppy, Whims), Hugh. He moved from Berkeley to Brooke Co. Va. before 1800. His and his wives tombstones were made of sandstone and the inscriptions are illegible now.
Please send any data you may have concerning William Straight and George Chapman on separate sheets of paper .
With sincere thanks
(Mrs. C.L.A.) Esther Skolfield Schmidt.

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
HYGIENE
F. E. HARRINGTON, M. D., DIRECTOR (COMMISSIONER, PUBLIC HEALTH)
NETTIE M. STRATE,
REVISOR HEALTH INSTRUCTION
December 3, 1927
Principal John Hay School
Mr. Winfield Scott, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
My dear Sir:
In your letter to me of October 22, you made the following statement: "The above noted William Straight (Strate, Streight) is the only soldier of that name found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau."
I was at a loss to know whether or not you meant that this man was the only one by that surname or by the name of William . I was also at a loss to know whether this meant that there was no one by this name who received a pension or whether you meant that there was no one by this name who served in the Revolutionary War at all, since the Bureau of Pensions contains the Rev. and War of 1812 Sections. I wrote to you asking you to please explain this. Your answer of the November 30 is just as mystifying as the one you wrote October 22.
You say, "That the record you furnished me on October 22, of the Revolutionary pensioner, William Straight (Strate, Streight) S.42423, is the only soldier of that name, on account of whose services in the War of the Revolution, a pension from the U.S. Government was allowed."
Before receiving your letter of November 30, I came into possession of a letter from your Bureau in which you give the names of seven men by the name of Straight or Strait who are Revolutionary pensioners, Henry (S. 42425); Henry (W. 26450); William (S. 42423); Joshua (S. 42424); Nathan (S. 21516); David (S. 21512); John (W. 9670)
I have received the information from the Pennsylvania records that there were three men by the name of Streit who served in the Revolution from that state.
I infer from the above that when you state that a certain man "is the only one of that name found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau" that you mean he was the only man who received a pension by that first name, in other words, the only William Straight.
You say in your letter of November 30, that, "The Revolutionary War records of this Bureau fail to afford any information in regard to any soldier named Peter Kemper". I have records, Auditor's Accounts from the Virginia State Library giving two Peter Kempers who served in the Revolutionary War.
Can you tell me where the war records of these men are kept and how I could get them?
I hope you will not think me persistent in my trying to straighten out this tangle. I am anxious to get this information for future use. If the men who did not get a pension yet served in the Rev. War do not have their records in your Bureau I want to know where I can get them.
Very truly yours,
Nettie M. Strate Nettie M. Strate, 3032 Colfax Ave. So.

Minneapolis, Minnesota November 26, 1927
Winfield Scott, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Your letter of October 22, in which you sent me the pension record of William Straight, pension claim S.43433 you made this statement, "The above noted William Straight (Strate, Streight) is the only soldier of that name found on the secess Revolutionary War records of this Bureau". Does this mean that he is the only one on the pension records or that he is the only one by that name in the three section, namely, Pension, Revolutionary War list, and the list of the War of 1812? I notice that your letter heads have Rev and 1812 Wars Section.
My great grandfather Peter Kemper served in the Revolutionary War as an Ensign from Fauquier Co. Va. (Militia). I think he was under Capt. Tilman Patteson. He wife's name was Mary Whitesides. His children were Elisha, Joel, Martin, Joshua, Moses, and Catharine. His son Moses afterwards lived in Culpeper Co. Va. with his family. I do not know whether or not Peter received a pension. He had a brother Charles and a brother Tullman (Tilman) who served in the Revolution.
There was another Peter Kemper who was a Capt. and died at Walnut Hills, Ohio 1829. There was another Charles Kemper, a brother of Capt. Peter Kemper. This Peter and Charles were first cousins of my great-great grandfather Peter Kemper.
Very truly yours,
Nettie M. Strate Nettie M. Strate, 3032 Colfax Ave. So.

Minneapolis, Minnesota October 14, 1929
Dept. of Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Enclosed please find blank for William Straight. In the N.Y. state pension roll (514) pg. 136 I have found the following information:
"In statements & of Chenango County, N.Y. William Straight, private, annual annual allowance $96, sums received $1476.50 New York Line, placed on pension roll Sept. 23, 1818, commencement of pension April 23, 1818 at the age of 75 years"
The following is the record of a William Straight or Streight as sent to me by the New York State Librarian:
"
William Straight
"William Streight (the 'e' in the name may be a typeographical error) enlisted December 25, 1776 for three years in Capt. Thos. Lee's (8th) company of the 5th regiment of the New York Line commanded by Col. Lewis Dubois; discharged December 25, 1779."
State Archives, v. I (documents relating to the Colonial History of New York, v. 15), p. 232
A genealogist in Albany N.Y. reports that the above William Straight, a William Strait who served in the Duchess Co. Militia, 5th regiment, and a William Street who served in the 4th regiment of the N.Y. Line are all the same man.
Very truly yours,
Nettie M. Strate
Nettie M. Strate 3032 Colfax Ave. So.

Oxford New York April 19. 1856
Sir
Herewith you have application and proofs of Horace Straight an infant son of William Straight deceased for 160 acres bounty land under the act of March 3. 1855
If you find the papers and proofs satisfactory you will send me a land warrant for him
Respectfully
Henry A. Mygatt
J. Murot Esq Comm'r of Pensions Washington City