Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22606, James Workman, Penn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn
Workman, James
S. 22606
CONTENTS

rate of death roll on A.B.
11.30 Pittsburgh - Agency
James Workman
of Washington Co in the State of Penn ty who was a Pr o - in the Company commanded by Captain Watson - of the Reg t commanded by Col Williamson in the Pennsylvania line of Militia -
21 Mo 20 3/4 Pr 72.19
Inscribed on the Roll of - Pennsylvania at the rate of 72 Dollars 19 Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 th day of May and sent to 1833 B. S. Stewart, Washington - Pa
Arrears to the 14th of March 1833 144.38 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept " 36.09 3/4 £ 80.47
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. P. Sprague - Clerk Book 6 Vol. 5 Page 95

Declaration of James Workman, Pennsylvania
Washington County ss
On this 29 th day of March A.D. 1833 personally appeared in Open Court, before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting James Workman, a resident of Amwell Township in the County and State aforesaid aged 75 years on the 15 th of September last passed who being first 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 A.D. 1832.
My first services as a soldier commenced in the Spring of the year 1775, when I was drafted for four months to serve against the Indians and served out the whole time on the frontier settlements, lying between Washington Penn a and the Hocking river in the State of Ohio. - I am at present unable to recollect the names of the officers or any important circumstances connected with this service. I only know that we were continually under arms and on the march from one settlement to another, wherever our services were most needed to prevent the inroads or depredations of the savages.
I also served as a regular. I entered this service of the United States as a private in the regular service (if I recollect aright) in

August 1775) I was enlisted under Captain Watson , I think his Christian name was James. The names of the other officers of the Company and Regiment I cannot now recollect. I left the Service on this occasion as near as I can remember on the first of June 1776. On this tour I served as a regular in the Pennsylvania line for nine months. When I was enlisted I resided in Washington County Penn a but being on a visit to Lancaster County Pa where I formerly had lived I there enlisted and entered the Service. Immediately after my enlistment the Company to which I was attached marched directly from Lan- caster to Albany in New York. On our way to Albany we passed through Philadelphia and the State of New Jersey to the Hudson River, when we were taken on board a vessel and sailed up to Albany. We lay in barracks in Albany during the Exposure of the ensuing win- ter. Early in the Spring after we arrived we ar- rived in Albany I had my foot very severely scalded by the upsetting of a kettle of boiling soup. This accident disabled me for active service and was the reason of my discharge from the Army two or three months after and my permission to return home. After my return home to Washington County Penn a Albany I was drafted in the fall of the same year 1776 to serve as a soldier & spy on the frontier.

against the Indians. On this occasion I was in the service three months and 28 days . The officers who commanded this expedition as near as I can recollect were Col l . David Williamson & William Crawford. Major Stinson - Captain Eleazer Williamson - D at h l Leek and Cap t Farrell and other officers whose names I have forgotten. We marched from Washington Penn a to the place where the town of Beaver now stands on the Ohio river below Pittsburgh and there built a fort called "M c Kintosh's fort". After we had constructed this fort we marched to the Muskingum river in the state of Ohio and built a block house on the bank of that river. We then returned home having been out just 2 days less than four mo- ths - In the following summer (of 1777) I was again drafted to serve against the Indians and was marched to Fane's fort in Virginia where Wheeling now stands and from that twelve miles farther down the Ohio river to the mouth of Grave creek. The company with which I marched to these places had in charge a small drove of cattle for the use of the forts. On this occasion I ser- ved between five and six weeks , the dangers of the season being over we had permission to

to return to our homes
In the following Spring of 1778 I was again drafted into the same service for two months the whole of which time I served. We were commanded during this tour by Colonel David Williamson. We Marched from Washington Pennsylvania directly to "Kittanning block house" on the waters of Duncaid Creek near the Mowangshela and not far from the foot of the Laurel hill in Fayette County Penn a . In this fort we remained til the end of our two months when we were relieved by another Company drafted for the same length of time, and we returned home —
In the year 1783 or 84 I was again drafted and served under Col. William Crawford for two months or upwards. On this occasion the Company to which I was attached Marched from Washington Penn a and crossed the Ohio river a short distance below Pittsburgh at a place called "Logs Town" but before we reached the Ohio we were joined by the other troops under Col Crawford. From the Ohio river we were Marched directly to the plains of Sandusky in the State of Ohio where we were met and encountered by the hostile Indians and completely defeated and

obliged to seek safety in flight. In this engagement our loss was very great in killed and wounded and we were obliged to leave all those who were disabled by their wounds to the mercy of the savages Col. Crawford was taken prisoner and (I have been informed since) was burnt at the stake by the Indians. We were pursued by the Indians to the Ohio river on our retreat and great numbers of our men were either killed or captured. This is what is generally called "Crawford's defeat".
I should have
mentioned in its proper place that I also was drafted and served a tour of duty for about six weeks in the spring of 1779. During the whole of this time except so much as was taken up in going and returning I was stationed in "Redstone fort" where Brownsville in Fayette County now stands. I am unable now to state in what month I was stationed in this fort or who was its commander.
I was born in September 1757. I have a record of my age in my family bible. I was born in Lancaster County Pennsylvania. When called into the service on all and each of the several occasions I have mentioned I lived in Washington County - Penn a . Where I have lived ever since the revolutionary war, and where I now live. On all the occasions I entered the service I was drafted except,

only only the time I was enlisted when on a visit to Lancaster County Pa, My memory has so much failed by reason of old age and de- sease that I am unable at present to tell any thing more of the officers under whom I served or the regiments in which I served or the gene- ral circumstances of my service than what I have already stated
When I left the regular service I received a written discharge or per- mit to return home But I am unable to say what has become of it; it is lost On no other occasion did I receive a written discharge And I know of no clergyman who has a know- ledge of my revolutionary services and who can testify for me in the manner required by the regulations of the war department
I have no documentary evidence of service whatever - I know of no person at present who has a personal knowledge of my services except Hugh Workman (whose Affidavit is herunto attached) of this County and and James Seals of Greene County Pa I refer to the following named persons to whom I am well known in my present neighbour- hood who can testify to my character for

veracity, and their belief of my services as a soldier of the revolution viz The Hon ble Thomas M c Renan Member of Congress The Hon ble Th. Baird president Judge of this judicial district, Alex Reed Esq Dan l Moore Hon ble Wilson Esq James Orr Esq David Acheson Esq and David Morris together with many other equ- ally respectable & worthy citizens
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an- nuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agen- cy of any State
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid James Wilson Thomas Officer: Proth y
Personally appeared in Open Court the above named applicant who being duly sworn, deposeth and saith that by reason of old age and disease, and the con- sequent loss of memory, he cannot swear pos- itively 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 9 months I served as a regular in the Penn a Line For 14 months and 20 days I served as a drafted Militia man, making in all one year eleven months and twenty days, and for such

service I claim a pension. But if the department are of the opinion that I am not entitled to a pension, for the two months of this time which I served in "Crawfords Campaign" then I only claim a pension for one year nine months and twenty days.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written. James Warkman Thomas Officer Pro
We Hugh Warkman & David Morris Alex Reed residing in the Borough of Washington and County of Washington, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with James Warkman, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy five years of age past; that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. Thomas Officer Pro
Hugh Warkman David Morris
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter.

Pennsylvania
Washington County
Personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of said Hugh Workman aged 73 years in August next who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his solemn oath depose and say that he is well acquainted with James Workman who has subscribed and sworn to the within declaration.
That to his personal knowledge the said James, enlisted in the service of the United States in Lancaster County Pa. I think it was in the fall of 1775 and remained in the service the greater part of a year - I think at least nine months. When he was enlisted he resided in Washington Co. Pa. but was on a visit to Lancaster to see his relations, I at this time lived in Lancaster County. In 1777 I think it was I removed from Lancaster to Washington County Penn a . After I came to Washington County I was drafted and served with the said James Workman a few days less than four months. On this occasion we marched from Washington to Beaver the Ohio river where Beaver now stands, and there built a fort which was afterwards called "fort M'Kintosh", we were then marched to the Tuscarawas a branch of the Muskingum river in Ohio and there in a blockhouse we then came back to Washington. His company (James Workman) was commanded by Capt Agle & Lieut Biggs - Capt Lest was adjutant.

and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Hugh Workman & David Morris who have signed the preceding certificate, are residents in the Borough of Washington and County of Washington, and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Thomas Officer Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Washington, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of James Workman for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 29th day of March A.D. 1833 Thomas Officer, Prothon.

Col David Williamson was also with us and a number of other officers
I also recollect that James Workman was out on several scouts, once I went with him down to the Ohio river at Grave Creek and Capteeny in Virginia but how long he served on this occasion I cannot recollect - He was also out in the frontier service as a spy against the Indians when I was not with him and which I know nothing about, either where he went or how long he was out.
The last time I have any knowledge of his having been in the service is when he was marched with myself from Washington Pennsylvania to the Sandusky plains in Ohio. On this occasion the company in which we left home was commanded by Capt Seef, but before we got to the plains a Light horse Company was raised from the troops which I joined and he remained in the infantry - The expedition was under the command of Col Crawford and Williamson and Maj in Daul Seef - We drew pay certificates for two months service but it appears to me now that we did not serve out the two months fully - This was in 1783 or 1784 - Sworn & subscribed April 8 th 1833 Hugh Workman James Blaine

I James Blaine the Justice of the peace before whom the within affidavit of Hugh Workman was subscribed and sworn: do certify that he is a person of good reputation & credibility, and one of our oldest most valued & respected citizens, and that his statement is entitled to full faith and credit.
James Blaine
Washington County Pa. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
I Thomas Officer Prothonotary of the court of common Pleas, of said county, do hereby certify that James Blaine Esq. before whom the foregoing Affidavit was made and certificate subscribed was at the time and now is a Justice of the peace in and for said county duly commissioned, and that full faith and credit is and ought to be given to all his official acts. Given under my hand and seal of office at Washington the 9 th day of April A. D. 1833.
Thomas Officer, Prothny.
Address - Rev. J. L. Stewart Washington Penn a

No 24316 James Workman Washington Co Pennsylvania
Admitted 21 mo 20 days $72.19
Benjn S Stewart Agent Washington Co Pennsylvania

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
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.
Pennsylvania
A Statement, shewing the Service of James Washington
   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.     1775 - spring 4 Private Officers not stated as they are not recollected 75 years Washington Co. - Pennsylvan 2 Witnesses & traditional evidence   until summer 76 9 Capt. Watson   1776 - fall 3 28 Indian Spy Col Williamson   1777 - summer 1 7 months Major Stevenson   1778 - spring 2 Col Williamson   1780 - 4 2 Col Crawford   1779 - spring about six weeks  
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 place 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.
The notes from [a] to [c] 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.
[k] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
John V. Ashmun

March 18, 1932.
BA-J/ILL Dee
Mrs. John R. Riggleman 5242 -42nd Street N.W. Washington, D. C.
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter of February 16, 1932, in which you request information in regard to the last pension check of James Workman , Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 22606.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the above noted James Workman, you should apply to the Record Division, General Accounting Office, Washington, D. C., citing all of the following data:
James Workman Certificate # 11504, Issued May 13, 1833, Rate of $72.19 per annum, Commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832 Pennsylvania Agency.
The papers on file in this office in the claim of James Workman, S. 22606, show the date of birth of that soldier as September 15, 1757.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Assistant to Administrator.

January 28, 1931
Rev. & 1812 Wars Section AWF
Mrs. F. P. Larmon 1102½ Quarrier Street Charleston, West Virginia.
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 22606, that James Workman was born September 15, 1757 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
While a resident of Washington County, Pennsylvania, He enlisted and served as a private with the Pennsylvania Troops, as follows: Early in 1775, four months, against the Indians on the frontier, officers names not given; from in August 1775 until June 1, 1776 in Captain James Watson's company; in the fall of 1776, three months and twenty-eight days as spy under Captains Eleazer Williamson, Daniel Leet, Farrar, Colonels David Williamson and William Crawford; in the summer of 1777, five or six weeks at Zanes Fort in Virginia, officers names not given; in the spring of 1778, two months in Colonel David Williamson's regiment; in the spring of 1779, six weeks at Redstone Fort, no officers given; in 1782, two months under Captain Leet and Colonels William Crawford and Williamson, and was in Crawford's Defeat at Sandusky.
He was allowed pension on his application executed March 29, 1833, then a resident of Amwell Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania.
It is not stated that soldier was ever married.
The above noted James Workman is the only soldier of

that name that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau.
Due to the large number of requests similar to yours and the lack of a clerical force available for the purpose, it is the practice of the bureau to furnish only two histories of soldiers of the War of the Revolution, to each inquirer.
Very truly yours,
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.

Jeremiah Brown Ap. 16th.
P.
24317
FREE
James L. Edwards Esq. Pension Office Washington D.C.
40 30. 2.19 72.19

Washington Penn o April 8 th 1833
J. L. Edwards Esq
Sir Enclosed you will find the declaration of Jeremiah Brown an applicant for a pension under the recent act of Congress - Please give his papers a speedy examination - If any thing further is necessary in the investigation of this claim, address the Hon. Thos. McKean member of Congress from this place or the subscribers who is the authorized agent and attorney of the Claimant
Beas. L. Stewart

Apr. 16. James Workman
24316
FREE
James Edwards Esq. Pensions Office. Washington D.C.

Washington Pa April 8 th 1833
J. L. Edwards Esq
Dear Sir
Enclosed you will find the declarations and evidence of service in the case of James Workman an applicant for a pension under the act of 7 th June 1832 — Be so good as to give his case a speedy consideration
If you wish to make any communication on this subject, address either the subscribers or the Hon. H. M. T. McEwen of this place
Yours &c Rev. S. Stewart Agent & Atty for the Claimant

Provisions  22 6086 INVALID. 12,606
File No. 22 6086
James Workman His Rev. Wm
Act: June 7 th 32
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 481
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1914 Dec. 10 Hist. to Mrs. Myrtle Inghram. V.L. etc.
1919 Aug. 19. Photostat copies of letter mailed to H.W. Downey. ad
1931- Jan. 28 Hist. to Mrs.
J.P. Sormon acc.
1932. Mar. 18. Mrs. John P. Riggleman advised regarding last payment of pension. L.L.L.

Box 47, Route 1, Denison, Ia. Feb. 27, 1914.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir: In order to join the D. A. R., to which I am told that I am eligible, I have been looking up the record of my great, great grandfather, James Workman of Pennsylvania (Greene County, I think). He fought at the time of the celebrated "Crawford's Defeat" I have no dates and am

unable to find anything at the local library.
Can you give me any information concerning him? Am enclosing self-addressed envelope, and hope for an early reply.
Thanking you in advance I am,
Very truly yours,
Myrtle Ingram Denison Iowa

Received $1.80 mk  asur 12 pages - microfile photostat copies
from Rev War pension claim of James Workman - Pa - S22606 - for
" Mr. F. W. Downey. Box 606 - Waynesburg, Pa. personal request of Aug. 14. 1919

BUREAU OF PENSIONS Finance Division
AUG 14 1919 . , 191_
Chief of Rev. War Section Sir:
I have this day received from J. W. Downey draft No. Cash for $ 1 80 / 100 requesting post office addresses as per letter herewith.
Law Div not that copies have been mailed and aug 19 1919
Very respectfully,
A. Campbell Chief of Division.

Date Aug 18 1919
Name James Workman No. 822606 Pa Troops, War Rec.
Photographic copies wanted of 3 pieces, consisting of 12 pages.
Remarks:
Exr. A. B. Wilson Chief Rec. War Section
APPROVED:
J. F. Deane
Serial 4781 No. 

Exam Rec'd returned
1102 1/2 Duane St., Charleston, N. W. Jan. 7, 1931.
Pension Bureau Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:—
I find that James Workman was pensioned. James Workman, Pits 43, Row 20 Revolutionary Soldiers of Virginia p 483. Will you kindly give

me all that you have in regard to him?
The line I am working on is Carle Barker Hall daughter of F. S. Barker Logan N.W. son of William Barker and Dorcas Workman daughter of Joseph Workman son of James Workman first settler Logan County.
Very truly yours
(Mrs. F. D.) Ruth A. B. Larson.

JOHN R. RIGGLEMAN 5242 FORTY-SECOND STREET, NORTHWEST WASHINGTON, D. C.
Washington D.C.
Feb. 16 th 1932
General Accounting Office, Record Division
Bureau of Pensions
Department of the Interior
Washington D.C.
Gentlemen,
Will you please send me the name of the person to whom the last pension check of James Workman (Revolutionary War Records Section U.S.M. - S.F. 22606) was paid? He applied for his pension March 29 th 1833 - his residence at that time being Amwell Twp., Washington County, Pennsylvania. He was born Sept. 15 th 1759 - in Lancaster Co. Penna.
Very truly yours,
Mrs. John R. Riggleman

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of James Harkman a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Spring 1775 4 mos against Indians on the frontier   Aug. 1775 June 1, 1776 Pvt. James Watson Penn.   Fall 1776 3 mos 28 days Spy Blazeer Williamson Daniel Leet David Williamson William Crawford   Summer 1777 5 to 6 weeks at Jones Fort in Virginia   Spring 1778 2 mos. at Redstone Fort David Williamson   Spring 1779 6 weeks William Crawford   * 1782 2 mos. Genl- W. H. Williamson  
Battles engaged in, *Sandusky (Crawfords Defeat) Residence of soldier at enlistment, Washington Co. Penn. Date of application for pension, Sept. 29, 1833. His ch. was ab. Residence at date of application, Grinnell Twp. Washington Co. Penn. Age at date of application, born Sept. 15-1757 in Lancaster Co. Penn. Remarks: No data as to family. Not stated where -
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
* Crawfords Defeat was in 1782