Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 20,053, for John Thwing, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Mass.
Thuring John Chloe
V. 20,053
CONTENTS

New York. 677
John Thwing of Genesee Co. in the State of N. York who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain French of the Troops commanded by Genl. Washington on the Alps. time for 10 months & 24 days
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 36 Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 th day of May 1831 and sent to Messrs. Sampson & Skinner, Le Roy, Genesee Co. N. York
Arrears to the 4th of March 1831 108.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 1 st Sep " 18.00 $126.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk, Book E. Vol. 4 Page 82

2128.
New York Albany
Rebecca Thwing widow of John Thwing, who was a Private in the Mass line for 16 mo. & 24 d. 47
Rept Sept 28
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 36 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28th day of Sept. 1843 and sent to
A. P. Hascall Le Roy N. York
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book 4 Vol. 1. Page 115.

shine of Christian and godly Captaines, such as was our first Richard in the Holy land, Burbon before Rome , Great Henrie of Fraunce against the League, or our renowned Henries of England pulling their Birth-rights from such as vsurped them: then me thinks like new Starres they are either lost at their first finding, or like eclipsed lights have in themselves no beautie but such as is borrowed.
The Glory which appertaines to a perfit Souldier is of a two-fold Nature, the one Terrestrial , the other Celestial : of the first no doubt every Heathen Conquerour will be a glorious partaker, and memorie shall keepe their memories, as long as Marble, Brasse, or the leaues of Bookes shall endure: But the Champions of the Almighty shall be glorified for euer and euer, both heere in the world, and after beyond all worlds. First therefore let Gods Battels be fought, for that is the Tithe of our duties: Next, our Princes, for that is the Rent of our Service: and lastly, our Countries, for that is the Fee due from our Gratitude: and in these two latter obligations there ought to be such a correspondence with Goodnesse, that Princes ought not to ingage themselves in any action without God, because God will not commaund vs any employment but by the Prince, whom hee hath assigned his Deputie, forbidding vs Warre but for the King, and not to dare (in any semblance whatsoever) to leuie or raise Armes, but by and at the especial commandement of the King: for so glorious is the profession of a Souldier, that it is onely to bee raised for God by the King. Subiects in other things have great Priuiledges, in this they are confined, for Warre is Gods great businesse, and whosoeuer leads, he still should Be Generall.
Now for warres Defensiu (which questionlesse are more warranted) they have likewise most glorious ends: For when God hath giuen to a people a Prince either by iust Conquest, or lawfull Succession, if then the violence of Tyrannie, the falshood of Treason, or the greedinesse of Ambition, seeke to subuert and dispossesse what God hath planted: O how iustly then are Armes assumed, and how infinite is the Glory which depends on so noble a Reformation! Slaughter (a thing most odious to God and Nature) in this case Heauen doth not onely permit it, but commaund it; and men-killers in this seruice shall bee crowned not alone with Oake, but with Lawrell, way to such per- on they attaine, that men dying with wounds of this vertuous nature, like so many Martyrs (with their last gaspe) they are borne triumphantly into heauen: I meane not those wicked Darers, which make the Warres their whoore, on whom they vent the pollutions of their swaggering Natures, making Rapin, Ryot, and Disorder the three cornered cap to couer the head of their purpose. But such as vndergoe the cause of Conscience, whose Warrant is from God, and whose actions are mooued by a solid and stedfast dutie fixt on their Prince and Countrey. These doubtlesse (how great soeuer the stream of Blood be which they spill) shall shine with Martyrs at the last day; yea, though accompanied

companyed with weaknesse of more then a tollerable proportion, yet is the cause so good, that their hope cannot chuse but ascend to an infinite measure.
To conclude then mine Epistle; if both in warres Offensive and Defensive the cause bee so good, and the action so full of Splendor, how much Glory ought to be ascribed vnto them: as the glory of apparell and ornaments of person, Crowne and Plumes, Scarfes and Garlands, Glory of the liuing (as great mens praiscs, and meane mens admirations,) and Glory of the dead (as Tombes and Collosses, Achiue-ments, Hearse, Temples, Trophies, and eternall Epitaphs) this they purchase with Blood, this they deserve by Vertue; this makes them beloued at home, and redoubted abroad; this makes good Princes seekethem, and bad Princes feare them; and this who not affords them, must to himselfe affoard,
He is not vertuous.
John Thwing Junr and Chloe Packard was Married April 1 st 1779 Martha Thwing Was Born May 3 rd 1789
Ruth Thwing Was Born April 24 th 1782
Ruth Thwing Deceas d July 13 th 1782
Ruth Thwing Was Born May 29 th 1783 TO
Daniel Thwing
Laura Thwing
Abigail Thwing

Dec 30. 1841
New Haven
Free
Hon. James L. Edwards Comm. of Pensions
Washington city

State of New York } County of Seneca }
ss On this 20 th day of December 1841 before me the subscriber a Judge of Seneca County Court, personally appeared Chloe Thwing who on her oath declares that she is the same person who obtained a pension from the United States under a certificate bearing date the 11 th day of April 1839 as the widow of John Thwing who was a private in the war of the Revolution, which certificate bears date the 11 th day of April 1839, that her name was placed on the pension roll of the Agency of Albany in the state of New York, from whence she removed in the month of October 1839 to Troy, Crawford County in the state of Pennsylvania and that in the forefront of October 1840 last past she removed again to her former residence in Le Ray aforesaid in the state of New York where she now resides in the said state of New York and intends to remain and wishes her pension to be there payable in future. The following are her reasons for removing from Troy aforesaid in the state of Pennsylvania to Le Ray in the state of New York viz; That she may reside with her son now Mr. John Thwing with whom she has resided for many years, heretofore.
Sworn & Subscribed before me
this day & year aforesaid.
Asahel P. Hasenclever a Judge of Seneca
County Court -
Witness John Thwing
Chloe Thwing mark

Sims of Knapp
Genesee County ss
John Thwing of Le Ray aforesaid being duly sworn says that Chloe Thwing is his mother & who has made the foregoing affidavit, and that she is the identical person described in said affidavit John Thwing
Sworn and subscribed to before me
the 20 th day of December 1841
Augustus P. Marshall a Judge of Genesee County Court
I hereby certify that the above named John Thwing is a person of veracity and his statement entitled to credit, and also that I obtained for the said Chloe Thwing an attestation of her application for a pension as her agent and know her to be the identical person described in and who executed the foregoing affidavit. Augustus P. Marshall a Judge of Genesee County Court
Genesee County } ss Clerk's office
I Francis Johnson Clerk of said County do hereby certify that Augustus P. Marshall was a Judge of Genesee County Court at the time of taking the above declaration and that his signature then subscribed is his lawful signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
subscribed my name and affixed my official seal. This 22 nd day of December 1841
Francis Johnson Clerk by M. G. Johnson dep Clerk

Dear Sir,
The form which you sent to me is not applicable to widows, but I have drawn such as suit the case and procured them to be duly authenticated. The 5 yrs. expired and it is for a small balance that is behind that Mrs. Dunning wishes a transfer. Yours truly A. P. Hascall
Hon J. L. Edwards Comm of Pensions
Le Roy N.Y.
Dec 1841

John Thwing Genesee Co No Herring N.Y. John Thwing Genesee Co
Admitted Private 10 mo 24 days e i
Ref'd to E D Bangs for proof Feb 27 33
Sampson Skinner # Farley Days 2 1 mo tour rejected
Sampson Skinner Leroy Genesee Co N.Y.

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.
Statement  A Statement, shewing the Service of John Brasington  Lockport N.Y.
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.      Time before the war of the Revolution  Vol as a volunteer  recd April 1775  7 private Capt. Noble Genl Wash-ington Skirmish Boston 75 years Traditional evidence   vol Sep 1775 1 14 serjt N.Y. Cambridge   vol May 1778 1 14 serjt Delaware near Brandywine   vol Sep 1778 1 serjt Philada at Red Bank   Capt. Davis Pa.   Ensign   Capt. Meigs   Capt. Gwyn   ch. Co. 9th   serjt   Capt. Brasington  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.
* He states his whole service to be Thirteen months & 20 days this from the Intelligencer

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 day 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 , in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Same Boorum Kings P.O Crawford Co Pa

Chloe & Thwing.
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Application for a Transfer
County of Crawford ss
On this 9 day of January, 1840
before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Crawford personally appeared
Chloe Thwing, widow of John Thwing, who on her oath declares that she is the same widow that formerly drew her Pension at Albany, under the Act of July 7 1838 and she has removed from the State of New York to the State of Pennsylvania to the Town of Troy in the County of Crawford - where she intends to remain and wishes her Pension to be there payable, in future. The following are her reasons for removing from New York to Pennsylvania, namely that she had a son living in Crawford Co Pennsylvania and her wish was to live with him. Chloe X Thwing
Sworn and subscribed before me 9 Day of January year and day above written
Jonathan Berr N.Y.
Personally appeared before me the day and year above written Horace Thwing and made oath in due form of law that the person who has taken the above oath & who is described in the above affidavit is the same Chloe Thwing who drew her Pension at Albany.
I certify that the above Horace Thwing is reputed to be a man of truth and veracity
Jonathan Berr N.Y.
State of Pennsylvania
Crawford County ss
I John P Davis Prothonotary of the several Courts of the County of Crawford, do hereby certify that Jonathan Berr before whom the foregoing proceedings were had is an acting Justice of the Peace duly authorized to act as such, and that the purporting to be his signature is in his own proper handwriting. In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the Seal of Court & Subscribed my name at Meadville the 16 day of January 1840. John P Davis Protho.

2326
Admitted Pmats 10 & 24 days
A. P. Hascall Esq. Le Roy N. Y.
transcripts and services

State of New York County of Genesee } ss
On this fourteenth day of September 1838 personally appeared before Charles Danforth a judge of Genesee County courts Chloe Thwing a resident of Genesee in the said county of Genesee aged eighty years who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7. 1838 entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows;" that she is the widow of John Thwing late a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States deceased who was a private in the Revolutionary Army, and a part of the time he served under Captain Oliver Conway, the names of the other officers she does not recollect - That he was a volunteer in the infantry and served about one year and a half to the best of her recollection, that he served awhile at Boston or near there the first time he volunteered, and the next time he was at the place where they took Burgoyne, that he resided during the war a part of the time at Conway and a part of the time at Boston in the state of Massachusetts and she refers to the papers on file in the case of John Thwing in the War office of the United States for proof of his service filed there sometime in the year 1833 or 1834
She further declares that she was married to the said John Thwing on the first day of April in the year 1779 by Benjamin Mills Esquire a justice of the Peace of the town of Chesterfield in the state of Massachusetts, that there is no record of her marriage aforesaid except what was made in a family record of which a copy is hereto attached, that her husband the aforesaid John Thwing died on the 13 th day of June 1838 that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January 1794 viz at the time above stated, and that on account of bodily infirmity she is unable to appear in open court before the judges thereof
Subscribed & sworn to this 14 th day of September 1838 - before me -
Chloe her Thwing Mark
Charles Danforth - a judge of Genesee County Courts } ss

I Certify that I am acquainted with the within named Chloe Thwing and that she is a creditable person and her statement entitled to credit -
Charles Danforth - a judge of Genesee county courts &
State of New York } ss. Genesee County }
I, Horace M. Soper certify that Charles Danforth and Augustus P. Marshall before whom the foregoing affidavits were taken were at the time of taking the same authorized to take the same; viz. the said Charles Danforth was a Judge of Genesee County Courts and the said Augustus P. Marshall was a Justice of the Peace in and for said County - and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Charles Danforth and Augustus P. Marshall and do believe their signatures here subscribed respectively to the foregoing certificates to be their respective hand writing.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and official seal this 25 th September 1838.
H. M. Soper. Clerk,

State of New York
Genesee County SS
John Thwing of the Town of LeRay in the county of Genesee and state aforesaid being duly sworn according to law deposes and says, that he is the son of John Thwing late a Revolutionary pensioner deceased and of Chloe Thwing widow of the said deceased, that he is now fifty one years of age, and has always lived with his said parents, that before the decease of the Grandfather of this deponent which was about thirty five years ago, his said father subscribed his name and was known and called by the name of John Thwing Jr. that his said father received a pension from the United States, under the Act of 7 th June 1832 for several years before the decease of his father, that ever since the recollection of this deponent from his childhood, a family record was kept in his father's family and on which the Marriages and deaths of his Grandfathers family, and his father's family were kept, and in said family record is the following memorandum in the handwriting of the Grandfather of this deponent, and has been written there ever since the remembrance of this deponent, to wit:
"John Thwing Jr. and Chloe Packard was married April 1 st 1779" — and that is all the record that can be found of the marriage of the parents of this deponent that this deponent has lived with Chloe Thwing since the decease of his said father John Thwing and to his knowledge the said Chloe has not been married since the decease of his said father John Thwing, and that his said father died on the 13 th day of June 1836
John Thwing
Subscribed and sworn to this 24 th day of September 1838 before me Augustus P. Hascall. Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Chloe Thwing and John Thwing who have subscribed the foregoing affidavit, and that they are credible persons, and their statements entitled to credit. Dated 24 th September 1838 Augustus P. Hascall. Justice of the Peace

State of New York { Genesee County } ss. Hiram W. Hascall of Le Roy in said county being duly sworn deposes and says that he has examined the record referred to in the affidavit of John Thwing herewith, that the record of the Thwing family has been kept therein from the year 1688 in different hand writing apparently in ancient writing, as appears from said Book that the Book in which said record is kept is an ancient English Book entitled "Twelve decades of Epistles of Warre By Francis Markham London. Printed by Augustine Matthewes Anno 1622" and that among other Memorandums of Marriages is the following viz: - "John Thwing junr. and Chloe Packard was Married April 1 st 1779," and further this deponent saith not. Hiram W. Hascall
Subscribed and sworn to this 24 th day of September 1858 before me Augustus P. Hascall Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that I am acquainted with the above named Hiram W. Hascall and that he is a credible person and his statement is entitled to credit Augustus P. Hascall Justice of the Peace

John Henry Pensen Pings
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Declaration in Order to Obtain the Benefit of the Act of Congress Passed June 7. 1832
State of New York Sussex County
On this Second Tuesday of October in the year of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred & thirty two personally appeared in Open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the Said — County of Sussex now sitting John Shain a Resident of the town of E. Roy in the County of Sussex in Said State aged Seventy five Years who being first Duly Sworn according to Law doth in his oath make the following declaration in Order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 that in the fall before before the Commencement of the Revolutionary War he this Deponent with about Sixty other men — Voluntarily formed what was then Called a minute — Company & equipped themselves in the town of Conway State of Massachusetts which Said Company held themselves in Readiness to March when Called for & Engage in the Service of the United States — Said Company was Commanded by Capt Robert Oliver Said Company was Called out in the month of April then next & Marched to Boston that in about forty Days after Said — Company was Called out by this Deponent Enlisted at Cambridge near Boston into the United States army for the term of Eight months into a Company in which Said Oliver became a Lieutenant & James Davis Ensign & Commanded by Capt McClarin this Deponent was Stationed near Boston for the term of Seven months after he Enlisted as aforesaid and was then taken Sick & he Rec d a Discharge from General Washington & returned home also that he this Deponent Voluntarily at Conway aforesaid in the month of September 1775 & joined a Company raised in Said Town and — Commanded by Capt French & Marched into the neighbourhood of New York & served near New York

Six weeks then was discharged & returned home I was engaged in "marching to Spring New York & the - Said Six Weeks Spent near New York rather more than Two Months also that in this Department in the Month of March in the Year that General Burgoyne was taken prisoner - Volunteered & joined a Company of Volunteers raised in the neighbourhood of Canajoharie Commanded by Capt Dickerson Marched to Schenectady & remained there Six weeks then was discharged & returned home and from the time he marched from home until he returned home again was about Two Months also that he Volunteered again in the Month of September in the Same Year & joined a Company of Volunteers under the Command of Capt Ganister & Marched to Stillwater State of New York - Served one Month & was in a skirmish two days before General Hanson Burgoyne Surrendered & was discharged from the time he marched out from home until his arrival at home again was absent about 40 days also that he has no documentary testimony evidence to prove the facts of his service except the testimony of his mother who is now dead & who has no record of his service except the testimony of his mother who is now dead & who has no record of his service except the testimony of his mother who is now dead & who has no record of his service except the testimony of his mother
Answer 1 Was born in Mendon Massachusetts in the Year 1736 in December
2 Have you any Record of your age and if so Where is it
Answer 2 I have no record except in a family bible in my possession handed down to me from my Grandfather
3 Where were you living when Called into Service Where have you lived Since the Revolutionary War And where do you now live

3. I was living in Conway, Massachusetts when called into the Service & have Resided since at Conway & Chesfield in said State of Massachusetts & in the town of St. Roy State of New York at which last mentioned place I now Reside _____
Quastier
2. When were you called into the Service. Were you drafted did you volunteer or were you a substitute, and if a substitute for whom —
Answer
Answer 4 th If Entred the Service as a Volunteer was not Drafted nor was in  the  list  to  be  drafted  nor  was  in  the  list  to  be  drafted
Houston
3 rd State the names of some of the regular officers who were with you the troops which you served in such Continental and Militia regiments as you can recollect and the General Circumstances of your Service the particulars of the service in which as above
Ansver
Answer to the V. Second Order General Washington Major General Peter Siawtunt Col May Gw Lynde Colonel John P. Kirtland Col. John C. Hildreth Genl. M c Clure General J. S. Clark Col. Hildreth Genl. M c Clure of the 6 th Subordinate Col. John C. Hildreth Lusk, Major Major
6 卷
Did you ever receive a discharge from the Service and if so by whom whom was it given and what has become of it _____
An Suzer
In Sayer of the the discharge from General Washington which I have lost
Question
State the names of Persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood and who can testify as to your Character for Piety and their satisfaction of your Services as a Soldier of the Revolution —

Answer
7 th
Nathaniel Newton & Phoebe White
This Dependant further Says that he served in all in the United States Service including the time he was marching to & from home thirty Months & Twenty Days
Y. M rs says sworn to & subscribed the day & 1. 1. 20 year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty two
Sworn & subscribed this 10 th day of October 1832 JOHN H. HUNN Before me Isaac Wilson first Judge of the Court
the Nathaniel Newton & Phoebe White said Newton residing in the town of Salem county of Essex state of Massachusetts do hereby certify that the within well acquainted with John Hunn who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that the within here to be seventy five years of age that he is resided residing in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution that the within in that opinion
sworn & subscribed the day & year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty two PHOEBE WHITE Sworn & subscribed this 10 th day of October 1832
before me Isaac Wilson first Judge of the Court
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the within  above  affidavit  statement  before  to the above  within  statement  affidavit that the above statement  affidavit was a revolutionary soldier & several  other  testimony & the Court further certifying that it appears to them that Nathaniel Newton & Phoebe White are residents of

latter of the who have & you will find above certificate residing in the town of Dr Ray & county of Franklin an credible person & their statement entitled as above
I Timothy Fitch clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Genesee do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the appropriation of John Thurber in a replevin
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 10 th day of October 1832
T. Fitch clerk

John Thwing

State of New York Seneca County 3 d
John Shwing of the town of Seneca County aforesaid aged Seventy five Years being duly sworn doth on his Oath in addition to his declaration in order to obtain a pension made on the Second Tuesday of October last further says that he this deponent enlisted in the month of May Seventeen hundred & Seventy five into a Company of United States troops Commanded by Capt McSaron at Cambridge in the State of Massachusetts for the term of Eight months that he actually served as a private in said Company for the term of Seven months was then taken prisoner & regularly discharged by General Washington & returned home this deponent verily believes that the Colonel under whom he served was Col Mores & that Lieutenant Col was Col Holden and this deponent further says that at Conway in the State of Massachusetts he volunteered as a private in the month of September (Seventeen hundred & Seventy six as this deponent verily believes) & joined a Company Commanded by Capt French & served in said Company in the neighbourhood of New York Six weeks and was discharged & returned home said last mentioned Company was Commanded by Lieutenant Col May this deponent further says that in the Year General Burgoyne was taken prisoner he this deponent volunteered as a private and joined a Company Commanded by Capt Dickerson & marched to Ticonderoga State of New York and served there Six weeks & was discharged & returned home and this deponent further says that in the month of September in the Year last mentioned he this deponent volunteered as a private & joined a Company Commanded by Capt Banister and marched to Still Water State of New York & served one month & was regularly discharged said Banisters Company was included in General Nixons Brigade this deponent further says that in the month of April Seventeen hundred & Seventy five this deponent volunteered as a private in a Company Commanded

by Capt Oliver and marched to Boston and served in said Company forty days and then enlisted as aforesaid into the said Company commanded by Capt McLaren and this deponent further says that he was actually in the service of the United States and under the command of officers one month in addition to the time above stated which time was occupied in marching from Conway in the State of Massachusetts to the neighbourhood of New York under the command of Capt French & to Picoenderoga from Conway under command of Capt Dickerson & from Conway to Stillwater under the command of Capt Barker and further that he this deponent actually was engaged as a private in the service of the United States during the revolutionary war - the full term of One Year, One month & five Days besides any allowance for the time he was returning home the several times he was called into the service
Subscribed & sworn this 18th day of June 1833 before me
John H. Hving
Rufus Robertson V.P.
State New York Seneca County
Daniel Merrill late pastor of the first Presbyterian Church in the town of Seneca in said County being sworn according to law, says that he is acquainted with the above named John Hving and that he is a member of and a ruling Elder in the said Church and that he this deponent justly believes full credit is to be given to the above statement made by and sworn to by him in relation to his service as a Soldier in the Revolutionary War
Subscribed & sworn
this 18th day of June 1833
Daniel Merrill
Ebenezer D. D. D. Rufus Robertson

State of New York Genesee County, ss
I Rufus Robertson a Justice of the Peace in and for said County do hereby certify that I am acquainted with the above named John Thimney & Daniel Newell & that they are men of good moral character & that the several statements above made by them under oath are entitled to full credit Shelby June - 18 th 1833 - Rufus Robertson
State of New York Genesee County, ss
I Timothy Fitch Clerk of said County Certify that Rufus Robertson before whom the above affidavit purports to have been taken and made was at the date of taking the same a Justice of the Peace in and for said County And that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Justice and verily believe his name subscribed to the above affidavit and certificate to be the genuine handwriting of said Justice
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and Seal of Office this nineteenth day of June 1833.
Timothy Fitch Clerk By B. Pringle Deputy

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section Our
M.E.E.
September 25, 1928
Mrs. Walter B. Hadley 658 Cajon Street Redlands, California
Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 20053, it appears that John Thwing, Junior, was born in December, 1756, in Mendon, Massachusetts.
While a resident of Conway, Massachusetts, he enlisted and served as a private in the Massachusetts Troops as follows,-
From in April, 1775, forty days in Captain Robert Oliver's Company.
From in May, 1775, seven months in Captain McLaren's or McLaren's Company, Colonel Moses Regiment.
From in September, 1775 or 1776, six weeks or two months in Captain French's Company, Lieutenant-Colonel May's Regiment.
From in March, 1777, six weeks or two months in Captain Dickerson's Company.
From in September, 1777, one month in Captain Banister's Company, and was in the battle of Stillwater.
Soldier stated that after the Revolution he had lived at Con-

way and Chesterfield, both in Massachusetts, and in LeRay, Genesee County, New York, of which place he was a resident when allowed pension on his application executed October 10, 1832.
He died June 13, 1836.
Soldier married, April 1, 1779, Chloe Packard. She was allowed pension on her application executed September 14, 1838, while a resident of LeRay, New York, aged eighty years.
The following appears on the family record:-
Martha Thwing was born May 3, 1780.
Ruth Thwing was born April 24, 1782, deceased July 13, 1782.
Ruth Thwing was born May 29, 1783.
In 1840 soldier's widow, Chloe, was living in Troy, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, with her son (name not given), and in 1841 she had returned to LeRay, New York, where she was living with her son, John Thwing, who was aged fifty-one years in 1838, and then stated that before the decease of his grandfather, which was about thirty-five years before, his father subscribed his name and was known and called by the name of John Thwing, Junior.
The Revolutionary War records of this Bureau fail to afford any information in regard to any Abraham Brinsmade.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

Nov 30 '96 To Miss M L Benham Rochester NY
1928-Sept 25, Hist to Mrs Walter B. Hadley, M.E.E.
Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 20053
Chloe Thwing wid of John Thwing Priv Rev War
Act March 3 d  1/43
Index: Vol. M , Page 242
[Arrangement of 1870.]

ad to Penn Aged 18 March 1840 To Penn from 4 Sept 1839 27 March 1840 - Notification to Samuel Broom, King's P. Office Crawford Co - Penn
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 1 st April 1838 from 4 Sept 1839 to 4 March 1840. Aged Notified 8 Dec 1840
Letter to A. P. Hascall 4 Nov 1840
ad to Penn Aged 30 Dec 1841
To Albany N. Y. from 4 Sept 1840. 4 Feb 1841. Notification to A. P. Hascall Esq. Le Roy. N. Y.
Paid as above from Sept 4 th 1840 to March 4 th 1841. Aged Notified 29 Dec 1841
Albany.
Pennsylvania
Albany 2326
Chloe Thwing
widow of John Thwing who was a pensioner under the Act of 7 June 1832 who was a pensioner under the Act of 7 June 1832 and who died on the 13 June 1836 of Genesee Co. in the State of N. York who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain French of the Reg't. commanded by Genl. Washington in the Mass. line for 10 months & 24 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 36 Dollars 50 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1836. 13. June
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 th day of April 1839 and sent sent to A. P. Hascall, Le Roy. N. Y.
Arrears to the 14th of March '39 Semi-annual allowance ending 6 Sept. "
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by D. Brown Book A. Vol. 2
Clerk, Page 106

V N. York Chloe Thwing widow of John letter to A. P. Hascall 23. Nov. 1838
Act. July 7. 1838 ✓

Revs. Oct 7. June 1832 John Huring Suspended
See letter to Messrs Sampson & Skinner Le Roy Genesee Co., N. York 12. Oct. 1833

Albany
John Thwing on roll at Jan 7 th 1832 to what time paid?
PL
John H. Amy Esq.
p to 4 March 1836
JH

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, April 2 d 1834.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of John "Swing" , as a private, is borne on a Muster Roll of Capt. Robert Oliver's Company, in Col. Doolittle's Regt. where he is allowed from May 1 st to August 1 st 1773. for services and travel three Months and eight days. — — — — — m do 3=8
John "Swing" 's name is borne on a Pay Roll of Capt. Christopher Banister's Company, in Col. Ezra Mays Regt. where he is allowed from Sept 20 th to October 14 th 1777. for services and travel twenty nine days. — — — — — 29
Joseph "Swing" claims for further services under Capt. Oliver in 1773, but the roll after the 1 st of August in 1773. is not found in this Office. Joseph "Swing" claims for services under Captains Dickerson and French in 1777; but the rolls which he describes are not found in this Office.
Edward D. Bangs Ly

John Shering
V 2072
Payments to be made at New York by the First Mechanics Bank Agent for paying Pension- ers, in the Agency of N. York
Admitted Private no 10 & 24 days
Recorded in the Pension Of- fice, in Book E. Vol. 11 Page 82 by D. Brown Clerk.
A. P. Hascall Esq Le Roy N. Y.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, John Thwing of the State of New York who was a Private in the War of the Revolution
is entitled to receive — Thirty six dollars and cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this — 10 th day of May one thousand eight hundred and thirty- four
Lee
Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned. }
J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.

Resided in Litchfield 21 Years previous there he resided in Chesterfield Massachusetts March 1835-

MECHANICS' & FARMERS' BANK,
Albany Pension Agency,
March 21 1840
JAMES L. EDWARDS, Esquire,
Commissioner of Pensions.
Sir,
In reply to your letter of the 18 th inst. I have to state, that Chloe Thwing a Pensioner under the Act of 7 July 1838 at 36 Dollars per annum was last paid to the 4 day of April 1839
I am, Sir,
Very respectfully,
Your ob't serv't,
Thos M c Clusky
PRES'T AND PENSION AGENT.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
December 3 d , 1840.
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," Chloe Thwing, _____ a Pensioner on the Roll of the Philadelphia, Pa. Agency, at the rate of Thirty Six Dollars and _____ Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th July 1838, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1839, to the 1 st March 1840.
Respectfully yours,
Almon E. Parris Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

Pension Agency Phila. Pa. June 3 rd 1842.
Sir: In reply to your letter of 30 th ultimo, I inform you that, Chloe Herring, a Pensioner, under Act of 7 th July 1838 at $36 per annum, was last paid at this Agency to 11 th September 1840. Agreeably to instructions I will make no further payments to this Pensioner, and will note her name on the roll as being transferred to the New York Agency.
I am, Sir, very respectfully Your Obs. Servt.
J. Adams P.A.
A. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions. Washington. D.C.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
April 11 th , 1842.
Sir:
Under the date 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,"
Chloe Thwing
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Albany, New York — Agency, at the rate of Thirty six Dollars and _____ Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th July 1838 — has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1840, to the 4 th March 1841.
Respectfully yours,
Albin B. Curtis
COMPTROLLER.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

Dec 3. 1841
Ms. Library
Dear
Dear J. L. Edwards, Carn of Pennian
Washington City

State of New York
Genesee County ss I, Chloe Thwing late of Troy Township, Bradford County, State of Pennsylvania a Pensioner of the United States being duly sworn say, that she removed from the State of New York to Pennsylvania and while in the State of Pennsylvania received her pension up to 4 th September 1840, and has received no further sum since that time. That she has now removed to the town of DeRay in the county of Genesee & State of New York the place where she resided when her certificate was first obtained, and wishes a transfer of her pension to the New York agency. that she may be enabled to collect the balance of her pension -
Subscribed & sworn to the 24 day of November 1841 before me
Chloe Thwing Mark
Augustus P. Hasbrouck a Judge of Genesee County Court, & Counsel in the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Dear Sir
I send Mr Thomas's apt for a transfer of his pension to the N.Y. Army -
Yours truly A. P. Hascall
Dear J. L. Edwards
Care of Remsen
Le Roy N.Y. Nov 24 1841

2351 New York July 11 1843
Miss Mar 3 rd 1843
Chloe Thurning $36 per annum
A.P. Hovey Le Roy N. York
James L. Edwards Commission Merchant Washington City
25

State of New York
County of Seneca ss On this Eighth day of June in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty three personally appeared before me the subscriber, a judge of Seneca County Court, residing in the town of LeRoy in the said County of Seneca Chloe Thwing a resident of the said town of LeRoy in the said County of Seneca aged Eighty five years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 3 d , March 1843 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the revolutionary war. That she is the widow of John Thwing who was a private in the Militia, in Captain Oliver's Company of Conway in the state of Massachusetts. That he afterwards served under Captain Bannister of Goshen in the state of Connecticut in Colonel Webb's Regiment of Militia And that she received a pension under the act of July 7, 1838 of thirty six dollars annually -
She further declares that she is still a widow -
Sworn to and subscribed on _____ the day and year above written Chloe X Thwing before me Augustus P. Hascall mark a judge of Seneca County Court, c
State of New York
Seneca County ss I hereby certify that the above named Chloe Thwing is personally known to me, and that she received a pension of thirty six dollars per annum under the act of July 7 th 1838 and that she subscribed her name by her mark a cross from infirmity of age.
Dated 8 th June 1843
Augustus P. Hascall a judge of Seneca County Court, c

State of New York } ss: Genesee County
I, Horace M. Soper, Clerk of the said county do certify that Augustus P. Marshall was a Judge of the county courts of the said county at the time of taking the within declaration and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and do hereby believe that his signature to the within certificates are genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my official seal this 13 th June 1843.
H. M. Soper. Clerk

Dear Sir,
I enclose statement of Mrs. Chloe Hosking for a pension under the late act of Congress.
Please examine and if deemed sufficient send me the necessary certificate.
I remain Very Respectfully Yours Obediently Augustus P. Hascall
Hon. J. L. Edwards, Com. of Pensions.
Le Roy Genesee County N. Y. June 13 th 1843.

Chloe Thuring
NY. Oct 23
adm 21 28 Sept
FREE
Dear
James L. Edward, Honourable Member of Peruvian
Washington City
Am. May 1843
Cis - Oct 23 1843

Dear Sir
I mailed to you six or eight months ago. Mrs. Chloe Thewings application for a pension for one year under the late pension act - I understand that applicants of a later date have been in the receipt of the benefits of that act. I have received no answer to the application - Permit me to call your attention to this application and express the wish that it may receive your immediate attention.
Very Respectfully yours &c. A. P. Hascale
James L. Edwards Esq., Com. of Pensions.
Le Ray N.Y. Oct 19. 1843

June
Mr James L. Edwards Comm r of Pennons Washington City
Ms of Jan 2 Free Soil Hannah Austin Pioneer papers

Dear Sir,
Selby N. Apr. 28. 1838
I enclose proof of the marriage of Mrs Hannah Austin, and the letter from the Comptroller of Connecticut. The proof of the service of James Austin on file I think will be found abundantly sufficient. I was personally acquainted with him twenty five years, and have often heard him relate his revolutionary anecdotes, and heard those who had served in the war of the revolution converse with him about services which they had rendered to, & which they were mutually knowing to, each other . Please examine the papers in his case on file —
I also transmit the leaf containing the marriage of Chloe Herring as required in your of 12 th inst.
I remain very Respectfully Yours A. P. Hascall
Wm J. Edwards Comm. of Pensions
Cloc Herring - Apr. 1838 - Supt No 2092

D + J
To the U.S. Pension Agent. Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:—
Like a host of other Americans of the present day, I am looking for an ancestor. — Will you tell me please if the names of Daniel Cash and John Shving appear on the pension list. I know that John Shving served either in the War of 1812 or in the Revolution, and that

his widow received a pen- sion, but I do not know from which state, company he went.
If you are not the one to whom I should apply for the information I wish, will you either turn this over to the proper de- partment, or kindly let me know to whom to write.
Trusting that I am not trespassing too greatly on your time,
Very respectfully,
(Miss) M. L. Benham, 68 Vick Park, Rochester, N. Y.

Redlands Calif Jan 2 - 1928
War Dept. Rev. War. Bureau of Pensions Wash. D.C.
Dear Sirs: In your application for Pensions, have you any reference to the children's names in application of John Thwing of Conway who fought under Capt Robert Oliver. I shall appreciate any notes you can give me on this line. Was there a Mary Thwing m. Timothy Rice of his daughters
Yours truly
Mrs Walter B Hodley 658 Caxon St Cajon? Redlands Calif.
This was addressed to Rev. War Div.
Already ans.

Redlands Calif. Nov. 14-1927
Pension Bureau War Dept. Washington D.C.
Dear Sirs: Will you be so kind as to give me any information concerning John Thwing of Conway Mass. of Rev. war. the names of his children etc if any are mentioned in his application for Pension if a copy of his application for pension was made. also, give me any information of Capt  Abraham Brinsmade . I believe he was from Conn. probably Stratford. wife was Mary Wheeler, was his daughter Sarah mentioned.
Thanking you in advance
I am Yours truly
Mrs Walter B Hodley Redlands Calif 658 Caxon St.

.. .. N. Div.
W 20053
L. W. B.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS, WASHINGTON, D. O.,
November 30, 1896.
Madam:
Replying to your request for information concerning the military records of John Thwing and Daniel Cash, soldiers of the Revolutionary War, you are advised that a very careful search has been made and from the data given the name of Daniel Cash has not been found upon the Revolutionary pension records on file in this Bureau.
Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and War of 1812 as are now in possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original states.
John Thwing made application for pension on October 2, 1832, at which time he was 75 years of age and residing at LeRoy, N. Y. and his pension was allowed for eleven months and twenty-four days' actual service as a private in the Mass. troops, Revolution-

ary War; a part of the time he served under Capt. French and General Washington. He enlisted at Conway, Mass. His widow, Chloe, made application and received a pension for the service of her husband as above set forth.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Miss M. L. Benham,
68 Vick Park,
Rochester, N. Y.