Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 6240, for Richard Thralls, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Thralls, Richard
S. 6240
carded
CONTENTS

Virginia
16.396.
Richard Thralls
of Monongalia in the State of Va.
who was a Pri: in the commande by Captain of the  commande by Col: Gibson in the Regt  Regt time for 2 years.
22 March 1831 9 April 1831 27 April 1831
Va. Line Records completed Jan 21/07 B.
Entered on the Roll of Virginia the rate of 80 Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5. day of Augt: 33 and sent to H.P.P. Ray Morgantown Va
Arrears to the 14th of March '33 — 100 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept. — 100
$200.
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by N. Rice Clerk Book E. Vol. 6 Page 28.

Richard Thrallo
2495 8

State of Virginia } County of Montgomery }
On the 23 d day of April in the year of 1833 personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace in and for said County Richard Knowles a resident of said County aged about eighty years who being first duly sworn & binding Law doth in his solemn oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed on the 7 th of June 1832 that extend the services of the United States in Hancock Town in the State of Maryland in & company of Malishey or a private under Captain Thomas Cabel and Marched to Fort Pitt the year he does not recollect, but there was attached to Colonel Gibsons Regiment and placed under the command of General Bravo Braddock there they passed the winter and in the Spring Marched to Fort Lawrence the year after the fort was built there staid about two months then returned to Fort Pitt guarded the fort the next summer and winter then was Marched to Bedford and there remained a short time and was discharged he thinks the time he served was about two years and a half in all and states that his residence at that time was in Hancock Town in the State of Maryland and removed into Montgomery County Virginia in the year he thinks of 1803 and he further states that that his Discharge has been long since lost and he knows of no person living that served with him in the same Company, that he is acquainted with Samuel Minner Esqr Peter Perkins Esqr Captain John Lantz and William Johnson Esqr and a number of other respectable gentlemen who he believes can testify as to his character and the general belief of his services in the Revolution that Knowles is residing in his neighbourhood at that he thinks he was born in the year of 1753, that the record of his age he knows nothing about that for several years past his mind has been very much impaired by fits that his recollection of past events is very defective it is only at times that he is enabled to recollect any circumstances of his life - that he is not able to say whether Captain Connells Company was regular or Militia Troops but he is

Confident that he swears about two years and a half
sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Richard his  Thurals  Thurals
I Alexander Wade do certify of the peace in and for the County of Monongalia aforesaid do certify in my opinion after an investigation of the matter putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named Richard Thurals was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states and as I do further certify the said Richard Thurals resided upwards of twenty miles from Morgantown the Courthouse of said County and would unless taken in a convey by reason of bodily infirmity to attend before the Court of said County and as I do further certify that the said Richard in my opinion is about the age he represents to be. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 23 rd day of April 1833
Alexander Wade
Virginia: I Thomas P. Ray, clerk of the County court of Monongalia, do certify that Alexander Wade esq r is a magistrate of said county, and that the above signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name and affixed the seal of said court, at Morgantown, the 23 rd day of April in the year 1833 and 57 th year of the Commonwealth.
Thos. P. Ray

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.
MS 4
July 25, 1925.
Ernest W. Thralls Massachusetts Protective Association 49 Central Saving Bank Building, Worcester, Massachusetts.
Sir:
I have to advise you, that from the papers in Revolutionary War pension claim S-6240, it appears that Richard Thralls was born in 1753, place not stated.
While residing in Hancock, Maryland he enlisted in 1777 and served about two and a half years as a private in Captain Thomas Campbell's Company, Colo- nel Gibson's Virginia Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application exe- cuted April 23, 1833 while residing in Monongalia County, Virginia.
There is no family date on file,
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT, Commissioner.
last paid on Mar 4, 1834 date of death unknown

1925 July 24. Heat to Ernest W. Thralls - m.d.g. 1926 mch. 30 Letter to Ernest W. Thralls
Rev. War
6240
INVALID.
File No. 6240
Richard Thralls
Rev War
Act: June 7 th 1892
Index: Vol. M, Page 373
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Oct. 9-1901 Dr. W. P. Von Knappe Vincennes Ind
Oct. 25-1901 C. L. McKinney - Morgantown W. Va. Trustee U.S. District Court
Oct. 8-1901 Dr. W. P. Von Knappe Vincennes Ind. widow not a pensioner - her name not shown, date of his death not shown - how to get date last pay ment
Jan. 12, 1907. Aud. for Interior Dept. date of death, last payment of pension and names of surviving children. P. 1908 Mar. 12 Hist. Soc. Francis Thralls. 1908 Oct. 8. R. M. General, U.S. Army. V.L.M. For Tombstone. For.
1911 Feb 2 nd Francis Thralls. Giving date of birth & telling him to apply to aud. for date of last payment & also that there is no wife mentioned.

Thomas P Ray —
Upia 9-1835—
9.C.
Recard. Vol 25 th page 416

War Department Pension Office April 9. 1835
Sir:
Richard Thrall alleges to have entered the Service in Hancock, Maryland, in a company of Militia under a Capt. Cabel or Campbell, as the witnesses name it: to have marched to the Western frontier in Pennsylvania, and to have served 27 years. James Troy a witness, whose own claim has recently been pronounced a fraudulent one, testifies that he having seen Thrall at Fort Pitt in 1778. Amos Mines, also states, that he also knew Richard Thrall in that Service, "Still under Capt. Campbell." From a letter from the Register of the Land Office at Annapolis, I am informed that, "it does not appear from the Army Lists of the revolution, that there was an Officer of that name," (either Cabel or Campbell), that served in the Maryland line," meaning the general Service of the State.
Under these circumstances the payment cannot be resumed. until further proof is adduced -
I am Respectfully - Your ob. Servant
Thomas P. Ray Esq. Morgantown. Pa. Va.

Morgantown 8 th July 1833
J. S. Edwards esq r Comm r of Pensions
Sir
I again enclose you the papers of Richard Thralls — since they were returned. I have seen some of the old men who have known Thralls for forty years. They all agree that it was always understood that Thralls had been a long time in the service, and several of them many years ago, has heard from him, many incidents of the war in the west — Morris saw him at Fort Pitt in June 1777 and in the fall of 1779 he was in the service when Fort Lawrence was evacuated — Morris believes that Thralls was enlisted at Hancock as the Virginia or Maryland troops marched out to Pittsburgh — this may enable you to find his name — his mind I am told is so much impaired, that no satisfactory information can be had from him.
I am respt d Your H on P. Ray

April 6.
mail
FREE
J. L. Edwards Esq r Comm. of Pensions, Washington City, D. C.

Land Office, Annapolis, April 2 nd 1835,
Sir,
Yours of the 21 st ultimo, was received, the rolls of the Militia troops in this office, have been very carefully examined, and the name of Richard Thrall, is not to be found on any of said rolls, — You say he states, that he entered the service of the United States in the town of Hancock in a Company of Militia under Capt m Thomas Fabel or Fambell, — it does not appear by the Army Lists of the revolution, that there was an Officer of that name that served in the Maryland line,
I am respectfully Y r obedt. Servt. G. G. Brewer
J. L. Edwards Esq r .

e No 24958
Richard Thralls Monongalia County Virginia
nd a Bill
for
Col. Gibson admit as a private 2 y rs $80.00
l. e. j. m
Thos. P. Ray Morgan Town Monongalia County Virginia

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
May 23 1833
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Richard Thralls  Monongalia County Virginia
   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.     Entire about 2 6 - private Genl. Broadhead Capt Gabel, Colonel Gibson 30 years Daucob County of Washington Maryland Traditionary evidence certified Credible - one living Witness certified Credible - papers correct -  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers :
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance. [b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule. [c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned. [d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served. [e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension." It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit. [f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable. [g] The opinion of the Court is always required. [h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case. [i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. [k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only. [l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases. [m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact. [n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
not on the rolls—

Monongalia county ss
This day personally appeared before me William Lazier esq r a Justice of the peace in and for said county. Amos Morris, a resident of said county aged seventy five years, who after being duly and solemnly sworn, doth depose and say, that he was at Fort Pitt in the year 1777, as well as he can now recollect, that whilst there he recollects seeing Richard Thralls of this county, who was a private soldier, in a company he believes commanded by Capt. Campbell, who he thinks was under the command of Col. Broadhead - that this deponent was then a private, for three months in the Pennsylvania militia commanded by Capt. afterwards Col. Crawford - that he does not know, when the said Thralls enters the service, or for what length of time, or how long he continued therein -
That this deponent was a private in Capt. Clark's company under Col. Gibson, and was stationed the winter of 1778 at Fort Lawrence, on the Tuscarora, that in the spring of 1779 we were relieved by Genl. McIntosh, and Major Fisman was left in command of the Garrison without about one hundred fifty men - that among these troops under Fisman he recollects the same Richard Thralls, who he believes was still under Campbell, that Fisman evacuated the fort in the fall of 1779 being starved out -
That he does not know that Thralls remained in the service from June 1777 when he first saw him at Pittsburgh, until the evacuation of Fort Lawrence, (as they were separated, some of the troops being at Pittsburgh, Bedford, Fort Lawrence, McIntosh) but he believes he served all the time -
That the Virginia and Pennsylvania regular & militia troops were so mixed up and decided in their service in the West, that it is impossible for this deponent to say, whether Capt. Campbell belongs to Col. Broadhead or Col. Gibson's regiment, the former being Pennsylvania & the latter Virginia Colonels.
That the said Richard Thralls is now very infirm, and is mind much impaired by disease.
AMOS MORRIS,
I William Lazier a Justice of the peace in and for said county, do certify that Amos Morris a resident of said county and to me personally known, made oath to and subscribed the foregoing affidavit before me on this day at the county aforesaid, and I do further certify that the said Amos Morris, is a man of respectable character, and veracity and his statement entitled to the fullest credit -
Given under my hand and seal, the 6 th day of July 1832
Wm Lazier

Virginia
I Thomas P. Ray, clerk of the County court of Monongalia do certify, that William Lazier esq: before whom the foregoing affidavit was taken, and whose signature appears in testimony thereof is a magistrate of said county. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court, at Morgantown, the 6 th of July in the year 1833
Thos. P. Ray

We the subscribers, citizens of Monongalia county in the state of Virginia, and residing in the neighbourhood of Richard Thralls, a citizen of said county, do certify, that we have been personally acquainted with the said Richard Thralls, for upwards of fifteen years, that the said Richard, is reputed and believed in the said neighbourhood, to have been a soldier of the revolution, that we believe he is eighty years of age, that for about five years past, the said Richard Thralls, has been subject to fits, which appears to have effected his mind so much, as to render him incapable to transact any business
Sam l M c Leod William Brock Abraham Shreve Jr David Long Jr James C. Tracy W m M c Guire John Lantz
I Alexander Wade, a Justice of the peace in and for the county of Monongalia aforesaid, do certify that the above named persons, made oath to and subscribed the above certificate before me on this 23 d of April in the year 1833, and I do further certify that they are respectively persons of good character, and that full credit may be given to their statement. As witness my hand and seal this 23 d Day of April 1833
15 th rule

Virginia. I Thomas P. Ray, clerk of the County court of Monongalia, do certify that Alexander Wade esq r is a magistrate of said county, and that the signature to the foregoing certificate purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court. The 23 d of April in the year 1833 and 57 th year of the Commonwealth.
Thos. P. Ray

State of Virginia } Monongalia county }
April the 16 th 1833 This day appeared before me Sam l Minor the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for said county James Troy aged 73 years, who after being duly and solemnly sworn, doth depose and say. That he has been personally acquainted with Richard Thralls a resident of said county, ever since the year 1777, that during the year 1778, he has a perfect recollection of seeing the said Richard Thralls in the service of the United States, as a private soldier at Fort Pitt, in a company commanded by Capt. James Cumbl e in Col. in Col. Gibson's regiment, which regiment he believes was Virginia troops - that when this deponent, marched to Fort Pitt in the year 1778 he found said Thralls there, and the said Thralls continued to remain in the service as long as this deponent remained in said service which was six months but at what time the said Thralls entered or left the said service, this deponent does not know - that the said Thralls is a man of good character Sam l Minor J.P. James Troy
The foregoing sworn to and subscribed before me on this 16 th day of April in the year 1833, and I do certify that the said James Troy is a man of respectable character, a credible person and that his statement is entitled to credit - April the 16 th 1833 Sam l Minor J.P.

Virginia: I Thomas P Ray, clerk of the County court of Monongalia, do certify that Samuel Minor esq r is a magistrate of said county, and that the signature certifying the foregoing certificate purporting to be his is genuine —
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at Morgantown the 23 d of April in the year 1833 and 57 th year of the Commonwealth.
Thos. P. Ray

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RECEIVED JAN 18 1907 PENSION DIVISION
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Washington, Jan'y 17 th 1907
The Commissioner of Pensions.
Sir: In reply to your letter of 12 th inst, in case of Richard Thrall, Rev War Act 1832 Certificate #16596 Richmond Agency, Roll, you are informed that, according to the latest account rendered by the U. S. Pension Agent, the records of this office show last payment to have been made at $80 00 per 12 months to 4 March 1834 in May 1834. Date of death unknown. The pensioner had resided in Monongalia Co. Va. for thirty years, and previously in Maryland.
Letter herewith returned.
W. Respectfully,
ROBERT S. PERSON
Auditor.
By [Signature] Deputy Auditor. 6
REPLY SHOWING PAYMENTS. Pension Division.—Form 3577.—Ed. Nov. 26-04—3,000.

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O.W. & N. DIV. Division.
A. C. P. Ex'r.
Inv. File No. 6240. Richard Thralls. Rev. war.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
Washington, D. C. January 12, 1907.
SIR:
For use in the above-entitled claim for pension, you are requested to furnish this Bureau with a report in the case of Richard Thralls
pensioned under the Act of June 7, 1832 by certificate No. 16396 , issued Aug. 5, 1833 . Virginia Agency, showing date of death, last payment of pension and to whom paid.
Very respectfully,
Sup #40 to mch 34 p 2-34 Vol E, page 37
J. Warner.
Commissioner.
THE AUDITOR FOR THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT,
Treasury Department.
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3-981. (Old No. 3-250 a.)
OLD WAR NAVY OCT 23 1901 FILES
CONGRESSIONAL.
No. _____
NAME OF CLAIMANT: _____
P. O. _____
NAME OF SOLDIER:
Richard Shrolls Co. Revolutionary War
The above-named claimant is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, a bona fide resident of the District which I represent; and this inquiry is not made at the request of any pension attorney or claim agent.
I desire to be advised as to _____ _____ _____
FIRST DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OCT 21 1901 U.S. PENSION OFFICE
These slips are exclusively for the use of Representatives in Congress, and when used by any other person will not receive consideration.
Representatives will greatly aid the Bureau of Pensions in giving them an early answer, if they will fill and use these slips in making calls in pension cases.
H. Clay Evans
Commissioner.

OFFICE OF FRANCIS THRALLS ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
FAIRMONT, W. VA., Mar. 4th. 1908.
To the Commissioner of Pensions.
Washington D.C.
Dear sir:-
The Adjutant General suggested that you might give me some information of the war record of my Great Grandfather who was a soldier in the Continental Army under Gen. Washington and was with him at Valley Forge during the winter of 1777 & 78/
His name was Richard Thralls and he probably enlisted from Hancock County Md.
Hopeing that you can give me the desired information
I am
Very Truly Yours.
Francis Thralls

OFFICE OF WILHELM T. VON KNAPPE M. D.
Homœopathic Specialist & General Practitioner.
428 MAIN St., N. - W. COR. 5th.
Cancer, Piles, Catarrh and Goitre Cured Without The Knife.
Telephone 19.
P. O. Box. 77.
0 11 7 N
VINCENNES, IND. Sept 20 th 1901.
U. S. Pension Office.
I wish to find out the birth and death and names of the sons of Richard Thralls , who served 8 years in the Revolutionary War ? What company and who was the General. Richard Thralls fought under?
If there is no record of Richard or Joseph Thralls in your office please direct me where I can obtain the information. They settled in Munghalia Co. after the Revolutionary War .
Prat.
Wilhelm T. von Knappe M.D. Box 77

Quinn
OFFICE HOURS, 8 to 10 a. m., 2 to 4 & 7 to 8 p. m.
OFFICE OF
WILHELM T. VON KNAPPE M. D.
Homœopathic Specialist & General Practitioner. 428 MAIN St., N.—W. COR. 5th.
Cancer, Piles, Catarrh and Goitre Cured Without The Knife.
Telephone 19. P. O. Box. 77.
VINCENNES, IND. Nov. 4 th 1901.
U. S. Pension Office Sirs:
Have you any record of the wife of Richard Thrall of Mun- galia Co. Virginia drawing a Pension after Richard died? Please give me date of death of Richard Thrall. If you have any information of the maiden name of the wife of Richard Thrall, please give it to me? He was a Revolutionary soldier. Did Abraham Knapp of Connecticut draw a Pension as a Revolutionary soldier?
Truly,
Wilhelm T. von Knapp, M.D. Box 77

FRANCIS E. NICHOLS, TREASURER
FAIRMONT, W. VA., Feb. 14, 1911.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:-
V.L.M., Sur. File 6240, Rev. Warrant.
Will you be so kind as to examine the application for pension of Richard Thralls, and if he gives the date of his birth, and you have the date of his death, I will appreciate it the information.
The date of application was April 23, 1833 and was allowed. Have you a record of his widow, Mrs. Lucy Mulligan Thralls, ever applying for a pension.
Any information will be highly appreciated.
Yours very truly,
Francis Thralls

86240 N 8 1/2

The Massachusetts Protective Association
Incorporated
Worcester
HEALTH AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE
ORGANIZED 1895
Massachusetts
Charles A. Harrington, President.
Thralls & Thralls, General Agents
49 Central Savings Bank Building
Phone Office, Plaza 5742
Baltimore, Maryland
The Commissioner Bureau of Pensions Washington D.C.
Re: S.6240 Rev. and 1812 War Section:
Apr 3 1926
Dear Sir:
Yours of Mar 30 1926 received relative Richard Thralls. While it is true that you sent some record of this soldier, as you state, yet this information gave only the bare fact that he was a soldier. No date of enlistment or discharge was given, nor organizations in which he served; no record as to place and date of birth, and no record as to place and date of death; nor was any record as to battles in which participated; no family record as to name and residence of parents, or (if extant) names of children. Date of granting of pension was not given, nor such other records relating to bonus or other gratuity; reasons for granting of pension, whether wounds or sickness, etc.
I beg your kind indulgence in furnishing me with whatever data on the above matters you that may be in your records, or other things which might be of interest to me. If the thing would be possible a photo-stat of records would be appreciated.
Or if I came to your office in person would I be permitted to view and take notes on these records?? I am interested in collecting all the data available on this soldier, for historical and family records.
I thank you for your prompt and courteous reply to my former letter.
Very truly
Ernest W. Thralls (Major, 306th Cavalry Res)

The Massachusetts Protective Association
Incorporated
Worcester
Massachusetts
Charles A. Harrington, President.
Thralls & Thralls, General Agents 49 Central Savings Bank Building
Baltimore, Maryland
May 28 1925
The Pension Dept. Washington D.C.
Gentlemen:
Will you give me the Revolutionary record of RICHARD THEALLS, Gibsone Virginia Militia.
Is there any family record on this man, date of birth, place of birth, name of parents, etc?
Very truly yours
Ernest W. Thralls
Ernest W. Thralls

The Massachusetts Protective Association Incorporated Worcester Massachusetts
Charles A. Harrington, President.
Thralls & Thralls, General Agents 48 Central Savings Bank Building Phone Office, Plaza 5742
Baltimore, Maryland Mar 26 1926
The Pension Bureau Washington D.C.
Gentlemen:
Please give me"> Please give me a copy of the military record of
RICHARD THRALLS Gibsons Virginia Militia, Revolutionary War.
Yours truly
Ernest W. Thrall
Ernest W. Thralls Major Cav-Res

Record Division.
February 21, 1911.
Mr. Francis Thralls, Fairmont, W. Va.
Sir:
In reply to your letter dated the 14" and received the 15" instant, you are advised that in the claim of Richard Thralls, Sur. File No. 6,240, Rev. War, the date of his birth is 1753, month and day not given. It is not stated that he was married.
For date of last payment of pension, person to whom paid, and probable date of his death, application should be made to the Auditor for the Interior Department, U. S. Treasury Department, citing the following data: Richard Thralls, Certificate No. 16,396, issued August 5, 1833, under Act of June 7, 1832, at the Virginia Agency.
A careful search of the Revolutionary War pension records fails to show that a claim was ever filed for Lucy Mulligan Thralls on account of the services of said soldier.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

Rev. and 1812 War Section. S. 6240.
Aug March 30, 1926
Ernest W. Thralls, Maj. Cav-Res. 49 Central Savings Bank Bldg. Baltimore, Md.
Sir:
I have to advise you that you were furnished, July 25, 1925, the history of the only soldier named Richard Thralls, found in the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.
Owing to a lack of clerical force available for the purpose, it is not the practice of the Bureau to send the same history twice to the same person.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

Rev.& 1812 Wars Section.
AW Am.
April 5, 1926.
Major Ernest W. Thralls, Mass. Protective Association 49 Central Saving Bank Bldg. Worcester, Mass.
Sir:
I have to advise you, that if you wish photostat copies of the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 6240, of Richard Thralls , whose certificate of pension was issued August 5, 1833, the same will be furnished you, under the provisions of the Act of August 24, 1912 at the rate of fifteen cents a page, with twenty-five cents extra for certification, if that is desired.
The number of pages to be copied is ten (10)
The proper amount should be forwarded to this Bureau, by money order, or certified check, drawn to the order of the Secretary of the Interior, ( not to the Commissioner of Pensions).
You are also advised relative to said claim, that the dates and places of soldier's birth and death, the dates of his enlistment and discharge are not on record, it is not stated that he was in any battles, and there is no data on file as to family.

The military records of Revolutionary War services are very incomplete and in those pension claims, which could not be verified by evidence from muster rolls, the pension was allowed upon the soldier's own statement, supported by the testimony of comrades, which was the case in the pension claim of Richard Thralls and you will see the full statements in the photostat copies of the papers, if you purchase them.
You may examine and collect data from said claim by calling at the Bureau as these records are open to the public for inspection.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT, Commissioner.

information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. Richard Thrall I.F. 6240
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1777 2 yrs. Pvt. Thomas Campbell Gibson Va.                                                                 
Battles engaged in, ✓ Residence of soldier at enlistment, Hanover Md. Date of application for pension, Apr. 23, 1833. His ch. al. Residence at date of application, Monongalia Co. Va. Age at date of application, born in 1753
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