Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6332, for William Lewis, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Lewis, William
R. 6332
CONTENTS

No.
R 6332
Let: to H.S. Lewis March 8/53
Respectfully referred to the Secretary of the Interior - Files - N.Y.
Department of State Oct 7 1852
Let to S. Gordon, Feb. 7/54
Comm. or NY Not June 7, 1852

REJECTED
6332.
P. O. _____
Wm Brewis
Service: _____ 1832 NY.
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.

18.
Oct 7. 1852
Rel: to case of Rev William Lewis dec'd 6332
H. S. Lewis St. Johns Canada East
Lettr: to H. S. Lewis March 8/53 7/11/53
ack'd & referred to the Commission of Pensions for attention & answer Dept. Int. 3/11/53 Oct 8/52
Recd Oct 7. 1852.

Recd Oct. 7 th
St Johns Canada East 4 th Nov 1852
To the Honourable the Secretary of State Washington. D.C.
Sir
As representing the Heirs of the late William Lewis in his life time a Lieutenant in the Massachusetts portion of the United States Army and on behalf of whose Widow a claim for pension and arrears of pay was some time since submitted to the United States Government. I take the liberty of addressing you with a view to ascertain whether such claim has been admitted, and if so. whether it will be necessary that I should proceed to Washington in order to receive the Amount of the same
I respectfully request you will at your convenience favour me with a reply. and should feel obliged by receiving any further information or suggestions you may have it in your power to afford me.
I have the honor to be Sir Your Mo st Ob st Able Serv t A. A. Lewis

Delhi Jany 27 th 1854
Hon. S. P. Waldo Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir The William Lewis named in my letter of the 24 of Oct. 1853 on Minimus and in your letter in reply thereto of the 1 st Nov 1853 were different persons. The William Lewis mentioned in your letter to whom I refered and named never drew a pension his wife never drew a pension she died before he did and he never left a widow. He applied under the act of 1832 for a pension which was not granted, he having died before the papers were completed. The question which I propounded to you is if his services were fully established to the satisfaction of the department would his children and grand children be entitled to a pension for or on account of his services in the Revolutionary war more particularly mentioned in his application papers on file in your department. Would they under or by virtue of any laws of Congress have a claim to a pension - Please respond to my inquiry at your earliest convenience and much oblige -
your honorable servant S. Gorham

Pension Office February 2, 1854.
Sir:
In reply to your communication of the 17 th ultimo, I have to state that no papers such as you refer to in relation to a claim for pension filed by William Lewis, are to be found in this Office, although a very diligent search has been made. You are, nevertheless, informed that the children of a revolutionary soldier are entitled to whatever pension he would have been entitled to under the Act of June 7, 1832, commencing on the 4 th March, 1831, and ending at the date of said soldier's death. Grand-children are not entitled, under any circumstances.
Very respectfully DC.
S. Gordon Esqr. Delhi, — Delaware County, New York.

Pension Office March 8/53.
Sir:
In reply to your letter of 4 Oct., 1852 making inquiries concerning the pension claim of the widow of William Lewis I have to inform you that it is impossible to find the papers in the case until more definite information is given. The name of the widow, the Agency where he was paid & any other facts which may tend to show which William Lewis (as there are several) you refer to.
H. L. Lewis St. Johns Canada East.