Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22873, for Nathaniel Landon, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
New Jersey New York Penn.
London, Nathaniel
NUMBER S 22873
CONTENTS

114 Jan 11 Same Feb 4/58 114 Jan 11 Same Feb 4/58
Dec letter 179 1825 to Hon L. L. L. see let. to Hon L. L. L. Sup. Col. of P. Jan 9. Hunt to Hon. L. L. L. - see letter P. Agt. 1 Dec. 1825 do. to same April 10. 1837 letter to P. Agt. 20 Sept. 1833. Paid at the rate of one under the Act of the 6. April 1835 from 4th Mo. 1836 to 4th Mo. age 70 up to 26. Oct.
to P. Agt. 13 Feb 1842. To Albany N. York from H. L. P. 1841. 10 March 1843. Notification to Maria Burt, Buffalo N.Y. letter to Henry Morris 15 Jan '43 to Maria Burt 31 Dec 25 March 1844 Paid on above from 4 Sept 1839 to 4 Sept. 1840. age not fixed 26 Apr 1844
A. - Kerr Co.  H. L. L. 29018 29018 Valuable Service of Captain ... in the ... who was a ... in the ... by Captain ... of the ... by ... in the ... 1st ... $ 40.00
Inscribed on the Roll of ... at the rate of ... Dollars 33 Cents per to commence on the 4th day of March, 1835.
Certificate of Pension issued the ... day of ... and ... 1834 ... $ 130.00 Arrears to the 4th ... 1833 ... 33 ... Semi-annual allowance ending ... 21. ... $ 130.00
Revolutionary War ... Act June 7, 1835 ... Recorded by ... Clerk. Book ... Vol. ... Page 97

Albany Oct 16 1850
Dear Sir My Father I am a pension for his having been a Soldier of the Revolution until about the time of his death in 1858 he drew his pension at Buffalo N.Y. and his wife was Mrs. Sarah Saunders I have a document that there was about one hundred dollars when My Father died in January at the time of his death I was there during the time of his death and the amount paid to his wife and child was about Fifty dollars for the pension and about $100.00
Oct 16 1850 M. McGuire

APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER.
State of New York County of Erie } ss.
On this Third day of February 184 3 , before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Erie personally appeared Nathaniel Landon who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain Archibald Shaw in the Regiment commanded by Colonel William Maffield in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Michigan whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the State, (District, or Territory,) of New York where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future. The following are his reasons for removing from Michigan to New York is that it will be most convenient for him to draw his Pension in New York than in Michigan and that he has relatives residing in the State of New York
Nathaniel Landon
Sworn and subscribed to before me, the day and year aforesaid.
Henry Hoadley J.P.
¶ The oath to be taken before a duly qualified Magistrate, whose official character and signature must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. The County Clerk, Secretary of State, or some other officer, must certify, under his seal of office, that the officer who administered the oath is a Justice of the Peace, Judge, Mayor, Alderman, or Notary Public, as the case may be, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
¶ The oath must be supported by the testimony of some respectable person, as to the pensioner's identity. He must swear that the person who has taken the above oath is the person described in the affidavit. The Magistrate must certify that the witness is a person of veracity; and the affidavit must also be authenticated in the manner above directed.
¶ In every case where the Clerk of the Court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should be sent with 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 which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or small 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.

State of New York County of Erie } ss
February 3 rd 1843
I Harry Slade a magistrate in the county above named, do hereby certify that I have the most satisfactory evidence, viz: the affidavits of Stephen S. Sandon and George Vanarmen respectable persons that Nathaniel Sandon who has this day appeared before me to take the oath of identity, is the identical person named in the (p) Pension Certificate, which he has exhibited before me, numbered 29018 and bearing date at the War Office, the ninth day of January one thousand eight hundred and thirty six and signed by Lew Cass Secretary of War.
Given under my hand at Buffalo on the day and year above written.
Harry Slade J. P.
State of New York
Oni County Clerk, Affixh
I Noah P. Sprague Clerk of the county of Erie do hereby certify, that Harry Slade was, on the day of the above certificate a justice of the peace in and for said County, duly appointed, and qualified, and that the signature above purporting to be his, is genuin.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed my seal of office, and subscribed my Name, this third day of February in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty three. Noah P. Sprague Clerk
Mary Colton Dist. Clerk
Erie County NY

Buffalo February 3 1843
Dear Sir
at the request of Nathaniel Faxon the Pensioner who desires a transfer from a Michigan agency to that of Detroit I transmit his application to you for that purpose and I hope the application may be successful as he is a very old man being as he informs me 86 years of age and has not drawn any pension for the last three years owing to his papers being informal and not being able to go to Detroit. We have therefore had him execute a power of attorney to Henry Morris Esq then in Room of the Secretary of War and who resided in the City of Washington to draw his pension from the 1st of September 1839 to the 1st of September 1842 making three years so that if he lives to the 1st of March next he will have six months due him. Your attention to his request will very much oblige him as it appears he is very destitute and needs his little pittance to aid him in procuring little necessaries for the comforts of his old age. I am Sir Yours Most Respectfully &c
James S. Edwards Esq Pension Agent Washington City
David Root

Testimony of Mackigan
Calhoun County Pa. - On this 7 th day of December A.D. 1833 personally appeared in open court, before the Probate Court of the said county now sitting, being a court of Record, Nathan Landon a resident of the county aforesaid, aged seventy six years, who being first duly sworn according to law, did take oath and make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following names, officers & served as herein stated.
"That on the 14 th day of Nov. A.D. 1775 I enlisted as a private soldier in the service of the United States, at Hackelstown New Jersey, for one year; previous to which time I lived in Warwick, New York, 20 miles from Hackelstown - that I enlisted under Capt. Archibald Shaw, of the 2 d Battalion of Jersey Troops, but whether the company in which I enlisted was, strictly speaking, "regular troops", "state troops", "militia or volunteers" I cannot tell, but I wore a uniform, the Colonel I enlisted under was Mr. Maxwell - soon after I enlisted I marched to Trenton - then back to Hackelstown. On the 1 st of Dec. after I marched for Quebec - stopped at Albany on account of the sickness of Capt. Falkner who died there - then marched to Lake George - stopped there a week waiting for the lake to break up - the weather then turned cold & the company crossed on the ice to Ticonderoga, expecting to stay there till all the water should break up so as to use boats, as the winter was generally very open. The commanding officer requested us to do duty in the Garrison, but the Capt. refused & marched us across the ice to Crown Point 18 miles below where we staid about 2 weeks - then the ice broke up & we started for St. Johns in Canada in boats - were detained there 2 days getting down the falls to Fort Chambly - started the 3 d day in the morning down the river to Sorell - thence to Lake St. Peters 6 miles below, when the sun was half an hour high & a fair heavy wind - crossed the lake to Three Rivers & landed about midnight - staid there one day - sailed next morning for Wolfe's Cove & landed about six o'clock - marched early next morning up to the plains of

Abraham, playing "Yankee Doodle" and the British firing upon us from the Fort reached head quarters 3 miles from the walls where we found about 600 "Bostonians" or New Hampshire troops who were just recovering from the small pox. The next day we were ordered to be in readiness to scale the walls, all things being prepared before we arrived there. A fire ship was preparing opposite Quebec on Point Levi by Major Anderson at the ice battery. At dark we were all marched within half a mile of the walls, being about 800 in all - I waited for the signal, as we supposed till about 11 o'clock - then the fire ship started, but did not succeed on account of two of the soldiers deserting to the fort & informing them of the plan, & they then surrounded their ships with a chain & so kept the fire ship off. We saw the ship burn up, & Maj. Anderson was badly burnt before he left the ship - I saw him the next day. After the ship burnt up we were marched back again - next morning saw 3 vessels come in, & lower their sails - about 2 o'clock, a force of near 800 marched out towards us with their field pieces, & we prepared and marched to meet them & formed for battle - Col. Maxwell appeared to have command & came to examine his men, they had not 3 rounds of ammunition a piece - he then observed it was "useless to fight the British regulars without any thing to fight with" - so then marched us back again - then the enemy returned to the Fort, and towards night we marched on our return to Point Tremble, & lay there 2 days & then went to Point Chambo & lay there 2 days - thence to Sorell where we lay 8 weeks & fortified ourselves. There we found the Pennsylvania Regiment, & Genl. Sullivan with command. The boats were brought up by the party at Point Levi & from thence we returned to Brown Point, where I had the small pox, with several others of the Jersey troops. Here we were left to live or die while the main army went on to Ticonderoga. In about 2 weeks we again joined our company which was near the middle of June. In coming up the falls we were hindered about 4 days, & had to take our boats up by land as the fall was so rapid. From St. Johns there were not enough boats to carry the army & baggage - so the army had to go part at a time; and the boats went 3 times to the Isle Aux Noix 15 miles up, & took a part of the men and baggage at a time.

From here a number of boats loaded with men were sent to Crown Point to get more boats; & I was picked out to take charge of the boats, being a good waterman: when we got back, the army had got 15 miles further up on the Isle of Mott: from there we went all together to Crown Point. While at Sorell there was an engagement with the enemy who had come on up the river - there was 1800 drafted out of the main army, but there not being boats enough to carry all the men at once, they took 14 hundred & went down & landed, & 5 boats came back after the 4 hundred left. I was one of them: we started & before we arrived we heard the firing, as we came near the shore we saw 2 officers appear in our uniform and made signs for us to land & then disappear. The firing had stopped, and fearing some deception, 3 of the boats stopped & 2 went on nearer the shore. Then the officers again appeared & made signs, but we kept watch & soon saw a man appear with a match in his hand, whereupon we then turned about and as we started the enemy rose & fired upon us, but did not hurt any one - they were concealed behind some thick willows, & were too strong for the party that landed under Genl. Thompson, who was taken prisoner - the remainder of that part of the army retreated back by land, & we returned in the boats. In April, after news came to us of the declaration of independence, our Captain (Shaw) left the army & afterwards joined the British. Just before our time was out, we were drafted, 2 men out of a company, to go and defend a Redoubt at 3 mile point, as the enemy had come in sight. Three of their boats started to come ashore, when one of them got near the shore we fired upon her & split the boat & killed 2 men & wounded another, whereupon they hauled off. Under this first enlistment I served one full year. When our year was out for which we enlisted, we all volunteered to stay while the enemy lay there near Ticonderoga; but they went off in a few days. Then the officers procured some liquor, & our men drank pretty freely, & then they all enlisted again except 7 of us - and I obtained no discharge in writing, and the reason why I did not get one was that our Capt. was not there. I got home about the last of Nov. which was in the year 1776. The field officers belonging to the Regiment to which my company was attached

were Col. Maxwell, Lieut. Alvarez, Major Simon Ray, Adjutant Saml. Rigley - the Captains of our Regt. were Arribalca Shaw, - Scott, - Dillon, - Stout, - Lonce, & - Howell: with all of whom I was acquainted.
In Feby. 1777 I volunteered with others to go to Port Royal near Hackensack, where the British had some stores we took them - they consisted of tea, spice, liquor, &c. I volunteered in Warwick in the State of New York. Our Col. was Henry Wisner. We then pursued on to Hackensack where we took 3 refugees prisoners. - There were 300 of us, & we were in the service there about a month. The company I belonged to this time was militia the Captain's name I do not recollect.
In 1778 in Muncy in Pennsylvania, I was enrolled among others as Indian spies for three years - we belonged to the militia, and were to be ready at a minutes warning to go against the Indians: during that year I was at the battle at Fort Freeling, Pennsylvania, as a militia man. At that battle I was under Capt. M. Hallowing Boone. Thirty two men & 4 Captains were killed in that action. The next engagement I was in was the same year at Tioga, Pennsylvania, under Capt. Robinson & Col. Thos. Hartley of the Pennsylvania line. I was a volunteer under my enrollment. With 300 men we drove the Indians & burnt their village. On our return we met another party of Indians at Wyoming & defeated them. We were gone this time 2 months at least. During all this 3 years I held myself in readiness to march against the enemy when called on.
In 1782 I volunteered with the militia under Capt. Robinson to invade New York then in possession of the British, went as a private soldier - marched to Harrisburgh under Col. Elder, where we were organized, then marched to Lancaster thence to Newtown, Bucks County, where we found 800 men but no provision, I had to buy for ourselves. The officers went to Philadelphia to know what to do, Genl. Washington, I was told, informed them they must do what they thought best. A council was held, & they concluded to return home. Here I was gone about a month.
I have no evidence of my said services except the foregoing

Statement. My brother Thomas Sandon, who testified for me on a former application is now dead, and the papers are either lost, or in the Pension Office at Washington. In all this service I have never received one farthing.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State or Territory.
Sworn & subscribed the 15 th day of December 1833 before me
Stephen Meece Judge of Probate Calhoun County M.T.
We Miram Barnes a clergyman residing in the county of Calhoun in the Territory of Michigan, and Garden Chapel also residing in the same county, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Nathaniel Sandon who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration: that we believe him to be seventy six years of age; that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution, & that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid, before me Stephen Meece Judge of Probate Calhoun County M.T. Miram Barnes Garden Chapel
And the said court does hereby declare its 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 stated. And the court further certifies that it appears to the court that Miram Barnes who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman resident in the county aforesaid, and that Garden Chapel who has also signed the same is a resident in the county aforesaid and is a credible person, &

that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Walter Sprague, Register of the Court of Probate in and for the County of Oakland in the Territory of Michigan, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Nathaniel Landon for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 28 day of December A.D. 1833.
Walter Sprague Register of the Probate Court for Oakland County, M.T.

September 14, 1936
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Mr. C.C.Gardner 26 Park Road Maplewood, New Jersey
BA-J/REI Nathaniel Landon-S.22873 Thomas Landon -R. 6116
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter of August 27, in which you refer to your request of August 10, for the records of James, Laban, Nathaniel and Thomas Landon, Revolutionary War soldiers.
The records show that information in regard to the first named two soldiers was furnished you August 26, 1936.
The records of Nathaniel and Thomas Landon follow as found in the claims for pension based upon their service in the Revolutionary War.
Nathaniel Landon S.22873
The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of Nathaniel Landon are not shown.
While residing in Warwick, New York, Nathaniel Landon enlisted November 14, 1775, at Hackettstown, New Jersey, served as a private in Captain Archibald Shaw's Company, Colonel William Maxwell's New Jersey Regiment and about February 1, following, went on an expedition to Canada; length of service, one year; he volunteered in February, 1777, at Warwick, New York, and served one month under Colonel Henry Wisner in the New York Troops; he enlisted in Munsey, Pennsylvania, sometime in 1778, as an Indian Spy for three years and during this period went out on tours against the Indians under Captains Hawkins Boone and Robinson and Colonel Hartley, and was in engagements at Fort Freeland, Tioga and Wyoming; he did not give the exact time he served during this period but stated that on tour he served as much as two months and that he stood in readiness at all times to march when called upon.

in 1782, Nathaniel Landon enlisted and served one month as a private in Captain Robinson's Company under Colonel Elder in the Pennsylvania Troops.
He was allowed pension on his application executed December 7, 1833, at which time he was aged seventy-six years and resided in Oakland County, Michigan. In 1843, he had moved to Erie County, New York, where he stated he had relatives.
Nathaniel Landon died in Canada, in 1851.
Children are referred to; some of them lived in Canada and the others in Michigan, only name given is son Ebenezer Landon, who, in 1856, was living in Albion, Calhoun County, Michigan. The name of soldier's wife is not given.
In 1833, soldier stated that his brother, Thomas Landon, was deceased.
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Thomas Landon R.6116
Thomas Landon was born September 19(New style), 1752, in Hardwick, Sussex County, New Jersey.
During the Revolutionary War, Thomas Landon lived in Hamburg and Wantage, Sussex County, New Jersey. After the close of the war, he continued to reside in said Wantage for five years; then moved to Lower Smithfield, Pennsylvania, and lived seven years; thence to Paterson, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania and lived six years; thence to another town in Pennsylvania, name of town not given, and lived about four years; then returned to Wantage, New Jersey and lived fifteen years; thence to Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, and lived about two years; thence to York, Livingston County, New York.
While residing in said York, Thomas Landon applied, September 28, 1832, for the pension which might have been due on account of his service in the Revolutionary War, and stated that he enlisted

June 1, 1776, and served on monthly tours until September or October, 1778, at least one year and six months in all as a private with the New Jersey Troops, under Captains James Broderick, Countryman, John Seward, Obadiah Seward, Bedwith, Peter Shaver, Kirkendall, Abijah Hopkins, and Middagh, Colonels Aaron Hankison, John Seward, Anthony Broderick, Ephraim Martin and Maxfield. He stated that he lived in Hamburg, New Jersey, when he first enlisted and during the war moved to Wantage, New Jersey.
The claim of Thomas Landon for pension was not allowed as he failed to furnish proof of service of six months as required by the pension laws.
In 1843, he was residing in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, where he died August 10, 1850.
In 1843, son Thomas Landon, Junior, was a resident of Crawford County, Pennsylvania, and was still residing therein 1852. In 1857, Benjamin Landon was living at Springwater, Livingston County, New York and was then aged seventy-one years. Other heirs of Thomas Landon, Revolutionary War soldier, who were living in 1857, were Sally Landon, of Livingston County, New York, Daniel Landon, and Manuel Landon. The name, S.J. Landon, appears in 1857; no relationship to the family was shown. The name of the wife of the soldier, Thomas Landon is not given.
Thos. Landon,
The following family data are shown:
William Landon . . . . . born April 15, 1727, died January 24, 1779. Marcy Landon . . . . . " May 29, 1729, "
  William Landon . . . . .  born  February  7, 1748(Old Style)    James Landon . . . . .  "  May  24, 1750(Old Style)    Thomas Landon . . . . .  "  September  19, 1752(New Style)    Joshua Landon . . . . .  "  "  27, 1754( " " )    Nathaniel Landon . . . . .  "  January  9, 1757( " " )    Laban Landon . . . . .  "  "  13, 1759( " " )    Mercy Landon . . . . .  "  October  2, 1760( " " )    Diadema Landon . . . . .  "  April  24, 1762( " " )    Susannah Landon . . . . .  "  June  29, 1764( " " )    Keumah or Reumah Landon . . . . .  "  March  11, 1767( " " )    Edna Landon . . . . .  "  April  17, 1769( " " )    Mary Landon . . . . .  "  January  2, 1775( " " )  

The Decense of the family of William and Marcy Landon.
William Landon . . . . . died January 24, 1779. Joshua Landon . . . . . " July 3, 1779. Diademah Landon. . . . . " November 17, 17-- Marcy Landon . . . . . " January 15, 1786. Marcy Landon. . . . . " April 3, 1806.
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Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Sir
Bank of Michigan Detroit Sept. 5 1838
I enclose a Pension paper executed by Nathaniel Landon, the individual to whom I paid 146.65/100 Dollars in Sept. 30 1836 (and suspended in my office of that date) more than was his due. He has been absent for the last year or more on a visit to a relative in Canada which circumstance he assigns as a reason for not applying for his payment at an earlier day. Be pleased to instruct me in regard to the payment.
I am Sir respectfully yours E. P. Hastings P. A.

Sir Nov 5 th 1838
Enclosed I hand you an old Certificate given to Nathaniel Baldwin (that has just come to light) - which has been lost for the last two or three years -
Your humble Servant, Henry D. T.
S. S. Edwards Com d of Reserves Washington -

Buffalo March 16th 1841
Dear Sir
Several Communications have been addressed to You in Relation to one Years Pension due Nathaniel Sanden he thinks for the Year 1839 or 1840 he is an Old Man rather forgetfull I should think, But there is no doubt But that he is short of the receipt of one Years Pension either through Mr Hastings the former Pension Agent or it remains in the Hands of the government One of My Clerks made out a Power of Atty and the Old Man Executed it in favor of Henry Morris Esq of your City for the purpose drawing it and remitting it to him for him But nothing has ever been heard from it in which was enclosed a Letter from Mr Hastings, Now Sir I want You Because You have the means of ascertaining how it is and let Me know, I suppose these Old Matters are troublesome But what is to be done the Old Man is Entitled to it and cannot do the Business himself therefore he gives some One to do it for him and he is One of the Heroes of the Revolution and is entitled on that up to the services of Younger men to aid him for the few days he may have left him, I also made a Communication to You in the Case of Deshay the papers were handed You I suppose by Our Member of Congress Mr Mosely which I have not heard from soon as you can find time to attend to these Matters I wish You would Yours & David Root J. S. Edwards Esq Washington

Buffalo November 10 1840
Dear Sir
We have written Two Letters to you in Relation to the Pension of Nathaniel Sandon and have received no Answer. The Old Man is impatient and desires to know what the reason of the delay is as he says he has One Years Back Pension due him and I should think so to judging from Mr Hastings letter to him which was forwarded to you as it is right that the Old Man should receive what is due him. I hope you are by this time prepared to set him know whether he has as his of stands on your Books One Years pension due him or that Mr Hastings the former Pension agent at Detroit has it and should have paid it over to him or his agent. In the case of a Widow Woman by the name of Abigail Dunham whose Certificate was returned by us requested to Albany should be returned back to her or a new one granted in order that she may receive what her Government says she is entitled to. Will you be so kind as to attend to both of these cases and have them receive what they are entitled to and the manner and how they are to get it or if any more documents than those you have in your hands are wanting.
I am Sir Yours most Respectfully
David Root
Warner S Edwards Esq Pension Agent Washington City

Buffalo Oct 20, 1843  Mr J. S. Edwards
Sir about the first of last month I sent some Papers respecting the Pension of Nathaniel Sandon to Mr Henry Morris enclosing them to your care and also about the same time some to you respecting the pension of Mehitable Dunham and not having heard any thing from them I did not know but they might of been miscarried or mislaid you will please write me on the subject and if they have been received please do me the favor to speak to Mr Morris about the papers of Mr Sandon and if he has not collected them please have him do so as soon as convenient and you will much Oblige
J. S. Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions Washington
Your Most Obl Servt David Burl pr A. D. Gilbert

Dear Sir
Suffolk May 25th 1843
At the time William Landon made application for a Power of Attorney was executed by him to draw for him two years back Pay ending on the 4th of September last to Henry Morris who formerly resided here and was a friend of mine and at that time was a Clerk in the War Department with his Father in Law who was Secretary of War since which communication has been by me received from him in relation to said Pension and I am at loss to know what it means as I have written two letters and have received no answer I received a line from F. Packer soon after the power was sent informing me that Mr Morris was then absent but would return in about 3 weeks and no doubt would then attend to the request. I want to know from you if the money has been drawn and if Mr Morris is in Washington or has been since February 8th or 9th and if the money has not been drawn to know where the papers are and what steps are to be taken to procure the money as the power of atty is made to Mr Morris if he is there I wish you to mention to him that you have received from me a letter of enquiry and ask him if he will not have the goodness to attend to the business as it now remains I am annoyed by questions in relation to the same that I cannot answer for want of information about the same.
J. S. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions
Yours & David Root

Thurs. V, at 10 AM The Under Off.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
2 March 28 th , 1844.
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," and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, Nathaniel G. Gaudon, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Michigan Agency, at the rate of Forty Three Dollars and 33 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1839, to the 1 st Sept. 1840.
Respectfully, yours,
Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

Treasury Department,
Second Comptroller's Office,
October 24, 1838
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," Nathaniel Sanderson a Pensioner on the Roll of the Detroit Agency, at the rate of forty three Dollars and thirty three Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832 has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1834 to the 4 th of Sept. 1837.
Respectfully, yours,
Alison K. Parrish Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

Detroit June 29, 1835
Sir,
I have received your letter of the 8 th inst. enclosing a printed sheet of instructions relative to the manner of preparing an application for a new pension certificate in place of one that may have been lost - I see by this that the affidavit  affidavit of the person by whom the certificate was lost is necessary - And as I am the person who lost the certificate of Nathaniel Landon, if that certificate has been lost at all, I have to request that you will inform me by letter addressed to Bronson, Kalamazoo County, if a certificate has been issued to said Landon, and if so when, and what disposition was made of it at the office -
I make this request because my memory is so imperfect that I may possibly be mistaken about receiving the certificate of Mr. Landon from your office -
I have the honor to be Sir,
Your Mo. Ob't. Serv't.
To J. L. Edwards Esq., Pension
Lucius Lyon

Detroit M.T. May 22 d , 1835
Sir,
Some time in the early part of the last session of Congress, I think it was, a pension certificate was made out and forwarded through me to Nathaniel Landon of this Territory, which certificate Mr. Landon has never received. It must have been lost by some fault in the Mail Department, and I now write to request that another certificate may be sent me, at this place, for him, as early as convenient.
Very respectfully, Sir, Your Most Ob st . Serv t !
Lucius Lyon
Sir,
J. L. Edward, Esq., Com r of Pensions.

J. L. Edwards Esq. Council of Pension for
Pension Agency Detroit Feb'y 24. 1843
In reply to yours of the 18 th inst. I have to say that Nathaniel Landon was last paid to the 4 th day of September 1841.
I am Sir respectfully yours Ob t Servant E. P. Hastings Pension Agent

WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, Nathaniel Sanders of the County of Washtenaw State of Michigan who was a Private during the Revolutionary War is entitled to receive Twenty dollars and Twenty 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 February one thousand eight hundred and thirty- four
L. D. Campbell Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned. }
J. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions.

I Origen D. Richardson of Pontiac in the county of Oakland in the State of Michigan do depose that I was employed by Nathl. Landon to make his papers & send them to Washington preparatory to his drawing his pension as a Revolutionary soldier. Those papers I think I sent to the Hon. Lucius Lyon the then Delegate from Michigan Territory. And I further depose that I have never received any certificate or any other paper or document from the Pension Office, from Mr. Lyon, nor from any person, which would authorize said Landon to draw his pension.
Sworn & subscribed
before me the 12 th day of Dec. 1835.
O D Richardson
Annara Bagley Associate Judge of Oakland Circuit Court
I Lucius Lyon late Delegate from the Territory of Michigan do certify that according to the best of my recollection I presented the papers of Nathaniel Landon to the Pension Office, and received from the Commissioner of Pensions a pension certificate in the usual form certifying that the said Landon was inscribed on the roll as a Revolutionary pensioner, which certificate I am confident I forwarded by mail to O. D. Richardson Esq, either at the last session of Congress or at the session previous, —
I have no doubt said certificate was lost or mislaid by the mail, but if not, it certainly must have been lost or mislaid by me.
Washington D.C. Jan y 21 st 1836
Lucius Lyon

Hon. Lucius Lyon,
Dear Sir — I enclose herewith the declaration of Nath l Landon for a pension, which you will do me the favor to hand in to the Pension Off y . I send it to you that it may be used by you if you should be of opinion it may be wanted in aid of his application to Congress for a bounty in lands. Should you think such an application would be listened to, he authorises you to use his name to an appropriate petition for said bounty. As the said gentleman is extremely poor, he would be under great obligations to you if you would pay a little attention to the pension business, I have it acted upon as soon as possible.
It would gratify me to receive a line from you occasionally during your stay at Washington.
Yours with esteem O. L. Richardson
Pontiac 12. Dec. 1833

January 3, 1919
Miss Vina M. Houghton, Care of Mrs. S. W. McKee, 418 North Avenue, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Madam:
In order to obtain the date of death and name of person to whom the arrears of pension were paid in the case of
"Nathanial Landon, Cert. No. 89,018,
issued February 10, 1834, for $43.33
per annum, from March 4, 1831, under
the Act of June 7, 1832, New York Agency",
you should forward this letter to
The Auditor for the Interior Department,
Auditors' Building,
Fourteenth and B Streets, S. W.,
Washington, D. C.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

Rev. War Section.
May 17, 1917.
Mrs. George W. Stone,
143 High St.
Santa Cruz, Cal.
Madam:
In reply to your letter of the fourth instant, you are herewith furnished the history of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Nathaniel Landon, S. 22,873, and advised that Henry Wisner is the correct name of the colonel under whom he served in 1777.
The check marks used in writing said report are to indicate that there is no data on file with which to fill the spaces so marked.
The pension records fail to afford any information in regard to John Wisner, War of the Revolution and William Jeffords, War of 1812, or their wives.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Office note -
Her letter of inquiry was forwarded May 17, 1917 to Law Div for reply to inquiry relative to Med. Ct. 1114196, Julia widow of Mortimer Wisner Jeffords, 21 Mich. Inf. Civil War -
She asked for another copy of N. Landons record as she had lost first. aw.

ANT
RECORD DIVISION.
3-525.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Nathaniel London a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. No. 22,893.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Nov 14 1775 1 year Pvt Archibald Shaw William Mays and N.J.   Feb 1777 1 mo. Henry Wisner N.Y.   1778 2 mos {Hawkins Boons Pa.   1782 1 mo {Robinson Thomas Hartley   Robinson Elder  
Battles engaged in, Fort Ticonderoga, Worms Residence of soldier at enlistment, Wawarsing N.Y. Date of application for pension, Dec 7 1833. His claim was allowed. Residence at date of application, Delaware County Mich. Age at date of application, 76. He died in 1837. Remarks: Soldier had children. But son Ebenezer only name stated. (The above is the only Nathaniel London found on the Rev War Records of this Bureau.)  There is no data relative to widow info in the claim.
Very respectfully,
Approved by A.D. May 17, 1917
Commissioner.

418 North Ave Grand Rapids Mich Dec 11, 1817
Commissioner of Pensions : I should have sent this to you it seems ins stead of
Dear Sir; Will you be so kind as to give me all the information in your hands concerning the pension of my late husband and also the amount of the interest due on the same.
My husband's name was John H. H. and he died on the 15th of the month of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty five.
If your records do not give the amount of the interest due on the same, will you please let me know the amount of the pension and the amount of the interest due on the same.
Yours truly Mary H. H.
Received Dec 15 1817

WAR DEPARTMENT, THE ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18, 1917.
Respectfully returned to
Vina McHorton, c/o Mrs. S. W. McKee, 418 North Ave, Grand Rapids with the information that the name which Nathaniel Landon has not been found on the rolls on file in this office of any organization of New Jersey in service during the War of the Revolution. The collection of Rev. War records in this office is far from complete, and it is suggested as a possibility that the desired information can be obtained from the Adjutant General of N. J. Trenton or the Commissioner of Pensions, this City.
H. P. McCain The Adjutant General. Per MR
Form No. 160-2—A. G. O. Ed. Apr. 27-17—15,000.

GEORGE W. STONE 143 142 HIGH STREET SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA
121 December 18th. 1914.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C. Revolutionary War Records Section. M.B.H. S.F. 22873. Rev.War.
G.M. Saltzgaber, Commissioner, Dear Sir,
Will you please send me the military history of NATHANIEL LANDON, who was born in 1757, probably in New Jersey, but later in life moved to Michigan, at which time he obtained a pension.
Where can I find other data about this Nathaniel Landon who married Hannah Greene (a Quaker)? Also, the ancestry of Hannah Greene?
Any information you may give me will be gratefully received by Yours truly,
Catherine G. Stone.
( Mrs. George Whitefield Stone,) 143 High St. Santa Cruz, California.

Canton Ga Oct. 24, 1914
Pension Office Washington D.C. Dear Sir:-
Please send me the war record also any genealogy of the family that may be given.
Landon Benjamin; under list of Pensioners; Private R. G. line He served under Capt. Helms Landon Nathaniel; I failed to find his name in Stryker's Jerseyman but I may have overlooked it a descendant sent me the following:

"My Nathaniel Landon was born in 1757. He enlisted for the War of the American Revolution in 1775 at the age of 18 years, served one year; in 1777, he served one mo. He applied for a pension in 1833 and it was granted; at that time he lived in Oakland Co. Michigan; He died at London, Canada."
I think he was born in N. J. He had several brothers who enlisted from that state. London Bm - Private N. J. militia drew pension from N. Y. Co. N. Y.
This name given on S. Pension list all three were Revolutionary Soldiers
Sincerely Jeannette Landon Canton - Pa

CHARLES CARROLL GARDNER 26 PARK ROAD MAPLEWOOD, N. J.
Aug. 27, 1936
Veterans Administration, Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
Under date of Aug. 10 I wrote you relative to the services in the Revolutionary War, and family data that might be obtained from the application for pension signed by Thomas, Laban, Nathaniel and James Landon, all of Sussex County, New Jersey.
The Adjutant-General of New Jersey advises me that Thomas Landon made claim for a pension, which was rejected, the claim being marked "Rejected No. 6114". He states that it is noted that the applicant, who was a soldier, was stated to have been a resident of Wantage, Sussex Co., N.J. and to have died in Crawford County, Pa., Aug. 10, 1850.
This information does not agree with what I have found in N.J. and I should very much like to obtain as full an abstract as possible of the application, and to know where the date 1850 came from, as the soldier's tombstone states that he died Oct. 9, 1847.
The information requested is to be published in a brief history of the Landon family, or one branch of it, and I hope that you can supply me with the data relative to the four men named in the near future.
Thanking you in anticipation, I am
Yours very truly,
CC Gardner

Santa Barbara, Calif.
Oct. 12, 1913
Pension Department, War of the Revol.
Sir: —
Will you kindly send me the war Records of Nathaniel Landon , who served in the Revolution as a soldier?
Thanking you, in advance, for the trouble this will cause you. I am
Sincerely yours,
Florence Reilner.
2422 Castillo St., Santa Barbara, Calif.

Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C. Sir
Will you kindly favor me by informing me if Nathaniel Landon's name is on the Pensions list of Revolutionary Soldiers - He enlisted from Penn -
Very respectfully Mrs Mary Landon Bryant 57 Caledonia st. Grand Rapids. Mich. Oct 5 th 1900

1936-Sept 14 - Miss Th. C. G. Yardney - Ex
History to Ernest Raphael
Prohibition
22 873 INVALID.
File No. 22,873
Mathew...
Act: James...
Index: Vol. 2, Page...
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Oct. 12 - 1900 Mary L. Bryant
1913 Oct 24: Hist to Mrs. Florence Heilner M.B.H.
1914 Oct 29: history to Mrs Jeanette S. Landon M.B.H.
1914 Dec 29: History to Mrs. Geo W. Stone M.B.H.
1917 May 17 History to Mrs. George H. Stone, 143 High St Santa Cruz, Cal. Who is also advised that Henry Wisner is correct name of Col. etc. (see Mrs Stone's letter of inquiry in Wid. Cert. 11/11/17. Julia widow of Mortimer Wisner (Jaffrey 21 Mich. Sup. Civil War)
1918 Jan. 3 Hist. & data to and to auditor to Vins Mr. Houghton.

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Chester Eaton Mich. March 24/58 Commissioner of Pensions
Sir
I wish to obtain a form of a declarati- on for the purpose of proving the inces- -sed pay of a Soldier who served in the war of the Revolution since the act of 1832 granting pensions to certain soldiers My Father who was a soldier in the Revolution and I had a portion of part pay under said act till within 2 years of and 8 months of his death and as I be- -ing the heir at law to I read the amount due which was never drawn from his death if there be any to granting full pay as any inceses from 1832 till 1850 1850 and you will much oblige me by sending me such form as I am not able to employ any agent Very Respectfully Yours
Commissioner of Pensions Ebenezer D. Landon Washington D.C.

Springport Feb 20 th 57
Dear Sir
I should like to know if there is any thing due the heirs of Nathaniel Sandon he used to draw a pension at Buffalow and did so till fifty one as I am this same I have heard that there was some thing due will you please to write and let me know my father was a revolution ary soldier
E Sandon
Direct in care of J as Fitzgerald at Albion Calhoun Co Michigan

Cheski 4 January 17 1858
Dear Sir I want to know of your hon. Sir if there has been any application made for the pension of Nathaniel Landers for service in the revolution he drew a pension several years before he dyed and less years or more that he did not get his pension and some of us his children lived in Canada and some in this State and if there is a chance for getting such a pension will your honor please to let me know if there has not been any application made. I being his old son now living I shall apply for it as I can know the circumstances Chapter Eaton Port Mich Ebenezer Landers
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