Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File for Charles Mynn Thruston, Virginia

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Thruston, Charles Mynn
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File No. 26.4 851 Sarah Swinney wid of William Swinney Pris Rev War
Act: Feb 3d 58
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 258
[Arrangement of 1870.]
124 Apr. 22 History to Hon. M.A. Pompeu. aud.

M. A. ROMJUE, 1ST DIST. MISSOURI
Congress of the United States House of Representatives Washington, D. C.
April 21, 1924.
Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:
I would like to have the war record or pension record of Mr. William Swinney who lived in Pulaski County, Kentucky, about 1832. I think he served in the Revolutionary War with the North Carolina Militia.
Very truly yours,
M A Romjue M. A. Romjue.
MAR:EC.

HUNTER MCDONALD 924 BROADWAY NASHVILLE, TENN.
April 21st, 1933.
The Pension Office, War Department, Washington, D.C.
You have a record of Revolutionary Service of one Colonel Charles Minn Thurston (of Thruston). Serial 1000
He marched a company from Winchester, Va. to Trenton, N.J., and was wounded in the battle of Trenton - Princeton in January 1777. Will you furnish me a synopsis of this record ? What would a photostat copy of it cost ?
I want the information for use in a Diary which I am annotating for publication.
Very truly yours,
Hunter McDonald

June 6, 1933
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Mr. Hunter McDonald 924 Broadway Nashville, Tennessee
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Colonel Charles Mynn Thurston or Thruston, of Virginia.
The Revolutionary War records of this office show that Captain Charles Mynn Thruston received a pension at the rate of $20 per month on account of disability incurred in service. He was pensioned from July 14, 1806, under the Act of March 3, 1807. He died prior to December 13, 1813.
There are no papers on file which contained his statements in his application for pension because of the destruction of papers in very early applications for pension when the War Office was burned in 1800, therefore this office has no further information in regard to him. It is suggested that further information in regard to his military service might be obtained from The Adjutant General, War Department, this city.
References:
Very truly yours
Currt list Va Invalid pensions
Old Div. Pen. Book - Va
Old letter Book for 1813 Letter to Miss Nelson on page 109
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator
Also, see Heitman & Mayo & Moulton Pen. Laws under Act of March 3, 1807

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.
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April 23, 1924.
Honorable M. A. Romjue, House of Representatives.
My dear Mr. Romjue:
In response to your letter of the twenty-first instant, I have the honor to advise you, that from the papers in the pension claim, W. 26485 , it appears that William Swinney was born in Surry County, North Carolina May 18, 1761, and while residing there, served as a private, for eight months, during the Revolution, under Captains Hickman and Mosby and Colonel Joseph Williams and Colonel Malberry, in the North Carolina Troops, dates of service not stated.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 16, 1833, while living in Pulaski County, Ky.,
He died in Rockcastle County, Ky., December 9, 1857.
He married in Rockcastle County, Ky., December 16, 1842, Sarah Ross, and she was allowed pension on her application executed May 22, 1858, while living in said county, aged 75 years. There is no further data on file as to family.
Sincerely,
Washington Gardner
Commissioner.