Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3,691, for John Peirce, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Pierce John Pierce
S. 3691
CONTENTS

6066
Pennsylvania
John Pierce
of the State of Pennsylvania who was a Captain in the Rif commanded by Mr Ward in the Chapman line for 2 years Capt. Pierce $320.00
John Pierce. Records corrected Mar 21 '34
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 32 0 Dollars Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 day of Feb 1833 and sent to Hon. W. Ford Home Reps
Arrears to 14th of Sept. 1832 $480.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 M in 1833 160.00
$640.00
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Virial Luce Clerk Book D Vol. 6 Page 76
Dead.
See letters to P. H. & Hon. S. M. Kear Dec. 8. 1835
May 19-51
Lt. Evans & Hart, Aug. 2/54
died Nov. 14 1834 at B
Dao died Nov. 14, 1834

I John Pierce of the Township of Alton, County of Bradford and State of Pennsylvania, do testify and declare that I have a transcript from my Father's Family Record now in my possession, by which I am assured that I was born in the Township of Plainfield, County of Windham and State of Connecticut on the 19 th day of August 1753. At the commencement of the Revolutionary War I was a Student in Yale College and was at home at my Father's at the Spring Vacation at the time of the Battle of Lexington on the 19 th April 1775. on the day following we had the news of the commencement of hostilities, and every person seemed ready to march to the scene of contest to defend their rights. I relinquished my studies for the then present time & Volunteered in my Country's Cause, and immediately marched with the Militia, through Providence, Rehoboth, Dedham to Roxbury, and according to my best recollection we proceeded hastily and promiscuously without being under the control of any particular Officer till we reached Roxbury when we, together with all who had assembled there were under the command of General Ward, by whom or some General under him (I have lost my warrant and the Officer's Name has escaped my memory) I was appointed to the Brigade Staff and remained at Roxbury and Cambridge till the next fall, when being disabled to act, by reason of a severe hurt in my knee, by the advice of my Superior Officers (having been sometime confined in the Hospital at Cambridge) I returned home on Furlough. In the Spring of 1776 when the Militia when the Militia were called upon to march to New York, I attached myself to a Brigade which I think was commanded by Genl. Spencer and marched from Plainfield, through Norwich, New London, Lyme, Saybrook, New Haven, Stratford, Fairfield, Norwalk, Stamford, Rye &c to West Chester near N. York, where I continued and at Kingsbridge acting as Brigade Quarter Master or acting Commissary until Oct r or November 1776 when I returned home on Furlough & was there confined by ill health until the Spring of 1777, when I again resumed my studies at Withersfield (the Enemy being in possession of New Haven) In September following, while at Withersfield a Corps of Volunteers were raising for a Northern Tour which Corps I joined and was attached to the Brigade Staff, we encamped at Hartford for some time when the expedition was relinquished & I returned home. In May or June 1778 I again joined a Brigade of Militia under the Command of Genl. John Tyler and marched by Norwich, New London to New Haven & West Haven and then became attached to a Battalion under the Command of Maj r Andrew Backus, by whom I was appointed to the Office of Adjutant, as will appear by his warrant, bearing date the 10 th day of July 1778, which is the only warrant I now have out of five which I rec d during more than three years that I was most continually in my Country's Service, and this I found in a very mutilated - Stated

State, among some old papers that had been laid aside for fifty years as useless — From West Haven we were ordered on to Rhode Island in General Sullivan's expedition preceded by Providence, Swansy & Tiverton where we crossed on to the Island at Howland's Ferry, and was in the Battle fought on that occasion, I was in the Army until the fall of 1778 when the Brigade to which I was attached was discharged in Providence Rhode Island, I was most continually in the service of my Country from April 1775 to the Autumn of 1778 except the summer of 1777 when I was at my studies at Middlefield & rec d my diploma in September of that year. I belonged the most of the time to the Brigade Staff, my Rank and Rating was for that time equal to a Captain — I am confident I received no pay for all my services, altho' it was offered me in Continental Money when it was from 75 to 80 per cent discount — I do not know of any man living who knows of my services but Capt. Joseph Spalding, who is now 87 years of age, he remembers I was in Offin but does not remember the Rank nor the name of our Superior Officers, He was with me two Campaigns — I also say and testify that after the close of the Revolutionary War I lived in the Town of Providence, State of Rhode Island for three years, when I returned to Plainfield in Connecticut and lived there till April 1801 when I moved to Athens aforesaid where in the immediate vicinity I have resided ever since — And further in regard to my Warrants I do testify that when I moved from Connecticut to Pennsylvania I left a large collection of Papers with a Relative of mine and that the family are now all dead and I can discover no account of the papers (tho' searched for) and think it probable that my Warrants might be among them, being confident I had one for every tour. After a lapse of so many years and till lately not contemplating this subject would ever be resorted to, almost every recollection of the names of my Superior Officers has escaped my memory, Some thing more than two years and a half I served my Country in the Revolutionary War, I am now old and infirm and greatly need her aid in the decline of Life, And I do hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and do declare that my name is not on the pension Rolls of the Agency of any State —
Sworn and Subscribed
This 8 th August 1832
Before me E. Herrick Bk. Judge
John Pierce

Commonwealth of Penna Bradford County ss.
We David Paine and Lemuel S. Ellsworth, residing in Athens, Bradford County Penna. hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with John Pierce, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy nine years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed David Paine The day and year aforesaid Lemuel S. Ellsworth
Before me E. Herrick. Pres. Judge
Commonwealth of Penna. Bradford County ss. -
I hereby certify and declare that it is my 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 that David Paine & Lemuel S. Ellsworth who signed the preceding certificate are residents of Athens, Bradford County Pa. aforesaid, and are credible persons and their statements is entitled to credit -

And further more that the said applicant is unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmary. that he appeared personally before me and submitted to the Examination and interrogatories the same as though it had been in open Court
Edw: Herrick President
Judge 13 th Dist Pa -
Pennsylvania Bradford County
220411
I James P. Buel Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Bradford do hereby certify that E Herrick who signed the above foregoing certificate now is & at the date thereof was Presi- dent Judge of the 13 th Judicial district in the State of Penn s and further that I am duly qualified with the signature of the said Judge & believe the above foregoing signature purport- ing to be his to be genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court at Towanda this 8 th day of August A D 1832 for J. P. Buel Proth y E. S. Goodrich D ty
3

State of Pennsylvania Bradford County
Personally appeared before me the undersigned, a Justice of the peace in and for said County, John Pierce, 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 mention- ed below, and in the following grades; For two years and two months I served in the Brigade Staff in rank of Captain & For five months I served as Adjutant in rank of Lieutenant and for such service I claim a pension —
Sworn and Subscribed } John Pierce before me the 11 th day of Feb y . A D 1833 Ch s Corstock S t P.
Bradford County
I James D. Bell Prothonotary, of the the Court of Common pleas of Bradford County, certify that Charles Corstock Esq, before whom the above proceedings were had now is and at the date thereof was known & Recognized in said Court as a duly commissioned & acting Justice of the peace. And that I am acquainted with the hand writing of said Justice & believe the above signature purporting to be his sole genuine. Witness my hand & seal of office this 12 th day of February A D 1833
For J. D. Bell Pro- E. G. Goodrich S t

Joseph Spalding formerly of the Township of Plainfield Windham county and state of Connecticut now residing in the Township of Athens Bradford county and State of Pennsylvania in the 87th year of my age. Do testify and say that in the year 1775 I was a nigh neighbor and well acquainted with John Pierce of the aforesaid township of Plainfield and know that he was a student at Yale College at the time of the battle at Lexington in April 1775 and that students at any Seminary were exempt from any military draft and were not enrolled with the Militia. And I also testify and say that the said John Pierce volunteered his services and joined the Brigade to which I belonged in the capacity of some Office which I do not remember and repaired immediately after the battle of Lexington to Roxbury and remained there and at Cambridge during that season and I remember he lived and moved with the Regimental Officers. In the spring of 1776 I was with the said John Pierce at West Chester and Kings bridge I know he was in Office and lived with the Regimental Officers at Gilbert Williams, in West Chester and that he was sick there and on the night of the alarm at Drogg point he with others of the sick were carried in loagans to Byram river fourteen miles and from there he went sick to Plainfield in the state of Connecticut, And in the

Year 1778 I know by the best of information (I was not personally with him then) that he was with Gen l Sullivan on Rhode Island at the time of the arrival of the French Fleet there, and that he was always on the Alert at every alarm and immediately repaired to the alarm post Joseph Spalding Commonwealth of Penn a
Bradford County Pa.
Personally appeared before me, the Subscriber President Judge, Joseph Spalding, known to me to be the same who signed the above affidavit, and made oath that the facts set forth in the same are just and true - I sworn and subscribed this 5 July 1832. E. Herrick Pres. Judge
Commonwealth of Penn a
Bradford County Pa.
13. Jud. District -
I James P. Buel Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Bradford County do hereby certify that E. Herrick is President Judge of the 13 th Judicial district as above expressed And I do further certify that I am acquaint- ed with the hand writing of the said President Judge & believe the above purporting to be his to be genuine Witness my hand & seal of office at Towanda in said County this 6 th day of July A D 1832
For J. P. Buel Prothonotary
E. H. Goodrich

Commonwealth of Pa
Bradford County ss - I certify that Joseph Spalding who appeared before me and made affidavit of the of the 5 July 1832 of John Reine an applicant for a patent, was well known by me, who resided in Huston Township was a credible person and his statement entitled to credit. That the said Joseph Spalding has since died - February 11 th 1833. E. Herrick Pres. J. P.

John Pierce
Post Office
7. June 1832.
$320.
Very respectfully Yours John Pierce
Dear Sir, I have the honor to inform you that the sum of three hundred and twenty dollars has been paid into the Post Office at your place on the 7th day of June 1832. for the balance of the account of John Pierce. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, J. W. Foster.

East Smithfield, Bradford County
Pennsylvania 14 June / 54
H. L. Evans Esq
2 d Sirp, I have heretobefore employ'd W. G. Wade Esq. to attend to my Washington business, but Jay Hathaway Esq of Rome N.Y. (an old friend) writes me that Mr Wade is in the last stage of Consumption, and advise me to put the business in your hands.
My Father John Peirce formerly of Plainfield Conn. but at the date of his Certificate of Pension of this town, was a plan Adj t in the war of the Revolution
Mr Wade's last letter 27 th says, "I considered your claim as sure, but the department has become so exceedingly critical that it cannot now be admitted" "Your father claimed other services than Lieut (ought to be Adj t .) but there was no proof of it at Washington, I am in hopes there will be some change of office, so long when a more favourable adjustment of claims may be obtained. "
My Father's evidence (on which he got a Certificate of Pension of $320. per year) was wholly in his declaration, in his Adj t warrant given by Maj r Andrew Backus and dated to 10 July 1788, and in the deposition of Capt Joseph Spalding,
Mr Wade (in his last letter) says my father claimed other services, but he could not find any proof of it at Washington.
Joseph Spaldings deposition says, "that he was with my father at Proxbury in 1775, and that he knew my father held some office but did not recollect what, again in 1776 at Kingsbridge (or Westchester) he says he was with my father and knew he held an office and missed with Maj r Backus and other officers at Gill Williams but did not recollect what office, again Mr Spalding says, he was not with Gen t Sullivan in his expedition on R. Island in 1778, but being in my father's neighborhood he knew of my father being in it, and at this time (1832) he has a full recollection of it."

This evidence of Lt. Spalding shews proof of my father holding office in 1775 & 1776, which was prior to the date of the warrant before  above mentioned,
My father's declaration says he rec d . five warrants, but had lost all except the one given by Maj r Backus. —
My father volunteered for the Northern expedition in 1777, and rendezvoused at Hartford but after a time it was given up —
My father at the time of the Revolution was a student at Yale College and by the laws of Connecticut was not subject to military duty, in his declaration says he is positive he never rec d . any pay for three years services, was offer'd Continental money when it was at a discount of 75 to 80 for 100, but declined taking it.
I can remember as far back as 1785. I have seen at that time neighbors of my father shewing him Continental money, but never knew my father to have a dollar of it, on the contrary I have heard him telling of others buying farms & paying in Continental money.
His papers must either be in the pension office or with Mr Wade. In 1833 or 34 I gave a certificate that my father left no widow & that I was an only child which I left at the Second Bank Phi a when I rec d the balance of Pension. —
Please write me & let me know if there has been any change of officers in the Pension office, and if you will undertake to prosecute my claim for my father's three years services.
Respectfully Yrs John L. Peirce
N.B. I have other claims, but this will answer till I hear from you & know your terms J.L.P.
I have my father's Declaration signed & the seal of the County attached

December 13, 1939
BA-J/AWF John Peirce S. 3691 aw
Mrs. Nona Wood 715 Cherry Street Anaconda, Montana
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of John Pearse of Connecticut who drew a pension while living in Pennsylvania.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in claim for pension, S. 3691, based upon service of John Peirce in the War of the Revolution.
John Peirce was born August 19, 1753, in Plainfield Township, Windham County, Connecticut. The names of his parents are not given.
The residence of John Peirce during the Revolutionary War was in said Plainfield Township. At the beginning of the Revolution he was a student at Yale College, and was at his father's home on spring vacation at the time of the battle of Lexington, and marched to Roxbury and was appointed to the Brigade Staff of General Ward, was there until the "next fall", and returned home on account of a "severe hurt in his knee". He volunteered in the spring of 1776, marched from Plainfield to King's Bridge and served as Brigade Quartermaster under General Spencer until the fall of 1776. He resumed his studies in 1777 and received his diploma in September, 1777. He volunteered sometime in May or June, 1778 and was appointed July 10, 1778 Adjutant in Major Andrew Backus' Battalion, was in

the battle of Rhode Island, and continued in the service until in the fall of 1778. His service amounted to about two years and seven months.
John Peirce lived after the Revolution in Providence, Rhode Island for three years, then returned to Plainfield, Connecticut, lived there until sometime in April, 1801, when he moved to Athens Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 8, 1832, then living in Athens Township, Ohio. He gave his address as East Smithfield, Bradford County, Pennsylvania.
John Peirce died November 4, 1834, leaving no widow. There are no data in this claim in regard to his wife. His son, John H. Peirce, was residing in 1854 in East Smithfield, Pennsylvania, and stated that he was an "only child".
The papers on file in this claim contain no further discernible family data.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

1444
Adjutant Krimpen

Andrew Backus G en l Major and Commander of a Detachment of Militia from the Fifth Brigade in the State of Connecticut now in the Service of the Same,
To John Peirce Esq r
By Virtue of the power and authority to me given in and by the State of Connecticut I do by these presents reposing special Trust and Confidence in your Loyalty courage and good Conduct constitute and appoint you the said John Peirce, to be Adjutant in the Battalion whereof I am Commander. You are therefore carefully and diligently to attend the said Office and Station according to the duties thereof, and yourself to obey such Orders as you shall from time to time receive from me or other of your superior Officers for the time being, Agreeable to the Rules and Discipline of War established by the Honorable Congress.
in so far as the same are not repugnant to the Laws of the State.
and your sufficient warrant.
Given under my hand and Seal at West Haven this 10 th day of July A D 1778.
Andrew
Backus M g
S. file 3691
Conn.
Peirce, John

1842. N o 6022. J. Smithville Pa. June August 14 th Hon. Lewis Cass Esq, Secy of War
Secy of War City of Washington

Smithfield 13th Aug st 1832
Sir. Enclosed is all the vouchers I can at present furnish to establish my claim for a pension. I don't know of but one person living who does absolutely know of my services whose Affidavit I have. He as well as myself till we are not contemplating any remuneration for our services in the revolutionary contest almost every trace of our Officers and services escapes our memory.
We have no regular standing Preists in our vicinity; We have itinerant preachers of all denominations from a rigid calvinist to a liberal universalist but their certificates will add no weight to our testimony being unacquainted with our services.
Please to make returns to me directed to Smithfield Bradford county Pennsylvania East Smithfield post office - Where I shall reside for some time. Also the place of receiving pensions in this section of the state.
Febr y . 13th 1838 John Peirce
N.B. Please to direct to Athens Bradford County Pennsylvania John Peirce

Dec. 8.
Mr. Davis Bristol
660
J L Edwards Esq. War Dept. Pension Office
Hon. J. M. Keen Senator U.S.

Washington 7 th Dec. 1835
Dear Sir
The enclosed letter is from the son of John Pierce late of Bradford Co Pa a revolutionary pensioner
Please to give me the required information and oblige Yours Respectfully
Sam M c Lean
J L Edmond Esq.

Pension Office,
August 2, 1854.
Sir, Gentlemen,
I have very carefully examined the papers in the case of John Pierce, a formerly a pensioner at the rate of $350 per annum upon the application of his son for increase of Allowance.
It is impossible to infer from the declaration or proofs, in what capacity he served - and the duration of his service appears to have been arrived at exclusively from his own statement. It is clear, however that whatever  his service he performed, was done whatever it was, must have been performed in the early part of the war, and wholly terminated in the fall of 1778. If it be admitted, therefore, that his whole several tours were all, in capacity of adjutant, no additional allowance could be made. The pay of an adjutant up to Sept 1776 was only $18 1/3 per month. His full pay as adjutant for the time he alleges he was in the service, would be less than the amount allowed him - The claim for increase is, con-

sequently, is allowed.
Very respectfully,
Yc
Aug 2/54
Messrs. Evans & Faut, } Present }

Washington, July 26 th 1854
Dear S. P. Waldo Chair of Pension
The enclosed letter from John L. Pierce of East Smithfield, Bradford County Penn ? , is an authority for requiring a re-examination of the papers of John Pierce whose name was inscribed upon the Penn ? roll of Pensioners. Act of June 1832, at $320 per Annum, No 6.066. An examination of Mr Pierce's papers shews that he was a man of education, and was thereby prepared to furnish a correct statement of his services. He alleges that his services were in the staff as Adjutant, almost continually from April 1775 to the Autumn of 1778. That he received no pay, but his rank and rations were those of a Captain. He should therefore have been pensioned at $480 per Annum instead of $320, which increases the claim. Very respectfully E. B. Hall.

Mr Evans Mem

 ✓ Jeremiah Holliston, Ohio, Act 7 June 1832. p 46. 66.  ✓ Deadama Stebbins Vermont.  ✓ William Lester, Tenn, susp ag ref. Act 1832  ✓ John Pierce Penn a Act 7. June 1832. p 320.  ✓ Kelley Elliott, widow of Do John Elliott  ✓ Surgeon Mate - Supersd New York S.  ✓ Jane Brooks, widow of David Ohio, Act 4 July 1836. 
Papers
H. S. Evans Esq. Print
all Ex d by
d.m.
July 26 - 1854

John Pierce Pa 10-32
Hon L. P. Waldo Died of Pericarditis

John Pierce Pus o 32 - Pa
I have due proper authority to permit W. G. Wade to examine papers, F. J. C. Ripton Mch 23/52, - C. C. -

Return this
John Pierce 6022
Report to Mt Flora
Returned case
$320 per an
Ford

B R I E F objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of John Pierce which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? V. * Has he mentioned 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? no vide Rule 5 and Sentence amended VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal?

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service?
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?
XIV. †If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? No
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. ‡Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? No Will Dunn 16
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. 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 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 shewn 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.
† QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
‡ QUERE XVI.  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 paper 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.
¶ 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 accompany the papers.

Hon. S. W. Kean
9. Dec. 1835
G. L.
Record Bk 28, P 209.

War Dept. Pension Office Dec. 8 th 1835
Sir,
I herewith return the letter of Mr. Peirce in the case of John Peirce, dec d . If he will present to the Pension Agent at the Girard Bank in Philadelphia, such vouchers as the enclosed printed sheets point out, he will be paid the amount due in the case of his deceased father. I have the honor
Hon. S. M c Kean Senate U. States.

John Pierce Penn
Oct. 18 3691
John Pierce

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
March 1, 1854.
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 the 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,
the children of John Pierce, dec.
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Pittsburg Agency, at the rate of Six Dollars and Cents per month, under the law of the for Invalids has been paid at this Department, from the 1 st of March 1836, to the 20 Aug. 1836.
Respectfully, yours,
Ohio
J. M. Brookehead Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS,
Present.

1938-Dec. 5- Nona J. Wood advised that Peter is not shown as Sm o of this pensioner - I.H. 1939 - Die 13 - sent to Mrs Nona Wood C
Rev War
INVALID.
File No. 3691
* John Pierce Adjutant Lieut Rev War
Act: June 7. 1832
Index: - Vol. 14 , Page 296
[Arrangement of 1870.]
* John Pierce. Records corrected Mar. 21 '04

December 5, 1938.
BA-J/ILL
Nona I. Wood 715 Cherry Street Anaconda, Montana.
John Peirce-S. 3691 - Seller John Pierce-S. 20521
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request an examination of pension claim, S. 20521-John Pierce, and of the pension claim of John Pearce of Connecticut who was a pensioner of Pennsylvania in 1832, in order to ascertain whether either soldier had a son named Peter.
A careful examination of the papers on file in pension claim, S. 3691-John Pierce, the soldier of Connecticut who was a pensioner of Pennsylvania in 1832, and in pension claim, S. 20521, has been made in your behalf. It is not shown that either pensioner has a son named Peter.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.
See other correspondence regarding this son . Peter - in Misc. Corr. file -

B-3727 12
NOV 16 1939
Mrs. Nona Wood 715 Cherry Street Anaconda, Montana
My dear Mrs. Wood:
This is in reply to your letter of November 9, 1939, in which you request information from the pension record of John Pearse who served in the Revolutionary War.
The pension records of veterans of the Revolution are in the custody of the Veterans' Administration, and we are therefore referring your letter to that office for consideration and reply.
Very truly yours,
P. M. Hamer, Chief Division of Reference
EB:rt

Anaconda Mont. Nov. 9-1939
P. M. Hamer, Chief Division Reference - National Archives
Dear Sir:-
A John Pearse was pensioned in Pennsylvania 1832 He had served in the Revolutionary war from Conn. Would you please tell me if he names a son Joseph in those papers? My Pearse family moved from the New England States after the Revolutionary War. They settled first in Westmoreland County, Pa then Joseph Pearse moved to Indiana County. Pennsylvania
Thanking you for any information you will give me -
Yours truly, (Mrs) Nona Wood 715 Cherry St.
RECEIVED
B3727

Anaconda Mont.
Oct 19- 1938
Veterans Administration. Washington D. C.
Dear Sir:-
Will you please tell me if John Pearce, a Conn. soldier in the Revolutionary War who was pensioned in Pennsylvania in 1832 had a son Peter?
Also John Pierce of Middlesex Co - New Jersey received a Revolutionary War Pension - Claim Inv. No 20528 He died Newark, New Jersey July 7-1828. Do his papers show a son Peter?
no - Richard - only surv
Thanking you for any help or information that you can give me.
Yours Truly Nona D. Wood 715 Cherry St