Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23,527, Cornelius Bartlon, New Jersey

SERVICE
New Jersey
Barton, Cornelius
NUMBER
S. 23.527
CONTENTS

Pennsylvania 25.901
1833 June 20. T. G. A. Crawford
Cornelius Bartley of Lycoming Co in the State of Pa who was a S er in the Co by Captain Johnson of the by in the time for Killin.
600 B 20.00 200 Crummin 7.32 27.32
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 27 Dollars 32 Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3rd day of 1834 Pension, Vanderville Ky C. Pa
Arrears to the 14th of Sept 1833 68.30 Semi-ant. allowance ending Oct 3, 1833 13.66 3/4 $ 81.96
Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by J. D. Sprague Clk Book Vol. 3 Page 4
Sent not on A. B.
1760 15 1778

19984
Cornelius Barton Barton
Auth. E.
Adm. 6. Manus prorate 2 " decumian
3 1/2 7 3/2
Lordsville PO ✓ Lycoming County PA

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
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 subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will show what is necessary to be done. These 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, showing the Service of Cornelius Bartlont of Lycoming County, Penna
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Period not stated 6 Pri. Cap. Johnson Major Westbrook thn's state of New Jersey Hunterdon New Jersey age 72 years Living Witnesses   some time after a mother has time, not stated 1 Drummer "   "  
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 day 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 payment 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 mustering 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.

Declaration to obtain the Benefit of the acts of congress passed June 7th 1832 -
State of Pennsylvania
3
fs
Lycanning county 3
on this Sixteenth Day of October A.D. 1832 personally appeared in open court before the judges of the court of common pleas now sitting Cornelious Bartton a Resident of Moreland Township County of Lycoming & State of Pennsylvania of the Age of Seventy two years who being first Sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of congress passed June 7th 1832
That I entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated: I resided in the county of Hunterdon & State of New Jersey, at about the age of Eighteen years I entered the Service and Enlisted for Six months under Captain Johnson, and we marched up the Delaware River above the Blue Mountains to guard the frontiers against the Indians and we were Stationed at Fort Rosieron's, under Major Westbrook at which place we remained for about three Months and then we were marched down towards Elizabethtown as far as Susquehanna Plains, where after a few Days, I understood General Washington for order to Major Westbrook to Return to the frontiers we marched back again and remained there until our time expired when I returned home. Sometime after I volunteered as Drummer for one Month under Captain Johnson to go to Springfield, whilst there I turned out as one of a Scouting party under Capt Johnson & on our Return in the Morning we hailed three refugees, one started to run and we shot him and took the other two prisoners, I caught them into camp and on Examination one had a roll or list of the names of the whole encampment in his Boot & they were both hung a few Days afterwards, I saw them hung. — I next volunteered under Captain Johnson to go to Elizabethtown where there was some small skirmishes with some of the British Troops —
I hereby Relinquish every claim whatsoever to a pension except the present and I declare that my name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any State and I have subscribed the day and year aforesaid J. Kva Prvt. Cornelious Bartton
We John B. Dugan Noah Vandine & Henry Foust residing in the county of Lycoming hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Cornelious Bartton who both subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be Seventy two years of age & that he is Reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier in the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion — Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid J. Kva Prvt. Henry Foust John B. Dugan Noah Vandine

And the said court do hereby Declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter with putting the interrogatories presented by the War Department that they foregoing Applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as heretofore and the court further certifies that it appears to them that John C. Dugan, Robert Sandin & Henry Frantz, Esqrs, are residents of the county of Lycoming were credible persons & that their statement is entitled to credit -
John Cummings A. Davidson
The clerk of said court of common pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Cornelius Carlton for a Pension -
J. Wray Pres.
1st where and in what year was you born } I was born in the county of Hunterdon & State of New Jersey in the year 1760
2nd have you any Record of your age and if so where is it } I have in the family Bible of my father Samuel Morris of Penn Township
3rd where were you living when called into service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary War & where do you now live } I lived in the county of Hunterdon State of New Jersey until sometime after the war, when I came to Pennsylvania and have lived in Lycoming County about 30 years, & in Moulda Township -
4th how were you called into service were you Drafted did you volunteer or were you a Substitute and if a Substitute for whom } I enlisted and volunteered as is stated in my Declaration hereto annexed -
5th State the names of some of your officers who were with the troops where you served such Continental & Militia Regiments as you recall at the general circumstances of your service } Major Westbrook, & others whose names I cannot now recollect. Capt. Johnson was one of our officers -
6th did you ever receive a Discharge from the service and if so by whom was it signed and what has become of it } I do not recollect when that I got my Discharge and if I did I have lost it -
7th did you ever receive a commission and if so by whom was it signed and what has become of it } I never received a commission -
State the names of Persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood who can testify as to your character for veracity & their belief of your services as a Soldier of the Revolution
To this answer that I am known to John C. Dugan, Robert Sandin & Henry Frantz Esqrs - both long Residents inhabitants of the neighbourhood in which I reside whose certificates are hereto annexed

Lycoming County ss
personally appeared before me the undersigned a justice of the peace for the County of Lycoming Cornelius Bartlow, 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 time his services, but according to the best of his Recollection not less than the periods, mentioned below and in the following grades, viz: six months as an Enlisted Soldier (as a private) in the year 1778 Major Westbrooks was the highest in command at Fort Muncence at which place we were Stationed, in the year 1780 I volunteered as a Drummer, at two Different Times (a Month at each time) under Colonel Beaver who had the command of the Regiment of which I then belonged to
Sworn and subscribed before me this 21 st Day of April 1833
Henry Renston
Cornelius Bartlow

State of Pennsylvania } I, J. M. Wood, Notary Public Lycoming County } of the County of Columbia } Pleas in and for the said Henry H. Hutton Esq. } County do hereby certify that before whom the within affidavit purports to have been taken at the time of taking the same & still a Justitia of the Peace in and for the said County and that full faith and credit are due and ought to be given to all his official acts and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said County at Williamsport the 30 th day of April A.D. 1833
J. M. Wood Notary.

October 3, 1935
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BA-J/MCS Cornelius Barton, S. 23527
Mr. J. H. Callaher Box 255 Waynesboro, Virginia
Dear Sir:
The data contained herein were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S. 23527, based upon the military service of Cornelius Barton or Bartton.
He was born in 1760 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The names of his parents were not given.
While a resident of that county, he enlisted and served with the New Jersey troops as follows: in 1778 six months as private in Captain Johnson's company under Major Westbrook; in 1780, two enlistments of one month each as drummer under Captain Johnson in Colonel Beaver's regiment.
He lived in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, for sometime after the Revolution when he moved to Pennsylvania and in 1832 he stated that he had lived in Moreland Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, for about thirty years.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 6, 1832, at which time he was living in Moreland Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.
The papers in this claim contain no data relative to the soldier's family.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Revolution
23527 INVALID.
1929. Sept. 16 hist. to Frederick Gilkison M.C.S.
1935. Oct. 3 hist. to Mr. J. H. Gallagher. M.C.S.
File No. 23,527
Cornelia Barton
His Rev. Mrs.
Act: June 7 th 1891
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 29
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Lycoming County ss Seal personally appeared before me the Subscriber one of the justices of the peace in and for the County of Lycoming Jane Morris who upon her solemn oath doth Depose and say that she was personally acquainted with Cornelius Barton and lived in the same neighborhood with said applicant (viz Huntingdon County State of New Jersey) and that the Deponent knew the present applicant Cornelius Barton to be enlisted in the Continental Service and was stationed at or near Monmouth on the Delaware River and that she has been acquainted with the said applicant ever since and that he is the same person and that he the said Cornelius Barton volunteered as Drun- ky the Militia at other times during the war and further saith not
Sworn and Subscribed before me as to my hand and Seal the 24th Day of August 1832
her Jane Morris
Henry Funston

I the undersigned before whom the within Deposition of Jane Morris was taken, do certify that she is reputed & believed the neighbourhood where she resides, to be a woman of truth & veracity, & that I concur in that opinion & further that she appears to me to be about sixty years of age
April 21st 1833
Henry Funston
State of Pennsylvania } I, M c Vea, Prothonotary Lycoming County } to the Court of Common Pleas of } the County of Lycoming do certify that Henry Funston Esq r before whom the within affidavit hereto annexed was taken was at the time of taking the same & still is a Just of the Peace and that full faith and credit are due & ought to be given to all his offi- cial acts & that the signature purport- ing to be his is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court at Williams- port the 6 th day of October A.D. 1832
J. M c Vea

IN REPLY REFER TO No.
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
OFFICE OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL
L
TRENTON
September 18, 1929.
Honorable Earl D. Church, BUREAU OF PENSIONS, Washington, D. C.
My dear Commissioner Church:
This is to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of September 16th concerning the pension of one CORNELIUS BARTLON (or BARTTON), a Revolutionary War soldier, and to express my appreciation of the information contained therein and the tracings of his signature.
Very truly yours,
Frederick Gilkyson, Brigadier General, The Adjutant General.

IN REPLY REFER TO No.
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
OFFICE OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL
L
TRENTON
August 28, 1929.
Commissioner of Pensions, Bureau of Pensions, (Revolutionary War Section,) Washington, D. C.
Sir:
In our files is a transcript of the invalid claim (No. 23527) of one CORNELIUS BART---, an enlisted man whose service was performed in the militia of Hunterdon County, of which he was a resident.
From the writing, it is impossible to decipher this surname (BARTON, BARTON, BARTLOW, etc.), and it is requested that this office be informed of the soldier's name as it appears on the original affidavit, together with such references to his service, etc., as are noted thereon.
Very truly yours,
Frederick Gilkysyn, Brigadier General, The Adjutant General.

Waynesboro Virginia - Aug. 20-1935
Dear Sir,
Will you kindly tell me if you have pension records for Rev. War Services for the following and furnish copies of the same.
( Cornelius Bartlow b. 1760 - Penn. was in the Rev. War. (Vol V. p. 495 Compendium American Genealogies.) His dau. Phoebe m. Charles G. Smith of Fayette Co. Penn. In Rev. War.
| Theodorius Thomas (1727-1790) of Germantown, Pa. m. Catherine Pennberger - (for Rev. War)
| not as John Thomas (1763-95) of Lebanon, Lp. Pa. (his son) m. Anna Wolfenbarger - (for Rev. War)
not for James Bartlow b. 1778, Penn. m. Isabella Wiley - Pension for War of 1812 .
| Amos Harbor - Woodford Co. Kentucky. Rev. War Pension.
| David Watson Culpeper Co. Va. In Rev. War Pension.
Thanking you - I remain
Very truly J. H. Gallaher Box 255 - Waynesboro Virginia

October 3, 1935
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BA-J/MHF/MCS Cornelius Barton, S. 23527
Mr. J. H. Gallaher Box 255 Waynesboro, Virginia
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Cornelius Bartlow who was born in 1760 in Pennsylvania, Theodorus Thomas, John Thomas of Pennsylvania who was born in 1763, married Anna Wolfersburger and died in 1795, Amos Harbor, David Watson of Culpeper County, Virginia, and the record of James Bartlow who served in the War of 1812.
There are no claims for pension on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of the John Thomas and David Watson cited by you, nor of a Theodorus Thomas or Amos Harbor, nor for service of James Bartlow or Barton in the War of 1812. Such claims which have been made to the United States are the source of Revolutionary War and War of 1812 data furnished by this office.
No record was found of a Cornelius Bartlow in the Revolutionary War. The record of a Cornelius Barton or Bartton has been found which may be that of the soldier in whom you are interested. His record is furnished you herewith.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator
See neg. files under these names.

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section
MCS/HMM
September 16, 1929.
Brigadier General Frederick Gilkyson The Adjutant General Office of the Adjutant General Trenton, New Jersey.
My dear General Gilkyson:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 23527, it appears that Cornelius Barton or Bartton was born in 1760 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
While a resident of that county, he enlisted and served with the New Jersey Troops as follows:
In 1778, six months as a private in Captain Johnson's Company under Major Westbrook; in 1780, two enlistments of one month each as drummer under Captain Johnson in Colonel Beaver's Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 6, 1832, at which time he was living in Moreland Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania where he had lived for about thirty years.
There are no data relative to his family.
Tracings of the personal signatures of this soldier are herewith furnished as it is impossible to determine the correct spelling of the surname.
Very truly yours,
EARL D. CHURCH Commissioner.