Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1,759, Peter Cartwright, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Cartwright, Peter Christiana
R. 1759
CONTENTS
John died in Ky. in 1809 or 1810

Declaration.
State of Illinois } County of Sangamon } set. In the County Court of said County and State November Term 1852.
Be it remembered that on this 19 th day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty two, personally appeared before the Honorable Thomas Moffett Presiding Judge of the said County Court, within and for the County and State aforesaid, during the sitting of the said Court for the despatch of business; the said Court being a Court of Record and having a seal and Clerk; Peter Cartwright a citizen of the said County of Sangamon and State of Illinois aged Septy four years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the payment of the pension money, which was of right due to his deceased mother, Christiana Cartwright, in her lifetime (but which she never received) under the provisions made by the Acts of Congress of July the Seventh eighteen hundred and thirty eight (July 7. 1838) entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows"; and of March the third eighteen hundred and forty three (March 3. 1843) entitled "An act granting a pension to certain revolutionary soldiers"; that he is the only surviving child and heir at law of Peter Cartwright, and Christiana Cartwright, both of whom are now deceased; that the said Peter Cartwright, his father, was a soldier of Infantry in the Virginia Line on Continental establishment during the Revolutionary war with Great Britain; that he is informed and believes that he entered the service in the County of Amherst and State of Virginia about the year seventeen hundred and seventy seven, or seventy eight (A.D. 1777 or 1778) and served upwards of two years and six months, and supposes that he must have served, at least for a =

= part of the time under Col. Gibson. His reason for believing this, is because a settlement appears to have been made in the name of his said father for his said Military Services on the thirteenth day of June Seventeen hundred and eighty three (June 13. 1783), and the evidence of indebtedness of the State of Virginia to him for the balance of his full pay, amounting to the sum of Sixty two pounds, fifteen shillings, and ten pence of Virginia Currency (£62.15.10) was delivered to Col. Gibson.
That he has frequently heard his said father
Speak of being in several engagements, and particularly the battle of Brandywine, in the revolution-ary war, in which he lost two brothers, but cannot now remember, which others, so as to state the fact with any certainty. That if his said father received any written or printed discharge from his said services he has no knowledge of it; and supposes, if he did, that it must have been lost or destroyed by time and accident many years ago. That according to his best information and belief, that at the time his father joined the army he was living in the County of Amherst — and State of Virginia, and was then an unmarried man; that some years after the close of the war, to wit, on the twenty seventh day of February, Seventeen hundred and eighty seven, (February 27. 1787) he entered into a marriage bond or Contract to marry Christiana Gaven (the maiden name of his mother) and they were soon after married as he believes in the year Seventeen hundred and eighty seven (A.D. 1787) in the County of Amherst and State of Virginia. That further than this, he has no record proof of an actual marriage having been consummated between them. That his said parents moved from the State of Virginia, to the State of Kentucky, and settled there in the year Seventeen hundred and ninety one (A.D. 1791), shortly after which time, the cabin, or dwelling house in which they lived, was burned by accident, and their family Bible was consumed in the =

= flames, which contained the record or register of the births, marriages and deaths of the family, so that he is prevented, at the present time, from resorting to that source for other evidence, than that which he has mentioned, to show that there was an actual marriage. That his said father always represented himself to be a soldier of the Revolution, and was so reputed and believed to be, among his neighbors and acquaintances wherever he has lived, and that his said father and mother always lived together as man and wife both before they left Virginia and after they moved to Kentucky, and were so reputed and believed to be, by their neighbors and acquaintances wherever they have lived up to the time of his death. That they had by said marriage the following named children, to wit: Rosanna Cartwright, Peter Cartwright and Polly Cartwright - all of whom are now dead except this deponent, who is the only surviving child of his said father and mother.
That his said father Peter Cartwright, died in the County of Caldwell — and State of Kentucky about the year eighteen hundred and nine, or ten, (A. D. 1809 or 1810); and that his said mother never married again after his father's death, but continued to live a widow, until she died in the County of Caldwell and State of Kentucky — on the Twenty third day of December eighteen hundred and thirty eight.
That neither his said father or mother ever drew a pension from the United States on account of his said services in the Revolution, nor did either of them ever apply for one to his knowledge; but that his mother was entitled to a pension, and might have drawn one, if she had applied for it, in her lifetime, under the acts of Congress of July the Seventh, eighteen hundred and thirty eight (July 7. 1838); and March the third, eighteen hundred and forty three (March 3. 1843) as aforesaid. That the reason why his mother did not apply for a =

=pension in her lifetime is, as he supposes, that she was ignorant of her rights, or did not know that she could procure the necessary testimony to make good her claim against the United States to such a bounty. And the reason why he has not applied himself for what was due to him in right of his mother as aforesaid, until the present time, is, because he also was ignorant, and was not informed until within a few months-past, that he could lawfully make such a claim as the heir at law of his said mother. And finally, he hereby relinquishes every claim to pension money from the United States except the present, which he is advised is lawfully due to him on account of the vested rights of his mother, arising out of the services of his father in the revolution.
Peter Barteneight
State of Illinois } Sangamon County } In the County Court of said County and State November term 1852
I Thomas Moffett Presiding Judge of the County Court in and for the County of Sangamon and State of Illinois do hereby certify that Peter Barteneight who is not known to this Court to be the identical person who has executed the foregoing declaration this day, came into open court the same being a Court of Record with a Seal and Clerk as in sitting for the dispatch of business and acknowledged and made oath to the truth of the facts set forth in his said declaration in open court in the manner prescribed by Law. I further certify that he is a man of truth and rectitude of excellent moral character and that full faith and credit is due to his statements as such
Thomas Moffett Presiding Judge of the County Court in and for the County of Sangamon and State of Illinois

Know all men by these presents that we Peter Cartwright and Mrs Cartwright are held and firmly Bound unto Edmund Randolph Esqr Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the sum of Fifty pounds Current money to be paid to the said Randolph and to his Successors for the use of the Commonwealth which payment will to be made we Bind our selves Jointly and Severally Firmly by these presents Sealed with our Seals and dated this Twenty Seventh day of February Seventeen hundred and Eighty Seven
The Condition of the above Obligation is such that whereas there is a marriage shortly intended to be Solemnized Between the above Bound Peter Cartwright Ballholder and Christiana Garven Spence Both of the County of Amherst - If therefore there be no Lawfull Cause to obstruct the sd Marriage then the above obligation to Void Otherwise to Remain in full force and Virtue
Teste
John Taliaferro
Peter Cartwright (Seal) his William Cartwright (Seal) mark
I Saml M Garland Clerk of the County Court of Amherst County Virginia Certify that the foregoing is a true Copy of an original marriage Bond Now on file in my office. with the exception of the dates which are expressed on the record in fair legible figures, as follows "dated this 27 th day of Feby 1787"
Saml M Garland Clerk
I Saml M Garland above named, depose and say that I hold the Office of Clerk of the County Court of Amherst County, Virginia, and that the above is a true extract from the Records of the said

county court, with the exception before stated, as certified by me ~
Subscribed & sworn to by me, this 11 th day of May 1852. { Sam m M c Garland Clerk of the County Court of Amherst County Virginia
Tho s N c Eubank J.P. (Seal)
State of Virginia { Amherst County {
I Sam m M c Garland Clerk of Amherst County, Virginia, certify that Tho s N c Eubank before whom the foregoing affidavit was taken, was then and is now an acting Justice of the Peace and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and qualified, and that the foregoing signature, purporting to be his is genuine ~
In testimony whereof, I have here set my hand, & affixed the seal of my Office, this 11 th day of May 1852 and in the 76 th year of the Commonwealth Sam m M c Garland CLD

October 28, 1939
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Mrs. John S. Pool 415 W. 9th Street, Dallas, Texas.
BA-J/CC Peter Cartwright R.1759
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Jesse Boon born about 1748-1760, and that of Peter Cartwright of Amherst County, Virginia.
In order to identify the record of the Jesse Boon in whom you are interested please furnish as much as possible of the following data in regard to him: approximate date of death, and place of residence at enlistment and after service.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in pension claim, R.1759, based upon service of Peter Cartwright in the Revolutionary War.
The date and place of birth of Peter Cartwright and names of his parents are not shown.
Peter Cartwright married in 1787, in Amherst County, Virginia, Miss Christina Carven. Both were then of Amherst County, Virginia. The marriage bond was dated February 27, 1787, and signed by William Cartwright and said Peter.
Peter Cartwright and his wife, Christiana, moved from Virginia in 1791, and settled in Kentucky. He died in 1809, or 1810, in Caldwell County, Kentucky. His widow, Christiana, died December 23, 1838, in the home of one Sophia Wilcox, in Caldwell County, Kentucky. Their ages are not shown.
Peter and Christina Cartwright had three children, Peter, Rosanna and Polly. The Reverend Peter Cartwright was the only child who survived his mother, Rosanna Vineyard and Polly Pentecost, his sisters, having died before their mother.

November 19, 1852, Reverend Peter Cartwright, aged sixty-four years and a resident of Sangamon County, Illinois, applied for pension on account of service of his father, Peter Cartwright, in the Revolutionary War. He stated that his father, then a resident of Amherst County, Virginia, enlisted in 1777, or 1778, served about two years and six months, in the infantry, a part of the time under Colonel Gibson, in the Virginia line, that he was in the battle of Brandywine in which he lost two brothers. The names of the brothers are not shown.
The claim for pension was not allowed as proof of service was not furnished in accordance with the requirements of the pension law.
In 1852, in Princeton, Caldwell County, Kentucky, Sophia Wilcox and one John Rucker stated that they knew the Cartwright family, but did not state that they were related.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

1907 Mar. 30. Heir. to A. L. Peck W 1917 Apr. 30. Heir. to M. W. Atwater 1921 Nov. 19 " " Edward M. Pallatte E.W. 1924 Mar. 12. Heir. to E. F. F. Tafe a money order for $11 returned to him rec. 1939 Feb. 28 - Heir to Mrs. H. G. Shilly letter in file of John Scott P.O. rec 3046
1759 ELECTED
Christian Cartwright wid. of
Service: Peter
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: filed subsequent to printed list. _____, 1852.
Wages: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

No 14. 878
Christiana Cantwright dec d widow of Peter of Illinois.
Letter to Rich d M. Young 1st st June 1853. Same Feb y 2 1852
159
Acct 7 th July 1838

Brief case Christa Cartwright Dec r 1888. Peter Cartwright - (19 th Nov r 1852. Open Court), aged 54 yrs, ch. - class, he is the only surviving child of Peter & Christiana now dead - Peter was an infantry sol- -dier in Va. line Cont l establishment - Believe he entered the service about 1777-8 th & served up- -wards of 2 yrs. & 6 mos. & believe a part of his ser- -vice was under Col l Gibson because a settle- -ment appears to have been made in name of Peter for military services 13 th Jan y 1783. & the evidence of indebtedness of State Va. for balance of his full pay amounts to $62. 15. 10 Va. curren- -cy was delivered to Col l Gibson - heard Peter say he was in several engagements particularly Battle Brandywine. - has no knowledge of discharge. Peter unmarried when he entered Army - Entered marriage bonds 27 th Feb y 1787 to Mary Christiana - no proof of actual mar- -riage - P. & C. moved to Ky. in 1790. Shortly after which their house was burnt & family Bible with its cont g records. Had fol g children Rosanna, Peter & Polly - Peter only live. Peter died about 1809 or 10 - C. never married again & died 23 rd Dec r 1888.

Sophia Wilton, } (18 th Oct: 1852. Open Court.) say Peter Cart. John Rucker. } - Wright in his lifetime was spoken of and recognized as a revolutionary Soldier by those well acquainted with him. His wife name was Christiana - lived as man & wife - Peter (son), is their acknowledged son. Only child living - Old Peter died in year 1809 leaving C. who died 23 rd Dec: 1838. - Orders to be recorded & certified. -
Clk: Court Amherst certifies no record of marriage is to be found - only marriage bond - on execution of which license issued. - No record kept at that early day of actual marriages. - in the proper office for such. -
Bond conditioned for marriage of Peter & C. 27 th Feb. 1787.

Affidavits of Mrs. Sophia Wilcox, and John Rucker, on the application of Peter Cantwright for Pension.

State of Kentucky, Caldwell County Court, October Term 1852. —
At a County Court begun and held, at the Court House in the Town of Princeton, in the County of Caldwell, and State of Kentucky, on the 18th day of October 1852, among other things done, the following order was made, Viz.
This day Mrs Sophia Wilcox and John Rucker came into Court, and, being sworn as the law directs, state, that Peter Cartwright in his life time and since, was spoken of and recognized as a Soldier of the Revolutionary war, by those, who were well acquainted with him, that his wife's name was Christiana, whose maiden name was Christiana Garvin; that they lived together as man and wife for many years, perhaps as many as 30; that Peter Cartwright, who now lives in Sangamon County, in the State of Illinois, is the reputed and acknowledged Son, of said Peter Cartwright Deceased and his wife Christiana, and the only living Heir that Rosanna Vineyard and Polly Pentecost, the other children of Peter Cartwright and wife have been dead many years; that old Peter Cartwright died in the County of Caldwell in the State of Kentucky, sometime in the year 1809, leaving his widow Christiana, who died on the 23rd day of December 1834, at the house of said Sophia Wilcox in said County of Caldwell and State aforesaid, leaving her son Peter Cartwright only, alive of her children. All of which is ordered to be recorded, and certified. —
State of Kentucky & Scts County of Caldwell & Scts I, James C. Keller, clerk of the Caldwell County Court, hereby certify, that the foregoing is a true copy of the order, which it purports to be of the affidavit and Oath of Mrs. Sophia Wilcox and John Rucker, in regard to the heirship of Peter Cartwright, and also in regard to old Peter Cartwright's being a Revolutionary Soldier as it is of record in my office. In Testimony whereof I hereto set my name and the Seal of said Court, at office in Princeton, this 18th day of October 1852 James C Keller clk. —

State of Kentucky } County of Caldwell } Set.
I, George B. Cook, sole and presiding judge of the Caldwell County Court, hereby certify, that James C. Miller, whose name appears to the within and foregoing certificate, is now, and was, at the time of signing the same, clerk of the Caldwell County Court, that as such full faith and credit are to be given to all his official acts, that said certificate is in due form of law, and the signature purporting to be his, is genuine. Given under my hand at office in Princeton, this 18th day of October 1852
Geo B Cook L. J. B. B.
State of Kentucky Caldwell County, Set.
I, James C. Miller, clerk of the Caldwell County Court, hereby certify, that George B. Cook, whose name appears to the above and foregoing certificate, is now, and was, at the time of signing the same, sole and presiding judge of the Caldwell County Court; that as such, full faith and credit should be given to all his official acts and the signature purporting to be his, is genuine. In witness whereof I hereto set my name, at office in Princeton, this 18th day of October 1852 James C. Miller clk.

Certificate of the Clerk of the County Court of Amherst County Virginia, in relation to the marriage of Peter Cartwright and Christiana Garren in 1787—
Richard,

State of Virginia } County of Amherst } ss.
I Sam d M c Garland Clerk of the County Court, of the County of Amherst & State of Virginia, do hereby certify, that I have made a diligent examination of the records in my office, and cannot find any record evidence of the actual marriage of Peter Cartwright and Christiana Gaver, which is supposed to have taken place in this County (Amherst) in the year 1787. - All I find is a marriage bond between said parties dated Feby 27 th 1787. - upon the execution of which a license issued for their marriage. - I further certify that there was no record kept at that early day of actual marriages in this County. And I further certify, that my said office, is the proper office in said County, for the safe keeping & preservation of such records.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed the seal of the said County, at my office, this 13 th day of May 1852.
Sam d M c Garland Clerk

Declaration of Peter Cartwright of Sangamon County, Illinois.
Richard M Young Attorney.

State of Illinois 3 rd Set County of Sangamon 3 rd I, Nathan W. Matheny Clerk of the County Court in and for the County of Sangamon and State of Illinois do hereby certify that the Honorable Thomas McFettie Whose name is subscribed to the foregoing Certificate is and was at the time of making and signing the same the presiding Judge of the said County Court duly commissioned and qualified and that said Peter Cartwright did come into open Court and subscribe and make oath to the facts contained in his said declaration as stated in the Certificate of the said Judge
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of said County Court at my office in Springfield this 19 th day of March A D 1852
N W Matheny Clerk

Washington City, Feby 26. 1853
Hon. J. E. Heath
Commissioner of Pensions,
Sir, Enclosed I send you the Declaration of the Rev. Peter Cartwright of Sangamon County Illinois, for arrearages of Pension supposed to have been due to his mother Christiana Cartwright at the time of her death on the 23 rd of December 1838, under the act of Congress of July 7. 1838 - as widow of Peter Cartwright Rev. dec d - for services rendered in the revolutionary war, from the State of Virginia -
The other papers in the case are enclosed in the Declaration.
Very Respectfully &c Richard M c Donough
Atty for Peter Cartwright of Illinois

THIS IS TO CERTIFY, That it appears from a list in this office of such Officers and Soldiers of the Virginia Continental Line as settled their accounts and received certificates for the balance of their Full Pay, according to an act of assembly, passed the November session 1781, directing the Auditors of Public Accounts to settle and adjust the pay and accounts of the said Officers and Soldiers from the 1st January 1777 to 31st December 1781, (see Hening's Statutes at Large, vol. 10, p. 462,) that a settlement was made on the 13 th day of June 1783 in the name of Peter Cartwright as Sol te of Infantry and evidence of the indebtedness of the State to him for £ 62. 15. 10 delivered to Col Gibson but as the original settlements or copies thereof are not to be found in this office, the term of service embraced therein cannot be stated.
Given under my hand at the First Auditor's Office, Richmond, this 6 th day of June — 1853,
[No Seal of Office.]
R. H. Houston Aud r of Pub. Accts

U.S.N. (young) July 2/54

31 Pension Office Feb'y 2 1854
Sir I enclose a copy of a letter to your- self, dated 14 June 1853, which will explain the condition of the case of Christiana Cartwright dec? of Ill,
Richard M Young Esq Present

Certified Copy of the marriage contract between Peter Cartwright and Christiana Garen - in Amherst County, Virginia February 27. 1787:
Wachington City - D.C. Genevieve Agnes O'Sullivan Mr. Young Esq.
A large, decorative calligraphic flourish or initial, possibly a 'P' or 'G', located on the left side of the page.

Quilt
May 6 th 1852
Dear Sir
In compliance with the request contained in your letter of the 22 nd ultimo, I send you the foregoing copy. —
Fees. $2.11
By cash $ .00 1.11
Very Respectfully Sam m M c Garland

14.8 78 Brief in case Chris- tiana Cartwright and widow of Peter.
Illinois

Rich. M. Young June 12/83.

Pension Office.
14 th June 1853.
Sir,
The application of the heir of Christiana Cartwright dec. d widow of Peter of Illinois, has been received and filed under the Act of 7 th July 1838. No definite period of service has been proved: nor do the witnesses testify to anything, but mere reputation, that Peter was a revolutionary soldier. The date of Peter's and Christiana's marriage seems sufficiently established. But the witnesses, who testify that they died at a particular time, must state their reasons for so concluding. Application should be made to the Auditor at Richmond for evidence of Peter's services.
Richard M. Young Esq. Washington.
D. C.

Washington City, Jany 28. 1854. Hon. Louis P. Waldo Comr. of Pensions Sir,
Will you please inform me what disposition has been made of the application of the Rev. Peter Cart- =wright of Illinois, for arrearages of Pension as the only surviving child and heir of Christiana Cartwright who was the widow of Peter Cartwright for services in the Revolutionary War. He claims under the act of Congress of July 7. 1838 &c. and his declaration was filed in the Pension Office February 26. 1853.
If you have already given me this information, will you please send me a copy of your last letter to me on the subject - as , if I received any, it has been lost or mis laid -
Very Respectfully &c Richard M Young Atty for Peter Cartwright of Illinois

Feby 28 th 1853
App d of Christiana Cartwright deceased widow of Peter.
Illinois
Act 7 th July 1838.
Rich d M. Young offic Present.
J. E. Heath
Commission of Pardon
Washington City

Washington City June 8. 1853. Hon. Loren P Waldo
Commissioner of Pensions,
Sir, The declaration and evidence in the case of the Rev. Peter Cartwright of Illinois for a revolutionary pension as only child and heir of Peter Cartwright and Christiana Cartwright - was filed under the act of Congress of July 7. 1838 - was filed in the Pension office February 26 th 1853 - Will you please have it taken up for examination.
Enclosed I send you a certificate of the services of his father in the Revolutionary war, which you will please file with the papers, the case , so that it may also be considered in evidence upon the examination and disposition of the case.
Very Respectfully &c
Richard M Young
Attorney for Peter Cartwright of Illinois

To Christine Cartwright, widow of Peter Mennois. Surplused
Dec 20/50.
Papers 2 Mts.

Pension Office Dec. 19. 1854
Sir
I herewith have the hon

STATE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
PRESIDENT PIERSON WORRALL BANNING VICE-PRESIDENT DR. WESLEY WILBUR BECKETT SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT HENRY OTSON WHEELER THIRD VICE-PRESIDENT WALTER KIMBLE TULLER SECRETARY ELMER ALLAN HANGER ASSISTANT SECRETARY JOSEPH BRANDON BRUNER TREASURER JOHN FRANKLIN HORTON ASSISTANT TREASURER CHARLES JOHN GRIFFIN REGISTRAR JOHN EMERSON MARBLE EDWARD ALONZO TALCOTT LEWIS AUGUSTUS WINSTON DR. GUY VAN BURKIRK NATHAN WILSON STOWELL FRANK HERVEY PETTINGELL SETH MARSHALL JOHN BARNES MILLER HENRY MAURIS ROBINSON
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OPRA EUGENE MONNETTE EUGENE WADDELL BRITT PIERSON WORRALL BANNING ARTHUR JAY WATERS WILLIAM RICHARDSON STAATS
Sons of the Revolution in the State of California
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TELEPHONE 226-854
March 14. 1924
Hon. Washington Gardner, Bureau of Pensions, Washington D. C.
Dear sir;
I wrote you on the 5th of this month asking the favor of a photostat copy of the pension of Peter Cartwright, today I discover that the Peter Cartwright, who served in the Revolution from Virginia was not living in 1840, therefore, I have made a mistake in the identify of the man. If the photostat is not already ordered may I cancel the request, and have a return of the money order, or a credit for a future order;
Thanking you for all the favors that you have granted this Society,
I am
Sincerely,
E. J. Tafs
Money order was returned Mar 12. 24

Per Sec EDWARD M. PALLETTE, M.D. 1501 SOUTH FIGUEROA ST. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
September 24-1921.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:-
Will you kindly send me any information you may have in regard to Peter Cartwright, a Revolutionary soldier from Virginia.
I would be glad to have any information as to the place and date of his birth, date of his service, name of his wife and children, his various places of residence, place and date of his death, etc.
Very truly yours,
Edward M. Pallett
EMP:W

Ex. A.W. Rev. War Section Di. Record
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 18, 1921
The attached letter is respectfully returned with the information that the data furnished is not sufficient to enable this Bureau to make intelligent answer to the queries therein contained.
Please fill out such of the blank spaces below as the information in your possession will permit, and return to this Bureau.
First name of widow No. of claim
Name of soldier, Peter Cart-
sergent or cart- sergent
Post address of claimant, at enlistment
after service - Virginia
Company Col Gibson's
Data element 1780 & 81
Regiment Continental establishment
State where enlisted
Approximate dates of birth & death 1760 - 1840 - approx.
If unable to furnish company and regiment give names of commanding officers.
Return attached letter with reply.
[Handwritten signature]
Commissioner

DICTATED.
Gloversville Free Library, Gloversville, N.Y.
A. L. PECK, LIBRARIAN.
March 6, 1907.
Hon. Chief Clerk, Pension Bureau, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:-
You will greatly oblige me by informing me whether you have documents corroborating the fact that Peter Cartwright who lived and died in Lewiston County, Kentucky, served as a private soldier in the Revolution, as mentioned in several biographies.
The record is needed by Mrs. Patterson of this city, who is anxious to join the Society of the D. A. R., and as family records of those days are not on hand, she was advised by the authorities of this Society to apply to the U. S. Pension Bureau.
Any information you may be able to give will be greatly appreciated.
Very respectfully yours,
A. L. Peck.

M 233
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Finance Division
Mar 11, 1924.
Chief Rev. Sect. Division,
Sir:
I have this day received from E. F. J. Tapp M. O. No. 566 582 for $ 1 00 , requesting post office address as per letter herewith
19/24 Mar 12 M. O. returned out
Respectfully,
O. J. RANDALL
Chief Finance Div.
H. C. L.

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Sons of the Revolution in the State of California
STATE HEADQUARTERS 424 SOUTH BROADWAY LOS ANGELES
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
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TELEPHONE 826-824
March 3, 1924
Hon. Washington Gardner, Bureau of Pensions, Washington D. C.
Dear sir;
We are very anxious to obtain a copy of the pension of Peter Cartwright of Virginia, who died in Illinois. He was the father of the Rev. Peter Cartwright, and his service was in the war of the Revolution.
It would be a great favor if the photostat of the application of the pension of Peter Cartwright could be forwarded without delay. I am inclosing money order for one dollar, and will immediately send more money if necessary, to cover the cost of the photostat.
May we ask that this favor is granted us as soon as possible, the courtesy will be much appreciated, thanking you, I am
Sincerely,
E. F. J. Taf. ASSISTANT GENEALOGIST.

415 West 9 th St.
DALLAS, TEXAS
Oct. 11, 1939.
Veterans Administration, Washington, D.C.
Dear Mgr.: Have you any N o R records on - Revolutionary - I Jesse Boon b. about 1748 - -1760. I am not quite sure but I think his wife was Sallie Bisen or Besans or the then way of spelling. But there perhaps were several Jesse Boon's.
II Peter Cartwright b. in Amherst Co. Va., or enlisted there. His wife was Christine Gartin mar. in 1787. Amherst Co. Va.
Peter was discharged 1780 for dis- abilities incurred in the war.
I shall appreciate your efforts on this. Yours most respectfully.
Mrs. John S. Pool.
415 W. 9 th .
Dallas, Texas.

information as contained in his own (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
Peter Cantwright
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1777 or 1778 2 yrs 6 mos a soldier of Infantry in the Va. Continental Line  
I did not use Col Gibson as the pay certificate was delivered to him, it does not say service rendered under him. Ans
Battles engaged in, Brandywine where soldier's two brothers were killed their names not stated Residence of soldier at enlistment, Amherst Co Va moved to Ky in 1791 Date of application for pension, Tyson Peters Nov. 19, 1852. Residence at date of application, Sanguamon Co. Ills. Age at date of application, 64 yrs.
Remarks: Soldier mar. Christiana Garven 1787 in Amherst Co Va their mar. bond was dated Feb. 27, 1787
Her d. in Caldwell Co Ky in 1809 or 1810 and she died there Dec. 23, 1838
Their children were Rosanna Vineyard and Polly Pentecost (who died prior to their mother) and Peter. Said Peter was not allowed as the proof required to complete same was never furnished. Very respectfully,

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February 15, 1930.
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BA-J/GG Peter Cartwright R.1759
John Scott W.3046
Mrs. H.C. Shelly Veterans Hospital, Wichita, Kansas.
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Peter Cartwright and John Scott, both of Virginia and Kentucky.
You furnished herewith Revolutionary War records of Peter Cartwright and John Scott.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

February 28, 1939
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BA-J/CC Peter Cartwright R.1759
Mrs. H.G.Shelly Veterans Hospital, Wichita, Kansas.
Dear Madam:
The data which follow were obtained from papers in pension claim R.1759, based upon service in the Revolutionary War of Peter Cartwright.
The date and place of birth of Peter Cartwright are not shown.
Peter Cartwright married in 1787, in Amherst County, Virginia, Miss Christiana Garven. Both were then of Amherst County, Virginia. The marriage bond was dated February 27, 1787, and signed by William Cartwright and said Peter.
Peter Cartwright and his wife, Christiana, moved from Virginia in 1791, and settled in Kentucky. He died in 1809, or 1810, in Caldwell County, Kentucky. His widow, Christiana, died December 23, 1838, in the home of one Sophia Wilcox, in Caldwell County, Kentucky. Their ages are not shown.
Peter and Christiana Cartwright had three children, Peter, Rosanna and Polly. The Reverend Peter Cartwright was the only child who survived his mother, Rosanna Vineyard and Polly Pentecost, his sisters, having died before their mother.
November 19, 1852, Reverend Peter Cartwright, aged sixty-four years and a resident of Sangamon County, Illinois, applied for pension on account of service of his father, Peter Cartwright, in the Revolutionary War. He stated that his father, then a resident of Amherst County, Virginia, enlisted in 1777 or 1778, served about two years six months, in the infantry, a part of the time under Colonel Gibson,

in the Virginia line, that he was in the battle of Brandywine in which he lost two brothers. The names of the brothers are not shown.
The claim for pension was not allowed as proof of service was not furnished in accordance with the requirements of the pension laws.
In 1852, in Princeton, Caldwell County, Kentucky, Sophia Wilcox and one John Rucker stated that they knew the Cartwright family, but did not state that they were related.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

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March 13, 1934.
E. F. J. Tafe, 809 Broadway Central Building, Los Angeles, Calif.
Sir:
I have to advise you, that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, R. 1759, it appears that on November 19, 1852, the Reverend Peter Cartwright, aged sixty-four years and a resident of Sangamon County, Illinois, applied for pension on account of the services in the Revolution of his father Peter Cartwright, whom he alleged, enlisted in 1777, or 1778, while living in Amherst County, Virginia, and served about two years and six months as a soldier of Infantry in the Virginia Line. Said claim was not allowed, as the son failed to furnish specific proof of service, as required by the pension laws.
It is also stated that Peter Cartwright married Christiana Garven in 1787, in Amherst County, Virginia, and died in 1809, or 1810, in Caldwell County, Kentucky, where his widow died December 23, 1838, leaving but one child, the Reverend Peter Cartwright. Their other children, Rosanna Vineyard and Polly Pentecost died before the death of their mother.

Herewith is returned your money order for one dollar, as no fee is charged for the above information, and the soldier never made an application for pension.
Respectfully,
Washington Gardner
Commissioner.
Money order 366582 Los Angeles Cal - on "Bureau of Pensions" $1 -