Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4,571, Thomas Hanks, Va.

SERVICE
Va.
Hanks Thomas
NUMBER
R. 4571
CONTENTS

The State of Ohio } Logan County }
On this 31 st day of July
Eighteen hundred and thirty three personally appeared in open court before the honorable George B Hoet president Levi Gannood James M c Pherson and Robert Smith his associates judges of the court of common pleas of Logan County now sitting Thomas Hanks a resident of said County of Logan aged Seventy four years being first duly 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 the 7 th 1832 - That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated that he was drafted into the service of the United States for the term of three months in Hampshire County in the State of Virginia in the fall of the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty and placed under the command of Captain Daniel Richardson does not recollect the names of the other officers he joined the main Southern Army commanded by General Green but not certain at what point whether Wilmington or Salesberry was marched to be and little took their Christmas in Virginia on the river Pedee rivers in fact spent the principal part of the time in Marching and countermarching through the Carolinas we lost our baggage in crossing the Dan  Rappahannock being closely pursued by the British we were part of our time in pursuit of the Tories several of whom we captured toward the Spring we were placed as guards over some British prisoners who we conducted to Alamad Shaducks

Thomas McCarroll 26. 437. The State of Ohio Logan County ss I do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Thomas McCarroll for a pension passed at July term 1833
The State of Ohio Logan County ss
I, Stock Z. McCalla clerk of the court of Common Pleas of Logan county, Ohio do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Thomas McCarroll for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of my office this 26th day of August A.D. 1833
S. Z. McCalla clerk of Logan County Ohio

Was not in any engagement but in the month of March returned home having got credit for two three month tours of duty not positive whether he obtained a regular discharge if he did its long since lost or mislaid Sandford Gorder and William Linton of Fayette County Ohio will prove this service the deposition accompanying this application And the said Thomas Hanks doth further declare that he performed one other tour of duty of two months in the winter of 1781 under the command of Captains in Isaac Persons & Major Vincent Williams. This tour was most of the time employed in guarding British prisoners at Winchester Barracks in the State of Virginia. After the performance of this tour returned to the County of Hampshire and con- tinued to reside there until the year 1800 when he removed to Ross County in the State of Ohio and from said County a few years since removed to Logan County where he now resides. he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or any annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any Agency in any State Only that of the State of Ohio. he further states that he was born in the State of Virginia in the year 1759 according to the record he received from his father and continued to reside there until after he performed the service above stated in this declaration. Thomas Hanks

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid N. Y. M c Collough clk of C. S.
We John Laughn a Clergyman of the Baptist order a resident of Logan County and Samuel Ussell a farmer of said County do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Thomas Hanks who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be Seventy four years of Age that he is reputed and believed in the Neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and we concur in that opinion. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. John Laughn Samuel Ussell N. Y. M c Collough clk of C. S. And the said court do hereby declare their opinion that 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 John Laughn who has also signed the same and is a regular ordained preacher of the Gospel is a resident in the County of Logan and that Samuel Ussell who has also signed the same is a resident in the said County of Logan and is a credible person and that their Statement is entitled to credit

No. 437.
Thomas Hanks
4571 Ohio
Rejected served but 5 months
N. L. McCulloch Bellefontaine Logan Co Ohio

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
12 th October 1833
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 shew what is necessary to be done. Those 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, shewing the Service of Thomas Hanks.
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1780 3 priv Cap. Richardson 74 years.   1781. 21 " Cap. Parsons Hampshire County N.H.  
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) _____, who has 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 days 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 inquiry 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 payments 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 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.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

December 4, 1936.
J. C. Sanders Mineral County Historical Society Keyser, West Virginia.
BA-J/ILL Thomas Hanks R. 4571
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information regarding Thomas Hanks of Hampshire County, Virginia, who applied for a pension on account of his service in the Revolutionary War.
The data given herein were found in pension claim, R. 4571, based upon service of Thomas Hanks in the Revolutionary War.
Thomas Hanks was born in 1759, in Virginia, exact place not given, nor the names of his parents.
He applied July 31, 1833, while a resident of Logan County, Ohio, for the pension which might have been due on account of his service in the Revolutionary War. He alleged then that while a resident of Hampshire County, Virginia, he was drafted in the fall of 1780 for three months and served in Captain Daniel Richardson's Virginia company and returned home in March 1781; also, that in the winter of 1781, he served two months in Captain Isaac Person's company, under Major Vincent Williams in the Virginia troops.
His claim for pension was not allowed as he failed to furnish proof of service of six months as required by the pension laws.
Thomas Hanks resided in Hampshire County, Virginia, until 1800, then moved to Ross County, Virginia, thence to Logan County, Ohio; he had resided in Logan County "a few years" in 1833. He died in Logan County, Ohio; the date of his death not given. There are no data regarding his family.
Very truly yours,
1833 A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

REJECTED
11071
P. O.
Thomas Hanks
Service:
Enlisted:
18
Discharged:
18
Application filed:
18
Alleged:
The printed list of 1852 gives cause of rejection
Re-enlisted:
as "not six months service"
Attorney:
P. O.
Recognized.
Contract.
Cert. of Dis.
Searched for
18
1926 Apr 27. Visited Mrs. Mary E. Hanks 1927 Nov 10. Rev. Mr. Hester advised me one col. mil. fr. Va 1928-30. Reg. 1852 furnished him 1928-30 1930 Sept 22. Visited Mrs. E. A. Dyer. 1930 1931 Oct 20. Photo mailed to Randen C. Bell. See envelope 136399009 1935 Dec 4. Visit to J. C. Sanders - 1935

How B Stanton Nov 2/52

Pension Office October Nov 2, 1832
Sir:
In reply to your letter of the 27 th ult, I have to inform you that Thomas Hawks, late of Logan County, Ohio, applied for a pension several years since, but as he only claimed five months' service, his claim was rejected.
To entitle a revolutionary soldier under the act of 7 June 1832, he must have served six months.
Hon V. B. Stanton, M. C. Bellefontaine Ohio
Rev

ON BOARD S.S. "MAJESTIC"
As if
Foxboro, Mass. March 26, 1928
To the Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir:
I am returning from a tour abroad and shall resume work on my Lincoln. You have aided my inquiry into his maternal ancestry with records of soldiers of the name of Hanks in the Revolution, and especially of Thomas Hanks then of Ohio who made unsuccessful application for a pension, and was refused because he had a total service of less than six months. May I ask, Did he sign his application with his own hand? If so, may I have a tracing of his signature? The question relates to the degree to which the Hanks family was illiterate. If the application is in his handwriting, could I have a photostat or tracing?

I assume that you have discovered no other Hanks record.
Would it be difficult for you to tell me what hankses fought and obtained pensions for fighting in the War of 1812, the Indian wars, the Mexican War and the Civil War?
Yoursvery truly
Richard L. Barton
Re

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section ILL
September 22, 1930.
Dear Mrs. E. L. Dew 703 Pecan Street Texarkana, Arkansas.
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, R. 4571, that Thomas Hanks was born in 1758 in Virginia, place not stated.
He applied for pension July 31, 1833, while a resident of Logan County, Ohio. He alleged then that while a resident of Hampshire County, Virginia, he was drafted in the fall of 1780, for three months and served in Captain Daniel Richardson's Virginia Company and returned home in March, 1881; and also, that in the winter of 1781, he served two months in Captain Isaac Person's Company under Major Vincent Williams in the Virginia troops.
His claim was not allowed as he failed to furnish proof of six months military service as required by the pension laws.
In 1800, he moved from Hampshire County, Virginia, to Ross County, Ohio, and thence to Logan County, Ohio.
There are no family data on file.
Very truly yours,
E. W. MORGAN, Acting Commissioner.

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.
Amistad
COPIED BY ADY
June 18, 1928.
William E. Barton, Foxboro, Massachusetts.
Sir:
I advise you that on November 10, 1927 you were furnished the histories of the only soldiers of Virginia surnamed Hanks (Hancks) found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau, namely: Abner, Abraham and Thomas and at the same time furnished a tracing of all their names.
Due to the lack of a clerical force available for the purpose the bureau is unable to make a series of any investigations and reports pertaining to soldiers of the various wars, named Hanks, for one person.
It is proper to add that the Revolutionary War and War of 1812 records are open to the public for research and you or any one designated by you may examine and collect data from the papers on file by calling at the bureau, which is the usual custom in instances of extensive research.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT, Commissioner.

R Rev.&1812 Wars Section
MMNF
November 10, 1927
Rev. William E. Barton Webster Hotel Detroit, Mich.
Sir:
I have to advise you that the histories of Abner, Abraham, and Thomas Hanks, which were furnished you on April 27, 1926, were those of the only soldiers surnamed Hanks (or Hancks) who enlisted from Virginia, found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.
The tracings of their signatures are as follows:
Abner Hanks, (S.31729)
Abraham Hancks(R.4569)
Thomas Hanks (R.4571)
Signatures were inverted.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.
April 27, 1926.
Rev. William E. Barton, Hartford Theological Seminary, Hartford, Conn.
Sir:
I have to advise you, that the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau fail to afford information in regard to soldiers named Hanks, under any spelling of that name, who enlisted from Virginia, other than the three, whose histories are herewith furnished.
This Bureau has no records of services rendered in the colonies before the Revolution.
From the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, R. 4569, it appears that Abraham Hanks, or Hanks was born April 2, 1759, in Amelia County, Virginia and resided in Bedford County, Virginia when he enlisted in August 1777 and served three months as a private in Captain John Talbot's Company, Colonel David Mason's Virginia Regiment. He enlisted April 2, 1779 and served until May 1, 1781, under Captain Holman Rice and Ensign Nicholas Meriwether in Colonel Francis Taylor's Virginia Regiment.

He married in Campbell County, Virginia, April 15, 1788, Lucy Jennings who was born about 1770. They had children, but their names are not on record.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 16, 1832, while living in Lincoln County, Tenn., where he died July 10, 1833.
From the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 31729, it appears that Abner Hanks was born in 1763, in Richmond County, Virginia and while living there he enlisted in April 1780 and served three months as a private in Captain George Harrison's Virginia Company and immediately afterwards enlisted and served three months in Captain George Sisson's Virginia Company.
He was allowed pension on his application executed March 18, 1834, while living in Johnson County, Indiana , to which state he had moved from Henry County, Kentucky. There is no data on file as to his family.
For the date of his death, you should apply to the Record Section, Civil Division, General Accounting Office, Washington, D. C. citing all of the following data: Abner Hanks, Certificate 26612, issued April 7, 1834, rate $20 per annum, to commence March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Indiana Agency.
This was after his release from the D. C. first week of

From the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, R. 4571, it appears that Thomas Hanks was born in 1759, in Virginia, place not stated.
He applied for pension, July 31, 1833, while living in Logan County, Ohio and alleged that while a resident of Hampshire County, Virginia, he was drafted in the fall of 1780, for three months and served in Captain Daniel Richardson's Virginia Company and returned home in March 1781. Also that in the winter of 1781, he served two  three months in Captain Isaac Person's Company, under Major Vincent Williams in the Virginia Troops.
His claim was not allowed as he failed to furnish proof of six months military service as required by the pension laws.
He moved from Hampshire County, Virginia in 1800, to Ross County, Ohio and thence to Logan County, Ohio.
The date and place of his death are not on record and there is no data on file as to family.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT, Commissioner.

Mineral County Historical Society
KEYSER, WEST VIRGINIA
November 21, 1936
Bureau of Pensions, Department of Interior, Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:-
Will you infor us if the Bureau of Pensions reveals the name of Thomas Hanks , as an applicant for a pension for services in the "evolutionary War or Indian frontier wars conducted at about the same time.
Said Thomas Hanks was of Hampshire County, Virginia (now West Va.) and for the year about 1780.
Would be pleased to have transcript of application or other data.
Respectfully,
J. C. Sanders J.C.Sanders President Mineral County Historical Society

Act 7 th June 1832
Rejected
See letter M. October 1893. to
A. G. McCulloch
Bellefontaine
Logan County
Set to Hon. Ohio
W. Stanton Nov 2, 1857

See Charles, Allen, S.36399.
February 4, 1931.
Bureau of Pensions. Rev.21812 Wars Section.
541
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Rev. War claim for pension of Thomas Hanks, File No. R. 4571.
Actual 1 of each page.
$1.05.....7 pages
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Kindly leave margin of 1 1/2 in. at top of each page and return papers in each case in folder with corresponding name and number.
The word "omit" written in pencil on those pages which are not to be copied.
Ghief, Rev.&1812 Wars Section.

E. L. DEW
703 PECAN STREET
TEXARKANA, ARK., Aug 25 1930
Dear Sir -
Am writing for war 1776 records of notas Thomas Hill married Miss Neville - lived in Pittsylvania Co Va before & after the war.
(County records) Thomas Hanks married Betty Lee lived in Pittsylvania Co - Va. (County Records)
Rept Mrs. E. L. Dew.

WEBSTER HALL "America's Finest Club Residence"
DETROIT
PITTSBURGH
Detroit Nov. 14 1927
My dear general:
Thank you for the tracings of three Hanks signatures. All these three Hanks soldiers were relatives of President Lincoln, and the "T" initial in Thomas Hanks; brother of his grandmother Lucy Hanks. is strikingly like the "T" in the signatures of other members of the family of the same name.
I am indebted to you.
Thomas H. Barton

DETROIT
WEBSTER HALL
"America's Finest Club Residence"
PITTSBURGH
October 31, 1927
To the Commissioner Of Pensions, Washington D.C.
DETROIT
My dear sir:
Under date of April 27, 1926, you gave me interesting information concerning three Revolutionary soldiers from Virginia named Hanks 3 -Abraham Hanks or Hancks, Abner Hanks, and Thomas Hanks.
It has taken me some time to fit these men into the proper frame of their relationships to Abraham Lincoln, but I think I have nearly accomplished it.
The closest akin of these was Thomas Hanks, brother of his grandmother, who served from Hampshire County. For several reasons what you relate of him is of particular interest.
Doubtless you gave me all that you have of record, but if concerning any of these three, especially Thomas, any further scrap of knowledge should turn up I should be glad of it.
I write now to ask-
1. Have any more Virginia Hankses been found in the Revolution since you furnished me this information?
2. Did these three men in making application for pension sign their names or make their marks? If you have signatures of any of them may I trouble you for a tracing?
I think you addressed me before at Foxboro Mass. which is my usual address but for the present I am here.
When I get through I hope to have a complete genealogy of President Lincoln on both sides.
Yours very truly
William L. Barton

The State of Ohio } Personally came before me the Fayette County ss } Subscriber a justice of the Peace } Sanford Gardner and Wm Linton who made oath according to law that Thomas Hawkins was a soldier in the Revolutionary war under the command of Capt Daniel Pritcherson under General Greene in the year 1780 and received a discharge for two (3) months term also that the said Thomas Hawkins was a resident of Hampshire County Virginia State at that time and further this deponent saith Soat
Sworn to and subscribed this 13 th day of April 1833 before me
Rev. M. M. Cagle
Sanford Gardner Sec William Linton

The State of Ohio ss Fayette County
I Samuel Millikan Deputy Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County of Fayette do hereby certify that Alexander M c Leoy Esq r before whom the within Deposition appears to have been taken now is and was at the time of the taking the within deposition a regular acting Justice of the peace for said County, duly commissioned and quali- fied according to law and that full faith and credit is due to and ought to be given all his official acts as such, as well in this State as thereout.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hands and affixed the seal of said Court at the Courthouse in Washington this 9 th day of May A. D. 1833.
Sam l Millikan Deputy Clerk
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Bellfontaine (Oct 27) 52 Comm. of Pensions Washington D.C.
I heard the year 1831. 1832. or 1833, Thomas Hawks of Wayne County Ohio, made application for a Pension for military services in the War of the Revolution.
What Regiment or Co. he was in he do not know.
Of the papers can be found they will of course show.
He is dead and the heirs wish to answer the application. Will you have the goodness to send me the papers, or copies.
Yours & B. H. Weston

11. Oct 1873
St. J. McCulloch Ohio
Reference. Oct 25
No. 129

War Department Pension Office 16 th Oct 1833
Sir
The claim of Thomas Hanks has been examined, and, is rejected. His services amount to but five Months . The Act of the 7 th June 1832 under which he claims a pension requires six Months actual Military Service as the shortest Period for which a pension can be allowed. The papers will remain in the files of the office
I am Sir G W Cump Acting Com pension
N. G. McCulloch Bellefontaine Logan County Ohio