Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13226, Philip Grose, Penn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn
Grose, Philip
S13226
banded
CONTENTS

Virginia 16.660
Philip Grove — of Fauquier in the State of Va — who was a Pr. — in the — commanded by Captain — of the — commanded by Col. Swopf in the Va — line for 18 months.
★ Pa. Line.
Records corrected Feb. 14/1834
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 60 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 th day of Sept. 1834. and Sub. S. T. Philips Warrenton. Va —
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833. 150 — Semi-ant. allowance ending Mar. 34 30 — $180 —
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. J. Price — Clerk,
Recorded by Book E Vol. 6 Page 9
Date of death not on A.B.
Set Pension Grant December 13 th 1833 " Rev. P. Philips June 21 — 1834

Phoebe Morse's declaration for a pension -
24097
"Hea 5 5 cents."

State of Virginia,
Fauquier County to wit:
On this 27 th day of February 1833, personally appeared in Open Court, before the County Court of the County of Fauquier now sitting, in the State aforesaid, Philip Brose resident of said County of Fauquier and State aforesaid, aged seventy seven 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 7 th 1832, That in the year 1775, as well as he now recollects, he was drafted as a militia man under Captain Smiser, that at the time he was drafted he lived at Little York in the State of Pennsylvania and from Little York, the Company went to Philadelphia, and from thence to Trenton, and from thence to Washington's Fort, the commanding Officers from Little York were Colonel Swope and Major Baylif - the militia under command of Colonel Swope went over to Washington's Fort on one evening (leaving the sick on this side of the river) and the next day, the British took them all prisoners, that this affiant was among the sick, and in consequence thereof he escaped being taken prison - that he cannot from the great lapse of time, and his bad memory say how long it was from the time he was drafted at Little York until the time those he went with, were taken prisoners at Washington's Fort, but he supposes it was six months or upwards - That a few days after Col. Swope and Major Baylif and those they commanded were taken prisoners, he enlisted at Fort Lee under a Captain Joshua Williams in the army of the United States in the year 1775, as well as he can now recollect, then under the command of General Washington, that from his great decay of memory, this affiant cannot state the number of the regiment in which he served nor the names of any of the Company or field Officers, except that of Captain Williams and General Washington, although he once knew most all of them that after he enlisted, the army did not stay at Fort Lee long, but they went from Fort Lee to Trenton - the Hessians then drove the Army from Trenton across the River Delaware where

they laid in the woods - the army then marched (after the river was frozen) part of them across and surrounded Trenton and took the Hessian prisoners, and from Trenton, after some time - the army or a part thereof went to Philadelphia, where this affiant got his discharge from Captain Williams, which is annexed to this affidavit. He thinks he served in all at least eighteen months. He hereby relinquishes every claim claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any State.
Sworn to and subscribed this day and year aforesaid.
Philip his Grose mark
and the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states.
I Alexander J. Marshall, clerk of the County Court of Fauquier County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Philip Grose for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 25th day of March 1833, and in the 57th year of the Commonwealth.
A. J. Marshall C.C.

Virginia,
Fauquier County to wit
Philip Grose, who on the 27 th day of February 1833. made his declaration on oath, to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832, again this 22 d day of July 1833. personally appeared in open court, before the County Court of Fauquier now sitting, and answered the following questions propounded by the court on his corporal oath, in manner following—
1 st Question , Where and in what year were you born?
Answer. I was born in Pennsylvania, seven miles from Little York, in the year 1756. as well as I can compute;
2 d Question , Have you any record of your age, and if so where is it?
Answer I have no record of my age, but I remember I was not free, that is, was not twenty one years of age when I entered the service,
3 rd Question : State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the revolution?
Answer. Major John B. Armistead, Absalom Beckman, Daniel Flower, Thomas Marshall, William Gibson and many others.

4 th Question. Is there any clergyman in your neighbourhood, who can testify, to your age, and that you are reputed to have been a soldier in the revolution?
Answer. There is no resident clergyman in my neighbourhood, our preachers are all itinerant and I believe know very little of me.
5 th Question: Is there any surviving witness who can prove your services in the revolutionary war?
Answer: I do not know of one in this state, upon whom I could call for such witness, there are many in Pennsylvania who could prove it if I could call on them.
6 th Question, Will you state as fully as you can how long you served as a soldier in the revolution, and in what grades?
Answer, I cannot from my old age and great decay of memory state exactly and positively how long I served in all: but according to the best of my recollection, I served not up than six months from the time I enlisted, till such time I enlisted with more taken prisoners at Fort Washington, and that after I enlisted again at Fort Lee under Captain

Joshua Williams, till I was discharged. I served not less than twelve months, I was a private soldier all the time and held no commission, and I claim a pension for eighteen months service as I am fully confident that I served that length of time, for Philip X Grose mark.
Absalom Hickerson, Major John D. Armistead and William Gibson also personally appeared in open court this 22 d day of July 1833. and severally made oath, that they have known Philip Grose, who has subscribed the foregoing interrogatories and answers, for some time, and that they believe he is a man of strict truth and veracity. And the court aforesaid do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories presented by the War Department, that the above named Philip Grose, was a revolutionary soldier and that he served as he states, and the said court further certifies that Absalom Hickerson, Major John D. Armistead and William Gibson, are resi- dents of the neighborhood of and Philip Grose in the County of Fauquier and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
J. Alexander J. Marshall clerk

of the County Court of Fauquier (further do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application and examination of Philip Grose for a pension:
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 24 th day of July 1833 and in the 58 th year of the Commonwealth
A. J. Marshall

No 24097
Philip Gore Fauquier Co. Virginia
(Large decorative initial 'P' or 'G' monogram)
Admit to church 18 mo $60 = e. k. l. m.
Wm. P. Philips - Warrenton P. O. Fauquier Co. Virginia

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office.
May 11. 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 Philip Groves. Fauquier Co. Virginia
   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.     drafted - 1775. enlisted - 95 6 months Private Col Snapp - - Majr Bayliff - - Captm Williams - Genl Washington 77 years Little York in Pennsylvania Documentary evidence of service by J. Williams Captm  
he further states that he thinks he served in all at least 18 mos -
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 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 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 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 [j] 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.
John N. Atkin

May 4, 1937.
Miss Lulu Grush 1923 McLean Street Falls City, Nebraska.
BA-J/ILL Philip Grose S. 13226
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Philip Grush (Groush, deGrush etc.) who served from Pennsylvania in the Revolutionary War or War of 1812.
A search of the Revolutionary War records has been made in your behalf and the record of Philip Grose, nearest under various spellings, has been found. The data furnished herein were found in pension claim, S. 13226, based upon his service in that war, and may aid you in your research.
Philip Grose was born in the year 1756, seven miles from Little York, Pennsylvania; the exact day of his birth and the names of his parents are not shown.
While a resident of Little York, Pennsylvania, he enlisted in 1775, served as private in Captain Snyder's company, Colonel Swope's Pennsylvania regiment, re-enlisted and served twelve months as private in Captain Joshua Williams' Pennsylvania company and was discharged January 5, 1777, having served eighteen months; during his service, he was among the soldiers when Fort Washington was taken, and went from there to Trenton where the Hessians were defeated.
He was allowed pension on his application executed February 27, 1833, at which time he resided in Fauquier County, Virginia. The soldier made no reference to wife or children.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name of person paid, and, possibly, the date of death of this pensioner, you should

address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following:
Philip Gross Certificate #16560 Issued September 11, 1833 Rate $60 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831. Act of June 7, 1832. Virginia Agency.
Very truly yours,
A. D. MILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

Philip Grose S file 13226 Pa

Philadelphia 5 th Feby 1861
This is to certify that George Clifford my company & Philip Grace have served out their time and are Discharged from the Service P.P.
Sophia Williams Capt.

As soldier was not captured at Fort Washington and was not in the battle of Trenton, and as these events actually took place in 1776 and he appears to place them in 1775, it is thought better not to mention them.
As he was discharged Jan. 5, 1777, his service must have begun in June or July, 1775, if he served the 18 mos. that he claims.
M.R.
Feb. 7, 1906.
Please let this note remain in case.

1923 McLean St. Falls City, Nebr.
April 5, 1937
Veterans Administration, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sirs:
Could you give me any information as to whether a Philip Grush , (or deGrush, Groush, or Grousch) served in either the Revolutionary War or the War of 1812, and if so is he listed as a pensioner. He probably would have enlisted from Pennsylvania.
Thank you,
Respectfully yours,
Lulu Grush
(Miss) Lulu Grush 1923 McLean St. Falls City, Nebr.

1937-May 4-Visit to Miss Lulu Gausch- S.D.
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✓ 13.226 INVALID.
File No. 13.226
Philip Grose Am. Rail. War
Act: June 1 th 1932.
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 128
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Warrenton Va July 5 th
Dear Sir I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 4 th inst.
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Hon: Lewis Cass
Secretary of War Washington City
6 January 1834 Pardon Office

Jan 25 1834
Thomas
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Col. General's Office Pension Office
Hon: Lewis Cass Secretary of War Washington City
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Pension Office January 1834
To the Honorable J. H. B. [?] of [?]

Warrenton, Fauquier County Va 18 th Decem r 1833.
Hon. Lewis Cass Secretary of War Washington City
Sir
Mr. Philip Grose an old revolutionary soldier of this County, obtained from your Department a warrant for a pension for such services per annum under the act of Congress passed 7 June 1832, and he thereupon appointed Maj. Charles Hunton our senator in the Va. Legislature, his attorney in fact to receive his pension up to the 1 st Septem r 1833. A few days ago I received the enclosed letter from Maj. Hunton informing me that Philip Grose was not named on the pension roll at the agency for paying pensions in Richmond, but that the name of Philip Grove is on the list, I there- fore conclude that in making off the list a mistake has occurred in writing the name of Grove instead of Grose ; will you be so good as to have the mistake corrected, and inform me whether it is necessary for Mr. Grose to do any thing further in order to enable his attorney in fact to receive his pension!
I have the Honor to be Sir very respectfully your obedient Servt John Penn Phelps

John P. Phelps Esq. Attorney at Law Warrenton Fauquier County Va.

Dear Sir
Richmond Dec r 11 th 1833
Your Letter from Stafford C. H. enclosing Grace's Pension Papers was this day received - I made the necessary affidavit and called on the agent for paying Pensions who found by reference to the list of Pensioners that Philip Grose is not on the list but that Philip Grove is - The presumption is that the officer in Washington has made a mistake or the name of Philip Grose is omitted - I have written to I d L d Edwards Com r in Washington to make the matter right - This discrepancy will prevent me from receiving the money till my return after the recess which is from the 14 th Ins t to Jan y 1 - I expect to be at home by Monday and hope to have the pleasure of seeing you at at Fars t Court - no news
In haste Yrs Resp t W m Hunt

Swanton Vt March 31 st 1883
1775 196 1833 77 1756
Free
Perkins Office
To the Hon. Lewis Cab Secretary of War Washington City
24097

Warrenton 30 th March 1833.
Sir
I have enclosed the discharges of Philip Goon, and his original discharge, for the purpose of having him enrolled as a pensioner under the act of Congress passed 7 June 1832. If they satisfy the Depart- ment that he is entitled to a pension, you will please inform me thereof, if there should be any objection to his being enrolled as a pensioner, you will please inform me of the objection, in order that such other steps may be taken, (if it has power) as will entitle him to the benefit of the said act.
I have the honor to be Sir Very respectfully your obedient Servant
To the Hon: Lewis Caf Secretary of War Washington City
John Reuben Philips, Att'y for Philip Goon