Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 17476, David Henderson, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Henderson, David
S 17476
CONTENTS
Carded

Missouri 19.966
David Henderson
of Calloway Co in the State of Missouri who was a Private in the Co commanded by Captain Long. — of the Rgt commanded by Col. Campbell on the Virginia, for 4 months,
Inscribed on the Roll of Missouri. at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 nd day of Oct r 1883 and sent to Hon, M c H. Ashley St. Louis. —
Arrears to the 4th of Sep. 1883 — 58.33 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Mar '84. 11.66
79.99
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W m R. Palmer Clerk Book 6 Vol. 8 Page 82

19.966
For L. Henderson J. R. Hatten
Friend L. Henderson
Missouri
Adm 7 Months
$23.33
Hon Mr A Ashley St Louis Missouri

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office.
Mr David Henderson
183
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined 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. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of David Henderson Calloway County - State of Missouri
   Period when the service was rendered Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Battles Time not given Private Francis Long Buckingham Capt Johann Chas Basham Lafayette Wayne Campbell Colonel Lewis A Borger Off Hamilton between Wayne & Cincinatti 1 st Town paper New Britain country to South part from the to the Rine = 42 airm = 2 do paper through Tennessee 2 nd Richmond Virginia 3 rd do paper through to Williamsburg Plenty of to Farmville Virginia Augusta Colony. For 80 years  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that he 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 his 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.
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.
[k] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] 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.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of David Henderson a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     ✓ 1 mo. Pvt. Francis Long Sim's Va.   3 mos. Pvt. 1st Dr. Shannon   1781 3 mos. Zachariah Johnson Bowyer        
Battles engaged in, Jamesstown
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Augusta Co. Va.
Date of application for pension, Aug 19 1833  St. Louis Mo.
Residence at date of application, Callaway Co. Mo.
Age at date of application, born about 1753 in Augusta Co. Va.
Remarks: There is no data as to family
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

S 174 26 State of Missouri } Calloway County } Set
On this 19 th day of August in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty three personally appeared, in open court before the county court of Calloway now sitting, David Bradison a resident of the county and state aforesaid, aged about eighty years, he has no record of his age, and cannot precisely recollect the year in which his parent told him he was born, but he is impressed with a confident belief from the statement of his parent, that he was born about the time of Braddock's defeat, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following statement in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 — He states that he was born in the county of Augusta, state of Virginia, and as above stated he does not recollect the precise year in which he was born, that he remained on the farm on which he was born until he was about twenty seven or eight years of age when he removed to the county of Jefferson state of Kentucky where he resided about twenty seven years, and then removed to the state of Indiana, and lived near Boonville

in that state two years and six months, then to the state of Kentucky. Fleming county where he remained six months, and lastly he removed to the state of Missouri, where he still resides, having however changed his residence from the county of Platte to the county of Callaway his present residence. He states that he was living at the place of his nativity, when he was drafted and served a term of thirty days or upwards in pursuit of the Indians under Capt. Francis Long. That he left Staunton and marched into the Green River country to Donley's fort, from thence under Col. Lewis to the Rappahannock river, and returned home by the way of the Sweet Springs, had no battle or skirmishing, served as a private and was discharged time not recollected in company in Staunton by Col. Lewis. — He states that whilst residing at the same place of his nativity that he served a term under Capt. Buckhannon. That he started from Staunton marched through Charlottesville, and from thence on to Richmond, and arrived there at the time of the burning of the tobacco warehouses, remained in the vicinity of Richmond some time, he does not recollect precisely how long, and was appointed during there sojourn, a sergeant; — he states that from the loss of memory he cannot remember any other office in the regt that he served under during this last mentioned term, nor can he recollect with precision the length of time that he served but he thinks it was not less than three months. — He states that whilst residing at the same place of his nativity (Augusta Co. Va.) that he was drafted, and served under one Capt. Zachariah Johnson as a private in a mounted rifle company, that the lieutenant of said company was by the name of Charles Backins, he is thus particular in his recollection of Backins from the fact

of his being wounded in the head, in one of the several battles that occurred during this tour. The command of the Regt to which Capt Johnson's company belonged was Col o Bowyer; — He states that he left Augusta county Virginia under the above named officers, and in their march passed through Albemarle county, and from thence on to the neighborhood of Williamsburg, which was called headquarters, and it being understood that Cornwallis, who was the prize, was in pursuit of him, moved up to Jamestown with the intention of crossing the river, Gen l Wayne with five regiments of which Bowyer's was one, and five pieces of cannon, marched against him, to defeat if possible his intention of crossing, whereupon a battle ensued, which resulted in Wayne's being repulsed with the loss of his artillery — it was just before this engagement in a skirmish that Lieut o Baskin was wounded in the head, and in the battle Col o Bowyer was made prisoner, and detained by the British two or three days. — In this detachment of the American army, there was present in command Gen l Campbell, Col o Wayne, and the Major and Lt Col o Fayette. The chief command resting in the latter, the above tour he recollects lasted three months. — He states that at the end of each tour, he was regularly discharged, by the proper officers, but they are now all lost or misplaced, having taken but little care of them, not thinking that they could ever stand him in stead; — He states that he never held a commission during the time he served in any of the before recited tours. — He states further that he does not know of any person now living that knew him as a soldier of the revolution. — He also states that he

never received any pension whatever for said services and does hereby relinquish all right and title to the same except that which may of right claim and be entitled to under an act supplementary to the act for the relief of certain officers and soldiers of the revolution passed on the 7 th of June 1832.  David H. Henderson Subscribed & sworn to before me clerk Mark of the County Court of Callaway County Missouri in open court this 19 th day of August A.D. 1833.  State of Missouri Callaway County } Set  Irvin O. Stockaday Clerk
On the 19 th day of August 1833 appeared in open court David Henderson the above petitioner, who being first duly sworn, deposes and saith that by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively to the precise length of his services, but according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades, for thirty days under Capt Francis Long, as a private — For three months under Capt. Buckhaman I served first as a private, and then as a sergeant, having been appointed sergeant whilst on duty, I have no recollection of the precise length of time I served in that capacity — For three months, under Capt Johnson I served as a private and for such services I claim a pension — He further states that in consequence of the loss of memory, he does not recollect the period of the war he served, or the names of but few of the officers under whom he served, but he is positive that he has substantially stated the facts as they occurred.  Subscribed & sworn to in open court before David H. Henderson an clerk of the County Court of Callaway County this 19 th day of August A.D. 1833  Irvin O. Stockaday Clerk

Questions put by the court to the said Robinson and his answers thereto. Question by the court! - How old are you, and what evidence have you of your age? Answer by the applicant - As to my age I can only assert as I have remarked about it in my declaration, never having seen a record of my age, but from but from reminiscences of my youth, I am confident that, in the neighborhood of eighty is my age. Question by same - Have you a written discharge or any evidence of your having left the service regularly? Answer by same - I was at the expiration of each term, regularly discharged, and believe that properly they were written discharges, but not thinking that they would be of service to me, they have been misplaced or lost, and I do not now know what has become of them. Question by same - Under what officers did you serve? Answer by same - I have already mentioned the name of those that I recollect with certainty, a repetition of their names would be unnecessary. I therefore refer to the list contained in my declaration. Question by the same - To whom can you know as a revolutionary soldier? Answer by same - I do not know of any person now living that knows me as a soldier of the revolution, unless it be a brother, that resides if he is still living in the state of Illinois, he is many years younger than I am, but I feel confident he must recollect my leaving home on the aforesaid military tours. I have written to him touching the matter, but I have received no answer. There are many in this county and elsewhere who have often heard me speak of having performed said tours, and I am well known in this county having resided in it upwards of 14 years, and I am well known to Thomas Brooks & William Holt.
Question by same - Have you ever received compensation for your services either by way of pension or otherwise? Answer by same - As before stated I have never received any pension or compensation of any kind. Question by same - Where were you born, and when have

you reside since - Answer by same - I have been as explicit as I can be upon that head in my declaration - Question by same - What direction did your expedition lead you - Answer by same - I have also in my declaration been as full in regard to that matter as my memory at present will enable me - I have therefore again refer you to that for answer to your question - Question by same - Were you drafted or did you volunteer - Answer by same - To the best of my recollection I was drafted at that time.  Subscribed & sworn to before me David H Henderson Clerk of the Circuit Court of Gallatin County, Missouri, in Open Court this 19 th day of August A.D. 1833 Irvine C. Hochaday, Clerk We Thomas Brooks & Hiram Holt
residing in the county of Saline and state of Missouri certify that we are and long have been well acquainted with the foregoing petitioner David Henderson, who has subscribed and sworn to the above petition or declaration, that we know him to be a man of great respectability and good standing in his neighborhood, and we believe him to be truthful and of the strictest integrity, and that he has properly attained his age, and that we as well as his neighbors in common believe that he has performed the revolutionary services that he has set forth in his declaration, and upon which he has based his application for a pension.  Subscribed and sworn to in open court before me Clerk of said Court this 19 th day of August 1833  Thomas Brooks Hiram Holt
Subscribed & sworn to before me Clerk of the Circuit Court of Gallatin County, Missouri, in Open Court this 19 th day of August 1833 Irvine C. Hochaday, Clerk
In the said court do hereby declare their opinion after having put the aforesaid interrogatories to the above applicant David Henderson and made such further investigation into the premises as was to them satisfactory.

Long, that he was a soldier of the revolution, and performed the duties in manner and form as stated by himself. — And the court further certifies that it appears to them that Thomas Brooks & Hiram Holt
who have signed the preceding certificates are residents in said county of Calloway, and are credible per- sons, and their statements are entitled to full credit ; and the said court do hereby certify that Rev. Robert L. McAffee, a minister of the gospel, is also a resi- dent of the county of Calloway, highly respectable in the community, man of unquestioned truth and veracity, and to the best of his knowledge, true to his statements which are set forth above. Given under our hands, this 19 th day of August 1833 David Telford John Conger James McKinney
This day personally appeared in the county court of Calloway before the judges thereof, while said court was in session Robert L. McAffee, a minister of the gospel and makes oath that he has been acquainted with the petitioner David Henderson aged about 80 years as the latter lives, and that he is reputed to have been a soldier of the revolution, and he is convinced, and he believes him to be a man of strict truth and veracity, and that he further believes that the aforesaid petition and declaration of the said David Henderson are entitled to full faith, and credit. —
Subscribed and sworn to in open court this 19 th day of August 1833 before me Clerk of the Calloway County Court in the state of Kentucky in open court Gerrice C. Dockaday Clerk Robert L. McAffee

State of Missouri (County of Callaway) } Set
I, Irwin O. Rockaday Clerk of the county court of Callaway County aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of application of Sarah Henderson for a pension, and that the signatures of the said John Conger, David T. Moore and James M. Kinney judges of said court are genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at office this 19 th day of August AD 1877 and in the 101 st year of the State
Irwin O. Rockaday Clerk
Henderson, David Va 517476

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17476
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1910 Mch. 29. Hist. to Miss Dola Caldwell - from catalogue p 1914 Apr. 10 Hist. to Virginia L. Harb. 1915 Jan. 10 Hist. to Margaret Caldwell
File No. 17476
David Henderson
Bi Rev War
Act: June 7" 82
Index: - Vol. 1 , Page 171
[Arrangement of 1870.]

PW
Mar 11-1910-
Commissioner of Pensions
Would you please give me any information possible of the War (Revolution) record of Alexander Henderson of Augusta Co. Va or of his son David Henderson -
and oblige Miss Dola Caldwell Kirksville
70 Porter - Wren Co. {
MO. MAR 15 1910

Wm
Spencer, Mo.
Nov. 6, 1904.
Commissioner Pensions, B. S. A. Washington, D. C.
My Dear Sir:
Kindly tell me when pension ceased to be paid to David Henderson of Calla- way Co., Mo. who applied for pension August 19, 1833. Also please tell me if you have any record of War service of Alexander Hender- some off son of Virginia and Jacob Hearer more data who was in company forced of Maryland and Pennsylvania troops, it being forced between two states. Yours greatly obliged, Virginia Lee Hart- Regent Harry County Chapter D. A. R.

P.S.
Also have you any record of James more data McEntire of Virginia and later Kentucky? You will greatly oblige me. V. L. H.

N21 Revsce
Hirksville Mo.
June 4-1915-
Bureau of Pensions
Did David Allen of South Carolina receive a pension for services in the revolutionary war. He later moved to Mont- gomery Co. Ky.
Also of Alexander Henderson and his sons David Henderson of and Alexander Jr. of Augusta Co. Va. Rept
Miss Margaret Caldwell Hirksville Mo. Box 216

Record Division.
March 29, 1910.
Miss Dola Caldwell, c/o Porter-Eren Company, Kirksville, Mo.
Madam:
In reply to your letter dated the 11 th and received the 14 th instant, you are herewith furnished the history of David Henderson, Sur. File No. 17,476, and are advised that the Revolutionary War pension records fail to afford any information in regard to Alexander Henderson of the Virginia troops.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.