The following letter was found in the pension file of John Shoemaker of Dearborn County, Indiana.
See also: Dearborn County Military Records
John Shoemaker (New Jersey), pension no. S 32515, Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, digital images, Fold3 (accessed 20 October 2011), citing NARA microfilm publication M804.
Lawrenceburgh Branch
15th March 1838
L Edwards Esqr
Commissr of Pensions
Where payments to Pensioners has been deferred (not being called for) for one year & upards [sic] The voucher for such payments have frequently been returned to me for example the enclosed vouchers in this case of John Shoemaker which you will herewith receive
In all such cases I require additional testimony to the oath of the Pensioner as to his identity as intended by the Treasury department but it seems that is not sufficient as the papers in those cases would not be returned to me. Will you have the goodness to give me defenite [sic] instructions for my Government in all such cases that may arise in further.
On the other side of this sheet I give you a list of names of our Pension Roll of such as have not call’d for their Pensions for upwards of one year. Please say whether I shall pay them or not a some [sic] of those have equally called for payment which I have defered until I receive your instructions.
Very Respectfully yours
E D John Cashr
Washington City
| Samuel Alley | Pr | Revey | last pay | 4 Sept. 1834 |
| John Boyer | “ | “ | 4 “ 36 | |
| Wm Collins | “ | “ | 4 “ 34 | |
| Philemon Davis | “ | “ | 4 “ 34 | |
| Jacob Falcombury | “ | “ | 4 “ Mar 35 | |
| John Gray | “ | “ | 4 “ 36 | |
| Wm Henderson | “ | “ | 4 “ 36 | |
| Wm Knight | “ | “ | 4 Sept 36 | |
| John M King | Invalid | 4 Mar. 35 | ||
| David King | not called for | |||
| Moses Losey | Revy | Pr | 4 Mar 35 | |
| John Masters | “ | “ | 4 Sept 36 | |
| Wm Meserves | “ | “ | 4 Mar 35 | |
| Spencer Menefee | “ | “ | 4 “ 34 | |
| Ebenezer Roberts | Invalid | 4 “ 35 | ||
| Robert Ricketts | Revy | Pr | 4 Sept 34 | |
| Nathan Rickets | “ | “ | 4 Sept 34 | |
| Wm Robins | “ | “ | 4 “ 34 | |
| John Sia | “ | “ | 4 Mar 35 | |
| John Shaver | “ | “ | 4 Sept 34 | |
| James Scott | “ | “ | 4 “ 35 | |
| Peter Vanbibber | “ | “ | 4 “ 35 | |
| John Ward | Invalid | 4 Mar 36 | ||
| John Williams | “ | 4 “ 36 | ||
| Mason Watts | Revy | “ Artillery | 4 “ 35 |