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From: "Mike" <>
Subject: Re: [PA-CAMERON] Of Interest to Housler and Chadwick family researchers
Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2001 22:16:20 -0500
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Congratulations Mark! What a neat find! My 3rd Great Grandfather's pension
records had tons of info about his 2nd wife who left him the 2nd day they
were married! LOL Lot's of neat stuff in the affidavits!
Mike
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----- Original Message -----
From: Mark E Housler <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2001 7:30 PM
Subject: [PA-CAMERON] Of Interest to Housler and Chadwick family researchers
> This should prove interesting to all folks with Houslers from Cameron
> County. I just received the Revolutionary War pension file of a David
> Housler who lived in Mount Holly, Burlington County, NJ. I've never been
> able to tie this David definitively into our Houslers until now.
>
> In the pension copies, there was a letter dated June 13, 1859 from Richard
> Chadwick to the Commissioner of Pensions on behalf of the heirs of Joseph
> Housler, saying that these heirs could identify themselves as relatives of
> their late uncle David! I guess they were trying to get David's pension,
if
> it had never been claimed. David Housler, however, died in NJ, 7 November
> 1836. His pension benefit would have been approximately $66 ... a large
> sum, I would imagine in those days.
>
> Richard Chadwick's handwriting is very showy and quite good, especially
for
> a man! These are fascinating documents to finally hold in my hand, as
I've
> waited nearly 6 months to receive it! There are other goodies in the
file,
> but they primarily focused on NJ stuff so I'll save that for interested
> folks that inquire.
>
> For those interested, the transcript is below. Enjoy!
>
> Mark E Housler
>
>
> -----------------------------------begin
>
> Shippen, McKean Co. Pa
> June 3, 1859
>
> To the Hon:
>
> Commissioner of Pensions
> Dear Sir,
>
> The heirs of Joseph Housler, who reside in this place, having learned that
> their uncle, David Housler, now deceased, and who was a soldier in the
army
> of the Revolution, is entered on the pension list in your office but that
he
> refused to draw the same, during his lifetime. The said David died near
> Mount Holly, Burlington Co. New Jersey, about twenty years since.
>
> If these be the facts, they are prepared to prove their identity, and say
> that the said David Housler has had no relatives but themselves for many
> years past.
>
> Please answer this at your earliest convenience.
> And oblige
> Your Able Servant
> Richard Chadwick
>
> -----------------------------------end
>
>
>
>
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