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FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
John A. Pickler, Chairman.
Henry F. Thomas, William E. Andrews,
Benson Wood, George C. Crowther,
Cyrus A. Sulloway, Constantine J. Erdman,
Theodore L. Poole, Fernando C. Layton,
S. S. Kirkpatrick, George B. McClellan,
Winfield S. Kerr, Joshua W. Miles,
W. C. Anderson, William Baker.
L. H. Bailey, Clerk.
F. S. Arnold, Ass't Clerk.
Wm. T. Sullivan, Ass't Clerk.
Bessie M. Ridenour, Stenographer.
H. W. Blanchard,
Detailed from Pension Bureau.
Committee on Invalid Pensions,
House of Representatives U. S.
Washington, D. C.,
Feb 22, 1897.
Col. F. C. Ainsworth,
Chief of Record & Pension Office,
War Department, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:-
I have the honor to request a certified statement from the records of your office of the military history of William Bull who was an
officer of the Revolutionary War. He held the rank of 2d Lieut, 1st Lieut,
Lieut-Capt, and Captain, in Col. Oliver Spencer's additional Continental Regiment,
authorized by resolution of Congress, Dec. 27, 1876.
I desire this statement for purposes of family history only. The officer referred to was my great-grandfather.
Thanking you for past courtesies, I remain,
Sincerely yours,
Andrew W. Wilkin
Priv. Sec'ty Hon. T. L. Poole, M. C.
P.O. Address, 33 McGill Building,
G. St. N. W., Washington, D. C.
MISS MARGARET L. MOON
Moonbeams
R.D. 1
Middletown, N. Y. 10940
Wm III War Rec.
Postmark: MIDDLETOWN, NY PM OCT 21 1986 10940
Two 5 cent U.S. Postage stamps featuring George Washington]
Mrs. Emma McWhorter
Highland Mills
New York
RECORD & PENSION OFFICE
470511
WAR DEPARTMENT
FEB 23 1897
Washington, D.C.
Feby 22. 1897
William Bull.
2" & 1" Lt & Capt.
Col. Oliver Spencer's additional Regt (Continental) Rev. War.
Andrew W. Wilkin requests record of the above named his great grandfather
[Main Body - Printed and Typed Form]
Address: "Chief of the Record and Pension Office,
War Department, Washington, D. C."
Record and Pension Office,
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington, February 23, 1897.
Respectfully returned to
Mr. Andrew W. Wilkin,
No. 33, McGill Building,
Washington, D. C.
The records of this office show
that one William Bull served as a
captain in Colonel Spencer's regiment, Continental troops, Revolutionary war. He was commissioned second lieutenant February 22, 1777, in Captain Archibald Dallas' Co. of that regiment, and as first lieutenant September 6, 1777, in Captain Richard Edsall's company. He was commissioned captain July 8, 1779, of the field and staff for November and December, 1780, which bears the remark: "Furloughed August —, unlimited."
No further information relative to his service has been found of record.
BY AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR:
F. C. Ainsworth
Colonel, U. S. Army, Chief of Office.Relationships
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