In a message dated 8/2/2008 10:42:00 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Does any records exist in Westmoreland Co. that I could get I know you can get the pension itself from the NARA. I have my gr.gr.grandfather's application for a pension or bounty land. His name was John Moore, at that time. He served from York Co., PA in 1814, but he applied in Westmoreland Co. about 1855. All his sons and grandsons knew of his service, so it wasn't a fruitless search. I couldn't swear to it, but perhaps Carnegie Library has something, too. Those records are interesting to read, but honestly, I didn't find any family information in it. It mentioned his being wounded in the "buttocks" at Baltimore and a letter from a neighbor verified that he had seen John Moore in Baltimore at that time. Part of the file is missing so I don't know if he received anything for his service or not. I know that same year he and a son purchased a square mile of Chestnut Ridge. The family story is that grandpap got it for free. I know the pension records are expensive to get anymore and if you get a wrong one you will not be happy. I have a few civil war pensions that were not of my family, so I donated them to various societies. But they cost only a few dollars to copy them while at the NARA. Good luck. Shirley Maynard Hampton, VA **************Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your budget? Read reviews on AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/cars-BMW-128-2008/expert-review?ncid=aolaut00050000000017 )

Yes, the reason I'd hoped for a little more verification was the expense of NARA. I don't want to have going thru what you did. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2008 11:53 AM Subject: Re: [PAWESTMO] War 1812 > > In a message dated 8/2/2008 10:42:00 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Does any records exist in Westmoreland Co. that I could get > > > I know you can get the pension itself from the NARA. I have my > gr.gr.grandfather's application for a pension or bounty land. His name > was John Moore, at > that time. He served from York Co., PA in 1814, but he applied in > Westmoreland Co. about 1855. > All his sons and grandsons knew of his service, so it wasn't a fruitless > search. > > I couldn't swear to it, but perhaps Carnegie Library has something, too. > > Those records are interesting to read, but honestly, I didn't find any > family information in it. It mentioned his being wounded in the > "buttocks" at > Baltimore and a letter from a neighbor verified that he had seen John > Moore in > Baltimore at that time. Part of the file is missing so I don't know if > he > received anything for his service or not. I know that same year he and a > son > purchased a square mile of Chestnut Ridge. The family story is that > grandpap > got it for free. > > I know the pension records are expensive to get anymore and if you get a > wrong one you will not be happy. > I have a few civil war pensions that were not of my family, so I donated > them to various societies. But they cost only a few dollars to copy them > while > at the NARA. > > Good luck. > > Shirley Maynard > Hampton, VA > > > > **************Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your > budget? > Read reviews on AOL Autos. > (http://autos.aol.com/cars-BMW-128-2008/expert-review?ncid=aolaut00050000000017 > ) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >