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
15^th March 1838
L Edwards Esq^r
Commiss^r 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 Cash^r
Washington City