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Ewing, Thomas, 1789-1871 Widow's pension certificate

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02016.176 Author/Creator: Ewing, Thomas, 1789-1871 Place Written: s.l. Type: Document signed Date: 15 June 1850 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 25.5 cm, Width: 20.5 cm Order a Copy

Widow's pension certificate for Isabella St. Clair, wife of Daniel St. Clair, Drum Major in the Revolutionary War. The certificate is sealed with the Department of the Interior seal. the docket indicates that the pension is to be paid in Philadelphia by James R. Snowden, agent for paying pensioners in Pennsylvania.

Ewing, Thomas, 1789-1871

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