John Biven's letter from pension application

Thanks to: Norma Adams njadams@ERINET.COM

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The following letter was included with my ggg-grandfather John Bivens'
pension application I received from the National Archives, for the War of
1812. Since so many other Madison Co. area names are mentioned, I will
share it with the group.  Maybe it will help someone.

                      Huntsville, Madison County, Arks.
                             Jan. 31st. 1857

Dear Sirs:
I dislike to be troublesome, and hope that when you remember that we live
so far west that it is impossible for us to arrange papers resigned for
your investigation in the same manner that others do, wo do not live so
remote, and who are enabled to avail themselves of the facilities, that we
are deprived of, and when it is furthered remembered that our mails are
very irregular that you will not require an apology from me.  I have made
application for Land Warrants for the following named individuals, some of
them were forwarded to the Department more than three months since, and I
have never heard what disposition has been made of them.

William Boatright             William Robinson          William Coose,2
Benjamin Tittsworth           Martin Johnson            Elijah Estep
Joseph Bowen, 2               Gideon Skeggs             William Marshall
Ewing McCracken               Soloman Brannen           Winphrey Robinson
John Holman                   Isaac Boren,2             Asa G. Smith
Asa Smith                     Isaac Bilyeau             David Rhodes
James Boren                   George W. Fanning         Thomas Clifton
Reuben Harper                 John McCracken            John Bivens

Will you upon the receipt of this inform me of their fate, whether or not
they have been received?  And if they are made out in accordance with the
Laws and the Regulations of the Department, by so doing you will confer a
particular favor upon

                              Your most Ob'ot Svt.
                                 W. Houser

Enclosed please find the application of John Bivens
                                      W.H.

Commissioner of Pensions
        Washington City
                D.C.


The letter is hand written and difficult to read.  I have typed it exactly
as written and hope I got the names right.

Take care,
Norma Adams