Difference between revisions of "John W.B. Thompson"
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| − | John W B Thompson was born at ___ [before 1810] | + | John W B Thompson was born at ___ [before 1810] [Called John W. Thompson and Irwin Thompson.] |
He died at [South Carolina?] after 1840?] | He died at [South Carolina?] after 1840?] | ||
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John W.B. Thompson petitions the Committee of Claims. Committee "resolved to be discharged from further consideration of the petition and papers of John W.B. Thompson; and that the same be referred to the Committee of invalid Pensions." | John W.B. Thompson petitions the Committee of Claims. Committee "resolved to be discharged from further consideration of the petition and papers of John W.B. Thompson; and that the same be referred to the Committee of invalid Pensions." | ||
| − | + | ===Letter to Charles Foote, [[Delhi, Delaware county, New York]], from his brother, Rensselaer, Clark's Place, St. Andrews Bay, Florida, 22 February, 1839=== | |
| + | ...you have no idea what this Florida war is— every one detests it— it is no nearer an end than it was a year ago— so far as I can see— The Old Indian that came in the other day, we have sent out together with an Interpreter, to try and bring other in— We have lately heard of an other murder of two families, only ten miles from Tallahassee, on the road to St. Augustine— only a mile from the road— ten days ago I travelled alone <del>25 miles</del> on horseback that road for 25 miles— to Tallahassee— [[John W.B. Thompson|Capt. Thompson,]] who, you may recollect some year and a half ago was burnt out of [[Cape Florida Light, Key Biscayne, Florida|a Lighthouse]] by the Indians— some 70 in number, and who defended himself so bravely, is here— He travels about in a small sloop— The old man brings us oysters, some shells, &c— sometimes and we occasionally give him some bread and pork. To-day he showed me the dried <u>hand</u>! of an Indian he killed— The Indian held him by the throat, and he stabbed him— | ||
===grave in Ohio?=== | ===grave in Ohio?=== | ||
Latest revision as of 16:30, 9 May 2020
John W B Thompson was born at ___ [before 1810] [Called John W. Thompson and Irwin Thompson.]
He died at [South Carolina?] after 1840?]
Journal of the United States House of Representatives, 14th Congress, 1837 p. 322
John W.B. Thompson petitions the Committee of Claims. Committee "resolved to be discharged from further consideration of the petition and papers of John W.B. Thompson; and that the same be referred to the Committee of invalid Pensions."
Letter to Charles Foote, Delhi, Delaware county, New York, from his brother, Rensselaer, Clark's Place, St. Andrews Bay, Florida, 22 February, 1839
...you have no idea what this Florida war is— every one detests it— it is no nearer an end than it was a year ago— so far as I can see— The Old Indian that came in the other day, we have sent out together with an Interpreter, to try and bring other in— We have lately heard of an other murder of two families, only ten miles from Tallahassee, on the road to St. Augustine— only a mile from the road— ten days ago I travelled alone 25 miles on horseback that road for 25 miles— to Tallahassee— Capt. Thompson, who, you may recollect some year and a half ago was burnt out of a Lighthouse by the Indians— some 70 in number, and who defended himself so bravely, is here— He travels about in a small sloop— The old man brings us oysters, some shells, &c— sometimes and we occasionally give him some bread and pork. To-day he showed me the dried hand! of an Indian he killed— The Indian held him by the throat, and he stabbed him—
grave in Ohio?
- Irwin Thompson BIRTH unknown
DEATH 7 Sep 1877 BURIAL Ferncliff Cemetery Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, [findagrave;66927530]
