Re: Valentine Rathbun possible connection
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In reply to:
Re: Valentine Rathbun possible connection
David Rathbun 7/26/01
According to the abbreviations in the the book.
"CS means Civil Service, that is, the holding of a Civil office such as: Constable' Jailor; Judge; Juror; Justice of Peace; Legislator; Ordinary; Selectman; Sheriff; Surveyor of Highways; Tax Collector; Town Clerk; Town Treasurer; etc ( See page 22. DAR Handbook).
PS means Patriotic Service,such as: An Associator; Collector of Provisions; Defender of fort or frontier; Delegate to a Continental Congress or to a Provincial Congress; Express Rider; Fence Viewer; Furnishing a substitute; Gunsmith who gave his services; Inspector of provisions; Member at the Boston Tea Party or the Cherokee Expedition, or Galvez Expedition, or the Kaskaskia Campaign; Member of a Committee made necessary by the War; Minister who made patriotic sermons; Munitions maker; Nurse; Taking an oath of alliegiance; Patroller; Prisoner of War or of the Indians; Ranger; Rendering aid to the wounded; Rendering material aid; Signer of an Association Test; Signer of petition; Surgeon; Wheelwright: ( See page 8. " NSDAR Requirements for and Preparation of Application Papers.")
So according to these definitions he was a vital part in the war in his civilian capacity.