Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2170, Emanuel Duey, Penn.
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SERVICE   Penn.
Duey, Emanuel
NUMBER  S.2170
carded
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See letter to Hon. W. Clark June 26. 1834 
5023 
Pennsylvania 
Emanuel Duey 
the State of Pennsylvania 
who was a Lieut Ensign Serngt Private in the commanded by Captain Moyer of the Regt commanded by Col Haversticks in the Penna line for
Lieut 3 mo -     $40.00
Ensign 3 mo –   30.00
Sergeant 4 mo – 20.00
Private 6 mo -    20.00
$110.00
Inscribed the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of  110  Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. 
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 day of January 1833 and sent to Hon J Bucher House Reps
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1832  $145.00 
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar 1833 55.00 
$ 220.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Vinal Luce Clerk, 
Book D    Vol. 6    Page 53
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State of Pennsylvania 
County of Dauphin }  on the twenty seventh day of August A D 1882 - Personally appeared in open Court before Calvin Blyth President Judge and his associates Valentine Hummel and Innis Green Judges of the Court of Common pleas of said County now sitting Emanuel Duey resident of said County and State aforesaid aged seventy seven years who being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the Benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.  
That he entered the army as a volunteer in Lancaster County (now Dauphin ) under the command of Captain Timothy Green about the middle of June 1776, marched to Philadelphia, Trenton, Paulus Hook, then crossed to Long Island then to Flatbush from there up the East river to Kingsbridge there crossed north river at Fort Lee and was absent upwards of six months.  
On the 4th of November 1777 - rendezvoused at Lancaster under the command of Capt. Michael Moyer in the 8th Class Col. Haversticks Regiment- marched to White Marsh and was in the Battle of Chestnut Hill near Philadelphia where Capt Whitty was killed and also Capt Marshal -  Genl Irvin was taken prisoner.  He served as a sergeant in said Battle in the militia after said Battle was discharged on the first 4 March 1778 - On the 6th of July 1781 he went out on an expedition against the Indians as a Lieutenant in the militia and on the waters of Tioga was wounded in the hip with a [unreadable] shot and returned in the latter part of September or first of October following.  In 1778. he was appointed an ensign by a appointment to guard the prisoners from Lebanon to Middletown from thence to Lancaster, at which place they received more prisoners and from Lancaster to Reading in Berks County from the there to the crooked Billit near Philadelphia where he was discharged making in all upwards of two years - He further states that his commission which he held was given to some of the members of the Legislature of
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of Pennsylvania at a time be applied for a pension and have never been able to get the said Commission since the same being mislaid or lost, and his discharge which he had received are all lost -  your petitioner being Blind for some years and not able to look after his papers - he hereby relinquishes any claim to a pension whatever except and that his name is not on the pension list of any states and claims the claims the benefit of July of the aforesaid act of Congress 
Emanuel Duey his mark
Sworn and subscribed in open Court the day and year aforesaid Aug 27 1832 
Jno. Roberts Proty 
Personally appeared Ludwig Fishbourn of the State County aforesaid who being duly sworn according to Law doth certify that he is and has been well acquainted with Emanuel Duey the above applicant since the Revolutionary war that he served in the war with said Duey that the said Emanuel Duey was in the Battle at Chestnut Hill near Philadelphia that he Emanuel held a commission in the army during some time of the Revolution that he believes him to be 77 years of age - that he is reputed and known by his neighbours to be an officer and soldier in the revolution and as such known to this deponent 
Ludwig Fishbourn
Sworn and subscribed in open Court the day and year aforesaid August 27th 1832 
Jno. Roberts Proty
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Personally appeared in open Court Jacob Dubbs of the Borough of Harrisburg and Frederick Duey of Hayes the township of Susquehanna in the County of Dauphin who being duly sworn according to law, afterwards says that they have both seen the Commission of Emanuel Duey the within applicant in his possession that they both know that at the time be made an application to the Legislature of Pennsylvania he delivered his commission to the Representative of his County that they have never seen or heard any thing of said commission since - that they have a assisted the applicant in making a search for his commission and papers and that they cannot be found that from their knowledge of the applicant they are satisfied that the facts as set forth by the applicant in his statement are true - that the applicant is poor and Blind 
Jacob Dubbs
Frederick Duey
Sworn and subscribed in open at the day and year aforesaid August 27. 1832 
Jno Roberts Proty 
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the Interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the within named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and also an officer during part of his service, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Ludwig Fishbourn who has signed the preceding certificate and Jacob Dubbs and Frederick Duey all of Dauphin County and credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit
C Blythe
Dauphin County Ss
I John Roberts, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Emanuel Duey for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court at Harrisburg this twenty ninth day of August AD 1832. 
Jno. Roberts Proty
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Dauphin County SS [seal] 
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace for the County of Dauphin Emanuel Dewey who being sworn deposeth and saith, that although he is an old man his recollection is good as to the time of his service, and the different grades which he served, and therefore according to the best of his Recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below and in the following grades: For six months he served as a volunteer under Capt Green - he served four months under Capt Moyer as a sergeant -  he served as an Ensign by appointment to guard the prisoners stated in his petition three months, and served three months as a Lieutenant as stated in his petition for all of which service he claims a pension 
Emanuel Dewey his mark
Sworn and subscribed his man this 16th day of January  A.D. 1833 before
John Davies Justice of the Peace Dauphin County 
John Davies whose name is subscribed above as a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Dauphin - State of Pennsylvania, is known to me to be so, and that the above signature is his proper hand
Witness my hand January 21st 1833 
Hon C. Bucher 
5609
Emanuel Duey
Issue a cert & send it to Hon J. Bucher H. R. 
Lieut – 3 mo –
Ensign – 3 mo.
Sergt – 4 mo
Priv – 6 mo
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Rev War 
2170 
INVALID. 
OWN
File No. 2170 
Emanuel Duey 
Lieut Rev War 
Act June 7, 1832 
Index: -- Vol. A, Page 92. 
[Arrangement of 1870.]