Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 5135, for Henry Price, Pennsylvania
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Penn.

Price, Henry

NUMBER
S.5135

Carded

CONTENTS
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(left side)
Letter to Sam'l P Griffitts Jr.
Phila June 28th 1842

Paid at the Treasury under the Act of April 6th 1838 from 4th Mar 1831 to the 4th Sept 1841. Agt notified July 21st 1842

(right side)
31,871
Pennsylvania, Philad.a

Henry Price 
of Centre Co. in the State of Penn.
who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Bush of the regt commanded by Col. Stroud in the Penn. line for 6 months

Inscribed on the Roll of Philadelphia at the rate of 20 Dollars ----- Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of march 1831

Certificate of Pension issued on the 30th day of july 1841 and sent to George Buchanan Esq. Bellefonte, Pa.

Arrears to the 4th of March 1841  200.00
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept. "  10.00
$210.00

Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by D. Brown Clerk,
Book E.2 Vol. 5 Page 49
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Henry Price
Pennsylvania
Suspended

On rolls Col.
 Koupyger's regt.
enlisted March 20 1777
drummer, admitted Aug 1777
Mustered Nov 1777
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relative to his revolutionary services, because residing 17 miles from the Town of Bellefonte he was unable to procure their attendance, and because he was of the belief that being an enlisted soldier such testimony was not required. He is not now able, owing to circumstances altogether unavoidable, to procure the certificate of a clergyman, but he has procured the testimony of the Honl Andrew Gregg, one a Senator of the United States, (& Secretary of State of the Commonwealth some few years since), whose tenant he has been for 29 years; and the testimony of Adam Sonday, a soldier of the revolution who has been his neighbour for more than forty years, who testify to his age & the belief of his having been a soldier of the revolution.
The applicant further declares that he has no documentary evidence to prove his services, and he knows no man living who can from the facts set forth in his first and second declaration, and he believes it utterly impossible to obtain living witnesses.
Henry Price X his mark

Sworn to & subscribed in open court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Centre County the 23rd day of April AD 1833
Jas Gilliland Clerk

(written upside down)
5809

I Andrew Gregg residing in the Town of Bellefonte in the county of Centre, State of Pennsylvania do hereby certify and make oath that I am well acquainted with Henry Price who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration. He has resided on property belonging to me for about 29 years. I believe him to be 74 years of age as stated in his first declaration. Many years since I heard him talk about his services in the revolutionary war and I concur in the belief that he was a soldier of the revolution. I believe him to be a man of truth in the statement he has made.
Andrew Gregg

Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid in open court
Jas Gilliland Clerk

I Adam Sonday a resident of Gregg township in the county of Centre & State of Pennsylvania do hereby certify and make oath that I have been acquainted with Henry Price who has subscribed & sworn to the declarations to which this paper is attached, above forty years. I believe him t be 74 years of age as stated in his first declaration. I was his near neighbour when he resided in Berk's county, (soon after the war) & continued his neighbour about 14 or 15 years & his reputation then was that he was a soldier of the revolution. The whole neighborhood, the deponent thinks, believed the said Price
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I Adam Sonday a resident of Gregg township in the county of Centre + State of Pennsylvania do hereby certify and make oath that I have been acquainted with Henry Price who has subscribed + sworn to the declarations to which this paper is attached above forty years. I believe him to be 74 years of age as stated in his first declaration. I was his near neighbor when he resided in Berks COunty, (soon after the war) + continued his neighbor about 14 or 15 years + his reputation then was that he was a soldier of the revolution. The whole neighborhood, the deponent thinks, believe the asid Price to have served in the Revolution. This deponent then moved (viz in the year 1799) to the county of Centre his present place of residence, and some four or five years after the said Henry Priced ranted a farm of Col Andrew Gregg within one mile of the deponents residence where he has since resided. His reputation in the neighborhood was + is the same he had in Berks County, viz that he was a soldier of the Revolution, and I fully concur in the opinion. I do believe he served as he states in his declarations
Sworn + subscribed in Open Court the day + year aforesaid (viz 23d April 1833
Jas Gilliland Clerk
Adam Sonday
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 above and foregoing named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that Andrew Gregg who has sworn to the applicants age and reputation as a soldier of the Revolution, resident in Bellefonte is a credible person. Mr. Gregg is the same person who was elected and served some years since as a Senator from Pennsylvania in the Senate of the United States, and subsequently was Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. And Adam Sonday who also testifies as above is a resident of Gregg township, and a credible person, and his statement is also entitled to full credit. 
TW Burnside
Isaac McKinney
Jacob Kroyder
Judges
Interrogatories propounded by the Court to Henry Price 1. Where and in what year were you born?
I was born in the year 1758 in Hedelburg Township in the county of Northampton, state of Pennsylvania
2. Have you any record of your age
A. I have none, but I know my age from information recorded from my parents in my youth
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2. Have you any record of your age.
A. I have none, but I know my age from information received from my parents in my youth
3 Where were you living when called into service, were you drafted did you ovlunteer, or were you a substitute, and if a substitute for whom?
A. When I inlested in the month of February 1776 I resided in [illegible] township, Berks county - after my return from the army I took up my residence in Herdelburg Township Northampton county, and I resided in that township when called into service in the Militia as a principal + afterwards as a substitute I was drafted and served as stated six months in the militia, and I afterwards served as a substitute for a certain John Heller as stated in my additional declaration. From after my return from my last tour of day I again removed to Berks county, and there resided for some year, I then removed to [illegible] county where I now reside and have resided for upwards of 33 years. 
To the 5th question he answers that in consequence of his loss of memory and inability to pronounce the English or any other language but with great difficulty he is unable to state the names of the officers who were with the troops, so that they could be correctly taken down. 
To the 6th question for an answer he refers to his first and second declaration
to the 7th question he answers that he is known to Col Andrew Gregg, Adam Sonday + many others who can certify to my character for veracity, and their belief of my revolutionary services
Sworn + subscribed in Open Court
the 23d day of April 1833
Jas Gilliland Clerk
Henry Price [his x mark]
I James Gilliland Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the second application for Henry Price for a pension. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 23rd day of April A.D. 1833-
Jas Gilliland Clerk
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pa
Suspended
Act 7 June '32
the letter to Henry Price
Bellefonte pa
17 Aug '33

let G. Buchanans Apr 16, 1836
let to DS. 16 Augt 1838
Dr. 28 Nov: 1939
let in John Elder wid Mary-w.24117
let to 16 June, 1840 Hon- Geo McCullough (this line was crossed out)
let 8 Oct 40 G. Buchanan
let: 17 July 61 Hon Jas Irvin

Act  7 June 1832
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5135.
INVALID.
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File No. 5135.
Henry Price
Priv. Rev War
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Act: June 7th 32
Index:- Vol. M, Page 302
[Arrangement of 1870.]

[written horizontally] 
Rev War
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free

J. L. Edwards 
Esq
Com. of Claims
Washington City

In- at 
pa

Aug 13.
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Bellefonte August 6th 1838

Jno. L. Edwards, Esq
Sir, 
I beg leave to subject the following statement in order to procure a pension for Henry Price presenting at the same time that he labors under an impediment in his speech which makes it difficult to understand him & hence may not have given the names of the officers correctly. 
George Price the (father of Henry) was a sergeant in Capt. Benj. Weisel's company. Col [illegible] regiment [illegible] called the German Regiment - and served seven years during the Revolutionary war is now deceased. 

Henry Price - served 18 mos - in the same company - and was 21 years of age - he served in 1776 & part of 1777, he served also in the year 1778 & 1779 in the Indian War. [illegible] in each year - Jacob Booth was his captain in 1778 - and also Capt. Rudt & Kepper in 1779 - Capt. Heller. Clerencedon + Lucadore - were his commanders whose tour of duty was 2 mos each
Be pleased to inform me if the above facts regularly substantiated in accordance with the [illegible] will procure Henry Price a pension. He [illegible].
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(stamp) FREE

Hon. J. L. Edwards-Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
DC
(stamp) PHILADELPHIA PA
JUNE 27

June 28, 1842
Mr.Davidge
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Philada. June 27 1842

J L Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions 
Dear Sir.
On presenting the enclosed papers at the Pension Office in this city, I have been informed that it would be necessary to obtain a special order from you for the payment of the same it being a moral case the recipient being under guardianship- will you be kind enough at your earliest convenience to append the necessary order and return it by mail to
Your obt. servt.
Sam P. Griffitts Jr.
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5809
Henry Price
Pennsylvania

Admitted
Pr. 6 mo - $20 -
Cap Bush Col. Strand Pa.

Act 7 June 1832

George Buchanan
Bellefonte
Pa.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLERS OFFICE,
July 14th, 1842. 
Sir:
Under the date of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States,"
Henry Price
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Philadelphia, Pa Agency, at the rate of Twenty - Dollars and - Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March 1831. to the 4th Sept. 1841 - 
Respectfully, yours, 
Albion K Parris
COMPTROLLER
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, 
Present.
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1(circled)
State of Pennsylvania Centre County SS
On this twenty-seventh day of August eighteen hundred & thirty-two personally appeared before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Centre in the State of Pennsylvania Henry Price a resident of Gregg township in the said County of Centre & State of Pennsylvania aforesaid aged seventy-four years & upwards who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed 7th June 1832:

That he entitled in the army of the United States in the month of February 1776, the number of the Regiment he cannot recollect, but of the Pennsylvania line, under the following named officers Co ---, Major  Graybill, Captain Benjamin Weiser. The deponent was enlisted in Tulpehocken township, Berks County, Pennsylvania by Captain Benjamin Weiser to serve for the term of eighteen months. Abut the first of March 1776, soon after he was enlisted he was marched to Easton, from thence to a place called Quibbletown in New Jersey, where the company joined the Regiment under the command of Col. --- & Major Graybill - from thence the regiment marched to the White Plains, and from thence to Fort Washington where the army under General Washington encamped, after the battle at Whiteplains. The deponent was not personally engaged in the battle at Whiteplains having been detailed to guard the supernismary horses, and generally to take care of them, by supplying them with food, & ca. The deponent thinks it proper to state that he performed the duties of an hostler to the Captain & Major, during the whole period of his service, viz eighteen months. From Fort Washington the army retreated to Morristown, & from thence across the Delaware & from thence in the winter of 1777 to Morristown where the army lay in the winter quarters. The deponent took sick near Morristown, and was sent to Philadelphia sometime in August 1777. He remained in Philadelphia three days, and from thence he went to Germantown, where he received his discharge from Major Graybill. The names of the Colonel of the Regiment he does not recollect. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll