Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40793, John Carey, Continental Penn.
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(3 - 1776) 
SERVICE 
Continental 
Penn 
CONTENTS 
Carey, John 
NUMBER 
S. 40793
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[page on right]
3474,

Pennsylvania 

John Carey, [unknown symbol]
Capt. Craig  private,
                          Penn
Polaski's Legion 1 year 6 m
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary

Enscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence
the 30th.. of March, 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 8th.. of Oct. 1818
and sent to John Cooper, Esq
Easton, Pa

Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818. 5 mo. 2/21. 4/30 41.59
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4th.. Mar 1819. 48.00
                                                              $:89.59

{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818}

Continued

Easton Northampton

[page on left]
- see letter to Hon. S.
Mc.Kean H. R. 8 May
1826 relative to one
John Carey who calls
himself an Invalid.
also letter to him Dec. 19,
1826.
see letters to Hon. S. D. Ingham
Sec. Trea sury[superscript]. Aug. 18, 1829 +
Nov. 6, 1829
See letter to Hon. P. Stephens H. R. Jan
27, 1830

[written vertical along left side of page]
Notification sent to the Hon  Mr[?] Rogers 30th
January 1821. House of Representatives

Paid at the Treasy under the Act 6.
April 1838 from 4. Sept. to 20 Nov
1839[double underlined]. Agt notified 21. Oct 1844[?]
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Pennsylvania
Northampton County, to wit,
I John Carey, now a resident of the borough of  Easton in the county of Northampton and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, upon my Solemn Oath Declare that I was
a Corporal in the War of the revolution from  December one thousand seven hundred and seventy, five until the spring of the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven inlisted under then captain Marious Craig second regiment of the Pennsylvania line and in that company under that captain marched to Canada, said regiment was then commanded by Colonel William Allen and in June one thousand seven hundred and seventy six by Colonel St Clair at the three rivers, and in the fall of the said mentioned year by Colonel Morinas in what was later called the yar service; that I was discharged same time in the spring of the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven at Philadelphia: that afterward I think in May of the year on thousand and seven hundred and seventy eight I again inlisted in Polaski's Legion and served as Captain Sclaski's troop of (?) better than one year and a half when I was discharged in Butler County, Virginia on James river; that by reaform of my reduced circumstances in life I needed assistance from my Country for support. 

Sworn subscribed 
thirteenth day of March
anno Domini 1818

John Carey

Before me J. Cooper a judge CC of Northampton
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Pennsylvania
Northampton County
Before me John Cooper Esquire One of the judges of the court of common Please of the  County of Northampton in the commonwealth, appeared Frederick
Barttold & Nicolas Troxle - and being duly sworn according to Law
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on their oath and depose and say, that they are well acquainted with John Carey by whom the foregoing Declaration is made, and with his circumstances as stated by him, and verily believe his declaration to be correct and true.
Fred Barthold
Nicholass j Troxsel
Sworn and subscribed this thirty first day of March Anno Domine 1818 --- before me 
John Cooper
I John Cooper, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Northampton and Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania Do Certify to the Secretary of War of the United States that it appears to my satisfaction that the above named John Carey served in the revolutionary war against the common enemy and that the above Declaration of the said John Carey and deposition of Fred Barthold and Nicholas Troxle --- is the testimony in the case and the proceedings thereon as exhibited to me: from which I am of opinion that the said John Carey, the applicant for a pension, comes within the provisions of the Act of Congress intitled "An Act to Provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary War." Witnessing Accord [illegible] Seal this thirty first day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen. 
John Cooper
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Wm Rogers
HR

John Carey
John Carey
[illegible]
Henry Spering
Easton
Pa
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Geo. W. Deshler, Printer, Easton, Penn.
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
Northampton County, ss.

On this 21st day of August,1820, personally appeared, in open court, at the court of Common Pleas, holden at Easton, in and for the aforesaid
[of the common law within a jurisdiction unlimited in point of account & keeping a record of its proceedings]
county of Northampton, the said court being a court of record, proceeding according to the [illegible]
John Carey aged sixty-seven years, resident in Easton township in said county, a Pensioner of the United States, under the act of Congress of the 18 of March, 1818, (his certificate having no numbers) and then and there exhibited 
 to the said court, the following Schedule, subscribed by him, and had and produced before the same, the following oath also taken and subscribed by him.
I, John Carey, do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th of March, 1818; and that I have not, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled, "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
John Carey
Sworn and subscribed, the 21st day of August, 1820, In open Court
H. Spering Prty.
Schedule of property, referred to in the foregoing oath (necessary clothing and bedding excepted.)
I have 6 chairs, 1 stove, 2 tables, 2 iron pots, 1 pan, 1 tub, 2 strainers, and a small quantity of crockery and tin ware kitchen furniture, also 1 broad axe, a square and a few planes. I receive a pension from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania of 40 dollars per annum.  I owe about 30 dollars. I am in right of my wife legally entitled to receive annually the interest of $800, which however I have never yet received. Owing to my age and infirmities especially the loss of the use of my hands, I am unable to support myself.  I have a wife living with me aged 63 years.  I have seven children living all of age, one a female, all married excepting one, a son.  One, a son, in moderate circumstances, the remainder are not able to do more than support themselves and families. I have a son, a private in the army of the United States.
My 6 chairs are worth about $3.
" 1 stove is ---- $9.
"  2 tables ---- $4.
"  2 iron pots ---- $1.50
"  1 pan ---- $ ".50
"  1 tub ---- $ ".50
"  2 strainers $2.
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[handwritten note at the top of the page]
I owe Jacob Reese about $7.
Christopher Mixsell about $6.
John Shick about $4.
and other small debts amounting altogether to about $30.00
John Carey

[Below text is a mix of printed/typed and handwritten]
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
Northampton County, ss.              [right facing bracket including both lines]

I Henry Spering ----------------------------------- Esquire,
Prothonotary of the court of Common Pleas of the county
aforesaid, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath
-------------- and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly
copied from the record of the said court; and I do further
certify, that it is the opinion of the said court that the total
amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid
schedule, is twenty - one --------------------------- dollars
and ------------------ cents.  exclusive of pension and the interest
mentioned in the annexed schedule.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said
court, this first   ------------           day of September  -------------  1820.
HSpering Prothy [Signature]
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In the Case of the Application of John Carey a Pensioner of the United States, made at a Court of Common Pleas held 
at Easton in and for the County of Northampton in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania the 21st day of August 
1820.

On this 13th day of December 1820 before the Subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, personally appeared the above named
John Carey who being duly sworn deposes and says,
That John Reed the father of deponent's wife by
his last will and testament devised to his said
wife a lot of ground in the Borough aforesaid
containing 33 1/2 feet in front & 240 deep. The said
John Reed died about 12 years since. That 
about ten years ago the deponent and his wife
sold the same to their son John Carey jr for the
consideration of [pound sterling symbol]300 which sum was to remain on interest in the hands of his said son
until the death of the deponent's wife when
it was to be divided between the deponent's
eight children. That the deponent's wife is
still living, and is authorized and entitled
to receive the yearly interest of said sums.
Sworn + Subscribed                 John Carey [signature]
before me the day + year afs
Geo. Iluis [illegible]
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[Form Letter]
REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.[rt. justified]     3-525[centered, underlined]
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Anna _ _ _ _[rt. justified]     DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,[centered]
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _[rt. justified]     BUREAU OF PENSIONS.[centered]
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [rt. justified]     Washington, D. C. , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _,  19 _ _ _]lft. justified]

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 
       _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _                                       S40793
        In reply to your request of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _  ,  received _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 
for a statement of the military history of _ _ _ _ _John Carey[underlined]_ _ _ _ _ _ _
a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his (or his widow's [strikethrough]) application for pension
on file in this Bureau.
[Chart]
[Column 1]          [Column 2]     [Column 3]            [Column 4]                     [Column 5]            [Column 6]
Dates of               Length of       Rank.              Officers under whom service was rendered.       State.   
Enlistment or       Service.                                         Captain.                          Colonel.
Appointment.      
Dec. 1, 1775 to Spg. 1777           Corpl.                 Thomas Craig                 [William Allur            Pa.
                                                                                        [left facing bracket]St. Clair
                                                                                                                      [Thomas Craig 
May 1778               1 1/2 yr                                     Selaski                                         Pulaski's  Legion

Battles engaged in, _ none stated_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Residence of soldier at enlistment, _ not stated_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Date of application for pension, _Mar. 30 , 1818. His claim was al_
Residence at date of application, _Borough of Easton, Northampton Co Pa.
Age at date of application, _65 yrs date + place of birth not stated_ _
      Remarks:  _Soldier's wife was the daughter of John Reed, her name
and date of mar. are not stated, Soldier had eight ┃
_children
_ _ _ , _ no names stated except a son John.     Sol. died_
_ Nov. 20, 1839. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __________
[squiggly line dividing page]
Office note I have Remitted every where for the Capt. of Pulaski's Sig
                   cannot prove him at all.
During the period of soldier's service his Capt. T. Craig became
Lt Col. [written around printed #: 6-2856] of Regt. This regt during period of service was [written around printed word, Commissioner.] called
3" regt + part of time 2 Battln - so I omitted no. see Col
Thos Craig's own record which was sent at same time with this.
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[Transcription for left 3rd of the page only]

Feby-19-1900 - Histy
J. C. Bierbower
Lampasas, Tex.
[Line]
May 7-1904. His C
Mrs. F. D. Lengley
Pittsburgh, Pa
[Line]
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1915. May 5 History to James B. Laws 2 W. 129th Street N. Y. City.
See his letter in Thos. Craig Penn S.40861 AW
1918 [illegible] 15th Hist. to Miss Sue F. Carig
1922 Jan 31. Hist. to Mrs. F. P. Larmon AW

40793
Revy INVALID
File No. 40, 793
John Casey
Pri Rev War
Act: 18 Mar 18
Index:--Vol. 3, Page 72
[Arrangement of 1870.]


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1.Feb,17/58 to W.P. Brown
to 4th Sept 1818
(next two lines unreadable)
Maridy

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John Carey  (unreadable date)
_ 1818
Wilkesbarre Luzerne Coun Pa
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Gideon, Printer.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE
[handwritten] March 9th 1844 [end handwritten]
Sir:
Under the act 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," and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, [handwritten] The Adm ix of John Carey dec [end handwritten] a Pensioner on the Roll of the [handwritten] Philadelphia, PA [end handwritten] Agency, at the rate of [handwritten] Eight [end handwritten] Dollars [crossed out] and Cents per [handwritten] Month [end handwritten] under the law of the [handwritten] 18th March 1818, [end handwritten] has been paid at this Department, from the [handwritten] 4th of Sept. [end handwritten] to the [handwritten] 20th Nov. 1839. [end handwritten] 
Respectfully yours, [handwritten] Albion K. Parris
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Petition of John Carey
to Judge Cooper ve[?]
Presented
March 30 th[underlined] 1818
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To the Honorable John Cooper, one of the Judges of the Court of
Common Pleas of the County of Northampton.
The Petition of John Carey of the borough of Easton in the
County of Northampton
Humbly Sheweth [centered]
That by an Act [right justified]
of Congress passed at the Session of 1817, 1818 entitled "An Act
to provide for certain persons engaged in the Revolutionary 
War" It is enacted (inter alia) that Corporals & private
^soldiers who served in the war of the revolution until the end
thereof, or for the Term of nine months or longer, at
any period of the War of the Continental establishment, 
may be placed on the Pension list of the
United States, upon his making a declaration under
his oath before a Judge of any Court of Record within
the State & County in which he resides, that if he belongs
to the Army to Set forth the company, regiment
and line to which he belonged and the time he
entered the service and the time and manner
of leaving the Service.
Your Petitioner therefore prays, that you will
admit him to make the necessary Declaration
and the other evidence and proof in my power to
obtain, in order, if the same be satisfactory to you
that you may certify and transmit the said testimony
and now proceedings therein, to the Secretary of
War according to the true intent and meaning
of the said Act.
And as in duty bound, Your Petitioner
will ever pray.               John Carey [signature]
March 30, 1818.
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Pennsylvania [underlined]
John Carey,
private,
Army U.S. [underlined]
At 8 $ per mo: Comd 30.th[superscript] March, 1818 [underlined]
Certified & sent to Hon.
Judge Cooper, Borough of
Easton, Northampton Co. Pa. [underlined]

Admitted
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Declaration of
John Carey an
applicant for a Pension
March 30th 1818
correct - but delayed till an
established meaning be given, to
the words, "continental Establishment".
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Pennsylvania
Northhampton County
I Henry Spering, Prothonotary of the
Court of Common Pleas, of the County
of Northampton in Pennsylvania.
Certify that John Cooper Esq. before whom the
foregoing proceedings were had, is and then was one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the said
County, and that full faith and credit ought to be
given to his acts as such. In Witness whereof
I have hereunto put my name and fixed the
Seal of the said County of Easton the thirty first
day of March ____ in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and
of the Commonwealth the forty second
HSpering [signature]
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[Typed Letter]

The Largest and Finest Sulphur Springs in The World, and a Great Health Resort.  

[Stamped vertically on left side of page, covering the name of the Secretary and Marshal] O. W. N. DIVISION
                                                                                                                                                    FEB 12 1900
                                                                                                                                                      RECEIVED
The City of Lampasas.
J. W. TOWNSEN, Mayor.

E. S. NOBLE, Secretary.                                   J. F. WHITE, Treasurer.
J. S. HORRELL, Marshal, Assessor           C. G. BIERBOWER, Attorney.
                                and Collector.}

[Column along right side of the page  aligned with the top line]          ALDERMEN :
                                                                                                        Ward No. 1,
                                                                                                                         W. S. MORRIS.
                                                                                                                        SAM DICKENS.
                                                                                                         Ward No. 2,
                                                                                                                         J. H. CAUTHEN.
                                                                                                                        N. W. CHARLES.
                                                                                                          Ward No. 3,
                                                                                                                         J. D. CASSELL.
                                                                                                                      J. H. GALBRAITH.


[Right justified] Lampasas, Texas, Feb., 5th., 1900 [date underlined] 189

Honorable Commissioner of Pensions,
                              Washington, D.C.
My dear Sir: -
Kindly send me the military history of one
John Carey, [name underlined in pencil] who served from Pennsylvania, first as a Corporal, and then as 
a Sergeant in the 3rd Regmt., during the War of the Revolution.[underlined in pencil]
You will find that the said John Carey was a Revolutionary pensioner,
and allow me to state that what I desire is as full and complete information
as you can give relating to his time of birth, birth-place, parentage,
engagements participated in, and services rendered during the Revolution,
also time and place of death and burial, and any other information
relating to said soldier.                   Also kindly send me the military
history of Hugh Reed,[name underlined in pencil] who served from Pennsylvania, as a Private in
the Revolutionary struggle.  Please give me any and all the data you
can relative to the lives and services of the above soldier ancestors
and you will greatly oblige,
Yours Sincerely,
James Culver Bierbower.

[Stamped vertically in bottom, center of page]  PENSION
                                                                            [illegible]   
                              [Fits same area as the date]U    FEB     S[Fits same area as the date]
                                                                                   9
                                                                                1900
                                                                               OFFICE
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[in pencil] 1-34 [intelligible
#62 North Record Street
Easton, Pa 1/5/17

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington D.C.
My dear Sir - Have been referred to you by Mr. Noah Dietrich of this city, State Commander of the G.A.R. [underlined] for the following information. Would like much to know if John J. Carey a Revolutionary soldier from this section enjoyed a Pension from the U.S Government = under what title as a soldier = and the name of his wife who may also have enjoyed the pension. In the Penna Archives he appears as a "Private, Corporal and Sergeant"
On June 6 - 1780, he returned to Plumsteadville Twps. Bucks Co. Pa Under Capt Gibson Fifth Co.
[added in pencil] Was in the
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Roll call of Capt Thomas Craig's Co. appointed Corporal 1/5/1776 - 
promoted to Sergeant Oct 25 1776.
He was in the campaign as the [illegible] in 1777 under Gen. Schuyler.
Anything you may be able to give me regarding the pension and his wife's name will be greatly appreciated by me.
Yours respectfully
(Mrs) Sue Field Carey
62 North Second Street
Easton [underlined], Pennsylvania

[round stamp in black ink] Pension office, US, Jan 9 1918
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4912 California St
Omaha, Neb.
Jan. 9, 1922

Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pension
Washington, D. C.

My dear Mr. Gardner
In reply to your letter of February 5th asking for more data in regard to John Carey will state that he served as a corporal in Capt. Thomas Craig's Co., 3d Pennsylvania Regiment commanded by Col. Joseph Wood. His name appears on the company payrolls for August, September and October 1776 and is on account in 1777 which shows l-10 paid to him. He had a daughter Elizabeth Carey born 1804. She married John Culver and they lived in Middlesex Township, Franklin Co.
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Edward Foster was born in Rochester Mass July 3, 1738 M. Jan. 13, 1762 W [written in pencil in the left margin] none for her
Deborah Bauge Edward Foster [this is written on top of some other writing]  servent from Rochester to Hardwick Mare thence to Athol Mass removed to Pelham and settled in that part of the town now called Prescot Mass. later to Wilmington, VT. He died in Broome, N. Y. aged 90 yrs. 
Edward Foster Jr. Born Apr. 6, 1769 m. Visa Shurtleff
  John Carey married Mary Ereco [?] from England.
  Hoping you can give me the pension record of both Joh Carey and Edward Foster Sr. 
    I am
      Very truly
    (Mrs F.P) Ruth - M.B. Larmon
           Registrar Omaha Chapter D.A.R.

[stamp]  Office of the Commissioner Jan 12, 1922 U.S. Bureau of Pensions
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[Printed in the top left corner ] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
                                                               Form VAM-51
                                                                   12-5-41
[Printed in the top, center]  BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
[Printed in the top right corner]  Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

NAME Carey, Joseph GRADE Private LINE Massachusetts
WARRANT
NUMBER 3870 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Sept. 13, 1792
                                                 to - not shown -

[Disclaimer at bottom of card]
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are
registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent
dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.
Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.