Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 41,907, for Thomas Murray, Pennsylvania
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Penn        Murray, Thomas

NUMBER
S.41,907
B.L. Vt 1313.-100
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13,312             4
Pennsylvania
Thomas Murray
of Franklin Coty in the State of Penn
who was a
private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Hand of the Penna
line, for the term of three years.

Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 19th December, 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 17th of July 1819
and sent to Matthew St Clair Clark
Esq. Chambersburg, Pa.

Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819  2 mo. 17/31 20.38
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4th Sept 1819  48.00
$68:38
{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}
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Thomas Murray
Petition
Private
1st Pennsylvania Reg.t
1776 - 4 years
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To the Honorable John C. Calhoun Esquire
Secretary of the War Department
The Petition of Thomas Murray of Chambersburg
Franklin County, Pennsylvania
respectfully represents
that your Petitioner in the year 1776 joined
a volunteer corps in Cumberland County under
Captain James Huston and marched to Philadelphia from thence to Amboy - thence to Fort Lee the colonel named Watt - the period of
service was for six Months - Before this time of
period your petitioner enlisted into the Regular
Service under Captain Green of the first Pennsylvania Regt at that time commanded
by Colonel Hand and afterwards by Colonel
Chambers - The period of service was for
three years or during the war. Your petitioner continued in service for something
more than four years-- Your Petitioner was
discharged at Trenton in January 1781.
Your Petitioners discharge was signed by
Genl Anthony Wayne and has long since
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been lost-- Your Petitioner begs leave to
Refer his Excellency the Secretary to the
accompanying certificate of Edward Crawford
Esquire formerly a paymaster in the Regt to
which your Petitioner was attached - that
from the age and circumstances of
your Petitioner he is now in need of assistance from his country for his support and
that of his family-- Your Petitioner therefore
prays the Honorable Secretary to grant
him such relief as is provided for those
soldiers who have served in the continental
establishment against the common
Enemy. Agreeable to the Law of Congress of
18th March 1818. And as in duty bound
will ever pray &c
Thomas Murray
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Franklin County Ss
Personally appeared the Petitioner Thomas
Murray before me the subscriber one of the
Justices of the Court of Common pleas in and
for said County who being duly sworn deportant
and saith that the facts set forth in the afore
going Petition are just and true - and I do
further certify that I am satisfied that the
Petitioner served in the continental army against the Common enemy for the time stated in his Petition and that he stands in need of
assistance from his Country. Your petitioner presenting to me the certificate of Edward Crawford Esq a Lieutenant and Paymaster in the
Revolutonary army-
Taken and acknowledged before me this
nineteenth day of December 1818-
Witness my hand & seal
Isaac Eaton
[Seal]

Thomas Murray
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Thomas Murray
Petition
Private
1st Pennsylvania Reg
1776 - 4 years
Informal - see
enclosed blank -

Please to return answer to Matthew St Clair
Clark Esquire Chambersburg
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No. 1313
John Murray Son &
other heirs of
Thos. Murray
priv
Penn.a

dcd to Hon
Wm Ramsey
Penn.a
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State of Pennsylvania
County of Franklin

Personally appeared before me the subscriber a justice of the peace in & for said County John Murray and made oath in due form of
law that he is one of the sons and heirs of law of Thomas Murray (late a soldier in the first regiment of the Pennsylvania line [inserted] commanded by Col Chambers that the said Thomas Murray died the fourteenth day of September eighteen hundred & twenty four leaving a widow named
Mary & six children named as follows (to wit Anne intermarried with John Devine, Mary who was intermarried with Hugh McAllen [?]
& is since dead (leaving three children named Ann, Charles & George)
James Murray John Murray (the applicant) Patrick Murray & Washington Murray all of whom are now living. And I do further
declare that I have never received a warrant for the bounty land promised to my father by the United States, nor do I believe that he
ever received it or transpired his claim to it in any manner whatsoever.
The word "line" inserted before signing
John Murray

sworn & subscribed this sixth day
of April eighteen hundred & twenty eight
before me
Christian Wolff
Justice of the peace

Personally appeared before me the subscriber a  justice of the peace in & for the County aforesaid Robert Allison & Barnet Wolff credible and disinterested witnesses & made oath in due form of law that they are acquainted with the above named John Murray & that he is the reputed son of Thomas Murray who died in this borough of Chambersburg &
who left to survive him a widow & six children.
Barnard Wolff
Robt Allison

Sworn & subscribed before me this sixth
day of April Eighteen hundred & twenty eight
Christian Wolff
Justice of the Peace
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I knew Thos. Murray whose children claims bounty land & it was always reputed in the neighbourhood that he had been in the revolutionary War as a soldier

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Know all men by these presents that I John
Murray son of Thomas Murray late a soldier in revolutionary army as aforesaid do hereby constitute & appoint William Ramsay
Esquire (a member of the House of Rep. of the United States) to be my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name (for the use or in the trust for all the heirs & legal representatives of Thomas Murray deceased) to demand and receive from the Secretary of war of the United States, a warrant for the quantity of land due to me and the other heirs of Thomas Murray decd as aforesaid, and my said attorney is
hereby fully authorized and empowered to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes or attorneys under him for the special purposes above expressed, & I do hereby ratify whatsoever whatsoever he may do touching the
premises, witness my hand & seal this sixth day of May eighteen hundred and twenty eight

the words "or in trust for inserted
before signing
John Murray {seal]

Witness
Barnard Wolff
Christian Wolff

Personally appeared the above named John Murray subscriber to the
foregoing declaration & power of attorney & acknowledged the same to be his
free act and [ineligible] for the purposes therein mentioned. In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand seal this sixth day of April eighteen
hundred & twenty eight
Christian Wolff
Justice of Peace [seal]

In testimony that the above written Christian Wolff was a Magistrate authorized to administer oaths & take acknowledgments &c in the State of Pennsylvania at the above date, and that his name thereto subscribed appears to
be his usual signature. I have hereunto affixed the County seal, & subscribed
my name & quality at Chambersburg this sixth day of April eighteen hundred and & twenty eight.
John Findlay Jr
Recorder
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Fill up this blank &
send it to the War Dep
with the first declaration

Adm
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DISTRICT OF Pennsylvania, SS.
On this twenty first day of May 1819, before me, the subscriber, one of the
Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for Franklin County- for the
said district, personally appeared Thomas Murray aged 65
years, resident in Franklin County aged
in the said district, who, being by me first duly
sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain
the provision made by the late 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:"" That he, the
said Thomas Murray enlisted for the term of three years or during the war
on the 8th or 9th day of November in the year Seventeen hundred & seventy six
at Fort Lee in the state of New York in the company commanded by Captain James Green
of the Regiment commanded by Colonel
Hand & afterwards by Col. Chamber in the line of the State of Pennsylvania
on the Continental Establishment; that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States, until the 13th
day of January 1781, when he was 
discharged from service in Trenton in the State of Jersey,
that he was in the battle of Trenton, Brandywine, Germantown, Monmouth
and Stony Point-

and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support;
and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services, beside the certificate of Edw. Crawford hereto
annexed - Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid. Thomas Murray

Isaac Eaton
I, Isaac Eaton
Judge, 7c. as aforesaid, do certify that it appears,
to my satisfaction, that the said Thomas Murray
did serve in the
revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term
of nine months at one time, on the continental establishment; and I now transmit the proceedings
and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the
directions of the aforementioned act of Congress. I am also satisfied that he needs the assistance
of his country for support.
1819
Isaac Eaton
SEAL OF TH COURT
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Pennsylvania
Franklin County Ss.
I John Findlay Prothonotary of the Court of
Common pleas in and for the County of Franklin in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania do
certify that Isaac Eaton Esquire who appears to have signed the within or foregoing certificate was at the time of doing thereof one of the associate Judges
of the Court of Common pleas in and for the said County of Franklin -duly
commissioned and sworn and that full faith and credit is due and ought
to be given to all his official acts as such
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and affixed the seal of the said Court at Chambersburg this twenty first day of May in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and nineteen
John Findlay Prty
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To the Honorable John C. Calhoun, Esquire
Secretary of War
I Edward Crawford of Chambersburg formerly a lieutenant and acting Paymaster in the Revolutionary Army
do certify that I was well acquainted with Thomas
Murry formerly a private in the Regular army of the Revolution in the first Pennsylvania Regt
- that he was in service from 1776 untill
the year 1781 - when he was discharged at Trenton - That he was a good soldier and is now a fit subject for the bounty of his country-
   In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and seal this 17th day of Decr 1818
Edw Crawford [seal]
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41907
INVALID
Revy
File No. 41.907
Thomas Murray
Pri [ineligible]

Act 18th March 18th
Index: Vol  [ineligible], Page  [ineligible]38

[Arrangement of 1870.]