Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40782, Patrick Burk, Penn
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Penn.

Burk, Patrick

NUMBER
S. 40782
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CONTENTS
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18,835
Pennsylvania
R
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Patrick Burk
of Washington ^ Co.. in the State of Pennsylvania,
who was a private in the ^ 2d Regiment commanded by Capt Robertson--of the Pennsylvania line, for the term of two yrs from 1777-1779
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Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania,
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 5th day of October 1820.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 9th day of Decr. 1822, and sent to Wm. Baird, Esqr.
Washington, Pa. -
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Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1822 -   183.99
Semi anl. all'ce ending 4 mar: 1823  48.00
1 yr. 10 mos 27/30  4/30
231.99 [double underlined]

{Revolutionary claim,   }
{Act 18th March, 1818.}
21 May 1820 [handwritten]

Vol. 7, page 70 [handwritten]

Washington Co. Penna.

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papers copied for Hon. T.M.T. McKennan
Dec. 16. 1834.  Decd.  See letter
to Hon. T.M.T. McKennan, Sept 12
1837
Letter Hon R. L. Rose 6th Feb. 1850.
Letter L. M. Drury 13 May 1850
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18,097 -
Copy of the declaration &c of
Patrick Burk a Revolutionary
Soldier ~~
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Patrick Burk fees $0.80
priv
2d Pa Regt.
1777 - for about 2 yrs.
5 Octr. 1820

[the following was crossed out]
Proof of service by two
credible & disinterested
witnesses, is required in
this case.-

29 Sept 1821
William Baird Esq
Washington
Admitted of
Penn -..
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In the Common Pleas No 309 September term 1820.

Washington County Pennsylvania Ss

On the fifth day of October AD 1820 personally appeared in Open Court, being a court of record for the County of Washington ^ aforesaid ^ Patrick Burk aged Sixty One years, resident in said County 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 the said Patrick Burk volunteered some time in the month of October AD 1776 under Captain Robert Robertson of Philadelphia and about the middle of April following to wit, in April 1777, enlisted in Captain James Lee's company of the second regiment of the Pennsylvania line, for three years--some time after he was transferred to Captain John Brown's Company of Colonel Foreman's regiment of Light horse, in which he continued nine months, when in  consequence of a wound, he was transferred to Captain Duncan Oliphant's Company of the Artificers, by order of the Commissary General Charles Stewart--About fifteen months afterwards, he having lain a considerable time with a fever, which settled in his right leg, he was discharged by ^ the ^ said Duncan Oliphant, at
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Allentown in Pennsylvania, being unable to do further duty as an Artificer; that he was in the battles of Trenton and in a skirmish with the Refugees in Monmouth County in the State of New Jersey where he was wounded; 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 service---and in pursuance of the act of the 1st of May AD 1820 the said Patrick Burk doth further declare that he was a resident citizen of the United States of America on the 18th day of March AD 1818; and that he has not since that time, by gift or sale or in any manner disposed of his property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring himself within the provision 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 AD 1818," and that he has not, nor has any person in trust for him any property or securities, contracts or debts due to him; and that he has not any income other than is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by him subscribed.

Patrick his X mark Burk

Schedule
One old stove, one can, six windsor [sic] chairs, one garden hoe, one spade, one square cupboard, one dozen of [illegible] and a set of shoemaker tools, my wife's right of dower in a small house 18 by 19 feet unfinished--without chimney and underpinning and
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half a lot in the vilage [sic] of Williamsport; my occupation is that of a shoemaker but by reason of the failure of my eye sight, I am almost entirely disabled from pursuing it; my family consists of my wife who is fifty one years and my son Finley Burk aged five years; I owe William Wright One hundred and forty dollars; James P. Stewart twenty dollars, the widow Powers ten dollars; the widow Scott ten dollars; Samuel Black five dollars and fifty cents and Parker Scott three dollars and sixty cents. ~

Patrick his X mark Burk

Sworn to and declared in Open Court,
before the Judges thereof Oct. 6, 1820.
/s/ W. Sample

Pennsylvania            }
Washington County } Ss

I Thomas Morgan Prothonotary of the court of Washington County Common Pleas in and for said County, do hereby certify that the foregoing declaration and schedule thereto annexed, are truly copies from the records 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 forty eight dollars and twenty five cents. ~ 
In Testimony whereof ^ I have hereunto set my hand ^ and affixed the seal of the said County, on this 18th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, One Thousand eight hundred and twenty one.
/s/ Thomas Morgan
Prothonotary
[SEAL]
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[Note:  Last name of Burk is changed to Burke in this affidavit]

State of Virginia Ohio County Court January Term 1850.
Finley A. Burke [sic] of Belmont County in the State of Ohio this day came into Court and made the following declaration.  "State of Virginia County of Ohio Ss:  On this 7th day of January 1850 Personally appeared in open Court Finley A. Burke [sic] resident of West Wheeling in the State of Ohio who being first duly sworn doth depose and make the following declaration in order to obtain the amount due to him as the heir of Patrick Burke [sic] deceased under act of 7th June 1832 this declarant states that he is the son of Patrick Burke [sic] deceased late a resident of the town of Williamsport Washington County in the State of Pennsylvania that the said Patrick Burke [sic] was a soldier in the war of the Revolution that he served as this declarant believes in a corps of light horse and also in a corps of artificers the last of which said Corps was commanded by Captain Duncan Oliphant of the Penn. line; that the said Patrick Burke [sic] drew a pension at the rate of $96~ per annum from the United States up to the day of his death that his death occured [sic] on the 28th day of August in the year Eighteen hundred & thirty seven (1837).  
This declarant further states that the said Patrick Burke [sic] left a widow who died on the 26th day of Sept 1838. that the said Patrick Burke [sic] & wife left one child only surviving them who is this declarant."  And the [word declarant crossed out] Court being satisfied from the oath of said Finley A. Burke [sic] made here in open Court that the facts stated in the declaration aforesaid are all and singular strictly true do order the same to be certified by the Clerk of this Court to the Commissioner of Pensions
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or the proper Department at the City of Washington.
A copy  Test Jno McColloch clerk [seal]

Virginia Ohio County Court January term 1850.
I John McColloch Clerk of the County Court of this County aforesaid in the State of Virginia do hereby certify that the foregoing declaration of Finley A. Burke [sic] is a true, full and complete copy taken from the Records of said Court in my office.

In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the aforesaid Court at Wheeling this 8th day of January A.D. 1850.
/s/ Jno McColloch Clk.
[SEAL]
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40 782
[initialed]
Revy
INVALID
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File No. 40,782
Patrick Burk
Pri Rev War
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Act:  18th March 1818
Index:--Vol. 3, Page 69

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Patrick Burke [sic], Pensioner, act 1818, Washington County, Pennsylvania Rolls.

/s/ S. J. Bowen
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Sir,
Patrick Burk a pensioner on the Pittsburg agency died a few days since and his widow wishes instruction as to the course she will have to adopt to draw the pittance of back pension - will you please send me the printed instructions ~

Yours very truly
/s/ Th. M. T. McKennan
House Reps
Septr 8th 1837

Mr. Edwards

[upside down handwriting]
Th. M. T. McKennan HR

Th. M. T. McKennan
J. L. Edwards
Pension

[upside down handwriting]
Sept 9
Patrick Burk
Pensioner
9 Dec 22 Pd. Pitt.
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Canandaigua N.Y. April 4th 1850

Sir;

I have received a report from the Pension Office dated 1st April in the case of Mary Kirkpatrick which was sent by me on the 23d of March wit-

I write to inquire concerning the reception of several cases submitted before this claim was & in reference to which no report has been made -

About the 4th of March the cases of Abigail Jencks widow of Nicholas Jencks, of Lois Coe widow of John Coe , & Sarah Trenary widow of William Trenary under acts of 7th July 1838, and 17th June 1844, were submitted by me to the Department-- they were sent by me to you in an envelope forwarded by Hon R. L. Rose - I would ask your attention to the cases -

About the 29th of January last, I sent the case of Patrick Burke [sic] deceased under act of 7th June 1832 for an [illegible] [maybe increase] - It was sent with the papers in the case of Jemima Harris, under act of 4th July 1836 or of Sarah Torry under act of 7th July 1838 - No report in this case has been made -

I would ask your attention to these claims -

Very respectfully
Your Obt. Servt.
/s/ L. M. Drury

J L Edwards Esq
Commr of Pensions.
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Washington - Jany 21. 1850

Sir;

Herewith is presented the declaration of Finley A. Burke [sic] for the amount due him as the heir of Patrick Burke [sic] under the act of 7th June 1832.

For the service of Burke [sic] in a corps of Dragoons, and in a corps of Artificers it is claimed that he was entitled under the act of 7th June 1832 - to more than $96 per ann. [annum] which is what he drew under act of 18th March 1818.

Very respectfully
Your obt servt.
/s/ L. M. Drury

J. L. Edwards Esq
Commr of Pensions
Washington
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State of Ohio Fairfield County Ss

Before me one of the associate Judges of the court of  common pleas for the county aforesaid personally appeared Gidean Gerry to me known to be a man of truth and veracity, and also of good standing and moral character and after having been duly sworn as the law directs saith that he knows Patrick Burk in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven and that the said Patrick was then a soldier in the service of the United States on the continental establishment and that the said Patrick served in the same company with him the Deponent for the term of nine months under the command of [illegible] Brown in what regiment or what Com. [company] the witness or deponent does not now recollect, but recollects that in the above time they lay in New Jersey and in a company of artificers -
/s/ Gidean Gerry

Sworn and subscribed before 
me this 20th May A. D. 1822.
/s/ Jacob D. Dietrick A.J. T.C. [seal]
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State of Ohio Fairfield County Ss

I Hugh Boyle Clerk of the court of common pleas for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Jacob D. Diedrick Esqr before whom the within affidavit was taken and whose name is thereunto subscribed, was at the time of the taking thereof, one of the associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas aforesaid, by legal authority commissioned and sworn as such, and that to all his Judicial acts full faith and credit are due as well throughout the United States as elsewhere. -

In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office at Lancaster in said County this 20th day of May AD 1822

/s/ Hugh Boyle, Clerk Orph Ct
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Th. M. T. McKennan
M.L.

J. L. Edwards Esqr.
Pension Office

Patrick Burk
(illegible)
Pa. Roll
get papers
Act 1818
Dec. 9, '22

Hon. T. M. T. McKennan
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Dr Sir,

Patrick Burk, a revolutionary soldier, a resident of Washington Co. Penna. who has been placed upon the pension roll, has applied to the Legislature of Penna for a tract of donation land and wishes to have the evidence which has been filed in your office to sustain his claim - I have recd a communication from one of the members of our Legislature requesting us to procure the papers and pledging himself to return them - I presume it will be irregular to withdraw the papers - I will, therefore, thank you to to have a certified copy of them [papers crossed out] made out & sent to me as soon as possible.

Yours very resptly
/s/ Th. M. T. McKennan
Wash H. Rep. Decr 11. 1834

J. L. Edwards Esqr.
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Washington County Ss

Personally before me one of the Commonwealth Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Washington aforesaid came Valentine Holmes who being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that in the year 1777 he, this deponent, came into this country with the Hessian troops in the service of the King of Great Britain; and shortly after deserted from them and entered into the service of the United States - that while he was in the service he became acquainted with Patrick Burk, who is now an applicant for a pension; and served in the same company with the said Patrick and that to his certain knowledge the said Patrick Burk was an enlisted soldier and served for more than nine months on the continental establishment of the United States - and that he was a good and faithful soldier.  And further this deponent saith not.

/s/ William Jones

Sworn to and subscribed
before me this 6th day of June
1822
/s/ John Wilson

Washington County Pennsylvania Ss

I Thomas Morgan Prothy of the Court of Common Pleas for said county, doth certify that John Wilson Esquire, before whom the above affidavit was made is a Justice of the Peace in & for said county duly commissioned & that full faith & credit are due to all his official acts.  Witness my hand & seal of said court at Washington, the 15th day of June A.D. 1822.
/s/ James Marshall
/s/ Thomas Morgan Prothy
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Wash. Penn. Nov 26. 1822.

The Hon J. C. Calhoun Esq.

Sir -
I again send to you the declaration of Patrick Burk, a revolutionary soldier, made for the purpose of obtaining a pension under the late act of congress.  The proof was considered defective as wanting the certificate of the magistrate who administered the oath of the credibility of the witnesses; and the certificate of the county clerk authenticating the official character and signature of the magistrate.

These defects have been remedied and it is now [illegible] that there is nothing to prevent the opening of a certificate of pension.  The old man is really an object of charity--he is unable to work and without a pension he tells me, and desires now to state, that he will be untimely destitute and must fall upon the township and be supported by public or private charity.  I know myself that when he came to me to put me to assist him about his pension. I have been obliged to give him money to pay his expenses & to take him home.

Will you have the goodness to give me an answer, as to the state of this application as early as possible.

I am, Sir, with most respect
Your Obdt. Servt.
/s/ W. Baird
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Pennsylvania
Somerset County Ss

Personally appeared before me the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in aforesaid County, Lewis Sanner of Somerset County aforesaid; He being duly sworn doth depose & say that he knew Patrick Burk in the State of New Jersey forty years and upwards, that he belonged to the Continental Establishment & was under the command of Col. Stewart, of the Second Regiment, he believes during the term of two years perhaps, but can't be positive as to the time, it being so long since, And that during his acquaintance with the said Patrick Burk, he supported a good character as a man of truth and integrity.  Further saith not.

Sworn & subscribed this 14th day of November A.D. Eighteen Hundred & twenty two. ~
Before me
/s/ John Philippi [SEAL]

Lewis his X mark Sanner [SEAL]

Somerset County Ss
I John Wells Prothonotary of the County of Somerset in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that John Phillippi Esquire who has signed & sealed the foregoing deposition of Lewis Sanner & the Certificate given by him, is a Justice of the Peace in & for said County of Somerset duly commissioned and qualified to act as such, & that to his acts aforesaid, and all others his legal acts due faith & credit is and of right ought to be given as well in Courts of records as all other Courts.  In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County this fifteenth day of November in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred & twenty two.
/s/ John Wells Prothy [SEAL]