Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3,9425, Martin Delany, Penn.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE.                                              NUMBER
Penn.        Delany, Martin.                   S.39425
            Or  Delaney.                     B.L.Wt.1056-100
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Widow Hannah
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Notice of case sent to Hon. B. Smith
6381 4
Virginia
Martin Delany
of Greenbriar County in the State of Virginia, who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Johnston of the Pennsylvania line, for the term of six years.
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Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 26 of
May 1818
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Certificate of Pension issued the 4 of February
and sent to Hon Ballard Smith
H. Reps.
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Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818                26.60
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 May 1819   48.--
                                                           74.60
Died Jan 10, 1827

Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}
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1056
Martin Delaney
private
Pennsylvania line

Warrant Issued
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James W Murray Esq.          Department of War
No 20 Sanyon Street.           Section of bounty                                                                                             Philadelphia.                          Land.  
April 28th 1824    

Sir-
Your letter of the 15th inst: addressed to the Secretary of War

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State of Virginia
County of Nicholas

I, Martin Delaney, aged sixty-two years and upwards, a citizen of the United States, as upon oath testify and declare that in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy-seven I enlisted in the army of the Revolution, against the common enemy of my country for the term of three years or during the war, and served in the company commanded by Captain John Christy and in the regiment No. 5 under command of Col. Francis Johnson of the Pennsylvania Line, and I that I continued in the service aforesaid until the close of the war in seventeen hundred and eighty-three when I returned from Charlestown in South Carolina with the (illegible) to Philadelphia where the troops rendezvoused where I obtained my discharge. 

I further declare that I have never received a warrant for the bounty land promised to me on the part of the United States nor have I ever assigned or transferred my claim to that gratuity in any manner whatsoever, therefore know all men by these presents that I, Martin Delaney aforesaid, do hereby constitute and appoint William Smith of the county of Greenbrier and state of Virginia to be my true and lawful attorney, for me and in my name to demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the United States or of such other person as is duly authorized to issue and deliver the same, a warrant for the quantity of land due to me as aforesaid and to sign a receipt or acquittance-power to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes or attorneys under him for the special purpose above expressed.  
Signed:  Martin Delaney

Attest
viz
John (his X mark) Dobbins

I, John Dobbins, aged seventy-six years, a citizen of the United States do upon oath declare that I have been long acquainted with Martin Delaney, who has subscribed the above declaration in my presence and well know that he is the identical person he therein represents himself to be, and further I know that he did perform the military service therein stated.
Signed:  John (his X mark) Dobbins
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Nicholas County to wit

Before me, a justice of the peace in and for the county of Nicholas aforesaid, personally appeared the above named Martin Delaney, subscriber to the foregoing declaration and in my presence acknowledged the power of attorney thereto subjoined to be his free act and deed and likewise personally appeared John Dobbins, who hath subscribed the above certificate of identity, doth to me well known to be men of respectability and truth and made solemn oath to the truth of the depositions by them respectfully subscribed this 9th day of October in the year 1822. 

Signed: Samuel Hutchinson
A justice of the peace in and for Nicholas County

In testimony that the above written Samuel Hutchinson was a magistrate authorized to administer oaths and take acknowledgement and in the state of Virginia at the above date and that his name there subscribed appears to me to be his usual signature.  I have hereunto affixed the county (illegible) and subscribed my name and quality at Nicholas Courthouse on the day of October in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-two as clerk of the county court of Nicholas aforesaid.
Signed: S. Bowyer

House of Representatives 16th December 1822

I do hereby certify that S. Bowyer, clerk of the county court of Nicholas, has, I am well satisfied, no seal of office and that the above is his signature. 
Signed:  Wm. Smith, M.C.
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Nicholas County to wit
Before me a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Nicholas aforesaid, personally appeared the above named Martin Delaney subscriber to the foregoing declaration and in my presence acknowledged the power of attorney thereto subjoined to be his free act and deed and likewise personally appeared John Dobbins who hath subscribed the above certificate of identity, both to me well known to be men of respectability and truth and made solemn oath to the truth of the depositions by them respectively subscribed this 9th day of October in the year 1822
Samuel Hutchison
a Justice of the peace in 
and for Nicholas County
In testimony that the above written Samuel Hutchison was a magistrate authorized to administer oaths and take acknowledgments and in the State of Virginia at the at the above state and that his name there subscribed appears to me to be his usual signature not having a public seal I have hereunto affixed the County seal and subscribed my name and quality at Nicholas Courthouse this Ninth day of October in the year one thousand eight hundred twenty two as Clerk of the County Court of Nicholas aforesaid
S Bowyer  Clerk

House of Representatives 16rh December 1822
I do hereby certify that S. Bowyer Clerk of the County Court of Nicholas has, I am well satisfied, no seal of office and that the above is his signature
Wm Smith M. C
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Martin Delany

5th Penn Regt Col
Johnston -
26. May, 1818. ____
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Service 
admitted
The Judge's certificate
as to the circumstances of
the applicant [Illegible]

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Deposited 4th July 1819
Hon. Ballard Smith
H. of Rep.
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Virginia
Greenbrier County (towit)
At a Court held for the County of Greenbrier
On the 26th day of May 1818
Personally appeared before the Court by Court of Greenbrier, the same being a Court of Record, Martin Delaney, aged fifty-seven years, resident in the County of Greenbrier & State of Virginia, who being Duly Sworn according to Law on his oath, makes 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 & Naval service of the United States in the revolutionary War."
That he, the said Martin Delany, enlisted in Chester County in the State of Pennsylvania in the Company commanded by Capt. John Christy of the 5th Pennsylvania Regiment
Commanded by Col.      Johnston on the of
day of March 1777, that he continued to serve in the said Corps in the service of the US until the     day of August 1783 when he was
discharged from service in Philadelphia, that he was in the Battles of Shorthill Counties Bridge Brandywine, Germantown, Jamestown & Little York, that he is in reduced cCircumstances & stands in need of the assistance of his country
for support, that he has no
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other evidence now in his comparison of
his said services which is ordered to be certified.
I, Lewis Stuart, Clerk of the County Court of Greenbrier, do hereby certify that the aforegoing is a True Copy of the Record & Testimony offered to the Court on behalf of Martin Delany, together with his Declaration on Oath
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & filed the seal of my Office this 4th day of July 1878
Lewis Stuart, C.C.C.

At a Court held for the County of Greenbrier
on the 26th day of January 1819- Martin Delany, having at a Court held for this County on the 26th Day of May 1878, filed his declaration in this Court in pursuance of an act of Congress Entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war." The Court again taking into consideration his case do order that It be certified of their own knowledge that he
is in Reduced Circumstances & stands in absolute need of the assistance of his Country
for support.
Above Copy List
Lewis Stuart, C.C.C.
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Martin Delany's
Certificate
Delany
6381
March 1819
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Virginia
At a Court held for the County of Nicholas
in the seventh day of November 1820 before the Court Justice of the peace for the County aforesaid, being a Court of record constituted by the General Assembly of the State of Virginia aforesaid.
Be it remembered that on the day & year aforesaid, the following declaration was made by Martin Delany in the words & figures following to wit - Virginia, Nicholas County to wit, on this the seventh day of November 1820 personally appeared in open Court being a Court of records constituted as such by an act of the General Assembly of Virginia for the
said County, Martin Delany, aged 62 years,
resident in said County who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows:
That he enlisted in the company commanded
by Capt. John Christy in the fifth Pennsylvania Regiment commanded by Col Francis Johnson in the Pennsylvania line commanded by Genl Wayne. That on the 26th day of May 1818 he made his original declaration before the County Court of Greenbrier which was
transmitted to the department of War, whereupon he received a pension certificate No 6382, bearing date the 4th of February 1819. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 & that I have not since that time 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 & Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war" passed the 18th day of March 1818 & that I have not any person in trust for me any property of securities, contracts or debts due to me, nor have any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed & by me subscribed. All the property that I own is as follows:
3 cows, one of which I am now indebted for one Calf
Horse, for which I owe 
3 yearling hogs & 7 shoats
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6 tin cups
7 Knives & forks, 
5 or 6 Cup & Saucers
Few Earthen plates 
one coffee pot 
one tea pot
on pot & one oven
I am a farmer but through old age & infirmity am unable to do much. I have no family except a wife who is 50 years of age. She has been a sickly woman for twenty-five years & less able than myself in contributing any thing to our support.
Signed Martin Delany
Sworn to & declared the 7th day of November 1820 before the Justices of the County Court
of Nicholas aforesaid
The Court doth value the property contained in the foregoing schedule to Eighty dollars
I, Strother Bowyer, Clerk of the County Court of Nicholas, 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 hereby certify that is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Eighty dollars.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my private seal (not having a seal of office) this Twenty- Seventh day of November in the year of Christ one thousand eight hundred & twenty and of
the Commonwealth the forty fifth
S. Bowyer C N C
SEAL
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39425
Rey
INVALID.
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File No. 39,425
Martin Delany
Pri Rev War
Rev War
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Act: 18 March 18 ┃
Index: -- Vol. 5
Page 125 ┃
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1906 Dec. 3 - History to
Dennis Delaney-
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8 -- 595.
O. W. AND N. DIVISION.
Part
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Nov. 30, 1906
Searched by Gill
Original No.
Certificate No.
Claimant.
Soldier, Martin Delaney
Service,
Penn. Service
Rev. War
Remarks:
no claim except
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Chief of Division.