Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 9531, for Nicholas Shope, Pennsylvania
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Penn
Shope, Nicholas
R. 9531
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9531
Nicholas Shope
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Nicholas Shope
Pennsylvania 

Suspended

Dec let: 26th Sep:
1839 W. P. Ramsey

9531

Act 7 June 1832
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6
State of Pennsylvania
Cumberland Co.
⎬
On the thirteenth day of August
one thousand eight hundred and thirty
nine personally appeared in open Court
before the Judges of the Court of Common
Pleas now sitting Nicholas Shop as
ident of Cumberland County, State of Penn
Sylvania aged twenty nine years, who
being first duly sworn according to law
doth on his oath make the following
declaration in order to obtain the benefit
of the act of Congress passed June 7 1832
that he was born in Berks County
Pennsylvania, and removed them to see
now in the same state and was drafted to
join a militia company under Captain twenty
in 1776 in the month of July and marched to the
City of N York from Lebanon Pennsylvania, and
remained them in the fort for two months
again he joined Captain Myers Company as a
Substitute in March 1778 make to Philadelphia
in reman two months, when he was dis
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in
charged about the first of April 1782 he
enlisted in the service of the United States under
---
Captain Livergood at Shells never in Lamaster
County Pennsylvania, then he marched to Con
list when he remained some time and
then was ordered on an expedition of the
Sumator men against the Indians he
turned to Carlisle and was discharge
about the first of January ensuing
He hereby relinquishes every claim
whatever to a pension or annuity except the
present, and declares that his name is
not on the pension note of the agency of
any State. Sworn and subscribed the day
and year aforesaid in open Court
Test
Geo. Sanderson
Prothy
Paul
On the thirteenth day of August 1839 personally
appeared in open court before the Judges of
the Court of Common Pleas now sitting Peter
him of the Township of Hopewell Cumberland
County who being sworn according to law doth
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on his oath make the following statement
May Nicholas Shop the above named applicant
for a pension lived with his father man
Lebanon in Lancaster County Pennsylvania
deny the Revolutionary war, and he remember
destiny to her seen him march off with
a militia company form above
about the
beginng
of the war, and also knows
that the
said
Nicholas Shope enlisted in Captain
due goods
company in the seven of the Umber
&
Rates about the close the Revolution, and remain
on six or eight months and after and he
turned and he with his father. He is
generally reputed to have been in the militia
and regular deme day the war of the
Revolution for a considerable pension, and
is now a pension of the State of Pennsyl
Vanier
woman hebremeter the day
and year aforesaid in open
paters
Court
Geo. Sanderson
Boble
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We John Craig and Joseph M Means
residing in the County of Cumberland and State of
Pennsylvania do hereby certify that we are
well acquainted with Nicholas hope who
has subscribed and sworn to the above de
laration, that we believe him to be seventy
nine years of age, and that he is reputed and
believe in the neighborhood where he resides
to have been a solder of the Revolution and
that we concur in that opinion. Sworn and sub
ember the day and year aforesaid in open court
Ten
Geo. Anderson Potts
Joseph Means
John Craig
And
the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after
the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interson
as prescribed by the war Department, that the above
have applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served
as he states, in the Court further certifies that is
appears to them that Joseph M Manan John Oren
who signed the preceeding certificates and indicate por
sons and then statements are entitled to die
Cumberland County
State of Pennsylvania ⎬
Geo Sandus Clerk of County Commiss
Saml Helen, Per
Cunnan County do hereby certify that the
foregoing contains the original proceedings of the
said Court in the matter of the appention of
hole Shope for a pension. In testimony whereof
John Stuart again
the hereunto set my hand and
John Delever
Seal of office this thirteenth day
of August 1839
Geo Sanderson
Broth
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S
Pa
Free
Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
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Carlisle Aug 21, 1839
endow you the application
of Nicholas Phips for a pension and
request and any decease in his case
am Very Respectfully
William Ramsey
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Edward on
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41
Shope, William
12545
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
Sergeant
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
Virginia
┃ April 30, 180: (torn)
to not shown-
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.