Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40237, for John Patton, Pennsylvania
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Service
Penn.
Patton, John
Number S.40237
CONTENTS
wife Sarah
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[Handwritten] See let 9th Jan: 41 to L. D. Belair, copy of dedn sent to same Jan 15. 1841

[missing text] ref sent Hon Sanr 
[missing text]oore. H Reps.
[missing text] ary 4th 1821.

7882     4
Pennsylvania
John Patton, of Pha [Philadelphia] in the state of Pennsa [Pennsylvania]. who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Chambers of the Pennsylva [Pennsylvania] [illegible] for the term of 6 years war

Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence the 3d of April 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 20 of March 1819 and sent to Richard Peters, Esqre. Philada.

Arrears to 4th of March 1819. 10m. $28/30 4/30 $88.49

Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept. 1819....48.-   $136.49

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}

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40237
INVALID.
Revy [illegible]

File No. 40237
John Patton
Pri Rev War

Act: 18th March 18
Index:- Vol. 3, Page 382

[Arrangement of 1870.]
3155
3447

Jan. 19/98 To. Mr-Weaver, Philadelp
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22
John Patton
private.

Shee's regt. 7-10 months 1st regt. Pennsa line
Chambers' regt. '77.war

Admitted
Pension Roll

Judge's genl certificate is on file
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[All Handwritten]
District of Pennsylvania [illegible]

On this third day of April AD 1818, before me Richard Peter Judge of this district court of the United States in Horton Pennsylvania District personally affirmed John Patton who being duly Sworn deposed and declare, that during the war of the Revolution he served against the common enemy as a private Soldier in the Army on the Continental establishment - that in the year 1779 he enlisted in Captain Hubley's Company in Colonel Shee's Regiment of the Pennsylvania Line for the term of One year and served thereunto ten months when he discharged on account of sickness  - that he again enlisted in the first Regt. of the Pennsylvania Line commanded by Colonel Chambers and served therewith until the end of the war - that he is now sixty four years of age and reason of his reduced circumstances in life is in need of assistance from his country for support - that he is a resident citizen of the United States  - that he never has received or been allowed a Pension by the laws of the United States and that his discharge has been lost.

John Patton

Sworn to before me
April 30 1818.
Richard Peter,
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[All Handwritten]
Jan 9: 41
[illegible] at pa.  
asking for copy of papers, &c.

John L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City DC
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Philada. January 9. 1841
376 North Third St

John,
I am requested on behalf of Mrs. Sarah Patton widow of John Patton, late pentioner [pensioner] of the Revolutionary War, to say to you, that her said Husband died in the month of January last, and left her with no means to support herself, that at the time of his demise she was, and is still in a decreased state, and as she [illegible] having no claim on the United States under any acts of congress, she is deciding to make application for a Pension to the State of Pennsylvania, for which purpose will you have the goodness to send me a copy of the record in your Department in relation to the said John Patton being a pentioner [pensioner]?

I would further beg leave to request your Opinion as respect Mrs. Patton, she being still a widow is she, or is she not Entitled to some from the US. under any of the late acts of Congress?  I am Sir, With dear Consideration Yours, Lewis D Belair

John L Edward Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
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1820.
Application of John Patton for a Pension

S. Moore
7882

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District of Pennsylvania SS

On this twenty Seventh day of November A. D. 1820 personally appeared in open Court of Common Pleas holden in Doylestown for the County of Bucks being a Court of Record proceeding according to the course of the Common Law with a Jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount and keeping a Record of its proceedings John Patton aged Sixty Six years resident in Bucks County in the said district who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress of the 18th of March 1818 and first of May 1820.  That he served in the Revolutionary war in the Company commanded by Captain David Zeigler in the Regiment commanded by Col. Chambers in the line of the State of Pennsylvania and has obtained a pension under the Act of the 18th of March 1818 his certificate being numbered 1882.

And  I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or on 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 security contracts or Debts due to me nor have I any income other than what I contained in the schedule hereto [illegible] and by me subscribed Sworn & Subscribed in open Court the 27th day of November 1820.  (signed) John Patton 
John S Benezet Prothonotary
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I have besides necessary clothing and bedding one Bureau, Six chairs, two chests, three tables, stove, Bake Iron, Pot & tea kettle.  Frying pan Gridiron & fire tongs Coffee Mill, Smoothing Iron Knives & forks Plates & tea ware, Pig, 20.- bu. corn

Debts owing to me $8.12.
I am indebted in the sum of 21.70.

I am by trade a Taylor [tailor] but by reason of indistinctness of vision am unable to pursue that occupation -

I have a wife named Sarah who is old and infirm like myself. 

signed John Patton
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Inventory of all and [illegible] the goods, & chattels credits and Debts of John Patton (an old soldier) of Warwick township Bucks County & State of Pennsylvania as taken this 20th day of November Anno Domino 1820.
By William Long (farmer)
John Kerr.

Wearing apparel $4 Bedstead Beds bedding. 5  - $9.00 
Bureau $5. Six chairs $3. two chests 50cts - 8.50 Three tables $2 stove $8 Bake Iron Pot & tea kettle $2. 12-  
Frying pan, Gridiron & fire tongs $1.50. Coffee mill $25cts  - 1.75 
Smoothing Iron Knives & forks 50 cents. - .50
Plates & tea ware $2 Pig 75cts 20 bu. corn 40 cents - 10.00
Debts owing to him - 8.12
49.87
Debts that he owes $21.70
28.17

Bucks County SS
I John S. Benezet Clerk of the Court of Quarter Sessions of the County aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the Record of said Court, And I 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 fifty-five Dollars.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and affixed the seal of Court on this Fifteenth day of December Anno Domini 1820.  John S Benezet Clk