Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39,629, Jacob Grace, Penn.
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SERVICE

Penn Grace, Jacob S39629

Contents
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Pennsylvania. (19)

Jacob Grace, 
Gunner, In the army of the U. States.
[notes in different hand] "Colo proder" "Penn" "(5)"

At $8 per mo: to comd 26th Mar: 1818.
Cert: Issued 31st March 1818
sent to Wm Thomas Lloyd,
No. 148 north 8th Street Philadelphia, Pensyl

Arr to 4th Sept. 1818. 5 7/28 mo. $42.

(Revy Claim Act 18th.March, 1818.)
Pennsylvania Line 2ys

Nov
Philadelphia
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[Cover page to be completed]

[note] "39629" "revy" 
INVALID.

File No. 39.629
Jacob Grace
Gunner Rev War

Act: 18th March 18
Index: - Vol. D, Page 804

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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The Discharge of 
Jacob Grace
Artillery
1778
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By Thomas Porter Esquire Colonel of
First Pennsylvania Regiment of Artillery
These are to certify that Jacob Grace late  Gunner in Captain Joseph Rices Company in the Regiment aforesaid
Born in [axley?] Township Philadelphia County aged 23 years [illegible] Black hair Dark Complexion by trade a Laborer has served two years- and the time which he Enlisted for being [acpied?] is hereby at his own request discharged from any further service in said Regiment, having first received all his pay cloathing and other such demands from the time of his being Enlisted to this day, as appears by his receipt underneath
Given under my hand to Philadelphia this Twentyfifth day August 1778
Tho. Procter
Colonel Artillery
I do hereby acknowledge to have received a all my cloathing and other just demands from the time of my being Enlisted in the abovesaid
Regiment to this date-- in witness my hand this Twenty
fifth day of August 1778
Jacob Grace
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[?] Boyd.

correct under the law 
the seal of the [court?]
accepted [illegible]
than supplied by his
regular discharge from
 the Army annexed
Secretary of the Department of
War
Washington City
1818.9.4
1818.3.25
P 7/28
8
$40
  2
$42
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To the Honorable William Tilghman, Chief Justice of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania Your applicant Jacob Grace residing in the City of Philadelphia
in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania prays your honor to admit him to make
a declaration under oath, before you, of his case and circumstances as directed by
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. Setting forth that he is by reason of his reduced circumstances in life in need of assistance from his country for support and claims a pension for that purpose, at the same time he relinquishes his claim to every pension heretofore allowed him by the laws of the United States
And your applicant further set forth that he was a gunner in Capt Joseph Rices
Company in the 1st Regt of Artillery, commanded by Colonel Thomas Proctor Esqr
belonging to the Pennsylvania line; That he entered the service by enlistment
on the 25th August 1776, which service he left on the 25th August 1778, his time viz
two years being then expired, and was at his own request discharged by the aforementioned Col. Proctor, in proof whereof he offers his original discharge, which
is hereunto annexed. And further he offers the Oath of Jacob Strenbeck to prove his identity
which he hopes will make it appear to your honor that he served in the Revolutionary war against the Common Enemy for the term of nine months and longer. And that your honor will be pleased to certify and transmit the
testimony in his case & the proceedings had thereon to the Secretary of the department
of War in order that your applicant may be placed on the pension list
and your applicant will ever pray
Jacob Grace
Before me personally appeared Jacob Grace the above mentioned applicant and
maketh oath that the matters by him set forth in the preceeding premises are just and true
down this 26th day of March 1818
Wm Tilghman Chf. Just of the Sup. Cot of Pennsylvania
Also personally appeared before me Jacob Strenbeck of the City of Philadelphia
and maketh oath, that Jacob Grace the applicant now present is the identical person
mentioned in Col. Proctor discharge, that he knew him as his fellow soldier, having served
with him in the same Reg during the period above alluded to
Sworn and subscribed to this 26 March 1818
before in Wm Tilghman Ch. Just. of the Sup. Court of Pennsa
Jacob Strenbeck
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T William Tilghman Chief Justice of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
do hereby certify, and transmit the above testimony and proceedings had thereon
being satisfied that the applicant Jacob Grace served in the Revolutionary war again
the Common Enemy
Philad 26 March 1818

Wm. Tilghman Ch. Just.
of the Co of Penns

Secretary of the
To the department of War

The Secretary of War, will please address the result to Thomas Lloyd 148 North 8th Street Philadelphia
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51-
12 - 5 - 41
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
NAME. Grace, James  Grade Private  Line New York
WARRANT NUMBER 7171 ACREAGE 100
ISSUED Sept. 15, 1790 to John S. Hobart, et al, assigned

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.