Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39,799, for James Kelly, Pennsylvania
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Service                         Number
Penna.    Kelly, James   S.39.799
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3764.

Pennsylvania Roll
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James Kelly
Private 
Pennsylvania Line 9 months
in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary war

Capt Murry
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Inscribed on the Roll of Penna at the rate of 8 dollars per month, to commence the 29 of April 1818.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 20 of Oct. 1818 and sent to John ross esq. Greensburg, Pennsylvania
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Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818                    $33.60
Semi-anl all'ce ending 4 March 1819     $48.00
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4mo 6/30                                                 $81.60

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

Nov. 18, 1819 certified & (illegible) Prothonotary of County of Common Pleas for Northumberland  County Penna. held in Derry Township Penn.

D. April 21, 1820
Agency book
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(Miss) A.M. Sloan 
204 5th St S.E.
Washington, D.C.

Aug 2, 1917
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To all to whom those presents shall come I James Kelly of Westmoreland County state of Pennsylvania send greetings.
Whereby I have applied to the War Department to be placed on the pension list pursuant to the provisions of an act of Congress passed the 18th day of March 1818. 
    Now know ye that for divers good causes me hereunto moving have and by these presents nominated constituted and appointed Mr. John Ross of Westmoreland County to apply for me and receive and give receipts or other acquaintances that may be required for such sum or sums as ma be allowed me in virtue of this act of Congress aforesaid and here by ratify and confirm all and every act that my said attorney may do in the premises.  Witness my hand and seal this 20 day of April 1818.
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                                      James x Kelly
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Wm. Jack

one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
Westmoreland County ss
personally appear before the subscriber on of the aforesaid judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said county, James Kelly doth and acknowledge the above as his act and deed and desire the same might be recorded as such according to law.
Witness my hand and seal April 29th 1818.
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Wm Jack
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Pennsylvania
Westmoreland County ss

    I James reed Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas for said county of Westmoreland do hereby certify that William Jack Esquire before whom the within acknowledgment of the within instrument of writing was made at the time of the acknowledgement thereof was (illegible) is one of the associate judges of the court of Common Pleas duly commissioned & sworn to all whose official acts as such full faith and credit is due.    In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand & affixed the seal of my office at Greensburg in said county this 29th day of April A.D. eighteen hundred and eighteen,

For James Reed, proy
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Morrison Underwood
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Admitted 
found on the Pennsylvania role
24 Apr 1818
James Kelly Private

To Mr John Ross
West Moreland Cty
Penna
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James Kelly of Derry Township in the County of Westmoreland and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (illegible) upon oath makes the following declaration:

    That the said James Kelly enlisted on the 1st day of October A.D. 1776 as a private soldier by Captain Murray for the term of one year and eight months in the Company of Foot under Cols Samuel Alec regiment in the Pennsylvania line, that the declarant did fully serve until the month of July following the said company at which time he was discharged by reason of being unfit for duty owing to an injury received from this kick of a horse, that the declarant entered into the service of the country in September 1781 by being enlisted as a private in Captain John Wallace's Company of Foot in the regiment Commanded by Cols William Nichols of the Pennsylvania line and served for the term of ten months faithfully, and received an honorable discharge at the expiration thereof.
    The Declarant received written certificates of his discharge and that he has lost the same by time and accident.  That Declarant is sixty eight years of age infirm and from his reduced circumstances in life is now in need of assistance from his country for support.

Sworn to and declared before me this 29th day of April A.D. 1818.

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                                          James x Kelly
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Wm Jack
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I William Jack one of the Associate Judges of the Court of COmmon Pleas in and for the County of Westmoreland and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania do certify that of appears to my satisfaction that the said James Kelly did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the within declaration, against the common enemy. Any now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken here and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the Act of Congress.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 29th day of April A.D. 1818.
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Wm. Jack

Westmoreland County ss

    I James Reed prothonotary of the of Westmoreland in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that William Jack, Esq. before whom the written affidavit was taken & whose name is subscribed to the same to the above certificate as the time of the taking of the said affidavit was and yet is one of the associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas aforesaid duly commissioned.  To all whose official acts as such full faith & credit is due.  In testimony whereof I have set my hand & affixed the seal of my office at Greensburgh in said county this twenty ninth day of April A.D. eighteen hundred eighteen.
                            for James Reed prot.

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                             Morrison Underwood,
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39799
INVALID
Revy
File No. 39,799
James Kelly 
Priv. Rev War

Act: 18th March 18''

Index-Vol. 3 Page 268

{Arrangement of 1870}
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.    3-525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D.C. ______, 19__.

In reply to your request of ____, received ______ for a statement of the military history of James Kelly a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension on file in this Bureau.  S.39,799

Dates of Enlistments or appointment/Length of Service/rank/Officers under whom service was rendered Captain Colonel/ State.

Oct 1, 1776 to July 1777/-/Private/ Captain Murray (Col) James (inllegible)/ Penna/.

Sept 1784/(illegible)/Private/John McHattan William Nichols/Penna.

Battle engaged in, none stated.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, not stated.
Date of application for pension, April 29th, 1818. His claim (illegible)
Residence at date of application, Derry township, Westmoreland County Penna
Age at date of application, sixty eight years
Remarks: (illegible faded sentence)
 

respectfully,
Commissioner.