Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 2373-200, John Edie, Penn
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Penn.

Edie, John   [stamped star above name]

NUMBER
B.L.Wt. 2373-200
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CONTENTS
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Commandour [sic] for the Commissioner of Pensions.

(These) John Edie was a Lt of the 6th Pa Regt afterwards (its was) renumbered the "7th".  In the roll of that Regt. for I think August 1778.   & by all accounts it is the last roll of said Regt. prior to the grand consolidation of the Continental Army from 88 to seventy eight I think which took place at white Pains, New York on 14th Sept 1778.  John Edie will be found a Lieutenant with the remark "Prisoner of war on Parole left out in the new arrangements." This roll is in a book the Vol or No. not now nor attached it is believed with the Pennsylvania Line and I mistake not is copy of the same of the Virginia Line. And again in Vol. 105 will be found a list of officers of the Pennsylvania Line under the new arrangements and also a list of the (illegible) is of the (illegible) in which will be found the name of John Edie with a number of others of said regt. who are on the roll of the Regt. first & will be found the same number of Prisoners of war on parole left out in the new arrangement, and of those officers as noted it will be found that a C J McCallister and warrant 1462 and Samuel McPherson and warrant No1459 each for 200 acres by the Secretary of War & (3 - 4 words unintelligible) and at all times entitled to bounty land.  Will you give cause this claim to be taken up and passed on as early as practicable.

Your respectfully,
Henry Northrup
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(Transcriber's note" An addressed envelope)

Henry Northrup


James L. Edwards Esqr.
Commis. of Pensions
President


Rec'd. Oct. 7th '45

Oct. 7. '45.
Wm Gordon
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The following in relation to Lieut. John Eddy of the Pennsylvania Line appears on Book W.24 Page 136 "Washington Papers", Department of State ~

Return of the officers belonging to, and who served in the 7th Penna. regiment since the 1st January 1777. to the 29th August 1778. viz. -. 

1st Lieut. John Eddy.  Commissioned 9th. Jany 1776 - prisoner on parole, and left out of the arrangement 20th. March 1777.

And on Vol. 105, Page 21 "Washington Papers" as follows.

Pennsylvania Arrangement. Officers on the Supernumerary list -
7th Regiment
To be specially recommended
Capt. J. A. Wilson
Lieut. John Eddie
Lieut. John Hoge
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Know all men by these presents that we Philip Suthkopff and Sarah his wife of the city of Philadelphia do hereby constitute and appoint Henry (illegible) of Washington City our true and lawful attorney with power of substitution for us and in our names to prepare papers and collect [illegible] and (illegible) to inabling [sic] and our heirs John R. Edie of Juniata & county Pennsylvania to obtain a warrant from the United States for two hundred acres of amnesty land in light of the services of our late grandfather John Edie as a Lieutenant in the Pennsylvania Line of the Army of the Revolution and to present the same before Secretary of War of the United States and if allowed to ask (illegible) and  (illegible) of him a warrant for the said  two hundred acres but for nothing (illegible) these two hundred acres of land and to (illegible) the same with the Commissioner of the General Land Office and to endorse (illegible) for and make sale of the same and to do and for former all manner of things (illegible) the same which (illegible) might & in conclusion (illegible) we personally (illegible) In witness of which we have set our hands and seal this sixth day of October 1845.
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Philip Suthkopff
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Sarah Suthkopff

Signed & Sealed and delivered in presence of J.L. Maguire.

State of Maryland }
Baltimore City       }

    I personally appoint before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said City Philip Suthkopff and Sarah his wife signed and sealed to the foregoing power of attorney and make authorized the same to be their voluntary act and deed for the prepared justices therein named, signed sealed and acknowledged before me this sixth day of October 1845.
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J L Maguire

State of Maryland, Baltimore County} Ss
  I hereby certify that James S. Maguire gentleman before whom the above acknowledgement were made and who has subscribed his name to the certificate thereof was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace of the state of Maryland in and for city of Baltimore duly commissioned and sworn.
    In testimony whereof I hereto set my hand and affix the seal of Baltimore County Court this sixth day of October 1845.

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A.W. Bradford
Clerk
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Power of Attorney
Suthkopff & wife


John Edie   Rev.
No. 2373


Henry Northrup - Atty
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District of Columbia

Washington County, to wit

    I certify that the foregoing is a true copy from the original files & recorded in the office of the Register of Wills for Washington County aforesaid.

Witness my hand and seal 
of office, this 4th day of 
October in the year 1845.

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Ed. N. Roach Reg of Wills
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Certificate of Hardship
Lt John Edie's heirs