Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40787, Thomas Burn, Md
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Service
MD

Name
Burn, Thomas

Number
S.40787
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Pennsylvania
No 2057
Thomas Burn
Capt. Emery
Private
Marland Line 3 years 
in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War

Inscribed on the roll of Pennsylvania 
at the rate of 8 dollars per month to commence on the 4 of August 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 26th of August and delivered to the pensioner.

Arrearages to 4 Sept 1818
1 Mo. 1/30 = $8.26

{Revolutionary claims Act 18th March, 1818}

Washington
Continued
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Notification sent October 28, 1820, to
Jno G Werster, West Chester, PA
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District of Columbia
Washington County

Personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for the county of Washington, Thomas Burn, who made solum oath that his place of residence is in Chester County Pennsylvania to which place he is now about to proceed.

Sworn & subscribed to before me this 25th of August 1818

James M Varnum JP
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Washington, Aug 25, 1818

Sir,

I wish my name to be transferred to the Pennsylvania Roll of Pensioners.

Thomas Burn
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Judge Thruston

Correct
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District of Columbia

On this 4th day of August 1818 before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of the United States for the said district, personally appears Thomas Burn aged 67 years resident in Washington in the said district who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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:" That he the said Thomas Burn enlisted in New Town Chester in the state of Maryland in April 1777 in the company commanded by Captain Gideon Emery of the 5th Regt. Maryland line; that he continued to serve in the said corps or in the service of the United States until the 9th of April 1780 being 3 years of continued service when he was discharged from service in Mendham state of New Jersey that he was in the battles of Brandywine Monmouth, and at the siege of Mud Fort under Genl. Samuel Smith besides several other battles of little note...and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his county for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services having lost his discharge 
That he obtained last May the certificate of Genl Sam Smith of Baltimore under whom this declarant served at Mud Fort aforesaid of such service now in his command which the Genl directs to be transmitted to the war office, and which has *** as this declarant is informed.
Sworn to before me the day and year aforesaid.

I Buckner Thruston Judge etc. as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Thomas Burn did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the direction of the aforementioned act of Congress; I also certify that the said Thomas Burn appears to my satisfaction to be in reduced circumstances. Given under my hand this 5th day of August 1818.

B. Thruston

SEAL

To the Honorable
The Secretary of War
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Thomas Burn

2057
West Bradford
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Chester County

On this second day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty personally appeared in open court of Common Pleas held at Westchester in and for the county of Chester in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 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
Thomas burn aged sixty-seven years and upwards resident in the township of West Brandford in the said county of Chester and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania who being first duly sworn according to law doth make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of congress of the 18th of march, 1818 and the 1st of May, 1820; that he served in the Revolutionary war in the company of Capt. Richard Emery in the 5th Maryland regiment commanded by Col. William Richardson during the term of three years (from 1777 to 1780)
on the continental establishment and has obtained a pension under the act of the 18th of March, his certificate being numbered 2057
And I the said Thomas Burn do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March eighteen hundred and eighteen and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner whatever 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 engage in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" passed on the eighteenth day of March, eighteen hundred and eighteen and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income; other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.

Thomas Burn

Sworn to, declared, and subscribed on the second day of August 1820 in open court of Common pleas in and for the county of Chester in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; the said court being a court of record by the Laws of the said commonwealth.

Jno G Werster - Prothonotary

Schedule of Property

I the said Thomas Burn have no property whatever besides necessary clothing and bedding - being an inmate in the poor house of Chester County - I am by trade a shoemaker and by reason of failure in my eyesight and of the infirmities am unable to pursue that occupation. I have no family residing with me.

Thomas Burn
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Chester County

I John G Werster Esquire Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of the said county of Chester the same being a court of Record by the laws of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that the foregoing declaration & the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said court and I do 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 blank dollars and blank cents. IN testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court at Westchester this fifteenth day of August one thousand eight hundred and twenty.

Jno G Wersler - Prothonotary
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40787
Revy
INVALID
File No 40787
Thomas Burn
Pri Rev War

Act 18th March 1818

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