Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File [Blank], for Barney Murphy, Pennsylvania
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Service                                        Number

Penn         Murphy, Barney      Dis
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Comtemts
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June 15, 1906
WJF
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Murphy, Barney
    His name appears on a list of applicants for invalid pension returned by the District Court for the District of Pennsylvania, submitted to the House of Representatives by the Secretary of War, on War on April 25, 1794, and printed in the American State Papers, class 9, page 100. 

Rank: Private.
Regt: 9th & 5th Pennsylvania.
Disability: Received a wound at the battle on Monmouth, on the elbow of his right arm, from the splinter of the carriage of a piece of artillery; that the said wound disqualified him in a great degree from labor, particularly that kind of labor which requires the raining of the arm, such as chopping, threshing, &c.
When and where disabled: June 28, 1778, battle of Monmouth.
Residence: County of Dauphin.
To what pension entitled: Half.
Remarks: Enlisted April 8, 1778, time of discharge unknown.
Evidence transmitted by the District Court incomplete as to his place of residence since he left the service.
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The National Archives   
Form VAM-51
12-5-41

COUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

Division of Veteran's Administration Archives

Name: Murphy, Charles
Grade: Private
Line: Maryland
Warrant Number: 11521
Acreage: 100
Issued: November 29, 1790 to John Thornton, Admt.

*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.
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The National Archives
Form Vam-51
12-5-41

Bounty Land Warrant Record Card*

Division of Veteran's
Administration Archives

Name Murphy, Christopher
Grade Private
Line Pennsylvania
Warrant Number 9992 
Acreage 100
Issued October 28, 1789
           to M. McConnel, assignee

* The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of Land Warrants Issued Prior to 188" 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 of 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.