Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 36404, Richard Avit, Continental Navy (Penn.)
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(8-1776)
SERVICE
Continental (Penn.) Navy
Avit, Richard
NUMBER S. 36404

CONTENTS
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14.888
Indiana

Richard Avit of Perry Cty in the State of Indiana who was a Sergeant in the regiment commanded by Colonel Proctor of the Pennsylvania line, for the term of three years

Inscribed on the Roll of Indiana at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 24 of May 1819

Certificate of Pension issued the 10 of Sept 1819 and sent to A.G. Goodlet Nashville Tennessee.-

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1819 27.12
Semi-anl, all'ce ending 4 March 1820 48.
15 8/31 4/30   $75.12

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

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Notice sent to the Hon. Mr. Noble, Senate 20 Dec 18??
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Richard Avit
U.S. Alfred and after in Col. Proctors Pennsylvania Regt.

Ad'd
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DISTRICT OF Indiana, Ss
On this 24 day of May 1819, before me, the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Circuit Court
for the said district, personally appeared Richard Avit aged 81 years, resident in Perry County 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 Richard Avit enlisted for the term of one year in the marines on ship Alfred commanded by Capt Patterson under Commander Hopkins on the ___ day of January in the year seventeen hundred & seventy-six * in Philadelphia in the state of Pennsylvania in the company commanded by Captain Courtney of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Proctor in the line of the State of Pennsylvania on the Continental Establishment; that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States, until the January 1780, when he was discharged from service in Trenton state of New Jersey, that he was in the battles of Brandywine, Germantown, and Whiteplains and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.
Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid
R Daniel

I, Richard Daniel Judge, &c. as aforesaid, do certify that it appears, to my satisfaction, that the said Richd Avit did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months at one time, on the continental establishment; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress. I am also satisfied that he needs the assistance of his country for support.
May 25th 1819 R  Daniel

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* and was discharged in Philadelphia in January 1777, that he again enlisted for the term of three years in February 1777 as orderly sergeant
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Richard Avit
Schedule of Property

14. 101.
March 1820

CM
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District of Indiana
County of Perry

On this twenty-second day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty personally appeared in open court, the circuit court for said district being a court of record, Richard Avit, aged eight-one years, resident in Perry County in said district, who first being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows to wit: 

That he served in the navy of the United States for one year, that he was enlisted by Captain Nicholson at Newcastle in the state of Pennsylvania and served the first six months with Commadore Hopkins in the Ship Alfred and six months with Capt. John Roberts on board the Black Brig from Philadelphia, the Andrew Doria, and was discharged at Philadelphia by Capt. Robertson, that the date of his original application is not recollected; that he has a pension certificate numbered fourteen thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight {14888}.

That afterwards, to wit, on the day of {blank} in the year 1777 he enlisted for the term of three years in the state of Pennsylvania in the company commanded by Capt. Courtney in the regiment commanded by Colonel Thomas Proctor of the Pennsylvania artillery in the line of the state of Pennsylvania Continental Establishment, artillery commanded by General Knox; that at the end of three years he was discharged by Genl. Anthony Wayne at Trenton, New Jersey. 

And I solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 14th of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof so to diminish it to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled, "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and navel service of the United States in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 14th of March 1818 and I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contract or debts nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereunto annexed.
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To wit: one colt worth fifteen dollars, one mare and colt worth twenty-five dollars, eight head of cattle worth thirty-five dollars fifty cents, one set of plough irons, one old axe and one old hoe, all worth two dollars.
Signed: Richard (his X mark) Avit

That I am a farmer but not able to follow it and have three in my family, to wit: myself, and wife named Jane, aged fifty-five years and is a cripple and a daughter named Nancy, aged twenty-two, hereby sworn to and declared on the twenty-second day of September 1820 before me James R. E. Goodlett, president judge of the fourth judicial circuit of said district.
Signed:  James R.E. Goodlett

I, Solomon Lamb, clerk of the circuit court for the county of Perry and state of Indiana, do hereby certify that the foregoing declaration and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of the said court, and I do further certify that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is seventy-seven dollars and fifty cents.

  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court this 14th day of October 1820.
Signed:  Solomon Lamb, Clk.
by Thomas Fitzgerald, Dept. Clk.
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36404
Revy INVALID.

File No. 36404
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Richard Avit
Serg Rev War
Act: 18 March 18
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 15
[Arrangement of 1870.}