Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 6114, for Moses Swartwood, Pennsylvania
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(3-1776)
SERVICE   NUMBER
Penn.   Swartwood, Moses  W. 6114
   Mary Magdalena

CONTENTS
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1652
Pennsylvania Phila.
Mary M. Swartwood, de widow of Moses Swartwood Penn who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private.
Incd. from $80
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 96 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 1st July, 1848 & and 27th March 1850.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 5th day of April 1855 and sent to  S. L. Loomis Present.
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Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 270 Vol.2
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8,049
Pennsylvania
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Moses Swartwood of Chestnut Hill in the state of Pennsv. who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Mintges of the Penn. line, for the term of three years.
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Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 80 Dollars per month, to commence on the 20th of May 1818.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 20th of May 1819 and sent to John Cooper Esq. Easton, Pa.
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Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819 [illegible] 76.12
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4th Sept 1819  48.00
[Total] $124:12

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

Continental
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Notification sent November 4, 1820 to Henry Spring, Easton, Pennsylvania.
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Northampton County SS.
On this 20th day of May in the year 1818, before me the subscriber an associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the aforesaid County, personally appeared Moses Swartwood aged about fifty eight years, resident in Chestnut Hill Township in said County, 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 Sd. [said] Moses Swartwood as he believes about the year 1780 at Easton in the Sd. County enlisted in a Company commanded by Captain Irvin of the 1st Pennsylvania Regt. Col. Minas on the Continental establishment, That he enlisted for during the war and was discharged at the end of the war at Philadelphia but his discharge is lost. That he was at the capture of Cornwallis and in several skirmishes to the South. That while in the service he was injured by a team passing over him, the effects of which remain to this day. That he is in reduced circumstances, and by reason of the same and his infirmities, ?stands in need of assistance from his Country for support. That he has no other consideration in his power of this Sd. services. And he hereby relinquishes all claims to any pension to which the laws of the United States my entitle him except the provisions of the aforesd [aforesaid] act of Congress.
[Signed with the note "His mark" an an "X"] Moses Swartwood
Sworn & declared to & Subscribed before me this day & year aforesd [aforesaid]
//s// Jno Cooper

I John Cooper Esquire Judge aforesaid do Certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the Sd. Moses Swartwood did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy as stated in the preceding declaration, and I now Transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary of War pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
Witness my Hand & Seal the day & year aforeSd. at Easton aforesd.
//s// Jno Cooper [A hand drawn seal added]
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Jany. 25th 1819 
Northampton County }
Commonwealth of Penna. }
Personally appeared before me Jno Cooper one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for Said County Fredk. Shenkler [sic] who is well known by me, And on his solemn Oath deposeth & saith that that within named Moses Swartwood was in the Continental Service at the same time, deponent [illegible] that he served there no more than nine months & that his circumstances are poor such as stated in his own deposition.  //s// Frderick Shaeckhler
Sworn & Subscribed Before me
//s// Jno Cooper

[The following is written in the center between the above text and that which follows and is written perpendicular to the above text.]
Mose Swartwood (private)
1st Pennsylvania Regt. 
1780 to close of the war.
say 3 years
20th May 1818
Penna.
Col. Mintages
on more [illegible]

Returned to obtain the certificate of the Judges as to "reduced circumstances" of the applicant.
Easton, Penna.

[The original deposition text continues]

I certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the within named applicant is in reduced circumstances & stands in need of assistance from his Country for Support. Easton Jan. 30. 1819

//s// Jno Cooper Judge C. [illegible]

Pennsy [text covered partially by seal]
North[text partially covered by seal] County to wit}
I Henry Spering Esquire Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of the County aforesd. [aforesaid], do Certify that the Hon. John Cooper Esquire, whose signature is affixed to the within certificate & deposition is and was at the time of [illegible] the [illegible] was Associate Judge of the aforesd. Court and that due faith & credence is to be given to his acts as such.
Witness my Hand & the Seal of the Sd. [said] Court this [illegible] A.D. 1818   //s// Henry Spering Proty.