Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40304, for Peter Prough, Pennsylvania
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Pennsylvania Line
Prough, Peter
NUMBER
S. 40304

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CONTENTS - blank
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19.014
OHJO
Peter Prough
of (illegible) in the State of Ohio who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Nagle of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Hand in the Pennsylvania line, for the term of one year.

Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on th 16 of June 1823.

Certificate of Pension issued the 7 of July 1823 and sent to Wm. Steel Esq. Chillicothe

Semi an. all'ce ending 2 Sept. 1823 $21.06

2 mo
8
16
5.06
21.06

Revolutionary Claim,
Acts March 18, 1818,
and May 1, 1820.
(illegible) 1823
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The State of Ohio, Ross County ss

     Ross Common Pleas Court Session 1823

On the sixteenth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty three personally appeared in open court being a Court of record for the county and state aforesaid, Peter Prough aged sixth six years and aforesaid resident in Ross County and State of Ohio aforesaid.  Who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he enlisted in the Dutch Regiment Commanded by Colonel David and in the company commanded by George Nagle and that he enlisted in the Reading Company & that he marched with three companies of said regiment under the command of the regimental Major Husker or Whitaker of frenchman to prospect (illegible) Boston where we joined the balance of the Regiment under the command of Colonel Sc..ewds which was a part of the command of General Shempson in 1775 and the Captain Nogle was promoted and our company was then commanded by Captain Harris from whom & afterwards i received my discharge at Long Island for this enlistment which was for one year.  I again went into the service for four months in what was called the Flying Camp composed of one company & commanded by I think one Captain Old.  Then went into the service in the regiment then called General Washington's regiment and with (continues on next page)
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company commanded by Captain Peter Wiser.  I think the regiment was commanded by Col. McMootrce or Ootrce and served in said regiment about 2 years and 9 months and was discharged at the Rising Sun Tavern 5 miles above Philadelphia and took my discharge from Peter Wiser the Captain.  And I do solemnly swear that I am a resident citizen of the United States ion the 18th day of March 1818. and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner dispose of my property in any part thereof with the intent to diminish it so as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval services of the United States in the Revolutionary War" passed on the 18th day of March in the year 1818 and that I have not had any person in trust for me, any property of securities or securities contract or debt due to me other than these mentioned in the following schedule  list:

Our horse - $40, our cow - $8, Our colt - $20,  one (illegible) $10 and household furniture to the amount of about - $10 the whole valuation of which is not more than ninety dollars and that all his children (eight in number) have married and left him except one and that the increasing infirmity of old age together with a wound he received in the Revolution renders him incapable of earning his living by manual labor.
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                          Peter Prough
Personally appeared in open court being a court of record Samuel Prough who being of lawful and first duly (continued on next page)
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continued and sworn the truth to speak the whole truth and nothing but the truth deposeth and saith that the foregoing estimate of property is all that the applicant has and that the value thereof is not more that ninety dollars. 
                                                his
                                    Samuel  X  Prough
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Sworn to in open court
June 16th 1820

State of Ohio
Fairfield County ]ss

    Personally aeared Jacob Herron before me Samuel Spaugler an acting justice of the peace in and for said county he being a creditable man and of good character duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that he seen (sic) him Peter Prough enlist with Captain George Nogle in Colonel Hand regiment in the month of June 1775 and served one year and discharged in Long Island he having served the time for which he enlisted and further saying not.
                                             his
                                     Jacob x Herron
                                            Mark
Sworn & subscribed before me this 12th day of May 1823. Samuel Spangler Justice of the Peace of Fairfield County Ohio.

State of Ohio, Fairfield County ss

  I Hugh Boyle Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the county aforesaid do hereby certify that Samuel Spangler Esquire before whom the annexed affidavit was taken and whose (illegible) is thereunto subscribed was at the time of taking such affidavit an acting justice of the peace in and for said county duly commissioned and sworn and that to all his acts as such full faith & credit are due and ought to be given throughout the United States and elsewhere.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of said court at Lancaster in said county this second day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy three and of the Independence of the U. State of America the 47th.
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                              Hugh Boyles Clk

  State of Ohio
Ross County ss
    Personally appeared Christopher (continued on the next page)
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appeared before me George Will a justice of the peace in and for said county (he being creditable man and of good character) duly sworn according to law desposeth and saith that Peter Prough enlisted with Captain George Nogle in Colonel Hand regiment in the ninth of June 1775 and served one year and discharged on Long Island he having served one year and discharge on Long Island he having served the time for which he enlisted and further saith not.

                                             his
                           Christopher  O  Teats
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Sworn & subscribed before me
this 30th April 1823.  Geo. Will Justice of the Peace Ross County, Ohio


The State of Ohio
Ross County ss

    I Humphrey Fullerton Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Ross aforesaid.  Certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the Court that the said Peter Prough did service in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy.  I also certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of said court and I do further certify that is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited with aforesaid schedule is ninety dollars.  And I do further certify that George Will Esquire before whom the above deposition of Christopher Teats was taken at the time and was an acting justice of the peace in and for said county duly commissioned and qualified.

    In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal court this 25th day of June AD 1823.
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Humphrey Fullerton
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Upper left-hand corner of the letterhead appears this box of text:

This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services.
Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812as are now in the possession of the government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department.  original rolls and other records pertaining to service int he Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.
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Upper right-hand corner appears the following:  L. W. B.
I. 40304.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
March 28, 1898

Madam:--

Replying to your recent request for information concerning Peter Prough you are advised that he made an application for pension on June 16, 1823, at which time he was 66 years of age and residing in Ross County, Ohio, and his pension was allowed for one year's actual service as a private in the Pennsylvania troops, Revolutionary War; a part of the time he served under Captain Nagle and Colonel Hand.  he enlisted at Reading, Pennsylvania.

Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

Miss Antoinette Stillman,
99 First Street, Troy, New York
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RECEIPT STAMP:
U. S. PENSION OFFICE
MARCH 24, 1898
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RECEIPT STAMP:  March 26, 1898 PENSIONS

Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions.

Sir:

Will you kindly inform me if this name of Peter Prough appears on your books as serving in the Revolutionary War.  His service would be in Dutchess County, New York and oblige.

Yours sincerely
Mrs. Antoinette Stillman
99 First Street
Troy, New York

March 22nd 1898
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Upper-left panel and upper right panel are unfolded and should read together as follows:

March 28, 1898 Mrs. Antoinette Stillman, Troy, New York.
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40304
INVALID.
Revolutionary
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File No. 40,304
Peter Prough
Private Revolutionary War
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Act:  18th March 1800
Index:--Volume 8, Page 402

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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18,688
Peter Prough
William Steele
Chillicothe, Ohio
Received 5 July 1823
Admitted

Honorable John C. Calhoun
Secretary of War
Washington

Illegible stamp at bottom o page
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A. D. June 25th 1823

Sir

Any communication on the Subject of the enclosed papers will be addressed to 

Your Obedient Servant
William Steele
Hand-drawn Seal

Lower right-hand corner is an illegible stamp

The Honorable J. C. Calhoun
Secretary of War
Washington
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41

Division of Veterans' Administration

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

NAME Prouse, Thomas
GRADE Private
LINE New Hampshire

WARRANT NUMBER 3400
ACRAGE 100
ISSUED March 25, 1790 to --- not shown ---

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*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 resolution 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.