Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40418, for Christian Shouse, Pennsylvania
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Service  Penn
Souse, Christian
Number S.40418
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[illegible]
Page. Nov.10. [illegible]

12.364
R.
Ohio
Christian Shouse
of Knox in the state of Ohio who was a Sargeant in the regiment commanded by Colonel St. Clair of the Penn line, for the term of one year.
Inscribed on the roll of Ohio at the rate of 8 dollars per month, to commence on the 8 of July 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 of July 1819 and sent to Ephraim Root Esq. Steubenville, Ohio.
Arrears to 4th of March 1819      64.51
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 
4 [illegible] 1819                          48.00
28/31   4/31                             $112.51
{Revolutionary claim,
 Act 18th March, 1818 }
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State of Ohio Jefferson County Ls. Court of Common Pleas
In the matter of Christian Shouse a Revolutionary Pensioner}
Be it remembered that at the August Term of the Court in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & twenty Christian shouse a Revolutionary Pensioner. comes into Court & files a Declaration of his services & in the words & figures following to wit- On the 21st day of August A.D. 1820 personally appeared in open Court being a Court of Record for said County Christian Shouse aged sixty seven years, resident in said County who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows. In the first Company of Riflemen Commanded by Captain Thomas Craig, in the 2nd Battallion Commanded by Colonel Arthur St Clair in the Pennsylvania line, He has received a pension certificate from Government the number of which is 12.364. The date of his original Declaration was the third day of July A.D. 1818; And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day 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 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 person engaged in the land & navel (naval) service of the United States in the Revolutionary war passed on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property, 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-
Schedule
A small frame house valued at $100
3 Bench plains    1.50
2 Saws    2.00
3 socket chissels    1.50
6 pairing chissels   1.50
1 Grooving plane   .75
Carried forward   $107.25
______________________________
Brot. forward        $107.25
1 Hammer   1.00
2 Moulding plains   1.00
1 Pot and
Dresser ware       8.00
1 Table
4 Charis                $2.50
______________________________
                         $119.75
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My occupation is that of a House Carpenter but I am unable to pursue my business from a failure in my sight. My family consists of a wife aged sixty one years who is quite infirm. I am indebted to different persons in the sum of $183.
Christian Shouse

Whereupon the said Christian Shouse being sworn to the parts above stated, and producing satisfactory evidence to the Court that the aforesaid Schedule contains all the property by him owned and that the value thereof is one hundred nineteen dollars & seventy five cents and no more. Therefore it is ordered by the Court that the aforesaid Declaration & Schedule be entered of Record and certified by the Clerk of the Court to the War Department.
Attest John Patterson Clrc.
State of Ohio Jefferson County Ls.
I John Patterson Clerk of the Court of common Pleas for the said County of Jefferson do certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copyed from the Record of said Court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is one hundred and nineteen dollars and seventy five cents.
In testimony whereof If have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at Steubenville this 23d day of September AA 1820.
John Patterson  Clk

\\\ E Root Agent
(the following is written crosswise and atop the main writing of the document:.....
Christian Shouse
12364 Sept 1 1819 delvrd to Samuel Page of Ohio Nov 10 1820

Certif. of con. delivd to Samuel Page Nov. 10 1820
N Washington City
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1 case.   1340
Benjamin Tappan, Judge, Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio.
receivd. 18th July 1818
Declr. 3rd July
Christian Shouse Knox Township Jefferson County
Enlisted in [illegible] on Febry 1776 for one year. discharged in Spring of 1777
acted as Sargt.
Col Arthur St Clair  Pennsylva Regt.
The line should be expressed, Let the evidence of two [illegible] and disinterested witnesses duly taken and authenticated be produced.
21 Ap 1819

Hon J.C. Calhoun
Secretary at New Washington City
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State of Ohio 
Jefferson County } Ls
On this third day of July 1818 personally appeared before me Benjamin Tappan president judge of the fifth judicial district of the state of Ohio, the aforenamed Christian Shouse and John Shouse and in my presence subscribed and made oath to the aforewritten declaration and affidavit by them respectively made and it appearing to my satisfaction that the aforenamed Christian Shouse served for more than nine months at one period of the Revolution on the Continental establishment against the common enemy and that the said Christian Shouse is in reduced circumstances and standing in need of assistance from his country for [illegible]. I thereby certify the testimony in the [illegible] and the proceedings thereunto the Secretary of War Department.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the court to be affixed this third day of July 1818.
Benj Tappan
State of Ohio
Jefferson County  Ls
Court of Common Pleas 
I John Patterson clerk of said Court by the direction of the Honorable Benjamin Tappan President of the Court of Common Pleas for the fifth circuit in the said State of Ohio have hereunto affixed the seal of said Court at Steubenville the 6th day of July AD 1818.
John Patterson  Clerk
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Christian Shouse born and brought up in Easton, in the county of Northampton, state of Pennsylvania now residing in the township of Knox county of Jefferson and state of Ohio upon oath makes the following declaration:
That the said Christian Shouse in the winter of the year 1776, [illegible] in the months of February or January, enlisted for the term of one year in Capt. Thomas Craig's Rifle company, it being the first company of the second Battalion of the Pennsylvania blue Regimental Red Facing, commanded by Col. Arthur St. Clair. That the declarant marched to Philadelphia,  passed muster and set out for Quebec. That he acted as Sergeant in said Company until the Spring of 1777 when he came back to the city of Philadelphia, and was there honorably discharged; That the declarant faithfully served the term of fifteen months in said Company.
That the declarant went out and served as an adjutant in the militia under Col Stephen Balliet in the battles of Brandywine and Germantown, that he returned home and was commissioned and served in the militia until the year 1788.
That the declarant received written certificates of his discharge, and that he has lost the same by time and accident.
That the declarant is 65 years of age, infirm, and from his reduced circumstances in life, is now in need of assistance from his country for support; and that he hereby relinquishes his claim to every pension heretofore allowed him by the United States.
Christian Shouse
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I John Shouse of Yellow Creek in the county of Jefferson and state of Ohio do on oath testify that my brother Christian did enlist & serve in the revolutionary army as he has within stated for a period of time exceeding one year, but how much this deponent does not recollect & that he is poor & needs the assistance of his country for support.
John Shouse

Ephm Root Atty  [illegible]
Steubenville Ohio
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40418
Invalid.
Revy
File No 40.418
Christian Shouse
Serg Rev War
Act: 18 March 18--
Index: Vol.  [?], Page 407
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Christian Shouse
St.. Clair, Regt
Penna (Pennsylvania)
3 July 1819
W Miller
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Washington County Ls  Pennsylvania
Personally appeared Samuel Nye before me came of the Commonwealth Justices of the Peace in for said County and after being sworn according to law deposeth and sayeth that in the month of January or February one thousand seven hundred and seventy six Christian Shouse was enlisted at Easton in the County town of Northampton in Pennsylvania for one year in a Rifle Company Battalion in the Pennsylvania line commanded by Co. Arthur St. Clair. Christian Shouse passed muster in the city of Philadelphia then marched to Quebec in Canada and remained in that Company till Spring or beginning of Summer one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven the Company was Marched back to the City of Philadelphia  Christian Shouse was there Honorably discharged  Christian Shouse served as a Sergeant in the Second Battalion in the Pennsylvania line more than nine months this deponent was a soldier in the company enlisted at the same time passed muster at the same time and was discharged at the same time or near about the same time that Sergeant Shouse was.
Samuel Nye
Sworn & subscribed before me May 26th 1819
Thomas Carson

Washington County Ls
Personally appeared Thomas Shafer before me one of the Commonwealth Justices of the Peace and after being sworn according to law deposeth and sayeth that he was enlisted in the same Company that Christian Shouse was under the Command of Captain Thomas Craig Rifle Company and this deponent sayeth further that he knows that Christian Shouse served more than nine months, in the Pennsylvania line and was Honorable Discharged and likewise he sayeth further that the above statement that Samuel Nye has made concerning Christian Shouse is correct.
Thomas Shafer  his X mark
Sworn and subscribed before me May 26th 1819
Thomas Carson
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Washington County  Ls
Personally appeared before me one of the Commonwealth Justices of the Peace in and for said county
William Thompson and after being sworn according to law deposeth and sayeth that he has been a acquainted with the within named Samuel Nye and Thomas Shafer and believes them both to be men of truth.
William Thompson
Sworn & subscribed before me May 26th 1819
Thomas Carson
Washington County Ls

Personally appeared before me one of the Commonwealth Justices of the Peace in and for said County George Cooper and after being sworn according to law deposeth and sayeth that he has been a acquainted with the within named Samuel Nye & Thomas Shafer and believe them both to be men of truth.
George Cooper
Sworn and subscribed before me May 26th 1819
Thomas Carson

State of Pennsylvania Ls
I William Sample [illegible] of the the court of Washington County Common Pleas for said County, do certify that Thomas Carson Esquire before whom the foregoing deposition was taken, is and was at the time a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned as such and that full faith and credit is and ought to be given to all his official acts.
In testimony whereof I have herewith set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at Washington, the 27th of May in the year of our Lord, eighteen hundred & nineteen.
Wm Sample