Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 41551, Daniel French, New Jersey
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New Jersey
French, Daniel
S 41551
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(writing VERY faded)

Daniel French having served faithfully as a Soldier in the 4th (?) and 2nd Reg'ts of the State of New Jersey for nine months is hereby discharged and at liberty to return home.

J. Shreve Col.
Newark March 2nd 1779
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Pennsylvania
Dan'l French
  ..of ___ in the state of ______
who was a Private of the N. Jersey
line, for the term of 9 months.

Inscribed on the roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 6 of November 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 6 of May ( Mar. ??) 1819
and sen to George Burd
Attorney at Law Bedford


Arrears to 4th of Ma- 19.                     31.69
Semi-Anl. All's ending 4 Sep 19.         48
                                                              $79.69
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41551

Revy. INVALID

File No. 41,551
Daniel French
Pri Rev War

Act: 18 March 1809 (?)

Index: - Vol. (a letter indecipherable), Page 179
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post marked over words at top

1 Case (?) 1795
George Burd
Bedford, PA

rec'd (?) Nov 8, 1818

Endorsed (underlined)

(vertically written below the above)

FREE (?)

J.C. Calhoun
Secretary of Wars
Washington City
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Bedford 17th Nov 1818

Sir

    I herewith forward to the Honble. Department of War the application of Danl. French an old soldier.
    I have therefor sent on to your Department several applications of persons residing in the County under a mere enclosure which I now request as difficulty must/much have arisen to what place information should be forwarded to them.  The applicants repeatedly apply to me to ascertain the fate of their respective applications.  I believe that I have drawn up and forwarded the greater part from this County having prepared their applications gratuitously.  Not having taken a minute (?) of their names and not able to state them with certainly it can be discovered however from the hand writing. If their  certificates are furnished me I can give a general notice to them.   The most of them are very  poor residing (?) from ten to fifteen miles from this place.  Their names as far as I can now recollect are and herewith forwarded.
I am very respectfully
Yr. Obt. Servt
George Burd

The Honbl. JC Calhoun
Secretary of War
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This is a duplicate of the pervious page - see that page for transcription.
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   Names of old Soldiers applicants from Bedford County 

1) John Cropan / Crossan
2)                Cooper
3) James Service
4) Soloman Adams / Adamy
5) Benj. (?) Burd
6) Leonard Corl / Carl
7) Jonathon Gunnell
8) Daniel French

 I t will perhaps be the best plan to (ink smudged word) to the applicants generally, from this County sworn to before the Honble. J.H. Walker.
G. Burd
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Declaration of Daniel French
an old Soldier of the Revolution 

Private
Col. Shrives New Jersey Regiment
 9 months
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United States of America, Western District of Pennsylvania

    Be it remembered that on the sixth day of November Anno Domini one thousand Eight hundred and Eighteen, before me Jonathon H. Walker Judge of the United States Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania personally appeared Daniel French a resident of Bedford County Pennsylvania aged Sixty four and upwards who by me being duly sworn doth on this solemn oath  declare that in the oath of July  one thousand seven hundred and seventy five he marched from Bedford a Soldier in  Captain Robert Cluggage's company of Riflemen and about the middle or last of August reached Boston and composed party of Col. Thompson's Regiment, was during said year in a skirmish with the enemy atDorchester Point, served one year with Cluggage's company or in said company, that having been there term of his Enlistment and was discharged, then, two tours in the Jersey Militia of four months the Enlisted and served under Col. Shreve in the 2d. and 4th Jersey Regiment for nine months...(next line first 3 words on crease and illegible), then enlisted with Captain Hines and Hancock in Maryland and marched to Philadelphia and to Dobb's Ferry on the North River and composed part of the "Flying Camp" served several months in said corps and was discharged.  Then enlisted in Loudon's County Virginia in Captain Humphrey's Company in Col. Dicks Regiment, also with Captain  Joseph Lewis in said  Regiment, was regularly discharged after the Capture of Cornwallis, that he served near three years on the Continental Establishment in the Revolutionary War, was in several skirmishes, was in the Battle of Monmouth, then in a skirmish near Richmond, VA, was at York Town and the taking of  Lord Cornwallis, and that  he hath not now any...
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...document in his possession relating his said service except the discharge to this his application annexed, that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in and of the assistance of his Country for support and that he hath not heretofore any pension from the United States or was entitled to any by law save the one under which he applies.
This 6th Nov 1818
Daniel French his X Mark

Jonathon H. Walker

Bradford County
     Genl. Benjamin Burd of Bedford being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is acquainted with the above applicant Daniel French having served as a Lieutenant in said Company commanded by Captain Robert Luggage mentioned in the declaration of said applicant at the time mentioned in his said application and that said applicant was (word blurred) and served in said Company, and that he believes the facts stated in said application to be true  (writing changes at this point - very blurry) of
-?- the said applicant is a  man of truth and may be fully  -?- one on his oath (?) or otherwise.
Benj. Burd
Jona. H. Walker
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United ties of America
Western District of Penn.

   I Jonathon H. Walker Judge of the United States Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that Daniel French the applicant named in the foregoing declaration served as a Soldier on the continental Establishment  in the Revolutionary War against the Common Enemy for more than one year that....
 (here another line of writing is inserted in different ink and writing - very blurred
....the said applicant is in reduced circumstances all which together with the affidavit setting forth the facts and accompanied (?) by one of the discharges of said Danielle French and now order to be transmitted to the Honorable the Secretary of the Department of War pursuant to the Directions of the late Act of Congress entitled and Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval services of the United States in the Revolutionary War.  In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal this __th day Nov. AD 1818

Jonathon H. Walker