Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40293, for Joseph Price, Pennsylvania
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Penn
Price, Joseph
S40293
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(Written to left side -Stricken off under Act 1 May 1820 Notification sent 18 July 1820 to Abraham McDowell, Franklin, Ohio
16920 R
Ohio
Joseph Price of Franklin County in the state of Ohio  who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Thea of the Pennsylvania line, for the term of one year 
Inscribed on the roll of hio
at the rate of Eight dollars per month, to commence on the 22nd of March 1818
Certificate of Pension issued 27th of Sept 1819 and Sent to S.Parish, Columbus Ohio
Arrears to 4th Sept of Sept 10 . 15 hrs 39. 32. 28.80
1Semi-ani all'ce ending 4 march 1820 48
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$176.80
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Joseph Price and Sixty four years deposeth and saith that some time in February the year of our Lord one thousand on hundred and Seventy Six he enlisted as a private Soldier in a Company of foot commanded by Captain Gordon in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Shella Shay in the Pennsylvania line of Regular troops on the continental establishment- The (unreadable) of said Regiment this deponent has forgotten, but this deponent  enlisted into said Company  near Reading in the State of Pennsylvania for the time of one year this deponent joined said  Regiment and stayed at Philadelphia about  three or four months, when said Regiment was (unreadable words) and this deponent marched to said York island with said Regiment and fought in the service of the United States at the taking of Washington where this deponent
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ment was taken prisoner by the British and detained as a prisoner of a war on board of the British prison ship called the Rover from the 17th of November till some time in February following when this deponent was permitted to return home on parole and being informed that he was not exchanged for nearly two years after his capture aforesaid, he did not join the army thereafter-This deponent was in the service of the United States about one year before he returned home on parole as aforesaid, but never received any regular discharge by reason of his capture aforesaid this deponent has not received any pension from the United States this deponent has been a Citizen of the United States roll since the election and is now a resident (unreadable words) of Ohio and is in (unreadable) and is (unreadable)and needs the assistance of his country for support
Joseph Price
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State of Ohio
Franklin County Columbus May 2 1818
Personally appeared before this Orris Parish, president Judge of the 6th Judicial Circuit of Ohio Joseph Pine signed and seal of the foregoing act; and subscribed the name and scribed solemn oath that the matters and things therein contained were just and true
Orris Parish
I Orris Parish prescribed Judge as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Joseph Rice did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy and I now commit the proceedings and testimony (unreadable) before me and to the secretary for the department of war agreeably to the Act of Congress aforesaid
Orris Parish
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(Unreadable-written sideways)
Joseph Price: Private
Col: Shay's Pennsylvania Regiment
Honorable JC Calhoun
Secretary of War
Washington City
Joseph Price
CAdamC
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State of Ohio Franklin County
On this Sixteenth day of June AD 1820 personally appeared in open Court then the Court of Common Pleas it being a Court of Record so made by the Constitution and the laws of the State of Ohio for the said County and State aforesaid Joseph Price being in his Sixty Seventh year of age and a resident in Franklin in the County aforesaid, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows that he enlisted in February 1776 under Ensign William Old in the Company commanded by Capt, 
Alexander Gordon  in the 3rd Batt of Pennsylvania Commanded by Col John Shay  who ensigned  while we lay at Fort Washington and Col Lambert Cadwalader took the command that Col Morgan had the Command at Fort Washington when the fort was taken of the Garrison surrendered, that he was taken a prisoner marched to New York and was confined in the Sugar house and remained a prisoner for about two years when he was exchanged- The time of my enlistment was one year that he was in two skirmishes near fort Washington one with the British the other with the (unreadable)  he cannot recollect, he cannot recollect the date of his original declaration precisely but it was sometime  in the spring of the year 1818, that his pension certificate  is dated 27th September 1819 and numbered on the back (unreadable) of 14,920 that he is a tailor by profession, but not able to follow it by reason of the loss of sight that he has not family now living with him, his wife died the 1st day of October 1819 that he has four children living all in low circumstances and unable to assist him that he has been sick a great part of the time since last September and confined to bed and now not
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able to do any labour and I Joseph Price 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  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 persons engaged in the land and 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 or 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 Joseph Price
Schedule of my property
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1 Stove kettle   $ 1.00
1 Oven     1.50
1 (unreadable) 1.50
2 old (unreadable) .25
1 large (unreadable) 4.00
2 acres of Wheat in the Ground for which I have to pay 13 bushels of wheat rent
Debts due me from individual 
A note drawn by Walla Bratton in favor of john Bratton for $250 payable on the 1st October 1815 credit then now of $23.00 March 1814  assigned Joseph Price Jany 23 1877 in payment of the purchase of the land now in the following agreement and article of agreement made and concluded upon this twenty 
Debts owed by Joseph Price 
Jacob Grubb 35.38
C. Rabun 11.00
C Culbertson ^.00
Mr McCormick 6.371/2
$27.75
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third day of January AD 1817 by and between Joseph Price of Columbus and John Bratton witnesseth that John Bratton Joseph Price hath this day sold seventy acres of land situated in the Southeast corner of the second section in the forth Township in the 18th Range of the United States 
Military Survey beginning at the South East of Section thence West 266 perch and seven links to state thereon North forty two perches to take thence East 266 perches and sent to section line thence South to the place of beginning containing seventy acres as a (unreadable) the said tract of parcel of lad the said Joseph Pierce doth by these presents sell to the said John Bratton for the sum of $225.00 in said John Bratton doth at this time sign over a note to the said Joseph Price which note is on Waller Bratton the Brother of said John Bratton which note is the sum of twoo hundred and fifty dollars, twenty three dollars Credit on said note due the 1st of October 1815 the principle and interest at the title amount to $25.00 the said note to said Price doth received and is to make reasonable industry to recover of the said Walter Bratton it is expected the said Walter Brattone will be out there in Franklin County Ohio shortly did pay the said note, the balance of the price of the land five dollars the said John Bratton is to pay the said Prices as the same as the note is paid of $25.00 by his Brother of the said note is not recovered of Walla Bratton the said John Bratton is to pay Joseph Price $250.00 with interest form this date as may
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the said Joseph Price received payment for said land whether of Wallas Bratton or John Bratton the said Joseph Price doth bind himself his heirs executors or Aids to make and deliver a good and sufficient warrantee deed for the said Twenty acres of land to the said John Bratton his heirs or assigns and for the two performance of the above agreement the parties do bind themselves in the penal sum of five hundred dollars as witness our hands and Sealed  the day above withing
Joseph Bratton Joseph Price John Bratton 
The note has been sent to Pennsylvania to be collected from the maker I reserved that he is not able to pay it John Bratton is very poor and altogether unable to pay for the land but we not give up the land the land at this time could not b sold for more than about one hundred dollars and this and this applicant could not by his labor or by the rent thereof procure a Support for himself in his decreased and disabled situation  Joseph Price
I Abram J Demill Clerk of the Court at Common Pleas in and for the County of Franklin and State of Ohio do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied form the records of the said court, and i do further certify that it is the opinion of the Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is fourteen dollars twenty five cents 
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 21st of June 1820  
Abraham McDaniels
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40293 INVALID
Revy File No 293
Joseph Price his No was
Act: 18 March 18
Index:-Vol-
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Ohio 
Joseph Price Priv
aged 70 years of age a Tailor unable to work-no family with him has 4 children, all in dire circumstances. Served 1 year in 1776-1777 
Scheduled dates 16th June 1820 and exhibits personal property to the bank of (unreadable) gifts  days he owes $67-75 He also exhibits a note drawn by Wallas Bratton in power of John Bratton for $250 and assigned by said Bratton to  applicant in payment for 70 acres of militiary land the applicant was to use due diligence to collect the money and in case of failure, John Bratton was to pay off the note as per article of agreement within and whose money was paid, deed to be given. Applicant states that the money has not yet
John Bratton written holds been paid and neither of the Bratton's  were able to take up the note. John Bratton holds the land in possession and refuses to give it up to the applicant the Land would now sell for $100 July 1820 Application for restoration as per Scheduled 12 April 1824, exhibits 1 old Bible much used and worn $250 no other property 
Returned August 17, 1824
Company  April 12 1824
Sent to R. Parish Esq Chamber
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Joseph Price 
Declaration
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State of Ohio Franklin County Css

  On this 12th day of April 1824 Personally appeared in open court in the County of Common Pleas for said Franklin County the same being a court of record expressly made such by the constitution and laws of said State Joseph Price resident in said County aged seventy years on the first day of September last who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress of the 18th of March 1818 and the first of May 1820 That he the said Joseph Price inlisted and served  as a private soldier in the Pennsylvania line on continental establishment in the Revolutionary War as stated in his former declaration of the 2nd day of May 1818 now on file in the War Office of the United States at Washington City- That he has received a pension certificate which was issued from the War Office of the United States on the 27th day of September 1819 and which is now in his possession and numbered 14926. And in pursuance of the act of the first of May 1820 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  ("b?inging" crossed out) Congress intitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States
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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 or securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any (in??m?" crossed out) income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me Subscribed ( my wearing apparel excepted)

               Schedule
1 old Bible much used and worn worth $2.50 This declarant has no other property and no debts due him he owes some small debts for medicine & This declarant has no wife living nor any children that are dependent on him for support ???(illegible) He has been afflicted (written above "affected" which has been crossed out) with a Severe cough & asthma for four years past and is totally unable to ("support" crossed out) preform any labour- He is therefore entirely dependent upon charity for support

                              /s/ Joseph Price

Sworn to and declared in open court on the 12th day of April in the year or our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and twenty four before the Honorable Gustavus Swan President and Samuel P Fleniken, Edward Levingston and Arrora Buttles his associate Judges of the court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Franklin in the State of Ohio

Attest   /s/ A J Mc Dowell  Clerk
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State of Ohio Franklin County
I Abram J McDowell clerk of Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Franklin aforesaid do certify that the foregoing oath and schedule are truly copied from the records 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 set schedule aforesaid is two dollars and fifty cents. 
In Testimony whereof I have herunto set my hand and seal of office at Franklinton  this 12th day of April A.D. 1824
Abram J McDowell
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Franklinton O July 1st
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JLaw Mcleland
Sir
If I am  certified on the pension list please present notice to Abram J McDowell Esq Franklinton Ohio
Joseph Price
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1 March 1823
Ohio 
Joseph Price 
Rev 27 Apl. 1824
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Columbiana April 16th 1824
Honb. J C Calhoun Secretary  of War   Sir I  enclosed the declaration of Joseph Price a Revolutionary soldier, and request that the Certificate of (unreadable)statement  upon the pension list or rejection may be enclosed clients(unreadable) to me (unreadable words)this follow;  as soon as determined. I enclosed some papers, at request of the same department touching the application of Rosevelt Cook for a same pension some  3 or 4 months since He nicely paid  pensioners to know his fate. I presume the case  must of been decided and before that time, and hope soon to receive notice of the results. 
Very Respectfully 
JR Parrish