Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 41736, for George Kunsman, Pennsylvania
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Penn.

Kunsman, George

NUMBER
S. 41736

CONTENTS
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Dead
Letter to Henry Stagg 30 March 1840 Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 April 1838 from 4 Sep 1838 to 19th Nov. 1838 the day of his death. Agt notified 14 July 1840.

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19,392 R
Ohio
George Kunsman
of Knox County in the State of Ohio who was a Private in the Compy commanded by Captain Craig of the regiment commanded by Colonel St. Clair in the Pena. line, for the term of one year from Jany 1776 to Jany 1777

Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 22 of April 1824.

Certificate of Pension issued the 22 of March 1825 and sent to James Smith Esqr Mount Vernon, Ohio

Arrears to 4th of March 1825  8343
Semi=anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1825  48
$131:43

Revolutionary claim, Acts March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820. & 1 March 1823
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State of Ohio Knox County SS
On this twenty ninth day of August in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and eighteen before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for said County personally appeared George Kunsman aged sixty one years who being by me first duly sworn according to the law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions 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 the said George Kunsman enlisted at East Town in the State of Pennsylvania some time in the month of January in the year seventeen hundred and seventy six in a company commanded by Captain Thomas Craig belonging to the 2nd battalion commanded by Col St. Clair. That he continued to serve in the said corps and in the service of the United States until some time in the month of March seventeen hundred and seventy seven - when he was discharged from the service at the Barricks in Philadelphia - that he was in the Battle of the Three Rivers in Canada -besides many skirmishes at and near Ticonderoga- also in the Battle of German Town. While acting under a commission which commission he has transmitted to War office as a voucher for his service - and that he is in reduced circumstances and very poor - being infirm