Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39,616, Joel Gray, Penn. Continental
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
Penn
Continental
Gray, Joel
NUMBER
S.39,616
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CONTENTS
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Two sided document

left side 
Died Oct. 9. 1820 (AB)

written sideways bottom to top

Note Location sent November 2nd, 1820 to
W. Barber, York, Pennsylvania

right side
Dead
3,951
Pennsylvania
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Joel Gray
Capt Bush
private  4
Pennsylvania line 2yr 6 mo.
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
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Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania
at the rate of -8- Dollars per month, to commence on
the 13th of April 1818.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 28th of Oct. 1818
and sent to Samuel Bacon, Esq.
York, Pa.
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Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818. 4 mons 22/36
37.86
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4th Mar. 1819
48.00
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$85.86

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818}
2a/77
C Continuel
York,
York county
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Joel Gray

delayed until the original rolls has correct testimony from Pennsylvania.

Joel Gray
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State of Penna.
York County

    Personally appeared before me one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said county, Joel Gray and on his solemn oath taken according to law saith that he enlisted in the month of November he believing in the year 1778 in York in said county under Capt. Bush of the 11th Pennsylvania Line & was honorably discharged in AD 1781 at Lebanon in Penna. that he served faithfully for that period & that he is a citizen of Pennsylvania & is from his reduced circumstances in need of assistance from his country for support.  That he is about 75 years of age, that his discharge was sent to the Pennsylvania Legislature to enroll him to get relief from the state & that he cannot now find it & further saith not this deponent.                     //s//
                               Joel Gray

Sworn & subscribed
this 13th April 1818 before
                     //s//
            Geo. Barnitz
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State of Pennsylvania
York County ss.

   Joel Gray of York in said county the petitioner within named appeared before me one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of York aforesaid at my chambers on the day and year within mentioned & being duly sworn did depose and say that the facts stated and contained in the within petition are true; and it furthermore being a universally acknowledged facts that said Joel Gray was a Revolutionary Soldier, and it being personally known to me that he is "from reduced circumstance in need of assistance from his country for support" whereupon it is adjudges by me that the facts stated in said petition are satisfactory evidence of the services performed by the said Joel Gray as therein stated, and I do hereby certify the same to the Secretary of the Department of War.
    In testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand and seal at York in said county this 13th day of April Anno Domini 1818.
  
                                       //s//
                         Geo. Barnitz  (seal)
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Joel Gray
3951 (two lines too faded to transcribe)
Oct 18 (illegible)

(illegible)
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Pennsylvania
York County ss.

    On this 31st day of July 1820, personally appeared, in open court, Joel Gray aged 77 years, resident in said county, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his solemn oath declare that he served in the revolutionary War as follows:  viz, In Col. Heartley's regiment being the 11th regiment Pennsylvania line in the company commanded by Capt. Bush from the month of October 1778 until April 13th 1781 that the date of his original application for a pension is April 13th 1818 and the number of his pension certificate is 3,951.

     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 the act of congress, entitle "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, of 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 viz. one chest value $1.00  I have no trade and are so very weak and sickly as to be unable to work at any business whatsoever - I have no children of friends to give me an kind of assistance my pension and the poor house, are all I have to depend on.

    Sworn to, and declared, on the 31st day of July 1820 before  Geo. Barnetz.
                                           Joel (his mark) Gray

State of Pennsylvania,
York County ss.

    I William Barber clerk of the court of common pleas, for said county, (being a court of record) do hereby certify, that the foregoing affidavit and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule in ne dollar and -- cents.

    In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, at York, on the 31st day of July 1820.

                                      //s//
                                W. Barber Clerk 
                       Clerk of the court common pleas
                       of York county.
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July 22, 1936
xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Joel Gray
S. 39616
BA-J/MLB

Mr. Donald Gnau
741 East Philadelphia Street
York, Pennsylvania

Dear Sir:

    Reference is made to your communication in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Joel Gray who received a pension and Baltzer Knertzer.

    There is no claim for pension or bounty land on file based upon service in the revolution of a Baltzer Knertzer, under any spelling.  Such claims are the source of data furnished by this office in regard to soldiers of the Revolutionary War.

    The record was found of only one Joel Gray, of Pennsylvania, and it is furnished below as found in pension claim. S. 39616, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.

    The date and place of this soldier's birth and names of his parents are not given.

    Joel Gray enlisted in October or November 1778, in York, York County, Pennsylvania, served as private in Captain Bush's company, Colonel Hartley's Pennsylvania regiment, and was discharged April 1, 1781.

    Joel Gray was allowed pension on his application executed April 13, 1818, at which time he was aged about seventy-five years and a resident of York, York County, Pennsylvania.

    In 1820, the soldier stated that he had no children to assist him and made no reference to a wife.  He was still residing on York County, Pennsylvania, and died October 9, 1820.
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In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, and the name and address of the person paid, you should write to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:

Joel Gray
Certificate #3951
Issued October 28, 1818
Rate, $8 per month
Commenced April 13, 1818
Act March 18, 1818
Pennsylvania Agency.

Very truly yours,

A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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39,616
INVALID
Revy.

File No. 39,616
Joel Gray
Priv. Rev. War

Act: 18 March 1818
Index:-Vol. 3, Page 204

[Arrangement of 1870.]

1935 July 22, Hist to Donald Gray      WLB
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(Transcriber's Note: An addressed post card.)
 
Veteran's Administration
Washington, D.C.

(postal stamp)
YORK
  JUL 8
2 1138 AM
   1935
    PA


(Va Stamp)
REC'D
JUL 9 1935
MAIL SUB-DIV.
VET'S ADMIN
READER # 4
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Sirs:

    Will you please send me any information you may have on Joel Gray, a Revolutionary Pensioner, and please notify me if you have data on Baltzer Kinertzer.   
                                        //s//
                             Donald Gray
                              741 E. Phila. St.
                              York, Penna.