Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 38173, for Henry Manning, Maryland
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(3-1778)
SERVICE
Md.
[Star]
Manning, Henry
NUMBER
S38.173
CONTENTS
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[Bifold]
[Left Side]
Henry Manning of Augusta in the state of Virginia who was a Private in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Price of the Maryland line, for the term of Three Years.
Inscribed on the roll of Virginia at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 5th of July 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18th of October 1818 and Sent to Archibald Stuart Esqr one of the Judges of the Genl. [General] Court [illegible], 
Staunton Virginia
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1819. 13.27/3 & 4/30 112.2
Semi-anl all'ce ending 4 March 1820 48:
$160:2
[written in pencil] 84
{Revolutionary claim,}
{Act 18th March, 1818}
[illegible][illegible] 1825
Continued

[Right Side, written crossways]
Notification sent Sept 7th 1820 to
Daniel Sheffey  Staunton, Virginia
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Auditor's Office, Annapolis, October 5th 1819
I hereby certify that it appears from the muster-rolls remaining in the Auditor's Office, that Henry Manning enlisted as a private in the Second Maryland Regiment, on the [blank] day of [blank] and was discharged on the 1st April 1780__
Thos. Karney-Aud. S.M.

I have no doubt the the Aplicant [Applicant] is entitld. [entitled] to a pension, his name is not on pay Roll, and thr'o [through] neglect the date of enlistment is not entered.
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38173
Revy INVALID
File No. 38173 [illegible initials?]
Henry Manning
Pri Rev War
Act: 18th March 18
Index: Vol 2, Page 274
[Arrangement of 1870]
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State of Virginia
Augusta County, to wit,
On this 24th day of July 1820 personally appeared in open court, being a court of record for the County of Augusta (in which proceedings one had acending to the course of the common Law, which has unlimited jurisdiction within the said county in civil [illegible], has the power of fine and imprisonment and has all its proceedings duly registered, Henry Manning aged about seventy five years, resident in the said County, 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 little Winchester in Maryland on the 17th day of April 1776 with Lieut Winchester of the company of Captain John Gasaway [Gassaway]; that he was marched to Frederick Town; that he was attached to the 2nd Maryland Regiment, commanded by Colo [Colonel] Woodford [Woolford] that he was in the Battles of Staten Island Brandywine, White Plains and German Town where he was taken prisoner and carried to New York, and confined there in a prison a sugar house, afterward exchanged and found the same Regiment on the White Plains, and that he was discharged in the month of [blank]
he thinks in the year 1782, he is now unable from wounds age and infirmity to follow any occupation, He has already made a declaration under the Act of Congress the 18th day October 1819. He further sears that he was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th March 1818 he has not since that time by gift sale or in any other manner disposed of his property or any part thereof, with thereby & to diminish it, as to bring himself 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 & that he has not [illegible] [illegible] any person in trust for him any property or securities, contracts or debts due him, nor has he any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto [illegible] and by him
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subscribed, he further swears that the only member of his family are his wife aged about fifty years or upwards, who is full of pains and very sickly and unable to contribute scarcely any toward the support of himself--- Schedule --one table; six plates; two pots and one oven, on cow; six knives and forks, three [illegible] 1 Bible 1 Testament and 1 prayer Book.
(signed)
          his
Henry X Manning
         mark

Sworn to and declared on the 24th day of July 1820 said Court of Augusta County 
[illegible]
Erasmus Stribling CC.

I Erasmus Stribling Clerk of Augusta County Court do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the records of the said Court, and I do further it as the opinion of the said court, that the total amount in value of the property in the aforesaid schedule is Twenty dollars-
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set may hand and affixed the seal of the said Court; on this 1st day of August in the year of our Lord one Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty
Erasmus Stribling
Clerk of the Court of the County of Augusta
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Henry Manning 
Decl & Cert
Augusta
15305
Oct 19
Mar, 1820
[illegible pos CON]
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Adm@
Apl. '77 to Apl. 1780
Staunton, Va
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DISTRICT OF Virginia, [illegible]88.
On this 5th day of July 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Genl. Court in [illegible] State of Virginia [for the said district struck through] personally appeared Heny Manning- aged 77 years, resident in August (Virginia) in the said district, who being by me first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision 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 Henry Manning enlisted in 1776 or 1777 in the state of Maryland in the company commanded by Captain [John Gassaway of the struck through] John Gasaway [Gassaway] of the second Regiment of the Maryland line on Continental Establishment; that he continued to [serve in the said corps, or stuck through] in the service of the United States [until the struck through] three years, when he was discharged from service [in stuck through] at a place called Pump Town Planes he knows not in what state, that he was in the battles of Staten Island, White Planes & German Town where he was taken prisoner
and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his poser of his said services. that he knows of  Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid. 
Arch. Stuart
I Arch Stuart Judge &c. as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Henry Manning did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of [nine months struck through] three years on the continental establishment; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
June 5th_1818  Arch: Stuart

Mem.@ There is no deal provided for the Court in which I preside
Arch Stuart_
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I do certify that the applicant Henry Manning is in indigent circumstances & requires the aid of his country
Arch: Stuart