Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16175, for Elias Kelley, Pennsylvania
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(3-1776)
SERVICE  NUMBER
Penn.  Kelley, Elias  S.16175
Carded

CONTENTS
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Order to pay 20 March 1839

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3306
Indiana
Elias Kelley of Clark in the State of Indiana who was a Private in the compy . [company] commanded by Captain Enoch of the Regm. [regiment] commanded by [blank], in the Penna. line for 6 months from 1778.
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Inscribed on the Roll of Indiana at the rate of 20 Dollars [blank] Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 18th day of Dec 34 and sent Hon. John Carr, House of Reps.
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Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832  [$] 30
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 March :33 [$] 10
[Total] $40
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk
Book D Vol. 9 Page 187
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Elias Kelley
application for a Pension
from 1779 private 
six months.
$20.
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The State of Indiana Clark County set.
Clark County Circuit Court October Term 1832
On this 22nd day of October in the year one thousand Eight hundred and Thirty Two appeared in open Court before the Honorable John F. Ross President of the second Judicial Circuit in the County of Clark and State of Indiana and John Carr and Samuel Porter Esquires, his associates now setting Elias Kelley resident of the County and State aforesaid aged seventy years on the 3rd day of August last who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June the 7th 1832 That he Entered into the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated, that he entered into the service in the year 1778 or 1779 under the Command of Captain David Enoch on the waters of the Monongahela in the state of Pennsylvania as a volunteer and marched to Fish Creek in said State against the Indians and was continued in the service about one month when he was discharged, that he again volunteered and entered into the service of the United States in the same year under the Command of Capt.
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of Capt Lot Lenard for the Term of one month defending the in habitants [sic] of the Frontier settlements against the Indians and served out the time and was discharged that he volunteered and Entered the service in the year 1790 under the command of Captain Henry Enocks for the Term of one month on the Monongahela River and was Engaged in the service of defending the inhabitants of the Frontier settlements against the Indians and served out the term of one month and was discharged that in the year 1781 he volunteered and entered into the service of the United States for the term of six months under the Command of Captain James Archer on the waters of the Monongahela and marched to the head waters thereof and remained there near five weeks when the troops were disbanded not being sufficiently strong to keep the port to which they were sent and returned home that he volunteered and Entered into the service in the same year for the term of six months under the command of Captain Benjamin Rice and marched under the command of Col Broadhead against the Indians on the Muskingum river that the army destroyed two Indian towns on said River and Killed a number of Indians that on this campaign he lost a horse which was valued to be worth
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Twenty Eight pound he does not recollect the length of time he served on this campaign but thinks he was discharged before the Expiration of the time, that soon after he was discharged from the above named service eh again Entered into the service under the Command of Captain James Archer and rendezvoused at Wheeling about 45 or 50 miles from his residence that said Archer Company and another were sent on a two to guard the Frontier settlement the length of time that he was continued in the service under the said Captain Archer he does not recollect he further states he soon afterward volunteered under the Command of Captain James Craven in the year 1782 and Rendezvoused at two different times on the waters of [illegible] Creek in the state pf Pennsylvania but not having a sufficient force to perform the campaign, were disbanded after having received a discharge for one month service he further states that he served a number of other Tours of a few days Each of which no account was taken the further states that he cannot with precision say how long he did serve during the revolution but is well convinced that he served more than six months that he has lost all his discharges, that he has no documentary evidence that he knows of [illegible text largely crossed out] his [illegible] he hereby relinquishes every [illegible] whatever to a pension
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or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.

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hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Elias Kelley who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration we Believe him to be seventy years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
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a [sic] annuity Except the present and declare that his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any state. he was born in the State of Delaware in the County of New Castle on the 3rd day of August 1762  he has no record Evidence of his age he was living in the State of Virginia when first called into the service after the line war was over between Virginia & Pennsylvania he lived in Pennsylvania where he resided for several years then moved to Virginia and remained there until the year 1791 when he moved to Kentucky lived in Kentucky until the year 1805 when he moved to Clark County Indiana Territory where he still resides that he has no discharge. he knew Col Broadhead he further states that he does not recollect the names or number of any Continental or Militia Regiments he further states that he is known to William Brenton and Mordecai Cole who reside in his neighborhood and can Testify on to his character for truth and veracity and their belief of his serving as a soldier of the revolution.
//s// Elias Kelley
Sworn and subscribed in open court the day and year aforesaid
 [illegible] //s// Henry Harrod Clk

We Mordecai Cole a Clergyman in the [illegible] of the County of Clark and William Brentonon residing in the County of Clark and State of Indiana hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Elias Kelly [sic] who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 70 years of age that he is reputed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
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//s// Mordecai Cole
//s// William Brenton
Sworn and subscribed to in open Court the day and year aforesaid
[illegible] //s// Henry Harrod Clerk

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the Court further Certifies that Mordecai Cole who has signed the preceding Certificate is a Clergymen resident in Clark County State of Indiana and that William Brenton who has also signed the same is a resident in the said County of Clark is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Henry Harrod Clerk of the Circuit Court of Clark County aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said in the matter of the application of Elias Kelley for a Pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 22nd day of October 1832.
[illegible] //s// Henry Harrod Clk
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RELVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.
3-525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
WASHINTON, D.C. _________, 19__.

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Elias Kelley a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension on file in this Bureau.
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Dates of Enlistment of Appointment/ Length of Service/rank/Officers under whom service was rendered/State.

1778-or 1779/1 mo/Pvt/Captain David Enoch/[blank]/Penn.
Same year/1 mo./Pvt/Captain Lot Leonard/[blank]/Penn.
1780/1 mo./Pvt/Captain Henry Enoch/[blank/Penn.
1781/5 weeks/Pvt/Captain James Archer/[blank/Penn.
1781/about 6 mos./Pvt/Captain Benjamin Rice Colonel Broadhead/Penn.
1782/1 mo./Pvt/Captains James Archer & James Craven/[blank/Penn.
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[The word "Battles' crossed out] Engaged in, Indian War on Muskingum River.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, in Va. enlisted in Penn.
Date of application for pension, Oct. 22, 1832 His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Clark Co., Ind.
Age at date of application, Aug. 3, 1762 New Castle Co. Del.
Remarks: After the line was drawn between Va and Penn he resided in Penn; moved to Va. in 1794 moved to Ky in 1805 moved to Clark Co., Ind. There is no family data on file.

                                   Respectfully,
 
                                    Commissioner.
 B-2856
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Rev Sec.

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Wilmington, Ohio
December 29th, 1915.

Commissioner of Pensions.
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:

I would like to get some further information of the family of Jacob Snider (borne also as Jacob Schnider) who was commissioned April 18th, 1777, as fist lieutenant in the 13th Pennsylvania Regiment, Revolutionary War. He was transferred July 1st, 1778, to the 2nd Pennsylvania Regiment.
Also, any further information of Adam Pech a Private in Captain Griffith's Company,
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Second Battalion, Chester County Militia 1780. Thomas Bull Colonel.
Elias Kelley was a Private in Washington County Militia, Pa. His name appears in alphabetical List of soldiers who received Depreciation Pay for services.
John Rice (whose wife's name was Hannah) they had a daughter Hannah who married Col. Thomas Gaddis.
If there are any charges for this information kindly let me know.  Or where I will be able to obtain the information.

 Yours truly,
 //s// Miss Netta Gaddis

R.F.D. No. 4
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16175
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File No. 16175
Elias Kelley
Pri Rev war
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Act: June 7" 32
Index: -Vol. 1, Page 204
[The following is in brackets in the original]
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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1915, Jan 5: History to Miss Netta Gaddis  M.13. H
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES   Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
Form VAM-51
12-5-41
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

Name  Kelley, George    Grade Private    Line Pennsylvania

Warrant Number 9763    Acreage 100   Issued March 19, 1792 to George Moore, assignee

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.