Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 8,382, for George Potts, Pennsylvania
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SERVICE
Penn.     

Potts, George     

NUMBER
R. 8382
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Declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the  Act of 
Congress on the 7th of June 1832

State of Pennsylvania
County of Allengheny
ss. [To the right of the above text.]

On the 17th June 1837
personally applied in open court before the Honorable 
T. B. Dallas Esq. President and his Associate Judges of the
Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Allegheny
and State of Pennsylvania aforesaid George Potts a
resident of Pittsburgh in the County and State aforesaid
aged eighty three years, who being first duly sworn,
according to law, doth on his oath make the following 
declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions
made by the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year
_________ with ________ and served in ________ regiment of the 
Pennsylvania Line, under the following named Officers:
This declarant does deposeth and saith that by reasons of 
old age, and the consequent loss of memory he cannot
swear positively as to the precise time of his enlistment
or the precise time or period of service, but according
to the best of his knowledge and recollection is as
follows. That this declarant enlisted in the year 1780
as a private soldier in a riffle company commanded
by Captain Jacob Livergood in the town of Reading
Berks County Pennsylvania, about four months
after the said Company was marched to Philadelphia
and the declarant remained with the said company as
a private soldier during the time they were stationed 
at a garrison some distance above Philadelphia
on the Delaware River during winter, a period
of about six months, after which period the said 
company was mustered to the garrison at Fort Pitt
and was stationed at the Point of generation of the 
rivers Allegheny and Monogahela at which 
place the said Company remained stationed =
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upwards of six months in the same company then commanded
by the said Captain Livergood, during which time
at Fort Pitt the said company was attached to 
the regiment then commanded by Col. John Gibson
after which point the said declarant and company 
were marched back under the command of said
Captain to the garrison above Philadelphia, where
the said company was first stationed after his
enlistment, and after remaining stationed at the
said garrison for a period of six months or upward 
the said company was marched to the state house 
in Philadelphia and then this declarant received an
Honorable written discharge from the said Captain
Livergood, which discharge was afterward burnt
about four or five years after, about four or five miles 
above Pittsburgh at the time the Indians burned the declarants house. And the best of the declarants
recollection he was discharged some time in the 
year 1782 and remained and was an enlisted
soldier in the continued service in the Pennsylvania
line for a period of two years or therebout.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to 
a pension or an annuity except the present
he declares that his name is not on any the Pension
Roll of any agency in any state.
Sworn to and subscribed the 
day and year aforesaid.
James Logan 
his
George X Potts
mark

I James Logan Prothonotary at the 
Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny
County and state aforesaid do hereby 
certify that the foregoing contains the 
original proceedings of the said Court 
in the matter of the application of George
Potts for a pension. In testimony whereof
I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office
this 17th day of June AD 1837.
James Logan
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State of Pennsylvania
County of Allegheny
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the within and annexed named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states

I, James Logan, Prothonotary
of the Court of Common Pleas
of Allegheny County and State
aforesaid do hereby certify that the 
foregoing contains the proceedings of 
the said Court in the matter of the 
application of George Potts for
a pension
in testimony thereof, I have hereunto set my hand 
and seal of office this 17th day of June AD 1837
James Logan Po
State of Pennsylvania
County of Allegheny
On this 17th June 1837
Before the Honorable the Judges of the Court of Common 
Pleas of Allegheny County, aforesaid in open Court 
officer Charles Brooks of the County of Allegheny 
aforesaid, who being first duly sworn according to 
law deposeth and saith as follows, that he is now 
seventy four years of age and whereas, that he 
served in the war of the revolution in the Pennsylvania 
line as an enlisted soldier in the riffle company 
commanded by Captain Clark at Fort Pitt in the 
Regiment Commanded by Col. John Gibson, that 
this deponent was acquainted within the above 
and within named George Potts who was then 
also an enlisted soldier in the Company Commanded 
by Captain Livergood in the Regiment then commanded 
by Col. John Gibson that the said George Potts was stationed at the said Fort for a period of 
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six months or upwards, that this deponent was afterwards 
marched in the company to which he belonged down 
to Wheeling, and remained at the station at Wheeling 
for three months or thereabout, after which time 
this deponent was marched back to Fort Pitt 
and at the time of this deponents return, the said 
Company to which the said George Potts 
had marched back to the garrison on the Delaware 
above Philadelphia and this deponent was informed
and verily believes, as that this deponent was 
residing within about three miles distant from 
the residence of the said George Potts at the 
time his house was burned by the indians
and this deponent well recollects the burning 
of the house, and was acquainted with
the said George Potts at the time his house
was burned as stated.
Sworn to & subscribed this 
17th June 1837
James Logan Po
Allegheny County ss

his
Charles Brooks
mark

I James Logan Prothonotary of 
the Court of Common Pleas
aforesaid do hereby certify that 
the foregoing contains the original
proceedings of the said court in 
the matter of the application of 
George Potts, for a pension
the testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and seal of Office this 17th day of June AD 1837.
James Logan Po
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George Potts
Pennsylvania
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suspended
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see letter 17 July 
1837 Geo. Watson
do. 19 Augt 1837

8382
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Act of May 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873. [crossed out]

83382
P.O.  George Potts
Service:

REJECTED

Enlisted: _____________________________________, 18
Discharged: _________________________________, 18
Application filed: ____________________________, 18
Alleges: _________________________________________
__________________________________________________
Re-enlisted: _____________________________________
__________________________________________________
Attorney: ________________________________________
P. O. _____________________________________________
___________________________________________________
____________Recognized.     _______________Control
_________Cert. of Dis.       Searched for _________, 18
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Pittsburgh July 24 1837

Dr. Lee
I received your letter in reply to Potts application
for a pension forwarded some time ago to the 
Pension office. I also received a copy of the 
PRINTED regulations under the Act of Congress
of July 4th 1837 granting pensions to the
widows of the officers and soldiers of the revolution 
for which I tender you my thanks.
Agreeably to your sugestion [suggestion] I have secured 
the attendance of old Mrs. Potts in District
Court now in session, and have endeavored 
to obtain from her a more minute detail of
his time in service in the war of the revolution
and also the reason why he did not make
an earlier application for a pension
all of which I have endeavored to 
put down in the enclosed on an amended
statement of his declaration for a pension
as near as I could in his own words
his extreme old age and infirmity like a
majority of the old soldiers of the present 
day renders it difficult to draw of a statement
out of the successive events in the period of 
their service was to avoid the danger and 
[illegible] of my testament on oath which I
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endeavour to guard against by selecting such
parts of the statements as I believe are substantially 
[illegible] from their whole statement made 
to me at the time.
I herewith enclose to you the amended statement of old Mr. Potts, and his reason for not making an earlier application for a pension hoping it may be satisfactory to this office of the Department.

Very Respectfully
Your Obt. Servant.
Geo. Watson [signature]

J. L. Edwards Esq.
War Department Pension Office
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James L. Edwards Esq.
War Department
Pension Office
Washington D.C.


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21 June 
Geo Watson
case 
Geo Potts
act 32
Allison
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Pittsburgh June 1837

James L Edwards Esq.
Pension Officer

Dear Sir
      Herewith I have the honour of enclosing to you the application of George Potts an old revolutionary soldier for a pension.
      I hope the application will meet the approbation of the department as to proof.  I have endeavored to collect from the old mans statement as near as I could ascertain the time of his enlistment and the period of his service.
     In addition I have obtained the testimony of Charles Brooks who states he is now a pensioner under a former law of Congress a to the actual service and enlistment of Potts.  All what I hope will entitle George Potts to a pension for service rendered his country.
                       Very Respectfully
                       I remain your obt. servant
                       Geo. Watson [signature]
                       atty for applicant

Dear Sir,
You will confer a favor on me by enclosing a form if any has been adopted for an application of a widow for a pension under the act of Congress July 7 1835 or 1836
                     Very Respectfully
                     Geo. Martin [signature]
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George Potts makes the following amended statement 
explanatory to the declaration made on the 17th June 1834 
which was duly sworn to and duly subscribed by this declarant 
in order to obtain the benefits of 
the act of Congress of the 7th June 1832.

State of Pennsylvania
Allegheny County.  ss
    On the 24th July 1837 personally 
appeared in open court. (being a court of record) before 
the Honorable R. E. Green Esq. President Judge of District 
Court of the County of Allegheny, and State of Pennsylvania 
the above named George Potts a resident of 
Pittsburgh and County aforesaid aged eighty three 
years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth 
on his oath make the following amended statement 
explanatory to his declaration made on 
the 17 June 1837 which was duly sworn and subscribed 
by the declarant as follows that is to say this deponent 
and declarant was born in Pennsylvania near Lebanon 
then all in Lancaster County that this declarant 
enlisted in the town of Reading in Berks County and 
received at the time of his said enlistment twelve dollars 
bounty paid to this declarant by Capt Livergood 
and the deponent received eight dollars a month as an 
enlisted soldier, that Capt Livergood's company 
to which this declarant was attached marched to 
Philadelphia and crossed the river Delaware and was 
marched up to the North River to Fish Kill at which 
place the said company remained stationed a short 
period perhaps a month after which this said 
company marched to New Windsor farther up 
the North River, at which place this declarant 
remained stationed until the fall of the year  and 
from thence was marched to Morris Town in 
Jersey that this declarant further stated that on his 
march with the company to Fish Kill they
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declarant was marched through Easton Pennsylvania 
about sixty miles above Philadelphia as this 
deponent believes and then crossed the Delaware 
on the way to Fish Kill. That the said company 
after leaving Morris Town in Jersey made for the 
River Delaware and was stationed near Schuylkill 
and after remaining some months the deponent 
does not now recollect the period of time. He remained .
stationed at same fort encampment near 
Philadelphia after which the deponent was 
marched to Fort Pitt as stated in his former 
declaration. That after this deponent was 
discharged from the service he this deponent 
was married near Lebanon after removed to within 
three or four miles of Pittsburgh and has 
remained here ever since that time; that this 
deponent was the owner of some real estate near 
Pittsburgh until about four years ago.  
He disposed of the same which was about 
fifteen acres or more that this deponent 
does not own any real estate at this time 
and has resided with one of his daughters 
who is married and resides at present in 
Pittsburgh; that the reason this applicant 
never made an earlier application for a 
pension was because he was always 
informed and very believed that so long as 
he owned real estate that any application 
would be unavailable and that he would 
not be entitled to a pension without being 
destitute of all property at the time of said application.

Sworn and [illegible]
24 July 1837
James Logan Jr 

George Potts his X mark [mark instead of signature]
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Allegheny County L.

[court seal embossed on left side]
I James Logan Prothonotary of the District 
Court of the County of Allegheny, and State of
Pennsylvania do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of 
the said Court in the matter of the amended 
statement explanatory to the declaration 
made on the 17 June 1837. Made by the within 
named George Potts for a pension -  
In testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand and 
Seal of Office this 24 July AD 1837.  
James Logan Po. [signature]