Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5497, for Francis Irwin, Pennsylvania
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Service                                      Number

Penn.             Irwin, Francis        R.5497
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Contentss
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Declaration

In order to the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June 1832.

State of Ohio}
Portage County} ss

    On this 2nd day of September 1834 personally appeared in open court before the Hon. Judges of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting Francis Irwin a resident of Springfiled in the county of Portage & State of Ohio aged 74 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 Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.  That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein stated to wit: On the last of October 1777 he resided in the town of East Nottingham Chester County Pennsylvania, at which time he entered into the service of the United States as a volunteer for two months under the command of Capt. Hayes who was in Col. Bartholomew's Regiment in Gen. Irwin's Brigade of the Pennsylvania Militia he being 18 years old that the brigade of Penn. Irwin was stationed at "White Marsh Hill" where Gen. Washington had his headquarters, he was in the battle at or near White Marsh Hills, where Gen Irwin's Brigade was engaged and he (Gen Irwin) was taken a prisoner, when Gen. Armstrong succeeded him to the command, he received a discharge on the 1st of January 1778 when he returned to his former residence in Chester County.  That afterwards on the 1st of May 1778 he again entered the service of the United States as a volunteer in the company of Captain Hayes in Col. Boyds regiment Pa. Militia when he again marched to the headquarters of Gen Washington at the time at a place called Valey forge between Brandywine & Schuylkill River - the company of Capt Hayes to which he belonged was principally emplaced as a scouting party in the vicinity of Chester County this tour until the 1st week in July (illegible) two months & 2 or 3 days.
    That he again entered the service of the United States in the month of September 1779 as a volunteer under the command of Capt. Hayes in the regt. of Col. Boyd at which time he served two months principally on scouting duty in the vicinity of his former tour of duty.  That he also entered the service of the United States as a volunteer under the command of Capt. Arthur Andrews in Col. Boyd's
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Regiment, Capt Hayes being promoted to a major he served two month until the 15th July 1780 making in all his service eight months & 2 or 3 days, when he left the service & returned home to his residence in East Nottingham in the county of Chester State of Pennsylvania.

    That he has no documentary evidence & that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service, & that he has not record of his age.  He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present & he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state.

                                     //s//
                               Francis Irvin
Sworn to & subscribed this 2nd day of 1834
//s//
Brice S. Hunter Dep. Clerk

   And the said court do hereby declare their opinion that the above-named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states.
    We John D. Hughes a clergyman residing in the township of Springfield - and Wm. L. Clark residing in Middlebury do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Francis Irwin who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration - that we believe him to be 74 years of age and the he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
    Brice T. Hunter Dep. Clerk

                                     //s//
                              John D. Hughes
                             William L. Clarke

Interrogatories made in open court.

Question by the court - where & in what year was you born?
Ans. by applicant. I was born in East Nottingham Township in Chester Co. Pennsylvania in Dec 1759.
Question by Court - Have you any record of your age & if where is it?
Ans. by applicant - I had a record in a Packet Bible but the leaf on which it was written was lost about four years since.
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Question by the court - Where were you living when called into the service when hove you lived since the revolutionary War & where do you now live?
Ans by appointment - I was living in the township of East Nottingham Chester County Pa. when I entered the service and lived there until the year after the defeat of Cornwallis, when I removed to Cannonsburg Washington County Pennsylvania & resided their until February 1811 when I removed to the township of Springfield in Portage County Ohio where I have resided ever since & now reside.

Question by court -  How were you called into service & were yu drafted, did you volunteer or were you a substitute and if a substitute, for whom?
Ans by applicant - I went into the service each tour of duty as a volunteer in the militia of Penna.

Question by the court - State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops when you served such continental and militia regiment as you can recollect & the general circumstances as you can remember.
Ans by applicant -  General Washington - militia officer Gen. Irvin Brigade, afterwards commanded by Armstrong, General Potter's Brigade was stationed on the Schuylkill north of Matson's Brigade (so called) General Irwin was taken a prisoner in the war at White Marsh Hill on my first tour of duty.  After the first tour which I was out the company to which I belonged was employed as a scouting party. 

Question by the court - Did you ever receive a discharge from the service & if so by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
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Ans by applicant - I received a discharge from Captain Hayes which I have lost.

Question by the court - State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood & who can testify as to your character for veracity & their belief of your services as a soldier of the revolution?
Ans by applicant - The persons who have certified above John D. Hughes, William L. Clarke, Abm. Dehaam , Thomas Gale Esq.,  Martin Kent & I could name many more.

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories (above) 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 it appears to them that John D. Hughes who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in this township of Springfield in Portage Co. and that William L. Clarke who has signed the same is a resident in Middlebury and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I George Kirkum, Clerk of the court of Common Pleas for the County of Portage in the state of Ohio, do hereby certify that the foregoing, contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the applications of Francis Irwin for a pension. 

   In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this second day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty-four.

                                               Geo. Kirkum Clerk

31,322
Francis Irwin
Ohio
REJECTED 
not served six months
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5497
P.O. Francis Irwin

Service: ____
REJECTED

Enlisted: _______,18__
Discharged: ____, 18__
Application Filed: ____, 18__
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: ____
Attorney: ______
P.O. ______

____Recognized.  _________Contract
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Rejected
See letter to
Wm. L. Clark
Middlebury, Ohio

5493

23 March 1835
let to - J. W. Allen 
5 May 38
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(Transcriber's note: An addressed envelope.)

 Col. J.L. Edwards
       {ension Office


Hon.  J.W. Allen
                H.R.
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H. Reps
Apr. 28, 1838.

Sir-

   Permit me to ask your attention when time permits, to the enclosed letter of Mr. W. S. Clark.

                                  Your Obt Servant
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                                    John W Allen
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J.W. Allen has returned this letter, requesting to know why the town (2d 3d & 4th) within (illegible) are now provided for. Write to


Hon. J.W. Allen, informing him why the 2d, 3d, & 4th towns are not of the character provided for by the act of June 7, 1832.
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(Transcriber's note: an addressed envelope.)

Middleburg, Mar 15                         FREE

J.L.Edwards Esq.
War Department
Washington City, D.C.
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Middleburg March 14th 1835

Dear Sir:

    Enclosed is the printed letter that accompanied the pension claim of Francis Irwin of Springfield in Portage Co, Ohio - the exceptions referred to be you in a letter to Hon. E. Whitley, dated June 28th, 1834, an supplied -  The Clerk of this county (Portage) has forwarded said application with Samuel Brown.  The said clerk did not know I had this printed sheet therefore I now send it, being personally acquainted with said applicants and perfectly satisfied of the (illegible) of their claims,  I hope they will be duly considered.

   I have therefor corresponded with the Hon. E. Whitley to him I refer if yet in the city.

                                       Yours respectfully,
                                         William L. Clarke
J.S. Edwards  Esq.