Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 41534, Daniel Finly, Md.
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Service
MD

Name
Finly, Daniel

Number 
S.41534
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17012 R
Pennsylvania

Daniel Finly
of Erie County in the state of Pennsylvania
who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Williams of the Maryland Line for the term of 19-1/2 months

Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 8 dollars per month to commence on the 23 of May 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 18 of May 1820 and sent to Wilson Smith Esq Waterford, Erie Cty PA

Arrears to 4th of March 1820 $171.35
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1820 $48.00
21 13/31 = $219.35

{Revolutionary Claim Act 18th March, 1818}
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Auditor's Office, Annapolis, Dec 3rd, 1819

I hereby certify that it appears from the muster-rolls remaining in the Auditor's Office that Daniel Finlow enlisted as a pvt in the 6th Maryland regiment on the 12th day of May '78 and was on the 1st Jan '80 present

Thos Karney - Aud. S.M.

No doubt this is the persons whose name in the declaration is spelt Findley - Finlow belonged to Capt Dobson's Company. T.K.
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Crawford County in the Commonweath of Pennsylva 
William Butler of Crawford County in the said commonwealth, a disinterested and credible witness after having been duly sworn doth depose and say, that he was enlisted soldier for one year an nine in the regiment commanded at first by Col. Miles in the Pennsylvania line on the continental establishment, that during the said term he knew Daniel Findlay to serve as enlisted soldier ^in the same regiment; that afterwards deponent knows that said Findlay served as an enlisted soldier for two years in the sixth Maryland regiment on the continental establishment and further this deponent saith not. 
Wm. Butler
Sworn and subscribed this fourth day of October one thousand eight hundred and nineteen before the subscriber president of the sixth judicial district in the said Commonwealth Jesse Moore
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Left Side Page

Admitted
18 May 1820

Middle Page

Daniel Findley
Judges certificate as to claimants' indigent circumstances wanting

Not found on the rolls 
further evidence of service wanted

See endorsement in the case of Charles Morey.

Right Side Page

Daniel Findley

[illegible] in the auditor general of Maryland for [illegible] in the Maryland Line

Pension Office 
24 Nov 1819

Applicants
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District of Pennsylvania 
Erie County ss }
On the twenty third day of May AD 1818 before me the subscriber one of the associate Judges of the court of Erie County Personally appeared Daniel Findley a resident Citizen of said county aged sixty six years who being first sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the provition [provision] made by the late act of Congress entitled An act to provide for the persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war" That he the said Daniel Findley first enlisted in the year One thousand seven hundred & seventy six in Coln Miless Battallion of Riflemen served under the Command and in the Company of Capt Peebles for one year and nine months was in the Battle of Long Island was wounded in the Leg That in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy Eight he enlisted in Capt Henry Dobsons Company and served in the Regiment commanded by Colnl Williams that he was in the battles of Brandywine, White horse & Monmoth that he remained at that time in the service of the United States between eighteen months and two years and was discharged by reason of a lameness in his nees [knees], that from the above enlistments he had honorable Discharges But from the length of time since the war, he thought them of no use and lost them, and from his lameness and reduced circumstances he stands in need of the assistence of his country for support
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he further states that he has no other evidence in his power of his services there is one man living at the distance of fifty miles from his place of residence in Crawford County that knew him all the time he was in the service, but he is unable to travel to him on account of his laments.

Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid.

Wilson Smith

Daniel Findley

I Wilson Smith Judge as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction fully that the said Daniel Findley did serve in the revolutionary war as states in the preceding declaration against the common enemy and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken & had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.

Wilson Smith - SEAL

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Erie County

I certify that Wilson Smith Esquire, is duly commissioned associate judge of the Court of Common Pleas of said county that he is now in commission and that full faith and credit ought to be given to all his official acts.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of office this 2nd day of June 1818.

John Kelso - Prothonotary
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I Wilson Smith one of the Associate Judges of Erie County do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the within named Daniel Findley and that he is to my knowledge in reduced circumstances and stands in need of assistance from his county for support.

Given under my hand and seal at Waterford in said county this tenth day of November AD 1819

Wilson Smith - SEAL
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41534
INVLAID
REvy

File NO 41,534
Daniel Finly
Priv Rev war

Act 18 March '18

Index - Vol G Page 110

[Arrangement of 1870.]