Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34247, Hugh Connor, Mass. Penn.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE

Mass.
Penn.

Connor, Hugh [stamped star above name]

NUMBER
S.34247
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CONTENTS
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6491
Massachusetts
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Hugh Connor
Capt Richardson
Private
[crossed out line]
in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Col. Woolford
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Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts
at the rate of - 8 - Dollars per month, to commence on
the 4th of April 1818
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Certificate of Pension issued the 29 day of Jany 1819 and sent to John Davis Esq
Boston Mass
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Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818 - 5 mo 1/30 - 40:26
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Mar 1819 - 48:--
$88:26 [double underlined]

Ex [raised a] BH Beull
{Revolutionary Claim,   }
{Act 18th March, 1818. }
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[handwritten and very faded]
Notification sent July 15th 1820 [?] to 
Samuel Blagge, Boston, Massachusetts
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34 247
Revy INVALID.
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File No. 34,247
Hugh Conner [sic]
Pri Rev War
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Act:  18" March 1819
Index: --Vol. 2, Page 84

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Hugh Connor
Pennsylvania rolls

Admitted 
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[illegible] begin in
1780 -
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Hugh Connor
[illegible]
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United States
Massachusetts District,

I Hugh Connor of Boston in the District aforesaid and now  a resident of United States an applicant for a pension from United States, under an act of Congress, entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of United States in the Revolutionary war make oath that I served in the war of the revolution, on the continental establishment, for the tour of five years, or nearly that period, and in manner following.  I enlisted into the service of the United States on or about the first of February of 1777, a corporal for the space of three years and entered into Capt Joseph Richardsons Company, belonging to fifth regiment of Pennsylvania in front line commanded by Col. William Richardson and did at the aforesaid three years, reenlist in said capacity of Corporal in Capt Birds company belonging to same regiment commanded by Col Woolford; for and during the war and was taken prisoner by Lord Cornwallis in South Carolina and afterwards exchanged and honorably discharged having faithfully served United States for nearly six years the times specified as aforesaid, and that I was in need of assistance from my country for support- - - - -
Hugh his x mark Connor
Witness to signature}
Jno Davis                  }

Massachusetts District }
Boston 4. April1818     }
Sworn to before me    } ss 
Jno Davis
Dis Judge Mass Dist
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Massachusetts District; ss.
Boston June 9 A.D. 1818

IT appearing to my satisfaction that Hugh Connor subscriber to the annexed declaration, sworn to before me did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy, as stated in said declaration, I now transmit said testimony in the case, with the proceedings had thereon to the Secretary of the department of war, pursuant to the directions of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war;" the testimony and proceedings in the premises being the declaration aforesaid, [strikeouts] together with this certificate.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the District Court of the United States for this District to be hereunto affixed.

Jno Davis} Judge of the District Court U.S. 
                } Massachusetts District.

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Massachusetts District, ss.
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Boston 18 January 1819.
I AM satisfied that the above named, Hugh Conner [sic] by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, is in need of assistance from his Country for support.
Jno Davis [signature]  {District Judge U. S.
Massachusetts Dist.}

TO THE SECRETARY OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF WAR.
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Hugh Conner [sic]
Notification sent to
Saml Blagge Esq
6491
Boston, Mass
July 15, 1820
March 1819
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District of Massachusetts, ss.

ON this Seventh day of July 1820 personally appeared, in open Court, being a Court of Record, viz. Boston Court of Common Pleas created such by the laws of this Commonwealth  Hugh Conner [sic] aged sixty four years, resident in Boston in the County of Suffolk in said District, labourer who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows:  that he served in the Company Commanded by Captain Richardson in the 5th Massachusetts regiment commanded by Col. Richardson - his declaration was dated on the 4 April 1818 and his Pension Certificate is no 6491 dated on the 29 January 1819

And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself 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; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me any property, or securities, contracts or debts, due to me; nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.

signed Hugh his x mark Conner [sic]
Witness
S. Blagge

Sworn to and declared, ^by the said Hugh Conner [sic] on the seventh day of July A.D. 1820 before
Artemus Ward sole Judge of the Boston Court of Common Pleas
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I, John Callender, Clerk of the Boston Court of Common Pleas, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedule hereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of said Court, that the total amount in value, of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is ------nothing-----dollars and --------cents.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this seventh day of July 1820
Jno Callender, Clk
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Schedule of property belonging to the subscriber, late a Private in the army of the Revolution

Real Estate  none
Personal Estate  none

Occupation a labourer but unable to work in consequence of old age & infirmities

Family a wife who is old & out of health

Signed Hugh his x mark Conner [sic]

Witness
S. Blagge