Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 5,647, for Patrick Kelly, Pennsylvania
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Penn.

Kelly, Patrick

NUMBER
S. 5.647

carded

CONTENTS
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Pennsylvania 32,501 
Patrick Kelly Sr.
of -- Co. in the state of Penn.
who was a priv in the co.
commanded y Captain Cowden of the  -- commanded
by ---- in the Penn.
line for six

Inscribed on the roll of Pittsburg 
at the rate of 20 dollars 00 cents per annum
to commence on 26th Sept 1845.

Certificate of pension issued the 29 day of
August 1846 sent Hon H D Foster, Greensburg, Penn.

Arrears to the 4th of March 6th 8.76
Semi-anl allowance ending Sept 6 10,00
$18.76

{Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7 1832} and Aug 8, 1848
Recorded by D H, Wood, Clerk
Book E2, Vol 5, Page 35

Ref:
Let [illegible] Sept 19 '46
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Patrick Kelly sent
Pension papers.

Aged 89 years,
Six months Revolutionary
Service, Lancaster militia.

Hon H D Foster
Ho. Reps for presentation
to Congress

Dec. 1 1845
Refd to the Comm s Rev. Pension
February 101846 Bill 210
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To the Honorable, the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress Assemblies:

The petition of Patrick Kelly [illegible ] of Indiana County and State of Pennsylvania respectfully represents that he is eighty nine years of age, poor and infirm and under the necessity of applying to the National Council for some relief.  Your petitioner is an age of soldiers of the Revolution and served his country during the gloomy period when she was struggling for national existence.  That he during this period was in the service of the United States as a volunteer and drafted militia soldier of the Lancaster County militia.  That he belonged to a company of militia under the command of Capt. Cowden of Col. Grubb's battalion.  That in the spring of 1778 in the month of March, he was drafted out of his company aforesaid and was sent on to Lancaster under Lieut. Montgomery when he joined a corps of drafted and volunteer militia from different parts of the country who were then placed under the command of Col. Donaldson of York County with whom he marched by the way of Philadelphia to Yardley's ferry on the Delaware when he was encamped and served as a guard and for the purpose of rendering
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assistance to the continental troops in case of an attack from the British army.  That after he had served out his tour of two months ending on the 15th of May 1778, he was permitted to return home.  In the subsequent fall of the year 1778 he turned out again and served for two months as a volunteer against the enemy with the Lancaster County militia under the command of Col. Mosier with whom he marched to Philadelphia where he served out his tour as a guard over military stores and other duties as a militia solider. That on or about the first of November 1778 he was discharged by the commanding officer.  Again your petitioner was drafted out of his company aforesaid in the spring of 1780 for two months and performed duty with Lieut Montgomery in watching for a number of the prisoners who had run off and he was during this tour assisting the atificers and mounting guard at Lebanon and was on fatigue duty in repairing the tents and military accourtrements prepartory for the campaign of 1780 that at the end of his tour, which took place on the 20th of May 1780 he was disharged by Col. Grubb, the commanding officer.
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Your petitioner served in all his Revolutionary tours of duty a period of six months with the Pennsylvania militia in the service of the United States under the aforesaid militia officers and also in obedience to a number of regular officers of the Continental Army, their names  he does not now recollect except Major Morris and Capt Davis.
Your petitioner therefore humbly prays you Honorable Bodies, composing the National Legislature to grant your poor petitioner that relief which he conceives he is entitled to in consideration of his Revolutionary services abovementioned.  He prays his case may merit your commiseration and as in duty bound he will every pray [illegible].
Patrick Kelly Sr

Attest
State of Pennsylvania, Indiana County
Personally appeared before me the undersigned and a acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county Patrick Kelly, an aged soldier of the Revolution who being duly sworn doth depose and say that the facts set forth in the above petition are just and true. Sworn and subscribed this 26 day of September AD 1845 before me.
Patrick Kelly Sr
Charles M Laughlin
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Indiana County  ss
I Charles M Laughlin am of the Justice of the Peace in and for said county to certify that the above named Patrick Kelly Sr is a man of truth and veracity and worthy of belief.
Given render my hand on the day and year last above written,
Charles McLaughlin J P
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State of Pennsylvania
Indiana County

Personally appeared before me the undersigned, an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county, John Ross, an aged soldier of the Revolution who being duly sworn doth depose and say that he is personally acquainted with Patrick Kelly Sr. the above petitioner and knew him well during the Revolutionary War.  That this deponent was himself in the service of the United States with the Lancaster County militia under Col Grubb, Mayor Morris, Capt Cowden, Lieut Pennington, Capt Murray, Col Donaldson and other officers not at present recollected. That this deponent well remembered of being out in the service of the United States with the said Patrick Kelly Sr as specified by him in his above petition under the abovenamed officers in the spring and fall of 1788 and in the spring of 1780. That he was serving with the petitioner on the Delaware about Yardley's ferry, at Philadelphia also and at Lebanon and other places.
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This deponent is sure from his own personal knowledge that said Patrick Kelly Sr did serve for as much as six months at least as he has above detailed in his petition.  This deponent is now eighty eight years of age and knows that petitioner is in indigent circumstances.
Sworn and subscribed this 26th day of September AD 1845, before me
John Ross
Charles M Laughlin J P

I, the said Justice, do hereby certify that said deponent John Ross is a man of truth and veracity and worthy of belief.
Given under my hand the day and year last abovementioed.
Charles M Laughlin  J P
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"Traditionary Certificate"
We the undersigned inhabitants of the County of Indiana and State f Pennsylvania do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Patrick Kelly, the abovenamed petitioner that we believe him to be eighty nine years of age that he is respected and believed in the county where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and we concur in the general opinion and relief.  Sworn to and subscribed before me the abovenamed Justice on the day and year above written.
Charles M Laughlin, JP
J G Bedford
C Libingood
Jas Donahay
Michael Downey

I the said Justice do certify that the above deponents are men of character and reputation and worthy of entire credence. Given under my hand the day and year above written.
Charles J. Laughlin JP
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State of Pennsylvania
Indiana County

I Robert Craig, Prothonotary of the court of Common Pleas of the County of Indiana in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that Charles M Laughlin Esquire before whom the foregoing depositions were made and whose name is his own proper handwriting is to the same appended, was then  and now is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the said county of Indiana, duly elected and commissioned, and to all whose official acts full faith and credit are of right due.
In testimony whereof I have herewith subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said court at Indiana this 28th day of October in the year of our Lord 1846.
R Craig,, Pro
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PATRICK KELLY, Sr.
[To accompany bill H R No 210]
February 10, 1946
Mr. Seaman, from the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, made the following
REPORT:
The Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of Patrick Kelly, Sr., of Indiana County, State of Pennsylvania, report:

That the petitioner sets forth in his memorial that he served six months in the Lancaster county,  Pennsylvania militia, during the war of the Revolution.  He first served as a volunteer in the Lancaster county militia, in Captain Cowdier's company, Colonel Grubb's battalion; was sent to Philadelphia in the spring of 1778 with Colonel Donaldson's regiment and served two months with the continental line.  In the fall of the same year he was ordered to Philadelphia under command of Colonel Mason, and served two months.  In the spring of 1780 he was draughted out of his company and served two months as a guard to stores and prisoners.
The petition is sworn to by petitioner and verified by John Ross, and a "traditionary certificate" signed by four persons.  Charles McLaughlin, a justice of the peace for the county aforesaid, certifies that Kelly and Ross are men of "truth and veracity and worthy of belief" and the four persons who signed the certificate "are men of character, reputation and worthy of entire confidence."
The committee have come to the conclusion that the testimony furnished in this case entitles the petitioner to the benefit of the act of 1832; and they herewith report a bill for his relief, according to the provisions of the said act, for six months' service as a private, to commence 26th September, 1845.
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Ritchie & Heiss, print.
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Cert: to the Honle H D Foster
Greensburgh,
Westmoreland County, Penn.
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5647
INVALID
Revolution
File No 3647
Patrick KIelly Sr
Pri Rev War
Act:  June 7th '32
Aug 8 1846
Index: Vol M Page 202
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Act 1832
37,388
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An Act for the relief of Patrick Kelly, senior, of the county of Indiana, State of Pennsylvania

1  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
2 of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That
3 the Secretary of War be, and  he is hereby, authorized and required
4 to place the name of Patrick Kelly, senior, on the pension roll
5 according to the act of seventh June, eighteen hundred and
6 thirty two, for six months' service as a private, and that his pen-
7 sion commence the twenty sixth September, eighteen hundred
8 and forty five.

approved August 8, 1846

Department of State 
August 28th 1846

I certify that the above is a true copy of "an act for the relief of Patrick Kelly, Senior of the County of Indiana, State of Pennsylvania", compared with the original roll on file in this Department.
N P Tritt, Chief Clerk
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HR 210
Patrick Kelly senr
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Blairsville Pa
September 17, 1846
Patrick Kelly
For pension certificate under the act for his relief
K.93
21 September 1846
Pension Bureau

P Kelly Sr
[illegible]
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W L Marcy 
Secretary of War

Dear Sir,

On the 2nd of September instant I addressed you a letter requesting you would transmit to me a certificate of pension ascending to an act of Congress passed for my relief during the 1st session 29th Congress.  The member who sent me the bill and report stated that the law would give me a pension of $60 per annum to commence on the 26th September 1845.  I am in a state of suspense on account of not receiving a reply to the two letters already sent to you on the subject.  If the Acts and resolutions passed at the above session are published, I hope you will see no objection to transmit to me the certificate in question.
Yours very respectfully,
Patrick Kelly
Blairsville Post Office
Indiana County, Pa
September 17, 1846
Patrik Kelly
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Patk Kelly
paper sent Aug 20 id
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Office H. Reps N S
Sep 17 1846
Sir,
In conformity with the request contained in yours of the  16th [illegible] I enclose the papers in the cases of Gwinnup and Rhea.
The papers in the case of Patrick Kelly were sent to your office on the 20th of August last in conformity with a request contained in a letter from you of the 19th of that month.
Respectfully,
Your obt servt
B B French
Clerk
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Blairsville Pa
Septem 1. 46
PatrickKelly
 For his pension certificate
K87
September 4, 46
Pension Office

Patrick Kelly Sr
[illegible]
21st Aug
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Blacklick [illegible] near Blairsville
Indiana county, Pa September 8th 1846

Hon W L Marcy
Secretary of War
Sir,
I got Major Aurantz to write you a letter some two or three weeks ago requesting that you would be pleased to send to him my pension warrant entitling me by act of Congress to a pension.  I now desire to have you send it to me as soon as circumstances will permit. Bear in mind that I am far advanced in life [illegible] and frail and stand in great need of assistance. Hoping that my appeal to you will not be in vain.  I [illegible] myself in my proper hand writing, Your aged friend and humble servant.
Patrick Kelly Sr
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Greensburgh Aug 15

Sir
Our Act of Congress was hoped at [illegible] but closed for the relief of Patrick Kelly Sr of Indiana Co, Pa, I will [text missing] to send me the certificate as soon as convenient
.[illegible]
H D Foster

J L Edwards Esq
Direct to Greensburgh, Westmoreland Co Pa
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Blairsville Pa [illegible[ 18/46
Geo.  [illegible]
Ask for Pat. Kelly's pension certificate
[illegible] Aug 21/46
Pension Office
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Blairsville Pa  Augt 15, 1846
Dear Sir,
By a recent act of Congress the Secretary of War is authorized and required to place the name of Patrick Kelly Senior (of the county of Indiana and state of Penn) on the pension roll according to the act of 7th June 1832 for semi monthly services as a private and that his pension commence the 26th of September 1845.  The old soldier is desirous to have you transmit to me his certificate of Pension accordingly.
Very respectfully,
Geo. Aurentz


Hon W L March
Secy of War