Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22189, Samuel Curry, New Jersey Gen. Harmer'S N.W. Indian War
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New Jersey
Curry, Samuel
S.22189

Gen. Harmer's S W Indian War
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18.783
Pennsylvania
Samuel Currry
of Philadelphia in the state of Pennsylvania
who was a private in the company commanded
by Captain Hoagland of the regt commanded
by Col Kirkbird in the N J ma.
line for 6 mos 21 da
He was in the North West Indian War under Genl Harmer

Inscribed on the roll of Pennsylvania
at the rate of 22 dollars 32/ cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of pension issued the 2 day of October
1833 and sent to [illegible] J G Watmough, Philadelphia

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 $55.00
Semi-anl allowance ending [illegible] March '3 '--
$66.96

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 5, 1832}
Recorded by W L Williams, Clerk
Book E Vol 5 Page 10

letter Aug 11 1834 to W D Lewis
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Samuel Curry
26066
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City of Philadelphia
State of Pennsylvania ⎬SS
On the First day of June 1833 Personally appeared in Open Court. Before the Court of Common Pleas now sitting Samuel Curry a resident of the City of Philadelphia, aged seventy one years past. 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 the seventh day of June 1832. I was born in the State of New Jersey, when young removed to Bordentown
in the County of Burlington. In the year 1776 I was enroled in the Militia, was drafted and served in the Company commanded by Capt Okey Hoagland. Lieut Douglass marched to Perth Amboy joined the Regiment and served a tour of
Duty, three months. We marched to Trenton, through Princeton, New Brunswick and
Elizabethtown on to Amboy, after this town, was at Trenton discharged. I then
volunteered in the same company under the same officers, crossed into
Bucks County. here we were under command of Col. Kirkbride, did duty
along the Delaware, untill Genl Washington arrived with different detachments in the month of December, then joined that part of the army under his immediate command, crossed the Delaware and attacked the Hessions in Trenton, was in the Battle, shortly after my tour of three months was out
and was discharged returned home after the Hessions left Bordentown
which was very shortly after the Battle of Trenton I then lived with my Father untill 1778, I think in May, I joined a small detachment perhaps
One hundred Horse and foot in the company of Capt Vandike Lieut Powell
we marched out of Bordentown and met the British, called the Burning party
with whom we had a small brush was obliged then to retreat, on towards
Trenton. The Enemy then took possession of Bordentown, and through the day
Burnt nearly all the property of Joseph Barker Esqr and all the property of Col. Joseph Kirkbride in Bucks County oposite as well all the vessels in
the River. They then returned down the River in the Boats, and before a sufficient
number of Troops could be collected, to chastise them they returned to this
City. I was out at time only three weeks. On the retreat, we lost three men
killd owing to their taking a wrong direction the one was Edward Estell one Joseph Gregory, and the third Sutphin, after this I was never engaged
in the military untill 1789 when I enlisted in the United States service in the Company of Capt. McCurdy under command of Genl Harmer, and was wounded in the Battle with the Indians, the ball still in my hand of which the Department have been apprised heretofore, on an unsuccessfull application
owing to my loss of hearing and many complaints from hardships endured in
the service. I am not able to remember many officers names, or dates of my
engagements with any degree of certainty


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I Remember Col. McKean Col Miflin, Genl Robert do. Gen. Mercer, who was killed
at the Battle of Princeton. Remember Col. Israel Shreeve of N. Jersey.
During the different tours within specified, I was not employed in any civil pursuit.
I Hereby relinquish all claim to any pension; other than the one under the act of June the  7th 1832. I do not know, nor am I acquainted with any
clergyman, to whom I might apply to Certify for me.
Sworn and subscribed this day and year aforesaid 
In Open Court.
Joseph Butler
F.A. Raybold
Samuel [his mark] Curry
Interrogatories by the Court.
1st Where and in what year were you born & Born in New Jersey. In the year 1762
2d Have you any Record of your age and if so where is it? I have no Record if any ever existed I dont know where it is.
3d Where were you living when called into service? Where have you lived since the Revolutionary war and where do you now live}-- In Bordentown N. Jersey, since have lived in Philada where I now live.
4th How were you called into service, were you drafted }1st 
Tour Drafted, served 3 months
 2nd Tour Volunteered, 3 months
3rd Tour volunteered. 3 weeks
Did you volunteer, or were you a substitute and if a substitute, for whom?
5th Name some Genl. Officers  {Gen Robert A. Mercer, Col. McKean, Miflin
of the Jersey line Col. Israel Shreeve.
6th Did you ever receive a discharge, by whom was it signed} do not remember believe [illegible]
7th State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood who can testify to your character, as to veracity, etc.}
do not remember believe [illegible] See proof before alderman} George Bartram Esqr. 1832  William Warrance
We John Bechtel and Peter Abel
Residing in the City of
Philadelphia, Hereby Certify that we are well acquainted with the above
applicant Samuel Curry who has
subscribed and sworn to the within declaration; That we believe him to be seventy one years of age. that he is
reputed and believed in the Neighbourhood where he resides, to have been
a soldier of the Revolution: and that we concur in that opinion. John Bechtel  Peter [his mark] Abel
Sworn and Subscribed
the day and year aforesaid
In open Court.
Joseph Butler
F. A Raybell
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And the said Court Do hereby declare their opinion after the Investigation of the matter, and after putting the Interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the within named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that John Bechtel and Petter Abel who has signed the preceeding certificate are Residents of the City of Philadelphia, and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
     Edward King J B Sutherland
I Richard Palmer Clerk of the 
Court of Common Pleas Do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Samuel Curry for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this First day of June 1844.  R Palmer [illegible] Clerk
I do hereby declare, in addition to my former declaration, That I am not acquainted with any person now living in which I can prove my services, other than as has been testified to.
 Samuel [his mark] Curry
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No 26066
Samuel Curry City of Philadelphia Pennsylvania

l & note


Was an unsuccessful applicant for a invalid pension

Joseph Butter Philadelphia
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Sir: The evidence in support of your claim, uder the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined nots, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus:}). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by compling with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Samuel Curry City of Philadelphia Pennsylvania
[Columns: 1-Period which the service was rendered.]|2-Duration of the claimant's service. (3 subcolumns:  Years|Months|Days)
3-Rank of the claimant.||4-Names and rank of the Field officers under whom her served.|5-Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service.| Proof by which the declaration is supported.
Line 1:  Drafted|1776|-|3|-|private|Capt Okey Hoagland|71 years|Traditionary evidence-papers properly attached
Line 2:  Vol. "|-|3|-|"|Same officers Col Kirkbird|New Jersey
Line 3: Joined 1778|-|-|21|"|Cap Van Dike|
Line 4: Enlisted 1789|-|-|-|"|Cap M. Curdy, Gel. Harner
Battle of Trenton
I a, respectfully, Your obedient servant, J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1852.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army
and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia" and "volunteers, all
persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who
were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to
Store Keepers, &c, Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are
also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged
in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1.
The Regular Troops.
2.
The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming
the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, mucicians or privates, will, in the first
instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of
Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is
considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1852.
State, Territory, or District of
County of               }.ss.
On this          day of
personally appeared (a) before
A.B. a resident (b) of
in the county of
and State, Territory or District
of
aged (c)
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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed
June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)
with
and
served in the
(e) regiment of the
line, under the following named officers:
Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under
more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the
town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged,
and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he
declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
And then will follow the certificate of the Court.)
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary
soldier, and served as he states.
I                           of the Court of
do hereby certify  (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of
the application of                 for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this
day of                      &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be
found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia,
except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the
and C. D. residing in (the same)
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with
who has
subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be
years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier
of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
And then will follow the certificate of the Court.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories 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 A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the
and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I,
Clerk of the Court of
do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of
for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this
day of
&c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction. If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration,(l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted
; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected
. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State
troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war
, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?
And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given
, and what has become of it?
Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what
To an Officer has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed
and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion.
If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates. The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
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[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow
the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b]The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d]The declarant must mention the person or persons of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language to definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an idea in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:-
days, I served as a           . For       months and        days, I served as a
and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he heir, at the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about
is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent at authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit. [f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
The Clerk must fix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his having the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of one.
[icon of hand with pointing finger]The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k]This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m]The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
It does not appear that he has made any exertion to procure the testimony of witnesses
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Within a box at top left of page:
    "This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services.
   Such of the original muster and payrolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department.  Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States."
L. W. B. I. 22189
DEPARTMENT OF THE INYERIOTR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS, WASHINGTON, D. C.  January 22, 1898.
O.W. & N. DIV. REVOLUTIONARY.

Sir:- Replying to your request for information concerning Samuel Curry, a soldier of the Revolutionary war, you are advised that he made an application for pension on June 1, 1833, at which time he was 71 years of age and residing at Philadelphia, Penna., and his pension was allowed for six months and twenty-one days' actual service as a private in the New Jersey troops, Revolutionary war; a part of the time he served under Capt. Hoagland and Col. Kirkbride. He enlisted at Bordentown, N.J. 
Very respectfully,      Commissioner.
Mr. Sam R. Curry, 2446 Kimball Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Revolution  22189
INVALID.
File No 22189 Samuel Curry Pri  Rev War
was also in North West Indian under Genl Harmer
Act: June 7" 32"
Index:- Vol. 2, Page [93?]
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Jan. 22/98. To. Mr. R. Curry, Philadelph
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We the subscribers do hereby certify
that we are well
acquainted with John Bec[smudged] and who
Peter Abel, Citizens of Philadelphia and who have 
subscribed to the attached application
of Samuel Curry for pension &c. We know them to be sober,
honest, upright men, and respectable in their business, and
that full faith and credit is and ought be given them.
To which, we chearfully subscribe
Sworn before me
Henry Quig Thos Evans
Sworn before Me Sept 10
1833
[illegible] Christian an
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Saml Curry
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Philad
Personally appeared before me, an Alderman
of the City of Philadelphia, William Warrance of this
City, Coach maker, residing in Sprace No 105, who being
duly sworn according to law, say, that he has known
the said Samuel Curry to be for many years, a respectable resident of this City, & that he has known
him to be a peaceable sober, honest & industrious & upright citizen-- and further that he has frequently
heard him to relate whilst a Soldier in the Indian war as well as in the war of the Revolution he has heard him say he was present as a soldier at the battle of Trenton - That he experienced many tryals & fatigues during said war in which he
believes that he has served faithfully for his country that he is by Profession a Cordwainer and in consequence of getting infirm by old age, being now in his 71 year
and the effects of pain arising from the wound in the hand (which is now somewhat drawn crooked) has
prevented him from working at that profession and has necessitated him of late years in order to obtain
a scanty subsistance to work at livery, or taking care
of Horses - but even now at that at different times
in many cases unable to obtain a livelihood for himself
& family
Sworn subscribed
Dec. 7. 1832
Wm Warrance
Barkam
Each Maker Apace St
in
Altn residing in
the City of Philadelphia
Justice of the Peace
 Wm Warrance Coach Maker [Illeg]
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Phila. September 24th, 1833
J L Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
    Sir, Inclosed is the papers of Saml Curry, a poor invalid very deaf and unable to do any business to obtain a lively hood. Your attention to whom will be thankfully acknowledged by your Huml Servt Joseph Butler
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2446 Kimball Street Philadelphia, January 12, 1898
Hon. H. Clay Evans, Commissioner of Pensions.
Dear Sir: I think by the appearance of things that a mistake has been made.  Certainly the wrong letter has been sent to me, and perhaps my letter has been sent to the man who should have received this.
I made inquires regarding Samuel Curry, who served in the Revolutionary war, was a soldier under General Harmer in the war against the Indians in the Northwest, and was among the volunteers who served n the Whiskey Insurrection in western Pennsylvania.
In 1833 or 1834 Samuel Curry was granted a pension and "his name recorded at Washington," I quote from an old note found among papers belonging to my grandfather. The note continues, "Book C, Vol. 5, Page 10, by R. W. Williams, Clerk."
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Will you kindly inform me if Samuel Curry was granted a pension in 1833 or 1834? If so, kindly send me such noes that relate to his war record that may be noted in connection with it. What companies, regimens etc. 
Very respectfully Sam R. Curry 2446 Kimball Street, Philadelphia, Penna.
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2446 Kimball Street
Philadelphia, December 27, 1897
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DEC 30 1887
The Commissioner
of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir
I am trying to ascertain the
record of Samuel Curry, who was a soldier during the
Revolutionary war, and among a lot of old
papers left by his son J.R. Curry, my grandfather
I find the following note:

"He was granted a
pension in 1834, the same is recorded at
Washington in Book C Volume 5, page 10, clerk
W. J. Williams"
This
I believe was for a wound
which he received while in the war against the
Indians in the northwest under General Harmer,
but with his application there may have been some
reference regarding his record as a soldier in in
Revolutionary war, and it may be of record in
your office.
Samuel Curry was a native of Philadelphia
but first enlisted as a soldier at Bordentown N.J. in
1876, but in what command, I do not know. There
is no record of him at the War Department, but I
find his name at Trenton connected with two
regiments of N.J. and at Harrisburg in the
Pennsylvania Line.
Will you kindly direct
be looked up, and that a
that the matter
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certified copy of the exact date the pension was granted, the cause for which it was granted and whatever reference there a be regarding his service as a soldier? I think that our ancestors did  not appreciate the fact that they were making important history or they would have left better records behind them. If you will give me in full whatever may appear on record in your office, I will esteem it a great favor. (It may have been 1833 the pension was granted) 
Yours truly, Sam R. Curry, 2446 Kimball Street Phila. Penna.
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[Upper left corner of page:]
This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned for their services.
Such of the original muster and payrolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of may of the original States.
L. W. B. I. 22187. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS, WASHINGTON, D.C. January 5th, 1898.
Sir:- Replying to your request for information concerning Samuel Cook, [handwritten "X" in the right hand margin] a soldier of the Revolutionary war, you are advised that he made an application for pension on September 8th, 1832, at which time he was 78 years of age and residing at Oswell, [Orwell] Vermont, and his pension was allowed for seven months and twenty-seven days' actual service as a private in the Conn. troops, Revolutionary war; a part of the time he served under Capt. Bird and Col. Le[smudged]. He enlisted at Canterberry, Conn.
Very respectfully, Commissioner.
Mr. Sam R. Curry'2446 Kimballs Street Philadelphia, Penna. 
[handwritten: "Mr. Curry asked for Samuel Curry + this was sent by mistake (I.S.C. Sept. 10, 1919)]