Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39,601, Obadiah Gore, Conn.
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Service: Connecticut
Gore, Obadiah
Number: S39601
{B.L.W.817.200.Lieut.
Issued Feb 22, 1791. 
No papers.
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17.512 R
Pennsylvania

Obadiah Gore, of Bradford County, in the state of Pennsylvania who was a lieutenant in the regiment commanded by Colonel Wyllys of the Connecticut line, for the term of two years.

Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 20 dollars per month, to commence the 26 of November, 1819.

Certificate of Pension issued the 14 of June, 182_ and sent to Jonathan Stevens, Judge, Wysox, Pennsylvania.

Arrears to 4th of March, 1820, $65.91. Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 September 1820. $120. , $185.91.
3 months 5/30 & 4/31

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818}
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Examined with Original Rolls
August 1883 N.Y.
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District of Pennsylvania
Bradford County

On this 26th day of November A.D. 1819 before me subscribes am of the Judges of the Court of Commission and for the [...] County of Bradford personally came Obadiah Gore esq, aged seventy-five years resident in Ulster Township in the County of Bradford and of Pennsylvania aforesaid who being by me first duly sworn doth on his solemn oath make the following declarations in order to obtain the provision made by an Act of Congress passed the 18th day of March 1818 [...] and an act making provision for certain person engaged in the land and Naval service of the United States in the late Revolutionary War, that be the said Obadiah Gore was commissioned a Lieutenant on the first day of January A.D. 1777 in the 2nd Company commanded by Captain William Judd in the 3rd Regiment commanded by Colonel Samuel Wyllys in the Connecticut line on the Continental Establishment. And that be continued to serve in the said Corps until toward the close of the year A.D. 1779 when he was dismissed from the said service by a general arrangement made among the Officers of the said line a term of about three years. and that he was in several skirmishes but in no general battle except that of White Plains previous to the Continental Establishment and that he is in no [...] circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support and that he has now no other evidence in his power of his said services except his commission which he wishes to retain.
Sworn declared & subscribed before me this day and year aforesaid}

Jonathan Stevens

Obad. Gore
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Bradford County, PA
On the 26th day of November 1819 before the subscriber am of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas [illegible] for the said County personally came Avery Gore who being duly sworn before me was depose and say that Obadiah Gore the person within named who is his reputed father lives with him that be the dependent [illegible] at the property on which they live that but for his said father is very in [illegible] and but for his assistance [illegible] be unable to support himself and his aged mother who also lives with him.

Avery Gore 

Sworn and subscribed before on the day & year aforesaid.

Jonathan Stevens             

I, Jonathan Stevens, judge at aforesaid do testify it appears to my satisfaction that the said Obadiah Gore did serve in the revolutionary army as stated in his preceding declaration against the Common enemy and I am also satisfied from the Information & foregoing deposition of Avery Gore well known to me as a man of veracity that he needs the assistance of his Country for Support.& I now transmit the proceedings had and taken before me to the Secretary for the Department of War agreeable to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
Jonathan Stevens

State of Pennsylvania
Bradford County Ss
I George Scott Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Bradford do hereby certify & make known that Jonathan Stevens is at the time of taking & signing the foregoing declaration & signing the same an Associate Judge o and for the County aforesaid & that full faith & credit are due to his acts as such. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this seventh day of Decr AD 1819
George Scott Prothonotary
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Rev. & 1812 War Section.
March 1, 1926
Mrs. J. E. Trask
945 St. John St.
Casper, Wyo.
Madam:
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 39601, it appears that Obadiah Gore was in the battle of White Plains, and January 1, 1777 was appointed Lieutenant in Captain William Judd's Company, Colonel Samuel Wyllys' Third Connecticut Regiment and served until the close of 1779.
He was allowed pension on his application executed November 26, 1819, while a resident of Ulster Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, aged seventy five years.
There is no data on file as to his family.
Owing to a lack of clerical force available for such purpose, only two histories are furnished each inquirer.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.
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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section.
AWF

August 7, 1929

Mrs. Lillian T. Lovell
518 Runnymede Avenue
Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania.

Dear Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 39601, it appears that Obadiah Gore was in the battle of White Plains, no officers stated nor length of service given.
He was appointed, January 1, 1777, Lieutenant in Captain William Judd's Company, Colonel Samuel Wyllys' Third Connecticut Regiment, and served until the close of 1779.
He was allowed pension on his application executed November 26, 1819, at which time he was living in Ulster Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, aged seventy-five years.
There are no data as to family.
Very truly yours,

Earl D. Church 
Commissioner.
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November 6, 1928

Mrs. J.L. Sanford
Mitchell, Nebraska

Madam:

I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 39601, it appears that Obadiah Gore was in the battle of White Plains, and January 1, 1777, was appointed Lieutenant in Captain Wiliam Judd's Company, Colonel Samuel Wyllys' Third Connecticut Regiment and served until the close of 1779.
He was allowed pension on his application executed November 26, 1819, while a resident of Ulster Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, aged seventy-five years.
there is no data on file as to his family.
This is the history of the only soldier named Obadiah Gore that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau.

Respectfully,
E.W. Morgan
Acting Commissioner.
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518 Runnymede Ave,
Drexel Hill, Pa.
May 4th '29

Bureau of Pensions
Wasington, D. C.

Can I procure a copy of its pension certificate granted to Obadiah Gore Jr. whose length of service was five years and he engaged in battles and White Plains and Wyoming Massacre. He was a member of Gen'l Sullivan's staff and with the Sullivan Expedition against the Indians of Central


round stamp
Pension Office
May 9 1929
U.S.
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New York in 1779.
Raised a company in August 1776 - was commissioned Lieut. by Congress Jan 1, 1777, served as a Lieut. in the Continental army under Col. Isaac Nichols in 1776 - also as Lieut. in Capt. Wm. Judd's Company, Col. Sam'l Wyllys' Third Connecticut Regiment.
for any information regarding his pension, I thank you.

Respectfully yours
(Ms.) Lillian T Lovell
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Mitchell, Meb. Jan 29, 1928

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir: Please send me a copy of the Rev. War service record of Obadiah gore of Connecticut whose wife was Hannah he also had a son Obadiah who served in the Rev. He is mentioned in the indexes of manuscripts on War of American Revolution in Conn. State Library as follows
Gore Obadiah, Conn on delegates to Congress May 1782 XXII:282
Gore Obadiah A Conn on delegated to Congress
XXII: 63
Gore Obadiah Lieut allowed depreciation of wages 1780 XXX:3d
Gore Obadiah Jr Lieut 1777 -------------VI:504
Gore Obadiah Jr Lieut appointed Oct 1776 ------------IV:350b,353C

Very tryly
Mrs. J.L. Sandford

round stamp
Pension Office 
Feb 2 1928
US
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handwritten in left corner Revol War Pensions

Mrs J.E. Trask
945 St. John Street
Casper, Wyoming

Jan. 18, 1926
Hom. Hubert Work, Sec. of Interior
Washington DC

Honorable Sir:

Please send me the Revolutionary War Record of 1. Ensign Andrew Durkee born Nov 25, 1737-died Nov. 17, 1814. married Molly Benjamin 1-28-1762 born (crossed out) who died Nov. 25, 1819
2. Elisha Durkee born June 6. 1764, died Scipio Cayuga Co. 1819 (.N.Y.) Married Oct 19, 1788
to Hannah Gore.
3. Hon. Obadiah Gore, born July 26, 1714 - Was in Forty Ft. on day of Wyoming Massacre July 3, 1778. Married Hannah Parks. Died

2 stamps on letter

Rectangular Stamp
Interior Dept.
Received
Jan 21 1926
Office of
the Secretary

Oval Stamp
Dept of the Interior
Received
Jan 21 1926
to Sus Pensions
Deoys.Off.-Appts., mails & files
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Mrs. J. E. Trask
945 St. John Street
Casper, Wyoming

at Sheshequin  N.Y. 1804
4. Lieut Obadiah Gore B. Apr. 7, 1744 Was in Genl. Sullivans expedition married mar. 22 1764 to Anna Avery who was born Dec. 18, 1744, died at Sheshequin N.Y. 1821
5. Caleb Benjamin 1729-1818 Private in Lexington alarm from Conway & Lieut in 6th Hampshire Co. Reg. Mass Co. 1776 B. Watertown, Mass Died at Windel
6. Elijah Avery 1733-'81 at Ft. Griswold, chosen on Council of War, Capt. in Conn. Militia 1780
Born & Died at Groton, Conn.
7. Ebenezer Avery 1704-80 Born & died Groton Conn.

Yours very truly, 
Mrs. J. E. Trask
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39601
INVALID
Revy

File No. 39,601
Obadiah gore
Lieut Rev War

Act 18 March 18
Index: Vol. S, Page 207
[Arrangement of 1870]
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1926 Mch. 1 - Hist ot Mrs. J.E. Trask AWF
1928 Nov. 6 - Hist. to Mrs. J.L. Sandford AWF
1929 Aug. 7 - Hist to Mrs. Lillian J. Lovell AWF
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No. 4
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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED
To Obadiah Gore Gentleman Greeting. We reposing especial trust and confidence in your Patriotism, Coleur, Conduct, and Fidelity, DO by these present constitute and appoint you to be a Lieutenant in the third Connecticut Regiment in the Army of the United States to take rank as First [illegible] from the 1 day of January AD 1777. You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the duty of a Lieutenant by doing and performing all manner of things thereunto belonging. And we do strictly charge and require all officers and soldiers, under your command, to be obedient to your orders, as Lieutenant  And you ae to observe and follow such orders and directions from time to time, as you shall receive from this or a future Congress of the United States, or Committee of Congress for the United States, or any other your superior Officer, according to the rules and discipline of War, in pursuance of the trust reposed in you. This Commission to continue in force until revoked by this, or a future Congress, the Committee of Congress before mentioned, or a Commitee of the States.
Witness  his Excellency John Jay Esq President of the Congress of the United States of America, at Philadelphia the 16th day of March 1779 and in the third year of our Independence
John Jay

Entered in the War Office 
and examined by the Board
Attest
P. Scull, Secretary of the Board of War
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5604
Obadiah gore,
Bradford County, PA.
26 November, 1819
 ________________Lieut. in Colo. Wylly's
regiment, Connect't. line, 2 years.
________________________
found on the rolls
_____________________
Admitted.
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Jonathan Stevens,
Judge,
Wysox, Pennsylva
Rec'd 5. Jan'y, 1820
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Sr. John Pierce, Pensioner Act 1832 Penna
Obadiah Gore Act 1818 Penna
To examine
Geo M Phillips
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Obadiah Gore
Pa 18 m

Mr Cole
I have seen this one thanks
March 12, 1837



Ex G. M. Phillips
Apr 3d 51