Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40602, Patrick Turner, Penn.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Penn.

Turner, Patrick

NUMBER S. 40602

CONTENTS
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Notification sent to Wm Galager Esq June 15, 1820 Philadelphia

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14,165
Pennsylvania

Patrick Turner
Philadelphia in the state of Pennsylvania who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Moylan of the Pennslva. line, for the term of 3 years

Inscribed on te roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 8 dollars per month, to commence on the 27 of March 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 7 of Sep 1819 and sent to Hon: Richard Peters US Judge, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1819 17 mos 5/31 4/30 138.35
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4th March 1820 - 48.--
$186.35

Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.
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District of Pennsylvania SS

On the twenty seventh day of March A.D. 1818 before me Richard Peters Judge of the District Court of the United States in and for the District of Pennsylvania personally appeared Patrick Turner a resident citizen of the United States who being duly sworn upon the Holy Evangelist of Almighty God deposes and declares that in the beginning of the year1776 he enlisted as a private soldier in a company of infantry commanded by Captain Bayard belonging to the regiment of the Pennsylvania Line, in the Continental Army, which  regiment this deponent believes was then commanded by Colonel Woods - that he served with the said company serving the term of his enlistment which was for one year and immediately after the expiration thereof enlisted in a company of cavalry in the service of the United States commanded by Captain Charles Craig attached to the regiment commanded by Colonel Stephen Moylan and faithfully served therein for and during the term of three years and until he was discharged from the service in consequence of being rendered incapable of further duty by a wound received in the service of the said United States. That he is now in circumstances of great indigence and distress and in need of assistance from his country for support - that he is a resident citizen of the United States and always has been such since the war of the Revolution. And he further declares that he does not at present receive and never has received or been allowed any pension by the court of the United States 

Pat Turner

Sworn and subscribed on the day and year aforesaid before me

Richard Peter
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I do hereby certify that Patrick Turner is now & has been for several years a pauper in the Philadelphia Alms house ss House of Employment
Philada. July 23d 1819

I. J. Inslee, Stew.
Alms house

Jos Cloud Prest of the Board of Manag.

I am satisfied that the first stated is true.
23 July 1819

Richard Peters
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Patrick Turner
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March 1820
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District of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia County ss:

On the seventh day of June one thousand eight hundred and twenty personally appeared in the Court of Common Pleas aforesaid county (the said court being a court of record having a prothonotary or seal and exercising common law jurisdiction) Patrick Turner aged seventy five years, residing in Philadelphia and county aforesaid, who being first duly sworn as the lw directs on his solemn oath, in open court declares that he served in the revolutionary war as follows regt. - In the 2d Pennsylvania Regiment and company commanded by Capt Byard. Date of original declaration 27th March 1818 Number of pension certificate (14165)

and I the said Patrick Turner do further 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 any manner, disposed of my property or any part thereof, with the 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 the 18th 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) Pat Turner

Sworn to and declared in open court on the seventh day of June 1820.

J B Norbury
(illegible)
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SCHEDULE OF THE PROPERTY OF Patrick Turner

I have the following articles of furniture which is all the property I am possessed of viz: five chairs one pine table, two buckets, a tub an iron pot, and other articles (which makes up my whole inventory of furnishings) not worth 5 dollars - I have no occupation and in consequence of wounds received and other infirmities am unable to labor - I have no children living, and am in such indigent circumstances as to be unable to support myself without the assistance of my country.

(signed) Pat Turner

Philadelphia County ss:

I Joseph B Norbury Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas for the city & county of Philadelphia do hereby certify that the foregoing affidavit and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of said court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is five dols.. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this tenth day June 1820.

J. B. Norbury
Prothonotary
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On this 27 day of July 1819 appeared before me the subscriber Mary Warner wife of Francis Eaton deceased who did depose and say that Patrick Turner and her said husband Francis enter served in the Revolutionary war with each other in the 4th regiment of Pennsylvania Dragoons under Capt. Charles Craig commanded by Stephen Milan

Mary Warner X her mark

C OConnor
(illegible) County Phila.
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40602
INVALID
Revy

No. 40,602
Patrick Turner
Pri Rev War

Act: 18 March 18--
Index:-Vol. S, Page 517

(Arrangement of 1870.)
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[illegible] 
To the Honorable [illegible]
W. Calhoun
Adm. 
Sec'y at War
City of Washington
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[illegible] July 1819
Sir.
I am directed by the Judge of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania to return the enclosed [illegible] of Patrick Turner with additional Proof.
I am, with great [illegible]
[illegible]
D. Caldwell.  Clk. Dist. [illegible]
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Patrick Turner

Suspended - 
Not on roll of Moylan's regt. further evidence reqd.

Genl certificate of judges on file

(written vertically left side)
District Judge
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Sarah Chadwick wife of the witness deponent Wm Chadwick being duly sworn according to law deposes & says that in the year 1778 she became acquainted with the applicant Patrick Turner who was then an inlisted soldier in the horse service of the United States, on the continental establishment and that she continued to know him in that capacity for eighteen months  thereafter he the said Turner being stationed during a great part of that time in the neighbourhood of the residence of the person for whom this deponent kept house.

The mark of X Sarah Chadwick

Sworn & subscribed before me this 14th day of April 1819.

Richard Peters
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District of Penns(ylvania)
William Chawick of Southwark in the County of Philadelphia being duly sworn according to Law, depose and says that during the War of the Revolution he was a soldier in the Fourth Regiment of the Maryland Line and that he was acquainted with Patrick Turner, now an applicant for a Pension under the Act of Congress of the 18th of April last, from the year 1777 to the year 1779, and that during the whole of that time he the said Patrick was a soldier in Colonel Maylan's Regiment of Horse in the American Army, on the Continental establishment. 
The mark of Wm Chawick
Sworn to before me this 25th Day of June 1818
Richard Peters
District Judge
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form Van-51
12-5-41
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
NAME: Turner, Peter
GRADE:  Private
LINE: New York
WARRANT NUMBER: 7874
ACREAGE:  100
ISSUED: August 4, 1792 to Henry Hart, assignee

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-comissioned officers and privates under congressional resolution of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.  Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in the National Archives.