Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 39377, James Crutcher, Penn.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE  NUMBER
Penn.  Crutcher, James  S 39377

CONTENTS
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[Two page image. Left side.]
Dead
Paid at the Treasury under the Act. 6 April 1838 from 4. Sept 1825 to 9. Feby 1826. Agent notified 24 April 1845.

[Right side]
2893.
Virginia
James Crutcher private Pennsylvania line in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
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Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 21st of April 1818.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 20st of September 1818 and sent to applicant at Charlestown, Va.
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Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818 4 mo. 14/30  34.66
Semi-anl'ce ending 4th Mar 1819. 48.00
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$82.66

{Revolutionary clim, Act 18th March, 1818.}
3 years

[Illegible]
Jefferson County
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James Crutcher
No. 2893

[Illegible]

21 Sept. 1818

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State of Virginia Jefferson County [Illegible]
In the record of proceedings in the County Court of Jefferson among others in the following Court
Jefferson County par fit
In this 24th day of July 1820 personally appeared in open Court being a court of record for the said County James Crutchen aged fifty five years, resident in said County who being first duly sworn accord to law doth on his oath declare, that he served in the revolutionary War as follows. That he enlisted in Philadelphia on the 15th of April 1777 and served upward of three years (as will appear by his discharge filed with his declaration for a pension in April 1818) and was in the battle of Brandywine on the 11th Sept 1777, and in the battle of German Town on the 4th day of Oct 1777 and was in an action with the Indians in 1779 under General Sullivan. 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 March 1818, and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property, securities, contracts or debts due me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule annexed and by me subscribed and that I am unable
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to support myself by labour [sic] and that my profession is that of a Blacksmith, but am unable to follow my trade, and that my family consists of a wife of 57 years of age, & three small orphaned children, one of the age of 9 years, & one of 7 years and one of 5 years old all female children, and that I have received a pension in virtue of a Certificate No. 2 893.

Schedule, 1 cow paid for with my pension money, 4 hogs, 1 ten Gallon kettle, 1 tea kettle, 1 corner cupboard, & some tea ware of little value, 1 old chest, table, & three old chairs.
[Signed] James Crutcher
Sworn to and declared in open Court 24th July 1820
[illegible] 
[signed] R. G. Hile clk [clerk]

I Robert Gates Hile clerk of the Court of the County of Jefferson in the State of Virginia do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly originals from the record of the said Court & I do hereby certify that it is the opinion of the Court that the amount of value of the property exhibited in the said schedule is forty dollars.
In Testimony whereof I have herewith set my hand and affixed the public seal of my office this 31 day of July 1820 and in the 45th year of this Commonwealth.
[signed] R. G. Hile clk
County Court Jeff. [Jefferson]
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District of Virginia Jefferson County in the State of Virginia Set.
On the 21st day of April 1818 before me the Subscriber presiding and sole Judge of the Superior Court of Law for the said County of Jefferson in the District and State aforesaid personally appears James Crutcher aged fifty three years and resident in the said County and District who being first duly sworn by me according to Law doth on his Oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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." That he the said James Crutcher enlisted in a company of infantry commanded by Captain Francis Proctor, and in the state of Pennsylvania and on continental [illegible] and attached to a Regiment of infantry in the state ofPennsylvania commanded by Col. Thomas Proctor that he entered the service on the 15th Apr 1777 and continued to serve in the same Corps or in the service of the United States until 18th day of January 1781 when he was discharged.
That he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for Support, and has no evidence of his said service except the affidavit of Geo. W. Humphries. Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid. 
[Signed] Robt. White

Jefferson County District and State of Virginia Set.
George W. Humphries made Oath before me the subscribor Judge of the Superior Court of Law for the said County of Jefferson, that he has been personally acquainted
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with James Crutcher the within mentioned applicant for a pension for nearly seven years, that he has frequently heard him converse with [illegible] and [illegible] of the Revolutionary War with whom he has served that he is and has been since his first acquaintance with him he is a man of good character and that he knew him to be at the time of reduced circumstances.
Sworn to before me the day & year aforesaid. 
[Signed] Robt. White

I Robert White Judge of the aforesaid Superior Court of Law Do Certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said James Crutcher did serve in the Revolutionary War, as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and ?? before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the Directions of the before mentioned Act of Congress.
[Signed] Robt. White
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information as contained in his (or his widow's) application of pension on file in this Bureau. James Crutcher S. 39377
[The follow is in table format.]

[Column 1] Dates of Enlistment or Appointment
Apr 15, 1777 to Jan [illegible] 1781
[Column 2] Length of Service
[blank]
[Column 3] Rank
Prv
[Column 4] OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
[Column 4a] Captain.
Francis Proctor
[Column 4b]  Colonel.
Thomas Proctor
[Column 5] State.
Continental Army
[End of table]

Battles engaged in Brandywine, German Town, & engagement with Indians in 1779.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, enlisted in Philadelphia.
Date of application for pension, Apr 21, 1818 [illegible]
Residence at date of application, Charlestown, Jefferson County, Va.
Age at date of application, 53
Remarks: In 1820, his wife was 57 years old, and he had 3 young children, 3, 7, & 5 years old whose names are not stated. Soldier was dead in 18[illegible] and a child survived him, no name stated nor is there further family data.
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38377
Revy INVALID.
File No. 39,377
James Crutcher
Pri Rev War
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Act 18 March 18
Index: - Vol.3, Page 105
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1912 Jan 2 Hist to
Annie Black [Illegible]
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[This image is of an address for a letter, but is largely illegible.]

[Postmark is illegible]
The Secretary at
Washington City
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Charles Town Jefferson County Va
22nd April 1818

Sir

Enclosed you will find the certificate of Judge White which I hope and trust will be found sufficient to entitle me to a pension for my service in the Revolution. I am now very infirm, and entirely unable to labour [sic] and need support from my country very much. Please let me hear for direction to this place.

Your most obt. svt [obedient servant]
[Signed] James Crutcher

The Secretary of War
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Virginia [illegible] Jefferson County ss.
I Robert C. Lee Clerk of the Superior Court of Law and for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Robert White Esquire before whom the foregoing applicant appears to have been made, was at that time and now is a Judge of the said Court, and that due faith and credit is and aught to be given to all his official act as such, as were in Courts of Justice thereunto.
In Testimony whereof I the said Robert C. Lee have hereunto set my hand and affixed my own private seal (having no public seal of office) this 22 day of April 1818 and in the 42 year of this Commonwealth.
[Signed] R. C. Lee
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE
February 27th, 1845.

Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money unclaimed by certain Pensioners and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States, and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, The child of James Crutcher, dec'd [deceased] a Pensioner on the Roll of Richmond, VA. Agency, at the rate of Eight Dollars per month under the law of the 18th March 1818 has been paid at the Department, from the 4th of Sept, 1825, to the 4th Feby 1826.
Respectfully, yours,
[Signed] Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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B. H. RUCKER,   E. W. WALKER,  A. L. McRAE,
PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER  VICE-PRESIDENT,  SECRETARY AND TREASURER

PURPOSES OF CORPORATION
TO BUY AND SELL
REAL ESTATE
AND TO
Promote the Best Interests of
Phelps County Missouri,

Rolla
Land and Investment Co.
(INCORPORATED)
Capital, $30,000. Paid up.

Directors.
C. C BLAND, Ex-Presiding Judge, St. Louis Court of Appeals.
J. A. SPILMAN, Hardware Merchant.
D. E. COWAN, Assistant Cashier National Bank of Rolla.
E. W. WALKER, Dentist.
M. F. Faulkner, Druggist.
DR. A. L. McRae, S. D. Professor of Physics Missouri School of Mines.
R. H. RUCKER, Abstractor and Attorney.

ROLLA, Mo. Jan 15, 1913

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:
Can you please give me a copy of the pension of James Crutcher, [underlined] private in American Revolution, I think Penn line, but maybe Va. I think he died in Ky not sure. Also, if you have a record of Thomas Brown [underlined] served from Virginia And of Peter Pollock [underlined] I think Va line, not certain, but think he died in Kentucky. I wish to prove illigibility [sic] to the D.A.R. through one or all of these men.
I have the Peter Pollock [underlined] or Polluck [underlined] line the most complete, but for any record I'll be very grateful to you and oblige.

Very respectfully
(Miss) Annie Black
c/o B. H. Rucker
Rolla,
Missouri

[An illegible note at the bottom of the letter]