Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39,825, for Adam Kough, Pennsylvania
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(3--1776)                             NUMBER
SERVICE
Penn          Kough, Adam     S. 39,825

CONTENTS
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[two pages, below is the page on the left]

* . A certificate in which the commencement of this pension was stated 26th of May 1818 was made out and on the 27 Dec 1820 & sent to Hon. Robert Philson
Ho Rep's
Agent for paying Pens's in Philadelphia, written 27 Dec 1820

[below is the page on the right]
16,919 R
Pennsylvania
Adam Kough

of Somerset Cy in the state of Penn. who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Harmer of the Penn line for the term of 1776 [7] years

Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 26th day of May. 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 13 of May 1820 and sent to Honorable R. Philson, H. R.

Arrears to 4th of March 1820        $3.59
Semi-anl. all'ce ending Sept 1820   48.
                                                       ------
                                                    $51`,59
Additional amount from 26 May 1816 to 22nd February 1820   $167.54
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818}

Sent Dec 9th 1820
R. Philson
H. R. [M. T. ?]*
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Declaration of
Adam Kough
16.919
Con
Sept 1820
Return Certificate

31 
25
76
12
1.21


20 [x] 8 [=] $160
[+] 7.54 [=]
$167.54

1.54 [+] 6 [=] 7.54
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Somerset County ss
On this 29th day of May 1820 Personally appeared
in open Court Adam Kough it Being a Court of Record in
and for Somerset County and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, aged Seventy four years,  a resident in said County, who being duly sworn according to Law, doth on his sollemn oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War. In the Sixth Regiment commanded by Collonel Harmer, a Private in Captain Jacob Bower’s Company in the Pennsylvania Line, and that the date of my Declaration on the twenty second of Febury 1820, and the date of my Certificate of Pension is on the 13th May 1820. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the
18th of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by
gift, sale, on in any other manner disposed of any 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 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 hereunto anexed and by me subscribed, viz - one
Axe & one pot with 2 split in one side worth two dollars & fifty cents. And that my occupation a Labourer and are
not able to earn a sufficient sustenance for my self and
family and that I have a wife aged fifty one years, two
Daughters viz Sarrah aged thirteen years & Susanah aged seven years who is not able to suport themselves. Sworn to and declared on the 29th day of May before mentioned.
Adam Kough
A Ogle Jr Prothy
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Pennsylvania Somerset County ss
I Alexander Ogle Jr Clerk of said Court do hereby certify
that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly
copied from the Record of said Court and I do further certify that
is the opinion of said Court that the total amount in Value
of the Property exhibited in the afforesaid Schedule is two
dollars & fifty cents. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal of said Court in this 29th day
of May 1820.
A Ogle Jr Prothy
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[vertical-very faint]
Letter to commissioner
 on the 26 May 1818

Agent was written to on [?]

Adam Kough a
Private
Harmer’s Regiment in
Pennsylvania Line
July 4th 1775 End of war

Robt Wilson
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Somerset County ss }
State of Pennsylvania}

Be it Remembered that on the Twenty Second Day of February A.D. 1820 before me the Subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Somerset aforesaid Personally Appeared Adam Kough aged about Seventy Six years Resident of Said County three years Who being duly Sworn according to law Doth upon his Solemn oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the Pension allowed by the act of Congress Passed the 18th Day of March 1818 that he Enlisted in the Service of the United States under Captain Jacob Bower belonging to the Southern troops of Pennsylvania Infantry Sixth Regiment Commanded by Colonel Harmer Continental Establishment that he Continied to Serve the Corps from
the fourth of July 1775 untill the Said Adam Kough was transfered to Captain Finney In Said Regiment and Establishment that he was in the Battle of Straw Berry
Hill and Long Island white Plains Trentown Brandy wine
Germantown and Monmouth and Continied in the Service of the United States from his first Enlistment about Seven years that he Was Honourably discharged
by general who he doth not Know he was Discharged in Philadelphia which he has Lost and that he has no
Pension heretofore allowed him by the United States to his Knowledge and if he has he Doth hereby for and in Consideration of the Pension Allowed him by the Act of Congress above mentioned fully and Entirely Relinquish the Same unto the United States that from his Reduced Corcumstance in Life he needs the assistance of his Country for Support                  [Illegible signature]  
Sworn and Subscribed
Before me the day and year above
Mentioned  John Kimmel


[Very faint illegible hand writing at bottom of document]
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I John Kimmel one of the Judges of the Court aforesaid do Certify unto to the Honble the Secretary at War that it appears to my satisfaction that the within named Adam Kough did Serve in the Revolutionary War as is Stated in his Declaration against the Common Enemy for the term of nine month in the Continental Establishment and do Certify that the said Adam Kough is indigent Circumstances in Life and needs the assistance of his Country to Suport him and do now transmit the proceedings as Required by the Act of Congress 
 John Kimmel

Somerset County ss
 I Alexander Ogle Junior Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Somerset do by these presents certify that John Kimmel before whom the
aforesaid deposition was made was at the time said deposition was made and now is one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County duly commissioned and sworn to all whose official acts as such due faith and credit ought to be given
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In testimony whereof I have hereto
set my hand and seal of office
this 31st
day of March 1820
Alex'r Ogle Jr
Prothy
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One Case
John Kimmel Judge
Somerset, Pennsylv’a
Recd June 3rd 1818
To. A. B. Fleming

Not on Roll

Inadmissible - The name of
the claimant does not appear
 on the Records of the 
Pennsylvania Line of Troops

Free
To the Hon’ble __ Calhoun
Secretary at War
Washington City

[upside down]
Adam [Coke] private
Sixth Penn’a Regt. 
1783  1818
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Somerset County ss
Be it remembered that in The Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen [word below eighteen crossed out] before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for Somerset County aforesaid personally appeared Adam Coke aged about seventy years Resident of Somerset County aforesaid in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and has been for upwards of ten years who being duly sworn according to law Maketh The following declaration in order to obtain the pension allowed by act of Congress of the 18th of March AD 1818 That he was enlisted into the service under Captain Jacob Bowers of the 6th Regiment of the Pennsylvania Line Continental establishment that he continued to serve the Corps until the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and 
eighty^three when he was discharged at Philadelphia in AD 1783  That his discharge was 
lost by time and accident
and that he has no pension heretofore allowed him by the laws of the United States
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to his knowledge and if he had he doth hereby for and in consideration of the pension allowed by the act of Congress aforesaid fully and entirely relinquish the same unto the United States. That from his Reduced Circumstances he Needs the assistance of his country for support.         
Adam Kough

Sworn & subscribed before me}
the day and year aforesaid}
John Kimmel

I  John Kimmel Judge of the court as aforesaid do Certify unto The honorable The secretary of war that it appears to my satisfaction that the above named Adam Coke did serve in the revolutionary war as is stated in his Declaration against the common enemy for the term
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of nine months on the Continental
establishment and do transmit the
proceeding as required by the
act Congress.
26th May 1812
John Kimmel {seal}


[vertical]
Any Communication directed
To A B Fleming  Somerset
will be attended to
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Pennsylvania Somerset County ss
In Testimony that John Kimmel, 
Esq before whom the foregoing deposition
 was made is an acting Judge
of the Court of Common Pleas
in & for Somerset County duly
confirmed & Sworn I have hereto set 
my hand & seal of office this 18th dec’r 1820-
Alex’r Ogle Jr Prothy
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Payable semi-annually. The first
payment on this Certificate will be
made on the 4th of Sept
next, in Philadelphia, at the
Bank United States, up
to the 4th of March 1820.
Before any payment thereof
a schedule of property must
be exhibited.
War Department
Pension Office
May 13 1820

Recorded
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[too faint to read - some scattered words below]

Record of ..... of
... May, 1820,  within ...
.... of the pension
......
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[superimposed vertical writing]

A new certificate has been
issued dated 26 Dec. 1820
Commencing  26 May 1818

War Department.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I CERTIFY that, in conformity with the Law of the United
 States, of the 18th March 1818, Adam Kough, of 
Somerset County, Pennsylvania  late a private
in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed
on the Pension List Roll of the Pennsylvania
Agency, at the rate of Eight
dollars per month, to commence
on the twenty second day of February, one thousand
eight hundred and twenty.

GIVEN at the War Office of the United 
States, this thirteenth day of
May, one thousand eight
hundred and twenty.

J C Calhoun
Secretary of War.
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Hon Robt Philson
old case
7 th April 1820
Entered

Adam Kough,
Somerset Co Pa

Admitted
On Roll
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39825
INVALID.
Revy
File No. 59895
Adam Kough
Pri Rev War
Act: 18 March 18th
Index:--Vol. O, Page 282
(Arrangement of 1870.)
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12 - 5 - 41
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

NAME Kough, Ludwick 
GRADE Private
LINE  Pennsylvania

WARRANT NUMBER 9752
ACREAGE. 100
ISSUED June 9, 1794
to Gideon Merkle, 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-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions 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.