Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 39822, for Alexander King, Delaware
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Del & Pa.
King, Alexander
S39822
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Petition of Declaration
 of Alexander
King for Pension

Den’d

Copy
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State of Pennsylvania
Huntingdon County
ss
On this fifteenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty, personally appeared in open Court Before Charles Huston, Esquire, President and David Stewart and Joseph McCune Esquires his associates, Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for Huntingdon County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania said Court being a Court of Record by the Laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Alexander King, who being a resident in said County aged sixty six years, and being first duly sworn according to law doth declare on his oath, that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows, Viz, That in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy six, he enlisted in Captain Henry Darbys Company, Delaware Regiment commanded
by Colonel Hazlet and Lieutenant Colonel Bedford for the Term of one year, at the end of which period he was honorably discharged; That in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven, he enlisted in the 4th Pennsylvania Regiment commanded by William Butler Lieutenant Colonel Command in the Company commanded by Captain Benjamin Fishburne, for the Term of three years, or during the war, that he served until the year 1781 at which time
he was discharged by Colonel Butler as unfit for the service. that his original declaration is dated the fourteenth day of April in the year four Lord, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and the number of his pension certificate 5105. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States, on the Eighteenth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen. And that I have not since that time by
gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with an 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 day 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.
One House & Lot of Ground in Huntingdon $150.00
2 Vacant Lots, adjoining the same 50.00

{There is a Leavy on House of about $20}

2 Cows 16.00  
1 thirty hour Clock 20.00
1 Old Desk  6.00
1 Walnut Table 2.00
1 Walnut Stand 2.00
2 Pine Tables 1.5
1 Chest 1.00
11 old Chairs 3.00
2 Small Looking Glass .50
1 Spinning Wheel 2.00
1 old [Real]  .25
[subtotal column 1] $254.25

Amount brought forward $254.25
1 Cupboard and some queensware 4.00
2 Brass Candlesticks  .50
2 old Waiters .12 1/2
2 pair Andirons (Iron) 2.50
7 Pictures (very common) .12 1/2
1 Churn .12 1/2
3 Buckets .50
5 Pots 4.00
1 Kettle 3.00
1 Dough Trough .25
1 Kitchen Cupboard, a few plates Tins 1.50
3 Tubs 1.00
Amt carried to over $271.87 1/2
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Amt Brought over $271.87 1/2
1 Griddle .75
1 Frying pan .25
1 Old Axe .25
1 Tenplate Stove/Cracked 6.00
6 Milk Crocks 12 ½
[subtotal] $279.25
Amt Brought forward $279.25
1 Taylor's Goose.50
4 Lapboards 12 1/2
Coffee Mill, Can & Coffee Pot .25
3 pair shears 37.1/2
$280.50 [Total]

Also a Pension from the State of Pennsylvania for Services in the Pennsylvania Line during the
Revolution of forty Eight dollars per year.
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That he is by trade a Taylor, but that owing to his advanced age and the failure of his
Eyesight and other infirmities he is unable to pursue his occupation so as to obtain any
thing like a livelihood for himself and family, and that he is very seldom employed in the
line of his occupation; that he has no family but his wife Nancy who is aged sixty eight
years. And from her advanced age is able to contribute very little towards their support.

Alexander King
Sworn to and declared
in open Court 15 Aug. 1820
William Steel, Clk

Huntingdon County ss
Peter Swoope and John Beatty being duly sworn in open Court did
depose and say that they are well acquainted with Alexander King the above named Pensioner
and his circumstances and property, that they have reviewed and estimated the same to be
worth two hundred and eighty dollars and fifty cents, which in their opinion is the
 utmost extent of its value, his Bed and Bedding excepted.
Peter Swoope
John Beatty
Sworn and Subscribed
the 15 day of Augt 1820
William Steel Clk
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State of Pennsylvania
Huntingdon County
on the Ninth day of January in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty
one Personally appeared in open Court Before Charles
Huston Esquire President & David Stewart & Joseph McCune
Esquires his associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas
for Huntingdon County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
(said Court being a Court of Record by the laws of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, of Jurisdiction unlimited
in point of amount), Alexander King a Soldier of the
Revolutionary War whose application was made in this
Court on the fifteenth day of August last past & who
makes the following Declaration Supplementary to the
one before mentioned, on his solemn oath the same having been
omitted viz-
I am indebted to the following persons that is to say
To John Whittaker $7.22
Wm S. Williams.  14.37 ½
Benjn Elliot Esq.  15.00
Patrick Given Esq 21.00
Heirs of Wm Henderson Esq Dec’d 4.44
Andrew Henderson Esq. 20.00
Saml Steel Esq. 30.00
David Newingham 2.00
John McNamara 3.00
Peter Swoope 25.00
Peter Swoope Jr. 3.00
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David Reed  $11.00
Henry Miller   30.00
Garber & Dorris 30.00
Wm Kerr, Jr.   6.50
[total] $223.03 ½


amounting to Two hundred and twenty three
Dollars three & a half cents and he further on his solemn
oath declares that the said sums were due & owing
from him on the fifteenth day of August last past
when his Declaration & application was made for
the purpose of obtaining a Pension under the laws
 of the U. States.
Alexr King

Sworn & declared in
open Court the 9th day
of Jany 1821.
William Steel Clk
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Huntingdon County Set

I, John A. Henderson, Prothontary
of the Court of Common Pleas
and for said County (the same being a
Court of Record) certify that the within
and foregoing are correct copies of
the Declaration & Petition of Alexander King for a
Pension, and of his list of property & creditors
as taken from the original as recorded on
file in my office.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the Seal of said
Court at Huntingdon the 27th day of September
A.D. 1821
Jno. A. Henderson Prothy

Omit
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STEELY & STEELY
LAWYERS
FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING
DANVILLE, ILL.
STEELY & STEELY
LAWYERS
FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING
DANVILLE, ILL.
H. M. STEELY
H. M. STEELY, JR.
NOTARY

Danville, Ills. Nov. 25th, 1927.

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Alexander King served in the Delaware Continental Line,
and was a pensioner from Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, for
services in the War of the Revolution.
The Archivists of the Pennsylvania State Library write me that
their records show that he served as a Sergeant, in Major Thomas
Church's Company, 4th., Pennsylvania Regiment Continental Line,
and on a second Record in Major Thomas Church's Company as a Sergeant
, February 10th, 1777, Corporal to February 11th, 1780, and
on another list he is shown under the head " Sergeants". It is shown
that Alexander King served in Captain Darling's Company one year;
re-enlisted in Captain Fishbourne's Company, February 1st, 1777,
and was discharged January 1781, and he resided in Huntingdon
County in 1813; that he fought at Long Island, Trenton, and was
wounded at White Plains, served as a Corporal at Brandywine, Germantown
and Monmouth, and as a Sergeant in Sullivan's Expedition against
the Indians, and was discharged for sickness in 1781.
Will you kindly give me what his pension application shows,
and if it shows who his wife and children were, we would like to
get that, as some of the descendants here in this city want
join the Society of Daughters of the American Revolution
If there is any charge for this kindly let me know, and I will
at once remit you. Thanking you in advance, I am
Very truly yours,
H. M. Seely

[circular stamp]
U S PENSION OFFICE
NOV 28 1927
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New York City,
871-7th Ave.,
December 4, 1933.

Director of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Can you verify from your records:
1. that Mahlon Fulton from Va. was in the War of
1812 and later drew a pension; that this pension was paid for
many years to his widow Jane Jett Fulton, who died in Kansas
in 1893.
2, that Alex or Alexander King from Penna., was a
soldier in the Revolutionary War, that he received a pension,
applying for it in 1818. The claim number was S-39822.
Any and every particular that you can give me
about these men would be appreciated as they are my ancestors.
Thanking you kindly for your attention, I am,
Yours truly,
Mrs. Wesley E. Price [signature]
Mrs. Wesley E. Price. [typed]


[circular stamp]
RECEIVED 
DEC 5 1933
[remainder illegible]
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List of pages to Mrs. Lewis E. Heiss
Sol’s decl. Apr. 14, 1818 including his statement rel. is his
discharge & page with Wm Sleet’s & David Stewart's
affids. - all in 1818  - 3 p.

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Wm Finney's affid. before John Finney - Ap. 11, 1818   1 p.

Sol’s, decl. Aug 15, 1820 ending with his name &
below his, Peter Swope, John Beatty & last, Wm Steel, Prothy 3 p.

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schedule begins on the with affid. " House and lot of ground in
Huntingdon D150 |C|   3 p.

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In reply to your request of [blank], received [blank]
a statement of the military history of     Alexander King     
soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension
on file in this Bureau.
S. 39.822
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT | LENGTH OF SERVICE.| RANK. |
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN. | COLONEL. | STATE.
 Jan 10, 1776 | 1 year | [blank] | Henry Darby |  Haslett | Del.
Spring, 1776 | to Jan’y 1781 |Corpl & Sergt | Benjamin Fishbourne | William Butler |4 th Penn..
Major Sullivan’s Exped. Against Indians.
Battles engaged in,   Long Is., White Plains, [illegible], Trenton Dec 26 ‘76,   mden, rd, 
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Enl. New London Cross Roads Chester Co. (res) Pa.
Date of application for pension,  Apl 14, 1818. His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Huntingdon Co., Penn..
Age at date of application, sixty six in 1820
Remarks: In 1820, he referred to his wife Nancy at 68 years


Respectfully,
Commissioner.

6-2856
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Rev. &1812 Wars Section.
H. M. Steely,
First National Bank Building,
Danville, Illinois.

September 14, 1928.

Sir:

I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War
pension claim, S. 39822, it appears that Alexander King,
while a resident of Chester County, Pennsylvania, enlisted
at New London Cross Roads, Pennsylvania, June 10, 1778 and
served one year in Captain Henry Darby's Company, Colonel
Haslet's Delaware Regiment, and was in the battles of Long
Island, White Plains (where wounded in the hand by a bayonet), and Trenton.
He enlisted in the spring of 1777 and served as corporal
and sergeant in Captain Benjamin Fishbourne's Company,
Colonel William Butler's Fourth Pennsylvania Regiment, and
was in the battles of Brandywine, and Germantown, and was in
Sullivan's Expedition against the Indians and served until
January 1781.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April
14, 1818, while a resident of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
In 1820, soldier was sixty-six years old, and referred to
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his wife, Nancy, as aged sixty-eight years. There are no
further data as to family.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT,
Commissioner.
COPIED BY ADY
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Rev. and 1812
War Section.

September 18, 1926

Frank L. Orr
Dell Roy, Box 181
Ohio

Sir:

I have to advise you from the papers in the
Revolutionary War pension claim S. 39822, it appears
that Alexander King, while a resident of
Chester County, Pennsylvania, enlisted at New
London Cross Roads, Pennsylvania, June 10, 1776
and served one year in Captain Henry Darby's
Company, Colonel Haslet's Delaware Regiment, and
was in the battles of Long Island, White Plains
(where wounded in the head [crossed-out and hand-written "hand"] by a bayonet), and
Trenton,
He enlisted in the spring of 1777 and served
as corporal and sergeant in Captain Benjamin Fishbourne's Company, Colonel William Butler's Fourth
Pennsylvania Regiment, and was in the battles of
Brandywine, and Germantown, and was in Sullivan's
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Expedition against the Indians, served until Jan 1781
He was allowed pension on his application
executed April 14, 1818, while a resident of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
In 1820, soldier was sixty-six years old,
and referred to his wife, Nancy, as aged sixty-eight years.
There is ["is" crossed out and replaced by hand-writtten "are"]no further data on file [ "on file" is crossed-out] as to family.
Respectfully,
E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner.
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Alexander King
14th April

I have added an additional

Certificate in this case 30th
Nov. 1818

D.S.
Alex King

[illegible]
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State of Pennsylvania
Chester County ss
Before me John Finney Esq one of the
Justices of the peace for the County of Chester in the
State of Pennsylvania, personally came Walter Finney Esq
and on his solemn oath administered agreeably to Law,
does Depose and say that he has been long acquainted
with Alexander King, now residing in the County of
Huntingdon in the State of Pennsylvania.
That the said Alexander King in the year one 
 thousand seven Hundred and seventy six, inlisted
with Captain Darby of the Delaware Regiment in the
service of the United States for one year, that after the expiration
of that year he joined the Fourth Regiment of
Pennsylvania in the service of the United States
commanded by Col. William Butler, (I believe in
Capt Wm Hendersons Company) that he served in
that Regiment as a Sergent until some time in
the year seventeen Hundred and Eighty one, when
he was regularly discharged by his Col, as being
unable to undergo any further active service.
That some years after the Revolution he removed
to Huntingdon County where he now resides, but
in what circumstances he now is this Deponent
cannot say.
W. Finney

Sworn and subscribed the
Eleventh Day of April One Thousand Eight
Hundred and Eighteen-
Before me
John Finney
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State of Pennsylvania
Huntingdon County
I William Steel Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in
and for the County of Huntingdon in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Do Certify that David Stewart Esquire before whom
the within and foregoing affidavits appear to have been
made & who has signed the within Certificate is now and
was at the time of taking the same making the said
Certificate one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas
in and for said County of Huntingdon and that to all
his official acts as such full faith and credit is due
and ought to be given as well in Courts of Justice
as thereout.
 In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal
of said Court at Huntingdon the
fourteenth day of April A.D. 1818.-
William Steel Proty

Pennsylvania and
Huntingdon County ss
I David Stewart an associate Judge of the Court of Common pleas in and for said
County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Do certify, that from the examination
and Oath of the said Alexander King it appears to my satisfaction, that the said
Alexander King did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding
declaration, against the common enemy; and that he is poor and stands
in of the assistance of his Country for support and I now transmit
the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the
Hon’ble the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the
directions of the aforementioned act of Congress November 30th 1818.
David Stewart (seal)
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Huntingdon 25th Augt 1820
Dr Sir
Alexander King a pensioner who lives in this
place desires his application to be forwarded by you to the
Secretary at war, and that you would accompany the same
with a line of Recommendation. I believe he
was a good soldier, served about five years, I think in the
army under different inlistments, and from the ingenuity
 of his mind was very useful in procuring the inlistments
of many other soldiers, whose services was essential
to the county at that time. he is now far advanced in life
and much failed and being a Taylor according to the old
fashion, he gets but little work to do, and though he has
a house and three lots of Ground, in the Town, which is not
quite the fourths of an acre of ground, and can afored but
little towards the support of himself and wife, and
although the house affords him a lodging place, yet
it does not yield to him the necessaries of life, he has
requested me to let you know that he wishes the answer
from the Secretary of war to be directed to me - he is
much attached to you for your friendship to the
old soldiers, as I believe the old soldiers in this
County Generally are.
I am Respectfully your friend
William Steel
William P. Maclay Esq
Lewistown Mifflin County
Pa.
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To the Honourable the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States in general congress
Assembled - 
The Memorial of Alexander King of the Borough
of Huntingdon in the County of Huntingdon and Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania
Respectfully representeth
That during the Revolutionary War, viz in the year one
thousand seven hundred and seventy six he enlisted as a
Soldier in the Company of Captain Henry Darby, Delaware
Regiment commanded by Colonel Hazlet and 
Lieutenant Colonel Bedford, for the Term of one year, at the
end of which period he was honorably discharged.
That in the year one thousand seven hundred and
seventy seven, he enlisted in the fourth Pennsylvania
Regiment commanded by William Butler Lieutenant
Colonel Commandant in the Company commanded by Captain
Benjamin Fishburne, for the Term of three years or during the
war, that he served until the year one thousand
seven hundred and eighty one, at which time he was
discharged by Colonel Butler as unfit for service which
facts will appear by the Documents herewith exhibited.
That your Petitioner is by trade & Taylor and now
about sixty eight years of age, and owing to the failure
of eye sight and other infirmities he is rendered
unable to pursue his occupation so as to procure
a livelihood for himself & his wife, who is about
Seventy years of age. Your Memorialist relying
on the Disposition of your honorable Body to aid
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the war worn soldier, who assisted in achieving the
Independence of our Country, when in Distress, hopes you
will take this his memorial into consideration and grant
him such pecuniary relief as you in your wisdom
may think proper and he as in duty bound will ever pray .
Alex’dr King

Huntingdon
24 Jany 1822

We the undersigned beg leave to state that we have been
well acquainted with Alexander King the memorialist
for about Twenty years, and believe the facts set forth
in his memorial to be true and further that he is a
proper subject for Legislative aid to be extended to.

Jno A. Henderson
James Peel
Abraham Levy
Peter Swoope, Jr.
John Johnston
[illegible] Green
[illegible Allott?]
Thos Smith
W.O. Montgomery
Jno McCabe

R. Allison
John Beatty
Peter Swoope 
Sam’l Steel
Patrick Guin
[illegible-Richard?] Smith
Jos Henderson
B R Stevens
A Henderson
John McConnell
C Garber
Martin Grafues
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Real & Personal Estate
$280. 50.
A
owes money-- but no Mortg
or Judgment Debts vs. him
age 66- a Tailor by trade
wife 68 no family-
Receives $48. per an, frm Penn.
served 5 years

Hon. John Brown
H. Reps

(Pension Certificate within)
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No
Mr Brown informed
(verbally), Feb. 25. 1822, that the
name of A. King could not be
restored to the roll.
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Huntingdon P. M
30 March
Free


John C. Calhoun Esq
Secretary at War
Washington

Ware

Mr. Edwards
Rec'd 3rd of April 1823
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Huntingdon Penna 25 May 1823
J. C. Calhoun Esq

Sir
Alexander King
of this place, a soldier of the
Revolution was for some time on
the Pension list & struck off, his
application & return of property
are I presume on file & the object
of the present communication
is to know whether he will be
reinstated agreeably to the late
act of Congress, or whether he must
make a new application.
He is old very feeble & totally unable
to support himself-- your reply
directed to me
will be gratefully
received & serve the cause of
humanity.

very respectfully
[Y obe't s't]

Robt Allison
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Mr J L Edwards
Sir
There is in the pension
office the declaration of Alexander King, an 
old soldier of Huntingdon County Penna
which has not been [decided] on - I send
you a supplementary declaration which
you will please file with the other
papers.
Your obed't Srvn't

W. P. Marley
30th Jany 1821
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Huntingdon P
18 Apl
Free

The Hon.ble John Brown
Member of Congress
Washington City

Rec'd Apr. 23. 1824
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Huntingdon 17 Apl 1824

Sir
You will receive enclosed a certified
Copy of the Declaration of Alexander King for
the purpose of procuring himself to be 
reinstated on the Pension List from which he
has been struck off on account of his property.
From the valuation of his property and the List
of Debts due by him, it appears that altho' he
is in possession of some property, he is really
worth nothing, and will therefore, I conceive
properly come within the Act of Congress.
The old man has desired that I should
forward to you his Application, & express to you
his warmest acknowledgment for the interest
you have taken in his case, and his perfect
assurance that you will do every thing in your power
to have him reinstated on the Pension List &
procure for him the arrearages, which he would
have obtained had he not been stricken off.
I am very respectfully
Your Obedient Sewart
Jno. A. Henderson

Hon'ble J Brown

Omit
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Huntington 16 Dec
Free

The Honorable
John Brown Member of Congress
at Washington City

Dec 23, 1824
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Huntingdon 15th Decr 1821
Sir the Secretary at war, has suspended his decision, 
on the application of John Hutchinson, for a pension
untill he would receive further information respecting
his property. A considerable part of his property
 was under Levie, on executions, by Constables, at the
time it was valued, and was sold by the constables
soon after. I herewith inclose you transcripts
of Judgments & other certificates which you will please
to lay before the Secretary at war after the perusal
of which, I expect the Secretary at war will
have no difficulty in granting the pension
prayed for by the said Hutchinson.
Alexr King has been struck off the pension list,
on account of the amount of his property.  his
papers was all given to Mr. Tod,, to be again laid
before the Secretary of war, with a view to urge
the necessity of continuing him on the pension Roll.
Although he has a house and lot, that is only a home,
but aford but little to his support. You will
please to attention to King’s case, and endeavour
to get an early decision as possable, and in case of a
Refusal, get all the papers relative thereto, and
send them on to this place, that there may be time
to make application to Congress, during the present
Session. I will thank you for the earliest information
 you can obtain, in either of the above cases.
I am yours Respectfully &c
William Steel
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See other papers
Hon. J. Brown, H.R.
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Alex. King
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War Department,
No. 5105
PENSION OFFICE.
26th Feby 1821

SIR.
You are hereby informed that the
Secretary of War does not, on account of the amount of your
property, consider you entitled to a Pension under the Acts of
the 18th March, 1818, and 1st May, 1820; and has, therefore,
directed your name to be stricken from the Pension List.

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant.
J.L. Edwards

To Mr. Alexander King
of Huntingdon Co. Pa.
Care Hon. W. McClay
H. Reps
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Supplementary Declaration of Alexander King
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State of Pennsylvania
Huntingdon County
on the Ninth day of January in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty
one Personally appeared in open Court Before Charles
Huston Esquire President & David Stewart & Joseph McCune
Esquires his associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas
for Huntingdon County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
(said Court being a Court of Record by the laws of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, of Jurisdiction unlimited
in point of amount), Alexander King a Soldier of the
Revolutionary War whose application was made in this
Court on the fifteenth day of August last past & who
makes the following Declaration Supplementary to the
one before mentioned, on his solemn oath the same having been
omitted viz-
I am indebted to the following persons that is to say
To John Whittaker $7.22
Wm S. Williams.  14.37 ½
Benjn Elliot Esq.  15.00
Patrick Given Esq 21.00
Heirs of Wm Henderson Esq Dec’d 4.44
Andrew Henderson Esq. 20.00
Saml Steel Esq. 30.00
David Newingham 2.00
John McNamara 3.00
Peter Swoope 25.00
Peter Swoope Jr. 3.00
David Reed  30.00
Henry Miller 30.00
Garber & Davis  30.00
William Ker Jnr  6.50
[total] 223.03 ½
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amounting to two Hundred & twenty three Dollars three
And an half cents and he further on his solemn oath
declares that the said sums were due & owing from him
 on the fifteenth day of August last past when his
 declaration and application was made for the purpose
  of obtaining a pension under the laws of the United States
Alex ‘r King
Sworn & declared in open
Court the 9th day of Jany 1821
William Steel Prothy

Huntingdon County
I William Steel Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas
For said County do Certify that the above and foregoing is a true Copy
of the Supplementary declaration of Alexander King
as the same remains on the files in the Prothonotary
Offices. -  January 18th AD 1821 Certified by
William Steel Prothy
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Application of
Alexander King
5105

March 1819
March 1819
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State of Pennsylvania
Huntingdon County
On the fifteenth day of August in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty person
ally appeared in open Court before Charles Huston Esquire
President and David Stewart and Joseph McCune Esquires
his associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for Huntingdon
County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Said Court
being a Court of record by the laws of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania,  Alexander King who being a resident in
said County aged sixty six years and being first duly
Sworn according to law doth declare on his oath that he served
in the Revolutionary war as follows: viz that in the
year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and seventy
six he enlisted in Captain Henry Darby’s Company Delaware
Regiment commanded by Colonel Hazlett and Lieut Col
Bedford for the Term of one year. at the end of which period
he was honourably discharged. that in the year of our Lord
one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven he enlisted
in the 4th Penna. Regiment commanded by Williams
Butler Lieut. Col Command in the Company commanded
by Capt Benjamin Fishburne for the Term of three years
or during the war that he served untill the year 1781. at
which time he was discharged by Col Butler as unfit for the
service. that his original declaration is dated the fourteenth
day of April A D one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
and the number of his pension certificate is 5105. And I do
Solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States
on the eighteenth day of March A D one thousand eight
hundred and eighteen. and that I have not since that
time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property
 or any part thereof with an 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 day of March 1818
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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
One House & lot of Ground in Huntingdon $150.00
2 Vacant Lots, adjoining 50.00
2 Cows 16.00
1 thirty hour Clock 20.00  {there is a levy on these of about $20}
1 Old Desk  6.00
1 Walnut Table 2.00
1 Walnut Stand 2.00
2 Pine Tables 1.5
1 Chest 1.00
11 old Chairs 3.00
2 Small Looking Glasses .50
1 Spinning Wheel 2.00
1 old Reel  .25
1 Cupboard & some queensware 4.00
2 Brass Candlesticks  .50
2 old Waiters .12 1/2
2 pair Iron Andirons 2.50
7 Pictures (very common) .12 1/2
1 Churn   .12 1/2
3 Buckets .50
5 Pots 4.00
1 Kettle 3.00
1 Dough Trough .25
1 Kitchen Cupboard a few plates inside 1.50
3 Tubs 1.00
1 Griddle .75
1 Frying pan .25
1 Old Axe .25
1 Ten Plate stove Cracked 6.00
6 Milk Crocks 12 ½
1 Tailor's Goose .50
4 Lapboards 12 ½

Coffee Mill, Can & Coffee Pot .25
3 pair shears 37.1/2
$280.50 [Total]

Also a Pension from the State of Pennsylvania for Services in the Pennsylvania Line during the
Revolution of forty Eight dollars per year.
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that he is by trade a tailor but that owing to his advanced age and
the failure of his eye sight and other infirmities he is unable
to pursue his occupation so as to obtain any thing like a lively
  hood for himself and family, and that he is very seldom
employed in the line of his occupation, that he has no family
but his wife Nancy who is aged sixty eight years and from
her advanced age is able to contribute very little towards
their support.
Alexr King

Sworn to and subscribed
in open Court 15th August 1820
 William Steele Clk

Huntingdon County,
Peter Swoope and John Beatty being duly sworn
in open Court did depose and say that they are well acquainted
with Alexander King the above named Pensioner and his
circumstances and property, that they have reviewed and estimate
the same to be worth two hundred and eighty dollars and fifty
cents which in their opinion is the utmost extent of its value, 
his bed and bedding excepted.

Peter Swoope
John Beatty
Sworn and subscribed this
15th day of August 1820
William Steel Clk

Huntingdon County,
The forgoing declaration being made in open Court
on the 15th day of August 1820 and the Schedule aforesaid being
exhibited and the evidence of the value of the property of Declarant
produced Stating the value of the same at $280.50 the
Court approved of said valuation of two hundred and eighty
dollars and fifty cents and concur therein.
By the Court
William Steel Prothy