Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 37,968, John Guthrey, Md. Va.
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Service      Name               Number
MD           Guthrey, John   S.37.968
VA             Guthry              B.L.Ht 691-100

Issued Apr 21, 1818
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From
Pennsylvania Rolls
to Virginia
1049

John Guthry
Capt O'Hara
4th Maryland Line    Private
1777 war
in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War

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

Certificate of Pension issued the 30th of June 1818 and delivered to the Pensioner

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818

3 Months 24/32
4/30

$31.25

{Revolutionary claim Act 18th March, 1818}

Continued
West Fallowfield

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Notification sent to D. Sheffey, Esqr of Staunton Va 12 Jan 1822
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District of Chester Co, ss. Pennsylvania

On this eight day of May 1818 before me the subsriber, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Chester for the said district, personally appeared John Guthry aged 65 years, resident in West Fallowfield in the said district, who being by me first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitle "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  john Guthry enlisted in Capt. O'Hara's co in the state of Maryland and transferred into the company commanded by Captain Bemjamin Biggs of the State of Virginia in the year 1777.

That he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States until the 26 of July 1783 when he was discharged from service in Fort Pitt state of Pennsylvania that he was in the battles of [blank] and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services. Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid.

I James Boyd, Judge etc. as aforesaid, do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said John Guthry did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy for the term of nine months on the continental establishment; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.

SEAL OF THE COURT

James Boyd
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Chester County State of Pennsylvania

I John G Werster Esquire prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Chester do certify that James Boyd Esq within named is an Associate Judge of the said court of Common Pleas for the said county duly commissioned and that full faith and credit is due and ought to be given to all his official acts.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court at West Chester this eighth day of May A.D. 1818

Jno G Werster, Proth.
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Pension roll

Con

J.L.E

Daniel Sheffey, Esq
Staunton, VA
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State of Virginia
Augusta County, to wit,
On this 29th day of July in the year 1820, in open court, being a court 
of record of Augusta County, (in which proceedings are heard acending
to the court of the common Law, which has unlimited jurisdiction with
in said county, has the power of fine and improsonment, and has
all its proceedings duly registered, personally appeared John Guthrey aged
seventy seven years, a resident in the said county of Augusta, who being
first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath declare, that he
served in the Revolutionary war as follow[illegible due to black smudge] He was enlisted by a 
Mr Elliot in the state of Maryland in the spring of the year 1777
he was then marched to Fort Pitt, and attached to Capt OHara's inde
pendant company and about the year 1780 transfered to Capt Ben-
jamin Bigges company in the 13th Virginia Regiment commanded by
Col John Gibson on continental establishment and continued in the regu
lar service from the time of his enlistment aforesaid till the 26th of July
1783 when he was discharged at Fort Pitt. That he heretofor made his
declaration under the act of congress of the 18th of March 1878; and been
placed on the pension list from the 4th day of May 1818; the certificate
dated the 13th day of June 1878 and numbered 1069 the said John Guthrey
[illegible] rolls solemnly swear that he was a resident citizen of the United States
on the 18th of March in the year 1818 and that he has not since that
time by gift sale or in any other mannor, disposed of his property or
any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it or to bring him -
self within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "an act to pro-
vide 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 he has not nor has any person in Trust for any property
or security, contracts or debts due to him, nor has he any income other
than what is contained in the schedule hereunto annexed and by him
subscribed, - He further made oath in aforesaid, that his occupation
is that of a farmer and house carpenter, but he is to old and infirm
to be capable of hard labour; and altogether unable to [illegible] support
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for himself; and can only be supported by Public or private charity
that his wife is dead, that he has four children, one son & three
daughters, James, Anne, Betsy and June, the youngest upwards of 
twenty years of age and all able to earn their living - he has no
house of his own and lives with his son James.
Schedule of the property of John Guthrey, A Patent for one hundred
acres of Land in the State of Ohio, which I have never seen, - which
I got for my service in the Revolutionary war, - Austo on Jacob
Miller for £15 . 11 . 10 [illegible] about the year 1793 said Miller having
removed to the State of Virginia it is uncertain if ever I get it, Two
judicial settlement certificates amounting to Two Hundred & three Dollars 33 cts
which I lost in the year 1790 and have petitioned congress these def-
ferent session to have them removed but have got nothing, some small
debt owing to me not amounting in the whole to five Dollars, He
swears that he is twice as much in debt as all the property he can
command in worth.    (signed)
John Guthrey

Sworn to and declared, on the 29th day of July 1820 before the superior
court of Law for Augusta County.
Perts Chesley Kenney, CSC.

I Chesley Kenney Clerk of the Superior Court of law for Augusta County. do 
hereby certify that the previous oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly
copied from the record of the said court; and I do further certify that the
Court deemed is impossible to set a value [illegible] on the property con-
tained in the schedule aforesaid.

[Seal of the court: SUPERIOUR COURT AUG[illegible] VIRGINIA]
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of the said court
on this 1st day of August in the year of our
1820.
Chesley Kenney, Clerk of the
Superior Court of Law for Augusta
County
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At a Superior Court of Law continued and held for
Augusta County on Thursday the 21st day of September 1820
On the motion of John Guthrey who produced in court the
annexed declaration and schedule. It is ordered to be certified
to the Secretary of War; as the opinion of the Court [illegible]
the evidence before it, that the property contained in the 
schedule annexed to the declaration aforesaid is worth one 
Hundred Dollars; but that it is a property of no improduc-
tive nature,   [illegible] Chesley Kenney CSCS
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War Office.   1783
The within Certificate shall not avail the bearer as a
discharge, until the ratification of the definitive treaty of peace;
prevous to which time, & until proclamation thereof shall be
made, he is to be considered as being on furlough.

I do certify that John Guthrie has only received four
months pay since the commencement of the the year 1782.
For Pitt. July 26th. 1783.  Jona Wills. Lieut.
Virga. Line.

War dept. Section of Bounty Lands.   April 23d. 1818._

It is hereby certified that the preceding
transcript on two pages, is correctly copied from an original Discharge
now on File in this Office as a Voucher for the Issue of a Military Land
Warrant, W. G1 dated April 21st. 1818
Nat. Cutting
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These are to certify that the bearer hereof John Guthry
private in the first Virginia regiment, having faithfully served
the United States from the month of March 1777 & being enlisted
for the war, is hereby discharged from the American army.
Given at the War Office, the
B. Lincoln

By order of the Secretary of War
Jos: Carleton. Secy.

Registered in the books of
the regiment
William Ekridge Lieut. & Adjutant
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December 6, 1939
BA-J/AWF
John Guthrey
S. 37968

Mr. Wayne T. Guthrie
Pleasant Hill, Box 274
Illinois

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter in which
you request information in regard to John Guthrie,
of Franklin County, Virginia, in the War of the
Revolution, wife's name Nancy Crump/.

The data which follow were obtained from
claim for pension, S. 37968, based upon the ser-
vice of John Guthrey, in the Revolutionary War.

The date and place of birth of John Guthrey
and names of his parents are not given.

John Guthrey enlisted in Maryland, some-
time in March, 1777, marched to Fort Pitt, was
there placed in Captain O'Hara's Maryland com-
pany, served as a private until sometime in 1780,
when transferred to Captain Benjamin Biggs'
company, Colonel John Gibson's Virginia regiment,
and was discharged July 26, 1783.

On account of his service he was allowed one
hundred acres of bounty land. He was allowed, also,
pension on his application executed May 8, 1818, at
which time he was sixty-five years old, and living
in West Fallsfield, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

He was living July 29, 1820 in Augusta County,
Virginia, with his son, James Guthrey. The soldier,
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John Guthrey, at this time stated that his wife
was dead; he did not give her name and there are
no further data relative to her. He referred to his
daughters - Anne (Anna), Betsy, and Jane, the youngest
"Upwards of twenty years".

John Guthrey died November 24, 1820 in Augusta
County, Virginia, at the home of his son, James
Guthrey.

If you desire information in regard to the
location of the land referred to herein, it is
suggested that you apply to the Commissioner of the
General Land Office, this city, and cite the fol-
lowing data -

Warrant #691 - 100 acres - issued April 21, 1818.

In order to obtain the name and address of the
person who received the last payment of htis pension,
you should apply to the Comptroller General, General
Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and 
furnish the following data:

John Guthry (as he was pensioned)
Certificate #1049
Issued June 30, 1818
Rate $8.00 per month
Commenced May 8, 1818
Act of March 18, 1818
Virginia Agency, transferred from Pennsylvania.

Very truly yours


A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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Revolutionary Pension

[round black stamp: STAUNT[illegible] VA
AUG 8]

FREE

Honbl John C Calhoun
Secreatry at war
Washington
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Slanton August 6 1821.

Sir
I enclose you the affidavit of John C Lowers
Esqr to intellint the fent that John Guthrie who
was on the Pension List and a resident of Chester
County Pennsylvania has the same person who
you in c schedule of his property in the court
of Augusta County which is on file in your 
office
I am very respectfully    [illegible]
D Sheffey
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Revolutionary Pension

[round black stamp: DEC 9]

FREE

Honbl John c Calhoun
Secretary at War
Washington
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Stanton Decr. 18 1821

Sir:

Will you be so obliging as to inform me
whether the [illegible] claimed by the administra
tor of John Guthrie a pensioner [illegible] which
I wrote you some time ago. Will be paid & if so
when it can be received?

John Guthrie was a revolutionary soldier
& had a pension allowed to him under the
act of 1818.  He was placed upon the Pennsyl
Tania Roll.  His application being made through
a Judge of that State.

I am [illegible] respectfully
[illegible]
D Shelley
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Honble John C Calhoun
Secretary at War

[Note written vertically in left margin:
[illegible]
J. L. E.]

[Note written vertically in right margin:
Va
29 [numbers lined through]
Rec. 23d Feb. 1821]
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Sir  The [illegible] was put into my hands
before I left Virginia with a view to [illegible]
your decision thereon before my return.  I however
omitted to lay it before you in time.  I now transmit
it to you with the request that you will please to
inform me of the result by the mail directed 
to Stanton.

I am [illegible] very respectfully
yours
D Shelley
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War Department
Pension Office
June 9th.. 1821

Sir

Returned herewith is the schedule of the property of John
Guthrie, decd. No one of that name in Virginia appears to have secured
a pension. A person calling himself by that name has received a pen-
-sion in Pennsylvania; and from his declaration it appears that he was 
three years ago an inhabitant of West Fallsfield, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
If that person be the same in whose name a schedule of property has been filed
in the County Court of Augusta, it is proper that due proof thereof be exhibited,
in order that his representatives may obtain whatever may have been due him as
a pensioner. The schedule will remain on file in this office.

I am respectfully.
 Your Obt Servt.
J. L. Edwards


D. Sheffey. Esqu
Stanton
Virginia
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State of Virginia
Augusta County, to wit,

This day John C Lowers made oath before and a Justice of the peace
for the county aforesaid, that the within named John Guthrey is
the same person that "is inscribed on the pension list, Roll of the
Pennsylvania agency" and that since his pension warrant issued
he resided in Virginia, and died in the County aforesaid - as he
fairly believes Given under my hand and seal this 30th day of 
May 1821.           Jno Wayt [hand drawn cloud with the word Seal written inside]

The above named John C Lowers further made oath before me
a Justice of the peace at aforesaid that he has been in possession
of the pension Roll of the said John Guthrey and has claims
his pension, several times in 
Philadelphia - Given under my hand & seal on this day and
year above written -.
 Jno Wayt [hand drawn cloud with the word Seal written inside]
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State of Virginia
Augusta County, to wit,

I Erasmus Stribling Clerk of Augusta County do hereby certify that
John Wayt Esquire whose name is affixed to the aforegoing affidavits
is now and was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice
of the peace, duly commissioned in and for the County aforesaid
and that all faiths and credit is due and ought to be given to all.
his acts and deeds as such.-
[flower shaped image of a seal; illegible] In Testimony whereof I have hereunto se my
hand and affixed the seal of the said county this
30th day of July in the year of [illegible]
Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty one and
in the Thirty Sixth year of our Independance
Erasmus Stribling Cal
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Rev. War Section    MMHF

June 11, 1923

Mr. Lawrence R. Guthrie
Bellflower, Missouri

Sir:

In response to your letter received April 19, 1923,
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolu-
tionary War pension claim S. 37968 it appears that John
Guthrey (or Guthry) enlisted in Maryland in March 1777
and served as a Private in Captain O'Hara's Company, Mary-
land Troops until 1780 when he was transferred to cap-
tain Benjamin Biggs' Company, Colonel John Gibson's Regi-
ment, Virginia Troops and was discharged July 26, 1783.

He was allowed pension on his application executed
May 8, 1818 while a resident of West Fallsfield, Chester
County, Pennsylvania aged sixty-five years.

In 1820 he stated that his wife was dead (her name
not stated) and referred to his four children James, Anne,
Betsy and Jane. The youngest over twenty years of age.

He died November 24, 1820 in Augusta County, Virginia
at the home of his son James.
Very respectfully,

Commissioner.
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Pleasant Hill, Ill.
Nov. 19, 1939

Veteran's Administration
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:

I would greatly appreciate obtaining any data
your office can give me on the Revolutionary War record
and on the family of John Guthrie, Captain, who resided in 
Franklin County, Virginia after the war. I do not know
whether he was a resident of Franklin County before the war.
He seems to have married a Nancy Crump and to have later 
moved to Bedford County, Virginia and finally to Kentucky.

Respectfully yours,
Wayne T Guthrie
Wayne T. Guthrie
Box 274
Pleasant Hill
Illinois

[round black stamp; outer edge of stamp is numbered 1-12 with tick marks separating the numbers; inside the circle is an arrow pointing to the 12:30 mark with the following text below: RECEIVED NOV 22 1939 MAIL SUB-DIV
Reader No. 7 VETS ADM]
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Bellflower, Mo.
April 16, 1923.

Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions,
War of the Revolution Section, Record Division.

Dear Sirs:--

John Guthry, Va Conn. Line, 1818 (When placed
on Roll) Transferred from Penna in 1820; died Nov. 4, 1820
in Augusta Co., Va., age 69.  Will you kindly give me the
military and family history of the above John Guthry.
Thanking you for this favor, I am

Yours Cordially
Lawrence R. Guthrie

[Circular stamp
PENSION
G 
APR
U 19 S.
1923
OFFICE.]
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1939-Dec 6-hist to Wayne
T. Guthrie [illegible]
_______________________
37968
INVALID
Revy

File No. 37,968
John Guthry
Priv Rev War

Act: 18 March 18
Index :-Vol. 2, Page 208

[ Arrangement of 1870. ]

[Note written vertically in right margin:
June 11 1923-Hist to Mr. Lawrence R. Guthrie [illegible] ]
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Augusta County [illegible]

This day came Anna Guthrie
before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for
said County & made oath that on the 24th day of
November in the year 1820 John Guthrie late a
pensioner of the United States departed this life at
the house of James Guthrie in the said County of
Augusta.  Given under my hand this 30th day of
January 1821.  Claudins Buster

Also David McClure at the same time, above
stated, affirmed, that the statement as to the time
John Guthrie departed this life is correct given
under my hand  Claudins Buster
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State of Virginia
Augusta County, to wit,

I Erasmus Stribling Clerk of the County Court of Augusta, do hereby
certify that Claudins Buster Esquire whose name is affixed to the with
in affidavits was at the time of subscribing the same and is now an
acting Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid, and that
all faith and credit is due and ought to be given to all his acts and
deeds as such.

[Blurred seal of County]
In Testimony whereof I have hereun
to set my hand and affixed the seal
of the said County of August, this 6th
day of February in the year of our Lord
One Thousand Eight Hundred & Twenty &
in the Forty fifth year of the Common
wealth.

Erasmus Stribling, Clk
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Augusta County