Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7491, for Archibald Shaw, Pennsylvania
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Service: Penn.
Shaw, Archibald
Number: S.7491

Born in Ireland - Son of John
carded
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Date of death not on A.B.
 I.L.L

11.863
Maryland
Archibald Shaw
of Baltimore Co[inserted] in the State of Maryland
who was a Private in the company       command
by Captain Grier of the Reg 2               command
by Col. Hartley  in the Penn.
line for 18 months

Inscribed on the Roll of Maryland
ant the rate of 60 Dollars - Cents per annun[cut off]
to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension i[ss]ued the 8. day of July
1833 and sent to John [illegible]
Baltimore M.

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 120.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sep. 1833 30.00
[underneath numbers, a total] $150.00
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by D. Brown.     Clerk,
Book E.   Vol. 5.  Page 118
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Admitted
18 mos.
$60
G. Scott Esq.
Baltimore Md
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State of Maryland
City of Baltimore, 
On this sixth day of July, in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty three personally appeared in open Court before Baltimore City Court now sitting Archibald Shaw a resident of Baltimore County in the State of Maryland aged seventy eight years, who being first duly sworn according where doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed 7th June 1832, that he was born in County Derry in the Kingdom of Ireland in the year seventeen hundred and fifty five, as he has heard from his father and who believes to be true but that he has no record of his age.  That John Shaw the father of this declarant emigrated from Ireland in the year seventeen hundred and sixty three while this declarant was yet a minor, and settled with this declarant in York County Chanceford Township in the new State then Province of Pennsylvania.  That in the year seventeen hundred and seventy six while this declarant was living in York County Chanceford Township in the State of Pennsylvania he enlisted as a soldier in the Pennsylvania line of troops for one year, that after his term of service had expired he returned to his former residence in York County [illegible] and continued to reside there until on about the tenth day of May in the year seventeen hundred and eighty five when he moved to Baltimore County in the State of Maryland and has resided there ever since.  That he enlisted as before stated in the Pennsylvania line of troops on
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on about the fifteenth day of January in the year seventeen hundred and seventy six and served for [insert illegible] of a year that at the termination of his term of service he was discharged but that he received no written discharge.  That this Deponent further saith that David Grier was the Captain , B.M. McDowell was the Lieutenant, and --- Nichol was the ensign of the company to which he belonged and that the company was enlisted for the fifth battalion and Colonel Hartley's regiment, that after the company was raised then marched under the command of its own officers to [illegible] York.  Captain McClean and additional companies marched at the same time and that the declarant  was command-ed by Col. Heartly.  That the declarant proceeded from [illegible] York to Albany, from Albany, to Lake George -- there took boats and went to Ticonderoga and thence to Fort Chammole at the Falls of Lake Champlain [illegible] to an Island called Isle Aux Noix where the detachment joined the American Army under the command of General Thompson and and from said Island to Three Rivers.  Then this declarant was in an engagement [strikethrough] on or about the fifteenth day of June 1776 with the British Army.  Then Gen. Thompson commanded and was taken prisoner by the British the next day - [Illegible] from the Three Rivers to Ticonderoga the Army was commanded by Gen. Sullivan. That he was in at action heretofore stated at Three Rivers, but informal  small skirmishes with the Indians.
That this Deponent as before stated enlisted on or above
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above the fifteenth day of January 1776 but he can not state the precise day on which he was discharged he thinks it was late in the month of March in the year 1777, at Ticonderoga and that himself and others continued on in sleighs to Albany.  That he has no documentary evidence to where his military service except the annexed affidavit of John McCreary, who is deceased and of Michael L. Hartley, who lives in Pennsylvania and which are hereto annexed -- also a letter from Adam King formerly a member of Company C from York County [illegible] to Andrew Drury now the Sheriff of York County, and by him forwarded to this [illegible]
And this deponent further [rest of the line illegible] the service before stated took on or about the first day of November 1777 and after his term was aforesaid and [illegible] he was living in York County, he was drafted and joined the American Army at White March, about four miles from German Town and was attached to a company commanded by Capt. William Rankins' Regiment. The Gen. Washington Commanded in person.  That he was in the engagement at White Marsh on or about the first day of December 1777 - and that he continued in service.  Than as a drafteeman for two months and on the expiration of said term he volunteered for ten months longer and served as such and he hereby relinquishes any claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency, of any state.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[Signature]
Arch'd Shaw
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We Archibald White, a Clergyman residing in the City of Baltimore, and General William  McDonald, residing in Baltimore County, are a near neighbour of Archibald Shaw, within mentioned, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with the said Archibald Shaw who has subscribed and sworn to the within declaration that we believe him to be seventy eight years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in our opinion herein and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.

[Signatures are different from listed names]
Arch'd Whyte
Wm. P. McDonald

And the Judicial Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories transcribed by the evidence [illegible] that the above named affiant was a Revolutionary soldier, and served  where he stated and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Archibald White who has signed the proceeding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the City of Baltimore, and that General William McDonald who has also signed the same is a resident of Balti-more County, and is a credible person well known to the Court, and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I William M. Mede acting Clerk of Baltimore City Court do certify the aforegoing contains the original proceedings of the same Court in the matter of the application of Archibald Shaw of Baltimore County for a pension.

In testimony
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In testimony whereof I have herewith set my hand and seal of Office this sixth day of July in the year one thousand eighty hundred and thirty three.
[Signature illegible]
Baltimore City County

City of Baltimore [illiegible]
I, Wilhelm Brice, Chief Judge of Baltimore City Court do hereby certify that the aforegoing attestation of William M. Mede asste Clerk of said Court it in due form. 

In as [illegible] whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 12th day of July in the year Eighteen Hundred and Thirty Three.
[Signature illegible]
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March 15, 1933.

BA-J / ILL [handwritten illegible signature]
Archibald Shaw
S. 7491

Russell C. Shaw
Stewartstown
Pennsylvania.

Dear Sir: 
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War pension records of James, Daniel and Archibald Shaw, who served in a company formed in lower York County.
A careful search of the Revolutionary War records of this office has been made in your behalf and fails to show a claim for pension or bounty land on file on account of the service of Daniel Shaw as described by you. The record of James Shaw of York County, Pennsylvania, pension claim W. 9288, was furnished you on June 14, 1932. His record is that of the only James Shaw who served in the Pennsylvania troops that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this office.
The record of Archibald Shaw is given below. the data furnished are obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 7491, based upon his military service in the Revolutionary War.
Archibald Shaw, son of John Shaw, was born in the year 1755, in the County of Derry, Ireland. He emigrated with his father from Ireland in 1773 and settled in York County, Pennsylvania.
While a resident of York County, Pennsylvania, he enlisted about January, 15, 1776, served as private in Captain David Grier's company, Colonel Hartley's Pennsylvania regiment, was on the expetition to Canada, in the battle of Three Rivers and in several small skirmishes with the Indians, and continued to serve until sometime in March, 1777, when he was discharged and returned home. He enlisted in November, 1777,
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served as private in Captain Williams' company, Colonel Rankin's Pennsylvania regiment, was in the battle of Whitemarsh where General Washington commanded in person, and was discharged at the expiration of service of four months.
The soldier resided in York County, Pennsylvania, until May 10, 1785, then moved to Baltimore County, Maryland, where he continued to reside until 1833.
He was allowed pension on his application executed July 6, 1833, while a resident of Baltimore County, Maryland. His application for pension was executed in Baltimore City.
It is not stated that Archibald Shaw was married.
Very truly yours, 
A.D. HILLER,
Assistant to Administrator.


2.
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Rev. War 
7491
INVALID

File No. 7491
Archibald Shaw
Pvt. Rev. War

Act: June 7th 32
Index: - Vol. 1 of Page 338

[Second panel]
1833 March 15 -  hist. to Russell C. Shaw - [Illegible]
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Archibald Shaw

Archibald Shaw's Petition

Feb. 1 -1830
Ref'd to Comm.- Mil. Pensions

Dec. 13, 1831
Ref'd to Comm.- Mil. Pensions

Jan. 9, 1832
Ref'd to Comm.- Rev. Pensions

Mar. 13, 1832
Bill -- No. 4671



A King P. 45 Rev. Pens.
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UNITED STATE OF AMERICA

I Archibald Shaw of Baltimore County and State of Maryland do hereby declare that I enlisted in the Continental line of the Army of the Revolution for and during the term of one year.
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Jas. L. Coleward Esq.
Commission of Pensions
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Baltimore 8th July 18933

Dear Sir:

I enclose you an application for a military pension from Archibald Shaw of Baltimore County, a very respec-table old client of mine which I hope you will find satisfactory and add a brief summary of his case.  Archibald Shaw is now seventy eight years old.  He was born in County Derry in the Kingdom of Ireland in the year 1755 and emigrated with his father John Shaw while yet a minor to York County in the State of Pennsylvania. On or about the 15th day of Jany 1776. he enlisted as a private soldier in the Pennsylvania line of troops, for one year in a company commanded by Captain David Grier of the 6th battalion and joined Col. Heartley's regiment. Joined the army and was at the battle of the three rivers, under the command
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command of Gen. Thompson - Gen T. was taken prisoner by the British the day after the battle and the American Army was then commanded by Gen. Sullivan. [illegible] this enlistment be continued in the service until late in March 1777 when he was discharged and returned home.  On or about 1st Novm. 1777 he was drafted and served two months joining the American Army at White Marsh and after the expiration of this service continued with army for two months longer as a volunteer.  The whole amount of service is one year and 2 months 1st from 15th Jan. 1776 to late in March 1777 14 mos. and afterward for four months from 1st Mar 1776 to 1st Novm. 1777.  This application is sworn to by himself and is certified to be true by the Revd. Archibald White, and Gen. William McDonald
and
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and the Court also certify as to their belief and the proceedings are attested according to the Act of Congress.  This is also [illegible] an affidavit made by John McCreary, an old soldier, and Cate Davison, now dead on 5th May 1839 which is also certified according to the act of Congress  and an affidavit made in Penn. by Michael Schulty.

I am yours truly
John Scott

J. L. Colewards Esq.
Comm. of Pensions
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United States of America:
State of Pennsylvania, York County to with:
On this fifth day of September in the year of our Lord One thousand eights hundred and twenty nine, personally appeared before me the subscriber, one of the Justices of the Peace in and for York County aforesaid Michael Schulty of said County of lawful age and a credible witness who after having been by me duly sworn on the holy evangely of Almighty God to declare the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth, depo-sed and saith, the he is well acquainted with Archibald Shaw the applicant for a Pension now a resident of Baltimore County in the State of Maryland, well remembers that said Shaw and deponent enlisted about the same time day March 1776, into the service of the United States in Captain Grier's Company in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Hartley in the Pennsylvania line, marched to New York, then to Albany, Lake George and Ticonderoga, then to Three Rivers in Canada & [illegible] the battle with the British & Indians at that place in [Illegible] in the year 1776 that deponent and said Shaw served out the period of his enlistment [insert] which was for honourably twelve months, two months over when they were honourably discharged at Ticonderoga and sent in sleighs to Albany from when each worked his [way] home as well as he could  - and that deponent hath been placed on the U.S. Pension list for the State of Pennsylvania and [illegible]

Subscribed and sworn to before the undersigned Justice Peace in and [the resident [illegible]
[Signature]

State of Pennsylvani
YORK COUNTY, SS.

I Rich'd Porter Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas for the said County of York, DO CERTIFY that Penrose Robinson Esquire, before whom the annexed affidavit was made as an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County
[the rest is printed form with nothing to be transcribed]
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The State of Maryland, City of Baltimore JCt

On the fifth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty nine, personally appeared before me the subscri-ber one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the City of Baltimore aforesaid, John McCreary of lawful age, who after having been by me duly sworn to declare the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth deponent and saith, That living in the same neighbourhood he well remembers that same time in the winter or spring of the year seventeen hundred and seventy six, Archibald Shaw no present enlisted into the regular service of the United States in a company commanded by Captain Grier in Colonel Hartley's Regiment in the Pennsylvania Line, in that the marched with said company to join the Army at or in the neighbourhood of New York, and was about from York County and as deponent has reason to believe, in the service of the United States, more than twelve months, when the said Shaw returned to York County. literally naked, not having sufficient clothing to cover his body:  Deponent further saith not except his being in [illegible] intimacy with said Archibald Shaw from the time of his [illegible] from the army to this day.

[Signature and Mark]
John McCreary

Subscribed and sworn to before the undersigned Justice of the Peace in and for the City of Baltimore [illegible] day of August 1829.
[Signature]
Th. Bailey
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State of Maryland, Baltimore County
I hereby certify that Thomas Bailey,
gentleman before whom the [illegible] affidavit was made and who hath thereto subscribed his name was at the time of his so doing one of the State of Maryland Justices of the Peace in and for the City of Baltimore duly Commissioned and Sworn.
In Testimony whereof I hereto p[cut off] my hand and affix the seal of Baltimore County Court this 6th day of July 1833.
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[Stamp in upper left corner (Washington War 19)]
Free [notated in upper right corner]
Adam King
Free [stamped under name]
Archibald, Shaw
Baltimore County
[York Penn. crossed out]
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Washington, March 19, 1832
Sir,
The bill placing Archibald Shaw on the pension list, has this moment passed the House of Representatives, and requires nothing but the assert of the Senate to become a law, as Old Hickory will sign it as a matter of course,
Yours, ox
Adam King
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RUSSELL C. SHAW
THE BARRENS
FANCY APPLES, PEACHES AND POTATOES
STEWARTSTOWN, PA.

Dear sir,
Can you give me any information on the war and pension record of James [handwritten check mark above] [line to handwritten note (fur. 6/14/32 W 9288)] Shaw [underlined], Daniel [handwritten check mark above] [line to handwritten note (nix as)] and Archibald [handwritten check mark above] [line to handwritten note (only me[underlined]/ of York C. Pa)] Shaw of the seventh company of Capt. Joseph Reed.
This company was formed in lower York Co. for service in the Revolutionary war.
Archibald Shaw enlisted Feb, 15, 1776.
Hoping for an early reply, I remain,
Yours truly,
signature [handwritten] [illegible swirl]
[stamped bottom right hand corner (RECEIVED MAR 2 1933 MAIL SUB-DIV VETS. ADM. READER 5)]