Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 36,450, Samuel Bush, Conn.

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Service Conn.
Bush, Samuel
Number S. 36,450

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 904 Connecticut
Samuel Bush Private
Cap Betts
Connecticut line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 8-Dollars per month, to commence on the [illegible] of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 of June 1818 and sent to Hon. Samuel M. Johnson, Stamford, Con.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1818
5 months 4/30
$41.6 
[stamp in dark ink] {Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818}
 Ap. 77 till 10th June 83
6 Years[illegible] Stamford Fairfield Co

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Samuel Bush
[illegible]

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District of Connecticut Ss Stamford the 1st day of April  D 1818
I Sam W. Johnson Esqr. Judge of the Court of [illegible] Pleas for Fairfield County in said District, do certify that the testimony & proceedings had before me on the application of Samuel Bush of Stamford in said District, for a Pension under the act of Congress appraised the 18th day of March D 1818 appears at large on this & the following pages of this sheet.
Sam W Johnson
District of Connecticut Ss Stamford On this 1st day of April AD 1818 Samuel Bush of Stamford in said District doth, an oath declare before Sam.W.Johnson [illegible] Judge of the Court of law now [illegible] for Fairfield County in [illegible] District That in the month of April AD 1777 he enlisted into the Services of the United States in a Company by ^commanded by Left. Stephen Betts and a Right Commanded by Col. Charles [illegible] in the Connecticut line on the [illegible], during the war & that he continues in said Service employed against the Common enemy until the 10th day of June AD 1783 When he received the  [illegible] Discharge. That from his reduced circumstances in life he is in need of Assistance from his Country for Support. 
[signature]  Samuel Bush

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District of Connecticut Ss Stamford the 1st day of April AD 1818
Personally approved Samuel Bush Signer of the foregoing Declaration & having been by me duly sworn under oath that the foregoing Declaration by him Subscribed is true before me
Sam W Johnson Judge of the County Court for Fairfield County.

District of Connecticut Ss Stamford the 1st day of April AD 1818
Personally approved Isaac Bishop of Stamford before me Sam. W. Johnson [illegible] Judge of the County Court for Fairfield County in said District who being duty sworn doth [illegible] and say that he is well acquainted with Sam. Bush signer of the foregoing Declaration & that he now is & for many years now last past has been a resident Citizen of the United States in the District of Connecticut & that from his reduced circumstances in life he is in need of assistance from his Country for Support. 
Isaac Bishop

Certified by Sam W Johnson

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District of Connecticut P: Stamford in the County of Fairfield. I Sam W. Johnson Judge of the County Court for Fairfield County do Certify that it appears to my satisfaction that Samuel Bush the foregoing applicant served in the revolutionary war against the common Enemy as set forth in his Declaration. In testimony whereof I have &observed the same & affix this seal of said Court this 1st day of April 1919
Sam W Johnson
[black spot representing seal]

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18.
Samuel Bush.
904
[large central stain over 2 illegible words]

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District and State of Connecticut, ss. Fairfield County 
BE IT REMEMBERED, That in the County Court, held in and for the County of Fairfield, in the District and State aforesaid, on this 27th day of July 1820, the same being a Court of Record, and having a Seal, under the Authority of said State, personally came and appeared in open Court Samuel Bush aged Sixty years, resident in the Town of Stamford in the County of Fairfield, in said State, and being first duly sworn according to Law doth declare on his oath, the he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows: [illegible] on the 1st day of April 1777 he enlisted into a Company commanded by Capt. Stephen Betts in a Regt Commanded by Col. Charles Webb of the connecticut line on the Continental establishment & Served from thence till the close of the War when he was Honorably discharged which discharge was sent to the office of the War department with his original Declaration.
That the original Declaration made by him, for the purpose of obtaining a Pension, under the Act of Congress of the 18th of March, 1818, was dated the 1st day of April 1818 that for pursuance thereof he was entered in the List of Pensioners, and received a Pension Certificate No. 904 And[stain] further solemnly Swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, [stain], 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 to thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress, entitled "An Act to provide for certain person engaged in the land and naval Service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War', passed on 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 hereunto annexed, and by me subscribed.  And I do further declare that my occupation is that of labourer
and that I have a family residing with me consisting of a wife aged Fifty three years a Daughter named Anna aged Fifteen years a Son named Martin aged thirteen years a Daughter aged Seven years named Electa. My wife has for years has been afflicted with Rheumatism
all which is subscribed by me the day and year aforesaid. Samuel Bush
Sworn to an declared in the Court aforesaid. Whereupon said court is, on satisfactory proof exhibited in Court, of opinion that the total amount of value of the property contained in the aforesaid Schedule, is Seventy five Dollars and 95 Cents, and doth order these proceedings to be entered in the records of said Court.
Attest David Burr Clerk

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At a County Court, held  in and for the County of Fairfield, in the District and State of Connecticut, on the 27th day of July 1820, the same being a Court of Record, and having a Seal, by virtue of the Laws of said State.
PERSONALLY APPEARED, in open Court, Samuel Bush a resident in the Town of Stamford in the County of Fairfield, in said State, and exhibited and subscribed the following Schedule, and made Oath that the same is a true and perfect Schedule of all his income and property, necessary cloathing and bedding excepted, viz.
1 Small house Standing on Highway 2 Sythes 1 hoe 1 Ax 1 Swine 1Table 2 Wash Tubs 1 Dish kettle 1 Gridiron Frying Pan And Irons Shovel &Tongs 1 Fowling Piece 1 Looking Glass 1 Chest 6 Knives & Forks Coarse plates Cups & Saucers Iron Tea kettle churn 2 hogshead Meat Barrel 6 old chairs Tin Pails 1 Lot of old Books 1 Sugar Box 3 Jugs 2 Jars 1 small Pail 2 Wheels 1 Reel 2 Trammels
Samuel Bush

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State of Connecticut, ss.
I DAVID BURR, Clerk of the County Court for the County of Fairfield, in the said State, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said Court, and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule of Samuel Bush
is Seventy five Dollars and ninety five cents
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at Fairfield, this 27 day of July 1820.
David Burr
Clerk of the County Court for said County of Fairfield.
[Large black spot. Seal?]

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BY HIS EXCELLENCY 
GEORGE WASHINGTON, ESQ;
General and Commander in Chief of the Forces of the United States of America.
THESE are to CERTIFY that the Bearer hereof Samuel Bush, Soldier in the Third Connecticut Regiment, having faithfuly served [misspelled] he United States from April 1777 to the date hereof and being [misspelled] inlisted for the War only, is hereby DISCHARGED from the American Army.
GIVEN at HEAD-QUARTERS the tenth day of June 1783 [signed] George Washington

By HIS EXCELLENCY'S Command,
J Trumbull [illegible]
REGISTERED in the Books of Regiment Joseph Clark Adjutant.

THE above Samuel Bush Soldier had been honored withe the BADGE of MERIT for Six Years faithful Service 
Sam B Webb Colonel  43

Bush, Samuel
(Conn.)
5-36430

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HEAD-QUARTERS, JUNE [smudged] 1783.
THE within CERTIFICATE shall not avail the Bearer as a Discharge, until the Ratification of the definitive Treaty of Peace; previous to which Time, and until Proclamation thereof shall be made, He is to be considered as being on Furlough.
GEORGE WASHINGTON
Samuel Bush
Discharge
[illegible] Co. & Conn Regiment

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36450
INVALID
File No. 36,450
Samuel Bush
Pri Rev War
Act: 18th March 18th
Index;-Vol. D, Page 99
[Arrangement of 1870.]