Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40,862, George Crow, Penn.

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Service - Penn (Handwritten)  Crow, George (Handwritten) Number - S.40.862 (Handwritten)

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16.512
Pennsylvania (Handwritten)
George Crow (Handwritten)
of Bucks County (Handwritten) in the state of Penn (Handwritten) 
who was a private (Handwritten) in the regiment commanded by 
Colonel Hampton (Handwritten) of Pennsylvania (Handwritten)
line, for the term of three years (Handwritten)
Inscribed in the roll of Pennsylvania (Handwritten)
at the rate of 8 (Handwritten) dollars per month, to commence on 
the 1st (Handwritten) of June 1818 (Handwritten)
Certificate of Pension issued the 23rd (Handwritten) of July 1820 (Handwritten)
 and sent to Hon: Saml Moore (Handwritten)
House of Rep (Handwritten)
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1819 (Handwritten) $121.06 (Handwritten)
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4th March 1820 48.00 (Handwritten)
15mon 4/30 $169.06 (Handwritten)

{Revolutionary Claim
Act 18th March 1818}

(Handwritten on side of page)
The ... sent July 24th, 1820
Doctor Samuel Moore Day ... PA

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George Crow
16.52-
67 years of age
March 1820
Lot of 6 acres working
Land- big house
Illegible: 127
wife old also
ref to Mr. C.
Continue
$127. 10 Illegible
35 62 duly
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District of Pennsylvania
On the 30th day of June 1820 Personally appeared in open Court
of Common Pleas holden in Doylestown for the County of Bucks
being a court of record proceeding according to the course of Law with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount and
keeping ascend of its proceedings George Crow aged sadly seven
years the second day of May last, resident in Bucks County
said district, who being past duly sworn according to law
doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to
obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress of the 18th of March 1818 and first of May 1820, that he served in the Revolutionary war in the company commanded by Captain
Polton, in the regiment commanded by Col. Hampton in the line of the State of Pennsylvania and has obtained a pension
under the act of the 18th of March 1818 his certificate being numbered 16.572. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident
citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 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 thereby so to men 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 AD 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,
George Crow
Schedule of Property
I have besides necessary cloathing and bedding a Lot of six acres 149 perches of broken Rockey Land with a small
day house, one story high, and a small stable no widow nor orchard and very little timber of any value and not more than about one sixth of said Land. Table except wash a hoe
on account of books and stones An old case of drawers, old stove

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five old [illegible] bottomed chains, old [illegible] table and dough [hoff] a set up tea cups and saucers, tea hot [illegible] shaving [glafs] a small cup board [cupboard] small [illegible] pot and kettle, and tea kettle and [illegible] pot [illegible] shovel and tongs frying ham and dumpling pan five pewter spoons and six knives and forks for plates and old earthen dishes a [cider] tub, and two small old [illegible], [illegible] bucket, old [caffer] [mule/mile] [illegible] and funnel two old [skimming] wheels and [illegible] old chest [illegible] bread baskets [illegible] new bag and five old ones, old casks and guns [weading] hue spade and [Pitish] [next three words illegible] and wedges [phse] + drawing knife and [two hogs] on [sheath] and the Following [illegible(debt)] due to me and [illegible] one debt of $5.00, one of $2.67, and in cash now on hand of the pension [illegible] from the united states $5.00 and I am yet [indebted] in the following sums one of 26. dollars one of $7.67, one of $1.00 and one 75 [illegible(bush)] I have no trade other than making oak shingles and by reason of age and infirmities am not able to reform a days work at that or any other manual labour [labor], I have no family reciding with me except my wife Lydia aged sixty three thru [illegible]
 and [illegible] like myself [illegible] before me this 30th June AD 1820    Wm' Watts one of the judges of the 6 [illegible]; phanof Bucks County      George Crow

Bucks County:
 I John S Benezet [illegible] of the County of common plian of Bucks County  so herby testify that the forgong[illegible] and the schedule [illegible] [word cut off] are truly  [illegible] from the record of the [said] count; and I do further testify, that it is the opinion of the said count that the total amount in value of the property inhibited in the aforesaid schedule in one hundred and twenty seven dollars [eighteen (illegible)]. In testimony where of I have [illegible] set my hand and office [illegible] the seal of the said count, on this seventh day of July (1820-1).
John S Benezet [shorthand(Proty)proprietor].

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Free [illegible]
This declaration should be
To the Honourable [honorable] the secretary Canected. The clamiant [claimant]
for the dependent [illegible, over lapped writing]
Washington 
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eight hundred
Adms S(over lapped writing)
{The port manter [portmanteau] at Washington
will be please to [illegible letter .end] this to D Samuel Moore of the house of Representatives [short hand rep.v] Washington}
Hon S. Moore H.R.

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District  of Pennsylvania
Bucks County to wit:

On this twenty seventh day of December A.D. 1819, before me the subscriber one of the a poi ate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the County of Burke, in the said District personally appeared George Crow aged about Sixty five years, resident in Bucks County 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 entitled “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 George Crow enlisted early in the winter of 1776 for the term of one year in Captain Henry Allis’s Company of riflemen (which Company was sometime commanded by  Captain Stewart, and afterwords by Captain Biles) of the Regiment commanded by Col Shea of the Pennsylvania line, that he continued to serve in the said corps untill the officers except Ensign Hartman Stout and men (excepting the sick and a few others who were on duty elsewhere) composing the same were taken prisoners at Fort Washington when the same was taken by the British, he the said Deponant being on duty at Hashemac, was ordered with the sick to the Barracks in Philadelphia where he arrived soon after - The said Ensign Stout about (end of sentence 1 word was ripped and missing the last word) time obtained a Captain Commisioner, when he the said Deponant enlisted again in Philadelphia for the term of three years in the company commanded by the said Hartman Stout, which Company was afterwards commanded by Captain Patton of the regiment commanded by Col Richard Sumpton of the Pennsylvania line that he continued to serve in the said Corps untill some time in the winter of one thousand seven hundred and eighty having served about four years; and about two months longer then he enlisted for the last time- That he was refused a discharge on account of his enlistment having been lost but was furnished with a Furlough to be absent till he was called for -That he was in the battles of Brandewine, Germintown, Scoley, Monmouth land Blackhouse on the North River- and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in (word not legible-at end of page that has been ripped above it.) of the assistance of his Country for support only and that owing to the great laps of time few are living and yet resident in this section of the county who knew his said service.
George Crow
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid }
Robert Smith Associates
Judge 
Initials are lined through and not legible. Date of the Joint application as certified by the Judge
James J. Last name is not clear

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Memorandum
I have corrected what I conceive to have been an error committed
by me in writing the declaration of the within named George Crow, by entering the word seven instead of eight in the 23. line, and interlining the words, "and eighty", between the 22 & 23 lines of the within declaration
Robert Smith A. Judge
February 15, 1820

I Robert Smith Judge as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my
satisfaction, that the said George Crow did serve in the Revolutionary war
as stated in the within declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of about four years, on the Continental establishment; and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country
for support; and also that he the said Deposant made decleration on Oath
before me I think on the first day of June, 1818. in order to obtain the provision made by the 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 which declaration I see lodged in the hands of Samuel
Ingham for the purpose of his transmitting the same to the Secretary of
the department of war; and I now transmit the proceeding, and testimony
taken and had before me to the Secretary for the department of War, pursuent to the directions of the aforementioned ct of Congress. Given
under my hand this 28th day of December, 1819.
Robert Smith

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Bucks County, 

I John S Bennezet Prothonataty of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Bucks do certify that Robert Smith Esquire before whome the annexed declaration was made and who has thereunto subscribed his name was at the time of so doing and still is one of the aposiate Judges in and for the County of [illegible]
duly Commissioned and qualified, to all whose act as such full faith and credit is and ought to be given as well in Court of Justice as elsewhere.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the said Court at Doyles Town the 30th day of Dec A. D. 1819

John L Bennezet

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40862
Ray INVALID.
File No. 40.863
George Crow
Rev War
Act: 18 March 18th
Index: Vol. 2, Page 105
(Arrangement of 1870.)

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Samuel Moore Esquire
of the house of representatives
Washington

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Samuel Moore Esquire

Dear Sir
I have corrected the error in the intial deposition, I regret committing it as it has given you trouble
Mr Thos. Stewart was here yesterday informed us that Mr. Duboise is convalescening.

The Township delegates are to meet at Doyles Town tomorrow to choose delegates to the state convention for the purpose of selecting the democratic republican candidate for the office of Governor of this commonwealth and for electors of President and The President of the United States.

I am in haste
Dear Sir
Your Ob. Servt
Robert Smith
Feby 15, 1820