Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 1591, Nicholas Fry, Continental Enl In Md.

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(8--1776)

SERVICE 
Continental   

Fry, Nicholas or Frye
Margaret

NUMBER
W1591

Enrl. in Md.

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1h: 583

Virginia R

Nicholas Fry

of Loudon Co, in the state of Virginia
who was a private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Haufsegar of the Maryland
line, for the term of two years

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 8th of November 1819.

Certificate of Pension issued the 2nd of Mar 1820
and sent to L P.W. Baleh Esq
Leesburg, Virginia

Arrears to 4th of Mar: 1820  $31.16
Semi-anl. all's ending 4 Sep 1820 $48.
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$79.16

[handwritten calculations left side of document difficult to read]

3 mo  23/41.  30  31

30
.7
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23/30  9/30

$612
1   3 
14
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51   16

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}

See letter April 18, 1835 to G. Richards --

[faint handwriting along the right edge of this document that is illegible]

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Nicholas Frey

The law requires that the applicant shall make his declaration before any judge "in the county state of territory in which he shall reside NC
This claim therefore, cannot be received.

[note written along the left edge of the document]
Nicholas Fry informs me that the Regiment to which he belonged was at first commanded by Col: Houssegar--and that he was in Cap: Festers or Fisher Company.

Amistead J Mason

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State of Maryland Frederick County to wit on this fifth day of May 1818 before me the Subscriber one of the Judges of the fifth judicial district of said State personally appears Nicholas Frey aged 71 years resident in Loudon County in the State of Virginia, who being by me first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his 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 Nicholas Frey Enlisted in the continental service in the year 1776, in the State of Maryland in the company commanded by Captain Henry Fester of the German Regiment, that he continued to serve in the said Corps, or in the service of the United States, until the year 1778 when he was discharged from Service in the State of Maryland, that he was attending the Baggage waggons during the Battle at Brandywine, 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 or in his power of his said Service Except the Certificate of John Baltzell who was his Lieutenant at the time. --
Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid --
Abe Shriver

I, Abraham Shriver Judge [illegible] as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Nicholas Frey did Serve in the Re

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volutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the Common Enemy; 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. Witness my hand the 5th day of May 1818.

Abe Shriver [signature]

Maryland Frederick County to wit
I hereby Certify the the Honorable Abraham Shriver Esquire, before whom the within affidavit was taken, and whose name is Subscribed to the same, was at the time of taking and signing thereof ever since hath been and Still is, an associate Judge of this fifth Judicial District of this State of Maryland duly commissioned and Sworn In Testimony whereof

I have hereto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of Frederick County this 5th day of May 1818 --

John Schley clk

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[note written along the left edge of the document] Nicholas Fry informs me that the Regiment to which he belonged was at first commanded by Col: Houssegar--and that he was in Cap: Festers or Fisher Company.  
Amistead J Mason


[main page of document]
Nicholas Frey  
The law requires that the applicant shall make his declaration before any judge "in the county state of territory in which he shall reside NC This claim therefore, cannot be received.

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Nicholas Fry
16.503

Sept 1820

Con-----

L P. W. Balek

Leesburg Va.

11 Nov

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District of Virginia
Loudoun County Let

On  this 17th day of August 1820 personally appeared in open Court being a court of Record made So by the Legislature & keeps a record of its proceedings for the Said County, Nicholas Fry aged seventy three years and 9 months resident in Said County,  who first being duly sworn, according to Law, doth on his oath declare, that he Served in the Revolutionary War as follows: That he was enlisted in the German Regiment under the command of Col Honsaaka & Col Stricker, in the Company of Capt George Feisher which Regiment was attached at the Maryland line of Troops-- that Said Fry has not yet received any payment on his pension, tho placed on the pension role on the 21st day of March 1820-- which is registered by Benja L. Beale, Clerk, in book B volume 8 page 132.
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 thereby so to diminish it as to being myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled. An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the [crossed out] 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 for me, nor have I any income than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed. And I do Solemnly Swear that I am a Waggon maker by Trade-- but my ability to pursue my occupation is small owing to the Rheumatism

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and various other infirmities of age.
That my family consist of my wife & seven children. My wife is fifty two and her health but gone.
My children are of the following names and ages.
1 Dorothea (or Dolly) aged Eighteen years
2 Sally " [aged] Fifteen years
3 Joseph "[aged] Thirteen years
4 Samuel " [aged] Twelve years
5 Leonard}
6 Martin } Twins " [aged] Seven years
7 Rosanna "[aged] Six years
These children enjoy the ordinary degree of health.
Of real estate I have none. Of Personal estate I have 1 Cow & an old set of wheelright Tools--which is all my personal estate with the exception of necessary Bedding & clothing-- I do also swear that for five years past I have received assistance from the Parish in which I reside. In consequence of an accident by which my leg was broken. 

Nicholas X Frye his mark

Sworn to and declared in Open Court this 17th day of August 1820 before
C Bissins CL Cty

[Left side of document appears to have some kind of seal--no writing is visible]
Virginia Loudoun County Towit,
I Charles Bissins Clerk of Loudoun County Court in Virginia do hereby Certify that the foregoing oath of the Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the Records of the said Court; and I further Certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount or value of the said property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is twenty five dollars. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court which court is a court of Record and keeps a Record of its proceedings under the direction of the Laws of the State of Virginia this 21st day of August 18 1820 in the 45th Year of the Commonwealth of Virginia

[signature] C Bissins Clk

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[illegible writing at very top of page]

Loudoun County Set

Know all men by these presents that we Nicholas Frye and R W John are held and firmly bound unto his Excellency Henry Lee Esqr Governor of the [aforesaid crossed out] Commonwealth of Virginia in the full and just sum of fifty pounds current money to the which payment well and truly to be made to the said Henry Lee and his successors in trust for our said Commonwealth we bind ourselves, and each of our heirs Execs and Admins jointly and severally firmly by these presents sealed with our seals and dated this 11th day of March 1794
The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas there is a marriage shortly intended to be had and solemnized between the above [Marriage is crossed out] named Nichs Frye and Margt Ansel spinster of Shelburne Parish. Now if there shall be no lawful cause to obstruct the said intended marriage then this obligation to be void else to remain in full force & virtue.
Nichs his S mark Frye [symbol for a seal follows]
Richd. W. Johns [symbol for a seal follows]

Virginia Court
I Charles G. Eskridge clerk of the county court of Loudoun in the State of aforesaid, Do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true transcript from among the records of my office according to Law
In testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of our said court at Leesburg this 19th day of October 1848 and in the 73d year of the Commonwealth
Chs G Eskridge by
Jno D Poacll Clk
[a swirl symbol under the signature]

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242
Virginia R
[horizontal line]
Margaret Fry
widow of Nicholas Fry
who served in the Revolutionary war as a private Maryland line
Inc. from $32.44
[double horizontal line]
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 
96 Dollars [swirl line and Cents crossed out] per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
[horizontal line]
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 day of Febry 1857 and sent to 
T.H Saunders
Present [underlined with swirl line]
[horizontal line]
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act July 29, 1848, Page 123 Vol. A

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Virginia
Loudoun County to wit, on this seventh day of October Eighteen hundred and forty Eight personally appeared before the subscriber a Magistrate of the county aforesaid Margarett Fry a resident of Loudoun County Virginia aged up ands of Eighty years who being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed 29th July 1848 that she is the widow of Nicholas Fry who was a private in the Maryland line and drew a pension from the United States of Ninety Six dollars per annum. She further declares that she was married to the said Nicholas Fry on the 11th day of March Seventeen hundred and Ninety four and that her husband the aforesaid Nicholas Fry died on the twenty third day of March Eighteen hundred and forty. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the Second of January Eighteen hundred Act biz at the time above stated. She further swears that she is now a widow (and that she has never before made application for pension as she can recollect) and for further Evidence I wish the Commissioner of Pensions to refer to my deceased husbands papers on file in the pension office.
Margarett her X mark Fry
Sworn to and Subscribed on the day and year above written before me
Wm Slater J.P
Signed in presence of Danl. Mayn
I hereby certify that the deponent above named is from bodily infirmity unable to tend court and is a woman who is certified to ful credit  
Wm Slater J.P

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[illegible writing along the left side of the document - first two words are "Daniel Mayn"]

[along the right side] Margaret Fry W 8.

Virginia to wit

I Charles G. Eskridge clerk of the county court of Loudoun, in the state aforesaid do hereby certify that William Slater Gent, before whom the [illegible] testament was acknowledged, is a Justice of the peace for said county duly confirmed and qualified. In testimony hereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of our said court at Leesburg this 10th day of October 1848 and in the 75[?] year of the Commonwealth.
Teste [signature] Chas G Eskridge Clk

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July 7, 1937

Nicholas Fry
W. 1591
BA-J/AWF [illegible handwritten initials]

Mrs. Edna D. Allspaugh
Eagle Rock
California

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to a Revolutionary War soldier, with surname Fry or Frye, who was living in 1776 in Frederick, Maryland.

The data furnished herein were obtained from papers on file in pension claim, W. 1591, based upon the service of Nicholas Fry or Frye in the War of the Revolution.

The date and place of birth of Nicholas Fry were not given, nor were the names of his parents stated.

Nicholas Fry enlisted in Fredericktown, Frederick County, Maryland, sometime in 1776, served as a private in Captain Henry Fister's company in Colonel Hanasegger's German Regiment, at the time of the battle of Brandywine, he was "attending the baggage wagons", and was discharged in 1778, in Maryland.

He was allowed pension on his application executed May 5, 1818, at which time he was living in Loudoun County, Virginia. On August 17, 1820, he stated that he was aged seventy-three years and nine months.

He died March 23, 1840 in Loudoun County, Virginia.

Nicholas Fry married March 11, 1794 in Loudoun

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County, Virginia, Margaret Ansell or Anzell of "Shelburne Parish". Reference was made to a former wife, but her name was not given, and there are no further data relative to her.

The widow, Margaret Fry, was allowed pension on her application executed  October 7, 1848, at which time she was living in Loudoun County, Virginia, and "upwards of eighty years of age". The date and place of her birth were not shown, nor were the names of her parents given.

Reference was made in 1820 to the following children of the soldier, Nicholas Fry:
Dorothy aged eighteen years
Sally " [aged] fifteen years
Joseph " [aged] thirteen years
Samuel " [aged] twelve years
Leonard and
Martin (twins) " [aged] seven years
Rosanna " [aged] six years.

 In order to obtain the date of last payment of this pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of the pensioner, Margaret Fry, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C., and give the following data:
Margaret Fry, widow of Nicholas Fry
Certificate # 242
Issued February 7, 1851
Rate $96.00 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1848
Act of July 29, 1848
Virginia Agency.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator

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1937. July 7. [illegible] to Mrs. Edna D. Allspaugh [illegible]

Rev [underlined]
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 1591
Margaret Fry, Widow,
Nicholas Fry, Priv. Rev. War
Act: July 29, 1848.
Index -- Vol. A, Page D02
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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From.
Mrs. Guy E. Paxton
P.O. Box 1135
Abilene, Texas.

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First of many: Frys [underlined], see if one in Rev. liv in Fred. Co. in 1776[underlined] or service In Rev.

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Virginia. (Richmond) Roll, Act 18 Mch 1818
Nicholas Fry, Private $8. per month.
To what time last paid? Pd to 4th Mar. 1840.
MLB [initials]

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W243
Margaret Fry
Va
Let to Daniel Mayn,
May 24th '49

Act 29 May 1848

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Woodsberry May 2 1878

I hereby certify that Nicolas Fry has enlisted in the Revolutionary War in the year 1776 in the company commanded by Cpt Henry Fester in the German Regiment.

John Battzel

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[Crossed out] Let to David Mayn July 19, 49.

242

Virginia Richmond

Margaret Fry
Widow of Nicholas who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 32 Dollars 44 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1848.

Certificate of Pension issued the 28 day of June 1949 and sent to T. H Saunders 
Present

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act [February 2 crossed out] July 29th 1848, Page 264 Vol 1 Book D.

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No 243

Margarett Fry
For Pension 
Widow of Nathan
Va
Act  29 July 1848

Daniel Mayn
Creagerstown, Fredrick Co.
Maryland

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Creagerstown Maryland Oct, 21, 1848

Dear Sir
I here Enclose the paper of Margarett Fry her
declaration & a copy of her marriage bond & the certificate of the death of her husband Nicholas Fry and forward them to you for Examination (the words of never making application for pension in her declarations) She says she were a going get her a pension and as her marriage was before 1794.  it was as she knows droped [sic] and no application filed to the best of her recollection

[Column 1]
Col J.L. Edwards               
W City Lo. Co.
[Column 2]         
I am sir per your much
Obedient Servant 
Daniel Mayn

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Virginia. Loudon County. to wit.

Personally appeared before the subscriber a justice of the peace for the county aforesaid Rev Thomas Birkby. Thomas Littleton and Jas McDonough, who severally made oath in due form of law that Nicholas Fry. Husband of Margaret Fry of this county. who was a pensioner of the United States as a Revolutionary soldier, departed this life on or about the 23' day of March Eighteen hundred and forty.
[signatures]
Thos Littleton
Thos. Birkby
James McDonough

Sworn to and subscribed before me on the 19th day of Oct. 1848
DG Smith J.P.

I hereby cirtify that the above named Thos. Birkby Thos. Littletown and Jas McDonough
are entitled to full faith.   DG Smith J.P.

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Virginia to wit
I Charles G Eskridge clerk of the county court of Loudoun in theState aforesaid do hereby certify that DG. Smith Esqr is a magistrate as above duly commissioned and qualifies, and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his, is genuine. In testimony ahereof, I have hereunto
affixed my seal of office, and subscribed my name this 19th day of October 1848 and in the 75th year of the Commonwealth
Chas G Eskridge by
Jno D Powell D

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Loudon County Virginia

I Margaret Fry widow Nicholas Fry who was
a revolutionary soldier do hereby authorize and confirm Daniel Mayn of Frederick County Maryland my Agent Irrevocably for me to transact and prosecute my pension
claim with the General Government and according to law
October 1, 1848        Margaret [her "x" mark] Fry
in presence of                  
Wm Slater

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District and State of Virginia Frederick County [illegible]

On this eighth day of [October crossed out] November 1819 before me the subscriber Sole and presiding Judge of the Superior Court of Law for the Counties of Frederick and Loudon in the state and district aforesaid personally appears Nicholas Fry aged 73 years resident in the said County of Loudon in the said State of Virginia, who being by me first duly sworn according to law.  Doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions 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 Nicholas Fry inlisted [sic] in the Continental service in the year 1776 in Fredericktown in the County of Frederick in the State of Maryland in a Company commanded by Captain Henry Fester of the German Regiment, at that time commanded by Col. Houzeker to serve for three years. That he continued to serve in the said corps or in the service of the United States until the year 1778 when being considered incapable of further service by reason of a lame inj in his right leg with which he is still afflicted he was discharged from service. That he was attending the baggage Waggons during the battle of Brandywine.  That he's in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the aid of his Country for a support and has no other evidence of his said service now in his posses except the annexed appeals of John Baltzel who was his Lieutenant at the time.

Sworn to before me this day and year aforesaid.

Robt. White

I Robt White Judge [unclear] as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the aforementioned Nicholas Fry did serve in the Revolutionary War

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war for more than nine months as stated in the preceding declaration.  And I do further certify that is appears to my satisfaction from the Testimony of Aaron Landers a very responsible man and an overseer of the [crossed out] poor for the County of Loudon aforesaid that the said Nicholas Fry is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the aid of his Country for support being at this time upon the poor list.

And I do now have [unclear] the proceedings and testimony taken I had before me [4 words unclear] for the Department of War in pursuance of the aforenamed Act of Congress.  Testimony of all which there hereto subscribed my name this 8th Day of November 1819 above the  [unclear] of the said County of Frederick. 

Robt. White

Virginia

I James Keith clerk of the county Court of Frederick in the Commonwealth aforesaid do hereby certify that the Honorable Robert White has signed the above certificate was at the time of so doing and still is sole and presiding Judge of the Superior Court of law for the County of Frederick.

In Testimony whereupon I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County aforesaid the 3rd day of December 1819 and in the 44th Year of the Commonwealth.

J A Keith

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Nicholas Fry
Private
76 to 78

com. 8. Nov. 1819

[Unclear] Maryland
Louden County 
Regt. on Roll in Office

Corrected Admitted

The name of the applicant does not appear on the Rolls remaining in The Auditor office

Tho. Karney
et al

To be sent to
L.P. W. Balch, Leesburg, Va

[Right column sideways on the page]
Any evidence, the Aud. Gen. may find in his Office of this matter [illegible], he will be so polite as to send to this office.  

P. Office November 18th 1819
{P. Office December 1st 1819
{Let the clerk of the County annex 
{his Certificate certifying to the official {capacity of the Judge Sc and a certificate {will [unclear] in this case.

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Any evidence, the Aud. Gen may find in his office of this man's service, he will be so polite as to send to this office
P. Office Dec. 1st 1819
Let the clerk of the County annex his Certificate, certifying to the official capacity of the Judge and a certificate will [illegible] in this case
[In the lower left corner, separated from the rest of the text by a wavy line] P. Office Novem 18th 1819

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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of
Congress of the 29th July, 1848
State of Virginia}
County of Loudoun} SS
On this 7th day of June 1849, personally appeared before me Charles Williams
a Justice of the Peace in and for the county and state above named, Margaret Fry, [inserted - (of the county and state aforesaid)] aged Seventy eight years, who being duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed on
the 29th July, 1848-
That she is the widow of Nicholas Fry, who
was a private soldier in the War of the Revolution and afterwards a pensioner of the United States at the rate of ninety six dollars per annum during his life - She cannot state the exact time he became a pensioner (as her memory is very defective) but to the best of her recollection it was about thirty years ago - For proof as to the services of her dec. husband, and that he was a pensioner as above stated, she relies upon the records of the War Department and pension Office.
She further swears that she was married to the said Nicholas Fry sometime in the month of March,

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in the year Seventeen hundred and ninety four, and that he, the said Nicholas Fry, died on the 23rd day of March, eighteen hundred and forty (1840) - In proof of these facts, she relies upon the records of of the clerks office of the county court of Loudoun, State of Virginia - She further swears that she
was not married to him prior to his leaving the
service, but the marriage took place previous
to the second of January, eighteen hundred-
viz: at the time above stated, and that she
has never since been married, and is now a widow- She moreover swears that she has no documentary evidence in her possession of  any of the facts above stated, but she rests her claim upon the public offices above mentioned - She moreover states that she
cannot say that she has never before made
application [insert - for a pension] but she does not know that her application has ever reached the pension office - that sometime
during last summer or fall, a stranger, who said he lived [insert - in] Maryland called on her and took her declaration, under oath, before a Magistrate, and that she has never heard from either him or the pension since - She further states that, as he has never written to her on the subject - or in any way let her hear from him, and as he charged her too much (one half of her claim) she now desires that the claim or pension certificate may be sent to the care of Thomas R. 
Saunders of Leesburg, Loudoun County Virginia-

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She moreover states that she does not know what became of her decd husband's pension certificate, and that she has no documentary evidence in support of the claim, [underlined] in her possession, but rests her claims upon the records of the War Department Pension Office and clerk's office as before stated        Margaret [insert "her X mark"] Fry
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year [insert "first"] above written
before me  Charles Williams

State of Virginia}
County of Loudoun} SS
I certify that the above named applicant
cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the court.
Given under my hand the 7th day of June, 1849-
Charles Williams

Virginia-Loudoun County-To wit
I, Charles G Eskridge Clerk of the county court of Loudoun, in the state aforesaid,
do hereby certify, that Charles Williams is a 
Justice of the Peace in and for the county
aforesaid, duly commissioned and qualified and that the above signature purporting to be his is genuine. And I further certify that, at a court held for the  the county of Loudoun on the 16th day of June 1849, the court -after full investigation of the evidence in relation to the claim of Margaret Fry, is fully satisfied that the said Margaret Fry, a

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resident of this county, is the identical person
she declares herself to be - that is: the widow
of Nicholas Fry, who was a Revolutionary soldier and pensioner of the United States, as stated in the declaration of said widow: that she was married to him on the 11th day of March, 1794, and that her husband the aforesaid Nicholas Fry died on the 23d day of March, 1840; and that she was never afterwards married, but is now the widow of the said Nicholas Fry, and is entitled to the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed July 29th 1848, entitled, "An Act for the relief of certain surviving widows of officers and soldiers of the Revolutionary army", which is ordered to be certified accordingly - 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court at Leesburg this 18th of June 1849 & 73rd year of the Commonwealth
Chs G Eskridge Clk
At a Court held for Loudoun Co. 17th Sept 1840-
It having been proved to the satisfaction of the Court that Margaret Fry is the legal widow of Nicholas Fry decd who was a pensioner of the United States & that the said Nicholas Fry died on the 23rd of March 1840 it is
ordered that the same be certified accordingly [inserted - I do hereby certify] 
[something blacked out] certify that the above is a true transcript from the records of
my office. In testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court at Leesburg this 18th June 1849
& 73rd year of the Commonwealth
Virginia Court,  I Chs G. Eskridge, Clerk of the County Court of Loudoun do hereby certify that Nicholas Fry's Marriage to Margaret Ansel is recorded in my offices as her releases of the Rev John  Littlejohn the 11th March 1794
Chs. G. Eskridge

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Payment to be made at Richmond
by
Anthony Robinson Jr. Esq.,
Agent for paying Pensioners, in the
Agency of Virginia
Payable on the 4th September and 4th
March
Recorded in the Pension Office on the
Roll of Pensioners under act [crossed out February]
July 29, 1848, Page 267, Vol 1.Book D
Geo Jenkins
Clerk.

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Payment to be made at Richmond
by
Anthony Robinson Jr. Esq.,
Agent for paying Pensioners, in the
Agency of Virginia
Payable on the 4th September and 4th
March
Recorded in the Pension Office on the
Roll of Pensioners under act [crossed off February]
July 29, 1848, Page 267. Vol 1.Gook D
Geo. Jenkins
Clerk.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
WIDOW'S PENSION
I certify that in conformity with the act of [crossed off-February 2d] July 29th, 1848
Margaret Fry, widow of Nicholas Fry
who was a private in the revolutionary war,
is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of thirty two dollars and forty four cents per annum, commencing on the 4th of March, 1848, and continuing for life, unless she should again marry; in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such
marriage.
Given at the Department of the Interior this 28th day of June, one thousand eight hundred and forty nine -
T. Ewing
Secretary of the Interior.
Examined and Countersigned.
JL Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.   
Washington City July 4th [illegible]
The Commissioner of Pensions will please have the name of Margaret Fry placed on the pension roll at the rate allowed her under the law, in time to draw on the 4th [crossed off]

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Act 29 July 1848
Application for a
change of certificate 
of ninety six dollars, in 
lieu of the present one.

Inc to $96 [illegible] $34.44
Per annum comm
4 March 1848

M Colo

Report to T.R. Saunders
Washington City [double underlined]

[on left vertically written on the page]
pensions, as she is entirely dependent on the amount allowed
have and report to 
Your Obt Servt.
Thos. R. Saunders

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Pension Office
July 18, 1849
Sir,
In reply to your letter of the 13th [illegible] I have to inform you that it has been recently decided by the Secretary of the Interior that
in Virginia and other states where [crossed out-Justices of the Peace] Courts of record [insert] where in session are composed of Justices of the Peace each Justices are deemed to be Judges of Courts of record, and that declaration may be made before such Justice when the claimant is unable to appear in open court to make a declaration.
Under that decision the objection in the 
case of Eve Long under act 29 July 1848, as
it regards her declaration having been
made before a Justice of the Peace of
Louden County, Va, is removed. Some
[inserted] further evidence of her identity as the widow of Jacob Long who was a pensioner under act of 7th June 1832, of the Virginia agency should be exhibited.
In the case of Margaret Fry.

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widow of Nicholes Fry, I have to state that her claim was allowed on the 28th June last and her certificate delivered to T.H. Saunders, Esqr, then present.

[vertical text on left side] Daniel Mayn
July 19. 49

Mr. Daniel Mayn
Fredricktown,
Md.

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[vertically written on the page]
Record June 15/49
Margaret Fry Va
File with Margaret
Fry's papers
[illegible]

[horizontally written on the page]
Col James L Edwards
Comm..of Pensions
Washington City
DC

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Frederickstown June 13th, 1849
Sir [erased]
I here enclose the evidence of family in case of Margaret Fry of Va not receiving [inserted] any information from you concerning her claim for upward of seven month the old lady began to think that I have given up her claim last week she tells me that Thomas R Sanders called on her and told her he would get her pension for her she says she signed some
papers but she does not now what the contained
on the 11th, I was at Leesburg and on my way home I stoped with Mr. T. Matthews who keep a public house and Mrs Fry? Sam called down to see me at Mr Matthews and he made some remarks of Mr Saunders being to see his mother I told him his mother must appear in open court and he again came in the morning of the 12th and said that it was his mothers wish for me to take her to Leesburg and [insert] have her [illegible] tended to I did so we appeared in court and [10 words crossed off] Mrs Fry could not answer all questions the court asked her and then the court decided that she was not able and firm of
mind to make her own evaluation. Last October when I was called on by her son Samuel Fry whose name you will see signed to the authority I have filed to tend to her claim her declaration was taken by
Mr Slater Esq. When she was asked of her marriage

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She named the very state also the date of the death of her husband but in court she must of been confused as her mind failed very much [insert] she could not answer these questions. Nicholas Fry her husband who was a pensioner of Loudon Co Va had a family in the year 1820 as some of his children by his second wife were young at that time; do the best with the claim you can let me hear from you as soon as convenient. I am sir yours with Respects
Daniel Mayn [underlined]
His second wife is his present widow who now
claims was married to Nicholas Fry I belief as stated in the papers you have on file
D Mayn

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The claim of Mrs Margaret Fry [insert] widow of Nicholas Fry, to pension was first presented by Daniel Mayn, of Creagerstown Md. In examining her case the papers of Nathan [underlined] Fry were taken instead of those of Nicholas [underlined] Fry, and a letter written to Mr Mayn on the 24th May 1849, stating that there was a discrepancy between the Declaration of Mrs Fry & her husband. This letter remained unanswered.
On the 23 June 1849, another declaration was
presented by Th R Saunders as agent for Mrs
Fry in which she revoked the agency of Mr
Mayn for the service a stranger from Maryland
and wished her "certificate sent to the care of Thomas R Saunders of Leesburg, Loudon Co. Va."
The last declaration was dated June 7, 1849,
By order of the Commissioner the pension certificate is to be sent to Th. R. Saunders
June 25, 1849

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No 243
Margaret Fry
Widow of Nicholas
Act 29 July 1848,
married March 1794
Husband died 1840
Admd 9 Mos 22 days, Re 
$32.44 per annum,
fr 4 March 1848.
J. L. Edwards
Court of Pensions
Washington City
DC

T. H. Saunders
Present

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Washington City
June 21st, 1849

Mr. J. L. Edwards

Sir,
This will accompany the [crossed out]
declaration of Margaret Fry, the widow of Nicholas Fry, who claims a pension under the act of Congress passed July 29th, 1848 - I think it will be seen on examination, that her claim is fully established by [underlined] record evidence - The certificate
of the clerk of the county court of Loudoun will show that she was married in March 1794, and that her husband died in March 1840 - The record of his death was made in order that his widow might draw the small arrears [inserted] of pension due on his decease,
and further evidence of this fact, I expect exists in your office - It will be seen that the widow made application for the claim (that some stranger) last summer or fall, but as she had not heard from him up to the 7th [illegible], she entertained some fears on
the subject and called on me to aid her on the
day the court acted on the claim, the stranger
appeared and made application that a lawyer
to recind the action, which the court refused to do. and I understand he made some threats that the applicant should be defeated - I expect to be in Washington a week or ten days - If any explanation should be needed a note directed to the City Post office will be recd.
Very Respectfully
Th. R. Saunders [underlined]

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Loudon County Virginia to Wit on this 11th day of June 1849 before me the Subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for the
county afore said personally appeared
Thomas Littleton as per James McDonough two credible witnesses [ink smeared]
and made oath in due form of law that
Margaret Fry of Loudon county Virginia who now Claims a pension is the Identical widow of Nicholas Fry deceased of Loudon County Virginia who was a revolutionary pensioner of the United States and we have both at his hearing and given under my hand June 11th 1849
DG Smith. J.P.

Virginia To wit
I Charles G Eskeridge Clerk of the County Court of Loudon in the state of Virginia do hereby certify D.G. Smith before whom
the above affidavits were made is and was at the time of doing the same a justice of the peace in said county duly commissioned and sworn and that full faith & credit is due to all his acts as such as well in Courts of Justice as thereout and that his signature is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my 
hand & affixed this seal of said Court at Leesburg this 11th day of June 1849 & 73rd year of the Commonwealth
CG Eskridge Clerk

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[illegible and paper torn and missing, taking off half of the first word- possibly Leesburg], Oct. 23 1820
Sir:
The proper return in the case of Nicholas Fry,
you will please to forward to me at this place,
He as yet, not having rec.d any part of his Pension.
I am [illegible]
V. [illegible] obed. sv.
L.P.W. Balch
by G Richards

Hon. J. C. Calhoun.

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[stamp in black ink] LEESBURG 
APR
16
VA
[stamp in black ink] FREE

James L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington DC

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Leesburg April 15, 1835

James L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions

Sir,
[crossed off] Mr Nicholas Fry a Revolutionary Pensioner residing in this county has called on me to ascertain for him whether any sum is due on his pension. His story is as follows: As early as 1817 or 1818 he was duly qualified by his declaration, before Judge Shriver of Fredericktown, Maryland (now dec?) his papers were presented by the late General A. T. Mason of Wm County. His certificate
is granted under the act of March 18. 1818- to commence on the 8 Nov. 1819 and bears date 21 March 1820. In Nov 11 1820 you wrote to him that his schedule had been signed & his name would be entered in the Roll and his pension in March 1821 for paying him. This payment in March 1821 he says in the first
he has recd  -- that under the act of March 18, 1818 the Pension is to commence on the  day the declaration under oath or affirmation shall be made - The pension regarding his claims is not made til the Act of March 1. 1823. He says that when General Mason went to Washington in Feb 1819 he informed him that two years pay ought to be due to him & he would collect it for him. Mason was killed on the 6 Feb '19 and it seems did nothing for
Fry. The old main idea is that his pension should have commenced with the date of his declaration before Judge Shriver - [illegible] he went over to Fredericktown to make his declaration, because as having been of the Maryland line, being informed by his friend Judge Thuron, that he must do so and would be paid at Annapolis -- at this time he resided in Virginia. I pray you to examine his papers and ascertain if the date of his declaration (as he supports) will Entitle him to an Earlier date for the commencement of his Pension; or, if from any error, he now can be entitled to any arrears.

I am Sir
Vary respectfully
Your Obed. [illegible]
Geo. Richards

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[black stamp] RECEIVED
JUN 18 1937
MAIL SUB-DIV
VETS. ADM.
[illegible] 26

Eagle Rock, Cal.
June 14-37

Pension Dept.
Sirs. Will you please
give me information
regarding the Fry or Frye
family who fought in the
Revolution.
My grand-father Joseph Fry
was born in Fredricks Md in
1776. No doubt his father
fought in the war.
This information will be
greatly appreciated.

Respectfly
(Mrs) Edna D Allspaugh