Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42,197, Peter Flory, Penn.

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Service    Pennsylvania
Flory, Peter
Number S.42.197

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13,322
Pennsylvania
Peter Flory
of Union County in the state of Penn who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Humpton of the Penna line, for the term of four years.
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence of the 21st of May, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21st of July 1819 and sent to Simon Snyder Esq. Prothy, New Berlin, Pa.
Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819. 9 mo. 15 .. 75.87
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4th Sept 1819. 48.00
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                                                            $123.87

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}
Continued.
Notification sent May 28th 1821 Hon J. Rankin, Esq.
Bellafonte, PA

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Bellefonte
1 Feby
283

Mr Edwards
Rec. 22 Feb. 1821
J. L. E.
Free

J.C. Calhoun Esq.
Secretary of the War Department
City of Washington

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Bellefonte Jany. 29th. 1821

To J.C. Calhoun
Secretary of the War Department

Sir

Inclosed I send you on three Declarations of old soldiers I would wish you to return me the result of their fate as soon as possible there is some of the first ones that I sent to you has not returned yet - 

I am yours +c
Jno. Rankin

Nicholas Shurell's case filed with original claims. 6 Feb 1821-

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Peter Flory.
Pennsylva_ line.
found on the rolls of the 6th regimt.

Service admitted.
Judge's certificate, under the Seal of the court of the reduced circumstances of the applicant, required.
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Admitted

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Eighth Judiciary District
Of Pennsylvania, Union County Jct.}
on the twenty first day of May A.D. one thousand eight him and eighteen, Before me the subscriber President Judge of the Eighth Judiciary District of Pennsylvania personally appeared Peter Mary aged fifty nine years resident in Union County in the said district who being by me first duly sworn according to Law, doth depose on oath make the following declaration, 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”. That the said Peter Flory enlisted in Middletown then  Lancaster now Dauphin County in the State aforesaid, in the fall one thousand seven hundred & seventy six, in the company commanded by Captain Bull and afterwards by Captain Isaac Vanhorn, in the sixth Regiment in the Pennsylvania line commanded by Colonel Richard Humpton, that he continued to serve in the said Corps or in the service of the United States untill the first day of April 1781 when he was discharged from the service at Lebanon then Lancaster now Dauphin County in the State of Pennsylvania as his discharge that he was in the battles of the storming of the Block house in the Jersey at Elizabeth town, that he is in reduced circumstances & 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 service as
Peter Flory
Sworn to and declared before me, the day & year aforesaid
Seth Chapman
I Seth Chapman President Judge of the eighth Judiciary district of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the Peter Flory did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy and I now transmit the preceedings and testimony taken and had before, to the Secretary for the Department of war, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of congress
Seth Chapman

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Pennsylvania
Union County

I Simon Synder .. ...... ....... of the Court of Common Pleas of Union County do certify that the Honorable Seth Chapman Exquire whose name appears to the preceeding deposition was at time & yet is President Judge of the eight Judiciary district of Pennsylvania, to all whose official acts due faith and credit are and ought to be given as well in County of Justice as elsewhere the County of Union Composing part of the eight Judiciary district afore....
In testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at ....Berlin the thirteenth day of July one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
  Simon Synder .......
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Eight Judiciary district
of Pennsylvania Union County Jct
I Seth Chapman President Judge of the Eight Judiciary district of Pennsylvania, do Certify that it appears to my Satisfaction that the said Peter Flory did serve in the revolutionary war as Stated in the preceding declaration against the Common enemy and that he is in reduced circumstances and Stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support 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.
Seth Chapman

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Flory
Peter Florey
13322
Sept '19
BFP

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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 
Centre County
Court of Common Pleas .....
Judicial district January 23rd 1821

On the twenty third day of January 1821 Personally offered in open court being a Court of Record by the law of the United States for the said county of Centre & Clearfield Peter Flory aged about sixty six years resident in the Township of Hains & County of Centre within the Jurisdiction of this Court who being sworn according to the law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows - In the fall of the year 1777 he enlisted for three years in the company commanded by Issac Vanhorn & in the regiment of Lieut Colonel Hanover that he was stationed at West Point Fort & marched to a place called Jockey hollow was in an engagement at a Blackhouse near the north River & also at Elizabeth Town.  In the State of New Jersey & to the best of his recollection was discharged in the summer of Fall of the year 1820 that in pursuance of his declaration made before Judge Chapman on the 21st day of May 1818 he was placed on the pension list of which he received .. certificate dated the 21st day of July 1819 No 13,322 in the conformity with the Laws of the United States of the 18th of March 1818 - and I 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 other manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled? an act of provide for certain persons engaged are  the Revolutionary War passed on the 18th of March 1818 - And that I have not nor has any perfon in the trust of me any property or securities Contracts or Debts due to me nor have I any Income other than what is contained in the Schedule which is hereunto ...........
our house & lot of ground containing 5 acres - - - - $150 - - 00
our cow & bell $11-  4 sheep $4  our hogs 2 pigs $3.75 18 - -75
Lot of ....ware 13.0 Looking glass $1- Small Stov & 2 barrels 15.0 - 12 - 00
Iron kittle 2 50 3 Potts 2- Frying pan & skillet 15.0 Iron Ladle 81/2      6  8/....
small copper kettle 5'0 smoothing Iron 5'0 lot Earthenware & spoons $2      3    00
Tubs and Churns ....tin bucket 5 Juff 20 Iron Bales 25 axes & small wedge 2.30    5  121/2
2 accgeso .. old saw drawing Knife Iron square small auger 1.55           2    05
Whis. banon 5'0 2 ..... Snakes 1 35 Iron Fork and Shovels 2.0     2.     10
Thinning Whisk........             1.  75
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                                                    $201_40

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Debts due by Peter Flory to persons Viz
a note payable to Jacob Swentzel in April last 66 44 a Note due to Jacob Swentzel in April last 62.- a Note due to Jacob Swentzel in April 1821 66-43 
book debt due Kevin F Hasseron 58-72
due I Hartson $11 70 due I Shrayer $6 due Geo Swartz 4$  21-70
due I Keeson $15 due Geo Keer $3-due D Goodwin $2  20-
due Jo Devery $2 - Due I L Wagner $2 - Due ck Kephard $3 50 - 7.50
 245.79
The said Peter Flory further says that he is a day labourer by occupation and that he is taken with Rheumatic pain and is becoming unable to earn a livelyhood to subsist on that he has a wife and three small children the oldest child is nine years of age, lame an in all probability will never be able to walk, his second child is seven years old and his third child is six years old
Sworn and subscribed in open Court 23d Jan 1821 John Rankin Prothonotary "Peter Flory"
The court are of opinion that this foregoing schedule and appraisment that debs as contirbuted are also correct
By the Court 24th Jany 1821
Centre County ss.
I John Rankin Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for Centre County , State of Pennsylvania, Do certify that the foregoing and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the records of the said court, that the total amount in balance of the property exhibited in  the aforesaid schedule is two hundred and one dol-lars and forty cents, and that the amount of the debts due by the said petitioner is two hundred and forty five dollars and seventy nine cents, and that the court an of opinion that the valuation is correct
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this twenty first day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty one. 1821 Jn Rankin Prothonotary

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42 197
INVALID.
Revy  -     OW
File No. 42,197
Peter Flory
Pri Rev War
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Act: 18 March 18
Index: Vol. 3, Page 173
[Arrangement of 1870.]