Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39545, Nathan Fry, Ga.

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(3-1776)

SERVICE     NUMBER
[handwritten] Ga.  Fry, Nathan    S.39545 [/handwritten]
[handwritten] Colored [/handwritten]

CONTENTS

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19151
Virginia
Nathan Fry
of Henrico in the state of Virginia
who was a Private in the company commanded 
by Captain Mosby of the regiment commanded
by Colonel Ebbert in the Georgia 
line, for the term of 1775 to 1781 or 1782
____________________________________________
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 31 of October 1823
_____________________________________________
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 of January 1823
and sent to the [House] A Stevenson
House of Rep
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[Redacted]Arrears to the 4th of [/Redacted]
[Illegible]
Semi anl. all'ce ending 4 Mar 1824 $33.29
                                                        $33.29
                                   {Revolutionary claim,}
                                   {Acts March 18, 1818,}
                                   {[Redacted]and[/Redacted] May 1, 1820.}
                                    1 March 1823

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181685
Nathan Fry










Elijah Brown [EB]
Richmond

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[The following statement is handwritten]
City of Richmond to wit

This day Nathan Fry personally appeared before me a magistrate for the city a fore said and made oath that he resides in the county of Henrico and State of  Virginia & that he has resided in the aforesaid county ever since he was discharged from the Revolutionary Army in the year 1781 or 1782
Given under my hand [crossed out] this 
3th day of October 1823
John Goddin


[The following statement is handwritten]
Virginia - City of Richmond to wit
I, Thomas C. Howard, Clerk of Court of Huslings of the said City, do hereby certify that Archibald Pleasants [illegible] and John Goddin, whose names are subscribed to the proceeding certificates, were at the time of
[the next line is partially missing due to the fold in the paper, but ends with] justices of the peace of
the said City and members of the Court of Huslings thereof [partially covered] certified  according to law-
            In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and apply the seal of the said Court this
13th day of November 1823.

Th. C Howard

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[the statement at the top of this page is copied from the previous page (page 4) of this series and is not duplicated]

The papers in this case will be transmitted to Elizah Brown at the City of Richmond Virginia

                     ORIGINAL CLAIM
                     ___________________

District of [Handwritten] Virginia  ss

On this  2nd  day of  June 1823, personally appeared in open court, being a court of record  for the County of  Henrica
 Nathan Fry  aged 68 or 69 years, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provisions made by the acts of Congress of the 18th March, 1818 and the 1st of May, 1820, that he, the said  Nathan Fry enlisted for the term of the Revolutionary War on the [blank] day of [blank] in the year 1775  at Savannah in the State of  Georgia in the company commanded by captain T. Mosbury in the regiment commanded by colonel Ebbert in the line of the State of [blank] on the United States continental establishment; that he continued to serve in the said corps until the winter of 1781 or 1782 when he was discharged from the said service, in the City of Richmond in the State of (c) Virginia by Genl St Clair

That he was in the battles of Manmouth & Stoney Fornt and that he has no other evidence, now in his power, of his said services, except what is hereunto annexed

And, in pursuance of the act of the 1st May, 1820, I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, diposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish 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 he United States, in the Revolutionary war," passed on the 18th day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eigthteen; 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 that what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.(d) that he has no real nor-personal estate necessary clothing and bedding excepted that he is a labour  but has no ability to pursue it  he has no family and that he is supported by the charity of his friends and that he stands in need of the assistance of his country for support.
                                        X[His mark]
                              Nathan Fry
Sworn to, and declared, on the 2nd day of June, 1823 before  Joseph H. Mays

I, JB Whitlocke, clerk of the County Court of Henrico do hereby certify, that the foregoing declaration and the 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 toal amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is [blank] dollars and [blank]cents.  In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this 9th day of June 1823
     {Seal affixed]
                                     JB Whitlocke
[Partially cutoff at the bottom]
Clerk of the Court of the County of Henrico

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United States of America District of Virginia to wit
Nathan Fry a coloured man, an inhabitant of the city of Richmond appeared before me John Marshall Chief Justice of the United States this first day of January in the year 1824 and [illegible] first duly sworn deposes and says that he enlisted in the town of Savanna in the year 1775 for the war in the company commanded by Captain Mosby in Colonel Ebberts regiment.  He is informed that in his former declaration the the name of his captain was said to be Mosbury.  This is a mistake in writing the name which was unknown to this deponent who is unable to read & who misunderstood the affidavit in this situation when it was read to him.  He served as a drummer in this company until he was taken out of it to wait on Major Duval who was aid de camp  or Brigade Major to General M'Intosh.  He [cross out] attended Major Duval in the capacity of a waiter which he accompanied General M'Intosh to the arm under General Washington and remained with him until he was taken into the service of the Baron Steuben with whom he remained as a wai... [unfinished word]
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ter or waterman[?] until the seize of York in Virginia. 
He was then transferred to General St Clair by whom he was discharged in the course of the winter.  His discharge is lost.

He says that during the whole of this service he remained a soldier under the first enlistmen in 1775 and that he continued a soldier and was [illegible]  in service from the time of his enlistment to the time of his discharge as herein before mentioned.
                                               X his mark
                                      Nathan Fry

Given under my hand this 1th day of Jan 1824
                                               [illegible]

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[This complete statement/page is handwritten]
I do hereby certify that I was well acquainted, and had the honor to be very intimate with the late Baron Steuben, and his several aids, Majr North, Majr Fairby and Colo Benjamin Walker, for several years; and, particularly from January 1781 when [illegible] entered this City, to the close of the War, and am certain that Nathan Fry, the Black man [illegible] was the greater part, if not the whole of that time in the service of the Fairby aforesaid:
I am positive that Nathan Fry was attached to the family more than nine months, and that on the Continental Establishment.
Given under my hand this: 3rd October 1827
                               DM Randolph

City of Richmond to wit
This day personally appeared before me an Alderman for the aforesaid City D.M.Randolph, who made the above statement upon oath, & I do hereby certify that the said DM Randolph is a gentleman entitled to carry possible respect as a witness [word lost in fold] a person of [crossout][illegible] respectability in every respect
                                AF Waran {illegible]

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[This statement is completely handwritten]
Richmond, Virginia, 21st December 1822
             In conformity with an act of Congress of 18th March 1818, I Nathan Fry, a man of color and native of Virginia, in order to receive the certificate of said act as a private soldier of the Revolution, do ever make this my declaration assured in by; and, in obedience also, of another act of Congress of the first of May 1820 requiring a "Schedule of my whole estate and income"-- I do hereby state and declare to wit that I was born free in the County of Westmoreland- enlisted in the Minute Service with Daniel Duval of Henrico County in the year 1775- went to Savanna in Georgia and served under Colo Ebbert regiment the Creek Indians in the capacity of a Drummer-returned from Savanna and joined the army at [illegible] Valley Forge-was in the action at Monmouth- afterwards joined the Baron Steuben and served under him as Bat.man[?] until after the Seize of of York Town and the surrender of L Cornwallis-was then transferred by the Baron to the Service of Genl St Clair, by whom I was discharged in winter of 1781or 1782.  I lost my discharge; I am at this time about 68-69 years old; and, have no property or other; and am now unable to work for my Living

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[All statements are completely handwritten]
as I have ever done since the peace of 1783 and having no kind of "income" whatever, I am now impelled to seek support in the Bounty of my Country.  I am well known to Genl. Wm North and Majr. Fairly of New York; to Monsieur Duponceau of Philadelphia, Colo John Pryer and David Meade Randolph of this place, who now recognize me as the confidential servant of the Baron, during the years 1781 and 1782
                                                  his
 Test                             Nathan   X    Fry
   DM Randolph                        mark
   J Gibbon

I [illegible] known to before me an alderman [illegible] of Richmond this 23rd day of Dec? 1822
                                            William Tazwell

I do swear that I have known Nathan Fry from the time of his service under the Baron Steuben in this State in  the year 1781 & 1782 to this date:  I believe all the important facts noted above, are strictly true
                                          DM Randolph 

Sworn to before me 
an alderman of the city of Richmond this 23rd day of Dec. 1822
                                            William Tazwell

I well recollect Nathan Fry during the Revolutionary War from its earliest period and saw him in most of the situations stated by him in the above recital which I believe to be entirely correct, I am willing to be qualified.
                                     J.   [illegible]
                                   formerly an officer in the 
                                    army of the Revolution

Rich. Oct. 31. 1823
I do certify that the hand writing & signature is that of the late Maj Pryer
                     J Gibbon

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                               39545


                               INVALID

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File No.           39,545

Nathan Fry

Priv              Rev              War


Act: 18th March 18th

Index:-Vol.  8,        Page 179

               [Arrangement of 1870]

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[handwritten]
J. L. Edwards Esq
Pension Office

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[handwritten]
Peck's [illegible Jny?] 3 1824
A. Heomen [illegible] Must Mr. Edwards to give ] to [illegible] an ass[illegible] to every [illegible]