Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34724, James Currin, Md.

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Service: Md. 		
Currin, James 		
Number: R2160 S.34724 B.L.Wt.2-100 Issued May 5-1803
Contents:

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9061
Maryland
James Currin 4
Of Montgomery Co. in the state of Maryland who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Gunby of the Maryland line, for the term of three years two months.
Inscribed on the Roll of Maryland at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 11th of November 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 of May 1819 and delivered to the pensioner
Arrears to 4th of 
Semi-anl. All’ce ending
As180
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}
Act to 4 Mar: 1819 as a Revy pensioner} 30.36
[illegible] 19.16
pensioner}11.20

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Current must relinquish by former pensioner
Adm

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DISTRICT OF   , 88.

On this eleventh day of November 1818,before me the subscriber, one of the associate Judges of the third Judicial District of Maryland for the said district personally appeared James Currin aged sixty six years, resident in Montgomery 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 person  engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war.“ That he, the said James Currin enlisted in Montgomery County in the state of Maryland. Registered in the company commanded by Captain Lloyd Beall of Colonel John Gunby of the Maryland line.

serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States for the length three years and two months, when he was discharged from service in Port Tobacco Village in the state of Maryland, that he was in the battles of Camden and Guilford and that he received thrice [illegible] in the battle of Camden and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in the assistance of his country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services. Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid.

[Judges signature Charles J. Kilgour]

I, Charles J. Kilgour Judge &c. as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said James Currin did serve in the revolutionary war, as states in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of three years and two months on the continental establishment; 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. I further certify that he is in reduced circumstances. 181

[Judges signature Charles J. Kilgour]

SEAL OF THE COURT.

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State of Maryland Montgomery County s.s.
I hereby certify that Charles J. Kilgour Esquire gentleman before whom the aforegoing affidavit was made and whose certificate is added; was at the time one of the associate Judges of the Third Judicial District of Maryland, and that Montgomery County is one of the county’s included in said third Judicial District, duly commissioned and sworn 

The Testimony where of I have hereto set my name and affixed the public Seal of Montgomery County Court this Eleventh day of November Anno. Domini One Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighteen.

Upton Beall 
Clerk of Montgomery County Court.

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I hereby relinquish my former pension, agreeably to the act of Congress of the 18th March 1818.
James Currin

[illegible] William S. Hempstone

This man swears that he lost his former Pension Certificate. I returned the paper containing the affidavit, to allow him to draw his allowance up to 4th March 1819. I confirmed his identification.

J.L. Edwards
April 4, 1819

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FREE

To the Honorable The Secretary of War
Washington City
[illegible]

M [illegible] 294
Received 4 November 1820

James Currin
Con
9061
[illegible]
1819

John Schley
November 14, 1870

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Maryland. Frederick County. Ss

On this 26th day of October 1820. Personally appeared in open court, being a Court of Record for Frederick County [illegible] made so by the Laws of the states aforesaid proceeding according to the course of the common law with a Jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount keeping a record of its proceedings and having the power of fine and imprisonment James Currin aged Sixety eight years, resident in said county who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his own declare, that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows: In Captain Bells Company of Infantry in the seventh Maryland Regiment commanded by Colonel Gunby that he applied for a pension and obtained a Certificate No. 9061 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 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 services of the United States in the revolutionary war,” [illegible] the 18th day of March, 1818 and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracty or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed

Schedule
No property of any kind
[signature James Currin]

And he said James Currin doth also make oath that he is by Occupation a weaver but unable to do any manner of work at this time owing to his being unable to straighten his left arm and the loss of two Middle fingers of his left hand at the Battle of Camden and owing to a hurt received by a fall, in his left shoulder some years since that he has no family

Sworn to in open Court here this 20th October 1820.
Test [signature John Schley][illegible]

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State of Maryland Frederick County s.s.
I John Schley Clerk of Frederick County do hereby certify that the foregoing and the schedule hereto annexed are truly [illegible] from the records of the said court 

In Testimony where of I have hereto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court on this 31st day of October 1820

[signature John Schley]
Clerk of the County of Frederick

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Rev. War Section.

July 23, 1923.

Mrs. R. C. Ellis,
1221 Grand Ave.,
Daytona, O.

Madam;

From the records in this Bureau it appears that James Currin enlisted in Montgomery Co. Md. and served as a Private 3 years and 2 months in Captain Lloyd Beall’s Company, Colonel John Gunby’s Regiment, Md. Troops, dates of enlistment and discharge are not stated. He was in the battles of Guilford and Camden where he received 3 wounds and lost 2 middle fingers of his left hand. He was allowed pension on account of disability resulting from said wound from March 4, 1789.

In 1890 soldier was living in Frederick Co., Md. aged 68 years.

The records of the Bureau fail to afford any information in regard to a John Howard of Washington Co., Md., but in the report of the Secretary of War in relation to the Pension Establishment of the U.S. printed in 1835, on the list of *Invalid Pensioners who have been in receipt of

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pensions at the Agency of Maryland and whose residence cannot be ascertained, in consequence of the destruction of the papers of the War Office in 1800 and 1814; appears the name of John Howard, Private, Revolutionary Army, pensioned at $40 per annum commenced March 4, 1789 Act of June 7, 1785.

The Revolutionary War records of this Bureau fail to afford any information in regard to any Martin Fisher.

In order to make a proper search for a pensioner by the name of Catherine Rinker, the following data is essential – soldier’s name on account of whose services she applied for pension, places of his residence at enlistment and after service and any other data you may have in your possession, relative to the alleged pension of said Catherine Rinker.

Respectfully,

Acting Commissioner.

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34724

Revolutionary INVALID.

File No. 34,724
James Currin
Private Revolutionary War

Act: 18th March 18
Index: - Vol. L, Page 94 
[Arrangement of 1870]

1923 July 12 – [illegible] to Mrs. R. C. Ellis [illegible]

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[stamp]
U.S. PENSION OFFICE
MAY 24 1923

MRS R. C. ELLIS
1221 GRAND AVE
DAYTON. OHIO

Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington D.C., -

The following men were Revolutionary War Pensioners; please provide me a copy of their papers.

James Currin. Private, Montgomery Co. Maryland.
John Howard. Washington Co – Maryland.
1789 commencement of pension

Have you a Martin Fisher of Montgomery Co. Maryland.

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- among your Maryland or Va pensioners? His will was recorded in Montgomery Co. Md. November 15 - 1814. Catherine Rinker was a pensioner from the [illegible] District of Pennsylvania. Please send me a copy of his papers.

Thankfully your line of record. 

Very sincerely
(Nyn R.C.) Lucy S. Ellis
1221 Grand Ave.
Dayton, Ohio.

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I hereby Certify that James Currin of Montgomery County and State of Maryland served as a Private soldier in the Maryland line in the Revolutionary War for more than three years given under my hand this 11th November 1818

Richard Anderson
Late Captain in the Maryland line

Montgomery County to wit
On this 11th day of November 1818 appears Richard Anderson and made an oath on the holy Evangelists of Almighty God that the [page torn] in the above certificates was attached to the best of his knowledge.

[signature] [illegible] Jesse Leach

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Lodged by James Currin

[illegible] 29. 1801.

Lloyd Beall was a Capt. in the Maryland line

2

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The bearer James Currin enlisted with me in the [illegible] Revolutionary War, was wounded at the Second Battle of Camden and lost two of his fingers from his left hand, he has been on the pension rolls since. He enlisted during the War. 

Lloyd Beall
April 28th 1801

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I hereby certify [illegible] Accuracy the [illegible]

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I hereby certify that James Currin was a soldier in the Maryland line at the battle of Camden where he was wounded. 

Given under my hand this 9th October 1802.

Richard Anderson

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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41

Division of Veterans’ Administration Archives

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD

NAME Currin, Samuel
GRADE Private
LINE New York

WARRANT NUMBER 6939
ACREAGE 100
ISSUED Sept. 29, 1790 to not shown

*The information concerning he issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of “Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800” which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions f September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Ther records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.