Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39568, David George, N.H.

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(3-1776)
Service  Number
NH
George, David
S39568

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APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER
State of Vermont
County of Franklin ss.

On this 9th day of August 1820,
before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said county of Franklin
personally appeared David George
who, on his oath, declares that he is the same
person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain James Carr
in the Regiment commanded by Colonel
John Reed in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of New York from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the State, (District, or Territory,) of Vermont
where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future. The
following are his reasons for removing from New York to Vermont being very feeble and infirm he chose to remove to the Town of Fletcher State of Vermont and reside with his daughter that he might be under her
came and attention with whom he now resides

Sworn and subscribed to before me}
the day and year aforesaid}

(signed) David George (by his mark)

(signed) Joseph Burman Justice of the
Peace

The oath to be taken before a duly qualified Magistrate, whose official character and signature must be properly authenticated. The county Clerk, Secretary of State, or some other officer, must certify, under his seal of office, that the officer who administered the oath is a Justice of the Peace, Judge, Mayor, Alderman, or Notary Public, as the case may be, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.

The oath must be supported by the testimony of some respectable person, as to the Pensioner's identity. He must swear, that the person who has taken the above oath is the person described in the affidavit.  The Magistrate must certify, that the witness is a person of veracity; and the affidavit must
authenticated in the manner above directed.

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State of Vemont 
Franklin County ss} 
County Clerk's Office, St. Albans August
9th 1820  I Horace James Clerk of the County Court in said County do hereby certify that Joseph Beeman Esq. of Fairfax is a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Franklin duly appointed by the Legislature of this State and that the foregoing certificate is signed by him and in his own proper hand writing 

In testimony whereof I have hereunto Signed my name and affixed the Public Seal of said Court 

(signed) Horace James Clerk 

(seal affixed)

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I Isaac George of Fletcher in the County of Franklin and State of Vermont and lawful age do testify and say that I am well acquainted with David George whose name is signed to the foregoing application to be removed from the York to the Vermont agency and know him to be the same person named in the affidavit, and that he now resides in the Town of Fletcher 

(signed) Isaac George

State of Vermont
Franklin County ss} Sworn and subscribed before me this 9th day of August AD 1830 
I do further certify that I am acquainted with Isaac George whose name is signed to the above affidavit, and that he is a man of truth and veracity  

(signed) Joseph Beeman Justice (of the) Peace 

State of Vemont
Franklin County ss}
County Clerk's Office, St. Albans August
9th 1830 I Horace James Clerk of the County Court in said County do hereby certify that Joseph Beeman Esq. of Fairfax is a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Franklin duly appointed by the Legislature of this State and that the foregoing certificate is signed by him and in his own proper hand writing

In testimony whereof I have hereunto Signed my name and affixed the Public Seal of said Court

(signed) Horace James Clerk

(seal affixed)

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(left side of page)
See letter to H. James 
24 July 1830
Transfer to Vermont
7 August 1830 from 4 March
1830 and notification sent 
to pensioner Fletcher &c

(sideways on page)
Notification sent Nov. 6 1820 to John Palmer
Plattsburgh N.Y 

(right side of page) 
To Vermont 
New York Roll 
1,4215
David George
Capt(ain) Carr
Sergeant 
New Hampshire line 1777 to 1783
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War. 

Inscribed on the Roll of New York 
at the rate of 8 dollars per month, to commence 
on the 24 of March 1818

Certificate of Pension issued on the 30 of June 1818 and sent to Hon. J. Palmer 
Plattsburgh NY

Arrears to 4th of Sept(ember) 1818
5 (illegible) 8/31 and 4/30 $43.12

{Revolutionary claim Act 18th March, 1818}

Reid 
Continued 
Plattsburgh Tenton

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At a Court of Common Pleas
holden at the Courthouse in Plattsburgh, in and for the County of Clinton, and
State of New-York, on the third day of October 1820 
Present: Elisha Arnold  Caleb Nichols Nathan 
Carver and Allen R. Moore
and Allen K. Moore Judges of the said Court

COUNTY OF CLINTON ss: On this third day of October 1820 personally appeared in open Court, it being a Court of Record proceeding according to the course of the common law, and having the power fine and imprisonment and keeping a record of their proceedings in and for the County of Clinton David George., aged sixty nine years resident in the town of Plattsburgh,  in the said County of Clinton, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows:  
that he enlisted in Cambridge in May 1775 for eight months in Captain Reeds Company of Infantry in Col(onel) John Starks Regiment in the New Hampshire line that in August
thereafter he joined Captain Dearborns
Company in Arnold's Regiment and went
to Quebec and continued to served therein (un)till May 1776 when he again enlisted at Ticonderoga in Captain Nasons Company Col(onel) Wingates Militia Regiment for five months and the fourth of April
1777 he again enlisted in Captain Carr's company of Infantry Col(onel) Hales 2 New Hampshire Regiment at Londonderry for during the war and continued to serve therein until the end of the war and was then Honorably discharged at Newburgh

that his original declaration to obtain a pension under the Act of Congress of the 18th of March 1818 was made the twenty fourth day of March 1818
---
that he has received a pension celibate Numbered 1425 ---and dated
the thirtieth day of June 18 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 service of the United States in the revolutionary war,” passed on the 1st 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 to me, nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the schedule, hereto annexed and by me subscribed.

Real Estate none

Personal Estate
excepting necessary bedding
and clothing as follow
the seal of said Court, on this third day of
October 1820
(signed) C(harle)s. Platt
Clerk of the Court for the County of Clinton,

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one Pot and Dish Kittle and
one Tea Kittle --.2,25
Frying Pan Shovel & tongs and
Andirons  --3--
two Pails one wash tub --1--
six Kitchen Chairs  --1,50
six cups & Saucers and knives & forks 1 -
six table Spoons and six Tea  Spoons Iron --1.25
two pine tables two pine chests  --2--
six Bowls & Eight White Plates 1 -

(sum) $13.00
I am by trade a Carpenter but
not been able to labor for about nine
years from age and settled infirmity
my family consists of myself and my
wife Fanny George aged seventy
two years will has not been
able to do any labor for about
three years and I have two Daughters
Betsey George aged twenty seven

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years Sally George aged twenty four years who
resides with me and were the principal means 
of the support of myself and wife by their labor before I obtained my pension and they now contribute to our support
(signed)  David George

Sworn to and declared on the third
day of October 1820 before the bridges above named in open Court
(signed)  Charles Platt, Clerk 

I Charles Platt, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas  held in and for the County of Clinton; do certify that the foregoing oath
and the schedule thereto annexed
are truly copied from the record of the said Court, and I do further certify that it is
the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in
the aforesaid schedule is thirteen dollars
and and  I further certify that the last term
of this Court closed on the 11th of May
last before the promulgation of the law
of 1820 in this County and that there
has been no court held in this
County before the present term
of which the aforesaid Schedule
and oath could be received-

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, on this third day of October 1820
(signed) Ch(arle)s. Platt
Clerk of the Court for the County of Clinton

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David George 
24 March 
Correct 

(faint)
Correct by Gant?
Dearborns certificate

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State of New York}
County of Clinton}ss
 I David George of Plattsburgh in the County
of Clinton & State of New York do solemnly & sincerely swear & declare that I was a Sergeant in Captain James Carrs Company in the
Second New Hampshire Regiment commanded by Col. George Reed
in the service of the United States of America, in the war of the revolution
that I enlisted at Londonderry in the State of New Hampshire, to serve during the war in April 1777 in the same second Regiment
then commanded by Col. Hale, and that I continued in the service until the year 1783 in June and was at that time discharged at New Burgh in the State of New York, and
that I lost my discharge together with my pocket book soon after the war, was ended, and that I am now, by reason of my reduced circumstances in life, in need of assistance
from my country for support,
(signed) David George

I Caleb Nichols a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Clinton & State of New York, certify that on 
the twenty fourth day of March one thousand eight hundred & Eighteen, before me came the above named David George and 
made oath to the foregoing disclosure & statement 
(signed) Caleb Nichols
⎬

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(ST)ATE OF New York
Clinton COUNTY, ss. ⎬
On this twenty ninth day of April 1818, before me the subscriber,  one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the county and state aforesaid: Personally appears David George aged sixty seven years, 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 the said David George enlisted in Londonderry in the state of
New Hampshire in the company commanded by Captain James Carr of the second New Hampshire Reg(iment) that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States until June? 1783 when he was discharged from service in Newburgh state of New York; that he was in the battles of Bunker Hill, Quebec, Hubbard farm, Hilwabee?Monmouth, New Tavern and Yorktown
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 in his power of his said services.
Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid.

(signed) Caleb Nichols
A Judge of Clinton Common Pleas

STATE OF NEW YORK, William Hodgkins
Clinton County }  ss
of Plattsburgh in the County of Clinton aged fifty Eight years, being duly sworn, says that he is acquainted with David George in the preceeding declaration named and described, and know that he served in the army of
the United States in the war of the Revolution, as is mentioned in the preceeding declaration.

that he belonged to the same Brigade with this
deponent & served about three years in the
Second New Hampshire Regiment while this
deponent belonged to the same Brigade 

(signed) William Hodgkins 

Sworn the 29th day of
April 1818 Before me 
Caleb Nichols 
a Judge of Clinton Common Pleas

I Caleb Nichols  a Judge of the court of
Common Pleas of the county of Clinton and state aforesaid, DO CERTIFY, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said David George did
serve in the revolutionary 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,
Plattsburgh 29. April 1818 
(signed Caleb Nichols 
[L. S.]

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Boston Alaid 24th 1818
I the subscribed certify that in the month
of November 1812, I met with David George
in Peattsbearg, and recognized him as
an old Soldier, who belonged to Col Starks
Regiment in the Summer of 1775 and that he joined my Company in Septem
and marched with me to Quebec in a 
Detachment comnanded by Col Arnold.
and that he served more than nine months
before he returned from Labrador and 
from my best recollection he again
enlisted in the 2nd New Hampshire R(e)g(iment) in the year 1777 + served to the close of the war

(signed) Henry Dearborn.

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I Reuben H Walworth a Notary Public for the State of New York
Certify that Caleb Nichols whose signature in his own proper hand writing is affixed to the annexed certificates & affidates(sic), was at the date thereof a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Clinton & State aforesaid   In testimony whereof I have subscribed my name & affixed my
seal of Office this Eighth day of May 1818

(signed) Reuben H Walworth
Not(ary) Public  

(Note: No seal is evident on the document)

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39568
INVALID
Rev y
File NO 39568

David George 
Serg(eant) Rev(olutionary) War

Act 18 March 18
Index: Vol 3, Page 191
[arrangement of 1870]

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Joseph George V(a) Al June $20 died 1837
(faint) when last paid? 
Died 23 June 1837 p(aid) to that period
JH

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(sideways) 
Name not returned  on the records of N(ew) Hampshire Line among those entitled to or who have received, bounty land, from the U(nited) States 
W.G. 

David George 
N. Hampshire 
Line? 
Did he get land? or is he (illegible) for Land?

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(Note: Much of this document is missing) 

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ask whether Regist
the official charac
other officer  than
reply I have to 
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51-
12 - 5 - 41
Division of Veterans; Administration Archives
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

Name George, Edward 
Grade Private
Line South Carolina

WARRANT NUMBERS 12175 and 13120 
ACREAGE 100  Issued 
Division of Veterans' Administration Archiv
South Carolina October 15, 1795
to not shown-


*The information concerning the 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 of September 16, 1776, and subsequent
dates. Other 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.