Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 40,599, Thomas Turner, Continental Penn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental Penn.
Turner, Thomas.
$ 40,599
CONTENTS
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Tho s "Turner" private 70. 7 years Houssey's regt.
The certificate of a continental officer will be sufficient to admit this claim, but it must express how long the applicant served.
Admitted found on the roll.

District of Pennsylvania ss.
On this Twenty fourth day of March A. D. 1818. before me Richard Peters, Judge of the District Court of the United States in and for the Pennsylvania District, personally appeared Thomas Turner, who being duly sworn upon the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God, deposes and declares that it was of the Revolution he served in the Continental Army against the common enemy. That he enlisted in a company of Infantry commanded by Captain George Shibley, belonging to a Regiment in the Continental service commanded by Colonel Mauseguff. That he was after- wards transferred to the Second Regiment of the Pennsylvania Line commanded by Colonel Walter Stewart. That he first enlisted in the continental service in the month of July 1770 and faithfully served therein until he was discharged, on the expiration of the term of his enlistment on the 14 th day of January in the Year 1781. That during this long term of service he was in the Battles of Brandywine and Germantown, and almost every other battle which was fought within that time. That he is now reduced to circumstances of great indigence and distress and is in need of Assistance from his country for support. And this deponent further declares that he does not at present receive and never has received or been allowed any Pension by the Laws of the United States, and that he is a resident Citizen of the said United States.
Sworn and subscribed before me on the Day of Year above written
Thomas Turner
Richard Peters O

I the subscriber do certify -
That Thomas Korman (Vol) German - served as a soldier in the German Regiment Commanded by Col. Waltrner during the time I was with the Regt till the year 1781 - Pennsylvania line -
Simon Peter - Surgeon to the German Regt.
Done Phila Da March 26 188 1888

40599 INVALID. Rey
File No. 40599 Thomas James St. Peter's
Act: 18 March 78
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 571
[Arrangement of 1870.]

7877 L
Pennsylvania
Thomas Turner
a Philad a in the state of Pennsylvania who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Houghman of the M a line, for the term of 7 years Continental Pa
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 27 th of March 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 th of March 1819 and sent to the Hon ble Richard Peters Judge, Philad a
Arrears to 4th of March 1819. M th 31 2 / 3 $ 90. 32 Semi-ann. all ce ending 4 Sept. 1819 48. --
$138.32
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
More Phila

THIS is to certify that the Bearer Wm. Thorne having served in the Second Regiment of Pennsylvania during the Term of his Enlist- ment, is now discharged the Service of the United States of America . Given at
Franklin this 14 th Day of June 1781.
Ant. Wayne
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