Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40,511, for George Strous, Pennsylvania

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn
Strois, George
S 40,511
CONTENTS

Stross, Geo. Penn. 549511
Stross, Geo. Penn. 549511

Orange County December 13. 1780.
This is to certify that the Bearer hereof George Strough a Soldier of the German Regiment has honestly and faithfully served the United States during the Space of three Years being the Time of his Enlistment, and accordingly he is hereby discharged from the Service in the said Regiment. — Given under my Hand. The above mentioned Day.
Test.
Philip Schuyler Col. V.
To whom it may concern.
Lt. Col. Wiltner Comand't G. Reg't
The Commissioners of Stuer are requested to issue Provision to the above George Strough on his Way to Philadelphia —
Given December 23. 1780 as on the same day Return at this Port.
Wilhelm J. S. M.

Dick. df.

1209
Pennsylvania.
George Strous, private, German Regiment, Pennsylvania line Col. Weitzer 3 years
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania, at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 17. of April, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16. of July, 1818. and sent to the care of Thomas Armstrong, Esq; Philadelp a .
Arrears to 4th of Sept r . 1818. $: 36.80. Some not allowed
4 months, \frac{18}{30} . . $: 36.80.
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Philadelphia 6 a

40511
Key INVALID.
File No. 40. 511
George Stone Ph. St. John
Act: 18 March 18
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 287
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Mr. Page. Thomas Armstrong, Esq; Judge, Philadelphia County, Pa.
George Stroop, German regiment, Pennsylvania line - Revolutionary claim.
Correct.

State of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia 8 th
On the Twentieth day of April in the year of our Lord one Thousand eight hundred & Eighteen Before me Wassaus Assessor one of the associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the City and County of Philadelphia George Brown of the County of Philadelphia who being duly sworn in due form of Law doth depose and say, that during the Revolutionary war he served against the Common Enemy as a Soldier of the German Regiment in the Army on the Continental establish- ments for the term of three years, being the time of his enlistment. That the regiment to which he was commanded by Lieutenant Col. Waltrun. That he was discharged on the 12 th day of December 1780 & that he served in the Army from the time of his enlistment until the day of his discharge & performed his duty faithfully and that he received a Certificate of his Pay which he sold for a very small sum of money being for his back rations - But has recently paid all except three months remainig yet owing to him. That his discharge is annexed to this his deposition and he is the same Person to whom the same was granted That by reason of his reduced circumstances in life he is in need of assistance from his Country for subsist. and that he never has received or been allowed any Pension by the Laws of the United States That he is a natural Citizen of the United States and That he has lived ever since his discharge in the County of Philadelphia in the State of

Pennsylvania. That he has a wife & family and is unable to support them by his labor. They were about twenty three years old. Sworn before me George late Shroud April 17 th 1818 mark Thos. Armstrong
I do hereby certify that from the foregoing deposition and the Certificate of the discharge of George Brown annexed and the examination by me had in relation to the application of the said George Brown it appears to my satisfaction that the statements of facts are true and that the applicant served in the war of the revolution against the common enemy as was discharged accordingly. Thos. Armstrong
Philadelphia County, ss.
I Joseph B. Norbury, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas for the City and County of Philadelphia do certify that Thomas Armstrong, Esq. - who has hereto subscribed his name was at the time of taking thereof and still is an associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for the City and County of Philadelphia, duly qualified to all whose acts, as such full faith is and ought to be given as well in Courts of Justice as elsewhere.
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at Philadelphia the twenty first day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen J. B. Norbury Proth.