Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40253, for Anthony Peters, Pennsylvania

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Penn.
Peters, Anthony
S 40253
CONTENTS

Dead. Letter to B. C. Hale Oct. 8. 1834 do. of same Nov. 17. 1834 - do. to C. F. Lex & P. A. G. 2 Jan. 1835 - do. to B. C. Hale, C. F. Lex & P. A. G. Jan. 17. 1835
Mrs. L. Gattle May 11 1835
Notification sent November 11. 1835 to Pennsylvania, Bellefonte, John Rankin,
7940
Pennsylvania
Anthony Peters
of Centre County in the state of Penn a who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Hampton of the Penn a line, for the term of 4 years.
scribed on the Roll of Penn a at the rate of 8 — Dollars per month, to commence on the 27 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 of March 1819 and sent to Judge Walker, Bellefonte, Centre Co. Penn a
Arrears to 4th of March 1819. 10 mos 244 / 3031 . 82.9 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sep r 1819 48 —
$130.9
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }

Clearfield Penn a 24 Ap. 1855 Hon L P Waldo - Sir.
"Anthony Petrie" a soldier of the Revolution - who received a Pension from the U. S. for his services - is now dead - has issue residing in this county - They are desirous of procuring the land donated to their ancestor by the Legis- lature of Penn a , and now stand in need of the "Regiment No." and officers thereof. "Anthony Petrie" resided in "Bellefonte Centre County Penn a ", and is on the Rolls as a "Pennsylvania Militia Man" and the last on one list saw in "Harrisburg" some time ago - when examining the case - If in your power do send me the number of the Regiment he served in - and the names of the officers you will confer a favor on the legal representatives of S d Petrie and
Yours respectfully
Edward G. Gutt Atty for J. M. Pettibone

Know all men by these presents that I Joseph Shirk Admrs of the goods & chattels rights of Credit which were of Anthony Pekrs late of Boggs Township Centre County had been made Constituted & appointed Patrick Garber my true & lawful Attorney for me and in my name to Ask demand & and receive from the person or persons legally authorized to pay the same, all Pension Money, or Arrearages of Pension Money due to and the said Anthony Pekrs, who was a Soldier of the Revolutionary War, and who was placed on the Pension List of the United States, Roll of the Pennsylvania Agency, and as appears by Certificate from the War Department true Copies whereof are herewith Subjoined and who died on the third day of Septm A D 1829 - as also appears by the testimony of Witnesses herewith Subjoined - Giving to my said Attorney all my power in of about the premises of on the receipt thereof to execute receipts therefor as fully as I could do if present - In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal the thirteenth day of December A D Eighteen hundred & twenty nine
Witness -
W Pettit H. J. Smith
Joseph Shirk Secy
Copies of the Certificates referred to in the above Letter of Attorney -
"War department" Revolutionary Claims -
I Certify that in conformity with the Law of the United States of the 18th of March 1818, Anthony Pekrs late a Private in the Army of the Revolution is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Pennsylvania Agency, at the Rate of Eight dollars per Month to Commence on the twenty fourth day of April One Thousand Eight hundred & eighteen - Given at the War Office of the United States the twentieth day of March One thousand eight hundred and nineteen
J. C. Calhoun Secretary of War
War department - No 7940 -
Pension Office 11 Nov 1820
Sir You are hereby informed that the Schedule of your property has been examined and the Secretary of War has directed you name to be continued on the Pension Roll - You will be

paid at the next Semi-annual payment in March next. Funds for that purpose will be transmitted at that time, but no Arrearages will be paid previous thereto —
To Mr Anthony Pabus Centre County Penna —
I am Respectfully, Your Obedient Servant J L Edwards
— I Certify the foregoing to be truly Copied from the Originals —
Dettit
Pennsylvania Centre County } Dr Constant Curtin and Joseph White being duly Second Seith that they were well acquainted with Anthony Pabus for whom said the above Pensions mentioned Pension was granted, and that he died in Boggs Township in Centre County on the third day of September A D Eighteen hundred and thirty Nine — the said Constant Curtin being the Physician who attended him in his last illness of the said Joseph White being personally present at his funeral — Second of Subscribed the 30th day of December A D 1829 Before me a Justice of the peace for Centre County —
Dettit
Wm. Curtin Joseph White
Centre County } Before the Subscriber a Justice of the peace for Centre County Came Joseph Smith, and acknowledged the within Power of Attorney to be his free act & deed, of desiring it to be recorded as such — Witness my hand & Seal the 30th day of December A D 1829 —
Dettit
Seal

Centre County, ss; I John Rankin Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Centre being a Court of Record Do Certify that William Pettet Esquire before whom the forego- ing deposition was taken and who Certifies the same was at the & continues to be an acting Justice of the Peace, duly commissioned and sworn, and full faith and cre- dit are due, and ought to be given to all his official acts as such, as well in Courts of Justice as elsewhere. —
In Testimony, whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this thirtieth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty nine. 1829 —
John Rankin Proth.
3
To obtain arrears due to a deceased Pen- sioner the original Certificate of Pension must be surrendered —
By regulation of the War Dept. the wife if there be any must apply for the arrears of Pension — If there be no wife, the child or children of the decd. or their Guardian ac- cording to circumstances, are the proper persons to apply — If there be neither wife or children, of which an affidavit must be given, then the legal represen- tatives will have place.

The instructions with regard to the children of deceased Pensioners must be complied with —
The children must prove themselves satisfactorily to be such & must join in a power of Attorney — or if under age they must act through their Guardian & this Attorney.

7940 Centre St Anthony St. Peter
On 20th 19

Commonwealth Pennsylvania } Centre County } }
Court of Common Pleas 1 st Judicial District August 1820
On the the 28 th day of August 1820 personally appeared in Open Court being a Court of Record by the laws of the United States for Centre County afore- Anthony Seters, age fifty eight years resident in Milesborough, Boyd's Township in said County of Centre, who being sworn in Open Court according to law doth on his oath declare - that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows - on the day and month not recollected, Spring of 1777 he enlisted for the term of three years - unless sooner discharged - in Captain Jacob Weavers Company of the 10 th Regiment of the Pennsylvania Line Commanded by Colonel Bragg and joined the Army at Whitemarsh hill, and that he was in a Skirmish below Germantown at the rising sun, in a battle at Monmouth, and in the battle of the Block House, and that he served his three years, and at the expiration of the three years General Wayne kept him in actual service for one year after - with all Captain Weavers Company at which time the said Company with the whole Division of Colonel Hampton revolted, and went on to Trenton, and then regularly discharged, and that he served under Captain An- drew Little in the command of Col d Butler as a substitute for the term of eighteen months, and was discharged in Lancaster and that he was again enlisted by Major Green and remained at Carlisle for six months, and then marched to Lancaster where he got his discharge.
That in pursuance of his declaration made before Judge Walker on the 17 th day of April 1818 he was placed on the pension list of which he received a Certificate from the War Department dated the 20 th day of March AD 1819 No. 7945. - and I do Solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th 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 to 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 the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, Contract or debt due to me any property or securities nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereunto annexed and by me subscribed. -
Viz 1 Horse Saddle and bridle/paid with my pension money received heretofore $30.00
1 Set of Shoemakers tools. 3.00
$33.00
Also a yearly pension from the State of Pennsylvania of 40 00 in pursuance of an act of the Legislature passed the 28 th day of March 1814. -
I have

followed the Shoemaking trade when able to pursue it; but within this last year or two I have been troubled with the rheumatic pains and am unable to sit close at bench I have children who are all away from me, and are not in situations, by which they could contribute to my support
Anthony Peters
Sworn, Subscribed in Open Court the 28 th day of August AD 1820 before J. Rankin Proth JHC
Centre County ss
I John Rankin Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Centre County do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and 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 inclusion of the yearly pension Rec d from the State of Penn a . thirty three dollars — in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court on this twenty eighth day of August
(AD 1820)
J. Rankin Proth JHC

Suspended for Pennsylvania rolls ————— ... ..
See Remarks on White's case
Adm 2 .

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Centre County p
On this 27 th day of April A D 1818
Before me the subscriber President Judge of the 4 th Judicial District of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania personally appears Anthony Peters aged fifty six resident in Boggs Township in said County 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 services of the United States in the Revolutionary War": That he the said Anthony Peters enlisted in Lancaster in the Year 1777 in Pennsylvania State, in the Company commanded by Capt. Weaver of the 10 th Penn a Regiment of Infantry that he continued to serve in the said Corps or in the service of the United States until the year 1781 when he was discharged from service in Trenton in the State of New Jersey, that he was in the battle of Monmouth, and an attack on a black house about six miles from New York, and several other skirmishes under General Wayne 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 said service
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid
Andrew J. Hough
Jonathan Walker
Centre County p
Before me the subscriber President Judge as aforesaid Personally appeared Moses Boggs and being duly sworn and being duly sworn according to law deponeth and saith that he is personally acquainted with the within above named applicant Anthony Peters and knows him to be a man of good moral character & that full confidence may be placed in his oath and that he the said Anthony Peters is now in reduced circumstances in life and stands in need of the Assistance of his Country for support of further deponent saith not
Sworn to subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Jonathan Walker
Moses Boggs

Jonathan Walker Judge &c as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Anthony Peters did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the within declaration against the common enemy, and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support and that he is a man of good moral character that full confidence may be placed in his oath; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the secretary for the war department, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned Act of Congress
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand at Bellefonte April 27 th 1885
Jonathan Walker
PENNSYLVANIA,
Bedford County, ss.
I DAVID MANN, Prothonotary of the court of common pleas in and for said county, do certify that Jonathan Walker Esquire, before whom the foregoing Depositions of Anthony Peters & Moses Braggs appears to have been taken and whose name is thereto subscribed was at the time of taking signing the same and certifying the same president & Judge of the courts of common pleas in the fourth Judicial district of Penn a composed of the counties of Bedford Huntingdon Mifflin in and for said  county duly commissioned and sworn to whose official acts as such full faith and credit is due as well in courts of Justice as thereout.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of office at Bedford the 29 th day of August Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
David Mann Protho

40 253
INVALID.
Rey
File No. 40 253
Anthony Peters
Dr Rev 1880
Act: 18 March 18
Index:—Vol. 8, Page 889
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Anthony Peter Call Apr 25 1818
This must be the last letter on this
Rev. J. P. Waldo Mission Office Washington City D. C.
FREE

Certificate Joseph Sherick adm r of Anthony Peters
Fees 50 cts paid by D. Cambridge

Centre County ss
Be it remembered that on the fourth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty nine Letters of Administration issued in due and legal form to Joseph Sherick of all and singular the goods and chattels rights and credits which were of Anthony Peters late of Boggs township in said County deceased he having first been duly sworn and given security well and truly to administer the same Inventory and accounts to be rendered and exhibited into the Register Office at Bellefonte agreeably to law Certified by W Pitt Register for Centre County
Centre County ss
Joseph Sherick the above named administrator being duly sworn Saith that Anthony Peters died intestate being No Widow, but left three Children, his Wife having died about 12 Years since - That Letter of Administration was taken out for the purpose of procuring the Balance of a Pension due him by the United States to be applied to the payment of his funeral expenses and boarding in his last illness - That all the personal Estate of the deceased amounts only to about $26. which is totally inadequate to the above object Second of Subscribing the 20 Feb 1880 Before me a Justice of the peace for Centre County Joseph Sherick W Pitt
Robert Lipton being duly sworn Saith that he believes the facts contained in the above petition are just & true to the best of his knowledge & belief Second of Subscribing the day and Year aforesaid - Before me Robert Lipton W Pitt

Nov 28
Auth. by Pres. [unclear]
209 m 1877
recd 2 Dec
for Mr. [unclear]
FREE
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington City
July 21st
Abel P.

Bollefont Nov: 25 th 1834
Sir
By this days mail I have written to C. H. Ley Esq. of Philadelphia, to forward to you the power of Attorney made out to him to draw the pension of Anthony Peters deceased. These papers have been made out for sometime, and the papers enclosed, were only forwarded to shew, that the case had not been neglected, and to account for the lapse of time between the death of Peters and the present power of Attorney to C. H. Ley Esq. —
If the papers made out to Mr. Ley should be correct you will please return them to him, otherwise if incorrect, I would wish them to be returned to myself Very Respectfully y r obedt Servt
Richd Hale
C. L. Edwards Esq.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Peters Arnold GRADE Private LINE Pennsylvania
WARRANT NUMBER 10222 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED October 21, 1797 (torn) to Daniel Brautigam, assignee
*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.