Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 44704, John Burgis, Continental (New York)

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental (New York)
Burgis, John
S. 44704
CONTENTS

(2596)
New York.
John Burgess, private - Col. Lamb's Artillery, New York, line 81  Tyran
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 April, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23. of Sept: 1818. and sent to Joshua Forman, Esq; Marcellus, Onondago Co: NY.
  Arrears to 4th of Sept: 1818.  $: 36.93    Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4. March, 1819.  48 -    4 mo: \frac{11}{30}  $: 82.93.  
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Lamb
Marcellus Onondago

(2596)
New York.
John Burgess, private Col. Lamb's Artillery, New York line
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 April, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23. of Sept: 1818. and sent to Joshua Forman, Esq; Marcellus, Onondago Co: NY.
  Arrears to 4th of Sept: 1818.  $ 34.93    Semi-annual all'ce ending 4. March, 1819.  48 -    4 mo: \frac{11}{30}  $ 82.93.  
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Lamb
Marcellus Onondago

44 704
Key  INVALID.
File No. 44 704
John Burgis Rev. Rev. Hear
Act: 18 th March 1818
Index:—Vol. 3 , Page 70
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Some things -
New York line
24. April, 1818 -
Admitted

State of New-York, } ss :— Onondaga County, }
On this twenty fourth day of April 181 0 , before me the subscriber, First Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the said county of Onondaga, personally appears John Burgess aged fifty five years, resident in the town of Marcellus in the 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 service of the United States in the revolutionary war:" That he the said John Burgess enlisted as a private soldier for during the war in May in the year 1781 at Fishkill in the state of New York in the company commanded by Captain Andrew Moody in Col. John Lamb's Regiment of the New York Line ; that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States until the month of June 1783 when he was discharged from service in on West Point in the State of New York that he was in the battles of  stationed all the time of said service in the fort of Stony Point - West Point  other fortifications on the  Hudson River & was not many battles during that time -
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.
Joshua Forman
John Burgess
I, Joshua Forman — First Judge, &c. as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that the said John Burgess — 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. Onondaga this twenty fourth day of April in the year 1810.
Joshua Forman

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Gurgiss, Bangs GRADE Private LINE Massachusetts
WARRANT NUMBER 3725 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED May 28, 1792 to Israel Angell, 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.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Burgiss, John GRADE Private LINE Massachusetts
WARRANT NUMBER 3775 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED May 1, 1792
To D. Quinton, 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.