Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40782, Patrick Burk, Penn

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Penn
Burk Patrick
S. 40782
CONTENTS

10:0735
Pennsylvania
Patrick Burk
of Washington Co in the State of Pennsylvania who was a private in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Robertson -- of the Pennsylvania line, for the term of two yrs from 1777.
inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania, at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 5 th of October 1820.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 th of Dec r 1822, and sent to Mrs. Baird, Esq. Washington, Pa.
  Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1822.  183.99    Semi anl. all'ce ending 4 Mar: 1823.  48.00    1 yr. 10 mos. \frac{27}{31} \frac{4}{30}  231.99  
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818, } 21 May 1820
ad. 7 p.m.
Washington Co. Pa.
papers copied for Hon. T. M. McKim Dec. 16. 1834. Dead. See letter to Hon. T. M. McKim, Sept 12, 1837
Sister Hon. R. S. Rose 6 th Feb. 1850. " S. M. Drury 13 May 1850

18,097-
Copy of the declaration v. of Patrick Bunk a Revolutionary Soldier.
Patrick Bunk fees $0.88 priv.
2 d Pa Regt 1777 - for about 2 yrs 5 Oct. 1820
Proof of service by two credible & disinterested witnesses, is required in this case.
29 Sept. 1821 William Baird Esq. Washington A. Clinton

In the Common Pleas N o 309 September term 1820.
Washington County Pennsylvania ss. On the fifth day of October A D 1820 personally appeared in Open court aforesaid , being a court of records for the County of Washington, Patrick Burk aged Sixty One years, resident in said County, who being by me first duly sworn, according to Law, doth, on his Oaths 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 Patrick Burk volunteered some time in the month of Oc- tober, A D 1776, under Captain Robert Robertson of Philadelphia; and about the middle of April following (to wit, in April 1777) en- listed in Captain James Lees Company of the Second regiment of the Pennsylvania line, for three years — some time after he was transferred to Captain John Brown's Company of Colonel Foreman's regiment of Light Horse, in which he continued nine months, when in consequence of a wound, he was transferred to Captain Dun- can McAlpine's Company of the Artificers, by order of the Com- manding General Charles Stewart — About fifteen months afterwards he having lain a considerable time with a fever, which settled in his right leg, he was discharged by the said Duncan McAlpine, at

Allentown in Pennsylvania, being unable to do further duty as an Artificer; that He was in the battles of Trenton and in a Skirmish with the Refugees in Monmouth County in the State of New Jersey where he was wounded; 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 Service — And in pursuance of the act of the 1st of May A D 1820 the said Patrick Burk doth further declare, That he was a resident Citizen of the United States of America on the 18th day of March A D 1818; and that he has not since that time, by gift or sale or in any manner disposed of his property or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish it, as to bring himself within the provision 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 18th day of March A D 1818, and that he has not, nor has any person in trust for him any property or securities, contracts or debts due to him; and that he has not any income other than is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by him subscribed. —
Patrick Burk
Schedule
One old stove, one cow, two wicker chairs, one garden hoe, one spade, one square carpenter's plane, one dozen of lasts and a set of shoemakers tools; my wife's right of dower in a small house 18 by 10 feet, unfinished — without chimney and under pinning and

half a lot in the village of Williamsport; my occupation is that of a Shoemaker but by reason of the failure of my eye sight, I am almost entirely disabled from pursuing it; my family consists of my wife who is fifty one years and my son Finley Purk aged five years; I owe William Wright One hundred and forty dollars; James T. Stewart twenty dollars - The widow for Powers ten dollars ten dollars; the widow Scott ten dollars; Samuel Black five dollars and fifty cents and Parker Scott three dollars and and sixty cents. Sworn to and declared in Open court before the Judges thereof Oct. 1. 1820. Patrick his Purk mark
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Pennsylvania } I Thomas Morgan Prothonotary of the court of Washington County Common Pleas in and for said County, do hereby certify, that the foregoing declaration and schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the records 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 forty eight dollars and seventy five cents. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County, on this 18th day of June, in the year of our Lord, One thousand eight hundred and twenty one. Thomas Morgan Prothonotary

State of Virginia Ohio county court January Term 1850. Finley A. Burke of Belmont County in the State of Ohio this day came into court and made the following decl- aration. State of Virginia County of Ohio ss: on this 7 th day of January 1850. Personally appeared in open court Finley A. Burke resident of West Wheeling in the State of Ohio who being first duly sworn doth depose and make the following declaration in order to obtain the amount due to him as the heir of Patrick Burke deceased under act of 7 th June 1832 this declarant states that he is the son of Patrick Burke deceased late a resi- dent of the town of Williamsport Washington County in the State of Pennsylvania that the said Patrick Burke was a soldier in the war of the Revolution that he served as this declarant believes in a corps of light horse and also in a corps of Artificers the last of which said corps was commanded by Captain Duncan Oliphant of the Penn. line. that the said Patrick Burke drew a pension at the rate of $96- per annum from the United States up to the day of his death that his death occurred on the 28 th day of August in the year Eighteen hundred & thirty seven (1837) This declarant further states that the said Patrick Burke left a widow who died on the 26 th day of Sept 1838. that the said Patrick Burke's wife left one child only surviving them who is this declarant. "And the declarant being satisfied from the oath of said Finley A. Burke made here in open court that the facts stated in the declaration aforesaid are all and singular strictly true do order the same to be certified by the Clerk of this court to the Commissioner of Pensions

or the proper Department at the City of Washington. A Copy Test from Colloch CLK
Virginia Ohio County Court January Term 1850. I John McColloch Clerk of the County Court of Ohio County aforesaid. in the State of Virginia do hereby Certify that the foregoing Declaration of Dinah A. Burke is a true, full and complete Copy taken from the Records of said Court in my office.
In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the aforesaid Court at Wheeling this 8th day of January A. D. 1850.
John McColloch CLK

40 782
Very INVALID.
File No. 40 782
Patrick Bunk P. Bunk
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8, Page 69
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Patrick Burke, Prisoner, Act 1818, Washington County, Pennsylvania Rolls.
S. J. Bowes

Sir,
Patrick Burke a pensioner on the Pittsburg agency died a few days since and his widow wishes instructions as to the course she will have to adopt to draw the pension back pension - will you please send me the printed instructions -
Yours very resp'tly Th. M. S. McKenna Wall Street Sept 8 th 1883
Mr. Edwards
Th. M. S. McKenna J. L. Edwards Pension Office 9 Dec 22 Pa. Ave Pat. Burke Schuyler

Cambridge N.Y. April 4 th 1850
Sir;
I have received a report from the Pension Office dated 1 st April, in the case of Mary Ruthpatrick which was sent by me on the 23 rd of March ult.
I write to enquire concerning the reception of several cases submitted before this claim was, & in reference to which no report has been made.
About the 4 th of March the cases of Abigail Jencks widow of Nicholas Jencks, of Lois Eoe widow of John Eoe, & Sarah Tormay widow of William Tormay under acts of 7 th July 1838, and 17 th June 1844, were submitted by me to the Department - They were sent by me to you, in an envelope branded by Hon R. L. Rose - I would ask your attention to the cases -
About the 20 th of January last, I sent the case of Patrick Burke deceased under act of 7 th June 1832 for an increase. It was sent with the papers in the case of Juliana Harris, under act of 4 th July 1836, or of Sarah Torry under act of 7 th July 1838. No report in this case has been made.
I would ask your attention to these claims -
Very respectfully
Your obt. Servt.
L. M. Drury
J. L. Edwards Esq Com d of Pensions.

Washington - Jan'y 21. 1850
Sir;
Herewith is presented the declaration of Finley A. Burke for the amount due him as the heir of Patrick Burke under the act of 7 th June 1832.
For the service of Burke in a corps of Dragoons, and in a corps of Artificers it is claimed that he was entitled under the act of 7 th June 1832. to more than $96. per ann. which is what he drew under the act of 18 th March 1818.
Very respectfully
Your obt servt.
L. M. Drury
J. L. Edwards Esq Clerk of Pensions Washington.

State of Ohio Fairfield County ss
Before me one of the Associate Judges of the court of common Pleas, for the county of said Perry County appeared Gideon Gerry to me known to be a man of truth and veracity, and also of good standing and moral character and after having been duly sworn as the law directs saith that he knew Patrick Burke in the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy seven and that the said Patrick was then a Soldier in the service of the United States on the Continental Establishment, and that the said Patrick served in the same Company with him the Respondent for the term of nine months under the command of Lieutenant.
Deponent in what Regiment or what Coll. the witness or Respondent does not now recollect, but recollects that in the above time they lay in New Jersey and in the a company of artificers - Bilious guff
Sworn and subscribed to before me this 28 th May A. D. 1822.
Jacob Dietrich A. J. S. C. Judge

State of Ohio Fairfield County ss
I Hugh Boyle clerk of the court of common Pleas for the county aforesaid do hereby certify that Jacob H. McDonald Esq o before whom the within affidavit was taken and whose name is thereunto subscribed, was at the time of the taking thereof, one of the associate Judges of the court of common Pleas aforesaid, by legal authority commissioned and sworn, as such, and that to all his Judicial acts full faith and credit are due as well thro'ghout the united states as elsewhere — In testimony
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office at Piqua in said county this 20 th day of May A D 1892
Hugh Boyle Ck S.C.

Patrick Brink
Brink
Parrott
get papers
Oct 1818
Dec 9 22
Rev. Mr. T. McWilliams M.A.
J. L. Edwards Esq. Benson
M. J. O'Keenan

Dr. Li,
Patrick Burk, a revolutionary soldier, a resident of Washington Co. Penn a , who has been placed upon the pension roll, has applied to the Legislature of Penn a for a tract of donation land and wishes to have the evidence which has been filed in your office to sustain his claim - I have rec d a communication from one of the members of our Legislature requesting me to procure the papers and pledging himself to return them - I presume it will be irregular to withdraw the papers - I will, therefore, thank you to have a certified copy of the papers made out & sent to me as soon as possible -
Yours, very resp y
J. L. Edwards Esq e
Thos. S. McLean
Wall St. N.Y. Dec r 11. 1834.

Washington County Pa.
Personally before me one of the Common Pleas Justices of the peace in and for the County of Washington, opened came Valentine Robson who being duly sworn according to law deposes and saith, That in the year 1777 he, this deponent came into this Country with the Royal troops in the service of the the King of Great Britain, and shortly after deserted from them and entered into the service of the United States - That while he was in the service he became acquainted with Patrick Bush, who is now an applicant for a pension; and served in the same Company with the said Patrick for and that to his certain knowledge the said Patrick Bush was an enlisted soldier and served for more than nine months on the Continental establishment of the United States - and that he was a cool and faithful soldier. And further this deponent saith not.
Sworn to and subscribed
before me this 6th day of June
H. Alexander Jones
1822 John Wilson
Washington County Pennsylvania
Thomas Morgan South
of the Court of Common Pleas for said County, do hereby certify that John Wilson Esquire, before whom the above affidavit was made, is a Justice of the peace in & for said County duly Commissioned & that full faith & credit are due to all his official acts. Witness my hand & seal of said Court, at Washington, the 15th day of June A.D. 1822
James Marshall
Thomas Morgan South

Wash. Penn. Nov. 20. 1822.
The Hon. S. C. Calhoun esq:
Sir -
I again send to you the declaration of Patrick Dwoh, a revolutionary soldier, made for the purpose of obtaining a pension under the late act of Congress. The proof was considered defective as wanting the certificate of the magistrate, who administered the oath, of the credibility of the witnesses; and the certificate of the County Clerk authenticating the official character and signature of the magistrate. These defects have been remedied and it is now hoped that there is nothing to prevent the issuing of a certificate of pension. The old man is really an object of charity - he is unable to work and without a pension he tells me, and desires me to state, that he will be entirely destitute and must fall upon the township or be supported by public or private charity. I know myself that when he came to me to get me to assist him about his pension, I have been obliged to give him money to pay his expenses & to take him home.
Will you have the goodness to give me an answer, as to the fate of this application, as early as possible.
I am, Sir, with great respect Your obedt. Servt.
M. B. Reid

Pennsylvania, Somerset County
Personally appeared before me the Subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in & for
said County, Lewis Sumner of Somerset County aforesaid. Who being duly sworn doth depose & say, that he knew Patrick Brink in the State of New Jersey forty years and upwards, that he belonged to the Continental Establishment, & was under the command of Col. Stewart, of the Second Regiment, he believes during the term of two years perhaps, but can't be positive as to the time, it being so long since, and that during his acquaintance with the said Patrick Brink, he supported a good character as a man of truth and integrity. Further saith not. Given & subscribed this 14 th day of November A.D. Eighteen Hundred Twenty two
Before me John Philippi Lewis his Sumner
Somerset County
John Philippi a Justice of the peace in and for said said County of Somerset do hereby certify that the aforesaid Lewis Sumner is a man of good character and truth and good standing. Witness my hand and seal this 14 th Day of November - 1822
John Philippi
Somerset County
John Wells Prothonotary of the County of Somerset in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that John Philippi Esquire who has signed & sealed the foregoing deposition of Lewis Sumner & the Certificate given by him, is a Justice of the peace in & for said County of Somerset duly Commissioned and qual- ified to act as such, & that to his acts aforesaid, and all others his legal acts due faith & credit is and of right ought to be given as well in Courts of records as all other Courts. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County this fifteenth day of November in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred & twenty two.
John Wells Prothonotary