Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16748, John Curry, Penn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn
Curry, John
S. 16748
Carded
CONTENTS

Ohio 19. 718.
John Curry.
of Butler in the State of Ohio. who was a Private in the Co. commanded by Captain Miller of the Regt. commanded by Col. McCay in the Army. due for Rev.
Enrolled on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 50 Dollars 00 Cents per annum to commence on the 1st day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 day of Aug. 1833 and sent to John Wood Hamilton B.C. Ohio.
Arrears to the 1st of March. 1833 - 1 00. Sem-ant. allowance ending Sept. 33 25.
$125.
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. H. Palmer Clerk, Book C. Vol. Eight Page four.
Dead
Letter to Hon. J. B. Walker Esq Under. 31 Dec 1844
Paid at above the Treasury under the Act of April 1838, from the March to 27. Aug 1835 age Notified 30 Jan 1845

11092 John Curry 19. 7/18 Ohio,
return
11. 12. 16 Adm. to year 83 M. D. M.
J. D. Woods. Hamilton Butler County Ohio

BRIEF in the case of  John Curran  County of Preble  in the State of  Ohio  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 82  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     enlisted In 1776 9 private Gen. M'Henry, Capt. Miller   1777 2 " Col Pomeroy, Capt. McLaughlin   " 1778 2 " Col Pomeroy, Capt. Knox   2 " Gen Hand, Lieut McDowell  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Skirmishing Indians  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Westmoreland County, Pa.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? one living witness  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? not in form, no Clergyman 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
C. H. W. Forrest Examining Clerk.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
January 4 th , 1845.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, The child ren of John Garry dec d a Pensioner on the Roll of the Ohio Agency, at the rate of Fifty Dollars and Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March 1835, to the 21 st Aug. 1835.
Respectfully yours,
William L. G. 125
Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

The State of Ohio Preble County Court of Common Pleas September Term 1832
On this nineteenth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hun- dred and thirty two personally appeared before the Honorable the Judges of the Court of Com- mon Pleas in and for the County of Preble in the State of Ohio John Curry aged eighty two years a resident of the County aforesaid in being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June seventh eighteen hun- dred and thirty two.
That in March seventeen hundred and seventy six he enlisted in Westmoreland County in the State of Pennsylvania for one year in Captain Miller's company of Rangers of Colonel McKey's regiment, he was engaged until some time in December following in defending the fron- tier settlements against the Indians who were at that time committing depredations upon the white settlements. About the last of Decem- ber he was discharged by Captain Miller having served more than nine months. In May seven- teen hundred and seventy seven deponent volun-

tenea to serve a two months tour under Captain M c Guffie of Colonel Pomeroy's regiment in West- moreland County during this tour deponent was engaged in scouts against the indians and in burying the dead he also assisted to build a Fort Leganier near the east corner of West- moreland County - as soon as this tour ex- pired deponent immediately volunteered to serve two months longer under Captain Knorr of Colonel Pomeroy's regiment - he was en- gaged in scouting parties against the indians and in mounting guard at Lochlin's Mill at the end of this two months deponent was discharged by Captain Knorr - In Febru- ary seventeen hundred and seventy eight he volunteered and served a two months tour against the indians on the frontier of Penn- sylvania under Lieutenant M c Dowell, General Hana commanded the expedition in person during this tour he marched through the indian country to the waters of Big Beara he assisted in taking two indian towns - Deponent can prove his services by his brother James Curry who was in the service with him in every tour ex- cept when he assisted to build Fort Leganier he knows of no other witnesses living by whom he can prove his services but he is well known to many of the Citizens of who reside in the County of Noble and by whom

he can as he believes prove that he sustains a good character for truth and veracity and that he is reputed and believed in his neigh- borhood to have been a soldier of the revo- lution - Deponent received written discharges for the wars which he found among papers from his officers which have long been lost and destroyed - he has a written record of his age from which it appears that he was born in Lancaster County in the state of Pennsylvania in April seventeen hundred and fifty - after the war he lived in Pennsylvania until the year of 1804 when he came to the state of Ohio. he has lived in Preble county nineteen years. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid John Curry J. C. Hawkins Clerk
of the County of Preble Ohio I James Curry do hereby certify that I served with my brother John Curry during the war of the revolution in the wars which he has stated in the above declaration except when

he was engaged in building Fort Leganier and from my personal knowledge I certify that the said John Curry did serve as he has stated in his declaration for the term of fifteen months during the war of the revolution.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above J. B. Hawkins clerk
James Curry
I John Woods of Butler County Ohio do hereby certify that I have known James Curry who subscribes to the above certificate for several years & that he has always maintained a good char- acter for truth & veracity and the herein his statement is entitled to full credit.
Sworn to subscribed the day and year aforesaid J. B. Hawkins clerk
John Woods
and the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War department, that the above named appli- cant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states, And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that James Curry and John Woods who have signed the preceding certificates are residents of Butler County Ohio, and are credible persons, and that their statements are entitled to credit - By the court J. B. Hawkins clerk
I Joseph C. Hawkins clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Curry for a Pension -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 22 nd day of September 1832 J. B. Hawkins clerk
11.092

WASHINGTON
September 18, 1931
Mrs. J. L. Davidson 100 North Grand Avenue Alhambra, California.
BA-J/AWF Over
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.16748 , that John Curry was born in April 1750 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
He enlisted in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, in March 1776 and served until December 1776 in Captain Miller's company, Colonel Mackey's Pennsylvania Regiment; he served from May 1777, four months in Captains McGuffie's and Knox's companies, Colonel Pomeroy's Pennsylvania regiment; he served from February 1778, two months under Lieutenant McDowel and General Hand.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 19, 1832, then a resident of Preble County, Ohio.
He died, August 27, 1835, leaving children, their names are not stated, nor is the name of his wife given. There are no further data relative to wife and children.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

16. 748 INVALID.
File No. 16748
John Curry Pr. Rev. Mr.
Act: June 7. 32
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 86
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1912 Feb. 1. Hist to Mrs. B. H. Beatty c 1927-Apr. 26-Hist to Mrs. J. S. Davidson cwg. 1930-Jan. 16-Hist to Rachel Murphy cwg. 1931-Sept. 18-Hist to Mrs. J. S. Davidson cwg.

The State of Ohio Preble County ss.
Court of Common Pleas March — Term 1833.
I Saml. Mitchell a clergyman resident in the county of Preble and State of Ohio Do hereby certify that I am well acquaint- -ed with John Curry of Preble County Ohio I believe him to be 81 years of age that he is believed and reputed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that I fully concur in that opinion
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court. 23 d March } Samuel P. Mitchell 1833 —
J. C. Hawkins Clerk
The State of Ohio } ss I Joseph C. Hawkins Clerk of the Court of Preble County } Common Pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing certificate of Samuel Mitchell was made and sworn to in open Court, and that he is a clergyman; By order of The Court. J. C. Hawkins Clerk
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 23 d day of March 1833. J. C. Hawkins Clerk

Certificate of a clergyman is added

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of
John Currier further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? No XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? No XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? No Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? yes XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
 EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
“Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension.

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
†QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
‡QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
☞ In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

Jan 18-1912. To the Pension Bureau
Washington D. C. 3816748 of no other pts
Dear Sirs:
Could I find out through your office - the date of the birth and death of one John Curry - and his wife Mary Catherine , he lived in Western Penn. drew a pension at Pitts burg office, I want to join the H. A. B. and they refer me to your office. he fought in the Revolutionary War - I am his great grand-child.
I will be very grateful to you for these dates - Sincerely -
Mrs. S. H. Beatty. Clara, Ave. M. and D. Fla.

100 Mr. Brand Ave. Alhambra. Calif. Mar. 18 - 1927
Bureau of Pensions: Washington -
Will you kindly give me from your records - Rev. War Records I. S. C. Sur. File 16748 Bureau of Pensions - the Rev. War record of John Curry who was born in Lancaster Co. Pa. I particularly wish to know his place of residence when he enlisted and if it is possible from your records to secure any data about his wife, Mary Catherine Baldwin Curry - the date of birth & death particularly. Also a list of children of the above couple.
Thanking you in advance for any information you may be able to give me I am
Sincerely Yours (Mrs. J. L.) Mary H. Davidson

Alhambra - Calif. Apr. 19 - 1927-
Bureau of Pensions! Gentlemen!
About Mar. 18 th I wrote your department asking for any information about John Curry - as contained in the Rev. War Records I.S.C. Sur. file 16748, and have been anxiously awaiting an answer since that time.
I was told there was no charge for this service - if there should be I would be glad to pay it if you let me know the amount.
A prompt reply to this communication will be greatly appreciated.
Yours Truly -
(Mrs J. L.) Mary A. Davidson

313 North Sheridan St. Pittsburgh, Pa.,
Nov. 21 - 1929
Commissioner of Pensions, Dear Sir, I would like official statement of the original Pension certificate granted John Curry a soldier in the Revolutionary War for services rendered in the Pennsylvania line. He was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1750 and died in Preble County, Ohio, 1835. He appli- ed for a pension from Preble County, Ohio in 1830 which was granted. Very respectfully, Rachel Murphy
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100th. Grand Ave., Alhambra - California Aug. 28 - 1931.
Bureau of Pensions: Gentlemen -
I will be pleased to have you send me a copy of the original application paper for a pension of John Curry , Revolutionary Soldier, living in Preble Co., Ohio.
The pension was allowed Aug. 24 1883.
In the General Accounting Office - Rec- ords Division, correspondence in regard to John Curry is under R - P.D. P - L.A.
Thanking you in advance, I am
Yours Truly, (Mrs. J. L.) Mary H. Davidson

In reply to your request of _____, received for a statement of the military history of John Curry a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
S. File 16,748
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Mch. 1776 to Dec. 1776 Miller Meckey Pa.   May 1777 { 2 mos. McGuffie Conway   { 2 mos. Knox "   Feby. 1778 2 mos. Lt. McDonell Genl. Hand.  
Battles engaged in, ✓
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Enl. Westmoreland Co. Pa.
Date of application for pension, Sept. 19. 1832. His claim was all'd.
Residence at date of application, Preble Co., Ohio.
Age at date of application, born Apl. - 1750 in Lancaster Co., Pa.
Remarks: His claim was allowed, and the means of his pension were paid up to Aug. 27, 1835 to his children. Names of wife and children are not stated.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section AWF/eel
January 15, 1930
Rachel Murphy 313 N. Sheridan Street Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dear Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.16748, it appears that John Curry was born in April, 1750, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
He enlisted in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, in March, 1776, and served to December, 1776, in Captain Miller's Company, Colonel Mackey's Pennsylvania Regiment; he served from May, 1777, four months in Captains McGuffie's and Knox's Companies, Colonel Pomeroy's Pennsylvania Regiment; he served from February, 1778, two months under Lieutenant McDowel and General Hand.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 19, 1832, while a resident of Preble County, Ohio.
He died August 27, 1835, leaving children, their names are not stated, nor is the name of his wife on record. There are no further data relative to wife and children.
Very truly yours
EARL D. CHURCH Commissioner.

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section.
Ques April 26, 1927
Mrs. J. L. Davidson 100 W. Grand Ave Alhambra, Calif.
Madam:
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 16748, it appears that John Curry was born in April 1750 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
He enlisted in Westmoreland County, Penn- sylvania in March 1776 and served to December 1776 in Captain Miller's Company, Colonel Mackey's Pennsylvania Regiment; he served from May 1777, four months in Captains McGuffie's and Knox's Com- panies, Colonel Pomeroy's Pennsylvania Regiment; he served from February 1778, two months under Lieuten- ant McDowel and General Hand.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 19, 1832, while a resident of Preble County, Ohio. He died August 27, 1835, leaving

children, their names are not stated, nor is the name of his wife on record. There is no further data on file relative to wife and children.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.