Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42,143, James Craig, N.H.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N.H.
Craig, James
S. 42,143
CONTENTS

14,701 Ohio R
James Craig of Clark County in the state of Va. who was a Private in the regiment command. Colonel Scamuel of the N. Hampn. line, for the term of Three Years.
Inscribed on the roll of Ohio at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 11 of May 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 of Sep. 1818 and sent to Ira Butler Springfield Ohio
Arrears to 4th of Sep. 1819 126.4 Semi-anl. all'ce ending Mar 1820 48.0 15 Mo \frac{21}{31} \frac{4}{30} $174.41
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Wentworth
John D. Scott Washington Nov 14 1820

42 143
Rev INVALID.
File No. 42 143
James Craig Wm Rev Rev
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 105
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Canal Jct. 4313  Brig  City  ✓ Ira Butler age Springfield Ohio
Rec. July 12 1849
New Stamp line
3 Regts
Col. Lammel
Ships 1717
Ships 1780-39s
Judge certificate of recd circumstances is required
Judge certificate of reduced circumstances required
James Ennis Private 44 to 80 Scammel N. Hampsh
Regt
en Role
Admitted

State of Ohio - Clark County off ly .
on this 11 th day
of May 1818 before me the subscribers one of the ap o crat o Judges of the court of common ple as for said county personally appears James Craigie aged sixty five years resident in Springfield in Clark County aforesaid who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions 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 James Craigie enlisted in Concord New Hampshire in the spring of seventeen hundred and sixty seven in company comman- -ded by Captain Livermore 3 rd Reg t New Han- -pshire line. Marched from thence to Sico- -dassaga thence to Mohawk River and was at the tak- -ing of Burgoyne thence Albany New York thence Riding Connecticut and that he continued to serve in said corps until the spring of 1780 three years and was discharged at West Point State of New York which discharge the last some years since. And that he is in reduced cir- -cumstances and stands in need of the assistan- -ce of his country for support.
before me the 11 th day of May 1818. asst ly Judge of Clark County

State of Ohio - Clark County ss.
on this 11 th day
of May 1818 before me the subscribers one of the ap o crat e Judges of the court of common ple s for said county personally appears James Craigie aged sixty five years resident in Springfield in Clark County aforesaid who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions 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 James Craigie enlisted in Concord New Hampshire in the Spring of seventeen hundred and seventy seven in company comman- -ded by Captain Livermore 3 rd Reg t New Ham- -pshire line, marched from thence to Geo- -rgetown thence to Mohawk River and was at the tak- -ing of Burgoyne thence Albany New York thence P'keepsie Connecticut and that he continued to serve in said corps until the Spring of 1780 three years and was discharged at West Point State of New York which discharge the last some years since) And that he is in reduced cir- -cumstances and stands in need of the assistan- -ce of his country for support
Subscribed before me this 11 th day of May 1818 asst. Clerk

The State of Ohio 61st County of We do hereby certify that the subscribers came John Craig who being duly sworn, saith that the with statement of James Craig as to his services is true to the best of his knowledge given and subscribed before me this 11th day of May 1819 Joseph Linton Clerk
I Joseph Linton - Associate Judge of the court aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said James Craig dis- served 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 of the Depart- -ment of war pursuant to the directions of the above mentioned acts of Congress May 11th 1818 Joseph Linton

State of Ohio Clark County ss-
This may certify that Joseph Layton esq. before whom the foregoing proceedings have been taken was at the time of taking the same an associate judge in & for Clark County duly commissioned and sworn and to all his official acts as such full faith & credit is due.
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my name & official seal at Springfield in said County this 24 th day of June 1889
Thos Armstrong
Clerk Clark Co
I Joseph Layton in addition to the foregoing do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the aforesaid James Craig is in reduced circumstances and needs the assistance of his country for support. Given under my hand at Springfield Clark County Ohio this 26 day of August Eighteen hundred nineteen.
Joseph Layton Asst. Judge
In a Butler against the applicant
Springfield Clark County Ohio

James Craig 73. Decl n & Schedale
14,701.
24. Sept. 1819.
Mar'20
Con
No. 14701.
John H. Scott, Springfield, Ohio.

State of Ohio & Supreme court } District of Ohio to wit }
On this twenty first day of July in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and twenty personally appeared in open court before the Honorable Calvin Pease & John M c Lean judges of the Supreme court of said state (the same being a court of Record, the proceedings of which are according to the course of the Common Law which said court possesses jurisdiction unlimited in amount, in law both civil & criminal as well as in Equity, & keeps a Record of its proceedings, & has a seal, etc) sitting in & for the county of Clark in said state James Craig of said county of Clark who is aged Sixty two years resident in Springfield in said county who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows (to wit) The year of his enlistment is not recollected, but he enlisted in the company of Captain Livermore in the Regiment of Colonel Scan- nel in the New Hampshire line of Continental troops, he served three years immediately after his enlistment, & was at the capture of Burgoyne & the British army at Saratoga, and he was out with General Sullivan during the whole of his expedition to the Western part of New York thro' the then Indian Country he was afterward discharged at West Point, his discharge he has long since lost. —
He obtained a pension under the act of "18 th March 1818," & has drawn one installment, the date of his then declaration is not now recollected but the Number of the Certificate is 14 T P. the time from which the pension commenced is 11 th day of May 1818 And I the said James Craig do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818 & that I have not since that time by gift, sale, or in any other manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so

so 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 on the 18th day of March 1818. And that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereunto annexed and by me subscribed. see note on next page, omitted here
Of Real Estate I have none
Of personal estate I have
One cow worth fifteen dollars $15.00 two sheep worth three dollars 3.00
I am by occupation a farmer but by reason of age and infirmities particularly a crippled knee I am unable to work but very little. My wife is still living with me she is old Virginian. I have three children living namely Robert Craig aged twenty one years able to support himself Andrew Craig aged nineteen years able to support himself Alexander Craig aged fifteen years able to support himself
The above statement & schedule I own to in open court July twenty first 1818 before the judges of the Supreme court of the state of Ohio
Attest. Saul Henkle, Clerk, pro tem. S.C.
James his Craig mark.
(copy)
State of Ohio } Clarke county, ss }
I Saul Henkle Clerk of the Supreme court of Ohio in and for the county aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath & schedule annexed are truly copied from the record of the said court, & I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount of the value of the property
ex

Exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is eighteen dollars In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said court on this 26th day of July, 1820
Saul Hinkle, Clerk, By his Deputy, John H. Scott
# Debts due to me I have none Debts that I owe
To John Snodgrass twenty dollars $30.00 To Wm M. Cartney Seven dollars 7.00 To James Walker nineteen 19.00
$46.00
A part of the Schedule - attest
John H. Scott Dep. Clk
he learned three weeks immediately