Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42665, Michael Curts, Penn.

NUMBER
SERVICE
Penn.
Curts, Michael
S. 42665
CONTENTS

42665 INVALID.
Rev.
File No. 42,665
Michael Curtis Lu Ren Dav
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8, Page 120
[Arrangement of 1870.]

9284
Ohio R
Michael Courts
of Madison Township in the state of Ohio who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Stewart of the Pennsylvanian line, for the term of the war.
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 1 st of June 1810.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 th of April 1819 and sent to Henry Weaver, Esq. Hamilton, Ohio.
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 - $ 26 3/4 / 80 31 71.96 Semi-annual all'ce ending Sept 5 1819 - 40.00
$119.96
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Butler County -

time of entering service to be mentioned
Michael Curtis
Private Stewart 13 th Reg t Cont B att
Pennsylvania Line
1776 to 1783. Pa. Vol.
5 June 18100
Admitted

The State of Ohio Butler county ss.
On this fifth Day of June 1818, before me Henry Weaver, one of the Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the said County of Butler personally appears Michael Curtis aged Sixty four years, resident in Madison Township, in said County of Butler, who being by me first duly sworn, according to law, doth on this 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 the said Michael Curtis enlisted in Lancaster County in the State of Pennsylvania in a Rifle Company commanded by Captain Benjamin Heard. for during the war, which Company was attached to the 13 th Regiment of the Pennsylvania State Troops commanded by Colonel Bull. - - - Shortly after enlisted was marched to Boston and after continuing there without time returned with said Company and joined the American Army at Long Island and continued there until we was defeated at Flatbush when the Company was all killed or taken except the Captain Ensign one sergeant and twelve men (on the 27 th of Aug t 1776 continued retreating with the Army until we had the battle of the White Plains the 30 th of Dec r 1776 and shortly after our whole Company got a furlough for sixty days to return home & recruit we joined the Army at the City of Philadelphia we was then under Captain Spears at this time the Regiment was commanded by Colonel Walter Stewart, and was in the battle of Brandywine Sep r 11 th 1777 took winter quarters at Valley Forge, in the Spring of 1778 the Thirteenth and Second Regiments of Pennsylvania State Troops, was reduced to one Regiment, which was then call d the 2 d Reg t . I was then in the Company of Captain John Bankson of Grenadiers, he was in the battle of Monmouth Court house June 28 th 1778 and a number of skirmishes with the Enemy in the year of 1781 our Regiment marched to Virginia and was at the siege and surrender of Lord Cornwallis, at York Town the 19 th of Oct r 1781 after the surrender of Cornwallis we joined the Southern Army under General Green, returned to Philadelphia sometime in August 1783 from the Southward and Received my discharge in the Month of September 1783. Having served during the war the discharge was signed by Adj t Fullerton. This deponent on his oath further states 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. Having lost his discharge sworn to and declared before me in the said County of Butler this

fifth day of June in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and Eighteen — — Michael Curtis
Henry Weaver
The State of Ohio Butler County ss.
I Henry Weaver, one of the Associate Judges, of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County of Butler, do certify that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Michael Curtis, did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding Declaration, against the common enemy, and from my own personal knowledge he is in very reduced circumstances, and absolutely he needs the Assistance of his country for support, and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and made before me, to the Secretary for the Department of war pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress — Given under my hand this fifth day of June A.D. Eighteen hundred and eighteen —
Henry Weaver
The State of Ohio Butler county ss
I John Reilly Clerk of the court of common pleas of the county of Butler aforesaid do certify that Henry Weaver Esquire before whom the foregoing or within deposition and certificate were taken and made was at the time of the taking and making thereof an associate Judge of the said court of common pleas of the said county of Butler and that to all his Official acts as such full faith and credit is due and ought to be given
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and official seal at Hamilton the seventeenth day of June One thousand eight hundred and eighteen
John Reilly