Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42666, Sargent Currier, N.H.

SERVICE
N 16.
Currier, Sargent
NUMBER
S 42666
CONTENTS

7153 Ohio 2
Sergeant Currier, of Cuyahoga Co: in the state of Ohio, who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Scamuel, of the N. Hampshire line, for the term of three years.
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio, at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 13 th of May, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 th of March, 1819. and sent to the hon: Peter Hitchcock, then at the City of Washington.
Arrears to 4th of March, 1819. $: 77.93.
Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4. Sept: 1819. 48 "
9 mo. \frac{23}{31}
$: 125. 93.
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
Information sent 8 Jan: 1822 to Hon. J. H. Hance, Rep. Ohio

Sergeant Burrier No 2v Application for Pension
7/53
5 July 26 th 1853
• sent to this office by the clerk of Cleveland Ohio

State of Ohio Guadalupe County ss On this 9 th day of June 1820 personally appeared in open court being a Court of Common Pleas for said - County Sergeant Currier aged sixty three years resident in Guadalupe 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 — in the year 1776 I went into the service under Capt Sinclair and went into Boston at the time the British evacuated it. — I served for nine months, I afterwards enlisted under Capt Gray of New Hampshire for three years in Col. Scamell's Regiment in Genl Poor Brigade I was discharged if I remember right in the 1780 — I was at two Battels. at Bemis Heights near Saratoga in the State of New York at the Capture of Burgoyne's Army. The Number of my pension Certificate is (7153). And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th Day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish it to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Navel Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" passed on the 18 th Day of March 1820. and that I have not now 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 hereto annexed and by me subscribed - I have a piece of five acres of Land with a log Cabin, but the same is Mortgaged to the persons who paid for the Land and which I owe Eighty Dollars on the same - I am possessed of a horse of the value of fifteen dollars - One Cow - I am in possession of one other Cow and a waggon but I have not been able to pay any thing for them and am still indebted for the same. Also three shoats - I have no other real or personal property and I am indebted about sixty dollars to sundry persons now - My occupation is farming. I am not able to labour but a small part of my time by reason of age and infirmity - I have a wife who is fifty two years of age of a weakly constitution and I have two sons living and depending on me in part for support. One of the age of 18 years and one of 13 years the eldest is able to support himself - Given and Declared on the Ninth day of June Before the Court Sargt Barrer of Common Pleas. (in open Court) Attest - Horace Perry Clerk
I Horace Perry Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Washington State of Ohio do hereby certify that the foregoing is truly copied from the Records of said Court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of said Court that the total amount of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is in value, one hundred Dollars - Sub
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court at Cleveland this 9th day of July A.D. 1820 - Horace Perry Clerk

than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed - I have a piece of five acres of Land with a log Cabin, but the same is Mortgaged to the person who paid for the Land and which, I owe Eighty Dollars on, the same - I am possessed of a horse of the value of fifteen dollars - One bow - I am in possession of one other Bow and a waggon but I have not been able to pay any thing for them and am still indebted for the same. Also three shoats - I have no other real or personal property and I am indebted about sixty dollars to sundry persons now - My occupation is farming. I am not able to labour but a small part of my time by reason of age and infirmity - I have a wife who is fifty two years of age of a weakly constitution and I have two sons living and depending on me in part for support. One of the age of 18 years and one of 13 years the eldest is able to support himself - Sworn and declared on the fifth day of June Before the Court Sargent Burrus of Common Pleas. (in open court) Attest - Horace Perry Clerk
I Horace Perry Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Cuyahoga State of Ohio do hereby certify that the foregoing is truly copied from the Records of said Court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of said Court that the total amount of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is in value, One hundred Dollars and
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court at Cleveland this 7th Day of July AD 1820 -
Horace Perry Clerk

Sergeant Currier Application for Pension
Correct
Hon: Peter Hitchcock.

State of Ohio — } Cuyahoga County ss }
on the thirteenth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred eighteen before me John H Strong One of the associate Judges of the court of Common Pleas within and for the county of Cuyahoga in the State of Ohio Personally appeared Sergeant Currier
aged sixty one - years now residing in Berlin in said county of Cuyahoga who being first duly sworn according to Law both upon 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 & Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary war" that he served as a Soldier in the United States Army for three years - as a Soldier he Enlisted in April A Seventeen hundred Seventy Seven under Captain Grays Company of Col Skamone's Regt of New Hampshire Troops and was discharged in the year seventeen hundred and Eighty - that he served two campaigns previous to Enlisting as aforesaid - that he was Honorably discharged but his Discharge is Lost and he has no other evidence of his service to produce - that he is in Reduced circumstances and Stands in need of the aid of his country for support - that he now relinquishes all claim to any pension heretofore granted to him under any Law of the United States
Sworn to and Declared before me the day and year first aforesaid
J. John H Strong associate Judge as aforesaid Do hereby Certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Philo  Shepard Sergeant Currier did serve in the Revolutionary war as above stated - that I am well acquainted with his circumstances - that I know he is in Reduced Circumstances and Stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support - 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 aforesaid act of Congress -
John W. Strangettridge
The State of Ohio } Cuyahoga County } 18
I Horace Perry clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for within and for the County of Cuyahoga aforesaid do hereby Certify that the above named John H. Strong is one of the associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas within & for said County & that said Court is a Court of Record & that the foregoing signature is in his own proper hand Writing - In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of the Court of Common Pleas this Nineteenth Day of September A.D. 1818 -
Horace Perry Clerk

42 666 INVALID.
Rev.
File No. 42 666
Sergeant Currier Rev Rev War
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 120
[Arrangement of 1870.]

34.00
Sept 4 th 1819 Rec d on this note thirtyfive Dollars.

Given under my hand and seal this 26th day of August 1818 I do hereby certify that the sum of one hundred and fifty Dollars to be paid in Eight months from date with use as witness my hand

Sergeant Currier, sup?
John Crosier. - 331.
Joseph Moore. - 331
James Nichols. - 331.
Thomas Sherwin, cont.
Walter Wheeler. { will be acted on in turn. Sam l Wolcott. }

Hon. J. Stone, H.R.
James L. Edwards Esq - War Department
Chas. J. L. G.

House of Representatives 19th Jan 1822
Sir
I am requested to call your attention to the case of Sergeant Currier, an applicant for a pension resident in Cuyahoga County Ohio. I am informed that his papers were forwarded about 6 months since. Will you you have the goodness to drop me a line on the subject.
I am very respectfully your ob l Serv t
H. Sloane
James L. Edwards, Esq.

Recd. 19 Feb: 1821
To the Hon J. G. Calhoun Secy of War Washington City

Clerk's office New Haven Feb. 8. 1821
Sir - As the certificates & notices, upon the applications for pensions for Revolutionary services, &c, transmitted from this office to the War Department viz Sergeant Currier's. Alpheus Sherwin's - Deborah Baldwin's - Walter Wheeler's - James Nichols - Samuel Wolcott - Joseph Moor's - & John Crozier's the two first, forwarded previous to, & the others, since, November last, have not been received at this office or by the applicants as it is believed that they have been forwarded from the War Department and have been mislaid or mislaid such information having been rec d from that Department as to some of them the applicants Respectfully request that other certificates may be made out & returned for them -
To the Hon
J. C. Calhoun Secy of War
Horatio Perry Clerk Conn P.S. & Sup 6 th

6 Stearns
Recd 3 Sept 1836
Hon ble J. C. Calhoun
Secretary of War Washington City D. C.

Cleveland August 24th. 1821
Sir)
Enclosed is an authenticated copy of the Mortgage deed, alluded to in the application of Mr. S. Currier for a Pension, there is also enclosed the note mentioned in said deed for the first payment,
For Horace Perry
W. S. Baird
Hon. J. C. Calhoun

This Indenture made the 26 day of August in the year of our Lord 1818, between Sargent Currier of the town of Euclid, county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, of the first part, and Thomas M. Currier of the Town county and State aforesaid, of the second part, Witnesseth, that the said party of the first part, the consideration of one hundred twenty three dollars seventy one cents lawful money of the United States, to him in hand paid, the receipt whereof is hereby confessed & acknowledged, hath granted, bargained, sold, released, delivered & confirmed, and by these presents doth grant, bargain, sell, release, deliver & confirm, unto the said party of the second part, and to his heirs & assigns all that certain piece or parcel of land lying and being in Euclid, in township N o 5. in the 13 th . range, bounded as follows, beginning in the highway at a corner of land owned by Abraham Malloy, thence westerly along the highway 19 rods & 6 links to a corner; thence Southeastly 45 rods & 15 links to a large oak tree marked S. 6. thence same course three rods to Abraham Malloy & David Bunnell line; thence nine rods northerly along s d line, thence following said line as it winds and turns, to the highway, the place of beginning containing five acres of land, the same more or less, together with all and singular the hereditaments thereto in any wise belonging & the rents, uses, profits thereof — To Have and to Hold the aforesaid premises with the appurtenances unto the said party of the second part, to his sole use, benefit & behoof his heirs and assigns forever. Provided always & these presents are upon this express condition that if the said Sargent Currier his heirs, executors and administrators shall well and truly pay or cause to be paid unto the said party of the second part, his attorney, heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, the sum fifty dollars payable in eight months, from this date with interest and the further amount of Seventy three dollars and seventy one cents payable in twenty months from this date with interest, both of which payments are made payable

by notes bearing date even date with these presents, current money as aforesaid, together with the interest which may accrue thereon, that then from thence forth these presents shall cease and be void, any thing herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding; but in case default should be made in the payment of the said principal sum of fifty dollars and interest, and also the amount of the notes for seventy three dollars and seventy one cents, or the interest thereof, at the time or times when the same or any part thereof ought to be paid that then the said party of the first part for himself, his heirs, executors & admin- istrators, doth covenant I agree with the said party of the second part his heirs executors, administrators and assigns, that it shall be lawful for the said party of the second part, his heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, and the said party of the first part doth hereby authorise and empower the said party of the second part his heirs, executors or assigns at any time or times thereof after to sell and dispose of the said premises, hereby granted or any part thereof, at public vendue to any person whomsoever, for such sale to make, sign, seal & deliver any Deed or Deeds of conveyance in the law for the said premises or the part thereof sold, to the purchasers, his, her or their heirs or assigns for ever, pursuant to the statute in such case made and provided, and out of the monies arising from such sale or sales to keep retain in his hands the said of fifty dollars & Int. & the note for seventy three dollars and seventy one cents, and the interest thereof, together with all costs, charges and expenses shall or may be due, accrue, arise or happen, on account of such sale, and the overplus money shall be paid, on the same being demanded, to the said party of the first part, his heirs, executors administrators or assigns. In witness whereof, the party has thereunto set his hand and seal this 26. day of August in the year of our Lord 1818

demanded, to the said party of the first part, his administrators or assigns. In witness whereof, the party has thereunto set his hand and seal this 26. day of August in the year of our Lord 1818
In presence of John Rupleb
Henry M'Kraith
Sargent Currier
State of Ohio } Personally appeared Sargent Currier Cuyahoga County } the signer and sealed of the Mortgage who acknowledged the deed executing the same to be his free act & voluntary act. Done before me Samuel Rupleb Justice Peace
Received Oct. 12th. and Recorded Oct. 14th 1818 Horace Perry Recorder
State of Ohio } I Horace Perry Recorder of Deeds in Cuyahoga County } and for said County of Cuyahoga, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the Records, remaining in my office
Given under my hand at Cleveland this twenty fourth day of August A.D. 1821.
Horace Perry - Recorder
The State of Ohio } I Horace Perry Clerk of the court of Cuyahoga County } common Pleas in and for the County of Cuyahoga aforesaid, do hereby certify that the above named named Horace Perry is Recorder of deeds, in and for said County of Cuyahoga, In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at Cleveland this Twenty fourth day of August A.D. 1821 Horace Perry Clerk Recorder

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Received May 24
SW
off of Edwards
Recd 14 June 1821
The Hon ble James C. Calhoun Secretary of War of the United States Washington City
It having been understood since the address of this petition was was written that an error has been made in the Christian name of the Secretary it is hoped that it may be received with this apology -

To the honorable James C. Calhoun Secretary at War of the United States of America
Sir — Having in the month of June last complied with the law requiring revolu- tionary Pensioners to make further declarations as to their services, also to make out a Schedule of their property and comply with other things mentioned in the last Act of Congress, and having sent on the papers to your Office in due time, I take the liberty now to mention that after the expiration of almost a year no communication has been received by me except a small memorandum on some papers sent to the Clerk's Office of this County from the War Office mentioning that my papers had not been acted on in full but lay over for further consideration — I am well aware that the crowd of business of this concern is a sufficient reason for the de- lay, and should not at this time presume to call my case to your recollection had not a number of my neighbors whose papers were sent on with mine had their names sent on as accepted and are now in receipt of their pension and whose claims are by no means stronger than mine, I am now nearly sixty four years of age, am worn down with infirmities the result of extreme colds and fatigues experienced while in the service of my Country, not able to labour but part of the time, and no prospect before me of ever being more hearty, my little things about me falls vastly

Short of my support, you will find by my schedule that my family is small still they depend on me (part of them) for their daily maintenance — By the advice of Respectable people in this town and the neighbouring towns, I make this communication & subjoin my schedule for their consideration who are knowing to the authenticity thereof and come forward generously to certify to the same — let me now dear Sir, renew my hopes that you will not reject my application, but that you will continue me on the list, and that I shall have due notice thereof
With great respect I am your Humble Servant
Euclid Township, Cuyahoga County May 10 th 1821
Sargant Currier
Copy Schedule of Sargant Currier property
I have a deed of five acres of land with a log cabin but the same is mortgaged to the person who paid for the land and which I owe eighty dollars on the same I am possessed of a horse of the value of fifteen dollars one Cow — I am in possession of one other Cow and a Waggon, but have not been able to pay anything for them, and am still indebted for the same also, three shoats, no other real or personal property, and am indebted about sixty dollars to sundry persons — my occupation is farming, I am not able to labour but a small part of my time by reason of age and infirmity — I have a wife who is fifty two years of age of a weakly constitution, and I have two sons living

and depending on me in part for support one of the age of 18 years and one of thirteen years the eldest is able to support himself — Signed Sargent Currier
Sworn to and declared on the 9th day of June before the Court of Common pleas
Signed — Attest Horace Perry Clerk thereof
We the subscribers Inhabitants of the Townships of — Euclid and Cleveland, in the County of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Sargent Currier above mentioned and with his family also his Circumstances in life as far forth as appearances and common reputation goes, and we are fully of Opinion that his Schedule is correct and not undervalued — and that he comes within the true intent and meaning of the law in such case made and provided we hope his case will be decided in his favour and as speedily as may be thought Convenient —
with much respect we are your
Humble servts John H. Strong Elias Lee late judge Neeiah Dille Esq Lewis Dille Esq Samuel Aspre Esq Seth Doan Sheriff of Cuyahoga County David Long Noble H. Hemenway Sam l Williamson Esq Judge
To the Hon ble James C. Calhoun Secretary — John Shaw Trustee Euclid Timothy Doane Trustee Euclid John Atkins Trustee Euclid and late one of the Judges Nippon M. Clark Clerk of Euclid Township Jethro B. Aldwin late Sheriff — Shimeon Sherwin Trustee of Cleveland