Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40,872, James Curry, Penn.

SERVICE
Penn
Curry James
NUMBER
S.40872
CONTENTS
[Faint, illegible handwriting on the left side of the CONTENTS section]
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see letter to Hon. W. Marks, Sen. U.S. Jan. 15. 1831 - cost. given 31 Dec. 1833 that Curry was a Pensioner.
18,495
Pennsylvania
Samuel Curry,
of [redacted] State of Pennsylvania, who was a [redacted] in the Regiment commanded by Colonel [redacted] of the Pennsylvania line, for the term of five years.
Inscribed on the Roll of [redacted] at the rate of 8 Dollars per [redacted] commence on the 1 st of September [redacted]
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 th of Feb y 1822 and sent to the Hon. H. Baldwin, House of Rep s
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1821 $ 1.06 Semi-ann. all'ce ending March 22 48.00
49.06
{ Revolutionary claim, { Act 18th March, 1818. }
1 st of May 1821

Morgan County So personally Came James Curry Before Me a Justice of the peace in and for said County and Being Sworn and questioned first question How Long was you in the Army and when to the best of My knowledge you spent 2 question what place was you Discharged at Brasher Ridg to the best of My knowledge 3 question How Did you receive your Discharge I recd a Witten Discharge from Colonel Churchess
4 question where was you Discharged as I have as I can recollect it was the Day Before Christmas or the Day after
5 question what Compensation or pay did you receive at the first payment I received fifty Shillings in hand Money and at a latter time I received sixteen Dollars and five fine Dollars for one Gill of Whiskey taken on June the 29 1821 Before Me
Isaac Calkhorne
James his Curry Mark

James Barry
Hon: H. Baldwin H. Rep Jan. 23 d 1822

State of Pennsylvania Allegheny County } ss.
At a Court of Common Pleas held by adjournment in the City of Pittsburgh in and for the County of Allegheny, in the Fifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania the first day of September A.D. 1821, personally appeared in open court (being a Court of Record) James Cury of St Clair township in said County aged ninety years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his solemn oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the Act of Congress of the 18 th of March 1818 and the 1 st of May 1820, that he the said James Cury enlisted for the term of two years, or during the War, as well as he now can remember, some time in the Spring or in June 1775, in the State of Pennsylvania in the Company commanded by Captain James Parr, in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Edward Hand in the line of the State of Pennsylvania on the Continental establishment; that he continued to serve in the said Corps until he was regularly discharged from the service in the State of Pennsylvania. But his age, infirmities and want of recollection will not enable him to state the length of his service, or the particular time place at which he was discharged. He well recollects that he served in the said Regiment whilst it was commanded by Colonel Hand and Colonel James Chambers.
That he was in the Battles of Long Island, Monmouth, The Paoli, Brandywine and in an engagement upon the Schuylkill and several skirmishes and that he has no other evidence, now in his power, of his said services except the deposition of Thomas Vaughan an inhabitant of Allegheny County aforesaid and hereto annexed.
And in pursuance of the Act of the 1 st of May 1820, 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 in any manner disposed of any property, or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress intitled "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 18 th 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 here to annexed and by me subscribed - That he is by occupation a Weaver, but has not, for some years, and is now entirely unable to pursue it from his great age and infirmity - He has been confined for about nineteen years, to the House - is now able to walk but to the door of his Cabin on crutches & has been now carried to Court in a waggon at a great risk & danger - His family with whom he lives, consists of his wife aged sixty eight years, two daughters both unmarried, one named Mary thirty years old, and the other named Sarah twenty eight years old, and one grand daughter named Catharine Curry, twelve years of age, that these children are industrious and in health - one of them follows weaving & spinning and the other attends to the business of the little household, and upon the deponent and their Mother
Schedule
One old Bay Horse
One common bed stead, bed and bedding
A few common articles of wearing apparel
An old table
Half dozen old rush bottom chairs
A few articles for cooking
Sworn & subscribed before me in open Court the first day of September 1821
(Signed) James Curry his mark
James R. Butler Prothry
Thomas Vaughan of Rop Township in the said County of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania being now about seventy one years of age, and being duly sworn according to law, before the Judges aforesaid and in open Court, doth declare & say that he served as a soldier in the Revolutionary War in the same Pennsylvania Regiment with the above mentioned James Curry, commanded at one time by

Col. Edward Hand and afterwards by Col. James Chambers, that he saw and knew the said James Curry in actual service as an enlisted soldier in the said Regiment & that there was a company in it commanded by Captain James Parr. That he is now present with the said James Curry recognizes him and knows him to be the same with whom he served as above. - And also that this Deponent has been in the Cabin, lately of the said James Curry and has witnessed his present poor, very aged and helpless condition and he verily believes the facts set forth in his foregoing declaration to be correct & true.
Sworn & Subscribed before me (Signed) in open Court the first day of September 1812 James R. Butler Prothon.
Pennsylvania Allegheny County ss
I James R. Butler Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County - Do Certify that the foregoing Declaration & oath of James Curry and the schedule thereto annexed, with the declaration and oath of Thomas Vaughan 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 Twenty Dollars - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hands and affixed the Seal of said Court at the City of Pittsburgh this seventh day of September A.D. one thousand eight hundred and twenty one.
James R. Butler Prothon.

40 872
Recy INVALID.
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40 872 James Barry Rev. Mr. Fox
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[Arrangement of 1870.]

Adm. S. Horn. J. L. E. on J. L. Edwards Esquire
Pension office
Hon. R. Baldwin, H. R.

ALLEGHENY COUNTY, } 88. State of Pennsylvania,
I, James P. Butler Prothonotary of the Courts of Common Pleas in and for the County of Allegheny, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, do by these presents certify, that
Noble Calhoun Esquire, before whom the foregoing affidavit was taken, and who has thereunto, in his own proper hand writing, subscribed his name, was, at the time of ta- king such affidavit and now is an acting Justice of the Peace, in and for the said county, duly commissioned and sworn, to all whose acts, as such, due faith and credit are, and of right ought to be given, throughout the United States and elsewhere.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, at Pittsburgh, in the said County, this 23 rd day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty six and of the sovereignty and independence of the United States of America, the
forty sixth
Attest,
James P. Butler JP VP

This is a true Statement of James Currys Service in the Revolutionary war to the Best of his knowledge. he Enlisted in the Service the Spring after the Battle of Bun- kers Hill under Captain James Parr and James Willson first Lieutenant and David Hammond Second Lieuten- ant and under Colonel Mann first and under Colonel Chambers also and Captain John Hughes of the first Regiment and first Company of the Pennsylvania Line the said James Curry Remembers to be in the Battle of Long Island and the Battle of Monmouth and the Battle of Payalley, and the Battle of Schu of Schuyl- kill and many other Skirmishes But During his time in the Service he Remained in the first Company and first Regiment of the Pennsylvania Line above Mentioned ~
1. o Respecting your Questions part has Escaped his memory — he cannot tell how Long he was in the Service as his memory has failed him 2. o He says to the Best of his knowledge the Camp was at a place called Bashin Ridge and David Hammond Second Lieutenant had some Business for him to do and he went to Colonel Chambers Marker and Got a furlough for him for forty days when absent from Camp he took the Ague at home and was unable to Return in a short time and when he Got a Little Strength the Army moved away He knows not where 3. o When he Joined the Army James Parr was his Capt. and Captain Parr Got advanced and Captain John Hughes came in Capt. Parrs place the above is a true account to the Best of his knowledge
To the Honorable Judge Walker September 12 1818 —

Saint Clair Township Allegheny county Feby. 5 th AD 1822. personally appeared before me a justice of the peace in & for said county Matthew Wilson who on his oath according to law deponeth & saith, that he served as a soldier in the revolutionary war in the same Pennsylvania regiment with Samuel Curry and that he was the sergeant of the same company commanded by Capt James Parr. that he has just been at the cabin of said Samuel Curry and recognizes him & knows him to be the same with whom he served - that he has read his deposition as made in open court on the first Sept r 1821 which is annex d - and knows it to be correct, and he further says that he had his name on the his pay roll not long since - but which is now lost
Sworn & Subscribed before me this 5 th day of Feby 1822
Henry Bellhoover
Matthew Wilson
ALLEGHENY COUNTY, } State of Pennsylvania, } 88
I, James R Butler Prothonotary of the Courts of Common Pleas in and for the County of Allegheny, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, do by these presents certify, that
Henry Bellhoover Esquire, before whom the foregoing Deposition was taken, and who has thereunto, in his own proper hand writing, subscribed his name, was, at the time of ta- king such Deposition and now is an acting Justice of the Peace, in and for the said county, duly commissioned and sworn, to all
whose acts, as such, due faith and credit are, and of right ought to be given, throughout the United States and elsewhere.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, at Pittsburgh, in the said County, this fifth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty two and of the sovereignty and independence of the United States of America, the forty sixth
Attest,
James R Butler

ALLEGHENY COUNTY, } 88 State of Pennsylvania,
I, James R. Butler Prothonotary of the Courts of Common Pleas in and for the County of Allegheny, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, do by these presents certify, that
Henry Bellz Hoover Esquire, before whom the foregoing Deposition was taken, and who has thereunto, in his own proper hand writing, subscribed his name, was, at the time of ta- king such Deposition and now is an acting Justice of the Peace, in and for the said county, duly commissioned and sworn, to all whose acts, as such, due faith and credit are, and of right ought to be given, throughout the United States and elsewhere.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, at Pittsburgh, in the said County, this fifth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty two and of the sovereignty and independence of the United States of America, the forty sixth Attest,
James R. Butler Prothonotary
Feby. 6. 1822
We the undersigned citizens of Pittsburgh, know Thomas Vaughan, the above named deponent and do hereby certify that he is a man of good character.
Thomas Enochs Alderman, C.C.
James R. Butler Proth.
John Barragh
James Ridgell
We the undersigned citizens of Pittsburgh, know the above named deponent, Matthew Wilson, and do hereby certify that he is a man of good character.
John Barragh is Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh James Ridgell is Judge of the Court of Common Pleas Allegheny County Jacob Bellzhoorn a very respectable citizen
Jacob Bellzhoorn John Barragh
Henry Bellzhoorn 12. February 1822

To the Hon. H. G. Baldwin.
Pittsburgh Feb 7. 1892
Dear Sir.
We now return the papers of Old Mr. Curry with additional proof of his services in the Revolutionary war. — We enclose a statement made by Curry in Sep 1818 and which was exhibited to Judge Walker who considered the same insufficient to obtain the benefit of the law. This is to show the period at which the old man first made application, and his situation then at that period equally destitute as now.
Respectfully yr. Sincere friend
J Cunningham Wilson

St Clair Township Allegheny Co. Penn. Feb 5 th 1822
We the undersigned Citizens of St. Clair township do certify that we have for many years been intimately acquainted with James Curry, that he has been a uniform sober & moral man and that we know his present situation to be no better than as set forth in his statement before the court of common pleas of this county on the 1 st Sept r 1821. which is now exhibited before us —
John Kennedy
Joseph M c Wright
I do hereby certify that I have been long acquainted with James Curry and family. that I know him to be a sober man. much affected. and his family. industrious. Furthermore that I know the above named John Kennedy and Joseph M c Wright to be of good character.
Henry Bellyhoover February 5 th 1822.

That James Barry of St. Clair Township is a sober and religious man: That he is utterly unable to help himself, owing to a nervous affection accompanied with the infirmities of old age. That he is altogether dependent on his family, under Providence, for his support. And that his family though sober and industrious, are rather oppressed by supporting him as certified by Joseph M c Master of St. Clair I mean add that in my humble opinion James Barry merits well of his Country, Joseph M c
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John Kennedy and Joseph W m Knight undd and respectable inhabitants of St. Clair Township do hereby certify that Henry Bathurst on matter of the Peace
Henry Bathurst
12 February 1822.