Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29,193, George Gurney, Mass

SERVICE
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Mass
Gurney, George
S. 29.193
CONTENTS

30.478 New York City 17 April 1839
George Gurney
Alyonk in the State of Massachusetts who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Spencer of the Regt commanded by Col Sproat in the Mass. line for 11 months and 28 days
New York City
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 39 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 day of March 1836 and sent to Home John Reed He of Rep
Arrears to the 4th of March 1835 $195.36 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept 19.83 $218.19
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Danl Boyd Clerk, Book 8 Vol. 2 Page 30
ced to Pen Age 4 April 1839 To New York City from 4 March 1836. 17 April 1839 to 3rd Auditon 23 April 1839. Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 April 1838 from 4 March 1836 to 4th March 1838. Age notified 5 June 1839.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
County of Plymouth ss. On this seventeenth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty four personally appeared in open court before the Hon. Wilkes Wood Judge of Probate for the County of Plymouth, now sitting at East Bridgewater in for said County of Plymouth a resident of Kingston in the State of New York, having resided in said Kingston for four years last past, aged seventy two years, who being first sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the Acts of Congress passed June 7. 1832.
That he was born in the town of Dartmouth, now West Bedford in the County of Bristol and Commonwealth aforesaid, on the twentieth day of March A.D. 1763, and that there is no record of his birth. That in the month of April 1778 he entered for three months in a company of Militia raised by Massachusetts to aid in the War of the Revolution; of which company Samuel Barron was captain, Barnabas Bates, John Kennard & Andrew Macaulay were subalterns. The company was marched to Roxbury, at which place Fort Boston was stationed and did service during the period for which it was raised. He marched with and did duty in said company during the whole period of the enlistment and at the expiration of the term he was dismissed but had no written discharge.

In the month of May following (1779) he enlisted for six months in a company raised by the Seamen's State for the Seamen's Port. Edward Sparrow was Captain, Peter Hoar & John Weston Subalterns. He was mustered at Col. Sproats in Middleborough the first of June following, and from there was marched, with a part of the company under Lieutenants Weston to Teicton, Rhode Island. After staying there some weeks, orders were received to march to Providence, where Capt. Sparrow was stationed with the residue of the company, and we went there accordingly. The company remained at Providence till after the evacuation of Newport by the British, when we were marched on to the Island and quartered at Newport. At the expiration of the enlistments, the last of November. He enlisted in the Seamen's Company under the Seamen's officers for another month. The reason of the extended enlistments was to give an opportunity for other troops to come in. He served out the month last mentioned in addition to the first engagement of six months and was dismissed the last of December 1779.

In the month of July following, 1780, he enlisted for three months in a company of Militia raised as aforesaid, of which John Gibbs was captain, Simeon Winland & John Nye were subalterns. The company marched from Rochester to Rhode Island and was stationed at Butts Hill during the whole period of enlistment and was engaged in constructing a fort. He served out the period for which he enlisted and a few days more, and was dismissed, without any discharge in writing. He made the several enlistments before named in the town of Rochester where he then resided.
In none of the periods of service before stated was he in any engagements; and he is unable to name any of the General or Field officers, except in the last mentioned enlistments. He thinks Col. Jacobs and Major Clapp were officers of the regiment to which he belonged. He is not connected with any religious society in the place where he now resides, which is Kingston in the state of New York; to which place he removed from Wadsworth in the county of Plymouth, between four and five years since. He is induced to make the present application in the county of Plymouth, on account of his having spent almost all life in that county; the necessity of his obtaining testimony there, and the present intention that he has of returning and fixing his permanent residence there.

The 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 any state.
George Gurney
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year above written Attest Jacob H Loud Register
1834 72 1762

Gu. Guiney Map
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Subject 32

We Theophilus King & Charles Holmes and
residing in the Town of Rochester residing
hereby certify that we are well acquainted with George Gurney who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy five years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed as aforesaid.
Witter, Jacob H. Loud Register
Theophilus King Charles Holmes
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 abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the court further certify that it appears to them that Theophilus King who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Merchant resident in the town of Rochester ; and that Charles J. Holmes who has also signed the same is a resident in said town and are credible persons; and that their statement is entitled to credit.
By the Court J. H. Loud Reg.
I Jacob H. Loud Clerk of the Probate Court do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of George Gurney for a pension.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal of office on the day and year first aforesaid.
Jacob H. Loud

State of New York } Ulster County } ss. On this twenty third day of March 1839 before me the Subscriber a justice of the peace of the said County of Ulster personally appeared George Gurney, who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captains by Edward Sparrow, John Gibbs and Sparrow, in the Regiment commanded by Col. Jacobs and others in the service of the United States, that his name was placed on the pension Roll of the State of Massachusetts from whence he has lately removed, that he now resides in the town of Kingston, in the County of Ulster and State of New York where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be made payable there in future. The following are his reasons for removing from Plymouth in Massachusetts to Kingston, Ulster County in the State of New York, that his wife dying he gave up his house, that some of his children had moved into the County of Ulster, and that he moved with them and now lives with them Sworn and Subscribed } George Gurney before me the day & } year aforesaid } J. Van Gilsbeck } Justice of the peace
Ulster County ss. John Ferguson of Kingston in the County of Ulster being duly sworn before me and says that George Gurney who hath taken the above Oath is the identical person described in the foregoing affidavit - Subscribed Sworn this 23 rd day of March John Ferguson 1839 before me J. Van Gilsbeck } Justice of the peace

Ulster County ss: I do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with John Ferguson whom made oath before me to the foregoing affidavit. And that he is a person of veracity
Peter Van Ghysebrecht Not. Public
State of New York Ulster County ss
I, John Ferguson Clerk of the County of Ulster do hereby certify that Peter Van Ghysebrecht is a Magistrate as above and that the foregoing certificate purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of Office and subscribed my name this 23 rd day of March 1839.
John Ferguson Clerk.

I Levi Gurney of Rochester in the County of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts legally qualified to give evidence testify and say that I am personally acquainted with George Gurney formerly of Wareham in the County of Plymouth now residing in the state of New York. I have known him from his infancy. He is the son of my oldest brother and was born in the town of Dartmouth in the County of Bristol. His father removed from Dartmouth to Rochester when he was a child. The said George has lived in the same neighborhood with me from his youth till within five years past, when he removed to the state of New York. He lived in Wareham, not more than a mile from me, for about thirty years before going to New York. I am sure that he enlisted and served in the army of the Revolution, and I have no doubt he did tho' I do not know that he did. By the foregoing I mean that during the Revolutionary war I had that understanding and such was at the reputation of the neighborhood. I am in the eighty eighth year of my age.
I Levi Gurney
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Plymouth ss. October 10 th 1834. Levi Gurney affirmed and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him subscribed; and I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the deponent that he is of good moral character, and entitled to confidence & credit. Charles Holmes, See. P.M.
Plymouth ss. I Jacob H. Lord Register of Probate for the County of Plymouth, do hereby that Charles J. Holmes Esq. is a Justice of the Peace in & for said County & that the above is his signature. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Office this Seventh day of October A.D. 1834. Jacob H. Lord

I Levi Gurney of Rochester in the County of Plymouth hereby qualified to give evidence, testify & say that I am the same Levi Gurney who subscribed the within deposi- tion, and that the George Gurney within named was present when said deposition was drawn, subscribed, and sworn to; and that the George Gurney who was present at as afore said is the same person who was the subject spoken of by the name of George Gurney in the within deposition.
Levi Gurney
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Mass. ss. Decr 12 th 1834 Levi Gurney appeared & made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him subscribed, before me the undersigned; and I certify that I am personally acquainted with the said Levi, and that his character for truth is good.
Charles J. Holmes Sec. Probate

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File No. 29,193
George Gurney
Rev War
Act: June 7 th 89 th
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 168
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Rockester Mass. March 27. 1835.
J. L. Edwards, Esq.
Sir.
In conformity with your directions, in a letter to the Hon. Mr. Reed, of the 28th ult. George Gurney has particularly set forth the reasons which induced him to make application in the County of Plymouth, in an affidavit, which is returned with papers transmitted by Mr. Reed to me, and which he rec d from your office. Being a perfect stranger to you I have no right to ask that my full belief that the reasons he assigns are the true and only ones that operated with him, should influence your decision. Perhaps, however, I may without impropriety say, they are the reasons which he gave when he applied to me to aid him in preparing his application. They seemed to me at the time both natural & satisfactory, but still I did not advise him in the matter until I pronounced his case to Judge Wood, the Judge who held the Court, whose opinion coincided with my own. I have known Mr. Gurney for more than thirty years; and as a prudent man, and in all respects a man; and as an aged, feeble and unfortunate

man I feel interested in the success of his application. No good worker of mine, nor of any one else, can be satisfactory for the evidence which the Law and the Rules of the Department require; but I suppose that evidence now, both as it respects service and identity, is satisfactory; and if the officer should be found so, it would be gratifying to me, and no doubt much more so to the applicants. In passing upon it your opinion of propriety and accept- not the wishes or feelings of others will govern your decision. Respectfully, I am your obedient servant Charles Holmes.
Room 403 in Post Office J. L. Edwards Esq.

I Simon Bapse of Warrum in the County of Plymouth State of Massachusetts legally qualified to give evidence, testify and say that the George Gurney whose services in the War of the Revolution were testified of by me in two depositions taken by me of Notaries, or rather in one deposition subscribed by me in two places, dated Aug 2 28 th 1832 was present when said deposition was subscribed and sworn to; and that I have known him from the time of said sworn to the present.
Simon Bapse
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Plymouth ss. December 12 1834. Simon Bapse appeared and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him subscribed, before me the undersigned. And I further certify that I am personally acquainted with the said Bapse, and that he is of good character for truth.
Charles J. Holmes Esq. Justice of the Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Plymouth ss.
I Jacob H. Lord Register of Probate for said County do hereby certify that Charles J. Holmes Esq. is a Justice of the Peace in for said County & that the several foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine & his true & proper hand- writing.
Witness my hand & seal of Office this twenty fourth day of December A.D. 1834 Jacob H. Lord

War Department Pension Office December 4 th 1834
Sir:
Where a certificate from the rolls and proof of Service is first obtained, before a declaration of Service is made before a Court, direct evidence of identity is required. The age of the claimant when he alleges he went into Service renders it indispensable in the claim of George Gurney, that the evidence be full, direct and explicit. The papers are returned. —
I am Respectfully Your obedient J L Edward
W. Lord Esq. Plymouth Mass.

I Samuel Winslow of Rochester in the County of Plymouth, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, legally qualified to give evidence, do testify and say that I am the same Samuel Winslow also, on the ninth day of August last past testified before Charles H. Holbrook in relation to the services of George Purney in the War of the Revolution; and that the same George Purney whom I had known in the War of the Revolution and in relation to whose services said deposition was given, was present when said deposition was drawn, subscribed & sworn to.
Samuel Winslow
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Plm Co. Dec 13. 1894. Samuel Winslow affirmed under oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him subscribed, before me the undersigned. And I certify that the deponent is well known to me, and that he is of good character for truth.
Charles H. Holbrook Just Peace.
The above deponent, Samuel Winslow, held and I guided the pen, when he subscribed said deposition. He is confined to his bed and unable to form letter. Charles H. Holbrook, J. Peace.

New York 29 th March 1839
Sir
I have been requested to enclose the Application of George Gurney, a pensioner under the act of 7 th June 1832 at $39 66 / 100 per Annum, for the transfer of his name from the Massachusetts Agency, to that of this city,
Very Respectfully
Your Ob t Serv t
Sylvester Hemen
James L Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions Washington

Geo. Gurney.
Jan 29 Rochester Mr Fri Dec 25
Ans Geo Gurney
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissaire of Pensions. War Department. Washington City.
100

J. L. Edwards Esq.
Rochester Jan 25. 1836.
Sir,
A letter from you, enclosing a blank form of an application for a transfer of a pension certificate from the New York to the Massachusetts Agency, addressed to George Gurney, has been rec d by him. This communication was made, I suppose, in consequence of an affidavit forwarded by him to the Pension Office, stating that he had removed from the State of New York to the State of Massachusetts, with the purport of making the last recorded State his future residence.
I am again a misapprehension exists at the Pension Office relative to Mr. Gurney's situation. Probably induced by that affidavit. The papers rec d by Mr. Gurney proceed upon the supposition that his name is now on the pension list, which is incorrect. He has been for some time applying for a pension; and has made satisfactory proof of his services, as I infer from a letter addressed to me, of which I take the liberty to insert a copy, as perhaps none ever returned in the office.
"War Department, Pension Office April 1. 1835.
Sir. The papers of George Gurney have been received. In his affidavit made in Ulster County, New York,

on the 23 rd of March last. He states that he intends to make his present residence there, tho' not permanently; and requests that his name may be inscribed on the Massachusetts list and certificate issued accordingly. Until pension he shall fix his residence in Massachusetts such a certificate will be useful to him, as it is expressly provided that no pensioner shall be paid at any agency out of the limits of which the pensioner resides. Mr. Gurney must therefore make a declaration in New York, agreeably to the regulations and become inscribed on the list of that state, or, on his removing to Massachusetts his name will be inscribed there. The papers are placed on file.
Very respectfully, Your obedt. servant Charles J. Holman Secy. I. L. Edwards.
Toward the close of the last autumn Mr. Gurney returned to Massachusetts, with the intention of making that state his place of residence; and forwarded the affidavit before referred to. In that affidavit, if I rightly recollect, it was stated that it was the object of the affiant to have his name placed on the list of the Massachusetts agency. From this, I presume, it was inferred that his name had before been placed on the list of some other state and that a transfer was desired. The only means allegation, I suppose, was that the applicant resided in a state other than the

one in which his declaration was made. That censure, no longer exists; and from the time before retracted, he now hopes shortly to have his name restored on the list of pensioners. He respectfully refers, and begs the attention of the board of officers to the papers on file, in relation to his case. I write at the request of Mr. Quincy, who feels much inter- est in the result of this long pending application.
Very respectfully your obedient servant
Charles J. Wolcuss.

Merchants Bank, Boston, 6 th April 1839.
Sir,
Your letter of the 4 th inst. is recd. In reply I have to state that no pay- ment had been made to George Gurney, a Pensioner now on the roll of this Agency, since the 4 th of March 1836.
I am, Sir, very resp t . Your ob t Serv t
Franklin H. Hovey Pension Ag t
J. H. Edwards Esq r Comm ee of Pensions Washington D.C.

Pochusit March 7. 1836 -
Hon John Reed.
Dear Sir.
Dozens of our citizens have desired me to address you in their behalf, touching subjects in which they feel interested, and requesting your good offices to bring them to a successful issue. They are the following. George Gurney, whom I believe you know, has long been an unsuccessful applicant for a pension. His papers showing his case are in the Pension Office. They are complete, and have been decided to be satisfactory. The certificate was delayed only because he resided in the State of New York, and he made his declaration in this County. In a letter from the Commissioner of Pensions he was informed, that if he made a new declaration in New York, or returned to Massachussetts his certificate should be granted. The letter is dated the first of April last. I quote a portion of the letter. "Mr Gurney must therefore make a declaration in New York, agreeably to the regulations, and become inscribed there on the lists of that State; - or on removing to Massachussetts, his name will be inscribed there there. The papers are on file. Last fall Mr Gurney returned to this State; and made an affidavit that he had returned for the purpose of permanent residence here, and requested to be inscribed. This affidavit was forwarded, - and on the 9 th of January he was accepted as follows. "Sir, In order to obtain a transfer from New York to Massachussetts, you will be required" &c. Shortly after, at the request of Mr Gurney

I answered a letter to Mr. Edwards, suggesting that he should misapprehended the condition of Mr. Quincy's case; that in winter, not to be transformed, but to be considered, referred to his papers, and enclosed a copy of his letter of the 1 st of April 1835, and requested that the subject might be attended to. Since which I have heard nothing, except from Mr. Quincy, who is impatient, as well he may be, of the delay. Men of three score years and ten can wait but little. "If I wait the grave is my home." I have no inclination to be captious with those charged with public duties, but unless something is done upon this subject by the Com- missioner, upon again being addressed, I should be strongly tempted to lay the case before Congress.
Mr. George Blenkhorn has already, I believe, proposed a plan of the case, and authorized you, by letter of Attorney, to prosecute his claim. He desired me to say, of such measure should be taken as will permit the examination of his claim. It would merit to his satisfaction that you should pay personal attention to it. if it would be consistent with your convenience to do so. I need hardly say that for your services in this behalf he expects you will receive compensation. — Some time since Professor Fletcher Dr. Esq. Post-Master at Jefferson, left this part of the country. I understand from some of the citizens of that place, that application has been made for an appointment to the office, and also that his successor has made a similar request.

Massachusetts Role
11 months 28 days
Send cut: to Hon. John Reed H.R.

House of Representatives March 16 th 1836
Sir
I received a few days ago a letter from the Hon Charles I. Holmes of Rochester Massachusetts which I herewith enclose to you. Mr. Gurny the Applicant for a Pension over travelled on foot to my house perhaps 40 miles to enquire about his pension - I have no doubt from what I have learned that he is a meritorious man. If You are satisfied that he is entitled to a pension I beg, if You have bowels of compassion that You will not allow any general rule that may have been adopted to operate with such severity & cruelty as to keep the poor old man running from N York to Mas. & Mass ts to New York & near reach his Pension
Yr Ob t Serv t
John Reed
N. B. Please to return the enclosed letter -

[Signature] J. Holmes Esq. P. M. Rochester Massa.

55-122-01024 Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, September 12 th 1834.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of George Gurney, as a private is borne on a Pay Roll of Capt. Edward Sparre's Company in Col. Nathan Tyler's Regt. where he is allowed from July 11 th to December 1 st 1779 - four months and twenty days.
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George Gurney's name is also borne on a Pay Roll of Capt. Edward Sparre's Company in Col. Nathan Tyler's Regiment where he is allowed for the month of December 1779, for services and travel one month and two days.
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George Gurney's name is also borne on a Pay Roll of Captain John Gibbs' Company in Colonel S. Jacob's Regiment where he is allowed from July 10 th 1780 - for services and travel three months and six days.
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George Gurney claims for services under Captain Samuel Barrows — and for services under Captain Barnabas Bates in 1778, — but the Rolls, are not found in this Office.
Edward D. Bangs. Secy

I Samuel Winslow of Rochester in the County of Plymouth I do hereby certify that I was legally qualified to give evidence, testifying that, I think, in the month of Jany 1779. I enlisted in a company of Militia raised by the State of Massachusetts to aid in the war of the Revolution. That part of the company that was raised in Rochester, Middleborough, and Wareham passed inspection the first of Jany, next after, at Fort Ebenezer Sprague, Middleborough. That party of the company aforesaid marched under second lieutenants John Weston to Tiverton from barnes, in the State of Rhode Island. After being some weeks at Tiverton we were ordered to join the other portion of the company under Capt. Edward Sprague at Providence, to which place we went, in the early part of July, and joined the remainder of the company. We staid at Providence till after the Battle of the Narrows, when we went on to the Islands and were quartered in Newport. The first enlistment was for six months which expired with the month of November; but we enlisted for another month, in order for the new recruits to take our places. At the expiration of that time we were dismissed. The officers of the company were Captain Edward Sprague, Middleboro; Peter Hoar and John Weston of Middleborough, lieutenants. We belonged to Col. Nathan Tyler's regiment. George Gurney then of Wareham in said County was a private in said company, and was mustered at the same time with myself at

Col. Sprague, and marched under Lieutenant Weston to Ticonderoga, and served with the company till the enemy evacuated the fort, after the expiration of the last month. I have known him from the time I saw him at Red Sprague to the present. We were engaged in no battle during this term of service.
Jeremiah Winthrop
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Plym o ss. August 9. 1834. I, Lemuel Weston, affirm under oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by me the undersigned. And I further certify that I am personally acquainted with the deponent, that he is of good character for truth, and entitled to full credit.
Charles J. Holmes. Les Pneu
I, Peter Dyer of Watham in the County of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, being qualified to give evidence hereby certify that in the month of April 1778 I enlisted in a company of Militia raised for three months, by the state of Massachusetts to act in the war of the Revolution. The officers were Lemuel John Barron of Milfordborough, captain, Barnabas Bates, lieutenant, John Ham and Rockwell, lieutenants, all of Milfordborough, lieutenants. We marched the latter part of

Spits to Roxbury, at which place & Boston the company was stationed and remained during the term of their enlistment, at the expiration of which term they were discharged; but had no written discharges.
George Quincy was a private in said company and did duly there. He was also discharged at the same time, the latter part of July 1775. + 1821 B. B.
In addition to the above I also testify that in July 1781 I enlisted in a company raised by Major General for the Rhode Island, for three months, of which John Gibbs of Warrick was captain. David Westland of Rockville and I went a man by the name of Christopher Rockville, leader and. We were stationed at Bulls Head on Rhode Island and then served out the term of our enlistment. We were discharged in October. George Quincy afterwards was a private in said company and did duly there from the commencement to the conclusion of the service. + 1821 B. B.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
State of Aug 21. 1834. The above named John B. B. officer and made oath to the truth of the two several foregoing affidavits by him subscribed, before me the undersigned. And I further certify that the said B. B. is a person known to me and that he is of good reputation for truth, & entitled to credit.
Charles J. Holmes, Sec. Peace.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Plymouth ss. I Jacob H. Lord Register of Probate for said County do hereby certify that Charles J. Holmes Esq. is a Justice of the Peace in & for said County & that the several signatures to the foregoing certificates purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Office this eleventh day of September in the Year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty four. Jacob H. Lord

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office,
April 30 th , 1839,
Sir:
Under the act of the 6 th 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," George Gurney, a Pensioner on the Roll of the New York City Agency, at the rate of Thirty nine Dollars and sixty six Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June, 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March, 1836, to the 4 th March, 1838.
Respectfully, yours,
Richard B. Parrish Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions Present.

I George Gurney now resident in the town of Kingston - in the state of New York formerly of Warrnam in the County of Plymouth and State of Massachusetts, apply the following as reasons for making application in the County of Plymouth; and State of Massachusetts, for a pension under the law of June 7 th 1832.
I resided in said County of Plymouth from infancy until within a few years.
All the persons who know any thing of my services in the War of the Revolution, live in that County or in that region. and there only could I obtain evidence in support of my Declaration.
My residence, when I now am, is not intended as a permanent, but a temporary one.
It is my intention to return again to, and reside in the County of Plymouth, when I shall own a house & land.
It was the opinion of Judge Wood, before whom my Declaration was received, and the gentlemen who assisted in preparing my papers, that the

the circumstances of my case, above stated, make it expedient, and I thought it would be considered proper for me to apply earlier in the county of Plymouth.
After my return to Massachusetts it will be more convenient for me to obtain my pension from Boston than elsewhere. George Gurney
Sworn before me this 23 rd
March 1835
Henry Tappan One of the Justices of the Peace of Ulster County State of New York
State of New York County of Ulster ss:
I Charles H. Clipp clerk of the county of Ulster, do hereby certify, that Henry Tappan whose name is subscribed to the certificate of the affidavit of the annexed instrument, and hereon written, was at the time of taking such affidavit, a Justice of the Peace of said County, commissioned & sworn, and duly authorized by law to take the same - and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Justice & verily believe the signature above written to be genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said county of Ulster this 23 rd day of March 1835 -
Chas. H. Clipp clerk