Military: Rev War: Pension Application, Adam Logue: Grove Twp, Lycoming Co, PA 

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State of Pennsylvania
        Lycoming County

        On the fifth day of December One Thousand and eight hundred and
thirty two, personally appeared in open court of Common Pleas of said
county now sitting in Williamsport Adam Logue resident of Grove Township
in the County aforesaid aged eighty one years and upwards, who being
first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following
declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress,
passed June 7 1832.
        That he enlisted under Captain John Leman (Lemon?) at Cumberland
County in the said Commonwealth, for the term of two years, that he
assisted to manufacture Bricks for five months at Carlisle to erect
Barracks and a magazine at said place, the said Barracks and magazine
were not completed at the end of the said five months, that he then
Volunteered as well as the rest of Capton Lemans Company with the
Captain's consent, to go to Wood Bridge within about two miles of Staten
Island near a creek the name of which is not recollected by the said
(deponent?) and marched under Captain Posselwait(?), First Lieutenant
John (Mcardy?) and Thomas Brown Second Lieuteant who acted also as
quarter master. We marched immediately to Wood Bridge, the object in
going to Wood Bridge was to prevent the Tories from carrying provisions
and intelligence to the enemy. I was at said Wood Bridge under the above
named officers upward of three months.
        The Battle of Long Island being then anticipated I was ordered
with others to the City of New York to take charge of and remove the
public property, to keep it out of possession of the enemy. We marched as
far as Fort Lee, on our way to which place we pressed? several ____ for
the purpose of removing the public property from New York. We left the
____ (Same word missing as above) at Fort Lee and were ordered back to
Wood Bridge from which place I had been absent about four days.
        I remained at Wood Bridge eight or ten days and was then ordered
to return to Carlise. I received two dollars from Captain Posselwait to
_____ my expenses to Philadelphia, the whole company being on their way
to Carlisle, I again joined the company at Philadelphia and marched with
it to Carlisle. I was nearly six days on the way from Wood Bridge to
Carlisle. When I arrived at Carlisle, I was again put to work in the
Continental Brick Yards where I served the remainder of my term of
enlistment. I was then discharged by Captain Leman but did not get my
discharge in writing. I then enlisted under Captain Samuel Posselwait for
one year if not sooner discharged, to take care of the public works at
Carlisle. I was discharged at the expiration of nine months. I did not
get my discharge in writing. _______ cannot recollect the year in which
he enlisted, but knows the Battle of Long Island was fought when he was
on his way from Wood Bridge to New York - General Armstrong and Colonel
John Irwin, and  _____ Davis, all returned from Wood bridge to Carlisle
at the time I returned under Captain Posselwait.
        I was born in the one thousand and seven hundred and fifty one,
in the County of Derry in Ireland. I have no record of my age - Other
than the verbal communications of my mother.
        When I enlisted I was living in Carlisle in Cumberland County,
after the Revolutionary ____ I removed to York County Pennsylvania where
I lived for five or six years. I then removed to Bald Eagle - then
Northumberland and now Lycoming County where I continued reside until I
removed to Grove Township where I now live.

        I entered the service by inlistment - But _________to go to Wood
Bridge with the consent of my Captain as set forth in the foregoing
declaration.

        I cannot state the names of more of the regular officers than are
set forth in the above declaration.
        I was discharged as set forth in my declaration.
        I never secured a Commission.
I am known in my present neighborhood to the Honorable John Cummings one
of the associate judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Lycoming County,
Alexander MCormick and Alexander _____ Esq of the County aforesaid who
can testify as to my character for veracity and their belief of my
services as a soldier of the revolution.
        And the said aplicant doth hereby relinquish every? claim
whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and declared that
his name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any state. The said
applicant did not know of any person living who can testify to his actual
services as a Soldier of the Revolution.
        Sworn and subscribed
        in Open Court the 5th Dec. 1832                 his
                                                Adam            Logue
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                (Signature illegible)