Applications for Passes, 1776-1790, Pennsylvania's Revolutionary Governments

APPLICATIO PE FOR PAS ES, 1776-1790 SYLVANIA'SREVOLUTIO ARYGoVERNME T T he value in the e applications for passports extends beyond the names of those requesting passage. They provide original signatures of those giving bonds or character endorsements. They also provide great d tail about the problems er ated by the British occupation of New York City. afe Europe·bound tran port was mo~t readily obtained fr m • ew York so tho e de iring trans-Atlantic passage reque ted pas e to ew York. Some of the requests were family oriented, while others were of a business nature. There were numerous requests from wives and oth r family members with loved ones on British prison ship who hoped to obtain their parole. Most of these prisoners mentioned in th p tition wer captured while at sea. With the anticipated departure of the British in 1783, the rate of applications increased, with many persons requesting permission to go to ew York to receive an inheritance, to obtain payment of debts, or to ecur personal property before the individuals holding the money or prop rty departed with the British. PETITIONS ( CONTINUED ) 1 Philad lphia, 9 April 1782. Isabella Campbell, whose husband Capt. David Campbell, Commander of the schooner Fame bound from the renades to this port, had the misfortune on his voyage to be taken and carried into New York & now remains a prisoner at Flat Bush on Long Island, wants to go .meet with the Comml arie Generals to expedite his exchange or parole. { ranted.} Philadelphia, 4 March 1783. Uacket erroneously says that the petition r is Thomas canby.] Benjamin Canby of Bucks County, yeoman, wa owed money by p ople in the City of New York and he feared they would leave the city when the British Troops left. [Unanimously rejected.] 1 March 1783. haracter endorsement by Timothy Taylor Henry ynk· oop, John hapman, Daniel Martin, James ?Mlnosters, John Keith, Jam Gregg. 1 Records of Pennsylvania's Revolutionary Go crnmcnts 1775-1790, Pennsylvania tatc Archives Record Group 27, 54 roll of microfilm. The passes comprise all of roll 30. Original are at the Bur-eau of Archive and History, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg. In addition to the Pennsylvania Archives Reading Room in Harri burg, this microfilm is at the Family History Ubrary in alt Lake City (FHL #l,759,080) and the Genealogy Section of the Dallas [Texas] Public Library. Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine Vol. 44 (2006) 267 268 Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine Vol. 44 21 December 1778. The husband of Margaret Capock, Edward Capock butcher, followed the enemy in June into ew York and since died, leaving h r with a child in very indigent circumstances, and he wishes to go to New York to recover some small property. [Rejected.] Philadelphia, 3 May 1779. The husband of Mary Carr, Captain George Carr, resides in the City of New York from the peculiarity of his circumstances and connections and not from any diS2ffection to the cause of this county. She wants to move there with her daughter (a young lady of about fifteen years of age) and has obtained a bond. [Apparently granted.] Character endorsement for Mrs. Mary Carr and her daughter by William Shute, ?Joseph Moulder, Gunning Bedford, John Wntiams, William Eckhart, William P.rice, Joseph Snowden, William Brown, John Hazelwood, John Woods. 3/4 May 1779. Bond for £500 by Mary Carr feme sole trader of Philadelphja, B. Fuller and Peter January of Philadelphia merchants. Witncs Jacob Bankson. Philadelphia, 15 June 1782. The husband of Sarah Carr [her X mark), in pursuit of a livelihood went out this last spring in the ship Philadelphia, Capt. Toller, and was taken to New York by a British ves~l of war, since which he has ~en taken very ill on board a prison ship. She thinks he-r pre en~ WiJJ afford him some comfort and wants to go to cw York. [Granted.] Character endorsement by Elizabeth Dorsey that Sarah Carr has been an irr habitant of Philadelphia for two years in her service occasionally and from information of others born and bred in PhiJadelphia. Philadelphia, 4 December 1778. Mary Carey, wife of John Cary of the City of Philadelphia shipwright, who was taken prisoner in October 1777 on his passage from the Bay of Honduras to Marblehead and carried into ew York where he remains a prisoner and is dangerously ill, wantS to go tO him and nurse him and return with him as soon as po ible, and if he can't, to return to Philadelphia herself. [ o indication if granted.] Endorsement by Plunket Flecson. John M eal, William McMullin, and Benjamin Paschall. Philadelphia, 21 August 1782. Request from Samuel Hodgson for Mr. Thomas Cater formerly an inhabitant of New York now a refugee in this city where has wrought for some time in the brass foundery. His family on Saturday came over from New York to ew Ark (Newark] to which place he asks permission to go and to bring his family to Phifadelphia to reside "until his natural home is restored to its proper owners." [No indication if granted.) Philadelphia, 2 May 1780. Charles Cecil, having a right to some lands in Pennsylvania as the descendant and heir at law of William Cecil. an original purchaser, came over t0 America in the pring of the year of 1ns in order to pro ecute his said right, but the papers he brought with hJm arc (according to his co n U u!ficieot for want of the s~ of the public offices from which they tained and needs to go back to England to have them authendcated. [Rej 3 June 1779. The husband of Margaret Chalmers is in a bad state of ·-•.,u• New York and wants to ec her and the children, and her brother John'- ....... ,.ers of London has expressed his desire that she would send over her s for education at his expense, the son being a lad of about 11 years of a living on the Eastern Shore and finds it impracticable to apply in lime to ernment of Maryland and having already be,en favoured with a pass somt! . ago from this state, which he could not then m2ke use of, requests a re""•..,.• that pass to go to New York with her son John and daughter Margaret years) to s e her husband and leave her son to be sent to hi uncle and fo , 2006 Applications/or Passes, 1776-1790 269 and daughter to return. [Because it appeared to the Council that she was a resident of Maryland, they turned the request over to Maryland.] Philadelphia, 28 March 1783. Abraham Chapman and Wllllam Chapman having business in the City of cw York with persons indebted to them in considerable sums of money who will probably go away when the City is evacuated, request permis ion to go and return. [Granted.] 28 March 1783. Character endorsement by lsaac Howell and Plunket Flee- son. Philadelphia, 18 October 1782. Abraham Chovet of Philadelphia Doctor of Physic says thac in 1777 he remitted to his agent in London through bills of exchange twelve hundred pounds sterling drawn by Robert Kerr of Jamaica on William Gray of London who accepted the same but failed to pay them, that by the death of Mr. Morse the petitioner's agent the business has fallen under the ca.re of one Edmund Green, a perfect stranger to the petitioner, who has requested him to send proper powers to enable him to prosecute the businc . The petitioner for himself and his family want to put the business in safe hands and get informed of the character of Mr. Green, and as the season is advancing fast toward Winter, the petitioner's great age requires that he should perform the journey as speedily as possible, so he requests a pass to go to New York for a few days and after transacting the business to return to his family. [Rejected.] Philadelphia, 27 November 1779. Francis Clark white-smith being a native of the Kingdom of Ireland desirous of returning with his family to that country requests a pass to go to New York with his family to procure passage to Ireland. Witnesses William Sanders, Stephen Phipps. [Granted] 27 November 1779. Bond for £1000 by Stephen Phipps taylor and William Sanders innkeeper of Philadelphia. Witness James Trimble. Philadelphia, 5 April 1781. James Clark of Philadelphia says that his daughter Jane Boswell left the City of Philadelphia in May or June last to go to New York and left her infant about two years of age to the care of the petitioner uncertain in what manner she could settle herself and has since requested that her child be sent to her and that her sister Mary come and take care of the child. [Rejected.] Philadelphia, [date missing]. Sarah Clark being drove to great necessity "through the inclemency of the late season is now under the apprehention of becomeing a burthen to the comunity," having several relations in New York, should be glad of going thither. [Rejected.] PhUadelphia, 1 April I 783. Thomas Clark, late a soldier in the American Army and a prisoner of war at Antigua for the space of thirteen months, had hi education in the City of New York where his mother is still living. He is sickly and short of money and for his relief and from motives of affection to his family he is desirous to go from Philadelphia to New York. (Granted.] Philadelphia, 18 October 1780. Jonathan Oay of Philadelphia labourer says that he and his wife arc natives of Ireland where they have some little property to inherit, that his wife's parents want her to ·return to them, if possible, before they quit this stage of life.,· that he is poor and often ailing and unable to labour, that they want to go to New York to get passage to their native country in the ork fleet taking only clothing and bedding and not return. {Rejected.} Chester, 18 March 1783. Thomas Cayton of Chester has a considerable sum of money due to him in New York and the executor or administrator is likely to leave the state very shortly and hi money will be Jost as the estate is personal (Granted.] 270 Pennsylvania Vol. 44 Genealogical Magazine haracter endorsement by J. Hlltzheimer, Robert Cronin, George elson. William Gray, Joseph Gray, Philadelphia, 28 January 1783. Elizabeth Cloud of the southern district of Phila• delphia i the wife of John Ooud carpenter of the ship Carolina, which was taken by the enemy and carried to New York whee, he is a prisoner on the prison ship in a sick and distres ed condition. She requests permi ion to go to ew York to try and get him paroled and return to his family. [ o indJcation if granted.] 24 January 1783. Character endorsement by Joseph Marsh, Robert Knox, Thomas Casdorp. Philadelphia, 13 November 1782.John Fullerton stated "'As I am in the decline of life, I am prompted by a desire peculiar to the human heart, to ee a daughter, for whom I have a most tender affection. I sincerely deplore the mi forrune of her being united co a man, whose principles are not only foreign to my own, but to those of my daughter. I am well convinced in my own mind, that the enemies stay in that quarter where she resides will be short; and as she must be led by duty to her husband, to follow his fortune, I am apprehensive that if I have not an oppor• tunity of seeing her soon, I shall be deprived of a happine that will contribut greatly to imbitter the few remaining days allotted me." He requested permission for his daughter Margaret Club to come from New York. [Rejected.} Philadelphia, 23 April 1783. John Fullerton again petitioned, this tim to see hi daughter Margaret Club and her three children and that they live with him for the remajnder of their days. [Granted. J Philadelphia, 17 March 1781. Dorothy Cock of Chester was born and educated on Long Island, New York, but some years since married and moved to Chester, but "by loss of her husband and other misfortunes and unforeseen acedents is now reduced to a state of ingedence [sic}, with five small children," wants to return to the place of her nativity, "as she hath there an annuety sufficient for her upport, but from the diffeculty of remittances she has not been able to get any supplys from thence this several years." She requests leave to move herself and children to Long Island. [Granted if security not to return.} Character endorsement by Thomas Taylor, Thomas Cheyney, Jacob Ver• non, Charles Dilworth,John Harper, Persifor Frazer. PhUadelphia, 29 September 1780. The husband of Sarah Cockshott York and she wants to go to him, not to return again. [Granted.] Endorsement by Joseph Cowperthwait and Lambert Wilmer Cockshott's husband i in New York. is in ew thac Sarah Philadelphia, 8 April 1782. Solomon Myers Cohen lately purchased a considerable quantity of "merchandize" in this city for the supply and use of several Briti h prisoners in Lancaster by order of Mr. Joseph Simons, merchant there, and for the payment of aid merchandise stands indebted to several merchants in this city, having been purchased in his name. For payment, instead of receiving ca h as promised and expected, he received bills drawn by Major Gordon of the 80th Regiment on New York for 5839 1/3 Spa[nish] dollars and requests permJssion to go to New York to receive the money so that he may pay the debts in Philadelphia. [Granted.] Philadelphia, 19 February 1783. James Collins merchant of Philadelphia left Ireland in June 1781 to pass lO this country with an intention of settling and becoming a subject of the nited States and obtained proper credentials from the American Minister in France, but being carried into New York, he was under the necessity of leaving a considerable property in that city, on his arrival in this state, he married and entered into bu iness in the city. With the reports of a Peace be- 2006 Applications for Passes, 1776-1790 271 ing concluded, he is apprehensive that the persons in New York in whose hands his property now is, are likely to leave that place and requests pas port to go to New York and secure his property. (Granted.] Philadelphia, 20 February 1783. Character endorsement for Mr. James Collins "as a gentleman who is warmly attached to the intere ts of America" by Oement Biddle, Daniel Broadhead, Dan Oymds, James Caldwell, William Semple. Philadelphia, 15 March 1783. Stephen Collins merchant of Philadelphia has been in business for more than seven year preceding the pres nt Revolution with John Glover, a native of Great Britain, who was in Philadelphia when the British took possession of it and afterwards went to New York where he now is. They have exten ive tran actions and the book and papers are divided between them. They need to be together to adjust matters, and Glover will pre umably leave ew York with the evacuation of British forces. He also has claims on some British subjects who he has been informed were lately in New York and requests passage to resolve this things. (Granted.] Philadelphia, 17 April 1783. Stephen Collins requests, as a precaution, approval to bring back one or more vessels now in the City of ew York to Philadelphia before the full evacuation, with some salt and other goods, to employ them in trade from Philadelphia. Philadelphia, 28 April 1781. Susanna Collins of Philadelphia stated that her son James Collins, "a weakly lad of about seventeen years of age," was taken pri • oner on board the frigate Confederacy, of which he was stewarts [steward's} mate and carried into New York, and that he is in bad health. She requests a pass to Elizabeth Town in New Jersey to send an application in writing to the Commisary of Prisoners at New York to procure the speedy exchange of her son. [Rejected.] Philadelphia, 21 May 1779. Mary Compton came from Ireland to Pennsylvania about fifteen years ago and from her long absence from her friends is desirous to return to them and requests pass to New York in order to embark from thence for Ireland. [Granted.} 17 May 1779. Character endorsement by John Wilcocks that Mary Compton lived a few y ars in the service of the Honorable Vice President Bryan and for upwards of ten years has been with the Wilcocks family. Philadelphia, 25 May 1779. John Wilcocks and William B. Hockley merchantS of Philadelphia gave £500 bond that Mary Cumpton [sic) will not return without permission. Witnesse Henry Cooper, Samuel Wilcox. Philadelphia, 6 August 1779. Elizabeth Condon, whose husband has left her in deplorable condition, having two young children, one of which is since dead, to maintain, but now want the common "nessaries" of life "haveing heard that my ungratefull husband is in ew York and hase wherewith to support me and my infant and more espicially haveing a great desire of returning to my native coun• try wherein I have a considerable property left me by my brother" requests p to New York. [Granted.] Philadelphia, August 1779. Augustine Powers innkeeper of Philadelphia gave bond for £500 that Elizabeth not return to this state. Witness James Trimble. Philadelphia, 31 August 1779. Susanna Connolly i desirous of retiring within the British lines at or in the neighbourhood of New York, not to return again, with John Connolly her son about nine years old and a servant maid. [The index dates this document as 1776 and do not link it to Susanna Con~ nolly.J Tuesday, 2 odock to CoL Gurney. Mrs. onnolly's compliments wait upon Col: Gurney, & begs leave to acquajnt him that she is now quite ready; hav• ing her hor e & man at a great expence; she therefore intreats Col. Gurney to 272 Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine Vol. 44 procure her dischatje, that she may cake the advantage of the fair weather & low waters, to pursue her journey. Philadelphia, 31 March 1783. Wllllam Constable has ~vcral debts due in ew York which he sent forward the amounts and a power of attorney to rec-eive; but his friend advises him that he hall lose the greater pan of them unless he makes personal application for the payment. (No indication if granted.) Character endorsement by ?Frank Delany addressed "Dear Doch," signed on the back by Docb McDowell. Philadelphia, 6 July 1778. Letter from Timothy Madock to Rev'd Thomas Coombe Jun.r that he needed to make application in person or in writing setting forth that he declines to take the test and prays leave to retire out of the state. Philadelphia, 21 November 1781. Sarah Coombe tatcd that Rev. Thomas Coombe late an inhabitant of Philadelphia wants his son John, a boy of seven years of age, to be permitted to go to New York to be conveyed to Ireland_ [Granted.] Philadelphia, 17 November 1779. Jane Cooper has since her infancy re ided in Philadelphia and acquired her subsistence by nursing sick people in which capacity he has been employed in many reputable families, being now far advanced in years and unable to continue the fatigues of her former employment, wishes to go to friends in New York. [No indication if granted.] Philadelphia, 29 January 1779. Mary Cooper widow, under the obligation and parental affection from a tender Mother co an only child, her daughter being formerly an inhabitant of this city before the present war began, her husband being a person "strongly atcac't to the interest and happiness of his contry" went with the militia to enforce the American Army at New York at the time the British Army was on Statten Island, he some time after unfortunately took a feavour of which he soon died, his wife hearing that he had been a prisoner in New York went to his relief but unhappily heard of his death; she has two small children. Mary requests a pass to go from Philadelphia to New York. [No indication if granted.] (undated]. To the Honorable the Marine "Commitie." The petition of the officers taken in different merchant ships by armed vessels be.longing to the states of America, Wllllam Corran, Thomas Beaver,James Breathe.rd, being bound on a voyage to sundry ports in Britain were taken and brought into this port of PhUadelphja where said vessels were condemned as lawful prize to the captors, and they were thereby thrown out of bread in a place where they are strangers and having nothing co suppon themselves, request passes co New York. ( o indication if granted.] Philadelphia, 4 December 1782. Garrett Cottringer requests pass co go to Staten Is1and to meet his brother-in-law, Mr. Michael Conner, who is on the point of departure from New York to the Danish Island of Sc. Thomas, has requested an interview with him previous to his sailing; in order that he might take some arrangements with him relative co his family concerns in this county. [Pass granted to New York by Dobb Ferry.) Character endorsement by Thomas Fit2.Simons. 3 May I 792. Sa.rah Crawford of the district of Southwark, states that her husbandJohn Crawford was taken prisoner by the enemy and carried to New York in October (1791). He was mate of the schooner ?Parson, Captain ?Brin. from this port when taken. They have two young children. She wants co go to New Yock to endeavor to get him released. [Pass apparently granted for her and Caleb Lownes to go to Elizabeth Town.] 2006 Applications for Passes, 1776-1790 273 Character endorsement for Sarah Crawford by H. Osborn and for Capt. Crawford by Samuel Tyler. 16 October 1779. Mary Ann Crippin requests pass for herself and two children to go to her husband, who was Commander of the sloop Black Joke in the employ of Mr. Beveridge and was atptured by the enemy and long confined on the prison ship at New York. [Granted.] Character endorsement by Isaac Wikoff and Peter J. Da Beveridge. 16 O<:tober 1779. Bond for &.500 by Isaac Wikoff merchant of Philadelphia and (blank] Saunders [he did not sign the bond) that she will not return without permi ion. Philadelphia, 20 June 1782. William Cross, a native of Ireland, has served four years in the Army of the United States as a Captain, that from the depreciation of his pay he was compelled to resign his commission and in order to maintain his family, to engage in "merchandizc," in which he was unfortunate from losses and sea, and the "depreshiation" of his debts, that he is at present without friends & money in a strange "contery" and has lately heard of a considerable estate de. volved to him by the death of his mother in Ireland, "that he has attempted to return to his native contery by the way of France, but was stoped by the dsque of going to sea from this port at the present juncture," requests permission to go to New York to procure a passage to Ireland for himself and family. [No indication if granted.] Character endorsement by Benjamin Rush (who says he was "imployed for three years in the above Wm Cross's family as his physician"),John Gill, Andrew Caldwell, John Pringle, and Blair McClenachan. Philadelphia, 12 May 1781. Henry Crown, "now growing in years," and a true friend to this country but now finding business so scarce here as to prevent his gaining a subsistence and being a freeman of the Goldsmith Company in London where there is good provision made for the aged and infirm, requests pass to go to New York to get passage to England. [Granted if security not to return.] Character endorsement by William Mattock, Ephraim Clark, William Sanders, Benjamin Paschall,John David, and Thomas Shields. Philadelphia, 26 March 1782. Charles Cruickshank, sometime Captain of one of his Britannick Majesties Independant Companys, came into this country in 1756 with the other Corpes of the British Troops until the close of the war, b ing old and infirm from the severe wounds he had received, and having purchased a plantation in Chester County, he applied for leave to retire there, which was granted. He lived in Haverford Township with his family. He has not written his family in England or communicated with the British during the occupation, so that he would not be suspected, but now he is worried he will lose his small concerns in Great Britain. Requests pass for himself, his wife, and his daughter to ew York "as being the only place he can with safety expect a passage to England." [Granted.] Philadelphia 17 April 1783. James Cullen was bound in a neutral vessel for St. Thomas and being captured by a British "cruiur," his vessel was sent to ew York, and himself set on shore in Maryland not being permitted to go in the ves,. sci, requests a pass to go to New York to endeavour to recover the said vessel. Endorsed by John Morrell, Benjamin Mason. [Granted.] Lancaster County, Bart Township, 9 October 1776. Endorsement [no request] for Thomas Cuning Coneers (the index gives his name as Thomas Cumings] to go to the ca.mp at New York to sec his brothers by Andrew Worth, Caleb Hartman.John Shcrmon [County "Comitee"]. 2006 Applications for Passes, 1776-1790 Philadelphia. 5 April 1783. Thi day; Indcpendant Gazetteer Informed Called the Hope, - Danell master, from St. Domingo for the Island of St. ' n being captur'd and Sent into the Port of New York. Joseph Donalds wants leave to go within the enemy lines (and between) to assist the said Danell toward recovery of his vesseU and cargo which i the property or .JAaJi.u11.:a mith and Company of the aforesaid Island of St. Thomas, in which hou petitioner is principally interested. [Granted.] Philadelphia, 29 March 1783. Daniel Darby of the City of Philadelphia hath a cgro and some other property in the City of New York and is ve ous to go there and endeavour to recover the same. [Granted.] Character endorsement by Blair McLenahan, Andrew Tybout, • amuc: Howell, amuel Howell Jun, Andrew catdwell. 15 August 1780. The bearer (Rebecca Date] having married Lt. Date of loop of War Hope late a prisoner of war in this City, now solicits your interest in procur- ing a pass to go to New York to her husband. Signed Thomas Bradford Com'r of Pri ons. ( o indication if granted.] Philadelphia, 24 March 1782. Benjamin Davis Jun. [the index mistakenly calles him Benjamin David) of the City of Philadelphia merchant has a brother in cw York who is desirous to see him. (Granted.] Character ndorscmcnt by Francis Gurney.Jame Craig Junr, John Patton, Wll.Uam Allibone. 10 March 1781. Petition of ..Ed ard and Ann Davis, both natives of Brittan .... Edward "being a haberdasher by trade, and as there is no such bussine.ss carried on in this part of America, and not knowing which way to turn his hand to gett an honest living for himself and wife in these caltimus time requests p to New York in order to gen into their owne country. They ha e never been accesorrcy in any point to the prejudice of America." [Rejeeted.) 7 June 1780. Susanna Davis and cathedne Galloway, inhabitants of the outhern district of Philadelphia, said that the son of one of the petitioners and the husband of the other were taken at sea in the service of their country about 8 months ago and carried into New York where they are confined on board the prison hip in the most di tres d iruation. They reque ta pass to Elizabethtown, having great hopes it will be in their power to make so much interest as to procure th ir freedom, [ o indic.ation if granted.] Charaeter eodor ement by William Semple, Thomas Goodwyn, William Robinson, James Uttle, Robert Knox. [no date] To the honourable Delagatcs in Congress for Virginia: John Deans, (the index ml takenly call him John Deans] who re ided in Virginia & carried on business there from the year 1754 till some time after the beginning of the prcsn ,I n ,...,,w.;.., c:sent situation. under a necessity of lea, broke up his settlement there & remo, J niladelphla, where he old them. The in expectation of collecting his debts commodity of the country, in which ti\ epreciated currency. From that time ht . .-,1 discharged from militia duty, he qui1 re he has now li ed above a year. in whence he returned near 10 months e debts he had received together with g almost entirely of paper money to the • 1 1t, has been by means of the depreciatt , 1, 276 Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine Vol. 44 Philadelphia, 1 June 1781. Sir: I communicated your application (to) the Virginia Delegates in Congress for a passport via New York hereunto annexed. Upon their considering the nature of it, and the usage of Congres on such occasions, they concur with me in opinion than an application would have been more properly made to the Executive of Virginia, or to that of this state ... Your situation and the distance you are at from the Executive of Virginia may make it eligible for you to apply here [Philadelphia]; and as it is left me to give you an answer by the Delegates of the State of Virginia, I do advise you to make the application to the Executive of Pennsylvania & if you should fail in it. I will procure a passport on my return to Virginia-My personal knowledge of you for 30 years past may authorize me to recommend you to the favour of the Executive of this state, which I hereby do with great satisfaction. /s/ M. Smith "diUgate• in Congre for Virginia. Philadelphia, 26 May 1781. John Deans having su tained considerable losses and thereby unable to support himself in America, had applied to the Delegates in Congress from Virginia, (where he had long lived and was personally known to ome of them), in order to obtain leave to take a passage to Europe by the way of N. York· and having received their answer to the state of his case, both hereunto annexed, ... requests pass to New York. ... all he has to depend upon is a bill of exchange drawn by James Robinson formerly of Falmouth or Wm. Cunning• ham & Co. in Glasgow for £281, but cannot be negotiated here .... The debts he leaves in Virginia, due either to himself in partnership with Mr. Mungo Harvey of Lancaster County [Virginia] (who has a family and is fixed there) amounting to about £6ooO are all for goods sold before the commencement of the war; ... and had he not been prevented from entering Chesapeake bay by some cruisers when he returned from Statia, and obliged to come to Philadelphia, he would have applied in the first place from Virginia ... being deprived of the means of supporting him elf any longer here, and proposing to reside for some time in Holland ... requests pass to New York to take passage to Europe. [Rejected 12 June, granted 21 June.] [no date] John Deans, having understood that you have been pleased to take into consideration his petition of the 4th inst. and to grant him permi ion required provided bond & security is given not to return; begs leave to observe that as he has no connections in this place, and as his property is lying in Virginia, he is unable to give the security required, requests to give his own bond. Philadelphia, 11 Dec-ember 1782. Monsieur DeGouthicre, being lately arrived from France and being desirous to go to Fort Pitt, requests pass. On arrival there, he intends to voyage to New Orleans on the River of Mi sissippi in an armed boat, for which he reque ts a Commission. Signed "DeGouthJere" {Pass granted, but no commission.] Philadelphia, 23 February 1780. Magdalen Devine of the City of Philadelphia, being in a bad tate of health, is advised by her Physician to try the efficacy of the Bath Waters, and hath also effects and accounts to a considerable amount to settle in England. She requests a pass to go to New York with a servant, Mary Red, to go to England in the first packet that sails, her ill state of health requiring every nece sary convenience. She leaves considerable property in this state and intends to return, but will not do so without permission. She has the liberty to offer (?character endorsements by] Mr. Samuel Morris and Mrs Sharp Delany. [Granted, with security, not to return.) 10 March 1780. Bond for .£2000 by Samuel Morris junior Merchant and Sharp Delany Druggist of the City of Philadelphia. Magdelan Devine and Mary Red must leave the state by 15 April. WitncssesJose-ph Cowperthwait, Mathew Irvin. Philadelphia, 18 March 1783. Hclena Dickson now of the City of Philadelphia, upon the approach of the Enemy to the City of New York in the year of our Lord Applications for Passes, 1776-1790 2006 1776, left that place "tho' far advanced in years" and possess'd of a very c able est.ate which she left behind, and that notwithstanding the great inju her property sustained from the Enemy, a part thereof of large value yet expo ed to further danger, not only from its present situation but from Hc1..aw, an Executor of her husband's will, who has possessed himself of deeds and valuable papers, which he will probably convey away as he clared his intentions of going off with the British if they evacuate that pl requests a pass to New York, and, as she is far advanced in years and inca taking proper care of her affairs, she asks a separate Ucence for her So Mr.John Leary Juru, who left New York and his property there at the s .r , (Granted.) Philadelphia, 18 March 1783. Character endorsement by Michael Hillegas and William Robeson. Philadelphia, 13 July 1780. catherine Dieffendorff came with her parents from Germany to Philadelphia 9 years since. She was bound to John Hamilton of Ox• ford Township, Philadelphia County, and her parents settled in New York where they now Jive and have sent for her. She has been free about three months and is very de irous to comply with the request of her dear parents from whom she has been so long ·seperated." She requests pass to go, taking her cloathlng with her. [No indication if granted] Philadelphia, 13 July 1780. Character endorsement by John Hamilton, Georg Meller, and John Unce. Philadelphia., 15 May 1782. Barbary Delebar, wife of John Dclebar, armorer on board the Royal ?Lcure, Captn D cator, but being taken a prisoner and carried to ew York, has been ick as the endo ed Jetter wiJJ inform [letter not in file]. requests pass to New York to assist her husband as far as lays in her power or to "get him exchang'd if she possablc can.'' [Granted.] Philadelphia, no date. Elizabeth Dodson, having been informed by letter dated 13 May last that her daughter Abigail Dodson is at liberty to return from Cayuga ?Chief, but as it is not in her power without some assistance, and Elizabeth is not of circumstance to afford it, craved for her long absent and afflicted daughter "benevolent ade of the charitable and welldisposed." [ o indication if she got it.] .B.We whose names are under written, certify that Elizabeth is the mother of said Abigail. Elizabeth Gilbert, Jesse Gilbert, Sarah Gilbert, Ahn r Gilbert, Elizabeth Gilbert.Jesse Gilbert. Philadelphia, 17 September 1778. George Douglas of the City of Philadelphia, for the recovery of his health is under the necessity of going [on] a voyage to Sea, that he is a native of the Kingdom of Scotland and cam to this City about six years ago where he has remained. He has some concerns in Scotland which require his personal attention. His design is not totally to absent himself from this t,tat and want:'i t ctur to t • City as soon as he can settle his affairs i Scottie t , JI I in America. He reque ts pas for New 1 u jected.] _ I NO\~t:n"4rl Bond for £1000 by William Davey tri,. City of Philadelphia, that Robert D • t ined a recommendation to go into the .1l , u permission. Witness James Trimble. , fourth year of the Independence of nu:·r•, klnson of the City of Philadelphia Esqu . lerk for Elizabeth Duch~ the wife of R London, who with a certain Cath ew York to get passage with her three 278 Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine I. and attendant to the City of London and not return to Pennsylvania with mi ion. Witn sses Joseph Stamper and Rebecca PhWJps. Philadelphia, 13 April 1780. Bond for £3000 by Francis Hopkinson at1 Morgan that Mrs. Eli.ubeeth Ouche go into the City of New York and not Witncsse John Ninan, Mary Morgan. Philadelphia, 11 May 1780. Ann Dunkin, widow of Robert Dunkin, lat tenant on board the Milford beJonging to his Brittannic Majesty, is intitl d a , ceive a pension from the Board of Admiralty of Great Britain and has mad cation to have the same paid to her and had sent over papers authorizing to receive ame in her behalf, which papers have miscarried. She is now in r that it is necessary to prove herself to be still the widow of Robert Dunkin ceased and to do so she must go to New York. [Rejected.) Character endorsement by John Barclay. Philadelphia, 31 March 1783. James Dunlap formerly of the City of New York requests a pass to New York, having real and personal property there to look after. [Granted.) Statement by John Steinmetz, John Bayard, James D. Crimsheir, and T. Roorbach that Dunlap's statement iS true. Philadelphia, 12 May 1780. Bond from George Duffield of the City of Philadel• phia derk for £5000 that Robert Dunlap and Jane his wife who are going to ew York will not return without perml ion. Witnesses Robert Bayly and Thomas Mitchell Detroit. 14 Jun 1775. Permit by Captain 8. 8. Lernoult Esgr of the (???] Regiment of Foot, Commandant of the Detroit Lite Dependences for Mr. William Dunlap to pass from hence to New York about his lawfull affair without mole tation. Signed B. B. Lernoult Capt, comm't of Detroit. Past Fort Erie 19 June 1775, igned J. Oalgarno Commandant. Past Niagara 26 June 1775 signed John Burnett Leuit Commandant. Philadelphia, 9 May 1782. Jane Dunn, wife of John Dunn, now a prisoner in New York, taken in the schooner Governour Livingston. Capt. Moses Griffing. and now lying sick on board the prison ship, has great hopes of bringing him home. he doesn't sign it; it is signed by Joseph Canon and Alexander Boyd. (No indication if granted.] Character endorsement by Samuel Caldwell and James caldwell. Philadelphia, 17 January 1783. Mary Dunton, whose hu band William Dunton mariner was lately taken in the Brig'n Black Prince, John Welch [sic] master, being second mat of aid Brig'ne and carried prisoner to New York, is now un• der pressing circumstances with four small chUdren having no support but what arose from the labour of her husband and wants a pass to go to New York to eff ,. •r 1 - con parole. [No indication if granted.) hn Walsh late master of the Brig'n Bl ey . . Catharine Eagan, who has lived in 1 1 and hired servant and whose ister • , her husband is dead requests pass co el Earl requests pass to New York to says he has a wife and children for is good behaviour. The document is si I thought a petition incongruous I h~ 2006 Appltcationsfor Passe, 1776-1790 279 my elf the honour of these lin s riequ sung you in behalf of the poor man. [No indication if granted.} Philade1phi~ 13 July 1782. Hester E tborn of the City of Philadelphia wid w [but ignatur says E ther Eastburn]I. having a son at e York aboard a pri on hip or o herwi taken in the ship Philadelphia and hearing that he is in great distress without relief, requests a pas . (Granted.] 23 July 178.2. Character endorsement by ?Butler hee, Ale der Rutherford Matthew H nd rson. John Henderson. Rob rt Graham. Blair McClenachan. Phil delphi~ 19 August 1779. Catharine/Kitty Eb rt. whose fath r was formerl a captain of Hu a.rs in the militia in the City of cw York and from firm and unshaken principle in the cause of his country left aid City when it wa Uk ly to fall into the hands of the enemy and removed with hi famil to thi ity wh _re a i w months ago h died and left Catharine fatherless but under the c-are of a loving and tender mother who remained here till about 2 month after the enemy I ft this City. when to catharine's infinite grief & sorrow she likewise departed thi life. Th patrimony of Catharine is now in the hands of som relation & friends there who have let her know that unless she appeared in e Yor before the ftrst day of D cember next, her share would be divided amongst themelvcs, & b ing reduced very low in circumstances, requests pass to cw York. l ranted ith curity.] Philadelphia 31 August 1779. Bond for £500 by Fran arie of th Philadelphia mariner that Kitty Ebert of the City of Philadelphia g to e and not r turn. itnesscsJames Montgomery and John Pringle. Philadelphia, 2 February I 82. Joseph Eck is unfortun te to h ve an nly on within the enemy Hn that has been absent from him for more than 3 years and being far advanced in year cannot pect to li e long and i d irou f seeing his only child who has never di obliged him but in quitting his native country of which Jos ph has reason to believe h most sincerely r grets, requ sts pass to Elizabeth Town to ee hi on under any vi itation that t e President and Council think proper. igned Jo eph gg ( erman • ignature, belo which someone has erroneouselywrittcn ~George Eck ..]. (Granted.] Philadelphia 1 2 F bruary 1782. Character enders m nt by Ferdinand Farmer, George Mead, B. Fuller, Thomas FitzS ons, braha hoemaker. PhUad lphia> 1 O tob r 1782. Georg Eddy, having £2000 in · h lying at Eliz. To n in Jer ey, requests p to go and rerurn with the money i.as I do not like risking o large a sum thro the country without being with it mys lf." [ indi • tion if granted.] [to be continued]