Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 20,319, William Ellis, Continental Florida Residence In 1832 Pa. Service
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SERVICE                                         NUMBER
Continental     Ellis, William           R. 20.319

Florida residence in 1832

CONTENTS
Pa, Service?
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Claim of Wm Ellis
presented by the Hon,
J. M. White, H. R.
respectfully before
to the Sect of the Trea-
Sury

Pension Office  Exd. Ref.
Feb. 10. 1832 Ad Inv.
File No 28.720
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Rcd  10 Feb 1802          4305

Rejected Act 1828.

Mr White of Florida is he the
attentions of Mr Edwards to
the written application for
a pension

Feb 9th 1832
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Rejected
Old War.
File no 20.139

William Ellis
Pri
Col Lamby's Artly
N.J. Line

Revy War

REJECTED

Rejected
Act 1828
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2009

Revolutionary Claims

Treasury Department
11 Feb 1832

William Ellis of  in the county of 
Gadsden in the Ter of Florida has applied to the Secretary
of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled "An act for the relief of certain officers and soldiers of the Revolution" approved the 15th of May, 1828. He states that he enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war and continued until its termination, at which period he was a Private in captain     company in Col Lambs Arty regiment of the New York 
line; and the he did not receive a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars provided by the resolve of the 18th of May 1878; and further that he was not on the 15th day of May 1828, on the pension list of the United States, and that he has
received as a pensioner since 3d March 1826., nothing.

the Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by the records of his office.

By Order of the Secretary 
F. A. Dickins

TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Third Auditor's Office
13th February 1832
It further appears that William Ellis is not now on the pension
list of any agency, and has not been so since 3d March
1826
The name of William Ellis cannot be
found among those of Lol Lambs Artillery, for whom
certificates for the gratuity of Eighty Dollars were issued -

Peter Hagner Aud
#10.015 Wids
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2009

Declaration

For the purpose of obtaining the  benefit of an act for
the relief of certain Surviving officers and soldiers of the
Army of the revolution approved on the 10th May 1828
I William Ellis of the County of Gasden in the Territory
of Florida do hereby declare that I enlisted in the continental
line of the Army of the Revolution for and during the war,
and continued in its Service until its termination at which
Period I was a private in Capt Samuel Lee. Company in Col
Lambs Regiment of Artillery And I also declare that I
did not receive a certificate for a reward of eighty dollars to which
I might have been entitled under a resolve of Congress passed the
15th of May 1778 owing perhaps to the circumstance of having
been taken a prisoner - sometime in the Year 80 or 81 in a scrim
mage between Ambog & Brunswick & detained as such in New York
until the declaration of peace - And I further declare that
I was not on the 15th March  1828 on the Pension list of the United
States
William Ellis
Territory of Florida
Gadsden County
Before Mr. Joseph McBride Presiding
Judge of the County Court of Gasden
County duly empowered to administer oaths - in the county of
Gasden in the Territory of Florida personally appeared this day
Jonathan Robinson and Jason Gregory & Rob. Forber of this said
county who did Siverally  make oath that William Ellis by
by whom the forgoing declaration was Subsanibed in generally respected
and believed to have been ia Private in the army of the revolution
in manner as therein Stated  Witnessed my own Hand this 20th day of
January AD 1832
Sworn to subscribed before me this 20th     
Jona  Robinson
Jason Gregory
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[first line is illegible] 
January AD 1832                                                Jou [a] Robinson
Sworn to subscribed before me this 20th      Jazon Gregoryes
day of Jan [ineligible] AD 1832.                         R. Yioulees
Joseph McBride P.J.G.
Territory of Florida
Gadsden County   [scribble] I. Robert C Sestes - Clerk of the County Court
for the County aforesaide do hereby Certify that Joseph McBride ------
before whom the foregoing affidavits been sworn was at the time and now is [crossed over and substituted with Presiding Justici] of the county court of [illegible] County of Gadsden in the Territory aforesaid and duly emfaswored
to administer oaths_  In Testimony whereof I have heresies to let [covered by seal] and affixed the Seal of Said [offer been crossed over] Court this 20th day of Jany. AD 1832 of 50th year of American Independance.  R.C.Lester JR.
[Cover by seal] of Florida
[Partially covered by seal] den County [scribble]  Know all men these presents that I William Ellis of the County and Territory aforesaid I a hereby constitute and appoint Joseph M White my trust lawful attorney with a power of Substitution for me and in my name to secure from the limited States the amount of pay now due to me under the act for the relief of certain Surviving officers and Soldiers of the Revolution approved 15th May 1821 as a private in [Lancaster] regiment of Artelling in that part of the Pennsylvania line attached first to Gen. Vinings and Subsequently to Gen. Mayne Command in the army of the revolution - [illegible] my hand and seal this 20th day of Jan y ___ AD 1832
Sealed and Signed in presence of Joseph McBride P.J.G.C.
William Ellis
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Territory of Florida
Gadsden County [scribble] Before me Joseph McBride
Pending Justice [Judge was crossed over] of the county court for the county aforesaid personally appeared this day William Ellis whose name is subscribed to the foregoing power of attorney and acknowledged the Same to be his act and deed in [illegible] my hand this 20th day of January AD 1832
Joseph McBride P.J.G.C.


Territory of Florida
Gadsden County   [scribble]  I Robert C. Santos  clerk of the county court for the county aforesaid do hereby certify that Joseph McBride below whom the foregoing power of attorney was acknowledged is [Judge is crossed over replaced with Presiding Justice] of the county court [words covered by seal] forth________
Given under my hand and seal of said court at [illegible] this 20th day of Jan y  AD 1832
R.C.Santos. CtK.