Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 35905, Samuel Duvall, Md.
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Service
Md.

Name
Duvall, Samuel

Number 
S 35905
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Left Side Page

d. Jan. 9, 1823

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(51)
Dist: of Columbia
Samuel Duvall 4
Colo. Price
Private
Maryland Line 1777 Harford Co
In the army of the U. States

At $8 per month to com. 28 March 1818
Cert; issued the 3d April 1818
and delivered to the Pensioner

Arr to 4th Sept 1818 5-5/28 mo $41.42

(Revy Claim Act 18th March 1818)
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I Samuel Duvall in order to claim the benefit of the act of congress passed the 18 day of March 1818 entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" do make this my declaration and [illegible] I am a citizen of the United States residing in the City of Washington in the District of Columbia, aged sixty years, I am in reduced circumstances 
in life and in need of the assistance from my county for support.

I was a soldier in the revolutionary war and enlisted in the year 1777 in Capt. Dents company, but it was then under the command of Lieutenant Williams of the second regiment in the Maryland line and served out my term of enlistment for three years until sometime in the year 1780, when I received my letter of discharge which I have since lost. I was in the battle of Brandywine, Germantown, and Monmouth. I have no other evidence in my power to offer except such as I [illegible] may got from Judge [illegible] except the affidavit or certificate given whom or [illegible] to obtain in corroboration of this declaration.

Samuel Duvall

District of Columbia

I [illegible] Thruston [illegible] Judge of the United States for the said district do certify that  on this 28th day of March 1818 Samuel Duvall made oath before me in due form of law to [illegible] presence that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Samuel Duvall did serve in the revolution against the common enemy as he states in the foregoing declaration and I transmit the testimony of [illegible] before me to the Secretary of War given under my hand at Washington in the said district the day and year first mentioned.

B. Thruston

To the Honorable
The Secretary of War
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I Wm Brent clerk of the circuit court of the District of Columbia for the County of Washington hereby certify that the B. Thruston whose name is within signed was at the time of so signing the same and still is an assistant Judge of the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia duly commissioned and qualified and to his acts as such full faith and credit are due and ought to be given as such in Courts of Justice thereout.

In testimony whereof I hereto set my hand and affix the seal of the said court this 28th day of March anno domini 1818.

Wm. Brent Clerk

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Samuel Duvall
Pri
$8 com'd 28 March 1818 
issued 3rd April 1818
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SCHEDULE.
District of Columbia, SS.
Washington County 
On this Tenth day of June 1820, personally appeared, in open court, for the said district Samuel Duvall aged sixty two years, resident in the said district, (circuit) who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows: (c) (illegible that he enlisted under) Ensign Duvall for 3 years in the 2nd Regiment Company of the Maryland line Commanded by Col Thomas Price as per Pension Certificate No. 51.
And I solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "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 18th day of 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 that what is contain in the schedule hereto annexed, by me the subscribed.
Property none-by profession a planter- no family living with me and I am not able to get my living without calling upon my county for support. 
Sworn to, and declared, on the tenth day of June 1820 in open court 
Test. William Brent
I, William Brent clerk of Washington County District of Columbia, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record 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 no ____dollars and ______cents.  In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this 10th day of June 1820.
(very illegible signature)
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2 ct stamped envelope enclosed EP
Pension / Cid
Lewistown, ILL.  Mar. 28, 1921.

Comm. of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
Can you give me any information as to the Revolutionary War record of Samuel Duvall, born 1752, arrived in America 1769, Samuel Duvall took the oath of alleigience in York Co. Penn. 1777.  But information from the Adj. Gen. War Dept. states that one Samuel Duvall served as a private in Capt. Hatch Dents' Co. 2nd Maryland Regiment, commanded by CoL. Thos Woolford, enlisted for three years, date not shown.  Name first borne on muster roll Jan. 5th, 1778 and last appears on Co. muster roll for Nov. & Dec. 1778, dated Middlebrook Jan. 21   1779.
This man is I feel sure my ancestor but I am at a loss to know why he enlisted in Maryland.  The Adjt. Gen. referes me to Comm of Pensions for further information.
Yours Respt.
[signature illegible]

[stamp]
PENSION
A
MAR
U.   30   S.
1921
OFFICE
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35905
Rev. INVALID.
File No. 35905
Samuel Duvall
Pri Rev War
Act: 18th March 18
Index:- Vol. 2, Page 492
[Arrangement of 1870.]
[second column]
1914. Aug. 31; history to Mr. J. Ogle Warfield M.B.H.
1916 Jan 17, history to Mrs. Eva L Turvey M.B.H.
1921 Apl. 29 hist. to Mrs. Ethel D. Henry Eu.
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Rev Sec H
Chicago Ill
Jan 11 1916
Com of Pensions
Washington DC. 
[round black date stamp] US Pension office Jan 13 1916

I am endeavoring to obtain the military record of  Samuel Duvall Jr. who enlisted from Prince Geo Co Md who from such data as I have been able to gather served as Quartermaster of the lower district of Md. The Adj Genl Office at Washington D.C. gave me what information they could and
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suggested that possibly I might be able to obtain some additional information from your office.  If you can from your records assist me in my research it will be very much appreciated by me. 
Yours Respectfully,
Mrs. Evan Lippincott Turvey
1328 E Marguette Road 
Chicago ILL
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Chestnut Hill
Phila. Pa.
8/27/14
The Com. of Pensions
Wash. D. C. 

My dear Sir:
Will you kindly give me what data if any, personal or family your Dept may have regarding one Samuel Duvall who served as private in Hatch Dent's Co- 2nd Md Reg- Rev. War- also on General Smallwood's guard.
Any data will be gratefully rec'd.
Very truly yours,
J. Ogle Warfield
(seal) US Pension Office Aug 28 1914
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Lewistown, ILL.  Mar. 28, 1921.
Comm. of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
Can you give me any information as to the Revolutionary War record of Samuel Duvall, born 1752, arrived in America 1769. Samuel Duvall took the oath of alleigience in York Co. Penn. 1777. But information from the Adj. Gen. War Dept. states that one Samuel Duvall served as a private in Capt. Hatch Dents' Co. 2nd  Maryland Regiment, commanded by Col. Thos Woolford, enlisted for three years, date not shown. Name first borne on muster roll Jan, 5th, 1778 and last appears on Co. muster roll for Nov. & Dec 1778, dated Middlebrook Jan 21, 1779.
This man I feel sure is my ancestor but at a loss to know why he enlisted in Maryland.  The Adjt. Gen. refers me to Comm of Pensions for further information.
Yours Respt.