Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40460, for William Smith, Delaware
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Del
CONTENTS
Smith, William
NUMBER
S 40460
aged 68 in 1818
wife Nancy 1820
res. Darke Co, Ohio 1820
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12.334
Ohio
William Smith 2d
of Washington ^[insert] County in the State of Ohio
who was a private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Hall of the Delaware
line, for the term of six years
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 12 of May 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 of June 18
and sent to John McLean Es
Ridgeville Ohio
Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819 78.19
Semi-anl, all'ce ending Sep. 1819. 48.00
M 9 24/31
$126.19
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}
20/
Continued
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Notification sent September 11th 1820 to
Eastin Morris, Clk Sup Court Greenville, Ohio
see letter to agent at chilicothe [Chillicothe] 11 April, 1822
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William Smith
Private
yy to P3
Hall Delaware
Regt
Admitted
The additional statement is satisfactory
the claim is therefore
admitted
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the State of Ohio
Personally appeared before the subscriber Judge of the Supreme Court of Ohio William Smith who being duly sworn states that in the forepart
of January seventeen hundred and seventy
he enlisted in the Continental Army under Capt
Caldwell in the State of Delaware, who was attached
to the 1st Delaware Regiment on Continental establishment commanded by Col Haslet- that he continued in the service one year the term of his
enlistment during which time he was in the battles of Trenton and Princeton
the said William Smith further states, that in March following after his discharge aforesaid he again enlisted in the Continental army under Captain Wilson
whose company made a part of the second Delaware Regiment on Continental establishment commanded by Col. David Hall this term of enlistment was for three years, the whole of which time he served faithfully, and after the expiration
thereof, that he again enlisted for during the war and continued to serve faithfully until the peace
he was discharge at Trenton, he thinks by a man
by the name of Ellet Forman. During the last
enlistments the said William states that he was in
the battles of Brandywine, German Town,
Monmouth in Mud Island fort - Eutaw Springs, was
at the surrender of Cornwallis besides numerous
skirmishes not related. The said William
Smith further states that his discharge at the close
of the war, was kept by him a number of years
but, when about to leave the State of Delaware
for the Western country, his discharge with a
great number of other papers was burnt by him
he not supposing that it could ever be of any
service to him. that he is now in his sixty
eighth year is frail and unable to labour, and
his necessities are great, so that he needs the assistance
of the Government to procure the necessaries
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of life. The said William Smith further states
that he has lost his hearing, which he was 
occasioned in a considerable degree by the 
employment in Mead Island Fort, though his immediate
injury was not so great as to materially injure
him from performing the duties of a soldier
that he was wounded by a musket ball in
the thigh and by a cannon ball his right arm
was much injured, which, with the infirmities of
old age has rendered his arm as lame that
he has not been able to feed himself with
it for about twenty years past - he never
before applied for a pension
Sworn and subscribed before me this 12th May 1818.}
John McClean
William Smith

Also personally appeared before
the subscriber Amos Crane who being duly sworn
states that he is acquainted with the above William
Smith, that his circumstances in life are extremely
reduced, and from his knowledge of the said
William, as well as from the various facts stated
by him which he knew, and which were within
the knowledge of this deponent, in the revolutionary
war this deponent has no doubt and that
he has truly stated facts in the foregoing deposition
Sworn & subscribed before me this 12 May 1818
John Mclean
Amos Crane

I am well acquainted with the above deponent Amos Crane -- he is a respectable man, and worthy of full credit in the appearance, and manner of relation of the above named ['William' lined out] William Smith, I place full
reliance in his statement. He does not know the
residence of any one now living who served with
him in the Army unless it be Col. Hall, who was 
in Delaware the last he heard of him.
John Mclean
Judge Sup. Court
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in Delaware the last he heard of him
John Mclean
Judge Sup. Court

I John Mclean Judge of the Supreme Court
of the State of Ohio do certify, that it appears
to my satisfaction, that the above William
Smith did serve in the revolutionary war,
as stated in his deposition hereto annexed
against the Common enemy, for the term
of nine months, on the continental establishment; and I now transmit the proceedings
and testimony taken and had before me, to
the Secretary for the Department of War 
pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned
act of Congress. I also certify, that I believe, he
needs the assistance of his country for support
John Mclean

the State of Ohio
personally appeared [illegible] the
subscriber William Smith, (whose affidavit made
on the 12 May 1818, is hereto annexed) and made
oath that in the company commanded by Captain
Caldwell whose company formed a part of the
regiment commanded by Col. Hazlet as stated
in his former deposition, he did more [illegible]
months the period of his enlistment that Captain
Caldwell retired from the army after the
termination of the above service. Col. Hall
during the above service was a captain in
the above regiment- also that Pope, Vaughn,
Patton, Smith, Jaquit, Darby, Adams, he believes
according to the best of his recollection were the
^[insert] other captains in the above regiment. Col Hazlet
was killed about three miles from Princeton
three days after the battle of Trenton
Hall being the first captain of the [illegible]
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Coldwell retired from the army after the
termination of the above service. Col. Hall
during the above service was a captain in
the above regiment also that Pope, Vaughn,
Patton, Smith, Jaquit, Darby, Adams, he believes
according to the best of his recollection were
the ^[insert] other in the above regiment. Col Hazlet was
killed about three miles from Princeton
three days after the battle of Trenton - Hall being
the first captain of the regiment was promoted
to the command of it. The said William Smith
further states, that he was discharged as stated in
his former deposition and he again enlisted
as stated in the same regiment commanded
by Col Hall as stated in his former deposition
that about six months after his enlistment
there was a call for some men from the above
regiment to march against the British who were
about the Turkey point, and it was feared would march
to Philadelphia - that he was placed in Mud Island
under the command of Capt Hazard, and in the
which took place shortly after, in
the explosion of 110 gun ship of the enemy
he was rendered entirely deaf. That immediately afterwards 
he was permitted to go home
on furlough, as unfit for duty. In
the ensuing fall, having come to his hearing
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partially he was permitted by Capt Wilson and
Col. Hall, to join the company of Capt Perry
who was appointed to defend capenlopen [Cape Henlopen] - Lewis
town - that he remained with Captain Perry [illegible lined out]
one year - during which time he assisted in making
[illegible] of the Schooner Reed and the Sloop [illegible]
That in February following ^[insert] after the end of his servise [sic]
last stated, he met with Col. Hall, who ordered him to join the army in the May 
following at Bonbrook - he did so and continued to serve
faithfully until the close of the war. that
he was frequently and generally ^[insert] when convenient engaged in the
look out boats up and down the North river
The said Smith further states, that he
was in the battle on Long Island, under his first
enlistment, commanded by [illegible lined out] Sterling in
which many of the regiment were cut off
the company of Captain Perry was an independent
one, his substterns [sic] were, John Wesley, John Hazard
& William Hall
William Smith [signature]
Sworn and subscribed before me this 18th May 1819}
John Mclean 

Since taking the first deposition of the above
William Smith, I have become well acquainted with
his circumstances and character, he lives
within a mile of me. Whatever may be the return
of [illegible lined out] Hall or Hazlett, I entertain no doubt
that the service was performed exactly as stated
by the applicant. Perhaps, his being transferred to
Mud Island, then obtaining a furlough, and
afterwards being attached, as stated to the company
of Perry, may have occasioned the return on Col
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Halls roll. In his record affidavit,
I have stated many circumstances omitted in the first, under the
expectation, that if they should not
direct to some written evidence of the
service, they will at least convince the
Secretary of War, that no imposition is intended
by the applicant. He is a man of good character -
is as good as he can be, & is so deaf as to render
it extremely difficult to communicate with
him. Upon the whole, I have near no one,
whom, I think better entitled to the benefit
of the law, under which he claims
John Mclean
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William Smith
76-14 Haslett
77 to 80 Hall
Del; Regt
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The State of Ohio Darke County ss
Supreme Court of the State of Ohio
On this 7th day of July 1820 Personally appeared
in open court being a
Court of record for the
said State William Smith aged sixty nine
resident in Darke County in said State who
being first duly sworn according to law doth
on his oath declare that he served in the
revolutionary war in the first Delaware regiment in the company commanded by Jonathan Caldwell and in the second Delaware regiment
and that his original declaration was dated on
the [blank] day of [blank] in the year [blank]
the number of the pension certificate is [blank]
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident of
the United States on the 18th day of March 1818
and that I have not by gift sale or in any
manner disposed of my property or any part
thereof with intent thereby so 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 than what is contained in the
Schedule hereunto annexed and by me
Subscribed Schedule of property by me
owned One horse, one cow, two pots one
Kettle and one chest And further that his
occupation is a farmer and that he is 
infirm and unable to perform any work
of any amount all the
the family he has living
with him is his wife Nancy Smith about 67
years old infirm and not able to perform
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any work of any account
William Smith

Sworn to and declared on the 7th day of
July 1820 in open Court
Eastin Morris Clerk

The State of Ohio}
Darke County} ss 
I Eastin Morris Clerk
of the Supreme Court of the State of Ohio
for the County aforesaid 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 sixty dollars
In testimony whereof I have herein
to set my hand and affixed
the seal of the said Court
on this seventeenth day of July
one thousand eight hundred
twenty
---
Eastin Morris Clerk
of the Supreme Court of the
State of Ohio for the County of
Darke
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40460
INVALID.
Revy
File No. 40,460
William Smith
Priv Rev War

Act: 18 March 18
Index: -- Vol. 3, Page 467
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Hon. J.C. Calhoun
Secretary of War
Wm Smith Jr
Washington DC
Notification
sent to
Eastin Morris Esq
Clk Sup: Court
Granville Ohio