Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 35038, for James Ramsay, Maryland
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Md.
Pa.
Ramsay, James
NUMBER
S. 35038
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6416      
Maryland                
James Ramsay               
of Cecil Co. in the State of Maryland who was an Ensign in the regiment commanded by Colonel Clotts of the Maryland line, for the term of One Year               
Inscribed on the Roll of Maryland at the rate of 20 Dollars per month, to commence on 9th of April 1818                      
Certificate of Pension issued the 4 of February 1819 and sent to Hon P. Reed H. Reps                    
Arrears to 4th of Sep. 1818                 97.30
Semi-anl, all'ce ending 4 Mar 1819  120.00              
$217.30       
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}               
1819
19
28
174
38
4.94
12 /
5.01 /
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James Ramsay

Discharge from the
Army of the United 
States of America
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Bubbell Town New Jersey February 27th, 1777               Given by the hand of Col John Boyd James Ramsays Commission dated March 3, 1776 Being Insign in Capt William Lotts Company flying Camp Second Ridgment Pensylvania Line and he hath served his country the above time with credit in his office but throu indispostion of Boddy is obliged to resign and this shall be his legal discharge given under my hand the date                   
Nathaniel Green              
Major General of the forces of the United America.                      
Col John Boyd of the above Ridgement
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James Ramsey a citizen of the United States and at this time residing in Cecil County and State of Maryland doth declare that on about the first of March 1776 enlisted under Capt William Scott of the Flying Camp in the 2nd regiment of Colo Clotts and 1st Brigade Gen Ewing and that he served as Ensign in Capt Scotts Company till the first of January 1777, and at the time last mentioned the Brigade of Gen Ewing was paraded at Trenton for a discharge and Gen Washington harangued the Brigade and called for volunteers and he the said Ramsey volunteered still holding his commission as Ensign under Capt John Brown and Colo John Boyd and continued in the Service untill by indisposition of Body he was compelled to resign about the first of March 1777 and that for his age and infirmity is unable to Support himself and family not having any other property than a few articles of household furniture.           
State of Maryland Cecil County April Court 1818.               
Then appeared in open Court James Ramsey and made oath on the Holy Evangel, of Almighty God that the several facts and circumstances stated the above declaration are true.              
April 9 1818                  
Sworn to in open Court 
Test   James Sewall  ck
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James Ramsey
filed at Aprl 1818
It appears to the satisfaction of Cecil County Court that the within named James Ramsey served in the Revolutionary War and the Members thereof hereby Certify and Transmit to the War Department of the United States the testimony laid before them by the said James Ramsey in support of his intended application for a pension under the late act of Congress.            
9 April 1818             
R. T. Eacle             
Leml Purnell
Tho Woorell
# Nine months and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of his Country.
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For a pension under the late act of Congress.   -    
9 April 1818     W. J. Eacle       
Leml Purnell
Tho Woorell     
# Nine months and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of his Country.
State of Maryland Cecil County Sct           
I hereby certify that Richard T. Eacle and Leml Purnell Esquires before whom the above and annexed oath & deposition appears to have been made and whom subscribed were at the time of so doing, and still are two of the Judges of the second Judicial District of the State of Maryland aforesaid duly commissioned qualified and sworn and to all whose acts as such due faith and credit are and ought to be given as well in Courts of Justice as there at.     
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and offered the public seal of my office this 21st day of September in the year eighteen hundred and eighteen.                      
James Sewall clk Cecil County Court
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35038

INVALID

File No. 35,038
James Ramsey
Ensign Rev
Act: 18th March 18
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 884

(Arrangement of 1870)