Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 41341, Joseph Williams, Del. Md.
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Del. 
Md. 
Williams, Joseph
S. 41341
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In the care of Joseph Williams, of the town of Viny and in the county of Grand Isle and the State of Vermont, a petitioner for a pension under the Act of Congress of this 18th 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"

Office of the Secretary of the State - Dover. Del. 16 Dec. 1818. 

I Henry M. Ridgely, Secretary of the State of Delaware, do hereby certify, that it appears from the pay rolls of Captain Enoch Anderson's company attached to and composing part of the Delaware Regiment in the service of the United States during the revolutionary war, that a man of the name of Joseph Williams service as a private soldier in the same company from month of January 1777 until and during the month of May 1778; and it does not appear that during the time afterward this said Joseph Williams was absent from his duty: - that is name is not mentioned in the said pay roll after the month of May 1778: - then it does not appear at which time he initiated, nor what became of him, his name not being returned among the prisoners the wounded the dead the deserters nor the discharged. The pay rolls of the aforesaid company, now in this office,  and from Dec. 1776 + Jan. 1777. [illegible] is the same veteran | to Feb. 1779.
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41341
INVALID.
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File No. 41.341
Joseph Williams
[illegible]
Act: 18 March 1814
Index: -- Vol. A, Page 58
(Arrangement of 1870.}
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(5,019)
Vermont Roll
Joseph Williams
Halls' Reg. t private
M d.,-V
Delaware Line 4
in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of -8- Dollars per month, to commence on the 28March 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 of Dec 1818 and Sent to himself, town of Vineyard, County of Grand Isle Vermont
Arrears to 4th of Sep 1818. 5 min 4/31 [4 over 31] + 4/30 [4 over 30] 42.09
Semi-anl. all'ee ending 4 March 1819. 48
$90 09
Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March 1818.
3 years
Vineyard, Grand Isle Co
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Joseph Williams
private Soldier
March 28-
We have no Rolls of the Delaware State
Admitted
Grand Isle, Vermont-
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To the Hon. John C.Calhoun Secretary of the War Department of the United States.
I Joseph Williams of the town of Vineyard in the county of Grand Isle & State of Vermont do testify that on the 10th day of June in the year 1776 I listed for five months in the service of the United States under Capt. Peter Mance who belonged to Cole Shiroch Regiment, which was called the flying camp. I listed in Frederickstown in the State of Maryland and when my five month was expired I received my charge in Philadelphia.
In the month of February, 1777 I listed for three years of serving the war under Capt. Enoch Anderson who belonged to both David Hall Regiment of the Delaware Blues a State Regisment. I continued in the Regiment until I was wounded which was at the battle of Germantown after which I was taken to Philadelphia Hospittle [hospital]. I lay in the hospittle [hospital] under the doctor's care fifteen months. I was then turned into the Regiment of Invalids under Coll. Lewis. [illegible] where I stayed until the year of 1780 in April I got my discharge (I was wounded through my boot which was supposed at the time to be [illegible]) In the year 1781 I took a mans place that was drafted for three months we was commanded by Coll. Seley we was stationed about 16 miles
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East of Morristown in the [illegible] there watching the motion of the Tories

During my services in the United States I Recd two written Discharges which are now Both out of my Possession, + I know not what is become of them, and I further Swear that I am poor + infirm + in need of the assistance of my Country for support

[signature] Joseph X Williams his mark

State of Vermont} Vinyard March 18th 1818
Grand Isle County} Then personally appeared Before me Lewis Sowles one of the apt Judges of the County Court of the County of Grand Isle Joseph Williams a person to me well known and made Solemn Oath that the for(e)going affidavit by him subscribed contains the whole truth + nothing but the Truth according to the best of his Recollection and I state that the sd Joseph Williams is now a Resident Citizen of sd County + has lived such to my knowledge for five years now Last [?}

[signature] Lewis Sowles Appt Judge

State of Vermont}  of Grand Isle County Court
Grand Island County Ss}
I Jedidiah Hyde, Junr[?] Clerk Grand Isle do certify that county court and that the [part of page missing] and right to be given to his [missing] Laws no other than the com [missing]

In testimony whereof I [missing]
of said court at Grand
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On the county court within and for the county of Lewis Sowles Esq. Is side of or adjutant Judge of the above is his signature that in full faith and credit is official and acts as such and that the said court on seal which is attached to this instrument and hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal.

J,H This 1st day of May 1818
Jedidiah Hyde jr Clerk