Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 46,467, for Stephen R Price, Maryland
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Md.

Price, Stephen R.

NUMBER
S. 46,467
B.L.Wt. 451-100

CONTENTS
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Cert No 564

46467

Revy

Name: Stephen R Price
Rank: Sergt
Company: Dobson
Reg't: 2nd Md Line

Allowed
Act 1828
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No 451

Steph R Price
Sergt
VA

11th issued to [illegible] to Col Moore - MD
2nd March 1809
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S: R: Price
Powr atty
to
Andrew Moore Esq
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Know all men by these presents that I Stephen R Price of Rockbridge County commonwealth of Virginia for divers good causes me thereunto moving have and by these presents do contain constitute and appoint my trusty friend Andrew Moore Esq my true and lawful attorney for me in my name and for my use to ask demand and receive of and from the Hon'ble the commissioner of the board of War and whom else it may concern all such donations either in land warrants or money as is due to me as a soldier during the late war with Brittain giving and hereby granting unto my said attorney full and whole power to take pursue & follow such legal ways and courses for the recovering receiving and obtaining and discharging upon the aforesaid or any of them as I myself or could do were I personally present and I do hereby ratify allow and confirm all and whatever my said attorney shall lawfully do or cause to be done about the execution of the premises by virtue of these presents in witness whereof I have set my hand and seal this 8th day of March 1806.

Steph R Price - SEAL

This 8th day of March came Stephen R Price before us Justices of the Peace for Rockbridge County and acknowledged the above power of attorney to Andrew Moore Esq March 8th, 1806

[illegible]
Wm Caruthers

This 2nd day of March AD 1806 came Job Bennington before me one of the justices for the peace for Rockbridge County commonwealth of Virginia and made oath according to law that the above Steph R Price is identically the same Steph R Price that served as a Sergeant during the late war with Brittain in the Maryland line.

John Houston
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756

564

REVOLUIONARY CLAIM
No of Original payment 564
Allowed
Act 1828

Treasury Department
Aug 23, 1828

Stephen R Price of Mifflin Township in the county of Franklin in the state of Ohio has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act entitled "An act for the relief of certain surviving 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 it's termination at which period he was a Sergeant in Captain (blank)'s company in the 2nd regiment of the Maryland line; and that he received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars provided by the resolve of the 15th of May, 1778; 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 the 3rd of march 1826 nothing. He states also that he was [illegible] Sergt in the 6th Maryland Regt of the line.

The third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by the records in his office.

By order of the Secretary 
A. Dickins

Treasury Department
Third Auditor's Office
27 August 1828

It appears by the records in this office that a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars has been issued to Stephen Price in the Maryland line.

It further appears that Stephen Price is not now on the pension list of any agency and has not been so since the 3rd March 1826.

John Hagner - Aud
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REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS

[B]

Form of a Declaration to be made by the Non-commissioned Officers, Musicians, and Privates.

For the purpose of obtaining the benefits of the act entitled "An act for the relief of certain surviving Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution" approved on the 15th of May, 1828, I Stephen R Price of Mifflin Township in the county of Franklin in the state of Ohio 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 *Sergeant I believe in Capt. Dobson's (* see the written declaration marked (E)) company in the second regiment of the Maryland line. And I also declare that I afterwards received certificates for the reward of eighty dollars; to which I was entitled, under a resolve of Congress passed the 15th of May 1778. See the written declaration marked (E).

And I further declare that I was not on the fifteenth day of May 1828 on the Pension list of the United States nor never was on the pension list.

Witness my hand this twenty-first day of July in the year one thousand eight hundred & twenty-eight - Stephen R Price

Before me Hugh Jiams a Justice of the Peace Mifflin township in the county of Franklin in the state of Ohio personally appeared this day Andrw Smiley, James Price and Capt. George Ridenour of the said county who did severally make oath that Stephen R Price by whom the foregoing declaration was subscribed is generally reputed and believed to have been a soldier in the army of the revolution in manner as therein stated and that they have no reason to doubt of the truth of the written declaration marked (E).

Witness my hand this twenty-first day of July in the year 1828.

Hugh Jiams - JP

I Abram J McDowell clerk of the court of the county of Franklin in the state of Ohio do hereby certify that Hugh Jiams before whom the forgoing affidavits were sworn was at the tie a Justice of the Peace and duly empowered to administer oaths.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court this first day of August AD 1828

A J McDowell - Clerk

Clerks Fee 50 cents
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written declaration 
(E)
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(E)
Altho I suppose I was enrolled in some ompany being an enlisted soldier yet I did no duty in any perticular company from 1777 to the termination of the war the reason will appear below and my memory is now very weak so that my only reason for believing that I was enrolled in Capt Dobsons company is that I remember I was with his company in the battle of Cutaw springs where said Dobson was killed and Lieutenant Lynn wounded and I took charge of the company the remainder of the battle.

I am confident that according to the resolve of Congress May 15th 1778 and likewise the Act of Congress May 15th 1828 that I am entitled to the pay granted by the last mentioned Act and a great deal more if justice was done me as you shall hear - I was enlisted for and during the war and early in 1777 I was appointed Qr. Masr. Sergeant of the 6th Maryland Regiment and about the later end of that year the Qr. Master went home and I did his duty untill the regiment was reduced at Gates,s defeat after that I acted in several different capacities in the Staff department and at the close of the war I acted as Qr. Master of the light troops and went with them to take possession of Charlestown S:C: when the Brittish evacuated it.

I was repeatedly promised extra pay but got none and for several years before the end of the war a commission and was returned for that purpose but too many cadets for an enlisted soldier to be promised let his quallifications be ever so good.

The words of the printed declaration requires I should say I had received the certificate for the eighty dollars reward granted by the resolve of Congress 1778 but I never had it in possession altho I believe that it was received for me and in my name as I appointed Cols. Tootle of Annapolis my Attorney at the end of the war and I believe he got all the certificates due me and we was finally broken up and dead before I heard any thing of it as I lived at a considerable distance by which I lost all my final settlement certificates and those for the 80 dollars also but I hope that my former misfortunes may not bar my way now.

If any further proof is necessary there is a deposition of Colo. John Lynns in the Treasury Office for the purpose of getting my warrant for the 100 acres of donation land which was sent to the office either in 1808 or 1809 as the patent is dated 1810

I declare the whole of the above declaration to be the truth to the best of my recollection
Stephen R Price
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Sir

I know nothing about my discharge lost many years ago but I expect Col Lynns' deposition will be satisfactory or the record of my warrant or patent or the muster roles of the 6th or 2nd regiment or I could send my patent down if it was of any use to confirm the evidence I know of no living personal evidence but Gen. Andrw Moore in Rockbridge County Virginia who obtained my land warrant and saw Col Lynns deposition.  I am sir with all due respect, your most obed. and humble servant.

Stephen R Price

PS - my address is Stephen R Price near Columbus, Franklin County Ohio

Richard Rush Esq
Secretary of the U. States
Treasury
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756
S R Price
Rev Serg 1828
Apr 23rd

Revolutionary Claim
FREE

COLUMBUS OHIO - Mail Stamp Aug 2

Richard Rush Esqr
Secretary of the United States
Treasury
Washington City
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State of Maryland Allegany County, to wit
October 27th 1806 Then came Col John Lynn late Lieut. in the 6th Maryland Regiment during the revolutionary war before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the peace for the County aforesaid (accompanied by Mr. Stephen R Price) and made oath on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God that he is well acquainted with Mr. Price (now an Inhabitant of Rockbridge County State of Virginia) that said Price and himself served in the same regiment together., himself a Lieut. and Mr. Price Quatermaster Sergt. to the Regiment, until a reduction took place in consequence of the defeat of General Gates on the 16th day of August 1780 when the remains of the 6th Regiment formed but one company in which company we both served, the said Price orderly Sergt to said Company, and continued to the end of the war. 

I am happy that I have it in my power on oath, to say from a long acquaintance
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with Mr Price I know of no one in the army of his rank that was more distinguished for capacity, sobriety, attention to duty and bravery in battle. And I have no doubt had the war continued a little longer he would have been promoted.

Jn Lynn - SEAL

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal the day and year first above written.

Nicholaus Gerner - SEAL

State of Maryland
Allegany County

On the third day of February 1803 came John Lynn and made oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God that the within named Stephen R Price not only served during the war but was enlisted for that term.

Thomas [illegible]

Rockbridge County VA
Claim admitted