Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 10074, for Basil Newton, Maryland
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Service Md.

Newton, Basil
Hall, Mary 
Former widow  

Number W. 10074
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443                                           Reported
Indiana, Madison
Mary Hall widow of Basil Newton who served in the Revolutionary (Md) war as a Private.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars 0 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23rd day of June 1848 and sent to Geo. W. Harding
Bloomington Indiana

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 328, Vol. 2
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10004
Mary Hall
formerly widow
of Bazil Newton
Indiana
Act of July 1838

W. S. Allison
[illegible]
May 20 1843.
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Declaration in order to attain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th July 1838 and 23rd August 1842.
State of Indiana Monroe County
On this eleventh day of May in the year of our Lord 1845 personally appeared before me Daniel Lundermann a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County Mary Hall a resident of the County afore named in the Seventy ninth year of her age who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to attain the benefits of the provisions made by the acts of Congress passed July 7th 1838 and August 23rd 1842 granting Pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War.  That she is the widow of Bazil Newton who was a private in the 2nd (Second) Regt. of the Maryland line during a part of his service but does not recollect the officer names that he was also a Corporal or Sergeant that he entered the service early in the war and was at the battles of Bunker Hill Trenton and Princeton was also as she believe in the battles of Camden in 1780 and at the Surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown in the fall of 1781 and served until the end of the war but is unable to say under how many engagements or for what periods of Service.  She has heard him say that he was at one time under Capt Zimmerman and also under Paul Smallwood a part of the time.  She would respectfully refer to the record of the many land line for proof of the Services.  She also declares that she was married to the said    Bazil Newton on the 20th January 1785 near Saint Leonard Calvert (Colbert) County State of Maryland by the Reverend Mr. Weims and that her said husband died the Seventh day of November 1786. that She was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to January 1, 1794. ____ at the time above stated she was married to William Hall the 7th day of December 1790.  That he died on the 10th day of November 1803 and that she has remained a widow ever since that period.  The Claimant
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States from her recollection of the family record, she was born on the 31st January 1765 and that She has no knowledge where to obtain evidence of it, or of her intermarriage with the said Bazel Newton or William Hall.  That she was married to Bazel Newton near St. Leonard in the County of Calvert Maryland at the time aforesaid and that he died at the time aforesaid and also that she was married to William Hall the 7th day of December 1790 in the County of Calvert Maryland by the Revd ____ Walker and that he died on the 10th day of November 1803.  That she had one child by each of her deceased husbands both of which died in their infancy and that when about to remove to the State of Indiana with some of her old friends and neighbors She destroyed by burning all the old papers and letters belonging to the family and in her possession including her first husbands certificate of his service as a valiant and faithful Soldier of the Revolutionary war and one or two furloughs permitting his to visit his friends while a soldier.  Sworn and subscribed on the day and year above written before me
Mary (her mark) Hall (seal)
Witness
Townsend, Smith
Daniel Lunderman
Sworn and subscribed on the day and year above written before me
Daniel Lunderman Justice of the Peace
State of Indiana Monroe County
I Daniel Lunderman a Justice of the Peace in and for said County do hereby certify that from general report and from my personal knowledge of Mrs Mary Hall for the space of six years past I consider and believe her to be a person of good character and respectability and that the for going Affidavit of hers is in substance true to the best of her knowledge and that owing to her old age and bodily infirmities she could not attend in open Court to make the foregoing declaration without detriment or difficulty to herself.  Given under my hand and seal may 11th 1843.
Daniel Lunderman
Justice of the Peace
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State of Indiana Monroe County
Be it known that before me Daniel Lunderman a Justice of the Peace in and for said County and State aforesaid personally appeared Elizabeth Denton of said County and after being duly sworn according to law testifies as follows, That tot he best of her knowledge she is now in the forty third year of her age that she when about eleven years old boarded with Mrs Mary Hall thence for about four years That Mrs Hall was at the time of her boarding with her a widow residing in the County of Calvert State of Maryland that she has known her intimately ever since that she has heard the said widow Hall very frequently speak of her deceased husband William Hall and also especially I have heard her often speak of her marriage to her first husband Bazil Newton and of his being a soldier in the Revolutionary war a long time if not during all the time the war lasted and of his death and that I have no doubt of her having been the wife of said Bazil Newton not only form my information of her but from the general report of my acquaintance while a resident of Calvert County in Maryland and that the said Bazil Newton was a Soldier of the Revolutionary War.  Given under my hand and seal this eleventh day of May 1843
Elizabeth Denton (Seal)
Witness
Townsend Smith
Daniel Lunderman
Sworn and Subscribed the day and year last above written before me
Daniel Lunderman
Justice of the Peace
State of Indiana Monroe County I Daniel Lunderman a Justice of the Peace in and for said County and State do certify from my personal knowledge of Elizabeth Denton she is a lady of high standing and respectability May 11, 1843.
Daniel Lunderman
Justice of the Peace
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State of Indiana Monroe County Be if known that before me Daniel Lunderman a Justice of the Peace in and for said County and State made oath in due form of law that he has known Mary Hall named in the foregoing Affidavit for the space of thirty years past that by report at his earliest acquaintance with her he believes she was Mary Platford (Flatford) was married to one Bazil Newton in Calvert County Maryland that said Newton was a soldier of the Revolutionary War that said Mary after the death of said Newton intermarried with one William Hall who also died.  That said Mary Hall has been a widow to my knowledge for the space of Thirty years past.  That during my knowledge of Mary Hall she first lived in Calvert County Maryland thence to Monroe County Indiana during which time she has maintained a good and fair Christian character as a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and I believe her Affidavit before named is true in substance.  Given under my hand and seal May the eleventh 1843 Samuel Hardestry (Seal)
Witness
George W. Hardin
Daniel Lunderman
State of Indiana Monroe County I Daniel Lunderman a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State above named do certify that I have known Samuel Hardestry for ten years past that his standing as a man of faith and integrity is good and worthy of confidence and that he has sworn to the above Affidavit signed by him in my presence and according to law given under my hand and seal the day and year above written
Daniel Lunderman (Seal)
Justice of the Peace
State of Indiana Monroe County
I David Browning clerk of the Circuit Court of Monroe County certify that Daniel Lunderman is a Justice of the Peace as above and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is _____
In testimony whereof I have here unto affixed my Seal of office and subscribed my name this 12th day of May in the year 1843.
D. Browning Clerk Ct. Ct. Monroe Co In
 rec May 20, 1843
W.S. Allison

10004
Mary Hall
formerly widow of Bazil Newton Indiana
Act of July 1838
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10.004
Mary Hall
In
Sent to W S AllisenJuly 12 1843
Sent to W.S. Allisen Sep 9, 1843
" " G. W. Harding Oct 28 '43
 
Act of July 1838
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additional evidence Mrs Hall formerly widow of Bazil Newton
Indiana
Act of July 1838

W. S. Allison
___________
June 3rd 1843
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Land Office
Annapolis, 1st June, 1843.
I hereby certify that it appears by the master rolls of the Revolution remaining in this office, that Basil Newton, enlisted as a private in Captain Thurman's Company of the 6th Maryland Regiment for the term of three years, on the 17th day of March, 1777, and was present on the 1st day of January 1780
George G. Brown
Regal Land Off. Manager
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Mary Hall
formerly widow 
of Bazil Newton
Indiana
additional under
act of July 1838
Sept 22, 1843
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State of Maryland Calvert County
I hereby certify that I have searched the records of my office and cannot find any evidence for the marriage of Basil Newton to Mary Platford.  
In Testimony whereof I have here unto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of Calvert County Court this fifteenth day of Septemeber in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and forty three
Wm Hance Clk of Calvert County Court
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rev 8 July

8523
Madison
Indiana

Mary Hall, formerly
widow of Basil Newton
who was a pensioner under the Act of ____
and who died on the 7 Nov. 1786
of Monroe Co. in the State of Indiana
who was a Private in the Corps
commanded by Captain ____ of the 
reg commanded by _____ in 
the Revo line for 2 years

Inscribed on the Roll of Madison
at the rate of 80 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of
March, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 8th day of
July 1844 and sent to Hon 
J. W. Davis Carlisle, Indiana

Total amount, $400.00

{Act July 7, 1838.}

Recorded by F. D. Swann Clerk
Book D Vol. 1 Page 425.
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rep

5976 & 7844
Madison
Indiana

Mary Hall, formerly
widow of Basil Newton
who was a Private
in the Rev War

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 
80 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the
13 day of Augt 1844
and sent to
G. W. Hardin
Bloomington,
Indiana

{Act of March 3, 1843.}
and June 17, 1844

Recorded in Book A
Vol. 1 Page 178
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Revy
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 10074
Mary Hall
for, Wid of
Basil Newton
Pri Rev War
-
Act: Feby, 2748
Index: -- Vol. A, Page 307
(Arrangement of 1870.}
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25
Prince Fred Lane
December 11th 1843

George W Hardin Esquire
Bloomington
Indiana
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Prince Frederick Town Calvert County Md
December 11th 1843

George W Harden Esquire
Dear Sir
Your favour dated some time in
the month of November last was
received by me, and in compliance therewith search was made
among the records of my Office for the purpose of discovering
whether there was and record evidence of the marriage of a certain
Basil Newton with Mary Fulford or Flatford none
could be found, I also applied to the Register of the Orphans
Court of Calvert County with the view of ascertaining whether
there ever had been letters of administration granted to any
person on the estate of said Basil Newton and was informed
by him that there had not been any granted, consequent I could
not discovery through that channel any link of evidence to suit
the case.  I will state to you that I was written to some
time during last summer on this occasion by a certain
Mr. Allison whose letter I gave my personal attention
sent him my certificate that I could not find any record evidence
in relation to the subject. I also endeavored to procure
parole evidence to identify the good old Lady but was
unsuccessful in that respect.  I have therefore
in conclusion I sent you my affirmation made before
a justice of the peace together with my certificate & seal
of Office
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very respectfully
yr Obt Servt
Wm Hance
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Mary Hall
wid. Basil Newton
Indiana
Act 7 July 38
& 23. Aug. 42
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10,074
July 19 '43

a
(illegible)
Mary Hall

W.S. Allison
Prect.
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Washington, D.C. July 18. 1833

Sir
I herewith return the declaration
of Mrs. Mary Hall of Indiana
formally widow of Bazil Newton, and
have to state that in reply to
the requisition in your letter to me
of the 12th requiring proof of service
from the Land office at Annapolis
(illegible) that sometime after depositing
the declaration, I deposited Mr. Brewer's
certificate of service. I will endeavor to get
the accompany proof of if I can (illegible)
manage.

Your Obt. Sout
Wm S Allison

J. L. Edwards Esqr
Com of Pensions
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10.074
Mary Hall
Indiana
Act 7 July 38
Amt
2 yr Pri
$80.

Hon J.W. Davis
Carlisle
Sullivan Co
Indiana
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Hon. J. W. Davis
Carlisle
Sullivan Co
Ind..
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House of Reps
April 16 44

Sir
Permit me to call your attention
to the two letters enclosed herewith upon
the subject of Mrs Hall's claim to a pension.
The gentleman signing these letters
are of the highest respectability and
all credit is due to their statements.

Please reply upon this subject
at your earliest convenience.

very Respectfully
Your obt svt
Jno W. Davis

J. L. Edwards Esq.
Comm of Pensions
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16. Sep 1843 B
Mary Hall
former widow of
Bazil Newton
Indiana
act 18 (illegbile)

Wm S. Allison 
Georgetown  
District of Columbia

W. S. Allison
Prest.
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W. S. Allison
Prest

(Stamp)
Annapolis
Sep 13

Wm. S. Allison, Esq
George Town
District of Columbia

Mail
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Land Office, Annapolis, 13th Sept. 1843.

Dear Sir,

In reply to your letter of the 11th Inst, which I have just received, I have to state, that upon an examination of the records of the Revolution in this office, I cannot say, whether Basil Newton and Basil Newman is one and the same person or not. I will proceed to give you a statement as their names appear upon the rolls. Upon a muster roll of t he 6th Maryland Regiment, the name of Basil Newton appears to have enlisted as a private in Capt. Truman's Company, for the term of three years, on the 17th of March, 1777, and was discharged and paid in 1780 and upon another must roll or list, and said List of men recruited for the Maryland line in 1782, the name of Basil Newton appears upon said list, to have been recruited by Capt. James Somerville on t he 16th of March, 1782, for the term of three years, and by a record [illegible] "Register of Maryland troops discharged at the post of Frederick Town", his name also appears upon said record to have been discharged on the 29th of October, 1782. Now, from t he muster rolls, it would appear that Basil Newton enlisted twice, for the term of three years (each enlistment, making six years, but upon t he payroll kept by John Hamilton, Agent for the Maryland line, the name of Basil Newton does not appear, but I find upon that roll, the name of one Basil Newman, and from not finding his name upon any of the muster rolls, I am inclined to suppose that some mistake may  have been made in entering his (name)
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name upon the Pay roll, making it Newman, instead of "Newton" but I cannot know any thing certain about it, as the records of the Revolution are very imperfect and there may  have been a Basil Newton and Basil Newman, both in the war of the Revolution for aught I know.

Very respectfully,
Yr. Obt. Svt
G. G. Brewer

Wm. S. Allison, Seqr.
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House of Reps
May 30. 1844

Sir
Permit me to ask you attention 
to the two letters herewith enclosed
to ascertain if they will furnish any
additional proof to sustain the 
marriage Mrs Mary Hall whose papers
are on file in your office.  Perhaps
by looking into these letters something may
suggest itself that may obviate the difficulty
Please return the letters
with your answer.

very Respectfully
your obt servt
Jno W. Davis

J. L. Edwards
Comm of Pensions
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May 18, 48
Act of February 
Congress

Ind. 5976
Mary Hall
wid Bazil Newton 

(stamp)
May 13
In

FREE
James L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
D. C.
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Bloomington Indiana
May 11th 1848.

James L. Edwards Esqr
Sir enclosed I send you the voucher
of Mary Hall claiming a pension under the act
of congress passed Feb. 2 1848.  If anything more is required
to obtain the admission of her claim please let me
know it and of a warrant is issued in se vouchers and it
to me and oblige the claimant.
Very respectfully
your obt Servt
George W. Harden
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Admitted

Geo. W. Hardin
Bloomington
Inda
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of 2nd February 1848 entitled "An act making further provision for Surviving widows and soldiers of the Revolution.

State of Indiana }
Monroe County } S.S.
On this 10th day of May 1848 personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for said County, Mary Hall a resident of Bloomington in the County of Monroe and state of Indiana aged Eighty four years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision  made by the act of Congress passed on the 2nd February 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That she is now the widow of William Hall deceased and that she was formerly the widow of Basil Newton deceased who was a soldier in the Revolution war. That by her right to the provisions of the pension laws as the widow of the said Basil Newton she was placed on the pension roll of the Indiana Agency at the rate of Eight dollars per annum under the acts of July 7 1838 and March 3rd 1843. And of June 17, 1844 for proof of which she respectfully gives reference to the record and testimony now in the War department of the United States of America relative to her former admission of pension
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and that she further declares that she is still a widow.
X her mark Mary Hall Seal
Witness
Caleb Cuell
James Wylie
James Slocomb
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before the undersigned. I certify that the applicant is personally known to me and is the identical Mary Hall United States pensioner as set forth in her foregoing declaration. Given under my hand and seal the day and year last mentioned.
James Slocomb Seal
Justice of the peace

State of Indiana }
Monroe County } S.S.
I Milton McPhetridge Clerk of the Circuit Court in and for said County & State do hereby certify that James Slocomb is a Justice of the peace in and for said County dully commissioned and qualified according to law and fully authorized to administer [oaths]; that the signature to the foregoing certificate purporting to be his in genuine in witness whereof I subscribe and affix my name and the seal of my office hereunto at Bloomington this 10th day of May A.D. 1848.
Milton McPhetridge Clerk
C.C.M.C.
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Free
James L Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington 
City

Nov 6 1820
Power of Attorney
from Mary Hall

(stamp)
Bloomington Ind
Oct 30
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Power 
of 
Attorney
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Bloomington Indiana October 30th 1843
Jas L. Edwards Esqr. Commissioner of Pensions
I here enclose to you Mrs. May Hall's power of attorney constituting me her sole agent as therein represented and certified to which you will please put with her vouchers for a pension. Her object is to more explicitly and [definitely] direct the proper officer as to the disposal of her pension certificate if she is so fortunate to obtain one and it being more satisfactory to her than her former power of attorney and directions lodged in your office. If necessary to make any official communication as the subject of her pension please address me on the subject. With much respect I am your obt. Servt.
George W. Hardin
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(stamp)
Bloomington Ind
Aug 21

FREE
James L Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington 
City

(illegible)
Mary Newton
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Grasonville MD
August 8th
50

James
I Jamesville MD
ewh

George W Hardin Esqr
Bloomington 
Indiana
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Nives Ijamoville Frederick Co. 7th August 1844

Dear Sir

I have now strove to comply with your request in [favor] of Mrs. Hall, by finding you the best deposition that I am [able] to give at this time. After so many years, it can hardly be expected that I [could] remember every [little] [circumstance] but I have tried to [recollect] the principal that she was [certainly] lawfully [married] to Basil Newton and by the law, Masons Lock Wems sometime in January 1785. You will [please] give my respects to Mrs. Hall and [tell] her she must [excuse] my not complying sooner when she considers how old I am and how very weak I must be now in my 85 years, if Mrs. Hall [should] obtain pension you will [please] inform me of it and [direct] your Letter to [Ijamoville] and I shall [get] it in [future]
I am Sir yours with respect
John Montgomery Sevrt

Bloomington Indiana Augt. 20 1844.
James L. Edwards Esqr. Comm. of pensions 
Dear Sir a few days ago I received the letter immediately above signed John Montgomery then enclosing his affidavit certified by relating to Mrs. Mary [Hall's] application for a pension which I also send you and likewise another letter recd. some time ago of said J. M. in reply to a letter of inquiry after him by me Dec 27. 1843. Mrs. Mary [Hall's] pension certificate under act of July 7th 1838 came to hand in due time (from [illegible] John W. Davis of Carlisle Ga) and the five years pension at Eighty dollars per annum received. I considered the deficit of the amount I expected to have obtained for her was by reason of her marriage not being so positively proven as we hoped for. Now that we have though a late period obtained very particular and positive proof of said marriage (and with it acknowledge of some of the good old customs) we hope an increase of pension for Mrs. Hall from the beginning to the end of the present Law to which she is entitled.
Respectfully your obt. servt. George W. Hardin
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(stamp)
Bloomington Ind
Dec 25

January 18??

Jno
aorproof
H

FREE
James L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
City
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Bloomington Indiana December 25th 1843

Mr. James L Edwards Commissioner of pension hear
with send you the legal affirmation of M.r William Hance
Clerk of Calvert County Maryland and his letter showing
no record evidence is to be had from the record of that
County proving the intermarriage of Mary now Mary
Hall and her first husband Bazel Newton for whosE
services as a revolutionary soldier she claims a pension.
I did hope at least to prove by the records of said County that she
when, Mary Newton administered on the estate of her
deed husband Bazel Newton. I have read the affidavit and letter
of Mr Hance to Mr Hall and learn nothing new important
from her to prosecute her claim upon.  She thinks the
clerk neglected his duty in not entering the issuing and
date of the license for their marriage or that the British
destroyed the records of said office when Prince Frederick
Town in Calvert County Maryland were pillaged by
them in the last war - I give it as my opinion founded on
the opinion of an old Marylander resident here that she
& B. Newton was married after advertising the intended
union three times in a public assemblage for worship to
avoid the fees; which was lawful and very common especially
with poor people, and that he recollects when the license
fees was four dollars, and they may have been greater and
he further says from accounts Bazel Newtons estate was very
small; and in all probability to administration was ever
made on it; but that his widow, Mary, settled the few little
debts and those of the funeral expenses without going to
the unnecessary costs of admin. Upon receipt of this and the
affidavit and letter before noted I hope you will give her claim
the most liberal construction within your power and official
duty and if you cannot grant her pension certificate from
all the testimony and coincidences in favor of her claim please
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inform me of what disposition you make of it- I would be
glad the Secretary of War and States attorney General, one
or both, would examine her claim before reported to congress
if such would be your course with it if rejected by you;
for upon this claim depends my making efforts in
behalf of others to present knowing as I do from the
few claims I have presented in 1843 that very few of
that class of people could even read and they have but
little knowledge of their rights under the present act of
congress and no expectations of proving any thing by
personal testimony unless traditionary and not often
record proof or of family Bibles, Church Records can be had
in favor of the applicants in the far west where the poorer
class are the first to settle and the separation of families and
long space of time prevent any information of the family
Bible record if there ever was any - In conclusion permit me
to say in addition to the received or admitted proof of her claim
her age and the age and character of her witnesses in open
Court should I must urge be satisfactory evidence of her Marriage
in any other case and why not as an applicant for a pension which
is made her right before claimed. I could mention many other
difficulties upon which the success of applicants depend but
fear I have already written too much Respectfully Yrs.  K.
George W. Hardin
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State of Maryland Calvert County Sc
On this 11th day of December
in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and forty three
personally appointed before me the subscriber a justice of
the peace of the said State in and for Calvert County afresaid
William Hance Clerk of said County and did solemnly
sincerely and truly declare and affirm that he has search among
the records of his Office for the purpose of discovering whether
there was my record evidence of the marriage of a certain
Basil Newton with Mary Plattford of Harford and
could not find any.
Affirmed before me
Jas Buckmaster

State of Maryland Calvert County Sc
I hereby certify that James Buckmaster
Esquire before whom the above affirmation was made and taken
and who has thereto subscribed his name was at the time of
so doing a justice of the peace of the said State in and for
Calvert County aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn and that 
the signature of said James Buckmaster is genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have
hereunto subscribed my name and affixed
the Seal of Calvert County Court this eleventh
day of December in the year of our
Lord Eighteen hundred and fifty three
William Hanley
of
Calvert County Court
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ENVELOPE

Ijamesville Md   25
Feby 5th

George W. Hardin Esqr
Bloomington
Indiana

Recd. Feb 12 1844.
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Frederick Co. 3rd February 1844

Sir

I have [been] handed a letter from you to the Post Master at Frederick Town inquiring for me as [illegible] and knows of me what I know or remember of Mary Flatford [Marriage] with Basil Newton. I have only to say that I am but [barely] [illegible] being at her wedding but did not go with her and Company to Mrs. [illegible]. I find that Mrs. Newton so mistaken in that as [while] my name is which I think she ought to have remembered, that has [been] for a long ago and a thing that has near [crossed] my mind from that time to the present that I do not think that I [could] give any affidavit that would be of any service to Mrs. Newton as I was at that time almost a stranger in Maryland and had but very [little] [acquaintance] in the [Neighborhood] at the time. I do  not think that I [could] name a [single] person that was at the wedding but the one that walks there with me George Addison. I do not think that Mrs. Newton can have any [claim] on the general [government] for the [service] of her husband Newton as the Law only [embraces] the [survivors] of the Revolution and not those that were [dead] and [gone]. I have a [illegible] [pension] [myself]. But it is only for life and does not extend to my heirs. [Please] give my [compliments] to Mrs. Newton and [tell] her that I [sincerely] wish her well and hope that her Christian Friends won't [let] her suffer and if she is [weak] and [feeble] as I am she will not want hear [assistance] long nor a [pension] [either].

I am Sir with respect your obt Servant
John Montgomery Senr.
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(stamp)
Bloomington Ind
Oct 26

FREE
James L.  Edwards Esqr.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.

Ann
Nov 3 1843
Mary Hall

23 Aug
July 7 '38
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Bloomington Indiana October 26th 1843
J. L. Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions for the U.S.
The 16th of Augt 1843. I forwarded to you Mrs Mary Hall's
declaration for a pension under act of Congress July 7. 1838
Sept 23rd 1842. and March 3rd 1843. my not having the 
former laws but only the abstracts or amendatory parts is
the reason I embrace those above relying on you to
apply the proper acts of congress to the applicants claim.
Mr Wm S. Allison of Geo Town D. C. informs me in a letter recd
in May last that he had ample proof of the service of Bazel
Newton first for three years in Capt Trumans Company 6th
Maryland Regt 1777, and afterwards in Capt Somerville's
company for three years 1782. In About Augt I informed
Mr. W. B. Allison I had directed the Secretary of war to forward
Mrs. Hall's pension Certificate and others also specified, to
me if granted and for him to procure and give all proofs
and aid in those named cases to which he replied unless
said instructions were immediately revoked and unlimited
confidence placed in him he would take no further interest
or concern about them. And in a letter of Sept 29
altimo Mr. A. Says "I have been steadily following up and
procuring proof upon proof I have recently succeeded
in obtaining some additional and important evidence
in her case (Mrs. Mary Hall widow of Bazel Newton) but I
of course cannot think of presenting it unless I have
the full control of the claim as originally (illegible),"

I am satisfied you or the proper officers can find all
the record or documentary evidence necessary and while
I consider it proper to direct the Certificate to be forwarded
to me I do no person injustice but will as far as concerned
act right with Mr Allison - I with many others have anxiety
for the speedy success of Mrs. Hall/s claim by virtue of B. Newton's
Services and at all events for a decision on her application.  yrs
George W. Hardin
(see 2nd page)
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Is the widow of a deceased Revolutionary Pensioner entitled
to a pension if married after Jany 1. 1794, and who has remained
a widow ever since sd if pensioner died
in 1837.
GWH
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See No 10,004

Bloomington Inda
Angt 16??

Geo W. Harkin
Declaration of Mrs Mary 
Hall

JJ 155 Rec Aug 23/43
Pension Office
Bloomington Ind
Aug 16

To the Secretar
Washingrton

Md
July 7 1838
Mary Hall,
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Bloomington Ind
Aug 16
Free
To the Secretary of War
Washington City
District of Columbia

Inda
July 7 1838
Mary Hall
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Bloomington Indiana August 16th 1843
to the Secretary of War of the U. States Enclosed I send
the declaration of Mrs Mary Hall claiming a pension
as there set forth with her best testimony which is hoped
will be sufficient with the testimony in her favor to
be obtained from the commentary record of your office
to entitle her to the benefit of the said act of Congress.
Similar claims were sent to Mr Wm. S. Allison of the
D.C. as agent of hers to present to the department
same four months ago or upwards and a few days ago.
he instructed me to prepare a new set and have
them proven in open court of record, the former
only being completed before a Justice of the peace.
It is hoped an early decision will be given on Mrs.
Hall's claim and if in her favor please forward her
certificate or such evidence, as she will receive
payment upon to me addressed as above dated.
with respect (illegible)
George W. Hardin

P.S. April 6. 1843 sent to Wm. S. Allison the declaration of Mrs.
Elizabeth Massy for a pension and April 28. 1843 I sent to the same
Gent. a declaration of Mrs. Jane Hook to be presented to the department, 
both applicants claimed as widows of deceased 
Revolutionary soldiers who had been pensioner s on July 28.
1843.  I wrote to the Secy to know his decisions on said claims.
If granted please send them to me addressed as above
yrs
G. W. Hardin
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Declaration 
In order to obtain the benefits of the 
acts of lands of July 7th 1838 and August 23. 1842
and March 3rd 1843. - State of Indiana, County of Monroe

On this 14th day of August A.D. 1843 personally appeared
before me Aquilla Rogers Judge of the probate
Court of said County and State Mary Hall a resident of
Bloomington in the County of Monroe aged Seventy eight
years past who being first duly sworn according to
law doth on her oath make the following declaration in
order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the acts
of Congress passed July 7th 1838 and August 23d 1842 and
March 3rd 1843 granting pensions to widows of persons
who served during the revolutionary war - That she is the widow
of Bazel Newton who was a private in the (Second) 2nd Regiment
of the Maryland line during apart of his services but does
not recollect the officers names in that he was also a corporal
or Sergeant that he entered the service early in the war
and was at the battle of Bunker Hill Trenton and Princeton
was also as she believes in the battle of Camden
in 1780 and at the Surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown
in the fall of 1781 and served until the end of the war but is
unable to say under have many engagements or for what 
periods of service - that she has heard him say that he was at one
time under the command of Captain Truman and also under
General Smallwood apart of the time.  She would respectfully refer to the records of the Maryland line for proof of the
services she also declares that she was married to the said
Bazel Newton near Saint Leonard, Calvert County Maryland
by the Reverend Bishop being on the 20th January 1785,
and that her said husband died in Calvert County Maryland the
7th day of November 1786. That she was not married to him
prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous
to January the first, 1st 1794 viz at the time above stated 
she further declares that after the death of the husband 
aforesaid she was married in Calvert County Mary
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land to William Hall on the 7th of 10th day of December 1790
One thousand Seven hundred and ninety. That he died in Calvert
County Maryland on the _____ day of November
1803 and that she is still a widow. She also declares
that she had one child by each of her Husbands both of
which died in their infancy or under lawful age. She
further declares that she has no family records to extract from
as proof to strengthen her testimony nor does she know
where there is any such to obtain and that when about to
move to the State she destroyed by burning many old letters
and papers among which were one if not two or three special
furloughs or permits for said Bazel Newton to leave the
Army to visit his friend and a certificate of his having
faithfully served in the army his time and acted
as a valiant Soldier.  She declares that she was married
to the said William Hall at the time and place before stated
by one parson Gaunt.
given under my hand in
open court.  
Her
Mary E.  Hall (seal)
mark

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before
me in open Court
A Rogers
Judge of the Probate of
Court of Marion County Ind.
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-
Monroe County State of Indiana
I do hereby certify that I have known Mrs Mary Hall
the foregoing declarant thirty three years past that when
I first became acquainted with her she lived near Saint Leonard
Calvert County Maryland where I boarded with her about
four years and have known her intimately ever since
and have frequently heard her speak of her first marriage
to Bazel Newton and that he had served as a soldier in the war
of the Revolution and also it being generally known and believed
there that the said Mrs Mary Hall was the widow of Bazel Newton
before she intermarried with the said William Hall and from the
report of said Mary Hall and others in Calvert County Maryland I
believe she was Mary Platford (alias Flatford) before she was married
to said Bazel Newton and that her declaration here
annexed for a pension is true to the best of her knowledge
given under my hand this (illegible) day of August 1843
Elizabeth Denton (seal)

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before
me in open Court now in Session
A. Rogers Judge of
the Probate of Court of Monroe
County Ind.

State of Indiana Monroe County ⎬ SS.
I Samuel Hardesty of Bloomington in the County and State aforesaid 
do hereby certify that I have known as Mary Hall upwards of thirty
years past that my acquaintance with her commenced in the County of
Calvert State of Maryland. That from General report by the said Mary
Hall and those of her old acquaintances who knew her in Maryland
and also ever since in this State and from my personal knowledge of
her I have no doubt but that she is the same and identical Mary Hall
and also that she was Mary Newton the wife and widow of Bazel
Newton before she intermarried with the said William Hall
and that the said Bazel Newton was a soldier in the revolutionary war
and that so far as her annexed declaration to obtain the benefits
of the laws of Congress as a pensioner is true to the best of her knowledge.
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and that the said Mary Hall was moved to this State from
the State of Maryland about twenty two or three years ago by her
friend Daniel Rawlings a kind and benevolent man in
whose family she resided about twelve or thirteen years
until his death.  Since that time about ten years she has
resided with her Christian Brethren and friends alternately
being in a needy and disconsolate situation. Given under
my hand August the 14th day 1843. Given under my hand
the day and year before written.
Witness
Samuel Hard (Seal)
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court the day and year
last above written before me
Aquilla Rogers
Probate Judge of Monroe 
County Jas

Monroe County State of Indiana
I Aquilla Rogers Judge of the probate court of Monroe County
and State aforesaid do hereby certify that Samuel Hardesty
of Bloomington Monroe County Indiana and Elizabeth Denton
wife of Capt William Denton also of said town and County and
State whose names are signed to the affidavits annexed the
declaration of Mrs Mary Hall are person known by me
to be of good character and much respectability and that
their affidavits are entitled to full confidence given
under my hand in Bloomington August the 14th day 1843
A. Rogers

State of Indiana Monroe County
I David Browning Clerk of the Probate Court of said
County do certify that the two several signatures of Aquilla Rogers Esq. which
appear to the foregoing certificates, are genuine that he is, as therein stated, the
said judge of the Probate Court of said County and that full faith and
credit are due to all his official acts
especially the foregoing Given under my hand
and seal of Court at office in Bloomington
the 16 day of August 1843.
David Browning Clerk
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Know all men by these presents that I Mary Hall of
Monroe County and State of Indiana do hereby constitute
and appoint George W. Hardin of Monroe County Indiana
my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name
to claim of the General Government of the United States
a pension for me and in my name under the acts of 
Congress of July 7. 1838 and of August 23d 1842 and of
March the 3rd 1843. by virtue of my right to a pension
as the widow of Bazel Newton deceased who was a
revolutionary soldier of the United States during the
war of the revolution and that I hereby revoke and
countermand all directions and power placed in or
given to any person whatever relative to obtaining
a pension certificate or money due me by virtue
of the said act of congress above noted other
than to the said George W. Hardin who is hereby authorized
if he deems it necessary to appoint an agent or agents
and revoke any appointment or appointments of
agent or attorneys made by him as he may think
proper. And I give Said Hardin full power in my name
and for me to do whatsoever he may relative to the
obtaining of a pension certificate under said laws of
Congress above noted which is or may be consistent
and lawful. Given under my hand and seal this 30th
day of October 1843
her
Mary X Hall
Mark  
(seal)

Witness
Abram Buskirk
David Browning

State of Indiana
Monroe County ss

Be it known that on the thirtieth day of
October 1843, before the Subscriber a Justice of the peace in and
for said County personally appeared the above named Mary Hall
and acknowledged the foregoing power of attorney to be her act and
deed. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand the day and year
last above mentioned.
Abram Buskirk J.P. (seal) ℗
Justice of the peace
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State of Indiana
Monroe County Sc

I David Browning Clerk of
the Circuit Court of the County and State aforesaid
do hereby certify that Abram Buskirk is a Justice of
the peace in and for said County duly commissioned and
qualified that his commission was dated on the 9th
day of April 1841 and will expire on the the 9 day
of April 1846 and that his signature above written 
is genuine. Given under my hand and the seal
of the said County this 30th day of October 1843
David Browning Clerk
A.A. M.C. Ind
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Mary Hall
formerly widow of
Barzillar Newton
Indiana
Act 36 or 38, rij


W. S. Allison
Prest
Apl 25 1843
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Know all men by these presents that I, Mary Hall of Monroe County and State of
Indiana have made constituted and appointed and do by these presence
make ordain constitute and appoint William S. Allison of the
District of Columbia my true and lawful attorney for me
and in my name and for my use and for him to petition ask
demand recover and receive all such sum or sums of money
debts dues and other demands whatsoever which is or may be
due owing and payable to me in any manner or by any means
whatsoever from the General Government of the United States
by virtue of the laws or acts of the same entitling me to receive
pension or arrears of pension or due by virtue of any laws
of the United States now in force or which may hereafter be
(illegible) for my benefit to obtain a pension for the Revolutionary
services of my deceased husband Bazel, alias Brazilla Newton
with whom I was intermarried January 20th 1785 and left widowed
by the death of said Newton November 7, 1786 and intermarried
with one William Hall about four years and two months after
the death of Sd Newton and again left a widow by the death of said
William Hall in about eleven years.
and I hereby give my said attorney full power and authority in and about
the premises to have use and take all lawful ways and means in my name
for the purpose of obtaining pension or arrears of pension as aforesaid
and upon receipt of such debts dues or sums of money to make seal and deliver
acquittances and other sufficient discharges for me and in my name
and generally to be done in and about the premises as fully and ample
to all intents and purposes as I myself could or might do if personally
present and under the aforesaid considerations I hereby authorize
the said William S. Allison to pay the said sum and amount received
by him except the amount of expenditures incurred to obtain the amount
to George W. Hardin of Monroe County Indiana or to his order for my use
and I hereby ratify and confirm all and whatsoever my said attorney
shall lawfully do in my name in and about the premises by virtue of these
presents In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this
10th day of April in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and forty three
Her
Mary X Hall
Mark 
(seal)

Signed Sealed and delivered ⎬
in presence of _____
Daniel Lunderman
John Lawrence
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State of Indiana Monroe County ss
Be it known that on the 18 day of April 1843 before
the Subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for said County 
personally appeared Mary Hall the above named and
acknowledged the foregoing power of  attorney to be her act
and deeds. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand the day and year last above mentioned
Don Cameron
℗ (seal)
Justice of the peace


State of Indiana Manac County ⎬ss
I David Browning Clerk of the Circuit Court
of the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that
Daniel Lumberman is a magistrate as above and
that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed
my seal of office and subscribed my name this 10 day of
April one thousand eight hundred and forty three.
D. Browning Clerk
A. A. Monroe Co Ind.

Mary Hall
Formerly widow of 
Barzillar Newton
Indiana
Act 36 ot 38, rej

W.S. Allison
Prest
April 25, 1843
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6257
no. 78 Act 1844
Mary Hall
$80 per ann

Acts 43 & ne
44 8 cat

Cert to 
G.W. Harden
Bloomington 
Indiana

6257
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the
3rd of March 1843 granting pensions for one year to certain
widows who have received pensions under the act of July 7, 1838.
State of Indiana
County of Monroe ⎬ S.S.

On this 25th day of July
1844 personally appeared before the undersigned
a Justice of the peace in and for the said County of Monroe
and State aforesaid Mary Hale a resident of Bloomington
in the County of Monroe and State of Indiana aged Seventy 
nine years who being first duly sworn according to
law doth on her oath make the following declaration
in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions
made by the act of Congress passed on the 3d of March 1843
granting pensions to widows of persons who served during
the Revolutionary War. That she is the widow of
Bazel Newton who was a
private in Captain Truman's
Company afterward she believes he was in Captain Summerville's
Company and was she believes a corporal
or Sergeant apart of his time of service in the army and
believes he was at one time under the command of one
General Smallwood and that the annual amount
of the pension which she received under the act of July
the 7. 1838, was the sum of Eighty dollars per annum.
She respectfully gives reference to the testimony in
the war department of the United States upon which
she obtained the said certificate for eighty dollars
per annum under act of July 7. 1838. dated July 8th
1844. and endorsed recorded in the pension office in Book
D. Vol 1 Page 425 by S. L Swain Clerk. She further
declares that she is still a widow.
her
Mary X Hall (seal)
Hall

Witness
John M Berry
Abram Buskirk
George W. Hardin
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State of Indiana Monroe County S.S.
The foregoing declaration was sworn to and Subscribed
on the day and year above written before me
and of the truth of which I am fully satisfied and
from my acquaintance with and personal knowledge.
I know the said Mary Hall to be the identical person
pensioned as set forth in the foregoing declaration
and that the declarant is personally known
to me and that she is still a widow Given under
my hand the day and year last before dated.
Abram Burkirk (seal)
Justice of the Peace

State of Indiana
Monroe County ⎬ S.S. I David Browning Clerk
of the Circuit Court of the County and State aforesaid
do hereby certify that Abram Buskirk is a Justice
of the peace in and for said County duly commissioned
and qualified that his commission dated on the
9th day of April 1841 and will expire on the 9th day
of April 1846. and that his signature above written
is genuine. Given under my hand and the seal
of said county this 25 day of
July in the year of 1844.
David Browning
Clerk P.T.M. Co. In

Bloomington Indiana July 25, 1844.
James L. Edwards Esqr. I send you Mary Hall's voucher for the
benefit of the act of Congress of March 3 1843 which I hope will meet
with your approval. I thought it unless for her to give another power
of attorney on the subject; if any thing is lacking, which will prevent
her obtaining a certificate please inform me should it be convenient
and the above vouchers being approved of please forward her certificates 
as early as possible that she may send for her money the
first week in September when other pensioners of this county
will at the same time apply to the agent for theirs.
Respectfully yours
George W. Hardin
P.S. Enclose the certificate
to G. W. Hardin
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State of Maryland Fredrick County to wit
Be it remembered that on the Seventh day of 
August 1844 personally appeared John Montgomery
of the said court before me a Justice of the peace for the county 
aforesaid.

Robert before me a portion of
face of the the foresaid in and for the
apresaid the said lot being of the age of
eighty four year and after being duly sworn and
law doth on his oath say that he was at the
of W. Dated the father of W Flatford
County, Maryland, in the moth & Jane
45 and was at the wedding of Baril Foster and
on pafsed; that they were read a
on such terms as he understand
time to eaten it from the residue of the
hath the said Mary and the ending has
the said residing of the
a
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the the said five Newton to be to be the
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and seal the
John Montgomingto
las
the day and
W. E. Bartgis
recited and one
the
Maryland, Frederick County, S.S.
I
W. E. Bartgis
a magistrate in the
County above named
do hereby certify
that I have the most satisfactory evidence
from my own acquantance and knowledge
of John Montgomery, Senior, who
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has subscribed and sworn to the
foregoing deposition that he is of good
character and veracity and is entitled
to credit. That I have known him
for the space of twenty years during
which time he has been under good
report and credit and that I believe
him to be of the age set forth in his
affidavit- Given under my hand
and Seal this 6th day of August, 1844.
W. E. Barges (seal)

Maryland
Frederick County Set
I hereby certify that Mathias
E Bartgis, gentleman before whom the
foregoing affidavit appears to have been
made, and whose name is thereunto
Subscribed, is a Justice of the peace of
the State of Maryland in and for the
County aforesaid, duly commissioned and
Sworn, and that the foregoing Signature
purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony Whereof, I have
hereunto subscribed my name,
affixed the seal of Frederick
County Court, this 6th day of
August 1844 -
Henry Schley Clk
Fred County Court