Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8892, for William Levitt Merrick, Maryland
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(3 - 1776 ) 
SERVICE 
Md.
CONTENTS 

Merrick William Levitt 

NUMBER 
S.8892
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11152
Maryland
William Merrick
of Dorchester Co in the state of Maryland
who was a Private in the company commanded
by Captain Lynn in the Maryland Militia.

21 Mo. Priv. $70

Inscribed on the roll of Maryland at the rate of 70 dollars per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 28th day of March 1833 to H.S. Handy Esq Present

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 - $140.00
Semi-anl allowance ending 4 Sept 1833 - $35.00
$175.00

{Revolutionary Claim Act June 7th, 1832}

Recorded by J T Sprague - clerk
Book E Vol 5 Page 112
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8892
INVALID
Rev War

File No 8892
William Merrick
Priv Rev War

Act: June 7th '32
Index Vol [illegible] Page 253

[Arrangement of 1870.]

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1911 Nov 18 - Hist to Minnie E Hogan. Letters in S.F. 1780 Jacob Trout
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Land Office; Annapolis, Novr 10th 1832 
I hereby certify that it appears by an alphabetical list, remaining in this Office, of discharged Soldiers of the two Battalions of Militia raised to serve nine months, or until the 
10th day of December 1781, that the name of William Merrick, appears upon said list, to have been discharged on the 3rd day of December 1781, and to have received the sum of £10 1 8.

I also further Certify, that it appears by a return roll of the officers and men, belonging to the Barge “Fear Nought,” commanded by Capt. Levin Speddin, that the name of one William L. Merrick appears upon said roll, to have enlisted on the 27th day of May 1782, for the 
term of one year, that it is also stated on said roll, that his place of residence and birth, was in Talbot County, Stature 5 feet 5 inches, complexion dark, and bounty paid £3,0,0.

George G. Brewer Regr Ld 
Off W. S. Md.
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Admitted
21 mos.
Private
$70

H S Handy esq
Present

No. 3057
Wm Merrick
Rec'd Aug 11, 1832
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State of Maryland
Dorchester County

On this sixth day of August in the year 1832 personally appeared before the Justices of Dorchester County Orphan's Court, William Merrick, a resident of Dorchester County in the state of Maryland aged seventy-three years the 20th of October next; who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of congress passed June 7th, 1832 - that he enlisted in the army of the United States, the year not recollected, with Col. Christopher Birckhead at Easton in Talbot County within the state aforesaid and was carried over to the city of Annapolis and delivered up to General Smallwood and served in the 5th Regiment of the Maryland line under the following named officers: Captain David Lynn, Lieutenant Gates, no more of the officers now recollected, was enlisted for and served nine months, left the service on Christmas eve the year not recollected, that he enlisted the next spring for and served twelve months under Captain Levin Spedden on board the barge Fear Nought, Leverock Bodwell first Lieutenant, Edward Spedden second Lieutenant, Samuel Abbott quartermaster or Steward - that in the first enlistment he marched from Annapolis City to little York and there entered the siege and stayed during the same which lasted twenty one days and after the siege was ended he guarded the prisoner to Frederick Town and after which returned to Annapolis City and obtained his discharge for the first enlistment. Whilst in the second enlistment on board the barges was engaged at Cages Straight near Tangiers with the refugees and after serving his nine months was discharged at Annapolis City and received a slight wound in the shoulder during the last enlistment. After he was again discharged, he volunteered to meet the Tory Camp called the Black Camp which was in the state of Delaware - volunteered under the service of Lieutenant Col. Will Richardson in the engagement and was appointed a nominal adjutant and that he now receives a pension from the state of Maryland and that his name is enrolled on General Smallwood's enrollment at Annapolis City
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He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state or on that of the agency in the state of Maryland for which he receives a state pension.

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.

William Merrick
His X Mark

We the judges of the Orphan's court of Dorchester County do certify that the above name Wm Merrick executed the above instrument of writing upon oath in the presence of the court, we further certify that he is a reputable man & from everything we have heard touching his services as a soldier of the revolution that he has stated the truth.

J C Henry
Arthur Bell

Wm Merris receives half pa from the state of Maryland 7 nothing from the Gen Government

J C Henry

Maryland Dorchester County set

I William Washington Eccleston register of wills for Dorchester County hereby certify that John C Henry and Arhtur Bell before whom the above declaration appears to have been made & subscribed under oath and whose names are thereunto subscribed was at the time of talking and signing the same and still are Judges of Dorchester County Orphan's Court and the said declaration was taken and subscribed and sworn to during the session of said court.

In testimony whereof I have hereto set my name and seal of my said office affixed this 6th day of Aug 1832.

W.W. Eccleston - Reg Wills D.C.
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Maryland set

I William Washington Eccleston Register of Wills for Dorchester County do hereby certify that the aforedoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of William Merrick for a pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and seal of office affixed this 6th day of August in the year of our Lord 1832.

W.W. Eccleston - Reg Wills Dor. Cty

State of Maryland
Dorchester County

On this 7th day of January 1833 personally appeared before the subscriber chief judge of the Orphan's Court of Dorchester County Wm Merrick the petitioner in the annexed declaration and made oath that his name is William Levitt Merrick and that he was born in Bayley's Neck Talbot County, MD that he has not used the L in his name for many years and was not certain that he had used it even in the revolution he has lived in Dorchester County since the peace of 1783.

Sorn before J.C. Henry.

Any communication you should be pleased to make to Mr. Merrick you will please direct to him to my care at Cambridge, Dorchester County at his request.

W.W. Eccleston
Cambridge MD
Aug 6, 1832

To Lewis Cass Esq Sec of War
at Washington City
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information as contained in his or his widow's application for pension on file in this Bureau. William Levitt Merrick S.F. 8892

Dates of Enlistment or Appointment
1. 1781
2. May 27, 1782
3. checkmark

Length of Service
1. 9 mos.
2. 12 mos.
3. checkmark

Rank
Private

Officers under whom service was rendered
1. Capt. David Lynn and Col. Christopher Birckhead
2. Capt. Levin Spedden on barge Fear Nought wounded in shoulder in this service
3. checkmark and Col Will Richardson

State
MD

Battles engaged in - Siege of York
Residence of solder at Enlistment - Enlisted at Easton, Talbot Co. MD
Date of application for pension - Aug 6, 1832 - his claim allowed
Residence at date of application - Dorchester Co. MD
Age at date of application - Born Oct 20, 1759 at Bayley's Neck, Talbot Co. MD (1832-73=1759)

Cert. No 11152