Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34988, for Robert Mc Leod, Maryland
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)3-1776)

SERVICE | ⭐️ | NUMBER
Md. | McLeod, Robert | S.34988

CONTENTS
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18,526
Mississippi

Robert McLeod
of Lawrence Co.in the state of Mississippi 
who was a private in the regiment commanded by 
Colonel Williams of the Maryland 
line, for the term of 3 years.

Inscribed on the Roll of Mississippi 
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on 
the 5th of February 1822.

Certificate of Pension issued the 27th of March 
182[page torn]
and sent to Hon C. Rankin,
House of Reps.

Arrears to 4th of March: 1822 $7.88
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sepr. 1822 48.00
24/88 & 4/31 $55.88

{ Revolutionary claim, }
{ Act 18th March, 1818. }
C
1 May 1820

[illegible note at bottom of image]
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Auditor's Office, Annapolis, March 25th 1822.

I hereby certify, that it appears from the muster rolls remaining in 
the Auditor's Office, that Robt. McLeod 
enlisted as a pvt. in the 6th Maryland 
Regiment, on the 2d day of May 1778 
and [struck out: was discharged on the] in collumn [column] of remarks is written 
Missing & marked pd. in Augt. 1780.
Thos. Karney
Auditor General,
State of Maryland
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[Envelope with notes]

Monticello Mi {
Feby 15th 1822 { Free
[Note:} BH [illegible]
Pill

[Address}

Christopher Rankin Esqr
Reppresentative [Representative] 
In Congress Washing
ton City

[Note:]
Admd. & Con.
J.L.E.

Hon C. Rankin, H. R.
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State of Mississippi} On this 5th day of Febry 1822
Lawrence County }
personally appeared in open Court it being 
a cort [court] of record for said County Robert McLeod resident 
in sd. County aged sixty years who being first duly 
sworn according to law doth on his oath make the 
following declaration in order to obtain the provisions  
made by the acts of Congress of the 18th of March 1818 
and the 1st of May 1820, that he the sd. Robert McLeod 
enlisted for the term of three years on the 2d day of 
May 1778 in the State of Maryland in the company 
commanded by Captain John Geesling in the 
regiment commanded by Colonel Otho Holland 
Williams in the line of the State of Maryland on the 
Continental Establishment that he continued to serve 
in the 1st corps untill [until] the 2nd day of May 1781 when 
he was discharged from the sd. service in [repeated: in] the 
State of Virginia by order of General Morgan 
that he was in the battles of Monmouth Gates 
defeat in South Carolina and at the battle at 
Cowpens in South Carolina and that he has 
no other evidence now in his power of his sd. 
serviceses [services] except his own oath and in 
persuance [pursuance] of the act of the first of May 1820 
I do solomnly [solemnly] swear that I was a resident citizen 
of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 
& that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any 
manner disposed of my property or any part thereof 
with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring 
myself within the provisions of an act of Congress 
entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged
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in the land and navil [naval] service of the United 
States in the revolutionary war passed on the 18th 
day of March 1818 & that I have not nor has any pers
intrusted [entrusted] for me any property or securities contracts 
or debts due to me nor have I any income other than 
what is contained in the Skedule [Schedule] hereto annexed & 
by me subscribed.  I am not possesed [possessed] of any real 
estate I am possessed [possessed] of one horse least worth forty 
dollars one small waggon [wagon] worth sixty dollars a 
ocupation [occupation] labour unable to persue [pursue] it.  Family two 
boy one aged eighteen years named John McLeod 
an entire criple [cripple] from a white sweling [swelling] he is & has 
been [illegible] with it near five years one named 
George D. McLeod aged sixteen years infirm from 
his infantry [infancy] & not able to earn his suport [support]
Robert McLeod

Sworn to & declared on the fifth day of February 
in the year one thousand and eight hundred and 
twenty two before the County Court of Lawrence 
County in and for the State of Mississippi
Harmon M Runnels Clk

State of Mississippi}
Lawrence County } I Harmon M Runnels Clerk 
of the County Court in and for the County aforesaid 
do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the 
Schedule therein are truly copied from the records 
of the said Court; and I do further certify that 
it is the opinion of the said Court that the
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total amount in value of the property exhibited 
in the within is ninety dollars
In testimony whereof I have 
hereunto set my hand and 
affixed the seal of the said Court 
[Blurred seal of Court] on this seventh day of February 
1822
Harmon M Runnels Clerk 
of the County Court of 
Lawrence County
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34988 
Revy INVALID.

File No. 34,988
Robert McLeod
Pri Rev War

Act: 18" March 18"

Index:--Vol. 2, Page 264

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