Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 4734, Charles Worthington, Md.
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Service
MD

Worthington, Charles

Number
S. 4734

carded
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146
District of Columbia
Dr. Charles Worthington

of Washington Co in the state of Dist of Columbia who was a surgeon in the blank commanded by Captain blank of the regiment commanded by Colonel blank in the Maryland line for the term of six months from 31 July 1782 to January 31, 1783.

Inscribed on the roll of District of Columbia at the rate of 120 dollars per month to commence on the 4 day of March 1831

Certificate of Pension issued 2nd of August 1832 and sent to Dr. Worthington.

Arrears to 4th March 1832 - $120.00
Semi-anl all'ce ending 4 Sept $60.00
$180.00

{Revolutionary Claim Act 7 June 1832}

Rec Book D
Vol 8 fol. 198
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4734
Rev War
Invalid

File No 4734
Dr. Charles Worthington
Surgeon, MD Line

Act: June 7, '32
Index Vol A Page 414

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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The State of Maryland To Charles Worthington Esquire, Greeting

We hereby appoint you Surgeon to the four barges - fitted out by this state under the command of Captain Zedekiah Walley with the usual privileges of Surgeon of Vessels of War and with full power to establish with the concurrence of the commanding officer a Hospital for the sick and wounded at such place as you shall judge most convenient.

Given in council at Annapolis this 31st day of July in the year of our Lord 1782 and in the seventh year of our Independence.
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District of Columbia Washington County to wit

On the second day of August eighteen hundred and thirty-two personally appeared before me one of the Justices of the Peace for the county aforesaid both Charles Worthington resident of Georgetown in the county and district aforesaid aged seventy-two who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of congress passed June the seventh eighteen hundred and thirty-two - that he entered the service of the State of Maryland as a surgeon to four barges fitted out by the state to cruise in the Chesapeake Bay under the command of Captain Zedekiah Walley on the thirty first day of July seventeen hundred & eighty two and continued in that service as surgeon to the detachment of barges for six months from said 31st July as above state - that he resided in Anne Arundel County in the state of Maryland at the time he entered the service.

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state.

Sworn before 
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J.P.