Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12058, Richard Barrett, Md.
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Service
MD

Name
Barrett, Richard

Number
S.12058

carded
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No 11153
Dist Columbia

Richard Barrett
of Montgomery Co in the state of Maryland
who was a Pri/Corpl/Serg in the company commanded by Captain Beall of the blank commanded by blank in the Maryland Militia

1 Month Private - $3.33
1 month Corporal - $3.66
5 months & 25 days Sergt - $29.16
$36.15

Inscribed on the roll of the Dist Columbia at the rate of 36dollars 15 cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 1st day of April 1833 and sent to Wm Stewart Present

Arrears to the 4th of 4 March 1833 $72.30
Sei-anl allowance ending 4 Sept 1833 $18.07
$90.37

{Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by D Brown Clerk
Book E Vol 6 Page 108
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State of Maryland Montgomery County

On this 27th day of March 1833 personally appeared before me Henry Hearding Chief Justice of the Orphans Court for the county aforesaid, Richard Barrett a resident of Montgomery County in the state of Maryland aged seventy years and eight months who being first 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 7th 1832; that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated: He was drafted and served as corporal under Captain Robert Beall a militia captain in the year 1779 he marched the same year to Georgetown now in the district of Columbia for its protection, the inhabitants being under great apprehension of an attack by the vessel of war (called he thinks the Roebuck and commanded by Lord Dunmore) he continued in service there thirty or thirty one or two days when he was permitted to return home; in the following year viz 1780 he was again called into active service and served under Captain Aaron Harris a Militia Captain and on the 1st day of May 1780 marched from his place of residence near Bladensburg Maryland to Frederick town in Frederick County, Maryland to guard the prisoners of war, where Captain Jas White on the 1st of June 1780 then in command appointed him orderly sergeant he remained there in service as sergeant until the 15th day of November 1780 when he was discharged; at the time he was appointed orderly sergeant he was advised thereof he thinks in writing and he received a written discharge when discharge as aforesaid on the 25th day of November 1780 from the said Captain Jas white - but all his papers have long since been lost or destroyed having any reference thereto - he was born in the month of July 1762 near Bladensburg State of Maryland - there was a record of his birth
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in the family bible of his Father but he knows not where it is at this time - he lived on the place where he was born at the time he was drafted into service and since the revolutionary war he lived there for many years - several years in the District of Columbia and for the last ten years as his present place of residence in Montgomery County state of Maryland about five miles from Georgetown - in the district of Columbia; he does not recollect the names of any of the regular officers - he is well known to Joshuah Collins who was also drafted and served with him the time above stated - he is also known to Nathan Luftborough Esq and Mr. George B Magruder who can testify to his character - he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present an declares that his name is not (to the best of his knowledge and belief) on the pension roll of the agency of any state.

Richard Barrett
His X Mark

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid - before me.

H Y Harding Chief Justice of the Orphans Court of Montgomery County Maryland

State of Maryland Montgomery County

On this 27th day of March 1833 personally appeared before me Henry Harding Chief Justice of the Orphans Court for the county aforesaid Joshuah Collins a resident of Washington County in the District of Columbia who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath state that he is now in the eighty-fifth year of his age, that he has been well acquainted with Richard Barrett by whom the foregoing declaration or statements were sworn to and subscribed from his infancy to the present time, that he was drafted into the service of the
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United States in the year 1779 about the same time that the said Richard Barrett was drafted as stated in his foregoing declaration, that he marched with him under the command of Robert Beall a militia Captain to Georgetown; and subsequently marched with him to Frederick Town under the command of Aaron Harris also a militia Captain and was discharged there by Captain Jas White and returned home leaving Richard Barrett in service under the command of the said Captain Jas White - he further deposeth that he heard the several interrogatories put by me to the said Richard Barrett and his answers thereto and heard me read the foregoing statement to the said Richard Barrett and that to the best of his knowledge and as he verily believes, the whole an every part is just and true.

Joshuah Collins
His X Mark

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me.

H Y Harding Chief Justice of the Orphans Court of Mongomery County Maryland

State of Maryland, Montgomery County

I Henry Harding Chief Justice of the orphans Court for the County aforesaid do hereby declare that I am of the opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department under the regulatory adopted by the Secretary of War for carrying into effect the act of congress passed the 7th June 1832 dated the 27th June 1832 that the above named applicant Richard Barrett was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and that I have known the said applicant for several years and believe
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him to be a man of strict veracity and that his statement in entitled to full credit - and that from his bodily infirmity he is totally incapable of attending Court not being able to leave his sick room - and I do further declare that I have known Joshuah Collins who has sworn to and subscribed the preceding statement  or declaration for about thirty years and that he is a man of strict veracity and that the said statement so sworn to and subscribed by him is entitled to full credit.

Given under my hand this 27th of March 1833.

H.Y. Harding Chief Justice of the Orphans Court of Montgomery County Maryland

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District of Columbia - County of Washington

We George B Magruder and Henry Ashton residing in the county aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Richard Barrett who has subscribed and sworn to the annexed declaration that we believe him to be upwards of seventy years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion - 30th March 1833.

George B Magruder
James Ashton

District of Columbia, County of Washington

On this 30th day of March 1833 personally appeared George B Magruder before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid who being first sworn duly and according to law made oath that the above statement subscribed by him is just and true.

Sworn to before 
John Cox - JP
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District of Columbia County of Washington

1st April 1833 - this day personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid James Ashton who being first duly sworn according to law made oath that the within statement subscribed by him is just & true; and I do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with George B Magruder who has also subscribed the within statement and also with the deponent and there they are of respectable character, men of veracity and that their statement is entitled to credit - Subscribed and sworn to the word "James Ashton" being first interviewed before me.

James Ashton

Sworn before 
Will Hebb - JP
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District of Columbia County of Washington

I Philip Hoffman residing in Montgomery County, State of Maryland hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Richard Barrett a resident of the said county of Montgomery State of Maryland, that I believe him to be upwards of seventy years old as stated in the annexed declaration subscribed and sworn to by him; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that I concur in that opinion.

Philip Hoffman
His X Mark

Subscribed and sworn to this 1st day of April 1833 before me

Joel Brown

District of Columbia County of Washington

1st April 1833 - This day personally appeared before me a justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid, Philip Hoffman who has subscribed the preceding statement and being first duly sworn according to law made oath that the said statement is just and true - and I do certify that said Philip Hoffman is considered and believed a man of veracity and that credit is due to his statement.

Subscribed and sworn to this 1st day of April 1833 before me

Joel Brown - JP
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District of Columbia
County of Washington to wit

I William Brent Clerk of the Circuit court of the District of Columbia for the county of Washington hereby certify that John Cox, William Hibb and Joel Brown Esquires before whom the within affidavits appear to have been taken and who have thereto subscribed their names were at the time thereof and still are Justices of the Peace in and for the county and district aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn and to their acts as such full faith and credit are and ought to be given as well in courts of justice as thereout.

In testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my name and affixed the seal of the said Circuit Court for the county aforesaid at the city of Washington this 1st day of April 1833.

W Brent - Clerk

SEAL

$36.15 per annum
Mr. Stewart - Present
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12058
INVALID

Rev War

File No 12058
Richard Barrett
Serg't Rev War

Act June 7th, 1832
Index Vol A Page 22
[Arrangement of 1870.]