Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 47241, John Hart, Md. Sea Service
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SERVICE 
Md Sea Service
Hart, john
Number S47241
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47241
16042
Maryland 
John Hart 
Harford Co. in the State of Maryland was a midshipman in the (illegible) commanded by Capt. Matthews of the US Navy Md for the term of two years
Subscribed on the ROll of Maryland 
At the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 30th of August 1819.
Certificate of Pension issued the 4th of May 1820 49.54
semi anl all'ce ending 4 Sept 1820 48
8
6 mo 6/.31
48
1154                   $97.54
469
[Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818]
Nov. commanded 
May 6 1870 (illegible) from Roll and number used on (illegible)
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John Hart
Com 30 Aut 1819
Informal
The law of the 18th March 1818, requires the applicant to set  forth his declaration the particular service in which he was employed and the time and manner of leaving the service.  (See law enclosed herewith and the blank form.)
Hon. L Archer
Nonte Reps
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District of Maryland to wit 
On this thirtieth day of August the year eighteen hundred and nineteen before me the subscriber chief Judge of the Sixth Judicial District of Maryland personally appeared John Hart aged about forty five years resident of Harford County in the said District who being by me first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war.  That he the said John Hart entered the service of the United States in December 1776 in the ship Independence commanded by Capt Bennett Matthews that he served upwards of two years in the said ship as a clerk and midshipman that he is now in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support and that he has no other evidence ow in his possession of power of his said services than his own oat and the annexed affidavit of Epraim G Gover who served on board the said ship.
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid
Walter Dorsey 
Chief Judge of the (illegible)
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I Walter Dorsey, Chief Judge of the Sixth Judicial District of Maryland do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said John Hart did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy for a term exceeding nine months on the continental establish and that he stands in need of the assistance of his County for support and (illegible) the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the secretary for the department of War pursuant to the (illegible) of the aforesaid act of Congress
Aug 3 1819 Walter Dorsey 
State of Maryland Harford County SS
 I hereby certify that Walter Dorsey Gentleman before whom the within and foregoing affidavit and certificate were made was Chief Judge of the six judicial district of the State of Maryland duly commissioned and sworn 
In testimony whereon I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office this thirteenth day of August Eighteen hundred and nineteen
Henry Dorsey Clerk Harford County Court
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State of Maryland, City of Baltimore to wit:

On this Twenty eighth day of Feburary in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and twenty, personally appeared before me the undersigned Chief Judge of Baltimore City Court, John Hart of Hanford County and State of Maryland, aged sixty five years, or thereabout an applicant for a pension under the late act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war", and then and there made the following declaration an oath by me administered, viz: "That in or about the month of December in the year seventeen hundred and seventy six he entered into the service of the United States at Fells Point Baltimore, on board the Public armed Brigantine Independence commanded by Bennett Matthews Esquire. That he entered on board as a clerk, but was ranked as Midshipman and received pay and emoluments as such. That his duty for the two years and upwards, which he was in the public Service confined him mostly on board the ship, which was never without the capes of the Chesapeak Bay, but that he occasionally was sent to reconoitre in the Look-out boats. That he never was in any engagement with the enemy during his service except exchanging shots occasionally with the British Tindes[?] and Reduyer[?] Bays. That the term for which he entered the service was two years, which term and upwards he faithfully served out in the actual service of the United States and the continental establishment and received from Captain Matthews at Annapolis some time in the winter of 1778, to the best of his recollection
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a written discharge but the lapse of time has effaced from his memory the precise time of discharge, and that considering the said discharge of no value it hath long since been lost or destroyed: That he had heretofore supported himself by teaching a school in the country, but being now in advanced age that has failed to furnish the usual accommodations, and being in reduced circumstances stands in need of the assistance of his country for support.

That he offers the testimony of Ephraim G. Gover who was a Lieutenant on board said vessel, and also of Anthony Hart who had been in the habit of visiting him which in said service on board the said vessel of war. And the person who drew up his Declaration signed by the Hon. Walter Dorsey, not having written the same as full as the  [illegible] of the office deem requisite, he humbly hopes and prays may not barr his receiving the benefit of said law, to wit, a pension, from the time his original declaration was made on the 30th. day of august 1819

Jno. Hartt

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 28th day of February 1820.

N Brice, Chief Judge Balt City Court
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State of Maryland City of Baltimore [illegible]:

On this [blank] day of February 1820, personally appeared before me the undersigned [blank] judge of Baltimore City Court, Ephraim G. Gover who after being by me duly sworn deposeth and saith that during the Revolutionary war, he was in the service of the United States as a Lieutenant on board the Public vessel of war called Independence, that when he entered the service, which was to best of his recollection in the year 1777, he found John Hart now present, acting on board said vessel as a midshipman and Captains Clerk, that he Hart continued to serve on board said vessel in said Capacity in the actual service of the United States during the Revolutionary war, for the term of nine months and upwards in continuance on the continental establishment to the certain knowledge of deponent and was honorably discharged, having fully served out the period for which he was enlisted.

Ephraim Githings Gover

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 28th day of February 1820.
N Brice
CJ. BCC.[?]

On this said [blank] day of February 1820, personally appeared before me the said [blank] judge of Baltre. City Court, Anthony Hart of lawful age who being by me duly sworn deposeth and saith that he hath been well acquainted with John Hart now present from his infancy, that during the revolutionary war being called out on militia duty to the Head of Elk[?], he there saw said John Hart, as also at French Town where his vessel lay, acting as a Midshipman Clerk on Board the public armed vessel of war Independence in the actual
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service of the United States, and that he well knows that said John Hart served out the period of the enlistment, being two years, or upwards in continuance -- and that said John Hart is now in reduced circumstances and needs the assistance of his country for support.

Anthony Hart his mark

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 28th day of February 1820
N Brice
CJ Balt Cy Ct.

City of Baltimore to wit:

I hereby certify that from the foregoing declaration taken this day before me on oath, as also the testimony on oath of Ephraim G. Gover and Anthony Hart, credible witnesses, it appears to my satisfaction that John Hart the applicant served nine months and upwards in the navy of the United States as clerk and midshipman in the continental establishment against the common enemy during the Revolutionary War and from his reduced circumstances stands in need of the assistance of his country for support.

N Brice CJ Balt Cy Ct.
Balt 28th Feby 1820

City of Baltimore to wit:

I Thomas Harwood Clerk of Baltimore City Court do hereby certify that the Honorable Nicholas Brice Esquire before whom the foregoing proceedings were taken and certified, and who hath thereto subscribed his name, was at the time of taking and certifying the same, and still is Chief Judge of said court duly commissioned and qualified; and to all his acts as such full faith and credit is and ought to be given.

In Witness whereof whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said court this Twenty eighth day of February Eighteen hundred & twenty.

Th. Harwood Clk Balto City Court
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Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.

4697.
P.O. John Hart
Service: See admitted Soldier
File no. 47.241
Enlisted: [blank], 18[blank]
Discharged: [blank], 18[blank]
Application filed: [blank], 18[blank]
Alleges: [blank]
Re-enlisted: [blank]
Attorney: [blank]
P.O. [blank]
[blank] Recognized. [blank] Contract.
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Sur[?] File 47241.
John Hart.
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State of Maryland Harford County to wit

On the Twenty sixth day of August 1819 personally appeard Ephraim G Gover of said County before the subscriber one of the State of Marylands Justices of peace in and for said County and made oath on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God that during the American revolutionary war he was a Second Lieutenant on Bord of the Ship Independence commanded by Bennett Matthews and that he was and is well acquainted with John Hart and that said Hart was also on board of said ship and acted in the Capacity of a Midshipman and Clerk and that said Hart served in the Capacity aforesaid 4 upwards of two years the best of my knoledg

Sworn to before John Herbert

State of Maryland Harford county s.s.[?]

I hereby certify that John Herbert gentleman before whom the foregoing affadavit was made was at the time of so doing a Justice of the peace in and for Harford county duly commissioned and sworn

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office this thirtieth day of August eighteen hundred and nineteen

Henry Dorsey Clk
Harfd Coty Court