Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,432, for James Millson, Maryland
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Md.

Millson, James

NUMBER
S. 34.432.

CONTENTS
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(left side)
4,564
New Jersey Roll
James Millson 4
Capt. Haslett private
Maryland line '77 War
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War

Inscribed on the Roll of N. Jersey at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 3 of June 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 25 of Nov. 1818 and sent to the Hon. Mr. Bateman H. Reps. U.S.

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818  24.53
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Mar. 1819   48.00
Arrears 3 mo 2/30   $72.53

Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.

(right side written vertically)
Notification sent to (illegible)
Sep 1820 Bridgeton N.J.
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34432
Revy
INVALID
File No. 34,432
James Millson
Pri  Rev War

Act: 18th March 18
Index:-Vol. 2, Page 277
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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James Millson
4564
Maryland 1819

Con
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SCHEDULE

State of New Jersey

Cumberland County, Inferior Court of Common Pleas of the Term of June eighteen hundred and twenty

On this twenty-second day of June 1820 personally appeared in open court being a court of record for the said county James Millson, laborer aged sixty-six years resident in Hopewell in said county who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows: that he enlisted for three years in the year 1777 with Captain Haslet of the 13th Regiment Maryland line and served in his company until the army was discharged at the close of the war when he was honorably discharged at Norfolk Va in 178x That he was in the battle of Germantown in which he was wounded, Brandywine and the capture of Cornwallis, his declaration to obtain a pension he believes was dated June 3rd 1818 and his pension certificate is dated November 25th 1818 numbered 4564.

And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, 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 in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" passed on the 18th day of March 1818; and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.
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Inventory of all the property of James Millson as appraised b Major Mulford and Charles Clarke the 5th day of June 1820 by order of the Court.

One bed bedding and headstand - $6.00
Chest - $1.00
Bureau - $5.00
Seven Chairs - $0.75
Loom & Tackling - $4.00
Chest & Wheel - $0.50
Little wheel - $0.03
Two axes & two pails - $1.37
Two hoes - $0.75
Two tables - $0.25
Two Barrels & tub - $1.00
Two Iron pots & tea kettle - $0.375
Two andirons and tongs - $0.375
Riddle & Sieve - $0.25
Reel - $0.75

Total $22.78
Major Mulford
Charles Clarke

And I do further swear that my family consists of myself age above specified very infirm and incapable of much labor, my wife, Maedillan aged 56 and my son George aged 15 the only persons I have to depend on for support.

James Millson
His X Mark

Sworn & subscribed in open court the 22nd June 1820

James Clarke
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In the opinion of the court the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is twenty-two dollars and twenty-eight cents.

James Clarke

Cumberland County

I Ebenezer Seeley Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of said county do hereby certify that the said court is a court of record being so constituted by law having a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount and possessing the power of fine and imprisonment; and I do further certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule hereto annexed are truly copied from the record of the said court; and that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is twenty-two dollars and twenty-eight cents. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this twenty-fourth day of August 1820.

Ebenz Seeley - Clerk
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James Millson's
Private
Pension Application
Maryland Line
3rd June 1818

Admitted

Hon. Mr. Bateman
H. Reps U.S.
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State of New Jersey

Cumberland County

On this third day of June in the year 1818 before me the subscriber one of Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said county personally appeared James Millson aged 84 years resident in said county 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 James Millson enlisted at Choptank Bridge in the state of Maryland in the company commanded by Captain William Haskill of the regiment he believes the 3rd Maryland commanded by Colonel Guess in the year 1777 that the said company was after the battle of Germantown commanded by Lieutenant Thomas Mason, that he continued to serve with said crops or in the service of the United States until the termination of the revolutionary war when he was honorably discharged from service in the state of Virginia which discharge is lost, that he was in battles of Brandywine & Germantown & at the capture of Lord Cornwallis and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his county for support and that he has no other evidence within his power of his said services.

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

James D Westcott

State of New Jersey
Cumberland County

I James D Westcott Judge of the court of Common Pleas of the county and state aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said James Millson did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration on the continental establishment against the common enemy and that his circumstances are so reduced as to need the assistance of his county for support and
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I now transmit the proceedings, and testimony had thereon before me to the Secretary for the Department of war pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of congress.

Given under my hand this ninth day of June 1818.

James D Westcott

I Ebenezer Seeley clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of the county of Cumberland and state of New Jersey do hereby certify that James Westcott Esquire who has attested the declaration and oath of James Millson hereunto annexed and who has certified to the same is a judge of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in said county and that full faith and credit is and ought to be given to his acts and attestations as such.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office the ninth day of June Anno Domini 1818.

Ebenz. Seeley - Clerk

SEAL