Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S, for John Smith, Maryland
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CONTENTS
enl in Harford Ct. Md.
Aged 67 & res. in Baltimore in 1818
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[Letterhead]

3-397.
(Old No. 3-[illegible])
[Rectangular receipt stamp]
OFFICE AUDITOR INTERIOR DEPT.
DEC 4 1915
DATE AW

[Oval receipt stamp]
RECEIVED
DEC 4 1915
Ex'r
PENSION SECTION

Rev. War Section [struck out: Division.]
W. F. No. 4340
John Smith

Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
Washington, D. D., Dec. 3 1915

SIR:

For use in the above-entitled claim for pension, you are requested to
furnish this Bureau with a report in the case of
John Smith
pensioned under the Act Mar. 18, 1818, from May 21, 1818 by certificate 
*[line with arrow going to bottom of page] No. 5240 issued Jan. 7. 1819, rate of $8 per mo. Maryland Agency,
showing date of last payment of pension, name of person paid 
and date of soldier's death, and places of his residence

Very respectfully,

GM Saltzgaber
Commissioner.

THE AUDITOR FOR THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT,
Treasury Department.
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[illegible]
[ending of line with arrow] A Report from Auditor in W. 4070 John Smith Md
says [illegible] 5240 * does not appear on
records of Auditor's Office
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5240
Maryland

John Smith
Private, 3 years Maryland Line,
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War

Inscribed on the Roll of Maryland
at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence 
the 21st of May 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 7 of Jany 1819
and sent to N. Brice Esqr.
City, Baltimore

Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818 27.89
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Mar 1819 48.00
$75.89
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{ Revolutionary claim, }
{ Act 18th March, 1818. }
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3 [illegible] 11/31 and 4/30
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W 4340
Baltimore
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John Smith
application
for a pension

[notes to faint to transcribe]

Admitted

Balt
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State of Maryland
City of Baltimore, to wit--

Be it remembered that on the 21st day of May
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
eighteen John Smith aged about sixty seven
residing in the City of Baltimore, an applicant for an
pension under the acts of Congress entitled, "an
act to provide for certain persons in the land and
naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary
War," personally came before me the undersigned
and then and there did make the following declaration
under oath by me administered to him.

"That he the said John Smith enlisted in the service
of the revolution on the Continental establishment at
Bush in Harford County State of Maryland under 
Captain Clark, attached to the fourth Maryland
regiment for the term of three years, and was marched to Philadelphia
and from thence to Fishkills where he was
transferred to Captain Rileys company in
Colo. Halls regiment and from thence he
was sent to the southward when he was
put under Colo Blufford who was commanded
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by Genl Morgan-that he was in the engagement
at the Cowpens-and also in the Battle at Gilford (Guilford)
Court House & from thence was sent to
James's Island-that he served in the army 
during his enlistment for three years and at
the expiration thereof he again enlisted in
the army during the war and remained in 
the service of his country until the end of
the war when he was honorably discharged,
which certificate of discharge he has since lost or mislaid-
that his name has never been enrolled on
any pension list, therefore has none to
release-and from his reduced circumstances 
needs the assistance of his country for
support.
Sworn and subscribed to before me
N Brice, Chief John his X mark Smith
Judge Balt City Court
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City of Baltimore, to wit,

I hereby certify that it appears to my
satisfaction that John Smith served in the
war of the revolution on the Continental establishment
for three yers and upwards against the common
enemy as stated in his declaration under
oath and that he really stands in need of assistance for his support.  Given under my hand this twenty first
of May one thousand eight hundred and
eighteen.
N Brice Chief Judge
Balt City Court

On this 21st of May 1818 personally appeared
before me George Warner & made oath on the
Holy Evangely of Almighty God, that he has known
John Smith the aforegoing applicant for a pension
ten or twelve years.  That he is in indigent
circumstances & he believes stands in need 
of his countrys assistance for support.
Sworn before me  George Warner
N Brice, C.J.
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City of Baltimore Sct.

I, Thomas Harwood, Clerk of Baltimore City Court
do hereby certify that, Honourable (Honorable) Nicholas Brice Esquire,
before whom the foregoing proceedings appears to have
been taken and certified, was at the time of taking
and certifying the same and still is Chief Judge
of Baltimore City Court, duly commissioned and 
qualified, and to all his acts as such full faith 
and credit is and aught (ought) to be given as well in 
Courts of Justice as thereout.
In Testimony I have hereto subscribed
my name and affixed the seal of 
said Court this twenty first day 
of May one thousand eight hundred 
and eighteen.
Th Harwood Clk
Baltimore City Court