Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34931, Samuel Hudson, S.C.
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(8-1776) SERVICE S.C.  * Hudson ,Samuel NUMBER S. 34931
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to 20. 075
Maryland, for  District of Columbia
Samuel Hudson.
of Washington Co in the Dist of Columbia who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Gooding of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Henderson in the S. Carolina line, for the term of three years from 1776 to 1780
Inscribed on the roll of Dist of Columbia at the rate of Eight Dollars per month to commence on the 4 day of Jan: 1830
Certificate of Pension issued the 4 of January 1830 and delivered to Pension. 
Transfer to Maryland 11 Sep 1830 from 4 Sept , 1830 & notice is then sent to W.L. Gill, Baltimore
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34931 Recy INVALID. File No. 34,931 Samuel Hudson Pri Rev War Act : 18 March 18 " Index : - Vol. 2 , Page 198 [ Arrangement of 1870. ]
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APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER. City of Baltimore ss.  On this ninth day of September 1830 before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said City of Baltimore personally appeared Samuel Hudson who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain  Euriah Gooding in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Henderson in the service of the United States ; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the District of Columbia from whence he has lately removed ; that he now resides in the City of Baltimore where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future. The following are his reasons for removing from the District of Columbia to the City of Baltimore , that he prefers residing in the City of Baltimore to that of the District of Columbia.  Sworn and subscribed to, before me , the day and year aforesaid .  Samuel Hudson ( signed )  James Blair ( signed )     ~The oath to be taken before a duly qualified Magistrate, whos official character and signature must be properly authenticated. The county Clerk , Secretary of State , or some other officer, must certify , under his seal of office, that the officer who administered the oath is a Justice of the Peace, Judge, Mayor, Alderman or Notary Public, as the case may be, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine. ~ The oath must be supported by the testimony of some respectable person , as to the Pensioner's identity . He must swear, that the person who has taken the above oath is the person described in the affidavit. The Magistrate must certify , that the witness is a person of veracity ; and the affidavit must also be authenticated in the manner above directed.                                                        
City of Baltimore  on the ninth day of September 1830 before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the  City aforesaid personally appeared Captain Joseph Hook and being duly sworn and qualified according to law deposeth and saith that Samuel Hudson  who took the above oath is the person described in the affidavit. Sworn to before  James Blair ( signed )
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I hereby certify that Captain Joseph Hook who had made the within affidavit is a gentleman of Veracity and entitled to general credit. 7th September 1830. James Blair ( signed ) Justice of  Peace     [ State of Maryland Baltimore County ] Set I hereby certify that James Blair gentleman before whom the within deposition was made and who hat thereto subscribed his name was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace in and for the City of Baltimore duly commissioned and sworn .  In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of Baltimore County this 9th day of September 1830.  Wm Gibson ( signed ) Clk
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ORIGINAL CLAIM.  Declaration , in order to be placed on the pension List, under the Act of the 18th March 1818.                                                   [ District of Columbia County of Washington ] ss. On this fourth day of January  1830 , personally appeared in open court, (a) being a  court of record ( b) for the county of Washington in the District of Columbia Samuel Hudson resident in said county, aged sixty six years, who, being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath , make the following declaration , in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress , of the 18th March , 1818, and the 1st of May , 1820; that he the said Samuel Hudson  enlisted (c) for the term of four years on the __ day of __ in the year 1776 - in the  State of South Carolina in the company (d) commanded by captain Uriah Gooding in the regiment commanded by colonel Henderson in the line of the State of South Carolina on the  continental establishment ;  that he continued to serve in the said corps until about the year 1780 when he was taken prisoner &  was therefore never regularly .. ( missing ) that he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension , except the present; that his name is not on the roll of any State, except South Carolina ; and that the following are the reasons for not making earlier application for a pension : (e) that he was always informed that it was  useless to apply for a pension unless he has a  regular discharge.  And, in pursuance of the act of the 1st May , 1820 , I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818, and 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 that what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and  by me subscribed. (f) That, since the 18th of March 1818, the following changes have been made in my property . (g) having no property at that time, no change could have been made in it.  Sworn to, and declared on the 4th day of Jany 1830.  I, William Brent Clerk of the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia for the County of Washington do hereby certify , that it appears, to the satisfaction of the Court, that the said Samuel Hudson did serve in the Revolutionary War, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months, under one engagement, on the continental establishment. I also certify , that the foregoing oath  and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the records of the said Court ; and I do further certify , that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid  schedule is nothing. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court , on this 4th day of January 1830.  Wm Brent ( signed /sealed ) Clerk  of the Circuit Court of the District o of Columbia for the County of Washington
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(a) Or, in case of disability, by reason of bodily infirmity, in lieu of "in open court," insert the words " before the subscriber, a judge, (or justice, as the case may be) of the court of," &c. 
(b ) All are courts of record, within the contemplation of the act of Congress- 
1st. Which are expressly made courts of record by the laws of the State which creates them; 
2d. Which have been solemnly adjudged, by the tribunals of the several States, to be courts of record; 
3d. Which proceed according to the course of common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of their proceedings; 
4th. Which have the power of fine and imprisonment. 
And courts which proceed according to the course of the civil and canon law, having neither of these attributes, are not courts of record, although they may keep a registry of their proceedings, and possess a seal. The court should, in every instance, state, on the face of the proceedings, that it is a court of record, and state why it is such 
(c) If the claimant was an officer, he must here state what rank he held, and insert the word "entered, in lieu of "enlisted." 
(d ) If the claimant served in the Navy, he must here insert the name of the ship or vessel in which he sailed, and give the name of the captain or commander. 
(e ) Here give a sufficient reason for not making earlier application for a pension. 
(f) Here enumerate each article of real or personal estate, necessary clothing and bedding excepted, and subscribe the same. The declarant must also mention his occupation, his ability to pursue it, the number and names of his family residing with him, their ages, and their capacity to contribute to their support, in order that the Department may be enabled to decide whether the applicant is in such indigent circumstances as to be entitled to the pension. It is the opinion of the Attorney General, that the words of the 3d section of the act of the 1st May, 1820, ""in such indigent circumstances as to be unable to support himself without the assistance of his country," comprehend those only who are incapable of supporting themselves without the aid of the Government, except by private or public charity. 
(g ) If any changes have been made here insert an account of the property in the applicant's possession on the 18th March, 1818, and not now owned by him, of which that disposed of by sale will be in the following columns: 
Description of Property. 
Names of the persons to whom disposed of. 
Time of Sale. 
Amount of Money or description of Property received in return.
If the property has been sold under execution, the certificate of the sheriff, or officer making the sale, must be produced, and the manner in which the debt originated, on account of which judgment was obtained, and execution issued, should be shown by the testimony of the plaintiff, who is required to swear as to the time at which the debt was contracted; and to state for what articles, the amount of them, and whether he believes that they were applied to the exclusive use and benefit of the defendant, or person claiming a pension. In every case where there has been a transfer of real estate, authenticated copies of the deed of conveyance should be exhibited; and where debts have been discharged with the proceeds of the sale of any property, the evidence of the creditors, proving the fact, is required. The creditors should state under oath, the time at which the debts were contracted, for what articles of property, the time when they were paid, and in what way. The application of all money should be clearly shown, in like manner, by disinterested witnesses. If a claimant has taken the insolvent debtor's oath, the certificate of the magistrate before whom the oath was taken, must be produced. The origin of every note, bond, or other obligation, for the payment of money, the fulfilment of a contract, or the discharge of a debt, either to or from the applicant must be clearly shown, as well as the time and manner of discharging the same. The oaths of disinterested persons are required to show for what the obligations were given, for what amount, and at what time; and similar proof is required as to the discharge or cancelling of the same. Similar evidence is required in every case where property has been sold under a mortgage. The testimony of the mortgagee, as well as that of the mortgage, is required. Each should swear as to the manner in which the mortgage originated, showing the time of contracting the debt, for what consideration, and the amount thereof; and the mortgage must show how the money or property for which he became indebted, was applied. In cases where persons have held landed property, and have never had deeds for the same, the affidavits of public officers, competent to give testimony in such cases, are required. The official character and signature of the magistrate before whom the affidavits may be taken, should be certified, under seal of office, by the county Clerk, the Mayor of the city, the Secretary of State, or by such other officer as is required by the laws and usages of the State or Territory where the evidence is taken. The officer should certify that the magistrate is a Judge, Justice of the Peace, Alderman, or other officer, as the case may be, duly qualified to administer oaths, and that the signature, purporting to be his, is genuine. Where a Sheriff, or a Register of Deeds, gives a certificate, he should prove his official character and signature by the certificate of some officer qualified to certify, and that officer must annex his seal of office to such certificate. 
(h) Persons unable to appear in court, by reason of bodily infirmity, and who are permitted, by the act of March 1, 1823, to take the oath before a Judge or Justice of a court of record, must, in addition to the oath in ordinary cases, swear that they are not able to attend personally in court, by reason of disease, or bodily disability, as the case may be. Before the words "I                    clerk," &c. insert the following: "I                       a Judge (or Justice ) of the court of              holden in the county of                    where the declarant resides, do hereby certify, that the above named                                            is, from a disease called the                        with which, I am credibly informed, and believe, he has been afflicted, for the space of                        unable to attend the court of which I am a Judge, (or Justice,) and I do not think, from present appearances, that he will be able to attend the court above named, at its next session. I have, therefore, in pursuance of the act of Congress of the 1st March, 1823, attended at his place of abode, and administered the foregoing oath. A.B. Judge," &c. Then let the clerk, in lieu of the usual certificate, write these words: "I                        clerk of the court of                     certify that                            before whom the above affidavit of                          who is now sick and confined to his house, was made, is Judge as aforesaid. I also certify, that the said schedule and oath have been admitted to the record of said court, and that the same are truly copied therefrom: and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is                        dollars and                   cents. 
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto   set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court, on this               day of           182 
Clerk of the Court for the of                 af," &c.