Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18010, John Hamilton, Md.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
MD
CONTENTS

Hamilton, John

NUMBER
S. 18010
B.L. Wt. 1613-100
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Missouri
Md
John Hamilton
Sergeant $120.

Act 15th May 1828

Gtf 882. Issued Aug 3 1829

commenced Mar 3. 1826
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to Pen Agent 12 June 1841.
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Missouri from 4 Sep 1840
2 June 1841. Notification to
?siauer, Gallatin Missouri
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John Hamiltion
No.1613
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Glasgo Ky
13th Feby

Mr Gordon - 50 Free
Chief Clerk Section of
Bounty Lands
War Office
Washington City
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1514
I John Hamilton of the County of Adair and
State of Kentucky do hereby declare that I enlisted
in continental Line of the Army of the Revolution
for and during the war and continued in its
service until its termination at which period
I was a Sargent in Capt John Smiths Company
in the 3d Redgment afterwards reduced to and 
of the Maryland line. If I was
entitled to the Certificate of 80$ I was ignorant  of
it And I further declare that I was not on the
15th March 1828 on the pension List of the
United States.
John Hamilton

Before me Thomas Gillmer a justice of the peace in
and for the County of Adair and State of
Kentucky personally appeared this day Daniel
Trabue Sr & John Biggs of the said County
who did severally make oath that John Hamilton
by whom the foregoing declaration was subscribed 
is generally deputed and believed to have been
Soldier in the Army of the Revolution in
manner as there stated. witness my hand
this 5th day of Jany 1829
Thomas Gillmer J P.

State of Kentucky
Adam County set
I William Caldwell
Clerk of the County Court for the County afs.
do hereby certify that Thomas Gilmer whose name
is
affixed to the foregoing certificate is & was at
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the signing of the same a Justice of the peace
for said County duly commissioned &
qualified to act as such & that due faith &
credit ought to be given to all his official acts
as such.
In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand & affixed
the seal of the said Court at
this 26th day of January 1829
37th year of the Commonwealth
Wm Caldwell Co Clk
(seal)
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House of Reps
Feby 25 1829
Drsr
Mr. Hamilton of Adam Cly
Kentucky lives near to
Columbia in that County to
which place you will direct
Your communicated to him
With respect
your obt svt
Richd A. Buckner
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1574
No of Original 0 payment 905
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
17 Feb 1829

John Hamilton of in the County of
Adair in the State of Kentucky has applied to the Secretary
of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled ""An Act for the relief of certain surviving
officers and soldiers of the Revolution," approved the 15th of May, 1828. He states that he
enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and
continued until its termination, at which period he was a Sergeant in Captain
Smith's company, in the 3d regiment of the Maryland,
line; and that he received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, provided by the (illegible)
of the 15th of May, 1778; and further, that he was not on the 15th day of May, 1828, on the
pension list of the United States, and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of
March, 1826, nothing
The Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by
the records in his office
By order of the Secretary
F.A. Dickins

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
THIRD AUDITOR'S OFFICE,
21th February 1829
It appears by the records in this office, that a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars has
been issued to John Hamilton in the Maryland Line.
It further appears that John Hamilton
is not now on the pension
list of the any agency, and has not been so since the 3d March
1826.
Peter Hagner Aud.
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John Hamilton aged seventy seven years do upon oath
testify and declare that enlisted in the year 1776 for the period
of During the war in the Company commanded by Capt Smith
in third Regiment of the Maryland line of the army of the
Revolution and faithfully served to the close of the said War when
I was regularly discharged at Annapolis in the said State of
Maryland being their at the time of my discharge in the second
Maryland Regiment. I do further declare that I have never
Received a warrant from the United States for the Bounty land
due me nor have I ever transferred my said warrant to
any person.  Therefore know all men by these presents that I
John Hamilton as aforesaid do hereby constitute and https://catalog.archives.gov/images/misc/drag.pngappoint
Henry Northup my true and lawful attorney for me and in
my name and for my use to ask demand and have from the Secretary 
War of the United States a warrant for the Bounty land due
me in right of my services as aforesaid and my said attorney
is hereby authorized to constitute and appoint one or more
substitutes or attorneys under him for the special purposes above
named and the same to revoke at will. In witness whereof
I hereunto set my hand and seal this sixth of February 1830.
John Hamilton
H Northup

b yours Montgomery
John  (illegible)

State of Kentucky
Adair County
Personally appeared before me
the subscriber a Justice of the Peace
in and for said County John Hamilton
senior and took oath to the foregoing power of attorney
and acknowledged the same to be his voluntary act and
deed for the purposes therein named also being duly
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sworn made oath to the truth of the statements by him
set forth and subscribed also at the same time personally
appeared William Mosby and Cyrus Montgomery persons
of lawful age and of known Credibility who being each duly
sworn saith that they have long been personally acquainted with John Hamilton who signed the within power of attorney
in their presence and they believe him to be the Identical Hamilton 
on which he represents himself to be and that he actually
performed the military service by him & told in the manner therein set forth.
William Mosby
Cyrus Montgomery
Sworn subscribed and acknowledged
before me this sixth day of
February 1839
John Montgomery J P A C

State of Kentucky ⎬ Set
Adam County
I, William Caldwell Clerk of the
County Court for the County aforesaid do certify that
John Montgomery Esqr whose name is attached
to the foregoing certificate is and was at the time
of executing said certificate a Justice of the peace
in for Adam County duly commissioned to
act as such and that due faith and credit
are due and ought to be given to all his office
acts as Justice aforesaid
In testimony whereof I have
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hereunto set
my hand and affixed
the seal of said Court
this 9th day of February 1830
Wm Caldwell C. C. Ct
(seal)
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30525
REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.
orn
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received ____
for a statement of the military history of John Hamilton
a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
formation as contained in his application for pension
on file in this Bureau. S. 18010

DATES OF
ENLISTMENT OR
APPOINTMENT. 
1776

LENGTH OF
SERVICE.
length
of war

RANK.
Pvt
Sgt

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Jno Smith
COLONEL.
Howard

STATE.
MD

Battles engaged in, None
Residence of soldier at enlistment, not stated
Date of application for pension, Feb 17, 1829 is AL
Residence at date of application, Adair Co. Ky
Age at date of application, 76 years
Remarks:  In 1841 he removed with his wife (name not stated)
to Davis Co Mo - it is not stated whether they had ch.
g/t
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
6-2856
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County of Davis, State of Missouri Ste
On this 21 day of May in the year 1841 before me
the subscriber a Justice of the peace for the said County of Daviess, 
personally appeared John Hamilton who on his oath 
declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to
the company commanded by Captain Smith in the 
regiment commanded by Colonel Butler in the service of
the United States; (he enlisted under Colonel Butler, and writ
into the service as a private in Capt. Smith's Company. He thinks
Col. Butler died or from some other cause failed to go into
the service. The regiment to which he belonged at the time he
received his discharge was commanded by Colonel 
Howard) that his name was placed on the pension roll of the
State of Kentucky, from whence he lately removed; that
he now resides in the State of Missouri where he intends
to remain and wishes his pension to be there payable in 
future. The following are his reasons for removing from 
Kentucky to Missouri. his wife, who is like himself, aged and
infirm and without children or any near relation in 
Kentucky, was desirous to remove to Missouri where she might
he near a nephew, who, at her death will be the rightful owner
of a small family of negroes left her by an Aunt during her
life; also being himself from age unable to attend to 
business of any kind and having the assurance that he would
be relieved from all care, together with a desire to have
his wife, in case of his death (which will probably first
occur) with her nephew and family.
John Hamilton

Sworn and subscribed to before me the day and year
aforesaid
Adam Black
Justice of the Peace

State of Missouri Daviess County set
Be it known, That before me Adam Black a Justice
of the peace in and for the County aforesaid, personally
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appeared John Hamilton and made oath in due form of
law that he is the identical person named in an original
certificate in his possession of which I certify the 
following is a true copy:
Revolutionary Claim No 882
Under the act entitled "An act for the relief of certain
surviving officers and soldiers of the army of the 
Revolution"" approved 15th May 1828
I certify that John Hamilton of _____ 
in the County
of Adair in the State of Kentucky is entitled to receive pay
under the above mentioned act, as a surviving Sergeant
of Infantry in the Maryland Line of the army of the 
Revolution, at the rate of Ten Dollars and ____ cents a month,
payable during his life on the third day of March, and third
day of September in each year.
It is provided by law that the said pay "shall not in
any way be transferable, or liable to attachment, levy, or
seizure, by any legal process whatever. Given under my
hand and the seal of the Treasury of the United States
this seventeenth day of August in the year one thousand
eight hundred and twenty nine and of Independence
the fifty fourth.
S. D. Ingham
al
Secretary of the Treasury
(seal)
That he now resides in the County of Daviess in the
State of Missouri and has resided there for the space of
five months past; and that previous thereto he resided
in the County of Adair in the State of Kentucky.
John Hamilton

Sworn and subscribed this
21 day of May 1841 before me
John Hamilton
Adam Black
Justice of the peace

State of Missouri Daviess County SS
Be it Known, That before me Adam

Certificate of John Hamilton
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Black a Justice of the Peace in and for the County s
aforesaid, personally appeared William Williams and made
oath that he has for many years known John Hamilton
that he came in company with the said Hamilton from
Adair County in Kentucky to Missouri late last fall
and has every assurance that he the said Hamilton has
been entitled to, and drawn a pension for his services
in the Revolution, and further, that the John Hamilton now
present, who has just sworn to and subscribed the foregoing
application, is the same person described in the affidavit,
and I do hereby certify that the said William Williams
is a person of veracity.
Given under my hand this 21st day of May 1841
Adam Black
Justice of the peace

State of Missouri
County of Daviess SS
I Robt Wilson Clerk of the
County Court within and for the County and
State aforesaid do certify that Adam Black is a
Justice of the peace in and for said County
duly commissioned and qualified that his commission
was dated on the first day of June 1837 and
will expire on the first day of June 1841 and
that his signature above where it severally occurs is
genuine.
In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand with my
private seal affixed there being
no seal of said Court yet 
provided: at Office in Gallatin in
the County aforesaid this 21st day
of May 1841
Robt Wilson Clerk
(seal)
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Columbies KY
Feby 1830
25

Gordon
Chief Clerk in the Section of
Bounty Lands
War Office
Washington City

(stamp)
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Adair County Kentucky 6th Feby 1830
Mr Gordon
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Enclosed is the papers of William Marby
a soldier of the Virginia line and John
Hamilton a Sergeant of the Maryland line for
and warrant for 100 acres of land each--
Will you sir do me the kindness to examine
those claims as early as convenient and cause the
land warrants to be issued for them should they appear
to be intitled- and do me the kindness to hand them
over to Mr Thos. J Hodson who I have written
on the subject and oblige son James Respectfully
Henry Northup
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Hon Sherrod Williams
Dec 26th 1837

No. 1,613
Rev

Col William Gorden
Bounty Lands
Office
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1613. for 100 ann of the 2d March 1850 to John Hamilton Soldier of
the HH? line - delivd to J Hodson ?
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House of Rep Dec 20th, 1837

Col William Gorden
Sir
I am informed that John
Hamilton of the County of Adair
Ky was a soldier in the (3rd regiment 
of the Maryland Line) in the
revolutionary war. he first entered
the service for three years, the
second time entered the
service during the war and was
at the close of the war acting as
a Sargent. I want you to examine
and inform me if he is
entitled to bounty Land.
Yours respectfully
Sherrod Williams
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Pension Agency
Lexington Ky. 19 June 1841

J. L. Edwards Esq
Comr of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Sir
In answer to your letter of the
12 wit and to inform you that
John Hamilton a pensioner on the roll
of this agency under act 15 May 1828
at rate of $120 per annum was last
paid at this agency on 4 September 1840
and will not in future be paid 
here.
Very
respy
James A. Kinstead
Pension Agent
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Washington 10 February 1834
Mr Wailes, Penn Ave
Sir
You will have copies made out
of the declaration and evidences
accompanying it, together with the
pension certificate, in the case of
Sergeant John Hamilton of Adan County
Kentucky under the act of 15th of May
1828, as soon as convenient
I have the honor to be Sir
Very Respectfully your
Obt St
W King

Hon. R. B. Taney
Secretary of Treasury
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and 1812
Section.

June 6, 1924.

Mrs. H. J. Rowe,
21- 32d St.,
Des Moines, Iowa.
Madam;
I have to advise you that in order to obtain the
date of last payment of pension of Revolutionary War
soldier, John Hamilton, S.18010, the name of person
paid and possibly the date of death, you should apply
to the Pension Section, Civil Division, General Accounting
Office, 1800 E. St., N. W. Washington, D. C., citing
all of the following data -- John Hamilton, Certificate No. 882, 
issued August 17, 1829, Rate $120 per annum, commenced
March 3, 1826, Act of May 15, 1828, Missouri Agency.
Respectfully,
Acting Commissioner.
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Des Moines, Iowa
April 29, 1924

Department of the interior
Bureau of Pensions.
Dear Sirs

I recd from your department the
military history of my revolutionary
ancestor John Hamilton of
Adair County Kentucky.  The
number on the records I rec'd is
S. 18010. It states that he moved to
Missouri in 1841. Do you
have the name of the place where
he moved and the date of his
death or the record of the last
place you sent his pension.

I have sent my membership
papers into the national society
of the D.A.R. and they have
informed me that they must have
this information before my papers 
can be approved.

His claim for pension was
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(illegible) 17, 1829, residence
Adair Co. Key at the age of 76.
Trusting that you may be able
to furnish this information I am
Yours & truly
Mrs. H.J Rowe
21-32nd Street
Des Moines
Iowa
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Rev Sec

Des Moines, Iowa,
January 31, 1922.

Pension Commissioner,
Washington, D. C.
My dear Sir:
I am eligible to membership in the D. A. R.,
and have traced my ancestors back seven generations and
come to one, John Hamilton, regarding whom I am very anxious
to get some information to complete the requirements for this
membership. You may be sure I will deeply appreciate the
favor of the further authentic information you may be able
to furnish.

The only information I have concerning this
man is that he served throughout the Revolutionary War, enlisting
somewhere in Maryland. After the war he moved to
Columbia, Adair County, Kentucky, at which place he received
his pension.

I am unable to give you the name of his first
wife. He had one son, William. He married Betsy Porter,
his second wife on March 28, 1816. This information I obtained
through the Clerk at Columbia, Adair County, Kentucky.
The State Library at Frankfort, Kentucky, has an old Pension
Census showing that John Hamilton was a pensioner in 1840,
living in Columbia, Adair County, at that time.

Assuring you of my sincere appreciation for
the assistance you may be able to give me, I remain,

Very respectfully yours,
Mrs H.J. Rowe

Mrs. H. J. Rowe,
c/o The Herring Motor Company,
Des Moines, Iowa.

(stamp)
Pension Office
USA
D Feb 2 1922
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P
18010
INVALID.
File No. 18,010
John Hamilton
Serg Rev War
Maryland line
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No 905
Act: May 15 1828
on Kentucky roll
Index: --Vol. 1, Page 166
(Arrangement of 1870.)

1922 Mar 3 hist to Mrs. H J Rowe ee
1924-June Mrs. H. J. Rowe inf how to 
obtain date of last pay dc/aug