Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11.938, Richard Adams, Md.
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SERVICE               *                              Number
Md.            Adams, Richard               S. 11938

                                                                  carded.
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CONTENTS
b. Apr. 3, 1755 in Charles Co. Md + res. there at enl.
in 1833 res. Georgetown, D.C.

           Illegible (stray?) marks
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                                                                             12.768,
                          District of Columbia
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                               Richard Adams
of Washington in the State{struck through} Dist of Columbia
who was a pri. in the company commanded
by Captain Harrison of the Regt. commanded
by Col Harrison in the Maryland 
line for 12 months

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Inscribed on the roll of District of Co. 
at the rate of 40 Dollars ------Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

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Certificate of Pension issued the 22nd day of May '33
                              and sent Col. E. Broom? (last letter ill.)
Georgetown, D.C.

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Arrears to the 4th of March '33            ---- 80
Semi-anl allowance ending 4th Sept    ----20
                                                                     ___
                                                                   $100                             Revolutionary Claim     
                                                                                                        as of June 7, 1832
Recorded by William Miller, Clerk     
Book E         Vol 6        Page 108
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District of Columbia
County of Washington viz
On this ^22 day of April 1833 personally appeared before
Circuit Court of the (illegible) County of
Washington, in the District of Columbian in open court Richard Adams of the
said County, aged 78 years, who being duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order 
to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.

That he entered the service of the United States under the following
named officers, and served as herein stated:

In the Fall of the year 1776, he thinks it was, several British
cruisers making their appearance in the River Potomac, landed --
some men in the County of Stafford, where they committed great depredations, 
by burning the Home of Col. Brent, and several others, &
were guilty of many other enormities, which producing great consternation 
among the defenseless inhabitants on both sides of the River.
The Militia of Charles County in the State of Maryland, where
he resided, and his company among others, commanded by Capt. Robert
Senate, in the Regiment of Col. William Harrison, were called
out, and marched to the shares of the Potomac to oppose them, where
they remained watching their movements, until the prospect of danger
by the falling down of their ships, was supposed to be over. Scarcely 
had they disappeared, before they returned, when he had to turn
out again, and from that time throughout the whole year and until
the fall succeeding, the British Cruisers were almost constantly
committing petty acts of depredation on these shores, which kept the
militia company to which he belonged under constant requisition,
never acting during the whole time, except in an embodied Corps,
called out by a competent authority, which caused a total 
interruption and suspension of his civil pursuits, and very often during 
the time performing the duties of Sergeant, Lieutenant, and Captain,
when either of these officers should from sickness, be unable to
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perform these duties; and so assiduous was he in performing these duties, that he became completely skilled in military tactics.
     In the Fall of 1777, in the month of September |he thinks| he entered the service as a volunteer in the company of Captain Joseph W. Harrison, in the Regiment commanded by Col. Harrison and marched to the North, to strengthen the American Army - went to Valley Forge, White Horse, and other places in that Country, and continued in the neighborhood of that place (illegible) months, when he was discharged. Upon his return home he again fell into his old company, and was often called out to protect the shores of the Potomac from depredations. He declares that from the beginning to the end of this kind of service he was in actual service not less than two years ^including the two months tour to the North. His discharge at the end of the tour to the North he did not preserve, neither has he any documentary evidence of ^his said service nor is there any living witness that he knows of to prove any of his service.
     He hereby relinquishes any claim whatsoever to a Pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll or of the agency of any State.

        Sworn and subscribed the day
         and year aforesaid.                  /s/Rich.d Adams
          in open court.

Test.           W Brent Clk
                             w.
and William Corcoran

We John L. Scott, Charles A. Beatty, Raphael Sommer, Perry G Hoskins residing in the County of Washington in the District of Columbia do hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Richard Adams, who has subscribed and sworn to the declaration; that we believe him to be seventy-eight years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that
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opinion
Sworn to and subscribed the
day and year aforesaid.
Raphi Semmes
John D. Scott
P.G. Hodgkin
Charles A. Beattie
Wm Corcoran

District of Columbia
County of Washington viz

On this 19th day of April, 1833 before me the Subscriber, one of 
the Justices of the Peace in and for said County, personally appeared
Raphael Semmes, John L. Scott, P. G. Hodgkin, Charles A.
Beattie, and William Corcoran, who subscribed their names
to the above certificate, and made oath on the Holy Evangelists of
Almighty God to the truth thereof. And I do certify that the
said named persons are all men of veracity. Witness my name
Edmund Brooke

The following Interrogatories were propounded:
1st Where and in what year were you can
Answer - In Charles County Maryland in the year 1755.
2 Have you any record of your age, and if so where is it?
Answer My name was recorded by my Father on the lid of his family
Bible by which it appeared that I was born on the 3d day of Apl. 1785.
I do not know where the Bible is at this time.

3d where were you living when called into service, where have you had
since the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live?
Answer - In Charles County Maryland, where I have always lived till
about 17 year ago, when I moved to the district, where I now here in
George Town.

4 How were you called into service, were you drafted, did you volunteer,
or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?
Answer - I was called out as a militia man with the company to which I
belonged, and the greater part of my service (all accept 60 days) when
I was a volunteer) was rendered as a militia man called out when an
emergency occurred, which was continually the case so as to keep us in constant 
service for two years or more.

5th.  State the names of some of the Regular officers, who were with the
Troops, where you served; such continental and Militia
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regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your
service.
Answer - I have already done so far as regards the officers under whose 
immediate command I was, I do not recollect the names of any of the principal
regular officers in the Northern Town except Genl. Washington

6th Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom
was it given and what has become of it?
Answer - I do not recollect or receiving a discharge, except when I
went as a volunteer to the north and that was not (illegible). The
service performed in the militia was so constant that a discharge
was not necessary. If I returned home, it was on furlough for a few
days only on a promise to return

7th State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present 
neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character veracity
and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
Answer. I am very well known to C. A. Beattie, John W. Scott, P. G.
Hodghin, Raphael Semmes, Capt William Murcray 
William Corcoran, and all the respectable people of George
Town who have resided here for any length of time.

And the said  Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the
investigation of the matter, and after putting the Interrogatories 
as prescribed by the War Department, that the above named
applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as
he states. And the said Court further certifies, that it 
appears to be that Raphael Semmes, John W. Scott, P.G. Hodgkin
Charles A. Beatty and William Corcoran, who have signed the
above certificate, are residents in Washington County and W. C.
and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled
to credit.
Lest Wm Brent Clk
I William Brent, Clerk of the Court of Washington County in the District of
Columbia do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings
of the said Court in the matter of the application
of Richard Adams for a Pension.
In testimony whereby I have hereunto set my
hand and seal of office this 22 day'd of April 1833
Wm Brent Clk
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1908 June To Hist to Jesse
Lee Adams. V. L.M.
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RevWar
11.938
INVALID.
File No. 11,938
Richard Adams
Priv. Rev. War

Act: June 7th 1832.
Index: -- Vol. A, Page 3
{Arrangement of 1870.}
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L.L.W
(stamp)
Record Division
Jun 18 1908
(stamp)
Pension Office
USA
Jun 13 1908
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Takoma Park D.C.
Dear Sirs
Will you kindly furnish
me with a copy of the statement
of Richard Adams of Charles
Co Md. a Pensioner of the
Revolutionary War, at the time
of his death he was a resident
of Georgetown D.C. any additional
information in
reference to this party will
be greatly appreciated
Very Truly 
Jesse Lee Adams
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Information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension
on file in this Bureau.   Richards Adams L.F. 11938

DATES OF
ENLISTMENT OR
APPOINTMENT.
Fall of 1776
Sept. 1777 

LENGTH OF SERVICE
_____
2 mos
upon his return home again called out his old company
and was in actual Service not less than 2 years.

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED
CAPTAIN
Robert Senate
Joseph W. Harrison
COLONEL
William Harrison
Hanson

STATE
Enlisted MD

Battles engaged in, _______
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Charles Co. Md.
Date of application for pension, Apr 22, 1833This Cl. was al.
Residence at date of application, Georgetown, D. C.
Age at date of application, 78 Born in Charles Co Md. Apr. 3, 1753
Remarks: ______
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12 - 5 - 41
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
DIVISION OF VETERANS' ADMINISTRATION ARCHIVES
NAME Adams, Robert 
GRADE: Corporal 
LINE: Pennsylvania. 
WARRANT
NUMBER 8910
ACREAGE. 100
ISSUED November 5, 1789
to ____ not shown.
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The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of ""Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800"" which are
registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent
dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.
Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.