Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 36,935, John Britt, Md.
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Md. Britt, John S.36,935
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13.127

Maine.

John Britt of Augusta in the state of Maine who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Smallwood of the Maryland line, for the term of five years

Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 7 of April 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 20 of July 1819 and [illegible] to the C [illegible] Augusta Dis. Maine

Arrears to 4th of March 1819 $87.43
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819 48.
10 mo. 28 days 
$135.43

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}
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John Britt, Augusta
pr. Col. Smallwood 4th Maryland line
May 1778 to June 1783.

War

April 7 1818

Adm-

R.C Vose, Augusta, Maine
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts

I, John Britt aged sixty six years born in the city of London in the kingdom of England, a citizen of the U. States resident therein for fifty-two years last past now of Augusta in the District of Maine upon oath testify and declare that in May 1778 I enlisted as a private soldier in the service of the U. States in the war of the revolution upon the continental establishment against the common enemy for the period of during the war in the company commanded by Capt. Benjamin Brooks, and regiment commanded by Col. Smallwood of the fourth regiment Maryland line for the period of during the war. I served five years until June 1783 when at West Point, I took my final and honorable discharge from the army. A discharge is lost and not to my knowledge in existence. From my reduced circumstances, I am in need of assistance from my country for support and I do hereby relinquish all my claim to any pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the U States if any. I request that I may be put upon the pension list for the District of Maine. I wintered one winter at Valley Forge. I was at the battle of Monmouth and at the battle of Stony Point under Gen'l Wayne.

John Britt
His X Mark

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

[illegible] 

On the seventh day of April AD 1818 John Britt above named whom I know to be a very poor man, after having been carefully examined and affirming that other and further evidence was not in his power made oath before me to the truth of the above declaration by him signed the same having been first distinctly read to him.

And I do further certify that in years past, before the existence of the law under which he applies, he was affirmed to me that he served several years as a continental soldier in the war of the Revolution, and I am fully satisfied that he is to be believed.

Nathan Weston - New C Just CCCP
2nd Eastern Circuit
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Copy 

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State of Maine.
To the Honorable the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset.

I John Britt of Augusta in the County of Kennebec aforesaid, a pensioner on the Maine roll, under the law of the United States, entitled, "An act to provide for certain person engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the revolutionary War," passed on the 18th March, 1818, do hereby exhibit the following schedule of my whole estate and income (my necessary clothing and bedding excepted,) viz:

A hut and shovel of the value of Thirty-five dollars

One Cow of the value of twenty dollars
Furniture and Necessary bedding excepted, of the value of ten dollars
Tools, spade, shovel and how of the value of four dollars
I have no debts due to me that can be collected; and I owe about fifty dollars.

I have no income from property, trade or professions. I am aged and not able to labor constantly. Except the above, and my necessary clothing and bedding, I have no property or income whatever.

John Britt
HIs X Mark

Witness N. Weston

A true copy

Attest John Davis - Clerk

Pension Certificate No 13.127
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Copy

State of Main.

I, John Britt, within named do solemnly swear that on the seventh day of April 1818 I made application in pursuance of the withing mentioned law of March 18, 1818, before Judge Weston and was afterwards placed upon the pension list roll of the United States for the District of Maine Agency. And I the said John Britt do further solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner whatever 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 eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me; not have I any income, other than what is contained in the scheduled hereto annexed. and by me subscribed.

John Britt
His X Mark

Witness
N. Weston 

Kennebec

On this sixteenth day of May 1820 John Britt before named, after being duly cautioned and examined, exhibited and subscribed the within schedule, and took and subscribed the foregoing oath, before me

Nathan Weston Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas

A true Copy

John Davis - Clerk

R.C. Love, Augusta Maine
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36 935

Invalid.
Revy

File No. S6933

John Britt
Priv Rev War

Act: 18 March 18

Index:- Vol. 2, Page 480

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Auditor's Office, Annapolis, July 14th 1819

I hereby certify, that it appears from the pay-rolls remaining in the Auditor's Office, that John Britton, private received from John Hamilton, agent of the Maryland line, the sum of $43.70 for arrears of pay from the 1st Aug.1780 to the 1st Jan'y 1782 Also, the sum of $80.00 for pay from the 1st Jan'y 1782 to the 1st Jan'y 1783 and also the sum of $43.30 from the 1st Jan'y 1783 to the 15th Nov. 1783 when his time expired. 

The applicants name may not be correctly spelt on pay roll Tho. K. 

Thos Karney A.S. MD.
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State of Maine.

I John Davis Clerk for the County of Kennebec of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the second Eastern Circuit, embracing the counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of the said Court; and that the original was exhibited in open 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 including debts due to the declarant therein stated, is Sixty-four dollars and deducting therefrom the amount of what the declarant owes, as set forth in said schedule, the value of said property in the opinion of the said Court is Fourteen dollars.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this twentieth day of June 1820.


John Davis - Clerk of said Court for the County of Kennebec.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts

To the Honorable the Secretary of the Department of War of the United States

SEAL

I the subscriber being Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Second Eastern Circuit of Massachusetts embracing the counties of Lincoln, Kennebec, and somerset, do hereby certify to your Honor, that John Britt a citizen of the United States now resident in Augusta in the said County of Kennebec in the district of Main, on the seventh day of April AD 1818 made application to me to receive his declaration under oath and such other evidence as was in his power to produce; and to transmit the same and the proceedings had thereon to your Honor; that he might be placed on the pension list of the United States, agreeably to the provisions of an Act entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war" passed March 18 AD 1818 which declaration and the other evidence produced by the said applicant is hereunto annexed.

And I do further certify to your Honor, that after a full examination of the said applicant and a careful consideration of the evidence in the case it appears to me that the said applicant did serve as a private soldier in the war of the revolution until the end thereof against  the common enemy upon the continental establishment and for more than nine months as stated in his declaration aforesaid; and that from his reduced circumstances, he needs the assistance of his country for support.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the court in which I preside to be hereunto affixed this twentieth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.

Nathan Weston [illegible]
C.C.C. Pleas 2nd East Circuit
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Kennebec, ss.

The subscriber, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts, held within the said County of Kennebec, hereby certifies, that the Honorable Nathan Weston, Junior, Esquire, before whom the annexed proceedings were held is Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Second Eastern Circuit of Massachusetts, embracing the Counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset; and that by the direction of the said Judge, I have affixed unto his certificate bearing his signature the seal of the said court in which he presides.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand; Dated at August in said County of Kennebec, this tenth day of June, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.

John Davis
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The National Archives
Form VAM-51
12-5-41

Bounty Land Warrant Record Card*

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

Name: Britt, John

Grade: Private

Line: Virginia (Lee's Legion)

Warrant Number: 13968

Acreage: 100
Issued: November 2, 1792
to Robert Means, assignee

*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.