Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,852, Nicholas Fitzgerald, Md.
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Md. Fitzgerald, Nicholas S. 34.852
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Maryland
Nicholas Fitzgerald, Washington County in the state of Maryland, who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Gumby of the Maryland [illegible], for the term of three years.
[Illegible]scribed on the roll of Maryland at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 1st of August 1820.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 of Sept. 1820 and sent to T: Kennedy, [illegible] Hagerstown, Maryland.
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1820 - $ 9.00
Semi-anl [illegible] 4 March - $48.00
[illegible] 4/30/1821 $57.00
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818}
and 1st May 1920
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Auditor's Office, Annapolis, Sept. 8th 1820

I hereby certify, that it appears from the muster-rolls remaining in the Auditor's Office, that Nicholas Fitzerrald enlisted as a pvt. in the 7th Maryland Regiment, on the 2nd. day of May 1778 and was discharged on the 1st Nov. 1780 [illegible].

Tho. Karrey [or Karney] A.G.S. Md.
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SERVICE
Md.

CONTENTS
Fitzgerald, Nicholas

NUMBER
S. 34.852
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State of Maryland Washington County

On this first day of August 1820, personally appeared in open court, being a court of [illegible] for Washington County aforesaid Nicholas Fitzgerrald [sic] aged sixty three 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 act of congress of the 18th March 1818 and the first May 1820: that he the said Nicholas Fitzgerald enlisted for the term of three years on the fourth day of May 1778 in the state of Maryland in the company commanded by Capt. Daniel Stull in the Regiment commanded by Col. Jon Gunby in the line of the state of Maryland [illegible] establishment that he continued to serve in the said corps untill [sic] the 2nd day of May 1781 when he was discharged from the said forces in the state of South Carolina: That he was in the battle of Monmouth and Sumpter, and that he has no other [illegible] in his [illegible] of his said [illegible].

And in [illegible] of the act of congress of the first of May 1820 I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen, 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 to diminish it, as to being myself within the provisions of an act of congress [illegible] to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and [illegible] service of the United States in the Revolutionary war, passed on the 8th day of March one thousand Eight hundred and Eighteen and that I have not [illegible] any person in trust for me, any property or securities, [illegible] or debts due to me: nor have any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto announced, and by me subscribed.
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Schedule
Neither real nor personal property of any kind except [the staff] in my hand Mother,  [illegible - 2 words], wife nor child - have formally left school, but have been unable for a year past to follow that occupation, and ought have applied sooner for the bounty of my Country, but are honest [illegible - 2 words].
Nicholas Fitzgerald

Sworn to and declared on the first day of August 1820 in Open Court
[signature illegible]
I Otto [illegible - 2 words] Clark of Washington County Court do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto are [illegible] as a truly copies from the records of said court.
In testimony whereof I have herewith let my hand and office of the [illegible] of the said court on this first day of August 1820.
Signature-illegible
of the Court for the City of Washington
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34852
[?] INVALID
File No. 34,852
Nicholas Fitzgerald [?} Rev War
Act: 18th March 1800
Index:-Vol. 2, Page 139
{Arrangement of 1870.}