Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 8542, for Marsham Queen, Maryland
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Md. Queen, Marsham R. 8542
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8542 Marsham Queen
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No 38801
Warsham Queen dec
Md
Henry Manoll[illegible] Aug 8 1854
8542
June 7 1832
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Baltimore August 4th 1854
Hon. L. P. Waldo, Commissioner of Pensions
Sir
Enclosed you will find the declaration of Thomas M. Ducen, it having been placed in our hands sometime since you will confer a favor, by stateing what further evidence is required if any in this case. 
Very respectfully
Your [illegible] Servants,
Henry [illegible]
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State of Maryland -- to wit:
I, Enoch Louis Lowe, Governor of the State of
Maryland, do hereby certify that Henry E
Bateman Esquire, who has signed the
annexed Certificate is and at the same time of so doing
was Comptroller of the Treasury
of the State of Maryland-
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and that full faith and credit are due and ought to
be given to his acts as such.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the Great Seal of
the State of Maryland, on this
Seventeenth day of June
in the year of our Lord one thousand
and eight hundred and fifty three.
BY THE GOVERNOR.
John Randolph [illegible]   E. Louis Lowe
Acting Secretary of State
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Treasury Department
Comptrollers Office
Annapolis June 17th 1853
I hereby certify that it appears from the Books of this department that the name of Marsham Queen was by Resolution no 106 of the General assembly of Maryland passed at December Session 1831, Entered upon the pension Roler of this State, and received annually thereafter the sum of Forty Dollars, being the half pay of a private in consideration of services rendered by him during the revolutionary war. 
H. E. Bateman
Comptroller
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the
acts of Congress passed May 15th 1828 and June 7th 1832
On this seventh day of February
Eighteen hundred & fifty four personally appeared in

open Court before the Justices of the Orphans Court for Charles County and State of Maryland
Thomas M Queen a resident of the City of Baltimore
& State of Maryland who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following
declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions
made by the acts of Congress passed May 15th 1828
and June 7th 1832. That Sarah M R Queen aged forty five years Elizabeth J Queen aged forty years Mary Anne Bowen (formerly Mary Anne Queen aged thirty eight years and Thomas. M Queen aged forty two years
are the only surviving children of Marsham Queen who
was a private in the Revolutionary war and served under
Genl Smallwood in the Maryland line was in the battle of
German Town and wounded in said battle for which
he received a pension from the State of Maryland he
further states on oath that his Father Marsham Queen
died on or about the tenth day of October AD 1839 aged
Eighty three
years leaving no widow but the above
named children, and refers to the accompanying documents
for proof of service and heirship he makes this declaration
on behalf of himself and sisters
M [illegible] Queen seal

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written
A. [illegible] T. Tubman
Geo. [illegible] Perkins
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We hereby certify that it is clearly proven before the orphan’s count for Charles County and State of Maryland that Marsham Queen died on the 10th day of October Eighteen Hundred and thirty nine leaving no widow and that Sarah M R Queen Mary Ann Bowen Elizabeth I Queen and Thomas M Queen are the children and only Heirs of the deceased soldier who performed service in the Revolutionary War -
[signed] Richard Y. Tubman
[signed] Geo. P. Jenkins
}Justices of Orphans Court for Charles County Maryland

I hereby certify that Richard Y. Tubman and George P Jenkins Esqs. whose names are affixed to the foregoing certificate ate of Court are Justices of the Orphan’s Court for Charles County and State aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified acc[covered by seal] to Law
In testimony where I hereunto subscribe my name and affix the sale of the said Court this event day of February Eighteen Hundred and fifty Four 
[signed] Test T A Smith Regr of wills for Charles County

[paper seal affixed to left of signature]
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We Horatio Reaves aged 66 years and David Middleton age 60 years both residing in the County of Charles and State of Maryland certify that we are well acquainted with Thomas M Queens who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be the age stated and son of Marsham Queen who we knew well and who was reputed and believe in the neighbourhood where he resided to be a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
[signed] Horatio Reeves
[signed] David Middleton

I hereby certify that Horatio Reaves & David Middleton did subscribe their names to thee foregoing declaration for the purpose therein mention acknowledged before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the peace of Chs County State of Maryland
[signed] Geo N. Rowe J. P.
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State of Maryland Charles County to wit
I hereby certify that George N Rowe Esquire who appears to have taken certified and signed
the within acknowledgment was at the time
of so doing a Justice of the peace of the State of Maryland in and for Charles County aforesaid
duly commissioned and qualified and that
his signature to the said acknowledgment
is genuine and true, and that to all acts by
him done in that capacity full faith and
credit are due and ought to be given as well as
in Courts of Justice as thereout
In testimony whereof I hereunto
Subscribe my name and
affix the seal of the Circuit
Court for Charles, County
this 7th day of February
Anno Domino 1854
[signed] Joseph Stewart M

[paper seal affixed to the left of the last several lines above]