Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 2290-100, Benjamin Gaither, Md.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Md.

[star above last name]
Gaither, Benjamin           

NUMBER
B.L.Wr. 2290-100

CONTENTS
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Know all men by these presents that I Beale Gaither of Anne Arundel County State of Maryland do appoint and anominate William W Curran of Washington City in the District of Columbia to be my lawful attorney for me and in my name to demand and receive from the Secretary of war of the United States, a warrant for the quantity of land due to me as aforesaid and my said attorney is hereby fully authorised and empowered to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes or Attorneys under him for the special purposes above expressed and present the said warrant of land or quantity that is due me from the United States for the services of my deceased Uncle, Benjamin Gaither who was a soldier in the Maryland Continental line to the Secretary of the Treasury to receive scrip on said warrant of land. and I do further authorise the said William W. Curran to receive said scrip on said warrant and sell or dispose thereof the said scrip to the best advantage.
Witness my hand & seal in the presence of
April 30th 1841             Beale Gaither [symbol]
Wm Shipley J. O
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Anne Arundel County to wit
     I hereby certify that William Shepley,
                                     [illegible]
gentleman, who appears to ^ herein [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] of Attorney  [illegible] [illegible] the [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] of the [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] County duly commisioned and sworn 
In testimony whereof I hereby set my name and affix the seal of Anne Arundel County [illegible] this nineteenth day of May eighteen hundred and forty one [illegible] Wm S Green Clk AA Co Crt
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LAND OFFICE,
Annapolis, 19 [superscript initials] May 1841,

I Certify, that it appears by a Pay Roll remaining in the Office, that Benjamin

Gates, a private, received of John Hamilton,

Agent of the Maryland Line, [blacked-out text with superscript initials]

$80.00 [superscript initials] pay from the 1st January, 1782, to the

1st January, 1788--also $43.30[superscript initials] from the 1st January, 1788, to the 15th of No-

vember [November], 1788.

Gratuity, $80.00.[superscript initials] Total received, $203.30[superscript initials]

George G. Brewer, [signature]
Register Land Office, W. S. Md.
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The State of Maryland Anne Arundel County
[illegible] Be it remembered that on the third day of May in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and Thirty four, before me the Subscriber, one of the State of Marylands Justices of the Peace in and for Anne Arundel County personally appeared William Plummer now aged upwards of ninety one years old and solemnly sincerely and truly declared and affirmed that he well knew, Benjamin Gaither soldier or private recruit of the Maryland Line's and he also knows the [illegible] Beale Gaither now aged upwards of fifty years, and that the said Benjamin Gaither, is own uncle to the said Beale Gaither, that now claims under the said Benjamin Gaither and is the sole heir now know to be living of the Said Benjamin Gaither.
Affirmed before,
Daniel Lamborn
At the same time appeared John Warfield in his seventieth year of age, before the Subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace, for Said State and County and made oath on the holy Evangelist of almighty God that he knew the above named Benjamin Gaither, a soldier a private recruit and also known the above named, Beal Gaither, [illegeible] the Said Benjamin Gaither and doth believe Said Beall Gaither to be the only heir living of the Said Benjamin Gaither.
Sworn before
Daniel Lamborn

On this 21st day of July, 1834, personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace for Anne Arundel County State of Maryland, Richard Martin of Said County and made Oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty
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God that being now as he believed of the age of sixty seven years, he well knew a man by the name of Benjamin Gaither formerly of Said County and that the Said Benjamin listed as a private soldier in the war of the American Revolution and that Beale Gaither now of Said County is he fully believes the nephew of the Said Benjamin Gaither and that he believes him the Said Beale to be the only surviving heir to the Said Benjamin Gaither
Sworn before 
Joel Hopkins

State of Maryland Anne Arundel County to wit
On this 3rd day of September 1834, personally appeared before me the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace for Anne Arundel County and State of Maryland Jeremiah Gaither of Said County aged seventy three years and made oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God that he well knew a man by the name of Benjamin Gaither formerly of Said County and that he Said Benjamin listed as a private soldier in the war of the American Revolution And that Beale Gaither now of Said County is the nephew of the Said Benjamin Gaither and that he believes him the Said Beale to be the only surviving heir to the Said Benjamin Gaither.
Sworn before
Dennis Gaither

State of Maryland Anne Arundel County to wit
On this 24th day of October in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and thirty four personally appeared James Plummer before the Subscriber one of the Justices of [crossed out illegible] State and County aforesaid in the seventy second year of his age and solemnly sincerely and truly declared and affirmed that he formerly knew a man by the name of
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Benjamin Gaither of Said County and always understood that he was a Soldier in the American Revolution and he also knows the present Beale Gaither of Said County and believes he is the nephew of the Said Benjamin Gaither and that the Said Beale Gaither is the only surviving heir of the Said Benjamin as he knows of
Charles R Stewart

Anne Arundel County to wit
I hereby certify that Joel Hopkins Dennis Gaither and Charles R Stewart and Daniel Lamborn Gentlemen who appear to have taken and signed the aforegoing affidavits were at the times of so doing four of the Justices of the Peace in and for Anne Arundel County duly [illegible] and sworn
In testimony wherof I hereto set my name and affix the seal of Anne Arundel County Court this 28th day of October 1834
Wm S Green Clk AA Cty Crt

Maryland
Anne Arundel County Set on this 2nd day of March 1836 personally appeared Abner Linthicum a good and Excellent Witness before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace for said county and being duly sworn according to law deposeth and sayeth that he knew Benjamin Gaither and believes he was a soldier of the revolution in the regular army that he saw him in the ranks [illegible] the year. He does not recollect and he further deposeth that Beale Gaither the present applicant is the nephew of Said Benjamin Gaither and the only surviving heir to the Said Benjamin Gaither the [illegible] is seventy two years of age
[Left side page]
[illegible]: Gideon White
Justice Peace
[Right side page]
Sworn to and subscribed
Abner Linthicum
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Anne Arundel County to wit I hereby certify that Gideon White Gentlemen who appears to have taken and signed the aforegoing affiant was at the time of so doing one of the State of Maryland Justices of the peace in and for Anne Arundel County duly commissioned and sworn 

In Testimony to hereof I hereunto set my name and affix the seal of Anne Arundel County Court this 18th day of April Eighteen hundred and Thirty seven Wm S Green Clk AA Cty Crt

State of Maryland Anne Arundel County to wit At an Orphans Court held at Annapolis in said County April 1. Eighteen hundred and forty one. That Satisfactory Evidence was adduced in said Court to prove that Beal Gaither in the County of Anne Arundel is the Nephew and only living heir at Law in fee to Benjamin Gaither deceased, late a soldier in Second Regiment in the Continental Army in the Maryland line, that was formed by W Smallwood
John Wilmot
Gerrard R Hopkins

In Testimony that the aforegoing is a true Copy taken from the Original now on file in the Orphans Court Office for Anne Arundel County I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal of Office this Twenty first day of April in the year of our Lord one Thousand Eight hundred and forty one Sam Brown Jr. Reg Will County
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Benjamin Gaither
N. 2290

Papers filed by William W. Curran of Washington City, Attorney for the heirs of Benjamin Gaither Private Mary?Line May 26th 1841

R. May 20th, 1841
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Hon. Secretary of War for the Bounty Land Office Washington City
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Department of War

Regulations for the heirs of Officers and Soldiers of the Revolutionary Army, who were slain by the enemy, or who have died since the war, and have not received land from the United States.

By an Act of Congress of the 16th September, 1776, it is provided, that the Officers and Soldiers who engaged for, and continued to serve during the war, or until discharged by Congress, and the heirs of such Officers and Soldiers as shall be slain by the enemy, shall receive land in proportion to their rank.
N.B. Those who engaged for three years or for any other period than during the war, or who died of sickness, fatigue, or casualty, are not entitled to land from the United States.
The following declaration (and enclosed blank form of heirship) must be filled up and signed by the proper authorities:

State of Maryland
County of Anne Arundel
I, Beale Gaither heir at law of Benjamin Gaither do, upon oath, testify and declare, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that the said Benjamin Gaither did enter the service in 1776, for the term of or during the war and served as private in the Regiment No. 2 under the command of Colonel Smallwood of the Maryland line; and that he continued in the service aforesaid until discharged according to law.
I further declare, that I have never received a warrant for the bounty land promised to Benjamin Gaither on the part of the United States; nor do I believe that he ever received it, or transferred his claim to it in any manner whatsoever : therefore,

On this twenty second day of April Eighteen hundred thirty five
Personally appeared the above named Beale Gaither subscriber to the foregoing declaration, and made oath to the same.
Attest,
Charles R. Stewart Justice of the Peace

In testimony that the above written Charles R. Stewart was a magistrate authorized to administer oaths, and take acknowledgements, &c., in the State of Maryland at the above date, and that his name there subscribed appears to me to be his usual signature, I have here-unto affixed the county seal, and subscribed my name and quality, at Annapolis this twelfth(?) day of July 1834
William S. Green Clerk, &c.