Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 26,596, for William Pendergast, Maryland
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(3-1776)

SERVICE 
Md.

Pendergast, William 
Onion, Juliet 
(former widow)

NUMBER
W. 26,596
B.L.Wt. 1128-200

CONTENTS
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[Two columns]
[Left column]
1064
Maryland
Juliet Onion
Widow of William Pendergast
who served in the Revolutionary 
war, as a (MD) Lieutenant 

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 
320 Dollars [blank]
Cents per annum, to commence on 
the 4th day of March 1848.

Certificate of Pension issued the 
1st  day of August 1848 
and sent to 
Richard Pattison 
Baltimore 
Md

Recorded on the Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, page 127 vol. 3

[Right column]
Died 14 Dec 1853

Reported

R. Pattison
Jan 8/55
Hon. J Vansand 25 Jan 55
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[Two columns]
[Left column]
Rev
Warrant No. 1128, issued
to Juliet Onion, heir at law
to Lieut. Wm. Pendergast, of
the Maryland line for
200 Acres of land--
July 18th 1825
And delivd. to Hy Northrup

[Right column]
Mch 2308 Wilson J. Carroll
Copy [illegible] Dep. Comr.
[illegible]
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8.403
Juliet Onion formerly widow of 
Wm. Pendergast, 
Maryland
on Md. Register
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Baltimore Septem . . 1842

J. L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Sir

Herewith I send you my
application for a Pension under the provisions of the
acts of Congress passed July 7, 1838 And August
23, 1842 granting pensions to widows of persons
who served during the Revolutionary War.

As to the military services of my husband
William Pendergast I have no doubt but you
will find ample proof, on the records of the
Maryland line in the War of the Revolution.
He settled at Annapolis at the close of the
War, when were married in short
period thereafter and where he is now well
remembered by many of the old inhabitants

*Our marriage was a runaway
match, and there is now not any person
living who was present but myself--But
it is believed that the proof of our
marriage herewith presented will be
found amply sufficient.
Juliet Onion
(Juliet Onion)
Please direct for me }
to the care of my friend }
Mr. Alexander Yearley }

*The minister of the parish }
at that time did not keep a regular ]
record of his marriages, his name }
Was Higginbothom,  of the P. Episcopal Church }
We did not keep any Family Record.
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State of Maryland - Baltimore City Court
to wit

On this 5th day of September eighteen hundred
and forty two, personally appeared before me Chief
Judge of Baltimore City Court
Juliet Onion, a resident of the City of Baltimore in the
State of Maryland, aged 74 years, who being duly sworn 
according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following
declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the
provision made by the acts of Congress, passed July 7
1838, and August 23rd 1842, granting pensions to widows
of persons who served during the Revolutionary War.
That She is the widow of William Pendergast, who
was a Lieutenant in the 5th Maryland Regiment
in the War of the Revolution and served during 
a period of about four years and left the
service at the close of the War:  She also
declares that She was married to the said
William Pendergast, at the City of Annapolis,
Maryland, on, or about, the 15th day of September
Seventeen hundred and eighty four:  That her
husband the aforesaid William Pendergast died
[words struck out] in the year Seventeen hundred & eighty seven, or early in 1788.
That she was not married to him prior to his leaving
the service, but her marriage took place previous
to the first day of January Seventeen hundred
and ninety four, viz: at the time above stated:
She further declares that after the death of
the husband aforesaid, She was married
to John B. Onion, or or about the 26th day of 
March Seventeen hundred and eighty nine:
That he died on the 27th day of June in the
year
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year eighteen hundred and thirteen; and that
She is still a widow
Juliet Onion

Sworn to & subscribed before
me on the day & year aforesaid in
open Court
N Brice, CJ.

State of Maryland
Baltimore City Court Sct:

I Hereby Certify that the Honorable Nicholas Brice
before whom the aforegoing deposition was signed and sworn to who hath
thereto subscribed his name was at the time of so doing Chief
Judge of Baltimore City Court duly commissioned and sworn and to
all whose acts as such due faith and credit are and ought to be
given as well in Courts of Justice as there out.
In Testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe
my name and affix the seal of my office
this fifth day of September in the year of our
Lord Eighteen hundred and forty two
[illegible]M Medcalfe Clk
BCityCot
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I, John Brice, in the 72nd year of my age, a resident
of the City of Baltimore, and formerly of the City of Annapolis,
Maryland-Do hereby depose and say-That, Miss Juliet
Maybury was known by me at the City of Annapolis, aforesaid,
at the time of the War of the Revolution-And I well
remember a report, which was current there, within
a year or two after the close of said War-viz:
That the said Juliet Maybury was to be married
to a certain William Pendergast, who was then
called "Captain," and had been an officer in the
Maryland line in the said war of the Revolution;
which marriage I verily believe did take place
then and there; it being generally spoken of as a
matter of public notoriety, and believed through the
City; and, to my own knowledge She went by the name
of Mrs Pendergast and they lived together as man and wife
in highly respectable Society, at the dwelling of her
Father Captain Maybury of Annapolis: And, that
subsequently, the precise time not recollected by me, 
She became a Widow by the death of said Pender
gast: And was afterwards, in or about the year
1789 married to a certain John B. Onion, of
Harford County, Maryland: That said John B. Onion
died many years ago, and She remained his widow
as I believe, now residing in the City of Baltimore:
And I do further depose and say that She is the
identical person above named as the wife and Widow
of said William Pendergast who is now applying for
a Pension on account of his military services in the
War of the Revolution: And that I am not interested
in the result of the same
Baltimore Augt. 31. 1842   John Brice

Sworn to and subscribed before me
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me the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace of the State
of Maryland in and for the City of Baltimore-
And I do hereby certify that the above named
deponent John Brice is well known to me as
an aged and respectable resident of said City
and entitled to full and ample credit
As witness my hand this 31st day of August
Eighteen hundred and forty two.
Ja. P. Heath

State of Maryland }
Baltimore County Sct } I hereby certify
that James P. Heath Gentleman before
whom the above affidavit was made
and by whom the above certificate was
given and who has thereto signed
his name was at the time of so
doing a Justice of the Peace of the
State aforesaid in and for the City of
Baltimore duly commissioned & sworn.
In Testimony whereof I hereto
set my hand and affix the
seal of Baltimore County
Court his 5th day of September
1842
Thomas Kell Clk
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State of Maryland 
Anne Arundel County S.S.

On this 21st day of July in the year eighteen hun
dred and thirty eight, before me the Subscriber one
of the Associate Judges of the Third Judicial
District of Maryland Personally appeared
Nicholas Brewer a resident of the City of
Annapolis in the County and State aforesaid
Aged 67 years and well known to me as a
person entitled to ample credit-Who being
duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath
declare that he was personally acquainted
with Lieut William Pendergast formerly of
the Maryland line in the War of the Revolution
and also with his wife Julia Pendergast 
That their marriage at the City of Annapolis
aforesaid, on or about the 15th September in the year
Seventeen hundred and eighty four, was a
matter of public notoriety-That they were
publicly known and acknowledged as man 
and wife and the legality of their marriage
was never questioned or doubted.  That
after the death of said Pendergast the said
Julia, his widow [word struck out] intermarried with a
certain John B. Onion who died many years
ago and She the said Julia has since
remained a widow now resident at
the City of Baltimore
Witness } Nichs Brewer
Alex Yearley }

Subscribed and sworn to before
Nichs Brewer jr Associate
Judge of the 3d Judicial District
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Anne Arundel County to wit

I hereby certify that Nicholas
Brewer Junior Esquire who appears to have taken and
signed the written affidavit was at the time of so
doing one of the Associate Judges of the third Judicial
District of the State of Maryland comprehending
the Counties of Anne Arundel Calvert Mongomery
and Carroll duly commissioned and qualified.
In Testimony whereof I hereto
set my hand and affix the seal
of Anne Arundel County Court
the 21st day of July 1838
Wm. S. Green A.A.Coty.Cot
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State of Maryland
Anne Arundel County S.S.

On this 19th day of July in the year eighteen hundred
and thirty eight Before me the Subscriber a Justice
of the Peace for the County aforesaid Personally
came John Hurst a resident of the City of
Annapolis in the County & State aforesaid aged 
Seventy years, and known to me as a person entitled
to credit-who being duly sworn according to law
doth on his oath declare that he personally knew
Lieutenant William Pendergast and was well
acquainted with Julia Pendergast his wife
She having been a school mate of this deponent
a short time prior to her marriage.  That their
marriage, according to public announcement
took place in this City in or about the year 1784
That no doubt ever existed as to the legality
of their marriage and that they were publicly
known and acknowledged man and wife
in respectable society. 
Witness Edward Dubois  John Hurst
Alex Yearley  Sworn and subscribed to
before me Edward Dubois

I hereby certify that I am personally
acquainted with the within named John Hurst
and believe him to be entitled to full credit.
Edward Dubois J.P.
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Anne Arundel County to wit

I hereby certify that Edward
Dubois Gentleman who appears to have
taken and signed the within affidavit
was at the time of so doing one of the State
of Marylands Justices of the peace in
and for Anne Arundel County duly
commissioned and sworn
In Testimony whereof I
hereto set my hand and
affix the seal of Anne
Arundel County Court this
21st day of July 1838.
Wm. S Green Clk AACotyCot
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Onion, late
Julia Pendergast

See Solomon Hillen Jr
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At Anne Arudel County Court

I hereby certify That it appears
by the records of Anne Arundel County Court
that a License to solemnize the rites of marriage
between William Pendergast and Julia Maybury
was granted on the fifteenth day of September
in the year of our Lord one thousand seven
hundred and eighty four
In Testimony whereof I hereto set
my name and affix the seal of
Anne Arundel County Court this
18th day of July 1838
Wm S Green Clk AACoty Cot
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Anne Arundel County Court

I hereby certify that it appears by the
record of Proceedings of Anne Arundel County Court
that on the twenty sixth day of March in the year
of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty
nine, A License was granted to solemnize the rites 
of marriage between John B Onion and Julia
Pendergast
In Testimony whereof I hereto set
my name and affix the seal of
Anne Arundel County Court this
29 day of August 1842
Wm S Green Clk AACotyCot
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[Circular mail stamp]
ANNAPOLIS
AUG
29
MD

6

Alexander Yearly Esq
Baltimore
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Land Office, Annapolis
1st September, 1842.

I hereby Certify, that it appears by the muster rolls of
the Revolution remaining in this office, That William Pendergast,
was appointed a Lieutenant, in the 5th Maryland Regiment, on
the 29th day of October 1779.  And by a "List of Officers of
the Maryland line," also remaining in this office, showing their
rank, time of services, when left the service, and their place of
residence," It appears that William Pendergast, a Lieutenant, was
four years in service, left the Army at the dissolation [dissolution], and resi
ded in Annapolis, and that I am unable from the imperfect state
of the records to ascertain the Company, to which the said Lieutenant
William Pendergast belonged.
George G. Brewer
Regtr. Land Office. W. S. Md.
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I Juliet Onion widow of John B. Onion Deceas
ed and previous to my intermariage [intermarriage] with said Onion [illegilbe]
widdow [widow] of William Pendergast deceased do upon oath 
testify and declare to the best of my knowledge and belief
that William Pendergast was a Lieutenant in the ar
my of the United States in the Maryland line [struck out: in the army]
during the Revolutionary war and served to the end of
the same and that he was a foreigner and a single
and unmarried man & had no relatives in the United
States and that I was married to him in Anapolis [Annapolis]
some years after the close of said war and that he died
in said Anapolis [Annapolis] about thirty five or forty years ago with
out having any children that She shortly afterwards married
to John B. Onion her last husband and who has been dead about
twelve or fifteen years that she has resided in Baltimore
for the last ten or twelve years.  Also I further declare that
I have never received a warrant for the bounty land promised
to the said William Pendergast 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 whatever, Therefore

Know all men by these presents that I Juliet Onion
aforesaid do here constitute and appoint Henry [illegible]
my 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 [authorized] and empowered
to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes or attorneys
under him for the special purposes above [illegible]

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and seal at the City of Baltimore this twenty third
of May 1825
Witness
Th Phenix  Juliet Onion [word Seal encircled]

State of Maryland }
Baltimore [struck out: County] City } Ss. Personally appeared before me
the subscriber a Justice of the Peace
in and for said [struck out: County] City the above named Juliet Onion
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signed and sealed to the foregoing statement and
power of attorney and made oath to the truth of the
facts there set forth also acknowledge the Power of
Attorney to be her voluntary act and deed for the
purposes therein stated.

Sworn subscribed and acknowledged before
me this twenty third of May 1825
Th Phenix

State of Maryland }
Baltimore County } Sct Personally appeared before
me the Subscriber a Justice
of the Peace in and for said
County Martha Hay and Charity McComas
persons of credibility who being duly sworn saith
that they have been acquainted with the before named
Juliet Onion signer and sealer to the accompanying
power of attorney for several years and that they verily
believe her to be the identical person she there sets 
forth that she is and further they say not 

Sworn and subscribed before me }  Martha Hay
this 23 of May 1825 } Charity McComas
Th Phenix }

State of Maryland Baltimore County Sct:  I hereby certify
that Thomas Phenix Gentleman before whom the foregoing
depositions were made and who hath thereto subscribed his
name was at the time of so doing a Justice of the peace
in and for the City of Baltimore duly commissioned and
sworn
In Testimony whereof I have hereto set my
hand and affixed the seal of my office this
twenty third day of May Eighteen hundred
and twenty five
Wm. Gibson Clk BaltoCotyCot
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State of Maryland Anne Arundel County Ss.

To all whom it may concern I hereby certify that
upon enquiry [inquiry] made in this State I have received information
that William Pendergrast, a lieutenant in the Revolutionary
army of the United States, who died at Annapolis soon after
the termination of said war, left no heirs or relatives either in
the State of Maryland or in any other of the United States;
which information I believe to be true.  Given under my
hand this ninth day of July 1825.
Thos. B Dorsey Chief Judge of the
Third Judicial District of Maryland

Anne Arundel County to wit

I hereby certify That the honourable [honorable]
Thomas Beale Dorsey Esquire who appears to have
signed the above certificate was at the time of so
doing Chief Judge of the third Judicial District of
the State of Maryland (comprehending the Counties of
Calvert, Anne Arundel and Montgomery) duly
commissioned and qualified and to all whose acts
as such full faith and credit are and ought to be 
given as well in Courts of Justice as thereout
In Testimony whereof I hereto set
my name and affix the seal of Anne
Arundel County Court [words struck
out] this ninth day of July in
the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and twenty five
Wm S Green CkAACotyCo
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[Two columns]
[Left column]
No. 6773
Maryland

Juliet Onion, formerly the
widow of William Pendergast, decd.
[line struck out: he was a pensioner under the Act of]
and who died on the [blank] in 1788-
Baltimore Co in the State of Maryland
who was a Lieutenant in the [blank]
commanded by Captain [blank] of the
[blank] commanded by [blank] in
the Maryland line for 2 years-

Inscribed on the Roll of Maryland
at the rate of 320 Dollars [blank] 
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day
of March, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 14th day of
Sept: 1842, and sent to Alexr. 
Yearly Esq: Baltimore, Md.

Arrears to the 4th of Mar: '41 $1,600
Semi-annual allowance ending [blank]

[ Acts July 7, 1838. ]
[handwritten insert] & 23 Augt '42

Recorded by W A Stewart Clerk,
Book A - Vol. 2 - Page 174

[Right column]
Repd. 15 Sept. '42
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[Two columns]
[Left column]
Reported.

[Right column]
Maryland 47.

Juliet Onion formerly
widow of William Pendergast
who was a Lieutenant
in the Maryland, line for
two years.

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
320. Dollars [blank]
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the
29th day of April 1843.
and sent to
Alexander Yearley Esq.
Baltimore
Md.

[ Act of March 3, 1843. ]

Recorded in Book A
Vol. 1. Page 143.
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[Two columns]
[Left column]
William Pendergast
Maryd. Line

[Right column]
Deposition 
Nic Brewer &c
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State of Maryland }  Personally appeared be
Anareundel [Anne Arundel] County } Ss fore me the subscriber
a Justice of the peace in and for said County
Nicholas Brewer and Sarah Brewer
persons of known credibility who being each duly sworn
saith that they were acquainted with William Pen
dergrast a Lieutenant in the army of the Revolution
that he was a single man and a foreigner and
to the best of their knowledge and belief had no rela
tives in the United States that he maried [married][struck out: during the] subsequent
to the revolution [words struck out] Juliet Maybury and resided in the
City of Anapolis [Annapolis] where he died many years ago without
having any children and that his widdow [widow] again
maried [married] to John B Onion who is now dead and that
the said [word struck out] Juliet Onion is a widow and now living and resides
in Baltimore or did when last heard from a few
days since and further they say not
Sworn & subscribed before me }
the 21st May 1825 }
Nichs. Brewer } Jos Mayo
Sarah Brewer }

Anne Arundel County to wit

I hereby certify that Joseph Mayo
Gentleman who appears to have taken and signed the
aforegoing deposition was at the time of so doing one of
the State of Marylands Justices of the peace in and for
Anne Arundel County duly commissioned and sworn.
In Testimony whereof I hereto set my
name and affix the seal of Anne Arundel
County Court this twenty third day of May
in the year eighteen hundred and twenty
five
Wm S Green CkAACotyCo
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[Letterhead of the Department of the Interior]

08-52454-B
IN REPLYING REFER TO THE
ABOVE NUMBER.
JAD
ADDRESS ONLY THE
COMMISSIONER OF THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
GENERAL LAND OFFICE,  [initials illegible] 
WASHINGTON, D.C.,  March 21, 1908. 

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Sir:

In answer to your letter of March 16, 1908, in re warrant
No.1128 in favor of Juliet Onion, former widow of Lieut. Wil
liam Pendergast of the Maryland Line, Revolutionary War, you
are advised that the same was assigned to Thomas J. Northup
who located it in the U. S. Military District of Ohio and to
whom patents issued November 15,1825; recorded in U.S.M.Vol.
4, pp.233 and 234.

Respectfully,

Fred Dennett
Commissioner.

KMS
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[Letterhead Department of the Interior]
COPY HMM
CMB
OFFICE OF
FIRST DEPUTY COMMISSIONER.

3-1902
______
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON,

March 23,1908.

Mr. Wilson J. Carroll
205-206 Law Building
Baltimore, Maryland.

Dear Sir:

In reply to your letter of the 7th instant re
ceived in this Bureau on the 9th, you are informed that war
rant Number 1128 for two hundren acres of land was issued to
Juliet Onion, former widow of Lieutenant William Pendergast,
who served in the Maryland Line, Revolutionary War, July 18,
1825; and that a report from the Commissioner of the Gener
al Land Office, obtained since the receipt of your letter, 
shows that said warrant was assigned to one Thomas J. Northup,
who located the same in the United States military district
of Ohio, and to whom patent was issued November 25, 1825.

Very respectfully

First Deputy Commissioner.
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[Letterhead Wilson J. Carroll]

BOTH PHONES   REAL ESTATE

NOTARY PUBLIC

WILSON J. CARROLL
ATTORNEY AT LAW
502 to 506 LAW BUILDING
BALTIMORE, MD.

March 7, 1908.

To the Director,
Pension Bureau,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:-

Will you kindly give me the following
information, if it lies in your power to do so:

There was a certain party by the name of
Juliet Onion, widow of Lieutenant Pendergast, receiving
a pension, which ceased in the year 1854.  This party
also owned some land somewhere in the West, and there
is a question of title which I am trying to straighten
out at the present time.

What I would like to know is, Lieutenant
Pendergast's first name, when the pension started and
when it ceased, and from this data I think I can get
a line from the Land Office on the patent which was
given him by the Government, and proceed from that
point further.

Thanking you in advance for the courtesy,
I beg to remain

Yours very truly
Dict.
Wilson J. Carroll

[Circular receipt stamp]
PENSION
O 
MAR
U. 9 S.
1908
OFFICE.
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[Written vertically in left margin]
Juliet Onion
fmr wid of Wm Pendergast
Md. [illegible] 20 Feb 48

[CIRCULAR MAIL STAMP]
BALTIMORE
JAN 
3

PAID
3

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
D.C
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Land Office, Annapolis, 5th December, 1837;

I hereby Certify, that by a "List of Officers of the Maryland
Line," remaining in this office, showing their rank, time of
service, when left the service, and place of Residence-That
the name of William Pendergast appears upon said List, to
have held the rank of Lieutenant, been four years in
service, to have the left service at the Dissolution, and to
have resided in Annapolis-and I further Certify, that by
the muster rolls, he appears to have been appointed a Lieut.,
on the 29th of October, 1779;-
George G. Brewer
Regr. Land Off. W. S. Md.
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House Repres
Wash Jan 23. 1855

Dear Sir

I intended to present the inclosed [enclosed] today
to the House Reps. inasmuch as it is addressed to Congress, but I deemed
it prudent upon consideration first to ask you whether
the orphan children referred to in the petition are not entitled to a pension
under the Acts of Congress.

Please advise-return the inclosed [enclosed] to me,
and oblige

Your obt ser
Joshua Vansant

Hon L P Waldo
Comr Pensions
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[Written vertically in left margin]
Oct 2 Feb
Md 47

[Blurred mail stamp]. [01 encircled]

J. L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
D.C
Page 33

Baltimore July 15 1848

Dr Sir

Within you will find
the declaration of Mrs. Juliet Onion
you will Please inform me
of the receipt of the same, and
send, her a certificate if it is
necessary, for her to present to the
Agent who pays off, as they asked
[struck out: when] her if she had one when
she was paid last march, By 
so doing you will oblige-
Your Obt. Servant

Yours Respectfully
Richd. Pattison

To
J L Edwards Esqr }
Washington }
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Baltimore Jan 2th 1855

Sir

You will Please inform me
wether [whether], according to the several acts of
Congress and espescially [especially] the act of 1832
and 1848 Entitled an act [struck out: for] given pension
to the widows of Revolutionary sodiers [soldiers]
and officers of the said war, if the
widow could claim pension for
the service of two husbands who was
in the said Army,  Juliet Pendergast
was married to Lieut Wm. Pendergast
and after his death was married to
John B. Onion a private in the said
Army [words struck out] 1789 [words struck out] 
She got a pension for the services 
of her first husband by the act of 
1828 and 1848 as she [struck out: is] since departed
this Life wether [whether] the heirs would be Entitled
to receive [struck out: the back pay] From 1848 to
the time of her death or wether [whether] she could
if Living get a pension for her second
Husbands services, or wether [whether] the laws
prohibed [prohibit] getting two pension  your attention
to this will much oblige

Yours respectfully

Richard Pattison
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Ad
47

Admitted

Richd. Pattison
Baltimore
Md
Page 36

State of Maryland }
City of Baltimore to wit }

On this 14th day of July 1848 before
the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and
for the State & City aforesaid, personally appeared
Mrs. Juliet Onion, a resident of Baltimore City
aged Eighty one years, who being by me duly
sworn according to Law, doth on her oath
Make the following Declaration in order to
obtain the Benefits of the provision made by
the act of Congress, passed on the 2d day of
February 1848, Granting pensions to widows
of persons who served during the Revolutionary
War.  That She is the widow of William
Pendergast who was a Lieutenant in the fifth
Maryland Regiment, and that She has received
the annual sum of three Hundred and twenty
Dollars under the act of Congress of the 17th day
of June 1844-And that She still remains
a widow [struck out: and is personally known to me]
Sworn to before DW Hudson

I hereby certify that Mrs. Juliet [word struck out] Onion is personally
known to me  DW Hudson

State of Maryland
Baltimore County, Sct.

I hereby Certify, That David W. Hudson
Esquire before whom the annexed affidavit was made and
who has thereto subscribed his name was at the
time of so doing a Justice of the Peace of the
State of Maryland, in and for the City of
Baltimore, duly commissioned and sworn.
In Testimony whereof, I hereto set my hand and
affix the seal of Baltimore County Court, this
14th day of July A. D. 1848.
A.W. Bradford Clerk Baltimore County Court.
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[Envelope]

[Written vertically in left margin]
118
Maryd Apl 3 1843
Mar 3 1843
Juliet Onion

[Circular mail stamp]
BALTIMORE
APR 3

PAID

J. L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
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State of Maryland
City of Baltimore SS

On this Third day of April eighteen hun
dred and forty three, personally appeared before the
Subscriber a Justice of the Peace of the State of Mary
land in and for the City of Baltimore, Juliet Onion, a
resident of this City aged 76 years, who being first duly
sworn according to Law, doth on her oath make the fol
lowing declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the
provisions made by the act of Congress passed on the
3rd of March 1843 granting Pensions to widows of
Persons who served during the Revolutionary war:

That she is the widow of William Pendergast decd.
who was a Lieutenant in the 5th Regt of the Maryland
Line in the war of the Revolution who entered the service
in the year 1779 and continued therein until the dis
solution of the army in 1783.  That she has recd. 
a Pension of Three hundred dollars per annum for
five years under the act of July 7th 1838 and the act
explainatory [explanantory] of said act passed Augt 23rd 1842. That
after the death of said William Pendergast she was married
to a certain John B. Onion who died in the year 1813-
and She further declares that she is still a widow.
Juliet Onion

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year
first above written before me, the subscriber a Justice of the peace
and I do hereby certify that the above named
declarant Juliet Onion is personally known to me
Js. P. Heath

State of Maryland } I herby certify that James P Heath Gentleman before whom the
Baltimore County Sct } aforegoing disposition was made & who has thereto signed his name was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace of the State of Maryland
in and for the City of Baltimore duly commissioned & sworn.
In Testimony Whereof I hereto set my hand and affix the seal
of Baltimore County Court this third day of April Eighteen
hundred and forty three.
Thos. Kell Clk BCC
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Baltimore April 3rd 1843

J. L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions

Sir

Herewith I send you my
Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the Act of
Congress of the 3rd March 1843, granting Pensions for one
year, to certain widows who have received pensions under
the act of July 7. 1838.

Be pleased to direct for me to the
care of Alex Yearley of this City.

Very Respectfully
I am Your Obt. Servant

Juliet Onion
formerly Juliet Pendergast
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WIDOW, &c.

File No. 26,596
Juliet Onion
Former wid. of
William Pendergast
Lieut Rev war

Act: Feb. 2nd 1848

Index: Vol M, Page 100

[ Arrangement of 1870. ]
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8403

Juliet Onion
formerly widow
of Wm. Pendergast
Maryland

Admitted
Lieut: 2 yrs $320.--
Cap- 5th Md regt

died - 1788

Act 7 July 1838

Alexr Yearley
Baltimore,
Md.