Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40298, for Nathaniel Price, Maryland
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Md.  Price, Nathaniel    S. 40298
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10.783
Ohio
Nathaniel Price, 2a
Essex Co in the state of Ohio, was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Smith of the Maryland Line for the term of three years.
Subscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 25 of July, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 of May 1819 and sent to John H Mifford judge, Mount Vernon, Know Co. Ohio
Arrears to 4th of March 1819       58.8
ending 4 Sept                                48
                                                     $106.8
Revolutionary claim
Act 18th March 1818
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Nathaniel Price  Private
4th Maryland Regiment
1780 - 3 years


The Hon. John C Calhoun
Secretary of War
City of Washington
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District of Ohio

On this twenty fifth day of July 1818 before me the subscriber one of the associate Judges for the County of Knox Court of Common Pleas for this district, Personally appeared Nathaniel Price, aged sixty seven years, resident of the United States Knox County and District or State of Ohio aforesaid, who being by me first july sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the 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".  That the said Price enlisted he thinks in the spring of the year Seventeen hundred and eighty at Annapolis in the State of Maryland in the company commanded by Captain John Mitchell & the 4th Regiment of the Maryland Line.  That he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States until the final end and close of the War when he was honorably discharged from the service in Charlestown State of South Carolina, that he was in the Battle of the siege of little York and at the taking of Cornwallis  together with a
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great number of skirmishes and that he is now infirm and in reduced circumstances in life and stands in need of assistance from his country for support, and that he has no further evidence in his power of his services to offer.
Nathaniel Price
Sworn to subscribed and declared before me the day and year aforesaid
John H Mifford  Associate Judge
I John H Mifford one of the Associate Judges in and for Knox County and State of Ohio, do certify that it appeared to my satisfaction that the said Nathaniel Price did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceeding declaration against the common enemy for the term of three years on the Continental establishment and I now transmit the proceedings taken  before me to the Secretary for the department of War pursuant to the directions of mentioned act of congress.  I do further certify that from my own personal knowledge of Nathaniel Price the deponent, and also from other testimony that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of assistance from his country.
Given under my hand and seal the 25th day of July 1818.
John H Mifford, As Judge
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Know all men by these presents that I Nathaniel Price of the County of Knox and State of Ohio, do constitute, appoint, and fully authorise James Smith of Mt. Vernon, Ohio as my Lawful attorney, in my name and for my care to apply, ask, demand, and receive from the United States the full amount of all sum or sums of money that I may be entitled to receive as a pension from the United States for my Revolutionary services as a soldier & non-commissioned officer of the United States, and to have my name entered and enrolled as a pensioner, and my atty aforesaid is hereby authorised and fully empowered to sign my name when necessary to any necessary documents for the purpose of receiving and recovering the same, and in all respects do and act as he may find necessary for the purpose of recovering the pension or pensions aforesaid, & all his acts or (?) as said previous shall be as good and valid in Law as if I was personally present and (?) the same act as my self. 
Given under my hand and seal this the 9th day of July 1818.
Nathaniel Price
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Nathaniel Price to James Smith Atty.
The declaration in this case sent to the Auditor General of Maryland for proof of service of applicant-30 April [illegible]
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[illegible] State of Ohio Knox County
Personally came before me John H Mefford for
the associates for said County Nathaniel Price
whose signature appears to the forgoing instrument of writing or Letter of Attorney and acknowledged the signing sealing and delivery thereof to be his free voluntary act & deed for the for the responses therein expressed-
Given under my hand & seal
this 9th day of July 1818.
John W Clifford
Associate Judge
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The State of Ohio Knox County
I James Smith Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Knox aforesaid do hereby certify that the Hon. John H Mifford esquire before whon the foregoing deposition was taken and whose name and signature is the the certificate accompanying  is now one of the associate judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County and full faith and credit ought to be given to all his official acts and (?) as such in Knox County or elsewhere.   In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal of office at Mount Vernon the 25th day of July 1818

attested James Smith Clk

Auditor's Office, Annapolis, May 12th 1819

     I hereby certify, that it appears from the pay-rolls remaining in the Auditor's Office, that Nathan. Price pvt. received form John Hamilton, agent of the Maryland line, the sum of $26.30 for arrears of pay from the 1st Augt, 1780 to the 1st Jany 1782 - Also, the sum of $88.00 for pay from the 1st Jany 1782 to the 1st Jany 1783 and also the sum of $65.00 from the 1st Jany 1783 to the 15th Nov 1783 when his time expired.

Tho. Karney Audit
State Md
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Nathaniel Price
Pension Applicant
10.783
Declaration Schedule
15 May, 1819

Direct to Henry B Curtis
Mt. Vernon, Ohio
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At a Supreme Court of the State of Ohio holden within and for the County of Knox at Mount Vernon on Tuesday the 29th day of August AD 1820

     Nathaniel Price, one of the Revolutionary Pensioners appeared in Court witha  Declaration of his service in the Revolutionary War together with an exhibit or schedule of his Estate by him subscribed and here in open Court is duly qualified to the same.  It is thereupon ordered that the service be placed among the files of this Court and that the said Nathaniel Price receive a certified copy of said Declaration and Schedule so qualitfied to as aforesaid.  And further that it is the opinion of the Court that the value of the property exhibited in said schedule would not exceed the sum of thirty one Dollars and twenty five cents.

Which said Declaration and Schedule above refined to reads in the words and figures following, to wit,
State of Ohio
Knox County
Supreme Court of the State of Ohio in and for the said County.
On this 29th day of August 1820 Personally appeared in open court (being a court of record) in pursuant of the Constitution and Laws of said State of Ohio, Nathaniel Price aged Seventy one years and upwards resident of the United States and of the State of Ohio in the said County of Knox who being first duly sworn in open court according to Law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows, to wit,
I enlisted at Annapolis in the State of Maryland in the fall of 1779 or spring of 1780.  Deponent  cannot recollect precisely for the term of three years in a company commanded by Captain John Mitchell and joined the Regiment as the same place
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being the 4th Regiment of the Maryland line commanded by Col. John Smith and marched from thence to the siege of Little York where the British surrendered and at which place deponents Regiment joined the Grand Army and marched from thence to South Carolina his Col. was killed by the fall from a horse by which means his Regt. became and afterwards cokmmanded by Major Egleston, after this, deponent served as orderly Sergeant and continued with the Army in is various movements and operations until the final end and close of the war, when this depnent was verbally, Honorably Discharged from the Army at Charlestown, South Carolina.  This applicant further states that he has received a pension certificate from the general government on an original declaration, bearing date on or about the 25th day of July 1818.  Said certificate bears date May 15th 1819 and is number 10,783.   And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818; and that I hve not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of th An Act of Cogress 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 18th day of March 1818; and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, contract or debts due to me: nor have I any income or credits whatever other than what is contained in the sechedule hereunto annexed and by me subscribed, to wit,
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1 mare, about 16 years old, with the poll evil (a disorder)
1 cow & calf
6 heads of young hogs
One acre of upland (beech) Indian Corn in the Ground
1 old broken Hoe
I am also indebted in the sum of $10.00 & have yet by one of my pension money $4.000

signed Nathaniel Price

I furthermore swear that my occupation is a common farmer at this time, but in consequence of my extreme sickness and old age am unable to attend to more than one acre of corn in a year and not always that, being also much afflicted with the shaking palsy, I have no family of my own residing with me.  The whole of the foregoing sworn and declared in open court at Mt. Vernon, Knox County Ohio this 29th day of August 1820.
signed Nathaniel Price

I james Smith Clerk of the Supreme Court of the State of Ohio, in and for the County of Knox do hereby certify that the order of Court recited on the first page of this sheet is a true abstract from the minutes of said Court and also that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the Declaration & Schedule as sworn to by this applicant (Nathaniel Price) all of which appears by documents and records in my office still remaining.
In testimony where of I have hereunto subscribed my name & that the seal of my office of Court at Mt. Vernon this 5th day of September AD 1820.

James Smith Clk
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INVALID
File No.  40.298
Nathaniel Price
Pri Rev War
Act: 18 March 1818
Index Vol S  Page 402
(Arrangement of 1870)
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Bounty Land Record Card
Name Nathaniel Price  Grade Private
Lamb's Artillery  (New York)
Warrant Number 7644   Issued June 24, 1793 to Thomas Russell, assignee