Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 36,087, for Samuel Mc Atee, Maryland
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Service
MD

McAtee, Samuel

Number
S.36087
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(2309)
Dist; of Columbia
Samuel McAtee
Capt. Beale
Private
Maryland Line 1776 3 years
in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War

Inscribed on the roll of Dist: of Columbia at the rate of eight dollars per month to commence on the 2d of May 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 10th of Sept 1818 and delivered to the pensioner.

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818 3-30/31 4/30 $32.80
Semi-anl all'ce ending 4 March 1819 $48.00
$80.80

{Revolutionary Claim act 18th March 1818}

This man resides in Washington Co Dist of Col.

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Continued on the roll under the law of 1 May 1820. The pensioner notified on 20th June 1820.
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SCHEDULE

District of Columbia County of Washington

On this twenty-ninth day of June 1820 personally appeared in open court (a) being a court of record (b) for the said county Samuel McAtee aged sixty-five years resident in George Town in said district, county who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows: (c) as a private in Captain Thomas Beall's company of the Maryland Rifle Regiment Maryland line commanded by Col. Rawlings - the date of his original declaration is in the war office the no. of his pension certificate (2309).

And I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be,) that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818; 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 so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an 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 " 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, contracts or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than wat is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed. (d). Real and Personal Estate - None. His former occupation a farmer; but form advanced age & infirmity unable to procure a living for himself and his wife Eleanor aged about 50 years & that he is in such indigent circumstances as to be unable to support himself & wife without the assistance of his country.

Sworn to and declared on the 29th day of June 1820 in open court.

Wm Brent

I William Brent, clerk of the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia for the county of Washington do hereby certify that the foregoing oath 9or affirmation) and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of the said court; and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is blank dollars and blank cents. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 30th day of June 1820.

Wm Crent - Clerk of the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia for Washington County
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Be it remembered that on the thirtieth day of June 1820 personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Washington Simpson Simmer who made oath in due form of law that he knows Samuel McAtee and believes that he is possessed of no property either real or personal.

Sworn before Dan'l Reintzel
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(a) The whole of the form prescribed in the first section to verify the amount of property of the applicant the oath of the party and the certificate of the clerk excepted must be done while the court is in sessions.

(b) All are courts of record, within the contemplation of the act of Congress,
1st Which are expressly made courts of record by the laws of the state which create them.
2d Which have been solemnly adjudged by the tribunals of the several states to be courts of record
3d Which proceed according to the course of the common law with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of their proceedings.
4th Which have the power of fine and imprisonment.
And courts which proceed according to the course of the civil and canon law having neither of those attributes are not courts of record although they may keep a registry of their proceedings and possess a seal. The court should in every instance state on the face of the proceedings that it is a court of record and state why it is such. - [Opinion of the Attorney General of the United States.]
(c) Here set forth the regiment, company, and line or ship, corps or vessel and the date of the original declaration; and if he has received a pension, the number of the pension certificate should be inserted.
(d) Here enumerate each article of real and personal estate, necessary clothing and bedding excepted and subscribe the same. The declarant must also mention his occupation, his ability to pursue it, the number and names of his family residing with him, their ages, and their capacity to contribute to their support, in order that the department may be enabled to decide whether the application is in such indigent circumstances as to be entitled to the pension. It is the opinion of the Attorney General that the words of the third section of the act of the 1st of May 1820 "in such indigent circumstances as to be unable to support himself without the assistance of his county" comprehend those only who are incapable of supporting themselves without the aid of the govenrment except by private or public charity.
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State of Maryland Frederick County Set

On this second day of May 1818 before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Fifth Judicial District of said state personally appeared Samuel McAtee aged 64 years, resident in said county in the said district who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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 he the said Samuel McAtee enlisted in August 1776 in the state of Maryland in the company commanded by Captain Thomas Beall of the Rifle Regiment commanded by Colonel Moses Rawlings in the continental service; that he continued to serve in the said corps or in the serve of the United States until August 1779 (term having expired) when he was discharged from service in Fort Pitt state of Pennsylvania that he was in several skirmishes at York Island and that he is in reduced circumstance and stands in needs of the assistance of his county for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.

Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid.

Abh. Shriver

I Abraham Shriver Judge etc. as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Samuel McAtee did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months on the continental establishment; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.

Witness my hand the second day of May 1818.

Abr. Shriver

SEAL
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Maryland, Frederick County

I hereby certify that The Honorable Abraham Shriver who appears to have taken and signed the within affidavit is one of the associate judges of the fifth judicial district of the state of Maryland duly commissioned and qualified.

In testimony whereof I have hereto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office this 2nd day of May 1818.

John Schley - clk
Fred. County Court
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Maryland Set

Auditor's Office Annapolis 3rd Sept 1818
I certify that it appears by the musters of Maryland Troops that Samuel McAtee a Private in Rawling's Regt. enlisted on 2nd Augt 1776 and was discharged 1st Augt. 1779

R Loockerman Aud Genl.
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36087
INVALID
Revy

File No 36087
Samuel McAtee*
Pri Rev War

Act: 18th March '18
Index Vol 2 Page 264

[Arrangement of 1870.]

* W.D.G. July 3, '07