Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 1900-100, for Peter Jackson, Maryland
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(3-1776)

SERVICE     Md.

Jackson, Peter

NUMBER     B.L.Wt. 1900-100

CONTENTS
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Peter Jackson
No. 1900
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State of Maryland, 
Anne Arundel County, sc.
Be it remembered, that on this 1st day of December 1832 
personally appeared before me the Subscriber, a Justice of the 
Peace for Anne Arundel County, in the State of Maryland 
William Cobb and made oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty 
God, that he is about fifty four years of age, and that he knew 
Peter Jackson, who was the grandfather of Edmund Jackson, 
and the said William Cobb further deposes, that the said 
Peter Jackson never received a pension that he died about [?]
on Eckridge in Ann Arundel County 
Th J Brice 
Personally appeared before me the subscriber, a Justice of the 
Peace for Anne Arundel County, William Cobb and Thomas Joice 
of the City of Annapolis, [?and able or audible]  and disinterested witnesses 
and made oath in due form of law, that they are acquainted
with the above named Edmund Jackson, and that he is the 
reputed grandson, and only surviving heir at law of the said 
Peter Jackson, who died leaving an only son, (the father of the said Edmund Jackson) who is since deceased, and who was, by us, erroneously stated to be the "brother" of the said Peter Jackson, and which mistake we hereby rectify. 
William Cobb his X mark
Th. Joice 
Sworn and subscribed before me, as to William Cobb the 1st day 
of December 1832 and as to Ths. Joice on the 6th  
Th. J Brice

Anne Arundel County to wit 
I hereby certify that Thomas J Brice Gentleman 
who appears to have taken and signed the aforegoing affidavit was 
at the time of so doing one of the State of Maryland Justices 
of the peace in and for Anne Arundel County duly commission[ed] and sworn 
In Testimony whereof I hereto set my 
name and the seal of Anne Arundel County 
Court this 7th day of December 1832 
Wm S [?Greencer] A A Co [?]
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Land Office Annapolis, Novr 13th 1832 
It appears by a return of the officers of the 4th Maryland 
Regiment 15th Decr 1780; that Coln. Josiah Carvil Hall; 
commanded said Regt and on the 1st Jany 1783, by Lieut Coln. Thomas Woolford 
George G Brewer 
Regt. Ld. Off. W.S. Md.
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Annapolis Decr 21st 1832 
Sir 
I avail myself of the return of 
the mail to acknowledge the receipt 
of Land Warrant Numbered 1900 in favor 
of Edmund Jackson, Grandson and only heir 
at Law of Peter Jackson, who was a soldier 
of the Revolution, in the Maryland Line. 
Yr obt svt.
James F Price
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State of Maryland,
COUNTY OF ANNE-ARUNDEL, SCT.

Personally appeared before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for said County, Edmund Jackson and made oath, in due form of law, that the said Edmund Jackson is the grandson and only heir at law of Peter Jackson late a Soldier in the Fourth Regiment of the Maryland line, and that the said Peter Jackson died the [blank] day of [blank] in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and [blank] leaving only a brother.

Sworn and subscribed before me T J Brice this tenth day of November 1832.

Edmund Jackson X [his mark]

Personally appeared before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for aforesaid County, William Cobb and Thomas Joyce credible and disinterested witnesses, and made oath in due form of law, that they are acquainted with the above mentioned Edmund Jackson and that he is the reputed grandson and only surviving heir at law of the said Peter Jackson who died leaving only a brother the father of the said Edmond Jackson, who since deceased.

Sworn and subscribed before me T. J. Brice this tenth day of November 1832.

William Cobb X [his mark]
Thomas Joyce

I, William S Green Clerk of the County Court of Anne-Arundel County, do hereby certify, that Thomas J Brice before whom the above affidavits were taken, was at the time a Justice of the Peace for said county.  Given under my hand and seal of office, this [illegible] day of November 1832.

W Green Clk [illegible]
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STATE OF Maryland
Anne-Arundel COUNTY

I, Edmund Jackson, Grandson and only heir at law of Peter Jackson
do, upon oath, testify and declare, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that the said Peter Jackson did enlist in 17__, for the term of during the war, and served in the regiment No. 4th, under the Command of Colonel _________, of the Maryland line; and that he continued in the service aforesaid until the end or expiration of the War.

I further declare, that I have never received a warrant for the Bounty Land promised to the said Peter Jackson, 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,

Know all men by these presents, that I, Edmund Jackson, aforesaid, do hereby constitute and appoint James F Brice of Annapolis, to be my true and 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 attornies, under him, for the special purposes above expressed.

Attest, this tenth day of November, 1832

Edmund Jackson X [his mark]  George Dunn

Personally appeared, the above named Edmund Jackson, subscriber to the foregoing
declaration, and in my presence acknowledged the power of Attorney thereby subjoined, to be his free act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned.

Attest, this tenth day of November 1832
W Brice Justice of the Peace

In testimony that the above written Thomas J Price was a magistrate au-
thorised 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 hereunto affixed the county seal, and subscribed
my name and quality at Annapolis, this 19 day of Feb 1832.
W Green Clk ad Co