Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 37813, Edward Burgess, Md.
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(3 - 1776) 
SERVICE 
Md 
CONTENTS 

Burgess, Edward 
NUMBER 
S. 37813
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Virginia 18,983 
[crossed out:] Pennsylvania 

Edward Burgess 
of Fayette Co in the State of Pennsylvania, 
who was a private in the company commanded 
by Captain Bell of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Rawlings in the Maryland line, for the term of 1 year. 

Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania 
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 1st of March 1823. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 29 of May 1823, 
and sent to Samuel Smith, 
Union Town, Pa 

Arrears to 4th of March 1823 $1.03 
Semi anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1823  48,00 
4/31      [Total] 49.03

{Revolutionary claim, Acts March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820} 
1 March 1823. 

Duplicate certificate issued 4th August 1825, and sent to T. P. Ray, Morgantown, Va 

Transf to Virginia 1825.
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Samuel Smith 
Union Town Pa 

18,784 
Original Claim 
Edward Burgess 

[The following paragraph was crossed out:]
The applicant states, that he 
enlisted in June 1778 or 1779, 
for one year, and was discharge 
in July 1779. The 
dates must be accurately stated.
The residence of Applicant must be 
stated 
3d June 1822 

Admd.  J L E 

Samuel Smith
Union Town, Pa

Copy of Record to 62 1/2
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Original Claim 
Fourteenth Judicial 
District of Pennsylvania } ss
Fayette County 
On this fifth day of March A.D. 1822 
personally appeared in open Court for the County aforesaid, 
Edward Burgess aged seventy years who being first duly sworn 
according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration 
in order to obtain the provisions made by the Acts of Congress of 
the 18th March 1818 and the 1st May 1820 that he the said 
Edward Burgess enlisted for the term of one year in the month of 
June in the year 1778 or 1779 in the State of Maryland in the 
Company commanded by Captain Thomas Bell in the Regiment 
commanded by Colonel Moses Rollins in the line of the State of 
Maryland in the Continental establishment, that he continued to 
serve in the said corps until July the first 1779 or 1780 when he was 
discharged from the said service at Fort Pitt in the State of Pennsylvania. 
And that he lives in Fayette County Penna 

And in pursuance of the act of the 1st May 1820 I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on 
the 18th day of March One thousand eight hundred and eighteen 
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 One thousand Eight hundred 
and eighteen, 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 what is contained in the Schedule hereto 
annexed and by me subscribed. Margaret Burgess his wife 
composes his whole family whose age is fifty six years his occupation a farmer, but his inability to conduct it. Two Mares valued at $40.00 One Cow Eight Dollars, four hogs two dol[lars]
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[dol]lars Kitchen furniture valued at Eight dollars, the whole 
amounting to fifty eight dollars a [?]
Edward Burgess 
Sworn to and declared on the fifth day of March before 
Jno. B. Trevor Prothy 

I John B. Trevor Clerk of the Court of Fayette 
County, Pennsylvania do hereby certify that the 
foregoing oath and the Schedule thereto annexed 
are truly copied from the Records of 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 fifty Eight dollars. 

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto 
set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on the fifth day of March A.D. 1822 
Jno B. Trevor Clerk of 
the Court of the County of Fayette
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I Certify that I well knew Edward Burgess 
a private in Capt. Thomas Beall Company 
of the Maryland line on Continental Establishment 
in the year seventeen hundred and Senty [seventy] 
nine, and that I know that the said Edward Burgess 
was in Service between nine months and 
one year and I further certify that Edward Burgess 
now an applicant for a pension is the 
same person, being convinced by conversing 
with said Burgess. and I believe that Burgess belonged to some of the detached parts of Regiment 
from Maryland, which was Sent to Pittsburgh 
to serve out the last of thare [their] enlistments
Uriah Springer 
Late a Capt in the 13th Virga [Virginia] Regt on Continental establishment 

County of Fayette  Pa  ss
Uriah Springer being duly qualifyed 
deposeth and sayeth that the above Certificate 
is Just, Sworn and subscribed this 7th day of 
March 1822 before me a Justice of the 
peace in said County 
Thos Hadder   Uriah Springer 

I do Certify that Uriah Springer is a Credible Witness. Given under my hand this 
7th Day of March 1822 
Thos Hadder
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Fayette, County, State of Penn ss

I John B. Trever Prothonotary of the 
Court of Common pleas in and for said County do by 
these presents certify that Thomas Hadden Esquire 
before whom the within affidavit was taken, was 
at the time of taking such affidavit and still is an acting 
Justice of the peace in and for said County, duly commissioned 
and sworn, to all whose acts as such due faith and credit are 
and of right ought to be given throughout the United States & elsewhere. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my 
hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at Uniontown in said County the 12th day of March A.D. 1822 & of the Sovereignty & Independence of the U. State the 46th 
Jno B. Trever Prothy 

[Remainder is at right angles to the body of the text.]
[?]
Edward Burgess 
Edward Burgess
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37813
Revy INVALID.
File No. 37813 
Edward Burgess 
Pri Rev War

Act: 18 March 18 
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 68 

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Auditor's Office, Annapolis, 23d May 1823. 
I hereby certify, that it appears from the muster rolls remaining in the Auditor's Office, that Edward Burgess enlisted as a Private in Rawlings Maryland Regiment, on the 1st day of June 1778 and was discharged on the 1st July 1779 
Thos Karney 
Auditor General, 
State of Maryland.
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Fayette County Penna ss 
Personally appeared Edward Burgess 
and being duly quallified Saith that he enlisted for one year 
under Capt Thomas Bell of the Maryland line on Continental establishment 
in the Revolutionary War, And that it was in the month of 
June 1778 or 1779, and was discharged in July 1779 or 1780 to the best of his 
belief and that the Errows [errors] in his declaration must he soposes [supposes] have been made in filling up, and that he wishes the mistakes 
corrected without the expence [expense]
of another declaration 
Sworn to and subscribed this 28th day of 
November 1822 before me a Justice of the 
Peace in said County the 
Edward Burgess
Thos Hadden
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Morgantown Va
29 July 
or transfer and new ceritificate

Recd 4 Aug. 1825
War Department
Revolutionary Pen Off
Washington City
  
free
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Morgantown 28th July 1825
Honbl Secretary of War
Enclosed is the application of E Burgess
for a new certificate and transfer, agreeable to instructions heretofore received 
Respectfully 
Yr obt st.
S.P. Ray
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APPLICATION FOR A NEW CERTIFICATE. 
Commonwealth of Virginia 
County of Monongalia ss.
On this 28th day of July 1825; before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said county of Monongalia personally appeared Edward Burgess who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Thomas Beall in the regiment commanded by Colonel Broadhead in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the state of Pennsylvania that he received a certificate of that fact, under the signature and seal of the Secretary of War; which certificate, on or about the 2nd day of June 1825, at Morgantown, in said county, was destroyed by fire 
Sworn and subscribed to, before me, the day and year aforesaid}
Edward Burgess
George McNeely

NOTES. The last four blanks are left for the applicant to set forth the time, place, and manner of the loss or destruction of the original certificate. 

The oath to be taken before a duly qualified magistrate, whose official character and signature must be properly authenticated. 

If the pensioner has never received a formal certificate, but has drawn his pension on a mere notification , as was the case in a few instances many years ago, he should leave out the above words in italics, and insert, in lieu thereof, "but has never received a formal certificate, and now wise to obtain one.”
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Commonwealth of Virginia. 
This day came before me one of the Commonwealths 
Justices of the peace in and for said county Nathan Goff esq. of the firm of Goff & 
Chadwich and made oath that the certificate of Edward Burgess within named 
by which the said Edward drew a pension as a Revolutionary soldier was burnt 
In their store house, which was destroyed by fire at Morgantown in said
county on the 2d of June last.  
Sworn to and subscribed to before me on this 28th of July A.D. 1825 
Nathen Goff
George McNeely

APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER
Commonwealth of Virginia 
County of Monongalia ss. 
On this 28th day of July 1825, before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said county of Monongalia personally appeared Edward Burgess who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Thomas Beall in the regiment commanded by Colonel Brodhead in the service of the United States ; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the state of Pennsylvania from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the state of Virginia where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future. 
Sworn and subscribed to, before me the day and year aforesaid }
Edward Burgess
George McNeely
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Virginia,
Be it remembered, that I Nimrod Evans, Clerk of the 
County Court of Monongalia do certify, that George McNeely esqr before whom the 
three foregoing affidavits were made and whose signatures thereto made in my 
presence, is one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for said county duly 
commissioned and sworn into office, to all whose official acts as such full faith 
and credit are due as well in courts of Justice as thereout. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my 
hand and affixed the seal of said Court 
at Morgan Town the 28 of July in 
the year 1825 and 50th year of the Commonwealth
N. Evans Clk
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Copy of the original 
Claim 
Edward Burgess a
Revolutionary soldier
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Original Claim 
Fourteenth Judicial district of Penna Fayette Co.  
On this 6th day of March 1823 personally appeared 
in open Court Edward Burgess age seventy one years, who being first duly 
sworn according to law doth, on his oath make the following declaration 
in order to obtain the provisions made by the acts of Congress of the 18th of 
March 1818, and 1st May 1820 that he said Edward Burgess enlisted 
for the term of one year on the ____day of June in the year 1778 or 1779 
at Brad Creek in the State of Maryland in the company commanded 
by Captain Thomas Bell, in the regiment commanded by Col. Moses 
Rollins in the line of the State of Maryland on the continental establishment that 
he continued to serve in the said corps until July the first 1780 when he 
was discharged from the said service at Fort Pitt in the state of Pennsylvania 
aforesaid and in pursuance of the act of the first of May 1820.,
 I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 
18th day of March one thousand Eight hundred and Eighteen 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 of March one thousand eight 
hundred and Eighteen, and that I have not nor has any person in my trust 
for me any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me nor have 
I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed 
and by me subscribed, viz 
Two horses $40.00 
One Cow  8.00 
4 Hogs  2.00 
Kitchen furniture  8. 00 
[total] amt  58.00 

And that his family consists of his wife Margaret Burgess aged fifty-seven, and that he is a farmer, but from Rheumatick pains is unable to follow it to advantage. 
Sworn and declared on the ___day of March  before me this 6th 
day of March 1823 
in open Court 
Edward Burgess 
Jno B Trevor Prothy
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I John B. Trevor Clerk of the Courts of Fayette County Penna 
do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule 
thereto annexed, are truly copied from the records of 
the said Courts: and I 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 Fifty eight dollars. 

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto 
set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this the sixth day of March 1823 
Clerk of the Court of the County of Fayette 
Jno B Trevor