Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 35079, for Solomon Sommers, Maryland
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Md Sommers, Solomon S 35079
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Solomon Sommers
Talbot County Maryland was a private 5th regiment commanded by Capt Handy of Maryland for three years.
Nov 178?

Roll of Maryland $8 per month to commence on the 8th of June 1819.

19 of July 18 illegible
sent to Jacob Lockerman
Canton Maryland

4th Sep 1819 23.16

2 mo. 23.?

$23.16
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illegible July 6th 1820
Johns S. Sommers
illegible
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35079

35079
Solomon Sommers
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18th March 18??

Vol 2 Page 387
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Oath Declaration and schedule of property of Solomon Summers as a pensioner under the Laws of the United States

No 12.321
19 July 1819

Sep 1819

No property

Continued
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District of Maryland
Talbot County

On this 24th day of May in the year of our Lord 1820, personally appeared in open court at Easton, in the county aforesaid before the Honorable The Judges of Talbot County Court the same being a court of Record having the power to fine and imprison in the second Judicial District of the State of Maryland, Solomon Sommers a resident of Talbot County aforesaid aged seventy years who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows to wit: He enlisted in June 1778 as a private in the army of the revolution and was placed in the company of Captain Levin Handy of the 5th Maryland regiment, which was then commanded by Col. William Richardson, he remained in this company about one year, Captain Handy then resigned and William Riley was appointed Captain of the company, he served under Captain, Riley several years, he was then put into the company of Captain Perry Benson, and in the Regiment that was commanded by Col. John E Howard. He served in Captain Perry Benson's company till the end of the war, and until he was duly discharged at Annapolis, he was wounded at Gates Defeat, but still remained attached to same company and regiment - He was in the following battles during the Revolutionary war, to wit:  in the battle of Gates Defeat, Camden, Guildford Court house and Eutaw Springs and in sundry skirmishes during the war. He further declares that the pension certificate obtained by him from the war office of the United States baring date the nineteenth day of July, one thousand eight hundred and nineteen, and the number of it is not endorsed or mentioned in it or on it in any place that he can discover - His original declaration was made to the best of his recollection on the eighth day of June one thousand eight hundred and nineteen.
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and I, Solomon Sommers do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of arch 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 what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.

SCHEDULE
The said Solomon Sommers declares that he has not any property either real or personal, necessary clothing and bedding except [illegible] nor any income or support except what he can earn by his daily labour (labor), as a common laborer on a farm and his pension from the United States - 

The said Solomon Sommers further declares that his present occupation is that of a common laborer on a farm, he is infirm and is not able to do much work, he is upwards of seventy years of age. He has a wife named Celia aged about thirty-five years and one child named Joseph about three months old residing with him, his wife is able to work but his child is unable to contribute anything to his support.

Solomon Sommers
His X Mark

Sworn to and declared and subscribed by Solomon Sommers in open court before the Judges of Talbot County Court aforesaid on the 24th day of May anno domini 1820.

J Loockerman
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I, Jacob Loockerman, Clerk of Talbot County Court in the 2nd Judicial District of the State of Maryland do hereby certify ,that the aforegoing oath of Solomon Sommers and the schedule that is annexed, or said to be annexed and 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 or Income mentioned in the aforegoing schedule is 

In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this twenty fourth day of May in the year 1820.

J Loockerman - Clerk Talbot County Court

SEAL
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State of Maryland
Talbot County to wit

On this 11th day of June in the year of our Lord 1819 Solomon Sommers formerly of Queen Annes County, but now of Talbot County as personally appears before me the subscriber, Chief Judge of the County Court in the second Judicial District of Maryland and makes the following declaration under oath, to wit, that he the said Solomon Sommers enlisted in the year 1778 as a commo soldier under Captain James Bruff there a recruiting officer for nine months, that he was put into the company of Captain Levin Handy in the 5th Maryland Regiment, that he served out this term of serviced to wit nine months: He enlisted again for three years under Captain Levin Handy, he served about one year in his company; Captain Handy then resigned and he the said Sommers was then under the command of Captain Jonathan Gibson (who succeeded Captain Levin Handy) until General Gates defeat; He, the said Solomon Sommers, after he had served out his term of three years, enlisted a third time under Captain Jonathan Gibson as a common soldier to serve till the said end of the Revolutionary war - The said Solomon Sommers further declares and deposes that he served as a common solder under Captain Perry Benson now General Benson according to the third and last enlistment until the end of the war of the Revolution against the common enemy of the Country and that he was duly and regularly discharged at Annapolis at the end of the war.

The said Solomon Sommers further declares and deposed that he is a resident citizen of the United States and that he is my reason of this reduced circumstances in life in need of assistance from his country for a support and that no pension has to his knowledge ever been [illegible] allowed to him by the laws of the United States but if any should have been, he hereby relinquishes all claim to the same now and after the date hereof - R T Earle
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State of Maryland
Talbot County to wit

I hereby certify and make known to all appearing whom it doth or may concern that Richard Tilghman Earle, Esquire, before whom the within and foregoing declaration and affidavits appear to have been made, and who has hereto subscribed his name, was at the time of his so doing, and still is Chief Judge of the County Courts in the Second Judicial District of the State of Maryland.

In testimony whereof I have hereto subscribed my name and the public seal of Talbout County Court affairs this 23rd day of June anno domini 1819.

Jacob Loockerman - Clerk of said Court
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State of Maryland Talbot County to wit} on this 10th day of June in the Year of our Lord 1819. Solomon Barrott of Talbot County afd. [aforesaid] personally appeared before me, the Subscriber, Chief Judge of the second Judicial District in the State of Maryland, and made Oath on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God, that he is well acquainted with the within named Solomon Sommors, that he has known him ever since the summer of the year 1779, that he then said Sommors was then a common soldier in the Company of Levin Handy of the 5th Maryland Regiment and that to his certain knowledge the said Solomon Sommors afterwards served as a common Soldier under Captain Perry Benson now General Perry Benson, in the war of the Revolution, against the common Enemy, until the end of the said War and that he has heard and believes that the said Sommors was honorably & regularly discharged at the end of the war. He further deposes and says, that He verily believes the said Solomon Sommors is, by reason of his reduced circumstances in life in need of assistance from his Country for a support. 
J: Earle

State of Maryland Talbot County to wit} 
I hereby certify, that it appears to my satisfaction from the Evidence which has been brought before me by the applicant Solomon Sommors, that he served as a common Soldier in the revolutionary war against the common Enemy of the country for the length of time he has specified in his Declaration within under Captains Handy, Gibson & Benson and that he was duly discharged at the End of the War & that he by reason of his reduced circumstances in life is in need of assistance from his Country for a support also that all the other facts stated by him as written are true as stated in his said Declaration. In Witness where of I have hereto set my Hand this 9th day of June Anno Dom 1819. J Earle

To the Honorable, the Secretary of the Department of War.

Declaration under oath of Solo Sommors, now of Talbot County in Maryland that he served as a Soldier with the 5th Maryland Regt.

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