Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S, 34631, William Ballerson, Md.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Md.

Ballerson, William
or
Ballison

NUMBER
S. 34631

CONTENTS
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7366

Maryland

William Ballerson of Baltimore in the state of Maryland who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Smith of the Maryland line, for the term of three years to 80

Inscribed on the Roll of Maryland at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 30th of July 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 5 of Mar 1819 and sent to Judge Brice 
Baltimore

Arrears to 4th of Mar: 1819 mo of 6/33 57,, 54
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819 48 ,,
$105 54

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}

Notification sent to Philip Moore Esq. 28 July 1820
Baltimore
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William Ballerson

application
for a
pension
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District of

On the 30th day of July 1818 before me the Subscriber [crossed out] personally appears William Ballarton aged Eighty five years, resident in Baltimore County 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 William Ballarston enlisted in Ann Arundel County in the State of Maryland in the company commanded by Captain Edward Spurrier of the 4th Maryland Regiment in the year 1777. that he continued to serve in the said Corps or in the service of the United States until the years 1779 or 1780, when he was discharged from Service in the City of Baltimore State of Maryland by an officer named Bomen, That he [illegible] was in any engagement being always [crossed out, written above] employed in the [illegible] Service, that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his Country 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 & year aforesaid

N Bice Chief Judge Balt Cy Ct

William [his x mark] Ballison
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{crossed out}
I do hereby certify that it appears to my satisfaction
 from the declaration under oath xxxx certificate that the said William Ballerton did serve 
in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceding 
declaration against the Common Enemy 
for upwards of nine
am xx xxxx the proceedings and 
testimony taken and heard before me to the Secretary for the Department of War 
pursuant to the direction of the aforementioned Act of Congress.
Baltimore
July 1808




I hereby Certify that from the aforegoing declara
tion on oath xxxx Certificate it appears to
my satisfaction that the xxxx applicant
William Ballerson did serve for upwards
of nine months in the Army of the United States
in the revolutionary war against the common
enemy and that from his reduced Circumstances
in life needs his countrys assistance for
his support.
XXX  July 30th 1818
xxx Chief Judge
State of Maryland
City of Baltimore xx
I, Tomas Harwood clerk of Baltimore
City Court do hereby certify that the Honourable Nicholas
Price before whom the foregoing proceedings were
taken and certified and who hath thereunto subscribed
his name was at the time of taking and certifying the same and is still the Chief Jedge of Baltimore
City Court duly commissioned and qualified and
to all whose acts as such full faith and 
Credit are and ought to be given as well in
Courts of Justice as thereout--
In Testimony I have hereto subscribed 
my name and affixed the seal of
Baltimore City Court this thirtieth
day of July One thousand eight
hundred and Eighteen
M. Harwood
Baltimore City Court
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William Ballison
Wm Ballerson
Baltimore


May 366

5 Mar 1819

sent to Philip Moore
Baltimore, 28 July 1820
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United States of America 
District of Maryland ss

On this nth day of July 1820 personally appears in open court in the District Court for the Maryland District, William Ballison aged eighty seven years resident in Ballimore County in said District, who being first duly sworn accusing to saw, doth on his oath declare that he force in the  Revolutionary war as follows; That about the month of May in the year 1777 as he thinks he contested at Belly Spurriers Tavern sender Captain Edward Spurrier of the 1th Maryland Regiment, then commanded by Co *Tamure Smith for the whale war, that he served thus on four years in that Regiment and then proceeded a substitute and even discharged honorably as will appear by his certificate of discharge now on file at Washington, that he hath been placed in the pension Roll of the Maryland Agency at $8 per month to begin to begin 13th July 1818 as will appear by reference t his pension Certificate date 13th July 1818. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United State, 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 thing with intent thereby so to diminish it as to being myself within the provision of the act of Congress committee "An act o provide for civilian persons engaged in the land and naval services of the United States, in the Revolutionary War." *palsedo on the 18th day of March 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in court for one, any property, or focusing contracts on debts due to one; nor have I any income other than what is contained in in the schedule hereby annexed and by me subscribed. 
Schedule referred to 
Three stools, 1. bed and bedstead, one table, five or six cups and saucers, an old chest, one pot of kettle, a Dutch oven, an old tub, one piggiro some other trifle articles not worth enumerating........ worth about $5. That he is by had a Black Smith but is by infirmities and age, unable to work at his trade, that he has a wife named Kitty aged about Sixty Seven years, that she is hardly able to support herself, that he has no child living with him, that one of his little grand children lives with him who does little acts of kinderls to him and his wife, and that even with the aid of the pension he is hardly able to keep nature alive. 

his 
William X Ballison 
Marks
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Sworn to and declared on the 11th day of July 1820
before
Philip Moore
I Philip Moore Clerk of the District Court of the United States
for Maryland District do hereby Certify that the foregoing
oath, and 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
Five Dollars.
In Testimony where of I have hereunto set my 
hand and affixed the seal of the said County this
Eleventh day of July in the year of our 
Lord one thousand Eight hundred and twenty.
Phillip Moore
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE
Sept. 17, 1853
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act
directing transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners,
and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United
States," and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending
the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pen-
sion agents
the Son of Wm Ballerson, dec.
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Maryland
Agency, at the rate of Eight Dollars
(and cents) per (annum) month under the law of the 
18 March 1818
has been paid at this Department, from the
4thth of March 1826 to the 11 March 1826.
Respectfully, yours,
JM Brodhead
Comptroller

To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS,
Present.
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34631
Revy
INVALID

File No 34631
William Ballerson
Pri Rev War

Act: 18 March '18
Index: Vol. 2 Page 27
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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I do hereby certify that William Ballerton or Ballerson has given me such information as is [illegible] to say with confidence that he was enlisted in the 4th Maryland regiment in the service of the United States and served more than three years he was enlisted for in Capt. Spurrier's company in 1777

S Smith

Baltimore 29 July 1818 Formerly Lieut. Colonel
4th Maryland Regiment

Memo

The Hon'ble Sec'ty of War will be so obliging as to inclose William Ballerson's warrant to the care of Judge Brice at Baltimore.