Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 35041, for James Ratcliff, Pennsylvania
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Service Continental Penn
Ratcliff, James
Number S 35041
Contents
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Notification [illegible] Oct 1820 to [illegible] Moore Baltimore Md
2976
Maryland
James Ratcliff private Pennsylvania line 
Captain William
In the army of the United States during Revolutionary War. Inscribed on the roll of Maryland at the rate of eight dollars per month to commence on the 9th April 1818
Certificate of pension issued the 25th of September 1818 and forwarded James Ratcliff to the care of Thomas Bailey esq Baltimore 
Arrears to 4th of September 1818  38.93
4 mo 26/90
Semi-anl. all'es ending 4 March 1819  48.
$86.93
Revolutionary claim Act 18th March 1818
'78 to '81 three years
City of Baltimore
continued
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James Ratcliff
application for pension
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State of Maryland 
City of Baltimore So
On the ninth day of April in the year of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and eighteen personally appeared before the undersigned, James Ratcliff, residing in the City of Baltimore aged sixty one years and upwards, an applicant for pension, under the 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" and then and there made the following declaration, on Oath, by me administering that he enlisted at Philadelphia  on about the 5th Nov 1775, in Capt Wm Williams Company of foot, first Pensia Regt commanded by Col. DeHoss to serve twelve months - On the 3d Feb 1776 was ordered and marched from Phila to Quebec where deponent remained until 6 May 1776, from which place the army was obliged to retreat to [illegible] and thence to "three rivers " along with a reinforcement under the command of Genl Sullivan, and in an engagement with the Enemy were compelled to retreat to "Ticonderoga New York" where the Army encamp'd until 15th Nov
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1775, the expiration of the term of enlistment; deponent then returned to the City of Phila - where he again enlisted in the same Regt under Capt John Patterson which Regt was afterwards called or designated "2nd Regt Pennsylvania foot'", marched to Morristown N. Jersey, and then transferred to Col Proctor Regt Artillery, in which Regiment, deponent remained, until Col Proctor was ordered to march to defend the State of Pennsylvania which was threatened by the enemy, when deponent on account of being a Continental Soldier, was again returned to "2nd Regt Pens foot" and was ordered with said Regt to Wilmington Dela, after the battle of Brandywine, the troops retreated to a place called Paoli when the Regt was attacked by the Enemy and known as the "Massacre of Paoli", from thence they retreated to "Broad Ax", from there was marches to Germantown, at which place a battle ensued, at which place the deponent was wounded in the leg, but has never been very painful, after said battle, they retreated to Vally forge, where they remained until the Spring of 1778 - then marched to "Monmouth", after the battle of Monmouth Col Stewart commanded said Reg. - quartered the following winter at "Middlebrook N Jersey" - In 1779 and
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and Spring of 1780 he still continuing in the service - marching to meet the enemy, whom it was believed intended to burn an "alarm pool' at Chatham near Springfield Village - soon after were sent to prevent the destruction of "Connecticut farm" - the Enemy having retreated to Elizabethtown - the deponent was one of about 1500 men, detached under Lord Stirling to proceed to said Town, to bring out the Enemy to Battle, from which they turned to "Weely farm" where they wintered and on the 15th Jany 1781 deponent was discharged by Brigadier general Anthony Wane, - which discharge was unfortunately lost - but deponent believes to following to be an exact copy
I hereby certify that James Ratcliff a Soldier in Capt John Patterson's Company 2nd Regiment Pennsylvania foot, having served the term of his enlistment is now discharged from the Service of the United States - Given under my hand at Trenton this 15th day of Jany 1781
signed Anthy Wane Brig Genl
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he further declares that there are none of the officers or privates who serves with him under said command now residing in the City or County of Baltimore within his knowledge, and that his name hath never been inscribed on any pension lists, therefore hath none to relinquish, that from his reduced circumstances, he needs the assistance of his County for support.
Subscribed and sworn before me 
N Brice Chief Judge [illegible] Court
James Ratcliff
State of Maryland City of Baltimore
I hereby certify that from the aforesaid declaration under Oath I and satisfied that James Ratcliff served as a private soldier for the time stated by him - in the revolutionary war against the Common Enemy
N Brice Chief Judge
Balt City Court
9 April 1818
City of
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City of Baltimore to wit;
I Thomas Harwood Clerk of Baltimore City Court hereby certify the Honorable Nicholaas Brice Esquire before whom the foregoing proceedings were taken and certified and who has thereto subscribed his name was at the time of the taking certifying the same and [illegible] is Chief Judge of Baltimore City Court duly commissioned and qualified; and to all his Acts as such full faith and credit is and ought to be given
In testimony I have hereto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said Court this ninth day of April One thousand eight hundred and eighteen -
Tho Harwood Clk
Baltimore City Court
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April 9 1818
The Honbl Secy of War
Sire
When the pension certificate is granted please forward the same to me "care of Tho Bailey Esq. Baltimore"   your Obe Sert  James RatcliffX
Witness
P G Hand
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James Ratcliff
Revy Pensioner
$ 8.00
2976
March 1819
Con
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SCHEDULE
United States of America
Maryland District 
On this Fourteenth day of June 1820 personally appeared in open court in the District Court in and for the said District of Maryland James Ratcliff aged about sixty four years resident in the City of Baltimore in said District who being first duly sworn, according to the law, doth, on his oath, declare, that he served in the Revolutionary Was as follows; That he enlisted in the City Of Philadelphia in or about the 3rd of November 1775 for the term of 12 months under Capt William Williams in the 1st Pennsylvania Regiment after serving out which time reenlisted in Capt John PAtterson's Compy in the 2nd Regt commanded by Col Walter Stewart in the Pennsylvania Line in which Regt continues in the service of the United States until the 15 January 1781 when discharged by General Anthony Wane at Trenton in New Jersey - 
That he hath been placed on the Revolutionary Pension Roll of the Maryland Agency, as will appear by Certificate No 2976 bearing date 25th September 1818 pay commencing 9th April 1818
and I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States of the 18th 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 entitles " 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;
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Schedule referred to within, viz: Property none either real or personal - Family none - 
That he is by trade a House Carpenter, but being advanced in age and much afflicted at times with rheumatic pains that entirely confines him to his lodgings, and having no means of support except what little labour he is enabled to perform, he would suffer for necessary comforts were it not for the pension allowed him by the Government of his Country, unless he were to receive it form Public or private charity
James Ratcliff
Sworn to and declared on the Fourteenth day of June 1820 before the District Court of aforesaid I Philip Moore Clerk of District Court do hereby certify, that the foregoing Oath, and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of said court; and I do further certify, that is the opinion of the said court, that the total amount in value of property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is ----dollars and  ----cents. 
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said court, on this twenty sixth day of August 1820
Philip Moore
Clerk of the District court for the Maryland District
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35041
Revy
Invalid
File No 35041
James Ratcliff
illegible
Act 18 March 18
Index Vol 2 Page 334
Arrangement of 1870

1914 Jan 17 History to Ho. Morris Sheppard USS his letter in R 8602 John Ratcliff
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James Ratcliff Private 
[illegible]
Maryland April 15 [illegible]
Admitted
The Honorable James C Calhoun Esquire
Secretary at War
Washington City