Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11,511, for Henry Talbott, Maryland
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Service
MD

Name
Talbott, Henry

Number
S.11511

carded
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3980

District of Columbia
Herny Talbott *
of Washington in the District of Columbia
who was a Private in the company commanded
by Captain Lowe of the Regt commanded
by Col Beall in the Maryland line for 6 months from 1777

* Henry Talbott
records corrected July 20, 1905

Inscribed on the roll of Dist. of COlumbia at the rate of 20 dollars blank cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 7 day of Jan 1833 and sent to Hon.  A.H. Semmes House of Reps.

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 - $30
Semi-anl allowance ending 4 Mar '33 $10
$40.

Recorded by Nathan Price Clerk
Bood D Vol 8 Page 195
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Washington City 4th Jany 1832

Sir

I herewith transmit the papers of Henry Talbot and ask you to place him on the 6 months pension list until I can procure testimony to establish a further claim. This case is verily similar to Salan Hurley's to whom you have allowed a 6-month pension. [illegible] me again to call your attention to Roland Allcocks case transmitted some time since.

Respectfully

B J Lemmes
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District of Columbia
Washington County

On this 31 day of December 1832 personally appeared in open court Washington County Court District of Columbia now sitting Henry Talbot of the district aforesaid aged about eighty-one years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of congress passed June the 7th 1832. Early in the revolutionary war to wit, about the yar of blank he was drafted in the militia state of Maryland Prince Georges County and was marched to the town of Baltimore under the command of Capt. Mitchell Lowe with the intention of joining the American army but was marched back to Prince Georges County and stationed on the Potomac near Magruder's to guard the property of individuals from the British ships of war which then had the command of the waters of that river about the time they set fire to the houses of Col Lyles Magruder and others soon after Lord Dunmore with his fleet left
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the mouth of that river and that he served during that campaign upwards of six months to the best of his knowledge. Col Bell commanded the regiment. He frequenty afterwards during the said war was called out into the militia under the command of the said Lowe and [illegible] he was in actual service in the militia upwards of three years that he has no documentary evidence that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service other than those whose deposition accompanies his declaration.

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of nay state or that of the agency of any whatever.

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open court

Henry Talbott
His X Mark

Test: Wm Brent - Clerk

We J B Ferguson a clergyman residing int he Washington County in the District of Columbia & Benjamin C Wood of the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Henry Talbot who has subscribed the foregoing declaration, that we
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believe him to be eighty-one years of age, that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have served in the militia of the state of Maryland in the revolution and we concur in that opinion.

Sworn & subscribed the day 7 year aforesaid in open court.

John Ferguson
Wm Brent Clerk
Benj C Wood

Interrogatories proposed by the court viz

1. Where & in what year were you born?
Answer - I was born in Prince George's County Maryland about the year 1751

2. Have you any record of your age?
Answer - I have none.

3. Where were you living when called into service, where have you lived since the revolutionary war 7 where do you now reside.
Answer - When I was called into service I lived in Prince Georges County Maryland; I have lived there ever since the revolution until the last two years since then I have lived in Washington City.

4. State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops when you served & such continental & militia regiments as you can recollect.
Answer - Colonel Beall and Capt. Lowe are all I can recollect
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and the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant served as set forth in his declaration in the militia of Maryland in the Revolutionary war and the court further certifies that J B Gerguson who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in Washington City and that Benjamin C Wood who has also signed the same is a resident of the said city & is a credible person & that their statement is entitled to credit.

By order of the court
Wm Brent - Clerk

I William Brent Clerk of the county Circuit Court of the District of Columbia for the county of Washington do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of Henry Talbot for a pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said circuit court at the city of Washington this thirty-first day of December 1832.

Wm Brent - Clerk
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from 177 
Private 6 months
$20

Admit this claim & look at case
Hon B J Seward
H.R.


J L Edwards at Pension Office
Washington City
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11511
INVALID
Revy War

File No 11511
Henry Tabbott *
Pri Rev War

Act: June 7th 1832
Index Vol A Page 369
[Arrangement of 1870.]

*Henry Talbott
Records corrected July 20, 1905

1926 Apr 14 - Hist to Miss Frances Whaley - see letter in Benjamin Whaley's S.31472
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Rev and 1812
War Section

April 14, 1926

Miss Frances Whaley
213 Oddville Ave
Cynthiana, Ky

Madam:

I have to advise you from the papers in tihe revolutionary war pension claim S.11511 it appears that Henry Talbott was born i 1751 in Maryland.

While residing in Prince Georges County, Maryland, he enlisted "early in the revolution" and served six months as private in Captain Michael Lowe's company, Colonel Beall's Maryland Regiment.

He afterwards served in Captain Lowe's company length of service not stated.

He was allowed pension on his application executed December 31, 1832 while a resident of Washinton District of Columbia.

There is no data on file as to his family.

The above notes Herny (Harry) Talbott (all spellings)
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of that name searched) is the only soldier of that name found on the revolutionary war records of this bureau.

Owing to a lack of clerical forces available for the purpose, only two histories are furnished each inquirer.

Respectfully

Winfield Scott
Commissioner.