Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8880, for Ennalls Martin, Pennsylvania
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(3 --- 1776)

SERVICE      NUMBER

Penn. Martin, Ennalls. S. 8880

Carded

CONTENTS
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28 July 1832
To Pen ast
et to Hon R. H. Goldsborough, Senali
h. S. Feb 14, 1835
wiltin of A. Preston May 14, 1844
Same May 17, 1844 to Same 22 Mar 1844 -

48.

Maryland
Ennalls Martin
Of Talbot Co in the State of Maryland
who was a Surgeons male in the - commanded
by Captain______ of the Regiment command
by Colonel ______ in the Pennsylvania 
line, for the term of two years and a [finard]
from the year 1777 to the year of 1780

scribed on the Role of Maryland, 
at the rate of 480 Dollars per annum [month crossed out] to 
commence on the 4th day of March 1831

Certificate of Pension issued the 16th of July
1832 and delivered [to] the 
Hon. J. L. Kerr.

Arrears to 4th of 4 march 1832
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4th Sept 1832

480:00
240:00
$720.00

{Revolutionary Claim, 
Acts [march 18, 1818 and may 1, 1820 crossed out] }
4 June 1832.

Recorded D:
Vol. 7. page 37.
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Orphans Court
State of Maryland
County of Talbot
ff

On this thirteenth .. day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight Hundred + thirty two personally appeared before [^ two of] the Justices of the Orphans' Court of Talbot County Doctor Ennalls Martin a resident of the Town of Easton in the County of Talbot + State of Maryland, aged Seventy four years on the twenty third day of August next, who being duly sworn, according to law, doth on his Oath [XXX] the following declaration, in order to [XXX] the benefit of the provision made by the act of [XXX], passed June 7th 1832. That he received a Warrant from Doctor William Shippes the Director General of the Surgical Department of the United States of America, leasing date on or about the second day of June in the year Seventeen Hundred + Seventy seven (1777), which constituted him a mate in the [section crossed out] General
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New York, finally in Philadelphia in the State of Pennsylvania.  He hereby relinquishes any claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, & he declares that his name is not
on the pension roll of any agency in any State.
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid Ennalls Martin in open Court before us 

Edward Hambleton
Lamb W Frences [?]

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a Surgeon's mate in the Medical Department
of the United States during the period of the revolutionary war [crossed out] also stated, & served as he states.

Edwd N Hambleton
Lamb W Frences [?]

I, James Price, Register of Wills for Talbot County in the State of Maryland do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the Orphans' Court of Talbot County in the State aforesaid, in the matter of the application of Doctor Ennalls Martin for a pension.  In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 15th day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.

Test, J. Price, Regr. of Wills for Talbot County
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8880
Revhsn [Revision- written to the left of Invalid]
INVALID.

No. 8880
Ennalls Martin
Surgeons Mate Rev War

Act: June 4th 19
ex : Vol. non, Page 237

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Be pleased to say what time the pension of 
Ennalls Martin, a Surgeons Mate, at the rate of
$ 480 per annum cont paid. Maryland vol, act 4 June. 
1832

Paid to 4 Sept.- 1834
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Ho. Representatives
May 15th 1844
J. L. Edward Ray [?]

Sir,

Your letter of yesterday informs me that Dr. Ennalls Martin [illegible] $480 per Annum as a
pension, having been a Surgeons' Mate in the Revolutionary War - but it fails to give me the information sought for - to wit - the widow's [underlined] right to a pension for [two illegible words] time of the Doctor's death till her decease.  

Your communication may have been intended to cover the whole case-- but it is not so understood by me-

I am very Respectfully
Yr. Mt. Obt Sert. [illegible numbers]
Jacob A. Preston [?]
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H. [illegible] ?
May 13, 1844

J. L. Edwards Esq.
day
Grant
know

Com: Pensions.  Sir,

I wish to know whether any [illegible initials] Soldier enlisted during the last war with Great Britain (not an [illegible]) is entitled to a pension
[illegible] the [five illegible words], if they have any claim to Bounty Lands?

You will oblige me by responding as soon as convenient upon the claims of the
Heirs of late Dr. "Ennalls Martin" of Talbot Co.  [illegible abbreviation] to a back pension has [illegible] papers in [illegible] to which [illegible] left with you [illegible].

You will please report each of the above cases separately as I wish to send the result to the persons interested - and [illegible].

Your most Obd. S.
[illegible name]
Jacob Armstrong [?]
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[illegible] for the U.S. to Doctor Ennalls Martin
for his pay as [illegible] in [illegible] Hospital from the 1st of June 1777 to the 16 Feb: 80 is [blank] days at 1/3 dollar per day. 

One ration per day (additional, from the 2nd June 1778 to the 10th of Feb. 1780 is [blank] at 9 days or 9/90 ration. 

Supra 

By [illegible] rec'd, at sundry times agreeably to the within Statement reduced to  Omiss recd at sundry times agreeably to [illegible] value according to the scale of Depreciation.
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Ennalls Martin, in Account [illegible] with the United States 

1778

Jany 11. To...Cash for William Shippen, on account...18.

May 24.  To...[illegible]...Joseph W. Shippen, in full for his services as Mate from March 1st [?] to this day...113.30.

1779

Febr. 5.  To...[illegible] William Shippen, for his services as Mate from June 1st 1777 till March 1st [?]. 1778...273.

Mar. 2.  To...[illegible] Joseph W. Shippen, on account...105

April 29. To...[illegible] ditto...150.

Aug. 2. To...[illegible]...James Craik...ditto...100.

Dec. 7.  To..[illegible] Joseph W. Shippen, in full to [illegible]...320.

1780

Jan. 15.  To..[illegible]...ditto...on account...140.

Mar. 10.  To...[illegible] Goodwin Wilson, in full for services to the 16th [illegible]...219

1,538.30

By his pay as mate in the General Hospital from  June 1, 1777, and subsistance from the
1st of March 1778, till February 16th 1780.
1,538.30


Treasury Department
Auditor's Office Decem. 28th 1791.

I certify that the account of Ennalls Martin, late a Mate in the General Hospital Department, is stated as above, in the Books kept by the late Commissioner for said Department.

James Burnside Clk

I certify that the above James Burnside is a Clerk in my office, and that he is well acquainted with the accounts of the late General Hospital Department.

R. Harrison
Auditor
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Ho. Representatives
May 20th 1844

J.L. Edwards [illegible]
Com .Pensions

Your note of 17th [illegible] was duly [illegible] & I hereby "re-enclose" the papers in the
case of [illegible] Ennalls Martin.

I know before the papers were sent to your office, that the Doctor had [illegible] during his lifetime a pension of $80 per annum, but his widow [underlined] who [illegible] after his death, was entitled to a pension.

[illegible note in left margin]

You will find [crossed out word] the facts above stated in the Letter of his son to me [illegible]. 

There is another letter from some agent, or would be agent, which is a good deal torn, which sets forth the [illegible] of the Claim of the heirs [underlined].  Your attention to this matter as soon as you can [illegible] will permit 
enience will [illegible] with much of [illegible].

your Most Obd. Svt.
[illegible]
Jacob A. Preston