Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 35877, Enos Davis, Md.
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(3 - 1776)
Service
Md.
Contents

Davis. Enos

NUMBER
S35877
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20.879
Indiana

Enos Davis
of Fountain Co in the State of Indiana
who was a private in the company commanded
by Captain Gaither of the Regiment commanded
by Colonel Winder in the Maryland
line, for the term of one year.
from 1778 to 1779

Inscribed on the Roll of Indiana
at the rate of eight Dollars per month to
commence on the 4th day of a 1829

Certificate of Pension issued the 15 of June
1829 and sent to P. H. Patterson, 
Esq Covington, Ind

Arrears to 4th of September 1829 $32.28
Semi-anl, all'ce ending
32.28

Revolutionary Claim,
Acts March 18, 1818,
and May 1, 1820.

Rec: Vol 9 
Fol 194

See letter Nov 9 1831 to P.H.
Patterson & Pen. aGT

Letter to 3d auditor & J.C
Led 10 Aug 1839

Paid at the Treasury under 
the Act of the 6 April
1838 from 4 March 1838 to 
4 Sept 1838 - Agt notified 
30 Aug 1839
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Original Claim Declaration in order to be placed on the pension list under the act of the eighteenth of March 1818 State of Indiana County of Fountain May 1829 On this fourth day of May 1829  personally appeared in open Court being a court of record County fountain so declared aforesaid Enos Davis Resident in said County Aged sixty eight years who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the act of Congress of the Eighteenth of March eighteen hundred and eighteen and the first of May eighteen hundred and twenty that he the said Enos Davis enlisted for the term of nine months on the fifth day of and July in the year Seventeen hundred seventy eight in the State of Maryland in the company commanded by Captain Henry Gaters in the Battalion commanded by L Winder Colonels name not be recollected in the line of the State of Maryland on the Continental establishment that continued he continued to serve in said Corps until December 1779 when he was discharged from the service at Middle Brook in the State of New Jersey That he hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension except the present that his name is not on the roll of any State and that the following and the reasons for not making earlier application for a pension that deponant was able untill lately to support himself by his Labour not having had any family since the year 1824 And has also been aided by the generosity of his children And in pursuance of the act of the first of May 1820 I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18 March 1818 and that I have
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not since that time by gift sale or in any manner dispose
of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby to
diminish it as to bring myself within the provision of 
an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain
persons engaged in the land and naval services of the 
United States in the the Revolutionary War passed on the 18th
day of March 1818.  And that I have not nor has any person
in trust for me my property or securities contracts or
debts due to me nor have I any income other that then
what is contained in the Schedule hereunto annexed and
by me Subscribed - that since the 18 day of March 1818
no changes have been made in my property. The deposed
hath not since March 1818 owed any property real
or personal, more than was necessary for his support
his present property is as follows one bed and Bedding
Kitchen furniture to amount of ten dollars three head 
of cattle tools to account of fifteen dollars two sheep
ten hogs and one gun -  is a Carpenter to trade.
Enos Davis

Sworn to and declared on the fourth day of May
AD 1829 Witness present
P.H. Patterson

I William B White Clerk of the Circuit Court of Fountain
County do hereby certify that it appear to the satisfaction
the court that the said Enos Davis did serve in the
Revolutionary war as held in the preceding declaration
against the common enemy for the term of nine
months under - one engagement on the continental
Establishment. I also certify that the foregoing oath
and the Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied
from the Records of said Court And I do (illegible)
certify that it is the opinion on the said Court.
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that the total amount in value of property exhibited in the
aforesaid Schedule is Seventy five - Dollars
and ____ cents _____

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and affixed the seal of our said Court on this
4th day of September 1829
W B White Clk

Sworn and subscribed in the presence of
P. H. Patterson
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information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension
on file in this Bureau. Enos Davis (illegible) file 35877
DATES OF
ENLISTMENT OR
APPOINTMENT.
July 5 1778

LENGTH OF
SERVICE.
Dec. 1779

RANK.
Pvt

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Henry Gaters

COLONEL.
____________

STATE.
Md

Battles engaged in, _____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, enlisted in Maryand
Date of application for pension, May 4, 1839 His cl. was al.
Residence at date of application, Fountain Co. Ind
Age at date of application, 68 years
Remarks: Children are referred to no names stated and no other
family data
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35877
Rev INVALID
File No. 35,877
Enos Davis
Priv Rev War

Act: 18 March 18
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 104
Arrangement of 1870.}

1909 June 5 Hist to Eva
Beebe  V.L.M.
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Council  Chambers
I certify that it appears from a muster
Roll the Revolutionary Books of this State
that Enos Davis enlisted as a private in
the first Regiment of the line on Continental
establishment on the twenty first day of May
1778 and that he was discharged from service
on the fifth day of April 1779.  It appears
that he enlisted for nine months.
Thos Culbreth Clerk
of the Council
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Aug 26th

No Wary?
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Second Comptroller's Office
August 13, 1839.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838 entitled "An
act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain
Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury
of the United States," Enos Davis ---
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Indiana Agency, at
the rate of Eight Dollars and ____Cents
per month under the law of the 18th March 1818, has
been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March 1838,
to the 4th Sept. 1838.

Respectfully yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller

To the Commissioner of Pensions
Present.
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Pension Office
1st. June,
12 June
Will
May 1829
to my
that
my
my my my
-
Secretary of war
May 11
Covington In
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Covington Indiana 9 May 1829

Dear Sir
In answer to yours of Second of August
1828 I herewith transmit the declaration of
Enos Davis we have been prevented from
forwarding the declaration sooner by 
unavoidable circumstances.

If you will have
the goodness to make the promised inquiry
I am of opinion that it will appear from the
Records of the Maryland line that Mr, Davis
has served as stated in his declaration
In the mean time we will make every exertion
to forward the evidence required.
Have the goodness to write a line to me as soon
as you shall have made the inquiry and
inform me of the result 
I am Sir with respec
Yours &c
P.H. Patterson

James L Edwards Esq.
Washington City
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Pension Office
12th June, 1829.
Pension
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Council Chamber
Annapolis June 9 1829
Sir
I return you herewith the declaration
&c of Enos Davis, with a certificate of
his enlistment and discharge as appears from
a Muster Roll in my office, which I
hope will answer his purpose.

Very respectfully
I remain your
Obt Serv
Thos Culbreth

James L Edwards Esq
Pension Office Washington
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Waverly Iowa May 18th
'09
I want to get all the
information that the Pension
Bureau can furnish in regard
to Enos Davis, who at the
time of his death, at
Covington Indiana in the
year 1841. was drawing a
pension for service in the
War of the Revolution,
Any information will be
thankfully received and used
in the interest of the D.A.R.
Mrs Eva Beebe
Waverly Iowa