Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 9478, John Agnew Hamilton, Md.
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Service
MD

Name
Hamilton, John Agnew
Margaret

Number
W9478

Misc
B>L.W. 1047-300-Capt
Issued May 25, 1789
No papers
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No. 2
Maryland
Margaret Hamilton - Widow
of John Agnew Hamilton
who was a blank in the blank commanded
by Captain blank of the blank commanded
by MD in the blank
line for blank
Widow of Capt Jn A. Hamilton, Dec'd. Maryland Line

Inscribed on the roll of Maryland at the rate of 4480 dollars and zero cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831

Certificate of pension issued the 22 day of July 1836 and handed to Mr. Higinbotham, Present

Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1836 $2400.00
Semi-anl allowance ending 4 Sept $240.00
Total $2640.00

{Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4 1836}

Recorded by Jno D Wilson - Clerk
Book - blank Vol 1 Page 183
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Let to [illegible] July 22, 1836
so to same L.T. Higinbotham
8-1838

Date of death not on AB
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City of Baltimore, State of Maryland

On the fifteenth date of July 1836 personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace for the City of Baltimore Margaret Hamilton aged 75 years who being first sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of congress passed July 4th 1836. That she is the widow of the late John Agnew Hamilton, a Captain in the Maryland line who served the whole time of the revolutionary war. She further declares that she was married to the said John Agnew Hamilton on the 8th day of August in the year seventeen hundred and eighty [illegible] as by certificate of marriage that her husband the aforesaid John Agnew Hamilton died in the fall of the year eighteen hundred and three and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereunto annexed.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before Chs Kernan

Margaret Hamilton (signature)
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State of Maryland Baltimore County

I hereby certify that Charles Hernan gentleman before whom the within deposition was made and who has thereto subscribed his name was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace of the State of Maryland in and for the City of Baltimore duly commissioned and sworn.

In testimony whereof I hereto set my hand and affix the seal of Baltimore County Court this 15th day of July 1836.

Tho Kell - Clerk Balto City Court

City of Baltimore to wit

I hereby certify that Margaret Hamilton who made the within declaration is from bodily infirmity unable to attend Court

Chas Kernan
Justice of the Peace of the State of Maryland for the City of Baltimore

July 21st, 1836
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This is to certify that Mr. John Agnew Hamilton and Margaret Sheperd are lawfully by license joined to each other in the holy bands of matrimony by me the Minister of the Dutch Reformed church in this City.

Baltimore the eighth day of August in the year of our Lord seventeen hundred and eighty four - 1784.

Charles Lewis [illegible] Minister
given under my hand and seal
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City of Baltimore to wit

Be if remembered that on this 14th day of July 1836 personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace for the city of Baltimore Batsy Brower a Gentleman of respectability and truth who is well known to me made oath on the holy Evangels of Almighty God declares that he was personally acquainted with the late Capt. John Agnew Hamilton of this city who served in the revolutionary war and that he departed this this life in the fall of the year 1803 to the best of his knowledge and belief and that his widow Margaret Hamilton never married afterward so help him God.

Sworn before me
Chas Kernan
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October 17, 1932

BA-J/KKL
John Agnew Hamilton W39478
John Hamilton B.L.Wt. #1058-200

Laura Michels Graham
Box 225, Route #6
Bethesda, Maryland

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in regard to the correct date of death of John Agnew Hamilton, Revolutionary War soldier, whose history was furnished you on September 15, 1932, and further request that the record of Lieutenant John Hamilton be furnished you as the former record miscarried.

The papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, W.9478, have been re-examined and it has been found that the date of death is written, "John Agnew Hamilton died in the fall of the year eighteen hundred and three"; it appears, also, plainly in figures, "1803".

For information in regard to the location of the bounty land that was granted on account of the services of Captain John Agnew Hamilton, you should address the Commissioner of the General Land Office, Interior Department, Washington, D.C., citing the following data: Bounty Lan Warrant Number 1047-300, issued May 25, 1789, on account of the services of John Agnew Hamilton, Captain, Maryland Line, War of the Revolution.

The record of Lieutenant John Hamilton is given below:

It appears from the records of this office that Warrant Number 1058 for two hundred acres of bounty land was issued September 1, 1789 on account of the services of John Hamilton, lieutenant in the Maryland War of the Revolution.

There are no further data relative to his service and none whatever relative to his family due to the destruction of papers in such claims when the War Office was burned in 1800.

It is not shown that he served in the War of 1812.
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In regard to requests for Revolutionary and 1812 war data, such request may be made in the same letter.

Very truly yours

A.D. Hiller
Assistant to the Administrator
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September 15, 1932

John Agnew Hamilton - N.9478
BA-J/KKL

Laura Nichols Graham
Box 235 Route #6
Bethesda, Maryland

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter of September 9, in which you state you made a request in June, also, enclosed stamp, for the record of a John Hamilton, Revolutionary War soldier, and have received no reply.

The records of this office show that your letter of June 13, 1832 in which you requested the record of John A. Hamilton, of Baltimore, Maryland, whose widow was Margaret, was answered June 20, 1932 and your stamp returned to you wit office reply in an official envelope.

The record furnished you at that time was that of John Hamilton, a lieutenant of the Maryland Line, but a further search of the records has been made in your behalf, and the record of John A. Hamilton has been found and is given below.

The data furnished herein are obtained from the papers of file in revolutionary War claim for pension W.9478, based upon the military service of John Agnew Hamilton in that war.

John Agnew Hamilton was a Captain in the Maryland Line and served during the whole of the revolutionary war. There are no further data in regard to his services.

He died in the fall of 1803; the place of his death and the manner in which he died are not stated in the papers in the claim.

The soldier married August 8, 1782, Margaret Shepherd. They were married by a minister of the Dutch Reformed Church of Baltimore Maryland.

Soldier's widow, Margaret was allowed pension on her applica-
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tion executed July 15, 1836, at which time she was aged seventy-five years. Her application ws made in Baltimore Maryland. In 1838 it was stated that she was aged eighty years.

There is no reference to children.

Very truly yours

A.D. Hiller
Assistant to Administrator

Date of her death not on AB
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Box 235 Route 6
Bethesda, Maryland

Sept 20, 1932

Veterans Administration
Washington

In re John Agnew Hamilton
-W.9478 BAJ/EEL

Acknowledging official communication of September 15, 1932:

May I inquire if there is a possibility of the year of  this officer's death - "1803" as your letter states - having been misread, due to the quaint formation of a naught ("0") which I have often noticed in these old pension applications?

Can it possibly be read as 1813 instead? I believe him to be the same offier (of his name and rank) who was killed in a duel in the fall of 1813.
Have you a record of this officer (husband of Margaret) having been granted bounty land in Ohio? The one I have in mind did receive bounty land in Ohio.

The act specially granting to Margaret Hamilton a pension refers to it as an additional recognition, therefore a bounty of some kind had previously been granted; possibly the usual five years' pay, possibly bounty land.
My data is not at hand - please refer to data given in my letter of June 13th last.

Kindly furnish me a copy of your letter to me which miscarried, dated June 20/32 in re Lieutenant John Hamilton. OVER
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I inquired inferentially in a previous letter, whether I should write a separate letter regarding his supposed services in the War of 1812-14. I now ask directly whether inquiries relating to said war should be addressed to another division or another government department?

It is not my thought that there has been any careless handling of my inquiry - only a hope that the numeral 1 was mistaken for a 0 in the year quoted - 1803.

Respectfully

Laura Nichols Graham


DATE STAMP: SEP 22 1932
Bureau of Pensions
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Box 235 Route 6
Bethesda Branch
Washington D.C.

Sept 9, 1932

Director of Pensions
Veterans Bureau
Dept. of the Interior
(In re Old Records)

Sir:

Several months since - perhaps it was last June - I addressed to you an inquiry as to whether or not widow Elizabeth Hamilton was a pensioner for the revolutionary War service of her husband Lieutenant (Later Captain) John Hamilton
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of the Maryland Line.

Certain data, which I cannot reproduce at the moment, was given therein to indicate such was the case. Elizabeth H - as resident of Baltimore, was later granted additional recognition in cash.

What I wished was to identify said Hamilton with the officer of same name, rank, and state command, who was killed in a duel (and buried on the spot) at Weehawken Heights, N.J. in 1813 or 1814.
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I beg to say that no reply has been received, to date.

It is my impression that a stamp was enclosed in my letter.

When may I expect to hear form the Office on this matter?

I shall be grateful indeed for early attention.

Very truly yours,

Laura Nichols Graham
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Left Side Page

1932 - Sept 15 - Hist Laura Nichols Graham see correspondence EGS in case John Hamilton - Lt
BLWT 1056-200

1932 - Oct 15 - Ad Laura Nichols Graham that date of death as found in hist is correct and [illegible] to obtain location of b.l. - EEL

Right Side Page

WIDOW, etc.
File No 9478
Margaret Hamilton
Wid of 
John A. Hamilton
Capt. MD Line
Act July 4th, 1836 Sect 3

Index: - Vol A Page 307
[Arrangement of 1870]
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Mar 8

taken at 
Mrs. Hamilton
[illegible] Act  1836

J.L. Edwards. Esq.
Pension Office
Washington
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Baltimore, 7th March 1838

James L. Edwards, Esquire

Sir

The widow of the late Captain John A Hamilton of the Revolutionary Army aged 80 years has applied at the pension office Baltimore Bank for her pension which has been refused under the plea of not having funds; I do know that the agent here has paid and is daily paying pensions to those he pleases and other refuses. I beg have to ask the same and the favor of an answer.

I am with respect
Your obedient servant
Thos Higinbotham
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No. 36

$480

Margaret Hamilton
Widow of John A Hamilton  - Md Line

Th. Higinbotham
Present
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War Department
Pension Office
July 20, 1836

Sir

The papers in support of the claim of Margaret Hamilton, under the act of 4th July 1836 as the widow of John A Hamilton late a Captain of the Maryland Line in the revolutionary war have been examined and are herewith returned. By reference to the accompanying printed sheet of regulations you will perceive that the declaration should be made in open court or the Judge or Justice should certify to the disability which prevents her from complying.

I am respectfully
Your obedient servant
Geo Wm Crump
Acting Comm of Pensions

Thomas Higinbotham, Esq
Baltimore, Maryland