Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38046, Ralph R Horn, Va. Va Sea Service
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(3-1776)

SERVICE   NUMBER
Va.   Horn, Ralph R.  S38046
Va Sea Service.

CONTENTS
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6782
Virginia
Ralph R Horn
Private Capt Dick
Virginia line 3 years
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 27 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 of Feby 1819
and sent Hon. R. S. Garrett
House Repr.
Arrears to 4th of Sep 1818   34.40
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Mar 1819   48.--
$82.40

[Revolutionary claim, 
Act 18th March, 1818}

32.
2.40

Dead  See letter to Hon W. P. 
Taylor H.R. Jan. 2d 1835
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2nd Auditor of Public Accounts
City of Washington
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Dear Sir,
   Be please to furnish my friend Mr. Joseph Fox with an account of what monies my father Ralph R. Horn rcd. from the United States as pentioner  for his service as marine in the Revolutionary war, and the time the said pention was stoped and for what cause & oblige yours &c.
Robert B Horn--one of the sons of Ralph R. Horn.
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Ralph R. Horns Certificate
1818 april 27th.  This certificate of Ralph R. Horn a private soldier in the revolutionary war, together with a certificate of the register of the Land Office &c was returned [illegible] to be certified accordingly
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I Ralph R Horn do hear certify that I Inlisted under Capt Talifero of the 2d Vir Regiment Col Woodford commandent on the 16 Sept 1775 as a private soldier & was in the Battle of the Long Bridge; & was discharged some time in Aug 1776 then sick within a day or two after I got home employed a Docter who reported a mortification in my mouth was occationed by the effecting of the jaw bone from the drawing of a tooth.  I was restoured to health by the first of Nov, ensuing I then joined the nearest troops doing duty which was Capt Alexander Dicks company of marines after continuing in that company about one month my Capt got a commission in a state Garison regiment.
   I then inlisted under him for three years or during the wore. some in the month of Feb 1777 I was ordered on Board of the musket Brig filled by the State to use against the Common enemy about the 16 of Feb, Sailed on a cruise & about the 21 March fell in & captured the Snow John bound from Lancas
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ter England to Anteager The saim [same] eavening [evening] fell in & Cappared [Captured] the Kings transport ^ship Noble Capt Addis Commander from Cork Ireland bound for New York.  I was then put on board the ship Noble & carryed [carried] her safe in a french poart [port].  We then proceed upon another Cruise & on the 4 day of June the same year was Captured by the Kings ^ship Arra,adner [Ariadne] Sir Thos Pringle, Commander. We landed & commited [committed] to Barbados, Joal, the six day of June. Charged with the Crime of high treason Piracy & rebellion [illegible] formed, whare [where] I continued untill [until] about the 17 of January 1778.  [marked out: I] We was then distributed in a fleet of british [British] ships bound to Jamaker [Jamaica], on arriving their [there] we were Carryed [carried] on board of a manawar {man-o war] whare [where] We reported ourselves as prisners [prisoners] & six of us drew 4 british [British] mens rashions [rations] & their [there] were only too [two] opportunities that presented them selves [themselves]  for my escape which I endeavoured [endeavored] to make use off but was detected in both & never returned home untill [until] 1783 & my Capt then give me a discharge & the Government give me a surtifficate [certificate] of 102 £ 3 sh 10 d which I disposed
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disposed of for about 1 third of that sum;
   Ralph R. Horn

At a court of monthly session held for King William County, at the Court house on Monday the 27th of April 1818.
   This Certificate of Ralph R. Horn, a private Soldier in the Revolutionary war, was produced to the Court and sworn to and subscribed by the said Ralph R. Horn, and together with a certificate of the Register of the land office, annexed, ordered to be certified to the Secretary of the department of war, in pursuance of an act of the Congress of the United States entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war--
   In testimony whereof I Robert Pollard Clerk of the Court of the said Court in the State of Virginia have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said County this 30th day of April 1818, in the 42nd year of the Commonwealth.
   Robert Pollard C.C.

Virginia, King William County to wit:
   I Christopher Tompkins presiding magistrate of the Court of the said County, by virtue of the power and authority vested in me by an act of the Congress of the United States entitled "An act to prescribe the mode in which the public acts, records and judicial proceedings in each state shall be authenticated so as to take effect in every other state" do certify that the above attestation is in due form.  Given under my hand and Seal this 26th day of May 1818, in the 42nd year of the Commonwealth--
     Christopher Tompkins  {seal}
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Rev. War Section.

February 19, 1917.

Mrs. Charles R. Smith,
925 West Grace Street,
Richmond, Virginia.

Madam:
In response to your undated letter received the ninth
instant, you are advised that the papers on file in his claim
S. File No. 38,046 Rev. War, show that Ralph R. Horn was allowed pension
on his application executed April 27, 1818, in King
William County, Virginia, his age is not stated.
   He stated that he enlisted September 18, 1775, as a
Private under Captain Talliaferro, Colonel Woodford's Second
Virginia regiment, was in the battle of Long Bridge, and served until
August, 1776, when he was discharged on account of
sickness.
He again enlisted in November, 1776, in Captain Alexander
Dick's company of Marines, and served about one month
when Captain was appointed in a State regiment; in February
1777, he was ordered on board the "MUSKETO" a vessel fitted
out by Virginia, on March 21, they captured the British merchant
vessel "JOHN" and the transport "NOBLE"; he was put on
board the "NOBLE: and after conveying her into a French port,
he proceeded on another cruise on June 4th, 1777, he was captured
by the "ARIADNE" commanded by Sir Thomas Pringle, charged
with high treason, piracy, and rebellion, and committed to jail
in the Barbadoes until January 17, 1778, when he was sent to
Jamaica and put in prison on a man of War, from which he made
two attempts to escape, but was discovered, and was not discharged
until 1783.
One of his sons was named Robert B. Horn. There is no
further data relative to his family.
Very respectfully,
G W Saltzgaber
Commissioner.
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39046

Revy  INVALID

File No. 38,046
Ralph R Horn
Pri Rev War

Act: 18 March 18

Index:--Vol. 2, Page 232

[Arrangement of 1870]

1917 Feb. 19  Hist to Mrs.
Charles R. Smith C/
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Ralph R. Horn is intitled to the proportion of land allowed a private of the Continental line for the war and for Eleven months service more than six years, deducting therefrom one hundred acres which he has already received as a private in the State line.
Samuel Coleman

Council Chambers
Decr. 16 1809
Jno. Tyler

State of Virginia Towit:
I William G. Pendleton Register of the Land Office of the State aforesaid do herby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the original certificate of Council on file, on which a warrant No. 5788 issued to Ralph R. Horn on the 19th day of January 1810 for 131 1/2 acres.
Given under my hand & seal of office at the City of Richmond on the 24th day of April 1818
Wm G. Pendleton  Regr.
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Mr: Edwards
Pension Office
Washington

Dec 20.
[illegible] 
Ralph R Horn 
1818 Servd Va. roll
get papers
Roll D.
Va. 9 Feb 1818


Hon. W. P Taylor
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Dec. 19. 1834

Sir
   Will you send me by Mr. Fox the information asked for in the enclosed letter.  I apply at the instance of Horn's heirs.
  yrs, resply
Wm P Taylor
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No certificate of Ralph R Horn, nor certificate of the register of the Land office &c accompanied the papers.  He did not serve 9 months on Continental establishm as appears by the fragment of a paper narrating his services.  The declarations themselves do not embrace the necessary facts.

Adm@
Hon. R. S. Garnett

Inadmissible

Mr. Ralph R Horn King William
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At a Court of monthly session held for King William County at the Courthouse on Monday the 26th of October, 1818.
This day Ralph R. Horn came into Court and being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of assistance of his Country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his services as a revolutionary Soldier, than the declarations & Certificate subscribed and sworn to by him, and heretofore certified by this Court to the Secretary of the War department, at April Court 1818, which is ordered to be certified to the Secretary of the department of War pursuant to an Act of the Congress of the United States entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval Service of the United States in the revolutionary War."
   In testimony whereof I Robert Pollard Clerk of the Court of the said County in the State of Virginia have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County this 28th day of October 1818, in the 43rd year of the Commonwealth.
   Robert Pollard C.C.

Virginia King William County to wit
   I Christopher Tompkins presiding magistrat of the Court of the said County, by virtue of the power and authority vested in me by an act of the Congress of the United States entitled "an act to prescribe the mode in which the public acts, records and judicial proceedings in each state should be authenticated so as to take effect in every other Statem," do certify that the above attestation is in due form.  Given under my hand and seal this 12th day of December 1818, in the 43rd year of the Commonwealth.
   Christopher Tompkins  {seal}
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925 W. Grace St. 
Richmond Va. 

Rev. Sec.

Pension Dept
Washington D.C.

Please send me information in regard to Ralph Horne of King William Co. Va. who fought in Revolutionary War and was pensioned--living in 1835--
   Very Resp--
Mrs Chas. R. Smith
 925 W. Grace St.
Richmond Va.


[ink stamp:  U S PENSION OFFICE Feb 9 1917]