Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 35087, for James Starr, Pennsylvania
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SERVICE  Continental (Penn)
Starr, James
NUMBER  S. 35087
B.L. Wt. 586-100
Residence [unreadable] in 1818
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12, 197 R       
Maryland            
James Starr             
of Baltimore in the state of Maryland who was Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Armand of the Penn Army line, for the term of three years            
Inscribed on the Roll of Maryland at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 19 of June 1818                      
Certificate of Pension on the 10 July 18, and sent to Thomas Bailey Baltimore Maryland            
Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819  68.23           
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sep 1819 48.00           
8 mo 12/30  4/31   $116.23              
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.} 
to 1783 War 
Continued
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Notifications sent September 6th 1820 to Philip Moore Baltimore Maryland         
Letter Wm Sayton  
July 19. 49
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W.586.      
James Starr   
Corporal 
Armand's Corps.-      
Warrant issued in the name of the above original Claimant dated May 1st 1812, and Ltd to the Hon’ble Peter Little   M. C. 
Hon’ble Peter Little .
Noted on BL 25th Arpil 1812
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to the Honorable the Secretary of War

Sir
I request that your Exclancy Will Be pleased to cause to be joined and Delivered to the honourable Mr Littel of Member of Congress the warrant for the Land to Wich I am Intitled for my servess In the Revolutionary Army In wich In Listed and served till the End of the War

I am your Exelences humble
Servent
James Starr


his Exelency
William Enistis
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W.L. issued, please forward the pension Certificate to me [unreadable] Bailey Esqr
Baltimore Md  Witness P. G. Hand    James Starr
State of Maryland  
City of Baltimore Sct              
On the ninteenth day of June in the year of our lord One thousand Eight hundred and Eighteen personally appeared before me the undersigned, James Starr a resident of the city of Baltimore, aged Sixty years and upwards, an applicant for a pension under the late Act of Congress entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war," and then and there made the following declaration on oath, by me administered, "that he enlisted at Bristol in Bucks County, State of Pensylvania, some time in the month of January 1780, in Capt Bedking troop of horse, in Genl Armans [Armand] Corps; about the middle of June same year, marched to Philadelphia, then to Christena Bridge, thence to Baltimore, and on to Virginia, where they remained on various services until the battle of York, where they were commanded by Brig. Gen’l Arman in person and after the surrender of Cornwallis were ordered to Charlotteville in said State (Va) - there dismounted and
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and transferred to Capt Baiffaults Company of Infantry; at the opening of the Campaign in the ensuing spring marched to Staunton and towards the fall removed to Winchester, from then a some time in January ensuing the Company marched with prisoners to Frederick Town in Maryland. From thence to Little York in Pensylvania, where they remained until about the month of November 1783, when the army was discharged and deponant Securing a printed discharge with a Fleur De Louz [Fleur-de-Lis] seal, and signed "Armand Marquis De La Loiy [Rouerie]" attesting "Godfrey Swartz." which discharge deponant delivered to Colonel Peter Little, a Representative in Congress from Baltimore County, and hath not since receiving it back. That there are none of the Officers under whom he served now residing in the City or County of Baltimore within his knowledge. That his name hath never been inscribed on any pension Roll and from his reduced circumstances he needs the assistance of his Country for support.      James Starr
Subscribed & Sworn to before 
 N Brice [unreadable] Judge B Cy Ct.
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James Starr         
Revy Pensioner           
$8.00          
Con     
12.197            
Sept 1819
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SCHEDULE
District of Maryland, Baltimore County Ss:
ON the fourteenth day of June 1820, personally appeared in open court, being a court of record, for the said District of Maryland James Starr aged Sixty two years, resident in the City of Baltimore in said State of Maryland who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows:  That he enlisted at a place called Brister in the State of Pennsylvania in the month of January in the year Seventeen hundred and Eighty in Captain Bedkins Troop of Horse in General Arman's Corps. Continued in said Troop until after the Capture of Lord Cornwallis & his army, when they were ordered to Charlotts Ville in the State of Virginia, there dismounted and transferred to Captain Briffetts Company of Infantry in Armans Corps aforesaid, being attached to Polaski's Legion from which state ordered to Guard prisoners to Frederick Town in Maryland thence to York Town in the State of Pennsylvania and some time about the month of November Seventeen hundred and Eighty three rec.d a printed discharge signed Arman Marquid De La Liz & Connt[?]"Godfrey Swartz
and I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, say property, or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I say income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
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Schedul referred to within viz:

Half a dozen Chairs, Two Old Tables, Andersen Shovel & Tongs, some trifling articles of corckery ware knives forks, pails buckets & an also some pots kettles & and a few plainteress tools
That he is by profession a Plainterer, that being greatly affected with rheumatic pains and still suffering with wounds received in the service, which he hath not heretofore mentioned is not One third of his time Capable of pursuing his trade, and at best not capable of doing half work.  That he has a very sickley wife continually under the attendance of a Physician, Six daughters aged 30, the older, and from that age down to the age of fourteen years the younger.  That when they can get employment they hire out and make out to clothe themselves, but when sick or out of employment they return home and live on deponent.
That he hath been placed on the Revolutionary Pension List of the Maryland agency and will appear by his Certificate W.12197.
SWORN to and declared on the fourteenth day of June 1820 BEFORE the District Court
I, Phlip Moore Clerk of the District Court do hereby certify, that the foregoing Oath, and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of said court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is _____ dollars and ____ Cents.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said court, on this first day of August 1820
Philip Moore
Clerk of the District court for the District of Maryland
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION. 3-525              
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.              
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.                 
Washington, D. C. 19           
S.35.087
In reply to your request of received a statement of the military history of James Starr soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.               
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. Jany 1780 LENGTH OF SERVICE.  Nov 15 1783   RANK. Corpl   OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.   Captain  Bedkin  Captain Briffault   Colonel Armand’s Legion    STATE.         
Battles engaged in, none stated     
Residence of soldier at enlistment, enlisted at Bristol, Bucks Co. Penn.     
Date of application for pension, June 19. 1818 His cl was al. [claim was allowed]
Residence at date of application, Baltimore Md.    
Age at date of application,    60 years   Died Sept 3 1822    
Remarks:     In 1820 he referred to his wife and six daughters the eldest 30 yrs & youngest 14 years Their names are not stated his wife died July 15. 1836. 
Respectfully,             
Commissioner.
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BALTIMORE MD 
JUL 13
OW Official Business
J. L Edwards       
Comm Pensions        
Washington      
D. C –
James Starr
5
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Baltimore MD         
July 12th 1849         
Sir           
James Starr a revolutionary soldier drew a pension up to the time of his death 3rd Sept 1822. his wife never drew any pension and died July 15th 1836. it is said same was also due him and the children desire to obtain the land that was due him at the time of his death, and the pension for the heirs as long as it may be authorized by the acts of Congress, granting pensions to the relations of Revolutionary Soldiers &c.   
I beg that you will put the heirs in the way of recovering what is due them.       
I am Your obedient Servant Wm. Saxton             
*he belonged to Penn’a Line Regt  Not Col Procter it is believed
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State of Maryland
Baltimore County Sct }            
The Deposition of John M Haupt of the City of Baltimore of lawful age who being sworn on the Holy Evangely Almighty God Deposeth and says that he served in the late Revolutionary War against Great Britain in General Armand’s Legion with James Starr and Francis Vinterce enlisted to Serve during the War and that he always understood and believed that he was present and saw the said Starr and Vinterce receive their discharge them discharge from General Armand at York Town on the fifteenth day of November Seventeen hundred and eighty there and that on the same day he the Deponent received his discharge from said Armand, and further he knows not 
Johan M. Haupt
Sworn to before me a Justice of the peace in and for Baltimore County the day and year above first written 
Wm Jenings 1
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State of Maryland Baltimore County Ss
I hereby certify that William Jenings Gentleman before whom the wills deposition was made and who hath thereto subscribed his name was at the time of so doing a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn.
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office this twenty seventh day of April eighteen hundred and twelve.
Wm Gibson Clk Balt Couty Court
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State of Maryland     
Baltimore County Sct}   The Deposition of Francis Vinterce of lawful age who being sworn this twentieth day of April Eighteen hundred and twelve on the holy Evangely of Almighty God Deposeth and says that he served in the late Revolutionary War with John M Haupt in Armands Legion and that he also served with James Starr in said Legion and that he always understood and believed that the said Haupt and Starr enlisted to serve during the War, and that he was present at York town, the fifteenth day of November seventeen hundred and eighty three and said the said Haught and Starr receiving their discharge from General Armand and on the same day he the Deponant received his discharge from said Armand, and further he knows not   F. Vinterce              
Sworn to the day and year above written before me the Subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for This County aforesaid }   
Wm. Jenings  J.P.B.C.
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State of Maryland         
Baltimore County Sct}   The Deposition of John M Haupt of lawful age who being sworn the twentieth day of April Eighteen hundred and twelve on the holy Evangely of Almighty God, deposeth and says that he served in the late Revolutionary & War against Great Britain in General Armand’s Legion and that James Starr and Francis Vineterce  served with him in said Legion and he always understood and believed that the said Starr and Vineterce enlisted to serve during the war and that he was at York Town the fifteenth day of November Seventeen hundred and eighty three, and saw the said Starr and Vineterce receive their discharge from General Armand and that he this Deponent received his discharge from said Armand the same day, and further he knows not       John M. Haupt
Sworn to the day and year above first written before me a Justice of the peace  in and for the State and County aforesaid 
Wm. Jenings J. P. B. C
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State of Maryland    
Baltimore County Sct} The Depositon of James Starr of Lawful age who being sworn This Twentieth day of April Eighteen hundred and twelve on the holy Evangoly of Almighty God. Deposeth and says, that he joined in the late Revolutionary War against Great Britain in General Armands Legion and that John M. Haupt and Francis Vineterce joined with him in said Legion and that he always understood and believed that said Haupt and Vineterce enlisted to same during the War and that he was present at York Town the fifteenth day of November seventeen hundred and eighty three and saw the said Haupt and Vineterce receive their discharge from General Armand and that on the same day he the Deponent received his discharge from said Armand and further he knows not           James Starr        
Sworn to the day and year above first written before me a Justice of the peace in and for the County and State aforesaid          
Wm Jennings J.P.B.C.
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State of Maryland 
Baltimore County Sct}   I the Subscriber one of the State of Marylands Justices of the peace in and for Baltimore County do herby Certify that I have known John M Haupt Frances Vineterce and James Starr the Deponents named in the within Depositions and have always understood that they are men of veracity, in whose Testimony due faith and Credit may be placed. Given under my hand at the City of Baltimore this twentieth day of April Eighteen hundred and twelve   
Wm Jenings J. P. B. C.    
State of Maryland Baltimore County Ss  I hereby certify that William Jennings Gentleman before whom the aforegoing depositions were made and who hath hereto subscribed his name was at the time of so doing a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn        
In Testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office this twentieth day of April eighteen hundred and twelve         
Wm Gibson Clk Balto Coty
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Rev: Claim   
James Starr            
80 to 83
Armans Corps     
Pensylvania Line.    
Respectfully Returned with additional proof of service-     
Admitted 
19  June
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State of Maryland
City of Baltimore Sc.

On this Nineteenth day of June in the year of our lord One thousand Eight hundred and Eighteen personally appeared before me the undersigned John M Haupt of the City of Baltimore aged Sixty Six years, who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that having been a regular Soldier in the Army of the United States in the Revolutionary war, he perfectly recollects James Starr now present to have been first in the troop and afterwards a non Commissioned Officer in Capt Bressaults Company of Infantry in General Armory Corps deponent having belonged to Captain Browns Yager Company in said Corps, was present and discharged at Little York at same time, and had said Starr's discharge in his possession and delivered the same to the Hon. Col Peter Little for the purpose of obtaining said Harry County Land.
[signed] John M Haupt
Subscribed & Sworn to before.....
N Brick
Asct Judge BCCC
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City of Baltimore Sct  
I do hereby Certify that from the preceeding declaration and the deposition of John M. Haupt, it appears fully to my satisfaction that the said James Starr served in the Revolutionary war against the common enemy on the Continental establishment upwards of twelve months and am informed by a high respectable Gentleman that from his reduced circumstances, needs the assistance of his Country for support.  Given under my hand this 19th June AD 1818 – 
N. Brice Chief Judge Balty Cty Ct.   
City of Baltimore Sct                    
I Thomas Harwood Clerk of Baltimore City Court do hereby certify that the Honorable Nicholas Brice Esquire before whom the foregoing were taken and certifies and who hath thereto subscribed his name was at the time of so doing and still is Chief Judge of Baltimore City Court duly commissioned and qualified and to all his acts as such full faith and credit is and ought to be given   
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said Court this nineteenth day of June Eighteen hundred and Eighteen -   
Th Harwood Clk  
Baltimore City Court
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State of Maryland City of Baltimore to wit            
On this Tenth day of February Eighteen hundred and Nineteen personally appears before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace of Baltimore County James Fisher of said City aged fifty years or thereabout, who being of the religious society of Christians called Quakers, made solemn affirmation before me that he was raised in the Town of York in the State of Pennsylvania, perfectly recollects James Starr now present who is an applicant for a pension, to have been a Corporal in the Company Called Fusileers stationed at York during the winter previous to the disbandment of the Revolutionary Army- which company was commanded by a French Officer whose name he does not recollect, that the name of the Lieutenant was Riddle - that said James Starr was discharged at York Town aforesaid in the fall of the year 1783 and that he hath been acquainted with said James Starr ever since. 
James Fisher
Subscribed and affirmed to before me a Justice of the Balt County this tenth day of February 1819.        
Tho Bailey J. Peace for B.C.}
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State of Maryland, Baltimore  City Ss.
On this Tenth day of February 1819 personally appears before me the undersigned Justice of the John Inglebright aged sixty years or thereabout, who being by me duly sworn deposeth and saith, that during the Revolutionary War he perfectly recollects, James Starr, now present, to have been a Regular Soldier in the Continental establishment, and with five others was billeted at the deponents Masters house in York Town Pensylvania, deponent then being an apprentice, and remaining there billeted when the general order for discharge was given, when Starr & Brown the fifes departure was greatly lamented by deponent and further saith not -      
John Ingelbright
Subscribed and sworn to before me the undersigned Justice of the peace as aforesaid the tenth day of February 1819    
Tho. Bailey J. P for B. C.   
Bate’r County I do certify that James Fisher and John Inglebright are men of reputable character & credible witnesses -- and further, that in consequence of the Hon Judge Brice being at present occupied in Court has referred deponent to me, as will appear by the interlineation in the judges hand writing 
Bate’r Feb. 10. 1819 
Tho Bailey
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I hereby certify that the aforegoing depositions were taken this 11th Feby 1819 to supply the necessary proof in support of James Starr petition for a pension and are thereto annexed & certified to the Honorable the Secretary of War 
N. Brice
C. Judge Ba Ct C. C.
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THIS is to certify that James Starr Corporal in the Fusilliers in the First Partisan Legion, under my command, has served faithfully Bravely & honestly to this day is hereby discharged from the service of the United States, in Pursuance of Orders received from the Commander in Chief, bearing date the third instant.          
I further certify that James Starr Corporal in the Fusilliers having been enlisted in the State of Pensilvania is intitled by the Resolution of Congress, of the 13th February, 1779, to the Benefits that have been, or hereafter shall be granted by the said State to Noncommissioned Officers and Soldiers of the said Line.           
Given under my Hand and seal at York Town, this fifteenth Day of November, 1783.               
Armand Marquis de la Rouerie Brigadier General.       
Entered in the Books of the Legion.             
Attest. 
Godfried Swartz         
Adjutant of the Legion.
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Mr Starr, the person named in the within discharge, is a plaisterer, which occupation he has followed chiefly in Baltimore since the close of the revolutionary war         
James M Henry 
3 Jany 1812. 
James Starr
B.L. Wt. 536-100
Continental (Penn)
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Congress Hall    
April 30th 1812
Hon P. Little    
incloses J Starr’s request for a land warrant    
Note BL:  May 1st 1812 
Rec’d April 30th 1812
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Sir 
I enclose you the request of James Starr when the land warrant you have issued have the goodness to forward to me      
I have the honor to be         
Very Respectfully 
Your Obt Svt   
Peter Little
Congress Hall     
Apr 30th 1812
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Near Baltimore 23 June 1812.     
Sir    
Mr Starr on whose behalf I addressed you on the 13 Jany last, has obtained F Vinterces oath who lives in my neighbourhood, and belonged to the same corps testifying, that Starr was inlisted to serve for and during the war. Virtue good character entitles his deposition to full credit.     
You will be pleased, Sir, to observe that Star comes before the department of war with of evidence which would insure to him this claim in a Court of Justice. He offers the certificate of his discharge at the termination of the war. He proves that he is the identical person mentioned in that discharge. He does more, he produces an oath of a man of reputation who served in the same corps that he always understood and believed he was enlisted to serve for and during the war. More cannot fairly be required of Starr. It is not his business to produce the muster roll of his corps.  It is not in his power to find out, were he living, the the officer who kept and made such returns. There requirements are unreasonable. If the proof he offers are distrusted, it belongs to government to rebut them, by exhibiting what they ought to have the muster roll, or some equivalent evidence           
I have the honour to be for 
Your most of [unreadable]  
James M Henry
Honble
Peter Little
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P. S. Vineterce, who carries this is in possession of Starr’s discharge which he will deliver you should this department of war take up his case.
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Near Baltim’e   23 April 1812.    
Letter from James M Henry Secy Des’t  Sec’y War) to the Hon’le Peter Little  relative to the claim of James Starr  to U.S. Bounty Land
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35087    
Revy    INVALID.     
File No. 35.087            
James Starr    
Pri Rev War          
Act: 18 March 18            
Index: - Vol. 2 Page 398      
[Arrangement of 1870.]         
1921 June 30 Hist to Helen L. Plummer
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Rev. 1 MH
613 S. First Street
Evansville, Indiana
June 14, 1921.

Department of the Interior
Revolutionary Service
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sirs,
Will you please tell me what record you have of JAMES STARR mentioned in Pierce's Register, Certificate 1590.
Do you have any record of JAMES STARR from Maryland
JOHN STARR from Maryland
ELKANAH PLUMMER from Maryland
RISDON PLUMMER from Maryland

We should appreciate very much any information you might give us and will be glad to pay whatever charges are made for this service.
Very truly yours,
Helen L. Plummer

 U.S. Pension Office Jun 16 1921