Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38212, for Boston Medlar, Maryland
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State of Virginia
Jefferson County Ss.
Among the record of the County Court of Jefferson is the following.
Jefferson County Virg. Sct.
On this 31st day of August 1820 personally appeared in open Court, being Court of record for said County, Boston Midlar in the sixtist year of his age resident in the said County 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 in Hagerstown Maryland under Daniel Stull, Gunby's 7th Maryland Regt. early in 1777 and served  (blank) years (as will appear by his discharge filed with his declaration in April 1818) and was in the battle of Brandywine, Stormy Point, Germantown, Monmouth. Afterwards in 1780 marched to Carolina (illegible) was in the Battle of Campden, Hot Ricks, Guilford Court House n. b. Eutaw Springs, made prisoner and wounded at siege of (illegible number) at Hunting Bluff in which Col. Lawrence was killed, and continued until the end of the war.--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 partitioning, with intent as to diminish it or to bring myself within provision of 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 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 than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed, and that I am unable to support myself by labour, and that I have no profession and that my family consists of a wife in the 43rd year of her age, and four children one 20th year Girl. Second 15th year girl. 3rd tenth year boy. 4th fifth year.  And I have received a pension  in virtue of a certificate No. 2891.

Schedule
1 old desk  3 Windsor chairs, 2 split bottoms, 2 iron pots, 1 Dutch oven, 1 coffee pot, 1 coffee mill, 1 large spinning wheel
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Jefferson County District and State of Virginia Ssd.
Boston Medlar made oath before me the subscriber Judge of the Superior Court of Law for the said County of Jefferson, Daniel Briant and made oath that he enlisted in the same year and Regiment, in which the aforesaid applicant has declared that he enlisted, and that he served together with him tor three years in the same Regiment
Sworn to before me the day & year aforesaid
Robt. White

I Robert White Judge of the aforesaid Superior Court of Law Do certify that it appears to my Satisfaction that the said Boston Medlar did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceeding Declaration, against the Common Enemy, and I now transmit these proceedings and Testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the Directions of the before mentioned act of Congress    Robert White


Virginia...Jefferson County to wit,
I Robert C. Lee Clerk of the Superior Court of Law hold and for the said County, do hereby Certify that Robert White Esquire before (illegible word) the foregoing affidavit appears to have been (illegible word) was at that time and Still is Judge of the said County and that due faith and Credit, is and ought to be Given to all his official acts as such, onward in Courts of Justice as (illegible word)

I testimony whereof I the said Robert C. Lee have hereunto Set my hand and affixed my own private Seal (having no public seal of office) this 24th day of April 1818 and in the 42d year of this Commonwealth   R. C. Lee
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FNP 
O.W. and N. Division
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Washington, D.C., October, 1893

Sir,
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of Boston Medler, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, you will please find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension file in this Bureau

DATES OF ENLISTMENT, Early 1777, LENGTH OF SERVICE, War, RANK, Drum, OFFICERS WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED: CAPTAIN Daniel Stull, COLONEL John Gunby STATE: 7th regt. MD.
DATES OF ENLISTMENT, May 1, 1780, LENGTH OF SERVICE, War, RANK, promoted to Drum Major, OFFICERS WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED: CAPTAIN Daniel Stull, COLONEL John Gunby STATE: 7th regt. MD.
Discharged in November 1783

Battles engaged in, Staten Island, Brandywine, Germantown, Monmouth, Stoney Point, Camden, Gulford, wounded of made prisoner at Siege of Ninety-Six, Estau Springs of Hunting Bluff.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Hagan Town, Washington County, MD
Date of application for pension, April 1818
Residence at date of application, Jefferson County, no.  West Va.
Age at date of application, born May 9. 1763
Remarks: wife alive in August 1820 in 43 year of age.
Very respectfully
Mr. G Whitson Graham
Harpers Ferry
Jefferson County West Va.
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