Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39,199, John Bond, Md.
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Service
MD

Name
Bond, John

Number
S.39199
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18806
Virginia

John Bond
of Hampshire Co in the state of VA
who was a Sergeant in the regiment commanded by Colone Hall of the Maryland line for the term of 1st Jany 1782 to Nov '83

Inscribed on the roll of Virginia at the rate of 8 dollars per month to commence on the 26 of October 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 4 of November 1822 & sent to John B White Romney, Va

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1822 $370.60
semi annl-al'ce ending 4 March 1823 $48.00
$418.60

[Revolutionary Claim Act 18th March 1818]
& May 1 1820
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The act of May 1, 1820, requires an oath which Mr. Bond has not taken. If he wishes to obtain a pension he must go before a court of record in the county where he resides and make a declaration according to this blank form.

War Dept - Pension Office
Aug 26, 1822
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Original Claim
Virginia County of Hampshire Superior Court of Law to wit

On this twenty-second day of October 1822 personally appeared in open court (a) [being a court of record (b) for the 9th circuit of Virginia in said county of Hampshire, John Bond resident in said county aged sixty years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of congress of the 18th march 1818 and the 1st May 1820 that he the said John Bond enlisted for the term of during thereof on the first day of January in the year 1782 in the state of Maryland in the company commanded by Captain William Bruce in the regiment commanded by Colone Josias C Hall in the line of the state of Maryland on the United States continental establishment; that he continued to serve in the said corps until November 1783 when he was discharged from the said service in Baltimore in the state of Maryland.

That he was in no battles and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services except a certificate annexed hereto from the Auditor's Office at Annapolis dated Aug 28th, 1822.

And in pursuance of the act of the 1st May 1820 I do solemnly swear or affirm (as the case may be) that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of 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 any 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 (d).

John Bond

Sworn to and declared on the twenty day of October in open court, I John B White clerk of the Virginia Court of law for Hampshire County do hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the court that the said John Bond did serve in the revolutionary war as stated 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 (or affirmation) and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the 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 truly exhibited. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the court on this 22nd day of October 1822.

John B White Clerk of the Superior Court of Law for the County of Hampshire in the state of Virginia.

Schedule of John Bon as application for a pension, I have no property, real, personal or mixed except my wearing apparel.  

John Bond
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(a) The whole of the form prescribed in the first section to verify the amount of property of the applicant, the oath of the party, and the certificate of the clerk excepted, must be done while the court is in session.
(b) All are courts of record, within the contemplation of the act of Congress.
1st - Which are expressly made courts of record by the laws of the state which create them.
2nd - whish have been solemnly adjudged by the tribunals of the several states to be court of record.
3rd - Which proceed according to the course of the common law with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount keeping a record of their proceedings.
4th - Which have the power of fine and imprisonment.
And the court which proceed according to the course of the civil and canon law having neither of those attributes are not courts of record although they may keep a registry of their proceedings and possess a seal. The court should in every instance state on the face of the proceedings that it is a court of record and state why it is such. - {Opinion of the Attorney General of the U/S/}
(c) if the declarant shall have served under more engagements than one, he should set forth the company, regiment, and line or ship, vessel or corps in which he may have served as also the time of entering and time and manner of leaving each service.
(d) Here enumerate each article of real and personal estate, necessary clothing and bedding excepted and subscribe the same. The declarant must also mention his occupation, his ability to pursue it, the number and names of his family residing with him, their ages, and their capacity to contribute to their support, in order that the department may be enabled to decide whether the applicant is in such indigent circumstances as to be entitled to the pension. It is the opinion of the Attorney General, that the words of the 3d section of the act of the 1st of May, 1820, "in such indigent circumstances as to be unable to support himself without the assistance of his country" comprehend those only who are incapable of supporting themselves without the aid of the government except by private or public charity.
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John Bond
John B White
Romney Va
Rec'd 12 Apr 1822

Mr. Edwards
Sec of war
John Bond
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Hampshire County, Va

Honored Sir

Once more I venture to duplicate your exalted and dignified authority and think myself happy that I can speak, think humbly; in truth I am the Jno Bond that enlisted in the service of the United States and kept my earthly or temporal all. In the year of 1782 (my all was considerable and was engaged during the war, or contest, I enlisted in the city of Baltimore either in the month of March or April the ensuing year 1783, was discharged in the same town S.E. N.B. we took up our line of march I think from Annapolis in October 1782 and went by water to Elkton, and from thence to Philadelphia, Trenton, Princeton, Morristown,  to a place called Snake Hill 13 miles S.E. of Westpoint under the command of Major Landsly or Landsdale, the adjutants name was Hartshorn, the Capt.'s names one Bruce, Musse, etc. the companies that composed the corps were called a detachment. Now one word from you and the important business will be done. The secretary states to me that I must make oath according to the blank copy forwarded to me - in a declaration suitable thereto. If the secretary will fill up the blank in a just manner as he has it his power so to do, I humbly beg you and that Honorable Gentlemen to assist me in my distressed situation, I am not only indigent circumstances, but I am an afflicted man for now only an 12 years. If I were able to visit your city with pleasure I would so do perhaps there are some yet living in the state of MD, could I get to see them, I should be able to satisfy governments or the office of the war department satisfactory; to all that I have undertaken to do & say on the subject only as is stated in the declaration made before the judge - a man who has personally known me for a term of years and at the Reg't. & Col. command a thing I cannot do now knowing the same.
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period I took the Oath herein enclosed, to his satisfaction. It was presumed that my state was needy; however, my poverty does not lessen the weight and influence of your clemency my honorable friend before whom I have laid my case. If this will not answer the important purpose, please to answer me as you think proper. Last of all allow me the privilege of looking at the records, if I am able to visit your honorable city.

I am with due respect your most obt & humble servant

John Bond
March 16, 1822
near Romney, Hampshire Co, Va

His Excellency James Monroe
President of the U. S. A

If you can find the name of Jno Bond of Calvert Co, MD, except myself, in this time of the Revolutionary war, I [illegible] speak as Queen Hester to King [illegible] 
J.B.
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39199
INVALID
Revy

File No 39199
John Bond
Serg Rev War

Act 18 March '18

Index Vol 3 Page 53

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Auditor's Office, Annapolis, Aug 28th, 1822

I hereby certify that it appears from the payrolls remaining in the Auditor's Office that John Bond, Sergeant received from John Hamilton, agent of the Maryland line the sum of blank for arrears or pay from the blank to the blank. Also, the sum of $80.00 for pay from the 1st Jan 1782 to the 1st Jany 1783 and also the sum of $65.00 from the 1st Jany 1783 to the 15th Nov 1783 when his time expired. Gratuity pay $80.00 Total $225.00

Thos Karney A.G.S. Md

Josian C Hall Col 4th Md Regiment and Thos Lansdale Major of the said Regiment. The applicant states that he was commanded by Jajor Lansdale he therefore belonged to the 4th Md Regiment.

T.K.

Auditor's Office, Annapolis, May 24th, 1822

I hereby certify that it appears from the payrolls remaining in the Auditor's Office that John Bond Sergeant received from John Hamilton, agent to the Maryland line, the sum of $ blank for arrears of pay from the blank to the blank. Also, the sum of $80.00 for pay from the 1st Jany 1782 to the 1st Jany 1783 and also the sum of $65 from the 1st Jany 1783 to the 15th Nov 1783 when his time expired. Also, gratuity pay $80. Total $225.00

Tho Karney - A.G.S. Md

This is sufficient evidence of the applicant having served. There are no muster rolls in this office as late as 1782. Thos. Karney - Aud.
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Annapolis Md Mail Stamp - Mar 24

Free

Pension Office
War Department
Washington

Case of John Bond, suspended for a formal declaration & schedule - Blank
Sent to him May 27, 1822

J Bond came to the Pen Off 26 Aug 1822. I again gave him a blank form. He had not complied with the instructions heretofore given him.

On the 31st Aug 1822 he again came to the office and presented a certificate from the Aud of Md. The instructions given him were on a past blank form drawn up since the passage of the act of May 1820.
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Auditor's Office, Annapolis, August 28th, 1822

I hereby certify that it appears from the payrolls remaining in the Auditor's Office that John Bond Sergeant received from John Hamilton, Agent of the Maryland line, the sum of $ blank for the arrears of pay from the blank to the blank. Also, the sum of $80.00 for pay from the 1st Jany 1782 to the 1st Jany 1783 and also the sum of $65.00 from the 1st Jany 1783 to the 15th November 1783 when his time expired.
Gratuity pay $80.00 or Total $225.00

Thos Karney - A.G.S. Md

Josias C Hall Col 4th MD Reg't and Thomas Lansdale Major of said Regiment the applicant states that he was commanded by Major Lansdale, he therefore belonged to the 4th MD Regiment.

J B White Esq - You will please to take notice that I was enrolled in Capt. Wm Bruces Company etc. and did serve during the war as you have hereto excused friendship towards me, I cheerfully connect & send forward the blank to fill up, between this & superior court.

I am yours with due respect,

J Bond

N.B. to the best of my knowledge from information I am 60 years of age.
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State aforesaid District of Virginia Hampshire County 

Before me the subscriber sole and presiding judge of the Superior Court of Law for the said county in the state aforesaid on this 26th day of October in the year 1818 personally appears John Bond aged about fifty-four years resident in the said county and state and district who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of 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." That sometime in the month of March or April in the year 1782 at Baltimore in the state of Maryland he entered as a private soldier in the services of the United States with a Captain Hamilton. That he was afterwards attached as an orderly sergeant to a company commanded by a Captain Bruce in a detachment commanded by a Captain Major Lansdale or [illegible] that he does not recollect the number of the regiment to which he belonged but knows it was a Maryland regiment on continental Establishment and from two communications with the war department, through the medium of two members of congress, he has every reason to believe and does believe that his name as that of a soldier stands enrolled in the Pension Department at Washington, that he enlisted for one year toward the whole time out and more and faithfully and was discharged on the 3d day of July in the year 1783. That he is reduced circumstances and stands in need of the aid of his country for a support, and that he has no other command any other evidence of his said services.

Sworn to before me this 28th day of October 1818

Rob White
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I Robert White Judge etc. as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction as well from the above declaration as per my knowledge of the high character of the aforenamed John Bond for integrity and truth and that he did serve in the army of the United States for more than nine months as set forth in the above declaration, against the common enemy in the revolutionary war. And I do further certify that it appears to my satisfaction from [illegible] this ay given before me that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the said of his county for a support. And I do now send and certify the proceedings and testimony had and taken before me to the offices of the Secretary for the department of War according to the directions of the said act of Congress. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name above the seal of the said county.

Robt White
SEAL

John Bond
Maryland Line
Capt.
March or April 1782 and 1783

Remarks at the Pension Office.

The number of the regt or the Col's name should be set forth in the Declaration.

R. White recommends that Mr. Bond to send (if possible) to the town part of Maryland and procure live affidavits properly certified of his services.
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FREE

Romney Oct 31st

Hon J.L. Calhoun
Secretary of War
Washington City

(Pension Claim)

18331
John Bond
Jno B White
Romney, Va
Rec'd 2 Nov 1822
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Romney Oct 29, 1822

Sir

Enclosed is the declaration of John Bond an applicant for a pension. He tells me he made a former declaration before Jude White which he says he left in your office & I know of my [illegible] knowledge that such a declaration was made but the date I cannot remember. I presume if the date can be ascertained he will receive his pension from that time. You will please enclose me his certificate of pension.

Your Obt Serv

John B White