Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7805, Willson Waters, Continental Md.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE

Continental
Md.

Waters, Willson

NUMBER
S. 7905

CARDED

CONTENTS
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413

Maryland
Willson Waters dead

of Anne Arundel Co. in the State of Maryland who was an Hospital Surgeon Mate in the _____ commanded by Captain _______ of the _______ commanded by _______ in the Revolution line for 2 years & 6 months

Inscribed on the Roll of Baltimore at the rate of 540 Dollars and 10 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831 & Ending 5th February 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 10th day of Sept. 1831 and sent to N. Ramsey Waters

Arrears to 4th of Present
Semi-annual allowance ending

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832}

[illegible]
Recorded by H.R. Weightman Clerk
Book E2 Vol. 5 Page 114

Continental of Md. Records completed October. 16 1904

S. 7047
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In letter 31 Augt to Phage in Baltimore & Washtington City sent to Hon Jos Kent Feb 18 1830
Let to D Claude Feb 27, 1836

413

Maryland
Willson Waters

Anne Arundel Co in the State of Maryland who was a Surg. Mate in the ____ commanded by Captain _____ of the _____commanded by ____in the Hospital Department line for the term of two years & 6 months from March 1777

Continental and Md. Act 11/04

Records computed

Inscribed on the Roll of Maryland at the rate of 480 Dollars ___ Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 3rd day of August 1832 ______ and delivered to Dr. Waters

Arrears to 4th of March 1832      $480.00
Semi-annl. allowance ending 4 Sept. $240.00
[Total]                                                    $720.00

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by Benjn Lloyd Beall Clerk, Bood D, Vol. 7, Page 47
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State of Maryland
County of Anne Arundel}ss.

It is hereby certified that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me Joseph H. Nicholson Clerk of Court of Anne Arundel County Court that the late Dr. Willson Waters was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States at the rate of $480 per annum and that he died on the fifth day of February eighteen hundred and thirty six, leaving surviving one ony child, to wit: Ramsay Waters who hath since died to with on the 25th day of July, 1841, and that N. Ramsay Waters is the only surviving child of the aforesaid Ramsay Waters.

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office this twenty fifth day of June one thousand eight hundred and fifty one

Joseph H Nicholson Clk of Anne Arundel County Court.
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State of Maryland Set 
In Chancery

On this twenty fourth day of August Anno Domine Eighteen hundred and thirty two personally appears in open court before Theodorick Bland chancellor of the State of Maryland, Doctor Willson Waters is a resident of Anne Arundel County in the State of Maryland in the Seventy fifth year of his age, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832; That he was born in the City of Annapolis in the State of Maryland & is now in the seventy fifth year of his age, and has resided in Anne Arundel County and State of Maryland from the Seventeenthk= of March Seventeed hundred and Eighty Seven to the present time, as a practitioner of physic and Surgery. He further states that in the fall of the year seventeen hundred
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is now in the seventy fifth year of his age and has resided in Anne Arundel County and State of Maryland fro the seventeenth of March Seventeen hundred and Eighty Seven to the present time, as a practitioner of physic and Surgery. He further states that in the fall of the year seventeen hundred and seventy six he was a student of Medicine under Doctor Benjamin Rush professor of chemistry in the College of Philadelphia; That in the fall of seventeen hundred and seventy six he assisted Dr. Rush in the care of the soldiers of the Flying Camp then on their return home, and in the greatest distress; That early in the month of March Seventeen hundred and seventy seven he accpeted an appoinment from Doctor Rush at that time Physician General to the Hospitals of the Middle department of the Continental Army, as surgeons mate in that Department, and continued to perform the duties of his appointment until late in the month of August Seventeen hundred and seventy nine; That he attended the Hospital in Philadelphia under
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the direction of Doctors Rush, Frederick Kuhn and other senior Surgeons until after the Battle of Brandywine in Sept. seventeen hundred and seventy seven. The near approach of the Enemy then forced a removal to Burlington in New Jersey where he attended the same Department under Doctors Glentworth, Fallon, Smith and others until after the Battle of Germantown. He was then ordered to Stony Run [106] miles from Princeton, where he attended until February Seventeen hundred and seventy eight he was then ordered to Lancaster in Pennsylvania where he attended at the Barracks  in Lancaster until June Seventeen hundred and seventy eight. He was then ordered to the Yellow Springs thirty five miles  from Philadelphia where he attended under Senior Surgeons Bodo Ollo and Doctor Jackson until after the battle of Monmouth. He was then ordered to Philadelphia and from thence to Trenton in New Jersey and attended there till near the last of August Seventeen hundred and seventy nine under Doctor James Tilton who had acted as Surgeon to the Delaware Regiment
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and seventy eight. He was then ordered to the Yellow Springs thirty five miles from Philadelphia where he attended under Senior Surgeons Bodo Ollo and Doctor Jackson until after the battle of Monmouth. He was then ordered to Philadelphia and from there to Trenton in New Jersey and attended there till near the last of August seventeen hundred and seventy nine under Doctor James Tillow who had a [] as Surgeon to the Delaware Regiment but then had the care of the Hospitals at Trenton. He then resigned his commission as Surgeons Mate and received from Doctor Rush the certificate attached to this declaration. He was afterwards employed as Surgeon on board of several armed ships & letters of marque from the month of September in Seventeen hundred and seventy nine til September seventeen hundred and Eighty two, when he was captured in the ship Matilda of Eighteen guns of and from Baltimore commanded by Captain James Bell, and carried prisoner to New York by the British Man of War the Perseverance. After returning from New York was sent by the Executive of Maryland, (Governor Paca) to the Tangier Islands in the Chespeake as Surgeon on
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of a flotilla (a schooner and two barges) commanded by Captains Oconer and Frazier, with a view to expel from our waters a marauder by the name of Watan who was burning the houses of our Citzens on the Eastern Shore and destroying our Bay craft in the Chesapeake. He further states that he never has applied for or received any pension for services rendered during the Revolutionary War and he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any states.

Willson Waters

Sworn to in open Court and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid.

Theodrick Bland Clerk
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I Theodorick Bland Chancellor of the State of Maryland, do hereby declare my opinion that the above named applicant was an officer in the Revolutionary War and served as he states--

Theodorick Bland Clerk

Maryland Set

I Ramsay Waters Register of the Court of Chancery of the State of Maryland Do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceeding of the Court of Chancery of Maryland in the matter of the application of Doctor Willson Waters for a pension--and I hereby further certify that the Honorable Theodorick Bland who has signed the foregoing is Chancellor of the State of Maryland, and that the [illegible] thereto annexed is his genuine signature.

In Testimony whereof I hereto subscribe my name and affix the great seal of the State of Maryland this twenty fourth day of August Eighteen hundred and thirty two.

Ramsay Waters [illegible]
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Maryland to

The State of Maryland to all whom these presents shall come, Know ye: that on the eleventh day of November in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and forty three it appears from one of the Records of the Register of [illegible] office for Anne Arundel County that letters of Administration De Bonis Non of all and singular the goods, chattels and credits that were of Ramsay Waters late of said County deceased was granted and Committed unto Johnathan Pinkney Esq. of the County aforesaid he having first entered into bond with sufficient security for due performance thereof.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my Office this fourth day of September the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and fifty one.

Test. Benj E Garrett
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Wilson Waters, Maryland roll, Act June 7, 1832.

Be pleased to say to what time he as last paid

Pension office, June 6, 1846}

Died 5 February 1836 paid to that period. JH
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Maryland, Prince Georges County SS

I hereby certify that I have known & been acquainted with Doctor Willson Waters for fifty eight years; That when I was a Student at Law in Annapolis in the year 1774, his father Nathan Waters resided there and I was acquainted with the Family then and ever since; That he resided principally & does now reside in Anne Arundel County; that he is now present, and is the same identidical Willson Waters who was a Student of Medicine in Philadelphia under the superintendence of the late, celebrated Dr. Benjamin Rush, as is set forth in the Declaration of the said Dr. Willson Waters; That I was acquainted with Dr. Rush from the year 1795 until the time of his decease; That I was acquainted with his handwriting, & verily believe that the signature to the certificate annexed to the Declaration of Dr. Waters is the genuine signature of Dr. Rush; That I cannot say that I have any certain knowledge of the time which Dr. Waters served in the Revolutionary Army of the United States, but have no doubt that it is accurately stated by him in his
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Declaration before mentioned.

I will at any time dpose to the foregoing statement, if required. 

G Duvall
31 August 1832
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Feb 26

Paid D, 61 and [illegible]

P10

J.L. Edwards Esq
Pension Office
Washington
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Annapolis Feby 24th 1836

Dear Sir:

The friends of the widow of the late Doct Willson Waters, desiring to apply to the  Legislature of Maryland, for a pension to her, on account of the services of her late husband, I wish to obtain copies of the papers which are in your office relative to said services.

If you will be kind enough to forward copies of them to me, with a bill of their cost, you will confer a favour on 

Yr Obt. Servt

D Claude

J.L. Edwards, Esq.
Washington
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Feb 17

Mi--ab

John L. Edwards Esq
Pension Office
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Senate Chamber
17th July 1836

The enclosed letter from D Claude will inform you that Dr. Waters a pensioner is dead and that his friends are desirous of having the papers connected with his application for a pension returned to them. If there is no impropriety in it I will thank you to send them to me and oblige you with

Jos. Kent

J.L. Edwards Esq
Pension Office
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n/1805

Rev War

INVALID.

File No. 7805

Willson Waters

Surgeons Rev War

Act:  June 7 '32

Index:--Vol. 1st, Page 392

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Dr Willson Waters of Anne Arundel County Maryland was  [?] as a Hospital Surgeons Mate, under the Act of June 7th 1832 at $480 per annum and the 31 'august 1832. This pension be drawn up to the 5 Feby 1836 the day of his death. He should have been [illegible] at $45 for month instead of $40 and is entitled to a feusidu at the rate of $540 per Annum instead of $480

He should therefore be pensioner at $540 per annum from 4th March 1897 to be 5th 'February 1836 the day of his death, deducing the amount heretofore paid at '480 per annum Payable to Jonathan Pinckney Esqu, Adam of Ramsy Waters fo the benefit of Ramsay Waters deceased who was the only surviving child of Dr Willson Waters decd; 2 years & 6 months service as Hospital Surgeon mate allowed by the late court of Pensions





over
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Certificate of Pension to be sent to Ramsey Waters, Present Respectfully submitted for decision of Commissioner John Wilson, Sept. 10, 1851
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GovsBridge Md
Mar11}   Paid of

Daniel Addison Esq
Attr at law
Washington D.C.

Mr. Cole
March 26, [illegible]
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Governors Bridge AH60 10 March.

Daniel Addison Esq
Dear Sir:

You may remember my calling on you some time ago in relation to a claim said to be due my deceased grandfather by Government, when you told me the matter had not been left in your hands, and mentioned also a determination of the Department not to pay a claim where no children were living. Lately I have had my attention again called as to the subject, being informed that such a claim might be successfully prosecuted by means of superior evidence which [illegible] consists in the testimony of some person or persons who knew the party under when so claim. I learn that the amount of the claim is $10,000--no steps seem to have been taken to urge it at Washington; and I am disposed to make some inquiry at least concerning it. Several letters have been received from persons desiring to be engaged to obtain it, of whom I know nothing, but whose application in connection with other things induce me to think there is something in it. Wherefore I have determined to invite your consideration of the affair of which you have already had some idea; and offer you the business if you should think it worth your attention upon the contingency of success. There is in the city of Washington and old gentleman, Mr. William Waters, the brother of my late grandfather, living in Pennsylvania Avenue near the Seven Buildings, who, if I be right as to what superior evidence means, might serve as such
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There are a few others living ^elsewhere who knew my grandfather, and whose testimony I could obtain if necessary. There are now living three parties representative of my grandfather Dr. Willson Waters, that is the children of three of his children who above left any immediate representations my father the late Ramsay Waters was the eldest son, and I am his sole representative; his second son Montgomery is represented by an only child, Jno. W. Waters, now absent in California or parts unknown, and of the third child, Mrs Thomas, there are now alive five children, two sons and three daughters. I believe I might speak for the other parties as well as myself in making you the [illegible] I have stated; but at any rate so far as I am concerned, I am willing to make the most liberal arrangement, out of the claim itself, in favor of the attorney who shall obtain it for us. If I have been rightly informed, the contingency must be worth the effort; and if not, the inquiry can do no harm. Should you think it worth your attention, I shall be glad to hear from you.

I am, sir, respy. yours, N. Ramsay Waters
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Doct. [illegible]
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I do hereby certify that Mr Wilson Waters (of the State of Maryland), hath served a regular apprenticeship to the Study of Physic--that he acted in the capacity of Surgeon's mate in the military hospitals of the United States, and that in the character of my apprentice, as well as in that of a mate in the hospital he hath acquitted himself with industry and fidelity. I beg leave therefore to recommend him to all who are concerned, as a young gentleman of real merit and well acquainted with the duties of his profession.

Given under my hand this 30th day of August 1779.

Benj N. Rush MD
Professor of Chemistry U. of P.