Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38110, for James Keelan, Maryland
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(3 - 1776 )

SERVICE
Md

Keilan, James
or
Kelan

NUMBER
S.38110

CONTENTS
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Auditor's Office, Annapolis, August 6th 1819~
I hereby certify, that it appears from the muster-rolls remaining
in the Auditor's Office, that James Keland 
enlisted as a Corporal in the Seventh  Maryland
Regiment, on the Seventh day of Dec. 1776-
and was [lined out: discharged] on the 16th Augt 1780 missing

Thos Karney - Aud. S. M.

[handwritten:] }
The applicant
was arranged to
Capt Morris's Compy
[initials:] T. K.

It also appears by the pay Roll, that the applicant
Recd pay up to 15th Nov 1783 Thos Karney A. S. Md
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38 110
INVALID.
Revy
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File No. 38, 110
James Kelan
Corp Rev War
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Act: 18th March 18th
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 268
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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[Written sideways along binding left page:]
Notification served 2 Feby 1824 to John Mislect Madison Ga

[right page:]
14.834
Georgia
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James Kelan
Madison ^County^ in the State of Georgia
who was a Corporal in the regiment commanded
Colonel Gunby of the Maryland
line, for the term of seven years
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Inscribed on the Roll of Georgia
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence
the 5 of January 1819
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Certificate of Pension issued the 6 of Sep 18 [page torn hiding last two digits]
and sent to Littleberry Grisham
Madison Georgia
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Arrears to 4th of Sep 1819
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 March[?] 1820
[flourish or 7] Mo 27/31 4/30

[written to right of the above. paper torn making last digit illegible]:
64.0[x]
48.0[x]
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$112.02

{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}
Continued
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16.836

Georgia
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James Kelan
of Madison County in the state of Georgia
who was a Corporal in the regiment commanded
Colonel Ganby of the Maryland
line, for the term of Seven Years
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Inscribed on the Roll of Georgia
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 5 of January 1819
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Certificate of Pension issued the 6 of Sep 181
and Sent to Littleberry Grisham
Madison Georgia
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Arrears to 4th of Sep 1819            64.0
Semi-anl. all'ce ending
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Left Side Page

Madison Va
25
12th April

Pension Office
Revolutionary Claims
Washington City

Right Side Page

James Kelan
76 to 83
Gumby Maryland

Admitted
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Georgia 
Morgan County

Personally came, James Keclan [?] before me one of the Judges of the Superior Court for the county of Morgan and State of Georgia and on his oath saith, that he now is and has been since the Revolutionary War, a resident citizen of the United States, and by reason of his reduced circumstances and [illegible] old age, is in need of assistance from his country for support. And in furtherance of this application this deponent, on this oath saith that he commenced his service as a volunteer in [illegible]-Philip Murrays company from Frederickstown in the State of Maryland in the year seventeen hundred seventy six, that he joined the regiment [?] commanded by [illegible] Col. Griffins & [illegible]. And was attached [?] to the Brigade of General Bell [?] at Philadelphia. That in the year following he returned to Frederickstown, then [illegible] as a regular for three years under Captain Jonathan Morris, was marched to Princeton in Jersey, then attached to the seventh regiment commanded by Col. John [illegible] and Adams, and organized in the brigade commanded by General Smallwood [?] was wounded at the battle of Germantown [?], that after the expiration of the three years for which he enlisted, he again enlisted at winter quarters at [illegible] in Jersey during the [illegible]. In the year eighty marched for Charlestown, under the command of General De Kabb [?]. In the year eighty three returned to [illegible] and sometime in July to the best of
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the recollection of this deponent, he was discharged by Captain [illegible] of the light infantry belonging to the Maryland [illegible] - in the above mentioned places. That this deponent knows of no person in this State who could substantiate the above facts. And has no other evidence of his services above mentioned, which can be obtained for his present purposes.
Sworn to and [illegible] before me James Keelan 
this 5th January 1819 - Littleberry Gresham 

Georgia
Morgan County

I Littleberry Gresham one of the Judges of the Inferior Court for the county and state aforesaid do certify that James Keelan was duly qualified to the foregoing affidavit and that he subscribed the same in my presence. And that he has uniformly sustained a [illegible] and respectable character and is entitled to full faith and credit. That he is [illegible] undersigned concerned [illegible] and standing [?] [illegible] [illegible] of his [illegible] of his country for support.

Given under my [illegible] this 5th January
Littleberry Gresham 

1819
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Georgia
Morgan County
[Paper seal]
I John Nisbet Clerk of the
Superior Court of the County aforesaid
do certify that Littleberry Grisham
Esqr whose name appears to subcribing
the forgoing certificate is an
acting Justice of the Inferior Court for said County and that due faith and credit is and ought to be given to his official signature
Given from under my hand and seal of Office this Fifth day of January 1819
John Nisbet
 
Georgia Morgan County Know all men by these presents that I James Ruland having
this day become an applicant for a pension agreeable to an act of Congress passed 18th March 1818 and it being provided in said act that no person should be [illegible] to the provision said act untill he shall have relinquished all claim to pension heretofore also and by the U. S. Now know you
that I James Keelan in Consideration of the
premises, do by these presents forever relinquish and quit claim the W. S. from all right or title which I had to any pension under any act whatever [illegible] to the Congress of 1818 by this presents do hereby relinquish all claim which I now have [illegible] might have by any law passed previous to the time above mention on the A pension under the
revolutionary war healed hand and deliver
in presence of this 5th Jany 1819-
Littleberry Grisham
James Keelan [handwritten seal]
There are no persons living in this State
who knew of the [illegible] of the applicant
of the roles of the Maryland and have not [illegible]the pensions were the last [illegible]
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the applicant is too feeble are poor to
Maryland for the purpose of obtaining
Witnesses
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the affidavit &
declaration of
 James Keelan
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State of Georgia
Morgan County ⎬ On this second day of December
eighteen hundred and twenty three, personally appeared, in open Court being a Court of record for the said County of Morgan James Keelan aged sixty nine years resident in
said County of Morgan who being first duly sworn, according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows: Went from Federick Town in the
State of Maryland in the year (1774) in Captain Phillip McRoueys Company of Colonel Criffins Regiment in General Bells Brigade, a volunteer in flying Camp. Returned to said
Fredericks Town; in (1777) Inlisted [sic] with Captain Jonathan Morris for three years. Joined Regiment in Princeton in the Jersey, Commanded by Colonel John Gunby, which
Regiment was called the seventh Maryland Regiment, found the first Brigade commanded by General William Smallwood of the Maryland line-- was wounded at German Town through
the body, the ball extracted from the side of the back bone. Reinlisted for during the war at Baronbrook [Bound Brook] in the Jersey in (1779) or (1780) marched to South Carolina in the aforesaid line of officers division Commanded by Major General De Calb. Continued untill (1783) Returned to the City of Annapolis and there discharged (which discharge is worn and and list many years since) the date of the original declaration not recollected but believe it was in the year 1819 the number of pension certificate is on which he has rec'd a pension (14834) And I do solemnly swear 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
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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 at all whatever; my wearing apparel excepted. - And deponent further states that his occupation heretofore has been that of a farmer,
but from his age and infirmities is now rendered entirely incapable of pursuing it-- and that he has no family at all-
James Keelan
Sworn to, and declared, on the 2nd
of day of Decr 1823.
John Nisbet clk
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[Paper seal]
I John Nisbet Clerk of the Inferior Court of
Morgan County do hereby certify
that the foregoing oath and
declaration are truly copied
is for the record of said Court
In testimony whereof, I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of
the said Court, on the 2nd day of December
1823
John Nisbet clk [illegible]
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Name: Keeland James, Grade: Private, Lines: Maryland

Warrant Number: 11410, Acre Age: 100, Issued: January 11, 1796 To Joshua Ward, assignee

The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAN-51
12-5-41
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD
Division of Veteran's Administration Archives
 NAME Keeland, John
GRADE Private
LINE Pennsylvania
WARRENT NUMBER 9727
ACERAGE 100
ISSUE November 5, 1789
to-not shown-
Notation: On file, not delivered."
 *The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the General Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAN-51
12-5-41
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD
Division of Veteran's Administration Archives
NAME Keeland, Thomas
GRADE Private
LINE Pennsylvania
WARRENT NUMBER 9739
ACERAGE 100
ISSUE June 17, 1794
to-Henry Hipple, assignee
Notation: On file, not delivered."
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the General Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.