Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 9932, for James Maxwell, Pennsylvania
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SERVICE
Penn,

Maxwell, James

NUMBER
S. 9932
B.L. Wt. 2280-100
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3740.
Pennsylvania Roll
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James Maxwell of
private,
Pensylvania line
army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
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scribed on the Roll of   Penna
t the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 12 of May 1818
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Certificate of Pension issued the 18 of 6th 1818
and sent to John Broden Esq
Butler Pa
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Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818   30.23
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Mar 1819    48.00
3 Mo.20/31  4/30       $78.23

{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}
3 years
Continued
Buffalo. Butler Pa

65/20

Copies of papers sent to
S S Harmon H R Feb
1836
A.D. Yerby H
April 19 1856-
Same Sep 3, 1856.


Notification of continuation filed and sent to Hon H Laurie
Senate U [ unclear  ]  May 1822
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James Maxwell, Pv
12 May
------------
James Maxwell Pe
12 May

To John Buden
Butler
Penna

Pa Line

To the Secretary of the Department of 
War
Washington City
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Butler County
Before me the subscriber one of the 
Apostate judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Butler
County Commonwealth of Pennsylvania personally came
James Maxwell of Buffalo Township Butler County aforesaid
and being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that
he enlisted  in August one thousand seven hundred and seventy
nine under Captain James Montgomery in the eighth
Pennsylvania Regiment then commanded by Colonel Enoz
McCoy for three years that he served as a Corporal
sometimes done the duty of a Sergeant until the month
of February one thousand seven hundred & eighty when
he received an honorable discharge from Colonel Stephen
Bayard which discharge he has long since lost "that
from his reduced circumstances in life he stands in need of
Assistance from his country for support" that he is now
Sixty three years old
James Maxwell {signature}

Sworn & Subscribed this
the day of May AD 1878
James Bovard

Butler County 
Before me the Subscriber an Assonate
Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of said County in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania personally came Thomas
South of North Beaver Township Beaver County
Pennsylvania and William Gill of Wolf Creek Township
Mercer County State aforesaid who being duly sworn
according to law depose and say that in the month of
September one thousand seven hundred and Seventy six
they know James Maxwell the above named deponent
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Corporal in Captain James Montgomerys Company
in the eighth Pennsylvania Regiment that they were
in the same company & same Regiment then commanded
by Colonel Enos McCoy that they knew of his serving
as a Corporal was a Sergeant until September in
the year one thousand five hundred and Seventy nine
when they were discharged by Colonel Stephen
Thomas Smith {signature}
William Gill {signature}
Bayard
Sworn subsribed this
12th day of
May A.D. 1818
James Bovard



Butler County Ss 
I James Bovard one of the
Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of
Butter County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Do hereby certify that the foregoing Depositions establish
Satisfactorily to me that the aforesaid James Maywell
of Buffalo Township Butler County Pennsylvania
served in the Revolutionary war against the common
enemy  In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand & seal this twelfth day of May A D one
thousand eight hundred & eighteen and I now transmit the
proceedings and testimony had and taken before me to the Secretary for the
Department of War
-
James Bovard
{SEAL}
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I John Negley Esquire Porthonotary of the Court of
Common of Butler County in the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania  Do by these presents Certify that James
Bevrod Esquire before whom the foregoing deposition was made
and who signs the foregoing certificate a Judge of the
Court of Common Plea of said County duly Commission
and sworn and the full faith and credit is due and
of right ought to be given to all his Judment and official
acts as such as well in Courts of Justice as thereout

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal of said Court
at Butler this Eighth day of Jan Anno
Domini one thousand eight hundred and
eighteen

Jno Negley Pothy
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District of Pennsylvania
Butler County    ss


On the 6th day
of July in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and twenty personally appeared in
open Court of Commonpleas of Butler County, in the
fifth Judicial District in the State of Pennsylvania
being a court of Record, James Maxwell aged
sixty five years resident in the County
of Butler in the said District who being first duly
sworn according to law - doth on his oath declare
that he served on the Revolutionary war as follows
that he enlisted in Captain James Montgomerys
Company Eighth Pennsylvania Regiment commanded 
by Enos McCoy some time on August
1776 and continued therein apace and of
three years and recd an honorable discharge
which is lost. That he was in the following battles
Bonbrook, Brandy Wine, Paoli, at the taking
of  Cornplanters town from the Indians [      ]
a number this skirmishes that the [   ]
by which he was placed on the limited Penson
Cert is Numbered 3.740

And I do solmly 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, by gift sale
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or in any 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
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, contract, or debts due to me,
nor have I any income other than what is contained
in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.
Schedule of party
150 acres of land on which I reside
no  title yet obtained  [   ]       150
1  cow worth    10
1 two year old heifer worth     6.
1 year old bull worth     3
1 [  ]  year old colt worth     30
5 Sheep worth   7.50
5 hogs worth   10.00
Now due me      54.00
[       ]   furniture not exceeding        5.00
----------------- 275.50

I owe to Stephen Luery   $50
also to Mrs [ dolly  ]      50
---------------------   100
----------------------$ 175.50
This Deponent was by   [    ] a farmer
but has not been able to work for three years
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past owing to the Rheumatic Pains his wife
is dead he has three children living with him
who on all of age one Girl & two boys one
of the boys was born a cripple and is critically
dependent for his  living on this deponent.
the others contribute to his support.
Sworn to & declared on the 
6th day of July .D. 1820
in open court.
James Maxwell  { signature }

Jno Negley  Prothy

Butler County Ss

I John Negley Prothonotary of the
Court of Common Pleas of said County
Do certify that the foregoing oath and
Schedule thereunto annexed are those
originals produced in open Court and I do
further certify that it is the opinion of
of the said Court that the [  ]  amount in
value of the property Exibiten in the said
Schedule is one hundred seventy five dollars
fifty cents   In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand & afixed the seal of
said Court at Butler the
14th day of September AD 1820 
Jno Negley Prothy
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The State of Ohio, SS
Muskingum County

At a Court of Common pleas, held in and for the County of
Muskingum, on the eighth day of April, in the year of our Lord,
eighteen hundred and forty-- "Satisfactory evidence was adduced in Court to prove
that Samuel Maxwell, Priscilla Maxwell, James Maxwell, Daniel Maxwell, James
Morgan, Allen Morgan, Priscilla Harbison, (wife of Wm Harbison) Oliver Morgan,
Isaac Morgan, Margaret Jane Morgan, Eliza Maxwell, (wife of Joseph Maxwell,)
James Johnston, Samuel Johnston, Daniel Johnston, Jane Wright Mary Wright, William
Wright, Priscilla Wright, Nancy Wright, and James Wright, are the children, grandchildren, 
and only heirs at law in fee to James Maxwell, late a private in the 8th Regiment
of Infantry, in the Pennsylvania line, in the war of the Revolution, for the benefit of
which said heirs an act of Congress was passed, approved March 3rd 1838, entitled
"An act for the relief of the legal representatives of James Maxwell of Pennsylvania."

I, E. T. Cox, Clerk of the Court of Common pleas of
said County of Muskingum, do certify that the above evidence is taken from the records
in my Office

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed
my official seal this twenty second day of April, A.D. 1840.
E. T. Cox Clerk
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C.  ____,  19 _____

SF.9932

In reply to your request of ______, received ______
for a statement of the military history of James Maxwell
a 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.
Aug. 1776
- LENGTH OF
SERVICE.
Feby 1780 Cope
- RANK.
Corpl + Sgt
- OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
James Montgomery
COLONEL.
Enos Mackay
- STATE.
Penn

Battles engaged in, Bound Brook, Brandywine, Paoli
Residence of soldier at enlistment,
Date of application for pension, May 12 1818 His cl was al
Residence at date of application, Buffalo Township, Butler Co, Penn
Age at date of application, 63 years old.  He died July 1 1838 in Beaver Co Penn.
Remarks: In 1820 he stated that his wife was dead his home
is not given Children. Priscilla, James, Daniel and Samuel, the latter
died Mch 14, 1842

Respectfully,
not set out
review before sending
Commissioner.
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AWF.

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section.

January 3, 1934.

George P. Wickham, Assistant Commissioner,
Department of the Interior,
General Land Office,
Washington, D. C.

Sir;

In response to your letter of the 5th instant,
(reference 1112000-"K" J.E.M.), I have to advise you
that in the volume entitled Bounty Land Warrants, War of
the Revolution, filed since 1801, appears as follows:
James Maxwell, Private, Pennsylvania Line, Warrant No. 
2280 for 100 acres of bounty land (in virtue of special
act, approved March 9, 1839), issued May 1, 1840 to Samuel
Maxwell and others, and delivered to the Honorable Isaac
Parrish,
The above data is also shown in the papers on file
in the bounty land claim. It is not shown either in said
volume or in the claim, that this Warrant belonged to any
series.
It is proper to add that the Revolutionary War bounty
land records of this Bureau are not arranged according to a
numerical series, but alphabetically, according to the full
name of the soldiers.

Respectfully,
Commissioner
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Rev War

9932
INVALID.
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File No. 9932
James Maxwell
Priv Pa Line
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Act Mar 18, 1818
Index -- Vol. 1, Page 238


1924 - Jan 9 - Geo. P. Wickham
(Land Office) inf no series [ ? ]
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A 209 - $113,30
" 219        40.60
" 275         80 -
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BANKING HOUSE 
OF
A L. YERBY & CO.
WASHINGTON  March 19th 1856

Hon J. Minot
Commr of Pensions

Sir

We have your favor of 
with stated enclosures.  We Enclose herewith
the application of the Heirs of James Maxwell
a pensioner per act 1818 on the Pittsburgh
Rolls, asking that the benefits of the act of
7th June 1832 may be extended to them him
as a Sargent in the Penna Contl line.
Said Maxwell was pensioned
as a private but you will find that he
was a Sergant, and that he alledged
service as such.
⎬
Respecfty yours
A. L. Yerby & Co
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BANKING HOUSE 
OF
A L. YERBY & CO.
WASHINGTON  April 12th 1856

Hon J. Minot
Commr of Pensions

Sir
We have your favor of 
with stated endosures.   Yours of the 9th was recd today,
the would state in relation to the case 
of James Maxwell, that Capt Samuel Montgomery
in whose Compy Maxwell served
was in the 7th Pa Regt and we know
that if you will Examine the muster
& pay rolls of Capt M's Compy you will
find James Maxwell thereon as a Sergt.
Very Respcifly
Yours & c
A.L Yerby & Co
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H
Aug 1776, "that he servd
as a corporal & some
time { unclear  ]
Sergeant until the month
of  Feb 1780 when [   ]r
an honorable discharge"


Hn S S Harrison
H R

Jan 30

J L Edwards, Esq
Comm of Pensions
D C
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Jany 29.  36

Sir
as soon as you have leisure
you will oblige me sending me the
copies of papers referred to in the
enclosed letter

four obt sevt
Land J Harrison

J L Edwards Esq
Pension Agent.
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James Maxwell
No 2280.

Issued in pursuance of the special
of Congress approved March
3d 1839-

R@  May 1st 1840
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House of Reps
April the 30th 1840

I have the hand herewith to inclose a transcript
of the record of hurship, in the matter of the
heirs of James Maxwell decd, hoping it
will be sufficient

I remain with
respect
Sir Yr Obt Svt
Isaac Panith


William Jordan Esq
War department
Bounty Land office
D. of C.
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{stamped}
CHIEF CLERK G
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
JAN 5 1924

ADDRESS ONLY THE COMMISSIONER OF THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
GENERAL LAND OFFICE
WASHINGTON
January 5, 1924.

IN REPLY PLEASE REFER TO
1112000 "K"JEM

Series under which warrant
was issued requested.

The Commissioner
of Pensions.
My dear Mr. Gardner:
This office is in receipt of a letter dated
December 29, 1925, from Hen. Smith W. Brockhart in which
he, among other things, makes inquiry as to whether
James Maxwell received a bounty land warrant for services
performed in the Revolutionary War.
As the result of an informal inquiry to your
office, I am advised that the soldier in question was
on May 1, 1840, granted military bounty land warrant No. 2280
for 100 acres as provided for by the act of March 3, 1839.
It appears that the above mentioned warrant was
the only one which was issued under the aforesaid act.
Before this office will be in a position to
ascertain what the records here show concerning the warrant,
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{stamped}
CHIEF CLERK G
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
JAN 5 1924

1118000 "K" JEM

it will be necessary that the series under which the
warrant was issued be disclosed. You are requested to
disclose said facts.

Very respectfully,
Geo D Wickham
Assistant Commissioner.

1-3 krh
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State of Pennsylvania
County of Beaver         SS.

I William K. Boden, Clerk of
the Orphans Court of said County
do hereby certify that satisfactory
evidence has been exhibited to said
Court that James Maxwell of the
of Butler in the State of Pennsylvania
was a pensioner of the United States
at the rate of $8 per month.
that he was a resident of said
County, & died in the County aforesaid
on the 1st day of July 1838, that
he left no widow but four children
only whose names are Priscilla Maxwell, 
James Maxwell, Daniel Maxwell
and Samuel Maxwell-- the latter of
whom died 14 March 1842.
and I further certify that
Daniel Maxwell is the executor {'administrator" lined out}
of the said James Maxwell, deceased
In testimony whereof I
have hereunto set my hand
and affixed the seal of
said Court this fifteenth
day of March, 1856.
The words "of Butler County in the State of
Pennsylvania" interlined and "3rd"changed to
"1st" before signing & affixing the seal)
Also the word "Administrator" crossed and
the word "Executor" interlined

Wm K. Boden Clk. C.C.

{seal}
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State of Pennsylvania
County of Beaver

On this fifteenth day of
March 1856 personally appeared before
me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace
in & for said County Daniel Maxwell to
me well known & made oath in due
form of law that he is the son and
{"administrator" lined out} executor of James Maxwell, who
was a Sergeant & corporal in Capt
Saml Montgomery Co. Penna. Cont
Line Revolutionary War, & who was a
pensioner of said County. He
makes this declaration for the purpose 
of applying for an Increase
of pension under act 7 June 1832
for the heirs of said James Maxwell
deceased.

Sworn to & subscribed
before me
Daniel Maxwell

the word "administrator"
cropped and "Executor" interlined before
execution
Alan Cornel J.  P.
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PENNSYLVANIA, } ss.
BEAVER COUNTY,


I, Alexander R. Thomson, Prothonotary of the Court of
Common Pleas of Beaver County, do certify that Adam Gormly, Esq
before whom the foregoing acknowledgment
was made, and
whose genuine signature appears to the same, is and was at the time of the signing
the same, an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly elected, commissioned and sworn, and
to all whose official acts as such full faith and credit are due, and of right ought to be given.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the
seal of said Court, at Beaver, this fifteenth day
of March, A. D. 1856.
Alexander R. Thomson,
Prothonotary.