Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 35026, for Thomas Pamphillion, Maryland
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SERVICE
Navy 

Pamphillion, Thomas S. 
or Pamphilion

Maryland Agency and Residence

NUMBER
35026
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Original certificate of pension received & destroyed on the 31 (illegible) of March 1820. -

Notification sent to, (illegible) Moore, Eq, 4 October, 1820. Baltimore, 
Maryland


14(illegible)382
Maryland

Thomas Pamphillion 
(Maryland)
of Balt. in the state of Maryland
who was a Mariner a aboard frigate Virg
Cap. Nicholson of the U.S. Navy
line, for the term of Eighteen Months

Inscribed on the roll of Maryland 
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 8 of May 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 8 of Sep 181(illegible)
and Sent to Thomas Pamphillion
Baltimore Maryland

Arrears to 4th of Sep 1819                    127.25
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Mar 1820.       48.00
15 Mo. 24/31 4/30                                $175.00

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

Duplicate cert (illegible)
3 February 1820. Sent to
(illegible) H Murphey (illegible)
Baltimore
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City of Baltimore State of Maryland


On this Eighth day of May in the year of Our lord One thousand Eight hundred and Eighteen, personally appeared before me the (under?)
Thomas Pamphillion of the City of Baltimore, age  about fifty Eight years, an applicant for a pension under 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 revolution-ary war," and then and there made the following declaration upon Oath, by me administered, "that he entered on Board the United States Armed Schooner Dolphin then lying at Annapolis and commanded by William Patterson Esquire, some time in the year (1777?) (illegible) P with public dispatches from government to Martinique in the West Indies, off said Island Captured the Brittish Schooner Grace belonging to the Island of Dominica, (?) with James Parsons and five or six others, were put on
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order of Commodore Nicholson, from said Schooner previous to his arrival at the port of Baltimore Md the service of the United States, served on board the U. S. Frigate Virginia , under command of said Nicholson.--go relased from said Frigate after extreme suffering with the Goat fever, , caught on board, and also the Small pox--when convalescent entered into the Merchants service out of Baltimore,-having been in the public Service of the United States, to the best of deponants knowledge and belief, somewhere about Eighteen months, and that his name hath never been enscribed on any pension list therefore hath none to relinquish, and from his reduced circumstances he needs the assistance of his Country for support--Subscribed & sworn to before me }  Thos. Pamphilion

N Brice  Chief Judge Baltimore City Court
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Thomas Pamphilion
Revy Pensioner
$18.00
14.3012

Net entitled (?)
March 1820
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SCHEDULE.
United States of America
Maryland District Ss.
On this Fourteenth day of June 1820, personally appeared in open court, in the District Court in and for the District of Maryland Thomas Pamphilion aged Sixty two years resident in the City of Baltimore in said District who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows: That he entered into the service of the United States on board the armed Schooner Dolphin commanded by William Patterson Esqr about the year 1776 went with dispatches to Martime & made a prize on board of which was captured by the Mairmaid Frigate com'd  by by  Capt Holker after making his escape from imprisonment and returning to America went on board of the Virginia Frigate. Capt. Nicholson, and being taken very ill with the Yellow Fever was sent on shore previous to the said Frigate's being captured on the Horse Shoe. having been in the service of the U States & in imprisonment together about Eight3een months. That he hath been placed on the Revolutionary Pension List of the Maryland Agency, as will appear by duplicate certificate so dated 3d Feby 1820 pay com: Paleay 1818
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Schedule referred to within, vvz:
One Lot of ground fronting on Allisanna Street on Fells point Baltimore of about 25 feet whereon is erected an old Two story dwelling of about 22 feet  by 30 ft an old brick kitchen, the whole supposed to bed worth $1500.-- one female 40 years of age, greatly afflicted with Rheumatic pains, not worth board--one mulatto girl 12 yrs one 9................................250.--
Household furniture bedding excepting, not exceeding ............100.--
Total amo't not exceeding  .....$1850.00
That he hath for many years past kept a Public House but hath become too much afflicted as not to be able to attend to an Establishment of the kind, and hath now no other means of supporting for his family but taking boarders, and at present none of them. That he is now in such reduced circumstances, that unless some favorable circumstance turns up in his favor he will be obliged to sell his swelling to subsist his family. That his family consists of his wife Rebecca aged 51 years also afflicted with Rheumatism, has tow sons which he has been oblige to send to sea.  That unless he disposes of his dwelling he sees no other way of supporting himself & wife without public or private charity   Thomas Pamphilion
Sworn to and declared on the 14th day of June 1820 Before, the District Court aforesaid
I, Philip Moore---Clerk of the District Court do hereby certify, that the foregoing Oath, and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of 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 Eighteen hundred & fifty dollars and ---Cents.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said court, on this twenty sixth day of August 1820   Philip Moore Clerk of the District court for the Maryland District.
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Invalid
Revy
Navy
File No. 35026
Thomas Pamphillion
Mariner
Frigate "Virginia"
Rev. War
Act 18th March 1818
Index: Vol.---, Page---
[Arrangement of 1870]
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Thomas Pamphilion's
Declaration, with a court certificate, as required is respectfully returned, with a request that a pension may be found thereon.

Marine Service on board Schr Dolphin & Frigate Virginia 
Commodore Nicholson
2/77-18 mo

Corrected & Admitted
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I hereby Certify that it appears to my satisfaction from the aforegoing proofs that Thomas Pamphilion within named did serve in the Navy of the United States during the revolutionary War against the Common Enemy for more than nine months in continuance and from his reduced circumstances in life needs the assistance of his Country for Support. Given under my hand & seal of office this 28th May AD 1819--
N Brice  C Judge
Balt. City Court
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City of Baltimore  Sc'd
I Thomas Harwood Clerk of Baltimore City Court do hereby Certify that the Honorable Nicholas Brice before whom the aforegoing proceedings were taken and Certified and who has thereto subscribed his name, was at the time of taking and certifying the same and still is Chief Judge of Baltimore City Court duly commissioned and qualified, and to all his acts as such full faith and credit are and ought to be given as well in Court of Justice of thereout--
In testimony whereof I have herewith subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said Court this Twenty Eighth day of May in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and nineteen.
Th. Harwood
Baltimore City Court.
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State of Maryland--City of Baltimore  Scr
On this 20th day of July 1818 personally appeared before me the undersigned Chief Judge of Baltimore City Court Standley Robinson who deposed on Oath by me administered that he served upwards of two years in the United States service mostley in the Chesapeake Bay--that he well knows Thomas Pamphillion now present to have been in the regular Service on board the larger served with him on board the Dolphin on  the voyage to Martinique and is well assured said Pamphillion's statement or declaration is correct and that he served more than nine months in the United States Service--on the Continental Establishment.
Subscribed & Sworn before me}  Standley Robinson
N Brice   Chief Judge
Balt CrCt
20 July 1818
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State of Maryland, City of Baltimore to wit:
On this twentieth day of July Eighteen hundred and Eighteen, personally appeared before me the undersigned Chief Judge of Balto. City Court Edward Markland a credible witness who being by me duly sworn doth depose and say that during the revolutionary war he was in the service of the United as Third Lieutenant of the Schooner Dolphin, that he well remembers Thomas Pamphillion now present to have been on board said vessel. That on their return from Martinique as stated in said Pamphilion's declaration a Brittish vessel was captured, called the "Grace" to best of deponents recollection. That deponent was put on board as prize master together with said Pamphilion & others, and on the passage in were captured by the Brittish Frigate Meirmaid and carried into Antigua deponent made his escape leaving said Pamphillion behind--that he has sufficient reason to believe and is well convinced in his mind that the several facts set forth in said Thomas Pamphillion's declaration as to the manner & duration of service are true
Edward Markland

N Brice
C J. BCrCl
20 July 1818
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Balt. 8th May 1818--


(text scratched out)
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City of Baltimore  9th May 1818
I hereby Certify that it appears to my entire satisfaction from the aforegoing proofs that the herein named Thomas Pamphillion has served in the Navy of the United States during the revolutionary War against the Common enemy--for more than nine months. and from his reduced circumstances in life needs the assistance of his Country for support the late Act of Congress-- N Brice Chief  Judge Balt City Court.

City of Baltimore   Scc.
I Thomas Harwood Clerk of Baltimore City Court, do hereby Certify that the Honorable Nicholas Brice Esquire before who the aforegoing proceedings were taken and Certified, and who has thereto subscribed his name, was at the time of taking any certifying the same and still is Chief Judge of Baltimore City Court, duly Commissioned and qualified and to all his acts as such full faith and credit is and ought to be given--In testimony where of I have here unto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said Court this Eighth of May in the year of out Lord One thousand Eight hundred and Eighteen:--  Th. Harwood  Clerk
Baltimore City Court

Tho. Pamphillion aff.--certificate to be sent to Thomas Bailey Esq. Baltimore--
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J. L. Edwards Esqr
Pension Office
War Dept.
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Office Disct. & Dept.
Baltimore 1 Feby 1820

J. L. Edwards Esqr

Sir
I have to thank you for your attention to Mr McCulloh's Pension certificate which was duly received.
Mr. Thomas Pamphilion a Seaman of the Revolution has also applied to me to obtain a Duplicate of a certificate which appears to have been issued for him.
I will thank you to forward the duplicate to me

Respectfully
I am   Sir
Your obt Servt
W. H. Murray

P.S. I enclose the letter addressed by you to Gen Smith on the subject of this certificate
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State of Maryland  Baltimore County  Ss
Be it known that on the 1st February 1820 before me a justice of the peace for said county personally appeared Thomas Pamphilion, and made oath that he is the same person who applied for a pension under the law of the U. S. of 18 March 1818, and in whose favor a certificate was issued on the 8 September last, as appears by a letter from J. L. Edwards of the Pension office, dated 24 Jany 1820 and addressed to the Honl. Samuel Smith of the house of Representatives; that the said certificate never came into his hands to me must have miscarried. The said Thomas Pamphilion further deposes that he served on board the Government Schooner Dolphin Captain Patterson and was captured by the British Frigate Mermaid during the Revolutionary War. 
Sworn before W. H. Murray

I do hereby certify that Thomas Pamphilion is well known to me & that he is the identical person he states himself to be in the foregoing affidavit
W. H. Murray
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S. Smith

Mr. Thomas Pamphilion
Fells Point
Baltimore
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War Department,
Pension Office,
 January 24, 1820

Sir, 
In relation to the case of Thomas Phamphilion who addressed the enclosed letter to you, respecting his pension, I have to acquaint you, that it appears from the records of this office, that a certificate of pension was issued in favor of Mr. P. on the 8th day of September, last, and sent under cover directed to himself at Baltimore, Md.
I am, very respectfully 
Your Obed Sevt.
J. L. Edwards
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James L. Edwards Esquire
War Dept.  Pension Office
Washington
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Office Discount & Deposit
Baltimore 22 Feby 1820

Jas. L. Edwards Esqr
Pension Office

Sair
Thomas Pamphillion a Revolutionary Pensioner has received the original certificate issued in his favor and requests me to return it agreeably to the direction on the Duplicate now in his possession
You will find it enclosed herein
I am very respectfully 
Sir! Your obt servt
 W. H. Murray