Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40,117, for William Martin, Pennsylvania
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(3 - 1776)-
SERVICE
CONTENTS
Martin, William
NUMBER
S. 40.117
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8479
Pennsylvania
William Martin Esq of Mifflin County in the state of Penna who was a private in the regiment commanded [by] Colonel St Clair of the Penna line, for the term of 7 years

Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence [on] the 27th of April 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 23 of Mar: 1819
and sent to David Beall Esqr [Esquire]
Mifflin Co: Pennsylvania

Arrears to 4th of Mar: 1819 - 10 mo: 9/30 9/31 - 82" 9
Semi-anl. all'ce [annual allowance] ending 4 Sep 1819 48:
$130:9

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}
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William Martin's Deposition & Certificate
William Martin Private
St Clair's, Pennsya [Pennsylvania] 3
@ Regt. 
27 April 1818
Admd [admitted] 
The Judge must certify [illegible] 
[illegible, faint] of the depo - 

I David Beale Associate Judge in & for Mifflin County Penna. Do [illegible torn]  to my certain knowledge the within Deponent William Martin is [illegible torn] Indigent Circumstances & Stands in Need of the assistance of his Country f [for] support
The Honble [Honorable] J C Calhoun Secy [Secretary] for War Department
Feby 27 1819 David Beale
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State of Pennsylvania, Mifflin County ss
On the 27th Day of April 1818
Before me the Subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas in & for the County of Mifflin in State aforesaid, Personally appears William Martin aged sixty eight years Resident of Mifflin County aforesaid who being by me first duly sworn according to Law doth on his Solemn Oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the Act of Congress entitled an "Act to provide for certain persons Engaged in the Land & Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" That he the said William Martin enlisted in the year One Thousand Seven Hundred & Seventy Six in the State of Pennsylvania  under Captain Wm Butler in the [illegible] Second Regiment Commanded by Colonel St Clair of the Pennsylvania line that he continued to Serve in said Corpse [corps] or in the service of the United States untill [until] the year One thousand Seven Hundred & Eighty three when he was Discharged from the service by General Anthony Wayne, That he was at fort St Ann when the British Surrended [surrendered] up about five Hundred of our Troops they had taken prisoners in Canada, and at the Battle of Brandywine & the Battle of Germantown, That said Deponant is in Reduced Circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support & that he has no other Evidence now in his power of his said service
Sworn to & declared this day & year above written William Martin
Before David Beale N.B. said Deponent on his oath says, he never [illegible] any pension from the United States.
D. Beale
I David Beale Judge &c as aforesaid Do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said William Martin did serve in the Revolutionary War, as stated in the preceeding [preceding]  Declarations against the Common Enemy: And I now transmit the proceedings and Testimony taken & had before me, to the Secretary [of War crossed out] for the Department of War pursuant to the Directions of the aforementioned act of Congress Witness my hand this 27th day of April 1818
D[illegible torn] Beale
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Pennsylvania
Mifflin County ss
I Ephraim Banks, Prothonotary of the Court of Common pleas in and for Mifflin County, in the State of Pennsylvania do certify that the within named David Beale esquire, is one of our associate Judges of said Court in for said County duly appointed and commissioned and that full faith & credit is and ought to be given to all his official acts as well in Courts of Justice as thereunto
Witness my hand and the seal of said Court at Lewistown in said County the
thirteenth day May A.D. 1818
E Banks, Prothy [prothonotary]
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To the Honbl [Honorable] J C Calhoun, Secretary for the Department of War Sir the within William Martin do hereby authorise [authorize] & Impower my Trusty friend William Beale of Mifflin County my lawful attorney in my Name & Stead but for my use to ask demand & receive my Pension from the pension office or where payable & Receipt or Receipts to give making good & Stable all my said attorney shall lawfully do in or about the premises as witness my hand & Seal this 11th day of May 1818
Wm Martin [seal surrounded by squiggles]
Witness
Roger Stayner
Mifflin County ss personally before the subject on one of the Associate Judges in & for said County appeared Wm Martin aforesaid who did acknowledge the above letter or power of attorney to be his act & Deed In Testimony whereof I set my hand & seal this 1" day of May 1818
David Beale

William Martin's Deposition & Certificate
William Martin private St Clair's, Pennsya [Pennsylvania] 
Admd [admitted]
[illegible faint writing and upside down writing]
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I David Beale [illegible] for Mifflin County Penna. [damage] my
certain knowledge [illegible] Deponant [deponent] William Martin's [damage] indigent
Circumstances & stands in need of the assistance of his country for support
David Beale
Honorable J.C. Calhoun Sec'y [Secretary] for War Department
Feby [February] 27, 1819
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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section 
[handwritten] ME.E.
[handwritten] Hist [history] of Jacob Martin - 
[handwritten] S. 22382 sent same date
May 21, 1928
Miss R.E. Hall
Ken Oak Road
Mt. Washington
Balto, [Baltimore] Maryland
Madam:
I advise you that it appears from the papers in the Revolution-
ary [Revolutionary] War pension claim, S. 40117, that William Martin enlisted in 
Pennsylvania in 1776 as private in Captain William Butler's Company 
in Colonel St. Clair's Pennsylvania Regiment; he was in the battles 
of Brandywine and Germantown, and served until 1783.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 27, 
1818, at which time he was sixty-eight years of age and was living 
in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania. 
He died April 4, 1820. 
There are no data on file as to his family. 
The Revolutionary War records of this Bureau are open to the
public for research work, and you or any one designated by you may
examine and collect data from the papers on file in a reasonable
number of claims, by calling at the Bureau.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
August 3, 1926
Mary L. Martin
452 Jefferson St. 
Greenfield, Ohio
Madam:
I have to advise you that it appears from the papers in the Revolu-
tionary [Revolutionary] War pension claim, S. 40117, that WILLIAM MARTIN enlisted in Penn-
sylvania [Pennsylvania] in 1776 as private in Captain William Butler's Company in Colonel 
St. Clair's Pennsylvania Regiment ; he was in the battles of Brandywine and 
Germantown and served until 1783.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 27, 1818, 
at which time he was sixty-eight years of age and was living in Mifflin
County, Pennsylvania.
He died April 4, 1820. 
[handwritten] Add: There are no data on file as to his family
Respectfully, 
INFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner
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statement of the military history of William Martin
[sol]dier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
[inf]ormation as contained in his [(or his widow's) struck through] application for pen-
sion [pension] on file in this Bureau. Sur. F. 40117
Dates of Enlistment or Appointment
1776 to 1783
Rank
Pri. [Private]
Officers under whom service was rendered
Captain
Wm. Butler
Colonel
St. Clair
State
Pa.
Battles engaged in, Brandywine & Germantown
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Enl. [enlisted] in Pa.
Date of application for pension, Apr 27, 1818 [Cl al]
Residence at date of application, Mifflin Co. Pa.
Age at date of application, 68 yrs .Died Apr. 4, 1820
Remarks * from [illegible] book
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Aug. 11 1927
Pension Office - 
Washington. D.C.
Gentlemen - 
If possible - will 
you send me a copy
of all details on
these pension applications
W. Martin - application
made April 1818 - 
File No. 40117
Jacob Martin - application
made Sept. 1833
File No. 22385
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If you cannot furnish
full details -(all infor-
mation [information] given on the
original papers - will 
you kindly advise 
me as to how and
where I may copy
the details for myself.
Thanking you for any
assistance you may
give me.
Very truly yours,
(Miss) R.E. Hall
Ken Oak Road
Mt. Washington
Balto [Baltimore] Md.
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[U.S. Pension Office seal date JUN 8 1926]
Greenfield, Ohio
June 7, 1926
Pension Dept.
Have you the record of 
William Martin's pension 
"William Martin, enlisted at
Mifflin Co. Pa. on Feb. 9, 1776 as
a private in Capt. William 
Butler's Company of Colonel
St. Clair Regiment. Notably
Brandy Wine and Germantown.
applied for pension in 1818.
Pension was allowed.
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Certificate 8479, Philadelphia agency.
Last payment of pension ($8.00) per
month made to Robert M. Martin,
Administrator March 4, 1820
Please answer me soon as I want
the proof to send in with my D.A.R.
papers by July first.
Hoping to hear from you soon
as possible. 
Yours Respt. [respectfully]
Mary L. Martin
452 Jefferson St.
Greenfield, Ohio.
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personal inquiry June 10, 1922
Miss Ida M. Reagan
c/o Mr. E.B. Baldwin
606 F. St. N.W.
Wash DC
wants record of
Wm Martin
Pa. S40117
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Mr A.S. Martin
Vendome Hotel
Wash. D.C.
S. 40117
Wm. Martin
VLM
ACH
Mar 5 1912
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Athens O. [Ohio] Aug. 14 1911
The Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir,
S.40.117 Yours of the 7th [illegible]
at hand. The Mr. William Martin
referred to was my great great 
grand father. I wish to become 
a member of the D.A.R.
I have the following informa
-tion [information] concerning him.
He was born in 1730, and died 
on April 4 1820. he resided in 
Turbett township Mifflin Co. Pa.
He enlisted in the Revolutionary War
in 1776 and was discharged in 1783
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He received a pension. it 
was issued March 23 1813
by the Pennsylvania Agency
I wish to receive what inform
ation [information] I can concerning this
soldier of the Revolutionary
War. so that I can become 
a member to the local chapter
of the D.A.R. 
Yours very respectfully
Mrs Lavenia W. Sloane
69 S. Court St
Athens O. [Ohio]
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Wm Martin
Mifflin Co. Penna.
40117
Send to A.M. Martin
310 C St. N.W.
City
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40117
Napoleon Ohio
April 28, 1908
I am in receipt of a report
from the Bureau of Pensions,
of the Military Record of William
Martin, who enlisted in the 
Revolutionary War from Mifflin
County Penna.
The report gives no account
of engagements or battles
participated in, which I
would be glad to have. I
would also like to have the
date of his death or, at least,
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his last Pension voucher.
The report I have is desig-
nated [designated] as follows:
F.W.
Sur. F. 40.117
Rev. War
Which may assist you
Please address
Mrs. J. S. Haley
Napoleon 
Henry County Ohio
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[A three- sided file jacket, on the center cover]

40117
Revy INVALID.

File No.	40,117

William Martin 
Pa Rev War 

Act 	18th March 18

Index: Vol     J        , Page  306          

[Arrangement of 1870.]

[On the left side; may be a continuation of the right side of the folder]
Martin

Haley V. L. M.

[On the right side]
Apr. 1 ‘08. Hist. to A.M. [cut off]

1908 May 5 Hist.  to Mrs. J.S.

1911 Aug. 21 Hist. to Mrs. L. W. Sloane V. L. M.

1912 Mch. 13 Hist. to Ms. A. S. Martin V. L. M.

1922 June 13. Hist to J. M. Reagan AW

1926 Aug 3 hist. to Mary L. Martin WCS

1928 - May 21 – Hist to Miss R.E. Hall. M E E