Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34705, Hugh Connelly, Continental (Md)
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SERVICE
Continental (Md)

Connelly, Hugh

NUMBER
B. L. Nt 827-100.
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[vertically left side of fold, very faded]

Notification sent September 24 1820 to
Kennedy  Hagerstown, Maryland

[right side of fold}
(118)
Maryland.
Hugh Connelly,
Capt Thompson  private, Maryland
Congress Regt
Army U. States

Ar$8 per mo com.d 6th. April, 1818.

Cert: issued 10" April, 1818.
I sent to Genl. Ringold, in
Congress, House of Rept. U. States

anl. to 4th Sept. 1818. 4 30/31 md. $39.74

Rev.y. Claim,
Act 18th. March, 1818

Hazend Regiment
Six Years
War

Continued

Washington Co
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827 [circled]
Hugh Connelly
private,
Hazens Regiment

Warrant [illegible] 10th. Dec. 1819

Hon. S. Ringgold
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Hugh Connell's
order for
Land Warrant
Favor of Genl
S. Ringgold
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State of Maryland Washington County
I Hugh Connely a soldier of the Revolutionary War, late of Col.l Hazens Regiment do hereby authorise and empower General Samuel ringgold deprecation in Congress from this district to receive the Warrant due for Bounty Land for Military Services rendered during the Revolutionary War given under my hand this first day of December 1819 -
[signed] Hugh X his mark Connelly

[illegible]
[signed] Tho Kennedy
To the Honorable
The Secretary of War
Washington City
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Maryland [illegible].

Genl Ringgold
of Congress
Apr. 10. 1818

1818. 9. 4
1819 4.5
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4 . 30/31
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$ 32
     7.74
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$ 39.74

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State of Maryland Washington County Ss
Be it remembered that on the Sixth day of April Eighteen hundred and eighteen personally appeared before me the subscribed an officiating  Judge for the fifth Judicial District of the State of Maryland composed of Frederick Washington and Allegany Counties, Hugh Connely of Washington County aforesaid who made oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God, That he entered the American Army at Frederick Town Maryland in the year seventeen hundred and seventy five for one year, that he marched to Canada and was at Quebec in the division commanded by General Montgomery his captains name at that place was Butler - That on his return home he enlisted he things in the year Seventeen hundred and Seventy Six, to Serve during the War in Capt. Thomsons company in the Congress Regiment commanded by
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Colonel Hazen - and that he remained in the same regiment until the end of the War when he was discharged at Pompton plains in New Jersey - That during the war he was at the capture of Burgoyne __ the taking of Stoney Point - the Battle of Brandywine in the skirmishes at Monmouth and Brunswick and at the surrender of Cornwallis - And that from his reduced circumstances he needs the assistance of his country for support - that he has never hitherto received any Pension from the United States, nor has he ever Received a Land Warrant for his Bounty Land which is justly due to him from the United States. _
I do certify to the Secretary for the Department of War of the United States that the aforesaid declaration was made upon oath before me day and year first above written; In Testimony wereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal
TW. Buchanan
[seal affixed on right]
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Washington County, Maryland April Sixth 1818 _ I Hugh Connelly late of the Congress Regiment commanded by Col.l Hagen during the Revolutionary war, do hereby relinquish all my right, title and claim to any Pension to which I may have been entitled to any Law of the United States passed previous to the Act of Congress of the 18th March 1818
[Seal hand written in a circle]
[signed on right] Hugh X his mark Connelly
Witness.
[signed] Tho. Kennedy

State of Maryland Washington County Ss
I hereby certify that the Honorable John Buchanan Esq. whose name is signed to the within affidavit is an associate Judge of the firth Judicial district of the State of Maryland composed of the Counties of Frederick, Washington and Allegany County duly commissioned and qualified and to all his acts as such full faith and credit is and ought to be given as wll in Courts of Justice as thereunto In Testimony whence of I have hereto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of my office this 6th day of April 1818.
D H Williams Clk
Wash Cnty Ss. Maryland.
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[left side of fold]
Hugh Connelly
MD
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STATE OF MARYLAND, WASHINGTON COUNTY, SS.
On this first day of August 1820, personally appeared in open court, bring a court of record for the said county, Hugh Connely aged Eighty years, resident in said county, who, being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows:-
That he enlisted in Frederick Town Maryland in 1775 or 1776 in Capt Thompsons Company Congress Regiment Commanded by Col. Hagen for three years on during the war, and was discharged at Pompton Plains New Jersey after the capture of Cornwallis   That his original [word certificate cross out] declaration was made on the 6th day of April 1818 and his pension Certificate is numbered 118 - and bears date the 10th April 1818
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SCHEDULE OF PROPERTY, &c.

1 Chest
1 Iron Pot
1 Tru Bucket
2 plates
1 Sifter
1 flour barrell
1 Wash Tub
1 Old Iron Shovel
1 Smoothing Iron
1 Corn broom
1 Coffee pot
2 Cups & Saucers and
One lantern

a United States Military land warrant for 100 acres land 
He is a gardener by profession, but as he now goes upon Crutches is unable to do any thing for his support he has a wife aged 75 years _ a daughter a widow and two young children residing with him, who are  all rather a bother than a help _ he has further of property not enumerated a Crutch and a Staff
Witness
[signed} Tho Kennedy
[signed on right] Hugh X his mark Connelly

Sworn to, and declared, on the first day of August 1820. in open Court
D. H. Williams Clk

I, Otho H. Williams clerk of Washington County Court Maryland do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court that witness of John Copes who was sworn and are a resident in open Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is five dollars and __cents.  In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this Eighty [words obscured by affixed seal] 1820.

D.H. Williams
Clerk of the Court for the County of Washington
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Hugh Connelly

Ws. issu  No. 824
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34705
Recy INVALID.

File No. 34.705
Hugh Connelly
In Rev War

Act: 18" March 18th
Index:__Vol. D, Page 84
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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State of Maryland Washington County Ss

Be it remembered that on this 11th day of August 1879 before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace for the County aforesaid personally appears Henry Young of said county aged eighty eight years and made oath on the Holy Evangelis of Almighty God that he well knew Hugh Connelly (who now resides in Williams port Washington County (aforesaid) and during the revolutionary War that he knew him to be a private soldier in the Congress Regiment Commanded by Coll _ Hazen
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State of Maryland Washington County Ss
I hereby certify that Melton H Sachell Gentleman whose name is signed to the within affidavit is a Justice of the peace for the County aforesaid duly Commissioned and qualified
[seal affixed on left]
I have hereto Subscribed my name
and affixed the seal of my office
this third day of November 1819.
D. H. Williams Clk
W. C. Cahill
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State of Maryland Washington County SS 38.299
Be it remembered that on the 2nd day of October 1819 before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for the county aforesaid personally appears William Bowen aged about seventy one years a resident of said County, and made oath on the Holy Hvangely of Almight God that he well knew Hugh Connely who now resides in Williamsport Washington County aforesaid, that during the Revolutionary War he served in the Same Regiment - called the Congress Regiment Commanded by Colonel Hazen, that the said Connelly served until the end of the Revolutionary War in said Regiment and were discharged at Pompton plains New Jersay - that this deponent was discharged soon after - and furth saith not
Sworn & subscribed before
me [signed] M. H. Sackett
[signed on right] William X his mark Bower
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State of Maryland Washington County Sette
I hereby Certify that Milton H. Sackett Gentleman whose name is Signed to the within Testimment of writing is, and was at the time of So doing a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid duly duly Commissioned and qualified. ~ In Testimony whereof I have hereto
Set my name and affixed the Seal of my office this 3rd day of November 1817
[signed] Otho H Williams Clk of
Washington County Court