Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3690, for Hugh Pierce, Maryland
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SERVICE 
Md.
Pierce, Hugh or Pearce or Pearse
NUMBER S. 3690
carded
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let. 28 July 1840
N. G. O'Neale
Ohio Pittsburgh 22.621
Hugh Pierce *
Belmont 6 in the State of Ohio who was a Private in the Co. commanded by Captain Henry of the Regt commanded by Col Henry in the Maryland line for Nine mos.
*Pearce or Pearse

Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio Pittsbg. at the rate of 30 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21st day of Nov. 1833 and sent to Hon. Wm. Kennon, St. Clairsville, Ohio.

Arrears to the 4th of Sep. 1833--75.00.
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar, 34.  15.00
$90.00.

{Revolutionary Claim 
Act, June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by Wm R. Palmer, Clerk
(illegible letter) Vol. 8  Page 123.
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832
State of Ohio Belmont County on this day of March personally appeared in open court before Jeremiah H. Hallock John Dovenport & George Sharp Judges of the court of common pleas now sitting Hugh Pearse a resident of Wheeling Township Belmont County and State of Ohio aged seventy six years who being first duly sworn according to law both on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832--that he enlisted in the army about two years before the battle of Brandywine but was not called out untill a few weeks before the battle and that he was in the 10th Regiment commanded by General Smallwood,  Colonel Henry & Captain Henry--went from his residence in Kent County Maryland in company with Captain Maxwills company of Militia--From Brandywine to Germantown where there was another engagement this applicant states clearly that he was in both these engagements and that both (illegible word) so far  as he can recollect very early in the morning From Germantown the army marched to the south and had an engagement but can not recollect where but thinks it was in some of the New England States and in 6 or 8 months returned and was discharged in Germantown- He states that at Brandywine there was but eight men left of his company-This applicant enlisted again in about two or three years under his Brother John Pearse who was a captain and who promised him a commission as Lieutenant which commission he received he thinks he entered the service the second time in the winter of 1780 or spring of 1781 so far as he can recollect--was stationed at Anapolis-from that marched to Washington from there to Prince George County and from that to Yorktown where he was in another engagement and after which he was discharged.
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The General was Gen. Washington, Capt. John Pearse Lieutenet himself-The applicant states that he was a year in the service the second time-and after the battle of Yorktown he received a discharge from the hand of General Washington who then promised him 100 acres of land in the west-that discharge had worn out and the pieces lost-From the first enlistment untill the final discharge was over six years- The applicant has no documentary evidence nor has he any person whose testimony whose testimony (repeated) he can procure who could testify to he service And he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that hes not on the pension roll  of the agency of any state  Sworn to and subscribed this 12 day of March A.D. 1883 in open Court. Hugh Pearse X his mark   Peter Tallman  Clerk
William Robinson  Alexander McConnell residing in the Township of Wheeling and county of Belmont Ohio hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Hugh Pearse who has subscribed and sworn to the above declar he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of  the revolution and that from that belief for 18 or 20 years we concur in that opinion
Sworn to and subscribed this day and year aforesaid in open Court 6th March 1833.
Peter Tallman  Clerk  Wm Robinson   Alexander McConnell Jr.
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states  And the court further certifies that William Robinson & Alexander McConnell who have also signed the same are residents of Wheeling Township Belmont Co Ohio
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and are credible persons and that there statements are entitled to credit.  J. H. Hallock  George Sharp, John Davanport    {Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Belmont County - 

? Question Where were you living when called in service where have you lived since the revolutionary was & where do you now live --
I lived after I left the service about 16 years in Kent Co Md at which place I have lived both times when called into service - thence to Hartford Co M.D. & remained there 3 or 4 years - then on to Alexandria live there 8 years then to Ohio Co Va there 8 years thence to this Co where has lived for nearly 20 years in Wheeling Township Belmont Co Ohio
1st Where and in what year were you born? I was born in Kent County Maryland. I think I am about 45. I was 17 when I enlisted which was two years before the battle of Brandywine.
2nd Have you any record of your age?  I have none it was in my mother's bible - 

Question and answer #3 is crossed out
3rd Where were you living when living when called into service where have you lived since the revolutionary war and where do you now live? -- I lived in Kent County Maryland when called both times I went to Harford Co Md lived there 8 years from there to Alexandria Pa there 3 years when I left there I then came to Ohio County  Va where I remained 8 or ten years from that I moved to where I now live which is about 20 years in Wheeling Township Belmont County Ohio - I was in Kent Co Md 10 years after the Battle of Yorktown.
4th How were you called into Service?-- I volunteered both times --
5th State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops where you served such continental and Militia regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service -- The first term of service I served under Gen. Smallwood - Colonel Henry & Capt. Henry
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I joined the army of Hen Smallwood shortly before the Battle of Brandywine- I was in the Battle of Brandywine--went from there to Germantown was also in that Battle afterwards we proceeded north and remained there 6 or 8 months--returned and was discharged in Germantown--the officers in the second tour was General Washington Capt John Pearse. He was Lieutenant himself--marched both times from Kent Co Md  Entered the service in 1780 in winter or spring of 1781--went from Kent Co to Anapolis and was stationed there some time thence to Washington--thence to Prince George Co thence to Yorktown where he was in another army agent after which he was discharged--can recollect no officer of the continental line

6th Did you receive a discharge from your first tour of your service?  I did but it is worn out by carrying it in my pocket--

7th Did you ever receive a commission and by whom was it signed?  I received a commission but can not recollect by whom it was signed  I was Lieutenant during my second tour of service--

8th State the names of  persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your service as a soldier of the revolution? 

I would mention William Grimes, John Wylie & James Campbell--
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Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace in and for Belmont County Ohio Hugh Pearse who being duely sworn deposeth and saith that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he can not swear positively as to the precise length of his service but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the period mentioned below and in the following grade

for 9 months I served as a private under Capt. Henry--Col. Henry & in the regiment of General Smallwood and for such service I claim a pension said service was in the revolution

Sworn to and subscribed before me on the 11th day of Nov. 1833--Hugh Pearce  X his mark
John Scatterday Justice of the Peace

The State of Ohio Belmont County  cp. I, William Tallman deputy Clerk of the Court of Common pleas of said County do hereby certify that John Scatterday Esqr. is a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, that his commission was dated on the twenty seventh day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three, and will expire on the twenty seventh day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirty Six, and that his signature above written is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at St. Clairsville this 11th day of November AD 1833--
William Tallman depty Clerk
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Hugh Pearce
Pension papers
24189
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The State of Ohio Belmont County SS.
I Peter Tallman Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Belmont County do Certify that the above attached Paper, with the matters and things, therein contained, continuing the application of Hugh Pearce a soldier of the Revolution Wars, are the identical papers taken and declarations taken in open Court on the 12th day of March AD 1833. before the Honorable Jeremiah H Hallock President Judge, George Sharp and John Davenport Associate Judges of said Court and that their signatures to the same are genuine.  In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at St. Clairsville this 16th day of March AD 1833.  
Peter Tallman  Clerk
(seal)
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22.621
(crossed out) 24.189
Hugh Pearce
Belmont Co Ohio

(crossed out) Send to G.G. Bremer
(crossed out) Return e i
Admitted 9. months
$ (blot)

Hon William Kennon
St. Clairsville Ohio
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WAR DEPARTMENT
Pension Office
31 May 1833

Sir:
The evidence in support of you claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace (thus: }). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.

(Chart)

A Statement, shewing the Service of Hugh Pearce--

Period when the service was recorded.
     a few weeks before the Battle of 
     Brandywine  20 March  6 or 8 months  Winter 1780  w 1781

Duration of the claimant's service.
     1 (year)

Rank of the claimant
     Private
     Lieut

Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served.
    ( as Private)  Capt Henry  Col. Henry
     (as Lieutenant) Capt Pearce

Age at present and place of abode when he entered the service.
     76 years Kent Co Maryland

Proof by which the declaration is supported.
     Traditionary


I am, respectfully, Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions
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2
REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service. 
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons  claiming the benefit of this law as officers, con-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a 
court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of County of }ss.
On this _____day of _____personally appeared (a) before_______
A.B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____aged___ (c)_____years who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832.  That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)_____, with _____and served in the _____(e) regiment of the _____line, under the following named officers:_________________
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers: the time he left the service, (and if he served under more than on term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers,) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and thebe  country through which he marched. This form is to varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.

He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of______.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.    A. B.
(And then will follow the certificate of the Court.)
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I __________of the Court of _________do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _________________for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____day of ______&c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz: (k) We, A. B. 
, a Clergyman, residing in the __________and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _________, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be __________years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion,
Sworn and subscribed  the days and year aforesaid,
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the ________and the C. D. , who has also signed th4e same is a resident in the ________and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _________Clerk of the Court of ________do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of ___________for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this ___day of _____&c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford on of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
1. Where and  in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service;  where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the  names of some of  the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of you services.
6.{To a Soldier{ Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
{To an Officer{ Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman,  the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of aa  Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk  of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.

[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the was when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served;  otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. 
Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less that the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: ____For ____year____  ____months, and ____days, I served as a ____ ____. For ____months and ______days, I served as a ______; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant serve and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grad of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent  authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it ha no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers. 

Mode of authentication papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must bee attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
*The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers, and State Troops. The prof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department with the declaration.
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.      AW
om
October 8, 1924.

J. Alonzo Matthews, 
715 Chouteau Trust Bldg.,
Saint Louis, MO.

Sir: 
I have to advise you that from the papers in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.3690, it appears that Hugh Pearse or Pearse or Pierce who signed by mark was born in Kent County, Maryland, date not stated.
While living in said county, he was called out just before the battle of Brandywine and served for 6 or 8 months as private in Captain Henry's Company, Colonel Henry's Maryland Regiment. He was in the battles of Brandywine and Germantown. He again enlisted in the spring of 1781 and served 9 months in the company of his brother, Captain John Pearce, in the Maryland Militia, was in an engagement at Yorktown and was discharged December 3, 1781.
He was allowed pension on his application executed March 12, 1833, while living in Wheeling Township, Belmont County, Ohio, aged 76 Years.
There is no further data on file as to family. The
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date and place of his death are not on record.
The records fail to show a claim for pension or bounty land on file on account of the services of Daniel Pearce of Maryland or of a John Pearce (all spellings of that name searched) who served as a Captain as described above or who enlisted in Kent County, Maryland, and served in the militia for 3 years from 1781 to 1783.
If, however, John Pearce, the subject of your inquiry, ever served at any other period or resided in any other state than Maryland and you will so advise, also furnishing the places of residence, date of death, and given name of widow, another search of the records will be made in your behalf.

Respectfully, 
Washington Gardner
Commissioner.
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you will please call on Mr. J. L. Edwards, Com. of Pensions, and learn the reason why it is that Hugh Pierce a private in the Army of the Revolution. We some few years ago about $96. annually, but now shews only $30. annually--the Act under which he receives his pension was posted 7th  June 1832, dated War Office 21st Nov. 1833 signed Lewis Cass--Wm Pierce is a poor old man 84 years old, he was a 2nd Lieutenant in the Army.--
signed Chas. W. Pierce at Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio--
send the subject of enquiry to H. G. O'Neale
Draughtman with Gen.l Land Office

Send an answer to IW. H. G. O'Neale,
Draughtsman Genl. Land Office
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War Department
Pension Office 20th Sep. 1833

Sir.

I regret that the regulations of this Department, forbid the admission of that portion of Hugh Pearces claim, where he alleges to have served as a Lieutenant.--The rule is one which has not been departed from, where there is a claim for a pension under the Act of June 1832 as a Commissioned Officer. The original commission must be (four words illegible because of crease in paper) -tong evidence he was duly commissioned as served from the length of time alleged.

I have the honour to be very Respectfully your obt Servt
J. L. Edwards

Hon William Kennon
St Clairsville Ohio.
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Land Office, Annapolis, May 3rd 1833;
I Certify, that it appears by a pay roll or list, remaining in this office, headed as follow;-"An Alphabetical List of Discharged Soldiers of two Battalions of Militia raised to serve 9 months, or until the 10th day of December 1781;--That the name of Hugh Pearce appears upon said list to have been discharged on the 3rd day of December 1781, and received ten (pounds).0.0,--
George G. Brewer Reg. Ld. Off W. S. Md.

Mam--It does not appear by any of the rolls or Army Lodgers, in this office, that Hugh Pearce, ever served, at anytime as a Lieutenant, as he states in his declaration
George G. Brewer
Reg. Ld Off. W. S. Md
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Missouri Society, Sons of the American Revolution
President Linn Paine 904 Locust Street St. Louis, Mo
Vice Presidents
Charles W. Bates
Samuel McK. Green
Charles M. Hay
John W. Friscoe

Honorary Vice-Presidents
George H. Shields
W. B. Homer
James E. Withrow
L. D. Kingsland
Harmon J. Bliss

Secretary
J. Alonzo Matthews
5070 Vernon Ave.
St. Louis, MO.

Treasurer
Walter D. Dodd
2740 Locust St.
St. Louis, MO.

Registrar
Homer Hall
1422 Railway Exchange Bldg.
St. Louis, MO

Historian and Genealogist
W. H. H. Tainter

Chaplain
Rev. Joseph Harris Harvey

St. Louis
Sept 15th 1924.

Bureau Pensions
Washington DC

Dear Sir:--
The Muster Rolls of Maryland in the Revolution show the following--
John ? Pearce. of Kent Co. enlisted for 3 yrs in the militia 1781 Discharged 1783
Hugh Pearse. of Kent Co enlisted for 3 yrs in the militia 1781 Discharged 1783.

Please advise if pensions were granted and place of residence at death, etc. also the fee necessary to obtain copy of papers.

Yours truly
J Alonzo Matthews
715 Alouteau Trust Bldg.
St. Louis MO.

(circular stamp) PENSION OFFICE SEP 17 1924 U. S.
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1924 Oct. 9. Heist. to J. A. Matthews. AW.

(2 check marks)
RevWar
INVALID.
File No. 3690
Hugh Pierce
Privt Rev" War
x or Pearce or Pearse
Act: June 7" 1832
Index:--Vol. A, Page 296
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Nov 15. 1833.
Pension Office
(stamp )
Hon. Lewis Cass
Washington DC
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St. Clairsville Nov. 11th 1833
(seal)
Sir!
It appears from the letter inclosed from the Right of the Land office Md. that Hugh Pearse's name appears on the list of discharged soldiers raised to serve nine months--There can be no impropriety in allowing him a pension for what time appear, that he served--He can not comply as to evidence with the regulation of the Department as to his commission--It can not be produced--nor such proof as would be calculated to be satisfactory.
Your (illegible)--
William Kennon Junior