Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 35091, for James Sullivan, Maryland
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SERVICE                       NUMBER

Md.    Sullivan, James   S35091
N.Y.

CONTENTS
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6765    4

Maryland
James Sullivan
of Baltimore in the state of Maryland who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Gists of the Maryland line, for the term of five years
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Inscribed on the Roll of Maryland at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to comment on the 29 of April 1818
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Certificate of Pension issued the 9 of Feb 1819 and sent to [name crossed out]
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Arrears to 4th of Sep. 1818               33.60
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Mar 1819   48.-
Sent
M.T. Bailey                                           81.60

Baltimore
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}
To. War 
Continued
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notification sent September 6th 1820 to Philip Moore, Baltimore Maryland

Died July 8 - 1822 - H B
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State of Maryland
City of Baltimore Sct.

    On this twenty ninth day of April in the year of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and Eighteen personally appeared before me the undersigned, James Sullivan of the City of Baltimore aged about fifty nine years, an applicant for a pension, under the Act of Congress entitled, "An Act to provide for certain persons who engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War", and then and there made the following declaration on oath by me administered, "that he was enlisted at Leonard Town in the State of Maryland, about the month of February 1778. by Lieutenant Major of Captain Armstrongs Company 3d Maryland Regiment then Commanded by Col. Mordecai Gist in General Smallwoods brigade, joined the main Army at Valley forge, a few weeks previous to the evacuation of Phila. by the Brittish [British]- from thence marched to the battle of Monmouth, from thence to the white plains, and lay there during the summer, in the fall marched to Fishkill, and from thence to Winter Quarters at Middle brook - On the opening of the Campaign in the Spring, ordered to "buttermilk falls"
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below West point on the north river, there occupied in
building Fort No. 4 during the summer--after various
movements went into winter quarters near Morristown
at a place called the "Heights" to the best of deponant
recollection when the Maryland troops marched to
the southward, in the spring, deponant was left on
the sick list, in the hospital at Morris town
when he continued until he was ordered to join
Capt. Dunscombs Company of the 2nd New York
regiment, which Company was soon after
Commanded by Captain Fowler, with which he
marched in same Regiment under command of
Colonel Courtland to the seige of York in Virginia,--
after the capture of Cornwallis went as a guard
of prisoners at Fredericksburg, then went
into winter quarters near Pennington Plains in
the ensuing winter encampted at Snake Hills
where he rejoined his former regiment a Maryland
detachment, as it was called, in Captain 
Musy Company, and in the spring marched to
Baltimore, and there received from said Capt.
Muse a provisional discharge, and was never
again called into service, which discharge
he has long since lost or distroyed, has no
knowledge of any Officer or private now living
in the City or County of Baltimore who served
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with him, that his name hath never been {illegible]
on any pension list, therefore hath non to relinquish
& that from by reduced circumstances he needs the
assistance of his country for support.
Subscribed and sworn       (signature of James Sullivan)
to before me.................
{illegible signature}
{illegible] Court
On this said twenty ninth day of April 1818 the said James Sullivan
produced before me a certain Moses Smith aged about 58 years who 
being by me duly sworn deposeth and saith that he was a soldier in the U.S. regular army during the revolutionary war, that James Sullivan
now present was transfered from a regiment in the Maryland line to the Regiment in which said deponent was then attached commanded by
Col. Courtland and has good reason to believe every part of said 
Sullivan declaration is true as set forth.
(signature illegible)                     (signature of Moses Smith)
City of Baltimore S
I hereby certify, that from the aforegoing declarations, made before
me this day on Oath it appears to my satisfaction that the said
James Sullivan served in the Revolutionary War against the Common
Enemy in the Continental establishment, and entitled to a pension 
under the late act of Congress. 
(signature of [ ] Brice}
{illegible  Judge  illegible}
29th April 1818
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James Sullivan
3rd Regt
W.T. Bailey
Balt

Adm

Hon T Bailey
H. of Rep

City of Baltimore

I Thomas Harwood clerk of Baltimore City Court do hereby certify that the Honorable Nicholas Brice Esquire before whom the aforegoing proceedings were taken and certified and who hath thereto subscribed his name was at the time of so doing 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 whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court this 29th day of April eighteen hundred and eighteen.

Th. Harwood - clerk
Baltimore City Court
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James Sullivan
Revy Pensioner
$8.00

6765
March 1819
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SCHEDULE

United State of America
Maryland District

On this eleventh day of July 1820 personally appeared in open court in the District Court in and for the District of Maryland, James Sullivan aged sixty-one 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 enlisted into the service of the United States at Leonard Town in the State of Maryland about the month of February 1778 under Lt. Majors, mustered in Capt. Armstrong's company in the 3rd Maryland Regt. then commanded by Col. Mordecai Gish - was additionally in different companies and Regt but finally discharged from Capt. Moses Company at Baltimore, in the spring of 1783 to best of his recollection.

That he hath been placed on the revolutionary pension roll of the Maryland Agency at the rate of $8 per month commencing from 29th April 1818 as will appear by his pension certificate No 6765 and bearing date the 10th February 1819.

and I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 19th March, 1818; and that I have not since that time by fit, sale, or in any manner 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 provide 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, contracts or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and
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Schedule Referred to within vvz.

Three pine table of my own make - $3.00
Five common chairs - $2.50
Some water tubs & buckets - $2.00
Common andirons, shovel & tongs, pot & kettle - $4.00
Plates and other crockery $2.00 Knives Ford $3 = $4.00
Some old rough carpenters tools - $5.00

Total $20.50

That he is by trace a rough jobbing carpenter but in consequence of emaciated construction not able to earn his bread thereby ever more work to be had.

That he has a wife named Jane aged about 37 yrs. Three children aged 6 years, 4 years & 2 years - That were it not for the pension he draws from the government he would not be able to support himself without the assistance of private or public charity.

James Sullivan

Sworn to and declared on the eleventh day of July 1820 before the District Court.

I Philip Moore - clerk of 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 court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is twenty dollars and fifty cents.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this first day of August 1820.

Philip Moore - Clerk of the District court for the District of Maryland
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March 6, 1931

Rev & 1812 Wars section
AWF:MLB

Mr. Nelson Robinson
Lomond Apartments
Seattle, Washington

Dear Sir:

You are advise that it appears from the appears in the revolutionary war pension claim S.35091, that James Sullivan enlisted in Leonardtown, Maryland in February, 1778, and served in Captain Armstrong's company, Colonel Mordecai Gist's Third Maryland Regiment, went into winter quarters at Middlebrook and in the spring was ordered to Butter Milk Falls on North River below West Point, was there during the summer and went into winter quarters near Morristown, at a place called the "Heights". In the spring when the Maryland troops marched southward, he was left sick in the hospital at Morristown. He later joined Captain Dunscomb's company also served in Captain Fowler's company, Colonel Van Cortlandt's New York Regiment, and marched to the siege of Yorktown; after the capture of Cornwallis, he marched to Fredericksburg as a guard to prisoners, was there during the winter and joined Captain Muss's Maryland company and was discharged in Baltimore in the spring of 1783.

He was allowed pension on his application executed April 29, 1818, at which time he was living in Baltimore, Maryland was aged fifty-nine years.

In 1820 he referred to his wife, Janes, as aged thirty-seven years, and to three children aged six, four and two years. The names of the children are not stated.

He died July 5, 1822 A.B.

Very truly yours

E W Morgan
Acting Commissioner
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Dear Sir

Can you give me the pension record of James Sullivan private Maryland line (Jan 1820 page 551)

Nelson Robinson
Lomond Apts
Seattle Wash

STAMP - Revolutionary & 1812 Wars Bureau of Pensions Feb 14, 1931
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35  091
Rev  INVALID.
File No. 35,091
James Sullivan
Pri Rev War
Act. 18th March 18th
Index:-Vol. 2, Page 405
{Arrangement of 1870}