Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2,787, John Day, Md.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
Md.
Day, John
NUMBER
R.2.787

CONTENTS
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March 27. 1834
OC.

Recorded Vol. 25.
Page 378.
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War Department
Pension Office
March 27. 1834

Sir.

The papers in support of the claim of John Day, have been examined. He alleges to have served in the Maryland line. On an examination being made of the roll that line, it appears that he deserted. By this act he has forfeited all claim to the bounty of his country. The claim has therefore been rejected. The paper wills will be placed in file in this office.

[illegible].

Andrew Craig Esq
Whitley C.N.[?]
Ken[?]
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June the 7th 1832
State of Tennessee
Campbell County ss.

On this 30th day of December, 1833, personally appeared before me William King, an acting justice of the peace for Campbell County and State of Tennessee John Day a resident of the Elk fork of the Clear fork of Cumberland in the county of Campbell and State of Tennessee aged 81 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of June the 7th 1832. That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year 1777 for and during the war with Lamuel Chester a sergeant in the county of Baltimore and state of Maryland and served in the 6th Regiment as well as he remembers of the Continental line under the following named officers Joshua Miles Capt Andrew Buchannan Col he states that he served until late in 1778 in and about Baltimore in fortifying it, guarding the magazine, he states that by reason of old age and consequent loss of memory he cannot state precisely how long he served but form the rest of his knowledge and recollection not less than eighteen months proving then to be an invalid, and being unfit any longer for action service, he was exchanged by his
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Colonel, with his own consent for an Irish servant he states that the Irish servant belonged to Elijah Bozley--that he served Bozley for three years and six months in the room of the Irish servant and procured for said servant his End in turn, said Servant was to have procured for him a discharge, but he has never seen him since--he states that he never was in a battle and continued the whole of his time while in the service in and about Baltimore--he states that the name of the Irish servant was Patrick

he hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity except the present[?] and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state and that from bodily infirmity he is unable to attend court, a distance to Jacksborough[?] his county Town of 22 miles

Sworn to and subscribed this day and date above written
John Day his mark

I William King, a Justice as aforesaid do hereby declare my opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. I also declare my opinion that he is unable by reason of bodily infirmity and old age to attend court at Jacksborough[?]

Given under my hand at the home of John Day, in the county of Campbell the day
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29.815
John Day 2--
[illegible]
Whitley [illegible]
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Exhasted[?] at U Perond[?] in Vabout[?] Baltimore Md. Deserted 1832 in Campbell Co Tenn
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2787
P.O. John Day
Service: ___
REJECTED
Enlisted: ___, 18___
Discharged: ___, 18___
Application Filed: ___, 18___
Alleges: The printed list of 1852 shows reasons for rejection--"Desertion"
Re-enlisted: ___
Attorney: ___
P.O. ___
___ Recognized. ___ Contract.
___ Cert. of Dis. Searched for ___, 18___.
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29815
John Day 2d

[sideways] John Day
Pension Statement [/sideways]
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[sideways] 29815
John Day 2d[/sideways]

John Day
Pension Statement
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and year aforesaid
William King justice of the peace

I William Casey clerk of the court of Campbell county do hereby certify that William King who has signed the preceding certificate is a justice of the peace for Campbell County and that the above signature purporting to be his is his genuine signature

In testimony when I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this fourth day of February 1834
William Casey Clk
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Land Office, Annapolis, March 22nd 1834;

Sir,

Yours of the 9th Inst. with the declaration of John Day enclosed, was received,--In reply, I have to inform you, that it appears by the master Rolls of the revolution in the office that John Day enlisted as a private in that Maryland Regiment on the 2nd day of April 1778, and on the 18th of June 1779, deserted;--from not finding his name upon any of the pay rolls, I presume that he did not return, to the Army, and serve out the term of his enlistment;

I am respectfully,
Yr. obt. svt.[?]
G.G. Brewer
J.L. Edwards Esq.
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[sideways] 2787 [/sideways]

March. 5.
1834.
Tennessee
original.

[sideways] Whitley [illegible]
Feby 14th

Mr Brenner will be pleased to give [illegible]
March 7, 1834
Free

War Department
Pention Office
Washington City
D.C. [/sideways]
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[inverted] 2787 [/inverted]

[sideways] March. 5.
1834.
Tennessee
original. [/sideways]

Whitley [illegible]
Feby 14th

Mr Brenner will be pleased to give [illegible]
March 7, 1834
Free

War Department
Pention Office
Washington City
D.C.
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Whitley C.H.[?] Hy.[?] Feby 14th 1834

Sir

Inclosed is the Pention certificate of John Day which you will please examine and if allowed forward his certificate to me

The pention certificate of John Brown sent some time since was returned for amendment to Capt Frank Ballinger--Immediately called on him for a further explanation but obtained none He is a Dutchman and I find his name written amongst his old papers, Brown, Prown, & Prown, I am informed by those conversant with the dutch language that the earth[?] is the propper way of spelling it in that Language I have not his Pention certificate before me to make the proper tuperances[?] abd aooky suggest this that per chance his name might be found

Your Obt Servt
Andw Craig