Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 211-100, Thomas Burnett, Md.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE NUMBER

Md. Burnett, Thomas. Boody, Mary (Former Widow) B.L.Wt.211-100

CONTENTS

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No 6462.

No 211.
Mary Burnett widow
of 
Thomas Burnett killed
in action - see certificate
from Major Brooks'.

[illegible] by Michl Nourse

this warrant must [illegible]
to Michl Nourse

Warrant issued to
Michl. Nourse
[illegible] 13 Augt 1805.
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[two panel page, left panel below]

BURNETT, THOMAS
(MD)
BLWT. 211-100

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Thos. Burnett Accoh.
£93.0.8 ara Sergt in 3
Maryld. Regt killed at
the Battle of Camdon &
Certificate issued to Mary
Burnett his wife for the
above Ballances [Balances]16 Decr.
1791.

13th March 77. 1 Augst 80
16 days pay
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Dr. The State of Maryland for the United States to Thomas Burnett a } C.S
Sergeant 3rd Maryld. Regt.

To my Payar a Private Soldier
from 13th March 1777 to 31st
Decemr. at 50/.pr. Month } £24.1.0

To my Ditto as a Corporal from
1st Jany 1770 to 31st May 1770
at 55/. pr. month } 79.15.0

To my Ditto as a Sergt. from
1 June to 31 July 1780 at 75/.
per month} 7.10.0

£111.6.0

| 1777 |
| March | By Cash | £1.11.0 | Continl. sql to £ 1.15.10 |
| April | By Ditto | 2.10.0 to. | ---1.0.0 |
| May | By Ditto | 2.10.0 to. | ---1.0.0 |
| June | By Ditto | 2.10.0 to. | ---1.0.0 |
| July | By Ditto | 2.10.0 to. | ---".16.8 |
| Augst. | By Ditto | 2.10.0 to. | ---".16.8 |
| Septr. | By Ditto | 2.10.0 to. | ---".16.8 |
| Octobr. | By Ditto | 2.10.0 to. | ---".16.8 |
| Novbr. | By Ditto | 2.10.0 to. | ---".16.8 |
| Decmr. | By Ditto | 2.10.0 to. | ---".12.6 |
| 1778 |
| Jany | By Ditto | 2.15.00.0 |--- "13.9 |
| Febry | By Ditto | 2.15.00.0 |--- "11~ |
| March | By Ditto | 2.15.00.0 |--- "11~ |
| April | By Ditto | 2.15.00.0 |--- "9.2 |
| May | By Ditto | 2.15.00.0 |--- "11~ |
| June| By Ditto | 2.15.00.0 |--- "13.9 |
| July | By Ditto | 2.15.00.0 |--- "13.9 |
| Augst. | By Ditto | 2.15.00.0 |--- " 11~ |
| Septr. | By Ditto | 2.15.00.0 |--- "11~ |
| Octobr. | By Ditto | 2.15.00.0 |--- "11~ |
| Novbr. | By Ditto | 2.15.00.0 |--- "9.2 |
| Decemr. | By Ditto | 2.15.00.0 |--- " 9.2 |
| 1779 | 
| Janry. | By Ditto | 2.15.00.0 |--- 6.10 1/2 |
| Febry | By Ditto | 2.15.00.0 |--- " 5.6 |
| March | By Ditto | 2.15.00.0 |--- " 5.3 |
| April | By Ditto | 2.15.00.0 |--- " 3.3 |
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| May | By Ditto | 2.15.00.0 |--- " 2.3 1/2 |
| June | By Ditto | 2.15.00.0 |--- " 2.9 |
|July | By Ditto | 2.15.00.0 |--- " 2.10 1/2 |
| August | By Ditto | 6.10.00.0 |--- " 6.6 |
| Sepbr. | By Ditto | 6.10.00.0 |--- "5.5 |
| Octobr. | By Ditto | 6.10.00.0 |--- "4.4 |
| Novbr. | By Ditto | 6.10.00.0 |--- "3.4 |
| Decemb | By Ditto | 6.10.00.0 |--- "3. 1 1/1 |
| 1780|
| Jany | By Ditto | 6.10.00.0 |--- "3.2 |
To Ballance pm Contra £93.0.8 | Feby | By Ditto | 6.10.00.0 |--- "2.9 |
| March | By Ditto | 6.5.00.0 |--- "2.1 1/2 |
£10.6.0
By Balance due to Thos. Burnett 93.0.8
£111.6.8

Decemr 16th 1781
This [illegible] settled & adjusted and allowed on the inclosed certificate
from Major Benj. Brookes and the following oath  taken by Mary Burnett Wife of
the above Thos Burnett
I Mary Burnett make oath on the Holy Evangelists of
Almighty God That I am the Lawful Wife & [illegible] of the above named Thomas
Burnett by whom I have had two Children one of which is now living. Sworn
before 
W. Wilkins
[round black stamp inscribed on outer edge: THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES]
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County of Washington to Wit
On the 10th Day of Augt 1805 Mary Burnett, came before 
a Justice of the peace for the County aforesaid, and made oath
on the Holy Evangists [Evangelists]of Almighty god, that she was the Lawfull [Lawful]
wife of Thomas Burnett, Late a Sergant [Sargent] in the 3rd Mary Land
Reg, who was killed in the action on the 16 of Augt 1780 at
Camden, in South Carolina, that Thos Burnett, now residing
in Montgomery County, Maryland, is the Lawfull [Lawful] Son of
the aforesaid, Thomas Burnett, and the only Child living
Thos. Corcoran
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To all men to whom these presents shall come:
Greeting - 
Know ye that in consideration
of thirty dollars to me will and truly paid by
Michael Nourse of the City of Washington, I do hereby
assign & transfer to him the said Michl Nourse, a
certain Military Warrant for one hundred acres of land
which I have this day empowered him to receive for
the United States on my behalf & to which I am entitled
on account of the services of my late husband
Thomas Burnett - Witness my hand and seal this
Sixteenth day of October 1804. 
Mary X ^her mark^ Boody [hand drawn cloud with the word Seal inscribed inside]
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County of Washington
Dt of Columbia Ss.
Before me the undersigned a Justice of the
peace for the County aforesaid came the within
named Mary Boody & acknowledged the
within assignment to be her act and deed -
Witness my hand this 16th day of Oct.
1804
Thos. Corcoran
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Know all men by these presents that I Mary Boody
late Mary Burnett, & wife of Thomas Burnett, late
a Soldier of the Maryland line, do make constitute
and appoint Michael Nourse of the City of Washington
my true and lawful attorney for me and in my
name to act, demand & give receipt for & on my
behalf and for my sole use & benefit to obtain from
the Untied States or the Secretary of War of the
U.S. a military Land Warrant to which I am entitled
on account of the services of my late husband Thos. Burnett
Hereby ratifying all that my said Attorney shall do
by nature hereof In witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand & seal this 16th day of Oct.in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & four -
Mary X ^her mark^ Boody [hand drawn cloud with the word Seal inscribed inside]
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County of Washington
Dt of Columbia Ss.
Before me the undersigned a Justice of
the peace for the County aforesaid came the
within named Mary Boody & acknowledged the
within power to be her act and deed - Witness
my hand this 16th day of October in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & four
Thos. Corcoran
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I hereby certify that Sergt Thomas Burnett of the 3d
Regt. [illegible] Inlisted in [illegible] REgt on the 13 of March
1777
Biny Brook his Major
5 Regt
[illegible] Decr 17 1797

Private Soldier to 31 Decr. 1777
Corpol. to 31 May 1780
Sergeant to 31 July 1780

BURNETT, THOMAS
(MD.)
BLWT. 211-100
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Annapolis Augt. 16th 1781

I Hereby Certify that Mary Burnett was the
Lawfull wife of Sergt. Thos. Burnett of the
3rd Maryld. Regimt. who was killed in the action
of the 16 Augt. 1780 at Camden South
Carolina and is Justly Intitled [entitled] to his
pay and Depriation - he has no f coin
Due him - Benj A Brookes Major
5th Mayld Regim. [round black stamp inscribed as follows: THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES] 24

I Do Certify that the above mentioned Thos Burnett
had four months & sixteen days pay due him
from the first of Apl to the 16th aug 1780
Tho Brice MMr. 3 M.Reg
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Michl Nourse
$5.36
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Washington 17th July 1805
For value received I assign all my right and
title which I may have, in consequence of my
marriage to Mary Boody late Mary Burnett
to a military warrant due from the United States to the
heir of Thomas Burnet late a soldier in the
Maryland line - to Michael Nourse of this City - 
Foswen Leodn
John Boody

Witness
MMashlin
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Auditors Office Annapolis June 9th 1804

I hereby Certify that it appears on the Musters of the
Maryland lIne lodged in this Office, that Thomas Burnett
Enlisted in Captain Benjamin Brookes's Company in 
the third Maryland Regiment, on the 13th of March 1777
to serve during the War that he is returned missing
on the 16th of August 1780 at which time he was a Sergeant
that after the first of November 1780 there does
not appear to have been any musters of the Maryland line
Robt Denny Auditor Genl.
State of Maryland
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Annapolis Sep 12th 1804

Sir
I shall feel much gratified if in any
manner I can assist your benevolent ententions
towards Mary Boody - Edward Mobute will prove
"that he and Thomas Burnett belonged to the same
company, that they was in the action of Aug 16. 1780
that Burnett was never heard of after, and was
Believed by every person to have been killed that day
which he verily Believes to be him, because he Robert
was taken a prisoner and remained some time with the
British, and had Burnett shared his fate, he
must have seen him among the other prisoners"
Mary Boody has duly stated, that Mr Brew was
the Clerk of the County, and granted her Pension, but
at that period no record was ever kept of the
Marriages by the Clerk of the different Counties -
Sir, Robert Eden, then Gov. of the province received
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the License money, allowing the Clerks Small
Comoce for their trouble ~ Theres no
doubt but she was lawfully married; indeed the thing 
was never doubted, they always passing for man &
wife, & so Acknowledged ~
I have known Mary Boody
above 40 years, indeed from her infancy and she
was always esteemed Virtuous her Husband Burnett
was personally known to me, having myself as this
year 1772 [illegible] him from on Board a Ship
he being an English indented Servant; for the
term of two years ~ Should you be of Opinion
that Robert's affidavit and my own will answer
any valuable purpose, they Shall be forwarded
I am Sir, Your most obdt Hl Serv,
Samuel Haney Howard
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Washington 12th Aug. 1805

For value received I assign to Michael Nourse of this
City, all my right, title and interest as heir of
Thomas Burnett, late a Soldier in the Maryland
line,
to a military land Warrant to which
said Burnett was entitled for his military
services in the late American Army
Thomas X ^his mark^ Burnett
Witness
Wm Mackey