Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,802, John Eisell, Md.
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(3─1776)

SERVICE 
Md.

Eisell, John

NUMBER
S. 34,802

CONTENTS
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Duplicate certificate
issued 16 April 1832
in lieu of the original 
cancelled and delivered 
to Maj J. N. Hook, U.S.A.

1797
Maryland
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John Eisell
of Baltimore in the State of Maryland
who was a private in the company commanded 
by Captain Graybell of the regt, commanded 
by Colonel Housegger in the German Regt 
["line" lined thru] for the term of three years. Maryland 
from August 1776 to August 1779 
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Inscribed on the Roll of Maryland
at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to
commence on the 23d day of April 1818
and
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Certificate of Pension issued the 30 of June
1818 and sent to Pensioner at Baltimore.
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Restored to the Roll on the 16th day of 
April 1832 and notification sent to 
Maj J.H. Hook  ["at" lined thru] Present.

Pension commencing on the 12th
of April 1832.

Amount due on 4th of Sept 1832 }
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$38.12
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{ Revolutionary Claim, Acts March 18, 1818, May 1, 1820. }
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State of Maryland ~ City of Baltimore Sct.
On this twenty third day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and Eighteen personally  appeared before me the undersigned, John Eisell of the City of Baltimore, aged about Sixty one years, an applicant for a pension under the 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," and then and there made the following declaration on Oath by me administered, "that he enlisted on the 11th August 1776 into Captain Philip Graybells Company, in the German Regiment commanded by Col Housacker in the Maryland line, as will appear by the original Certificate of enlistment, hereunto annexed - and continued in said Regiment, in the service of the United State, on the Continental Establishment, until discharged at "Camp Deroga, Aug. 11, 1779," a term of three years, as will also appear by the certificate of Discharge hereunto annexed - that his name hath never been inscribed on any pension list, altho' [sic] severely wounded in the shoulder, by a musket ball, near Quibble town, in the Jerseys, which ball has never been extracted, and in consequence of his reduced circumstances he needs the assistance of his Country for support.-
[signature] Johannes Eisell
Subscribed and sworn to before me}
[signature] Alex Nisbet
Asst [Associate] Judge Balt'e [Baltimore] City Court
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State of Maryland
City of Baltimore Sct.
On this 23 day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and Eighteen, personally appeared before me the undersigned, Colonel John Mackenheisin of the City of Baltimore, who being by me duly sworn, deposeth and saith, "that he enlisted into Capt Philip Graybells Company in Baltimore, in the summer of the year 1776, was afterwards commissioned as Ensign of Capt Peter Boyer Co in said Regiment well knows "John Eisell" now present, to be the person mentioned in the Certificates of Enrollment and discharge, hereunto annexed that he was wounded in a skirmish near Quibble Town in the Jersey's, when deponent was present.  and that said John Eisell at all times performed his duty as a good and faithful soldier until legally discharged.
[signature] John Machenheisin

Subscribed and sworn to before me}
[signature] Alex. Nisbet
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City of Baltimore sct.
I hereby certify that from the foregoing declaration, made on oath this day, before me, I am fully satisfied that the said John Eisell served in the Revolutionary war, against the common Enemy, on the Continental establishment, and is by the documents hereunto annexed, entitled to a pension under the late Act of Congress - Given under my hand this 23d day of April 1818.

[signature] Alex. Nisbet
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Hon'l Sir
When you are pleased to grant a pension Certificate upon these documents, forward the same directed to me, care of Thomas Bailey Esquire, Post Office
Baltimore.
[signature] Johannes Eisell
(John Eisell)
Witness
[signature] T. G. Hands

State of Maryland
City of Baltimore Sct.
I Thomas Harwood Clerk of Baltimore City Court do hereby certify that the Honorable Alexander Nisbet Esquire before whom the foregoing proceedings were taken and Certified and who has thereto subscribed his name, was at the time of taking and Certifying the same, and still is Associate 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 herewith subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of the said Court this twenty third day of April Eighteen hundred and Eighteen.
[signature] Th Harwood Clk
Baltimore City Court

[illegible Court Seal affixed at left]
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State of Maryland
In Baltimore County Court
April Term 1832.

On this fifth day of April personally appeared in the said County Court (the same being a Court of Original and general jurisdiction) John Eisell resident of said County aged seventy six years who being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the Acts of Congress of the 18th March 1818 and the 1st May 1820. That he the said John Eisell enlisted for the term of
three years on the fifteenth day of August in the year 1776, in the State of Maryland in the Company Commanded by Captain Philip Graybell in the Regiment Commanded by Colonel Housacker in the German Regiment in the line of the State of Maryland on the Continental establishment, that he continued to serve in the said Corps until the 15th day of August 1779. When he was discharged from the service in Tioga in the State of New York and that he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present, that his name has been placed on the pension list, that the number of his pension Certificate is 1797. And in pursuance of the Act of the 1st of May 1820, the said John Eisell does solemnly swear that he was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818, and that he has not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of his property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring himself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged
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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 he has not nor has any person in trust for him, any property or securities, contracts or debts due to him nor has he any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.

Schedule

A lot of ground situate [sic] on Pitt Street in the city of Baltimore and improvements to Wit. A dwelling house built in part of brick and in part of wood, and which is valued on the Assessors Books at two hundred and twenty dollars, and some ~ household furniture which is valued at eighteen dollars.

The following debts are due by me to the persons named below and for the following purposes.

City Tasces [sic] [Taxes] about $10.00

That his family consists of three daughters ~ 
Catharine Eisell 45 years old, Margaret Eisell 42 years old, Ann Eisell 34 years old and three grandchildren the children of a deceased daughter whose father is also dead. Charles Smith ten years old, Ann Smith nine years old and one other grandchild Mary Ann Kromer 7 years old and a cripple and dependent on him for support.

That from the time he left the Army he has obtained his livelihood by labor, the principal part by ~ acting as a drayman, altho' [although] suffering from a wound received in the left shoulder near Brunswick in New Jersey while Acting in the line of his duty as a private soldier the ball having passed through the
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the blade bone still remains in his body it not being practicable to extract it without destroying the use of the arm. That from old age and infirmity together with the debility Occasioned by his wound, he is utterly uncapable of laboring for the support of himself or family, and that he has no other property or income towards support and maintenance but what is stated within.

his
John X Eisell [X being his mark in lieu of signature]
mark

[signature] Stevenson Archer - Chief Judge of Balt. County Co [Baltimore County Court]

[signature] Wm Gibson Clk Baltimore County Court

I William Gibson Clerk of Baltimore County Court do hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the court that the said John Eisell did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy for the term of nine months under one engagement on the continental establishment. I also certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is two hundred and thirty-eight dollars.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of Baltimore County Court this fifth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two. And of the independence of the United States the fifty-sixth.
[signature] Wm Gibson - Clk Balt County Court

[illegible Court Seal affixed at left]
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Maryland Sct.

I Stevenson Archer Chief Judge of the Sixth Judicial District of the state of Maryland and of Baltimore County Court do hereby certify that the foregoing attestation of William Gibson Clerk of said court is in due form.
Given under my hand at the Court of Baltimore this sixth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two.
[signature] Stevenson Archer

City of Baltimore ss.
I John Eisell do solemnly depose that since the date of my schedule viz. 7th February 1829 I have disposed of the following property.
Viz. Twenty feet of ground on Pitt Street, running back seventy five feet to John Isell Junior for the sum of one hundred dollars (sometime in the month of June eighteen hundred and thirty or previous thereto); Also one old Horse and Dray to a certain William McCann for the sum of Forty three dollars - Agregate $148- and that necessity compelled him to sell the same to raise money for the support of his family - 
[right] his
[right] John X Isell [X being his mark in lieu of signature]
[right] mark

Subscribed and sworn to before me this Twelfth day of April 1832.
[signature] Thos Bailey
Justice of the Peace in and for the City of Baltimore.
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I, John Eysell Have this Day voluntarily in Listed [sic] myself in Capt Philip Graybils Comp'y [sic] in Defence [sic] of the United States of America for the space of three years unless sooner discharged; and I do Bind My Self to Conform to all Duch Rules and Regulations as are Or shall be Established in Said Army witness my Hand this 4 day of August 1776
[signature] Phillip Graybill Capt.
Present.

Witness Present
[signature] George [Illegible] Sergt
[signature] [illegible] Mar? Lanz 2d Mr Sargt

[right] EISSELL, John
[right] (MD) S-34802

[stamped] The National Archives of the United States
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Johannes Eisell
[illegible] [illegible] 0.15.0 

[illegible][illegible].7.6
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Camp Persoge August 11th 1779

The Bearer John Eissell Soldier from the State of Maryland having faithfully served as a Good Soldier in Captain Meyers Comp'y in the German Reg't for the Space of Three Years being the Time he Inlisted and Specified in his Inlistment is hereby discharged from the service.
[right] his
[right] John X Eissell [X being his mark in lieu of signature]
[right] mark

Whom it may concern
[signature] Peter Prayer - Captain
Commander of the G. Regiment

EISSELL, JOHN
(MD.) S-34802
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not entitled

not entitled
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State of Maryland
In Baltimore County Court September Term 1828.

On this seventh day of February 1829 personally appeared in the said County Court (the same being a Court of Original and general jurisdiction) John Eisell resident of said County aged seventy-three years, who, being duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the Acts of Congress of the 18th March 1818 and the 1st May 1820. 
That he, the said John Eisell, enlisted for the term of three years on the [blank] day of August in the year of 1776 in the state of Maryland, in the company commanded by Captain Philip Graybell in the regiment commanded by Colonel Housacker in the German Regiment, in the line of the state of Maryland, on the continental establishment; that he continued to serve in the said Corps until the 15th day of August 1779 when he was discharged from the service in Tioga in the State of New York and that he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present; that his name has been placed on the pension list; that the number of his pension certificate is 1797; and that he never before exhibited a schedule of his property because he was informed that he would have to swear that the actual value of the whole of his property did not exceed the sum of two hundred dollars and that he could not as he would not have taken that sum for it. And in pursuance of the act of the 1st May 1820 the said John Eisell does solemnly swear that he was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that he has not since that time, by
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by gift, Sale, or in any manner, disposed of his property or any part thereof, with intent, thereby, so to diminish it, as to bring himself 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 he has not nor has any persons in trust for him, any property or securities contracts or debts due to him, nor has he any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me Subscribed. (That, since the 18th of March, 1818, no changes have been made in his property) omitted
[signature] Wm Gibson Clk Balto. Coty. Cor. [Clerk Baltimore County Court]

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Schedule
He holds in the eastern part of the City, a Lot of ground, 40 by 80 feet, whereon are two small houses which were originally framed, but afterwards faced with brick, old and of little value, in one of which he resides the other, which is rented brings only $6.50 per month,
Valued at . . . . . .$1000.00
One old Dray, and a Horse, 14 or 15 years old, value 30.00
Furniture, Two common tables, 6 old chairs, and a few necessary articles of cooking apparatus &c     $10.00
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$1040.00
The following debts are due by me to the following.  [⛒ perhaps this refers to the information at the bottom of the next page in the transcription.]

That his family consists of his wife, named Mary, aged 70 years, a cripple and helpless.
Two daughters, named Margaret and Anna, who are grown up Women.
Three grand children, viz. John Smith, aged 9 years, Charles, aged 7 years and Anna, aged 5 years, all of whom are solely dependent upon your petitioner for support &c.  That from the time he left the Army he had obtained his livelihood by labour, the principal
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part by acting as Drayman, altho' suffering from a wound received in the left Shoulder, near Brunswick, in New Jersey, while acting in the line of his duty as a private soldier, the Ball having passed through the Blade Bone, Still remains in his body it not being practicable to extract it, without destroying the use of the arm. That, from old age and infirmity, together with the debility occasioned by his Wound, he is utterly incapable of laboring for the support of himself, or family, and that he has no other property or income towards support and maintenance, but what is stated within.
[signature] Johannes Eisell

I, William Gibson, Clerk of Baltimore County Court, do hereby certify that it appears to the Satisfaction of the Court, that the said John Eisell did serve in the revolutionary War, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the Common Enemy, for the term of nine months, under one engagement on the continental establishment.  I also certify, that the foregoing oath, and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copies from the records of the said Court: and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the Said Court, that the total amount in value, of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule, is one thousand and forty dollars.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, this day of February, 1829.
[signature] Wm. Gibson Clk Balto. Coty. Cot. [Clerk Baltimore County Court]

⛒ for the following purposes  [This may refer to the information on the previous page of the transcription which has a letter O or zero with an x inside.]
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34802
Revy INVALID.
[right] amn
File No. 34,802
John Eisell
Pri Rev War
Act: 18th March 18"
Index:─ Vol. 2, Page 122
[ Arrangement of 1870. ]
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respecting Apr. [Approval]. for continuation,
See letter to Hon. P. Little H.R. 2 Feb
1829: also letter to Hon P. Lettle, 19th
Feb. 1829.

Maryland Roll 
["1797" lined thru[
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John Eisell
Private, 4th
Houseggers German Regt.
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
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Inscribed on the Roll of Maryland
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 23d of April 1818.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 30 of June 1818
and sent to the Pensioner at
Baltimore.  Returned
as a Dead letter
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Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818
["semi-ann. allow ending" lined thru]
4 months 12 /30. $35.20

{ Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818 }
Three years

Baltimore
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1797
Maryland Roll.
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John Eisell
of Baltimore in the State of Maryland
who was a Private in the Co commanded
by Captain Graybell of the regt commanded
by Colonel Housegger in the Mary'd
line, for the term of three years
from August 1776 to August 1779
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Inscribed on the Roll of Maryland
at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to
commence on the 23d day of April 1818
and dropt from Roll 21 Feb. 1829.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 30 of June 1818
and sent to the Pensioner
at Baltimore
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Dropt from the Roll on 21st day of
Feb. 1829 and notification sent to 
Hon. P. Little at House of Reps
[next part lined out]
[ Revolutionary Claim, Acts March 18, 1818, May 1, 1820. }
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To the Honorable Peter Little
Member of the House of Representatives
Washington
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Baltimore the 9 February 1829

To the Hon Peter Little
House of Representative

Dear Sir
I hirby [hereby]forward you a Schedule as requested, and also the Ballance [sic] of the papers done up by you sir. you will observe that the old Gentleman, has been very particular in his declaration, for he left one of his children out because she was not at home at the time, and I suppose over valued his property considerable which I hope the Ware [War] Department, will take in due Consideration.
I Remain Sir very Respectifully
your humble servant
[signature] Godfrey Myer
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Dear Sir
The letter Mr John Eisell, forwarded through me.
On the 23 Apl 1818, his declaration, accompanied by original certificate of Enlistment & discharge - besides
he yet carries an English Musket Ball under his shoulder blade as a further Certificate  of service during the Revolutionary War; his certificate never having come to hand, notwithstanding the satisfactory documents sent down, induces an opinion
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that his Pen. Cert. [Pension Certificate] may have miscarried. Pray sir will you have the goodness to look at the list & ascertain whether John Eisell or Isell has been enscribed on the Roll.
Repectfully ~
[signature] Tho Bailey

Augt. 14. 1819
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John Eisell is inscribed on the Pension roll from 23 April 1818 -
Should his certificate have been lost perhaps an order might be obtained for payment of the pension without it

16
 8
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128
    2.66
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$130.66
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Wm H Murray Esq
Bor B.M. S.
W Isell Baths
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J. L. Edwards Esqr.
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Sir Herewith you will receive the papers in the case of Eisels. I have no doubt that the
highest value is given to what the old man posesses.
Respectfully
Your Obt. Svt.
[signature] Peter Little

Washington February 16, 1829
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War Department,
Pension Office,
February 2, 1829

Sir,
The papers accompanying your letter of yesterday in the case of John Eisell are herewith returned, being insufficient to authorize this Department to continue his name on the pension list. He has never yet exhibited a schedule of his property, nor taken the oath prescribed by the act of the first of May 1820. The oath must be taken before a Court of Record. The enclosed printed sheet will point out more particularly what is necessary to be done in this case. The instructions contained in the notes, as well as the form of the declaration, must be strictly adhered to.
I have the honor to be,
Very respectfully,
Your Obt. Servt.
[signature] James L. Edwards

Hon. Peter Little
House of Representatives
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To the Hon'ble
The Secretary of War
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To the Hon'ble
The Secty. of War

The undersigned most respectfully represents, that he was a Private in the Army of the Revolution, and in conformity with the Law of the United States of the 18 March 1818 was placed upon the Pension list Roll of the Maryland Agency, and received a pension half yearly at the rate of Eight dollars per month to the 4th March 1820. when owing as he verily believes to a misconstruction of the Law, his name was struck off the Roll since when not having received any assistance from the Government he has with helpless Family been reduced almost to beggary - That he has not any property or means of living Except two small houses in the City of Baltimore one of them barely tenantable is Occupied by himself his Wife and Six Children, the other altho [although] of but little value is the best, and when he can get it occupied (which is very uncertain) rents for about six dollars per month, out of which sum he is obliged to pay for Repairs, Taxes &c leaving him at most but a trifle towards his support ~ That he is now upwards of Seventy three years old with all the infirmities natural to that advanced age and consequently unable to make much personal effort for his own support or that of a large and helpless family ~ He therefore, most humbly
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prays to have his name replaced upon the Pension list Roll of the Maryland Agency as before, and that he may be permitted to draw the Pension from the 4th March 1820.
And he will as in duty bound ever pray &c &c
Baltimore January 26th 1829
[signature] Johannes Eisell
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Payable the 4. March & 4. September. of each year at the United States Branch Bank, Baltimore, Maryland.

Thos.[sp] Bailey

Recorded
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WAR DEPARTMENT.

I CERTIFY, That in conformity with the Law of the UNITED STATES, of the 18 March 1818, John Eisell late a private in the Army of the Revolution is inscribed on the Pension List Roll of the Maryland Agency, at the rate of Eight dollars ["cents" lined thri] per month, to commence on the twenty third day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.

GIVEN at the WAR OFFICE of the UNITED STATES, this thirteenth day of June one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
[signature] J.C. Calhoun
Sec. of War.

[Cancelled written across this form]
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War Department
Revolutionary Pension Office
Washington

[date stamp:]
BALT. M
AUG 16
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Baltimore 16th Aug. 1819
On this 16 Aug 1819 personally appears before me the undersigned Justice of the peace in and for Balti. [Baltimore] County, resident in the City of Balti. John Eisell a revolutionary solder and made oath that he hath never received his certificate for Pension predicated on a declaration made before the Hon. Alex Nesbitt one of the Associate Judges of Balti. City Court on the 23 Apl 1818, which he has reason to believe was issued in his favor, as will appear by the answer of W. H. Murray Esq. at the Br. Bank of the N.L. to a note written to him by the said Johannes
on the subject.
[signature] Johannes Eisell
In English "John Eisell"
of Grabell's Company, German 
Regiment, Maryland Line.

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 16 Aug. 1819}
[signature] Tho Bailey Jus: Peace
in and for Balt County

Be pleased to issue and cause to be forwarded through the post office care of "Thomas Bailey No. 6 Harrison Ln." a duplicate Certificate as early as convenient so as to enable me to draw my pension up to 4 Sept. ensuring and obliging. Your mo: Respectful Ho. L.
[signature] Johannes Eisell
In English, John Eisell

Witness
Balfour C. Bailey
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[right] J. H. Robinson, printer.

United States of America
STATE OF MARYLAND─TO WIT. [Image of eagle carrying arrows]

I, Samuel Farnandis, a Notary Public, by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the State of Maryland Commissioned and duly qualified, residing in the City of Baltimore, in the State aforesaid, do hereby Certify, Attest and Make Known, That on the day of the date hereof, before me personally appeared John Eisell of the City of Baltimore aforesaid and made oath on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God that he is the same John Eisell that was placed upon the pension list Roll of the Maryland Agency in conformity with the law of the United States of the 18th March 1818 and received a pension by virtue thereof half yearly at the rate of Eight dollars
per month from the 23 April 1818 to the 4th March 1820. that he is the Identical person named in and to whom the annexed certificate was granted, that he has not received any pension from the Government of the United States or of or from any agent or agents thereof since the 4 March 1820. that he is now in very indigent circumstances with a large and helpless family wholly dependent on him, that he is not possessed of any real or personal Estate except two small Houses in the City of Baltimore aforesaid, one of them being barely tenantable is occupied by himself and family, the other altho much the best rents when occupied for about six dollars per month out of which sum he is obliged to pay for Repairs & Taxes, leaving (if any thing) but a trifle towards his support.

Of which an Act having been of me requested, I have granted these presents to serve and avail as need and occasion may require.

In Testimony Thereof, the said Deponent has hereunto subscribed his Name and I the said Notary, have hereunto set my Hand, and affixed my Notarial Seal, the Twenty Sixth day of January in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and twenty nine
[signature] Saml Farnandis Noty Pub

[illegible seal affixed at left]

[signature] Johanes Eisell