Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40,080, for John Lemon, Maryland
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Service
MD
MD Sea Service
Penn

Name
Lemon, John

Number 
S.40080
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20168
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Agency
John Lemon
of Armstrong Co. in the state of Pennsylvania who was a blank in the blank commanded by Captain Smith of the regiment commanded by Colone blank in the Maryland line for the term of the war from 1775 to 1783

Inscribed on the roll of Pittsburgh Agency at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the first day of January 1828

Certificate of Pension issued the 19 of June 1830 and sent to Hon J Gilmore, Butler PA

Arrears to 4th of March 1830 $209.06
Semi-anl all'ce ending 11 Sept 1830 $48.00
$267.06

{Revolutionary Claim Act May 20, 1820]

Rec Book D
Vol 2 Page 177
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Armstrong County State of Pennsylvania
On this 28th day of October 1822 before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court in and for the county of Armstrong and state of Penn. personally appears John Lemon aged 77 years, resident in the county and state aforesaid who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the late acts 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." That he the said John Lemon first enlisted in the Town of Baltimore in the month of September 1775 in the company commanded by Capt. Nathaniel Smith [being the first company raised in that place] he enlisted for one year if not sooner discharged by the Council of Safety of Maryland that he continued in the service until July following at which time new waves of enlistment were produced to said company for to enlist one year more in during the war which was signed by [illegible] the company contract and said Lemon which pleased Capt. Smith with him - said Lemon then applied to the Council of Safety of Maryland and stating to them the circumstances gave said Lemon a letter to said Capt. to accept of a substitute in place of said Lemon if he procured one to serve out said Lemon's year of enlistment which said Lemon did and the Capt. accepted of the substitute in his place and Lemon left the service.

Said Lemon again entered the service as a Militia Man he was drafted from Cumberland County Penn in the month of Sept 1776 to serve a three-month tour which he did under Capt. Adw. Homes of said County of Cumberland we marched to Philadelphia from that to Trenton, from that to Princeton from that to Brunswick from there to Amboy where the three months tour expired, we were than commanded by Genl. Mercer.

And said lemon in the month
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December 1777 again entered into the service of the United States and enlisted under Capt. Samuel Serjeant in Carlisle Cumberland County for two years and appointed as a superintendent of the continental brickyard at Carlisle and that he continued in said service of the United States until the summer of 1779 at which time he was discharged from the same.

And said Lemon in the same fall of 1779 in Sept he enlisted under Capt. John Loxley on board of the 20-gun ship Fanny at Baltimore which ship was then in the service of the United States from Baltimore we sailed towards  Santis Station and on our way, we fell in with a British vessel called the Three Brothers which after firing on her once she struck to us and became our prize, we stripped her of Guns and rigging and sank her. The ship crew we landed at Santes Station - the ship was employed in furnishing supplies to the British then at New York. The next skirmish we had was with another British vessel we fell in with was the Crown Galley from Liverpool carrying ten guns with supplies for Cornwallis the British commander then in South Carolina which vessel we also after a smart engagement captured. She was loaded with 50 pieces of cannon 1500 Lighthorse men's dress etc. The ship crew we landed at Santis Station and sent the ship into Baltimore under the command of American Officers in June 1780 the ship Fanny returned to Baltimore and said Lemon was paid off by the Capt. and quit the service of the United States.

And said Lemon was afterwards drafted in the militia in Baltimore in the Fall of 1780 under Capt. Hunter to man a battery of artillery at Fells Point and that he continued there in that situation until after Cornwallis surrendered to Gen'l Washington which ended the revo-
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lution services of said Lemon.

Said Lemon further states that when he first enlisted in the service of the United states in 1775 under Capt. Nath'l Smith in Baltimore that he the said Lemon had and owned two servants named George Cooper and Hugh Martin who also both enlisted with the consent and appreciation of said Lemon on condition that he the said Lemon should have their first year's pay at which time said Lemon agreed that said servants should have their freedom which agreement said Lemon entered into with said Capt. Smith but in consequence of his servants signing the second enlistment for to enlist during the war and said Lemon remaining to Carlisle presented him from calling on Capt. Smith or establishing his claim for the first year's pay enlisted for which he the said Lemon was to receive as a consideration for said servants' freedoms for which said Lemon states that he never received for the pay of his servants one cent.

Said Lemon further states that he has never received any land as a donation for his services or money in lieu thereof and also that he lost his eyesight in the year 1793 and from that time unable a few years since he supported himself by thrashing and cleaning flax until he has become so infirm as not to be able to support himself any longer by his own industry and is now entirely depending on the hospitality of a distant relation for his support which evidences his reduced circumstances and of his standing in need of his county for support and that he knows of no other evidence now in his situation or power to obtain that could evidence the aforesaid service and all the papers or vouchers of his respective services during the revolutionary war was lost or destroyed.

Signed John Lemon - His X Mark

Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid.

(Signed) Robert Orr
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I Robert Orr Judge etc. as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the aforementioned John Lemon did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in foregoing declaration against the common enemy and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and laid before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the aforementioned act of congress October 28th 1822.

Signed Robert Orr

Pennsylvania
Armstrong County

I James E Brown Prothonotary of the court of Common Pleas of the county of Armstrong State of Pennsylvania certify that Robert Orr Esq before whom the foregoing affidavit was made and whose name is signed thereto was at the date thereof was and still is an Associate Judge of the said court duly commissioned and sworn by the proper authority. In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and the seal of said court at Kittanning the thirteenth day of November A.D. one thousand eight hundred and twenty-two.

Signed - J.E. Brown, Protho.

We the subscribed citizens of Armstrong Cy Penn do state that we are well acquainted with the said John Lemon mentioned in the foregoing declaration & know him to be both poor and blind and now lives with a distant relation on whom he is dependent for his support and it our decided opinion from his own relation of the various services he performed in the Revolutionary war has not the smallest doubt of his having then and there rendered services and readily believe him to be one of that class of  old soldiers that relief should be extended to and an object well worthy to embrace the provisions of the act of congress referred to.

Signed
John Smith
Barnet Stilwell
Wm Thornburgh
James Beatty
James Hill
Richard Orr
James C Porterfield
Joseph Bowser
Samuel Bowser
Wm Beatty
John Sipe
William Kier
Robert Eal
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Rev & 1812 Wars Section

June 15, 1925

Miss Calla Smith
1125 Paxton Street
Sioux City, Iowa

Madam:

I have to advise you that form the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S-40080, it appears that John Lemon enlisted at Baltimore, Maryland, in September 1775 and served until July 1776 as a private and sergeant in Captain Nathaniel Smith's Maryland Company.

He enlisted in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania in September 1776 and served three months in Captain Andrew Homes' Pennsylvania company.

He enlisted in December 1777 and served until the summer of 1779 as superintendent of the Continental Brick Yard at Carlisle, Pennsylvania under Captain Samuel Serjeant.

He entered at Baltimore, Maryland in the fall of 1779 and served to June 1780 as a seaman on the ship "Fanny" Captain John Loxley, they captured the British ships, "Three Brothers" and "Crown"
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He enlisted at Baltimore, Maryland in the fall of 1780 and served until after the surrender of Cornwallis under Captain Hunter and manned a battery of Artillery at Fells Point.

He was allowed pension on his application executed October 18, 1822, while residing in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, aged seventy-seven years.

There is no data on file as to his family.

Respectfully, 

Acting Commissioner.
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Mem
John Lemon
Revo Soldier
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1775 Sept - John Lemon entered into the service in Baltimore & enlisted under Capt. N. Smith for one year - which time was put in, in part by himself & part by substitute - see depositions of P. Sigler & J Curtis proving Lemon's services.

1776 Sept - Leon again entered the service under Capt. A. Homes in the Militia from Cumberland Penn for 3 months - marched to Philadelphia, Trenton, Prince Town, Brunswick, Amboy then under the command of General Mercer when discharged - 

1777 - Lemon again entered the service under Capt. Saml Sarjeant in Carlisle Penn for 2 years & was appointed to superintended of the continental brickyard & continued therefor 2 years until discharged which services has been *** established by a description of W. Miller & several certificates of the fact.

1779 - Lemon again entered into the service under Capt. John Loxley on board of the 20-gun ship "Fanny" at Baltimore. Sailed towards Santis Station & fell in with a British vessel called the 3 Brothers which after a small engagement captured her and stripped her of guns and riging (rigging) & sunk her - she was loaded with supplied for the British at N. York.

The next engagement was with a British vessel called "Crown Galley from Liverpool carrying ten guns with supplies for Cornwallis then in South Carolina after a small skirmish they captured her - loaded with cannon - military clothes & conveyed the vessel into Baltimore

1780 - Lemon was drafted with the militia at Baltimore to man a battery of artillery at Fells Point under Capt. Hunter & remained there in that situation until after Cornwallis surrendered to Genl Washington.
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1775 - When Lemon first enlisted under Capt. N. Smith he Lemon owned two servants C Casper & H Martin who both entered with him under said Smith with the understanding that Lemon was to receive their pay for one year for their freedoms & he Lemon owing to [illegible] he had with the Capt. never received the pay of those two servants or soldiers for one year with from the said govt. or Smith

1783 - Lemon became blind - & even in this situation he supported himself by thrashing & breaking flax until old age has rendered him a charge to a distance relation on whom he now depends on for his support.

Lemon's situation & character is certified to by several gentlemen of respectability.

I refer you to Lemon's papers which upon examination I think will satisfy you that he should be placed on the pension list.

I know the old man very well he is blind and is truly an object of charity.

I am
Respectfully your Obt serv
Jan 28th 1829

Wm Marks
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1125 Paxton St
Sioux City, Iowa
April 6 - 1925

Pension Bureau
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir

Plese send the pension record of 
William Schooler - Ohio - Possibly Knox Co.
John Lemon - Armstrong Co, PA - 1836 age 75

I am trying to prove my Revolutionary lineage for use in D.A.R. 

I thank you very kindly.

Calla Smith
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Left Side Page

1901
Shand-han
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Middle Page

40080
INVALID
Revy

File No 40080
John Lemon
Pri Rev War

Axt: 18 March '18
Inces Vol G Page 291

[Arrangement of 1870.]

Right Side Page

Jan 
Mrs. Chas S
Mobile, Al

1925 - June 15 - Hist to Mrs. Calla Smith
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Report in 
the case of 
John Lemon

Granted
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In the case of John Lemon, the committee on Military Pensions

Report - The paperwork states he enlisted in Baltimore in Sept 1775 in Capt. Smith's company for one year which time he served faithfully. He then served as a militia man for three months. In December 1777 he again enlisted under Capt. Serjeant in Carlisle Penn for two years and was appointed superintendent for the continental brick yard at Carlisle - continued in said service until the summer of 1779 when he was discharged.

In the same year he enlisted again on board the 20-gun ship "Fanny" at Baltimore in the service of the United States - assisted in capturing the British ship Two Brothers. The next skirmish he was in was with the British ship called Crown Galley from Liverpool which was also captured
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He afterwards returned to Baltimore and was paid off by the Capt.

He then entered the militia service 1780 where he remained until after the surrender of Cornwallis. He further states the had two servants also in the service for whom he never rec'd anything. That in 1793 he lost his eyesight since which time he has generally supported himself by labour (labor) but has now become old and inform and is wholly dependent upon the charities of his friends.

To the above statement the petitioner makes oath his services are fully proven by several witnesses and a strong recommendation from his neighbors.

The committee therefore report a bill
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John Lemmon

Sworn that between Dec 1775 and the summer of Genl Cornwallis he served under several enlistments drafts etc. in the army, militia & navy of the U.S. about 4-1/2 years. Was at the capture of 2 British Govt vessels carrying supplies to the British troops, that when he first enlisted, in 1775 he owned two servants who enlisted at the same time with his consent. That by agreement he was to have their first years pay & they were to be free at the end of the year. But he has never received anything on account of them. Nor has he ever received any donation in land or money on his own account. That in 1793 he became blind but still supported himself by cleaning flax etc. until his infirmity prevented him that he is now (Feb 1828) 82 years of age and is now entirely dependent on the hospitality of a distant relation.

A witness swears and 2 others certify that they know Lemon in the service of the US about 2 years which they think was 1778 & 79. 35 persons certify in 1824 and 6 others in 1828 that they know the petitioner to be old & blind - that they have no doubt of his having performed the services he states & consider him an object well worth the bounty & gratitude of the country.

A Witness aged 81 swears that he
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enlisted in 1776 & found Lemon a regularly enlisted soldier and afterwards a sergeant in the same company and he believes he served his time out faithfully. Another witness certified by the magistrate to be well known by him to be a respectable citizen swears that he perfectly recollects John Lemmon was a recruiting sergeant in Baltimore for Capt. Smith's company (The same company that Lemmon said he enlisted in) by how long he served cannot say.
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FREE

Hon J H Eaton
Sec of war
Washington City

Butler, MD
June 13

Pen to com January 1828
$8 per month
Rev Pittsburgh Agency
Act 20 May 1830

Pension Office
18 June 1836
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Balti. June 12th 1830

Sir

John Lemmon who was placed on the pension list by act of the 20th May 1830 was with me yesterday. I could not inform him whether he would draw his money in Pitsburgh or at the City of Washington. If a draft for the amount due him was not in to me I would send on his [illegible] perhaps this is not the correct mode.

If not please inform me how and when he draws it.

I am ***
respectfully
Your Obd Servant
Jno Gilmore
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Petition
of John Lemmon
Feb 18, 1828
Ref to Comm on Mil. Pension
Apr 29, 1828
Bill reported No 283
Feb 5th 1828
Ref to Comm on Mil. Pension
Dec 16 1829
Ref to Comm on Mil. Pension

Gilmore 49
Pensions
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State of Maryland
On this seventh day of October 1823 personally appeared Philip Sister, aged eighty-one years, who after being by me duly sworn to declare the truth, deposeth and saith that he enlisted into the service of the U.S. in the summer of the year 1776 under Capt. Nathaniel Smith in a company commanded by him called the "1st Mattrosses" at which time he found John Lemmon now present a regularly enlisted soldier in said company and afterward a sergeant of the company and that the term of enlistment was one year which he faithfully served out to best of deponent's memory and belief.

(Signed) Philip Sister
His X Mark

Subscribed and sworn to before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the City of Baltimore 7th Oct 1823 (Signed) Thos Bailey

At the same time also personally appeared John Curtis aged 77 years a respectable citizen of said city tome well know who after being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he perfectly recollects the above and within named John Lemmon as being a recruiting sergeant in Baltimore Town for Capt. N. Smith's company of Mattrosses at the time he was raising this company afterward stationed at Whetstone Point now Fort McHenry but how long he served cannot say.

(Signed) John Curtis

Subscribed and sworn to before me this said 7th October 1823

Signed Tho Bailey
Just. Peace for the City of Balto.

I certify that Philip Sister & John Curtis are respectable
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men and credible witnesses. Given under my hand this 7th Oct 1823.

(Signed) Thos Bailey, Jus Peace City of B.

I hereby certify that the foregoing is truly copied from the original document on file in the Department of War.

J.L. Edwards

I hereby certify that James Lewis Edwards who has signed the foregoing certificate is charged with the superintendence of the Pension business and the keeping of the rolls and all papers in addition to said business in the Department of War; and that to his certificate full faith and credit are to be given. In testimony whereof i have caused the seal of the said Department to be affixed and have here unto subscribed my name this twenty seventh day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty-four.

J.C. Calhoun
Secretary of War.

SEAL
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Arr No 71
Doc in support of
claim of his Lemmon
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Cumberland County

Before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said county personally came Michael Miller of the Borough of Carlisle who being duly sworn doth depose and say that he knew well John Lemon and that he was a superintendent at the Building of the Carlisle barns under Captain Samuel Sarjeant in the service of the United States for two years or upwards as deponent believes to be the years Seventeen hundred and seventy seven and seventy eight and that he is the same John Lemon which was in Carlisle about Eighteen months ago on his way to the City of Washington to procure a pension from the United States at which time he was blind.

Michael Miller

Sworn & subscribed before me Jan 29th, 1825
William Irvine

This is to certify that I Mary Mccolly was well acquainted with a Mr. John Lemon who was then in the service of the United States and was at that time employed or part of
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This is to certify that I Mary McColly was well acquainted with a Mr. John Lemon who was then in the service of the United States and was at that time employed or part of his time at the Continental Brick Yard. I was acquainted with him I think it was in the year 1777 & 78 or 79 he was about two years in the service under the command Capt. Saml. Sarjeant - my husband was also in the services of the United States at the same time. Given under my hand this 29th day of Jan 1825.

Mary McCally - Her X Mark

 Witness present - James Bell

This is to certify that I Sidney Pendergrass of Carlisle was acquainted with a Mr. John Lemon about the years 1778 & 1779 who was then working at the brick yard in Carlisle - Capt. Serjeant had the command and was at that time in service of the United States - given under my hand this 29th day of Jan 1825 at Carlisle.

Sidney Pendergrass - His X Mark

Witness Present - Edward Pendergrass
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John Lemon
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I hereby certify that the foregoing pages numbered from one to four are truly copied from the original document on file in this department.

J.L. Edwards

I hereby certify that James Lewis Edwards who has signed the foregoing certificate is keeper of the Pension Rolls in this department and that to his certificate full faith and credit ought to be given.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of this department to be affixed this sixteenth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty-four.

J.C. Calhoun
Secretary of War

SEAL
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State of Maryland
On this seventh day of October 1823 personally appeared Philip Sisler aged eighty one years who after being by me duly sworn to declare the truth he deposeth and saith that he enlisted into the service of the U.S. in the summer of the year 1776 under Capt. Nathaniel Smith in a company commanded by him call the "1st Maltrosses" at which time he found John Lemmon was present a regular enlisted soldier in said company and afterwards a Sargeant of the company and that the term of enlistment was one year which he faithfully served out to best of deponents memory and belief.

(Signed) Philip Sisler
His X Mark

Subscribed and sworn to before me the subscriber one of the justices of the peace in and for the City of Baltimore.
7 Oct 1823 (signed) Tho Bailey

At the same time also personally appears John Curtis aged 77 years a respectable citizen of said city to me well known who after being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he perfectly recollects the above and within named John Lemmon as being a recruiting Sargeant in Baltimore Town for Capt. N. Smith's company of Maltrosses at
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the time he was raising his company afterwards stationed at Whetstone Point now Fort McHenry but how long he served cannot say.

(signed) John Curtis

Subscribed and sworn to before me this said 7th October 1823.

(Signed) Tho Bailey
Justice Peace for the City of Baltimore

I certify that Philip Sisler & John Curtis are reputable men and credible witnesses. Given under my hand this 7 October 1823.

(Signed) Thos Bailey - Just Peace C.B. 

I hereby certify that James Lewis Edwards who has signed the foregoing certificate is charged with the superintendence of the Pension business and the keeping of the rolls and all papers in relation to said business in the Department of War and that to his certificate full faith and credit are to be given.

In testimony whereof I have caused the seal of the said Department to be affixed and have hereunto subscribed my name this twelfth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty-five.

J.C. Calhoun
Secretary of War
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We the subscribers citizens of Armstrong County, Penn do state that we are acquainted with the petitioner John Lemmon and know him to be both poor and blind and now lives with a distant relative on whom he is dependent for his support - and it is our decided opinion from his own relation of the various services he performed during the revolutionary war of the correctness of which we have not the smallest doubt., that he is one of that class of old soldiers to whom pecuniary relief should be extended and an object well worthy of the bounty and gratitude of his county.

J E Stevenson
J E Brown
John Truley
James Henegan
John Truley
Hugh Campbell
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City of Pittsburgh
Personally, came before me one of the Alderman of the aforesaid city, John Lemon who on his solemn oath saith that the facts set forth in the foregoing petition are correct & true to the best of his recollection & belief.

John Lemmon
His X Mark

Sworn & subscribed this 11th Fe 1828 before me
John Wilson

Pennsylvania
Allegheny County

I William McCandless Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Allegheny in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania do by these present certify that John Wilson Esquire before whom the foregoing Deposition was taken and who has thereunto in his own proper hand writing subscribed his name was at the time of taking such deposition and now is an alderman of the city of Pittsburgh with the power of an Acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county duly commissioned and sworn in all whose acts as such due faith and credit are and of right ought to be given throughout the United States and elsewhere - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court at the city of Pittsburgh in the said County this eleventh day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty eight and of the sovereignty and independence of the United States of America the fifty second.

Wm McCandless - Proth.
SEAL
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Orr
No 88
Petition
John Lemon of
Armstrong County

Dec 21st, 1824

Claims

Dec 23 - 1826
Ref & form on Rev Pension

[illegible]

April 1 - 1826 Report [illegible]
May 4 1826 - 2nd Report signed to his
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We the subscriber citizens of the County of Armstrong & Westmoreland Penn do state that we are well acquainted with the said John Lemon mentioned in the foregoing petition & know him to be both poor and blind and that he now lives with a distant relation on whom he is dependent for his support and it is our decided opinion judging from his own relation of the various services he has performed in the revolutionary war & has not the smallest doubt of his having then and their rendered the services which he states. That he has done and confidently believe him to be one of that class of old soldiers that relief should be extended to and well worthy the patronage and liberality of the Legislature.

Richard Wilmot 
James Bole
Philip Bohler
William Cowan
Charles Bovard
Robert Irwin
Robert Hewall
Robt Crawford
Geo T Crawford
Varis Huff
Patrick Price
Thomas Culbertson
Saml Culbertson
John Drum
Andrew Arnold
Jno Blueford
Henry L Weaver
Abraham Lammon
Daniel Frees
John Crawford
John Lefeare
Robert Parks
William Gumbert
Wm Beatty
James Beatty
James Culbertson
Henry Towler
William Mc Kee
John A Patterson
Samuel Mc Kee
Robert Culbertson
Jacob C Hook
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John Fair
Samuel Mc Kee
Robert Culbertson
Peter Weaver
Andrew Arnold
Robert Irwin
Daniel Frees
Henry L Weaver
Charles Bovard
Henry Towler
Robert Hewall
Richard Wilmot
Jacob C Hook
Abraham Lammon
John Drum
William Cowan
James Bole
Varis Huff
James Culbertson

Armstrong County

Before me Philip Bohler Esq the subscriber of the Justices of the Peace in and for said county personally appeared John Lemon who is the petitioner mentioned in the foregoing application made to the Legislature and after being duly sworn according to law declareth on oath that the services mentioned in the foregoing petition during the revolutionary war and by him the said Lemon represented [illegible] performed [illegible] just and true. That he subscribed his name to the same.

John Lemon
His X Mark

Before me this 8th day of December 1824
Philip Bohler
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This entire page is crossed out with 2 large X's

Said Lemon further states he has never received any land as a donation for his services or money in lieu thereof and also that he lost his eyesight 1793 and from that time until a few years since he supported himself by thrashing cleaning flax & until he has become so infirm as not to be able to support himself any longer by his own industry and is now 79 years of age that he has neither a home nor the means of support - that he is now depending upon the hospitality of some of his distant relations for support which evidence his misfortune as to reduced circumstances and of his standing in need of his county for support and that he knows of no other evidence now in his situation or power to obtain that could evidence the aforesaid service and all the papers or vouchers relating to the same during the revolutionary war was either lost or destroyed.

Said petitioner is now old inform and blind and is destitute of six pence worth to support himself. Therefore, hopes that the services he has performed in supporting the rights and liberties of his county when his services was wanted & him able t& willing and did perform them - that he will not now in his helpless
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Mr Burges

Military Pensions
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19th Congress
2d Session
Congress of the United States
In the House of Representatives
December 29. 1826.
On motion of Mr. Orr, 
Resolved, That the Committee on Military Pensions be instructed to consider the propriety of allowing a pension to John Lemon of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, a Soldier of the Revolutionary war; and that the papers relating to her claim be referred to said Committee.
Attest Mw St Clair Clarke
Clerk
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John Lemon
Dec. 29--1826
Ref (with resol) to Comr Mil. Pensions
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(illegible word) to Senate& H of R in Congress  
(Copy)
Armstrong County, State of Pennsylvania
On the 28th day of October 1822, before me the Subscriber  one of the Judges of the Court in and for the County of Armstrong and State of Penna personally appears John Lemon aged 77 years resident in the County and State aforesaid who being by me first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the late 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--That he the said John Lemon first enlisted in the Town of Baltimore in the month of September 1775, in the Company commanded by Capt Nathl Smith, (being the first Company raised in that place) he enlisted for one year if not sooner discharged by the Council of Safety of Maryland and that he continued in the service until July following at which time new articles of enlistment were produced to said Company for to enlist on year more or during the War which was signed by all the Company except said Lemon which displeased Capt Smith with him--Said Lemon then applied to the Council of Safety of Maryland and Stating to them the circumstances gave said Lemon a letter to said Capt, to accept of a substitute in place of said Lemon if he procured one to serve out said Lemons year of enlistment, which said Lemon did and the Captain accepted of the substitute in his place and Lemon left the service.
Said Lemon again entered the service as a militiaman, he was drafted from Cumberland County, Pennsyla in the month of Septr 1776 to serve a three months tour which he did under Capt. Andrew Homes of said County of Cumberland, we marched to Philadelphia from that to Trenton from that to Prince Town from that to Brunswick, from that to Amboy, where the three months tour expired we were then commanded by Genl. Mercer,--
And said Lemon in the month December 1777, again entered into the service of the United States and enlisted under Capt Samuel Serjeant in Carlisle, Cumberland County for two years and appointed as a 
superintendent of the Continental Brickyard at Carlisle and that he continued in said service of the United States until the Summer of 1779, at which time he was discharged from the same.
And said Lemon in the same fall of 1779 in Septr he enlisted under Capt John Loxley on board of the 20 gun Ship Fanny at Baltimore which Ship was then in the service of the United States from Baltimore we sailed towards Santes Station and on our way we fell in with a British vessel called the Three Brothers which after firing on her once, she struck to us and became our prize we stripped
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stripped her of guns and rigging and sunk her. the Ship crew we landed at Santes' Station. The Ship was employed in furnishing supplies to the British then at New York.--The next skirmish we had, was with an other British vessel, we fell in with, was the Crown Galley from Liverpool carrying ten guns, with supplies for Cornwallace, the British commander, then in South Carolina, which vessel we also, after a smart engagement, captured, she was loaded with 50 pieces of Cannon 1500 lighthorsemens dress &c.  The Ships crew we landed at Sante's Station and sent the Ship into Baltimore, under the command of American Officers in June 1780 the Ship Fanny returned to Baltimore, and said Lemon was paid off by the Captain, and quit the service of the United States,
And said Lemon was afterwards classed in the Militia in Baltimore, in the fall of 1780 under Capt Hunter to man a Battery of Artillery at Fells Point, and that he continued there in that situation, until after Cornwallace surrendered to Genl. Washington, which ended the revolutionary services of said Lemon.--
Said Lemon further states, that when he first enlisted in the service of the United States, in 1775, under Capt Nathaniel Smith in Baltimore, that he the said Lemon had, and owned, two servants named George Cooper and Hugh Martin, who also both enlisted with the consent, and approbation of said Lemon on Condition that he the said Lemon should have their first years pay at which time said Lemon agreed that said servants should have their freedom , which agreement said Lemon entered into with said Capt  Smith but in consequence of his servant signing the second instrument for to enlist during the war, and said Lemon removing to Carlisle, prevented him from calling on Capt Smith, or establishing his claim for the first year they enlisted, for which he the said Lemon, was to receive as a consideration for said servants freedom, for which said Lemon states that he never received for the pay of his servants one cent.--
Said Lemon further states that he has never received any Land as a donation for his services, or money in lieu thereof--and also that he lost his eyesight in the year of 1793, and from that time until a few years since he supported himself by threshing, cleaning flax &c. until he has become so infirm as not to be able to support himself any longer by his own industry and is now entirely depending on the hospitality of a distant relation for his support, which evinces his reduced circumstances, and of his standing in need of his Country for support, and that he knows of no other evidence now in his situation or power to obtain that could evidence the aforesaid services and all the papers and vouchers of his respective services during the revolutionary war was lost or destroyed.
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid
Signed  Robert Orr     (Signed)  John Lemon  X  his mark
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I Robert Orr Judge &c. as aforesaid do certify that it appears to
my satisfaction that the aforementioned John Lemon did serve
in the Revolutionary war as stated in the foregoing declaration
against the common enemy, and I now transmit the proceedings
and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the
Department of War pursuant to the aforementioned act of Congress
Oct 28th 1822
Signed Robert Orr,
Pennsylvania
Armstrong Co } Set
I James E Brown Prothonotary of the Court of Common
Pleas of the County of Armstrong and State of Pennsylvania
Seal [in left margin]
Certify that Robert Orr Esq before whom the foregoing affidavit
was made, and whose name is signed thereto, was
at the date thereof, and still is an associate Judge of the
said court duly commissioned and sworn by the proper authority
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and
the seal of said Court, at Kittanning the thirteenth day
of November, AD. one thousand eight hundred and twenty two
Signed, J E. Brown, Prothy ┃
We the subscribers citizens of Armstrong Co. Pa do state that we
are well acquainted with the said John Lemon mentioned in the foregoing
declaration and know him to be both poor and blind, and now lives with
a distant relation on whom he is dependent for his support, and
it is our decided opinion from his own relation of the various
services he performed in the Revolutionary War, have not the
smallest doubt of his having then and there rendered services and
really believe him to be one of that class of old soldiers that
relief should be extended to, and an object well worthy to embrace
the provisions of the act of Congress before referred to
Robert Orr.
Barnet Stilwell
Wm Thornburgh,
James C Porterfield
James Beatty
Joseph Bronze
Samuel Bronzer
James Hill
William Beatty
John Sipe
William Kier
Robert Eve
John Smith,
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I hereby certify that the foregoing pages, numbered from one to three, inclusive, are truly copied from the original document on file in the Pension Office.

J. L. Edwards
War Department,
Pension Office
29th October 1823.
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To the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States in Congress assembled
The petition of John Lemon of the County of
Armstrong in the State of Pennsylvania
respectfully represents
That your petitioner
first enlisted in the Town of Baltimore, in the month of September
1773, in the company commanded by Capt Nathaniel
Smith (being the first company raised in that place) for the
term of one year, unless sooner discharged by the Council of
safety of Maryland, and continued in the service until July following,
when new articles of enlistment, were produced to said
Company, for to enlist for one year more, or during the war
which were signed by all the company except your petitioner
which displeased Captain Smith with him. Your petitioner then
applied to the Council of Safety aforesaid who upon being
informed of the circumstances directed Capt Smith by letter, to
accept of a substitute to serve out the term for which your petitioner
^had enlisted, [illegible] substitute being procured and accepted of you
petitioner left the service.
Your petitioner again entered the service as a militia man,
was drafted from Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, in the
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month of September 1776 to serve a three months tour,
which he did, under the command of Capt Andrew Homes
of the same county, who marched his men to Philadelphia, thence
to Trenton, Princeton, Brunswick and Amboy when the term of
service expired. We were then commanded by Genl Mercer
In the month of December 1777 your petitioner again
intered into the service of the United States - enlisted under
Captain Samuel Sergeant in Carlisle, Cumberland County
aforesaid, for two years - was appointed to superintend in the
Continental Brick Yard at Carlisle, and continued in the
said service of the United States until the summer of 1779,
when he was discharged from the same.
In September 1779 your petitioner enlisted under Capt
John Loxley on board the 20 gun ship Fanny, then in the
service of the United States, sailed from Baltimore toward
Vantes Station - on the way fell in with a British vessel
called the three Brothers, fired once only upon her when she
struck to us and became our prize - stripped her of her
guns and rigging and sunk her - her crew we landed at
Santis Station. She had been employed in furnishing supplies
to the British at New York. The next engagement was
had with another British vessel called the Crown Gally
from Liverpool, carrying ten guns, and supplies for the
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army under Cornwallis then in South Carolina, which
after a sharp contest we captured, and found on board
50 pieces of Cannon 1500 light horsemen dresseg. The crew,
were landed at Santis Station and the vessel sent into
Baltimore under the command of an American
officer. In June 1780 the ship Fanny returned to
Baltimore, and your petitioner upon being paid off
by the Captain, left the service
The petitioner was afterwards viz in the fall of 1780,
classed in the militia in Baltimore under Captain Hunter
to man a Buttery of Artillery at Wells point, and continued
there in that situation until after the surrender
of Cornwallis to Genl Washington which ended his
revolutionary services
Your petition further represents, that when he
first enlisted into the service of the United States under
Captn N Smith in 1775, he had and owned two servants
named George Cooper & Hugh Martin, who also enlisted
with his consent and approbation, on condition that he
should have their first years pay, and they at the end of
the term to have their freedom, which agreement was
entered into with the said Captain, but in consequence
of his servants signing the new articles of enlistment aforesaid
and of his removing to Carlisle, he was prevented
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from calling on Captain Smith for the amount of his servants
wages for their first years services, which he was to have received
as a consideration of their freedom, and from establishing
his claim to the same nor has he ever received one
cent on account thereof
That your petitioner has never received any land
as a donation for his services, or money in lieu thereof
that in the year 1793 he entirely lost his eye sight, and
from that time till a few years since supported himself
by threshing, cleaning flax for, when he became so infirm
as not to be able support himself any longer ^by his own
industry. He is now entirely dependant upon the hospitality
of a distant relation for support. His reduced
circumstances and extreme age, (being 82 years of age) impel him
apply to the liberality of his county for assistance And
therefore prays your honorable bodies, as the representatives
of that County, to whose service, his best days were devoted
to grant him such aid as may relieve him during the remainder
of a life which from the course of nature must necessarily be
short, from absolute penicry and want
And your petitioner as in duly bound will ever
pray

Witness
Samuel Megaricon
John Lemmon his X Mark