Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6096, for Christopher Lambert, Maryland
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(3 - 1776) 

SERVICE                          NUMBER 

Md     Lambert Christopher or Christian    R.6096

CONTENTS
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let 7 May 1838
R. Brice
do to Hon S Gordin Jan
14, 1842
(2455)
Maryland Roll-
Christopher Lambert
Colo Gest
Private
Maryland line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary W.
inscribed on the Roll of Maryland
at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence
the 28th of April 1818-
Certificate of Pension issued the 16th of Sept 1818
and forwarded to Thomas Bailey Esq
Baltimore Maryland
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818                33.86
Semi-anl, all'ce ending 4th Mar 1819 48.00
Arrears 4 Mo. 7/30                            $81.86
 
Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}

four years
 
Baltimore
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SCHEDULE. 
United States of America 
(A.) Maryland District  SS.
On this fifth day of September 1820, personally 
appeared in open court (being out of record, (A) (B.) in the District 
Court in and Maryland for the said () District of 
Maryland
Christopher Lambert --- aged sixty five years, 
resident in Baltimore County in said (D.) District 
who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows: (E.) Enlisted at Taney Town in the State of Maryland under Capt Samuel Cox in the Maryland Regimt for during the war some time in the year 1779 and continued in the service of the United States on the continental Establishment unto the close of the war when he received a discharge from Major Hardman at Frederick Town Maryland and that he hath been on the invalid list of the State of Maryland ever since on account of wounds received, until he made his original declaration before the Honorable Judge Price at Baltimore on or about the 28th April 1818 as will appear by his pension certificate bearing date the 16 September 1818 and numbered 2455 and I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, 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 by me subscribed.
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(F.) One Cow, Some Comon working Tools or implements and some very ordinary Furniture not worth enumerating the whole lot worth $20 say $25- - That he hath no trade, and hath not been able to labour for the last seven years His family consists of his wife named Susanne aged 55 years one Daughter named Elizabeth aged 18 years greatly afflicted with a shattered leg from which the most of the bones have come out one son 13 years Michael - Maria aged 11 years and a younger son William  9 years that he is in full indigent circumstances as to be unable to support himself except from private or public charity.

 his 
Christopher X Lambert
 mark 
Sworn to and declared on the fifth day of September 1820 BEFORE, the District Court aforesaid.
 I, Philip Moore Clerk of the said Dist 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 said court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is twenty five Dollars and no Cents. IN TESTIMONY Wherein, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said court on this 21 day of Septem 1820 Philip Moore Clerk of the State of Maryland
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The whole of the form prescribed in the first section, to verify the amount of property of the applicant, the
oath of the party, and the certificate of the clerk excepted, must be done while the court is in session.
All are courts of record, within the contemplation of the Act of Congress:
1st. Which are expressly made courts of record by the laws of the State which create them;
2d, Which have been solemnly adjudged, by the tribunals of the several States, to be courts of record;
3d, which proceed according to the course of the common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of
amount
4th. Which have the power of fine and imprisonment;
And courts which proceed according to the civil and canon law, having neither of those attributes, are
not courts of record, although they may keep a registry of their proceedings, and possess a seal.
The court should, in every instance, state, on the face of the proceedings, that it is a court of record
, and state why it is such. - (Opinion of the Attorney General of the United States.
DIRECTIONS FOR FILLING UP THE BLANKS.
A. District circuit, county, or corporation, as the case may be.
B. State why a court of record.
C. After repeating the district, circuit, county, or corporation, insert the declarant's name.
D. District, circuit, county, or corporation:
E. Here set forth the regiment, company and line; or ship, corps or vessel, and the date of the original de
claration; and if he has received a pension, the number of his pension certificate should be inserted.
F. Here enumerate each article of real and personal estate, necessary bedding and clothing excepted, and
subscribe the same. The declarant must also mention his occupation, his ability to pursue it, the number
and names of his family residing with him, their ages, and their capacity to contribute to their support
, in order that the department may be enabled to decide whether the applicant is in such indigent
circumstances as to be entitled to the pension. It is the opinion of the Attorney General, that the words
of the third section of the Act of the 1st May, 1820, ""in such indigent circumstances as to be unable to
support himself without the assistance of his country," comprehend those only who are incapable of
supporting themselves without the aid of the government, except by private or public charity.
Extract of a CIRCULAR LETTER from the War Department to the several Agents for
paying pensions enclosing the foregoing Form.
"For the guidance of persons already on the pension list, or who may hereafter make application for that
purpose, it may be proper to state, explicitly that, as experience has proved the necessity of a rigid adherence
to particular forms in such cases, no instrument of writing drawn up contrary to this form can be admitted as a
proper voucher."
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Christopher Lambert was an Invalid Pensioner at the rate of $5.33 1/3 per month and is entitled to that even if he loses the Revolutionary Pension of 8 Dollars


Christopher Lambert
2455
March 1819
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State of Maryland
City of Baltimore Sc.

On this twenty eight day of April
in the year of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred
and eighteen, personally appeared before me the
undersigned, Christopher Lambert residing in Baltimore
County aged about Sixty five 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 early in the year 1778 at
Frederick Town, Maryland, under Captain Samuel
Cox in the 2d Maryland Regiment Col. Gist, was
marched to the Northward as far as Philadelphia
from thence, by order of Gen Washington, was
marched back, and sent to the Southward
where he was engaged in several actions, particular
 the Battle of Camden, where deponant
was severely wounded, so much so that he lost
the entire use of one hand, and a wound in
his head and body, that he continued in the
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the service for about four year, and was honorably
discharged in 1782, by Major Harden of the said
Regiment, from whom he received a regular written
discharge, as an invalid on account of his severe
wounds - that his name, in consequence thereof
was placed, by order of the Orphans Court of Frederick
County on the list of pension Invalids at fifteen pounds
Annually - that he relinquished all former pensions
and that from his reduced circumstances he needs
the assistance of his County for support
Subscribed & Sworn to before
his
Christopher X Lambert
mark
---
N Brice
Mark
Chief Judge Baltimore Cty Court
=
State of Maryland, Bath County Js.
subsequent to signing the aforegoing & annexed declaration
and Certificate, said Christian Lambert produced a certain George Miller
aged 66 years or there about, who being by me duly sworn doth depose &
say that he served in the regular army at least six years during the Revolutionary
war well knows Christian Lambert the applicant for a pension in
this case to have been regular soldier in the Continental established
saw him frequently while in service together & is well assured that
said Lumbert served the time mentioned in his said declaration

his
George X Miller
Mark

word to become
NBrice Chief Judge 
Balt Cty Court
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City of Baltimore S. 
I hereby certify that Christopher Lambert who hath this day made the within declaration before me on Oath appears by the Certificate produced and hereto annexed to have served in the Revolutionary war, against the Common enemy, on the Continental establishment and from his extreme reduced Circumstanceses and in need and is entitled to a pension under the late Act of Congresstablish ment is entitled to a pension under the circumstances stands in need and late act of Congress- 

A. Price Chief Judge 
Balh City Court 
28th April 1818 

Honored in 
When my pension certificate is issued, please cause the same to be forwarded through the post office denited to the care of Thomas Bailey Esq. Baltimor" 
I have honor to be with due repect
 Sir your Obt Serv- 

his
Christian X Lambert 
mark

Witness
Thomas Bailey

D. G. Hans
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City of Baltimore S.
I Thomas Harwood  Clerk of Baltimore City Court do hereby certify that the Honorable Nicholas Brice Esquire, before whom the forgoing proceedings were taken and certified and who hath thereto subscribed his name was at the time of taking and certifying the same 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 have hereunto 
Subscribed my name and affixed 
the seal of the said Court the 
twenty eighth day of April 1818. 

Th. Harwood
Baltimore City Court 

Christopher Lambert
application 
[illegible]
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Petition of Susan Cook 
Daughter of Christopher 
Lambert deceased praying 
for a pension on account 
of the services rendered by
said deceased in the War of the Revolution 
May 22 1850 Referred 
to the Committee on 
Revolutionary pensions 
March 3. 1851. [illegible]
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Memorial of 
Susan Cook 
praying Penson 
& Bounty Land 

[illegible]
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Ans. in relation to Bounty land 
To the Congress of the United States, Gentlemen, 
The undersigned respectfully 
represents that she is the daughter of Christopher 
Lambert, Deceased, who was a revolutionary 
soldier and belonged to the Maryland Line 
and that during the said war, (she believes at
the Battle of French Town,) he was wounded in
three different places, to wit, on the Head, 
in the left side, and the loss of the use 
of the left hand, and that he was so much 
disabled from the said wounds that he 
was confined in a Hospital for twelve 
months thereafter, and that during that 
time the regiment which he belonged to 
was mustered out of the service and that 
he never did receive bounty land for 
said services, on account of his confinement 
in said Hospital he neglected to receive 
the certificate for the Lands promised him 
She also further represents, that 
the said Christopher Lambert was under 
an act of Congress authorized to draw 
an invalid pension, which he continued. 
so to do, up to the year 1818, when Congress passed
an act to give all revolutionary soldiers
full pay, that is to say, Eight dollars per month, 
at which time the Commission pensions 
construed the act above refered to, as 
stopping the invalid pensions, and accordingly 
had stopped the said Christopher Lambert’s invalid certificate, and 
from that time until the 24th April 1846 
when the said Lambert died, he never
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did receive any part of said invalid 
pension, and as the said Lambert was 
unable from the severity of said wounds 
to perform any kind of Labor, for the 
Suport of himself, she feels confident that 
it was never the intention of Congress to stop 
the said invalid pension, and only allow
 the decriped soldier who was rendered unable
 to support himself by the wounds received in 
the service of his country the same pay which 
was given by Congress as an act of liberality 
and gratitude to all revolutionary soldiers 
who rendered services to his country at 
a time which tried mens bravery and
love of country, she therefore respectfully 
represents that for more than thirteen 
years before the death of the said Christopher 
Lambert she had to keep him and take 
care of him like a child providing 
him with every thing and at times to provide 
him with a nurse as she was unable 
to give him all her attention on account 
of having a large family to assist in [illegible]
and as she is now advanced in years, with 
the care of a sick husband she trust Congress
in their wisdom, will take her case into 
favourable consideration and grant her 
the bounty Land, and also to direct 
the payment of the back invalid pension 
due from the year 1818 to the time of said 
Lamberts. Death in the year 1846, and 
as in duty bound she will ever pray.
[illegible]May 6 1850 
Respectfully 
her
Susan X Cook
mark
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State of Maryland 
Baltimore City Court
On this 7th day of May 1850 before me 
the subs enter one of the Justices of 
the Peace in and for the City of Baltimore
personally appears Susan Cook and
made oath on the Holy  [illegible]
of the Almighty God that the matter
and things stated in the herein
petition are true to the best of her
knowledge & belief
Sworn & Subscribed
before  A.W. Penington
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Act of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873. 
6096
 Christopher Lambert 
Service: widow of Christopher 
Enlisted:  REJECTED
Discharged: 
Application filed: 
Alleges: 
Re-enlisted: 
Attorney: 
P. O. 
 Recognized. 
Contract.
Cert. of Dis. Searched for 18
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Let 25 April
1838 N Brice
[illegible]
let 3 May 1838
N. Brice
Rejected
sec let 7 May 1838
N. Brice
receives a pension under
act 18 March 1818
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7& [illegible] of
Christopher Lambert

6096
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Admitted
Return the within Certificate from the Req. of the
Orphan’s Court to the Pensioner; & write on the
Pension Certificate from the War Office, the following words
“a man named Christopher Lambert is on the Role of
Invalid pensioners: if he is the man to whom this certificate
is given, the agent [illegible] to obtain his form certificate & send it to 
War Dept.
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LAND OFFICE. 
Annapolis, 
April 16th 1838, 
I Certify, that it appears by a Pay Roll remaining in the Office, that Christopher Lambert a private received of John Hamilton, Agent of the Maryland Line, $80.20 arrears of pay from the 1st August, 1780, to the 1st of January, 1782 also $80.00 pay from the 1st January, 1782, to the 1st January, 1783-also $43.30 from the 1st January, 1783, to the 15th of November , 1783. Gratuity, Total received, $203.50 
George G. Brewer 
Register Land Office, W. S. Md.
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July 27, 1832

Sir
I had the papers to
which you refer withdrawn
by resolution from
the files of the House
and sent to the Commissioner
of Pensions
Sincerely yours
William Hamilton
WB Evans & Fantc
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Washington, July 27 1853
Dear Sir.
We herewith enclose a power
of Attorney from Susan Cook, child of
Christopher Lambert to Messrs W. B.
&
J. L. Nelson, and a letter from the
Messers Nelson authorising us to act
for them. It appears that the papers
were presented by the Hon R. M. Lane
to Congress, and from the enclosed
letter of the Hon W. T. Hamilton, have
been referred to the Pension Office.
You will please have the papers
gotten out, so that we may make
an examination, and take the necessary
steps for the prosecution of the claim
Very respectfully
Evans & Frant
F.F.C. Triplett, Esq
Acting Comm of Pensions.
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[handwritten letter]
Balto. July 24th 1852
My dear Sir

The enclosed Power of Attorney, from
Susan Cook, Child of Christopher Lambert
deceased, who was a soldier of the Revolution.
The papers in this case were filed in
House of Representatives by R.M. McLane.
Mr Wm Hamilton, told me he would
have them referred to the Pension Office
as soon as he could obtain the floor
to make the motion, and I presume
they (the papers) have been referred accordingly. I also enclosed a letter from
Col. J. G. Berret to Jas. M Buchanan, Esq.
in relation to the above case. The papers
on file in the house, have been made
out since the rejection of the first
application. Lambert died about 1845.
You will please attend to this case
at once, and let us know what
evidence &c you want, and it shall
be sent immediately
I presume the papers have reached the P.O. if
they have not, why you can just [illegible]
or drop Mr H. a note requesting
him to have then referred
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[continued from previous]

We have several other cases on hand
which we will forward shortly.
Early action on the above is requested,

Very Respectfully
[illegible]
Wm. B & Jno L. Nelson
F. S. Evans Esq.
Washington D.C.
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[handwritten letter]

Washington Jan 1 1841
Dr Sir
The Petition of Christopher Lambert
a Revolutionary soldier alledging that he has been
stricken from the Invalid Pension Roll and praying [struck through-to be restored]
to have his name again put on
the roll has been referred to the committee on
Invalid Pensions of which I am a member Will
you inform me of the reason for [struck through-his] the
discontinuance of and furnish me with a copy
of the papers and proceedings from time to
time in his case to lay before the committee
Your obedt servant
S. Gordon
Hon J.L. Edwards
P.S. I have not received any answer to my call for a
copy of the papers in the son of Daniel Cooke
an Invalid Pensioner
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[handwritten letter]

Land Office Annapolis, 16th Apl 1838, 
Dear Sir 
Having been compelled to leave town for a few days, 
I did not receive your two letters until my return home a day or 
two ago, as I should have replied to them before, I have [illegible]
very carefully the rolls of the Militia officers of the revolution, 
and can find nothing of the name of Thomas Woolford 
who alleges to have served as a Lieutenant in the Militia 
Col Wm Richardson whom he says Commanded the Regt did
not belong to the Militia, but commanded the 5th Regt in 
the Maryland Continental line. In regard to the case of 
Christopher Lambert he appears to have been recruited in 1781. 
and is entitled to the Lot No 99 in Allegany County, I send you
a certificate from the pay roll, which is all the evidence 
the rolls afford of his service 

respectfully yours
G. G. Brewer Henry 

Henry Brice Esq.
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[illegible]

Chr. Lambert  

Edwards Esq 
Pension Office 
Washington
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Baltimore 19 April 1838 
J L Edwards Esq
Sir

I now inclose you a certificate from Annapolis
 which places the claim of Christopher Lambert beyond a doubt 
I wrote for it some time ago but did not receive until this morning 
Mr Brewer having been absent from Annapolis caused the delay 
I am gratified at the circumstance, altho a good
deal of trouble was caused by preparing the declaration, for it
fully sustains his declaration, and my opinion of its Correctness.
Be pleased to inform W. Gordon of the receipt of the 
papers

Hon. Henry Brice
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LAND OFFICE. 
Annapolis, 
April 30th 1838, 
I Certify, that it appears by a Pay Roll remaining in the Office, that Christopher 
Lambert a private received of John Hamilton, 
Agent of the Maryland Line, $80 arrears of pay from the 1st August, 1780, 
to the 1st of January, 1782 also $80.00 pay from the 1st January, 1782, to the 
1st January, 1788 -- also $43.30 from the 1st January, 1783, to the 15th of November 1788.
Gratuity,- Total received, $203.50 
George G. Brewer 
Register Land Offce, W. S. Md.
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Land Office Annapolis, 30th April, 1838,

Sir

Your letter of 25th Jan. was received, Enclosed I
send you a certificate from a pay roll kept by John Hamilton
agent of the Maryland line showing that Christopher Lambert
received pay up to the 15th of November, 1783, at which time
the Army of the United States was disbanded this is all
the evidence the rolls in this office afford of his services,
There are no muster rolls of the Maryland Continental troops
to be found later than 1780 - I am therefore unable to state the
names of the officers under whom he served, From the pay
roll, I should presume, that he enlisted either in 1780 or 1781
for three years, he could not have enlisted for during the war
because he did not receive the gratuity
Very respectfully,
G.G. Brewer

J.L. Edwards Esqr
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J L Edwards Esq Baltimore 18 April 1838 
Sir
I now hand yea the declaration of Christopher 
Lambert made in open Court, and certified, which I presume will be 
sufficient to satisfy you that he was a soldier of the Revolutionary 
War - The Judge interrogated him very particularly, and is so satisfied 
of the Correctness of his statements part of which he was at the 
time old enough to know that he has fell himself authorized to give 
a very decided certificate I have had had repeated interviews with 
him, and he has never varied, except when some fresh occurence came 
to his recollection - He named over to me the names of many persons 
of the first respectibilty in Frederick County Washington who I knew, that 
are now all dead for myself I place the most implicit confidence in his 
Statement, for it is utterly impossible for a man so illitterate as he is 
to mention minute occurences of the Rev War without having been an 
Actor in it I beg you to take this matter into early consideration 
and inform me of your decision, which I am sure cannot be otherwise 

[illegible

J Hon
Henry Brice
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Baltimore 26 April 1838 
J L  Edwards Esq 
Sir
I have received your letter dated this day 
& perceive that you have not received the certificate which I enclosed 
you the day after I sent the declaration of Christopher Lambert, and 
if it has not been received I beg you to inform me of it, immediately 
that I may procure a duplicate In the interim I inclose you Mr 
Brewer's letter [illegible] the Certificate, by which you will see 
that he is entitled to Land from this date, and likewise the date of his enlistment

J Rom
Henry Brice
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To the Hon Secy of War 
City of Washington 
Sir, In compliance with the instructions marked 
for the Declaration heretofore made by me, to obtain a pension 
for Revolutionary service, returned from your Dept for further 
testimony I beg leave to state that I have never received 
any pension from the United States, but that my name was 
placed about the year 1789 on the list of Invalid pensioners 
of the State of Maryland, by the Orphans Court of Frederick County 
at the rate of $15 per Ann, which if required by law that 
I give up that previous to receiving one under the late act 
of Congress. I do relinquish the same the certificate is hereunto annexed 

his
Christian X Lambert 
mark

Test
P.G.Hands
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State of Maryland 
I hereby certify that Christopher Lambert an Invalid and
as such has been so annually to the 1st day of Nov of 1789 as other
Pounds [illegible] pay by order of the Orphans Court for [illegible] County.

 In Testimony I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of Office this 15 day of April 1790 

[illegible]
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Washington Jan 4, 1842
Dr Sir
I have to say in reply to yours of the
date of yesterday that Christopher Lambert the 
petitioner to Congress for an invalid pension 
in relation to whose care I wrote to you on behalf
of the committee on invalid pensions for
certain information resides at 
Baltimore in the State of Maryland 
Hon J.L. Edwards 
Your Ser
J. Gordon
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81,513 Christopher Lambert due  1 Jan 1783 $80
84,758 Christopher Lambert due 16 Nov 1783 43.30
85,742 Christopher Lambert due 1 Jany 1782 80.20

final settlement [illegible]
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Christopher Lambert, Maryland Invalid Roll.
Will Mr Harry be pleased to look on 
his old Invalid Roll, and say what is shown 
in relation to the case viz when the pension 
commenced and when it terminated and at 
what rate he was paid 
Pension Office 
Jan 13. 1842 

The first pay on the book is the 4th [illegible] 1789 the commument 
is not stated was first on the role [illegible] $3.33 1/3 for month 
increased to $5.33 ½ the last payment on our book was to the 
4th March 1818. from that period to the 4th March 1820, the 
books do not show the payment. he was entered on the 
Revolutionary Pension 28th April 1818 --- [illegible]
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J L Edwards Esq
Sir
I am more mortified than I ever was in my life at a
discovery I made yesterday after receiving your letter, which did not reach
me until about 5 who it ought to have been delivered in the morning- Finding myself at a loss to establish the indentity [identity] of Lambert without going to Frederick County, and there, it was doubtful whether
There was any person living who knew the past. I went in search of him &
about dark he delivered to me the enclosed paper, which upon reading
after my return home, I discovered to be a pension certificate from the
War Department in 1818. You cannot concieve my feelings on this
descovery. When he first applied to me, he declared that he had never
received any thing, my brother Conversed with him before the declaration,
and was so convinced of the correctness of his statements, as to be
perfectly satisfied of the justness of his claim. I am rejoiced that the
discovery has been made now, because if it had been delayed until
The application had he made at this Agency ^here^ I should have been
placed in a very pleasant situation. I cannot account for his conduct except for his extreme ignorance, and advanced age. I have
labored hand and diligently in this matter, and have given you great
trouble, which might all have been avoided by a correct understanding
at first. I consientiously believed him
I enclose you the paper, that you may see it, and then
hand to Mr [illegible- Gordon(?)], as it will authorize him to issue the Certificate
for the land, and I request him to return it-
this is written at home with
a very bad pen-
Bal 5 March 1838
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Susan Cook
Child of Christopher
Lambert.
Power of Atty
examine papers & 
prosecute claim
Evans & Fant
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State of Maryland - City of Baltimore
On this 18th day of April 1838 before Baltimore City Court
the same being a Court of law and of record, now sitting personally appeared
Christopher Lambert aged about Eighty four years a native of
Frederick County in the State of Maryland but at present residing
in Baltimore, who being sworn according to law doth on his oath
make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit
of the provision made by the act of Congress of the United States
passed [struck through] May 15 1828-

The said deponent saith that he entered into the
service of the United States in the year 1777 in a Company of
Militia at Taney Town Frederick County Maryland under command
of Captain Samuel Cox and as well as he remembers after
wards commanded by Captain Richard L'Orndorff, that under the
first named Captain, he marched with his company to
Annapolis, thence, went by water to the head of Elk D, thence to Christianna - that he was in the Battles of
Brandywine and German Town and in Several Skirmishes and expeditions. One he particularly remembers, by orders
from Genl Washington to capture a number of Cattle belonging
to the British at Hamiltons Farm near Philadelphia
in which they were successful. The said deponent
further saith that shortly after the above events, he
had permission to return home to Taney Town where
he had been but very short time before he was drafted
as a soldier to guard the prisoners Captured by General
Wahington at Trenton and sent to Fort Frederick in
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in Washington County Maryland for safe keeping. The said deponent
thinks he was detained on this service about two months
and when discharged or soon after enlisted as a regular soldier
in the Second Regiment of the Maryland line which as well as
remembers was under command of General Guest [Gist (?)]. that
said Regiment was ordered to join the [illegible] Army
and this deponent was personally engaged in the Battles
of Guilford Waxaws [Waxhaws], Hanging Rock & flat Rock and
in many Skirmishes that have now gone from his memory but in one of them whilst in a detachment under the
command of a Sergeant he has reason to remember
as they been attacked by a company of British
Dragoons from whom he received two Sabre Cuts on the head and wrist and the fingers of his left hand nearly cut off- The Marks of which
wounds are now visible and exhibited to the Court
he also states that he received three buck shot
wounds at the same time - has in one of his thighs that have now been extracted and one in his body the marks of which are still visible. that he was left for dead on the field where he remained for a considerable time before he was taken away by his Country men and carried to the Hospital at Camden - here he remained under Medical
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treatment, till the Capture of Lord Cornwallis by the army
under General Washington. He was, when sufficiently recovered
discharged from service but has lost his papers and has had the misfortune to survive all these persons
who if now alive could testify to the truth of this
statement and that he faithfully served his Country in the
 Revolutionary War as a soldier in the Maryland
line during the whole war except in those intervals
mentioned. He states further that he know the late General Smallwood, that Williams, Henry Lee, [illegible]
Rawlings Stone and was present when the late Col. Forest had his leg and thigh cut off in consequence
of a wound received in an engagement with the enemy by the Southern Army: his memory now fails him as to date & places and can now only detail
detached facts he had heard of the name of the late Col Howard of the Maryland line, but does not
recollect whether he ever saw him. He further
States that from his age and extreme poverty and ^[illegible]^ County [illegible] he was not apprised till lately
that such provision was made for old Revolutionary
Soldiers by Congress as he now learns, has been. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to any
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pension or annuity other than the present and declares
that his name is not on the pension roll of any
agency in any State
Christopher  his X mark   Lambert
Sworn to and subscribed
in my presence
N Brice, Chief Judge of Baltimore City Court
and the said Court do hereby declare its opinion
founded on the above naritive from the Tears
of wounds now visible and from the simplicity and apparent sincerity of the deponent, that the aforesaid
Christopher Lambert the said applicant did serve in the revolutionary war as a Common Soldier
during the whole period except for the short interval which elapsed from his return home from German Town
^as stated in the aforegoing declaration^
and the Court are further of opinion that
he is now very poor and infirm and needs 
pecuniary aid.
-
N. Price Chief Judge of
Baltimore City Court
State of Maryland City of Baltimore
I hereby certify that [illegible]
before whom the proceedings were [illegible]
was at the time of so doing [illegible]Commissioned and Sworn
hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of Baltimore City Court [illegible]
this eighteenth day of April in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and thirty eight
[illegible signature] Balt City Court
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Know all men by these presents
That I, Susan Cook, widow of Christian
Cook Decd of Baltimore City & State of Maryland
do hereby constitute and appoint William B.
Nelson and John L. Nelson of the City of Baltimore in the State of Maryland, my true and lawful Attorneys, for me and in my name, to prosecute my claims for Pension, Bounty Land and all such sum or sums of money as may be found due on account of the services of Christopher Lambert, who
was a soldier in the War of the Revolution.
And I hereby authorize my said
Attorneys to examine all papers and documents touching my claims on file in the Departments at Washington or elsewhere, and to file any additional evidence or arguments they may think proper to insure the recovery of said claims-

Witness my hand and seal this Twenty
Third day of July A.D. 1852-
Witness
A W Thompson
Daniel E. Myers
Susan  her X mark  Cook  [circled word] seal
-
State of Maryland
Baltimore City, Sct:
On this Twenty third day of
July - A. D. 1852 before the subcriber, one of the Justices of the Peace of the State of Maryland, in
and for the City of Baltimore, personally appeared
Susan Cook-
and acknowledged the above Power of Attorney to
be her act and deed, according to the true
intent and meaning thereof
In Testimony Whereof
I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my
seal on the day and year aforesaid-
Samuel Norris
one of the Justices of the Peace
of the State of Maryland
in and for the City of Baltimore
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 Edward Dowling, Clerk of The Superior Court of Baltimore City and State of Maryland, do hereby certify that Samuel Norris before whom the foregoing Power of Attorney was executed, was at the date of the same a Justice of the Peace, in and for the said City, duly authorized by Law to take acknowledgments; and his name thereunto subscribed is his genuine signature- In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal this 23d day of July A.D. 1885 Edwd Dowling Clk