Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11,519, for Charles Talbott, Maryland
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Service
MD.
Talbot, Charles
Number
S. 11,519
carded
Contents
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[illegible] see let
Let W. Allison 
Oct 15/51

3235-4
District of Columbia 32,354
Charles Talbott, deceased of __ in the Dist. Columbia who was a Private in the __ command by Captain___ of the Regt. commanded by Col. Bell in the Maryland Militia line for 13 months.

Inscribed on the Roll of the District of Cola. at the rate of 43 dollars 33 cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834 & end 15th February 1844 when he died.

Certificate of Pension issued the 12th day of July 1865 and sent to Wm. L. Allison Present

Arrears to the 4th of ____
Semi-annual allowance ending
Payable to is children Paul Talbott & Benjamin Talbott, of Montgomery County, Maryland and Charles Talbott of New York.
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by D. Brown
Book E Vol. 6 Page 117
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35527

Charles Talbott
Act Jun 7, 1832
Maryland

Claimant Prest
June 30, 1843
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of the 7th June 1832.

On this thirteenth day of June in the year A. D. 1843 personally appears before me the subscriber Chief Judge of the circuit court of the district of Columbia.

Charles Talbott a resident of Montgomery County, and living near the District line, aged eighty four years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain a pension under the act of Congress of June 7th 1832.  That he resided in Prince Georges County Md. at the time he entered the service, afterwards lived in Frederick County, and then in Montgomery County Maryland.  Has no record of his age, in 1776 was [illegible] as a minute man being then about 16 years of age, but was not called out to perform actual service until after the battle of Brandywine, the year not recollected, was drafted to serve three months in Capt. Lenhams company in Col. Bell's Regt., was marched to Broad Creek which empties into the Potomac ten miles below Alexandria, and was stationed there during which time, had a skirmish with the British, and took nine of them prisoners, during this tour Col. Lyle's house was burnt by the British; after serving out my tour of three months, was discharged and returned home.  Some time after my first tour I was again drafted for three months.  I think 1780 but am not
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positive as to the year, under Capt. Lenhams and Col. Bell and was marched to the Patuxents River and to Annapolis where I was stationed, from there was marched to Baltimore where I was stationed. from there, was marched back to Annapolis and after the time for which I was drafted had expired was discharged.  In June 1781 I was drafted (the third time), for six months under Capt. Hardy and Col. Bell, I  think but an not positive as to the officers; was marched to York Town, and remained there until after the surrender of the British Army under Cornwallis, when we were marched with the prisoners and guarded a part of them to Fredericktown barracks, when we were discharged, after serving a little upward of five months.  In 1782 I was drafted for three months to serve as a guard to the prisoners under Capt. Hardy and Col. Bell at Frederick and served out my time. When I was discharged, I performed other terms of short duration but cannot recollect distinctly the period and duration of these terms; during one of my terms we were [illegible] in cold weather and after being much fatigued with a long March we laid down to sleep, with nothing over us but one blanket, and having slept soundly, when we awoke in the morning we were completely covered with snow.  I received written discharges for all my terms, but thinking them no use or value, they have been lost or destroyed.  I know of no one now living who has a personal knowledge of my services.  I knew several who died some years since, who, if now living could testify to my services.  The reasons for my applying for a pension before this time, are that some years ago I had property and would not take the trouble to look
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after my right to a pension, and for the last ten years past, have not applied because I thought that I could not get a pension, unless I could get witnesses to from my service who knew me while in the army.  I have since learned that I could get a pension without being obliged to prove my service by living witnesses.  Isaac Riley of Montgomery, has known me for forty years and upwards and can testify to my having during his acquaintance with me, had the character of having been a revolutionary soldier, Mr. John Lutz of Georgetown, now dead has known me for thirty odd years and could have testified to my character as a revolutionary soldier.  I have a son, Paul Talbott who is fifty four years of age and who can testify to his having frequently heard me speak of my revolutionary services and of having heard old revolutionary soldiers and myself speaking of our hardships and sufferings during the war of the revolution.
Charles Talbott

Sworn and subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid.
W. Cranch

And I the said Judge do hereby declare my opinion, after the investigation of this matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states.
W. Cranch
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District of Columbia
Washington Court

Personally appeared before me Charles R. Bell one of the Justices of the Peace for the county aforesaid, Paul Talbott aged 55 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, States that he is the son of Charles Talbott who made application for a pension under act 7th June 1832. That his father lived with him for a year or more previous to the fifteenth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and forty four on which day he died, and further sayeth not sworn and subscribed this 24th day of March 1845.
Ch. R. Bell J.P.
Paul Talbott

I hereby certify that the above deponent is a [illegible] and respectable [illegible]
Ch. R Bell
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Aug. 4, 1843
Amended Declaration of Charles Talbott
Act 7 June 1832

W. L. Allison Prest.
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District of Columbia
Washington County

Personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace and one of the Judges of the Levy court for Washington County, on this third day of August 1843, Charles Talbott, who being duly sworn according to law, States as an amendment to his former declaration made before Judge Cranch, that as a further reason in addition to those already stated, for not making an earlier application for a pension, that several years ago, and since the passage of the act of 7th June 1832, he determined to make an effort to obtain a pension, and his son Charles now residing in Baltimore, called at the pension office to get the necessary instructions for his guidance, but neither he  nor myself being at all [illegible] with such matters and not knowing, who to apply to for the purpose of having the papers prepared, the claim was suspended]
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to be neglected until about two years ago when he had a statement of his services drawn up, but owing to his having at that time no place of abode which was permanent, did not swear to it until recently.
In relation to his statement that he knows of several who died some years ago, who is now living could testify to his service, he would further state that if he had applied for a pension at any time since the passage of the act of 7th June 1832, and before the period of his present application, he could not have availed himself of their testimony for the reason that the persons known to him were not living even at the time of the passage of that act.  If any of his comrades in arms were living in 1832, he knew not of it or at what place or places they were living.  he would further state in conclusion, that he is advised that record evidence has been obtained relative to his officers, but that there are no rolls to be found of the service
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and hopes therefore that his claim may be now allowed upon the traditional evidence which has been already exhibited.
He hereby relinquished every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declared that his name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any State or territories.
Charles Talbott

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
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District of Columbia
Washington County circuit Court
March Term 1845

personally appeared in open court Paul Talbott, aged 56 who being duly sworn according to law, States that he is the oldest son of Charles Talbott, decd. who made application for a pension for is revolutionary service.   That his father died on the fifteenth day of February 1844, leaving the following children surviving him, viz.
Himself and Benjamin Talbott, who both reside in Montgomery County Maryland and Charles Talbott Junior who resides in New York, and further saith not. Sworn and subscribed this 12th day of July 1845.

And I certify that the said court is satisfied from the accompanying letter of Geo. [illegible] Washington Esq. that Paul Talbott is a credible witness & proves the facts fully.

in testimony whereof I have hereto subscribed my name & affixed the public seal of said court this 12th July 1845.
Wm. Brent Clerk
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that in conformity with the law of the United States, of the 7th June 1832, Charles Talbot, deceased, late of Maryland, who was a Private in the War of the Revolution, was entitled to a pension at the rate of Forty-three Dollars and thirty-three cents per annum commencing on the 4th March 1831, and having died on
the fifteenth of February 1844, the amount due is payable up to the time of his death
to Paul Talbott, and Benjamin Talbott, of Montgomery County, Maryland, and Charles Talbott, of New York, children of said Charles Talbott, deceased.
{Examined and
Countersigned. }
Given at the War Office of the United States
this twelfth day of July one thousand eight hundred and forty-five,

Secretary of War.
Commissioner of Pensions.
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Be it known that on the 20th day of June 1843 before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace, of Montgomery County state of Maryland personally appeared Paul Talbott a credible and respectable witness residing in Montgomery County Md. aged fifty four years, and being sworn according to law, doth testify that from his earliest recollection he had frequently heard his father speak of his services in the Revolutionary War,  has heard him speak of being drafted to service on the Potomac river, and of Col. Lyles house having been burnt and of the capture of several of the enemy during his tour, and at one time some years since while going down the river with him, he pointed out the place where he had encamped during a  part of his service in the war of the revolution.  I have also often heard him speak of his tour of service when he was marched to Annapolis and stationed there, and of his being marched to Baltimore and likewise of his tour and many of the events which took place at the siege of York Town and his tour of service in guarding the prisoners at Fredericktown Md. I have heard him speak of other services but cannot recollect the particulars.  He has frequently told me of his great suffering while upon his tours at one time after having awoke in the morning after a long and fatiguing March the previous day to have been covered with snow, except a small place made by his breath while sleeping.

Paul Talbott

Sworn and subscribed the day and year above mentioned before.
Turner Ball J.P.
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State of Maryland, Montgomery County Sct.
I Brice Selby Clerk of the Court of Montgomery County Court certify that Turner Ball Gentleman is a magistrate, and then the foregoing signatures purporting to be his is genuine in testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my seal of office, and subscribed my name this twenty second day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred forty three
Brice Selby Clk.
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Claim of Charles Talbott
Act of 7 June 1832
District of Columbia
County Washington

Be it known, that on this second day of October A. D. eighteen hundred and fifty one, before the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and District aforesaid, personally appeared Paul Talbott a resident of Montgomery County and made oath according to law that he is the son of Charles Talbott and that his son Charles Talbott is now dead and never married who was a Revolutionary Pensioner at the rate of ____ dollars per annum; that he has been informed that the said Pension ought to be increased; that he is directly interested as a claimant in said pension, and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments as my Agent may use in prosecuting said claim.
Paul Talbott

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me
H. Addison J. Peace
District of Columbia Washington County Court

I, H .Addison Justice of the Peace, in and for said County do hereby certify that Paul Talbott who executed the foregoing paper is a respectable resident of this county, and is, I believe directly interested in said claims as therein set forth.
H. Addison J. Peace

I __ Clerk of the __ Court in the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that ___ before whom the foregoing papers were executed, was, at the date of the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, duly authorized by law to administer oaths; and the name thereunto subscribed my name and affixed my official seal, this A. D. 185 Clerk
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POWER OF ATTORNEY - Revolutionary Pension Claims.
Know all men by these Presents, That I, Paul Talbot hereby constitute and appoint William S Allison my true and lawful Agent and Attorney, to prosecute the Claim of Charles Talbott,
for any amount of Revolutionary Pension, or Increase of Pension, that may be due; and I hereby authorize my said Agent to examine all the papers and documents in relation to said claim, on file in the Departments at Washington City, or elsewhere; to file additional evidence or arguments; and to receive the Certificate
which may be issued for said Claim, which Certificate I wish made payable to myself
and Benjamin Talbot to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed; and to do all things that I
might or could do were I personally present. Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney and Agent shall lawfully do in the premises.
WITNESS my hand and seal this 7 day October, A. D., 1851.
Paul Talbott

Signed and sealed in the presence of 
H. Addison
Geo. Shoemaker

District of Columbia
County of Washington

On this 7 day of October A. D. 1851 before me, the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid, personally appeared Paul Talbott and acknowledged the foregoing power of Attorney to be his act and deed for the purposes therein mentioned.

In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand the day and year aforesaid
H. Addison J. Peace
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11519
Invalid
File No. 11,519
Charles Talbott
Pri. Rev. War
Act: June 7, 1832
Index: Vol. A Page 370
[arrangement of 1870]
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W. S. Allison
Present
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At an adjourned term of Montgomery County Court held at the Court in [illegible] house in and for said county on the first Monday of July bring the seventh day of the same month in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and forty five.

Tho. Han
Were Present
Thomas H. Wilkinson Asst. Judge

Danl. H. Candler Shff.
S. T. Stonestreet Clk

In the record and proceedings of the same court among others is the following, viz.
It being shown to the satisfaction of the Court, that Joseph Anderson and Samuel Hyatt residing in Hyattstown of said county, who have testifies in the case of Charles Talbott decd. are  persons whose testimony is entitled to the fullest credit.  It is hereby ordered that the same be certified by the clerk of this court under his seal of office; and the same is hereby certified accordingly.

In testimony whereof I hereto set my hand and affix the seal of said county court this 7th day of July Eighteen hundred and forty five.
Samuel T. Stonestreet Clk
Montgomery County Court
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addl. evidence
Claim of Charles Talbott

W. L. Allison
Present
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District of Columbia
WashingtonCounty

Personally appeared before me Charles R. Bell, one of the Justices of the Peace for said county and a Judge of the Levy court, Paul Talbot, who being first duly sworn according to law, States as an amendment to his first affidavit in support of his father claim to a pension that from his earliest recollection he has always heard his father spoken of as having been a soldier of the revolution; that when a boy and at a time when there were a good many old soldiers living, they would meet with my father and I well recollect of their talking of the events of which they and my father had been witness of, and one of them named William Purdy, who was a near neighbor of our, who served with my father frequently invited at our house when they would often speak of their suffering and services.  He would also state a circumstance of which he had a personal knowledge, which fully shows that his father was reported to have been a revolutionary soldier which occurred as far back as the year 1817 at a public meeting, during the time of holding
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Justices Court: My father being present was much abused and ill treated by a young man who went so far at length as to thereafter cowhide my father.   Th produced a great excitement among those present who said that it was shameful that a man of my fathers age and one who had served in the revolutionary war and had assisted in achieving the liberties of the country should be so teated by a young man.  The excitement was so great that the young man had immediately to leave the ground.  My father at that time was in good circumstances and much respected by his neighbors and this affair was much talked of afterwards.

Sworn and subscribed this 5th day of April 1845
Paul Talbot

Ch R. Bell

I hereby certify that Mr. Paul Talbot has been known to me for at least six years past and I believe his statements to be entitled to the fullest belief and credit whether under or oath or otherwise.
Ch. R. Bell
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State of Maryland
Montgomery county

Personally appeared before me Turner Ball a Justice of the Peace for said county, on this twentieth day of June A. D. 1843, Isaac Riley aged sixty eight years, a resident of said county, who being first duly sworn according to law, declares that he has been acquainted with Charles Talbott for at least forty five years.  At that time I and he lived near Hyattstown in Montgomery County.  In 1800 I removed from that part of the county and did not see much of said Charles Talbott until in the year 1820, I then frequently saw him and continued to be more intimately acquainted with him up to this time, during my acquaintance with him and more particularly from and since 1820, I have frequently heard him speak of his services in the revolutionary war.  About 1820 and for several years thereafter, I frequently met with him at Rockville and other places, and upon those occasions he would speak of his service and of his suffering in the revolution.  He would  [illegible] his services at particular places and mention circumstances
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respecting his service which I now forgotten.  I have a recollect of one part of his service as mentioned to me, that is him having earlier in guarding prisoners at Fredericktown.  I have always thought that he was entitled to a pension and have so told him at different times, and the deponent further saith not.

Isaac Riley

Sworn before me the day and year aforesaid
Turner Ball JP

I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Isaac Riley who has testified as above and that he is a man of respectability and credibility and a land holder this county.
Turner Ball JP
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I Brice Selby Clerk of the court of Montgomery County, certify that Turner Ball is a magistrate for Montgomery county and that the signatures purporting to be his are genuine.

In testimony whereof I hereto set my hand and affix the seal of said county court this twenty second day of June 1843.
Brice Selby Clk.
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W. L. Allison
Afft.
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District of Columbia
Washington County

Personally appeared before me Charles R. Belt, one of the Justices of the Peace for said county, William  [illegible] Allison who being first duly sworn according to law States that since the claim of Charles Talbott was made for a pension under the act of 7 June 1832, he has made every effort to obtain the testimony of living witnesses of that served of said Talbott by  [illegible] and making enquiries of persons who resided in the section of the county where said Talbott lived during the Revolutionary War and that he has been informed that those persons who were his companions in  [illegible] were all dead or had removed to parts unknown or were so far advanced in years that their minds were entirely gone, rendering them incapable of giving any testimony whatever and further the deponent sayeth not.
Wm. Allison

Swobefore and subscribed this 24th day of March 1845.
Ch. R. Belt JP

I hereby certify  [illegible] the above deponent is a   [illegible] and respectable witness.
Ch. R. Belt
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Charles Talbot  [illegible]

WL Allison
July 12, 1845
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I knew Mr. Charles Talbott decd. of Montgomery County Maryland.  He was an old and respectable man, and was said to have been a soldier in the revolutionary war. Of the fact however, I have no formal knowledge, but have no reason to doubt it.  Samuel Hyatt and Jospeh Anderson of Montgomery County who have testified as to the services of Charles Talbott, I have known for several years and know then to be respectable men and entitled to full credit.  I am also well acquainted with Paul Talbott the son of Charles Talbott deceased, and know that he is a man of good characters and entitled to credit.
G. Washington
July 12th 1845
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James L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions

Sept 2nd 43
 [illegible]

C. Talbot

WL Allison
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Georgetown D. C. Sept 2, 1843

Dear Sir,

Will you be so good as to take up the case of old Mr. Talbott.  From conversations which I have had with him I have no doubt but that he served as stated by him.  The additional evidence is that of Mr. Brewer corroborating the statement of Mr. Talbott as to the officers under who he in part served.  His amended declaration is also exhibited giving further reasons for not applying for a pension until recently and also relinquishing all other pensions but that under act 7th June 1832.

I am, respectfully your Obt. Servt.
Wm. L. Allison

J. L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
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18 Sep 1843   A

In the case of Charles Talbott the best of traditionally evidence has been presented together with evidence of his officers and that there are no roll of the service.  he is aged and infirm and has stated that he cannot find any living witnesses of his service.  I hope therefore that a  [illegible] examination of the claim may be made.
Respectfully
Wm L. Allison
Sep 16 1843
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Pension Office,
September 13, 1843
Sir,

The amended declaration of Charles Talbott and the certificate of the Registrar of the Land office of Maryland have been examined and filed with the other papers.  This claim is unsupported by any evidence whatever, while it is presented under circumstances which justify the demand for very satisfactory proof.  Claimant is still residing near the place of his drafts and declared that he knows of no one by whom he can prove his service, and has not even produced the proof of the tradition of his revolutionary service.  Such admission and failure present his case under very unfavorable aspects.

I am very respectfully your Ob. Servant
J. L. Edwards

W. L. Allison Esq
Present
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Charles Talbott, decd.
Act 7 June 1832
D Col. Roll 13th months service
Private Maryland militia
$43.33 per annum to 15 Feb. 1844, when he died- payable to his children Paul Talbott, of Montgomery County, Maryland and Charles Talbott, of New York.
Direct the Agent to pay Paul & Benjamin wherever they may apply  [illegible] by attaching or in  [illegible] without waiting for the application of the  [illegible] for Charles Talbott
 [illegible]: to Wm. S. Allison
Present
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July 22 '43
Charles Talbot
A
June 7, 1832
Amended Dec

WL Allison
Prest.
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Washington, July 22, 1843

Sir,
I herewith return the declaration of Charles Talbott, handed me this morning, with the certificate of judge Cranch.  I have written to George G. Brewer Esq. Register Land Office, Annapolis, Md. for such proof as his records may afford.  His records of militia service, being very imperfect, the absence of proof therein should not operate against the claim.  Mr. Talbott states that he doesn't know of any one living who had a personal knowledge of his lilitia service and with all due deference to the opinion of the office, I think he has given good and sufficient reasons for not making an earlier application for a pension.  I have been informed that a son of his residing in Baltimore  ( [illegible] Charles Talbott) called at the pension office several years ago to make enquiry respecting his fathers claim, but not knowing of any one who understood the preparation of claims, nothing further was at that time done.

I am respectfully your Obt. Servt.
Wm. L. Allison

J. L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
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Annapolis Jul 4

William S. Allison Esq.
Washington City
District of Columbia

Mail

July 26, 1843
Charles Talbott
D. Columbia
soldier evidence

Act 7 June 1832

W. S. Allison
Prest.
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Land Office, Annapolis, 24th July 1843
Dear Sir,
Your letter of the 21st  [illegible] respecting the Revolutionary services of Charles Talbott, was received.  The officers under whom he alleges to have served, did belong to the  [illegible] militia of Prince George's County, the names of Capt. Joshua Ball, Captains Lanahan and Handy, appear upon the Army Leger, but there is no muster or pay roll to be found of either of their companies.  The rolls of the militia troops are very imperfect and those from Prince George's, more so , than any other county in the State, there being the rolls of only two or three companies to be found.  The records therefore furnish no evidence of the service of Charles Talbott.
Very Respectfully your Obt. Servt.
G. G. Brewer

Wm. S Allison Esq.
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State of Maryland Montgomery County to wit
Personally appeared before me Asa Hyatt a justice of the Peace for said county, this 19th day of Spril 1845 Joseph Anderson & Samuel Hyatt residing in Hyatt town and having been duly sworn according to saw hereby States that we're well acquainted with Charles Talbott Decd. who has made a declaration to obtain a pension,  that we believe him to have been at least eighty five years of age when he died, that he is reported and believed in this neighborhood where he resided many years to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Joseph Anderson
Samuel Hyatt
Test
Asa Hyatt J.P.

I hereby certify that it is my opinion that Charles Talbott served as a soldier of the revolution that there is no Clergyman now residing in this neighborhood who had a personal knowledge of said Talbott that Joseph Anderson and Samuel Hyatt who have made the above affidavit are intitled to the most implicit credit.
Sworn before Asa Hyatt
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State of Maryland Montgomery County Sct.
Thereby certify that Asa Hyatt Gentleman, before whom the foregoing affidavit appears to have been made, and whose mane is thereto subscribed was at the time thereof one of the Justices of the Peace of the State of Marylnd in and for Montgomery County, duly commissioned and sworn, and that the signature purporting to be his ia genuine.


In testimony where of I hereto set my hand and affix the seal of said county court the 19th day of April Eighteen hundred and forty five.
Samuel T. Stonestreet Clk.

Mr. Talbott