Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5072, James Hobbs, Md.
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(3 - 1776)

SERVICE
Md.

Hobbs, James 
NUMBER
R. 5072

CONTENTS
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A336. 35.453
James Hobbs -
Indiana
Act 7. June '32
5072
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Declaration 
Of James Hobbs in order to obtain the benefit 
of the act of Congress of June the 7th 1832_ 
State of Indiana 
Decatur County ⎬ss 
On this 15th day of December 1842_ 
personally appeared before me Cyrus Henry a Justice 
of the Peace within and for the County of Decatur and 
State of Indiana aforesaid, the above named 
James Hobbs a resident of the State and County 
aforesaid aged Eighty four years on the 16th day 
of May in the year 1843. Who being first duly sworn 
according to Law doth on his oath make the following 
Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the 
provisions made by the act of Congress passed June 
the 7th 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the 
United States ^as a private in the year 1776 with Edward Right 
Captain and served in the regiment of ___ of the Maryland line  ^with an embodied corps called into service by competant authority under the following named officers that is to say Colonel _____ Captain Edward Right - 
 first 
Lieutenant Thomas Mason. that he enlisted for 
and during the Term of three years that he left 
the service on the 1st of May in the year 1777- 
having served one year [crossed out text - "and being discharged"] at 
which time he received his discharge from the 
service on consequence of Disability in his Limbs 
Incured by exposure during the preceding winter 
which rendered him unable to Travel at the 
time of his enlistment and entering the service 
he resided in the State of Maryland and County 
of Carlyle, he was stationed at Newtown, now 
called as he is informed Chestertown situated 
on Chester River in ^"the County of Carlile & State of 
Maryland that he remained at the aforesaid place 
In the service of the United States for the full Term 
of one year at which time he was discharged 
not being  able to march or to perform the service 
on account of Bodily Indisposition_ ^and that during said time he was engaged in no civil persuit that he 
next day after he obtained his discharge
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the Regiment to which he belonged took up the line 
of March To Join the main army either in the State 
Pensylvania or delaware ^that from the Lape of time 
his old age and consequent loss of memory he 
cannot specifically recollect which[.] he recollects the 
names of four of his messmates who served with him 
the time above specified towit. Joshua Bron. Thomas 
Wheeler, Zebulon Brown, Thomas White, and James 
Banks - That he enlisted and entered the service 
in the Eighteenth year of his age. That from the 
consideration of his youth at the time he was 
engaged in the service and of his extreme old age 
and consequent Loss of memory at this time and 
from the great Lenght of time that has Intervened 
he cannot now recollect the name of the Colonel 
under whom he served or the number or 
name of the Regiment to which he belonged. 
That from his best recollection the Regiment was 
Garrisoned in Barricks to the north of said Town_ 
he hereby Relinquishes every claim whatever 
to a pension or anuity except the present and 
he declares that his name is not on the pension 
Roll of any Agency in any state- and he further 
declares that he had a regular dischage which 
said Discharge he has lost many years since, and 
in making diligent search cannot find the same 
and he further states that from old age and 
Bodily Infirmity he feels himself unable 
to appear in open court for the proof of his 
services he refers the department to the Testimony 
of John Davis and Robert Hobbs now on file 
as he is Informed and believes in the proper office 
of the war department one of whch since the 
taking their Testimony has died and the place 
of the other If Living is wholly unknown to this 
applicant, Sworn and subscribed before me the 
year aforesaid [signature] James Hobbs 
sworn and subscribed before me the 15th day of December 1842 
Cyrus Henry Justice of the Peace Seal [seal circled]
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State of Indiana} 
Decatur County} ss 
I Cyrus Henry a Justice of 
the peace within and for the County of Decatur 
and State of Indiana and the same Justice of the 
peace before whom the forgoing declaration was 
made and sworn to do hereby declare it to be 
my opinion and belief that the above named 
applicant James Hobbs was a Revolutionary 
soldier and served as he states given under 
my hand and seal this 15th day of December 
in the year 1842_ 
[signature] Cyrus Henry seal [seal within cloud circle] 
Justice of the Peace
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State of Indiana
County of Decatur SS
On this 5th day of August AD one thousand eight hundred and fifty three personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace of Fugit township Decatur County and State of Indiana James Hobbs Jr a resident of the same Township, County and State aged Seventy one years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Provision made by the law of the United States passed.
That he is the son and legitimate heir of James Hobbs who was a Private soldier in the Regiment (No. forgotten) in the Company (name and No. Forgotten) under Colonel (name Forgotten) Under Captain Edward Wright in the Regular service in the War between the United States Government and Great Brittan generally known as the "War of the Revolution"; that he enlisted in the State of Maryland (name of the place forgotten) on or near the commencement of said war, and had he served on year in said army and was honorably discharged from the service on account of disability and that his discharge from the service (his service has been lost).
He further declares that his father James Hobb was lawfully married to Rachael Reynolds about the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty.  That he is heir legitimate son.  That his mother Rachel Hobbs died on or about the month of September in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty one aged about seventy eight years; that his father died in the month of March in the year one thousand and eight hundred forty seven, aged about eighty eight years; That the family record kept by his father, showing the exact date of his father and mother's marriage and said ages has been lost or mislaid and
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that it cannot now be found 
James Hobbs Jr 
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 5th day of August 
A.D. 1853, and I further certify that I was acquainted with 
James Hobbs and Rachael Hobbs his wife in their lifetime; 
that I was personally and intimately acquainted with them 
for a period of about twenty five years; that I believe & 
that it was generally believed in the community where they 
lived that they were legally & properly married. That I am personally 
and intimately acquainted with James Hobbs Jr. whose 
name appears above my certificate, and that I believe, and that it 
is generally believed in the community where he resides 
that he is the legitimate son & heir of the aforesaid James 
and Rachael Hobbs, and that nothing to my knowledge, was 
[?] said or spoken of him to the Contrary. 
James Halsey [handwritten:]
Justice of the peace 

The State of Indiana 
County of Decatur ⎬ SS 
I Henry H. Talbott Clerk of the 
Decatur Circuit Court, do hereby certify that James Halsey Esqr before whom the foregoing affidavit was Subscribed and Sworn to is and was at that time an acting Justice of the peace in and for the Said County of Decatur duly elected, commissioned, and qualified, and that the signature thereto purporting to be his is genuine. 
In testimony whereof I have 
hereunto Set my hand and the Seal 
of Said Court at Greensburgh, this Sixth 
day of August A. D. 1853.
Henry H. Talbott Clk
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State of Indianna
Decatur County ss
Personally appeared before me James Halsey a Justice of the Peace for the Township of Fugit, County of Decatur, and State of Indianna Woodson Clark of lawful age, who being by me first duly Sworn according to law, deposeth and saith, that he was well and intimately acquainted with James Hobbs and Rachael Hobbs his wife in their life time; that he believed that the aforesaid James and Rachael Hobbs were lawfully married and that it was generally believed by all their neighbors that they were lawfully married, and that nothing was ever heard or spoken to the contrary in the Community where  
they resided and the said Woodson Clark further says that he is well acquainted with James Hobbs Jr. whose application is hereto attached; that he said James Hobbs Jr. is generally believed to be the legitimate son and heir of the aforesaid James and Rachael Hobbs, and that he verily believes that he is their son, and further affidavit saith not.
Woodson Clark
am 65 years old

Also upon the same day and date as above written came William E. Dobyns of lawful age who being by me first duly Sworn according to law, deposeth after hearing the above affidavit of Woodson Clark made by him, deposeth and says that that [written twice] the matters and things in it set forth, are correct and true as he verily believes, and further he saith not. 
W. E. Dobyns
39 years of age
Sworn to and Subscribed before me this 5th day of August in the Year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty three.
James Halsey
Justice of the Peace
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The State of Indiana, Decatur County, Sct
On this 24th day of October in the year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred and thirty one personally appeared in open Court, (being the Decatur circuit court, holden for said County in the third Judicial circuit court of said County, in the third Judicial Circuit of said state and being a Court of Record for said County of Decatur and State aforesaid, and by the law of said State constituted a court of record, James Hobbs, resident in said County, aged seventy two years, on the sixteenth day of May next, being first duly sworn according to law make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the acts of congress of the 18th of March 1818and the first of May 1820.  That he the said James Hobbs, enlisted for the term of three years, sometime in the spring of the year seventeen hundred and seventy seven (the day and month this deponent hath forgotten) in the state of Maryland in the company commanded by Captain Edward Wright in the fourth Maryland Regiment in the line of the State of Maryland that he has entirely forgotten the name of the Colonel of the Regiment, in which he, this deponent served, that he continued to serve in said corps about twelve months until the spring of the year seventeen hundred and seventy eight, (the day and month this deponent hath forgotten), when he was discharged from service in what was then called New Town in Caroline County and
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State of Maryland, that he was discharged on account of ill health, occasioned by exposure and fatigue which he endured while in service, that he obtained a regular discharge but has lost it, that he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present, That his name is not on the roll of any state except the state of Maryland and that the following are the reasons for not making earlier application for a pension, that is to say, that he has lost his discharge and believed that he could not obtain a pension without producing it to the department.  That he is now unable to labor for a living both from age and disease, that the disease with which he is not afflicted, has impaired his memory very much which he believes to be the reason why he cannot call to recollection his colonel name.  And in pursuance of the act of the first of May 1820.  I do solemnly swear , that I was a resident citizen of the United Sates on the  18th day of 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 there by 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 law 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
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the schedule hereunto annexed, and by me subscribed
And that I did not own any real estate, since the
18th day of March 1818, nor at any time since that
time. My occupation is that of a farmer, and
from age and infirmation, I am unable to labor
my family consists of myself, my wife and one
grand child, depending on me for support, that
since the 18th March 1818 the following changes
have been made in my property to wit. I disposed
of one colt to Henry Roach, since the 18th March
1818, for fifteen dollars, but I have never been able
to collect the amount, from said Roach, I think
I have sold, three hogs since the 18th March 1818,
to wit, two to Joseph Snelling, for nine dollars
One to Daniel Bell for three dollars. These are
all the changes made in my property, since the 18th
March 1881.

Schedule of property now in possession,
1 mare ------Value ------$30.00
1 Colt, ----- value------- $15.00
Two head of horned cattle, value----$15.00
Ten head of hogs-----  Value --- 11.00
James Hobbs
Sworn to in open Court, this 24th day of October, in the
year 1831.
Henry H. Talbott, CK. Decatur
Circ Court, Ind.
year 1831
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I Henry A. Talbott, Clerk of the Decatur Circuit Court,
hereby certify, that it appears to the satisfaction of the
Court, that the said James Hobbs, did serve in the
Revolutionary War, as stated in the preceding declaration, 
against the common enemy, for the term of
nine months under one engagement, on the Continental
establishment, I also certify that the foregoing oath
and the schedule thereunto annexed, are truly copied 
from the records of the said Court. And I do
further certify that it is the opinion of the said
Court, that the total amount in value of the prop
erty exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Seventy
One dollars
In testimony whereof I have hereun
to set my hand and affixed the
seal of the said Court on this 15th
day of November, 1831.
Henry H. Talbott CK.
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Rev. and 1812 Wars Section
May 12, 1925
Mrs. R. I. Olinger
Lusk, Wyo.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim R. 5072 it appears that James Hobbs was born May 16, 1759 or 1760, the place not stated.
While living in Decatur County, Indiana he applied for pension in October 24, 1831 and alleged that he enlisted in the spring of 1776 or 1777 as a private in Captain Edward Wright's Maryland Company (in Caroline County, Maryland) and served about twelve months.
His claim was not allowed as he failed to furnish specific proof of the alleged service as required by the pension laws. He died in March 1847.
Soldier married about 1780, Rachel Reynolds. She died in September 1841 aged about seventy-eight years.
In 1853, James Hobbs, Junior, aged seventy-one years, a son of soldier and his wife, Rachel, was a resident of
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[typed] Clarksburg, Decatur County, Indiana.

Respectfully,
WILDER S. METCALF.
Commissioner. [/typed]

[handwritten]  No Capt. Edw. Wright in 4" Md. Regt. or any other & as sol. one said he could not remember Regt - Miss Wilson said omit.
Did not use grandchild - no name - [/handwritten]
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REJECTED
5072
James Hobbs
service: Pre Capt Wright MD troops
Enlisted: ______,18
Discharged: ______, 18
Application filed: ______, 18

Printed list of 1852 gives as
cause of suspension
"For proof from the
records at Annapolis."

Attorney: ______
P. O. _______
_______ Recognized.
_______ Contract.

1925, May 12 Hist to Mrs. R J. Olinger
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James Hobbs
Indiana
Sus

Act 7 June 1832
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Hon. J. H. Cravens
January 25, 1843
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411
Pen Offc
J any 25th (illegible)
Sir
I have the honor
to inform you that the claim
of James Hobbs has been examined
& his unauthenticated declaration 
before a Justice of the peace
unsupported by any evidence has
been placed in our files.
His original declaration was returned 
in 1834 to Hon W. Hendricks with objections
-- It showed be returned to this office
or its loss accounted for by credible
testimony.  He claims to have served
twelve months under Capt Wright
of the Maryland Troops in partial
fulfilment of a three years enlistment- 
If this statement be correct
it may be confirmed by the Books
of G.G. Brewer Esq Com: Land Office at
Annapolis - and if those books afford
no evidence of his service, his claim can
not be sustained
Hon J. H. Cravens 
H.R.
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Ford & Carhart,
Oct 3/53
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Pension Office
Octo. 3 1853

Gentlemen
Application should be made to the Register of the Land Office of Maryland for evidence of the service of James Hobbs of Indiana.  [deleted words] It should be shown when he died, that he left no widow and what number of children he left and their names.

Messrs Ford & Carhart
Mansfield
Richland Co.
Ohio
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Mansfield O Sept 3rd 1853

Hon. L. P. Waldo
Commissioner

Sir
Inclosed I send you a power of attorney made by James Hobbs to H. Clay Carhart and myself authorizing the examination and investigation of his claim on right of his Father Late a Soldier of the Revolution Applicant Says there is a Suspended Claim on file made by his father himself
I desire an Examination made and information as to the reason why said claim has been suspended.

Very Respectfully
Your obt.
Thomas H. Ford
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The Honorable
Mr. Foot,
Ch. Com. on Pensions
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In Senate of the U. States
February 16h 1832

On motion by Mr. Hendricks,

Resolved, that the Committee on Pensions be instructed to enquire into the expediency of placing James Hobbs on the Pension list and that his papers herewith be also referred to that committee.

Attest,
Walter Lowrie, Secretary
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Hon. J. H. Cravens,
H.R.
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Greensburgh Dec 21st 1842

Dr Sir,
Enclosed I send you a testimonial of the character of James Hobbs who is now an applicant for a pension signed by sundry citizens of Fugit Township Decatur County I have forwarded his application to the Secretary of War which application as it regards the proof of his services is unsupported except by his own oath and the oaths of the Justice In pursuance of the act that he believed the service to have been rendered - but while this especial application is unaccompanied by proof of the services In consideration of which he urges his claim upon the government in an application which Mr Hobbs made some 9 or 10 years since his services were proven by two witness John Davis and Robert Hobbs whose affidavits are now on file in the office of the war department as a part of his former application I have thought proper to forward a new declaration though there is one now on file and the services proved by the above two witnesses -  

As his renewed application will reach the Secretary of War at the same time that you receive my letter with the accompanying recommendation. Your favorable notice of the claims of Mr Hobbs who is a poor and infirm old man If an interference in his behalf would not impose on you The performance of a disagreeable task would much oblige those whose names are signed to the accompanying testimonial of Mr Hobbs character and will also much oblige 
Your obediant servt
Robinson Wayne

Hon Jas H Cravens
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Ho: of Reps: Jany 4th 1843
J. L. Edwards

In enclosed a certificate of good moral in favor of  James Hobbs an applicant for pension also a letter from Mr Robinson & Haynes attys at law.
Respectfully 
J H Cravens

ps Please inform the prospect of success for Mr. Hobbs.
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Greensburgh Decatur Co Dec 31st 1842

To The Hon John C Spencer
Secretary of War

Dr Sir
Inclosed I send you the declaration of James Hobbs an applicant to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. He is not able from his extreme old age and the great length of time that has intervened since the services were rendered to bring himself within the specific limits heretofore presented by the war department. In the fact that the name of the Colonel under whom he served has been forgotten by him. He has however detailed such circumstances connected with that part of the service in which he was engaged as may, I hope efect the principal object to convince you that the services were rendered and that the application is one of a mistorious character. You will see by reference to the declaration the reason why the application is not accompanied by proof of the services. That he had no knowledge of any living witness by whom he can prove this - the declaration refers you to the testimony of John Davis and Robert Hobbs notes on file in the office of the war department for proof of the services This applicant some nine or ten years since applyed for the benefit of the act of 1832. And the evidence of John Davis and Robert Hobbs will be found accompanying that application as several years had elapsed since Mr Hobbs made his application as he had never been informed of the (illegible) of the department respecting the merits of his claims he has thought proper to renew the application by forwarding a new declaration hoping that it will receive the favorable consideration of the department 
Yours respectfully
John D. Haynes

Hon John C Spencer
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N B If the present application as it as it respects the declaration on the proofs should be insufficient will your Honor have the goodness to suggest in what these defects consist that they may be cured if possible and forward the same at as early a day as will suit your Honors convenience
J D Haynes
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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, THAT I, James Hobbs Jr. of Clarksburg, Decatur County and State of Indiana, do hereby constitute and appoint T. H. Ford & H. C. Carhart of Mansfield Richland county and State of Ohio Attorneys in both in law and in fact, for me and my use, and in my behalf, and in my name, or in their own name, or otherwise at their discretion, to ask, apply for, recover and receive from the Secretary of War, the Commissioner of Pensions, the Pay Master General, or from any office or Department of the United States' Government, or any officer or person connected therewith, generally all sums of money, arrearages of pay, extra-pay, pensions, bounty lands, or claims, allowances or property of any kind, that may be due or become due to me for or on account of any military or other services rendered the United States, for which I have now, or may hereafter have any claim, under or by virtue of any law of the Congress of the United States, or in any way whatever: and particularly his claim in right of his father James Hobbs and date a soldier of the war of the Revolution. And, I hereby fully authorize and empower my said Attorneys to take all lawful means for the recover of the aforesaid or any part thereof; to attend to the final adjustment of all business now pending before either of the offices or officers, above mention, in which I am interested, and to make examination for me of all rolls and records, and proof filed therein; to give all necessary receipts, releases, discharges, or other sufficient acquittances upon payment of the same to them: to make compromises, if they deem it expedient, and to do all other acts and things in the premises that I James Hobbs could do we I personally present, hereby revoking all former powers of attorney heretofore executed by me, and also hereby granting to my said Attorneys, Ford & Carhart, all my power, and authority, in the premises, firmly and irrevocably, and hereby ratifying and confirming whatsoever I shall do lawfully by virtue thereof.--Witness my hand and seal this 8th day of August A. D. 1853.
James Noble
Signed sealed and executed in presence of
Woodson Clark
M.E. Dobyns
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22 Cong
J Hobbs (crossed out)
Documents
relating to the claim
of James Hobbs for
Pension.
============
1832 Feb. 16th referred with
motion of Wm. Hendricks
to the comm on Pensions
Discharged &
leave to withdraw
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Indiana to wit Decatur County

Be it remembered that on this day to wit, the 11th day of June in the year 1831 personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in & for Decatur County Indiana John Davis who being by me duly sworn according to law doth depose and say that he is well acquainted with James Hobbs now a resident of Decatur County Indiana. That he was also well acquainted with said James Hobbs in Maryland in the year seventeen hundred and seventy seven. That he verely believes that the said James Hobbs was an enlisted soldier in the continental service of the Maryland line between the spring of the year 1777 or about that time and the spring of the year 1778 and that during that time he this deponent frequently saw said James Hobbs with the continental uniform on. That this deponant verily believes that said James Hobbs enlisted in the spring of the year 1777 or about that time into the continental service in the Maryland line, and that it was the full belief of the neighbourhood that the said  Hobbs left his then residence in Maryland in the said spring of the year 1777 and enlisted and that this deponant saw said Hobbs several times between that time and the next spring dressed in the continental uniform. That in the spring of 1778 the said Hobbs returned home having as this deponant  then understood and verily believes been discharged on account of bad health - That this deponant knows that said Hobbs was 

Indiana Court
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Indiana to wit Decatur County

Be it remembered that on this day, to wit, the 11th day of June in the year 1831, Personally appeared before me the under signed a Justice of the peace in & for Decatur County Indiana Robert Hobbs who being duly sworn by me, according to law doth depose and say that he is well acquainted with James Hobbs now a resident of Decatur County Indiana that he was also well acquainted with said James Hobbs in the state of Maryland that in or about the year seventeen hundred and seventy seven in the spring of that year, he will recollect, said James Hobbs enlisted in the continental service of the Maryland line for the term of three years, said James Hobbs was enlisted and commanded by Capt. Edward Wright, and that said James Hobbs remained in the continental service for ten or eleven months, during which time, he will recollect, of seeing said James Hobbs with the continental uniform on and in the spring of 1778, or thereabouts said James Hobbs was discharged on account of bad health and returned home to his former residence, that this deponant knows that said James Hobbs was in the company commanded by Captain Edward Wright of the Maryland continental line for ten or eleven months and further this deponant saith not &c
Robert Hobbs
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The State of Indiana Decatur County Sch

I Henry H Talbott clerk of the Decatur circuit court do certify that George Marlow Esquire before whom the annexed affidavits were sworn to and who has certified the same, was at the time thereof an acting Justice of the peace within and for said county, duly commissioned and sworn into office, and that to all his official acts as such full faith and credit are due and ought to be given as well in courts of justice as elsewhere

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said court at my office in Greensburgh this 24th day of October 1831
Henry H Talbott, Ck,

The State of Indiana (illegible)

Third Judicial Circuit, I Miles C. Eggleston president Judge of the third Judicial of said state in which the said Decatur County is situate do certify that Henry H. Talbott is clerk of the said Decatur Circuit Court and that his attestation is in due form of law

Given under my hand this 24th day of October in the year 1831
M C Eggleston
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in the company commanded by Captain Edward Wright of the Maryland Continental line. And further this deponant saith not &c
John Davis

Sworn and subscribed before me this 11th day of June in the year 1831
Geo. Marlow Justice of the Peace

I Geo. Marlow Justice of the Peace do certify that John Davis who has sworn to and subscribed the foregoing deposition is a person of credebillity and upon whose oath or word full reliance as to truth may be safely placed.
Geo. Marlow Justice of the Peace
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Sworn and subscribed before me this 11th day of June in the year 1831
George Marlow Justice of the peace

I George Marlow Justice of the peace do certify that Robert Hobbs who has sworn to and subscribed the foregoing deposition is a person of credibility and upon whose path or word full reliance as to truth may be safely placed
George Marlow Justice of the peace
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We the undersigned do certify that James Hobbs Senior who is about to apply for a pension is a man of [undoubted] rectitude or moral character that we have lived by him for my years that we have been familiar with his character in the public and private relations of Life and from our long acquaintance with him as a neighbour and a citizen we do most [certially] testify that he is a man of undoubted integrity and that he utmost confidence is to be given to his statement even without the sanction of an oath and that we do firmly believe that truth of his statement that he served his county in the capacity of a soldier during the period of the Revolutionary war.

Names  |  Names
Chas Bloomfield | Cyrus Henry
Samuel C. Foster | G W Griffiths
George Noah | William Pallett
Silas Forbes | Philip Williams
Thomas Throp | William A. Glass
Charles C Throp | S. P. Williams
Jacob C. Cross | John T. Higgins
Wm. E. Dobyns | T. Tiffin
Robert H. Crawford | David Stuart
Thomas A. Bryant | James Miller
J. A. Kendall | William McKinsey
Abraham Myers | Wm. A. Andery
James M. Watkins | George W. Parrish
James Newman | Robert M. Stuart
Robert Clove | Andrew McCoy
A. H. Miller | William Core
James Throp | Wm. L. Rowland
Anson G. Bell | Richard Clark
Martin Benson | Robert Clark
John Demaree | Woodson Clark
Jared L. Harley | John Miller
Jacob F. Stiller | Mark Stevens
Coml Clark | J. W. Spencer
Jas Halsey
Samuel Connell
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Lusk, Wyo.
Mar 16th

United States Pension Bureau:-
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:-

Would you please tell me if there is a record of a pension for Samuel Alley or his Father whose first name I don't have for service in the Revolutionary War.  He lived in Washington County, Va.
Also if there is a record of a pension for Revolutionary War service for James Hobbs or any Hobbs, also from Washington Co. Va.
Thanking you I am
Sincerely,
Mrs. R. I. Olinger,
Lusk,
Wyo.
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Rev. and 1812 Wars Section

May 11, 1925

Mrs. R. I. Olinger
Lusk, Wyo.

Madam:
You are herewith furnished the history of Samuel Alley and James Hobbs (the only other soldier named James Hobbs found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau being a New England soldier).
In order to make a proper search of said records for any other particular soldier surnamed Alley or Hobbs, in addition to their [underlined] full [/underlined] names as much as possible of the following data is essential:  approximate dates of birth and death, places of residence before and after service and given names of widows.

Respectfully,
WILBER S. METCALF.
Commissioner.