Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42,747, William Glover, Del.
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Del.    Glover, William    S. 42,747
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, 13, 339

Ohio
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William Glover
of Ross County in the state of Ohio 
who was a Private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Hazeteth of the Delaware
line, for the term of 1 year
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Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio,
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 19th of July 1818
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Certificate of Pension issued the 7th of July 1819
and sent to John Thompson Esq
Chillicothe
Ohio
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Arrears to 4th of March 1819 | $60.38
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sep 1819 | 48.
7 months 7/31 | $108.38

{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818}

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Cont^d.
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In the case of William Glover, of Ross County in the State of Ohio, a petitioner for a pension under the act of Congress, of the 18th March 1818, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and service of the United States in the revolutionary war":


Office of the Secretary of the State of Delaware
Dover 4 June 1819

[illegible] this office there are no pay rolls of Captain Samuel Smith's company: There is however, "a muster roll of Capt. Samuel Smith's company 9 Delaware Regiment of Continental Troops commanded by Col. John Haslet and in the service of the United Colonies, in barracks at Dover the 12th day of April 1776", from which it appears that a man named "W^m Glover" enlisted in the said company on the 22 January 1776 and that he was serving therein as a private soldier on the said 12 April 1776, the date of the said muster roll.

I have no knowledge of any other papers that will tend to prove the services of the said William Glover.

[illegible] for the United States War Department.

H. M. Ridgely
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John Thompson judge
Chilicothe Ohio
Rec^d July 25th 1818

[next four lines crossed-out]
Sent to Sec^y of State of
Delaware for examination and
proof of service
14 Ap^l 1819

Adm^d.

one y^r 1776.
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State of Ohio ss.

Be it remembered that on the seventeenth day of July Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and eighteen of the Independence of the United States the 43d. and of our State the 16. personally
appeared before me the subscriber president of the Courts of Common pleas of the second court William Glover Ross County who after being sworn on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God deposeth and saith that he is in his sixty seventh year of his age. that he enlisted at the Red Lion seven miles of New Castle Delaware state, in the fall of "seventy five, for one year in musketry in company of Captain Samuel Smith, Colonel Hasletts regiment of Delaware Blues, marched to Philadelphia, then to New York, then to Long Island, where we had a battle with the enemy twenty ninth of August seventy six, and a bloody battle it was, Lord Sterling commanded who was either a coward or traitor and was taken prisoner with many of the Americans, then retreated to York island and there he [illegible] little skirmishes, then to the White plains where there was a pretty hard battle, and retreated to Delaware river, and before this, this affiant's time expired, and Gen^l. Washington [illegible] up for volunteers and promise fifty shillings and a pair of shoes to those that would go and [illegible] in taking the Hessians, at Trenton. this affiant went and they took the boys by hard fight, and then again volunteered at same June to go to Princeton, where we had [illegible] by bloody conflict. then went home and enlisted on board of the Oliver Cromwell of Philadelphia Captain Colter, for a cruise of nine months and during my stay on board which was nine months we captured eleven vessels and took them into Montenegro island except two, ship [illegible] was taken into Bedford New England, and other schooner he does not know what went with her, and on dividing the prize many in said Island, ten of us got a [illegible] and [illegible], goods and hats for army & and chose a man and above a [illegible] [illegible] captain, the [illegible] that the scotch were all [illegible] and sold their King
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[text is tiny and faint, difficult to read]
yet we set sail with him and in about seven day sure enough he sailed to the British, at Letola, and we were taken, but he and his officer a [illegible] William Bailey destroyed all the goods before we were taken, as squall of wind prevented or delayed their boarding us. and we were first in irons and, [illegible] miserably for doing that act, but by accident got an opportunity to get on board of a [illegible] schooner and was brought to North Carolina, and served in his native state, a little before [illegible] [illegible] battle, and after that went to Gen^l. Wayne, and stayed and fought on land and sea in the army until Cornwallis was taken, and [crossed-out he] said affiant has within his possession any evidence of said service, that the affiant from reduced circumstances needs the assistance of the Country for support.

William [his mark X] Glover

Sworn and Subscribed before me at Chillicothe, John Thompson


State of Ohio ss.

I John Thompson, president as aforesaid do certify that person from above examination it appears that the affiant performed service in revolutionary war, and from his [illegible] and his our examination [illegible] it appears satisfactory this said Glover has but little property, is decreped with pains, and disabled from [illegible] his ordinary work, and is very fast failing, and [illegible] needs the support provided by the act of Congress written an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval of the United States or revolutionary war.

Done at Chillicothe Ross County Second Circuit State of Ohio

John Thompson
July 17th 1818
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The State of Ohio
Ross County ss.

I Humphrey Fullerton Clerk of the Court of Common pleas for the County aforesaid certify that John Thompson before whom the foregoing affidavit appears to have been taken is President Judge of the County of Common Pleas for the Second Circuit including the said county of Ross and that the signature of the said John Thompson is in his own proper hand writing.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court this 17th day of July 1818 and in the 16th year of this state.

Humphrey Fullerton Clk
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William Glover

13449 Sept. '19

Con.
J. L. E. [checkmark]
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State of Ohio Ross County
Court of Common Pleas ss.

On this 17th day of April 1821, personally appeared in open court being a court of Record for the county and state aforesaid William Glover aged [crossed-out 70] seventy years resident in the township of Buckskin County of Ross and State of Ohio who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows that he served in Captain Samuel Smiths company one year and then went to sea and served by land and sea nearly all the war. that he was in the battles of long Island (where he was wounded) the White plains, at Trenton Princeton, Monmouth, Brandywine, Cowpens and at the taking of Cornwallis; and I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States 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 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 one thousand and eight hundred and eighteen 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 to wit, one cow one horse and a sow and pigs of the value of sixty dollars I have no family, but a decrepit person with [illegible] pains
and
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42 747
Revy INVALID.
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File No. 42.747
William Glover
Pri Rev War
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Act: 18th March 18'
Index: - Vol. 3, Page 199

[Arrangement of 1870.]