Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34917, Robert Halkerstone, Md.
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(3--1776)
SERVICE     NUMBER
Md.     Halkerstone, Robert
or Halkerston

S. 34917
{B.L.Wt 1053_200_Lieut
{Issued Sept. 21, 1789 to
{Robt. Haulkston.
{No papers.
{Soldier's name spelled
{Halkuston
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[two panel page; left panel vertically as follows]
Notification Sent to Col. William. Dant. Beall. 3d Audt.
office. 22 July 1820.

[right panel horizontally below]

15 19R
Maryland
__________
Robert Halkerstone
of Charles Co in the state of Maryland
who was a Lieutenant in the regiment commanded
Colonel Gist of the Maryland
line, for the term of 6 years was
____________________
Inscribed on the Roll of Maryland
at the rate of 20 Dollars per month, to commence
the 2nd of April 1818
____________________
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 of Octo 1820
and sent to John Spaulding Es
Port Tobacco Maryland -
____________________
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1819     $34
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Mar: 1820  $
$
{Revolutionary claim,}
{Act 18th March, 1818.}
Continued
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Robert Halkerstone
Lieut
Col Gists Md Regt
1777 - to 83

John Spaulding 
Port Tobacco
Md
Recd. Sept 2d 1819.
2 Ape 1878
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Maryland Charles County Ss.
Then did Robert Halkerstone appear before me one of the associ
ate Judges of the first Judicial District of theState of Maryland and
made oath on the Holy Evangily of Almighty God that He enlisted
as a Sergeant in Captain Joseph Marbury Company of the thin 
Maryland Regiment commanded by Colonel Mordecai Gist in the
year Seventeen hundred and Seventy Seven that he served in the
army as a Sergeant tile the year Seventeen hundred and Eighty
during which year he received the Commission of Ensign
and marched to the Southward and was attached to the Company commanded at that time by Lieutenant Francis Burt
lie that on the Troops to the southward being reduced he returned
to the state of Maryland and was stationed at Annapolis until
the troops there collected were sent on to the seige of Yourk [York] in 
Virginia with whom he went on being promoted to a Lieu
tenancy and was attached to a Company commanded by Capt
Henry Gauther of the fourth Regiment then under the immediate Command of Magt. Alexander Roxburgh that after the
Capture of Lord Cornwallis He returned to Annapolis and was
stationed at that place during the spring and sumer of the
year Seventeen hundred and Eighty two and in October marched
with a Detachment of troops (the being a Lieutenant in Capt.
[cut off here; olward] Shurmers Company) commanded by Maj. Thomas
Lawnsdale to the northern Army where he remained till
[cut off here; ne] Seventeen hundred and Eighty three [illegible]
the army was in part disbanded, when he returned
to the state of Maryland with the said detachment and
[cut off here; en] with the other officers clossed his laboures and services
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in the war - He further saith on his afoursaid Oath
that he was wounded in the Battle of German Town by
a musket Ball which has never yet been extracted, and 
which has frequently ^given^ him great sistress and paine
That he was in the Battle of Brandywyne and Camden
as well as in that of German ^Town^ where He was wounded and at the
Siege of York in Virginia, That He is now near sixty four
years of age infirm and indigent much in need of such aid as
is held out by the Law of Congress to render his remaining
days comfortable - 

Maryland Charles County Sct
Be it remembered that on this second day of April eighteen hundred eighteen
before the subscriber an Associate Judge for the first judicial District of the
State of Maryland comprising the counties of Saint Marys Charles & Prince
Georges personally appeared Robert Halkerstone & made oath on the Holy Evang
=ly of Almighty God that the facts & allegations in the above & afourgoing
deposition ^stated^ are just & true to the best of his knowledge & recollection now
[illegible] at the same time before me the subscriber an Associate Judge
as afoursaid formally appears William Layman of Charles County
afoursaid late a soldier of the Maryland line in the Continental
Army & made oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God
that he is personally acquainted with Robert Halkerstone the above
deponent that to his knowledge said Halkerstone served in the revo-
=lutionary war from some time in the year seventeen hundred
& seventy seven until sometime in the year seventeen hundred
& seventy nine & that said Halkerstone was wounded in the 
battle of German Town
Edmund Key
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deponent that to his knowledge said Halkerstone served in the revo
=lutionary war from some time in the year seventeen hundred
& seventy seven until sometime in the year seventeen hundred
& seventy nine & that said Halkerstone was wounded in the
battle of German Town
Edmund Key

State of Maryland Charles County Sc. I hereby 
certify that Edmund Key Gentleman before whom the
above annexed affidavit appears to have been made and
whose name is thereto subscribed was at the time of
so doing one of the associate Judges of the first judicial
District of the state of Maryland, Comprehending the
Counties of Saint Marys, Charles and Prince Georges
duly commissioned and sworn; and to all whose
official acts as such full faith and credit is and ought 
to be given as well in Courts of Justice as thereout 
In Testimony whereof I have hereto
subscribed my name and affixed the seal
Charles County Court this Second day 
of April in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and eighteen -
John Barnes Clk of
Charles County Court
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Rob Halkerstone
15119 Md
10 cl 1819

con -

Not to the care of
Col. W.D. Beale
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First Judicial District of Maryland Charles County Ss.
On this 5th day of June 1820 personally appeared in open
Court being a court of record for said county. Robert Halker=
=stone aged sixty five years, resident of Charles County in said
District who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows.
In the fourth Maryland Regiment commanded by Col
John Smith, in a company commanded by Capt. Edward
Spurrier attached to the Maryland line, that the date of the
original declaration is the 2nd day of April 1818. the
number of his pension certificate 15159 - And I do solemnly
swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United Stats on
the 18th day of March 1818, and that I have not since that 
time, by gigt, sale or in any way 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 18" 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 viz.
1 old mare
1 young colt
Annuity from the State of Maryland of 160 Dolls.
Robert Halkerstone
And I do solemnly swear that my occupation is that of a
farmer, that I am unable from my advanced age & poverty
to devise a support therefrom - My family consists of a
wife, aged about 50 yrs, two orphan relations, a niece aged
22 yrs & a nephew aged 6 yrs, whose labour constitutes but
little to their support & maintenance. Sworn to and
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declared by me Robert Halkerstone the day and date first herein before written

Before John Barnes - Clerk
of Charles County Court

I Edmund Key, one of the judges of the first judicial District of Maryland (comprehensing the Counties of St Mary's, Charles and Prince Georges) do hereby certify that Robert Halkerstone the applicant above named appeared in Charles County Court and made affidavit to the truth of the facts set forth in the aforegoing deposition. that the said court is expressly made as court of record by [illegible] not of the General Assembly of Maryland passed at November Session eighteen hundred and one, proceeding according to the course of the common law keeping a record of these proceedings having the power of five and imprisonment and unlimited jurisdiction both civic and criminal. I further certify that I have adjudged the property [illegible] of the annuity contained in the proceeding schedule to be of the value of twenty five dollars.
In testimony whereof I have hereto subscribed my name and affixed my seal in open court, this eighth day of June eighteen hundred and twenty.

Edmund Key - seal

I John Barnes Clerk of Charles County Court do hereby certify that the aforegoing oath and the schedule sheets annexed are duly copies from the records of the proceedings of Charles County Court aforesaid and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibits in the aforesaid
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schedule is twenty five dollars.

In testimony whereof I have hereto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of Charles County Court aforesaid this tenth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty.

John Barnes - Clerk of Charles County Court

SEAL
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List of Calculations

19.33
2.00
$21.99

12
  20
--------
240
21.99
--------
261.99
30
29

17.9
34.0

261.99
80.
--------
341.99
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34917

Rev INVALID

File NO 34.917
Robert Halkerston
Lieut Rev War

Act: 18th March 18

Index: - Vol 2 Page 175

[Arrangement of 1870]
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State of Maryland Charles County - Be it known that before me a justice of the peace of the County aforesaid personally appeared Robert Halkerstone and under oath that he is the identical person named in an original certificate in his profession as follows:

War Department, Revolutionary Claim
I certify that in conformity with the Law of the United States of the 18th March 1818 Robert Halkerstone, late a lieutenant in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the pension list roll of the Maryland agency at the rate of Twenty dollars per month to commence on the second day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen. Given at the war office of the United States this first day of October one thousand eight hundred and nineteen.

SEAL
J C Calhoun - Secretary of War

That he is entitled to a pension of twenty dollars per month, for service during the revolutionary war; that he served in Capt Joseph Marberries company of Infantry in the third Maryland Regiment, that he now resides in Charles County, and has resided there for the space of sixty nine years past, having never resided out of said county. Sworn and subscribed this 30th of March 1824 before me.

Charles McCann
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Know all men by these presents that I Robert Halkerstone of Charles County Maryland a pensioner of the United States do hereby constitute and approve Mr. James Fergusson of the city of Baltimore my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name to receive from the agent of the United States for paying pensions in the State of Maryland. My pension from the fourth of September last until the fourth of March instant. Witness my hand and seal this 30th day of March eighteen hundred and twenty four.
Signed, Sealed and delivered in the presence of Charles McCann

Robert Halkerstone - SEAL

State of Maryland Charles County
On this 30th day of March eighteen hundred and twenty four, personally appears before the subscriber a justice of the peace for said county, Robert Halkerstone and acknowledges the above power of Attorney to be his aid and deed according to the [illegible] True intent and measures there of, and the acts assembly in such case made and provided.

Sworn before Charles McCann
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Branch Bank of the United States, Baltimore, 20 April 1826

Received of john Donnell, Pres't Agent for the payment of United States' Pensions in the State of Maryland, One hundred twenty dollars for 6 months Pension due to Robert Halkerstone from the 4th day of Sept 1833 to the 4 day of March 1824 for which I have signed duplicate receipts.

DOLLARS - 120

Jas Fergusson
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10 Auditors Office

Key Esq.

Nottingham
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Maryland Charles County

Be it remembered that on this second day of April eighteen hundred and eighteen before me the subscriber one of the associate Judges for the first judicial district of the State of Maryland personally appeared Major Henry Hendly Chapman of the County aforesaid and made oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God that he is acquainted with Robert Halkerston of the same county by late a soldier and officer in the revolutionary army and that said Halkerston is in indigent circumstances.

Edmund Key

I certify that it appears by the musters of Maryland Troops that Robert Halkerston served in 3rd Regiment enlisted on 5th Feb 1777 and by returns made it appears that Robert Halkerson was appointed Ensign on 20th Jan 1780 and on the 12th April 1781 was appointed Lieutenant.

R Loockerman - Aud. Gen'l.
Auditors Office, Annapolis 11 May 1818
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R. Loockerman Aud. Genl
Auditors Office Annapolis 11 May 1818

Being satisfied by competent testimony that Robert Halkerston resided in Charles County in the first judicial district of the State of Maryland did serve nine months and upwards in the revolutionary was against the common enemy on the Continental establishment and that he is in indigent circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for his support. I have the honor to transmit to the Department of War the proceedings and testimony had before me pursuant to the directions of the Act of the Congress of the United States in such case made and provided. I further certify that the first application and affidavit of the said Robert Halkerston was made before me on the second day of April in the year eighteen hundred and eighteen.

The Honorable secretary of war

Edmund Key