Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38058, for James Husbands, Delaware
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Service
Del.

Husbands, James

Number
S.38058
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14.299
Virginia
James Husbands
of Berkley County in the State of Virginia
who was a private & corp in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Hall of the Delaware
line, for the term of 6 years
inscribed on the Roll of Virginia
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence of
the 28th of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 6th of Sept 1819
and sent to David Hunter Esq
Martinsburg, Virginia
Arrears to 4th of Sep 1819 $129,,86
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Mar. 1820. 48,
16 mo 7 30
$177,,86
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}
Rcvd
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In the case of James Husbands, of Berkeley County in the State of
Virginia, a petitioner for a pension under the act of Congress of the
18 March 1818 entitled "an act to provide for certain persons
engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the
revolutionary war"
Office of the Secretary of the State of Delaware
Dover - 5 July 1819
Thereon in this office pay rolls of Captain John Patten's company,
which belonged to the Delaware Regiment commanded by Col. David
Hall in the service of the United States during the revolutionary war on the
continental establishment, from May 1777 to March 1780 inclusion;
from which it appears that a man of the name of "James Husbands"
enlisted into the said company on the 16 July 1777, and served therein as
a private soldier until the 1st October 1777, and afterwards as a Corporel [sic]
until and during the month of August 1778: His name is not mentined [sic]
in any of the said pay rolls after that for August 1778 and it does not appear
from any of them what became of him.
It appears further from a muster roll of the non commissioned officers
drummer and fifes and rank and file of the late Delaware Regiment
(then) the first company of the second Battalion in Col. Williams Regiment 
serving in the Southern army of the United States", dated "Hillsborough
N. Carolina Sep: 1780", and which muster vote is in this office, that
a person of the name of "Jas Husbands" then belonged to and
was a corporel [sic] in the said last mentioned company and that
he was missing on the 16th August 1780.
Certified for the United States War Department
H.M. Ridgely
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James Husbands
Dec
14,299
[illegible]
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Virginia to wit
At a Court continued and held for Berkeley County the
11th day of July 1820
On this 11th day of July 1820 personally appeared in open
Court being a Court of record James Husbands aged
about sixty five years resident in said County who
being first duly sworn according to law doth on his
oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war
as follows to wit, as a private Soldier in Captain
Pattons Company in the 1st Regiment of the Delaware
line commanded by Colo David Hall, that he made
his original declaration on the 28th day of April
1818 and obtained a pension certificate named
14.299 and the said husbands doth more over
solemnly swear that he was a resident citizen
of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818
and that he has not since that time by gift sale
or in any manner disposed of his property or any
part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it
as to bring himself 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
he has not nor any person for him in trust for him
any property or securities contracts or debts due to him
nor has he any income other that what is contained
in the schedule hereunto annexed and by him
Subscribed
The said Husbands further declares, that
he is a cooper but has not bodily strength to pursue
his trade being much crippled by many casualties
which have occured [sic] in the cause of his life, in fact
this declarant stated that until he received the aid
of the pension before mentioned he was supported
by the County He has no family. Sworn to and
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declared to be true on the 11th day of July 1820 before
the Court aforesaid
Schedule
I have no property either real or personal
James Husbands
I David Hunter Clerk of the County Court of Berkely
do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the
Schedule thereto annexed an truly copied from the
record 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 property exhibited
in the aforesaid Schedule is nothing
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In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed
the seal of the said Court on this
17th day of July 1820
David Hunter Clerk
of the County
Court of
Berkeley =
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Admd
David Hunter Edqr
Martinsburg Virginia
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Virginia Berkeley County Set
I Harrison Waite Clerk of
the Superior Court of Law
in and for the said County of Berkeley
Do hereby certify that Robert White Esq
under whose hand the within Certificates
are made was at the time of so doing
and still is the sole and
presiding judge 
one of the said Court - In testimony
whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and affixed my seal [illegible lined out]
of office [illegible lined out] this
23d day of June 1818 and in the
42d year of the Commonwealth
H Waite
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DISTRICT OF Virginia, Berkeley County, ss.
On this 28th day of April 1818, before the subscriber, ['one' lined out] of the Judges of the Superior
Court of Law, for the said ['district' lined out] County, personally appeared James Husbands
aged Sixty years, resident in Berkeley County, in the said district, who being by me first duly
sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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:" That he, the said James Husbands enlisted in Wilmington in the state of
Delaware in the company commanded by Captain John Patten
of the Delaware Regiment on Continental establishment then commanded
Col. David Hall;
that he continued to serve in the said Corps, or in the service of the United States, until
the end of the Revolutionary war, 
when he was discharged from service in
Newcastle in the State of Delaware, that he was in the battles of Brandywine
German Town Monmouth, and a number of skirmishes
also in the Battle of Camden South Carolina
and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; and that he has no other evidence
now in his power of his said services.  [?] the annexed affidavit of John Albertus
Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid.
Robt White [signature]
I Robert White Judge, &c. as aforesaid,
do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said James Husbands
did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months, on
the continental establishment: and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony had and taken before me, to the Secretary for
the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
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Robt. White
SEAL OF THE COURT. [ink stamp]
Made oath before me the subscriber Judge &c as aforesaid,
John Albertus, that he has been well
acquainted with James Husbands, the above applicant
for upwards of
eighteen years, during all which time he hath supported the Character of an honest
and upright man, and that he always during
that time, understood in the neighbourhood, that
the said applicant has been a soldier in the Revolutionary War
Sworn to before me the day year aforesaid
Robt White
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38058
INVALID.
Revy
File No. [blank]
James Husbands
Corp Rev War
Act: 18 March 18
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 243
[Arrangement of 1870.]