Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34933, for Samuel Hurst, Maryland
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SERVICE
Md.

Hurst, Samuel

NUMBER 
S. 34933

CONTENTS
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796th

Maryland
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Samuel Hurst
of Dorchester Co in the state of Maryland who was a private in the regiment commanded by Capt Gray of the Maryland line, for the term of 2 years
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Inscribed on the Roll of Maryland at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 5th of November 1818
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Certificate of Pension issued the 20th of May:1814 and sent to William B Martins Dorchester Co. Md
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Arrears to 4th of May:1819 3 mo: 26/30 4/21 
Semi-anl. all'ce 4 Sep:1819 
30.96
48.
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$78.96
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{Revolutionary claim,}
{Act 18th March, 1818}

Not in ______ circumstances
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Further proof of service wanting

Andl [illegible] of Maryland
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Fourth Judicial District of the State of Maryland-

On this fifth day of November 1818 before me the ________ one of the judges of the Fourth Judicial District of the State of Maryland, personally appears Samuel Hurst aged fifty four years resident in Dorchester County in the said district, who being by me just duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the pension 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 the said Samuel Hurst enlisted in the third Regiment in the State of Maryland i.  company commanded by Captain James Gray that he entered the service of the United States in the spring of the year 1781 and was discharged in Novemebr of the year 1783 at Frederick town in Maryland. that he was at the Siege of Little York and the capture of Cornwallis and was engaged in several skirmishes in South Carolina near Charleston - and that he is in limited circumstances and the assistance of his country will be gratefully received: and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services. -

Sworn to and declared before me the day and year afore-

William B. Martin
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I William B. Martin Justice of aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Samuel Hursch did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated with preceding declaration against the common enemy and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken when before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the director of the aforementioned act of Congress-
As written my hand this 5th day of November 1818 -

William B. Martin

State of Maryland Dorchester County to wit I justly certify that William/B. Martin Gentleman _____ whom ____ above Certificate & testimony to have been given and whose name is thereunto __________ at the time of _______ and now is Chief Judge of the Fourth Judicial District of the State of Maryland duly ______ and qualified - 

In his testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the public _____ of my office this 5th day of November 1818

E Richardson Clerk
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Rev. War Section.

Nov. 23 19_0.

Hon. J. C. Linthicum,
House of Representatives.

My dear Mr Linthicum:

In reply to your letter of the twentieth instant, I have the honor to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, Survivor File No. 34,933 it appears that Samuel Hurst enlisted in the spring of 1780 or 1781, and served as Private in Captain James Gray's Company of the Third Maryland Regiment and was discharged in November 1783. He was at the siege of York and also in several skirmishes near Charleston, South Carolina.

He was allowed pension on his application executed November 5, 1818, at which time he was fifty-four years old and a resident of Dorchester County, Maryland. There is no data on file as to his family.

Very truly yours,




Commissioner.
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34933
Revy INVALID.
File No. 34,9.3
Samuel Hurst
Pri Rev War
Act: 18th March 18"
Index: -- Vol. 2, Page 198
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Sept. 18/97/ [illegible]
June 23.04. Copy inside CMB
1912. Mar. 15. Hist to Mrs. P. S. Turner
1920 Nov 23. Hist to Hon J. C. Linthicum air.
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Auditors office Annapolis (2) March 1819
I hereby certify that it appears from the payRoll remaining in the Auditors office that Samuel Hurst received from John Hamilton agent of the Maryland line the sum of $215.50 for increase of pay from the 1 May 1780 to the Jan. 7 1782 also the sum $80 for pay from the 1 Jany. 1782 to the 1 Jany 1783 and also the sum $43.30 for pay from the 1 Jany 1783 to the 15 Novr 1783 when his term expired
[signed] Thomas Harnoy Aud. [illegible]
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SERVICE Md.
Hurst, Samuel
NUMBER S 34933
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J. CHAS. LINTHICUM
FOURTH MARYLAND DISTRICT
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COMMITTEE:
FOREIGN AFFAIRS

BALTIMORE
ARUNDEL OFFICES
214 ST. PAUL STREET
BY APPOINTMENT

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
WASHINGTON

November 20, 1920

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
My dear Dr. Byington:

Kindly furnish me with a copy of the Revolutionary War record (with personal data) of Samuel Hurst, a private in the Maryland Line, whose name appears on the U. S. Pension Roll of 1835.

Very truly yours,
J. Chas Linthicum
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Gooding Idaho
March 8, 1912

Commissioner of Pensions.
Washington D.C.

Kind Sir -
Wishing to become a member of "The Daughters of American  Revolution" . I write you for information concerning my great-great grandfather, Samuel Hurst, who was a Revolutionary soldier, and fought for seven years. He came from England, being a young man at the time. He was an uncle of Bishop Hurst. I think he has a great great grandson in Baltimore, Maryland, (John) Hurst by name. He lived there eight years ago my mother says, but I have never corresponded with him. I wrote on Feb 23 to the to the Sec. of War at Washington D.C. and received my answer yesterday from  Adjutant General. He says the records show that one Samuel Hurst served as a private in the 1st. Maryland Regiment, Revolutionary War. his name appears on a pay abstract dated
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Page 2.
September 6, 1783 of officers and privates retained on duty for the month of January 1783.
The name Samuel Hurst (no rank) appears on a register dated October 30, 1784, showing balances due non commissioned  officers and privates of the Maryland Line for 1783, and indicates that there was due Hurst $80 dollars - 90."
He referred me to Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C., and to Adjutant General of Maryland, Annapolis, for additional information. My mother says, my great grandmother died a few days before her son got the pension papers (Samuel Hurst the Revolutionary soldier was her father)(my great grandmother mother's father.) She has not learned if they received the pensoin or not.
Trusting I may hear from you at an early date, I am -
Respectfully,
Mrs. P.S. Turner
P.O. Box 233
Gooding Idaho
Lincoln Co.
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[typed form with handwritten entries] information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.  Samuel Hurst [illegible] 4,933
[typed column headings] DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. | LENGTH OF SERVICE. | RAND. | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. | STATE
Spring 1781 | Nov '83 | P [illegible] | Captain James [illegible] | 3" [illegible] Regt 
[typed] Battles engaged in [handwritten] siege of Little York
Residence of soldier at enlistment,  not stated.
Date of application for pension, Nov. 5, 1818, [illegible]
Residence at date of application Dorchester Co., Md.
Age at date of application 54 yrs
Remarks: [illegible]
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.