Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 41614, Charles Hamilton, Del.
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Service Number

Del.
Hamilton, Charles
S. 41614

Contents
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6429
Ohio

Charles Hamilton
of Adams Coy. in the state of Ohio
who was a Corporal in the regiment commanded by Colonel Hazlett of the Delaware line, for the term of Six Years

Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio —  at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 16 of April 1818—

Certificate of Pension issued the 4 of Feby 181(cut off) and sent to Andrew Livingston (cut off) Judge West Union Adams Coy Oh

Arrears to 4th of Sep. 1818   37.06
Semi-al. all'ce ending 4 Mar 1819   48.00
$85.06

{Revolutionary claim,}
{Act 18th March, 1818.}

32.
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41614
Invalid. 

File No. 41.614

Charles Hamilton 
Corp  Rev War

Act:   18 March 18

Index: - Vol. 3, Page 212

(Arrangement of 1870.)
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In the case of Charles Hamilton, of Adams County in the State of Ohio, 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 Services of the United States in the revolutionary war":—}

Office of the Secretary of State
Dover Del. 9 January 1819

I certify that I have examined the pay rolls of Captain Robert Kirkwood's company from March 1777 to March 1780 and that from them it appears, That a person named Charles Hamilton belonged to the said company, while in the service of the United State, from March 1777 inclusive to July 1778 inclusive; that he acted in the said company in the capacities of a private soldier and of a corporal; that he was wounded on the 4th October 1777, and that he was sick and absent from his company during the months of January June and July 1778:  but it does not appear in which manner he quit or was discharged from the said company—

And I further certify that there are not in this office, nor any where else to my knowledge, any other pay rolls of Captain Robert Kirkwood's company than those above mentioned—
H. M. Ridgely
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Charles Hamilton.
Revolutionary Claim
Delaware Line

Admitted

Suspended, until Delaware rolls, &c. are received.  [This line was marked through.]

The Judge,at
West Union, (ohio)
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State of Ohio Adams County ss

I do hereby Certify that this day Charles Hamilton, a citizen of the United States and of this State (in which he has resided many years) personally appeared before me the undersigned a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County aforesaid and being duly sworn according to law made the following declaration under oath.  First that he served Six years in the army of the United States in the Revolutionary war against the Common enemy in the Delaware line on continental establishment  
2d.  that he enlisted under Captain Robert Kirkwood that he served in Col. Hayslets regiment untill [sic] the Col was killed at Princeton, and then served under Col James Hall in the dellaware [sic] Redgment [sic] the balance of his time
3d.  that he enlisted as a private soldier, but the last five years of the term aforesaid, served as first corporal in sd Capt Robt. Kirkwood's Company
4th  that he first enlisted for one year about the 15th day of May 1775 and after his time had expired he again enlisted, during the war and continued in the army in the service of the United States untill [sic] the Conclusion of peace in 1780
5th  that in the month of Feby. 1782 he procured    [end of page]

Copyists note:  Spelling and punctuation are copied as originally written.
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from Col. James Hall a regular discharge in due form and left the army, which discharge is now lost
6th  That there is not at this time any person within this State within his knowledge by whom he can prove ^all of the foregoing facts except that of his having served the time aforesaid, this fact (if necessary) he can prove by a number of living witnesses.
7th  That he never had or received any pension from the United States, altho three times wounded one of which balls remains in the Joint of his Knee untill[sic] this day and therefore thinks it not necessary to make any formal relinquishment of a pension
Charles Hamilton

State of Ohio Adams County ss}

I Certify that the foregoing deposition of Charles Hamilton was this day taken subscribed and sworn to before me the undersigned a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County aforesaid and I further certify that the said Charles Hamilton has fully satisfied me by examination under oath that the facts stated in the foregoing deposition are strictly true, that he served in the Army of the United States in the revolutionary war against the Common Enemy and that by reason of his reduced circumstances in life he is in  [end of page]
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need of assistance from his Country.  this last fact I also certify from my own knowledge 
Given under my hand and seal this 16th day of April in the year of our Lord 1818
And. Livingston [Seal is circled]

State of Ohio Adams County ss

I Certify that this day Thomas Mason personally appeared before me the undersigned a Judge of the Court of Common pleas in a[sic] for the County aforesaid and being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that when this deponent joined the Delaware Regiment ^ which was in the year 1778 the ["foregoing" crossed out] before mentioned Charles Hamilton was then a Soldier in the Delaware Regiment aforesaid in the service of the United States and that the said Charles Hamilton continues in the Service of the United States and that he continued in the Service till the end of the Revolutionary War and further saith not
Chas. Mason

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 16th day of April 1818
Andrew Livingston  [seal is circled]

State of Ohio Adams County ss
I Joseph Darlinton Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that the above named Andrew Livingston Esquire    [end of page]
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whose name is Subscribed to the foregoing Depositions & Certificates was at the time of Signing the same & Still is one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County aforesaid duly Commissioned and quallified [sic] and that full faith and Credit is due to his said Certificates as well in Courts of Justice as wherenot
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at West Union this 16th day of April in the year or our Lord 1818
Joseph Darlinton

Note:  A seal has been covered over.