Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 35973, John Goddard, Md.
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 Service ND. Goddard, John Number S.35973 Contents
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6246. To Dist Columbia 4
Maryland 
John Goddard 
Private, Capt Marbury.
Maryland Line 1780 3 yrs
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War. 
Inscribed on the Roll of Maryland at the rate of eight-dollars per month, to commence on the 1st of February 1819. 
Certificate of Pension issued the 2nd of February of 1819 and sent to the Deliv’ to the Pensioner. 
Arrears to 4th of March 1819. 9.06. 9.06
Semi-anl all’ee ending. 
Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March 1819.

Dec'd pensioner on the 6th Apr 1820
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Adm.d
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State of Maryland, First Judicial 
District of
On this First day of February 1819, before me, the subscriber, one of the Judges of the alone for the said district, personally appeared John Goddard aged about sixty-five years, resident in Princeton, 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 John Goddard enlisted for the term of three years on the [blank] day of in the year seventeen hundred eighty in St. Mary county in the state of Maryland in the company commanded by Captain Hugh Mardury of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Gunby in the line of the State of Maryland on the Continental Establishment; that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States, until the year 1784, when he was discharged from service in army police in the state of Maryland, that he was in the battles of Camden of the Cowpens of the Eutaw Springs at Guillford Court House or will or in ground scheming 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.
Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid. -signed by Mr. Johnson


I, John Johnson, Judge, & c. as aforesaid, do certify that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said John Goddard did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months at one time, on the continental establishment; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress. I am also satisfied that he needs the assistance of his country for support. First February
-signed Mr. Johnson.

[SEAL OF THE COURT is outlined]
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Maryland, Prince George's County 
I hereby certify that the honorable John Johnson who appears to have signed the waiver certificate around the time of signing. Thereof, ever since hath been and state in chief judge for first judicial district of Maryland composed of the [illegible] Charles and Prince George’s Counties duly commissioned and qualified and to all his acts as such do faith in and ought to be given as such in courts of Justice as authorized. In testimony whereof I do hereto subscribe my name and office the seal of Prince George’s County Court this 1st day of February 1819. -Signed Ed Hardwood, Prince George County Court
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Go before one of the Judges in Prince George and he will fill in the blank when you will make your affidavit
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SCHEDULE

State of Maryland First Judicial 
(A.) district    SS. 
On this fifth day of September 1820, personally appeared in open court (*) being a court of record, (+) (B.) constituted such by the legislative and having unlimited jurisdiction] for the said (C.) district aged sixty-five years, resident in Prince George’s county in said (D.) district who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows (E.)  that he served in revolutionary war for the sum of three year he was discharged in Charles County that he enlisted in the year 1779 in the company commanded by Joseph Martin of the
regiment commanded by Col. Gunby, that the
battle of Camden, the Cowpens Eutaw Spring Gilford Court House-- That he made my application for a pension on of February 1819 and that the certificate number is 6246.

and I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th 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 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 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.
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(F. )
that he has no property of any description
except his wearing apparel. that he dont keep house but a will as he is able labor to assist him with the [illegible] of life there are no debts due to him, and that he is [illegible] to unwell 
pension amounting to about 50 dollars. that he 
followed such making but is not nor able to pursue or follow it
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Sworn to and declared on the fifth day of September 1820. Before mentioned district, IAguila Beall Clerk of (Jno Johnson written on top) Prince George’s County do hereby certify, that the foregoing Oath, and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of said court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is Dollars and Cents. 
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this fifth day of September 1820. -Signed Aguila Beall
Circle of the court for the First Judicial District of Maryland
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August 18th, 1829
John Goddard is a witness in an arbitration in which I am concerned and am fully persuaded he has sworn to what is not a fact, I wish to obtain his two oaths or a copy of them deposed in this department to show the arbitrators that he does not always answer in the same way. – Signed Jno Johnson.
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John Goddard stamp from Maryland to the District of Columbia 29. March 1823 from the 4th do-do. May 1819.
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Number 6246. 20th of February, 1819. Continue.
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*The whole of the form prescribed in the first section, to verify the amount of property of the applicant, the oath of the party, and the certificate of the clerk excepted, must be done while the court is in session. 
All are courts of record. Within the contemplation of the Act of Congress:
1st, Which are expressly made courts of record by the laws of the State which creates them; 
2d, Which have been solemnly adjudged, by the tribunals of the several States, to be courts of record; 
3d, Which proceed according to the course of the common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount;
4th, Which have the power of fine and imprisonment; 
And courts which proceed according to the civil and canon law, having neither of those attributes, are not courts of record, although they may keep a registry of their proceeding, that it is a court of record, and state why it is such. — (Opinion of the Attorney General of the United States.)
Directions for Filling Up the Blanks.
District, – circuit, – county, or corporation, as the case may be.
State why a court of record
After repeating the distrcit, circuit. County, or corporation, insert the declarant’s name.
 District, circuit, county, or corporation.
Here set forth the regiment, company and line; or ship, corps or vessel, and the date of the original declaration; and if he has received a pension, the number of his pension certificate should be inserted. 
Here enumerate each article of real and personal estate, necessary bedding and clothing excepted, and subscribe the same. The declarant must also mention his occupation, his ability to pursue it, the number and names of his family residing with him, their ages, and their capacity to contribute to their support, in order that the department may be enabled to decide whether the applicant is in such indigent circumstances as to be entitled to the pension. It is the opinion of the Attorney General, that the words of the third section of the Act of the 1st May, 1820, “in such indigent circumstances as to be unable to support himself without the assistance of his country,” comprehend those only, who are incapable of supporting themselves without the aid of the government, except by private or public charity. 
Extract of a Circular Letter from the War Department, to the several Agents for paying pension, enclosing the foregoing Form.
“For the guidance of persons already on the pension list, or who may hereafter make [an] application for that purpose, it may be proper to state, explicitly, that, as experience has proved the necessity of a rigid adherence to particular forms in such cases, no instrument of writing drawn up contrary to this form can be admitted as a proper voucher.”
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35973. 
Invalid.
Revy.
File no:35973
John Goddard
Pri Rev War
Act: 18th March 18th
Index:—Vol. 2, Page 477
[Arrangement of 1870]