Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34943, for Thomas John, Maryland
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Md. John, Thomas  S.34943
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18256

Maryland  R

Thomas John
of Frederick Co: in the State of Maryland who was a private in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Howard of the Maryland line, for the term of the war. from 1780

Inscribed on the Roll of Maryland at the rate of 8 dollars per month, to commence on the 16 of July 1821.

Certificate of Pension issued the 8 of Aug 1821 and sent to John Schlay, Esq. Fredericktown Md.

Portion of semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1821 13.18
M. 16/31. 4/30   $13.18

Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.
21 May 1820
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File No.
34743

Thomas John

Act: 18 March 18

[Index—Vol. 2, Page 207]
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Thomas John
Pvt.
16 July 1821

Col. Adams
6th Howard's
Maryland line
Revolutionary War
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Mc Edwards
Thomas John
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John Schley
Frederick Town, Md
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Recd 19 July 1821
FREE
Secretary of War
Washington
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State of Maryland Frederick County Town on this 16th day of July 1821 personally appeared in open court being a court of record for Frederick County expressly made so by the Laws of the state aforesaid proceeding according to the course of the common law with a Jurisdiction unlimited in a point of amount keeping a record of its proceedings and having the power of fine and imprisonment. Thomas John, aged sixty six years resident in said county who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declarations in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress of the 18ths March 1818 and the first of May 1820 that he the said Thomas John enlisted to serve during the war on the first August 1780 in the state of Maryland in the company commanded by Captain Lynn in the regiment commanded by Colonel Adams in the line of the state of Maryland on the continental establishment that he continued to serve in the said Corps until the e15th November 1783 when he was discharged from the said service in Annapolis in the state of Maryland That he was in the Battle of Guilford court house in Captain Grays company in the first Maryland Regiment commanded by Colonel John C Howard which he entered about twelve months after his enlistment from which company he was transferred to the company commanded by Captain Waters in the said Regiment a short time after said Engagement that he was in the Battle of York at the taking of Lord Cornwallis in said Waters company in the regiment aforesaid in which he continued until his discharge and that he has no other evidence now in his power of this said services except a certificate signed Thomas [illegible]  A. G. J. MD showing that it appeared from  [illegible] notes remaining in the auditors office at Annapolis that
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he received from John Hamilton, agent of the Maryland Line, his pay for certain periods and in pursuance of the act of the 1st May 1820. I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not since that time by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of any 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 18th day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, 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.
No property of any kind.
Thomas John (his mark)

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.
No property of any kind.
Thomas John (his mark)

And the said Thomas John doth also swear that he is by occupation a laborer but very unable to pursue it owing to his having received severe wounds in his left shoulder and right arm while guarding the British prisoners in Frederick Town by one of his fellow sentinels; that he has no family.

Sworn to in open Court, this 16th day of July, 1821.

I, John Schley, clerk of Frederick County Court in the State of Maryland, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and this schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said Court, and that it is the opinion of the court that the said Thomas John has no property.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, this 16th day of July 1821.
John Schley, Clerk of the Court of the County of Frederick
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Auditor's Office, Annapolis, October 13th, 1820

I hereby certify, that it appears from the pay-rolls remaining in the Auditor's Office, that Thomas John, Pvt. received from John Hamilton, agent of the Maryland line, the sum of $49.70 for arrears of pay from the 1st August 1780 to the 1st January 1782.

Also, the sum of $80.00 for pay from the 1st January 1782 to the 1st January 1783, and also the sum of $43.30 from the 1st January 1783 to the 15th November 1783, when his time expired.

Tho. Karney,
A. G. S. Md.