Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40,010, Thomas Boreland, Md.

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(8–1776) Service Md. Boreland, Thomas Number S. 40, 010 Contents

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4456
Thomas Boreland
Maryland Line
6 Regent
Col Howard
1777 - 1783

Enter the decision on this case in the book of entries

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Cumberland County ss 
State of Pennsylvania
On this twenty seventh day of May A. D one thousand and eight hundred and eighteen before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for Cumberland County and state of Pennsylvania, personally appears Thomas Boreland aged seventy eight years resident in Zyrone Township in The County and state aforesaid who being first 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 he the said Thomas Boreland enlisted in Captain Joshua Miles company in Hartford county in Maryland in the year 1777 for three years in the 6 Maryland regiment, that he served out his three years and was discharged and that he then enlisted again in the company commanded by Captain Henry Dobson for during the war in the same 6th Regiment Maryland line/which was in the continental service while regiment department thinks war commanded by Col. Smallwood. That he continued to serve in said corps or in the service of the United States until the peace was established when he was discharged from service in the summer of 1783 in the city of Baltimore in the State of Maryland that he was in The Battles of Statin Island, Brandywine, Germantown, Campden in South Carolina & Guilford Courthouses & deponent further says, that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of his county for support, that he lost both his discharges

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Many year [illegible] but cannot recollect how or where, 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}
his
Thomas Boreland
mark-
Jacob Hendel

Cumberland County. J 

I Jacob Hendel one of the Judges of the court of Common Pleas in and for Cumberland County do certify that I appear to my satisfaction that the said Thomas Boreland did serve in the continental army in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding Declaration, against the common enemy; and I now transmit the proceeding and testimony taken and laid before me, to the secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.      In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 27th day of May A.D 1818
Jacob Hendel

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I Isaiah Graham one of the appointed judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for Cumberland [insert] County of State of Pennsylvania Do certify that I am well acquainted with Thomas Boreland the written applicant and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of his country for support as witness my land & seal at Carlisle this 21st day of July A. D. 1819
Isa Graham {seal}

Cumberland County, State of Pennsylvania }
I, Robert Mc Coy, Prothonotary of the Courts of Common Pleas in and for the County of Cumberland, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, do by these presents certify, that Jacob Hendel Esquire, before whom the foregoing affidavit was taken, and who hath thereunto, in his own proper hand writing, subscribed his name, was, at the time of taking such affidavit and now is, a judge of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the said county, duly commissioned and sworn, to all whose acts, as such, due faith and credit is and of right out to be given, throughout the United States and elsewhere.
	IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, at Carlisle, in the said County, this twenty eight day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen and of the sovereignty and independence of the United States of America, the forty Second
Attest, Robert Mc Coy  Prothy

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Cumberland County 
State of Pennsylvania } SS

I Robert McCoy Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for The County of Cumberland in The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As by here presents certify that Isaiah Graham Esquire who made the foregoing certificate was at the time of making such certificate and now is one of the associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for Said County duly commissioned and sworn to all whose act on such due faith and credit is and of right away to be given throughout the United States and elsewhere In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Said Court at Carlisle in the Said County this Twentysecond day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nineteen and of the Sovereignty and independence of the United States of America the fortythird
Attest Robt McCoy Prothy

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14.431
Pennsylvania
Thomas Boreland
of Cumberland Co in the state of Pennsylvania
who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Smallwood of the Maryland
line, for the term of three years

Inscribed on the roll of Pennsylvania
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 27th of May 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 6th of Sep 1819
and sent to Andrew Boden Esqr
Carlisle
Pennsylvania

Arrears to 4th of Sep 1819
122.35

Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Mar. 1820 
48.

15 mo 5/31 4/30
$170.35

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

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40,010
INVALID
File No. 40, 010 Thomas Boreland 
Priv Rev War
Act : 18 March 18
Index: – Vol 5, Page 3-9
[ Arrangement of 1870. ]

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ocd case. 

[stamp]
Carlisle
July 26 

13/4 [illegible]
free
James L Edwards Esq.
Pension office
Washington city
D.C

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Carlisle July 26th 1819
Sir, 
Enclosed in this I return the application of Thomas Boreland for a pension, his indigent circumstances are certified by Judge Graham who is well acquainted with him, Judge Hendel before whom the deposition was taken having never resigned his commision. I also send enclosed the application of Wm. Denning.
Remain Yours
Respectfully 
Anders Boders

Dennings Case 
Taken out. 

James L. Edwards, Esq.