Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8199, James Chalmers, Md. Md, Sea Service

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(3-1776)
SERVICE          NUMBER
Md.   Chalmers, James   S. 8199
Md. Sea Service
carded
CONTENTS
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30850 
James Chalmers
of Baltimore Co in the State of Maryland
who was a private in the company
by Captain Chalmers of the regt
by Col. - in the Maryland
line for six months.

Inscribed on the Roll of Maryland
at the rate of 20 Dollars - Cents pr annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 29, day of Sept
1836 and delivered to 
Alex..Yearly Esq. Present.

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1836 $110.-
Semi-anl. allowance ending 10 March 37  10.-
$120.-
{Revolutionary Cl[paper torn here]
{Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by Wm L Allison.  Cler[paper torn here]
Book E2 Vol. 5 Page 98

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State of Maryland
Baltimore County - Scts
On this Twenty third day of June in the year of our
Lord [crossed out: illegible] Eighteen Hundred and Thirty
five Personally appeared before the orphans Court for
Baltimore [underlined: James Chalmers] a resident of Baltimore
City and in the County aforesaid and State of 
Maryland aged [underlined: Seventy three years] who being
first duly Sworn according to Law doth on his
oath make the following decleration in order
to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress passe
=d June 7th 1832__________
That I entered the service of the United
States under the following named officers. Capt
William Middleton and Capt John Chalmers
and served as herein Stated that in the year
of 1778 June the 2nd to the best of my knowledge
and belief that I was one of the Select Melita
of the State of Maryland and was placed 
under the Command of Capt William Mid
-dleton and I was compeled to go where ever i 
was ordered. Soon after I was ordered to go
down the bay to Sharps Island to carry prov
-isions for the army in the State boats Dolp
-hin Commanded by Capt William Middleton
who was afterwards Captured by Admiral
Digby and again afterwards. I went on-
an other esepitition on board of a barge. with 
my brother. John Chalmers who was the Capt
who went down the bay in company with -
the State boat plater Commanded by Gilbert
Middleton to poplar Island in Talbot County
to prevent a parcel of rebels from plundering
and firing of Houses and Stealing of Cattle

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and I was in Several Skirmishes with the
enemy to drive them off the Shores and at the time
I entered the Service I lived in the City of An
=napolis in Anne Arundel County State of
Maryland. and that I recollect the names of 
Some of the regular officers that I served with in 
that escpedition there was Capt William Mid
-dleton and Capt Gilbert Middleton and my
brother John Chalmers who acted as Capt
on that escpidition and on that escpidition
I served for one year. Commencing on the 2nd
of June 1778 and left the same on the 2nd of 
June 1779 and I have no documentary evide
=nce. But I know of a Gentleman now d
living who is Mr William Ball of Citty
of Baltimore who was formaly Sheriff of
Baltimore County who Can testify to my 
Services. and that I was born in the City
of Annapolis Anne Arundel County and 
State of Maryland in the year of 1702 July
the 14th and that I received my discharge but
have since lost it from Capt William -
Middleton and I served out the term for
which I was called for and that I was -
ordered out by the authority of the State of
Maryland - 
And again I Entered the service of 
the United States on the 3rd of July 1781 and
left the Same on the 4th of December 1781 - 
under Capt William Goldsmith and Capt
William Hyde. Leutennant Samuel Harvey
Howard and I was ordered to different -
parts of the Chesapeak Shores - the first order
to beemans fort. and then Greenburys point

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and Hoon point to guard the Shores and I don
-e duty at Chick point to debar the British -
from Landing and Stealing __________
and Mr William Ball
who was with the same Body of troops can 
testify to my services and who was there a p
=rivate with the same troops making his -
deportments whose service was about Eightee
=n months and the Said James Chalmers
hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to 
a pention or annuity esectpt the present and 
declares that his name is not on the rool of 
any agency - 
Sworn to and Subscribed}     Jo Chalmers
the day and year afore.}
said__________}
Henry Payson
[illegible]
Judges of the Orphans}
Court for Baltimore County}

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The following Interrogatories were then
propounded to the applicant__________

1st Where and in what year where you born -
Answer. I was born in the City of Annapolis
Anne Arundel County State of Maryland 
in the year 1702 July 14th __________

2nd Have you any record of your age and if so where
is it
Answer. I have it in a family bible which I now
have in my possession __________

3d Where were you living when called into Servic
=e and where have you lived Since the Revolu
tionary war, and where do you ^now^ live __________
Answer I was living in the City of Annapolis
and has lived in Baltimore ever Since the 
revolution __________

4th How were you called into Service,. Were you
drafted or did you volunteer or was you a 
Substitute and if so for whoom __________
Answer. I was ordered out by the authority of
the State of Maryland __________

5th State the names of Some of the Regular officers
who were with the troops, where you Served
Such Continental and Malitia Regments as 
you can recollect and a general circumstance
of your Services __________
Answer. Capt William Middleton,. Capt Gibbert
Middleton. Coll. James Brice, Capt William ___
Hyde. Capt Jacob Brice and Sergent Thomas Sparrow

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Who Commanded the Companys that the depo
=ment belonged to. Soon after being ordered
away on an esepedition doron to Sharps and 
popular Island in Talbot County & hre serv
=ices performed was in that Section of the Countr
-y. and I had several skirmishes with the --
Enemy..but was in no general Battle, after --
the first term. For which I was called out
by the authority of the State of Maryland
esepired which was twelve months. I was then
-[crossed out: at] called out the second as before and con
-tinued there in for six months in the year
of 1781 which services was performed in -
Anne Arundel County and State of Marylan
-d. making my whole services 18 months - 
______________________________________
6th Did you ever receive a discharge from-
the service. and if so by whoom was it giv
-ing. and what has be come of it. I receiv
ed a discharge from. Capt William Middle
-ton and have since lost it__________

6th State the names of persons to whoom you -
are known in your present nabourhood
and who can testify as to your character
for verasity and their beleif of your Servi
-ces. as a Soldier of the Revolution__________
Answer. Mr William Ball and Mr Samuel
Peacoe and Mr George Barber and Mr -
William Ross and Mr John Hurst and Mr John
Thompson and Mr Henry Cook and Mr Willi
-am Caton and Mr James Frazier__________
Jas Chalmers
Signed and Subscribed the day and year}
aforesaid. Henry Payson}
PJenyul Tidygat}
[written vertically next to the above signatures: Justices of the
Orpahns Court
Baltimore County]

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Swon to and Subscribed}
thi day and year_______}
aforesaid_____________}

Mr Thomas W. Norman residing in the City
of Baltimore and George Lighthizer. Residing in
Said city hereby certify that we are well -
acquainted with James Chalmers who has
Subscribed and Sworn to the above declerat
-ion that we believe him to be about Seventy
three years of age and that he is reputed and 
believed in the neibourhood where he resides -
to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and
that we concur in that opinion - Sworn
to and Subscribed the day and year afor
-said
Henry Payson}       Thos W. Norman
Benjn C Ridgate}    George Lightizer
Judges of the Orphans}
Court for Baltimore County.}

and the said Court do hereby declare their
opinion after the investagation of the matter
and after putting the interrogatories prescrib
-ed by the war department that the above -
named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier
and Served as he states and that the Court -
further certify that it appears to them that

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Thomas W Norman and George Lighthizer ~~
who have seigned the preceding certificate are
residence of the City of Baltimore and are re
ditable persons and their Statement are entitled
to credit__________{Henry Payson
{Benjn C Ridgate
{Judges of the Orpahns
{Court for Baltimore County 


Maryland Ss.
I hereby Certify that the aforego
ing is the Original proceedings of the Judges
of the Orphans Court for Baltimore County
in the case of James Chalmers aforesaid
I hereunto subscribe my name
and affix the Seal of said
Court this 23d day of
June in the year Eighteen
hundred and Thrity five
D.M. Perine Regr

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I hereby certify that I have a personal knowledge of James Chalmers
now of the City of Baltimore in the State of Maryland. That I have known
him for the last sixty years. that he was a Soldier in the Revolution
ary War and belonged to what was then called the Select Militia
of the City of Annapolis and was on several Expidetions during
the war one of which was on an expidetion down the bay
on board the State Boat Dolphan Commanded by William
[crossed out: illegible] ^Middleton^ who was afterward captured by Admiral Digby.
and on another Expedition on board a Small boat command
[paper torn here] by his Brother John Chalmers who went down the
Bay in Company with the State Boat [underlined: Plates]. Com
=manded by Gilbert Middleton. I further certify
that he was in general Service during the Revolutionary
War and was estimated an active and vigilant Soldier,
in the Militia of the state of Maryland
Witness
James Blair       Wm Ball

State of Maryland City of Baltimore to Wit
on the Eleventh day of October Eighteen Hundred and
thirty four before the Subscribed Justice of the peace in 
and for the City aforesaid personally appeared William
Ball and made oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty
god that the facts set fourth in the above certificate
are just and truly Stated to the test of his knowledge
James Blair

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State of Maryland Baltimore County Set:
I hereby Certify that James Blair Gentleman before whom
the written affidavit was made and who has the signed luz
naure was at the time of so doing one of the Justices of the Peace of
the State of Maryland in anf for the City of Baltimore duly
commissioned and Sworn
In Testimony whereof I hereunto
subscribe my name and affix the [page torn; illegible]
of Baltimore County Court on this 23d
day of June 1835
Thos Kell Clk of
Balto City Cot

[written vertically on the page half way down: 33.138
James Chalmers
Maryland.

A Ray Esq.
Geo: Town,
DC]

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[vertically on left side of right panel: RevWar]

8199
INVALID
File No. 8199
James Chalmers
Priv Rev War
Act: June 7th 1832
Index:-Vol. 1st, Page 65
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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Suspended
See letter 1 July '35
to A. Ray. present.
Let to Mc. C. Young, Esq. July
15. 1836. Cet. 29 July '36
to applicants. letter
8 Augt. 1836, Alex Yearty

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Certificate
for Wm Chalmers [illegible]
Barb

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This may certify, that I recollect, Mr James Chalmers,
being engaged with others in securing the
Chesepeak Bay, in which act I believe
all expensed & [illegible] were [illegible] by the 
persons engaged - At the later end of the 
Revolutionary war the Navy & Tangrer [illegible]
new much inferted such Tores enemy
insnale vessels - and the city of Annapolis
was frequently Disturbed by alarms I cannd
he Ignoraut of these thiefs when I truned
out that young as a Volunteer with the 
Drasseia  Thelitea & performend Duty in the nisshe
at the Windmill Fort. [illegible] to any Land 
service of Mr J Chalmers I have no recollection
tho nothing to invalidate any Testimony Therefore
July 4 1836         Henry Wilkens
Baboc 7

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The within in transmitted
cover yearly in an-
swer to his letter of
the 13th July by
his friend
McClintock Young

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War Department
Pension office
July 15, 1836
Sir,
In answer to the enclosed letter 
from Mr Alexander Yearley, I have to inform
you that the claim of James Chalmers
to the benefit of the act of June 7. 1832, was
examined on the 1st of July 1832, and the papers
placed on the files of this office, for reasons set
forth in a letter to Alexander Ray, Esq. of
George Town, by whom the papers appear to have
been deposited here. No further action can be
had on the claim which the requisitedy of my
letter to Mr Ray a copy of which I herewith
enclose, are complied with.
I am very respectfully
Your obt Servant.
J L. Edwards

Mc C. Young, Esq.
Chief Clerk,
Treasury Dept.

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Dear Sir
You will much oblige me
by enabling me to answer the
within letter respecting a very
worthy man in Baltimore
Yours very respy
McClintock Young
14 July 1836
J.L. Edwards Esq
Comisso of Pensions

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Dr Tho Schooner Dolphin,

" To State of Maryland, for amt of credit, ... 348£ 141,,15,,0 ^1778^ April 132-7. By the United States, 63 days services   Specia
I has copy from Maryland Ledger B. no 1 folio 58, ^30 Tons at 1/6 .............. 5£ 141,,15,,0
Test, George G. Brewer Reg ,,L
Off. W. S. M


Mr James Chalmers has called on me to certify, that it appea
=rs by the records of the revolution in this office, that the Schoo=
=man Dolphin, was in the employment of the State during the
revolution, - I have furnished him above with a copy from
the Ledger of the account of the Dolphin, to show that she
was in the services of the [crossed out: State] Government, - There is no
roll or list to be found of the men that served on board - I am
therefore unable to say whether James Chalmers served or not,
the vessell I have always understood was in the employment of
the Government, - I would also further state, that I find -
the name of James Chalmers upon a roll of a Company commanded
by Captn. Nicholas McCubbin ^[illegible]^ in the Select Militia, - the
roll is headed as follows, - "A List of those in the fity of
(Annapolis)
Annapolis, who voluntarily offer themselves to serve as select
Militia under the Act of Assembly papred last Session" -
Mr James Chalmers' name appears upon this roll, - but the
rolls afford no further evidence of his service, - how long he -
was in service it is impossible for me say as there is nothing-
upon record to show, -
George G Brewer
Redr. Land Off. W.S.M.

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Copy
War Department
Pension Office
July 1st 1835
Sir, 
The declaration of James Chalmers has 
been examined and filed. He alleges to have
served in two expeditions on board a small
vessel called the Dolphin, Captain Middleton
and a barge commanded by Captain
Chalmers, in the service of the State of Mary-
land. Unless it can be shown from the
records at Annapolis, or other evidence of the
must satisfactory character, that the vessels, one
board of which the alleged service was perform
ed, were State Vessels, and a full and particu
lar statement of the applicants actual services
be exhibited, his claim cannot me allowed.
A full and particular account of this
actual service performed in 1781, should also
be given. I am respectfully
your ob Servt
(Signed) J. L. Edwards.

A. Ray, Esq
Present

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Md



Alex. Yearley Esq
Baltimore
Aug 20. '36

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State of Maryland, City of Baltimore, to Wit
On the twenty third day of July eighteen hundred and
thirty six, before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace
in and for the City aforesaid, personally appeared
William Ball, being of lawful age (and entitled to
full and ample credit) and made oath on the holy
Evangely of Almighty God, That during the war of
the Revolution, this deponent Served as a volunteer
in the Select Militia of the State of Maryland,
in the Service of the United States: That, James
Chalmers, [underlined: at the Same time,] and in the [underlined: Same
Service], acted as a Volunteer: during which
period he made Several [underlined: excursions,] on board
the Schooner [underlined: Dolphin, then in the State Service,]
and on board of other vessels in the Same Service,
[underlined: as well as on land,] and that Mr Chalmers
was estimated as an efficient and energetic
Soldier in that war, and [underlined: served during the
term for which the citizens were called
upon to act in defence of the State]
Sworn to before 
James Blair
Justice of Peace

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State of Maryland Baltimore County Yet
I hereby certify that James Blair gentleman before whom
the written deposition was made and who has hereto
subscribed his name was at the time of so doing a Justice of
the peace of the State of Maryland in and for the City of
Baltimore duly commissioned and Sworn.
In Testimony whereof I heretoset my
hand and affix the seal of Baltimore
County Court this 28th day of July
1836.
Thos. Kell Clk Balt. City Cot.

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Hine a cert.
for $20 per
an

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War Department
Pension Office
August 8th 1836

Sir,

The papers in support of the
claim of James Chalmers have been again
examined and filed with suspended
cases in this office.  He has not yet
specified his tours of actual service as
heretofore required.  He alleges that he
entered the service 3d July 1781 and was
discharged 4th December following, and
that he served six months, whereas, the
period between the abovementioned dates
is only five months.  The statement of said
service is also unsatisfactory as it regards
the time that he was actually engaged.
It would appear that during the period alleged
he received several different orders to turn
out against the enemy.  It should be shown
how long he was in actual service under each
order.  The first alleged service should
also be more particularly specified.  The
militia did not perform actual service
for one year in continuation.  The time going
down the Bay with provisions in the Dolphin

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and the time he was engaged on board
the Barge, should be particularly specified.
The time in which the applicant held
himself in readiness to serve cannot
be computed. Unless the enclosed 
printed regulations complyed
with in specifying the towns of actual 
service performed by the applicant the
cannot be allowed a pension for more
than six months service.
I am respectfully 
Your obt. Servt.
JL. Edwards



Alexander Yearly Esqr
Baltimore. 
Maryland.