Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34243, Daniel Congleton, Md.

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SERVICE Md.
Congleton, Daniel
NUMBER S. 34243

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4,703
New Jersey Roll -
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Daniel Congleton
Capt Ramsey
Private -
Maryland
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary W
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Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey -
at the rate of Eight Dollars per month to commence
the 21st of April 1818 -
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Certificate of Pension issued the 1st of Decem. ~ 18
and sent to Willm S. Pennington Esqr.
Newark.
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Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818 4Gr & 14/30 - 35:73
Semi-aul. all'ce ending 4 March 1819 - 42:-
$83.73
{Revolutionary claim,}
{Act 18th March, 1818}

Acquacanack township.

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34243
Revy INVALID.

File No. 34,243
Daniel Congleton
Priv Rev War

Act: 18th March 1818
Index:--Vol. 2, Page 84

[ Arrangement of 1870. ]

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David Congleton's
Declaration
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Maryland line

The Judge certifi-
cate as to his
circumstances is
wanting

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District of New Jersey Ss:

On this twenty first day of April 1818 before me
the subscriber one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of the Uni-
ted States for the said District personally appeared, David Con-
gleton aged Seventy years, resident in Acquacanack Town-
ship in the County of Essex 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 pro-
vision made by the late act of Congress, entitled "An act to
provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval ser-
vice of the United States in the revolutionary war.  That he the
said David Congleton enlisted in the Spring 1775 at Charles-
town in Maryland in the company commanded by Cap-
tain Ramsay in the first Maryland Regiment commanded
by [illegible] in the Maryland line on the continental
establishment that he enlisted for one year but before
the year expired he reenlisted in the same company then
commanded by Captain Ewing in the first Maryland Reg-
iment as [illegible] for the tour of three years.  That after this
tour expired he again reenlisted for the war in the same
company commanded then by Lieutenant commandant
Mitchell in the said first Maryland Regiment.  That he
continued to serve in the said corps from the spring of
1778 untill the Peace in 1783 when he was discharged
from service at the Head of Elk in the State of Maryland.
That he lost his discharge.  That he was in the Battles of

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Long Island, Haarlam [Harlem] heights, White Plans, Brandy-
wine, Germantown & York Town, and that he is in
reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assis-
tance of his country for support, and that he has no 
other evidence now in his power of his said services.

Sworn and declared before me }
the day & year aforesaid } David X his mark Congleton

William S Pennington
District Judge

I, William S. Pennington Judge of the United States Dis-
trict Court for the District of New Jersey do certify
that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Da-
vid Congleton did serve in the revolutionary war as
stated in the preceding declaration against the common
enemy, and I now transmit the proceedings & testimony
taken & had before me to the Secretary for the Department
of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned
act of Congress.

Newark April 21st 1818 } William S. Pennington
} District Judge

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I William Pennington Cerk of the District of New Jersey
do certify that the signature to this instrument are the proper
hand writing of William S. Pennington Esqr Judge of the United
States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

[Blurred seal of the District Court]

As witness my hand and the Seal of the
said District Court at Newark this
twenty second day of April A.D. 1818.

Wm Pennington
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I William S. Pennington District Judge of the United States
in and for the District of New Jersey do certify that from the
testimony of two credible witnesses examined by me under
oath I am satisfied that David Congleton the before examined
applicant is in indigent circumstances and stands in need
of the assistance of his country for support

Newark 23d Novr 1818 William S Pennington
District Judge