Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 5279, William Gates, Md.

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(8-1776)

SERVICE
Md.

Gates, William
Sarah

NUMBER
W.5279

CONTENTS

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[Left column]

11,716
Ohio  R
[double underline]

William Gates
of in the state of 
who was a Private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Williams of the Maryland
Line, for the term of 2 years
[double underline]

Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio
at the rate of -8- Dollars per month, to commence on
the 28th of August 1818
[double underline]

Certificate of Pension issued the 10th of June 1819
and sent to HC Dinning Esqr
West Union
Ohio
[double underline]
Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819 6 mo 8/31 = $50.6
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sep:1819 48.
$98.6
[double underline]

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

Continued

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Hon J.W. Campbell
gave the information
yet? to him the letter to
Wm Gates, 14 Jan 18[illegible]
-This case with it
[illegible] suspended

No [illegible] Just to J W Campbell Esq 6 Nov 1820
West Union Ohio

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[Left column]

4681
V Ohio Cincin
[double underline]

Sarah Gates
widow of William Gates
who was a private
in the Maryland
Line
[double underline]

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
80 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843.
[double underline]

Certificate of Pension issued the
twenty fifth day of Jany 1844
and sent to
R. H. Stanton
Maysville
Kentucky
[double underline]

[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 1 Page 158

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Let to Hon
JW Tibbatts
Feb. 10 "44

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[Left column]

[begin double underline] Admitted. [end double underline]  The Honble

3TAugt

__________
West Union, Ohio.

The Secretary

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State of Ohio Adams County Ss

I do hereby certify that this day William Gates a citizen
of the United States and this state personally appeared before
me the subscriber a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in
and for the County aforesaid and being duly sworn according to
law made the following declaration under oath  First that
he served three years and nine months in the army of the United
States in the revolutionary war against the common enemy in
the Maryland line an continental establishment.  That he
[word struck out] enlisted the service under Capt. Bruce of the first Maryland Regi-
ment in the year 1778, served nine months, procured his 
discharge and returned home.  That in the month of March
in the year 1780 he enlisted for three years under Captn. Joseph
Marbury in the first Maryland Regiment commanded
by Coln. Williams That some time in the Winter of 1782
he procured from Genl. Smallwood an honorable dis-
charge and left the army after the conclusion of peace
That there is not any person in this country within his
knowledge by whom he can prove the foregoing statements
That he gave his discharge to Coln. Harrison to draw
the pay due to this deponent from the United States hav-
ing at that time [illegible] his pay to the [illegible] Coln. Harrison
and therefore has it not in his power to forward his dis-
charge with this deposition  That he never received any
pension from the United States  That he was in the Battle
at Genl. Gates defeat That he was in the Battle at
the Cow pens in South Carolina, at the Battle at the
Eutaw Springs; at the Battle of Camden & at the siege
of ninety six  That he is now [word scratched out] about fifty seven years of age and very infirm &
from his reduced circumstances he needs the assistance of
his country for support.

William X his mark Gates

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State of Ohio Adams County Ss

I Certify that the foregoing deposition of William Gates
was this day taken subscribed and sworn to before me
the under a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and
for the county aforesaid and I further certify that the said
William Gates has fully satisfied me by examination
under oath that the facts stated in the within depo-
sition are strictly true and that he is at this time
within my own knowledge in reduced circumstances,
aged and infirm and [word struck out] absolutely needs the assis-
tance of his county for support. Given under my
hand and seal this 28th day of August 1818

Job Dinning Seal [the word Seal encircled]

State of Ohio Adams County Ss

I Joseph Darlinton Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas
and for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that the
above named Job Dinning Esqr. whose name is subscribed to
the above Certificate was at the time of signing the same
and still is a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and
for the County aforesaid duly commissioned & qualified and
that full faith & credit is due to his said Certificate as well in
Courts of Justice as thereout. In Testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed the
seal of the said Court at West Union 
this 28th day of August in the year
of our Lord 1818

Joseph Darlinton

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William Gates
11,716.

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State of Ohio Adams County Ss

On this 11th day of August 1820 personally appeared
in open Court being a Court of Record having the power
of fine and imprison for the County and in the State
aforesaid William Gates aged about sixty years resident
in Adams County in the said State who being first
duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare
that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows  that
he enlisted in the year 1780 for the term of three years 
in Capt. Joseph Marberry's Company attached to the
first Maryland regiment that Lieut. Mangers commanded
said Company untill he fell in a duel at Hillsborgh
North Carolina that one Davall then assumed and
kept the command of such Company untill a short
time previous to the battle at Eutaw Springs, when
Capt. Marberry joined and took command that
he was in the Battles of Campden under Genl. Gates
at the Cowpens under Genl. Morgan at the Eutaw
Springs under Genl. Green at the second engagement
at Campden under Genl. Green and the siege of Fort
96" as he believes in South Carolina that he received
a discharge from Genl. Smallwood in Charles County
Maryland that his original Declaration was dated
the 28th Aug. 1818 Pension Certificate No. 11.716.  And
I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the
United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have
not since that time by gift sale or any manner disposed
of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to
diminish it is 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
Eighteenth day of March 1818 and that I have not nor 
has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts
or debt, due to me nor have I any income other than what

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is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.

William X his mark Gates

[Table with two columns]
[Left column]

1 Mare $25|00
1 Horse 40|00
4 Horned Cattle 33|00
5 Hogs 7|00
2 Sows & 11 Piggs 6|00
4 Chairs & one Table 3|00
2 Trunks & Small [illegible] 3|50
1 Skillet & 2 buckets 1|85
Knives forks & 3 plates 1|37
2 Ploughs 2 Hoes & [illegible] 11|25
Tea ware Coffee & Tea}
potts & Churn} 2|25
Canister Crocks & }
Candle Molds } [begin underline] 1|00 [end underline]
[begin underline] $135.17 [end underline]

[Right column]
[illegible] up

$135.17
Tea spoons & shot gun 8|25
Saddle & bridle (worn) 5|00
2 Wood axes 3|50
[illegible] Irons wash tubs & }
Tin cup & pepper [illegible] } 1|62
14 acres of corn self & son }
in partnership paying } 14|00
third for Rent (say) } 
18 acres of wheat & oats be }
tween self and son paying } 16|00
1/3 for Rent (say) }
[word scratched out] potatoes in the ground [begin underline] 4|25 [end underline]
[begin underline] $187.79 [end underline]

[begin underline] I owe $8.68 [illegible] [end underline]

That his family consists of himself & wife Sarah aged about
seventy years and his son William aged about 25 years
of vicious and disipated habits so much so as to become
a charge that he is from age and infirmity unable to per-
form hard labor.

Sworn to and declared in open Court
on the 11th day of August 1820

Joseph Darlinton Clk A.C.

I Joseph Darlinton Clerk of the Court of Common
Pleas in and for the County of Adams & State
of Ohio do hereby certify that the foregoing oath &
schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the
Records of the said Court and does further certify
that it is the opinion of the said Court that the
total amount in value of the property in the aforesaid

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Schedule is One hundred and Eighty Seven dollars and seventy
nine Cents.  In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of the said
Court on this 14th day of August
in the year of our Lord 1820

Joseph Darlinton
Clerk of the Court for the
County of Adams

[Blurred court seal]

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Declaration

In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress
of the 7th of July 1838 entitled an act granting half
pay and pensions to certain widows

The State of Ohio
Brown County Ss

On this day [illegible] cause
before me the [illegible] a Justice of the Peace in
and for the County aforesaid Sarah Gates a resident
of the County of Brown and State of Ohio aged Seventy 
or Eighty years who first being duly sworn according 
to law doth on her oath make the following declaration 
in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by 
the act of Congree passed July 7th entitled an act granting
half pay and pensions to certain widows that she is 
the widow of William Gates decd who was a pensioner
in Adams County State of Ohio and she refers to papers
in file and the records for evidence for his services. She 
further declares that she was married in Charles County
in the State of Maryland between the years Seventeen
hundred and eighty five and ninety three from her great
age and in consequence and the [illegible] of her memory she is
unable to state the precise time she was married but does
well know that it was between the time stated and is of 
her impression from the best of her recollection that her
marriage took place in the year of Seventeen hundred 
and ninety [word scratched out] She has no family record of her marriage
or the ages of her children but she does well know that 
her daughter Mary is upwards of Forty years of age and
her son Allen is exactly [illegible] years old both of whom 
were born after her marriage to the said William Gates  She
does not know if any person at [illegible] by whom her
[illegible] prove her marriage and [illegible] but the best evidence
that can be produced [illegble] on her case and
pension granted her and that her husband the aforesaid
William Gates died on the 27th or eighth day of October 
Eighteen hundred and twenty nine and she has remained

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a widow ever since his death that she was not married
to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage
took place previous to the first of January Seventeen
hundred and ninety four viz at the time above stated

Sworn under my hand this 23rd day of April
1840.  Sarah X her mark Gates

The State of Ohio
Brown County Ss

Be is known that on this day person-
ally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the 
Peace in and for the County aforesaid Sarah Gates an
aged and respectable Lady of the County of Brown and 
State of Ohio and could not by reason of bodily infirmity
attend the Court and is well known to me to be a woman
of truth and subscribed and made oath to the truth
of the foregoing declaration before and I further certify
that from my personal acquaintance both her and 
her family and that I do most fully concur in the
belief of the truth of her declaration and from my 
personal acquaintance with her daughter Mary I believe
she is the age stated by her and that she was married to 
the said William Gates [illegible] to [illegible].  Given
from under my hand & seal the twenty third day of April
1840

Thomas Shelton Seal [word seal is encircled]
Justice of the Peace
Brown County Ohio

State of Ohio Brown County Ss

Be it known that on this day personally appeared before me the undersigned
a Justice of the Peace in and for said County Evan Campbell David Lee
and Eli Davidson all of whom are well known to me to be persons of
respectability and truth and subscribed & made oath to the truth of
their respective affidavits before mentioned.  Given under my hand
and seal this 26th day of September 1840  Thomas Shelton Seal [word seal encircled]
Justice of the Peace

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I Mary Gates of Brown County and State of Ohio state
I am a daughter of the late William Gates and his wife
Sarah and it appears from my family record [words scratched out]
[words scratched out] that I was born on the 10th
day of July seventeen hundred and eighty six which
I believe to be my true genuine family record and to contain
my true age and that my father and mother the said
William Gates and Sarah was married previous to my
birth at the [illegible] stated by her I know they lived
together as a man and wife from my earliest recollection
until his death and that he was a pensioner as stated
by her and died at the time stated in her declaration
and she has remained a widow ever since his death
Given under my hand this twenty third day of April 
1840.   Mary X her mark Gates

Sworn and subscribed to
before me this 23rd day of
April 1840
Thomas Shelton JP  

We the undersigned neighbors of Sarah Gates attest that
we have examined the declaration made by her and believe
it contains the truth and that her daughter Mary is
the age stated by her from our long personal acquaintance
with her and her family we do most fully concur in the
belief in the [illegible] of her declaration and believe the
foregoing leaf as the true and genuine family record 
of her daughter Mary and that is the age herein stated
we [illegible] that the said William Gates was a pensioner
as stated by her and that he died at or about the time 
stated by her [words struck out] and that she has remained 
a widow ever since his death and is an aged and respectable
Lady and is well known to us to be a woman of truth
Given from under our hands this 23rd day of April 1840

Sworn and subscribed to before }  Evan Campbell Seal [word seal encircled]
me this 26th day of September 1840 }  Daniel Lee Seal [word seal encircled]
Thomas Shelton JP } Eli Davidson

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I Wesley Lee of the County of Adams State of Ohio do certify
that I have heretofore in the life time of William Gates
a pensioner of the United States and of the Maryland line
have as his Attorney drawn his pension for him in his
said life time and he is now dead and there being a balance
due at this death and I paid the same to the order of his wid
ow which was his Administrator.

West Union May 21st 1840  Wesley Lee

Sworn to and subscribed
before me the day above
written  Ralph McClure JP }

I Ralph McClure a justice of the County of Adams State
of Ohio certify that I have heretofore when acting as a justice
of the peace in and for said County certified the identity of
William Gates above stated and that I am credibly inform
ed that his wife now a resident of Brown County State of
Ohio is now very feeble and old and not able to attend Court
if it should be required likewise that I am acquainted with the
principal part of the foregoing signers and believe them to be per
sons of good faith & credibility  Given under my hand this 21st
day of May 1840  Ralph McClure justice Seal [word seal encircled]
of the peace

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State of Maryland Charles County, Sct.

I hereby certify, it appears by the Record of proceedings
of Charles County Court, that on the twenty sixth day of
November, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hun
dred and ninety three, a License was issued out of the
Clerk's office of said Court, to join together in the Holy
Bands of Matrimony William Gates & Sarah McDaniel
of Charles County.

In Testimony whereof I hereto subscribe my
name and office the seal of Charles County
Court, this 28th day of July in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
forty three.  

Jno Barnes Clk
Chas. County Court

[Blurred image of seal of Charles County Court]

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May 2, 1935.

xxxxxxxxx

BA-J/ ady [illegible]
William Gates
W.5279

Mrs. Corinne Miller Simons
1987 Baltimore Avenue
North Fairmount, Cincinnati, Ohio

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to you letter relative to
William Gates, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.

The data contained herein are obtained from
the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim
for pension, W.5279, based upon the military service
of William Gates in that war.

The date and place of birth and the names of
the parents of William Gates are not shown.

William Gates enlisted, place not stated, in
1778 and served nine months as private in Captain
Bruce's Company in the First Maryland Regiment.  He
enlisted in March 1780, served as private in Lieu-
tenant Mangers', Duval's and Captain Joseph Marbury's
Companies, Colonel Williams' Maryland Regiment; was
in the battle at Gates Defeat, battles of Cowpens,
Camden, at the siege of Ninety-Six, battle of Eutaw
Springs and discharged March 30, 1783.

In 1817 he moved to Ohio.

He was allowed pension on his application executed
August 28, 1818.  In 1820 he was about fifty-nine years
old and a resident of Adams County, Ohio.  In 1822 his
post office address was West Union, Ohio.

He died October 27, or 28, 1829, in Aberdeen, Brown
County, Ohio.

Soldier married November 26, 1793 in Charles County,
Maryland, Sarah McDaniel.  They were both then residents
of Charles County, Maryland.  Said Sarah's brother was
present at the marriage, his name not shown.

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Soldier's widow, Sarah Gates, was allowed pension on
her application executed April 23, 1840 while a resident
of Brown County, Ohio.  In 1843 she was living with her
son Allen, in Aberdeen, Ohio.  She was then about
seventy-five or about seventy-eight years of age.

In 1820 soldier's son, William, was about twenty-
five years old.  In 1843 Allen Gates, son of soldier and
Sarah, was about forty-six years old.  He was born in
Charles County, Maryland.  In 1843 Mary Guy, daughter of
soldier and Sarah, was living in Brown County, Ohio.  She
was about two years older than her brother, Allen, and
was born in Charles County, Maryland.

In 1843 one Joseph Gates witnessed the signature,
by mark, of soldier's widow, Sarah Gates, his age or
relationship not stated.

In 1822 one John H. Guy made affidavit in Adams
County, Ohio, his age or relationship to the family not
shown.  There are no further family data.

Very truly yours,

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator

[Handwritten note] 
Date of widow's death 
not on A.B.

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[Circular Seal of]
THE INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN GENEALOGY
MEMBER

[Circular time and date stamp]
Arrow pointing to 3:15
RECEIVED
APR 16 1935
[illlegible]
VETS. ADM.

Cincinnati, Ohio
March 30, 1835

Veterans Administration Bureau,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:

The Adjutant General of the War Dept. Wash. D.C. suggested
that I write to you concerning a William Gates, private in Capt.
William Taylor's Company, 2d Virginia Regiment. commanded by Col.Christian
Febiger.  William Gates enlisted August 31, 1777 for three years and his
name is last borne on the roll for March 1778.  William Gates was from
Virginia and later settled in Adams County, Ohio where he died Oct.29,
1839 aged 74 years.  A nother account says 1879, but I believe that to
be a misprint.

Do you have any information concerning this William Gates
or his Wife and Children?  Did he receive a pension?  The "History of
Adams County, Ohio" lists his name but that is all.  Would you have any
records that would give such information?  Do you think it would be
possible to trace his parentage?  Any information concerning this person
will be greatly appreciated or any suggestions that you may care to
offer.  Thanking you for past favors and for you attention in this
matter, I remain,

Very truly yours,

(Mrs. Corinne Miller Simons)
1987 Baltimore, Ave.,
North Fairmount,
Cincinnati, Ohio.

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[Two columns]
[Left column]

Revy WIDOW, &c.

File No. 5279
Sarah Gates
Wid.
Wm. Gates
Pvt. Rev. War

Act: Mch 3d/43

Index:--Vol. A, Page 262

[Arrangement of 1870.]

[Right column]
35 May 2.  Hist. to Mrs. Corinne
Miller Simons A.D.Y.
_________________

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West Union 
June 18th. 1822

Free
[illegible]
J. L. Edwards Esqr.
or Secretary of War
Pension Officer
Washington City

P Mail

[Note written vertically in right margin]
Rec. 27th June 1822

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West Union O. June 15th 1822

Sir  I have some time last been favored with your letter
of 14th June last wherein you state that information has
reached your Office that I draw a pension from the State
of Maryland which I did not mention in the schedule of
my property, when making application for a pension from
Government and that untill and explanation satisfactory
was given to the Secretary of War, my pension from the
U.S. must be suspended. 

I delayed answering your letter this long untill I would
have an opportunity of consulting my friend Mr. J.W.
Campbell a member of Congress, he has lately returned.  I 
have advised with him and I now give you a statement
of the reasons why the pension alluded to was not included
in the Schedule, which reasons you will find substanti-
ated by the certificate and affidavit of Mr. JH Guy ac-
companying this letter--which I hope you will find to
be sufficiently satisfactory.

On the opposite page you have the certificate of Jno H. Guy,
(and I have only to say that should your judgement induce
you to have my pension suspended that I should still be entitled
to the amount of pension that others draw including the $40.
from the State of Maryland, pay from the U.S. Fifty Six dollars.
Thus Sir I leave you to act as your best judgement may direct
not being apprehensive but you do me all the justice that I 
am entitled to while I remain Your Obt Srvt.

J L Edwards Esqr.  William X his mark Gates

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State of Ohio,
Adams County Ss.

Personally appeared before John Patterson a
Justice of in and for the County aforesaid, John H Guy who
being duly sworn according to law, doth state that he was
present in Open Court at the time when William Gates made
application to obtain his pension from the United Sates
agreeable to the statute in such case made and provided
and that he this deponent heard the said applicant
Mr. Gates state to the court that he was drawing, at
that time a pension from the State of Maryland of
Forty dollars per annum, and that one of the judges ob-
served in reply that it was his opinion, the pension from
Maryland had nothing to do with the government pension,
in as much as he understood it was given to the Maryland
line in consequence of some deficiency of land which they
were to have to given them for services rendered.  This
Opinion of the Judge in this case was not overruled by
the others and further this deponent saith not.

Sworn and subscribed
before me this 15th day of    John H X his mark Guy
June 1822

J Patterson
Justice of the Peace

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The State of Ohio Adams County Ss

I Joseph D. Darlinton D Clerk of the Court of
Common Pleas in and for the County aforesaid do here
by Certify that John Patterson Esquire whose name is
signed to the foregoing deposition was at the time of signing
the same and still is a justice of the peace in and for the
County aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified and
that full faith and credit is due to his said Certificate
and all other official acts by him done as well in Courts
of Justice as thereout

In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal of the
said Court at West Union this [illegible]
day of June 1822

Joseph D Darlinton

[Blurred image of the Court seal]

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West Union O }
Jany 27th }  

Free

The Honble The Secretary of War
To Pension Office Washington City
D.C.

Rec. 5 Feb. 1824

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West Union Jany 27th 1824

Dr. Sir

I am requested by William Gates of this neigh
borhood to write you respecting his pension.  I would
just observe that it is by no means his fault that he
has been stricken off the pension roll in consequence of his
drawing a pension from the State of Md. of $40. per year
as he informed the Judges before whom he made application
for his pension that such was the case and they said it
would not make any difference in his drawing his
U.S. pension. He is now willing to relinquish his claim
to the Md. Pension if your Honour wd. think proper
to have his name again put on the P. List as His situ-
ation requires some assistance. I should for my own part
support that were it practicable it would be right and
just he should draw say $56 per annum which wd.
put him equal to other pensioners.  I would [illegible] have
to refer you to our frd. Jno. W. Campbell Md. who
will be able to give you any information which
may be considered necessary relative to his case and
I would also observe that as the old man is  over

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not capable himself of writing.  I am in
all respects uninterested but merely do this from
a sense of duty.

As I presume you are in possession of papers
showing his situation & it will be useless
to say more on the subject.  Should it
please your Honour to take his case into
consideration I shall be pleased to hear
from you.

His pension from Md. of $40. comes due on
23rd. inst and he draws it by or through the
agency of Mr. Campbell M of Congress

I am with Respect
Your Obt.
St.
Wm. Armstrong

The Honl. The Secretary of War

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[Circular mail stamp]
[illegible]
AUG
19
KS

Aug 23d 1843
Rev.
Sarah Gates

FREE

James L. Edwards, Esqr.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City,
D.C.

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Maysville, Ks
Aug 18th 1843

James L. Edwards, Esqr.

Sir,

I herewith enclose the amended
declaration of Mrs. Sarah Gates, an applicant for
a pension under the Act of 1838.  I also furnish
some affidavits relating to the marriage of the
applicant, and her identity, as the widow of
William Gates; which, together with the certificate
of the Clerk of the Court for Charles County, Md.
proving that a license issued for the marriage
in 1793, will be sufficient I hope to complete
the testimony in her case.  If it should not,
however, I hope you will inform me as to what fur-
ther will be required.

The widow is very old and very indigent,
and if any case merits the bounty of govern-
ment, it is that of hers.

Should her proof be sufficient to entitle her
to the pension, will you be good enough to in-
form me at an early moment, and inform
me as to means necessary to procure the
certificate, or money, as the case may be.

Very Respectfully,
Your Obt Sevt.
R.H. Stanton

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4973

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State of Ohio
Brown County, Sct:

On this twenty-fifth day of November, Eighteen hun-
dred and forty three, personally appeared before
Thomas Shelton, a justice of the peace for the County of
Brown, and State of Ohio, Sarah Gates, a resident of
Aberdeen, in the county of Brown, and State aforesaid,
aged seventy-eight years, who being first duly sworn,
according to law, doth on her oath, make the following
declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions
made by the act of Congress, passed on the 3rd of March
1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served
during the Revolutionary war: that she is the widow
of William Gates, who was a private in the army 
and enlisted under Capt Marbury, and that she
received under the act of July 7 1838, a pension for
five years at the rate of Eighty dollars per annum.
She further declares that the name of the regiment
in which her husband served is now unknown to her,
and that she is still a widow.

Sworn to and subscribed on  Sarah X her mark Gates
the day and year first above
written before.

Thomas Shelton J.P.

Joseph Gates

I, Thomas Shelton, justice of the peace for Brown
County, State Ohio, do here certify, that the above
named Sarah Gates, is personally known to me.
Given under my hand this 25th day of November
1843.

Thomas Shelton JP

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The State of Ohio }
Brown County }SS.

I John H. Blair Clerk of the Court
of Common Pleas in and for said county
of Brown do hereby certify that Thomas
Shelton whose name heretofore and within
appears as a Justice of the peace, was at the
date of said signatures, and now is, an
acting Justice of the peace in and for said 
ty duly commissioned and qualified as such; that his commission bears
date January 28th 1843, and will expire on the 28th day of January
1846 -- and that full faith and credit are due, and ought to
be given to all his official acts as such Justice of the peace.

In testimony whereof I have hereto subscribed my
name and affixed the seal of said court, at Georgetown, this
28th day of November A.D. 1843.

John H. Blair, Clerk.

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[Note written vertically]

4973
Dec. 6. 1843
Sarah Gates
March 3d 143.
[illegible] Ohio
$80 per anm

[Circular mail stamp]

MAYSVILLE
DEC
[illegible]
KY

R. H. Stanton
Maysville
Ken

[Address on envelope]

FREE

James L. Edwards, Esqr,
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

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Maysville, Ky

Dec 1 1843

Jas L. Edwards Esqr.

Sir,

I herewith enclose the
declaration of Mrs. Sarah Gates, the widow
of the late William Gates, a U.S. Pensioner,
who seeks to avail herself of the provisions of
the act of March 3rd 1843, relating to widows.
The certificate you will please forward to me.

Very Respectfully,
Your Obt Sev't

RH Stanton

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[Note written vertically]

Aug 8 1843
Sarah Gates
Ohio Ken

[Circular mail stamp]
MAYSVILLE
AUG
[illegible]

F Free

James L. Edwards, Esqr.
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington City,
D.C.

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Maysville, Ky.
July 3 1863,

Dear Sir,

Mrs. Sarah Gates, widow of William Gates
a revolutionary soldier, and pensioner, is desirous
of procuring a pension, if under the laws of the
United States, she is entitled to one.

She was married to William Gates in
the year 1793, and lived with him until his
death in 1829, and has not since been mar-
ried.  Her husband drew a pension until 
his death.  He served in the Maryland line,
and at his death was a citizen of Brown Co
Ohio.

Mrs. Gates some eighteen months or two
years ago, forwarded to the department some
proof in relation to her claim, which was adjudged
defective, and the papers filed away.  She is
now able, she thinks, to prove all that is necessary 
and is desirous of establishing her claim as soon
as possible. 

My object in writing is to ascertain, first,
whether she is entitled to a pension, and if she
is, then to request that you will refer to her
papers, and ascertain what further proof is
necessary, and apprise me of it.  If not
contrary to the rules of the department, the papers
might be sent to me, with instructions as to what
proof required.

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It is believed that the proof required relates
to her marriage with her husband; if this is
true, the defect can be remedied, as she
can procure satisfactory proof of marriage.

Will you please write to me, and give
me the necessary information, as soon as you
can conveniently do so.

Very Respectfully,
Your Obt Servant

R.H. Stanton

Jas L Edwards, Esqr.
Commr of Pensions.

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State of Ohio,
Brown County, Ohio,

This day personally appeared
before me Micah Woods an associate Judge of the Court of Com-
mon Pleas, for Brown County, Ohio, Franklin De
Camps, and made oath that he has been for many
years a resident of Brown County, Ohio, and that
he was well acquainted with William Gates before
his death, and also with his wife Sarah Gates,
they they have lived in Aberdeen for about
18 years, and lived together and recognized
one another as man and wife.  He has
always understood that they moved from the
State of Maryland to this County.  The said
Wiliam Gates has been dead for about 14 
years, and this affiant was present when 
he died and helped to prepare the corpse
for the burial.  HIs wife Sarah Gates, has
not been married since his death but is
now single, and is the person who is making
application for a pension.  The said William
Gates before his death, was a pensioner of
the government, and had been, as the affiant
understands and believes, a soldier of the revolu-
tion.

F. DeCamps

Also personally appeared before me, Micah Woods,
an associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas
for Brown County, Ohio, Daniel Lee, and
made oath, that he has for twenty years been
well acquainted with William Gates and

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his wife Sarah, and that they lived together
and recognized one another, and was recog-
sized by the community, as man and wife,
until the death of the said William Gates,
which took place about 14 years ago.  The
said William Gates, was as I understand, a
pensioner of the government.  His wife has re-
mained single since his death and is now
unmarried, and is the identical person who
is making this application for a pension.
This affiant is well acquainted with Mary
Guy and [illegible] Allen Gates, who are children
of the said William and Sarah Gates, and
believe them to be persons of truth and veracity,
in whose statements confidence can be placed.
This affiant has always understood that
the [illegible] of Mrs. Gates before her marriage
was Sarah McDaniel, and that she was
married to Wm. Gates in Charles County Maryland.

Daniel Lee

Also at the same time and place, personally
appeared, John B. Campbell, and made oath,
that he was well acquainted for many years,
with William Gates and his wife Sarah, and
that they lived together as man and wife,
and were recognized by the community, as man
and wife  -- that the said William Gates died
about 14 years ago, and his widow has not
since married.  This affiant always understood
that Wm. & Sarah Gates came originally from
Maryland -- he is well acquainted with
Mary Guy and Allen Gates, who are
children of the said William & Sarah Gates

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and knows them to be respectable persons, in
whose and the utmost reliance can be placed.

John B Campbell

State of Ohio
Brow County, Sct,

I, Micah Woods, one of the Judges
of the Court of Common Pleas, for Brown County, do
certify, that F. Decamps, Daniel Lee, and
John B. Campbell, this day personally appeared
before me, and on solemn oath, made and
respectively subscribed the foregoing affidavits; and
I do further certify, that they are all gentle-
men of respectability, in whose statements, the
utmost reliance may be placed.

Given under my hand this 16th day
of August 1843.  Micah Woods one
of the associate Judges
of Said County

The State of Ohio }
Brown County } SS.

I John H. Blair, clerk of the court of common pleas
within and for said county of Brown, do hereby certify
that Micah Woods, whose name is subscribed above as
associate Judge, was at the date of said signature, and
now is an associate Judge of the court of common pleas in and for said coun-
ty of Brown, duly commissioned and qualified as such; that his commission bears
date the 1st day of January 1840, and will expire on the first day of Jan'y 1847.
That the signature, "Micah Woods," heretofore written, is in the proper hand
writing of the said Micah Woods Judge as aforesaid, and is genuine; and that
full faith and credit are due to all his official acts as such associate Judge.

In testimony whereof I have hereto subscribed my name and affixed
the seal of said court, at Georgetown, this 17th day of August A.D. 1843.

John H. Blair, Clerk B.C.P

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7927.

Sarah Gates
Ohio
Act 7 July '38

Admtd
2 years
priv

$80 per an

RH Stanton Esq
Maysville
Kentucky

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State of Ohio,
Brown County, sct:

On this Sixteenth day
of August in the year Eighteen hundred and forty
three, personally appeared before me, Micah Woods,
an Associate Judge of the Court of Common
Pleas, of the said County of Brown, Sarah Gates,
a resident of the said County, at Aberdeen,
aged about seventy five years, who being first duly sworn,
according to the law, doth, on her oath, make the
following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit
of the provisions made by the Act of Congress, passed
July 7 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and
pensions to certain widows."  That she is the widow
of William Gates, deceased, who was a private
soldier in the revolutionary war, of the Maryland
line, and served first as a substitute, and after
wards regularly enlisted, under Capt Marburry,
for which services in his life time he received
a pension from the United Stats, until his death.

She further declares that she was married
to the said William Gates, on the twenty-sixth day
of November Seventeen hundred and ninety-three
(Nov 26, 1793) that her husband, the said William
Gates, died on the Twenty eighth day of October
Eighteen hundred and twenty-nine, that she was
not married to him prior to his leaving the service,
but the marriage took place previous to the first
of January, Seventeen hundred and ninety
four viz: at the time above stated.

Sworn to and subscribed. Sarah X her mark Gates

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Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year
first above written, before,  Micah Woods
of Brown 
County

I do hereby certify, that the said Sarah Gates,
whose name is above subscribed to this foregoing
declaration, is, in consequence of bodily infirmity and
old age, unable to attend the court, which is
about twenty miles distant from her residence,

Given under my hand on the day and year
first above written.  The word bodily in the foregoing
certificate was [illegible] before signing.

Micah Woods one
of the associate Judges
Brown County
Ohio

The State of Ohio }
Brown County } SS.

I John H. Blair, clerk of the court of common pleas
in and for Brown County Ohio, do hereby certify that
Micah Woods whose name is subscribed above, as
associate Judge, was at the date of said signatures &
now is an associate Judge of the court of common pleas
in and for said county of Brown duly commissioned
and qualified as such, that his commission bears
date the 1st day of January 1840, and will expire on the 1st day of Jan-
uary 1847 -- that the signatures "Micah Woods" heretofore above written
are in the proper hand writing of the said Micah Woods Judge as aforesaid and
are genuine, and that full faith and credit are due to all his official
acts as such associate Judge -- In testimony whereof I have hereto sub-
scribed my name and affixed the seal of said court, at Georgetown,
this 17th day of August 1843.

John H. Blair Clerk. B.C.P.

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7927

Sarah Gates
of William
Ohio

No 7927

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The State of Ohio }
Brown County } SS

I GW King Clerk of the Court of
Common Pleas of Brown County
Ohio do hereby certify that Thomas Shelton Esqr
is a Justice of the peace within and for Brown
County aforesaid duly commissioned & qualified
that his Commission was dated on the 25th day
of January 1840 and will expire on the 25th day
of January 1843 and the signatures within pur-
porting to be his are genuine.

In Testimony Whereof
I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed
the seal of said Court this 16th day of November
1840.

G.W. King Clerk

[Blurred seal of the court]

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Auditor's Office, Annapolis, June 7th 1819

I hereby certify, that it appears from the pay-rolls remaining
in the Auditor's Office, that William Gates Prvt. received from
John Hamilton, agent of the Maryland line the sum of $80.00
for arrears of pay from the 1st Augt. 1780 -------------- to the
1st Jany 1782 -------- Also, the sum of $80.00 ---- for pay
from the 1st Jany 1782 ----- to the 1st Jany 1783 -----
and also the sum of $____ from the ______
_____ to the ______ when
his time expired.

Dischd. 30th March 83 Thos. Karney A.P. Md.
T.K.

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[Two columns]
[Left column]

7741.
Ohio
[double underline]

Sarah Gates
widow of William Gates
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1818
and who died on the 28th Oct. 1829
of Brown in the State of Ohio
who was a Private in the Company
commanded by Captain __________ of the
Regt. commanded by Col. Williams in
the Maryland line for 2 years
[double underline]

Inscribed on the Roll of Cincinnati
at the rate of 80 Dollars --------
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day
of March, 1836.
[double underline]

Certificate of Pension issued the 4th day of
October 1843 and sent to
R. H. Stanton
Maysville Kentucky
[double underline]

Total amount, $400.--
[double underline under $400.]

[Act July 7, 1838.]

Record by Thomas Lumpkin, Clerk,
Book A Vol. 2 Page 215.

[Right column]

[Illegible] Oct 4

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Suspended. [lined through]

Dropt from roll - See
letter 3rd June 1823.

[Note lined through]
[following date lined through: 27 June 1822]

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Dropt from the Pension
List, 3 June 1823 - See letters
to Agent & Pensioner ------

Restored to Pension List
31 January 1824 - See letters
to Agt. & Hon. J. W. Campbell

Continued under act
15 March 1818

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Sarah Gates
of William
Ohio

Suspended

See let. 30 July 1841
I Maharry: let to
RH Stanton Aug 8. 1843

Act 7 July 1838

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State of Ohio
Brown County, Sct

This day, personally appeared
before me, Thomas Shelton, a justice of the peace
of said State, in and for said County, Allen
Gates, and made oath that he is the son of
William Gates, deceased, and Sarah Gates,
and was born in Charles County Maryland,
and is about forty six years of age to the best
of his knowledge and belief.  He has one sister
now living, named Mary Guy, who is about
two years older than this affiant, and is
the elder child of his mother.  He further
states that his mother's name, before her mar-
riage with this father, was Sarah McDaniel,
and that at the time of their marriage, they
lived, as he has all his life been taught to be-
lieve, in Charles County Maryland.  He knows
of no record of his birth, or the birth of his
sister, nor of the marriage of his father and
mother, unless there is a record of the mar-
riage in the Clerk's office of Charles County, in
Maryland.  He understands that the marriage
took place in the year 1793, and was conducted
by a Roman Catholic priest -- this information
he derives not only from his mother, but from the
reputation of the event which prevailed in the
neighborhood with them whenever present.  He
states that his father William Gates, and his
mother Sarah Gates lived together as man
and wife as far back as this affiant has
any recollection, until the period of his
father's death, which took place on the 28th

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day of October (1829) Eighteen hundred and
twenty nine, and that his mother Sarah Gates
has lived with him ever since, and has never
married since, but is now single and un-
married.  He states that his father during his
life and until the period of his death, re-
ceived a pension from the government for his
services as a revolutionary soldier of Ninety-
Six dollars a year.  This affiant lived with 
his father and mother until the year 1817 in
Charles County Maryland, where he was born.

Allen Gates

Also at the same time and place personally
appeared, Mary Guy, and made oath that
she is the eldest daughter of Sarah Gates, widow
of William Gates, deceased, and that she does
not know exactly what her age is, but has
been taught by her father and mother to be-
live that she is about 2 years older than
her brother Allen.  She has no record of her
birth, and knows of none, and if she stated
in a former affidavit that she was born in
1786, it was a mistake, for she does not be-
lieve her father and mother were married that
early. This affiant, has always understood,
from both her father and mother, as well as from
other persons, that at the time of their marriage
they were living in Charles County, Maryland,
and were married by a Roman Catholic priest,
somewhere in the year Seventeen hundred
and ninety three.  The said Wm. and Sarah
Gates lived together as man and wife until
the death of the former which took place in

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the 28th day of October 1829 in Aberdeen, Ohio.
She states that her mother's name before her mar-
riage was Sarah McDaniel, and that since
her fathers death she has never been married
but is now single.  This affiant lived with
her father and mother in Charles County Maryland
until the year 1817, when they removed to
Ohio.  She was born in Charles County, Md.,
and states that up to the time of her fathers
death he received a pension from the government
for his services in the revolutionary war.  She
states that she has heard her mother's [illegible]
frequently speak of being present at their wedding.

Mary Guy

State of Ohio
Brown County, Sct.

I, Thomas Shelton, a justice of
the peace of said Commonwealth, in and for said
County, do certify, that Allen Gates and
Mary Guy, this day personally appeared before
me, and on solemn oaths, made and
subscribed the foregoing affidavit.  And I do
also further certify, that I have personally
known the said Allen Gates for fifteen years,
and the said Mary Guy for about five or
six years, and they are both persons of
truth and veracity,  in whose statements the
utmost confidence can be placed.

Given under my hand and seal this 15th
day of August 1843.  The name of William Gates
in the 10th line was written Wiliam in mistake and changed
to Allen before signing.   TS [initials encircled]

Thomas Shelton
J.P.

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The State of Ohio }
Brown county } SS.

I John H. Blair, Clerk of the court
of common pleas within and for said
County of Brown, do hereby certify that
Thomas Shelton, whose name is subscribed
as Justice of the peace to the foregoing certif-
icate, was at the date thereof, and now is
an acting Justice of the peace within and for said county, duly
commissioned and qualified as such; that the signature "Thomas
Shelton" heretofore written, is in the proper hand writing of him the
said Thomas Shelton, and is genuine: that his commission was dated
on the 28th day of June 1843 and will expire on the 28th day of June
1846. and that full faith & credit are due to all his official acts
as such Justice of the peace.  In testimony whereof I have
hereto subscribe my name and affixed the seal of said court,
at Georgetown, this 17th day of August A. D. 1843.

John H. Blair Clerk. B.C.P.