Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30,913, John Carrol, Md.

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Md.       Carrol,John          S.30.913.

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     13.567
Kentucky
John Carrol
of Mercer Co. in the State of Kentucky
who was a private in the  company comma
by Captain Nanan of the [illegible] comma
by lead in the Maryland 
line for 13 months from 1776
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Transcribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 43. Dollars 33 cents per ann to commence on the 4th day of  March,1831.
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Certificate of Pension found the 24 day of May 1833 [handwritten line] and sent to [illegible] Johnson [illegible]
[dark horizontal line]
Arrears to the 4th of March1833 $86.60
Feme-ant,allowance ending 4 Sept-'33 216[paper torn]
 $108.3[illegible]
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June7,1832.
Recorded by [illegible] Clerk
Book 6 Vol 7 Page5

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10,094
[crossed out: illegible]
John Carroll




Hon: R.M. Johnson

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State of Kentucky County of Jessamine  Set
on this 20th Day of August ^1832^ personally appear
ed in open Court before the Justices of the County
Court of Jessamine County now sitting John
Carrol a resident of Jessamine County State
of Kentucky aged 78 years who being first
Duly Sworn according to law Doth on his oath 
make the following Declaration in order to obtain
the benefit of the act of Gongress papered June 7th
1832 That he entered the Service of the United
States and is the following named officer & served
as herein Steated That in the year 1776 he Resided
in Charles County State of Maryland that he
entered the Service under Tho Henson as Capt-
my Lieutenant was William Adams & Served
a [underlined: 4 month term in ] what was called the flying
Camp and joined Washington on New York Island
my boln was Ewing he marched from new york

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Island to the white plaines & was at the battle
of the white plains from there he marched to
Fort Lee from there to Philledelphy from there
he marched back to Maryland his time expired about the
first of [illegible] about the 1st of June 1778 he
entered the service & marched to ^Join the main army under^ Washington he
had now captain the Lieutent Saml Henson cornered
d until they Joined the main army & filed into
the [illegible] Regemints he Substituted him self for  
his Clas then was a Draft to tee his place & he
vollunteered for his class without Drawing his
[drossed out: illegible] after he Joined Washingtons army the Com
pany was Commanded by Lieut Saml Henson [crossed out: illegible] Joined 
the main army at the white plains & marched to
Fish Kill he was ordered on to guard the 2d Division
of Buyons prisoners & marched to Foamtown
in the State of Maryland from toimtown he march
ed to little york in the winter about Christmas
from there to Philledilphy from there we went
to Middlebrook in March [crosed out: my] ^his^ time [illegible] & he Retu

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rned home to Mareland where we guarded Burjours
prisoners my Major war Winder he has now
Documentary evidence & said that he knows of now
person whoos testimony he can produce who can
testify to his service
He hereby relinquishes any claim whatever to a
pension or anuity [illegible] for the present and julury
that his name is not on the pension roll
of the agency of any State
Sworn t and subscribed the day & year afsd
John X^his mark^ Carrol

hon H T N Benadict - a Clergyman Residing in the
nighbourhood Jessamine County Kentucky and
Saml Rice ______Residing in the Same hereby certify
that we are well acquainted with the John
Carrol who has Sworn to & Subscribed oulace
tion that we believe him to be 78 years of age

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that he is reputed to believed in the neighbourhood
where he resides to have been a soldier of the
Revolution & that we concur in that opinion.

Sworn & subscribed the day & year afsd

H.T.N. Benedict
Saml. Rice
[Blurred seal]

And the [illegible] Court do hereby declare their opinion
after the investigation of the matter and after
putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war Depart-
ment that the above named applicant was
a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states.
And the Court further certifys that it app-
ears to them that H T N Benedict who has
signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman
residing in County of Jessaman & State of Kentuc-
ky & in the neighbourhood of the applicant John Carrol
and that Saml Rice who has also signed the
same is a resident of the County and State of

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who is a credible person & that their statement
is entitled to credit.

Was Wilmore [word seal encircled]
Jereh Dickerson [word seal encircled]
Saml. C Steele [circle]

I Daniel B Price clerk of the County Court
for the County of Jessamine in the State
of Kentucky do hereby certify that the
foregoing contains the Original Proceedings
of the said Court in the matter of the
application of John Carrol for a
pension.  In Testimony whereof I
[Blurred seal] have hereunto set my hand &
seal of Office this 20th day of
August 1832 and in the 41st
year of this Commonwealth.

Danl. B. Price
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Rev. and 1812                 [hand written in upper right corner: awt am]
Wars Section.
November 14, 1922.

Stella J. Moser,
Denison Hotel, Room 241,
Indianapolis, Ind.

Madam; 
I have to advise you that from the papers in the
Revolutionary War pension claim, [underlined: S 30913,] it appears that
[underlined John Carrol,] while residing in Charles County,
Maryland, enlisted in 1776 abd served as a private in
Captain Thomas Hanson's Company under Colonel Ewing, in
the Flying Camp, was in the battle of White Plains; served
four months and was discharged December 1, 1776.

He enlisted June 1, 1778 and served under lieutenant
Samuel Hanson until March 1779.

He aws allowed pension on his application executed
August 20, 1832, while a resident of Jessamine County, Ken-
tucky, aged seventy eight years.

There is no data on file as to his family.

Respectfully,

Commissioner.

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30913
Revy INVALID.
File No. 30,913
John Carrol
Pvt Rev War
Act: June 7th 32
Index:- Vol. 2, Page 64
[Arrangement of 1870.]

[written vertically on left side of right panel: 1923-Nov.14-Hist to Stella J. Moser Aut.

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Land office; Annapolis, March 14th 1833
I Certify that the name of John Carroll appears upon
a revolutionary roll in this office, to have served in
Captn. Thomas Hansons Company, of the "Flying Camp",
-The length of time he was in service is not stated
on the roll.
George G Brewer
Regr. Ld off. W.S.M.

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Mr. Rice
in Polmer
John Carroll
Pension Case
Sent to Registar
of B Maryland
from what county
[illegible] he present this
Pension -

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War Department
Pension Office
28th February 1833

Sir

The papers of John Carroll have
been sent to the Register of Land Office
of the State of Maryland for a certificate
of his Services. - As Soon as we receive an
answer you will be informed of the action
of this office on the claim.
Very Respectfully
JL Edwards

Hon R.M Johnson
Ho of Representatives

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R. M. Johnson
John Carroll

see if papers have been
recd for GG Brewer
sent to him 28 Febr

[written vertically over above text: Col JL Edwards]

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If you send a certificate
in this case write on
it the name of the county
Jolly
RM Johnson

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John Carrol
Mercer Co
Ken

[crossed out: return]
from 1776 =private
13 months.
$43.33
[crossed out: illegible]
send to G.G. Brewer
& write letter to Col John


Hon R.M Johnson

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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those
answered in negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of
John Carrol which require
further proof or explanation.

I.  Does the declaration show where the applicant resides?

II.  Did the Declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides?

III.  If the applicant did not make the delcaration in the county where he reside, is there any reason
assigned for his not doing so?

IV.  Has the delcarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served?

V.  *Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he
served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension
he is entitled? No

VI.  Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations?
No.  The name of the Col who commanded
the regt to which he belonged should be given.

VII.  Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of
June 7, 1832?

VIII.  Has the Court given their opinion?

IX.  Has the Clerk given his certificate?

X.  Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished
from any other seal?

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XI.  Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and other respectable citizen as to 
their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolu-
tionary service?

XII.  If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtain-
ing it?

XIII.  If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one
living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?

XIV.  +If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who
administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility?
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under
his seal of office?

XV.  Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situaton, or of such an age,
as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?

XVI.  Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?

XVLL.  Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? and, 
if not, which of them is not so answered?
[crossed out: 1. 2, 3. 5, 6,&7.]
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EXPLANATORY NOTES.

QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how
long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being
duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he
cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recol-
lection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: for ---
year --- months and --- days, I served as a ---. For ---months
and --- days, I served as a ---; and for such service I claim a pension."

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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served,
and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of
the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too
indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.

QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he
must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits 
the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same,as
well as th regiment, company, and line to which he belong. The magistrate who may adminis-
ter the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature
of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.

+/+ QUERE XVI. Mode of authentication papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not 
written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the
certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must
pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being im-
properly attached to the certificate.

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[underlined: John Carroll]
Indianapolis Ind
Oct 5, 1923

The Hou Commissioner of Pensions'
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir - :
Will you please send me copy
of history of record of [underlined: John carroll]. of Maryland
Militia Recived pension under act June, 7, 1832.
[underlined: Jessamine Co. Ky.] also kindly give me
his wife name and or next of kin
Thanking you for favor.
Respt
Mrs Stella J. Moser
Room 241 Denison Hotel
Indianapolis
Ind

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