Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 9507, John Carr, Md.

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Service: 
Md. 

Carr, John
Long, Margaret (Former Widow) 

Number:
W9507

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4261 Maryland
Margaret Long, formerly the widow of John Carr, who died on the [cut off] of Baltimore in the State of Maryland who was a Private in the company; commanded by Captain Price of the Regt Commanded by Col. Adams in the Maryland line for 2 years.

Inscribed on the Roll of Baltimore at the rate of 80 Dollars  __ Cents  per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1834. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 27th day of August 1845 and sent to Alman Wright, Balto, MD. 

Arrears to the 4th of March 1845 $1120.00.

Semi-annual allowance ending 11 Sept - $40.00
1160.00

Revolutionary Claim 
Act July 4, 1836
Section the 3

Recorded by HM Stewart clerk
Book 6 Vol. 1 Page 166

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11550

Margaret Long
     wid. John Carr
M.d
act 7. July '38_
 adm under the act
of 4 July 1836

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State of Maryland
Baltimore County
On this Tenth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand, eight hundred and forty four, before the subscriber, one of the Justices of the Orphans Court for Baltimore City and County, the same being in Court of Records, personally appeared Margarett Long, formerly Margarett Carr whose maiden name was Margarett Brownly aged eighty nine years, resident of Baltimore County and State aforesaid, who being first duly sworn according to Law, did on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the acts of Congress passed July 7th 1838 and the twenty third day of August 1842, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War, that she is the widow of John Carr, who enlisted as a private soldier in Captain Price's company, in the third Maryland Regiment for serving the Revolutionary War on the 24th day of November seventeen hundred and seventy seven  (and died in service on some short time afterwards) during which service he was under the command of Colonel Pete Adams and received his pay from John Hamilton, agent of the Maryland Line, also declares that she was married to the said John Carr on the 15th day of July Seventeen hundred and seventy --- at the residence of Rev. John Davis in Harford County, in the said state of Maryland, and this deponent further declares that she and her first husband John Carr, aforesaid, had issues of five children, named as follows, that is to say William, Precilla, John, Frances and Sarah and that she, said deponent, still the widow of the aforesaid John Carr and also the widow of Peter Long. 

In testimony where of the said deponent hath hereunto subscribed her name on the day and year first above written.

Margaret Long  
X her mark

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Twenty third day of August 1842, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War, That she is the widow of John Carr, who enlisted as as a private soldier in Captain Prices Company, in the third Maryland Regiment, for during the revolutionary war, on the 24th day of November seventeen hundred and seventy seven, (and died in service or some short time afterward) during which service he was under the commerce of Colonel Pete Adams, and received his pay from John Hamilton, agent of the Maryland Line: Deponent also declares that she was married to the said John Carr on the 15th day of July, Seventeen hundred and Seventy-nine, as the residence of the Revd John Davis, in Harford County, in the said State of Maryland: And this deponent further declares that she and her first husband John Carr, aforesince, had issue of five children, named as follows, that is to say William, Precilla, John, Francis and Sarah, and that she said deponent, is still the widow of the aforesaid John Carr, and also the widow-of Peter Long. 
In testimony whereof the said deponent
hath hereunto subscribed her name on the day and year first above written.] her x mark Margaret Long

James B. Price, one of Justices of the Orphans  Court for Baltimore City and County

Maryland ss

I hereby certify that James B. Price Esquire whose name is above subscribed, was at the time of sodoing one of the Justices of the Orphans Court for Baltimore County duly Commissioned and qualified according to law. In Testimony Whereof I hereunto subscribed my name and affix the seal of said Court this 12 day of November 1844.

seal        D. M. Perine Regr.

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State of Maryland
Baltimore County, to wit,
I do hereby certify that on the 30th Day of August Anna Domini 79 I did solemnize the rites of marriage between Peter Long and Margaret Carr of Harford County.
St John's Parish [illegible]} John Coleman
Augt. 30 79

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State of Maryland
                         Baltimore County, to wit,
On this twenty eighth day of February in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and Forty Four, before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace of the State of Maryland in and for the said County, personally appeared Margaret Long formerly widow of John Carr, an Soldier of the Revolutionary War, and made Oath on the holy Evangelry of Almighty God, that the annexed Certificate of Marriage signed by the Res.a John Coleman is the identical one given to the said deponent at the time of her marriage with her last husband Peter Long, and that the same has been in deponents posession [possession] ever since that period up to the above date. 
Sworn before me, 
James Gain J. P. 
for Baltimore County. 
State of Maryland
 Baltimore County Set I hearby certify that James Gain Gentleman before whom the above affidavit was made and who has thereto signed his name was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace of the State of Maryland in and for Baltimore County duly commissioned and sworn for Testimony whereof I here to set my hand and affix the seal of Baltimore County Court this 4th day of March 1845. 
AW Bradford, Clerk

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Maryland ss.
I Henry Dorsey Clerk of Harford County Court the same being a Court of Record hereby certify that it appears from the records of said Court that license to join in holy matrimony were on the fifteenth day of July in the year seventeen hundred and seventy nine, by the then Clerk of the said Court, granted to John Carr and Margt. Bryerly.
And I further certify that the record from which the above certificate is given bears conclusive evidence of its being a copy from the original book or memoranda of entries of marriage licenses.
In testimony whereof I hereto subscribe my name & affix the seal of Harford County Court this first day of February in the year 1945.
Henry Dorsey clk of Harfd Coty Cot.

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State of Maryland Baltimore County, To wit,
Margaret Long widow of John Carr, in addition to the Declaration of Statements now filed in the Pensions office, Washington D.C. makes the following declarations in explanation of how giving birth to five children lay her said husband John Carr, a soldier of the 3rd Maryland Regiment of the Continental Army, from the month of July Seventeen hundred and Seventy nine, the time of their marriage up to the month of February, Seventeen hundred and eighty three, the time of his death. She declares that her said husband, John Carr, came home to Hardford County, State of Maryland, on furlough, from the Revolutionary army, at the aforesaid time of their marriage, as also, before and afterwards, at many other different times in the years 1778_1779_1780_1781 and 1782, during which several times he would remain with her sometimes one week, and at other times, longer, and then return to the army in the discharge of his duty he told her and as she realizes; - that her first and second births of childhood were twins, born as follows; That is to Day, the first twins were born in the month of July, Seventeen hundred and eighty_ they lived but two days or about during which time they were Christened William & Precilla, afterwards, in the month of November, in the year Seventeen hundred and eighty one, she gave birth to the second twins who were named John and Francis - and in the month of May, of the year Seventeen

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hundred and eighty three, she gave birth to the fifth and last child, named Sarah: as she now believes:_ Deponent further declares, that she has no knowledge of any other certificate of her late husband John Carr denies having been obtained from the Register of the Land Office, Anapolis, Maryland, that the one now files in the Pension Office, by her agent, In testimony whereof the said deponent have here unto subscribed her name on the 31st day of May 1845 
her x mark Margaret Long
Witness
Wm Jackson

State of Maryland, Baltimore County To Wit, 

Be it remembered that on this thirty first day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty five before the subscriber one of the justices of the Peace of the State of Maryland and in for the County aforesaid, personally appeared, Margaret Long, widow of John Carr, as she alleges and after writing down her statement on the opposite and this page and the same having been carefully read to her she deponent made oath in the Holy Evangely of the Almighty God, that the matters and things as therein written are strictly correct to the best of her knowledge and belief
Sworn before me
WM Jackson

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State of Maryland Baltimore County Set. I hereby certify that William Jackson Gentleman before whom the foregoing affidavit was made and who has signed his name was at the time of so doing a Justice of the State of Maryland in and for Baltimore County duly commissioned and sworn.
In testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my name and affix the seal of Baltimore County Court on this 3rd day of June 1845
Augustus W. Bradford Clerk

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Revy WIDOW, &c.
File No. 9507
Margaret Long for,
Wid. of
John Carr
Pvt. Md. line
Act: July &,,7 36, Sec, 3'
Index: - Vol. A, Page 441
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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11423
Margaret Long
MD
A Wright April 18th 1845

Act 4 July 1836

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V    [crossed off: illegible] 11423
M. Long for wid
John Carr
Left to Almon Wright
April 24th 1845
do to J Mank May 10. '45.
do to Almon Wright July 17. '45.

Act. July. 4. "36.

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11.550
Margaret Long
Form wid of
John Carr
__________
Rejected
Letter to Amon Wright 17. July 1845

Act 7th July 38

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Land Office, Annapolis, 21st April, 1845.
I hereby certify that it appears by the muster rolls of the Revolution remaining in this office, That John Carr, enlisted as a private, 
in the 3rd Maryland Regiment, for during the War, on the 24th day of November 1777, and was present on the 1st day of November, 
1780._ And, I also further certify, that by a payroll kept by John Hamilton, Agent for the Maryland line, also remaining in this office, John Carr received $42.84 ^cts^, arrears of pay
from 1st August, 1780, to 1st January, 1782, also $80.00 ^cts^. pay
from 1st of January, 1782 to 1st January, 1783, Total received $122.86^cts^
and in the Margin of Remarks opposite his name upon said roll is the following entry "died 25th February, 1783.=
George G. Brewer
Regr. Land Off. Md

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Land Office, Annapolis, 30th Septr. 1844
I hereby certify, that it appears by the Muster Rolls of the Revolution, remaining in this office, That John Carr, enlisted as a private, in the 3rd Maryland Regiment, for during the war, on the 24th day of November, 1777, and was present on the 1st day of November, 1780, And I further certify, That by a Pay roll kept by John Hamilton, Agent for the Maryland Line, that the name of John Carr, appears upon said roll, to have received pay up to the 1st day of January, 1783, and died the 25th of February, 1783.=
George G. Brewer
Regr. Land Off. Md

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11423
Margaret Long fmueley
widow of John Carr
Md
Act 4 July 1836

M 79 muse died 1783
admd.
2 years pri
_____
$80.


Almon Wright
Baltimore
Md

[vertically on right panel: 6423
Rd Feb. 12, 1845.]

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State of Maryland
City of Baltimore, - Set:

Be it remembered, that on this eleventh day of February
in the year of our Lord one thousand, eight hundred and forty five, before the subscribers,
Justices of the Orphan's Court, for Baltimore City and County, the same being a Court of
Record, personally appeared Margaret Long, formerly Margaret Carr,
whose maiden name was Margaret Brownley, aged eighty nine years, a resident of Baltimore County [crossed out: Court] and State aforesaid, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of congress, passed July 4th 1836; That she is the widow of John Carr who enlisted as a private soldier in Captain Price's company, in the third
Maryland Regiment, for during the  Revolutionary War, on the twenty fourth day of
November, seventeen hundred and seventy seven, and died in service, or some short time afterwards - during which service he was under the command of Colonel Peter Adams, and received his pay from John Hamilton, agent of the Maryland Line, _ Deponent further declares that she was married to the said John Carr,
on the fifteenth day of July, seventeen hundred and seventy nine, at the residence of the Revd John Davis, in Harford County, Maryland, and Deponent further declares, that she and her first husband, John Carr, aforesaid, had some of five children named as follows, that is to say, William, Precilla, John, Francis and Sarah,
and that she, said deponent, was married to Peter Long, who died in the year [written vertically in the margin: Eighteen hundred and twenty - six,]
and that she is still the widow of John Carr, aforesaid, and also the widow of said Peter
Long; and said deponent has remained unmarried ever since the death of her said
last husband up to this period.     Margaret X ^her mark^ Long
In testimony whereof the said deponent]
hath hereunto set her hand on the day and]
year aforesaid.]
Wm Baker}
James B Price}    Justices of the Orphans Court
John H Briscoe}   of Balt. County and City

Maryland ss.
I hereby Certify that William Baker, James B Price
and John H Briscoe Esquires whose names are above subscribed, were
at the time of so doing Justices of the Orphans Court for Baltimore
County.

In Testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my
name and offise the Seal of said Court this
Eleventh day of February 1845
Lest D. M. Perine Regr

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Jan 3, 46
[black circular stamp: BALTIMORE Md.
JAN
[illegible]]

Margt Long
Md [illegible]
assy

[black stamp: FAIL]

[black oval stamp: 5]

[vertically on page: The Hon
J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of
the Pension Office
Washington D.C

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Baltimore January 1, 1846
Respected Sir
You will graciously oblige my old and amenable neighbour Mrs. Margaret Long widow of John Carr by furnishing her with a copy of her papers filed in the Pension department for a pension or services rendered the United States by her late husband John Carr during the Revolutionary war which was granted her She is about to apply to the Maryland Legislature for state Pensions, and she is extremely poor and as her agent charged her nearly one half allowed her from the general government she is not able to pay an agent such charges again in up a new case to go before the Md Legislature Therefore your department will render a great kindness in furnishing a copy of said papers to this amenable old lady so that she

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she may go before the Legislature at an early day I attend the markets of Baltimore every Thursday morning so that I shall be in town on that day if you can hopefuly  furnish her papers by that time and forward this to me at Baltimore I will consider it a [illegible particular?] favour

With great respect
I remain your [illegible]
Joshua Marsh

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April 22, 1845

[illegible]

Margaret Long

Almon Wright,
of Baltimore
Present

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Baltimore County April the 21st 1845

J L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions

Sir enclosed you will receive a certificate from the Register of the Land Office at Annapolis Maryland of the services rendered in the Revolutionary Army by my late Husband John Carr which I hope will be satisfactory to the department in establishing my claim for a pension.

With great respect I am your obedient servant

Margaret Long
Her X Mark

Witness L. Wetherell

Please direct for me to the care of Mr. Almon Wright of Baltimore City

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May 12 '45

Margt Long

Letter sent to him on Saturday

Stamped Baltimore May 10

J L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington DC

letter of 24th Apl 45 sent
to him May 10th at
Baltimore

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Baltimore May the 9th 1845

Colonel Edwards

Dear Sir

I am under the necessity of calling your attention to the pension claim of Margarett Long formerly the widow of John Car. The old lady is extremely poor and is very anxious to know the result.

Your Obt servant

Almon Wright

J L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington DC

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July 25, 1848   Baltimore July 24

[illegible] to case
Margaret Long

J L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington DC

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Baltimore July the 24th 1845

Sir

Enclosed to your department the certificate of statements in support of Margaret Longs pension claim. On examination I have no doubt will be found satisfactory.

As Mrs. Longs case has been before your department for a judgement for some several months no doubt I have caused you more trouble than necessary which was not done entirely by my consent, but more for to satisfy the claimant and hope you will receive this as an apology.

Very respectfully
I remain your Obt servant
Almon Wright

J L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington DC

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March 5, 1845

[illegible] case
Margaret Long

J L Edwards Esq
Washington DC
Commissioner of Pensions

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Sir

Enclosed you will receive the certificate of marriage between Margaret Car and her last husband Peter Long. Also, the statements of Mr. Charges Roberson in support of the pension claim of Margaret Long now the widow of Peter Long also the widow of John Car.

Please answer as soon as practical

Very Respectfully
Your Obt Servant

Almon Wright

J L Edwards Esq
Washington D C
Commissioner of Pensions

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June 6, 1845
Add to case
Margaret Long

J L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington DC

Stamped Baltimore, MD
June 5

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Baltimore June the 5th 1845

Sir

Enclosed you will receive a certificate of statement given by Marget Long widow of John Carr in explanation of her marriage and her giving birth to five children by her first husband John Carr during the time of his rendering service to the United States.

Very respectfully
Your Obt servant

Almon Wright

J L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D C

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State of Maryland
City of Baltimore
To Wit

On this third day of March in the year eighteen hundred forty-five, before the subscriber a justice of the peace of the state of Maryland in and for the said city personally appeared Charges Roberson, aged eighty-six years or thereabouts now a resident of the said city, but formally a resident of Harford and Baltimore County and made oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God, that he was intimately acquainted with John Carr and now his widow Margaret Long, whose maiden name was Margaret Brownly when they was married living together as man and wife, sometime in the year Seventeen Hundred seventy nine, he was intimate with them in early life as they was all raised neighbors and that he knows the said Margaret Long who is now living in Baltimore County in the said sate to be the identical widow of John Carr aforesaid and also the widow of Peter Long. The said John Carr was in the United States service during the Revolutionary War and was attached to the 3rd Regiment of Maryland to the best of his knowledge and belief.

Charles Roberson
His X Mark

Sworn and subscribed on the day and year above written in the presence of John Wright J.P.

I hereby certify that from appearances and information before me I have no hesitation in saying that the above defendant is a person who maybe relied on under oath and is a man of sound mind memory and understanding.

John Wright
J.P.

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State of Maryland Baltimore County
I hereby certify that John Wright gentleman before whom the written affidavit was made and who has thereto subscribed his name was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace of said State in and for the City of Baltimore duly commissioned and sworn.

In testimony where of I here to set my hand and affix the seal of Baltimore County Court this 4th day of March 1845.

A. W. Bradford
Clerk Baltimore County

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[Note:  The right side of page appears to have been torn off]

1779. 15 July John Carr & Margarett Brownly

September 9th 1844 I do hereby certify that the
attached peace [piece]of paper with John Carr and Mar[remainder torn off] Brownleys name on it is a slip cut from the marriage Book of John Davis a Babtist [Baptist] minis[remainder torn off] of the gospel and now in possession of me one of the great grandchildren of said Davis 
Jas B Alderson

State of Maryland Harford County to wit
on this 9th day of September 1844 before the subs[remainder turn off] a Justice of the peace of the county and State of[remainder turn off] said came personally James B. Anderson one of the great grand children of the [illegible] John Dav[remainder torn off] and made oath on the Holy evangelic of Almighty God that the above certificate concerning the attached peace of paper with the names of Jo[remainder torn off] Carr and Margarett Brownley's marriage was cut their state from the mariag [marriage] Book of the said
John Davis

Sworn before  Thomas Bay

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[Note: Left side of page appears to have been torn off]

[beginning torn off]Maryland Harford County to wit:

I Henry Dorsey Clerk of Harford County Court, hereby
[beginning torn off] tify that Thomas Bay Esquire whom the written affidavit was
made & who has thereto subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing
one of the State of Maryland's Justices of the peace in & for Harford County aforesaid
duly commissioned & sworn, and that the Signature thereto professing
[beginning torn off] his is genuine

In testimony whereof I hereto subscribe my name
and affix the Seal of Harford County Court this twelfth
day of October AD 1844.  Henry Dorsey Clk
of Harford Conty Cot

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State of Maryland
Baltimore County, To Wit,

On this twenty first day of July in the year of
our Lord Eighteen hundred & forty five, before the
subscriber one of the Justices of the District Court for
the twelfth Election district in and for the County aforesaid,
personally appeared, Sarah Blaney, aged Seventy
nine years, a resident of the said County, who
made oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty
God, that she was intimately acquainted with
Margaret Carr, now Margaret Long when she
[word she struck out] was then living in Harford County which occur-
ed about the termination of the revolutionary War, and
that she has continued to know her down to this period,
during which times she Sarah have always recogniz-
ed the said Margaret Long formerly Margaret Carr
to be the identical widow of a John Carr, a Continental
soldier of the United States Army, who died, in the said
service, as she believes, and as she always understood.

Sworn to and subscribed before }  Sarah Blaney
me the Justice aforesaid, and do } 
certify that the said deponent's } _______________
alone Statements are entitled to } _______________
full credit. ___________________________________
Tho. Gale one of the Justices ___________________
of the District Court of the 12th _________________
Election District of Baltimore ___________________
County.
_________________________

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State of Maryland, Baltimore County, Ss

I hereby certify that Thomas Gale
gentleman before whom the within deposition
was made, and whose name is thereto signed,
was, at the time of so doing, one of the Justices
of the District Court of the twelfth Election
District of Baltimore County, duly commissioned
and sworn.  In Testimony whereof, I hereto
subscribe my name, & affix
the seal of Baltimore County
Court, this 24th day of July
1845.  A W Bradford Clk
Balto County Ct

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State of Maryland
Baltimore County, To Wit.

On this twenty third day of July in the year
of our Lord Eighteen hundred and forty five
before the subscriber one of the Justices of the
district Court for the 11th Election district in & for
the County aforesaid, personally appeared
Dennis Carter, aged Seventy eight years in
the month of October next, who made oath
on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God that
Margaret Long formerly the widow Carr &
who is now living neighbor to this deponent
in the said county were always & is still represen-
ted & said by all in her former neighbor hood
as also the present that she Margaret is the widow
of a Continental Soldier who died in the Revolutionary
service or soon after as he believes.  Dennis Carter

Sworn to and subscribed to before me [beginning of hand drawn X]
one of the Justices aforesaid & do certify
that Mr Dennis Carter who has sworn
to the above statements is a man of [ending of hand drawn X ]
good character.  [beginning of hand drawn line to bottom of page]
Jno Riddle
one of the Justices aforesaid
[hand drawn line to bottom of page]

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State of Maryland
Baltimore County, To Wit.

Be it remembered that on this twenty third day of
July in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight
hundred and forty five, before the subscriber
one of the Justices of the district Court for the
11th Election district in & for the County aforesaid
personally appeared Mrs. Hannah Coe aged Eighty
years, a resident of the said County, who being
first duly sworn according to Law, doth on
her oath, declare depose & say that she was well
acquainted with Margaret Long formerly the widow
Carr, sixty years or about back, and from which time
she deponent has continued to know the said Marga-
ret down to this period, and that during the times
she Margaret has always been represented and recogn-
ised by all of her neighbors particularly when
living in Harford County of said state to be the widow
of a Continental soldier who died in the Revolutionary 
service or soon after as she deponent has always
heard it said, and as she believes, and this deponent
knows the [word struck out] identical Margaret is a living about
two miles distant from her in the said County as she
believes.

Hannah X her mark Coe

Sworn to and subscribed before me and fully satisfied
that deponents statements are entitled to all credit.

Jno Riddle
one of the Justices aforesaid

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This is to certify that I have no doubt
of the truth of the Statements made on the
opposite from the fact of having a personal
knowledge of Mrs Long at least sixteen years
a part of which time she lived a near neigh-
bour to me, and have always heard it said
by all who knows the said Margaret in the
neighbour hood since my knowledge of her
to be the widow of a Continental soldier &
I have no doubt she is justly entitled to compen-
sation from the General Government, as the widow
of a Continental soldier who is said & sworn
to have died in or about the close of the war
of the Revolution.  Jno Riddle
_______________________J.P _____________

State of Maryland, Baltimore County Ss.  I hereby
certify that John Riddle, gentleman, before whom
the aforegoing Depositions of Dennis Carter & Hannah
Coe were made, and who has thereto signed his
name, was, at the time of so doing, one of the Justices
of the District Court for the eleventh election district
of Baltimore County, duly commissioned & sworn.

In Testimony whereof I hereto subscribe
my name & affix the Seal of
Baltimore County Court, this 24th
day of July 1845.

A W Bradford Clk
Balto. Conty Court

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Dec. 18, 1844'The Pension Papers of Margaret Long formerly Margaret Carr of Baltimore County Maryland
[signed]
Alman Wright
Baltimore County
July 7, 1838

Deposition of John Greens of Baltimore County in the care of Margaret Long

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State of Maryland
City of Baltimore

To wit
On this eleventh day of December in the year of our lord eighteen hundred and forty-four, before the subscribed of one of the Justices of the Peace of the State of Maryland and for the said city, personally appeared John Green, a resident of Baltimore County, Maryland and a pensioner of the United States on account of services rendered during the Revolutionary War who made oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God, that he was intimately acquired with John Carr, and enlisted soldier in Captain Prices company belonging to the third Maryland regiment, and under the command of Col. Peter Adams before his services and during them, when this said John Carr, was in the Continental Army. This deponent now further declares that he was also well acquainted with the said John Carr; widow Margaret Carr. now Margaret Long whose maiden name was Margaret Brownley before the said Margaret and the said John Carr was married which took place sometime in the year seventeen hundred and seventy nine and this deponent further declares that he knows the said Margaret Long now living in Baltimore County Maryland and applying

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for a pension from the United States, to be the lawful widow of the same identical soldier John Carr aforesaid and believes the said Margaret is justily [justly] entitled on account of her first husband John Carr aforesaid services.

Sworn and subscribed to before the subscriber a justice of the Peace of the State and City of aforesaid.

Nathan Warfield Justice of the Peace for Baltimore City. This is to certify that I place full confidence in the within statements of Mr. John Green of Baltimore County.

[Signed] Nathan Warfield
[written below Nathan's signature]

State of Maryland
Baltimore County
I hereby certify that Nathan Warfield Esquire before whom the within Deposition was taken and who has given the [illegible] Certificate and who has there to respectively subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace of the State of Maryland and for the City of Baltimore duly commissioned and sworn.
In testimony were of I here to subscribed my name and affix the seal of Baltimore County Court this 17th day of December 1844
[signature illegible]