Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42115, Benjamin Carlisle, Continental (Md.)

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(3-1776)

Carlisle, Benjamin

SERVICE _Continental (Md.)_
NUMBER _S.42115_

CONTENTS [blank]

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181

Ohio Roll

Benjamin Carlisle.

of _Fairfield County_ in the State of _Ohio_ who was a _private_ in the Regiment commanded by Colonel _Armonds Legion_ of the _Maryland_ line, for the term of _one year_

War

Inscribed on the Roll of _Ohio._ at the rate of _8_ Dollars per month, to commence on the _30th_ of _April 1818_.

Certificate of Pension issued the _25th_ of _May 25 1821_ and _sent to Philemon Beecher Esq. Sameaster, Ohio._

Arrears to 4th of _March 1821_ _$273.03_
Semi-anl. all'ce ending _4 Sep 1821_ _48._

_34 mo 4/31_ _$321.03_

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}
{1 May 1920.}

Let & Hon W Merill Sept 19. 1846

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17,137.

Benjamin Carlisle
Fairfield County, Ohio.
1st Partisan Legion
Commanded by Col.o Armand
October 1 or 2 _ [...]
30.April, 1818.
Service

Admitted upon the discharge office Armand

The judge is desired to certify, that the applicant is [...] circumstances and needs the support of his country.

Hon: Philemon Beecher
Lancaster, Ohio.
Rec.d 20. July, 1820.

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State of Ohio
Fairfield County US

On the thirteenth day of April AD 1818 Before me one of the [...] [...] from said County personally came Benjamin Carlisle aged fifty seven years a residente of said County who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the late act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval services of the United States in the Revolutionary War that he the said Benjamin Carlisle enlisted in Montgomery County in the State of Maryland in the Company Commanded by Capt La Braun La Belluor of the first partisan Legion in Oct AD 1782 for three years or during the war that he continued to serve in the said Corps or in the service of the United States untill the fifteenth day of Nov AD 1783 when he was discharged from service at York Town Pennsylvania that he was in no particular Battles during the whole of his term of service and that he is in reduced

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circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said service except his discharge which he herewith transmits

Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid

Elnathan Scofield Judge [...]

I Elunathan Scofield one of the associate Judges for the County of Fairfield and State of Ohio do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Benjamin Carlisle did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the foregoing declaration against the common enemy for the term of nine months on the Continental establishment and I now transmit the procedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the department of war pursuant to the directions [crossed out] of the directions[/co] of the aforesaid mentioned act of Congress.

Elnathan Scofield Judge [...]

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State of Ohio, Fairfield County for
I Hugh Boyle clerk of the court of common
Pleas for the county aforesaid, do hereby certify that Elna
=than Scofield Esq. lufine whom the written deposition
and certificate was taken and subscribed, was at the time
of the doing thereof one of the Judges of the court of com
=mon Pleas for the county aforesaid, by careful authority
came infirmed and sworn, and that to his Judicial acts
full faith and credit one due and ought to be given
throughout the U. States and Elsewhere - 
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and seal of office at Lancaster 
this 28th day of May AD 1819
Hugh Boyle clk

I Elnathon Schofield Judge as of [illegible] and do now
certify having attained correct information that
Benjamin Carlisle the aforesaid applicant is in great
modest circumstances owning no real estate, living
on a small tract of Land belonging to one of his
Sons - and [illegible] some personal [illegible], and has
several small children -
Elnathan Scofield Judge 
Com Pleas
Lancaster Ohio May 28th 1819

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is aged 16 years named Sarah my youngest Daughter Rachel
aged 13 years and my son Benedict aged 8 years healthy, I am 
tolerably healthy and by profession a Carpenter work a little and
farm Some; able to do half as much work as a common
healthy man. the above are my family that now reside
with me, I have never received my land bounty for my
revolutionary nor assigned or conveyed it to any nor the
right to obtain the same. I do not know that I shall ever
obtain it, or that it can be obtained.
Benjamin X ^his mark^ Carlisle

Property worth - $95''00
Debts...                   70=00
                               $25.00

Sworn to and Subscribed in open court -
I Hugh Boyle clerk of the court of common Pleas
for said County of Fairfield, do hereby certify that the within
aforegoing schedule and oath are copied from the original filed
in the said courts and I further certify that it is the opinion
of the courts that the total amount in value to be of the property exhi-
=bited in the within schedule is ninety five dollars. [crossed out: illegible]
debt
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and seal of said court at Lancaster
in said county this 28th day of June AD 1820
Hugh Boyle clk

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State of Ohio Fairfield County
At a court of common Pleas holden at Lancaster
in and for the County aforesaid on the 28th day of June
AD 1820 personally appeared in said court [being a court
of record by the constitution and law of Ohio) Benjamin
=Carlisle aged Sixty one last March, now a resident of the
county of Fairfield State of Ohio aforesaid, who being
first, duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath
declare, that he served in the Revolutionary war following
being enlisted in Montgomery County Maryland for 
three years or during the war some time in the fall of
1782 in Capt L Braun he believes Couhavy (a Frenchman)
Dragoon Regiments,, called Armors Corps, Commanded by
Col Armon, and was discharged some time in the fall of
1783 at Little York, the Date of his discharge not recolle
=cted and was in the Service about thirteen months the
original declaration Ican date the first of April 1818 need
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 in any manner disposed of any
property or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish
it as to bring myself within the provisions of the act entitled "Act
to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service
of the United States in the revolutionary war," passed the 18th day
of March 1818 and that I have not, nor has any person in trust
for me, any property of securities, contracts or debts due to me
nor have I any income other than what is Contained in the
Schedule hereto annexed and by me Subscribed to wit. -
one horse at $30,,00 two cows & calves $25=00 [illegible]
$5=00 2 sheep $3=00 1 pot & 2 ovens $5=00 1 table $2=00
table furniture $5=00 3 old chairs $1=00 debts due to me
$20=00. I owe debts &70=00 my wife age 51 years
generally been healthy now rather feeble, my Eldest Daughter

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[duplicate of page 7 of this document]

is aged 16 years named Sarah my youngest Daughter Rachel
aged 13 years and my son Benedict aged 8 years healthy, I am
tolerably healthy and by profession a Carpenter work a little and
farm Some; able to do half as much work as a common
healthy man. the above one my family that now reside
with me, I have never received my land bounty for my
revolutionary war [illegible] or conveyed it to any nor the
right to obtain the same. I do not know that I shall ever
obtain it, or that it can be obtained.
Benjamin X ^his mark^ Carlisle

Property worth - $95''00
Debts... 70=00
$25.00

Sworn to and Subscribed in open court -
I Hugh Boyle clerk of the court of common Pleas
for said County of Fairfield, do hereby certify that the within
oforegoing [illegible] and oath on copied from the original files
in the said courts and I further certify that it is the opinion
of the courts that the total account in to be of the property cake
=leded in the William Sebedula is ninety five dollars. [crossed out: illegible]
debt
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and seal of said court at Lancaster
in said county this 28th day of June AD 1820
Hugh Boyle clk

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42115
INVALID.
Revy
File No. 42,115
Benjamin Carlisle
Prv Rev War
Act: 18th March 18
Index: - Vol. 3, Page 73
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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THIS is to certify that Benjamin Carlisle a private Dragoon
in the First Partisan Legion, under my Command, has serviced
[illegible] bravily to this Day, is hereby discharged from
the Service of the United States, in Pursuance of Orders received from
the Commander in Chief, bearing Date the third instant. 
I farther certify that Benjamin Carlisle a private Dragoon having
been inlisted in the State of Maryland is intituled by the 
Resolution of Congress, of the 13th February, 1779, to Benefits
that have been, or hereafter shall be, granted by the said State to the
Noncommissioned Officers and Soldiers of the said Line.
Given under my Hand and Seal at York Town this fifteenth Day of
November, 1783.
[illegible signature]     Brigadier General
Entered in the Books of the Legion.
Attest.
Godfried Swartz
Adjutant of the Legion.

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Hon P. Beecher 503 encircled
_____________
Recd. 2 Mar. 1821

[Envelope address written vertically]
[word struck out] Free
John L. Edwards Esqr
Pension Office
War Dept 

[Envelope address written over the following notes]
1 old Revy. claim
2 Schedule
_________

Admd. & [illegible]
J.L.E. 
[double underscore]

[illegible] E.___

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Washington March 1st 1821

Dear Sir

This case was returned last year
with the note you [illegible] upon 
it.  I presented it to the Judge, he observed
that he had made a certificate at the
time according to the truth, and the second
application, confirming what he had
stated, and that now he was not to
be the Judge to certify the honesty of the
applicant, but the law had pointed out
specifically how the evidence of poverty
needs to be obtained, therefore he should
add nothing further.  I think he was
right.  In the case of William Rigby
the Judges certificate was similar to
this and you allowed him a [illegible] on
the second application.  Certainly he is
destitute of property or sufficiently so if you

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do not consider his debts at all.
Perhaps the bounty land mentioned
is an objection, if not I wish you would
ask Mr. [illegible] whether his land has
not been located by some of the
[illegible] of the day.  If his right
yet remains it is not worth at this
time more than $50. and I would
not give more than thirty.

Will you look again at or into this
case?

Respfly
[illegible]
P Beecher