Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40,113, for James Maxwell, Pennsylvania

SERVICE
Maxwell, James
NUMBER
S.40.113
CONTENTS

3582 Pennsylvania Roll
James Maxwell, 3 d Capt Adams
private Pennsylvania line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 21 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 of Feb 1818 and forwarded to Seth Chapman Canby Northern Pa.
Arrears to 4th of Sep 1818 35.73 Semi-ann. all'ee ending 4 Mar 1819 48.00 $83.73
4 mo 14/30
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
1 year
65 Continued Seth Chapman Northumberland County
Andrew McAlister Northumberland Pa.

40 113
Recd INVALID.
File No. 40/118
James Maxwell Ph. Vir. Ind.
Act: 15 March 18 th
Index — Vol. 3 , Page 306
[Arrangement of 1870.]

District of Pennsylvania Northumberland County Set
On the 27 th day of November AD 1820 personally appeared in open Court of Common Pleas held in the Borough of Sunbury for the County of Northum- berland, being a Court of Record and proceeding according to the course of Common Law, with jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, and expressly made a Court of Record by Act of Assembly of this State, James Manwell aged sixty five years resident in the County of Northumberland in said District who being first duly sworn according to law, attests on his oath that he served in the Revolutionary War in the Corps commanded by Captain Robert Adams, in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Samuel Irwin, and that he made his original Declaration the 21 st day of April 1818 and obtained his pension his certificate numbered 3082 dated the 24 th day of October 1818. and he doth solemnly swear that he was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818, and that he hath not since that time by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of his property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring himself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Revolution- ary War" passed on the 18 th day of March 1818, and that he has not nor any person for him, in trust any property or securities contracts or debts due to him, nor has he any other than what is contained in a schedule hereto annexed, and by him subscribed, that he hath no family residing with him, as by occupation a labourer, but from old age and bodily infirmities is unable to support himself without assistance. (Signed) James Manwell
Sworn and subscribed in open Court November 27 th AD 1820 before
Andrew Selby Dist. Proth'y
A Schedule

A Schedule of James Maxwell's property
The Applicant has no property excepting wearing apparel Sworn and subscribed in open Court } Signed James L Maxwell November 27, 1920. before me. } mark
Andrew Ellenright Poetry
The Court are satisfied that the applicant hath no property November 27. 1880.
District of Pennsylvania State of Pennsylvania set
I Andree Allnutt Prothonary of the Court of Commonpleas of the County aforesaid do hereby certify, that the foregoing oaths and the Schedule thereto annexed are duly copied from the Record of the said Court.
And I do further certify, that the Court are satisfied that the said James Maxwell has no property.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this thirteenth day of December in the year of Our Lord One thousand eight hundred and twenty
Andrew Albrecht Pohl

District of Pennsylvanica S.S.
On this twenty first day of April Anno D o 1818, before me the subscriber President Judge of the eighth Judicial district personally appears James Maxwell, aged sixty two years, resident in Turbett Township Northumberland County in the said district, who being by me duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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" That he the said James Maxwell enlisted in Cumberland County in the State of Pennsylvania in March 1776 in the Company commanded by Captain Robert Adams, of the 6 th Pennsylvania Regiment; commanded by Colonel Robert Hovey that he continued to serve in the said Corps in the service of the United States until the month of March 1777 when he was discharged from service in Carlisle, State of Pennsylvania (which discharge is lost) That he was in the battle of "Shu-Rivas" and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his County for a support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.
Sworn to and declared before me { the day and Year aforesaid {
James Maxwell his mark
J. Chapman J. Chapman
I J. Chapman President Judge as aforesaid, do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said James Maxwell did serve in the Revolutionary war against the common enemy; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the department of War, pursuant to the directions of the above mentioned act of Congress.
Witness my hand and seal of the Court at Sunbury the 21 st day of April 1818. J. Chapman

State of Pennsylvania Northumberland County ss
I George Washington Brown, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of the county aforesaid, do hereby certify that that the Honorable Keith Chapman Esq. who has given the within certificate and whose name is thereto subscribed, was at the time of so doing Esq. is President Judge of the Eighth Judicial District of Pennsylvania duly commissioned & qualified to all where not, or such due fault and omission and ought to be given as well in courts of justice as elsewhere.
In testimony of which I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed the seal of said court at Hunting the 21st day of April A.D. 1880
Geo. W. Brown Prob
admitted