Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34959, for William Leafevour, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
16 days.
Leavenworth, William
D. 34959
Lefevour or Lefever
CONTENTS

Notification sent Oct 5 1840 to Philip Moore Dead. See letter to S. Austin Sept. 11. 1834.
Application for Pension of Philip Moore in a petition to Hon. John D. Calhoun Secretary of War
Maryland
Maryland. (203)
William Lefevour, (or Lefever) Private, Mays's Capt. Allen line, 4
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Described on the Roll of Maryland, at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 18 th of May, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 th of Aug t 1818 and sent to the care of Nicholas Brice, Esq; Baltimore, Md.
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1818 $28.64.
3 months, \frac{18}{31} $28.64.
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Then given from
1777
Baltimore cont'd

William Leaper (or Leferer -)
2003
Sept. 10/40 Con

SCHEDULE.
United States of America
(A.) Maryland Districts SS.
ON this fifth day of September 1820, personally appeared in open court (*) being a court of records, (†) (B.) in the District Court in and for the said (C.) District of Maryland
William Leafman aged Sixty years, resident in the City of Baltimore in said (D.) District who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, declare, that he served
in the Revolutionary War, as follows: (E.) That he enlisted at the Town of North Hampton, Berkeley County State of Massachusetts on or about the 6th day 1777 by Ensign Eli Root was mustered at Wooster under Capt Jonathan Allen who was soon after promoted, then came under command of Capt Nathan Goodale, in the early part of July joined the 5 Regiment Massachusetts Line Commanded by Col Rufus Putnam at Fort Edward in the State of New York on the 19 th Sept of same year was engaged in the Battle of Still Water in said State, and Bemus Heights on 6 th October same year under command of General Gates and on 7 th October same year was present at and engaged in the Battle of Saratoga where Burgoyne surrendered and after various other services was discharged by Col R. Putnam on the 6 th May 1780 at a place near Pettikill called Soldiers Hill for time having served the full term of three years that he hath been placed on the Revolutionary pension list of the Maryland agency at the rate of 8 dollars per month commencing 19 March 1818 as will appear by certificate bearing date 29 March 1820 and numbered 2083 — and I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th
March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as 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 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or 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.

(F.) For Common Chairs, some Crockery ware, Water Buckets - Tubs, Pots, Kettles, Knives and forks and sundry other small articles not exceeding ————— $20 —
That he is by profession a Tailor, but owing to the want of eye sight and the general pressure of the times he is unable to obtain a support by his trade - That he has a wife named Johanna who is in very delicate health aged 54 years whose sole dependence is on his labour, but since the present stagnation of business he would not be able to support her with the common necessaries of life were it not for the assistance received from the Government of his Country or from private or public Charity
William Leaford
SWORN to and declared on the 5 th day of September 1820
BEFORE, the District Court aforesaid
I, Philip Moore ————— Clerk of the Dist Court do hereby certify, that the foregoing Oath, and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of said court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is two Dollars and ————— Cents.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said court, on this 21 day of Sept 1820
Philip Moore Clerk of the court for the Dist of Maryland

* The whole of the form prescribed in the first section, to verify the amount of property of the applicant, the oath of the party, and the certificate of the clerk excepted, must be done while the court is in session.
† All are courts of record, within the contemplation of the Act of Congress:
1st, Which are expressly made courts of record by the laws of the State which create them; 2d, Which have been solemnly adjudged, by the tribunals of the several States, to be courts of record; 3d, Which proceed according to the course of the common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount; 4th, Which have the power of fine and imprisonment;
And courts which proceed according to the civil and canon law, having neither of those attributes, are not courts of record, although they may keep a registry of their proceedings, and possess a seal. The court should, in every instance, state, on the face of the proceedings, that it is a court of record, and state why it is such.—( Opinion of the Attorney General of the United States. )
DIRECTIONS FOR FILLING UP THE BLANKS.
A. District,—circuit,—county, or corporation, as the case may be. B. State why a court of record. C. After repeating the district, circuit, county, or corporation, insert the declarant's name. D. District, circuit, county, or corporation. E. Here set forth the regiment, company and line; or ship, corps or vessel, and the date of the original declaration; and if he has received a pension, the number of his pension-certificate should be inserted. F. Here enumerate each article of real and personal estate, necessary bedding and clothing excepted, and subscribe the same. The declarant must also mention his occupation, his ability to pursue it, the number and names of his family residing with him, their ages, and their capacity to contribute to their support, in order that the department may be enabled to decide whether the applicant is in such indigent circumstances as to be entitled to the pension. It is the opinion of the Attorney General, that the words of the third section of the Act of the 1st May, 1820, "in such indigent circumstances as to be unable to support himself without the assistance of his country," comprehend those only, who are incapable of supporting themselves without the aid of the government, except by private or public charity.
Extract of a CIRCULAR LETTER from the War Department, to the several Agents for paying pensions, enclosing the foregoing Form.
"For the guidance of persons already on the pension list, or who may hereafter make application for that purpose, it may be proper to state, explicitly, that, as experience has proved the necessity of a rigid adherence to particular forms in such cases, no instrument of writing drawn up contrary to this form can be admitted as a proper voucher."

State of Maryland
City of Baltimore Se 3
On this 18 th day of May in the year of our Lord One thousand Eighteen hundred and Eighteen personally appeared before me the undersigned, William Leferour, now residing in Baltimore County, aged aged fifty eight years or there- abouts, an Applicant for a pension under 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 Rev- olutionary war." And then and there made the following declaration or Oath by me administered "That he was enlist- ed at the Town of Northampton, Berkley County, State of Massachusetts, on or about the 6 th May 1777. by Ensign Eli Root, was mustered at Worcester under Capt. Jonathan Allen, who was soon after promoted; then came under Command of Captain Nathan Goodall, and in the Early part of July joined the 5 th Reg t Massachusetts line commanded by Colonel Rufus Putnam, at Fort Edwards in the State of New York. On the 19 th Sept. of same year was engaged in the battle of Hill Water in said State, and at Bemis

Heights, on the 6th Oct r in same year under Command of General Gates - An d r on 17th Oc- tober of same year was present at and engaged in the battle of Saratoga, where Burgoyne surrendered - After that period deponent was occasionally sent as express, or confidential messenger for Genl. Arnold, and also acted a part of the time as a non-commissioned Officer, - and was discharged near Pittskille at a place called by the troops "Soldiers hard Fortune", on the 6th May 1780, by Col. Rufus Putnam, hav- ing served in the Regular Army on the Continental establishment, three years, the full term of his enlistment, which written discharge deponent left with his father at Salem, not considering it of any value. - That he does not know of any Officer of private residing in the City or County of Baltimore with whom he served, that his name hath never been inscribed on any pension list, although wounded in the leg in two places, at the battle of Beaman Heights - And in consequence of his reduced Circumstances he needs the assistance of his County for support
Subscribed and sworn to before William Leffmann
N. D. M c C
Chief Judge United States Court

City of Baltimore Set.
I hereby Certify that from the aforesaid declaration made this day before me on Oath, it appears to my satisfaction that the said William Leferour served in the Revolutionary war, against the Common enemy and the Continental Establishment and is entitled to a pension under the late Act of Congress. Given under my hand this 18 th day of May A.D. 1818.
Attest - M c Gehee Judge Probate Court
Nicholas Brice, Esq. re Judge, Baltimore, Maryland.
William Leferour, Massachusetts line, Revolutionary claim.
found on the roll of Col. Putnam's regim to .
Correct.

City of Baltimore Pa.
I Thomas Harwood Clerk of Baltimore City Court do hereby Certify that the Honorable Nicholas Price Esquire before whom the foregoing proceedings were taken and Certified was at the time of so doing and still is Chief Judge of Baltimore City Court duly Commis- sioned and Qualified and to all his acts as such full Faith and Credit is and ought to be given. In testimony whereof I have hereunto sub- scribed my name and affixed the seal of the said Court this Eighteenth day of May One thousand Eight hundred and Eighteen.
T. Harwood Clerk Baltimore City Court
To the Hon. The Gov. of Md.
Sir! Where you are pleased to grant a pension Certificate upon the above, be so good as to forward the same, directed to me, care of Thomas Bailey Esquire Post Office Baltimore
Resk —
With due Respect
Yr. Most Obe. Servt.
J. G. Adams
William L. Sharpe

Baltimore 22 nd February 1853
To the Honorable, The Secretary of War of the U. S.
Sir
I am requested by the Administrator of the late William Leferer, who I will know to be a Revolutionary Pensioner, to inclose to your Honor the various documents left by the deceased, and to request your honor would authorize Mr. Gill the agent for paying Pensions at Baltimore in the State of Maryland, to pay to the Exec. or her agent or attorney the small balance which remained due to the Pensioner at the time of his decease - The only difficulty with Mr. Gill is that the Orphans Court have furnished only the letter of Administration and have in their usual legal forms passed Mr. Sarah Daggett's account certified as the act of the Court by their Register having their immediate authority in Court setting - The death has been proven, and that the deceased left neither wife or child to survive him, the Administratrix respectfully prays your honor will be pleased to direct the payment of the balance due the estate of the Pensioner as a small remuneration toward his arrears of Boarding and the expenses she incurred during his illness and funeral expenses - Should any thing further be required on behalf of the Executrix she prays information from the Hon. Secretary that she may comply with such requisition.
I have the honor to be with due respect
for your Obedient Humble servant
Thos Dally
On behalf of the Executrix
Please cause letter to be directed in care of Thos Dally Esq; or to Mr. Charles Dillingham Centre market Baltimore

34959 Rev INVALID.
File No. 34,959 Dr Lefever William Lefevre His Rev Rev
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 287
[Arrangement of 1870.]
* W. N. S. Jan. 27, 07.

Department of War Revolutionary Pension Office Washington D.C.

State of Maryland, City of Baltimore to wit:
On this Twenty Sixth day of May in the year Eighteen hundred and twenty, personally appeared before me the undersigned Justice of the peace in and for Baltimore County William Lejeun, a person to me well known, and made oath on the holy evangel of Almighty God that on the night of the 28 th of April last past there was stolen from him, as he believes, his pocket book containing Twenty five dollars & sundry papers among which was his Pension Certificate allowing him $8.00 per month from 18 May 1818 as a Revolutionary Soldier, on which he had received payment at the Maryland Agency up to the 4 th March 1820. That altho he has advertised the loss and offered a reward as will appear by the printed paper herewith annexed taken from the newspaper printed in the City of Baltimore called The "American & Commercial Daily Advertiser" he has not been able to regain or get any information thereof, he is therefore satisfied the same is lost to him - As  As  he  he makes this his deposition in order to obtain a Duplicate Pension Certificate from the Pension Office at Washington - Deponent on his oath affirms and declares that he cannot recollect the number of his Certificate but believes it was issued on the 18 th August 1818. and that he hath not pawned, pledged or entrusted the same to any person or persons whatever.
Subscribed & sworn to before me This 26 th May 1820 Thos. Daily J.P.
William Lejeun
In Baltimore County - and I the said Justice do further certify that I made out the declaration of said Lejeun, who stated himself to have served in the 5 th Reg t Massachusetts Line, that a Pension certificate was forwarded to my care and delivered to said Lejeun on or about the 7 th Oct r 1818 - that Lejeun is a man of reputable character and that I believe the facts stated in the above deposition to be true. Given under my hand at Balt. this said 26 th May 1820
Thos. Daily

Five Dollars Reward. Lost or stolen from the subscriber on the night of the 10th inst. a small pocket book containing about $25 in cash, a revolutionary pension certificate in favor of the subscriber, bearing him $25 per month from the 10th inst. 1820, and also sundry other papers of value to none but the owner. The above reward will be paid for the return of said book and certificate, by leaving the same with Thomas Bailey, No. 10 Harrison St. or a reliable messenger to the papers on or before the 15th inst. 1820. WILLIAM LAFEVER, a Revolutionary Pensioner. May 12
State of Maryland
Baltimore County S.S.
I hereby certify that Thomas Bailey Gentleman before whom the foregoing deposition was made, and who at the time of subscribing his name was at the time of doing a justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn —
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office this twenty sixth day of May.
Eighteen hundred & twenty
W m Libron (S) Ball County
Respectfully to cause a duplicate Pension Certificate to be issued in my favor, and have the same forwarded through the Post Office to the care of Thomas Bailey No. 10. Harrison St. Baltimore and oblige your Respectful H br . Servant
Baltimore 26 May 1820
William Lafever
J. L. Edwards Esq. Pension Office Washington