Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 18,785, George Walls, Va.
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Va.
Walls or Wales, George
R. 18785
Va. half pay
N.A. Acc No. 874
See 050184 Half Pay
George Walls
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These papers filed in behalf of heirs of George Walls and allege that he was Capt. of Cont. Line & Major of Ills. regt that he died in Balto Co. Md. June 1822 and that he married & (never married a 2d time), wife Jane (alias Bryant) Jan. 1, 1786.  She died in Ky. June 1844, leaving following heirs.
heirs
-Henry
-Geo. C.
-John
-Thomas
-Elizabeth Clark
-Mary Hardin
-Mary Ann
-Samuel Bryant
whereas the Geo. was really the son of said soldier and the heirs were the grandchildren, see sworn statement in case of Thomas Walls or Walis R.18784. dated Dec. 1828
This claim was rejected
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J.F.J Frabue
Mich 88/50
In relation to the claim of the heirs of Major George Walls deceased

Comm. of Pensions
Dept. of the Interior March 18/50
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Washington City  18 march 1850
Hon T. Ewing   Secretary of the Interior 
Lis [?]
I am the attorney of the heirs of major George Walls deceased who reside in the State of Kentucky, and as such am duly authorized, and empowered, to institute legal proceedings to revoke the letters of Administration heretofore granted to Charles James Faulk [illegible] Esq. upon the estate of said George Walls deceased in the Month of June 1837. I have already taken measures to institute such proceedings in Berkley County Virginia, where said letters of Administration were granted, and, I hereby on behalf of Said heirs, [underlined] protest [end underline] against the allowance of any claim presented by said Faulkner as Administrator of said estate under the act of 5th July 1832, until said legal proceedings for the revocation of his letters of administration should be determined.  Said Faulkner has given bond only in the sum of [underlined] Ten Thousand dollars [end underline].
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and has already received 13347, the whole of which he has not accounted for to the heirs & is no urging  the allowance for a sum  more than double as large as his bond .

This case was filed on the 1st day of march and is to day being rushed through, when I have had cases filed since the 15th of January last which I have been wholly unable to get taken up.

A copy of the bond of Mr. Faulkner under the seal of the Court is herewith enclosed you.  I am ready to exhibit evidence that I am authorised by the heirs of said George Walls deceased to act for them in the premises.

Mr. Edwards was telegraphed by the heirs in Kentucky, which dispatch he received on Saturday, not to adjust this claim until they could be heard from by mail.  Under these circumstances I most solemnly protest against this claim being taken up out of its order, in hot haste, and pressed through the Department.  I herewith enclose my affidavit, showing that I have taken the necessary steps, as the attorney for the heirs to cause the administration of said Faulkner to be revoked, which they may be taken and consi
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dered to which in the form of court. 

I am very respectfully your obd servnt   S F J. Trabue
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Geo Walls

Henry Northup  
(illegible)   July 22 1841
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In the name of God amen, I George Walls of the County of Berkeley and Commonwealth of Virginia being weak of body but of sound mind and memory do make and declare this my last will and testament in manner and form following.  First I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Mary Walls all my household's and kitchen furniture of every kind whatever.  Also one milck cow and calf, her choice of what I die (illegible) of, also Fifty pounds Pennsylvania currency annually, yearly and every year during her life, to commence from the date of my decease and be paid to her by my Executor hereafter same, at the  expiration of every year thereafter during her natural life.  And I do further give and bequeath to my sons, Thomas, Jacob and George Walls, Four Thousand four hundred and forty five acres of Land, entered on four Treasury Warrants  No. 6405, 6017, 11736 and 11737 to them and their Heirs forever to be divided in the following manner   (illegible) Thomas Walls to have One Thousand acres, Jacob Walls One Thousand acres, and George Walls one Thousand acres, and Anne and Mary Walls to have the residue equally divided between them, and in case part of the land shall be obtained and not the whole such part to be divided between my three sons and two daughters above one time in the same proportion as if the whole (illegible) has been obtained.  I also give and bequeath unto my son Samuel Walls One Thkousand acres of land in Fayatte County on the south fork of Elk horn, surveyed and returned.  I also give and bequeath to my Daughter Elizabeth Patton one
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[illegible] of ground in the Town of Leesville,
to her and her Heirs forever... And I do
further bequeathe and order that One Thousand
acres of Land entered in the name of William
Savier on a Treasury Warrant No. 117.36 shall 
be cleaned out at the expense of my Estate, and
a deed obtained for the same, and delivered to the 
said Savier. I do further order and direct that
all the Lands such heretofore mentioned which
I have obtained or which shall be hereafter 
obtained for me, by location or otherwise, shall
be sold by my Executors, George Willson, John
[illegible] and Moses Hunter, at any time
when they, or any two of them shall think 
proper, or find the necessities of my estate
required it. But if it should not be sold, it 
is to be equally divided between my four
Sons and two Daughters, Ann and Mary, 
before named. And as to my Lands in 
[illegible] if they should be ever recovered I order
them to be equally divided between my four Sons, Thomas, Jacob, George, and Samuel, 
And I do bequeath to my worthy friend 
Moses Hunter, my sword, Pistols, and 
Holsters. I do further order and direct that 
my Executor, Moses Hunter [illegible] of [illegible] 
shall so soon after my deceased as he shall 
think proper, proceed to sell and convey my
Plantation on which I now live with all
its appurtenances. Also my Stock of Horses and
Cattle of every kind. My Negro Wench and Child, my Servants and all my personal 
Estate of every kind whatever, said heretofore
particularly bequeathed to any person, 
and my said Executor Moses Hunter, shall
and he is hereby empowered to sell on such
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terms and give such credit as he shall judge most advantageous to the Estate.  And such Sum or Sums as shall or may arise from such sales my said Executor Hunter shall put to interest in safe hands and my said Executor Hunter shall immediately after my decease take possession of any books, certificates, bonds, notes and (illegible) of every kind and shall (illegible) to collect my debt and settle my business of every nature and kind whatever in such manner as he shall think most just and advantageous.  And the money arising from the sales of my real and personal estate in the County of Berkeley shall be by my said Executor Moses Hunter friend to my sons Thomas, Jacob, George and Samuel and my Daughters Ann and Mary in equal proportions as they shall respectively came of age viz the Boys twenty one years old and the Girls Eighteen and such certificates as I now possess or which may be hereafter received for me, shall be given to my said Executor to my four sons and two daughters before mentioned Anne and Mary in equal proportions as aforesaid to be paid the them severally as they arrive at age Except that my said Executor Moses Hunter shall retain in his hands so much of my Estate as will produce fifty pounds per annum, the sum to be by him paid to my wife and at her decease to be equally divided amongst my four sons and daughters Anne and Mary as aforesaid.  I do further order and direct that my son George shall be immediately after my decease bound to a trade, to some reputable character who prosecutes his mechanical (illegible) propriety
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And my said Executer Hunter is hereby directed to put my Daughter Mary and son Samuel to some good places and support them on as reasonable terms as he can, till they are fitted to go to some genteel buisinefs [business] ~ And he is requested to enable my son Jacob to go to school, till he shall be fitted to go to buisinefs in a store, or as a Clerk. And I do further order and direct, that any sum or sums that my said Executor Moses Hunter shall actually pay (which is left to his own discretion and judgment) towards enabling my Elder son Thomas Walls to go to the Western Country to survey my Lands or transact any other buisinefs, or for the support or education of my other children shall be fully allowed to him in the settlement of my Estate ~ And I do hereby appoint my friends Moses Hunter of Berkely, George  Willson of the Town of Louisville, John Crittendon of Fyatte County, and William Jones Esqr. of the City of Montreal Executors of this my last Will and Testament. In Witnefs whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this sixth day of June 1785. 
before signing I give and bequeath to my Daughter Elizabeth Patton Five hundred acres of Land entered on a Treasury Warrant No. 6012 on the waters of Clear Creek Fyatte County to her and her Heirs forever, which is excepted out of the which my Executors are empowered to sell.
George Walls [In a circle - Seal]
Signed + Acknowledged}
In the presence of us.}
Jas. Kerney. Jacob Beller,
John Fitzgerald
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It is further ordered before signing that whereas the Thousand acres of Land willed to William Savier, was in part consideration of his living with me as due of my family a considerable time, and receiving money at times, and such cloathing as was necefsary, of which I have taken no account, the warrant I purchased at my own expense and intended to Deed the Land for him, as a compensation for his friendly services to me. Now I do order and direct that if the said William Savier should ever hereafter raise any account against my Estate for services done that he shall not be entitled to the said Thousand acres of Land, as he can have no equitable title thereto, in any other pretence; but if he should not, my will is to be compiled with respecting the same Land.
James Kerney}
Jacob Beller}
John Fitzgerald} Codicil to be added to my Will, annexed this 25th. October 1785. My Son Thomas Walls being since the signing of my Last Will and Testament killed by the Indians, I do order, bequeath and direct, that the proportion of Land and other Estate bequeathed to him in my said Will, shall be equally divided amongst the other legatees therein mentioned and be confirmed to them and their Heirs forever. In witnefs thereof I have hereto set my hand and seal the day and year above said
George Walls
Signed + acknowledged in presence of us}
Jas. Kerney
John Kerney ~ At a Court Continued and held for Berkely County the 19th
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day of April 1786. This last will and Testament of George Walls decd. together with the Codicil thereto annexed, was presented in Court by Moses Hunter the Executor therein named, who made Oath thereto according to law, and the same being formed by the Oaths of Jacob Bellar, John Kerney, and John Fitzgerald. Witness thereto and ordered to be recorded. And upon the motion of the said Executor, who entered into Bond with Phillip Pendleton his security in the penalty of One Thousand pounds, conditioned for the true and faithful administration of the said Estate. Certificate is granted him for obtaining a probate thereof in due form of law.
Teste. Mo. Hunter C.Ct.

Virginia. Berkley County Sct.
I Harrison Waite clerk of the County Court of Berkley County, do hereby Certify, that the aforegoing is a true Copy from the records of the said Court, of the last Will and Testament of George Walls deceased." also I do further certify, that I have carefully examined the records of the said Court, and can find no record of any Will of the Thomas Walls named in the foregoing Will, or of any person of the name of Thomas Walls."
{S.S.} In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office at Martinsburg this 22d day of September 1831 and in the 50th year of the Commonwealth.
Harrison Waite
C.B.C.
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Virginia Berkley County Sct.
I Charles Orrick, presiding Justice of the County Court of Berkeley County, do hereby Certify, that Harrison Waite under whose hand and Seal of Office the above Certificate is made, is the Clerk of said Court, and that his Certificate is in due form, Given under my hand this 22d. Septr. 1831
Chas. Orrick

General Land Office
9th Novbr 1835
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true transcript of an attested Copy on file in this Office.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed  my name and caused the seal of this Office to be affixed at the City of Washington on the day and year above written.
Ethan A Brown
Commissioner
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State of Illinois} Before me, a Justice of
Tazewell County Sct} peace in, and for said County, and State personally appeared Samuel Bryant Walls of Rowan County, in the State of North Carolina who, being of lawful age, and first duly sworn, according to law doth on his oath declare that he is the son of the late Major George Walls of the Continental line of Virginia, a Captain and after the year '1779' - a Major in the State line of said Virginia, and in the "Illinois Brigade"- fought under General George Rogers Clark and Colonel Joseph Crockett until the close of the war of the revolution; that that his said father George Walls - in, or about the 1st. January 1786 intermarried with his mother, Jane Bryant, in the County of Baltimore, and state of Maryland; that neither this Deponent, nor any, the most antique of the connections have, to his knowledge, or belief, any documentary Evidence arising from family Bible, or any other record of the consummation of this marriage; That the legal issue of that marriage - were 1st. Deponent - alive with heirs - 2d. Henry Walls near Vandalia, Fayette County Illinois alive with heirs - 3d - George Carter Walls near Prairie Duthurn Wisconsin Territory alive with heirs - 4th - John Walls of Washington County Kentucky alive with heirs - 5th . Thomas Walls of State of Mississippi alive, and in single life,
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6th by Elisabeth Clark, alias Walls deceased leaving heirs - 7th. Nancy Hardin, alias Walls, of Washington County, Kentucky alive with heirs 8th, Mary Anne Walls of said Washington County Kentucky alive and a single woman - that these 8 are the sole, and alone heirs of said George Walls him having never married a 2d time - He further states that his late father, George Walls departed this life in Baltimore County in the State of Maryland, in the month of June Anno Domini 1822; and that his wife - Jane Walls, alias Bryant died - in Washington County, State of Kentucky in the month of "June A.D. 1844" -; That neither the said Officer - George Walls, or his wife, Jane Walls, while alive, nor any of the heirs since their deaths, did ever, to his knowledge, and belief - receive any pension due to him, or any pension due to their late mother, Jane Walls, alias Bryant - by the date of the "7th July 1838" - and further this deponent sayeth
Signed S. Bryant Walls

The above declaration on oath of Samuel Bryant Walls of Rowan County, North Carolina was made before me on this, the 30th day of October 1840
Neill Johnson
Justice of peace for
Tazewell County, Illinois
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October 30th 1846 - Special Term of the Court of Probate begun, and held at the Court=house, in the Town of Tremont - on the 30th day of October 1846 present Neil Johnson - Judge - This day came into Court Samuel Bryant Walls, and made, and filed his affidavit, that his father George Walls, and his uncle, Thomas Walls, were both deceased, and that they died intestate, and that each of them at the time of their decease was Entitled to a pension, or pensions, or half pay - as officers in the revolution and he asked the Court to grant him, and John Boyle of this County, letters of administration on the Estates of his said father, and uncle, that he might thereby recover the money due to himself, and the other heirs, through his said Uncle, and father the amount being large - but not Exactly known it was ordered, that they enter into separate bonds such as are generally given by administrators, in the Estate of George Walls, in the sum of eight Thousand dollars and in the Estate of Thomas Wells, in the sum of sixteen thousand dollars - Wherefore they presented the two several bonds - signed by each of them, with John H. Morrison - security ~ And as there is great uncertainty in their getting said money - and there being no other goods, and chattles, sights, or credits, the bond were severally approved - with this Express understanding - that should the said John Boyle and Samuel Bryant Walls succeed in getting an order from the Government of the United States, or any officer of the United States, then, before proceeding to draw, or receive such money, they are hereby ordered, and required to make the same known
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to this Court, who will proceed to require such additional security - as shall there be thought proper. 
It is now ordered, that letters of administration be granted to the said John Boyle, and Samuel Bryant Walls, on the Estate of said George Walls in the words following - towit -

State of Illinois-{ The people of the state of 
Tazewell County sct{ Illinois to all, to whom these presents shall come Greeting - Know ye that whereas it has been satisfactorily proven before the undersigned Probate Justice of the Peace, that one George Walls of the state line of Virginia, of the "Illinois Brigade" died intestate - in the month of June, in the year of our LORD - One thousand, Eight hundred, and Twenty two, (1822), - And no administration has ever been had on his Estate - and whereas the said George Walls was entitled, at the time of his decease, to some certain sum, or sumes of money from the United States namely half pay, during his life, from the close of the war of the revolution for his services in the Illinois campaigns - Now therefore that the said pension, or half pay coming to his heirs through him from the United States may be extended and prescribed for those who shall appear to have a legal right or in trust incur ~ We do hereby appoint John Boyle, of the County of Tazewell, and State of Illinois, and Samuel Bryant Walls of Rowan County, and State of North Carolina (the latter being a son of the said George Walls deceased) administrators of all and singular the foods, and chattles, sights, and credits which were of the said George Walls at the time of his decease, with full power, and authority to secure and collect the same, wheresoever the same may be found and in general to do, and perform all other acts which now are, or hereafter may be required of them, by law
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Witness - Neill Johnson, Probate Justice of the peace within, and for the County of Tazewell and State of Illinois - {S.S.} Given under my hand, and Official seal at Tremont this 30th. day of October A.D. 1846
Neill Johnson - J.P.

Ordered that letters of administration be granted to the said John Boyle, and Samuel Bryant Walls on the Estate of Thomas Walls deceased in the words following - to-wit -
State of Illinois{ The people of the State of
Tazewell County Sct.{ Illinois, to all, to whom these presents shall come, Greeting - Know ye, that whereas it has been satisfactorily proven before the undersigned, Probate Justice of Peace within, and for the County of Tazewell, and State of Illinois - that one Thomas Walls, a Lieutenant of the state line of Virginia of the "Illinois Brigade" - died intestate, in the month of April, in the year of our Lord - 1817., and that, no administration has been had on his Estate - and whereas the said Thomas Walls was Entitled, at the time of his decease, to some certain sum, or sums of money from the United States, as a pension - namely. half pay during his life from the close of the war of the revolution for his services, in the Illinois Campaign - Now therefore that the said pension, or pensions, or half pay coming - to his heirs through him from the United States, may be collected, and preserved for those, who shall appear to have a legal right, or interest therein - We do hereby appoint John Boyle of the County of Tazewell, and the State of Illinois, and Samuel Bryant Walls of Rowan County, and State of North Carolina (the latter being a Nephew of the said deceased) administrators of all, and singular the goods, and Chattles, sights, and Credits of the said deceased, with full power, and Authority to secure, and collect all, and singular, the goods, and Chattles whatsoever of the said Thomas Walls, wheresoever the sum
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may be found - And in general to do, and perform all other acts, which now are, or hereafter may be required of them by laws - Witness Neill Johnson, Probate Justice of the peace within and for the County of Tazewell, and State of Illinois -
Given under my hand, and Official seal {S.S.} at Tremont this 30th day of October A.D. 1846."
Neill Johnson, Probate Justice of the peace."

State of Illinois
Tazewell County} Sct
I the undersigned probate Justice do hereby certify, that the foregoing is a true copy of the letters of administration granted to John Boyle of said Tazewell County and State of Illinois and Samuel Bryant Walls of the County of Rowan and State of North Carolina on the estates of George Walls and of Thomas Walls deceased as appears of Record in my office Given under my hand and official seal at Tremont this eighteenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty seven
Neill Johnson probate justice of the peace
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State of Illinois {Know all men by these
Tazewell County Sct {presents that I, Samuel Bryant Walls of Rowan County in the State of North Carolina, do hereby nominate, constitute, and appoint John Boyle of Tazewell County, Illinois aforesaid my true, and lawful Attorney in fact in my name, and for me to demand, and receive from James L. Edwards, Esquire Commissioner of Pensions, Washington D,C whatever pension, or pensions may be coming to me, and the other heirs as due to our late Mother by the Law of "7th. July, 1838" - and to do all other acts in the premises, as if I myself were personally present to do the same; and other Attorneys under him the Said John Boyle to appoint for the special purposes herein named - Given under my hand, and seal in Tazewell County Illinois on the 30th day of October 1846 -
Interlined before signed -
Samuel Bryant Walls {SS}

The foregoing power of Attorney from Samuel Bryant Walls of North Carolina to John Boyle of this Tazewell County, Illinois was on this day acknowledged before me, by the said Samuel Bryant Walls, as his free, and voluntary act for the purposes therein named - Given under my hand this 30th day of October 1846
Neill Johnson {SS}
Justice of peace
for Tazewell County
Illinois
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State of Illinois {I, John H. Morrison, Clerk
Tazewell County Sct {of the County Commissions of said County, and State, do certify that Neill Johnson Esquire, before whom the foregoing declaration on oath of Samuel Bryant Walls of North Carolina was made and his, said Walls, acknowledgement of a power of Attorney to John Boyle of this Tazewell County Ills. was made - was then, and is now a duly commissioned Justice of peace in, and for said Tazewell County, Illinois, duly authorized to take depositions &c &c; that his name therein written appears to me to be, in his autograph is true, genuine signature; and that full credence is to be given to all his official acts, as such - In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name, and affixed my Seal of Office at Tremont the County seal of said Tazewell County Illinois on this, the 30th day of October 1846
John H Morrison
Clk
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State of Kentucky. Hardin County Sct
Be it Remembered that heretofore towit
At a county Court began and held for Hardin County at the Courthouse in Elizabeth Town on Monday the 7th. day of December 1829.
Present. Denton Georghegan, Allen Singleton, William Tarpley, Arthur Park, Abraham Miller, And John Seward S. Gentlemen, Justices of the Peace. -
"It was this day satisfactorily proven in Court by the oath of Daniel Linder, that Jacob Walls, George Walls, Samuel Walls, Anna Durce, Mary Miller, Elizabeth Patton & Thomas Walls were the only children of George Walls deceased who was an officer in the Revolutionary Army that the said Elizabeth Patton died since her father leaving Thomas Patton as her only heir; And that the said Thomas Walls died before his father without leaving issue.-
"The said Linder deposed that in his testimony taken in this Court on the 11th day of August 1828, he failed to name the said Elizabeth Patton through mistake, and now desires the correction made."
In testimony that the foregoing is truly
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Copied from the Records of said Court now filed in said office. I Samuel Haycraft Clerk of said County Court have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at the Clerks office of said County at Elizabeth Town this 28th day of June 1838.
Att. Saml. Haycraft Clk
Hardin County Court
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[top right corner damaged]
Aug 14 [illegible]
George + Thomas
Walls, Claim for
half-pay [Act 5 crossed out]
Act 5[?] July 1832
Commr.
P. R. Fendall
Present
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Know all men by these presents; that I, John Boyle of Tazewell County, in the State of Illinois, do hereby nominate constitute, and appoint Philip R. Fendall, Attorney at law, of Washington City, D.C., to be my true, and lawful Attorney in fact, in my name - and for me, to aid me in demanding, and receiving from James L. Edwards Esquire, Commissioner of the "pension Office", at Washington, D.C., whatever amount of half pay from the United States on the law of the "5th July 1832" - may be coming, and due to the "heirs - and Representatives" - of the late Major George Walls and Lieutenant Thomas Walls of the "Illinois Brigade" under the command of General George Rogers Clarke, and Colonel Joseph Crockett, in the subjugation of the posts of St. Vincent (now Vincennes) in Indiana, and Kaskaskia in this (Illinois) State - the former Viz: George Walls - being the father - and Jane Bryant the mother of the heirs - and the latter - Thomas Walls, their Uncle [illegible] - unmarried intestate and without legal issue; and all other acts - to do in the premises - with as plenary from as if I, myself were personally present to do the same; all other Attorneys, or substitutes, under him, the said Philip R. Fendall to make, constitute, and appoint, for the purposes aforesaid, and again at pleasure to revoke - hereby ratifying, and confirming, all the acts of my said Attorney - lawfully done in the premises, by virtue hereof 
In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and seal on this, the sixteenth day of the seventh month, in the year of our LORD - one thousand, eight hundred, and forty seven (1847), in Tazewell County - State of Illinois aforesaid
John Boyle Ad: {S.S.}
:ministrator with Samuel Bryant Walls &c on the Estates of George Walls, & Thomas Walls.

State of Illinois {Before me, a Justice of peace
Tazewell County Sct {in and for said County, and State on this the 24th. day of seventh month 1847 - personally appeared John Boyle of
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said County, and State, and also personally well known to me, who acknowledged the foregoing power of Attorney to Philip R. Fendall Esquire, of Washington City - D.C. - to be his free act, and deed for the purposes therein named - In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name, and affixed my seal in Tazewell County, Illinois aforesaid - on the day and year above written
Nathan Dillon Justice of the peace {S.S.}

State of Illinois {I, John H. Morrison, Clerk of
Tazewell County { the County Commissioners Court of said County and State - do certify That Nathan Dillon - Esquire, before whom the foregoing power of Attorney in fact - from John Boyle of said Tazewell County, Illinois, to Philip R. Fendall of Washington City, D.C. was duly acknowledged, was then, and is now, an acting Justice of the peace, in and for Tazewell County Illinois, duly commissioned, and authorized to administer Oaths, and take recognizances therein; that his name therein written appears to be me to be his autograph or true, genuine signature; and that full faith, and credit is to be had to all his official acts, as such - In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name, and affixed my seal of Office - at Tremont, the County seat of said Tazewell County, Illinois on this, the ninth day of August AD 1847
The [illegible] "of Tazewell Co" the word "Court" and "intestate" interlined before signing
John H Morrison Clerk
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P. R. Fendall Esquire

Dear Sir

I am no Lawyer but an old fashioned Bapt. preacher - But my understanding is not cataleptic [illegible] comprehensive enough to see - how the solemn decisions of these learned, "[illegible] periti" - Benj. F Butler, Wm Wist, and Govn Cass as given in the Document, No 95 can be maintained, if we the admis are still obliged by the regulations of the Honble the Secretary at War "+, +c [&c or etc)  to produce in propria persona - all the heirs - scattered as they are to the four winds or even enumerate their names! - I did take the deposition of James Washington Chapman before Catesley Gill Esquire a Magistrate of this (Tazewell) County giving the heirs (as best he could) and put it, duly authenticated in our post office, with my own hands - This was addressed to the pension office - some time before I send "Doct. No 95" - [illegible] E. D. Baker, and the Honble O. B. Ficklin - called my special friends have outraged all decorum, + pistic in not forwarding the letters of admn to the pension office of Jas. L. Edwards - addressed as they were duplicate, ft 2oly either to the Sectry at War, or Col. J. L. Edwards (as may be-
Most respectfully
John Boyle
admis +c + -

The letters will be copied, and sent on as soon as practicable - I have two preachers in [illegible] adjoining counties - John, + Henry Walls many + others in the Chapman connection to depose to as many of the heirs they can asp
J. B.
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October 31, 1934.
BA-J/ILL
George Walls
R. 18785
Mrs. Eulalie H. Miller Holihan
14431 Garfield Avenue
Lakewood, Ohio.
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Major George Walls, of the Revolutionary War.
The data which are given herein are found in the papers on file in pension claim, R. 18785, based upon his service of George Walls (the name appears also as Wales), in the war.
George Walls (Wales) served as Major and Quartermaster General of Colonel Crockett's "Illinois" regiment, Virginia State troops, during 1781, 1782 and 1783, he was a resident of Berkeley County, Virginia, and died in 1786.
His wife was Mary, maiden name not stated; his children were Jacob, George, Samuel, Anna Duree, Mary Miller, Elizabeth Patton and Thomas.
The claim for his commutation of pay, under the Act of July 5, 1832, was allowed his administrator, Charles J. F. Faulkner.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER,
Assistant to Administrator.
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25.
Washington
July 5 / 51
Thomas Green

Appeals from the decision
of Com of Pensions in the
Case of George Walls Admr.
for Half Pay +c -

Caw [illegible]

Repd to Com of Pensions for
a report
Dept Mto}
July 24 / 51}
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Washington 5th July 1851
[illegible]: A. H. H. Stuart
Secretary of the Interior

Sir
From the decision of the Commissioner of Pensions made on 25th ult. to me, upon the application of George Walls admin for the Half pay due under act 5 July 1832, for his services as Qr. Master General, I respectfully ask an appeal. I do it the more readily, as your predecessor, Mr Ewing, told the admin, Mr. C. J. Faulkner, in my presence, he would direct the money to be paid him, no soon as the penalty of his admion [admin] bond was enlarged. This was done when Mr. E again deferred the payment, solely on the ground, that the whole question of paying Commutation, had been referred to a Committee of Congress.

The application is now for the half pay and does not involve the question of commutation. But as Mr. Ewing's whole action on the case was verbal, Mr. Heath can take no notice of it & the questions are again submitted to the Head of the Department.

as to the question whether the Half pay for services of Quarter Master general, can be due in any case, under the act of 5 July 1832, I submit herewith a copy of my letter of the 4th day of March 1850 to Col J. L. Edward - marked (No. 1) also a copy of the printed argument of V. Ellis esquire in Finney's case, marked (No.2).

But if it be decided, Col. Finney had no claim to Half pay, still it seems to me, perfectly clear, that Walls was
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entitled, unless the settled and unquestioned preacher of the department,  is to be reversed and overruled- so far as payment is made for any staff service. 

It is the present practice of the department, to pay for services of paymasters, adjutants, Quarter Masters of Regiments or Brigades &c- not, as I understand, because the incumbents held those offices only, but because, they were officers in the line of the army, and were entitled under the decisions of the Court of appeals of [illegible] to half the pay, they were receiving when in service, & as these officers were in the receipt of a given amount when in service, so they were entitled to half that sum, under the act of 1779. Apply these principles to Walls case. He was confessedly, an officer in the line to the end of the war, and he was also a Qr. Master General in the receipt of staff day. It is beyond my comprehension, to perceive a distinction between his case, and that of Nath Welch, & the other staff officers who are now, unhesitatingly paid when the facts are satisfactorily made at Mr. Heath, puts it on the ground, that the court of appeals had, as far back as 1791, decided in favor of the pay masters &c, but had never had the question of the Qr. Master Gen. before them. 

I contend the principle was the same. Viz: that the Half-pay promised- meant the half of such sum as the officer received in service- and that this, necessarily, extended to one
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as well as to any other, species of staff service. I can conceive of no one reason, why I should extend to the inferior and not to the superior staff officers-
Mr. Heath, falls into a singular error when he argues so strenuously against Walls claim, because he drew no depreciation as Quarter Master General. It must be recalled, depreciation payments, were to make good, that inferior currency, in which the officers were paid from the 1 January 1777 to decr[December] 1781, when the currency was ruled at 1000 for one. Now as Walls was not appointed Qr. Master Genl[General], till towards the close of this period, and in all human probability never received one dollar, for his staff services, in that currency, how was it possible he could draw any depreciation for his services as Qr. Mast Genl.[Master General]
I humbly think the error in almost equally apparent when he expressed the opinion, that when Walls acted "as Qr. M. Genl[Master General], his services as Major were virtually suspended."
The duties of that High staff officer, neither required, nor would have excused his riding over that "wide extent of territory" -
They required him at his post in the Camp- In his tent or Quarter he kept the accounts of the numerous Quarter Master  & directed their operations- He would examine their reports, & for the deficiencies in one direction, would make the heavier drafts upon others- acting as a small scale, as the Commander in Chief would on a large one. But why argue a point, which
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the records establish, as clearly as they do the fact, that Genl. Washington was the Commander in Chief.
Here is an original book in the auditors office of Va. limited to the transactions of "Major George Walls as Quarter Master General to the Western Expedition" - beginning on the 6th July 1781 and ending in April or May 1784 - the condition of the Country requiring a portion of the troops to remain at the Falls of Ohio, for a year, after this War was over. This book has as much the appearance of an original as any other book in the Auditors office. And no human being can doubt it who will inspect it
Besides this book the other records of the office show that Walls was regularly settled with, as Major in the line, and as Quarter Master Genl, receiving L22:10 per month, for his service in the latter capacity in addition to his pay in the line.
Why Mr. Heath, should therefore suppose, that there was any incompatibility in his holding the two offices and that during the period of his service, as Q. M. Genl. "his service as Major was verbally suspended." I cannot conceive. The facts are certainly otherwise.
In 1782 a commifsion was constituted of sundry [illegible] citizens, to go to Kentucky to ascertain all the expenses chargable to Virginia for the defense and conquest of the Western Country, with a view to her indemnity from the United States.
This Board held to sefsions [sessions] at Lexington principally and each days proceedings, showed the investigation of various accounts of officers and others.
It so happened that Major Walls accounts, were
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presented on the 25th March 1783 - and of course, could by no pofsibility [possibility] be, then, bought down to a later day. They were admitted as correct and proper, and entered accordingly - they include his pay as Major in the line and his pay account, at L22.10 pr. month, as Quarter Master General, down to + inclusion of the 24 March 1783. This account so admitted by the board, was subsequently, regularly entered on the record at Richmond and paid.
From that period, no settlements were made with Major Walls (who was near 1000 miles off, in the there widernesfs [wilderness]) till the spring of 1784 when he returned, + claimed his pay in both capacities for a period of nearly a year, after the War was over.
The executior thought the pay as Q. Mast: Genl. ought not to be allowed after the 25th March 1783 and afsigned [assigned] reasons for the opinion. These reasons, admit there was a necefsity [necessity] for the office of Q. M. Genl. to a period as late as the 25th March "83 and that Walls was the incumbent of that office, or, in other words, held that appointment. But from + after that day the inference is a necefsary one, that the Executior thought he ought to be regarded as supernumerary - the necefsity for further service having expired yet they compromised + paid him L53 more. This is all we ask. If he became supernumerary on the 25 March 1783, he is entitled to Half-pay as such. Mr. Heath has recently paid for staff service, which had terminated, in like manner in 1781 although the officeir service in the line continued for a longer period.
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But Mr. Heath says there is as evidence that the office of Q. Master Genl. was authorized by law, or that Walls was appointed to that office, so as to give it legal existence.
I think, the admifsion by the Executier of Vt., in its formal decision of 15th day July 1784, that there was a necefsity for that office till the 25th March 1783, + that Walls held that office and was entitled to the additional pay of L22:10 pr. month, as such, to the 25 March aforesaid, in evidence, that these was legal authority for the appointment and that he was regularly appointed. I think also, that the certified copies from the record at Richmond, showing the presentation of his pay rolls, changing his regular pay as Major in the line, and the additional sum of L22:10 for his service as Q. M. Genl., and the payment of these accounts, is evidence of the legal existence of that office, + of his being the incumbent. 
It cannot be doubted, if the Executier of Va. (800 miles from Lexington) had been aware of the condition of things at the Falls of Ohio on the 25th March 1783 when Walls appeared before the Board, might + perhaps would, have terminated the legal existence of that office. But there was, in fact, no legislation or Executive action on that subject, on that day, and the office did not, if so facts, terminate any more on that day, than the day before or the day after. The fact of the war's ending - may have terminated it. Tet he may pofsibly be regarded as having become supernumerary
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- but that would only add a few dollars to the claim for Half pay - instead of defeating it.
The extraordinary powers conferred on the Executier of Va. by the act of afsembly [assembly] (10 vol: pa: 413 Stat: at large) "over all the troops of the State employed in public service" enabled the Executier to prescribe such regulations, as would have required half a dozen Q. Master Genl. if the Executier had thought proper - and its subsequent action, + the current transactions in the fiscal department, necefsarily presuppose that Major Walls appointment as Q. Mast. Genl. was legal + regular.
I am Y. Obt Sert
Thomas Green
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[Left side]
No. 18754

[The following has been crossed off]
OF FEBRUARY 14, 1871.
WAR OF 1812.
3341 [or 3349 or 3347]

George Walls
[illegible] Gen

Va Line
Revolution
[illegible] ____, 18

Also see papers in claim
of Thomas Walls
R. 18784
REJECTED 

[illegible] Pay --- act 32

Received ____, 187

[Right side]
1912 Mch 21 Hist to
Miss Vic Rayson Letter
in W. F. 3808 [illegible] Hansborough
V.L.M.
1913 apr. 3 Hist to Mrs.
Chas. H. King. V. L. M.
1923 - Dec. 19 - Hist to Lilliam Luke awf.
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1930. Feb. 19, Hist to
Myrtle M. Henry. M.E.E.
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1930 0 Dec. Hist to
Homer Eiler. DNF
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1934 - Oct. 31 - Hist to Mrs Eulalie H. M. Holihan
ILL
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George Walls, decd.
Act 5 July 1832.

See letter to John Boyle, 2 Dec. 1847 
[Rejected by the Sec. Treasury in 1833.}
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[Left side]
See let 9 March 1838
Hon. J. Dennis
No. to Hom G. Davis, H. R.
March 24. 1846. do to Hon
D. M. Barringer apl 23. 1846
do. to Hon. A. Lincoln
H R. [April crossed off] May 5. 1848

Let 10 March 1833 C J Faulkner
from Sec Treas -

Part of the Evidence in Wall's case

[Right side]
March 20. '33
I. C. J. Faulkner
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George Walls
Qr: Master Genl

act 5 July 1832

Decision of the Commissioner rejecting claim affirmed by the Secretary of the Interior.
[text crossed out] Letter enclosed -
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Washington Co. Ky.
Dec. 1828 in the case of Thomas Walls or Wales R. 18784 it is sworn that Henry Walls, John Walls, George Walls, Samuel Wales Thomas Wales, Nancy Wales, Marian Wales and Elizabeth Clarke late Wales, were the children and only heirs at law of George Wales dec'd who was son and one of the heirs of George Walls or Wales deceased who was an officer of the Revolution.

V. L. M.
Mch. 20, 1912.
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["No 3" crossed out]
D

Receipt of Wm Cherry
Pay Master

Capt. William Cherry
Quarter Master
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Oct 27th 1781~
Recd of Major George Walls Q.M. G. Fifty eight pair of Shoes for the use of Col. Cracketts Regiment.
Wm Cherry Cap. & p.m.
W.B.
The above is truly copied from the 3rd Vol of Illinois papers collected by the late Commissioner Smith. W. Smith calls for the Book from which the above is taken, Major Walls receipt Book. [sentence repeated] J.W. smith calls the Book from which the above is taken. Major Walls receipt book.
Screen[?] under my hand at the Auditors Office
Richmond this 25th day of February 1850~
Jas E. Heath
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Dont mix these with the other papers in this claim
false statements.
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No 1
Maj. George Walls
2: [illegible] Genl.
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Falls of Ohio 5th Oct. 1781.
Recd of Major Walls Q.M.G. screen[?] yards of White Linnen and thread to make two Shirts
per Order of Genl Clark,
Martin Carney Q.M.
The above is truly copied from the 3rd Vol. of Illinois papers as collected by the late Commissioner Smith. W. Smith calls the Book from which the above is taken "Major Walls' receipt book."
Screen under my hand of the Auditors Office 
Richmond this 25th day of February 1850~
Jas. E. Heath
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No. 2
E
Capt. John Kenney's 
Receipt to M. Walls
2 MG
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Oct 11th 1781. Rec'd of Maj George Walls Q.M. G. Screen yards of fine Linnen & four skeins of thread for my use for which I have sigd duplicate 
Recd of the same tener[?] & date.
John Kerney Capt.
The above is truly copied from the 3rd vol. of Illinois papers collected by the late Commissioner Smith
Given under my hand at the Auditors Office Richmond this 25 day of February 1850.
Jas. E. Heath
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No. 4.
B.
Extract from the Journal of the Illinois
Commissioners
Maj. George Walls
Quarter Master Genl.
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Recd of Major George Walls the following Accts
Viz.
His Account against the State for Corn No 1. his pay acct. as Q. Ms Genl from the 25 June unl ye 24 March 1783 No 2. His pay Acct as Majr in Colo Crocketts & the Illinois Regiment No 3 His Recruiting Acct. No 4.

The foregoing is copied from an old book in this office (of which the caption or commencement is torn off), but which appears to be a journal of the Illinois Commifsioners in [illegible] in the 24 March. 1783. Given under my hand at the Audrs office 26. Feb. 1850
Jas. E. Heath
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Hon J. L Edwards
Comm of Pensions
W City
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Washington
March 18th 1850
Sir
I am the attorney of the heirs of Major George Walls, deceased, who reside in the State of Kentucky, and as such am duly authorized and impowered to institute legal proceedings to revoke the letters of Administration heretofore granted to Charles James Faulkner Esq. upon the estate of George Walls deceased, in the month of June 1832. I have already taken measures to institute such proceedings, in Berkeley County, Virginia where said letters of Administration were granted, and I hereby on behalf of said heirs, protest against the allowance of any claim presented by said Faulkner as administrator of said estate, under the act 5th July 1832, until said legal proceedings, for the revocation of his letters of administration, should be determined. Said Faulkner has given bond only in the sum of Ten Thousand dollars, as appears by a copy of his bonds in my possession, and is now claiming to receive an amount more than double as larger as that sum. I am ready to exhibit evidence that I am authorised by the heirs of said George Walls deceased, to act for them in the premises.
Respectfully Yours
S F J Trabue
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At a Court held for Berkeley County at the Court House on Monday the 8t day of April 1850. Among other things was had the following proceedings to wit.
On the motion of Thomas W. Patton, James Harris, Robert Clerk jr, Mary A Harden, Thomas S. Walls, in right of his wife Maria Walls late Miller, and in his own right, Samual Walls, Nancy Harden, Elizabeth V. Mouland, Samual T. Walls, Lorenzo Dow Walls, Nancy Dowell, Mary Wadly, Caroline Gilbert, Thomas Walls ([illegible]), Rosanna Robinson, and Mary Ann Walls, Christopher Columbus Walls, Mifsouri [Missouri] Walls and Sarah Elizabeth Walls infants under twenty one years of age by their Father, natural guardian statuable guardian + next friend (Thomas S. Walls) claiming as legates or distributees of George Walls decd. a rule is awarded against Chas. James Faulkner administrator with the will annexed of the estate of said George Walls and to show cause at the next term of this Court why his letters of administration should not be revoked.
I Jacob Van Doren Clerk of the County Court in the County of Berkeley State of Virginia do hereby certify that the above is a true copy from the records. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my official of seal this 9t day of April 1850 and in the 74t year of our foundation
Jacob Van Doren Clerk PR.
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District of Columbia}
Washington County} ss
Personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and District aforesaid, Stephen F J. Trabue, who being duly sworn on his oath says, that as the Attorney of heirs of George Walls deceased, he has taken steps to procure the revocation of the authority granted by the Court of Berkeley County Virginia to Charles J. Faulkner Esq as administrator on the estate of said Walls. That he understands and believes that the bond given by the said Faulkner as administrator aforesaid, will not cover the claim for which he and his attorney Thomas Green are now applying to the Department of the Interior. That he understands that a considerable sum of money has been recently received by the said administrator on his application or that of his attorney for which he has not accounted to the heirs, and that he does not believe the heirs will get what they are Justly entitled to if the money be paid on the application now pending. That he has heard that Dudley Diggs died in the State of Mifsouri [Missouri] having a claim against the United States for upwards of $2000 and that in 1844 The Attorney in this case cased or procured administration to be had on the estate of said Diggs in Virginia giving a bond in the penalty of about $200 - And as the Attorney
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of that administrator received the whole claim amounting to upwards of $2000 - and of which the heirs prior to the Spring of 1848 had only received a Sum Short of the penalty of the bond $200. That he as Attorney of heirs aforesaid, of George Walls, deceased, does Most Solemnly Protest against any further proceedings being had on the application of said Faulkner or his Attorney Thomas Green until the meeting of the Berkeley County Court, lest his clients may be placed in the same situation with the heirs of Dudley Diggs. That, what he has above stated, respecting the case of Dudley Diggs, he does not know from his own knowledge but from report, and that he has both written and telegraphed to ascertain the facts.
S F J. Trabue

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 19th day of March 1850.
Saml Gruhb J. P. [The word 'Seal' is a circle]
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Copy of petition +c [&c]

Fus $3.59
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State of Virginia}
Berkeley County} fs.
As a Court held for said County at the Court House on Monday the 8th day of April 1850 among other things was had the following proceeding "to wit.
"On the motion of Thomas W. Patton, Robert Clark jr Mary A. Hardin, Thomas S. Walls in right of his wife Maria Walls late Miller, and in his own right, Samual Walls, Nancy Hardin, Elizabeth V. Mouland, Samuel T. Walls, Lorenzo Dow Walls, Nancy Dowell, Mary Wadley, Caroline Gilbert, Thomas Walls (illegible] Rosanna Robinson and Mary Ann Walls, Christopher Columbus Walls, Mifsouri [Missouri] Walls and Sarah Elizabeth Walls infants under twenty one years of age by their Father, natural guardian statuable guardian + next friend (Thomas S. Walls) claiming as legalus or distributees of George Walls decd a rule is awarded against Chas James Faulkner administrator with the will annexed of the estate of said George Walls and to then cause at the next term of this Court why his letters of administration should not be revoked.
I Jacob Van Doren Clerk of the County Court in the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that the above is a true copy from the records of said Court.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my official seal this 9th day of April 1850 and in the 74th year of our foundation
Jacob Van Doren Clerk [illegible]
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Berkeley County Court April Term 1850.
Ordered that a rule be entered against Chas J Faulkner adm with the will annexed of George Walls decd. upon the petition of Edmund V. Hunter adm of A. Oden decd. who was one of the securities of Chas J. Faulkner adm with the will annexed of George Walls decd. setting forth to and for satisfactory reasons appearing to the Court a rule is awarded against the said Faulkner to show cause why he shall not execute a new bond as adm with the will annexed of the said George Walls decd. thereupon the said Chas J. Faulkner appeared in Court acknowledged services of the said rule + executed a new bond in the penalty of seventy thousand dollars with security satisfactory to the Court.
A true copy from the record
Tests
Jacob Van Doren Clerk B. C.
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Thos. Green
April 13 / 50
In reference to question
submitted by Comm of Pensions
a case of George Walls
"whether an officer of the
Evl Staff is entitled"?
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Washington 13th April 1850.
Honble Th: Ewing

Sir.
Col Edwards, submitted to you, yesterday, in the case of George Walls, (whose admin claims the Commutation for his services as Quarter Master General) the preliminary question whether an officer of the general staff is entitled?
I beg learn to remark, that Mr. Coombs, whom you know to be a good lawyer, and to whom the case was referred for examination some weeks ago, has no doubt whatever on this point - In his report to Col Edwards, he said - "If Major Walls, was, after the said 25th March 1783 legally invested with the office of Quarter Master General + as such entitled to the pay aforesaid, - I think it very clear, that no subsequent refusal of the Execution to recognize the necefsity [necessity] of the office or to allow his accounts could affect his right to Commutation, provided he continued so invested with the office to the close of the War".
Mr. Coombs saw no difference, between the right of the Quarter Master, the Brigade Quarter Master, and the Qr. Master Genl. They all claimed under the same law - and were equally entitled to the five years full pay, + interest, in Commutation for the Half-pay which they were receiving at the close of the War.
The words of the act of 1779 gave the Half-pay for life, to the respective officers - the Half-pay which they recd. in one capacity was as much embraced, as the Half-pay in any other - and accordingly the Court of Appeals of Virginia, in 1776, gave Judgment in favor of Isaac Homes, for the Commutation as Lieutenant and Paymaster. The act of 5 July 1832, directed the Department to pay those cases, for which Va. would be bound according to the
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principles of the half pay cases already decided Thus adopting those principles as correct.
Accordingly, it is the settled practice to pay the Commutation for all staff appointments, held by the officers at the close of the War.
I see no reason, why a distinction should be made to the prejudice of the Qr. Master General. The Brigade Quarter Master had recd. his Commutation, + the Brigadier General has recd his commutation for services in this Corps and as the law provides in terms, for all general officers, as much as for regimental or company offices, no reason is perceived for the least hesitation, in regarding the Quarter Master General in the same light with the other officers.
That the Va. afsembly [assembly] considered the Qr. Master General, as included among the General officers is shown by reference to pay 77 of 8th Vol. Hen: stat. [illegible] which directed the 9 Va. Continental Regts. to be under Command of one Major Genl. - + two Brigadiers + that there be one Quarter Master Genl - one Adjutant Genl + his Deputy - the general officers to be appointed by congrefs [congress] and the Field officers by the Convention of Va. -
This is conclusive, that the Qr. Master General, was included in the act of the same sefsion [session], in the comprehensive promise of Half pay to all general officers - The law + the decisions in 1792 [illegible] Homes case thus justify "the very clear" opinion of Mr. Coombs, that Walls is entitled to the Commutation of Qr. Master Genl. if he served as such to the end of the War, as contemplated by the act of 1779.
These facts as well show, as soon as this preliminary enquiry is disposed of -
Col. Edwards submits another inquiry - Whether he shall pay whatever may be due without further delay, to Mr. Faulkner. As your intention has heretofore been stated on this point, I will make no further remarks, until I learn that reasons have been afsigned [assigned] challenging a change of opinion.
I am yr. obt servt
Thomas Green
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1 Mar / 50
Majir Geo: Walls:
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as Quarter Master General
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[illegible]

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$1605 55
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to be deducted - if dain
allowed

Thos Green Eq
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Washington 28 Feb. 1850.

Col. J. L. Edwards
Comm. of Pensions.

Sir.
On behalf of the admin of Major George Walls, I present the application for the Half-pay due for the services of said Walls as Quarter Master Genl to the end of the war, in addition to that hereupon received as Major; under act 5 July 1832.
The record proof is complete as to his service as Quarter Master General to the end of the war.
1st. see Martin Carney, Quarter Master, receipt (No 1) 5th Oct: 1787
2 " Capt. John Kerney " No. 2. 11 Oct. "
3 " Capt. + Paymaster Wm. Cherry " No. 3. 27 Oct. "
4 " Copy from Journal of board of Commifsioners [Commissioners]}
appointed to settle Western accounts.} No 4. 24 March 1783.
The board being then in sefsion [session] + the accounts
going up to that very day
5. The copy of Forage [illegible] as long as the troops}
remained in the West - even after the war} to May 1784.
The record proof seems to be perfectly complete.
Your notion to refund the sum of $1403.55 paid 4 January last the admin of Geo. Walls for his services in the line, was duly recd. That money having been advisedly + deliberately paid, under the then impression of the law, entertained by the Department, the admin, was under no legal obligation to refund - and a voluntary payment, might have subjected him these sureties, to the penalty of a devastavit. But if this payment by the Department was improper, we cannot object to its being withheld, in the settlement of the further claim now present.
I am yr. obt sert
Thomas Green
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Washington County}
District of Columbia} Personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and district aforesaid Stephen F J. Trabue attorney in fact for the heirs, who being duly sworn made oath that he has commenced the necessary measures to have the authority of Charles James Faulkner Administrator on the estate of George Walls deceased revoked, and that he verily believes it will be done as soon as the Court meets which he understands will be the 2nd Monday in April (next month) - And further "that the bond executed by said Faulkner for the due and faithful performance of his duties as administrator aforesaid is wholly inadequate in amount and insufficient to protect the rights and interests of the heirs at law
S F J. Trabue

Subscribed and sworn to this 18 day of March 1850
JP [The word "Seal' in a circle]
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Washington 12th April 1850.

Honorable T. Ewing.

Having filed the clerks certificate, that Mr. Faulkner had given a new bond in Berkeley County, Va. in penalty of $70,000 as admin of Geo: Walls, I ask your action on the case.
The [illegible] of the case, made by the late Chief Clerk, states "If Major Walls was after the said 25th of March 1783, legally invested with the office of Quarter Master General, and as such, entitled of to pay, at the rate aforesaid, I think it very clear, that no subsequent refusal of the Executive to 'recognize the necefsity of the office', or to allow his account, could affect his right to commutation, provided he continued so invested with the office to the close of the war" -
It is thus manifest, the only difficulty in the case, in the opinion of Mr. Coombs, is whether Major Walls, was legally invested with the office, entitled to L22:10 per month, after that date + so remained till 22 April "83.
The concluding opinion, that the Executive did not recognize him, as holding that office, after 25th March 1783, is of no moment (according to Mr. Coombs views) provided, he was legally invested with that office to 27 April "83.
The act of afsembly [assembly] recognizes the existence of a Quarter Master General by directing him to report to the Commifsioner of War.
The acts of afsembly (see my former letter) gave ample power to the Executive to appoint any officer it might think proper. Here then is ample evidence of authority in the Executive to appoint the Qr. Mast: Genl.
The service defacto, till 22 Apl "83, are admitted. And the only shadow of ground, for making a distinction, as to the legal investment of that office before + after 25 March 1783, rests on the refusal of the Executive to pay L22.10 after 25 March, because the office was unnecefsary after that day, in consequence of the reduction of the number of the forces to be provided for. giving as a reason for the refusal - that that number was so small that it would not have justified the appointment of such an officer originally, (if they had never been more) nor did it justify the continuance of it. It is manifest, the Executive would have disbanded such high officers, on the 25 March 1783 if they had been in the East as was done with others - But this officer was not dismifsed till after the war - + the payment of the accounts, presuppose necefsity, the legal existence of Walls, as Qr. Ms. Genl, and that removed the whole difficulty as to
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the legal appointment of the officer, whose continuance as such, must be presumed to depend on the same principles + rules as governed in other officers cases - to wit - until he was discharged, or resigned - of course, he did not resign - the services defacto till 22 April 1783 - being fully proved. The bare pofsibility, that his office might have been confirmed to last until 25th March 1783, is entitled to no weight. It cannot be presumed - on the contrary, it is manifest that that day was named, only because, the special Board of Commifsioners, being in sefsion happened to receive Major Walls accounts for consideration + report on that day as they received the accounts of various other officers, on other days.
If Walls had not remained in service, more than a year after the war was over, + charged for all that long period, as Qr. M. Genl, it is almost certain, no objection would have been made to his [illegible] as Qr. M. Genl. to a period as late as 22 April 1783. But it was unreasonable, after the war was over, that Walls should receive full pay in two such high offices, + in seeking for a period to terminate the pay of one of them, the time to which he rendered his account to the Board was selected, + yet the Executive was so doubtful of the equity of that act, that it compromised the act, by the payment of L50 for staff services after 25 March 1783. These staff services were the same, he had rendered as Qr. M. Genl. but as the only mode of getting over the difficulty, the Executive described them as services in purchasing + providing for the troops.
I concur with Mr. Coombs, the opinion of the Executive as to the necefsity of the office, cannot impair the right to commutation, if Walls was actually + legally the Q. M. Genl. to 22 April 1783.
I am y. obt sevt Thomas Green
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Washington 15 March 1850.

Col. J. L. Edwards.
Present -

Sir.

I have now filed, the most conclusive evidence that Major Walls was Quarter Master General to the end of the war - was entitled for those staff services - to L22:10. pr month - and is entitled to his Commutation accordingly. It will not require fifteen minutes of your chief clerks time (to whom you have referred the case) to determine the exact right, of the case.
But I learn, he is restrained from action on it, by some suggestion from you that a caveat had been spoken of, in the case.
As no written caveat has been filed - I can neither reply to it, nor to the individual who may pretend to have authority to arrest the payment.
I say this - Mr. C. J. Faulkner is the proper legal representative of Major Walls estate. That he lives in Berkeley County Virginia, where Major Walls died - and where, I believe, most of the heirs live - one + perhaps two of them may live in Kentucky. But Mr. Faulkner + no one else, is entitled to receive this money - or any part of it. Mr. Faulkner is a man of very large fortune - in zeal + personal estate - and is amply responsible to the distributees + all others, for whatever sum may be paid him. Under these circumstances I beg leave, to say, there is not a particle of just ground, for waiting one moment upon the suggestion of any one whatever. I beg you to disregard any request for delay, + to direct the investigation of the case.
I am y. obt servt. Thos. Green
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At the request of Mr. Thomas Green I state that I am well acquainted with Mr. Chs. Jas Faulkner of Berkeley County Virginia - and that he is believed to be worth from One Hundred and Fifty Thousand to Two Hundred Thousand Dollars - + I believe him to be worth the latter sum.
Richard Parser MC
March 15: 1850.
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Washington 15 March 1850.

Col. J. L. Edwards

Sir
I now enclose to you, not only conclusive second evidence, that major George Walls was in service as Quarter Master General to the end of the war, but that his additional pay was L22.10. pr. month which is lefs than the [illegible] U. S. Qr. M. Genl.
These accounts, just recd, not only show these facts but, that the Executive of Va. on 15 July 1784. recognized the necefsity [necessity] of a Quarter Master Genl. until the 25 March 1783. at the falls of Ohio, but were of opinion, as there was no necefsity for the office after that date, only L50, should be paid him for services, after that date, beyond his pay in the line.
It is however manifest, the L50, would have been all he could have charged (at L22.10. pr. month) up to June 1783, which was after the war.
But this is not all - the proof is conclusive he was legally + actually a Qr. Master Genl. till after the end of the war, the opinion of the Executive, that the pay should be limited, to the time when the office ceased to be necefsary, is entitled to no weight - on this questions of right to Commutation - which depended on the fact of service to the end of the war - for, although (the courts having decided that service was necefsary to 22 April 1783) the Govt: might have freed itself of its obligation to pay Commutation in all cases, by disbanding the troops as soon as their service ceased to be necefsary, viz: before the 22 April "83 yet if they did not so disband them, nor actually discontinue the office, as in Walls case, the right to Commutation cannot be resuted. Your V. obt sevt Thos Green
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Washington 6 March 1850.
Col. J. L. Edwards
Sir
The Va. troops, in the Revolution, were allowed the same pay & rations, which Congress paid to the Continental line.
see 10 Vol. Hen: Stat: page 23 - Cap: 6 - first section - which directs that all who enlist for the war - in the Va Continental - or state line or navy, & shall serve out their time, shall receive $750 - "and the pay and rations allowed, to like persons, in the Continental service"
Chap 11 - page 32 - same Vol - directs four Regiments to be raised - The Officers & Soldiers (see page 34) to have the same pay, benefits, privilege, & entitlements, as given by Chapter 6 - above -
same Vol. page 215 - the 4 Regts, last above directed to be raised - were reduced to one which was Col. Crocketts, of which Col. Slaughters corps was to be considered a part. It is thus shown, that Regt was to have the same pay as the Continental Officers. 
The act of Oct Sess: 10 Vol page 289. expressly gives to Col. Geo: R. Clarke's Regt. the same pay & rations, to which the Continental troops were entitled -
It then appears, by the general law & by the two special acts, that Major Walls, who belonged to the Illinois Regt, was entitled to the Continental pay.
As to the office of Quarter Master General - the first reference to it which I see, is on page 77. of 9th Vol. Hen: directing the whole 9 Regts of Va. shall be under Command, of one Major Genl - two Brigadiers - & that there be One Quarter Master Genl. as adjutant Genl & his deputy.
The General Officers to be appointed by Congress & the field Officers by the Convention thus showing the Q. M. Genl, was regarded as a general officer & issue, his case would come within the terms of the Half-pay act of May 1779.
I see no other law of Va., respecting the Q. Master General, till May session 1781. 10 Vol: pa: 427, which directs the Qr. Mast: General, to make quarterly returns to the War Office. This, shows such an officer of Va existed - altho no law has provided for his appointment - the only instance of such an office being mentioned, I determine, being the original act which directs that such an officer, might be appointed by Congress for the 9 Va. Regiments - which we [illegible] transferred his argumentality to Congress. Yet we find the act of May sess in 1781. (10 Vol. p. 427) requiring quarterly returns from the Q. M. General to the State tour office. This presupposing
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the executive of such an office, by competent authority.
The Quarter Masters were numerous - not only belonging to every Regt - but to every two troops. see Vol. 9. p: 143 - And where there were so many Qr. Masters, it would seem, there could be no complete organization without a Qr. Master Genl - And as the Western Expedition, really embraced a great many troops - of different descriptions - and the Qr. Masters of the different Corps, could not be accountable to any Q. M. Gel in the East, no regular or other safe Communication, being kept up, it would appear absolutely necessary for the safety of the troops & protection of the Government interest that there should be a Qr. Master General for that expedition - who would not only have to provide for the Illinois Regt: proper - & Crockets Regt. & Co. Slaughters battallon, but all the numerous companies, (comprising a whole Regt under Col. Ro. Todd in one instance) that were temporarily in service. And as there is position & arrestable proof that Major Walls was that Q. M. Genl, the inference seems almost equally conclusive that he received his appointment from the Executor of Va. - The journals of the Executor Council, were destroyed for almost that period - (supposed to have been done when the enemy invaded Virginia) as he might readily find the proof of his appointment.
The laws gave great power to the Executor - during the War - powers that would cover the case, & authorize such an appointment:
For instance: The act of Oct Sess. 1780. 10 Vol. p. 389 after giving other, extraordinary powers to the Governor, provides that he "shall have full and ample power, to cause to be secruted and fully completed, upon the best terms possible, [all being at his discretion] the Regt, under Col. Geo: Rogers Clarke's command & that they be allowed the same pay & rations with other Officers & privates on Continental establishment & be ordered into service whenever the Governor with advice of Council shall think proper."
If, in opinion of the Executor, it was best, in Completing the Regt: to appoint a Qr. Master Genl. here was power to do so - the pay to be the same as in Continental service.
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If this Regt: (being in fact a Brigade) would not be complete in the opinion of the Executor - if the expedition would not be arranged on the best terms possible, in its opinion, without this Officer - the power in here given - Besides this - the law, 10 Vol. page 32, providing 2 Regts for the Western defense, directs, "The whole to be arranged, armed, & desupplied, & provided as the Governor and Council, from time to time, shall direct" - Walls was in a Regt: raised under this law - And in "providing" for it, the Gov: & Council, may have appointed a Q. M. Genl. for the expedition. it would seem to be, strictly, within the power, conferred - 10 Vol. p. 34. provides that all Officers, serving", [no matter by whom Commissioned or how appointed] in said Regiments, shall have "&c &c. the continental pay & rations -
The Act of May: Sess 1780 10 Vol. p. 312. after giving the Gov: other extraordinary powers, authorizes him to supply by i
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Andrew Hunter
April 9/50
In reference to the Administratorship of Mr. Chs. J. Faulkner in the estate of Mr. George Walls, dec'd. He has given a new bond in the penalty of $70,000-
Ref'd to Cr. of Pensions
Dept. of the Interior
April 10/50
Hon. Thomas Ewing
Sec of the Interior
Washington D.C.
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Martinsburg April 9th 1850

Hon. Thomas Ewing
Sec +c [&c]

Dear Sir

I deem it proper and due to my friend Mr Faulkner, for whom I acted profefsionly, in the matter of his adminstationship upon the estate of George Walls decd - to make a brief statement as to matters occurring in the Court here -
First, as to the matter of his executing a new bond - The only mode afforded by our Law and practice of affecting that propose was pursued - towit a [illegible] against him, by one of his former [illegible] - done of course with his full [illegible] - Thereupon the new bond was ordered, and immediately given, in a large [illegible] with the most ample [illegible] and of course there is an end of that difficulty.
Strange as it may appear, the giving of this new bond - evidently for the benefit of all parties interested in the estate, was most [illegible] opposed by those professing to represent the interests of a portion of the legalees or distributees -
This was certainly a very curious
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proceeding upon to face - The true motive however became manifest in the course of the [illegible] - by the [illegible] made in the part of Mr Williams of Washington and his counsel here, to revoke the administration granted to Mr F. eighteen years since - asking the usual rule to show cause +c [&c] and alleging as a reason, among other things frivolous and uniformed - that he had failed to pay over the funds recently received from the Department, and which I [illegible], he has been exprefsly [expressly] notified not to pay over [illegible] present, as having been paid by mistake +c.
Their attempt must necefsarily [necessarily] be vain and [illegible], yet it is very [illegible] to my friend Mr F. to be thus annoyed, and I have [illegible] it but a simple act of justice to him - to ask your attention to this brief explanation -
Very respectfully
Your obt ser
Andrew Hunter
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Berkeley County Court April Term 1850.
Ordered that a rule be entered against Chas J. Faulkner admr with the will annexed of George Walls decd before the petition of Edmund P. Hunter admr of A Oden decd who was one of the securities of Chas J. Faulkner admr with the will annexed of George Walls decd setting forth + and for satisfactory reasons appearing to the Court a rule is awarded against the said Faulkner to shew cause why he shall not execute a new bond as admr with the will annexed of the said George Walls decd thereupon the said Chas J. Faulkner appeared in Court acknowledged service of the said rule and executed a new bond in the penalty of seventy thousand dollars with security satisfactory to the Court.
A copy from the record
Test
Jacob Van Doren Clerk B.C.
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Hon J. B. Thompson

[Upside side - starting at bottom and going up]
Hand this to Ewing

FREE

[Round stamp mark]
MARTINSBURG Va.
MAY 9

John B. Thompson
House of Representatives
Washington
D. C.,
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Martinsburgh VA. May 5th 1850.

Hon. Jno B. Thompson

Dear Sir

We are here at this place representing the administrator and distributees of Mary Miller so far as their interests are concerned in a claim now depending before the Department of the Interior in the name of Charles Jas Faulkner Admr. of George Walls decd. 
Understanding that you have been induced to countenance a movement of Mr S. F. J. Trabue, opposing the payment of that claim to the Administrator Mr Faulkner, we avail ourselves of this occasion simply to say that we have full and unlimited confidence in Mr Faulkner - and satisfied that in all his previous conduct as Admr. he has done justice to the estate of Mary Miller, and that he is entitled to the confidence of all having any legal interest in that estate
We expect to be in Washington shortly when we will call to sir, and probably ask your active interposition in forwarding our views
You will remember Mr Bethel as the Keeper of a public Hotel at Claysville, near Elizabethtown Ky, and who was a devoted friend of yours during your two canvasses for congrefs [congress] Mr Bethel married two of the daughters of Mary Miller and represents two interests.
We have understood that the matter has been misrepresented to you by persons pretending to represent the heirs of Mary Miller. Please show this, if convenient to Saml. B. Thomas Esq. who can give you all necessary information in regard to Mr Bethel.
I recd. before I left Elizabethtown, the appointment of Post Master, as I informed you by letter.
Very Respectfully
Your Friend
E. S. Brown.
P. S. The amount of the claim above referred to is about $23.000. Mr Bethel + myself jointly represent Mary Miller's heirs, and Mr Bethel individually represents the heirs of Saml. Walls - So that the am't we are authorized to receive is about $8.000
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I have read the foregoing letter and join Mr Brown in the statements he therein made. I should be glad you would have an interview with Mr Ewing Secretary of the Interior + communicated to him the contents of this letter that any wrong impressions made by persons pretending to represent the said heirs, may be removed
Very Respectfully
William Bethel
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Stephensport, Ky, Jany. 12 1852
Hon Ben, Edwards Gray
Dear Sir: It is my wish for you to give your attention to the claim of Major George Walls (Deceased) under the act of July 5, 1832 for commutation with interest.
This claim I have an interest in & therefore I desire you Look to it for me, Last session I received a Letter from the Pension Office, stating that such claims had been suspended until this session, to be examined & for this Reason I write you in regard to it. You will therefore, please Let me know as soon as possible
Yours Respectfully
Thos. S. Walls
 Union Star

N. B. I hope you will interest your self in getting us a post Office
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Ben Edwards Gray
H of Res
Walls
Half-pay case of Major Geo: Walls
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Ho- of Rep
24th Jany 1852

Hon Mr Heath
Comr of Pensions
Sir
Tho's. S. Walls in the enclosed letter asks information relative to the claim of the late Majr George Walls - please give me information which will enable me to inform Mr Walls relative to that claim
I am very Respectfully
Yr ob Svt
Ben Edwards Grey

Please return the enclosed letter of Mr Walls to me
Grey
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Ho of Reps.
Feby 10. 1857
Hon James L Johnson
Enc; letter from J. C. Moreland & Thos. S. Wall, asking information respecting the Claim of the heirs of Majr. George Wall decd -
Feby 12/57
Chief Clerk
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House of Reps. 10th. Feby 1851.
Hon A. H. H. Stuart
My dear Sir,
Will you please give me the information asked for in the enclosed letter & very much oblige
your obt. Svt.
James L. Johnson
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15 July 1851
Letter from Jos: Segar to Felix Richards respecting Walls's case

Felix Richards Esq
Present
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Irving House,
July 15. '51

My dear Sir,
In reply to yours of this date, I have to state that, to my personal Knowledge, Mr. Ewing, late Secy. of the Interior, had decided to direct the payment of the Commutation of George Walls as Quarter Master Genl. of the Western forces, to C. J. Faulkner Eq, so soon as a difficulty which had been raised about the Administration, should be removed.
I heard him declare to Mr. F. that he had examined, and had determined to allow the claim, and that, on the condition above stated, the payment shd. be made to Mr. F. 
But for the Richards on Committee investigation, Mr. F. would long since have received the amount of the claim.
I am,
Very Resptly,
Yr. Obt. Servt.
Jos: Segar

Felix Richards Esq
Present -
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May 10. 1850.
Hon: J. B. Thompson.
Left the enclosed letter of from E. S. Brown & Wm. Bethel respecting the Agency of Chas. J. Faulkner in the case of George Walls.
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April 28, 1850.
Chas. James Faulkner.
Relative to his Agency in the Claim of Geo. Walls - wants the case directed & as payment suspended until the Berkley Court of Va. decides upon the Rule now pending before it.

Send Copy to Pension Office

Hon. Thomas Ewing
Secretary of the Interior
Washington
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Martinsburg April 28th. 1850
Hon. Thomas Ewing
Secretary of the Interior

Sir.
I learn today by a letter from Thomas Green Esq, that he is urging the payment of a claim now pending before your Department presented on my name as the admr. of George Walls
So far as Mr Green may exert himself to procure a favorable decision upon the claim I hope no objection. But it is my most earnest wish & desire that you will suspend the payment of the debt, if adjudicated in favor of the estate of George Walls, untill after the 13" of May. How ever idle, absurd & preposterous the motion is, which has been made to revoke my letters as administrator of George Walls, I would be unwilling to receive the money during the pendency of any such rule. & the more especially as my receipt of the money before that day might afford to those ongoing city
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this proceeding, a plausible pretent for abandoning the position which they have assumed. It is my determination to give them no such pretent
Whilst therefore the natural interest which I feel on behalf of those whom I represent, would induce me to wish that you may at the earliest day adjudicate the primable in favor of the estate, I hope it will be accompanied with a suspension of the payments of the money untill after the decision of the County Court of Burkeley upon the rule now pending before it.
May I ask of you Sir, to have a copy of this letter dispensed in the office of Mr Edwards with the other papers on the case
I am very truly
Yours
Chas: Jas. Faulkner
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April 17. 1850.
S. S. Williams
Atty.
Respecting the Agency of C. J. Faulkner in the Claim of Geo. Walls. endorses papers.
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Washington City
April 17th 1850

Hon. Thomas Ewing
Secretary &c
Sir
Your favour of the 10th. was recd. on the 13th. inst. by me as the Attorney for the heirs of George Walls decd; requiring me to furnish your Department with the reasons (if any) why said Department should not pay to Charles Faulkner administrator de bonis non of said Walls the amount now claimed by said heirs of the Government of the United States &c.
In answer thereto I have to say that; some of the heirs of said Walls have confered with me personally others by letters, and desired met o resist said payment for the reasons that said Faulkner as administrator has received large sums of money amounting in all to about fifteen thousand dollars belonging to said estate the entire amount in an average some sixteen years ago, and has never charged himself with said amounts nor settled with the heirs nor any of them nor communicated with
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the heirs upon the subject of such receipts,
That said Faulkner has been guilty of gross misconduct in the administration of said Estate and has had a rule of Court served upon him to show cause why said letters of administration should not be revoked; Thereby suspending his administration until the Court of Berkley Co. Va can have an opportunity of passing its order in the premises: - This rule was laid upon said Faulkner at the last Term of the Court and he has obtained the indulgence of said Court until the second Monday in May next to answer thereto - although he had notice of the intention of the heirs to proceed in the matter in the manner herein referred to; two weeks before the indulgence was asked.
That said heirs have been put to great inconvenience in traveling from Kentucky here and to Virginia in order to obtain from said Faulkner their distribution shares of said estate without any success.
That Faulkner has pretended among other things that he held an assignment of two fifths (2/5) of said fund as the administrator of one Capt. Kearney while on the other hand he has denied to the heirs and Attorney for the heirs of said Kearney that he had any such assignment. when in fact said assignments are wholly void and have always been so and this we can show is known to Faulkner and
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was so known to him while he was pretending to the heirs that their interest [the amt. never having named to them] would have to be curtailed 2/5.
That said Faulkner as administrator of said Kearney has never recognized said assignments in the settlement of his account as admr. of said Kearney.
And further that the agent and Attorney of said Faulkner [Thos. Green Esqr.] has made known to the heirs through their Atty. that he Faulkner "would not settle with the heirs under their powers of Attorney but force the heirs to sue him Faulkner" for their distributive shares"
In conclusion it is obvious that great injustice and manifest wrong would be done the heirs of said Walls by the payment of said fund to said Faulkner or his agents under the circumstances: all the heirs live in the west & many of whom are now old & too poor to carry on an extended legation with Faulkner, and are indulging the strong expectation of having his letters revoked
I hereby submit whether the Department can safely treat with Mr. Faulkner as admr. - while the rule aforesaid is pending. A copy of the proceedings of B. C. Court is herewith filed.
If these are not sufficient reasons I have others which I can urge but hope I shall not be called upon to give them at present.
I have the honor to be
Your Ob Servt.
S. S. Williams
Atty &c.
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Secretary Stewarts letter, on
Major George Walls
(I).
Claim
for Half pay as Qr M Genl in the Va State line under the act of 5 July 1832

Division of the Comr of Pensions disallowing claim, approved by the Secretary of the Interior he 15 March 1852.
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Department of the Interior
March 15th 1852
James E. Heath Esq
Sir
I have examined the papers in the case of George Wall's admr, & herewith return them to you. I agree with you in the opinion that the applicant is not entitled to the half-pay which he seeks to obtain - It is true that Major Wall did, according to our testimony, perform the functions of Quarter Master General for a considerable time, & that his services in that capacity were recognized by the Council of the State of Virginia. There is no evidence however, that he was ever commissioned as Quarter Master General, or at any time legally held that office - The only ground on which his claim rests, is, the recognition of his services by Virginia - This is supposed to be equivalent to an admission of his authority to act as Quarter Master General - It is a familiar principle of law that when one party seeks to rely on the admission of another, to charge him with an obligation, the whole admission must be taken together - It is not competent to rely on one
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part of it, & reject the remainder - Applying this rule to the present case, it is found, that the Council which recognized the services of Major Walls in 1784, appointed to act as quarter master General, but at the same time made him, what they deemed to be an equitable allowance, of "L50 as a full compensation for his entire trouble in purchasing provisions &c from the 25th March 1781 to the end of his service in the summer of 1784." [qu. 1783?]
This compensation seems to have been accepted on the terms on which it was offered, & the claim was thus adjusted.
Without reviewing the other points presented in your report, & which seem to me very strong in opposition to the validity of the claim, I feel no hesitation in saying, that there can be no reason for opening up a claim adjusted by the party himself, near seventy years ago, when all the parts were known to all concerned, & I Therefore affirm your decision
Very respectfully
Your Obt: sert
Alexr. H. H. Stuart
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9. June 1851 Half Pay
Tho Green
Relative to claim of George Walls for half-pay as Qr M Genl
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Washington 7 June 1851.
Mr. Jas. E. Heath
Commr. of Pension.
Sir.
In the case of Major Geo: Walls, as it is fully proved, by his own accounts settled for his staff services as Qr. Mast: General, to the 25th March 1783. it is of no 'consequence whether he actually' served as such, any longer, in the present application for half-pay.
That was a question, when the Commutation was asked.
The application now, being for half pay, it is of no consequence, whether the actual service was to 25 March or 22 April 1783-
The only question, then, is, will you pay the half-pay of Walls as Major & W. M. Genl - when it is admitted he would be paid, if he had been Major, and Brigade Qr. Master. as in Nathaniel Welch's case. He was Brigade Qr. Master Walls was Division Q. M. or Q. M. Genl.
You thus pay, Regimental & Brigade Qr. Masters, not because, they were such, but the officers of the line who held those appointments got a certain amount of full pay, & you give the ha'f of what they were receiving.
Now if there be one solitary reason, in the words of the law, or in its rationale, for making a distinction, I cannot see it. Mr. Ewing certainly had no difficulty about it, even when Commutation was claimed.
I am yr. Obt Sevt.
Thomas Green.
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Ho. of Reprs.
April 20. 1846

Sir,
I am desirous to know whether there is any evidence on file in the proper Office of the revolutionary services of George Walls - And of Thomas Walls, I believe they were officers in the Virginia line of the Continental Army-
Your Obt. Sevt.
D. M. Barringer

J. L. Edwards. Eqr.
An early answer is desired,
D. M. B.
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33, Washington
Sept 9/51
Wespasion Ellis,
In relation to the report made by the Com: of Pensions on the appeal of Geo Wall's adm'r for half-pay under Act of 5th July 1832,

papers with which to be filed and on my desk.
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Washington Sept 9th 1851
Hon A. H. H. Stuart
Secretary Interior &c

Sir,
The Commissioner of Pensions has made his Report to you, on the appeal of George Wall's admr. for half pay, under act 5th July 1832, & it was not until yesterday I had an opportunity to examine that Report.
I am no further interested in this case, than this:- that the case of Col. Wm. Finnie in which I am atty, depends partly on the same construction of the act of 1779, which you may give in the present case.
I see nothing in the Commissions report, which affects the argument, presented in the case of Finney, (And also by Mr Green in Wall's case) unless you should see force in the position taken by Mr Heath, that the Board of Officers did not report in favor of any Qr. Masters general.
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p2

This position, if really intended to be taken, repudiates the action of this government, from July 1832 to this day. No reports were made by the Board of Officers, in relation to Surgeons, or Surgeons Mates or Masters in the Navy - + none in regard to [illegible] general or Hospital Surgeons, in the Land Service! Those reports (all of them) contain the names of only 152 officers, whereas over 270 claims have been allowed! Now these reports are either conclusive, or they are not.
If combined, then of the 270 claims paid by this govt. about 120 cases were improperly allowed! In this point I refer you to page 4 of the enclosed argument, (framed for another purpose,) but which elucidates this position.
I also refute same pamphlet p. 5 + 6, + 7 has says marked with a pen.
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p3

I am labouring under a distrifsing cold, which has [illegible] me for businefs for 10 days past, I will only add at this time, that, if you should require any further argument on the point, whether q. mas. generals are embraced by the acts of Va of May '79 + of Congrefs July 5 / 32, I desire to give Mr Heaths report a more extensive + thorough examination before the principle shall be adjudicated finally.
I am Sir, very respectfully,
Your ob Servant
Vespasian Ellis
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Copy

Pension Office,
April 12, 1850

Sir
In the case of George Walls, deceased, in which an allowance is asked for his service as Quarter Master General in the Virginia State Troops under the Act of July 5, 1832 I submit the question whether the law intended to give an officer of the General Staff either commutation or half pay. Under the resolutions of the old Congrefs no officer of the Staff, as such, ever was allowed commutation except the officers of the Hospital Department and Medical Staff and it has not to my knowledge ever been decided, either by the Legislature of Virginia or her Courts, or by any Department of the general government, that an officer of the general staff acquired a right to commutation or half-pay. Under these circumstances I should not be justified in acting on the case before me without your instructions.
I will also ask whether the case should be reported to Mr Faulkner as administrator, without any further delay. Mr Williams has not yet answered your letter to him of the 10th instant.
I have the honor to be
Very respectfully
Your obt. Servt.
Signed J. L. Edwards

Hon T. Ewing,
Secretary of the Interior
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Treasury Department
Third Auditor's Office
January 4. 1850

Sir
The letter of the Secretary of the Interior to you of the 8th Oct. last, in regard to Major George Walls + Surgeon Charles Grier's cases, directs the mars, that were apparent on the face of the papers, should be now corrected _
The certificate in Surgeon Grier's case, which came from your office, seems to limit the correction to the difference between the calculation of interest at five and six percent. _ But as that could not well be ascertained without allowing also for the pretermitted years in the prior settlement, the account as settled in this office, by my predecefsor [predecessor] included the interest on that pretermitted time.
The attorney for D. Grier's estate now claims that all the mars comprehended in the direction of the Secretary in his letter of the 8th October, were not made; and has inhibited to me a letter of the Secretary to him of the 28th Nov. last, intimating that any further corrects after his decision of the 8th Oct. should be made by the accounting offices of the Treasury.
Before I can undertake to re-examine the accounts, I have to request that you will state whether it was the intention of your office to limit the corrections which might seem proper on the face of the papers, to the single point as to the difference in the interest between five + six percent
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or are we to understand that the account was to be settled in Grier's case, upon the like principles recognized in the cases of Galt. Graves + Barron.
Very Respectfully
Your Obd Servt
Jo. S. Gallaher,
3 Auditor

To 
James L. Edwards, Esquire,
Commifsioner of Pensions
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J. L. Edwards
Com of Pensions
Washington D.C.
April 12. 1850.

Relative to the case
of George Walls,
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Pension Office
April 12, 1850.

Sir
In the case of George Walls, deceased, in which an allowance is asked for his service as Quarter Master General in the Virginia State Toops, under the Act of July 5, 1832, I submit the question whether the law intended to give an officer of the General Staff either commutation or half pay. Under the resolutions of the old Congrefs no officer of the Staff, as such, was ever allowed commutation, except the officers of the Hospital Department and Medical Staff; and it has not to my knowledge ever been decided either by the Legislature of Virginia, or her Courts, or by any Department of the general government, that an officer of the general staff, acquired a right to commutation or half pay. Under these circumstances I should not be justified in acting on the case before me without your instructions.
I will also ask whether the case should be reported to Mr Faulkner, as administrator, without any further delay. Mr Williams has not yet answered your letter to him of the 10th instant ~
I have the honor to be,
Very respectfully,
Your Obt Servt,
J. L. Edwards

Hon. T. Ewing
Secretary of the Interior
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27689 July [illegible]
June 29th 1848.
Hon. S. Breese
Transmits letter of
John Boyle, with affidavit
of Sarah D. Houston ~
in reference to pay due
Major George Walls, and
Lieutenant Thomas Walls ~
for Military Services in Va.
State line -

Mr Ames
July 1. 1848

Respectfully referred to the
Commifsioner of Pensions
Gen Land Office
June 30 1848
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Copy of a letter from Thomas Green
to J. L. Edwards Comm
of Pensions dated 4 March 1850
on the subject of Walls claim

Wall
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copy

Washington 4th March 1850

Col J. L. Edwards
Commr. of Pensions.

Sir.

Understanding in conversation that you have some difficulty in making a further allowance to Major Geo. Walls admin: for his services as a Quarter Master General, because, you doubt, whether the 3d Section of the Act of 5th July 1832, referring to particular "Regiments + Corps," extends to this case. _ I pray your indulgence for a minute. The courts having decided from 1791 to 1792, that the Commutation, of an officer holding a staff appointment, extended to the staff pay as well as the pay in the line, + the Act of Congress, of 5th July 1892 [should be 1832], adopting as correct, the principles thus decided, I understand no objection is made, in this case, except upon the ground, that the higher grade of Quarter Master General, cannot be considered as belonging to the "aforesaid Regiments + Corps." _ It is, I submit, fully proved that Major Walls was actually the Quarter Master General of the Western Expedition - known as the Illinois Regiment to the end of the war. _ In 1833, the then Secretary of the Treasury, Louis McLane, allowed the Half-pay amounting to $25,976.71, to the admin.: of Gen: Rogers Clarke, as a Brigadier General, but declined to pay him, Commutation. _ The present attorney General, having decided that - Commutation was payable under the 3rd section aforesaid (other subsequent acts touching that question) You, on the
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24th May last, paid the further sum of $7496.68. for the difference between the half-pay aforesaid, + the Commutation + interest, to which Clarkes representation of Brigadire General was entitled.
The term "Regiment," if interpreted to include regimental officers, strictly speaking, + those only - could not embrace the case of a Brigadire - but the more general term "Corps" might, + accordingly the Brigadier General was paid his half-pay + Commutation.
So, in the recent case of Captain Nathaniel Welch, who was allowed his Commutation as Brigadier Quarter Master, in addition to his pay as Captain in the line, as such, he was not strictly the officer of any one regiment - but reference having been made to the troops to which he belonged and the term "Corps" being comprehensive  enough to include those grades - the payments was made.
The Quarter Master General belonged to the Illinois Corps, just as much as the Brigadier General, or the "Brigade Quarter Master. _ It is, in proof, that Walls, was Quarter Master General, did belong to this Corps, and did perform the service - so that I do not see that the question is raised in this case, which I understand the Secretary has made. _ Viz: whether any claim will be allowed, unless the officer strictly belonged to some one of the regiments + corps named in the 3rd section of the act.
Walls, confessedly, belonged to the Illinois Regt - he is directed to be paid - not a part only, but all that was due him - under the promise of Va, as interpreted by her courts prior to 5th July 1832. _ All the proof shows that Major Walls did strictly belong to this Corps as Major in the line - and as Q. M. General.
If I was to go into the general question - I might refer to the able letter of Mr McLane, to B. W. Leigh Esq. when Dr McClurg's
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Dr McClurg's claim was paid in 1833 - + to the numerous concurring desicsions - reported every year to Congress - which, with this knowledge before that body, continued to enlarge the construction put on the 3rd section aforesaid.
But I will not trouble you on this question, unless it become necessary - after your have considered the remarks already made.
I meet the suggested difficulty, 1st. by showing, the Q. M. General held the same relation to the Regt + Corps, as the Brigadier, + the Brigade Q. Master, whose rights, have not been doubted - 2nd. that Walls, confessedly a Major in one of the named Regt's, is expressly, directed to be paid - and I say, that means, that he is to be paid all that is due him for his services while in that Regt.
If he has been a Major + a Brigade Q. M - the recent decision in Welch's case, shows not a moments hesitation would exist as to his payment in both capacities - and I feel absolutely certain, that no law or legal decision, can be shown to favor the one, man than the other. _ The reason, of the courts in 1791 Va, in favor of the staff appointments, extends to the Brigade W. Masters, + the Q. Master Genl's. with equal force
I am very respectfully
Thomas Green
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Department of the Interior
March, 19th 1850.

Sir,
I herewith enclose an affidavit filed by S. F. J. Trabue, Esqr, relative to the claim of the representatives of George Walls, deceased.
As it appears that Charles J. Faulkner Esqr, Administrator of Walls, has given Security in a Sum lefs than the amount claimed by him as Such Administrator, you are requested to withhold the payment of any money due him in that capacity, until evidence is furnished to you that he has given Security before the proper authority to at least the amount of the Sum allowed by you, upon the claim.
I am very respectfully
Your Obt Servant.
T. Ewing
Secretary

J. S. Edwards Esqr
Comm of Pensions.
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Brief in the
Case of Major
Geo. Walls.
Half-pay claim
act 5th July 1832.
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Major Geo. Walls.
Appeal from decision of [illegible] Pensions.
Claim for Half Pay act 5th July 1832 as Quarter Master General ~ This case was Submitted to the Hon Thos. Ewing Secy Mstr. for instructions, by the late Comr of Pensions in the month of April 1850. but does not seem to have been acted upon by him during his incumbency - a Brief of the Case was also Submitted made by J. J. Combs Esqr then Chief Clerk of the Pension office - This Brief I find on examining the papers embraces all the facts in the case - and precludes the necessity of encumbering it with an additional one from me 
The Brief together with the Comrs. Report and the argument of Mr Ellis the attorney is herewith enclosed ~ Respectfully Submitted
N. Cleary
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copy of Faulkners bond
D Walls case.
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State of Virginia}
Berkeley County Court} Monday June 11th 1832.
On the motion of Charles James Faulkner the order made by this court, committing the Estate of George Wall's decd. to Philip Nadenboush, as Sheriff, is revoked, and the said Charles James Faulkner, having made Oath according to law, Administration de Bonis with the will annexed of the Estate of the said George Walls dec? is granted him, whereupon he complied with the law, (by entering into bond together with Security in the Sum of Ten Thousand Dollars.)
Teste,
J. Van Doren C. B. C

State of Virginia} } Berkeley County to wit.
I Jacob Van Doren Clerk of the Berkely County Court, do hereby certify that the foregoing Transcript from the order Book, of the Berkeley County Court, is a true copy from the record of the proceedings in said court
In Testimony whereof I the said Jacob Van Doren Clerk as aforesaid, have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of said court, at the Court House of said county on the 6th day of March in the year of our Lord one Thousand Eight hundred + fifty, and in the 74th year of the Commonwealth.
Jacob Van Doren Clerk
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State of Virginia
Berkeley County to wit,
I Philip Nadenboush Justice of the peace in and for said County and as such the President Judge of the County Court, do hereby certify that Jacob Van Doren whose signatures appears to the foregoing certificate as Clerk, of said Court, is the Clerk thereof duly commifsioned and Sworn and that his attestation is in due form of Law given under my hand + seal this 6th day of March 1850
Fee $1.50 Philip Nadenbouch [Inside a circle is written: Seal]
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John Boyle.
Dec. 3 / 47
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Pension Office [Written in pencil: 20]
December 3. 1847

Sir,
I have filed the paper which you sent here in order to obtain half-pay in the case of George Walls, deceased. The claim cannot be allowed. It was rejected by the Secretary of the Treasury in 1833, when the execution of the act of July 5. 1832 was entrusted to the Treasury Department. The letter of the 20th. March 1833 to C. J. Faulkner, Esqr. of which the enclosed is a copy, will show why the claim was not admitted.
[illegible]

John Boyle Esqr
Tremont,
Illinois
----------------------
Enter this. See No. 105
in Book act 5 July '32
Va. claims 1/2 Pay
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Sept 19 / 49
Major Geo: Walls - adm
under act 5 July 1832.

C. J. Faulkner admin.
---------
only question - as to
calculation of interest.

Comms Pen

File by T. Green
19 Sept 49.
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Washington 19 Sept. 1849.

Col. J. L. Edwards.
Commr. of Pensions.

Sir.
Major George Walls decd. under act of 5 July 1832, the sum of $4800 in 1833 - His administrator got a Judgment for Commutation and interest; and on 12 March 1836, the state of Virginia paid the further sum of $7,144.
The Commutation amounted to $3000
Interest from 22 April 1783 to 12 March 1836 was 9520
The Total payments were $12520
11944
576
With interest from 12 March 1836 to 12 March 1849 449.28
$1025.28
I submit the application of C. J. Faulkner administrator de Bonis non, of Major Geo. Walls for the balance still due with the accruing interest.
The Record of your department shows all the facts. The certified copies of the Judgments + of the payments made by Virginia, are filed, with the vouchers on which the payment of about $77,000 was made to me in September 1848 as the Agent of the State, The printed Reports to Congrefs, also show them - see Report No. 475, Ho of Reps, 28 Congr: 1 refs. page 22.
I am yrs. very Respectfully
Thomas Green atto.
for F. Richard + C. J. Faulkner
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[illegible] Interest corrected.

Geo Walls decd

Oct 10 1949

Oct 10 / 49

(Second Copy -
not recorded.)
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Pension Office
October 10, 1849.
In the Court of Appeals held at Richmond, Virginia, November 1830, the administrator of George Walls, decd. who was a Major in Crocket's Virginia State regiment, obtained a judgment against that Commonwealth for five years full pay, amounting to three thousand dollars and legal interest thereon from the twenty second of April seventeen hundred and eighty three until paid The money was paid on the 12th of March 1836, but the interest was calculated up to the first of January 1833, whereas it should have been calculated up to the time when the judgment was satisfied. The deficiency is now claimed and is payable to Felix Richards Attorney of Charles J Faulkner, administrator of George Walls, deceased, under the acts of July 5, 1832 and March 3, 1835; the last of which acts authorizes the Department of War to pay commutation
Commifsioner of Pensions
Approved
Secretary of the Interior
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In the case of
George Wall, decd
Acts July 5 '32+
Mch 3. 1835

Oct. 10 49

Recorded Vol 43,
Page 207
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Pension Office
October 10. 1849
In the Court of Appeals held at Richmond Virginia November 1830, the administrator of George Walls, decd. who was a Major in Crocket's Virginia State regiment, obtained a judgment against that commonwealth for five years full pay amounting to three thoufand dollars, and legal interest thereon from the twenty second of April seventeen hundred and eighty-three until paid. The money was paid on the 12. of March 1836, but the interest was calculated up to the first of January 1830, whereas it should have been calculated up to time when the judgment was satisfied. The deficiency is now claimed, and is payable to Felix Richards, attorney of Charles J. Faulkner, administrator of George Walls, deceased, under the acts of July 5. 1832 and March 3. 1835; the last of which acts authorizes the Department of War to pay commutation.

Commifsioner of Penfions

Approved
Secretary of the Interior

Entered in
Book
act 5 July '32
and act 3 March 1835
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F

Major Walls' account
for services as Qr. Master
General +c +c [&c &c]
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To my pay as Qr Master Genl and
purchasing Commifsary from 25th
March to 30th of Sept 1783 @ L22.10.0
p Month 6 Mos & 6 Days} Specis L139.10.0

From the 1st of Oct 1783 to the 15th of
February 1784 as Qr Master Genl
purchasing & ifsuing Commisary and
conductor of Military Stores L22.10 p
Mo being 4 Mos & 15 days} L101.5.6

The above is truly copied from a paper on file in this office.

Given under my hand at the Auditors Office Richmond this 13th day of March 1850
Ro Johnson
First Auditor
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In Council July 15th 1784
The Executive are of opinion that a Quarter Master General was unnecefsary at the falls of Ohio from the 25th of March 1783, the number of Men being too small to authorise either the appointment or the keeping up such an Officer, they cannot therefore allow any pay to Majr Walls on that acct, but as he has had some extra trouble in purchasing Provisions, & in his care Stores - They agree to allow him on that score the sum of fifty pounds which with the pay allowed him to the tenth of May last as Major will be a full compensation for all his services - The same to be paid out of the fund to be applied towards the paiment of [illegible] Debts due on [illegible] Military fund.
Benjn. Harrison
The Auditor
F
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C

Major Walls's account
for services as Major
Commandant + Qr. Master
General.
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Dr. The Commonwealth
To George Walls
Pay as Major Commandant at the
falls of the Ohio from 1st January 1782
to 10th May 1784 at L15.0.0} 425.0.0

Additional pay as Qr Ms. General
from same period to 25th March
1783 - L22.10.0} 333.15.0

Retained rations at 11. 129.0.0
L887.15.0

The above is truly copied from a paper on file in this office.

Given under my hand at the Auditors Office Richmond this 13th day of March 1850 ~
Ro Johnston
First Auditor
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State of North Carolina
Iredell County}
Before me, a justice of the peace for sd County + State personally appeared Sarah D. Houston of sd County + State, also personally well known to me as of high credibility who being sworn doth declare that she was the wife of Samuel B. Walls, now [illegible], of sd County + State that she was informed, + believes, that sd Samuel B. Walls is the son of the late Major George Walls, + nephew of late Lieutenant Thomas Walls, both of the "Illinois Brigade" in 1780 + 81 +c - under Gen. George R. Clark, + Colonel Joseph Crockett all of State line Virginia, + ordered out to St. Vincent (now Vincennes) in Indiana, + did intermarry with one Jane Bryant - that said Jane B. Walls died in 1842, probably in Lexington Kentucky at the house of a granddaughter - that the ifsue of said marriage was the aforesaid Samuel B. Walls alive with one heir by [illegible] marriage, Thomas William Walls, now of new Albany, Indiana - 2dly George Carter Walls, near Prairie Du Chien, Wisconsin with [illegible] alive with 5 heirs - 3dby Henry Walls of Illinois alive with heirs. 4th John Walls of Ill alive with heirs - 5th Thomas Walls
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of Kentucky, single man no heirs - 6th - Mary Ann Walls of Kentucky a single woman - 7th. Nancy Hardin (widow) of Kentucky with heirs. 8th Elizabeth Clarke is with 2 heirs (dead) - Deponent further states, that from report of John Boyles of Ills. she has reason to believe by letter of Peter Hagner of Washington, that sd Major Georg Walls first served as Captain in 4th regiment of Virginia on continental Establishment from 27th Sept 1776 to [illegible] April 1779: When his name ceasing on master rolls, he must have entered the State line of Virginia, + that both officers (from P. Hagner's report) served until their regiment was disbanded -
Deponent states that she was informed, + believes, that neither the living above named, nor any person for them ever received any money or funds from the General government, or State of Virginia, no part of commutation money - Viz. "5 years full pay with 10 years interest reported by J. L. Edwards, pension commifsioner to have been paid by General government to State of Virginia for Major George Walls' services, nor any part of the money coming to said heirs by Law of Congrefs of "5th July 1832" for Lieutenant Thomas Walls' services, nor any part of Jane B. Walls pension due her as Survivor of said George Walls, her husband, by law of
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Congrefs of "7th July 1838" - Deponent therefore demands that payment be made by General Government or State of Virginia to the admr. John Doyle of Illinois, for the use, + benefit of aforesaid heirs ~
Sarah B. Houston

Test
Geo. T. Davidson J. P.

State of North Carolina}
Iredell County} I, Joseph F. Alexander, Clerk of the court of pleas, and Quarter session for the County of Iredell do hereby certify that - Geo. F. Davidson, whose name appears above and before whom the foregoing affidavit was made is, and was, at the time of signing the same an acting justice of the peace in, and for said County, duly commissioned, and Qualified and the signature purporting to be his is genuine ~
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of my office at office in Statesville this 15 May 1848.
J. F. Alander Clk
of Iredell County Court
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Maj. Geo. Walls

Brief by

Mr Coombs made under
the direction of Mr Ewing
Secretary of the Interior

Enclosing the Evidence
in the case -
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Claim of Majr Geo. Walls's admr. for commutation, for services as Quarter Master Genl.

It is claimed in this case that Major George Walls was Quarter Master General of the "Western Expedition" during the war of the Revoulution - that he served as such, until after the close of the war - his pay as quarter Master Genl. in addition to his pay as Major, being L22.10. per month and that he is entitled to commutation of five years full pay at said rate of $22.10. per month with interest thereon to the present time.

The evidence in support of the claim is as follows:

1st Copy of an account book of Forage +c. [etc] recd and ifsued by Major George Walls, "Quarter Master Genl. W Expn" containing entries from July 1781 to May 1784. (Marked A.)

2d Copy from the Journal of the Illinois
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Commifsioners in sefsion on the 24th of March 1783. Showing that Maj. Walls presented his accounts to said Board, for services as Quarter Master Genl up to 24th March 1783 (B.)

3d. An account rendered by Major Walls for services as Quarter Master Genl. from 1st Jany. 1782, to 20th March 1783, at L22.10 per month. - being, as is supposed, the same account referred to in the foregoing paper - (marked C.)

4th Receipt of Mr Cheney. Capt. + P. M. to Major Walls. Q. M. G. for 58 pr. shoes for use of Crocketts regiment, dated Oct. 27th 1781 - (marked D)

5th Recpt of John Kerney, for linen +c [etc] dated Oct. 11th 1781 - (marked E

6th Copy of Major walls' account for services from 25th March to 30th sept 1780, at L22.10 per month as "Quarter Master Genl. and purchasing Commifsary. Also, a like account, for services
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from the 1st of October 1783, to 15th February 1784, as "Qr. Master Genl., purchasing and ifsuing Commifsary, and conductor of Military Stores." at L22.10 per month - (marked F.)
viz On the back of this paper is an extract from the proceedings of the council, of July 15th, 1784, from which it will be seen that the Executive refused to allow these last mentioned accounts, for the reason that "in the opinion of the Executive a Quarter Master General was unnecefsary at the Falls of the Ohio, from the 25th of March 1783 - The number of men being too small to authorize either the appointment or the keeping up such an officer." They however allow him L50. as a full compensation for his extra trouble in purchasing provisions +c [etc] from the 25th March 1781, to the end of his service in the summer of 1784.

I am unable to find any act of the General Afsembly of Virginia,
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creating the office of Quarter Master Genl. of the Western Expedition, or authorizing the appointment of such an officer, or fixing the rate of his pay. Nor does there appear to be any evidence that the execution, under any of the extensive powers confirmed upon him by the Legislature, ever appointed such an officer or fixed the rate of his pay.
Yet the evidence in the case shows that Major Walls did actually perform certain duties incident to such an office, styling himself, and being styled by others, "Quarter Master General". And it is shown (by implication at least) by the proceedings in council above referred to, that the Executive did recognize Major Walls as holding the office of Quarter Master General, prior to 25th March 1783 - and it is to be presumed (although there is no positive evidence of that fact) that his accounts for his services as such, at L22.10. per month, prior to that date, were allowed and paid.
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The facts in the case present this question: There being no evidence to show when, or how, or by what authority Major Walls was ever appointed Quarter Master General, and no evidence that he ever held such an office, with the pay of L22.10 per month, except the fact that he rendered accounts as such, which were recognized and allowed by the executive - can this evidence show that he legally held said office, for any longer time them his accounts as such were recognized and allowed by the executive? The same paper which proved (by implication) that Major Walls was paid at the rate of L22.10 per month up to the 25th March 1783, shows also, that the Executive refused to allow his accounts for his services in that capacity, subsequent to that time. It will be seen by the proceedings of the Council above referred to, that the Executive were of opinion that after the 15th of March 1783
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the number of men at the Falls of Ohio was too small to justify the appointment or keeping up of a Quarter Master General after that time. This would seem to imply, that after the said 25th of March 1783, some appointment was necefsary to invest Major Walls with the office of Quarter Master General, which appointment had never been made. If Major Walls was, after the said 25th of March 1783 legally invested with the office of Quarter Master General and as such entitled to pay at the rate aforesaid I think it very clear, that no subsequent refusal of the Executive to recognize the necessity of the office, or to allow his accounts, could affect his right to commutation, provided he continued so invested with the office to the close of the war.
The whole difficulty in the case grows out of the total want of evidence to show by what authority and in what manner, he was appointed to said office. If
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he was invested with said office by any special appointment from the Executive, (under the very extensive powers confirmed upon him by the Legislature) and which appointment terminated on the 25th of March 1783 - and if he continued to perform the duties of that office without a further appointment, after that time - the refusal of the Executive to recognize him, and allow his accounts, subsequent to that date, would seem to present the case in a different aspect.
The evidence shows that Major Walls was Quarter Master General de facto at least, and that he was recognized as such, by the Executive up to the 25th of March 1783 - but no longer. It is true the Executive allows him the sum of $50. for his trouble in purchasing provisions and taking care of Stores, after the 25th March 1783 - but does not, according to my understanding, recognize him as holding the office of Quarter Master General after that date.
Respectfully Submitted
J. J. Coombs
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J E Heath Comm Pensions
25 June 1851
K
Copy of a letter to Thomas Green atto for Walls's adminer -
disallowing claim
for Half pay as Quarter
Master General

Rice Bullocks case
the Gov. [illegible]
allowance
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(Copy)

Pension Office
June 25th 1851.

Sir.
The administrator of George Walls having received in full the half pay due that officer for his services as a Major in Crocketts Regiment, now applies for half pay for services as Quarter Master General in the Western Department. The facts disclosed by the papers filed as I understand them are as follows to wit:
1. Major Walls besides his duties in the line acted as Quarter Master General to the "Western Expedition" and settled his accounts with the Illinois Board of Commifsioners including his accounts for personal services up to the 24th of March 1783.
2. It appears appears also that Major Walls presented his account for services as Quarter Master General +c [etc] from the 24th March 1783 to the 15th February 1784, but the Executive refused to allow the claim, the services of a Quarter Master General "being" in their opinion " unnecefsary at the Falls of Ohio after the 25th of March 1783 - the number of men being too small to authorize either the appointment or the keeping up such an office." See paper referred to in Mr. Coomb's brief marked F.
3d. There is no evidence that the Office of Quarter Master General to the Western Expedition was authorized by law or that such an appointment was made by the Executive of Virginia thereby giving a legal existence to the trust. The services in that
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character were neverthelefs so far recognized as to be paid for up to the 24th of March 1783.
The claim has been duly considered and disallowed for the following reasons to wit.
There is nothing in the act of the General Afsembly of Virginia pafsed in May 1779 nor in the act of Congrefs of 5th July 1832 which recognizes the claims of the General Staff to half pay. By the first mentioned act the promise of half pay is exprefsly confined to all General Officers (by which I understand all General Offices of the line and not of the Staff.) to all Field officers Captains and Subalterns and to all Chaplains Physicians Surgeons or Surgeons mates. And the act of Congrefs of 5th July 1832 after directing payment of the judgments obtained against the State of Virginia by officers of the aforesaid regiments and corps which had not been prosecuted to judgment but for which the State would have been bound upon the principles of the half pay cases decided in the Court of appeals. In all the half pay cases for Staff Service which have been hitherto recognized and paid it has been an indispensable requirement that the claimants should be an Officer of the Line and that the Staff employment should have been conferred because of that rank Major Walls was not employed to perform the service of Quarter Master General because of his lineal rank but for reason which although now unknown might have appeared urgent and imperative to the Commander of the Western troops by whom it is presumed he was designated for that service the two officers of Major in the Line and Quarter Master General so far from having any necefsary connection must have been practically disunited in a country where army supplies were drawn from a wide extent of Territory and the duty of collecting
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them attended by great labor. I have no doubt when Major Walls was acting as Quarter Master General his services as Major were initially suspended and yet he received his pay regularly as Major and finally settled his depreciation account in Richmond, in that Rank exclusively. In other cases where officers of lineal rank held staff appointments the certificates of depreciation exprefsed on their face the fact of the combined service. Not so with Major Walls. He settled as an officer of Lineal rank but not for Staff service either separately or combined with the other. The Staff title afsumed by Major Walls and awarded by common consent proves that he was not a regimental Quarter Master and no half pay provision is made for the General Staff. If it be asked whether half pay special provision is made for the Regimental Staff any more than for the General Staff the answer is none. But the Courts of Virginia as far back as 1791 decided that in settling the pay of a Lieutenant for example who also legally acted as Adjutant pay Master the additional sum received for the Staff service should be included within the total amount, and that decision has been repeatedly sustained by the Department at Washington. This decision goes to the extent and no further of estimating the whole amount received in virtue of a lineal rank. A lieutenant who also acted as pay master is only entitled to half pay in virtue of his Commifsion as Lieutenant but the amount is ascertained by dividing the whole sum received for staff as well as lineal services.
I am vc [&c]
J E Heath
Commr.

Thomas Green Esq Signed
Attorney for the Administrator of Geo: Walls decd.
Washington D.C.
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Washington 4 March 1850.

Col. J L Edwards
Commr of Pensions

Sir.
Understanding in conversation, that you have some difficulty in making a further allowance to Major Geo. Walls admir, for his services as a Quarter Master General, because, you doubt, whether the 3rd section of the Act of 5 July 1832, referring to particular "Regiments + Corps", extends to this case - I pray your indulgence for a moment. 
The courts having decided from 1791 to 1832, that the Commutation, of an officer holding a staff appointment, extended to the staff pay as well as the pay in the line, and the act of Congrefs, of 5 July 1832, adopting as correct, the principles thus decided, I understand no objections is made, in this case, except upon the ground, that the higher grade of Quarter Master General, cannot be considered as belonging to the "aforesaid Regiments + Corps". It is, I submit, fully proved that Major Walls was actually the Quarter Master Genl of the Western Expedition - known as the Illinois Regiment to the end of the War. In 1833 the then Secretary of the Treasury, Louis McLane, allowed the Half-pay amounting to $25,976.71, to the admir of Geo: Rogers Clarke, as a Brigadier General but declined to pay him, Commutation. The present attorney General, having decided that commutation was payable under the 3rd section aforesaid (+ the subsequent acts touching that question) You, on the 24 May last, paid the further sum of $7496.68 for the difference between the Half-pay aforesaid, and the Commutation + interest, which Clarkes representative as Brigadier General was entitled - The term "Regiment", if interpreted to include, regimental officers, strictly speaking, + those only, - could not embrace the case of a Brigadier - but the more general term "Corps" might, and accordingly the Brigadier General was paid his half-pay - and commutation. So, in the recent case of Captain Nathaniel Welch, who was allowed his Commutation as Brigade Quarter Master in addition to his pay as Captain in the line - as such, he was not strictly the officer of any one regiment. but reference having been made to the troops to which he belonged and the term "corps" being comprehensive enough to include
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those grades - the payments were made. The Quarter Master General belonged to the Illinois Corps, just as much as the Brigadier General, or the Brigade Quarter Master. It is in proof, that Walls was Quarter Master General, did belong to this corps, and did perform the service - so that I do not see that the question is raised in this case, which I understand the Secretary has made. Viz: Whether any claim will be allowed, unlefs the officer strictly belonged to some one of the regiments + corps named in the 3rd section of the Act. Walls, confefsedly, belonged to the Illinois Ret - he is directed to be paid - not a part only, but all that was due him - under the promise of Va. as interpreted by her courts prior to 5 July 1832.
All the proof shows that Major Walls did strictly belong to this Corps as Major in the line - and as Q. M. General.
If I were to go into the general question - I might refer to the able letter of Mr. McLane, to B W Leigh Esqr. when D McClurg's claim was paid in 1833 - + to the numerous concerning decisions - reported every year to Congrefs - which, with his knowledge before that body, continued to enlarge the construction put on the 3rd section aforesaid.
But I will not trouble you on this question, unlefs it become necefsary - after you have considered the remarks already made.
I meet the suggested difficulty - 1st. by showing, the Q M. Genl. held the same relation to the Rept + Corps, as the Brigadier, and the Brigade Q. Master, whose rights, have not been doubted - and 2ndly. that Walls, confefsedly a Major in one of the named Regts, is exprefsly directed to be paid - and I say, that means, that he is to be paid all that is due him for his services while in the Regt. If he had been a Major + a Brigade Q. M - the recent decision in Welch's case, shows not a moments hesitation would exist as to his payment in both capacities - and I feel absolutely certain, that no law or legal decision, can be shown to favor the one, more than the other. The reason, of the courts in 1791 +c [&c] in favor of the staff appointments, extends to the 
Brigade Q. Master + the Q. Master Genl with equal force.
I am yours very Respectfully Thomas Green
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Major Geo Walls claim to 1/2 pay as Quarter Master General

J. G.: letter of 4 March 1850 to Col. J L Edwards.
Meets the objection as to "aforesaid Regiments + Corps" embraced in act of 5 July 1832. by showing, Genl. Geo R Clarke, was admitted recently to have been of the "corps" + paid, altho' he may not have been regarded as one of the regimental officers. So with Brigade Qr. Master, Nathaniel Welsh - both lately paid - so in D W McClurg's case, - altho not strictly a regimental surgeon, he was regarded as included in the case.
The Qr. Master Genl. held the same [illegible] to the regts + corps, that the Brigadier and the Brigade Quarter Master did - 
That Walls, confefsedly a Major of the Regt = is directed to be paid by act 5 July '32, whatever may be due him - which means all that is due him.
The power to pay, cannot be doubted -

" " letter of 6. March 1850. shows: 1st. Major Walls pay (in line + staff) to be same or as Continental line.
2. That Qr. M. General was included among the Genl. officers.
3. That Executive of Va. had the power to appoint this Qr. M. General.
4. That the Records of appointment are destroyed - but Executive admitted him to have been the Qr. Mast. Genl.

" " letter of 15 March 1850, enclosed, as just said, conclusive evidence, that Walls was Qr. M. Genl. - + that admifsion by the Executive of Va. on 15 July "84, that there was a necefsity for the office of Qr. M. Genl. till the 25 March 1783. but was of opinion, he ought not to be paid, (as there was no necefsity of the office after that time) more that his [illegible] in the line, yet does pay for his staff services after that time L50. which at L22.10. pr mon would be beyond his claim to 22 April 83.
The opinion of the Executive, is entitled to little weight on the question of right to 1/2 pay or Commutation, which depended on the services to the end of the war. The Executive, according to the decision of the courts, might deprive the officers of Commutation by disbanding them a few days before the 22 April "83 - viz: as soon as the necefsity for the longer services ceased. Yet if it did not actually so disband them their right was complete.
It is in proof as admitted, that Walls actually served as Qr. M. Genl. long after 22 April 1783.

" " 12 April "50 Your Report admits the opinion of the Executive of Va. after the 25 March 1785, cannot affect right of Walls, "if he was legally invested with the office of Q. M. Genl to the 27 April "83.
Mr. Combs reported it "as very clear" this opinion of the Executive as to the necefsity of the office after that time, could not affect the right. if he was legally invested with the office
The payments of his accounts as Qr. M. Genl. at L22.10 pr month, necefsarily presupposes, the legal investment of that office in him to 25 March 83, and the services de facto, are also admitted in the reason afsigned for refusing to pay - viz: that there was necefsity for them after 25 March "83.
It is manifest, no objection would have been made, if the demand had not been made for a period of a year after the war - L50 an paid!
That day is named, because the Board of Commifsioners, being in sefsion recd. his current accounts on that day, as they did other officers on other days
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- Walls's case
argument of
J. Segar
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Half-pay claim of Maj. Geo. Walls
argument submitted by J. Segar.

1. As to the legal question involved. There is no room for controversy on this point. The court of Appeals of Virginia have repeatedly settled, that an officer of the State Line holding a commifsion in the line in conjunction with a staff appointment, is entitled to receive half pay both for his lineal and staff service. See cases of James Harper, Lieut. + Qr. Master, Wyatt Coleman, St. + adjutant, + many others. To these decisions, the action of the Pension office has conformed, until scarcely a staff officer is left unpaid.
2. The only question is - did Walls perform such service in afsistant Qr. Master as would entitle him to staff pay?
He was, clearly, a supernumerary Quarter Master General. All admit supernumerary to be entitled to Halfpay.
Now, what is a supernumerary? He is an officer who continues in Service until the Government has no longer any need for his service.
did he continue a Quarter Master until the government dispensed with his service? Clearly so. I think
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if I recollect right, the State authorities refused to settle with him for a portion of the time for which he made charge, because during that time there was no need of an afsist. Qr. Master, and he was paid for the balance.
Now, I ask, is not this an irresistible and palpable adminfsion that he performed actual service so long as his services were required? Clearly so; and if so, he was a supernumerary.
It was not necefsary that he shd. hold his lineal appointment and his staff appointment together until the final termination of his service. By no means.
In the case of Robert Boush, paymaster and Ensign, decided by Mr. Ewing, this was the fact: Boush was Paymaster to the State Garrison Regiment until that Regiment was disbanded.
After his Regiment was disbanded, he was turned over into Dabney's Legion, still retaining his commifsion of Ensign, but not that of paymaster, for Windsor Brown was paymaster of Dabney's Legion. As Ensign he served to the close of the war.
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and recd. therefor his commutation.
Mr. Ewing decided, and very correctly, that he was a supernumerary paymaster of the State Garrison Regiment, + as such entitled to his half pay. He recd. it accordingly.
Mr. Heath has acted on the same principle in the case of Frederick Woodson, if not in others.
Respectfully submitted
Jos Segar

See Ewings letter to Edwards in Robert Boush's case dated March 14th 1850. Mr Heath has allowed several cases on this principle. See Woodson case for staff half pay allowed this year
V. Ellis
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State of Illinois}
Tazewell County Sct} Before me a Justice of the peace, in, and for said County, and State, this day personally appeared Samuel Bryant Walls of Rowan County in the State of North Carolina, who being of lawful age - and first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he is the son of the late George Walls who from the pension office at Washington City has been certified previous to his entering the state line of Virginia - to have been a Captain in the Continental line of said State of of Virginia until the date of 1779 - That the other heirs of said George Walls deceased - who died in Baltimore County, State of Maryland in June 1822 - and his late wife, Jane Walls, alias Bryant died in Washington County, State of Kentucky in the month June 1844
That these other heirs of the said, then Captain George Walls, and his wife late Jane Walls, alias Bryant are as follows - Viz= Henry Walls near Vandalia, Fayette County Illinois - alive with heirs - George C Walls - Wisconsin Territory alive with heirs - John Walls of Washington County Ky - alive with heirs - this Deponent alive with heirs - Thomas Walls - of Mississippi single alive - Elisabeth Clark, alias Walls dead with heirs at [illegible] - Nancy Hardin alias Walls alive with heirs - Washington Co Ky - Mary Anne Walls said to be alive in Washington Co Ky - single person - being in all 8 heirs -

He further states that his late father George Walls
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never received - transferred or assigned nor any of the other heirs, to the best of his knowledge or belief or he himself ever apply for, receive or transfer - lands or scrip in the State of Kentucky or Ohio coming to him, or them from the State of Virginia for his continental services in said State of Virginia; or any lands or scrip due to him, or them from the general government for his service to "the close of the war," as certified from the pension office at Washington City and further deponent sayeth not signed S. B. Walls

The foregoing declaration on oath of Samuel Bryant Walls of Rowan County, North Carolina was this day sworn to, and subscribed by him, in my presence - as witness my hand this, the 30 day of October 1846
Neill Johnson
{Justice of peace for
{Tazewell County, Illinois

State of Illinois}
Tazewell county Sct.} Know all men by these present, that I, Samuel Bryant Walls of Rowan County, North Carolina - do hereby nominate, constitute, and appoint John Boyle, of Tazewell County, Illinois to be my true, and lawful Attorney in fact, in my name and for me, and the other heirs to demand and receive from the Governor of the State of Virginia and Secretary at War of the United States - whatever land, or scrip may be coming, and due to us from the State of Virginia, or the United States for the services of of our late ancestor, George Walls first as a Captain in the Continental line of Virginia, and secondly as a Major in the State line of said
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Virginia to the close of the war of the revolution and all other acts to do in the premises as if I, myself were personally present to do the same;  and other Attorneys under him the said John Boyle to appoint for the special purposes herein named - Given under my hand, and Seal in Tazewell County, Illinois on this 30th day of October 1846
Saml. Bryant Walls G.S.

The foregoing power of Attorney from Samuel Bryant Walls to John Boyle was on this day before me duly acknowledged by said Samuel B. Walls as his voluntary act, and deed for the purposes therein named - Given under my hand on this 30th day of October 1846
Interlineation made before signing
Neill Johnson
{Justice of peace for
{Tazewell County Illinois

State of Illinois}
Tazewell County, Sct} I, John H. Morrison, Clerk of the County Commissioners Court of said County, and State, do certify that Neill Johnson Esquire, before whom the foregoing declaration on oath of Samuel Bryant Walls of North Carolina was made, and his power of Attorney to John Boyle of this, Tazewell County, Illinois, was acknowledged - was then, and is now a duly commissioned Justice of peace of said Tazewell County, Illinois; that his name therein written, appears to me to be in his usual signature and that full faith is to be had to all his official acts as such - In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name, and affixed my seal of office at Fremont the County seat of said Tazewell County, Illinois on this, the 30th day of October 1840
John H. Morrison
Clerk
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Camp, Ohio River, August 6th 1781.
Received of Majr. Geo Walls Q. M. Gl. W. E. one yard and a quarter of white Cloth, for my use per order of Genl Clark for which, I am accountable having signed duplicate receipts of the same Tenor & Date
Benjn Whaley Capt
==
Camp. Ohio River. August 7th 1781.
Received of Majr. Walls Q. M. G. W. E. Twelve yards of Oznaburgs for my uses per order of Genl Clark, for which I am accountable having signed Duplicate receipts of the same Tenor and Date
B Whaley Capt
==
Sept 12th.
Received of Majr Geo Walls Q. M. G. W. E. one pound Coffee & two pounds sugar for the uses of the Sick in my Company; by order Genl Clark, for which I have signed Duplicate receipts of the same Tenor & Date
Benjn. Whaley Capt

I do hereby certify that the above are true copies of the receipts found in volume 3rd "Illinois Papers. Quarter Master's returns & accounts. Orderly Book +c [&c]". on file in this office.
Given under my hand at the Auditor's Office. This 5th day Jany 1852. 
Ro Johnston
First Auditor
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May 13. 1850.

C. J. Faulkner

Opinion and decision of the
Berkeley Co. Va. Court 
respecting the letters of Admr.
of sd Faulkner in the estate
of George Walls decd.
Page 162

State of Virginia Berkeley County to wit,
At a Court held for Berkeley County at the Court-House on Monday the 18th day of May 1850. Among other things was had the following proceeding "to wit"

In the matter of the petition of Thomas W. Patton and others to revoke the letters of administration of Charles J. Faulkner admr of George Walls decd. Upon a patient hearing of the proofs, and argument of counsel in this cause the Court is unanimously of opinion and doth decide that said letters of administration be not revoked and that said rule be dismifsed. and the Court deems it its duty and but justice to the defendant under all the circumstances of the case to certify and does certify that not only has not the said Charles J. Faulkner been subject to any just imputation of misconduct in the administration of said estate but that his course throughout as fully proven has been marked by fidelity, honor, and an unusual degree of liberality toward the parties interested in said estate.
In testimony whereof I Jacob Van Doren Clerk of the County Court in the County and State aforesaid have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my official seal at Martinsburg this 14th day of May 1850 and in the 74th year of our foundation.
Jacob Van Doren Clerk B.C.

State of Virginia. Berkeley County to wit
I Philip Nadenbousch presiding judge of the County Court in the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that Jacob Van Doren is the Clerk of said County Court duly elected and qualified and the the foregoing certificate and attestation are in [illegible] of law.
Given under my hand this 14th day of May 1850
Philip Nadenbousch
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Aug 30 '47

Chapman
& Walls

[Round stamp mark]
SPRINGFIELD ILL
AUG 
23 [or 28]

J L Edwards Esquire
pension Office
Washington
DC.
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Fremont, Tazewell Co Ills
21st. 8th. Mr. 1847

Js L Edwards Esqre

Respected Sir
Have the goodness to say to Mr. Fendall, that Col. E. D. Baker is now at the Metropolis + may find for him the letters of administration on the Chapman or Walls cases - My reason for trying the "Utrum Horum". or both ways, is that Mr. Stallings, who succeeded Mr. Bowman in the Judge of probate office of Logan Co. is in very had health, + hence delay might arise - I am doubtful still then whether that other officer's name be Kinney or Kearney - and I have had an application from our state Lt. Governor's Kinney's son + know many of the Kearneys, my neighbors [illegible] in Union Co. Ky - Most respectfully in haste
John Boyle
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July 12.

Geo Walls

[Round stamp mark]
BARDSTOWN
KY
JUL
5

Com-

Mr. Dickens
Clerk Treasury U. States
Office of Revolutionary Claim
Washington City
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Com-

[Round stamp mark]
BARDSTOWN
JUL
5
KY

Mr Dickens
Clerk Treasury U. States
Office of Revolutionary Claim
Washington City

July 12.

Geo Walls

This letter is not for me I should suppose that it is intended for the Comr. of Pensions as the businefs to which it relates was formerly under my charge [missing word] now under the Comr. of Pensions.
F A Dickins
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Bardstown
July 1st 1838

Dr. Sir

In the year 1838 or 9 proof was made of the names of the heirs of George Walls or Walis an officer of the Revolution on the contl. establishment Va line in the county court of Hardin a copy of which I enclose you - You will observe at the close of the certificate the name of Elizabeth Patton and the name of her only heir Col. Thomas Patton in whose behalf I write this letter. He informs me that some of the heirs authorized one Parker to act for them and to secure for them whatever was coming of commutation pay and for bounty land but that not having confidence in him he never did empower him or [illegible-illegible]] him to act He says also that he is informed Parker has drawn from the Government for them for [missing word] [missing word] [illegible] a considerable sum of money. I am fully [missing word] [illegible] to act for Col Patton to [illegible] for him what is due but before I can do anything I not having a full understanding of the business as Parker is off with what he received - I must beg of you to inform me fully of the situation of the business and to enclose me a copy of the papers so far as they may be on file with the necessary forms to be [illegible] to enable Col Patten to draw his proportion of the money. Your prompt attention to this business is respectfully [illegible] by your close friend
C A [illegible]
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1782  Forrage Received         Bushels of         Gallons of             Gallons of
                                               Corn                  Corn                     Salt
_______________________________________________________________________________________
Aug 5th  From W. Ballard         35                           "                       "
late V. M.
Aug 26   From the Company 
                      Stores                   "                            "                      1
Sept 19   from the Company
                   Stores                      "                              "                      1
       26   from Capt Thomas 
              for use of the waggon 
              & team                         5
     29   from Mr. George Wilson
            for use of the waggon & 
            team 2 days 1/2              14 1/2
Nov 9  from Col. Floyd per 
            Major Walls                      22 1/2
  "    15  from Col. Floyd per 
             Major Walls                     27 1/2
1783
1 Jany  from James McCauley       
            for the use of the
           wagon & team                     7
2 "  from Benj Pope for the 
          use of the waggon
            & team                                6
"        from Robin Floyd                  30
                                                  ______
                                                  147 1/2
           from Wm. Horton for
               use of team                      8
15 "     from Benjamin Pope for
            the use of the waggon
               & team                               5
                                                    ________
Carroed pver                              160 1/2       8 Quarts
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Dr Forage
Date
1783 Of whom received
Amot. received brot. over

Corn
Bushels 160
Quarts016


  1781 Forage Issued   Bushels of Corn  Bushels of Meat  Bushels of spelt
  In Amount brought over    142                    2344 1/2            "
Aug 6th In The Gen. Family for Order 2 1/2         "                  "
" 7th  Capt. Craig  ..... do       3 1/2                        "                  "
"   "    The Sight Dragoons do  14                         "                  "
"   "    Col. Crocketts Regiments do 6                    "                  "
"   8    The Generals Family        3 1/2
"   11   do                          do        2                      "                  2
"   "    In the waggon Houses     13 1/2                                 13 1/2
                                                  133 1/2           2344 1/2       15 1/2
"   "     To meal delivered Capt Tipton sometime
           in July for receipt                                        95
"   "     To the Dr. Master Col. Crockett Regt. 4 1/2
          To the wagon Houses           3 1/2
                                                    141 1/2           2441 1/2       15 1/2
                             Brought over                             69 1/2
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1781 Forrage Received 
Aug 7  Amount bought over
Bushels of Corn  141 1/2
Bushels of Meat 2392
Bushels of Spelt 15 ½ '
_____________________
_____________________

Carried over:----- 141 ½ | 2392     |15 ½ |
________________________________
                       -----   141 ½ | 2461 ½ | 15 ½ |
__________________________________
__________________________________
                                 "         |   69 ½   |  "      | "

encircled 2                     spiraling doodle

Contrā Cr.
Date. To who or for what purpose issued
Corn Bussels | Quarts
Amount issued brot forward
Decr 31 | From 1st inst to this date inclusive - 31 days at 21/2 Bushels pr day for 10 Horses
Corn |139 Bushels-  0 quarts
Corn | 11 Bushels -  16 Quarts
1983
Jany 5 | From 1st Inst-to-this date inclusive 5 days at 21/2 Bushels pr day for 10 Horses
Corn| 12 Bushels-  16 Quarts
8|  From 6th Inst to this date inclusive 3 days at 2Bushels pr day
Corn| 6 Bushels- 0 Quarts
10|  For the Commissioners guard (vouchers misland)
Corn| 5 Bushels- 8 Quarts
11| From 9th inst. to 31st inclusive -23 days at 2 ¾ Bushel pr day for 11 Horses
Corn| 63 Bushels- 8 Quarts
9| For the Commissioners Guard pr rect
Corn| 3 Bushels- 0 Quarts
do| For the Commissioner ----pr do
Corn| 3 Bushels- 12 Quarts
10|  For do ---pr do
Corn| 1 Bushels- 0 Quarts
16| For do----pr do
Corn| 0 Bushels- 16 Quarts
28| For General Clark -----pr do 
Corn| 1 Bushels- 0 Quarts
Feby 22| From the 1st Inst to this date inclusive 22 Days at 1 ½ Bushels pr day for 6 Horses----
Corn| 33 Bushels- 0 Quarts
Apr 1 | For 2 Horses bro from Lincoln County
Corn| 1 Bushels- 0 Quarts
7| For 3 do having need an additional Horse the 4th Inst 
Corn| 1 Bushels- 0 Quarts
15| For 3 do ---
Corn| 1 Bushels- 1h Quarts
22| for 3 do ---
Corn| 1 Bushels- 1h Quarts
30| for 3 do ---
Corn| 2 Bushels- 0 Quarts
May 7| For 3 do ---
Corn| 1 Bushels- 1h Quarts
31| For 3 do ---
Corn| 2 Bushels- 1h Quarts
Carried forward amot.___________________
                                      ___________________
                             Corn| 356 Bushels- 12 Quarts
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Dr Forage
[column headings: Date 1783.  Of whom received.  Corn Bushels.  Quarts.]
Amot received brot forward.  160.  16.  
Feby.  Col William Pope.  24.  --.  
May.  Joseph Fleming recd in the Fall & Winter past.  60.  --.
Turner Oliver recd. last November & December.  50.  --.  
Jacob Pyeatt for use of the waggon & Team.  2.  16.  
Ballance transferred into the Commissary stores.  407.  17.  
(5)
704.  17.  

[column headings:  1781.  Forrage issued.  Bushels of Corn.  Bushels of Meal.  Bushels of spelts.]
July 8th.  To John Wright Wagon Master.  19.  2250.  ".  
  "   17.  To Genl Clark per Order.  3 1/2.  ".  ".  
  "   20.  To John Wright Wagon Master.  24 1/2.  116 1/2.  ".
  "   21.  To the Light Dragoons.  4.  ".  ".  
  "   22.  To Mr. Hugh McGavock Ens.  2.  ".  ".  
  "   23.  To A. C. J per Order.  1 3/4.  ".  ".  
  "   "   .  To the Light Dragoons.  3.  ".  ".  
  "   26.  To Do Do.  3.  ".  ".
  "   29.  To Do Do.  10 1/2.  ".  ".
  "   "   .  To Capt. Tipton A. C. J.  1 3/4.  ".  ".
  "   "   .  To the Light Dragoons.  
  "   "   .  To Col McCliny & Col Cox.  2.  ".  ".
  "   "   .  To the Genls Family.  2 1/2.  ".  ".  
Aug 2 & 3.  To the Genls Family.  3.  ".  ". 
  "    "  .  To Capt Fields Troops.  9 3/4.  ".  ". 
  "   3.  To Capt Pentecost & Cox.  1 1/2.  ".  ".
  "   ".  To Col McCliny.  1 1/2.  ".  ".  
  "   4.  To the Genls Family.  3.  ".  ". 
  "   ".  To W. Randolph of Do.  1.  ".  ".
  "   ".  To Col Crocketts Regiment.  4.  ".  ". 
  "   5.  To the Comy Genl Issues.  1.  ".  ". 
Carried Over.  102.  2366 1/2.  ".
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No 5
A
Account Book
of
Forrage
Received and Issued
by
Major George Walls
Quarter Msr Genl Wm Expn
Geo. Walls.
Va. R. 18785
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[column headings: 1781.  Forage Received.  Bushels of Corn.   Bushels of Meal.  Bushels of spelts.]
July 6th.  From James Spears.  20.  ".  -.
" 7".  From Sparks Neill.  -.  2392.  
" 16th.  From Joseph Warnar.  100.  ".  
" 28.  From Jos. Parkison.   
" 28.  From Richard McMahon.  21 1/2.  ".  
Aug 2d.  From Wm McMahon (Coyes Fort).  ".  ".  15 1/2.  
Carried Over--.  141 1/2.  2392.  15 1/2.  
-.  -.  141 1/2.  2392.  15 1/2.  ".  

Contra CV,,
[column headings: Date 1783.  To whom or for what purpose issued.  Corn Bushels.  Quarts.]
June 30.  By Amt of Issues brot forward.  356.  12.
June 30.  By issues for 3 Horses during this month.  4.  16.
July 14.  By do to friendly Indians [illegible].  1.  --.
       31.  By do to 3 Horses during this month.  5.  16.
Aug 31.  By do to 4 Horses during this month.  5.  16.
Sept 27.  By do to the Commissary for use of the Troops.  10.  [illegible].
       30.  By do to 4 Horses during this month.  6.  --.
Oct 11.  By do to the Commissary for use of the Troops.  8.  25.
      14.  By do to 4 Horses this month to this date inclusive.  3.  12.  
      31.  By do to 4 do during the remd of this month 17 ds.  17.  --.
Nov 30.  By do to 4 do during this month 30 days.  30.  --.  
Dec 31.  By do to 4 do during this month 31 days.  31.  --.
1784
Jany 31.  By do to 4 do during this month 31 days.  31. 
Feby 29.  By do to 4 do during this month 28 days.  28.
March 13.  By do to 4 do to this date inclusive 13 days.  13.
           29.  By do to 2 do from 14th to this date inclusive 16 ds.  8.  
           31.  By do to 2 do from 30th to this date inclusive 2 ds.  1.  
Apls 30.  By do to 2 do from 1st to this date inclusive 30 ds.  15.  
          ".  By my allowance of Forage for 2 Horses from 
the 15th last Oct to this date inclusive at 5/8 Bushel per day . . . 199 Days.  124.  12.
-.  -.  699.  17.  
May 10.  By issues for 2 horses from 1st to this date.  5.  
-. -. 704.  17.
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I do hereby certify that the foregoing paper or document paged from 1 to 5 inclusive is a true copy of one found in the 3d volume of Illinois papers in this office collected by the late Commifsioner John H. Smith bearing the title of "Account Book of forage received and issued by Major George Walls Quarter Master General W. Expn." - I am unable to say whether the document is an original or only itself a copy. There is no signature to it the conclusion having been probably mutilated
Jas. E. Heath [illegible]
Aud off. Feb 27 1850
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Letters of Administration
on the Estate of George Walls
deceased
To
John Boyle and
Samuel Bryant Walls
administrators
Recorded in book
F page 478
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State of Illinois}
Tazwell County } sct
The people of the State of Illinois to all to whom these presents shall come - greetings - Know ye that whereas it has been satisfactorily proven before the undersigned, probate Justice of the peace, that one - George Walls of the State line of Virginia of the "Illinois Brigade" died Intestate, in the month of June in the year of Our Lord 1822 and no administration has ever been had on his estate and whereas the said George Walls was entitled at the time of his discease to some certain sum or sums of money from the united states as a pension namely half pay during his life from the close of the war of the revolution for his services in the Illinois Campaign 
Now therefore that the said pension or pensions or half pay coming to his heirs through him from the United States may be collected and preserved for those who shall appear to have a legal right or interest therein, we do hereby appoint John Boyle of the said County of Tazwell and State of Illinois and Samuel Bryant Walls of Rowan County and State of North Carolina the latter being a Son of the said George Walls deceased administrators of all and singular the goods and chattles rights and credits of the said deceased with full power and authority to secure and collect all and singular the goods and chattles rights and credits which were of the said George Walls at the time of his decease with full power and authority receive and collect the same where so ever the same may be found and in general to do and perform all other acts which now are or here after may be required of them by law as administrators aforesaid
Witnefs Neill Johnson probate Justice of the peace within and for the said County of Tazwell and State of Illinois
Given under my hand and official seal at Tremont 30th day of October AD 1846
Neill Johnson P.J.P.
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5,/ 
Washington
Feby 10. 1853.
John Green
-----
on behalf Major Geo Walls
applies for
Bounty land
-----
Commissioner
[checkmark]
[illegible] referred to Mr Com.
of Pensions for report.
[illegible]} l.j.c.w.
Feb. 12 / 53.}
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Washington 10th Feb. 1853.
To The Hon:
A. H. H. Stuart.
Secretary of The Interior 
Sir
On behalf of the adm'or of Major Geo: Walls, I beg leave to ask your re-examination of the application for Half-pay made under the Act of 5th July 1832.
I do it, upon the grounds, that by a mistake of the officer to whom you referred the case for a report the wrong bundle of papers was handed you for consideration. There can be no doubt of the fact & it is to be accounted for - from the circumstance that the papers consisted of two parcels - with one of which the letter of Mr Ellis, (who was not the attorney in the case & had no interest in it, but had an interest in the Question, in a certain aspect of it [the case crossed out]), and the clerks mistook him for the attorney and replied to his argument, which had nothing in it in regard to the fact of Walls services, on which the decision turned. 
That the wrong parcel was referred to you, is also shown, by your clerks referring to Mr. Combs first Report as containing a fair statement of the facts, when its error had been clearly shown by subsequently adduced evidence, to which no reference was made in the report to you. In your letter of 15 March 1852 to Mr. Heath, you adopt the language of Mr. Combs report in referring to the payment of L50: for his service & "from the 25th March 1781. to the end of his service in the summer of 1784." 
All the evidence, shows this allowance was for services from the 25th March 1783, to the end of his service in the summer of 1784" -
He had been regularly paid as Quarter Master Genl. up to the 25 March 1783, being then in actual service, in the western wilderness, where the Commissioner called on all the officers for their accounts, and had no pretense of authority for discontinuing Walls Staff appointment 
You might very well question the validity of Walls [caret] staff office at the end of the War, when you assured Mr. Combs report stated the facts truly, and in that Report, you found it stated, Major Walls had accepted the L50 for staff service from early in 1781 when the true facts, had in reality, been made perfectly clear that he had recd full pay as Q. M. Genl to the 25 March 1783, and beyond all question, continued his
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like services, under the same appointment for more then a month thereafter, when the war closed.
The Executive in 1784, admitted the fact, that he had been rightfully paid as Q. Mast: Genl, to the 25th March 1783., but was of opinion, he was not entitled to more than L50. for subsequent services. 
The admission of the fact, is invoked in his behalf, while the opinion of right, is regarded of no authority. The acknowledgement of fact, is conclusin - the opinion on that admission, may properly be controverted. The opinion of the Execution & Legislation also was, that no supervising officer was entitled to Half-pay -
In my arguments, not reported upon to you, I endeavored to show by what authority Walls was appointed Q. M. Genl.  and I did produce a copy of his Book of Accounts, as such, from the public Record in Richmond 
I showed that the Journals of the [illegible] Executor for about the period when the appointment was made, were destroyed -- and I showed, conclusively, actual payments of full pay to the 25th March 1783, and that his office was not [illegible] till after the war. And if it had been, he would have been entitled as [illegible] from that date. In this application for the Half-pay for his staff appointment it is immaterial whether he served as Q. M. Genl after 25 March 1783, or not. In either event he was entitled as he had, beyond all question, served till that day.
As to the production of his Commission -- it is not required -- the recent case of Capt John Peyton shows that -- The amount now claimed is small as Major Walls died so soon after the war. But as I regard it, so clearly a good claim, in view of the allowances to all other staff officers, that I respectfully ask a reconsideration of the case.
I am your very obet servt. Thomas Green
atto for C. J. Faulkner
admir d. b. non of Geo. Walls.
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105
George Walls.
Not Allowed
See letter 173.
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Virginia:  At a Court of Appeals held at the capitol in the city of Richmond on Saturday December 1st 1832
The Commonwealth
against
Philip Nadenboush administrator de bonis non of 
George Walls, deceased . . . . appee:
and
Philip Nadenbousch administrator de bonis non of
George Walls, deceased . . . . appet:
against
The Commonwealth

Upon appeals from a judgment rendered by the superior court of law of Henrico county in favour of the appellee in the first case and the appellant in the second against the commonwealth on the fifteenth day of November 1830.

This day came as well the attorney General on behalf of the commonwealth as the appellee in the first and appellant in the second case by his counsel: Where upon the court having maturely considered the transcript of the record of the judgment aforesaid is of opinion, that the said judgment is erroneous; therefore it is considered that the same be reversed and annulled. And this court proceeding to render such judgment as the said superior court ought to have given; it is ordered that the Auditor of Public accounts do issue and deliver to the appellee a warrant on the Treasury for five years full pay to which his intestate was entitled with lawful interest thereon from the twenty second day of April 1783 all paid.
Which is ordered to be certified to the circuit superior court of Henrico county.
A Copy
Jeste
J. Allen CC

Auditors Office of Virginia
26 Feb. 1833.
The letters of administration granted to Philip Nadenbousch on the estate of George Walls having been  revoked by the county court of Berkeley - and new letters granted in due form to Charles James Faulkner, esquire, I have paid to Mr Faulkner the amount of the original judgement to wit $4800 [caret] commutation including interest for ten years. The original judgement having been reversed by the Court of Appeals and judgement entered for the commutation and interest until paid, Mr Faulkner will be entitled to receive from the United States, the additional interest up to the time of payment.
Jas E Heath aud. of Virg
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To the most worshipful the Justices of the County Court of Berkeley Va.
The Petition of Thomas W Patton, James Harris, Robert Clark Jr, Mary A. Harden, Thomas S Walls, in right of his wife Maria Walls, late Miller, and in his own right, Saml. Walls, Nancy Harden, Elizabeth P Moreland, Saml. T Walls, Lorenzo Dow Walls, Nancy Dowell, Mary Wadley, Caroline Gilbert, Thomas Walls, (of George) Rosanna Robinson and (Mary Ann Walls, Christopher Columbus Walls, Missouri Walls, & Sarah Elizabeth Walls, infants under twenty one years of age, by their Father natural guardian statutable guardian & next friend, Thomas S Walls) most respectfully represent to your worships, that by blood & heirship and near consanguinity, they are a majority of the heirs and distributees of the Estate, real & personal, moveable and immoveable, rights & credits belonging to the Estate of their ancestor Major and Quarter Master General George Walls, now deceased, who lived and was domiciled in the County of Berkeley State of Virginia, and died at Louisville Kentucky in the year of Christ 1786
Your petitioners farther represent that that their said ancestor & relative George Walls was in the Revolutionary War, in the service of the State of Virginia in her Army on State Establishment, an officer in the State line as Major, & likewise in same service quarter Master General & served in said offices & commissions granted him by the competent authorities of the State of Virginia, untill the end of the war & indeed untill after that period & until the month of February 1784, by reason of which service our ancestor, said George Walls, became entitled to a considerable sum of money - that said ancestor in his life time, made and published his last will and testament & therein named among others Moses S Hunter one of his Executors thereto who qualified as such and administered on the 19th April 1788, on said Estate distrib-
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-uting the assetts that came into his hands & paying the debts due & owing by our said ancester that said Hunter died intestate and letters of admrs. de bonis non were granted on said Estate to one, Philip Nadenbush that said letters were afterwards revoked & on the day of June 1832, letter of admrs. de Bonis non, were granted to one Chas. Jas. Faulkner, who has received at different times large amounts, of money belonging the Estate of our said Ancestor from the State of Virginia, and the treasury of the U.S. for & in consideration of the services before herein refered to namely.
on the 22nd February 1833 $4800.00
"     "    12th March 1836       7144.00
"     "    13th October 1849    1045.23
              4th January 1850     1403.55
making in all the sum of -    14392.78 Dol.
collected & now held by said Faulkner, and they alledge-and declare that to this day the said Faulkner has failed neglected & refused to distribute the said fund to the heirs & distributees of said George Walls when called upon so to do, that said Faulkner has not advised your petitioners of the real amount of the fund which came to his hands properly belonging to said Estate, that there has been manifest misconduct committed by said administrator, in the administration, of said Estate that there is supposed to be a large sum now due by the government of the United States, to the Estate of said George Walls to wit, the sum of $22,500 and the heirs herein before named your petitioners, believe that if said Faulkner gets possession of said fund, it will also be misconducted & remain undistributed, and your petitioners will be put to manifest inconvenience expence and trouble to have & receive their distributive shares, That said Faulkner has not settled his account
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as administrator in this court, although required by Law so to do, Your petitioners therefore pray your worships to lay a rule upon the said Charles Jas. Faulkner administrator, de Bonis non, of the Estate of said Major & Quarter Master General George Walls to be & appear in this court on or before the second Monday in May, to show cause if any he have why the said letters of administration so granted by this court, should not be revokes,
Norris & Williams
for Petitioners,
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The Pension Office
Washington
D.C.
Will you please tell me if the Records, show, George Walls having drawn money for Revolutionary Services. He was a Capt, or Major in the 4th Va. Reg.  Any information regarding this will be appreciated.
Very Respect-
Mrs Chas H. King
506. N. Royal
Jackson
Tenn.
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Hedrick Ia
Nov-6-1923
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.
I am trying to find a record of George Wall's revolutionary service and was advised by the adjutant general's office to write to the Commissioner pensions for futher information, he was my great great grand father his home was Berkeley Co West Virginia.
Respectively
Mrs Lillian Luke 
Hedrick
Ia

[stamp]
PENSION
NOV
U 8 S.
1923
OFFICE
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14431 Garfield Ave.
Lakewood, Ohio.
The United States Pension Department
Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
I will appreciate your sending me any information you may have on record concerning a pension received for revolutionary service by Major George Walls or by his widow Mary Walls who resided in the county of Berkeley, Va.
Yours sincerely,
Eulalie H Miller Holihan
Mrs. Eulalie H. Miller Holihan
14431 Barfield Ave.
Lakewood, Ohio.
Oct. 25. 1932.

[stamp]
RECEIVED
OCT 26 1934
MAIL [illegible] DIV.
VETS. ADM.
READER 28
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Des Moines, Ia.
1-8-1930
4315 - Ingersoll
Cir.
Commissioner of Pensions -
Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen - Am seaking information of one George Wales - who served in Revolutionary War in Capt. George McCormick's Company - 13th Virginia Reg. Aug. 1777.
Do you have any record in your office?
Would like his date of birth, and any other information you might have. Thanking you kindly,
A am,
Myrtle M. Henry.

[stamp] 
PENSIONS
U. JAN S.
10
1930
OFFICE
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STATE OFFICIALS
WILLIAM A. BIBY, PRESIDENT
INSURANCE BUILDING
TOPEKA, KANSAS
WILLIAM E. CONNELLEY, VICE PRES.
MEMORIAL BUILDING
TOPEKA, KANSAS
P. W. BRUCE, SECRETARY
1135 GRAND
TOPEKA, KANSAS
CHAS. E. BRUCE, TREASURER
1135 GRAND
TOPEKA, KANSAS
HOMER EILER, REGISTRAR
1518 GROVE
TOPEKA, KANSAS
E. E. KELLEY, HISTORIAN
STATE PRINTING PLANT 
TOPEKA, KANSAS

Kansas Society
Sons of the
American Revolution [seal]
Topeka, Kansas, Nov 4- 1930- 193
Pension Dept-
Washington D.C.
REVOLUTIONARY WAR-Pension Dept--
Gentlemen; - Please give me the records of my ancestor George Walls or possible Wall, find his pension number is 050184 from Va--
What we wish to know- is the date of application- and please examine said application for- names of any members of his family- with whom he was making his home- or who were witnesses to the papers--also the PLACE were he was then living, also PLACE- where he died.--
In fact anything of such a nature- leading to information of the family as we are specially interested in family history.--
Hope the wife's name is mentioned, or anything AT ALL about the family
Thanking you
Resp, 
Homer Eiler
Estura in 1 days to
HOMER EILER
TOPEKA, KANS. 1518 GROVE ST

REVOLUTIONARY & 1812 WARS [stamp]
SECTION
NOV 8 1930
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
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A.W.
Rev. War.
March 21, 1912.
Miss Vic Raysor,
Ocala, Florida.
Madam:
In reply to your letter dated the 11" and received the 15" instant, you are advised that from the papers in the claim, R. File No. 18,785, it appears that George Walls served as Major and Quartermaster General of Colonel Crockett's "Illinois" regiment, Virginia State troops during 1781, 1782 and 1783, was a resident of Berkeley County, Virginia, and died in 1786.
His wife was Mary ---- and his children were, Jacob, G George, Samuel, Anna Duree, Mary Miller, Elizabeth Patton and Thomas. 
The claim for his commutation of pay [under the Act of July 5, 1832 is crossed out] was allowed to his administrator Charles J. F Faulkner.
The above noted is the only George Walls or Wales of Virginia found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.
Very respectfully,
J.L. Davenport
Commissioner.
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AWL [upper right of page]
[illegible] 18
Rev. and 1812 Wars Section.
ect:
December 19, 1923.
Lillian Luke,
Hedrick, Iowa.
Madam;
I have to advise you that from the papers in the claim, R. 18785, it appears that George Walls served as Major and Quartermaster General of Colonel Crockett's "Illinois" Regiment, Virginia State troops, during 1781, 1782 and 1783, was a resident of Berkeley County, Virginia, and died in 1786.
His wife was Mary, maiden name not stated, and his children were, Jacob, George, Samuel, Anna Duree, Mary Miller, Elizabeth Patton and Thomas.
The claim for his commutation [of is crossed out] pay [under the Act of July 5, 1832 is crossed out] was allowed to his administrator, Charles J.F. Faulkner.
The above noted is the only George Walls [caret or Wales] of Virginia found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.
Respectfully,
Acting Commissioner.
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Rev. [illegible] 12
Wars S[illegible]on
MEE/HMM
February 19, 1930.
Myrtle M. Henry
4315 Ingersoll Avenue
Des Moines
Iowa.
Dear Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the claim R. 18785, it appears that George Walls (the name also appears as Wales) served as Major and Quartermaster General of Colonel Crockett's "Illinois" Regiment, Virginia State Troops, during 1781, 1782 and 1783, was a resident of Berkeley County, Virginia, and died in 1786.
His wife was Mary, maiden name not stated, and his children were Jacob, George, Samuel, Anna Duree, Mary Miller, Elizabeth Patton and Thomas.
The claim for his Commutation [of is crossed out] Pay, [under the Act of July 5, 1832 is crossed out] was allowed to his administrator, Charles J. F. Faulkner.
The above noted is the only George Walls (or Wales) of Virginia, found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.
Very truly yours,
EARL D. CHURCH
Commissioner.
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December 2, 1930
Mr. Homer Eiler
1518 Grove Street
Topeka, Kansas
Rev.& 1812 Wars Section
AWF/eel
Dear Sir:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the claim, R.18785, that George Walls (the name also appears as Wales) served as Major and Quartermaster General of Colonel Crockett's "Illinois" Regiment, Virginia State Troops, during 1781, 1782 and 1783. He was a resident of Berkeley County, Virginia and died in 1786, place not stated.
His wife was Mary, maiden name not stated, and his children were Jacob, George, Samuel, Anna Duree, Mary Miller, Elizabeth Patton and Thomas.
The claim for his commutation [of is crossed out] pay [under the Act of July 5, 1832 is crossed out] was allowed to his administrator, Charles J. F. Faulkner.
The above noted is the only George Walls or Wales, of Virginia, found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau.
It is suggested that further information in regard to the above name soldier might be obtained from The Adjutant General, Old Records Division, War Department, this city, as the file number cited by you pertains to the records of that department.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner.