Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S.6734, William Bradley, Va.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Va.

Bradley, William

NUMBER
S. 6734
carded

CONTENTS
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(left side)
12.343
Virginia
William Bradley
of Pittsylva in the State of Va who was a pr- in the -- commanded by Captain --- of the Regt commanded by Carrington in the Va line for 8 months

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 22d day of Apl 33 and sent to William Tunstall/ ck/Pittsylvania - Va

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833  5332
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 Sept  13.33
$66.63

Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Nathl. Rice Clerk,
Book E  Vol. 6  Page 2-

(right side)
See letter to Hon. W. Coles H.R. Jan. 27.1844-

Date of death not on AB
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William Bradley Declaration 
22982
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State of Virginia, To Wit:
On this 26th day of January 1833 Personally appeared before Danl Verser a justice of the Peace for Pittsylvania County, William Bradley a resident of said County and State aforesaid, aged seventy three Years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his Oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the Benefit of the Act of Congress passed June the 7th, 1832, that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated, In the month of May 1777 I marched from the County of Powhattan in the State of Virginia (where I then resided) as a substitute for William Gray, in a company of militia which was commanded by Captain Robert Hughs Lieut, Edward Munford the Ensign I do not now recollect went through the Town of Richmond direct to Williamsburg where we joined the Regiment under Colo. Carrington, we were stationed at that place five or six weeks, and marched from there to Little York, and joined many other troops at that place. The officers I do not recollect, we remained at that place untill the last of November 1777. I was then discharged by Colo. Carrington, the time of service rendered on this tour was at least four months. I have no discharge that can be found, but the service rendered is proved by Elisha Burton who was a soldier with me in the same Company and served at the same time.
In the winter of the year 1780 I moved to the County of Montgomery in the State of Virginia, and on the first of August of the same year, I again entered the service of the United States, as a volunteer, and marched from
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the said County of Montgomery in the State aforesaid in a Company of militia which was commanded by Captain Abraham Trigg, and Lieut. William Davis, together with three other companies commanded by Captains George Parish Captain Franklin and Captain (blank) all of whom were under the command of Major Joseph Floyd we crossed New River at Englishes Ferry and marched up the said river to the lead mines from thence we marched regularly up the said River three days, and encamped in Willis Bottom where we remained some time, then crossed the said River and went up the same some distance, crossed the said River again and went to the Pilot Mountain in the State of North Carolina, from thence we marched direct to the Yadkin River, and crossed the said River at the Mulberry fields and went to Wilkes Court House, from thence to Ninety Six, at that place in the month of October we received information that a battle had been fought at Kings Mountain, we then went in pursuit of the Tories and marched in various directions not long being stationed at any one place untill we met with a number of the Tories supposed to be 500 and had a battle with them near the shallow ford on the Yadkin River, still under Major Floyd we beat them and took about twenty prisoners we crossed the River at the said shellow ford and were stationed about ten miles from the said River for some time. I was discharged at that place, by Major Floyd about the last of November 1780 the time of service rendered on this tour including the time of travelling home
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was at least four months, my discharge is lost and cannot be found. I do not know any person living that was in that service with me. I was born in the County of Cumberland in the State of Virginia in the year 1759. I have no record of my age but always understood from my parents that I was born in that year. I lived in the County of Powhattan when I first entered the service of the Revolution. I lived in the County of Montgomery when I entered the service last, I lived in the County of Pittsylvania when the war ended, and have lived in that County ever since
I can refer to the Revd William Blair Jesse Reynolds and many others who can testify as to my character for veracity and their belief of my services as as a soldier of the Revolution 

I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that my name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any state.
William Bradley X his mark

Sworn to, and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Danl Verser

Mr William Blair a clergyman residing in the county of Pittsylvania in the state of Virginia and Henry Shelton residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Bradley who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy three years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides
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to have been a Revolutionary soldier and that we concur in that opinion
William Blair
Henry Shelton

Sworn to and and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Dan Verser

I Dan Verser a Justice of the Peace for the county of Pittsylvania and state of Virginia hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, together with the proof exhibited to me, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. I further certify that William Blair who has signed the preceeding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the said county of Pittsylvania, and that Henry Shelton who has also signed the same and Elisha Burton whose certificate under oath has been presented to me as evidence in this case are residents of the said county, and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit and I also that William Bradly the above named applicant, by reason of bodily infirmity, cannot attend the court of the county in which he resides.
Danl Verser

Virginia towit
I William Tunstall clerk of the county court of Pittsylvania in the state aforesaid do hereby certify that Danl. Verser Esqr. before whom the foregoing declaration of William Bradley was sworn is and was at the time a Justice of the Peace in and for said county duly empowered to administer oaths and I believe his signature to be genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 23rd day of February one thousand eight hundred and thirty three
Will: Tunstall
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Know all Men by these Presents that I, William
Bradley of the County of Pittsylvania and State of Virginia, do hereby constitute and appoint Thomas Williams of said County, my true and Lawful Attorney, with a power of substitution for me and in my name, to receive from the United States, the amount of pay now due to me, under the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832, entitled an Act Supplementary to an Act for the
relief of the Surviving Officers and Soldiers of the Revolution, as a Soldier in the Army of the Revolution.
As Witness my hand and seal this 26th day of January 1833
William (his X mark) Bradley {seal}
Sealed and delivered}
in the presence of}
William Blair

Before me Danl Verser a Justice of the Peace, in the County of Pittsylvania and State of Virginia
Personally appeared this day William Bradley
whose name is subscribed to the foregoing Power of Attorney, and acknowledged the same to be his Act and Deed
Given under my hand this 26th day of January 1833
Danl Verser

Before me Danl Verser  a Justice of the Peace, in the county of Pittsylvania and State of Virginia
Personally appeared this day Thomas Williams
the Attorney named in the foregoing Power of Attorney, and made Oath that the same was not given to him by reason of any transfer, or of any attachment, levy, or seizure, by any legal process whatever, of the pay therein authorised to be received, but that the said pay is intended to enure wholly to the personal benefit of the person by whom the said power was executed.
Witness my hand this 21st day of February 1833 Danl Verser

I William Tunstall Clerk of the Court, of the County of Pittsylvania in the State of Virginia
do hereby certify that Daniel Verser Esqr. before whom the foregoing Power of Attorney was acknowledged, and Affidavit was Sworn, was at the time a Justice of the Peace, duly empowered to Administer Oaths
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 23d day of February One thousand Eight hundred and thirty three
Will Tunstall
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No 22982
William Bradley
Va.

Admit as private for 8 Mo. $26.66

Col. Carrington Va

C.H. -
William Tunstall
Clerk Pittsylvania
County Court Va
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183

Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed,
before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.

A Statement, shewing the Service of William Bradley Pittsylvania Co Va
Period when the service was rendered.
1777
May-Subst.
1780
Aug 1 Vol }
Declaration of the claimant's service.
Years.
Months. 4
Days.
) Discharged last Nov 1780
Rank of the claimant.
Pri
"
Names and Rank of the Company officers under
whom he served.
Capt Hughes
Trigg
Names and Rank of the General and Field officers.
Col Carrington
Mj Floyd
Battles in which the applicant was engaged.
None
Skirmish
Country through which he marched.
Va
Va
Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period.
Aged 73
Powhattan County Va
Evidence by which the declaration is supported.
Traditionary
Living Witness

I am, respectfully
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832. The following regulations have been adopted: This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers, all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
 Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops. 
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers. 
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service. 
4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, mucicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } County of__ } ss. On this ______ day of ______ personally appeared (a) before ________ A.B. a resident (b) of ______ in the county of _______ and State, Territory or District of ______ aged (c) ______ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with ________ , and served in the ______ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers: (Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. >>This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.] 
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of ______ Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. A. B. 
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.] And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. I _______ of the Court of ____________ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _________ for a pension.
 In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _______ day of ______ &c. 

If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out. 
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz: (k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with ______, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be ________ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
 [And then will follow the certificate of the Court.] 
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A.B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _______ and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _________ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, ________ Clerk of the Court of _______ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of ________ for a pension.

 In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this ______ day of ______ &c. Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, andthere subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6. } To a Soldier.  Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
6. } To an Officer. Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court,
without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons - one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion.
If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper
Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.

[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:- For ____ year _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days I served as a ______; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law
directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months, is too indefinite and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses
who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
>>  The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Dyer Caster
---- Clerk
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April 11, 1938

WILLIAM BRADLEY
S. 6734
BA-J/MLB

Mrs. J. B. Knight
3141 Highland Place, N. W.
Washington, D. C.

Dear Madam:
The data herein were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S.6734, based upon service of William Bradley in the Revolutionary War.

William Bradley was born in 1759 in Cumberland County, Virginia. The names of his parents were not given 

While a resident of Powhatan County, Virginia, William Bradley volunteered in May, 1777, served as private in Captain Robert Hughes' company, Colonel Carrington's  [handwritten insert] (I did not give colonels name as Edward Carrington as Edward Carrington was Colonel of the U.S. Arty.  The colonel's name was probably George Carrington but it was not stated and could not -- named.) Virginia regiment and was discharged after having served a tour of four months. In the winter of 1780, he moved to Montgomery County, Virginia, where he volunteered August 1, 1780, he served as private in Captain Abraham Trigg's company, under Major Joseph Floyd, in the Virginia troops, and while in pursuit of Tories after the battle of Kings Mountain, was in a skirmish with them near Shallow Ford on the Yadkin River and was discharged the last of November, 1780.

At the close of the Revolution, the soldier was living in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. He was allowed pension on his application executed January 26, 1833, while still a resident of Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

No family data were given in the claim for pension. 

In order to obtain date of last payment of pension, the name and address of the person paid and possibly the date of death of William
Bradley, you should write to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, this city, and cite the following data: William Bradley, certificate No. 12343, issued April 22, 1833, rate $26.66 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act June 7, 1832, Virginia Agency.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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Cirtificate from
Elisha Burton for 
William Bradley
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I Elisha Burton of the County of Pittsylvania and State of Virginia do hereby certify and Solemnly Swear that Wm. Bradley of Said County was a Revolutionary Soldier and Served a tower of duty
as a Soldier with me in the year 1777 in a company of Militia under the command of Captain Robert Hughs from the County of
Powhattan to Williamsburg Little York &c and
that the Said William Bradley was honorably
discharged by Colo. Edward Carrington.
Given under my hand this 15 October 1832

Elisha (his X mark) Burton

I Tavenor C Shelton  a Justice of the peace for the
County of Pittsylvania in the State of Virginia do hereby certify that Elisha Burton who this day appeared before me and Subscribed his name, and Sworn to the foregoing certificate is a
Credible man, and that his Statement is entitled to credit. Given under my hand this 15. day of October 1832
T. C. Shelton
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Virginia to wit
I William Tunstall Clerk of the County Court of Pittsylvania in the State aforesaid do hereby certify that Tavenor C. Shelton Esq before whom the within Certificate of Elisha Burton was sworn was at the time of acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly empowered to 
administer Oaths and that I believe his signature to be genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 21st day of February One thousand Eight hundred and thirty three -
Will Tunstall
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To what time was William Bradley, act '32, on Va. roll last paid?

J. L. Edwards
Jan. 26. 1844

p &c 4th Sep 1836
D H
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Pittsylvania County Virginia S.S
Jesse Reynolds respectable citizen of said County personally appeared before me William H Shelton a Justice of the peace in and for said County, and being duly sworn according to law on his oath says that he has been well acquainted with William Bradley an applicant for a pension under the late law of Congress for some years back & during their acquaintance has often heard said Bradley talk of having served as a soldier in the Revolutionary War. - and he believes he was & that it is the general opinion in the neighbourhood where the said Bradley resides.
Given under my hand this 20. Aug 1832
W H Shelton J.P.

Virginia to wit
I William Tunstall Clerk of the County Court of Pittsylvania in the State aforesaid do hereby certify that William H. Shelton Esqr before whom the foregoing affidavit of John Reynolds was made was at the time an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County duly empowered
to administer Oaths and that I believe his signature to be genuine -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 21st day of February 1833
Will Tunstall
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Rev War
6734
INVALID.

File No. 6734
William Bradley
Pri Rev War

Act: June 7th 32
Index: - Vol. A, Page 44

[Arrangement of 1870.]

1921, July 27 hist to Mrs. B. B. McCutchan- EW
See Wm Bradley. Des. claim for letter
1938, Apr. 11 - Hist to Mrs. J.B. Knight -  MLB
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3141 Highland Place, N. W.
Washington, D. C.
February 12, 1938.

The Veterans Administration,
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:
Will you kindly give me the data you have on file in Revolutionary War pension claims on the
following:

Bradley, William ( Pittsylvania, Virginia) S. of W. 1835.

Bradley, William (Rockbridge, Virginia) S. of W. 1835. Pen. 2, 20.

Bradley, William ( Virginia ) Aud. Acct. XXII, 147;
Aud. Acct., XXVII, 338; Pen: War 4, 104, War 8, 1.

Dozier, William (Virginia) I. P., D 87.

Dozier, James S., (Virginia) War 5, 57.

Dozier, Richard ( Virginia) S. of W. 1835, Pen. 2, 206.

Thanking you, I am
Very truly yours,
Mrs. J. B. Knight

RECEIVED 
FEB 15 1938
MAIL SUB-DIV
VETS. ADM
21
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.
3 - 525

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., July 27, 1921

In reply to your request of _______, received ______
for a statement of the military history of Wm Bradley a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension on file in this Bureau.  S. 6734 -

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
May 1777
Aug 1, 1780
LENGTH OF SERVICE.
4 Mos.
4 Mos.
RANK.
Pvt.
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Robt Hughes
Abraham Trigg
COLONEL.
Carrington
STATE.
Va

Battles engaged in, Shallow Ford
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Powhatan & Montgomery Cos. Va
Date of application for pension, Jan. 26, 1833, cl al -
Residence at date of application, Pittsylvania Co. Va.
Age at date of application, b. in 1759 in Cumberland Co. Va

Remarks: No fam data

Respectfully,
Commissioner.

6-2856
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April 11, 1938

Mrs. J. B. Knight
3141 Highland Place, N. W.,
Washington, D. C.

BA-J/ MMHF:MLB aw
WILLIAM BRADLEY
S. 6734

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of three soldiers with the name, William Bradley, of Virginia, and those of William Dosier, James
S. Dozier and Richard Dozier, all of Virginia.

Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War data, and the limited trained clerical force available for furnishing such information, it is impossible to comply in full with each request
pertaining to soldiers of that war.

It may interest you to know that you may call at this office and examine the papers in Revolutionary War pension claims and collect data therefrom, in accordance with office regulations. This is the usual procedure in matters of extensive research. Every effort will be made to aid you, should you call. The records are
located in Room 1851, Navy Building, 19th and Constitution Avenue, N. W.

The record of William Bradley, of Pittsylvania County, Virginia, the first named on your list, is furnished you herewith.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator