Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 2478, Theophilus Wyatt, Va.
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VA Wyatt, Theophilus W2478
Sally B.L.Wt 31,450-160-55
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[Left side]
papers copied & sent to Lewis Wayland
[illegible] Va Nov 1, 1834 see letter
to same March 14 1836  do. to Hon.
A H H Stuart Jan 11 1842 do.
to W R Woods Dec 30 1845

880
220
1100

[Right Side]
Virginia 16665
Theophilius Wyatt
of August in state of 
who as a Apr Comr in the commanded
by Capt of the Regt commanded 
by Col Lewis in the Va
line for 22 months

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia
at the rate of 440 dollars centers per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March 1831
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 day of Sept 33
and Leut Wm Kinney
Staunton VA

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833  1100
Semi-amt. allowance ending Mar 34 220
$1320
Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7 1832
Recorded by N Rice Clerk,
Book E Vol 6 Page 23
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213 Increase Richmond
Virginia
Sally Wyatt
widow of Thephilus Wyatt
who served in the Revolutionary 
war as an Asst Commissory
for 22 months
Inscribed on the roll at the rate of 
550 Dollars 00
cents per annum to commence on 
the 4th day of March, 1848

Certificate of Pension issued the
11th day of Nov 1850
and sent to
D D Addison
Present
Increased from $440
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act 29 July 1848 Page 131 Vol 1 Book A

Reported
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191.519 Act Mar 3/35
July 20 / 33
Sally Wyatt wid: of 
Theophilus Wyatt
Asst Commissory
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No 31450
Rev War
Recd pension
July 48 - 213
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No 160 July 3, 756
BOytth
William E. M. Wood
Fincastle
Va
Vol. W2. 174
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N 303
Sally Wyatt
wid of Theophilus
W
act 29 July 1848
Married 1797
husband awd
$440.00
James G. Parolin
Richmond
Va
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress
of the 29th July 1848.
State of Virginia
Rockbridge County ⎬ SS
on this sixth day of November in the year
Lord eighteen hundred and forty eight, personally
appeared in open court before the court of
said County now sitting, Sally Wyatt a resident
of said County of Rockbridge in the State of Virginia
aged sixty seven years on the 18th day of February
1849, who being duly sworn according to law, doth
on her oath, make the following declaration
in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions
made by the act of Congress passed the 29th of July
1848. That she is the widow of Theophilus Wyatt deceased
, whom she believes to have been an assistant
Commissary, and also a Deputy Quarter Master
during the Revolutionary war. She further
declares that her late husband the said Theophilus
Wyatt whilst residing in the County of
Augusta Virginia was placed on the pension
roll of the United States on account of his said
revolutionary services, and that he was allowed
a pension of four hundred and forty dollars
per annum. She further declares that she is
unable to make a full and accurate statement
of the revolutionary services of the said Theophilus
Wyatt, but begs leave to refer for a history
of the same, to the declaration and accompanying
evidence of the said Theophilus Wyatt now
on file in the War Department, and also
to the revolutionary records. She also declares
that the said Theophilus Wyatt died in the
County of Augusta Virginia on the 29th day of Dec
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ember 1833, and that after his death she drew
a balance of pension which was due to him
at the time of his death. She further declares
that she was married to the said Theophilus
Wyatt in the County of Caroline, Virginia, on
the fifteenth day of October in the year seventeen
hundred and ninety seven, and that her
husband the aforesaid Theophilus Wyatt
died on the twenty ninth day of December
eighteen hundred and thirty three. that she
was not married to him prior to his leaving
the service, but the marriage took place
previous to the second day of January eighteen
hundred viz: at the time above stated. She
further swears that she is now a widow, and
that she has never before made any application
for a pension. The declarant further states
that her late husband entered into service
from the State of Virginia. Whether he
belonged to the continental or State line
or to the volunteer corps. She cannot state
positively, but she begs leave to refer
for full information to the papers now
on file in the war department
Sally Wyatt
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State of Virginia
Rockbridge County ⎬ SS
Robert White a member of the Court now
sitting made the following affidavit To wit
that in the year 1834 - he drew for Mrs Sally
Wyatt the sum of one hundred and thirty
nine dollars and eighty pence which was the balance of pension
due to her husband Theophilus Wyatt due
at the time of his death. The said Theophilus
Wyatt was a pensioner on account of his
revolutionary services, and died in the
affiant understood in the County of Augusta
the affiant also understood that the said
Theophilus Wyatt was a member of the
staff during the revolutionary war, and
held an office connected with the Commissary
or quarter master department
all the information which the affiant has
on this subject was derived from Mrs Wyatt
Rob White
Virginia
At a Quarterly Court begun and held for Rockbridge
County at the Courthouse, on Monday the sixth day of November
1848
Sally Wyatt Widow of Theophilus Wyatt deceased who
was a Revolutionary pensioner, appeared in Court, and subscribed &
made oath to a declaration for the purpose of obtaining a
pension under the United States Government also an affidavit
of Robert White Esqr a member of the Court, thereto annexed
which was subscribed and sworn to in open Court and the
Court doth certify that the said Sally Wyatt is a person of
veracity and that they have full confidence in the statements
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contained in her Declaration, and that Robert White Esq is the presiding member of this Court which is ordered to be certified
to the War Department of the United States
In testimony that the foregoing is a 
true and correct  transcript from the records
of said Court I, Samuel McD Reid Clerk
thereof than hereto subscribed my name
and affixed the seal of said Court at Lexington this 25th day of November 1848 & in the
73rd year of the Commonwealth
Saml D. Reid Ckl
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State of Virginia
County of Alleghany
On this 16th day of July, A.D. one
thousand eight hundred and fifty-five, personally
appeared before me, a justice of the Peace
within and for the County and State aforesaid
Mrs. Sally Wyatt, aged 73 years, a resident of Alleghany
County in the State of Virginia, who
being duly sworn according to law, declares that
she is the widow of Theophilus Wyatt, dec'd
late of Virginia, who was an Assistant Commissary
in the Revolutionary War and that her said
husbands pension was increased from
four hundred and forty dollars to five hundred
and fifty dollars, per annum, commencing
4th March, 1831 and ending 29th December, 1833, when
he died. She also declares that she is a pensioner
under the act of 29th July, 1848, at the rate aforesaid
, from 4th March, 1848, for life or widowhood
after deducting what has been paid in both
cases, at the rate of four hundred and forty
dollars per annum. said pension is payable
at Richmond, Va. and the Certificate will be
found recorded in the Pension Office in
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Book A Volume I Page 131. She refers to her
Declaration filed under the last named
act of Congress for proof of her marriage and
her husbands services, his death, &c.
She makes this declaration for the
purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which
she may be entitled under the act approved
March 3, 1855. She also declares that she has not
received a Warrant for bounty land under
this or any other act of Congress nor made any
other application therefore
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She hereby constitutes William E. M.
Word of Fincastle, Va her Attorney to prosecute
her claim and procure her Warrant. Hereby
authorizing him to substitute other Attorneys
for himself, to procure or obtain from the war
department or elsewhere, any and all such
copies of records or any other evidence which
may be necessary to establish her claim under
this or any other act of Congress
Sally Wyatt

We JW Wyatt and Joel Kindell
residents of Alleghany County in the State of
Virginia, upon our oaths declare that the
foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Mrs. Sally Wyatt in our presence;
and that we believe, from the appearance
and statements of the applicant, that she is
the identical person she represents herself
as we are her neighbors and know the family
now living
J. W. Wyatt
Joel Kindell

The foregoing declaration and affidavit
were sworn to and subscribed before me
on the day and year above written; and
I certify that I know the affiants to be
credible witnesses or persons; that the claimant
is the person she represents herself to be, and
that I have no interest in this claim
Lewis Mann
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State of Virginia
County of Alleghany SS
I Andrew Fudge Clerk of the County Court
of Alleghany County in the State aforesaid, Certify that
Lewis T Munn, whose name appears to the foregoing
Certificate of acknowledgement is and was at the
time of signing the same, a Justice of the peace in and
for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and
qualified, and that the signation purporting to be
his is genuine
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Given under my hand and the seal
of the said Court, at Covington this 16
day of July 1835
Andr Fudge Clk
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State of Virginia
County of Botetourt
On this 16th day of
191.519
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are as
of Virginia
Augusta County ⎬ SS.
On this 25th day of October 1832 personally appeared
in open Court before the Justices of Augusta County Court, now
seting-- Theophilus Wyatt a resident of the County of Augusta
and State of Virginia, aged about 72 years, who being first sworn
according to Law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed
the 7th of June 1832.
That he was born in the County of Caroline and State of Virginia as he fully believes, that his Father had a
register of his age, from which it appeared he was born on the
28th day of July 1760, that he had not the said Register in his
possession, or under his control, and knows not what has become of it, & he resided for some years after his birth in
the said County of Caroline, from thence he removed in his youth
the County of Hanover in the said State of Virginia, that whilst
a resident of the said County of Hanover, he entered into the service
of the United States and served as follows,
He volunteered his services at Albemarle Barracks in the State 
of Virginia, in the early part of the spring of 1780 or about the
latter part of the month of February, to the best of his knowledge
and that he then became an assistant to Col. Samuel Lewis of
Augusta County & State of Virginia purchasing Commissary for the troops, & prisoners
of war, then stationed at the Barracks aforesaid &  that he acted in
the office of an assistant to said Lewis purchasing commissary
That from Albemarle Barracks he was ordered to the City 
of Richmond, and money being drawn for the purpose of
making purchases, from Richardmond he and Col. Lewis
proceeded to the State of North Carolina, to make purchases
That after he got to Salisbury in the said state of
North Carolina, he was taken sick, & left, he remained
there sick about two months, after his recovery he returned
to the City of Richmond in the State of Virginia, where
he then acted in the Quarter Master's department, in which
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department he continued untill the close of the war, h [torn page]
Served an assistant to Capt Charles Russell Quarter Master, [torn page]
at Richmond for some time he had at one time to take
charge of the public store at Westham, from thence he was
soon called back to Richmond he also acted under William
Rose, Granville Smith & James Kemp who were officers under Col
Charles Porterfield the Quarter Master Genl with whom he
acted as assistant Quarter Master in the Virginia State line
under Col Charles Porterfield the Quarter Master Genl of
said State line Rose Smith & Kemp acted as his
deputies at the same time after the death of Col. Porterfield
who fell mortally wound at Camden South Carolina his
office was filled by Capt Henry Young, (afterwards Gen Young)
under whom he was next to in office in the Quarter masters
department. He was stationed at Richmond Manchester, Westham, Goochland Court house, Charlottesville
& Staunton, The public stores having to be removed from
point to point, in order to prevent their falling into the
hands of the enemy, the declarent bore a most active part
in removing and taking to a place of security the public stores
and records at the time the enemy came to Richmond and
Charlottesville; This declarant was entitled to, & drew for
his services, when in service as assistant Quarter Master the pay
& emoluments, of a captain of the Virginia State line
The declarant has no documentary testimony of his services
nor does he know of any person now living by whom he can
prove all his services, as above set forth. He here refers to
affidavits of Col Churchill Gibbs & Richard Wyatt Esqr
going to prove in part his services, and hopes yet to be able
to obtain others, which when procured will be exhibited
the Secretary of war - Shortly after the close of the war
he went to Charleston South Carolina, and did business in the
merchantile business from South Carolina he removed
to the State of Georgia, with store goods, doing business these also,
and from thence back again to Virginia, since his return
to Virginia, he has resided in several Counties, some of which
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are as follows, Caroline, Spotsylvania, Albemarle, Nelson, Rockbridge, &  augusta, where he at present resides_ (For his character he refers to Gen.l Robert Porterfield & Philip Cosner. the former ^his near neighbor, and can procure the certificates of other highly respectable Gentlemen if necessary in the counties he has resided;_ He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State_

The foregoing declaration w͟r͟i͟t͟t͟e͟n b͟y t͟h͟e s͟a͟i͟d T͟h͟e͟o͟p͟h͟i͟l͟u͟s W͟y͟a͟t͟t h͟i͟m͟s͟e͟l͟f, was by him sworn to & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid.

Theo. Wyatt [signature]

The Court then proceeded to propose the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department to the said Wyatt as follows.

1. Where, and in what year were you born?
answer - I was born in the county of Caroline in the State of Virginia on the 28th day of July 1760 as I have allways(sic) understood and believed

2. Have you any record of your age; and if so, where is it?
answer. There was a register of my age, but I know not what has become of it.

3. Where were you liveing(sic) when called into service, where have you lived since the revolutionary war, and where do you now live.
answer - I was a resident of the County of Hanover when I first entered the service_ I have lived in the States of South Carolina, Georgia & Virginia as set forth in my declaration, and now reside in augusta County about 12 miles East of Staunton.

4. How were you called into service; were you drafted did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?
answer. I was a volunteer.

5th. State the names of some the regular officers
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who were with the troops where you served; such continental of malicha(sic) regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services_
Answer - I have given the names in my declaration above of the regular officers, and the general circumstances of my services I have in my declaration above set forth.

6. Did you ever receive a commission; and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it.
answer - I never received any commission nor do I believe it was customary at the time of my service to pai(sic) commissions for persons filling the office I did.

7. State the names of the persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the revolution?
answer - I would refer you to Genl Robert Porterfield and Philip Coiner.

Genl Robert Porterfield an officer of the revolution appeared in open Court, and ^being duly sworn according to law stated on oath - that he has no personal knowledge of the services of the above named Wyatt, not haveing(sic) served with the troops he did_ but from conversation, had with the said Wyatt and circumstances detailed by him, he believes he did serve as he has stated in his declaration_ that he knows that his Brother & Col Charles Porterfield was a Quarter Master Gen.l and that when he was ordered to South Carolina, when he was mortally wounded at Camden, Granville Smith & James Kemp acted as the deputies of his Brothers_ that after his death, Capt Henry Young succeeded to his office, and in August 1781 when he came from the south he found the said Young acting Quarter Master Gen.l he remembers also that
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there was a William Ross who was also acting in the Quarter Masters department, and from any thing he knows he might have been a deputy of Col Charles Porterfields_ He knows that the pay of a deputy Quarter Master in the War of the Revolution, was that of a Captain_ and that from ^what he knows of the character of said Wyatt he considers him a man to whom credit is due_ And from appearances he would judge the said Wyatt to be about 72 years of age.

Given under my hand this 24th day of Oct 1832.
R. Porterfield [signature]

I Philip Coiner a resident of the County of Augusta County do hereby certify, that I am well acquainted with Theopilus Wyatt, who has sworn and subscribed to the above declaration_ that I believe the said Wyatt to be 72 years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been an officer in the staff in the revolutionary war_ and that I concur in that opinion.

Sworn, & subscribed, the day & year aforesaid
Philip Coiner [signature]

And the Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war Department and reading the affidavit of Col Churchill Gibbs, Richard Wyatt esq which accompany this declaration, ^that Theopilius Wyatt was an officer in the war of the revolution, and served as he states_ and the court further certifies, that it appears to them, that Robert Porterfield & Philip Coiner who have here signed the preceeding certificates are residents of the County of Augusta, and are credible persons, and that their statements is(sic) entitled to full credit.
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State of Virginia Sct

I Jefferson Kinney, Clerk of the Court of Augusta County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Theophilus Wyatt for a Pension.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal of Office this 20ᵗʰ day of November 1832 & the 57ᵗʰ year of the commonwealth
Jefferson Kinney [signature] C.A.C.

I Richard Wyatt of Louisa County and state of Virginia do hereby certify that in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and eighty, or eighty one, (I believe it was in one of those years) I was employed by the state authoritys(sic) to ride express, and I do also certify, that while I was engaged in that service, I was frequently in Richmond, where I saw Theophilus Wyatt with whom I was well acquainted, who was at that time, as I understood, and believed, a deputy in the Quarter Master's department, I cannot say when he entered, or when he was discharged from the service, but I believe that when I was discharged as exprress rider, I left him engaged in the duties of his office.
Rich,ᵈ Wyatt [signature]

Virginia, Louisa County to wit:

The foregoing certificate was duly made, subscribed and sworn to by Richard Wyatt Esquire, before me William Nelson, a Justice of the peace for said county, this 25ᵗʰ day of September 1832.
Wm Nelson [signature]
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Virginia Augusta County} ss

Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace for the County of Augusta & state aforesaid Theophilus Wyatt, who being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age; and the consequent loss of memory, together with the lapse of time, 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 period mentioned below, and in the following grades: For three months as assistant commissary to Col Samˡ Lewis_ and I served for one year & seven months as assisstant(sic) Quarter Master and ranked and drew during that period the pay and emolument of a Captain of the Virginia State Line, and for such service I claim a pension.
Theo. Wyatt [signature]

Sworn & subscribed to before me this 6ᵗʰ day of July 1833.
Lewis Wayland [signature] J. P.
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I Churchill Gibbs of the county of Madison and State of Virginia one of the surviving Officers of the first Virginia State Regiment commissioned by Co.ˡ George Gibson; do hereby certify that in the year 1781 he was stationed at Goochland Courthouse Virginia as commander of the Guard that had charge of the Criminals removed from the Jail in Richmond; and whilst there I became acquainted with Theophilus Wyat(sic) then a Quarter Master belonging to the Virginia line I am not able to say at this time whether he was a Quarter Master or a Debuty(sic)_ but this I can say he had an office in Richond(sic) and the late Co.ˡ Wᵐ [illegible] of Kentucky was employed in it; and think it probable from that circumstance that he was in fact a Quarter Master, A Mr. Peter Davis as well as my memory serves me was likewise employed in the office at the same time

Given under my hand this 24ᵗʰ day of Sept. 1832.
* Chl R Gibbs [signature]

* It is known at the Pension office that I am an acting magistrate in and for this county
CRG
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I Richard Wyatt of the County of Louisa and State of Virginia do hereby certify that since the date of my certificate (sworn to on the 25t͟h day of September 1832, before William Wilson) in relation to the Revolutionary Services of Theophilus Wyatt, my memory has been refreshed by many facts and written memoranda, which fully satisfy me, that the said Theophilus Wyatt was a Deputy Quarter Master at Richmond Virginia, in the year one thousand Seven hundred and eighty.

Given under my hand this 16th day of August 1833.
Rich.ᵈ Wyatt [signature]

State of Virginia, Louisa County to wit:

The foregoing certificate of richard Wyatt esquire, was subscribed and duly sworn to before me William Wilson, a Justice of the peace for said County of Louisa, this 16t͟h  day of August in the year 1833.
W. Wilson [signature]
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State of  Virginia, Louisa County to wit:

I William Wilson, an acting Justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid do hereby certify, that Richard Wyatt esquire who has subscribed and sworn to the within written certificate before me, is an acting Justice of the peace for the said county of Louisa; that he has been my neighbour for nineteen years; and that in my opinion, full faith and credit ought to be given to his testimony.

Given under my hand this 16t͟h  day of August 1833.
W. Wilson [signature]

State of Virginia, Louisa County, to wit:

I John Hunter clerk of the court of the said County of Louisa, in the state aforesaid, do hereby certify that William Wilson, before whom the certificate of Richard Wyatt on the other side of this paper, was sworn to, and who has given his certificate thereof, and who has also made and subscribed the above certificate, now is, and was at the time of doing the same, an acting Justice of the peace in and for the said County, duly commissioned and qualified according to Law, and a Judge of said court, and that the signatures to said certificates are genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Public seal of said court to be hereto affixed this 19th day of August 1833.
John Hunter [signature]
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ass. Qr:

[word "Capt" stricken through]
Admit as [words "a private" stricken through]

22 months $440

Wm Kinney
Staunton
Va
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I Churchwill Gibbs of the county of Madison and State of Virginia one of the surviving officers of this first Virginia State Regiment commissioned by Col George Gibson_ I do hereby certify that in the year 1781 he was stationed at Goochtown Courthouse Virginia as a commander of the Guard that had charge of the Criminals removed form(sic) the Jail in Richmond, and whilst there I became acquainted with Theophilus Wyatt then a Quarter Master belonging to the Virginia line, I am not able to say at this time whether he was a Quarter Master or a Deputy, but this I can say he had an office in Richmond, and the late Col [illegible] Vawton of Kentucky was employed in it, and think it provable from that circumstance that he was in fact a Quarter Master, A Mr Peter Davis as well as my memory serves me was likewise employed in the office at the same time,

Given under my hand this 26th day of July 1833.
Churchill Gibbs [signature]

The above certificate was subscribed to and duly sworn to before me a Justice of the peace in and for the country of Augusta, Virginia, on this 26th day of July 1833.
J. Wayt J P [signature]
in the County of Augusta State of Virginia
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I do hereby certify that I have long known the within named Churchill Gibbs ^aged about Seventy five years and [illegible] his character and standing, is such as will [illegible] the most implicit confidence and beleif(sic) in any thing he may say_ 

Given under my hand this 26th day of July 1833.

^Aged above Seventy five years interlined before signed
J. Wayt J.P.
in the County of Augusta & State of Virginia

Virginia To Wit

I, Jefferson Kinney Clerk of the County Court of Augusta in the State aforesaid do hereby Certify that Lewis Wayland whose name appears to one of the foregoing certificates and John Wayt whose name appears to the above Certificate now are & were at the time of signing said Certificates acting Justices of the Peace in and for said County and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be theirs are genuine. 

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office this 26th day of August 1833 and in the 58th year of the Commonwealth
Jefferson Kinney CAC [signature]
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Rev War

WIDOW, &c.

File No. 2478
Sally Wyatt,
Widow,
Theophilus Wyatt,
Astt. Commisory Rev. War.

Act: July 29, 1848.
Index:-Vol. M., Page 363.

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Theophilus Wyatt.
Act 7- Jun 1832
Va. at $40. per ann to what time paid-
H. H. C. T.

Paid to 29th Decr 1833.
The date of the pensioner's death

Pension Office
Nv 7. 1850
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V 937
[illegible] let. to Jno. R. Cook,
Sept. 15, 1838.
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31.450

[illegible]
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191.519

FINCASTLE VA
JUL
18 [ink stamped]

Official Business

FREE

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington,
D. C.
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Virginia

In Clerk's Office of Caroline Couty Court

I John L. Pendleton Clerk of the County Court, of the County and State aforesaid,
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Case examinied
by L. B. True
this 5 July/5
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Increase

Theophilus Wyatt dcd
Va.
Act 7 June_ 1832
Ad? 22 per asst.
[illegible] - $550 per an_
Former payments to
[illegible] deduction_
For 4 Mch '31 to 29-
Dec '33, the day of his death

Payable to
Sally Wyatt, his
widow_

certif. sent to
D. D. Addison
Present
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Increase

Sally Wyatt, wid of
Theophilus - 
Va.

Act 29 July - 1848 -
Ad.d 22 [illegible] asst.
Anny - $550- per ann.
former payments to be
deducted-
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Honble J L Edwards
Staunton 27 Augt 1833

D Sir-

Capt. Wyatt whose claim was returned some months since for some informality, has just succeeded in having the defects remied(sic), and the papers are now returned with the hope that they will be found sufficient to entitle him to the pay of a Capt. I should be gratified that he could obtain it, for really I know of no man who stands more in need of it, he is miserably poor, with a large and helpless family of female's(sic), and his health very feeble and he cannot live long enough to enjoy his countrys bounty - with the expression of the hope that the claim will receive your early attention, and the result communicated to me.

I remain
with great respt
Your
Mr: Kinney [illegible]
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Jan. 10. 1842.
Theophilus Wyatt

A. H. H. Stuart.

Hon: J. L. Edwards
Pension Office_

Hon. A. H. H. Stuart
H R
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Hon: J. L. Edwards
House Reps
Jany 10th 1842

Dear Sir

May I ask the favour of you to cause an examination of the proper office to be made, to ascertain whether the person referred to in the enclosed letter in entitled to any thing from the government_ & if so, to how much, & how it can be obtained & what steps are necessary? your attention to this subject will oblige

Your obt: sert:
Alex- H. H. Stuart [signature]

Please return the letter with your reply_
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Dec 30. 1848.

Rec to cl
half pay
Theophilus Wyatt. 

Commr.

5

Jas L Edwards Esqr
Pension office
Washington City

GEORGETOWN
DEC
[illegible] [ink stamped]
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Decr 22 1845

Will Mr. Edwards have the kindness to answer Mr Woods enquiries & direct to Lewisburg -

Respectfully Yours
Wm H Prentiss [signature]
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Affidavits of Churchill Gibbs & richard Wyatt copied & sent to Hon. S. McD Moore 
H. R. July 1. 1834
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Covington
June 10th

J G Paxton Esqr
Lexington Va
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Covington Va
June 8th 1850

To
J. G. Paxton Esqr.
Lexington Va

Dear Sir

I wish you to prosecute all claims which I may have for money on accounts of the revolutionary services of my late husband Theophilus Wyatt either for an increase of the pension allowed to him or of the pension allowed to me

I authorise you to employ Mr D D Addison at Washington City to aid you in the prosecution of my claims and desire that he may have access to all papers in the pension Department which may have any relation to the revolutionary services of my late husband Theophilus Wyatt

Respectfully
your obdt sevt,
Sally Wyatt [signature]
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Oct 8/49
Sally Wyatt

Col. J. L. Edwards
Commr. of Pensions
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Washington D. C.
Oct 7th, 1849.

Sir,

I enclose you a letter from J. G. Paxton Esq., of Lexington Va

The case of Mrs Sally Wyatt widow of Theopolas Wyatt and a Act of 29th July, 1848, has been allowed at the rate of $440 per ann. In a former letter from Mr. Paxton he says her husband was a Commissary and allowed at the rate of $480 per ann. The pension should be computed at the rate of $600.

You will notice that D. D. Addison Esq, informing her that some $250 is now coming to her. If so I trust that upon a re examination of her case the amount will be allowed her. She has made a w͟r͟i͟t͟t͟e͟n
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contract with Mr. Paxton, of course upon the authority of his letter to me enclosed, your report will be made to me instead of Mr. Addison.

Are the heirs entitled to Land or commutation? see the letter asking this information.

Please inform me also whether the old book alluded to in Mr. Paxton's P. S. can be withdrawn and returned as requested.

I am, Sir;
most respectfully
Your Obt. sevt.
Th Lumpkin [signature]

Col. J. L. Edwards
Commr. of Pensions.
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appl
Sally Wyatt
for Increase

J. L. Edwards Esqr.
Comm. of Pensions.
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Washington October 22d 1850

Dear Sir,

I enclose herewith a letter from Mrs. Sally Wyatt, a pensioner under the act of July 29h 1848, on the Virginia roll, and hate to request a re=examination of her claim, with a view to an increase of her pension, and also, that of her late husband, Theophilas Wyatt, under the Act of July 7h 1832. The claim has been allowed for three months service as Asst. Commisary, and 19 months as Asst. Deputy Qr. Master Genl., but was allowed at the rate of $2͟0 i͟n͟s͟t͟e͟a͟d o͟f $2͟5 p͟r͟. m͟o͟n͟t͟h, which is the rate allowed in all s͟i͟m͟i͟l͟a͟r cases.

To remove the objection urged in your letter of 6h of November 1849, I would respectfully refer you to the decision of the Secretary of the Interior in the case of Mrs. Catharine Sight of Penna.

As this claim has now been nearly two years before your office I beg an early decision

With great respect
Yr obt St
D D Addison [signature]

J. L. Edwards, Esq
Comr of Pensions
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16 665. Increase Rich.
Virginia.
Theophilus Wyatt, decd
of Augusta Co in the State of Va
who was an asst comy in the - commanded
by Captain [blank] of the Regt commanded
by Col. Lewis in the Virginia
line for 22 months.

Inscribed on the Roll of Richmond
at the rate of 550 Doaars 00 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. & end 29th
Decr 1833, when he died.

Certificate of Pension issued the 11th day of Novr
1850 and sent to
D. D. Addison Present
Increased from $440.00
[Semi-annual allowance ending]
Payable to his widow
Sally Wyatt.

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by J P Chase Clerk,
Book E Vol. 6½ Page 39

E  6  23

Reported
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213. Rich
Virginia
Sally Wyatt
widow of Theophilus Wyatt
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a Asst. Commr.

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
440 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1848.

Certificate of Pension issued the
12th day of June, 1849.
and sent to James G. Paxton
Richmond
Va

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act 29th July, 1848, Page 283 Vol. 1
book A.

Reported
Letter to J. G. Paxton 31t August 1849

Let. to Thomas Lumpkin,
Nov. 6th, 1849
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5

Mr Wm H. Prentiss
Washington City
D Columbia

LEESBURG Va.
NOV
[ink stamp]
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Mrs Sarah Wyatt claimed a pension as the widdow(sic) of Theophilus Wyatt who was asst commissary Va continental line

Mr Edwards (says) Jany 11th 1842 Their(sic) is no Law by which she can claim_

The object of the Enquiry is to know if the Heirs of Wyatt cannot claim his commutation pay under the same law by which he drew his pension - to wit the 7 of June 1832

I am authorised by the heirs to make the Enquiry, he was asst commissary & deputy Quarter Master with the rank and pay of a Capt in the Line & as such drew a pension up to the time of his death, the Law says the commutation pay of an assistant Commissary is as his rank in the Line, now his rank in the Line was as Capt & as such he drew 440$ pr year up to the time of his death which was 29 December 1833 -

what prevents his heir from successfully claiming his commutation pay -

Wm Woods [signature]

Lewisburg
Greenbrier Co Va
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7
Revolutionary
Mr. [illegible]
12 Feby 1849
Sally Wyatt
Declaration
29 July 49

FREE

RICHMOND
FEB
11
Va [ink stamp]

Col James L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D C
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Richmond Feb 11. 1848

Dear Sir

I enclose to you a declaration of Mrs Sally Wyatt to obtain a pension under the act of Congress of last session, Her Husband Theophilus Wyatt was a pensioner she after his death drew the ballance(sic) due him. They were married in Caroline I enclose the certificate of the clerk of Caroline court showing that he examined the files of his office but found no evidence of their marriage and that many of the papers had been destroyed by fire, & flame in the Post office at the same time with this letter an old Book which at page 472 contains the family record. upon examination you will perceive that the Book is very ancient as well as that part of the family record referring to the marriage and that the evidence is genuine. & hope you will consider it sufficient. If this case is not made out to your satisfaction I hope you will write to me at this place at your earliest convenience. Mrs Wyatt is poor and old and is very much in want of her pension. I trust
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therefore you will examine the papers at your earliest [illegible] moment and inform me whether they are sufficient to make out the claim

your obet sevt
James G Paxton [signature]