Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 9,904, for William Snodgrass, [Blank]
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
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Snodgrass, William
WITNESS
Margaret
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2
NUMBER
R. 9,904
W.D. 38763-
W.C. 29414
B.L. Wt. 23401-160-50
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CONTENTS
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137907. Hermard
153,542
May 16
William Snodgrass
Sergt.
Capt. Bender
Gen Brown
Eny  Oct 1812
2nd Reg
N L Army
Recd  (illegible) 80
Reg letter
Mar 1/5 6
Peyton

L Mynatt
B (illegible) Roads
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No. 29414

WAR OF 1812.
Act of March 9, 1878.
WIDOWS' PENSION.
Tennessee
Margaret Snodgrass
widow of
William Snodgrass
Rank Private
Company Capt Ramsay's
Regiment 1. U S Rifles
Knoxville Agency
Rate per month. Eight dollars.
Commencing March 9, 1878.
Certificate dated 10 May 1880
and sent to Pension Agent. May 17th 1880
Remburg Clerk
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153,542
137,407
Sep. 24 /12
William Snodgrass
Sergeant
(Crossed out Bender) Ramsey,
Col McDonald
Rifle Regt.
1st (crossed out Regt Rifles)https://catalog.archives.gov/images/misc/drag.png
Enld  April 1813
Did Mar 1815
1812
(illegible) offer
January 1 of 52
William Snodgrass
Not on rolls Capt Beaderles
amt 160 acres  23401-80
 (illegible) 2nd 53
(illegible) Ro Grame ?
(Adj)  (illegible)
Warrant 23.401 Oar
Jnr & sent March  25/53
(crossed out) Over.
L. A. Garrett (Lewis Alexander Garrett ?)
Tazewell Tenn
 (illegible) March 7 /53.
Vol 5 pg 80
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Sep 24 /52
153,542 

Bounty Land
claim of 
William Snodgrass
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A Seargaret under
Capt
Bender
Cd. McDonald
send Warrant to
L. A. Garrett
Tazewell TN
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State of Tennessee}  SS
Claiborne County  } 
On this 9 day of September 1852
personally appeared before me, one of the Justices of the Peace, within and for the County and State aforesaid
William Snodgrass, aged about seventy nine
years, a resident of the County of Knox in the State of Tennessee, who being duly sworn according to law declares that he is the identical William Snodgrass who was a Sergent in the company commanded by Captain
Bender in the Regiment of United States troops commanded by Col' McDonald, in the war with great Britain, declared by the United States on the 18 June 1812, that he volunteered at Knoxville about the 10 of April 1813 for the term of five years, under Lieutenant
Tipton, and after serving under him for
some time, he unstrunsford to Captain Bender's company, there was no regular Captain over Lieutenant Tipton, he served near two years  or (illegible) and was honorably discharged at Detroit, by Captain
William Hull, (after having fought at Landy's line) about the 1 of March 1815 in writing which discharge he has not in his possession, it was sent on to the war department to obtain his pay and it may be then, if not lost, and he refers to the muster rolls of Lieutenant Tipton, Captains Bender and Hull. He makes this distinction for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which he may to
entitled under the act granting bounty land to
certain officers and soldiers who have been engaged
in the Military service of the United States, passed 28. Sept 1850.
William  Snodgrass (his mark)
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and ┃
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year above written. And I hereby certify that
I (illegible) the said William Frongness to be the (illegible) tical man who served as aforesaid, and that he is of the age above stated
W G  Payne
Justice of the Peace

State of Tennessee ⎬ S.S.
Claiborne County ⎬ 
Thenly certify
that
William G. Payne Esqr before whom the
foregoing declaration was made, was at the time thereof a Justice of the Peace in and for the County
and State aforesaid and duly authorized to
Minister oaths for general purposes.
In his testimony ___________ I have hereunto signed my name, and affixed my seal this ninth day of
September 1852
Clerk
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rendered the service alleged in the above application (in the company of Captain ________
the regiment of Tennessee Militia in the war of 1812) by living neighbors and often hearing soldier and claimant speak of the service rendered in the war of 1812. That they
have no interest in the prosecution of this claim.
George M___barger (illegible)
Martha J. Cervant
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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this
8th day of December 1879, and I hereby certify that the contents of the above declaration & were fully made known and explained to the applicant and explained to the applicant
and witnesses before swearing including the words (January)
erased and the words (her)
added and that I have no interest direct or indirect in the prosecution of this Claim,
JC Buckner
Union County
I certify that J. C. Buckner Esq. is a Justice of the Peace in and for said county of Union State of Tennessee, duly qualified to act as such that the above is his genuine signature
Witness my hand & seal of said County at Maynardsville Tenn. This 17th day of December 1879,
Clerk County Court
Corum Acuff