Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 9556, Alexander Hamilton, Va.
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SERVICE
Va
Hamilton, Alexander 
NUMBER
S9556
Carded
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Virgina 23, 992
Alexander Hamilton of Augusta Co in the state of Va who was a Pr in the company command by Captain Trimble [2 dots above the i] of the  High command by Col [blank] in the  [illegible] for [illegible}
8 Mo for $26.66
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 Pensions paid the 13th day of May 1832 and Sent to [illegible] Wm Kinney J.[illegible] Hauxton
arrears to the 4th of Mch 34 $80.0[illegible]
[illegible]amt. allowance ending 4 Sept 13.3[illegible]
$93.3[illegible]
RevolutionaryClaim
as of June 7, 183[illegible]
Recorded by  J.T. Sprague Clerk [?]
Book C Vol. [illegible] page 18
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Kenton Harper & Pen. 
Agent Jun 16, 1837
Letter to [illegible] Auditor July 1837[illegible maybe 9]
Paid at the Treasury [illegible] 
the act of the 1 April 1808 
from 4 March 1837 to 4 Sept 
1838 Agt notified 19. Aug 
1839
Paid as above from 4 March 
to 4 March 1839. Agent notified 1 Sep 1840
Paid as above from 4 Sept 1841 
to March 1842. Agt notified 
19 Oct 1844
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Virginia
Augusta County
[squiggly line] ss.
on this 29th day of August 1893 personally appears before John C Sowers, John Sproul, John McCue and  [illegible]iam Young the justices of August County Court now sitting Alexander Hamilton a resident of Augusta County of state of Virginia aged about 74 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the bene-fits of the act of Congress passed the 7th June 1832.
That he was born in the said County of Augusta on the day of September 1859 as he has always understood [illegible]believes, that there is no register of his age that he knows of that he has continued to reside in said County of Augusta from his birth, and still resides in said county, that as one of the [illegible] of Augusta Count, he was drafted into the services, [crossed out word] of the United States, undeserved as follows- He was drafted to go on a tour of duty to protect the inhabitants of the Western frontiers of Virginia from the depredations and murders of the Indians, he [illegible, may rendavouz] ed at [illegible] in the County of Augusta and marched from fenced under the commands and in the copying of Cpt James Trimbe, as a private, thought Tagent's valley in Virginia, to Fort Buchanan on the west fork of the [illegible] river, while he was stationed at the said fort, he was out on several scouting parties, but was in no battle.  he is unable by reasons of old age consequent loss of memory to swear positively to the year [insert caret]^ [illegible sentence] 1778 which this service was performed [crossed-out word] he was [illegible] at Staunton on or about the 1st day of May, and was discharged early in the month of July of the same year, and according to the best of his recollection he served for [crossed out word] a period notes than two months as a [crossed out word Capt] private in Cape James Trimble, that he received [illegible] written discharge, and he knows of no one now living , by whom hie can prove this tour of duty, unless it be Maj Jos Bell of August County whose testimony he will make an effort to pro[illegible]
  His next tour of duty was as one of the Militia of Augusta County, he was drafted to go to the protection again of the Western frontier of Virginia against the [inserted] murders of and [illegible] of the Indians, he rendevouzed on this occasion [word strike out] early in the spring of 1780 at Jennings Gap in the County of Augusta, and marched from [illegible, maybe Staunton] as a private in Cape John WKitncks company by the warms Springs ([illegible] in Bath County) to Fort [illegible]
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( now in [blank] County) where he remarried for a short time, for Fort Dinwiddie, he marched to Fort Warwisk now in the Country of [blank] where he remained stationed for the balance of his tour, goin out occasionly on scouting parties, but he was engaged in no battle he served he is confident on his occasions full tour of duty of three months, he knows no one non living [crossed out word] who accompanied him on this tour of duty, [crossed out words] but hopes to introduce some evidence of general charater proving his service.  He received no written discharge.
His third and last service in the War of the Revolution was as one of the drafted Mili[illegible] of Augusta. he rendevouzed at the Waynesborough in Augusta County in the latter part of May 1781 and marched from there under the command of Cape Patrick Buchanan as a private-Col Theo [illegible] had command of the troops that marched from Waynesborough to the City of Richmond, from Richmond the company of Cape Buchanan with [illegible] marched to near Williamsburg and on this 26th June 1781 this declarant was in the [illegible] the of Hot Water, in the battle this declarant had a Brother James Hamilton who was severely wounded, the said James Hamilton was sent to a Hospital in New Kent County, and this declarant was ordered to go with and attend upon his Brother whose wound were considered [illegible], he did accompany his Brother and remained with him until his term of service expired , when he was discharged and his place as a [illegible] was taken by another Brother John Hamilton who was in the service, this declarant [insert word illegible] that Col or Maj Jack Willis had command of the troops [crossed out words] on the day of the battle of that water he remembers also a Col Butler being in command.  Both these officers belonged to the regular. He received no written discharge, and is he able [illegible] from the loss of memory the precise time which he served on this occasion, but he is satisfied he served as a private as this [illegible] at least three months and for which he claims a pension.  He aspects to be able to prove this [illegible] of duty by Maj Wm Willson of Augusta County.
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Major William Willson [illegible] Wm Brown [illegible] as persons residing in his neighborhood for testimoney as to his character and their belief of his services in the war of the revolution
He hereby relinquishes every  claim whatever to as pensions or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any states.

Sworn to, and subscribed, the day of year aforesaid.

[Right hand indent] Hamilton
[illegible]

I Major William Willson of Augusta County appeared in open Court and being duly sworn according to law stated that he was raised in this same neighborhood with Alex. Hamilton the person now applying for a pension that he believes him [illegible] about 74 years of age.  That he knows the facts that said Alex. Hamilton was in the services as one of the militia of Augusta [crossed out word] County, that his
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Mr. Wilson and William Brown residing in the County of Augusta hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Alexander Hamilton who has subscribed and sworn to the within declaration, that we believe him to be seventy four  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.
William Wilson
Wm Brown

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion of 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 serves as he states. And the Court further certifies that William Wilson and William Brown who have signed the preceding certificate, are residents of the county of Augusta and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.

State of Virginia to wit:
I Jefferson Kinney Clerk of the Court of Augusta County in the State aforesaid, do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Alexander Hamilton for a Pension and I further Certify that Saml Blackwood whose name appears to the annexed Certificate is an acting Justice of the Peace in & for said County & that the said signature purporting to be his is genuine In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal of Office this 29th day of March 1834 and in the 58th year of the Commonwealth.
Jefferson Kinney CAC

30.915.
[Upside Down]
Hon Hamilton
Declaration
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October 20, 1932.
BA-J/ILL
Alexander Hamilton
S. 9554

Miss Jenn Agnew
108 East Franklin Street
Richmond, Virginia.

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Alexander Hamilton, who received a pension in Augusta County, Virginia, on account of his service in the Revolutionary War.

The data which follow are found in the papers on file in pension claim, S. 9554, based upon service of Alexander Hamilton in the Revolutionary War.

Alexander Hamilton was born in September 1753, in Augusta County, Virginia; the day of his birth and the names of his parents are not shown. He had two brothers, James and John Hamilton, both of whom rendered services in the Revolutionary War.

Alexander Hamilton enlisted and served three tours as a private in the Virginia [illegible] shown as follows from May 1778, two months in Captain James Wrights company, during which he was engaged principally on the [illegible] frontier in the vicinity of Fort [illegible] to protect the [illegible] from the [illegible] of the Indians; next, [illegible] the spring of 1780, three months in Captain John McKitrick's company, engaged at Fort Dinwiddie and Fort [illegible] on the frontier; and from May [illegible], there [illegible] in Captain Patrick [illegible] company, Colonel Thomas [illegible] regiment, during which he marched to Richmond, there to Williamsburg, was in the battle of Hot Water, in which [illegible] Alexander's brother, James, was severely wounded, and Alexander was [illegible] to carry him to the hospital in New Kent County and [illegible] him there; at this time, John Alexander, another brother, took his place.

Alexander Hamilton was allowed pension on his application
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executed August [illegible], 1833, at which time he resided in Augusta County, Virginia; he had continued to reside there ever since his birth. The soldier made no reference to wife or children.

In 1834, Sarah Hamilton was a resident of Augusta County, Virginia, aged sixty-eight years; she remembered Alexander Hamilton during his service in the Revolutionary War, her relationship to the family was not stated.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and, possibly, the date of death of this pensioner, you should address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, this city, and cite the following:

Alexander Hamilton
Certificate #[illegible]
Issued May 13, 1834
Rate $26.66 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
Virginia Agency.

Very truly yours,

A. D. HILLER,
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.
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GIDEON, PRINTER

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
June 14th, 1843.

Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States", and the 3d section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, Alexander Hamilton. - a Pensioner on the Roll of the Richmond, Va Agency, at the rate of Twenty six ~ Dollars and 66 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1841, to the 4th March 1842.
Respectfully yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.

To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS,
Present.
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SERVICE
Va.
Hamilton, Alexander
NUMBER
S 9556
Carded
Contents
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Honble J S Edward
[ ? ]
Staunton 5 May 1834
Enclosed you will receive the declaration of Alexr. Hamilton for a pension under the act of 7 June 1832. in which you will have the goodness & act on as early as your convenience will permit, and advise me of the results.
If consistent with the duties
you forward me the declaration of Mr: Kenney
by which I forwarded to you some months ago
together with the objections thereto, in order that I may possibly do something to remove him, he is now confined, and thrown upon the Charity of a widowed sister in law, who is poor, and entertaining no doubt in my own mind, that he is justly entitled, it would be a corner of satisfaction to me, if a pension could be obtained for him and a relief to an indigent sister.
In much hale
with great respect
[ ??? ]
Mr: Kenney
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16 June
Wm Kenny
vouchers
Alex Hamilton
Elliott
[Circular Stamp]
STAUNTON
JUN 14

Humble (?) J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
DC
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JS Edwards Esq
[illegible] 13th June 1837
D Sir
At the request of Mr Hamilton I hand you enclosed his declaration of Power of Atty to enable him to draw his pension, which it seems he has not done for two years and it is therefore necessary that they should be transmitted to your department in order that payment of his pension should be
directed.

If the papers are in due form, will you oblige Mr Hamilton so for as make the proper endorsement and forward the same to Kenton 
Harper esq a member of the House of Delegates, Richmond Virginia, who will be in Richmond during the called sesion (?) of the Legislature.
Very Respectfully
Your
Mr. Kinney
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Second Comptroller's Office,
August 10th, 1839

Sir:

Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838 entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Alexander Hamilton, a Pensioner on the Roll of the  Richmond Va Agency, at the rate of Twenty Six
Dollars and sixty six Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March 1837
to the 4th Sept., 1838, 18 months

Respectfully yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Second Comptroller's Office,
September 7th, 1840

Sir:

Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Alexander Hamilton, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Richmond, Va Agency, at the rate of Twenty Six Dollars and 66 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March, to the 4th September 1839.

Respectfully yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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State of Virginia
Augusta County ss
Sarah Hamilton aged sixty eight years being duly sworn saith that she remembers very well that Alexander Hamilton was drafted under Capt. James Trimble to go to fort Buchanan to guard the frontier from the Indians and remained there over two months, and after his sets home he was again drafter under Capt. John M Kittrick and went to Tygarts Valley to forts, Warrick ,Hattans, & [illegible], and remained there for three months, after which time they were discharged, the year nor the
precise time of the year this affiant does not now recollect, and farther
this affiant saith not. February 27th 1834
Sarah Hamilton
Augusta County ss
This day Sarah Hamilton came personally before me
Saml Blackwood a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid
in the State of Virginia and was sworn to, and subscribed the above affidavit
this 27th day of February 1834
Sam Blackwood [illegible]
Virginia to wit: In the County Court of Augusta April 29th 1834.
Alexander Hamilton a soldier of the Revolution
on oath made his declaration, in these words & figures Virginia Augusta
County [illegible]. And on the motion of the said Alexander Hamilton it is
ordered to be certified to the Secretary of War on to the Commissioner
of Pensions that the foregoing declaration with the evidence of Maj Wm
Willson was sworn and subscribed to before the Justices of the peace
for the said County of Augusta in open Court on the 29th day of August
1833
that the Certificate of Willson & Wm Brown was also sworn
to in open Court on the same day and on that day subscribed to by
the said William Brown, but emitted by accident to be subscribed by
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A
Wm Willson jr. in consequence of which the Clerk of the Court
declined to enter the same in the records of the Court. It is ordered
farther, to be certified that Maj. William Willson the person who
deposed to the service of the said Alexander Hamilton has since departed
his life, and that William Willson has since the said 29th day of
August appeared in Court and subscribed to the Certificate annexed
to the said Alexander Hamiltons declaration and it is ordered that the
said declaration with deposition of Maj. Wm Willson the Certificate
of Wm Willson Jr & Wm Brown together with the affidavit of Sarah
Hamilton taken before Samuel Blackwood a Justice of the peace
for said County be entered of record.
In Testimony whereof & that the
foregoing is a true copy from the
records of said County Court, & Jefferson
Kinney Clerk of the County Court
aforesaid have herein ascribed my
name & affixed my seal of office this 5th
day of May 1834 and in the 68th
year of the Commonwealth
Jefferson Kinney Cal
Adm 8 months
Wm Kinney, Jr
Staunton
Va
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Record Division
September 18, 1911
Mrs. Ethel Bowman,
716 West 23 1/2 Street,
Austin, Texas.
Madam,
In reply to your letter dated the 6th and received the 12 instant,
you are advised that the papers in the claim of Alexander Hamilton,
Sur. File No. 9,558, Rev. War, fail to afford any information in regard
to his widow.
For the date of last payment of the pension and name of the person
to whom it was paid, application should be made to the Auditor for the
Interior Department, U.S. Treasury Department, giving him the following data:
"Alexander Hamilton, Certificate No. 28,992, issued May 13, 1894, under the Act of June 7, 1832, at the Virginia Agency"
Very respectfully,
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In reply to your request of (blank line), received (blank line)
for a statement of the military history of Alexander Hamilton
a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his (or his widow's [crossed out]) application for pen_
sion on file in this Bureau.       S. File 9,556

(Column 1) DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT
1. May 1778
2. Spring 1780
3. May 1781

(Column 2) LENGTH OF SERVICE
1. 2 mos.
2. 3 mos.
3. 3 mos.

(Column 3) RANK
1. Pri.
2. (blank) 
3. (blank)

(Column 4) OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED
(sub-column 4-1) CAPTAIN
1. James Trimble
2. John McKitricks
3. Patrick Buchanan

(sub-column 4-2) COLONEL
1. (checkmark)
2. (checkmark)
3. Thos. Hughart

(Column 5) STATE
1. Va.
2. (blank)
3. (blank)

Battles engaged in, Hot Water
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Augusta Co., Va.
Date of application for pension, Aug. 29, 1833.      Allowed.
Residence at date of application, Augusta Co., Va.
Age at date of application, born Sept - 1759  Augusta Co., Va.
Remarks: Sol. bros. John + James were also in the service, the latter being severely wd.
in battle of How Water.
Only Alexander Hamilton of S.C. in Va. found on the Rev. War pens. records.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
(handwritten note, crossed out) Sarah Hamilton 68 in 1834 (b. 1766) only 12 yrs. old in 1778.
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109 E. Franklin St.,
Richmond, Va.
Sept. 15, 1938.
The Veteran's Bureau,
Washington D.C.

I am very much interested in one Alexander Hamilton, [underlined] b. in Augusta County, Va. Sept. 1759; pensioned in Augusta Co. Aug. 29, 1833 - was in Battle of Hot Water, carried his wounded brother, James off the field, etc.
One Alexander Hamilton m. in Greenbrier Co. Va. (now W. Va.) in 1786, Rebecca Archer, dau. of John and Elizabeth Archer who had formerly lived in Augusta County, Va.
I want to know if the pensioner, named above, married Rebecca Archer.  Is there any thing in his pension papers that show the name of his wife?  I have been told that this man's name can not be found on Greenbrier Records other than the m. record.
If you can help me solve this puzzle, I shall be very grateful, so will my client.
With best wishes - 
Sincerely, 
(Miss) Jean Agnew [signature]
109, E. Franklin St.,
Richmond, Va.

                      [Received Seal stamped]
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Austin, Texas
Sept. 6, 1911
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington D.C,

Sometime ago I wrote you concerning the Military History of Alexander Hamilton, in reply to which you sent me the information contained in his or widows application for pension.
I would like very much to know, if given it by his widow, her name
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and address or if by the man himself information of him.  am anxious to obtain records of their birth.
This information will be greatly appreciated
Thanking you for the past favors I am
Respectfully
Ethel Bowman

(address)
Ethel Bowman
Texas
716 W 22 1/2 St
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716 W. 22 1/2 Street, 
Austin Texas
Aug. 6,1911

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.D.
Sir;
Sometime ago I wrote to the war dept to obtain the war records of Alexander Hamilton.  In reply to my letter it was suggested that I write you for further information.
This Alexander Hamilton
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whom I refer to was in the Revolutionary War.  At the beginning of the war he joined an artillery company commanded by Alexander Hamilton, of the historic fame and who was his first cousin.  he remained in the army as a private until it's close.  He was in the battle of Bradywine,  Germantown, Monmouth & Yorktown.  I am not sure as to the state in which he enlisted think though it was either South Carolina or Virginia.  Any information will be much appreciated.
Respectfully 
Ethel Bowman
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                                     Telephone :Central2338
                                                    Automatic 7104
JOHN E. HUNT
MASTER IN CHANCERY
SUPEROIR COURT
1201 MERCHANTS LOAN & TRUST BUILDING
135 ADAMS STREET
                              CHICAGO    3/10 1908

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir:
I understand one Alexander Hamilton of Augusta Co Va previous of Scranton Va received a pension as a soldier in Revolution.
If so please give me date of his application and his age at that time and names of his heirs.

Yours Truly
John E Hunt
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[on right panel]
 may [illegible]
Ctf. 23992
l. 9556
[On center panel]
L L W.
[round stamp outer ring] Record [illegible]
[round stamp inner circle] [illegible]16 1908
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[right panel]
[illegible] Mar. 24 History to John B. Hunt
[remainder illegible]
[left panel]
9556 [large handwritten]
INVALID [stamp]
[Illegible written vertically, left side]
No. [preprinted] 9556
Alexander Hamilton
[Illegible] War
June [illegible] 32
Vol. [preprinted] 1 Page [preprinted] 162
[[illegible] of 1870] [preprinted]