Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 41356, Henry Wilson, Va.
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[typed form, with handwritten responses]
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(3-1776)
SERVICE NUMBER
Va. Wilson, Henry S. 41356
___or Willson


CONTENTS
int. in Rockbridge Co. Va.
in 1820 aged 92 yrs & a res. of Augusta Co. Va.
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[typed form with handwritten responses]
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[handwritten]
5233
Virginia
Henry Wilson
private
Colo Bluford
Virginia line 1778 5 yrs


In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 27 of April 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 7 of Jan. 1819 [year of 1819 written in crease of page]
and sent to 

Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818
[dollar amount handwritten on the right-hand side of page similar to a ledger] 34.13
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Mar 1819  
48.00

$82.13

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}
5 Years
Continued

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Notification sent September 4th 1820 to
D Sheffey Staunton Virginia
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[handwritten]
Henry Willson
Died & Cert [ineligible]
5233 Augusta
On
Jan 1819
March 1819
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State of Virginia
Augusta County, 

On this 19th day of July 1820, in open court being a court of record for the County of Augusta, (in which proceedings are had according to the course of the common law, has on limited jurisdiction within said county, has the power of fine and imprisonment and has all its proceedings duly registered, personally appeared Henry Wilson aged about ninety Two years, a resident in the said County of Augusta, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, to wit, He was enlisted by Capt. McKenny in the County of Rockbridge in the 1778 he was then marched to place near Hillsborough in North Carolina and attached to the 2nd Virginia Regement on continental Establishment under the command of Colo. Bluford, in the Brigade of Genl Gates, He was afterward marched to seven mile creek, in South Carolina and was at the defeat of Genl Gates at said creek. and was ordered back to Hillsborough, he was then marched to Hanging Rock; under Colo Bluford, when he (Bluford) was defeated. he afterwards again enlisted for Eighteen Months, that he has heretofore made his declaration under the acto of Congress of the 18th of March 1818 and placed on the pension list under that act, that he does not recollect the date of his declaration, the certificate however bears the date on the 27th day of April 1818, and is not numbered unless there [illegible] figures thus written on the 2nd page of the sheet represents its number 5233. and the said Henry Willson in open Court as aforesaid, doth solemly swear that he was aresident citizen of the united States on the 18th of March 1818, and that he has not since that time by gift sale or in any manner; disposed of his property or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring himself within the provisioning of an act of congress entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" passed on the 18th day
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of March 1818 and that he has not nor has any persons in Trust for him any property or security contracts or debts, due to him nor has he any income or other property than necessary clothing and therefore can give no schedule - He further swearing, that his occupation is that of rope maker and flax dresser; that he is so old and infirm, as to be incapable of doing any kind of work whatever and altogether unable to earn a support for himself, and can be only supported by public or private charity, he has no family living neither wife nor children, (Signed) 
his Henry [ineligible] Willson 
[ineligible]
Sworn to, and declared, on the 19th day of July 1820 before the Supe-rior court of law for Augusta County Testo
Chesley Kinney C[ineligible]
I Chesley Kinney - Clerk of the Superior Court of Law for Augusta County; do hereby certify that the foregoing oath is truly copied from the records of the said court: I do further certify it as the opinion of the said court - the said Willson has no property or Estate than is stated in the afore going declaration,
In Testimony where of, I have herein to set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this 1st day of August in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred & Twenty 
Chesley Kinney Clerk of the
Superior Court of Land for Augusta County.
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Henry Wilson
27th apr. 1818
[ineligible handwriting writing]

[ineligible handwriting over handwritten words]
Virginia Rolls
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Virginia,
Augusta County, to Wit, 
Henry Wilson, of the County aforesaid personally appeared before me, John Brown, Judge of the Chancery District Court holden at Staunton in the County & state aforesaid, & being duly sworn, saith, that in the year 1778, he enlisted, as a private soldier, for Two years in Cap. Wallace's Company, 2d. Virginia regiment, or Continental establishment; That at the expiration of his time, he re enlisted in Cap. Steele's Company, in the same regiment for Three years, or during the war &continued in the service until peace was restored, when he was discharge at the "Point of [ineligible]" in Virginia; - That from the time of his first enlistment, until his final discharge, he performed his duty faithfully; - was at Gate's & Buford's defeats, - in the Battles of the Cowpens, Guilford, Camden, & Eutaw Springs, & at the seize of Ninety six, - at which the latter place he received a wound the effects of which he yet seriously feels. ~This applicant, at the time of leaving the service, received a regular discharge, which he retained until it was worn out; - He has never been allowed a pension by the laws of the United States; - Is extremely poor, having for many years subsided on public charity,- & is much in need of the aid of his country for support.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & caused the seal of the officer of the said court to be affixed the 24th day of apr. 1818
Jn. Brown
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[typed letter]
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CHIEF'S DESK
Old War and Navy Division
Apr 30 [ineligible]

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IN REPLYING TO THIS LETTER THE INITIALS IN UPPER RIGHT-HAND CORNER MUST BE REFERRED TO.

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Mr. [ineligible]
I don't know why this man addressed [ineligible] I should write to the [ineligible] I suppose it will be all right to give him what you found. Bryant

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE OF THE SUPERVISING ARCHITECT,
Washington, April 29, [ineligible]

Mr. Chas. M. Bryant, 
Chief Old War and Navy Division,
Pension Office, 
Washington, D. C. 

Dear Sir:-
In the report of the Secretary of War published in 1835 giving lists of Revolutionary pensioners then listing by states and counties, I find in the county of Augusta, state of Virginia, the name of Henry Wilson 5233-28 who was pensioned under the Act of 1818. His age at the time the pension was granted is given as 106 years, and there is a side note added which states that he died October 3, 1824 which would make him 112 years old. There will soon appear a history of Augusta County, Va., written by Mr. Joseph A. Waddell, and I have already furnished him some data concerning the Revolu-tionary pensioners of that county. If it is possible to do so, I would like to obtain the declaration of Henry Wilson in full, but if you cannot give me this, please state the year and place of his birth, and a general synopsis of the service performed by him. 
I also find in the list of pensioners who were living in 1840 [hand writing] in Kentucky
one Robert Crawford, about whom I am anxious to obtain in-formation, especially if it appears that he was a member of Captain John Givins company of militia, of Augusta County, Va. I would be under many obligations for as much of this information as you are able to furnish with the force at your command. 
Very truly yours,
Charles E. Kemper
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[handwritten]
41356
Ray [typed] INVALID

File No. [handwritten] 41356
Henry Wilson
In Rev. War
Act: 18 March 18
Index:--Vol. 3, Page 568
[Arrangement of 1870]
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May 2, 1902
Chas. E. Kemper, 
Treaty Dept