Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 10,365, Elijah Alverson, Va.
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Service Va.     Alverson, Elijah.  Number 
W. 10.365
Wina or Nina.  B.L. Wt. 26122-160-55
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26745 West Tennessee 
Elijah Alverson of White Co in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the ____ commanded ┃ by Captain Sanfred of the regt commanded by in the reg line for 6 months Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 20 Dollars - Cents per annum, commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. Certificate of Pension issued the 12 day of May 1884 and _____
Arrears to the 4th of March   60. 00 
Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 Sept 10. 00 70.00 
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. Recorded by Dan Boyd Clerk, Book E Vol. 7 Page 71
 Sadler Dl  21. April 1837. Pen Agt
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State of Tennessee. S.S.
White County on this 15th day of April 1824 personally appeared in open court before the justice of the court of Pleas and quarter for said county, now sitting. Elijah Alverson (sometimes written Albertson, and frequently pronounced Alvison) a resident of the county of White and state of Tennessee aforesaid, ages seventy 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 7th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. To the best of his recollection, he entered the service at, or near about, the commencement of the autumn, in the years, 1780. He then resided in the county of Fairfax, in the state of Virginia. He was drafted, and served as a private, for three months, in the Company commanded by Captain Sanford. His subaltern officers, attached to the company to which he belonged, he does not recollect. From Colchester in Fairfax, the troops to which he was attached, went to Dumfries, where they remained a short time, drew some provisions, and marched from there to Fredericksburg: where they remained about three weeks. (He here to state that on refletion  he remembers the name of his Lieutenant. It was Archibald Johnson). He states, that while they remained at Fredericksburg, the enemy was near at hand. From Fredericksburg, they were ordered to Williamsburg, where they remained, according to his recollection, a few days over . they were then required to go, with all possible expedition, to a placed called "the halfway-house" which he thinks was about twenty five miles from Williamsburg, and still further down the country. At this latter place he remained, until his term of three months experience. H did not receive any written discharge, bur had permission to return home, which he accordingly did. This delcarant was very young, and not remember to what regiment, brigade or division he belonged, during his tour of duty.
2nd his second term was six months, and on this occasion he volunteered. His residence was still in Fairfax: he cannot remember with certainly the name of his captain, but believes it was George Rearden. He cannot give with accurayc, the date of the commencement of his second engagement, not can he definitely say, what was the interval between the of his first term, and his entering upon the one which immediately followed it: but he does remember that his time of service was near about to expire, or had epired, at the
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surrender of Lord Cornwallis.
He will now give as much as he can recollect, of his movement and the duties he was called on to perform, during his second tour. From Colchester, he went to Alexandria, where he remained a or able time; how long he cannot say: but was very often engaged in scouting parties, endeavoring to watch the movements and counterattack the aspirations of similar parties of the Enemy.
After the British left Alexandrai, he returned to Colchester, where he was again frequently engaged in scouting parties, performing nearly the same round of duties, as had been performed at Alexandria. On the expiration of this, he second and last tour of duty, he has no recollection of having received a formal, or written discharge. He states that the troops to which he was attached were "disbanded" or dismissed and their services no longer required.
Thus terminates his services, comprising in all, nine months, for which he respectfully asks a pension. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state. He knows of no living witness on whom he can prove his service.
Answer to the interrogatiories prescribed tye the War Department and performed by the court. 1st. according to information he was born in Fairfax County Virginia on the 8th day of March 1764. 2. He has, at this time, no record of his age. 3. When called into service, he lived in Fairfax County Va 
4. when called into service the first time he was drafted. the second time, he volunteered.
5. He cannot state the name of any of the regular officers with certainty. Nor can he be more special, than he has already been, in giving the "general circumstances of his service."
6. He never received any written discharge.
7. He refers to the following person to whom he is known in his present neighborhoods and who can testify as to his character for veracity, and their beliefs of his service as a soldier of the Revolution. 
Captain George Cline, John Callis, Esq. David Mitchell Esq. William Bruster Esq. Jabez G. Mitchell
General John W. Simpson and the Revd M Melvina David L. Mitchell Sheriff of White County