Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 5866, for Claibourne Osborne, Virginia
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(3 - 1776)

SERVICE
Va.

[Star]
Osborne, Claibourne-
or
Claibourn

NUMBER
S. 5866

carded

CONTENTS
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12,057
Virginia

Claibourne Osborne 
of Charlotte in the State of VA 
who was a [illegible] in the ______ commanded 
by Captain _____ of the Righ commanded 
by Col. Mason in the Va 
line for 6 mon. 12 days

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia
at the rate of 21 Dollars 32 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 22 day of March
1833 and [illegible] W Robinson
Charlotte G H Va

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833      42. 64
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept   10.66
                                                               $53.30

{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk
Book [illegible] Vol. 6 Page 20
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Clairbourne Osborne

Admit for 6 mo. 12 days as private in
the Va. Mil. Cal. Mason
1779 - $21.32
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State of Virginia Charlotte County

On this 7 day of January 1833 personally appeared in open court before the County Court of Charlotte now sitting Claibourne Osborne resident in the County of
Charlotte and State of Virginia aged seventy five 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. He was drafted in the winter of 1779 in the County of Charlotte State of Virginia and served a tour of five months in the south that year. He marched from Chartolle County Virginia in the company commanded by Capt Mack Goode and Lieutenant Langston Bacon to Halifax County Va. and was then attached to the regiment commanded by Col. John Rogers & marched immediately to the town of Salsberry North Carolina. He remained stationed at Salsberry several weeks the exact length of time not recollected. The Company to which he belonged was then put under the command of Captain Hubbard and Lieutenant Saml Henry and attached to the regiment commanded by Col. Mason. Under these
officers he marched south to the town of Charlotte North Carolina, thence to the town of Campden South Carolina, thence to Stone River. He was in an engagement in Stone River in the month of June 1779 the day of the month not recollected. He was then marched to Campden & in the month of July was regularly discharged. He has no documentary evidence in his possession of his service or discharge.
In the spring of the year 1781 he was again drafted and entered the service and served a tour of six weeks in the State of North Carolina. He joined the company of Capt James Holloway at Coles Ferry on Stanton River in the County of Charlotte State of Virginia and marched immediately to the main army
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in North Carolina, the army was in constant
motion watching the movements of the enemy after he reached it until the battle of Guilford in which battle he was. The principle officers in command in that battle were Generals Green, Stevens, and Lawson, and Colonel Lee & Washington the two last of whom commanded the cavalry after the battle of Guilford he was discharged from service and has no documentary evidence in his possession
of his service or discharge.

He hereby relinquishes every claim 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.

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year [illegible word crossed out]

Claibourn Osborne
X
his mar

We George Petty a clergyman residing in the County of Charlotte and Thomas Roberts hereby certify that we are well acquainted with
Claiborne Osborne who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy five years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion

sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
George Petty
Thomas Roberts

Charlotte County to wit
This day Emanuel Tomb came before me a justice of the peace for the County aforesaid and made oath that in the year 1779 he served a tour of five months with Claibourne Osborne and in year 1781 he served with him a
tour of six weeks and that the facts set forth
in his declaration aforesaid are true given under
my hand this day of November 1832
Anderson C. Morton
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[crossed out: (illegible) purported by the Court agreed to the directions of the War Department]

The interrogatories prescribed by the War Department are answered [crossed out: in the (illegible)] in the following manner in their order, the applicant was born in Amelia County Virginia in the year 1757. He has no record
of his age his father removed to South Carolina and carried it with him he received a letter from his father containing an account of his
age. He resided in the County of Charlotte when called into service and has lived in Charlotte County since the revolutionary war
and now lives in said county. He was drafted in the Malitia [sic]. The names of the regular officers with whom I served Gen
Green Stevens Lawson Gen Lincon and Col Lee & Washington.

He does not recollect that he ever received a written discharge and if he did it is lost. He refers to Hillary Molly Robert Moore George Petty who can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution.
Claibourn Osborne
x
his mark

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after 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 served as he said and the court further certifies that it appears to them that George Petty who
has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in this County and that Thomas Roberts who has also signed the same is a resident of this county, is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit and the court further credits that Emmanuel Tombs,
and Hillary Mosby, are credible [illegible]

I Winslow Robinson Clerk of the County Court of Charlotte the State of Virginia do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Claibourne Osborne for a pension.

And I do further certify that Anderson Morton & Edwin Price no sitting Justices of the peace in and to the said County, and that the [illegible]
the former annexed the foregoing certificate in his own usual hand and that the signature of the [illegible] to the annexed certificate is in [words covered by seal] and usual hand writing

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of [illegible] this 15th day of January 1833

Winslow Robinson
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Revolution

5866

INVALID.

File No. 5866
Claibourne Osborne
Pri Rev War

Act: June 7th 32
Index: --Vol. M., Page 281

[Arrangement of 1870.]