Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 3,382, Wright Bond, Va.
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is due her. She is in very needy circumstances & anything would benefit her.
Very respectfully 
Yours'J.M. Workman
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[Declaration page 1]

State of Virginia
Bedford County S.S 
On this 25th day of March 1833 personally appeared in open court before the County Court of Bedford now sitting Wright Bond a resident of Virginia in the County of Bedford aged Seventy three 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 the 7th 1832.

That he enlisted in the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein after stated Viz That in the year 1775 that he enlisted as a minute man under Captain Joseph Carrington Lieutenant Rob [Robert] Hughes and Ensign John Raily [Riley] in the county of Cumberland in the State of Virginia for twelve months to Serve at any moment when called on. 

That during this enlistment he was called out three times. The first time he was called out he rendezvoused at Goodes Bridge [Appomattox River, Virginia] where they remained about one month for the purpose of exercising in discipline when he returned home, commanded to be at all times ready to march when called on.

The next time he was called  out he marched by way of Petersburg [Va.] to Norfolk [Va.] where he remained the greater part of the winter, he joined other troops in Norfolk and was there during the time Said Dunmore [Lord Dunmore] bombarded and burnt down the town [January 1776]. that during this engagement his ensign Raily [John Riley] was killed. 

From Norfolk [Va] he was marched to a place about Twelve miles from Norfolk, the name he cannot recollect, where they remained sometime, from that place he marched to Suffolk [Va] and from thence to Petersburg [Va] and from thence to Chesterfield Courthouse [Va] where after remaining a short time he received permission to return home. He was engaged in this tour at least three months and a half- 

The next time he was called out he marched under the same officer with the exception of ensign Raily [John Riley] who had been killed at Norfolk [Va] (having received the appointment of Corporal) by way of Williamsburg [Va] to York Town [Yorktown, Virginia] where he remained some time stationed - from York Town he was marched back again by way of Petersburg [Va],
to Cumberland Courthouse [Va] where he was discharged.
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[Declaration page 2]

That he was engaged in this tour four months, he never received any written discharge but can prove he served these tours by John and Lewis Turner to whose affidavit he refers 

That September 1777 he substituted in the place of his father in Law, Moses Hubbard who had been drafted to serve a militia tour of two months from the County of Cumberland [Va] that he held the appointment of Sergeant and marched under Capt. Benjamin Wilson to Hampton [Va] where he was stationed until discharged which took place before the full-term of service expired having only served in the tour six weeks. 

He has no documentary evidence, but refers to the affidavit of John & Lewis Turner which is hereby annexed the latter of which served said Tour with him.

That he thinks it was in the same year he was drafted for a tour of four of four months in the militia. That he held the appointment of sergeant and marched under Cap. Robert Anderson to Hillsborough in North Carolina where they joined other troops under the command of General [Edward] Stevens and within sight of the regular troops under Genl. [Horatio] Gates, but was not allowed to join them but marched to near Camden South Carolina where they did join them the day before the battle known by the name of Gates defeat.  [Battle of Camden, South Carolina Aug. 1780]

That after the  Battle the Troops being all dispersed and scattered. He assembled with other troops at Hillsborough [North Carolina]  - which was about the close of the Tour. That he has no documentary evidence but refers to the affidavit of Lewis & Turner. 

That he thinks it was in the year 1779 he was again drafted for two months that he still held the appointment of Sergeant and marched under same Capt Robert Anderson for Petersburg [Va] but did not reach that place as the British was at that time in possession of it but marched to a place near Petersburg [Va] by the name of Wilton  where they joined other troops from the county of Amelia, They remained at this place a Short time from thence
they marched to Manchester near Richmond [Va] where he remained the balance of Tour. He has no documentary evidence of the service of this tour nor a living witness by whom he cab  prove it by except John Turner to whose affidavit
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he again refers - That he thinks it was in the year 1780 he was again drafted from the same county for two months in the Militia and marched under the same Capt. Robert Anderson and Lieutenant John Hatcher to near Petersburg. the place he cannot distinctly recollect. where he was Stationed a Short time and then marched to Richmond [Virginia] where he remained on Shoes Hill [Shockhoe Hill] and was then marched to meet [Anthony] Waynes's army where the time having expired he was discharged.

He held the appointment of Sergeant in this tour also. That he has no documentary evidence of the Service of this tour nor does he know of but one living witness he can prove it by, which is Stephen Holland who served said Tour with and to whose affidavit he refers. 

He cannot say to what Regiment he was at any time attached if in fact he was attached to any during the service of any of his Tours, nor can he distinctly recollect any other officers then those named in the declaration.

That he was born and raised in the County of Cumberland in the State of Virginia where he resided when called into service until 1799 or 1800 when he moved to the County of Bedford in the State of Virginia a distance of 110 or 115 miles. That he has little communication with any person living in that County since his removal.

That he does not know of any person living except those already referred to that served with him or know any thing of his having served and that in consequence of old age he is unable to go in search of any further evidence without great in convenience and considerable risque [risk] even  if he knew that any such still  survived.

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 for any State.

The following are the answers to the several interrogatories propounded by the Court to Wright Bond before whom the foregoing declaration was sworn and subscribed -

Answer to question 1st - I was born on the 13th day April 1759 in the County of Cumberland in the State of Virginia where he resided until 1799 or 1800 - I then moved to the