Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5775, for William Joseph, Maryland
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Md     Joseph, William     R. 5775
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No. 38,565
William Joseph
[illelgible]
Letter J. D. Dickinson July 29/[illegible]

5775

Act June[?] 7 1832[?]
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FREE

Tazewell Tenn
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The Commissioner of Pensions
Official Business
Washington City
D.C.

Pension
11 May
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FREE

Tazewell Tenn
May 3

The Commissioner of Pensions
Official Business
Washington City
D.C.

Pension
11 May
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REJECTED

5775
William Joseph
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No. 38 {rest illegible - too dark}

Appl. of William Joesph

Virginia

I presume under
Act 7th June 1832

J. D. Dickenson
Tazewell, Tennessee

Envelope
Department of the Interior or
Pension Office Official Business

Commissioner
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Claim of WIlliam Joseph
for Pension & Bounty Land

War of 1812

A private under Capt. Uriah Forrest & Transferred to Capt. James Thomspon under Gen. Beason Bell

He enlisted in St Mary's Co. MD

Make this pension payable at Knoxville, Tenn.

Direct Papers to 
J.D. Dickinson
Tazewell, Tenn
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State of Virginia Lee County

On this 16th day of April in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three personally appeared before me Wm Richmond an acting Justice of the Peace within and for the county and state aforesaid, William Joseph who being duly sworn according to law declares that he was engaged in behalf of the United States as a private in the revolutionary war and that he enlisted in Saint Mary's County in Maryland under Capt. Uriah Forrest but the date not recollected and that he was transferred to the company commanded by Capt. James Thompson under Gen. Reason Bell and that he was about fifteen or sixteen when he enlisted and the he served for three years and six months and that he was honorably discharged somewhere in Virginia (The place not recollected) by Gen. Reason Bell and that the said discharge was lost and it is impossible for to enclose it with this declaration. And he also declares that he is somewhere between ninety and ninety-five years old and he makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining all the pension money that may be due him from the United States government and a pension for life and also the bounty land that may be due him for his services as above stated.

William Joseph
His X Mark

Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written and I further certify that the said William Joseph is a credible witness and about the age stated in his declaration and I believe the above declaration contains nothing but what are facts in the case.

William Richmond - SEAL
Justice of the Peace
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State of Virginia Lee County

I hereby certify that William Richmond Esq before whom the foregoing declaration and acknowledgment was made was at the time there of an acting Justice of the Peace within and for the county and State aforesaid and duly commissioned and entitled to full faith and credit for all his official acts as such.

Given under my hand and seal of office at office in Jonesville, Va. this 18th of April 1853.

State of Virginia
County of Lee

I William H.H. Sproul Deputy Clerk for John W S Morrison Clerk of the County Court of the Lee County do certify that William Richmon before the foregoing declaration was made was at the time thereof an acting justice of the peace in and for Lee County duly commissioned and qualified and entitled to full faith and credit for all his official acts as such and that his signature thereof appears to be genuine.

Given under my hand and official seal at office in Jonesville, this 18th day of April 1853.

Wm. H.H. Sproul D.C.

SEAL

Make this pension payable at Knoxville Tenn.

Yours J D Dickinson
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State of Tennessee County of Claiborne

On this 30th day of April 1853 personally appeared before me James Chick an Acting Justice of the Peace within and for the county and state aforesaid John H Weston who being duly sworn according to law declares that he was acquainted with William Joseph at the time they were boys and that he knows that the said Willia Joseph who makes the foregoing declaration enlisted as stated in his declaration and that he was honorably discharged for he saw the discharge of the said William Joseph after his return from the army and that he said William Joseph who makes the foregoing declaration and resides in Lee County Virgnia is the identical person who performed the service as stated in his declaration and that he the said John G Weston is upwards of Ninety years of age.

John W Weston
His X Mark

Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written and I further certify that the said John H Weston is a credible witness and about the age stated in his declaration.

James Chick - SEAL
Justice of the Peace

I hereby certify that James Chick Esq before whom the foregoing affidavit was mad was at the time thereof an acting Justice of the Peace within and for the county and state aforesaid and entitled to full faith and credit for all his official acts as such.

Given under my hand and seal of office at office in Tazewell the 30th of April 1853.

Thos J Johnson - Clerk
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The name of WIlliam Joseph is not returned on the records of either the Md or Va continental lines among those entitled to or who have received bounty lands from the U.S.