Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1,604, James Callahan, Va.
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Va. Callahan, James R.1604.
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of the 7th of June 1832.  The State of Ohio County of Guernsey on the twenty Sixth day of March personally appeared before the judges of the court of Common Pleas for Said County James Callahan a resident of Adams Township in the County of Guernsey and State of Ohio, aged seventy two years, who being first duly sworn according to the law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congres [illegible] June the 7th 1832. That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year _ _ _ _ with Capt David Dudley. and served in the fifth regiment of the Virginia line under the following named officers, Colonel Presly Thorn Major James Qualls. Captain David Dudley, Lieutenant Phillip Red Ensign Thomas Avery. first Sergant Thomas Red, that he enlisted as aforesaid and served for ten of these years as a private, but from old age did consequent loss of memory  he cannot swear either to the day month or year in which he entered or left the Service, that he resides in Spotsylvania County in the State of Virginia when he entered the Service as aforesaid that immediately after his enlistment he marched with said regiment to Fredericksburgh where he remained as nearly as recollected about six months. he then marched to Williamsburgh where the regiment had a skirmish with the British in which the regiment defeated that he was in the skirmish and that about fifteen men out of the regiment were killed in the skirmish from Williamsburgh he marched to Osborn on the James River between Richmond and Williamsburgh and remained there two or three months from there they marched to a place called Cabbin Parish about thirty miles from Osborn also on the James River. remained two or three months at Cabbin Parish from there he marched to Hillsborough and got there about the time of General Gates defeat.  From there returned to Hanover, did not remain long there but soon marched to Fredericksburghand remained there until said enlistment expired when he was discharged which discharge he lost more than thirty years since. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or an annuity except the present. and he declares that his name is not on the pension rolls of any agency in any state.  Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid.  James his X mark Callahan
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And the Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a soldier in the army of the revolution and served as he states --
I Moses Sarchet Clerk of the court of common pleas for the said County of Gainsbey do hereby certify that to foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court is the matter of the application of James Callahan for a pension. 
In rgwstimony whereof I have hereunto it my hand and seal of offce this twenty-sixth day of March AD 1833 --
Moses Sarchet Clerk

Callahans Application
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of congress of the 9th of June 1832.
The State of Ohio
County of Gurnsey
On this twenty sixth day of March personally appeared before the Judges of the Court of Common pleas for said County James Callahan -- a resident of Adams Township in the County of Gurensey and the State of Ohio; aged seventy two years. who being first duly shown according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration. in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress [assed June the 7th 1832. That the enlisted in the army of the United States in the year  _ _ _ _ with Capt David Dudley. and served in the fifth regiment of the Virginia line under the following named officers, Colonel Presly Thorn  Major James Tualls, Captain David Dudley, Lieutenant Phillip Rede Ensign Thomas Arvens, first Sergeant Thomas Rede, that he enlisted as aforesaid and served for the ten of these years as a private but from old age and consequent loss of memory he cannot swear either to the day month or year in which he entered or left her service, the he resides