Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 15,847, for Thomas Pullen, Virginia
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Va.   
Pullen, Thomas    
S. 15,847
Carded
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[typed form, with handwritten responses]

[Left side]
Thomas [Pullen] [of] Bedford [County State] of Va. 23500 [who] was a Pr[ivate] in the Compy [company] commanded [by] Captain Calloway of the -- - - commanded [by Colonel] ---- in the Va. line for 6 months
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Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia 
at the rate of 20 - Dollars __ Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831
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Certificate of Pension issued the 5th day of Febry [February] 1834
and sent Robt. N. Dickenson. Liberty C H - Va.
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Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833  50
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 mar 34    10                                           
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                                                           $60- 

[right side]
Paid at the Treasury under 
the Act 6 April 1838 
from 4 March to 4                 [Black stamp]
Sept 1842. Agents 
notified 24 Oct 1844.

[written sideways] Date of death not on AB

Paid as above, from 4th Septr. [September] 1843 to 1st Jany. [January] 1844. Agent notified 7th April, 1846
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State of Virginia Bedford County Set. 
On this 25th day of november One Thousand eight hundred and Thirty Three personally appeared in open court before David Saunders Robert Campbell, William Mead, and Balda McDaniel the County Court clerk of Bedford. now sitting Thomas Pullen a resident of the County of Bedford aforesaid in the state of Virginia aged seventy years the 15th of December one Thousand Eight hundred and Thirty Two, 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 1833-
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein after stated to wit- That he was drafted out of a company commanded by Captain Charles Callaway in the County of Bedford where [^] he then resided and was marched to now new London in the County of Campbell when he served a tour of three months employed in guarding some tories then confined in the Jail in the said and others houses there. the guard was part of the time under the command of Captain Cotterall and the other part of said tour under the command of Capt Nathan Reid of the Regular army. he served principally under the latter Officer. the month or year is not distinctly recollected when he was regularly discharged, and does not recollect whether it was in writing, if so it is lost or mislaid. this discharge was given by ------- that during that tour of duty he arrested and secured -------- a deserter and delivered him to Captain Nathan Reid who Knew him to be a deserter who had enlisted in the army of the United States during the war, and for which by the rules and regulations therein fore he became entitled to credit for the months tour of duty. In 1781, then too residing in the County of Bedford he was again drafted out of a militia company comman-ded by ----------to go to North Carolina against the British commanded by Lord Cornwallis; before however he joined the american army under the command of General Green he enlisted as a volunteer in a company commanded by Capt. Jacob Moore, the ensign Thomas Lumpkin and was there attached to a regiment of riflemen commanded by Col. Charles Lynch, He was marched through many parts up north
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Carolina with Colo. Washingtons corps of light horse, between the armies of Green [black ink stain] and Cornwallis recordering during and was in the Battle of Guilford. This tour commenced early in January 1781 and ended in April of same year making three months when he was regularly discharged by ____ by order of _____ if in writing it is lost or mislaid. He has no register of his age but recollects his pa-rents Telling him that he was born in Lancaster County Virginia on the 18th day of December, 1761, and while very young his father removed to the County of Bedford, where the Declarant has resided ever since. That he has no documentary evidence by which he could prove the facts required, nor any person save Henry Adams by whose evidence he could prove some of the facts above set forth. He hereby relinquishes his every claim whatever 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 aforesaid.
There being no clergyman in the neighborhood of the Declarant of age sufficient to speak on oath of the transactions of the Revolutionary War, we Henry Brown and Henry Adams of Bedford County and the State of Virginia Citizens residing neighbors to Thomas Pullen the Declarant do hereby certify That we are well acquainted with The said Thomas Pullen who has subscribed His word to the above Declaration, and believe him to be a man of truth and of the age he states in the above declaration, and that he is reputed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a sol-dier of the revolution and that we concur in that opin-ion. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before the Court aforesaid.
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                                                         Henry Brown
                                                         Henry Adams
Virginia Bedford County S.S.
I Henry Adams aged ___ years of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Thomas Pullin of the said County and State, served in the same company with me a Tour of duty in General Greens army in north carolina during the Revolutionary War, the company was commanded
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by Capt. Jacob Moore and we won in the Battle of Guilford. The Tour of duty was Three months. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid, before the Court aforesaid 
                                       Henry Adams [check mark]

Bedford County S.s.
This day Captain William Arthur personally appeared before William R Jones a justice of the peace for said County and made oath that to the best of his recollection that he served a tour of duty with Capt. Thomas Pullin as a private at that time under Captain Nathan Reid who had the command of a detachment of men under him for the purpose of guarding the magazine at the Town of New London now Campbell Then Bedford County. as well as I can now recollect The Tour of duty commenced about the first of June 1781 and was a three months Tour of duty at that time. Given under my hand this 25th day of November eighteen hundred and thirty three 
                                      William Arthur [check mark]
                                           Wm R Jones J.P.
The Court of Bedford aforesaid now sitting propounded to Thomas Pullen The Declarant the Interrogatories following 
1st- Where and in what year were you born?--answer--I was in Lancaster County Virginia in the year 1761.
2nd-, Have you any record of your age if so where is it. Answer- I have no record of any age, but have it from the information of my father and mother which I well recollect.
3rd- Where were you living when called into service? Where have you lived prior The Revolutionary War, and where do you now live? Answer- I was living in Bedford County Vir-ginia when called into service, in Bedford County I have lived since The Revolutionary War and in Bedford  I now live 
4th- How were you called into service were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute, and if a substitute for whom? Answer- I was drafted The first Tour, The second tour I was again drafted To go to North Carolina against the British commanded by Cornwallis, but before I joined the main [^] american army commanded by General Green. I en-listed as a volunteer in Capt. Jacob Moores company.
5th- State the names of some of The regular officers, The
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The Battle of Guilford.
6th- Did you ever receive a discharge from The service if so by whom given and what has become of it- answer- altho regularly discharged I cannot recollect whether the discharges were verbal or in writing, if in writing They have been mislaid or lost and were given The first by Cotterall, The other by Nathan Reid. 
7th- State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood who can certify as to your character for veracity and belief of your having been a Solider of the Revolution- answer- Henry Brown and Henry Adams. 
And the said Court all hereby declare their opinion after [illegible] after [illegible]

Left side: Thomas Pullen 29389
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Regiments continental [^] militia and [illegible] circumstances? Answer- Captain Nathan Reid at New London, at Guilford General Green, Colonels Lee and Washington, Lees Regiment of the horse and Washingtons corps the same, and then Green commanded the regular army and militia, the only prominent circumstance at New London was that of my taking delivering up_____ a deserter to Captain Nathan Reid and in North Carolina The Battle of Guilford
6th- Did you ever receive a discharge from The service if so by whom given and what has become of it? answer- altho regularly discharged I cannot recollect whether the discharges were verbal or in writing, if in writing They have been mislaid or lost and were given The first by Cotterall, The other by Nathan Reid. 
7th- State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood who can certify as to your character for veracity and belief of your having been a Solider of the Revolution- answer- Henry Brown and Henry Adams. 
And the said Court all hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of [illegible] after pulling the [illegible] Tories aforesaid, embodied in this declaration, that the above named applicant, was a revolutionary solider and served as he states; and the Court further certify that Henry Brown and Henry Adams who have sworn to and signed the preceding certificate are residents of Bedford County and are men of strict veracity and their statements mailed to credit. 
I Robert A. Dickenson deputy clerk of the County Court of Bedford in the State of Virginia do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original procedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Thomas Pullin for a pension. And I do further certify that William R Jones before whom the foregoing affidavit of William Arthur was made and sworn to, is and was at the date hereof [illegible] Justice of the Peace for said County. 

[Black stamp] In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court the 16th day of December 1833 in the 58th year of American Independence. R. A. Dickenson [illegible]

Left side: Thomas Pullen 29389
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Treasury Department,
Second Comptroller's Office,
August 11th, 1845

Sir:

Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pen-sion agents, the admin of Thomas Pallen decd a Pensioner on the Roll of the Richmond, Va Agency, at the rate of twenty----Dollars and [crossed out]----Cents [crossed out] per annum, under the law of the 7 June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1843, to the 31st January 1844.
Respectfully, yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.
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August 1, 1939

E.S. Bell                                                   BA-J/SWF
2328 Park Street                              Thomas Pullen
Jacksonville, Florida                               s. 15847

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Thomas Pullen of Bedford County, Virginina.
The data furnished herein were obtained from papers on file in claim for pension, s.15847, based on the military service of Thomas Pullen in the Revolutionary War.
Thomas Pullen was born December 15, 1761 or 1762, in Lancaster County, VA [in pencil] Pennsylvania [crossed out], and when very young moved with his father to Bedford County, Virginia. The names of his parents are not given.
While a resident of Bedford County, Vir-giniia, Thomas Pullen enlisted and served three months as private inCaptains Cotterall's and Nathan Reid's companies in the Virginia troops, guarded prisoners in the jail in New London, Virginia; during this tour he captured a deserter from the United States service, and delivered him to Captain Reid. He, Thomas Pullen, enlisted early in January, 1781, served three months in Captain Jacob Moore's company, Colo-nel Charles Lynch's Virginia regiment, and was in the Battle of Guilford Court House. 
He was allowed pension on his application executed November 25, 1833, then a resident of Bed-ford County, Virginia. He died January 31, 1844. 
The papers on file in this claim contain no
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discernable date relative to the family of the soldiers, Thomas Pullen, other than the reference to his father, as shown herein.
In order to obtain the name and address of the person who received the last payment of this pension, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and furnish the following data-

Thomas Pullen
Certificate #23500
Issued February 5, 1834
Rate $20.00 per annum
Commenced Marc 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
Virginia Agency

Very truly yours
G. H. Sweet
Acting Executive Assistant 
to the Administrator
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Left side:

15.847

INVALID.

File No, 15.847
Thomas Pullen
In Rev War 

Act: June 7" 32
Index:-Vol. /, page 135-
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Right side:
1931- Mar. 13. [illegible] J. a. 'Pullen army
1933- June 5- ''   '' U. E. Pullen army
1939- Aug 1- "  " E. S. Bell army
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June 5, 1933
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Thomas Pullen-s.15847
BA-J/AWF

Mr. W. E. Pullen
Claim Department 
705 Farmers Bank Bldg.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 

Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Thomas Pullen of Bedford County, Virginia, John Hildrupo of Spotsyl-vania County, Virginia, and Moses Mann of Botetourt County, Virginia, all soldiers of the War of the Revolution.
Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained from claims made to the United States for pension and bounty land based upon the military service of soldiers in that war.
A search of the records fails to show such claims on file on account of the services of either John Hildrup or Moses Mann, various spellings of the surnames searched. It is suggested as a possible means of securing data relative to the military records of these soldiers, that you apply to The Adjutant General, War Department, Washington, D.C.
The date furnished below were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim S. 15847, based upon the Revolutionary War service of Thomas Pullen.
He was born December 15, 1761 or 1762 in Lancaster County, Virginia, and when quite young his father moved to Bedford County, Virginia. The names of his parents are not given.
Thomas Pullen, while residing in said Bedford County, enlisted (date not given) [crossed out] and served three
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months under Captains Cotterall and Nathan Reid in the Virginia troops, and guarded prisoners at the jail in New London, Virginia; during this tour he captured a deserter from the United States service, and deliv-ered him to Captain Reid. He enlisted in January, 1781and served three months in Captain Jacob Moore's com-pany, Colonel Charles Lynch's Virginia regiment, and was in the battle of Guilford Court House.

The soldier, Thomas Pullen, was allowed pension on his application executed November 25, 1833, then a resident of Bedford County, Virginia.

He died January 31, 1844. There is no reference to wife and children. 

Very truly yours

A.D. Hiller 
Assistant to Administrator
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November 12, 1931

Mr. T. A. Pullen                              BA-J/AWF
2251 Myra Street
Jacksonville, Florida 

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter requesting information in regard to Thomas Pullen of Bedford County, Virginia, a soldier of the War of the Revo-lution.
The data furnished herein are obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 15847, based upon the military service of Thomas Pullen in the Revolutionary War.
He was born December 15, 1761 or 1762 in Lancaster County, Virginia, and when quite young his father, whose name is not given, moved to Bedford County, Virginia.
He enlisted (date not given) [typing error], while residing in said Bedford County, and served three months under Captains Cotterall and Nathan Reid in the Virginia troops, and guarded the Tories in New London, Vir-ginia, during this tour, he captured a deserter from the United States service, and delivered him to Cap-tain Reid. He enlisted in January 1781 and served three months in Captain Jacob Moore's company in Colonel Charles Lynch's Virginia regiment, and was in the battle of Guilford Court House.
He was allowed pension on his application executed, November 25, 1833, then a resident of Bedford County, Virginia.
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The soldier, Thomas Pullen, died January 31, 1844.
There is no reference to wife and children.

Very truly yours

A.D. Hiller
Assistant to Administrator
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Commissioner of Pensions, 
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir, 
Plan advice if you record 
the soldier 
When [illegible] name Thomas Pullen [underlined] 
of Bedford Co Va. and oblige
Sincerely yours, 
E.S. Bell
2328 Park Street
Jacksonville, Fla. 
[mail stamp]
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Pittsburgh 110 10m 3-23-33   
Telephones: Atlantic 1790-1-2-3

United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company
Pittsburgh Branch Office
Albert C. Supplee, Manager
Farmers Bank Building 
Pittsburgh, PA. 

May 27th, 1933.

[Address reply to CLAIM DEPT.]  [VA stamp]
[Arrow to CLAIM DEPT.]

Department of Interior,
Bureau of Pensions,
Revolutionary War Division,
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:
I wish to secure the data shown in the papers of the application of the following soldiers in the Revolutionary War.

[check] Thomas Pullen [underlined], Bedford County, Va.
John Hildrup [underlined], Spottsylvania County, Va.
Moses Mann [underlined], Botetourt County, Va.
Thanking you, I am

Yours very truly, 
W.E. Pullen
W.E. Pullen, 
705 Farmers Bank Bldg.
WEP: RG
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[Mail stamp] 2251 Myra St
Jacksonville Fla
Oct. 26, 1931

Veteran's Administration
Dear Sir, 
Will you kindly send me a copy of the pension paper of Thomas Pullen [underlined] of Bedford Co Virginia. I am [illegible] a pension was granted for his Rev. War service. 
I Think Thomas Pullen did in [illegible] Co. [illegible]
Yours 
Y. A Pullen
2251 [crossed out] [^] 2251 Myra Street 
[Mail stamp]  Jacksonville Fla.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
June 1st, 1842.

Sir: 

Under the date of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of monet remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and author-izing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States,"
Thomas Pullen.- [underlined]
A Pensioner on the Roll of the Richmond, Va Agency, at the rate of Twenty----Dollars and ------ Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 June 1832 has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March, to the 4th Sept, 1841---
Respectfully yours, 
Albion H. Parris 
COMPTROLLER.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, 
Present.
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Gideon, Printer [underlined]
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER's OFFICE,
Lee, 11th 1843.

Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may recieve their pensions from the pen-sion agents, Thomas Pullen, -------- a Pensioner on the Roll of the Richmond, Va Agency, at the rate of Twenty ------- Dollars and _____ Cents [crossed out] per annum, under the law of the 7 June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March to the 4th Sept, 1842. 
Respectfully, yours, 
Albion H. Parris 
COMPTROLLER.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, 
Present.