Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 726, Thomas Bell, Va.
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Service  Va.

Bell, Thomas

Number R 726
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Ex'r.  invalid
7261
Thomas Bell
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ky
33,231

Rejected
did not serve six months
let 5 Sept 1835
to G.F. Pope
Shepherdville'


Regd act-1832-Ky
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33,231
Thomas Bell
Kentucky
726

Act 7th June 1832
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State of Kentucky ⎬
Bullitt County
On this 17th day of August 1835 personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Bullitt County now sitting, Thomas Bell a resident of Nelson County of Kentucky aged upwards of Eighty 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 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. In the month of June in the year 1777 in Fredrick County State of Virginia he was drafted for tour of six months and placed in the company commanded by Captain Wilson, at the same then went in other companies ordered into service - one commanded by Captain William Helm & the other by Captain Dobbins Major White & Col Calamey commanded the [illegible] Company. The said [illegible] Company rendezvoused at Winchester, Virginia & were marched from there to Little York & then to Reddintown  & then to the American Army commanded by Genl Washington in the neighborhood of [illegible] the British being then in possession of that place
this declarant was in [illegible] whilst he remained with the Army but during the time he served the company to which he belonged with other militia [illegible] and Eight hundred regulars were ordered against the Hessians who were encamped in a field on the School
Kill near Philadelphia, on the approach of that detachment the Hessians retired across the River leaving their tents & baggage and the Detachment returned to the Army.   This declarant accompanied the Detachment the balance of his tour he performed camp duty  about two or three days before the expiration of the six months  several companies of militia joined the army and there not being a sufficiency of arms for them, the three companies aforesaid were ordered [illegible] and on their arrival at home were discharged by their officers but there
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were no written discharges given.  This declarant states that he has no documentary evidence in his possession and he knows of no person now living who can testify to his service.  There is no clergyman in his neighbourhood to testify as to his Character for veracity and the belief in the neighbourhood that he was a Revolutionary soldier.  He further states that the cause why he makes his Declaration in the Bullett Court is that the County Seat of Bullett is much nearer to him than the county seat of Nelson County and the difficulty & expense of attending the Nelson Court with witnesses to prove his character for veracity &c and his age and consequent debility.  He hereby relinquishes 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. 
 To the 1st Interrogatory propounded by the Court he answers that he was born in Frederick County State of Maryland but in what year he does not know.  To the second - he has no record of his age & only knows that he is upwards of Eighty years old from information.  To the 3d.  He was living in Frederick County State of Virginia when called into service - after his service of six months lived in said [illegible] of Frederick Virginia Eleven years.  He then moved to the State of South Carolina & lived there ten years & then moved to Kentucky & settled in Nelson County where he has resided every since.  
To the 6th  He says that he received no discharge in writing
To the 4th  He states he was drafted
To the 5th  He does not recollect the names of any of the regular officers except Genl. Washington.  Neither does he now recollect who commanded the Continental & militia Regiments which he
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he served he only recollects Colo Calamay, Major White, Captains Wilson Holm & Dobbins of the three companies before stated;  the General circumstances of his service he has already detailed in the body of this Declaration
to the 7th  He states that he is know to General Henry Crest, Henry Ash, John Raymand & Joshua Shirley of his neighbourhood who can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief as to his service as a soldier of the Revolution
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Thomas Bell  x his mark

We Henry Ash residing in Nelson County and Joshua Shirley residing in Bullitt County hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Thomas Bell who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that he believe him to be upwards of Eighty years of age;  That he is reputed & 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
Henry Ash
Joshua Shearly

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier & served as he states - and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Henry Ash resident in the County of Nelson and Joshua Shirley resident in the County of Bullitt who have signed the preceeding certificate are credible persons
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and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Noah C Summers Clerk of the Court of Bullitt County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original Proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Thomas Bell for a pension.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this seventeenth day of August 1835.
Att N.C. Summers
Cler. Cour.


33.231
Thomas Bell
Kentucky
726
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Shepherdsville Ky
August 19th

Free

Honble Lewis Cass
Secretary of War
or
Colo. J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
City of Washington


Ky
Aug 27
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Shepherdsville Ky Augt. 18th 1835

Dear Sir

Enclosed is the Declaration of Thomas Bell which I drew up at his request and forward on to you for your Examination and it is Mr. Bell's request, thro' me, that you will consider his application for a pension as soon as you can conveniently do so & should he be placed on the pension Roll to enclose the Certificate to me.

I am respectfully yr
Hble Servt.
Geo. F Cope
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Va

Bell, Thomas

B.L.Wt. 3560300-Capt.
Issued Mar. 1, 1796
No papers

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U.S. Mil. Dist. Ohio
Report by phone from Gen'l. L.O.
May 31-'34