Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38071, for James Jackson, Virginia
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Virginia. Madison County to wit
On the 15th day of May 1818 personally appeared before
us  the Commonwealths Justices of the peace and sitting as a Court in and for the County aforesaid James Jackson aged fifty seven years resident in the County and State aforesaid, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled "act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval
service of the United States in the Revolutionary war"
That the said James Jackson enlisted in the month of March
1776 in the State of Virginia in the company commanded 
Francis Taylor [insert: in the second Virginia regiment Commanded by Alexander Spotsward[[?]] on continental establishment, and continued in the service twenty four months twenty four months, when he was honorably discharged from service in the
State of Pennsylvania - that he was in the battles of Amboy and others
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that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support
that he has no other evidence
James Jackson

We as Justices sitting as a Court aforesaid, do certify that it appears to our satisfaction that the said James Jackson did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy, and we now
transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before us, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforesaid act of
Congress
Virginia - At a Court Continued and held for Madison County on Friday the 15th day of May one thousand eight hundred and eighteen Ordered that it be certified to the Secretary at War of the United States, under the
seal of this Court, that it appears to the satisfaction of the Court, that James Jackson, did serve in the Revolutionary War, as stated in his declaration made this day before this Court, and that the original of the said declaration, be