Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 10,720, George Gamble, Penn. Va.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE.         (STAR stamp).            NUMBER
Penn.           Gamble, George.             S.10.720
Va.               
Carded
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CONTENTS

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Journal type document on the right side are three stamps illegible, with writing on the left side as follows:

26.981
Virginia
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George Gamble of
Washington Co, in the State of Virginia who was a Pri in the Company commanded by Captain Brown of the Regt commanded by Col illegible in the (star stamp) illegible for Militia …..
17 NO 12 is P $58.00
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Feb 13/05
Va and Pa. Records completed (initials too close to middle of page and not legible.
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Inscribed on the Rolls of illegible the rate of 58 Dollars …Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
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Arrears to the 4th of March 31, 174.00
semi-anl, allowance ending 4 sept. 29.00
                                                       $203.00
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{Revolutionary Claim, }
{Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by J T Sprague. Clerk
Book E. Vol. 6. Page 9 - checkmark
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Rev War
10720
INVALID. [initials]
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File No 10,720
George Gamble
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Priv Rev War
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Act: June 7, 1832
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Index:—-Vol. A , Page 137

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Commonwealth of Virginia }
Washington County            } Ss
     On this 31st day of March 1834 personally appeared before me Robert Stewart a justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid George Gamble a resident of the said county, in the seventy ninth year of his age, and who from bodily infirmity is unable to attend at court in order to make his declaration, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed June 7. 1832 - That he served in the years 1777 - 1779-1780 and 1781 as hereinafter stated. A Captain Boyd of Lancaster county Pennsylvania made a call for volunteers and the said Gamble first went into service in the years 1777 under Capt. Brown of the said county of Lancaster and marched first near to Paoli near where General Wayne was defeated General Wayne joined us that night - We then marched to Redding Furnace - from thence to a place called the trap near the Schuylkill and then rejoined General Washington and marched all night and engaged the British troops at Germantown next morning - From thence we retreated to a place called White Marsh hills where we had a skirmish with the British troops and where General Irvin was wounded and taken prisoner - There the said Gamble received a verbal discharge after having performed a tour of service of two months.  - In the month of December of the same year 1777 he enrolled himself as a volunteer in a company commanded by Capt John Garner belonging to Col Gibborn Regiment - They marched from Brandywine to the White Horse, from thence to Valley Forge, where they joined the army under General Washington - From Valley Forge the company of Capt. Garner was marched to Frankfort bridge and here the said Gamble was verbally discharged having served another tour of two months. The said Gamble then removed to Washington County
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In the State of Virginia.  In the month of February 1779 the said Gamble enrolled himself as a volunteer in a company commanded by Capt. Aaron Lewis of Col Evan Shelbys Regiment and marched to the Long Island on Holston after remaining there a considerable time we were joined by other troops we then went on the campaign against the Cherokees called the Chickamoga campaign and having destroyed many of their towns we returned home and the said Gamble was verbally discharged having served four months.  In the fall of the year 1780 he enrolled as a volunteer in a company commanded by Capt. William Edmondson of Col Campbells regiment of Washington county militia and was on the expedition to Kings mountain and in that battle. On this tour he served two months at least, having after the capture of the British troops marched to Wilks Courthouse to guard the prisoners  He also volunteered under the command of Capt. Arthur Bowers, who marched to guard waggons [sic] employed in conveying lead from the lead mines on New River to the Moravian Town in North Carolina and was verbally discharged after having served two months. He also served a tour of two months under Capt. William Edmondson, as well as he can recollect in the year 1781 up New River against the Tories and was verbally discharged - He also served a tour as a volunteer under Lieut. Andrew Kincannon on New River against the Torries and was verbally discharged after serving six weeks.  He also enrolled himself as a volunteer under the command of Capt. William Edmondson joined and marched to Osbornes Settlement on New River - thence to Bakers settlement - thence to the Pendleton settlement in pursuit of Tories and was verbally discharged after a service of two months.  He therefore says that he faithfully served his country seventeen months and two weeks during the revolutionary war as a private soldier. 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
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of the Agency of any State
Sworn to and subscribed the } George Gamble
Day and year aforesaid }
Robert Stewart

We GM Crawford a clergyman residing in the neighbourhood [sic] of the above named George Gamble and Wm Byars residing in the same neighbourhood [sic] hereby certify that we are well acquainted with the said George Gamble who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration; that we believe him to be in his seventy ninth year of his age that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood [sic] where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
GM Crawford [signature]
WM Byars [signature]

Sworn to and subscribed the }
day and year aforesaid }
Robert Stewart [signature]

At a court held for Washington County the 28th day of May 1834
The declaration of George Gamble an old revolutionary soldier made before Robert Stewart Genl, a justice of the peace in and for the said county was produced in court, and the said court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter that the above applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states.  The court further certifies that it appears to them that George M Crawford who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in said Gamble’s neighbourhood [sic] and that Col William Byars who has also signed it lives in the same neighbourhood [sic] and that they both are respectable and credible persons and their statements are entitled to credit - The court also certifies that Col William Snodgrass and Capt. James Keys who have given affidavits in this matter are credible persons.

I David Campbell clerk of the court of Washington County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of George Gamble for a pension and that Robert Stewart Genl. Before whom they were had and before whom the affidavits of Col Wm Snodgrass and Capt. James Keys were taken is a justice of the peace and his signatures are genuine. In testimony, whereof I have signed my name and affixed my seal of office this 29th day of May 1834.
David Campbell [signature]
(his seal is stamped on the left lower side of the page and not legible to explain)
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Washington County to wit:
This day Col William Snodgrass of Sullivan County Tennessee, personally appeared before me Robert Stewart a justice of the peace in and for the county of Washington aforesaid and being duly sworn deposeth that he has read the foregoing declaration of George Gamble and he believes  the statements therein to be true this affiant was with the said Gamble on two of the campaigns which he mentions to wit the one against the Chickamanga towns and the one to Kings mountain and he believes his statements to be correct.                       William Snodgrass [signature]

Sworn to and signed this }
14th day of May 1834}
Robert Stewart [signature]

Washington County to wit:
   This day Capt. James Keys of this county personally came before the undersigned justice of the peace in and for the said county and being duly sworn deposeth that he has read the foregoing declaration of George Gamble and believes the statements made therein to be true - This affiant was also on the campaigns against the Chickamanga and Kings mountain and is satisfied that what the said Gamble states about his services on these campaigns is true
James Keys [signature]

Sworn to and signed}
this 17th day of April 1834}
Robert Stewart [signature]

On the bottom left side and vertical on the page is A. Russell
Washington City

On the bottom right side and vertical on the page is 31,607
George Gamble
Regt
1777 Ja/17
12 days
$58.