Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 366, Richard V Bagley, New York.
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New York     Bagley, Richard V.   R 366
[Solid star stamp above B in Bagley]
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The Commonwealth of Kentucky
Christian County [illegible]

On this 29th day of April 1833 personally appeared
in open Court before the Justice of the Christian
County Court now sitting Richard V
Bagley a resident of Christian County I
state appeared age Sixty six years the 8th
day of November last 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 act of Congress passed  June 4th 1832
under the following named officers and
served as herein stated
That at or about the age of 18 years
he entered the Regiment of [illegible]
Commanded by Colonel Lamb a Regular
appears to Whose Regiment [illegible]
attached.  That previous to his entering the
service he resided in the County of
Columbia State of New York __[illegible]
The Town of Hudson--That he entered
the Militia Service as a substitute for one
David Darling in the year 1783 in the
month of June at the Town of
Hudson under the Command of Captain
Thomas Armstrong Lieutenant E Picksley
That they marched from thence to
West Point, where [illegible][illegible] attached
to the Regiment of New York  [illegible]
or [illegible] Infantry___he then marched
[illegible] then on to  Sussex in New Jersey
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from that to Morristown__from that Monmouth
where he was discharged in the month
of September of the year 1783__
That he served a tour of four months
and aforesaid that he received no
written discharge  Nor has he
any documentary evidence.  Nor
does he know of any person in this
Country by who he could prove
his actual service__ General George 
Washington was the Commander 
in Chief, -- there were several other
Regiments to which [illegible] __
attached but does not recollect
them__ He never was in any Battle
nor did he ever receive any written
discharge__

He was born on the 8th of November
1766, Town of Hudson__
His age is recorded in his Fathers
Bible but he does not know where
it is__
He lived when called in to service
in the County of Columbia State of New
York- from there he removed to Christian
County Kentucky where he hath
resided about eight years,
He [illegible] as a substitute as aforesaid
He does not now at this [illegible][illegible]
recollect the names of the officers of
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The regiments with which he served 
and herein before stated the particulars
of his service so far as he at present
recollects.
He could state the names of Samuel
Boggess.  F P Pennington, Temple West
C Ogley, Joseph Clark, David Clark
Colonel S D B Stuart, J Hackins & many
other of his war neighbors who
can testify as to his character for
veracity and their belief of his services
as a soldier of the Revolution.
He hereby relinquishes every claim
whatever to a pension anuity except
the present and declares that his name
is not on the pension rolls of the agency
of any state in the United States
Sworn to and subscribed the
day and year aforesaid
Richard Bagly

{illegible] Samuel Baggess  Pennington and West
residing in the County of Christian &
State aforesaid hereby certify that we are
well acquainted with Richard Bagly 
who has sworn to and subscribed the 
foregoing declaration that we believe him to
be sixty six years of age that he is reputed
and believed in the neighborhood where he
[illegible] to have been a soldier of the Revolution
whom and that all concur in that
opinion
F P Pennington
Samuel Boggess
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Temple West (??)

he would state that he cannot without great inconvenience procure clergymen as they are scarce in his neighbourhood.

/s/ Richard Bagley

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department stated that allowed mentioned applicant served as revolutionary soldier and services can be started.

I. Abraham Stiles, Clerk of the County - Court of Christian County, aforesaid do hereby certify and state foregoing contained the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of application of Richard Bagley for pension.
In testimony whereof these documents set my hand and seal of office this 9th day of May, 1833, as in the 41st year of the Commonwealth.

/s/Abraham Stiles
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Kentucky

Rich V. Bagley

Rejected Service
only four months.
See letter of August '83
to [illegible name]. [illegible]
[illegible] [illegible]

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Ex'r.
INVALID.
No. 366
[crossed out] Acts of July 14, 1862 and March 3, 1873
REJECTED
Richard Bagley
P.O.
Service:
Enlisted:  . 18
Discharged:    , 18
Application filed:   . 18
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P. O.