Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38,378, for Peter Smith, Virginia
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Service                Smith, Peter           S.38,378
VA
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10,345R
Virginia
Peter Smith
of Montgomery in the State of Virginia who was a Private in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Hawes of the Virginia line, for the term of 18 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 8 Dollars per  month, to commence on the 9 of June 1820 - 
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 of Nov 182?
and Sent to Ponnonie Montgomery, C.H.
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1821    113.9
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 March 1822    48
14 [illegible] 26/30
8 
112
$166.45
6.43
{Revolutionary claim, }
{Act 18th March, 1818.}
O
May 1. 1822
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This claim is admitted - but suspend the issuing of a certificate (under crossed out) for the present.
21 Sept. 1831.
Send up to when made out to the applicant - Montgomery C./C
Va/
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Peter Smith
Virginia line
Capt. Hawes
700 - 722-
18 moth.
1st Dubn. datide of "June
10220 - 

000
on both
Reg [illegible]
[illegible]
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Tikedule(?)
Virginia Montgomery County to wit:
On this third day of October 1820 personally appeared in open court being a court of record for the said State & County Peter Smith aged about 73 years resident in the said County & State who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows that he enlisted in the company of Capt. Wallace in  the regiment commanded by Colo. Hawes in the line of the State of Virginia on continental establishment ^about the year 1779 or 80 to serve for two terms of eighteen months; That he continued in the service of the United States in the said corps untill (he thinks) the year 1782 when he was discharged from the said service in Salisbury in the state of North Carolina; That he was in the battles of  Campden (Camden) Eulaw,Springs  & Guilford & that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services. That he is in such reduced circumstances as to need the assistance of his Country for support and that he made his first declaration on the 7th day of June 1820, in  And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 & that I have not since that time b gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with the intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself withing (within) the provisions of an Act of Congress entitled an Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War passed on th3 18th of March 1818 & that I have not
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nor has any person in trust to me any property or executed contracts or debts due to me nor know I any income other than what is contained in the shedule (schedule) hereto annexed & by me subscribed.
I have beside very scanty wearing apparel I am old had nothing at all I have no family living with me. I am a common laborer, by occupation but age has made me unfit for any thing. 
      his
Peter  X  Smith
       mark
Sworn to & declared on the 3rd day of October A.D. 1820 before the aforesaid Court
I Charles Taylor clerk of the county aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing oath & the schedule hereto annexed as truly copied from the records of the said Court
In Witness of which I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of the said County the 3 day of October 1820
Charles Taylor
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State of Virginia
At a Court Continued and held for Montgomery County the 9th day of June 1820, Personally appeared in open Court being a Court of record for the county of Montgomery, Peter Smith aged seventy three years, 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 acts of Congress the 18th day of March 1818 and of the first of May 1820, that he the said Peter Smith, enlisted for the Term of eighteen months in the year (as wiell he remembers) of 17779 or 1780 in what month he does not recollect, but he thinks it was in the fall season of one of those years in the state of Virginia in the Company commanded by Capt. Wallace in the Regiment commanded by Col. Hawes in the line of the state of Virginia on Continnental establishment, that he Continued to serve in the said Corps until the year 1782, when he was Discharged from the said Service in Salisbury in the state of North Carolina, that he was in the battles of Campden, Eulaw springs and Guilford, and that he has no other evidence now in his power, except he might procure the affidavit of ^only Samuel Cadall, who is yet living, and was in the service with the declarant.
In Testimony that he foregoing is truly copied from the records of Montgomery County Court I Charles Taylor Clerk of the said Court have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office this first day of June 1821
Charles Taylor.
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June 5th 1821
It appears from your note that the original declaration of Peter Smith never reached your office. It was sent & must have failed on the way If the papers are now acceptable be good as may be to signify his inscription on the pension list his address is Montgomery Court House   Oms
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38378
INVALID.
Revy  OM
vile No. 18,378
Peter Smith
Pri Rev. War.
Act. 18tyh March 1821
Index: Vol. 2, Page 385
[Arrangement of 1870.]