Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 1917-300, Rawleigh Downman, Ga. Va.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE Ga. Va.
[Star above last name]
Downman, Rawleigh
NUMBER B. L. Wt. 1917-300
CONTENTS
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Rawleigh Downman
No. 1917.
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Personal inquiry of Miss Emma Thom of
2022 N. St. N.W. Washington D.C.
on April 15, 1914 she requested to be
informed of the cost of copying the
papers in the Rev. War bounty land
claim of Rawleigh Downman, Warrant
No 1917. for 300 acres.
No. of words 1400.
                          15
                          70
                        14
                        210
                          25
                     $2.35
Miss Emma Thom
of 2022 N. St.
ntfd thru Law Div.
of cost of copying
papers in
Rawleigh Downman
1400 Words
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State of Virginia          }                                100
Southampton County } S.S.
I Robert L. Downman of Southampton County Virginia a son of Robert P. Downman decd who was a son of William Downman a brother of the late Lieutenant Colonel Rawleigh Downman of Dinwiddie County State of Virginia do upon oath testify and declare that to the best of my knowledge and belief the said Rawleigh Downman was a Lieutenant Colonel in the late Revolutionary War he served as a Captain in the Georgia Line and being deranged commanded certain Virginia
Troops on Continental establishment to the end of the war and I do further declare
that I have never received nor do I believe there ever had been received any warrant
from the United States for the quantity of Land due the said deceased nor do I believe the said Downman ever transfered his right to any person during his life time
Therefore Know all men by these presents that I Robert L. Downman one of the heirs at Law of the late Rawleigh Downman do hereby constitute and appoint John Metcalf of Fredericksburg Virginia my true and lawful Attorney for me and in my name to demand and secure from the Secretary of War of the United States for the time being a warrant for the quantity of land due in right of the
deceased, and to ask for and demand and secure any lands that may be due the said deceased from the State of Georgia and all pay or commutation of pay or any other claim due to the said deceased from the said United States. And my said Attorney I do hereby fully authorise and empower to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes or attornies under him to act with like powers for the
special purpose herein expressed and the same to revoke at will-
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this the [thirtieth]
day of November 1832.
Robert L Downman {Seal}
Personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace for the County of Southampton Robert L Downman Signer and Sealer of the foregoing declaration and Power of Attorney and made oath in due form of Law, to the one, and acknowledged the other to be his voluntary act and Deed for the purposes therein named
Given under my hand and seal this 1st day of December 1832
J D. Massenburg JP {Seal}
State of Virginia, Southampton County to wit
I James Rochelle Clerk of the County Court of Southampton in the State of Virginia do hereby certify that James D Massenburg Esqr before whom the foregoing declaration and power of attorney was sworn to and acknowledged, is an acting Justice of the Peace for the said County of Southampton in the State of Virginia duly commissioned and qualified to the said Office, according to the Constitution and Laws of the said State.
Given under my hand and the seal of my office this the first day of December 1832.
James Rochelle Clk
[Seal affixed]
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State of Virginia                                           400                       Corporation of Fredericksburg To wit -
Personally appeared before the subscriber a
Justice of the peace in and for the Corporation aforesaid Joshua Long and John Layton both credible and disinterested persons who being duly sworn did depose and say, that they verily believe that Lieut Colo Rawleigh Downman named in the within declaration signed by Robert L Downman served in the Georgia and Virginia line during the Revolutionary war as in said declaration set forth, that they have understood and believe he died about thirty one years since viz in or about the --- day of    --- 1801 at --- within the County of Dinwiddie without issue and leaving a widow who also
died without issue, that he left a brothe named William and two sisters Elizabeth & Mildred - That William Downman had three children Vize Robert P Downman of Sussex County Virginia
who died leaving a widow & nine children, John W, Robert L, Henry M, Lucy A., Gustavus A. Sally C. & Rawleigh P. Martha J & Elizabet,
and two daughters Agness and Elizabeth. Agness now Agness Blunt is alive in Sussex County - Elizabeth is dead but has left two sons William D Hood and John R Hood both
living in Sussex County Virga.
Mildred Downman married a certain Thos Ball of Lancaster by whom she had the following children Vize
Geo. Ball of Gloucester County Virga now dead left 4 children
W. S. Ball, Portius Ball & --- & ---
Edwd P Ball now living in Campbell County Kentucky
Elizabeth P. Ball decd of Northumberland County Virginia left the following children vize Ann P Bailey Louisa McAdam Juliet Beane Albert Ball and two grand children (by two daughters now now dead) Harriet Ball & Sarah Garland
Nancy Ball of [Campbell] County Kentucky, who married a [Illegible] & both now dead & left the following heirs
Mary & Edward of Campbell County Kentucky
Josep & Louisa of Clermont County Ohio
Mildred Ball of Gloucester County Virga now dead had two husbans - a M Hall & a M Brumly - had the following children, vize Mary Hall who married Samuel D. Pullen and she is the only heir of Mildred
Mary S Ball who married a Hall dead left Mary, George, Maria J and Sarah E Hall
Elizabeth Downman the other sister married Stokely Towels by whom she had the following heirs 
Porteus Towles of Lancaster County vize now had left 5 children
Vize William, Mary, James, Porteus, & Oliver
William P. Towles living in Howard County Missouri
Elizabeth M Hughs              ditto----------ditto
Mildred Ellis Spotsylvania County Virginia
Ann Threlkeld           ditto----------ditto
Thomas Towles decd of [Illegible] Cty Va left Thomas Robert Frances Catharine & Julian
Rawleigh Downman Towles Woodford County Kentucky
and that the above named persons are all the heirs known
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know or believed to be now living -           500
Given under my hand and seal this 13th day of
December 1832
Thos Goodwin Mayor {Seal}
State of Virginia                        }
Corporation of Fredericksburg } ss.
Be it remembered that at December term of the Corporation Court of Fredericksburg held at the Court House on the 13 day of December 1832 personally appeared open Court Joshua Long and John Layton both credible witness
who by the oath and other explanations submitted addressed satisfactory proof that Robert L Downman who has made the declaration and oath and subscribed the power of atty herewith connected is a son of Robert P Downman late of Sussex County Virginia who was the son of William Downman the brother of the late Lieut Colo Rawleigh Downman who
served in the continental army of the revolutionary war and that the other heirs of the said Rawleigh Downman supposed is known to be living as as follows
First - the heirs of his Brother William Downman Vize
The children of Robt P Downman of Sussex County Virga
John W, Robert L, Henry M, Lucy A, Gustavus A, Sally C, Martha J, & Eliza A & Rawleigh P, and two daughters Agness and Elizabeth of Sussex Count Agness now Agness Blunt is alive Elizabeth is dead leaving two sons William D Hood & John R Hood of Sussex County Virginia
Second - his sister Mildred who married T. Ball of Lancaster Va
she is dead leaving the following heirs vize
George Ball decd formerly of Lancaster County Virga left the following heirs W T Ball Porteus Ball
Edwd P. Ball living in Campbell County Kentucky
Elizabeth P Ball of Northumberland County Virga  deceased & left the following heirs vize Ann P Bailey, Louisa McAdam, Juliet Beane, Albert Ball and two grand children (by two daughters now dead) Harriet Ball & Sarah Garland -
Nancy Ball of Campbell County Kentucky who married a M Damrun & both now dead having having four children Mary & Edward of Campbell County Kentucky, & Joseph & Louisa of Clermont County Ohio
Mildred Ball of Gloucester County Virginia now deceased had two husbands, by Mr Hall she had one heir Mary Hall & by Mr Brumley no children Mary Hall married Saml D Pullem and is the only heir
Mary T Ball decd left Mary, George Maria J and Sarah E Hall
Third - Elizabeth Downman the other sister married Stokely Towles of Spotsylvania County Virginia by whom she had the following children vize
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Porteus Towles of of Lancaster County Virginia now decd
left 5 Children [illegible - perhaps Oliver], William, Mary, Porteus, James Towles
Wm P Towles living in Howard County Missouri
Elizabeth M Hughes
ditto [Howard County] ditto [Missouri]
---
Thomas Towles decd of Spotsylvania County, Virginia left five children Thomas, Robert, Francis, Julian, & Catharine. 
Mildred Towles now Mildred Ellis Spotsylvania Cty Virginia
Ann Towles now Ann Thrailkill
ditto [Spotsylvania County] ditto [Virginia]
Rawleigh D Towles Woodford County Kentucky
and that the above named persons are the only heirs known to be living -
In witness of all which I have hereunto
affixed my hand and seal official in my capacity as Clerk of the said Court this 13th day of December 1832.

J. J. Chew C.C.H.F.
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Law Division [stamp with initials under]

April 23, 1914.

Miss Emma Thom,
2022 N st., N.W.,
Washington, D.C.

Madam:

In response to your personal inquiry of the 15th instant you are advised that the act of August 24, 1912, provides
that a charge of 15 cents per folio shall be made for copying any portion of the records of the Bureau, with 25 cents additional for
the certification thereto.

Copies of the papers on file in the Revolutionary war, bounty-land claim of Rawleigh Downman, for 300 acres, Warrant
No. 1917, will cost $2.10, with 25 cents added to that amount if it is desired that the copies be certified as correct under the seal
of the Bureau.

Money should be forwarded in cash or by money order or check drawn to the order of the Secretary of the Interior. If by check, the same must be drawn on some bank of this city.
Respectfully,
G. M. Saltzgaber
Commissioner.

JP/EOA