Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 9773, William Campbell, Penn.
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SERVICE
Penn.
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Campbell, William
Rachel
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NUMBER
W.9773
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22172
Indiana
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William Campbell
of Bartholomew Co. in the State of Indiana
who was a private in the company commanded
by Captain Johnson of the reg't commanded
by Col Moore in the Pa Militia
line for 13 months from 1777
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Inscribed on the Roll of Indiana
at the rate of 43. Dollars 33 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 15 day of Oct.
1833-- and sent to Philip
Scoulter. Columbus.
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Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 $108.33
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mah'34  21.66
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$130.00
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{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Wm T Allison Clerk,
Book E Vol. 7 Page 107
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26.750
William Campbell
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The declaration of William Campbell in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832
State of Indiana
Bartholomew County ⎬ On this seventeenth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three personally appeared before George C Tingle a Justice of the Peace in and for Bartholomew County and State of Indiana, William Campbell a resident of Haw Creek Township in Bartholomew County and State of Indiana aged Seventy two years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June the 7th 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
That in the month of August in the year one
thousand seven hundred and seventy seven in the County of Philadelphia Norrington Township in the State of Pennsylvania (the day of said month is not precisely remembered but it was before the 20th day of said month) he volunteered in the service of the United States as a private Soldier in the Revolutionary War in the Militia of the State of Pennsylvania in a company commanded by Capt Johnson, Lieutenant Knox and Ensign Thomas McHarg (the christian names of the Capt & Lieutenant not known) in the Regiment commanded by Col Moor, and the whole troop to which he belonged was commanded by Genl Potter (the Christian names of the Col and Genl not recollected. He marched to Gibsons Ford, a short distance below the place where the battle of Brandywine was fought. That the
command with which he served remained there until they were ordered to retreat which was from the Evening of one day until about 5 o Clock in the Evening of the next day. They retreated to Chester, from thence to Philadelphia, and from thence they proceeded to the white horse Tavern on the road leading from Philadelphia to Lancaster. The said William Campbell also states that during their stay at the White horse tavern they were fired upon by a party of British soldiers consisting of as they supposed about five hundred. The British were in Ambush in a cornfield and fired upon them and wounded Adjutant Bush, and one of the men. They then retreated to Pottsgrove where they arrived in the evening of the same day, and on
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The following morning they marched to join the main army.  After they came up with the army, they marched to a place called the trap on Monotony Road where they encamped.  He the said William Campbell together with nineteen other privates under the Command of an Ensign whose name he does not now recollect, was sent about fifteen miles off to bring up the amunition waggons, and during their absence on said duty the battle of Germantown was fought by the troops to which he was attached.  He served in this tour two months the time for which he entered, and was discharged and returned home. He remained out of service about three weeks, and again entered as a volunteer under the Command of Captain Lowery (the names of the Lieutenant and Ensign he does not recollect) in the Regiment commanded by Major John Edwards (the Col of the Regiment being sick) and the whole troop to which he was attached was commanded by Col Irwin.  They marched to a place called White Marsh where they remained for the months the time for which he the said Wm Campbell entered, and he was again discharged and again returned home.
He the said William Campbell then remained at home until the time the seven months men, as they were then called which was in the year 17?? He then for the third time entered the service of the United States in the Pennsylvania line as a volunteer, and private soldier for seven months, and went from his the place of residence, in company with Jacob Harmer, to Philadelphia, where his name was enrolled by Col Nicklow. He was sent from Philadelphia with a number of other seven months men, under the Command of a Lieutenant, whose name he does not now remember, to Trenton, at which place they remained about a week, for the purpose of taking with them a number of men that were collecting at that place, and then marched to the falls of Lotoway where they joined that part of the army under the Command of General Wayne.  That after he joined the army, himself and those who accompanied him were distributed among the Captains each have choice according to rank, and in the distribution, he then said William Campbell fell into the
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26.750
William Campbell
Bartholomew Co.
Indiana
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From 1777 private 13 months
$43.33


Philip Scoulter
Columbia Indiana
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10792
Rachel Campbell
La
Act 7 July 38

M q1d34
admd 6 mo pri
$29

also act 3March 4 $
17 June 44

T.L. & A.T. Smith
Present
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1917 Apr 6 H.L. Barber fur hist.

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Rev j
Widow, &c.

File No. 9773
Rachel Campbell Wid. of William Campbell Pvt. Rev. War
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Act: Feby. 2nd 18
Index: - Vol. A, Page 117
[arrangement of 1870.]
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Rachel Campbell
Widow of William Ind. acts. 38.43& 44 $20. pr an

To what time was she last paid?
Pension Office
O Adm 3 1847

G.C.A
paid to 4th Mar 1847.
BLB
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Rachel Campbell
Widow of William
Ind. Acts 38, 43&44 $20.00 pr an
To what time was she last paid?
Pension Office
June 16 1847

G C A
Paid to 4th March 1846 BLB
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[preprinted form with blanks to complete]

9569

Indiana
Rachel Campbell
widow of William Campbell
who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 30 June 1831
of Bartholomew in the State of Indiana who was a private in the ----commanded by Captain ----of the -----commanded by ------ in the Pennsylvania Line for 6 months
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Inscribed on the Roll of Madison at the rate of 20 Dollars -- Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 25th day of August 1845 and sent to T. L & A. T. Smith, Present
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Total amount, $100.00
Act July 7, 1838.
Recorded by N N Stewart Clerk, Book D Vol. / - Page 421.