Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 1904-300, Thomas Davenport, Ga.
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(3-1776)
Service
Ga.
Davenport, Thomas
Number 
B.L. Wt. 1904-300
Contents
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Thomas Davenport
No 1904
Warrant issued Dec. 29. 1833
to Thos Davenport [illegible] the
other heirs
Wt. delivered to the Hon. Thos.
Davenport
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DEPARTMENT OF WAR.
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Regulations for the heirs of Officers and Soldiers of the Revolutionary Army, who were slain by the enemy, or who have died since the war, and have not received land from the United States.

By an Act of Congress of the 16th September, 1776, it is provided, that the Officers and Soldiers who engaged for, and continued to serve during the war, or until discharged by Congress, and the heirs of such Officers and Soldiers as shall be slain by the enemy, shall receive land in proportion to their rank.

N. B. Those who engaged for three years, or for any other period than during the war, or who died of sickness, fatigue, or casualty, are not entitled to land from the United States.

The following declaration (and enclosed blank form of heirship) must be filled up and signed by the proper authorities:

[Crossed through - State of]
 District of Columbia
County of Washington

I, Thomas Davenport, son & one of the heirs at  law of Thomas Davenport deceased do, upon oath, testify and declare, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that Thomas Davenport aforesaid did enter the service of the United States [Crossed through - In and for the term of] and served as a Captain in the Regiment No. _______ under the command of Colonel _______  of the Georgia line; and that he continued in the service aforesaid until the close of the War

I further declare, that I have never received a warrant for the bounty land promised to Thomas Davenport Deceased on the part of the United States; nor do I believe that he ever received it or transferred his claim to it in any manner whatsoever: therefore,

T. Davenport

Know all men by these presents, that I, ___
aforesaid, do hereby constitute and appoint ________ to be my true and lawful attorney, for me and in my name to demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the United States, a warrant for the quantity of Land due to me as aforesaid; and my said attorney is hereby fully authorized and empowered to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes or attorneys under him, for the special purposes above expressed.

Attest,

Personally appeared the above named Ths. Davenport before me the subscriber to the foregoing declaration, and made oath to the same, [Crossed through: and in my presence
acknowledged the power of attorney thereto subjoined tp be free act and deed for the purposes therein mentioned
Attest]
on the 29th day of December 1832-
James Ord Justice of the Peace.
 
In testimony that the above written _____ was a magistrate authorized to administer oaths, and take acknowledgements, &c., in the State of
_____ at the above date, and that his name there subscribed appears to me to be his usual signature, I have hereunto
affixed the county seal, and subscribed my name and quality, at ______ this _____ day of ___18
C. Clerk, &c.
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State of Virginia, Halifax County ss

This day personally appeared before me
John S. Lewellen one of the Commonwealth Justices of the peace for the County aforesaid Bedford Davenport, now a citizen of said County and made oath that Thomas Davenport (Father of Thomas, now the Representative in Congress from this District) was a Lieutenant in the Continental army and subsequently previous to the close of the Revolutionary War promoted to the rank of Captain in the service aforesaid to the best of his recollection - This affidavit further states that he heard said Davenport frequently say in his life time, that he had been promoted to a Captaincy in the service and well recollects that said Davenport bore that title when he returned from the army -

He further states that to the best of his recollection, the said Davenport did continue to serve to the end of the War, and that Thomas Davenport, the member above mentioned is his legal representative -

Given under my hand & seal the 8th day of March 1832
Jno F Lewellen [Stylized Initials follow]

State of Virginia
Halifax County ss

This day personally appeared before me John S Lewellen, one of the Commonwealths Justices
of the peace, for the County aforesaid James Young & William Bailey Citizens of the said County and made oath, that they have long been acquainted with Mr Bedford Davenport, whose certificate is hereto annexed, that he is a man of high respectability, known generally as such and in all respect worthy of credit 
Even under my hand and seal this 8th day of March 1832
Jno S. Lewellen [Stylized initials follow]

Virginia Court-

I Samuel Williams Clerk of the County Court of Halifax, do hereby certify that John S Lewellen, whose name is signed to the two certificates within written is now and was at the time of signing the said Certificates a Justice of the peace, for the County aforesaid -- duly commissioned and qualified -- In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said Court at my office this 8th day of March 1832
Saml Williams

[Crosshatched rectangle with "Seal" written within]
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Virginia to wit
 
At a Court held for the County of Halifax
Court House thereof on the 26th day of September year 1808- 
on the motion of Thomas Davenport Jun who made Oath, according to law, and for reasons appearing to the Court, certificate is granted him for obtaining letters of administration of the Estate of Thomas Davenport, deed in due forming security,

Whereupon the said Thomas Davenport Jr with Epaphroditus Sydner, William Fourquean and Stephen Light his securities entered into and acknowledged Bond in the penalty of ten thousand dollars conditioned as the law directs for that purpose

I Samuel Williams Clerk of the Court of Halifax County do hereby certify that the foregoing is truly transcribed from the records of my office

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said County at my office this 4th day of February 1832
Sam Williams
[Handwritten "Seal"]
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Treasury Department
Registers Office 28 Dec 1832

I do hereby certify that the aforegoing affidavit, of Bedford Davenport, and certificate of Samuel Williams Clerk of the Court of Halifax County State of Virginia, are true copies of the original on file in this office 
S.S. Smith
Reg
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April 28, 1936
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Thomas Davenport
B. L. Wt. 1904 - 300
BA-J/MCS 

Mrs. R. A. Rhodes
Louisville
Georgia

Dear Madam:

The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in claim for bounty land, B. L. Wt. 1904 - 300, based upon the military service of Thomas Davenport, the only soldier of that name who was from Georgia that is found in the Revolutionary War records of this office.

Thomas Davenport served as lieutenant and captain of the Georgia line during the Revolution and was in service until the close of the war. The date of his entering the service was not given.

On account of this service, Warrant 1904 for three hundred acres of bounty land was issued on December 29, 1833, to Thomas Davenport,
Junior, son and one of the heirs at law of Thomas Davenport (the Revolutionary War officer) deceased, date of death not given.

The son, Thomas Davenport, was representative in Congress from Halifax County, Virginia, in 1832.

One Bedford Davenport was living in Halifax County, Virginia, in 1832 but his relationship to the Revolutionary War officer was not shown.

The papers in this claim contain no further data relative to Thomas Davenport who served in the Revolution, nor to his family.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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For endorsements -
1931-Nov. 10. L.P. Summers adv. cost of Photos MMHF
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Rev Sec
nico

21 E 8th Street
Atlanta, Ga

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir
Please let me know if your records show the name of Thos. Davenport of Va. a Rev soldier. 
 Any information on the subject will be
appreciated by 
Mrs. Roy Bell

[Circular Stamp reading: U.S. Pension Office Jun 20 1918]
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[Rev - handwritten at top]
L. P. SUMMERS
COUNSELLOR AT LAW
ABINGDON, VA.

July 24th 1931
Commissioner of Pensions.
Washington. D.C.

Dear Sir:

I want a photostatic copy of the record in the application of Thomas Davenport of Spottsylvania County Virginia for pension of bounty warrant. for services rendered in the Revolution.
Please advise me the price.

Yours Truly, 
[Signature of L.P. Summers]
L. P. Summers.

Date stamp seal showing received July 27, 1931, Pension files Sub-System, Receipt Section
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[handwritten at to- with arrow pointing to Williams Matthews name in Re line] For letter of inquiry see Rev. War Pen. Clm

April 28, 1936
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William Matthews, S. 31842
Thomas Davenport
B. L. Wt. 1904 - 300
BA - J/MCS

Mrs. R. A. Rhodes
Louisville
Georgia

Dear Madam: 

Reference is made to your request for information relative to Revolutionary War soldiers, Stephen and Thomas Davenport and William and Meshack Matthews.

Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained from claims made to the United States for pension and bounty land based upon the military service of soldiers in that war. A careful search of the records fails to show such claims on file on account of the service of a Stephen Davenport or a Meshack Matthews. 

You are furnished herewith, the record of William Matthews as shown by papers on file in pension claim, S. 31842, and the record of Thomas Davenport as shown by papers on file in claim for bounty land, B. L. Wt. 1904 - 300.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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November 10, 1931.

BA-J/MMHF
B.L. Wt. 1904-300
Thomas Davenport.

Mr. L. P. Summers,
Abingdon,
Virginia.

Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request photostatic copies of original
papers on file in Revolutionary War claim for
bounty land based upon service of Thomas Davenport of Spottsylvania County, Virginia.

Such copies are furnished at the rate of
fifteen cents a page. The number of pages to be copied in above noted claim is three.

This Thomas Davenport served as captain in
the Georgia troops, but the claim for bounty land was made in behalf of his son Thomas in Halifax County, Virginia.

The proper amount should be forwarded by
money order drawn to the order of the Treasurer of the United States.

Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.
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[Initials hand-written at top of page] V.L.M

Rev. War Section

June 24, 1918.

Mrs. Roy Bell,
21 East Eighth Street,
Atlanta, Georgia.

Madam:

In response to your letter received the 20" instant, you are advised that the records of this Bureau show that Thomas Davenport served as a Lieutenant and Captain of the Georgia Line
during the Revolution, dates of service not stated, and that Warrant No. 1904 issued December 29, 1833, for 300 acres of bounty land on account of his services to Thomas Davenport son and one of the heirs at law of Thomas Davenport deceased. son Thomas was the Representative in Congress from Halifax County, Virginia in 1832. There is no other data on file as to his family or himself.

Very respectfully,
[signed] GMFitzgaben
Commissioner.