Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 38126, for Philip Langfit, Virginia
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Continental
Va.
Langfit,  Philip 
NUMBER
S 38126
Contents
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2361
Virginia
Philip Langfit, Private.
Virginia line-
Capt Fitzgerald    4
le army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
cribed on the Roll of Virginia the
rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on No.14 of April, 1818.
ertificate of Pension issued the 16 of Sept. 1818
and sent to the care of Robert White,
, Fauquier Courthouse, Virginia
to 4th of Sept. 1818. $37.60
anl, all'ce ending  $48-
4 mos 21/30   $85.60
Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}
2 yrs
Duplicate issued and sent
to Benjamin Dean Esq Hay
Market 2nd June 1819
( )
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A Copy of Langfitts
Declaration
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Prince William County Court August 9th 1820
Virginia SS
On the 8th day of August 1820 personally appeared in open Court being a Court of Record for the County of Prince William, under under So be express provisions of Law, Philip Langfit, aged 63 years a resident of the said County in the State of Virginia aforesaid, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declair that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows: That he enlisted as a private under Captain Fitzgerald in the 3rd Virginia Regiment in the year 1776, Commanded by Colonel Weedon and Served in the fort for two years, he then enlisted in Capt. John Huds Company of Horse the Chorr Commanded by Colonel Shilden and Served three years and was discharged by Colonel White of Lancaster in Pennsylvania: That during his services he Served in the following Battles, the battle of Trenton, Prince Town, Brandywine and the battle of Monmouth, besides many skirmishes, and that he was wounded by a ball that was shot throug his body at the battle of Monmouth:
That his former declaration was made in the month of April 1818 and that the number of his pension Certificate is 2361 and he Solemnly swears that he as a resident Citizen of the United States the 18th day of March 1818 and that he has not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of his property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring himself within the provision of an Act of Congress entitled An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War passed on the 18th day of March 1818 and that he has not nor has any person in trust for him any property or Security Contract or debt due him, and that he has no income other than what is Contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by him Subscribed, to wit an ordinary Set of Coopers Tools which articles the Court doth appraise to the sum of Eight Dollars - And he further declares upon his oath that his occupation is that of a Cooper and that he is lame and infirm and lacks bodily strength to pursue his trade: That his family is a wife aged 58 years, Sickly and infirm, one Daughter named Dolly aged 27 years, and one other daughter named Lucy aged 19 years -
Sworn to in Open Court June 8th 1820
A Copy Teste P. D. Dawe Exteur
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Virginia
Prince William County to wit
I Philip D Dawe Clerk of the Court of the County aforesaid
do hereby Certify that the within is a true Copy of an order
taken from the Records of the said County Court, and
that full faith and credit is due and ought to be given
thereto, as such as well in Courts of Interior as thereout.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed
the seal of said County this 10th day of November 1820.
P. D. Dawe
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Date Stamp OCT  23 1906 Files 
Gentleman
To the Pension Office
Gentlemen
Your note came and informed
me that there was no
official record of William Langfitt of
Virginia. Clear history of the record of 
( ) Langfitt  boys of Virginia. Also fought in the Revolutionary one of 
Seal of US Pension Office Oct 22 1906
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whom lost his life at
the battle of Point Pleasant
leaving
the two brothers
William and Phillip
If you have any record of Phillip Langfitt
would you kindly forward it
I know the record is there as it was sent
to a member of my family - where
it was destroyed by a careless servant. 
kindly let me hear from as soon as possible 
Seal of the US Pension Office Oct 22 1906. R

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and oblige
YoursRespectfully
(Mrs) Elizabeth Langbitt Houston
507 4th St.
Ft. Madison Iowa
October 15 - 1906.