Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38158, for William Lucas, Virginia
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Va
Lucas, William
S 38158
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4807
Virginia Roll
William Lucas 
Capt Taliafero
Virginia Line Private
in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia
at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on
the 22nd of May 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9th of December 1818 and sent to James Semple, Esq., Judge Gloucester Courthouse, Va. 
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1818  3 Ms 9/31 & 4/30 28:38
Semi anl all'ce ending 4th March 1819  48:--
$76:38

{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818}

Not continental
Served 3 years
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M Lucas [illegible]

[illegible] 
24 May

The Secretary at War
 of the United States
Washington City

Susp. Va Rolls
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Virginia Gloucester County [illegible]
Personally appeared before me James Semple, a Judge of the General Court of Virginia and Judge of the Superior Court of Law of the County of Gloucester, William Lucas this 22 day of May 1818 and in order to obtain the provisions of the Act of Congress passed at the last session entitled an Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War and being first sworn on the holy Evangelist of Almighty God, did declare and say that some time in the month of February in the year 1777 in the County of Gloucester he enlisted under Lieut Machen Boswell for two years in a company commanded by Capt Philip Taliafino of the Second Virginia State Regiment commanded by Col. Gregory Smith, that he continued in the service [illegible] and some time in the spring 1778 he marched to the of northward and joined the Continental Army at a place called the Valley Forge, that he continued in the said service and was at the Battle of Monmouth, Stony Point & Fowlers Hook, that he continued with the army till they marched to the southward and was discharged at Fredericksburg the last of March 1780.  That he served the full term for which he enlisted.  That he has no other

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evidence of his services in his power.  That he is now in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for his support.
Given under my hand and seal the 22d day of May 1920.
James Semple

Virginia, Gloucester County [illegible]

I James Semple a Judge as aforesaid certify that it appears to my satisfaction that William Lucas served as a soldier in the army of the United Stats as stated i ]n his affidavit for more than nine months against the common enemy during the Revolutionary War, but whether the regiment (the second Virginia) in which he served as aforesaid was a continental [illegible] is not known to the undersigned.
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he has the means of [illegible] information at this time but the [illegible] mut be known to the Secretary of War whether it was or not a Continental establishment.  Then transmit to the Secretary at War for the United States, the foregoing affidavit and the declaration and proceedings had in the County Court of Gloucester in the same subject.
Given under my hand and seal the 22d day of May 1818.
James Semple

I certify that there is no [illegible] belonging to the Superior Court of Gloucester County whereof James Semple Esq is Judge.
[illegible]  Arthur S Davies, Clk
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I William Lucas of the county of Gloucester do hereby declare that I entered as a soldier in the second Virginia State Regiment during the revolutionary war and afterward was taken on Continental establishment and served during the war and therefore [illegible] relief of my country.
Given under my hand this 6th day of April 1818.
Wm Lucas
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At a court held for Gloucester County at the  Courthouse on Monday the 6th day of April 1818. The within declaration was sworn to in open court by Wm. Lucas
Test Arthur L Davies, GG

Elliott L Lucas
Declarations
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38158
INVALID
Revy

File no. 38,158
William Lucas
Priv Rev War

Act: 18th March 1818
Index: Vol 2, Page 250


May 22 '96
sold [illegible]
F C Lucas
Indianapolis
LMB
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Francis C Lucas
Attorney at Law
Room 61, Lombard Building
Telephone 37

Indianapolis, Ind.   May 1. 1896

Pension Office
Washington DC

Dear Sir,
Kindly give me all the information you can in regard to soldier by the name of Lucas, who entered the Revolutionary Army for the state of Maryland and especially inform me of any soldier by the name of William Lucas from any state primarily Maryland, Penn. or Virginia.
Very truly yours,
Francis C Lucas
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O W & N Div
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Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington DC
May 22, 1896

Dear Sir,
Replying to yojur request for information concerning the military record of William Lucas, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, you are advised that he made an application for pension on May 22nd, 1818, at which time he was residing in Gloucester, Co., Virginia (age not stated and his pension was allowed for three years' actual service as a private in the Virginia troops, Revolutionary War; a part of the time he served under Capt. Philip Taliafer and Col. Gregory Smith.  He enlisted from Gloucester Co., Virginia. 
Very respectfully,
Acting Commissioner

Mr. Francis C Lucas
Indianapolis, Indiana
Lombard Building