Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 4,681, for Alexander Telford, Virginia
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The State of Ohio 
Miami County SS.
Court of Common Pleas 
September Term 1832

On this 29th day of September in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred & thirty two personally appeared in open court, before the court of Common Pleas for the county aforesaid, being a court of records, now sitting Alexander Telford, a resident of said county 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 provisions of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated - That he entered the service aforesaid in the county of Rockbridge Virginia, about the latter end of harvest in the year 1780, as a volunteer for the term of three months, in the company commanded by Capt. Charles Campbell - that he and his company  together with another volunteer company under the command of Capt. David Gray marched together to Richmond Va. 

that after remaining there a few days they marched to Petersburg [Virginia], from thence to Cabin point on James River where there were two or three Regiments of regulars as he thinks which together with the company to which he belonged were under the command of Gen. [Peter] Muhlenberg - that the company to which he belonged being a rifle company they were nearly all the time engaged in scouting through the country, and at so many different places of no particular note that he cannot recollect them nor  
the length of time he remained at any of them with any degree of certainty- that the company returned from Cabin Point to Petersburg [Va.] and from thence to Richmond [Va.] at which place he thinks he was discharged at the
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expiration of his term of service and further that about the first of June 1781 in Rockbridge County [Virginia] aforesaid, he entered said service as a volunteer in a company commanded by Captain John Telford in the Regiment commanded by John Boyer - that the regiment marched in the direction of Richmond [Va.] through Charlottesville [Va.] to deep run church about twelve miles from Richmond [Va.] that their march was not direct, but went from Charlottesville [Va.] in the direction of Fredericksbough [Fredericksburg, Virginia] and across the road from Charlottesville to Richmond. that at deep run church the services of said militias being no longer required, he was discharged from the service aforesaid. that he served in said mentioned tour five or six weeks as near as he can now recollect.

and further that a bout the first of August 1782 he entered the service aforesaid as a drafted militia man for the term of three months, in said county of Rockbridge, in the Regiment commanded by Capt David Gray in the Regiment commanded by Col. Lewis, & that from there they marched to Richmond [Va.] through Charlottesville [Va] - that they lay at Richmond several days where they were reviewed by governor [Thomas] Nelson - 

that they marched from
 Richmond and crossed the Pamanky [Pamunkey] river and a short distance from the river where they encamped, to wit, the Regiment to which he belonged, which was composed entirely of riflemen  under the command of said Col. Lewis together with a considerable number of regular troops, where they lay some days, when they marched through Williamsburg [Va.] to Burrill's mill, midway between Williamsburg and York Town [Yorktown, Virginia] - 

there they lay until the army collected, and then marched to York Town [Yorktown, Va.] when the siege of  that place was commenced - that he remained there in said service until within about 3 days of the
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surrender of Cornwallis [General Charles Lord Cornwallis], when he was discharged from said service at that place -that at the time he was discharged the company to which he belonged were nearly all sick, and it is probable that on that account they were discharged a few days before the end of three months from the time they entered the service.

as soon as he was discharged he returned home to Rockbridge county [Virginia] aforesaid without delay, and he is very certain that he did not get back until the expiration of three months from the time he left home in said service

that he knew Gen. [George] Washington. Gen Lafayette [Marquis de Lafayette], Gen. [Peter] Muhlenberg, he thinks & Col.  [St George] Tucker who were with the troops at the siege of Yorktown- 

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.  He states further - 

1 I was  born in what was then called Augusta County Virginia on the first day of June 1760
2 He has no record of his age in his possession which is a correct transcript of the record kept by his father
3 He was living in the county of Rockbridge [Virginia] afd [aforesaid] at the several times he entered the service as aforesaid where he continued to reside until the year 1787- he then removed to Scott county where he resided until the year 1804- he then removed to Green county Ohio where he resided three years- he then removed to Miami county Ohio where he has resided ever since
4 He has already stated how he entered the service and stated the names of all the officers he knew & whose names he recollects who were with the troops where he served & the general circumstances of his service 
6 He did not receive any written discharge from the service aforesaid & he has no documentary evidence of his said service but has procured the affidavit
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of Wm Berry to prove them
7 He states the names of James Harrison Clergyman, Halbert Murray &  William Barber to whom he is known in his present neighborhood and who can testify as to his character  for veracity , and their belief to his services as a soldier of the revolution
Sworn to & subscribed in open court 29th Sept 1832
Alexander Telford
John G Telford Clk

We, James Harrison Clergyman, Halbert Murray, Wm. Barbee residing in the county of Miami aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Alexander Telford who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy two years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and we concur in thst opinion 
Sworn to & subscribed in open court Sept. 29th 1832
John G Telford Clk
James Harrison
William Barbee

and the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states, and the court further certifies that it appears to them that James Harrison who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in Miami county Ohio, and that Halbert Murray & Wm Barbee who have also signed the same are residents in said county, and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I John G. Telford Clerk of the court of common Pleas for the county of Miami Ohio do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Alexander Telford for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 29th day of Sept AD 1832.
John G. Telford Clerk Miami Com Pleas

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15014
Alexr Telford
Wm  &  Thomas agent
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4681 
INVALID,
Revwar
File  No. 4681
Alexander Telford
Pri Va. Line
Act. June 7, 1832
Index:- Vol. A. Page 370
[Arrangement of 1870.]