Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30,850, James Bates, N.C. Va.
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[Form No.] (3-17760

SERVICE:
NORTH CAROLINA
VIRGINIA

BATES, JAMES
NUMBER: S. 30,850
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25333
Kentucky
James Bates
Granted in the State of Kentucky
who was a prof [illegible] in the [illegible] commanded by Captain Buford of the Regiment commanded by Col Cristey in the Virginia [image cut off] for 6 mon. prof Cavalry and 18 mon. prof Infantry.
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at 
the rate of 83 Dollars - Cents per annum, to 
commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of December 1833 and [illegible] W. Johnson HIG

Arrears to the 4th of September: $212.50
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 March: 
$42 50 = TOTAL $255.00

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Dan Boyd, Clerk,
Book E, Vol. 7, Page 90
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[left side page]
28782
James Bates, Sr.
for [illegible] 

15th April
W. McCann

[right side page]
28782
James Bates, K [illegible] 
for 1776 [illegible] of County at [illegible] 27
[illegible] Calvary 6 months $ 25.00 and Infantry 
18 months $ 60.00 = $85.00
be pleased to give a certificate in this case.
Dec 16, 1833
Honorable R. M. Johnson
N. K.
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State of Kentucky, County of Grant
County of Grant

On this the 14 day of October 1833,  personally appeared the [illegible] Court to have the Justice of the Peace, County of Grant
 [illegible] Bates Senior is [illegible] of said County [illegible] 
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County [illegible]  aged 73 years
who being first duly sworn [illegible] 
doth on his wish make the following did
[illegible] in order to obtain the benefit of the
[illegible] of [illegible] B [illegible] June 7 1832.

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. To wit, that he volunteered under Captain [illegible] Buford in the [illegible] 1776, that with [illegible] was his Lieutenant and Seaman Miller, the Ensign.,  that Colonel William Cristey was the
Commander of the Regiment and that he served as the [illegible] of a New London, Bedford County, State of Virginia,  when he entered the service, that from [illegible] he  [illegible] from there to Long Island on Holston River, in the State of Tennessee &  [illegible] to the Indian towns on the Tennessee River. There the Army remained till Col Critley [illegible] a treaty with the Indians. From there, all the same Road to London the starting point including a period of six months.
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and this declarant further states that he rendered other and the following service in the United States [illegible] the following official and served as herein after stated. To wit, that he volunteered under Captain Thomas Cork who was raising volunteers to form a body guard for 
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Counties to form a tory wood for ever
Richard Warner was his Lieutenant and
under his ensigns that he entered the
and sence in the month of October 1779
left the service in the year 1781, that he or
in the County of Bedford State of North Carolina
that he marched from said
County Ludford where said Governor
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lived to Hillsborough where the Legislature
of said State then set for the sessions
thence as a Guard with said Governor take
Moravian Towns in the County of Surry in said
State, thence to Wilmington in said State
here he received a discharge for your
from the hands of said of Mirtle wax annexed there, tother
this declarant further states he rendered
the and further the following service in the
United States; now the following officer
and served therein after stated your
that he again volunteered under the aforesaid
Hartplain Thomas Cooks for the Times
of six months. That the aforesaid Farmer and
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