Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 6624, Charles Cameron, Va.
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Va.
Cameron, Charles
Rachel

W6624
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5117
Copy of the declaration of Rachel Cameron
Act July 7 1838
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At a Court held for Bath County in the State of Virginia at the Courthouse thereof on the 12th day of March 1839

On this 12th day of March 1839 personally appeared in open Court Rachel Cameron a resident of this County, aged sixty seven years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath doth make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions of the Act of Congress passed July 7 1838 entitles an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows. That she is the widow of Charles Cameron dec'd who was a Lieutenant in the army of the American Revolution, that her said husband was attached to the tenth Virginia Regiment of the Continental Line commanded by Col. Stevens. That he entered the service on the 3rd day of January 1778 as will appear by reference to the archives of the War Department at Washington. That he lived in the County of Augusta in the State of Virginia when he entered the service, the Company to which he was attached during his said term in the Regular Army was commanded by Captain John Symons and as she was informed by her said husband he was in the Battle of Brandywine and Germantown. She further states that after her said husband retired from the regular Army as above stated, he about the beginning of the year 1781 or close of the year 1780, was drafted into the service of the State of Virginia as a Captain of the Militia, and marched with his
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Company from the County of Augusta in the State aforesaid where he resided and performed a tour of three months in the lower part of the State, the Regiment to which he was attached was under the command of Col. Sampson Matthews of the Virginia Militia. The Lieutenant of his company was William Anderson and the Ensign was Robert Christian. That after he returned from his said last mentioned tour, he again during the same year entered the service of the State of Virginia as a Captain of a Volunteer Company of Calvary, that he marched again to the lower part of the State and was in the Battle of Jamestown on James River and during said battle he acted as adjutant to the Regiment. That Regiment to which he was attached was commanded by Sampson Matthews and the Brigade was under the command of General Campbell. During this last tour he was two months in the service. After the Battle of Jamestown he was placed in command of Captain John Brown's company, the latter of whom having been taken prisoner in the said battle. The lieutenant in the said last mentioned company was Robert Thompson also of the county of Augusta aforesaid. He was during this tour about two months in the service of the State of Virginia. That after her said husband returned from this last mentioned tour of duty he was by the Governor of Virginia to wit in the year 1782 appointed a Commissary or Commissioner for the district
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of Virginia composed of the Counties of Augusta, Rockingham, and Rockbridge to surnish supplies to the different stations in western Virginia in aid of the recruiting service of the United States that he was engaged in the mast mentioned service between twelve and eighteen months. The only documentary evidence she has in support of this last mentioned service are the letters addresses to him by the Governor of Virginia Benjamin Harrison and other officers of the State Government which she will forward with this declaration to the War Department. She dos not recollect the precise period at which he left this last service, but she thinks the period he was engaged therein was as above stated. She further declares that she was married to the said Charles Cameron on the 3rd day of May 1792 as appears by the marriage register of this county, that her said husband died on the 14th day of July 1829 in the seventy seventh year of his age, that she was not married to him prior to his having the service but the marriage took place prior to the year seventeen hundred and ninety four viz at the time above stated. Subscribed and sworn to in open court.
Rachel Cameron
And also appeared this day in open Court Robert Thompson aged eighty two years and made oath in due forum of law that he was well acquainted with Charles Cameron dec'd late of this County, who widow hath this made made her declaration in order to obtain
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a pension. That in the year 1781 he served as Lieutenant in a Company of Virginia Militia in the war of the American Revolution commanded by the said Charles Cameron who was then a Captain. That there were residents of the County of Augusta and the Company to which they were attached was drafted from the said County of Augusta in the State of Virginia for a three month tour. When the Company marched into the service it was commanded by John Brown as a Captain, who being taken prisoner by the British at the Battle of James Town in Va, the said Charles Cameron who was at that time in the Army as a Captain of Calvary was after the said John Brown was taken prisoner as aforesaid place in the command of the said John Brown's Company. During the Battle of James Town the said Charles Cameron acted as adjutant of the Regiment. The Regiment was commanded by Col Matthews and the Brigade by General Campbell. The said company served out the tour of three months and was discharged. During nearly the whole of said tour the said Charles Cameron was in command of the said Company the said affiant further states that the said Charles Cameron some time previous to the above mentioned period, was a Lieutenant in the regular service in the War of the American Revolution but the prcise period of his service as such he does not now recollect. He further states that after the said Charles Cameron returned
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from the tour of service first above mentioned he was by the Governor of Virginia appointed Commissary for the Augusta, Rockingham, and Rockbridge district to wit in the year 1782 and that he acted as such for about eighteen months during a part of which period said affiant states that he acted under the said Charles Cameron as an agent in the transportation of prvisions for the benefit of the militia and other soldiers.
Sworn and subscribed in open Court
Robert Thompson [signed]

Also appeared this day in open Court Charles L Francisco and made oath in due forum of law that he has been well acquainted with the above named Rachel Cameron who hath this day made her declaration in order to obtain a pension since the year 1796. That he knows her to be the widow of Charles Cameron dec'd late an officer of the American Revolution as declared by her, and that said Charles Cameron departed this life on the 14th day of July 1829 as stated by his said widow.
Sworn and subscribed in open Court
Ch. P. Francisco [signed]

And the Court is of the opinion that the said rachel Cameron, Robert Thompson, and Charles L Francisco are credible persons which is ordered to be certified to the War Department

A Copy teste
SN Porter Clerk
of the County Court of Bath Co
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Executive Department
Richmond 28th January 1833

The Heirs of Charles Cameron are allowed land bounty for his service as a Lieutenant in the Continental Line three years if not heretofore drawn.
The Register will issue a warrant accordingly.
John Floyd
Bath County Court Feburary Term 1833
On motion of Andrew W. Cameron and it apeparing to the Court by satisfactory evidence that he is the only child and heir of Charles Cameron deceased. It is ordered that the Cleark certify the same.
A Copy
Teste Chs. L. Francisco Clrk
Virginia Land Office
Richmond Novem 29 1854

I certify that the foregoing are copies of papers on files in this office
S.N. Parker
Reg L. Office
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Lexington Apl 26 183...

Hon A H H Stuart

Dear Sir

As an old friend and also seeing in the knews papers that all persons th... are entitled to pensions are requested to address you, I have determined to get you to have my mothers claim to a pension reexamined as I believe she is entitled to draw more than she does at present. She was the wife of Charles Cameron Lieut 10th VA Regiment and married in 1791. I believe that my fat... also acted for a time as Ca... that the papers are filed in ...the case pension agents have been writing to me as the s...fact that I paid no attention to it until I saw your advertisement. 

Your friend with respect
A.W. Cameron