Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8,053, Henry Bailey, Va.
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Service - Va.


Bailey, Henry


Number - S.8053

carded
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State of Virginia
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I, Littleton Lanier, Clerk of the court of [illegible] county do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Henry Bailey for a pension.  Given under my hand and seal of office this sixth day of December one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
L. Lanier

H. Bailey
Hon. M. Mason
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Stonybrook

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington DC
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March 13th, 1860

Sir,
I herewith send you a statement in relation to a Revolutionary pension and desire to know if the children are entitled to the [illegible] said [illegible] Henry Bailey, a Revolutionary soldier of the county of the Sussex, state of Virginia, died on the 3rd day of January 1843 and received his pension regularly excepting the last year of his life which claim his children consider to be due now never having been paid.  Said Bailey has only one child living but has grandchildren. I desire to know if the surviving children [illegible] are entitled to receive or do all the heirs of deceased children come in as claimants.
Respectfully
Geo T. Munell
address: Stony Creek Warehouse
Sussex Co., Va.

Comm. of Pensions
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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section

AWF:MLB

June 27, 1930

Hon. S. O. Bland
House of Representatives

My dear Mr. Bland:
In response to your letter of June 25, I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 8035 it appears that Henry Bailey, while residing in Sussex County, Virginia, enlisted (date not stated) and served two months as a sergeant in Captain Grey Judkins; Virginia Company.
He enlisted in 1778 and served four months in Colonel David Mason's Virginia Regiment.
He enlisted in the fall of 1780 and served as a lieutenant four months in Captain Sylvanus Bell's Virginia Company.
He enlisted February 25, 1781 and served until April 25, 1781 in Captain Lawrence Smith's Company, Colonel Parker's Virginia Regiment, and was in several skirmishes.
He was allowed pension on his application executed December 6, 1832, while a resident of Sussex County, Viginia, aged seventy eight years.
He died January 3, 1843, leaving one child and some grandchildren, no names being stated, nor is the name of the soldier's wife on record.
It does not appear that this soldier ever lived in Accomac County, Virginia, as stated in your previous request, or that a claim for pension was made by his widow.
Very truly yours,
E. W. Morgan
Acting Commissioner
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Revolution
8053
INVALID
File No. 8053
Henry Bailey
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7th 22
Index: Viol 1st, Page 20
[Arrangement of 1870
1925 - June 16. Hist to Mrs. Arthur E. Dale
1930 - June 27 Hist to Cong. S O Bland
1930 - June 30 Hon S. O. Bland adv already furnished
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State of Virginia
Sussex County, to wit,
I, Littleton Lanier, Clerk of the county court of Sussex in the state of Virginia aforesaid do hereby certify that William O. Chambliss, Esquire whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate is and was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the Peace for the said county and commissioned and qualified according to same and that fill faith and credit is due to all his official acts as such.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 15th day of February 1833.
L. Lanier
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Stamped:
Deputy Commissioner
June 26, 1930
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S. O. Bland
1st Dist Virginia

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES U. S.
WASHINGTON, D.C.

June 25, 1930

Mr. E. W. Morgan
Acting  Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D C

Dear Mr. Morgan:
Referring to your letter to me of June 20, 1930, your file Rev. and 1812 Wars Section MMHF/eel, regarding a pension on account of the services of Henry Bayley,  I have had access to the United States War Department Report of Pensions published in 1835, Vol. 2 and on  page 202 of the Virginia section of that book there appears the following:     
Sussex County, Va
.Name: Henry Bailey
Rank: Private
Annual Allowance:  $33.66
Sums Received: ____________
Description of Service:  Virginia Contin'l
Age:  80
When Placed on pension roll:  Mar. 1, 1833
Commencement of Pension:  Mar. 4, 1831
If, with the above information, you can locate the file in this case, I will appreciate all available information.
Yours very sincerely,
S. O. Bland

CCB
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Mrs. Arthur E. Dale
917 Vermilion Street
Danville, IL
April 7, 1920
Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir,
Will appreciate any information you can give me concerning Henry Bailey who was a private in the Virginia Continental line in Revolutionary War, and received a pension of $33.66 a year until eighty years old.  He was then a resident of Sussex County.  Any record or history you can send me of his enlistment and war record I will appreciate very much.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Dale

stamped: Pension Office, Apr 9 1925
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Rev. and 1812 War Section

June 16, 1925

Mrs. Arthur E. Dale
917 Vermilion St.
Danville, Ill.

Madam,
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 8053, it appears that Henry Bailey, while residing in Sussex County, Virginia, enlisted (date not stated) and served two months as a Sergeant in Captain Grey Judkins' Virginia Company. He enlisted in 1778 and served four months in Colonel David Mason's Virginia Regiment.
He enlisted in the fall of 1780 and served as a Lieutenant four months in Captain Sylvanus Bell's Virginia Company.
He enlisted February 5, 1781 and served until April 25, 1781 in Captain Lawrence Smith's Company
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Colonel Parker's Virginia Regiment, and was in several skirmishes.
He was allowed pension on his application executed December 6, 1832, while a resident of Sussex County, Virginia, aged seventy eight years.
He died January 3, 1843, leaving one child and some grandchildren, no names being stated nor is the name of soldier's wife on record.
Respectfully,
Acting Commissioner


Bro.  Philip
Dates of service ok'dby Miss Wilson
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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section
MMHF:MLB
June 30, 1930
Hon. S. O. Bland 
House of Representatives
My dear Mr. Bland:
I have your letter of June 25,1930, in regard to Henry Bailey, a Revolutionary War soldier, which has been transmitted to this bureau from the War Department.
In response to your letter of the same date to this bureau, the history of Henry Bailey, S. 8053, was furnished you on June 27.  It is presumed that same has reached you.
Very truly yours,
E. W. Morgan
Acting Commissioner