Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 37,886, Peter Deveaux, Ga.
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(3-1776) 

SERVICE
GA 

Deveaux, Peter       

NUMBER
S.37,886.
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19.578
Georgia

Peter Deveaux
of Chatam Co in the State of Georgia
who was a aid de camp [crossed out] to [crossed out] Gen Howe in the Georgia line, for the term of  the war from 17    to      17

Inscribed on the Roll of Georgia at the rate of 20 dollars per month, to commence on
the 15 day of Feb 1826

Certificate of Pension issued the 6 of Mar 1826
and sent to Hon J M Berrien

Arrears to 4th of March 1826 $12.58
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1826 120. -

$132,58

Revolutionary claim,
Acts March 18, 1818,
and May 1, 1820.
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Peter Deveaux of Georgia roll of 1818 is noted as having died on the 6th Oct 1826, instead of 1830
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19.906 [Underlined] 

Peter Deveaux, Esq
Savannah, 
Georgia.

Recd. Feby 27. 1826
Geo. Glen Esq, Clerk [illegiuble] 
Savannah, 
Georgia

admd.
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State of Georgia
In the District Court of the United States for the District of Georgia

On the fifteenth day of February Eighteen hundred & twenty six personally appeared before the District Court of the United States for the District of Georgia, a Court of record, Peter Deveaux Esquire resident of Savannah in the County of  Chatham and State aforesaid age Seventy three years and aforesaid, who being first duly  sworn - according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to attain the provision made by the Act of Congress of the 18th March 1818 and the 1st May 1820.
That he entered into the service of the United States at Savannah in Georgia in May, Seventeen hundred and seventy eight as a Captain in the first Regiment of Georgia ? on the Continental ??? and received his Commission for said appointment, That he immediately reported to Fort Fonyn on 1st May.  Reicn and joined the Florida expansion under the command of General Robert Howe, That he there received the appointment of aid de camp to Gene Stowe, that he continued with General Stowe under capacity of aid

and returned with him 
to Savannah in Georgia which place he left with General Stowe after the British took possession thereof in the later part of the year 1778 that he accompanied the Army to Panays Lane in South Carolina, when General Lincoln took command of the Southern Army - That he then went to Augusta in Georgia appointed aid to Governor Stowley of Georgia, that he went down as a {illegible} to Savannah and acted with the American Army & French Army at the siege {illegible] on October 1779 - and then returned to Augusta where he remained as and to Governor Howley until the British took - Charleston in South Carolina, when he left with
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Governor Howley for the north - That Governor Howley at Halifax in North Carolina, where the de[illegible] joined General Isaac Huger as a volunteer and went to Richmond Virginia - That at Richmond in Virginia in the year 1780 he met with General Gates then on his way to the command of the Southern Army under [Illegible] De Kalb, that he was here introduced to General Gates, and received the appointment as aid de camp to that General and marched with him to the south -   That when General Gates took command of Southern Army from Baron De Kalb, he issued his general order in which he gave notice of the [illegible] as his aid - That he [illegible] with General Gates, was at the Battle of Camden in August 1780, and when at the close of that year General Gates surrendered the command of the army to General Greene, deponent went with General Gates to the South in the expectation of a count on his conduct at the Battle of Camden - That he remained some time at Philadelphia, and in Court having been held, deponent returned to the South and again joined the army under General Greened about May 1781 at Camden in South Carolina - That shortly after he received the appointment of and to Governor Brownson of Georgia, and served as such [illegible] until Governor Martin succeeded him and deponent acted as his aid until and after the British evacuated the City of Savannah. That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present, that his amendment is not in any roll as far as he knows, except the State of Georgia and in the following [illegible] his reasons for not applying earlier for a pension -  He has for several years lived in a small property belonging to his children, that their small property is not sufficient to support his family, and that his bodily infirmity is such that he is wholly unable any longer to [illegible].  As long as could [lillegible] withstood this affliction he has done
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So that he is now in need of assistance from his Country for support - That the property of his children above referred to consists of four negro Slaves who work on hire and several young negros who [illegible] as an expense 

And in pursuance of the act of 1st May 1820 he makes the following declaration viz.  I do solemnly swear that I was resident Citizen of the United States on the 18th March 1818, and that I have not since that time, by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property, or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself in this the [illegible] an act of Congress entitled "An act to promise for certain persons engaged in the land & naval services of the United States in the Revolutionary War" passed on the 18th March 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, in securities contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is [illegible] in the schedule [illegible] annexed by me subscribed ~ That since the 18th. of March, 1818 [dark spot] changes have been made in my property. 

Schedule.  The property and effects ~ 

[Signature] Peter Deveraux 
[Flourish]

That deponent has [illegible] with his three daughters and one son grown up.  That he has no profession or trade and is wholly unable from bodily infirmity to do any labour - And deponent further saith that he knows no one in Georgia, who can at this day testify as to his services, but that produced the certificate of General Thomas Pinckney of South Carolina, who knew his services in the War of the Revolution.  

[Signed] Peter Deveraux 
[Flourish] 

Sworn and declared on the 19th. Feby 1826 in open Court before the Judge  name of 

[Signature] [Illegible initials] Wyler District Judge of the United States District of Georgia -
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I George Glen Clerk of the District Court of the United States for the District of Georgia do certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the Court Peter Deveraux did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceding declaration against the Common enemy for nine months in the continental establishments.  I also certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule herewith attached are truly copied from the Record, of said Court, and I
do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court [partiallly obscured] that the amount of the [illegible] and schedule is [word obscured].  

In testimony whereof I have herewith set my hand and affixed the seal of the said
Court on this Fifteenth - day of February
Eighteen Hundred Seventy Six

[Signature] Geo Glen Clk
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Moultrieville near Charleston 11th July 1825

I hereby certify that I was well acquainted
during the revolutionary war with Mr Peter Deveaux then a Captain in the first Regiment of Georgia on the Continental Establishment:  that we served together on the Florida Expedition under Gen Howe, at the seige of Savannah under Gen Lincoln & d'Estaign: and that we were both in the military family of General Gates at the unfortunate battle of Camden on the 16th August 1780.

[Signature] Thomas Pinckney
formerly Major 1st Reg of So Car Cont Estabt. 
and late Major General in the Army
of the United States
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37 886
Revy INVALID.
File No. 37.886 
Peter Deveaux
Aid de camp Rev War
Act: 18 March 18
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 125
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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[Faint, illegible seal] 

To
The Hon
John Macpherson Berrien
of the Senate of the
U States
Washington City.
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Savannah.  Feb 16. 1826..

Dear Sir,

Having this day sent to the Department of War, my applications for a pension from Government, may I ask of you the favor to inspect these papers, and procure a speedy reply.  Should you find, on examination, that the declaration is not made in perfect form, please point out any addition or alterations which your better judgement shall suggest - This kindness will
be remembered with gratitude by
                          
Yr obedient servt
 [Signature] Peter Deveaux
[Flourish]