Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 431-300, Robert Beale, Va.
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SERVICE NUMBER
Va. Beale, Robert B.L.Wt. 431-300
Beall
Bealle (see B.L. Wt. 263-300)
CONTENTS
Elizabeth
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No. 2131.
Capt. Robt. Bealle.
13" September and 9 Apl
Va line
yr. prior to the Lewis & [illegible] to Adam Steele
to Sept. 1808.
Suspen.y in 1781
Not repd. in that Officer Books-
[illegible] on the are
closed evidence
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I o Certify that I the Subscriber was moved to the late Captain Robert Beall (now Deceased) in the year 1781 - & he then belonged to the United States army & that he was the same Captain Robert Bealle allured to in the Certificate of Presley Courbone Esq Genl Joseph Winlock & Doctor John Knight & that the aforesaid Presley Corsbone & myself did administer on the Estate of the Said Robert Bealle in the year 1789 in Fayette County Pennsylvania all of which is of Record in that office and I furthermore certify that I had two Children by him which are both living (Viz) Betsey Brook Bealle (who has intermarried with Adam Steele) and Robert Bealle Given under my hand at Shelbyville Kentucky this 17 Day of June 1808
Elizabeth Beall
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Commonwealth of Kentucky
Shelby County Sct.
This Day Elizabeth Beall Came before me a Justice of the peace for sd. County and made oath to the truth of the Statement of facts contained in the above and foregoing Certificate Given under my hand and Seal this 17th June 1808
James Bradshaw JP
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Know all men by these presents that we (formerly Betsey Brooke Beall) but now Betsey Brooke Steele and Robert Beall both of Lawfull age the only heirs of the Late Catain Robert Beall of the United States Army in the Virginia Continental Line Since Deceased, which Service as Such, together with proof of our kinship is fully proven and supported by the Certificates of Mrs. Elizabeth Beall Widow and wife of the Said Decedent, and Gen. Joseph Winlock, Presley Carr Lane Esq. and Doctor John Knight, we do hereby Constitute and appoint our trusty friend Major Hezekiah Rogers of Washington City, our true and Lawfull attorney to Call for and obtain in our names and for our Benefit any Land Warrant or Warrants that may be due from the Said United States to us for the Services of the Said Robert Beall our Father Ratifying and Confirming all the acts and doings of our said attorneys
Given under our hands and Seals at Shelbyville Kentucky this 11th day of June 1808
Betsey Brook Bealle
but now Betsey Brook Steele SL
Robert Bealle - SL
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To all whom these presents may send Greeting.
Know ye that I James Craig Notary public for the County of Shelby in the Commonwealth of Kentucky by lawful authority duly Commissioned and sworn dwelling in the Town of Shelbyville do hereby Certify that on the 11th day of June 1808. Betsey Brook Beall but now Bestey Brook Steele and Robert Beall whose signatures are subscribed to the within Power of Attorney came personally before me and acknowledged the same as their Act and deed for the purposes herein Contained.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of said County to be hereto affixed (no notarial seal being yet provided) at Shelbyville in Shelby County on Wednesday the twenty second day of June in the year of our Lord 1808. And in the 17th year of the Commonwealth.
James Craig N.P.
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No. 263 for 300 Acres
Warrant Issued 5 Feb 1794 to Robert Mears Assignee of Rob Beale by virtue of an Assignment Dated 21 Aug 1793 attested by Ro. Fry & Churchill Gibbs & acknowledged 22 Aug '93 before Ro Fry as Justice of Peace for Madison Co Virga

Case of Robert Priv of 13 Virginia Redgt
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Lancaster SS.
Presley Carr Lane, a member of the House of Representatives of the General Assembly of the State of Pennsylvania from the County of Fayette, being duly Sworn deposeth and Saith, that on the decease of Colo Robert Beall (formerly a Captain in the Continental Army) this deponent and Widow of the Said Colo Robert Beall obtained Letter of Administration upon the Estate of the deceased in due form of Law. That the Said Colo. Robert Beall left the Children at the time of his death, who he believes are Still living; To wit, Betsey Brook Beall, aged about fourteen or Eighteen Years; and Robert Beall aged about Thirteen Years, And this deponent further Saith, that, he agrees that Warrants Shall Issue in favour of the said Children, for any Land that may belong to the Said Colo. Robert Beall by reason of his Services in the army of the United States during the late War.
P. C. Lane
Sworn to and Subscribed this 4th day of March 1800. before me one of the Justices of the Peace for the County of Lancaster, and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
A Hubley
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Shelbyville Ky Free
23rd June
The Honorable Henry Deerborn
Secretary at War Washington
City
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Shelbyville Kentucky 20th June 1808
Genl Henry Dearborn
D Sr Should Majr Hezekiah Rogers be from home when these papers arrive I wish them to be Retained, or inclosed in a Power of Attorney to him and other Vatuable Papers when I see the Majr in April last it was his Request that those Papers should be addressed to you. on his arrivall [sic] home then handed over to him you will be so good as to Excuse the Liberty I have taken in thus including those papers to you 
I Rem Yr
Obt St
A Steele
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Genl James Wood
Certificate
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I do Certify that I was well Acquainted w'th. the late Captain Robert Beall, who belonged to the 8th Virginia Regiment, afterwards to the 13th and lastly to the 9th Virginia Regiment on Continental establishment. he was an Officer of great Merit, and I feel a Confident persuasion that he was entitled to all the emoluments of an Officer serving to the end of the War. I can affirm that he was never disgraced, & firmly believe he did not resign.  If he served to the end of the War he is entitled to the additional bounty in Lands from the State of Virginia.
Given under my hand this 27th day of June 1803.
James Wood formerly B. Gen'l
Cont'l Army.

Virginia Land Office 27th June 1803
It appears that on the 26"March 1783 a warrant issued to Cap Rob Beall no 198 for 4,666 2/3 acres for his services from the 10th Feby 1776 tot he 26" March 1783.
Wm. Price Regr
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Mr. Adam Steel
Shelbyville
Kentucky

Capt R. Beals

w Boston
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Madison Virginia Dec'r 5th 1801

Sir-
A letter of yours addressed to Rich'd Fry and Churchill Gibbs has been handed to me to answer- being better acquainted with the Circumstances--the warrant to which I was intitled for military Services was, as you mentioned, assigned to Mr Means in the year 1793--
The seeming mystery that envelopes the affair is simply that--there were at the Conclusion of the War two Rob't Beales, who were Captains--of course entitled to the same quantity of Land- When I was first acquainted with the gentleman who you say died in the year 1790- he spelt his name Bele, but before the Conclusion of the war he changed it to
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Beale which created some little Difficulty in the final Settlement of our Accts with the [illegible] states but that was easily done away being both then upon the spot--the Gentleman I have not seen since--he lived well of the blue ridge--You have made a mistake in the christian [sic] name of Fry--it is Reuben--instead of Rich'd both him & Gibbs are still living, and neighbours to me--I conceive you have little else to do--than to examine the Muster Rolls of the year 1780 or 1781 or indeed 1783--which I suppose are deposited in the Office of War--and you will there find what I assert, and shewing it to the proper Department for the Settlement of that business--there can be little doubt of  your obtaining the warrant you
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wish for--I am Sir with every sentiment of Respect
Yr Obt Servt
Ro: Beale
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Mr Johnson will write me by Mr Butlett or by Mail to Phila'a where I shall be untill [sic] the 20 of April
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Shelbyville, Ky.12th March 1808
D Sir
Inclosed I send you the certificate of Genl Joseph Winlock & Doctor John Kenight--which will show that the heir of the late Capt Robert Beale (alluded to in my former letter to you) is entitled to donation land warrants for his services as [marked out: capt} lieutant [sic] under Capt John Stephenson I believe in year [marked out: 1775] 1775 or 1776 to the Southand under Muelenburgh [sic] & Lee then as a capt to the end of the war= on an arangement [sic] had in the army Capt Robert Beale was put out as a supernumary [sic] by lott [sic] not by choice but still held his appointment & subject to general orders
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of course he is entiled [sic] to all the amoluments [sic]- you will meet with some of the old officers that will give you information you will do the best  you can for the heirs if the warrant is fronted it must come in the name of the heir of Robet [sic] Beale: & send it on to me by mail=Recollect that there was two capt Robert Beales in the Virginia Continental line.
I Rem yr
obt svt
Adam Steele

NB there was an act of Congress or the Virginia Legislature passed about the close of the war allowing officers half pay for life or full pay for 5 years.
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Which Capt Beale is entitled or his heirs I am convinced that he has not, nor any person Drew it for him you will pleas [sic] make some enquiry as to this claim which will amount to 3, or, 4000$ with interest = I am not able to say in what office you will find the Virginia Returns of this you can be - informed at the city: you will Keep the certificates untill you hear from me provided you do not succeed in the search in that case you can apply them to complete the claim of the heirs allso [sic] let me know what I shall take to complete this business
AS
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Georgetown 24th April 1808
Majr Hezekiah Rogers
Dear Sir
Inclosed I send you the certificates of Genl Joseph Winlock Doctr John Knight- both of which is sworn to & the certificate of Genl James Wood Late Govenor [sic] of Virginia & Bridig'r [sic] Genl in the Contenintal [sic] Virginia army allso [sic] the certificate of Wm Pruce [illegible] attached thereto = in whcih he says that a capt Robert Bealle drew full pay in Land up to 1803:  you will find on examanation [sic] that there was 2 Robert Bealles & that the one I allude to drew [marked out: Land] warrants to amount I believe 4000 acres
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for his first pay as capt log no=853 which I presume you probably will find on examanation [sic] in your affice = I shall leave this paper with Mr Crawford of this place. Should any dificulty [sic] arise in this transaction you will pleas [sic] write fully on the Subject addressed to me at Shelbyville Kentucky which will be thankfully Recd. I shall forward you all the voucher you named to me in due time 
I Rem yr
obt Srt
Adam Steele

NB pleas [sic] let me know what would be the pay capt Bealle would be allowed for his 1/2 pay for life or full pay for 5 years if his heirs could draw it.
AS
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Shelby County State of Kentucky March 5th 1801
I do hereby certify that Robert Beall entered into the Service of the united states as a Captain in the Thirteenth Virginia Regiment on Continental establishment at the commencement of the raising of said Regiment, which was some time after the Battle of Germantown the 9th Regiment and at the Close fo the war was the 7th Virginia Regiment. the said Robert Beall Served int he said Regiment with myself until about the year 1781 when there was an arrangement took place in the army that turned out a number of officers as Super [illegible] which the said Beall was one, and I have been well informed that the said Robert Beall served one year previous to the raising of the said 13th Regiment as a Lieutenant under Capt. John Stephenson which I believe marched to the South about the year 1775 or 1776 --
Given under my hand the day and date above
Joseph Winlock late
Lieu't. 7th Virg'a Reg't
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Commonwealth of Kent'y Shelby County cont
Joseph Winlock personally came before me James Simrall a Justice of the peace for s'd county and made oath to the facts contain'd in the foregoing certificate given under my hand the 9th of March 1808
Ja Simrall J.P.
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we the Subscribers do certify that we were personally acquainted with the late captain Robert Bealle (now deceased) that we both served with him in the same Ridgement [sic] in the united States army that we were well informed that he married Widow Elizabeth Stephenson and were personally acquainted with them both after the [sic] ware [sic] married and untill the Death of the Said Bealle in the year 1789 that he had two children (Viz) Betsy Brook Bealle and Robert Bealle which are now living = and we have a full referance [sic] to the certificate of his wife Elizebeth Bealle of this Date which we know to be Substantially correct Given under our hand this 17 Day of June 1808--
Joseph Winlock
late Lieu't in 7th
Virginia Regiment
John Knight late
Surgeons Mate Late 7th Virg'a
Regiment
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Commonwealth of Kentucky
Shelby County Sct
this day the before named Joseph Winlock & John Knight came before me a justice of the peace for said County and made oath to the truth of the statement of facts contained in the above or foregoing Certificate given under my Hand and seal this 17th June 1808
James Bradshaw {seal}
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BA-J/MLB

Wash D.C.
April 23 1934
Veterans Administration:
Please furnish photostatic copies of paper's on file in Revolutionary war Bounty Land claim based upon service of Capt Robert Beale of the Virginia Line. Bounty Land Warrant 431.
[C. A. Korbly]
C A Korbly
Rockville 
Maryland
P.O. Box 205

Received payment
$5.50 (22 pges [sic])
April 23, 1934
Mary L. Bottorff
Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
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May 7, 1934
xxxxxxxxx

ROBERT BEALE
Wt. 431-300
RA-J/MMHF:MLB

Mr. C. A. Korbly
P. O. Box 205
Rockville, Maryland

Dear Sir:
You are furnished herewith, as ordered by you, photostatic copies of twenty-two pages from claim for bounty land, Warrant 431-300, based upon service of Robert Beale (Beall, Bealle) in the Revolutionary War.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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BA-J/MLB
REV.&1812
No. 225

April 23   4.
Dist. 2900, Branch 970

xxxxxxx

Rev. war claim for pension of Robert Beale
B.L.  Wt. 431-300   Actual  one of each page

$5.50  22 pages  This includes everything in claim, even the addresses on back of sheets

Kindly leave margin of 1 in. at top of each page and return papers in each case in folder with corresponding name and number.

Chief, Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
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1934. May 7- Photos mailed to Mr C. A. Korbly MMHG