Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32449, for James Pollard, Virginia
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( 2 - 1776 )
SERVICE NUMBER
Va.  Pollard, James S.32449
CONTENTS
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22078
Indiana
James Pollard
of Spencer Co in the State of Indiana
who was a private in the compy commanded by Captain Booker of the regt. commanded by Kirkendall in the Virginia line for Two years

Inscribed on the Roll of Indiana at the rate of 80 Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 1 day of October 1833 and James Wakefield Rockport

Arrears to the 4th of September 200-
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 March 40-
$240-
d. July 4, 1840
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Danl Boyd Clerk, 
Book E Vol. 7 Page 124


Letter to [illegible] 3 Auditor 15 July 1839.
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6th April 1838 from 4 March 1838 to 4 Sept 1838. Agt Notified 9. Aug. 1839.

Died July 4, 1840
Dec 9. 13
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State of Indiana
Spencer County SS }
On this 13th day of August -- 1833, personally appeared in open court before the Spencer Probate Court now sitting, James Pollard, a resident of Spencer County in the State of Indiana, aged 71 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
This affiant states, that he enlisted in the Virginia state Troops, under Lieutenant Miller, and served in Capt Barker's company, and Col Kirkendalls regiment - That he marched from Amherst County, State of Virginia, to Winchester, and from there to the Point of Fork; and after remaining in the service 3 years was discharged at the Point of Fork - This affiant states, that he is now old, and cannot recollect with certainty the time when he entered the service: but he well recollects that the Capture of Lord Cornwallis at Little York Took place near the close of his enlistment -
He states that he resided in Amherst County, State of Virginia, when he enlisted - That Since the Revolutionary War, he resided some years in the State of Kentucky, but now resides in the State of Indiana - 
He states that he was born in the year 1762, but the month he cannot recollect - He has no register of his age in possession; nor did he ever see any family register: but he is informed by a Absolom Pollard, an older brother, that is his true age.
He states further, that Absalom Pollard of Garrard County, state of Kentucky, has a knowledge of his services as a soldier of the Revolution, and by whom he expects to prove his services -
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He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares, that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state -
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid -
By George Rector
James Morefield CPCSC
John Proctor Judge of the Spencer County Probate Court being a court of record

Interrogatories put to the applicant -
"Where and in what year were you born?"
An. I was born in Culpeper County, state of Virginia, in the year 1762.
Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
I have no record of my age, and rely upon the statement of my brother, on that point -
"Where were you living when called into the service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live?
Ans. I was living in Amherst County, State of Virginia when called into service; I have lived some years in Kentucky, since the Revolution, but now reside in Spencer County, State of Indiana -
How were you called into service? 
ans. I enlisted in the Virginia State troops. 
State the names of some of the regular officers, who were with the troops where you served, and the general circumstances of your servie?
Ans. Col Kirkendall commanded by Regiment - and Genl Muhlenburg was frequently with the troops to which I belonged -
Did you ever receive a discharge
Ans. I did receive a discharge, and kept it for many years, but it is now lost -
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State of Kentucky
Garrard County Sct
This day, Absalom Pollard, a resident citizen of Garrard County, in the State of Kentucky, personally appeared before me Isaac Marksbury, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Garrard, and as such one of the Judges of the Garrard County Court, and made oath, that he is well acquainted with James Pollard, who has signed the foregoing declaration for a pension -
That he was present when said James Pollard enlisted in the Virginia State troops, and saw him receive his bounty - That he was present when the troops marched and sd. James then belonged to Capt Barkers company - That after his term of service had expired, which this affiant understood was 3 years, the said James Pollard returned home, and came to the house of this affiant then in Amherst county State of Virginia
This affiant has read the declaration of said James Pollard, and verily believes the same to be true -
Absalom Pollard
Sworn to & Subscribed
before me
Isaac Marksbury J.P.

We Isaac Marksbury and Robert Burnsides resident citizens of Garrard County State of Kentucky, do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Absalom Pollard, who has signed the foregoing affidavit - That he is a man of veracity and respectability in his neighborhood, and his statements are entitled to credit -
Isaac Marksbury
Robert Burnsides
Sworn to before 
me
Isaac Marksbury J.P.
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State of Kentucky
Garrard County} Sct
I James H Letcher clerk of the Garrard County Court do certify that Isac Marksbury Esqr. before whom the foregoing affidavit was taken is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County afsd. and as such one of the Judges of the Garrard County Court. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand as clerk afsd. and caused the seal of the Court of which I am clerk to be hereto affixed at my office this 4th day of June 1833, and 57th year of American Independence
James H Letcher Clk

The undersigned a minister of the Gospel or a Clergeman do hereby Certify that from a long acquaintance and Conversation in years past I do believe that James Pollard the above applicant was a soulder in Revolution war -
David Stewart
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in State of Indiana Spencer County
We Trusten Wollen and Shaddach Hall Residents of the County of Spencer and State of Indiana do Certify that we are personally acquainted with James Pollard that he is a man of veracity and his acts are entitled to full faith and credit --
Sworn to Before Me this 12th of August 1833
John B Greathouse JP} Shaddach Hall
Trusten Wollen

State of Indiana Spencer County Sct
I James Wakefield Clerk of the Spencer County Circuit Court do hereby Certify that John G Greathouse whose name appears to the foregoing Certificate is and was at the time of the Signing of the same an acting Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid
Duly Commissioned as Such and that full faith and Credit is Given to all his official acts
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of our Said office this 13th of 1833
James Wakefield CSC
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26.718
James Pollard
Spencer Co.
Indiana
from 1778 private
3 yrs $80
Ind State Roll

James Wakefield
Clk Spencer Co.
Rockport
Indiana
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
Pension Office,

Sir:

The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by compling with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.

A Statement, shewing the Service of James Pollard
Period when the service was rendered. 1778
Duration of the claimant's service.
Years. 3   Months.  Days.
Rank of the claimant.  Pv
Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Cap Booker's  Col Kirkendall
Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. 71  Va
Proof by which the declaration is supported.
Traditionary & one witness.

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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Regulations under the Act of June 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers,: all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. [Et cetera] Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. [Et cetera] Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.

Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
Declaration,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of 
County of
On this [blank] day of [blank] personally appeared (a) before [blank] A. B. a resident (b) of [blank] in the county of [blank] and State, Territory or District of [blank] aged (c) [blank] years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provion [provision] made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) [blank] , with [blank] and served in the [blank] (e) regiment of the [blank] line, under the following named officers: [blank]
(Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he [entered] the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c. [Et cetera] )
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of [blank]
Sworn to and subscribed the da and year aforesaid. A. B.
(And then will follow the certificate of the Court.)
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I, [blank] of the Court of [blank] do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of [blank] for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this [blank] day of [blank] &c. [Et cetera]
If on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscr9be a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz: [blank]
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the [blank] and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with [blank] , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be [blank] years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
(And then will follow the certificate of the Court.)
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. [blank] who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the [blank] and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the [blank] and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, [blank] Clerk of the Court of [blank] do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of [blank] for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this [blank] day of [blank] &c. [Et cetera]
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition,, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service' were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6. To a soldier: Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it?
6. To an Officer: Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons - one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these [persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other person, giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party, And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court of County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.

(a) The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
(b) The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
(c) The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
(d) The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
(e) Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. [Et cetera] . A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For [blank] year [blank] months, and [blank] days, I served as a [blank] . For [blank] months and [blank] days, I served as a [blank] ; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase "about three or four months", is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. [Et cetera] without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service, This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
(f) The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
(g) The opinion of the Court is always required.
(h) The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
(i) The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

Proof of Service.
(j) In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
The notes from (a) to (i) are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note (j) applies to continental troops only.
(k) This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
(l) If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
(m) The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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May 10, 1940

BA-J/AWF
James Pollard
S. 32449

The Quartermaster General
Memorial Branch
War Department
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your request for information in regard to James Pollard, born in Culpeper County, Virginia, served as private in the War of the Revolution, under Captain Booker and Colonel Kirkindall, and died July 4, 1840, in Indiana.

The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in claim for pension, S. 32449, based upon the military service of James Pollard, in the Revolutionary War.

James Pollard was born in 1762, in Culpeper
County, Virginia. The names of his parents were
not given.

While a resident of Amherst County, Virginia,
James Pollard enlisted and served three years as
private in Captain Booker's company in Colonel
Kirkendall's Virginia regiment, and was discharged about the time of the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown.

After the Revolution he lived in Kentucky for
"some years".

James Pollard was allowed pension on his appli-

Tombstone date only for full history see M.C.S's letter May 6-1936
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cation executed August 13, 1833, at which time he was a resident of Spencer County, Indiana.

The soldier, James Pollard, died July 4, 1840.

Your office was furnished this record February 14, 1940.

The application for headstone for James Pollard
is returned herewith. There was no correspondence enclosed.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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MRS. FRANK R. BAKER, REGENT
IRVINGTON D. A. R.
5427 JULIAN AVENUE
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA

Veterans Administration,
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:
Please send the Revolutionary service of
James Pollard, private in the Virginia State Troops, and who was pensioned, 1831 while living in Spencer County, Ind., to the above address.

Very truly
Mrs. Frank R. Baker

RECEIVED
FEB 25 1936
MAIL SUB-DIV
VETS. ADM. 
READER # 15
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Ottumwa Ia  8/28/12
Pension Office
 Washington D.C.
Sirs: - I am very anxious to join the D.A.R. and could you give me any information in regard to mr. James Pollard, who enlisted in Virginia. he afterwards moved to Kentucky and later to Indiana where he died. He received a pension, and also a grant to a tract of land.
 Respectfully
Mrs Bertha F. Criley
Ottumwa Iowa
201 N. Davis St.
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32449
Revy INVALID
File No. 32,449
James Pollard
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7 32
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 326
[Arrangement of 1870]

1912 Sept 9 Mrs Bertha F. Criley
 furnished list AW
1913 May 8 Hist. to Mrs. Maud Sisk  V.L.M.
1929 May 14 hist to M.E. Pollard  MCS
1936 Mar 6 hist to Mrs. Frank R Baker  MCS
1940 Feb 14 hist to [Mens? Memo?] P.r.?
1940 May 10  "  same record
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office,
July 24th, 1839.

Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838 entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," James Pollard, ----, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Indiana Agency, at the rate of Eighty Dollars per annum, under the law  of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March 1838,  to the 4th Sept., 1838.

Respectfully, yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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Madison July 5 1839
J.L. Edwards Esqr
Com of Pensions
 Sir
  Herewith I send vouchers for James Pollard's Pension from 4 Mar 38 to 4 March 1839
James Lawmans   do  4 Mar 1838 to ditto
  Very Respy
 Isaac C Lea
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February 14, 1940

The Quartermaster General
Memorial Branch
War Department
Washington, D. C.

BA-J/AWF
James Pollard
S. 32449

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your request for the
record of James Pollard, pensioned while living in
Spencer County, Indiana, and who died in that
county July 4, 1840, aged seventy-three years.

The data which follow were obtained from
papers on file in claim for pension, S.32449,
based upon the military service of James Pollard,
in the Revolutionary War.

James Pollard was born in 1762, in Culpeper
County, Virginia. The names of his parents were
not given.

While a resident of Amherst County, Virginia,
James Pollard enlisted and served three years as
private in Captain Booker's company in Colonel
Kirkendall's Virginia regiment and was discharged about the time of the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown.

After the Revolution he lived in Kentucky
for "some years."

He was allowed pension on his application
executed August 13, 1833, at which time he was a

Tombstone Data Only
For full history see-
M.C.S's letter - May 6- 1936
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resident of Spencer County, Indiana.

James Pollard died July 4, 1840.

The application for headstone for James Pollard
is returned herewith. There was no correspondence enclosed.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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March 16, 1936

BA-J/MCS
James Pollard, S.32449

Mrs. Frank R. Baker
5427 Julian Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your request for the Revolutionary War of James Pollard who was pensioned while living in Spencer County, Indiana. 

The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S. 32449, based upon the military service of James Pollard.

He was born in 1762 in Culpeper County, Virginia. The names of his parents were not given.

While a resident of Amherst County, Virginia, he enlisted and served three years as private in Captain Booker's company in Colonel Kirkendall's Virginia regiment and was discharged about the time of
the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown.

After the Revolution he lived in Kentucky for some years.

He was allowed pension on his application executed August 13, 1833, at which time he was living in Spencer County, Indiana.

James Pollard died July 4, 1840.

In 1833 one Absalom Pollard of Garrard County, Kentucky, stated that he and James Pollard lived together during the Revolution but their
relationship was not shown and there are no further data given relative to the soldier's family.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section
MCS/eel

May 14, 1929

M. E. Pollard
971 Kingshighway
Springfield, Missouri

Sir:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.32449, it appears that James Pollard was born in 1762, in Culpeper County, Virginia.
While a resident of Amherst County, Virginia, he
enlisted and served three years as a private in Captain Booker's Company in Colonel Kirkendall's Virginia Regiment and was discharged about the time of the surrender of Cornwallis of Yorktown
After the Revolution, he lived in Kentucky for some years.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 13, 1833, at which time he was living in Spencer County, Indiana.
He died July 4, 1840.
There are no data on file relative to wife and
children.

Respectfully,
E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner.
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RECORD DIVISION.  3-525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
S (illegible).32449 Washington, D. C., 19__.
In reply to your request of __, received__
for a statement of the military history of James Pollard
a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension
on file in this Bureau.
DATES OF
ENLISTMENT OR
APPOINTMENT.
LENGTH OF
SERVICE.
RANK,
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
Captain. Colonel. State.
3 years Pvt. Booker Kirkendalle Va.
discharge after the Surrender of Cornwallis

Battles engaged in,
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Amherst Co  Va.
Date of application for pension, Aug. 13, 1833 His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Spencer Co. Ind
Age at date of application, b. 1762 in Culpepper  Va. d. July 4, 1840
Remarks: Sol. lived for some years in Ky. after the Rev. No (illegible) data
*from A.B.
Brother Absalom
6 -- 2856
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
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971 Kingshighway,
Springfield, Mo.
November 19, 1928.
Bureau of Pensions,
War Department,
Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:

Please send me the war records of the following
persons, whose names are listed as Revolutionary soldiers of
Virginia in the ninth annual report of the Library Board of the
Virginia State Library:
1. Hezekiah Pollard, 14 Va. Regiment;
2. James Pollard, S. of W. 1835, Pen 3, Ind. 68
S of W ( 7V. R  ) W. D. 151, 1.

Respectfully,
M. E. Pollard

(Stamp; Circular blank ink, Pension Office, U.S. Nov 21 1928)
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Foster Ia  5/3/1913
Pension Department
Washington D.C.
  Please send me the pension record of James Pollard a Revolutionary soldier. Would like the date of starting of pension and date of his death if known. I wish to join the D.A.R.
  Thanking you very much for the favor
  I remain
  Mrs Maude Sisk