Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38,321, for Thomas Purdom, Virginia
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Va. Purdom, Thomas  S.38.321
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8568

Virginia

Thomas Purdom

of Shenandoah in the state of Virginia who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Green of the Virginia line, for the term of eighteen months

Subscribed on the roll of Virginia at the rate of 8-- Dollars per month, to commence on the 8 of August 1820

Certificate of Pension issued the 24 of Apl 1822 and sent to the Hon. J Williams House of Representatives.

Arrears to 4th of March 1822 $151.22
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sep 1822 $118.
18 mo 28/31    $199.22

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818}
May 1823
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[All crossed out]
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Shenandoah To wit

On the 1st Day of August 1820 personally appeared Lewis ? before me the subscriber an acting Magistrate in for ? County and made oath that he believes he is 67 years old and being ? duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the ? made by the act of Congress of the 18th of March 1818 and the 1st of May 1820 ? law ? for the term of Eighteen Months on the ___ Day of June 1780 in the State of Virginia in the Company commanded by Capt Harrison (the first name I have forgot) in the Ridgement Comanded by Colonel John Green of Culpepper County Va in the Second Ridgement of the va line the Continental Establishment that he continued to have
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17.334
Thomas Purdom
Shenandoah Co: -
8th August, 1820
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Col. John Green’s 
Regiment, Virg. line
June 1780, to
December, 1781
18 months.

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Not found (something) {This is crossed out}
On role
Worth 64. 23/100
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Thomas Purdom
Shenandoah Co. Va

The testimony, on oath of two or more disinterested and credible persons, certified as such, by the judge, proving 9 months service, in continuance on Continental establishment, is required.
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State of Virginia and County of Shenandoah
On this 8 day of August 1820 Personally appeared in open Court Thomas Purdom aged by years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following
declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the act of Congress of the 18 of March 1818 and the 11 of May 1820 that he the said Thomas Purdon enlisted for the term of eighteen months in the latter part of June in the year of 180 in the State of Va and County of Culpepper in the Company commanded by Capt Harrison (the first name I have forgot) in the Regiment commanded by Col John Green of Culpepper in the line of the state of O. and
second Va Regiment in the Continental Establishment that he continued to serve in said company till we arrived at Petersburg or Richmond I forget which there was at under the command of Capt. Williams the first name forgot that he continued to serve in said Regiment until the last day of December 81 the did not get my discharge all the of January 21 in the town of Salisbury in the State of North Carolina when and where I was fully discharged from the said service during which time I was in the battle of in the State of Math Carolina where I received a wound thro the body by a bayonet and that he has no other evidence now in his pos that he know of and in pursuance of the act of the of May 1820 I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Calizia of the United States on the 18 day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or otherwise disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bringing within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and naval force of the United States in the Revolutionary War passed the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities Contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income
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other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.  Say

1 old home 19 years old      $5
1 Mare 14 years old              25.00
1 Cow and Calf                     10.00
5 hogs                                   5.
1 set of horse gears old        1.
1 old shovel plow                  0.50
3 old hoes                             1.00
1 old wheat fan                     1.9
1 pitch fork                             .12 1/2
1 cutting log                         1.00
1 old broke down cart          1.00
1 Grubbing hoe                      .75
1 auger                                   .25
1 drawing Knife                      .16
1 hand saw                             .25
10 pewter plates                   1.66
Some carthon do                    .75
some dishes & bowls              .25
1 old table                               .34
5 chairs                                  1.66
1 pine chest                           1.00
4 tin cups                                 .25
6 old knives & 6 forks              .34
18 Spoons                              1.00
1 looking glass                         .12 1/2
3 old glass                                .25
1 washing tub                          .16
2 Iron pots                             1.00
1  dutch oven                          .34
1 Baker                                    .25
1 frow                                      .16
1 vase fit for use                    1.00
1 glass                                     .16
2 water buckets                       .50
3 old spinning wheels            1.00

          $64.25

Thos Purdom

My occupation is a farmer and can work but very little and that in miser and paid and have a wife 59 years and very infirm.

1 - daughter 23 years old quite deranged and
cannot do any thing.
2 - Ditto Lucy 22 years old she has her home with me but work for herself
3 - Nelly 19 years old in good health
and capable to do a womans Work

Given under my hand the day & year aforesaid
Thos Purdom 

Sworn to and declared in open Court the 8th day of August 1820
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I Philip Williams Clerk of the County Court of Shenandoah in the State aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said Court and I do further
certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is suly four dollars and twenty three cents. And I further certify that Joseph Franking before whom the annexed affidavit of Lewis Stonebaugh was made was at the time of taking the same an acting Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid duly commissioned.
In Testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on the 10 day of August 1820
Williams last of
the county court of Shenandoah
and State of Virginia
Virginia
Shenandoah County 
March Term 1822
Thomas Purdon made satisfactory
proof to the Court that he now resides in the County of Shenandoah and that he was a resident of the said County at the time of making the foregoing declaration and schedule for the purpose of obtaining the benefit of the Pension law which is ordered to be certified Hopist
Williams Clerk of
the County Court of
Shenandoah and State of
Virginia
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June 22, 1931.
Mr. I. W. Purdom
1251 Briarcliff Road
Atlanta, Georgia.
Rev. 1812 Wars Section
ILL
Dear Sir:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 38321, that Thomas Purdom enlisted in June, 1780 in Culpeper County, Virginia, served as a
private in Captain Harrison's and William Bentley's Companies, Colonel John Green's Virginia Regiment, was in the battle of Ninety-Six, when he was wounded on the body by a bayonet, and was discharged the last of December, 1781, having served eighteen months.

He was allowed pension on his application executed August 8, 1820, at which time he was a resident of Shenandoah County, Virginia, aged sixty-nine years.

In 1820, soldier referred to his wife, aged fifty-nine years, and a daughter, aged twenty-three years, their names not given, and to two daughters, Lucy and Nelly, aged twenty-two and nineteen respectively.

This is the history of the only soldier named Thomas Purdom found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau.
Very truly yours,
E. W. MORGAN,
Acting Commissioner.
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38321
INVALID.
Ray
File No. 38321
Thomas Purdom
in Rev War

Act: 18 March 18
Index:--Vol. 2, Page 406
Arrangement of 1870.}

1916 June 8 Hist. to
Mrs. Garen Stansbury
1931 June 22 - Hist to
J. W. Purdom
ILL
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(The below transcribed notation has been X'd out on the document.)

This official character of hte within magistrate should be certified under seal of court.

The credibility, & disinterest edify of this witness man also be certified

29 Oct. 1821
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To
the
Thomas Purdom
Applicant,
Sway, Va.
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Recd 29 Sept 1821.

Luray Va 24th September
to the Secretary of War
City of Washington
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Shenandoah County to wit on the 26th day of Sept 1821 personally appeared with Andrew Keyser before me the subscriber [illegible]
in & for the county & made oath
that he believes he will be 68 years old the 16th of December next and being found duly sworn are the holy Evangelist of almighty good faith and his oath make the following declaration. In order to enable Thomas Purdom to obtain the provisions made by the act of Congress of the 16th of March 1818 and the 17th of May 1820 (for the benefit of [illegible] pardon), that he believes the law Thomas Purdom enlisteded for the term of eightteen months on the [blank] day of June 1780 in the County of Culpepper State of Virginia in the Company Commanded by Capt Harrison (the first name not recalled) in the regiment commanded by Colonel John Green of Culpepper County Va. in the seventh regiment to recognize him in the Continentle Establishment that he continued to serve  in the regiment till we arrived at Peters Burgh then was commanded by Capt. William Bently. I believe which he continured to serve  in this corps until the start of Decem. 1781 when he  was discharged from the service in the State of North Carrolina and was at the battle of [illegible] where he was
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wounded through the boddy with a bayonet and was taken to the hospittle where he remained till about the time he was discharged and for this the applicant layeth not.
Andrew Keyser
_______________________________
Shenandoah County, to wit
Be it remembered that on the 26th of Sept. 1821 before me came the above named Andrew Keyser & Lusas Linan and acknowledged the above to be correct give under my hand that the day & year aforesaid.
Andrew Keyser
[illegible signature]
_________________________________
The Secretary of War will please to write to this pardon ever Luray Shenandoah County Va. and to Joseph Evans living in La. for me what his take is on wheather anything more is necessary and obliged are at [illegible] Sept 26th 1821
Thos. Purdom
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Woodstock
April 18th

To the Honorable Secretary of War of the units that at the City of Washington D. C.
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Woodstock  March 15th  1822

Dear Sir 

I Now in close [enclose] to you the Papers of Thos Purdom and hope you will attend to them immediately as his proper [property] is all under Exam and Part has been sold for his
Debts.  Pleas write to Luray part office thus an do at Cty, Va.

J.Whhtt [signature illegible]
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PENSION OF U.S. OFFICE
JUN 5 1916
[Just this stamp on the page]
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J. N. M.
Revo. Sec. 

Department of the Interior.
Bureau of Pension

Sir:

Below is a copy of what I received from Virginia State Library.  Will this information help you to find out about Thomas Purdum?

Very respectfully
Mrs Gaven Stansbury
Middleport, Ohio

Virginia State Library
Richmond Va.

I certify that the name of
Thomas Purdum is recorded

over
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in a manuscript when
in this Library, entitled Revolutionary soldiers Vol.4. p 303, and known in the Library as "War 4.313;" and that this reference shows under the
caption "A List of Soldiers of the
Virginia Line on Continental
Establishment who have received
Certificate of their full pay
agreeable to an act of Assembly
passed November Session 1781.
that the said Thomas Pendum was a
soldier of infantry and that on
May 31st 1783 he received for his
services the sum of $36.
Morgan P Roberson
Archivist
Virginia State
Library
of you can get anything
out of this copy will be glad to
have it in getting my record
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[State of Georgia seal at top of page]

STATE HIGHWAY BOARD OF GEORGIA
GENERAL OFFICES
ATLANTA
1251 Briarcliff Road,
May 20, 1931.

STATE RIGHWAY BOARD
J. W. BARNETT, ATLANTA
CHAIRMAN
JOHN R. PHILLIPS LOUISVILLE
W. C. VEREEN, MOULTRIE
F. P. VANSTORY ATLANTA
TREASURER
RALPH MOORE, ATLANTA
PURCHASING AGENT
SAM M. MATTHEWS, ATLANTA
COUNSEL-SECRETARY
B. F MEWHORTER, ATLANTA
STATE HIGHWAY ENGINEER
E. N. PARKER, ATLANTA
ASSISTANT ENGINEER
CW. WRIGHT, ATLANTA
ASSISTANT ENGINEER
SEARCY S. BLACK, ATLANTA
BRIDGE ENGINEER
GEO. C. BLOUNT, ATLANTA
MAINTENANCE ENGINEER
E. N. SEYMOUR, ATLANTA
OFFICE ENGINEER


SUBJECT
Revolution [written by hand]

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.

My dear Sir: -

The records of the War Department, the Adjutant Generals Office, show that one
Thomas Purdom [ok hand written on page with line to name] served as a soldier of Viginia [Virginia} Infantry in the Revolutionary War in
Capt. Barbee's Company.

I write to ask if you will do me the favor to
search your records and advise me if a pension was ever granted to Thomas Purdom or any of his decendants [descendants] for services in the Revolutionar [Revolutionary]  War.

Thanking you for your attention, I am,

Very truly yours,
W Purdom
I. W. Purdom,
1251 Briarcliff Road,
Atlanta, Georgia.

PENSION U.S. OFFICE  MAY 22 1931
[Stamp at bottom of page]
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Service Va.

Purdom, Thomas

Number S.38.321