Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5812, for Edmund Keeling, Virginia
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(3 - 1776) SERVICE Va CONTENTS 
Keeling, Edmund NUMBER R.5812
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Declaration of Edmd [Edmund} Keeling
for a pension under the act
of Congress 7 June 1832
Harrison Sullivan
 [illegible][possibly Cavalry Edm Reid]
57 176 [could be date 5/17_6]
Thomas P. Spierin Esq
Abbeville CH [courthouse]
So Ca [South Carolina]
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State of South Carolina
Abbeville District [symbol SS]
On this fourteenth day of April, One thousand eight hundred and thirty four personally appeared before Moses Taggart Judge
of the Court of Ordinary and one of the Justices of the Quorum for the
Abbeville district in the State of South Carolina Edwin Keeling of the State & District aforesaid aged Seventy one 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 provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States as a private and as a substitute in the place of one Harrison Sullivan in ┃
the month of June of the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty in Charlotte County State of Virginia under one Captain Edmund Reid who commanded a company of Mounted horsemen, with whom the applicant
was marched to Amherst Courthouse in the State of Virginia and from thence to South Carolina to join Colonel William Washington under whom [symbol for and] in Capt Reids company the applicant do performed military service until the month of January one thousand seven hundred eighty one when the
American forces under the command of Genl  Morgan met the British at a place called the Cowpens and where a battle was fought in
which the applicant was severely wounded, having then served fully seven months continuous military duty as a substitute for
the said Harrison Sullivan who then afterwards took the applicant place in the company, he being unable to do duty from his wounds.
The applicant further says that when he was at
home in the State of Virginia Charlotte County he belonged to a militia company commanded by one Captain Joseph Friend and that in the month of June of the year one thousand seven hundred eighty one, it came to his number to serve a tour of duty in the militia this was about the time,  that the Baron Stuben left
the public Stores at the point of Fork on James River and was marched as a private under Capt William Jameson and Col. Skipwith from Charlotte County to Prince Edward Courthouse where Col Skipwith's regiment joined the brigade of Militia under the command of Genl Robert Lawson, under whom & with his
force the applicant was marched to Carter Ferry on James River crossed in and pursued the British army down James River by Hanover
Courthouse to so Jamestown where General Wayne with a detachment of the Virginia Militia that including the applicant had an 
engagement with the British the American forces were then placed the command of the Marquis Lafyette who marched them to the ┃
Mayburn Hills on James River where I got a discharge after having served six weeks of military duty, 
The applicant further says, that after his return home and in the month of August One thousand seven hundred and eighty one it 
again came to his number to serve another tour of military duty and was marched from Charlotte Courthouse State of Virginia
as a private under the command of Captain Collier and in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Holcomb to Yorktown in the
State of Virginia, where the applicant continued with the American forces until Cornwallis surrendered his army to
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to General Washington and from York Town the Applicant served in assisting to guard some of the British prisoners to Winchester Virginia where the applicant obtained his discharge after having fully served three months military duty in this his last tour of duty in the service of his country. the Applicant further says that from bodily infirmity he was unable to appear before the late Court of Common Pleas & General Sessions which was held the first week of this month for this District and further says that he hereby relinquishes every claim 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.
Edmd. Keeling
Sworn to & Subscribed the day and year
aforesaid Before me.
Moses Taggart Judge of the Court of Ordinary
of said District and Justice of Quorum.

I Moses Taggart Judge of the Court of Ordinary and Justice of the Quorum in & for Abbeville District in the State of South Carolina do hereby certify that I am of opinion that the above named Edmund Keeling the applicant was a revolutionary Soldier and served as he stated in his foregoing declaration, and that he labours under great bodily infirmity, which as I have been informed from respectable testimony rendered the Applicant unable to attend the late Court, of Common Pleas & General Sessions for Abbeville District in the State of South Carolina in order to present his Declaration for a pension before that Authority.
Given under my hand and seal of Office this fourteenth day of April One thousand eight hundred & thirty four.
Moses Taggard O.A.D.
& J.Q.
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The State of South Carolina, Abbeville District} I James Wardlaw Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the District of Abbeville do hereby certify that Moses Taggart before whom the foregoing declaration was made and who has attested the same is an acting Justice of the Quorum in for said District that all due faith and credit are and ought to be given to his official acts, and that the foregoing are the genuine signatures of the said Moses Taggart
Given under my hand and seal of Office at Abbeville Court House this fifteenth day of April in the years of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty four
Ja. Wardlaw
Clk.
[illegible seal in lower left corner of page]
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March 24, 1939
BA-J/AWF am
Edmund Keeling
R. 5812

Miss Louise Williams
1918 East Pacific Avenue
Spokane, Washington

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to soldiers of the Revolutionary War, with surname Clough and Keeling, from Virginia.
The Revolutionary War records of this office have been searched and no claim for pension or bounty land found based on the service of a soldier with surname Clough, Cluff or Clow, who served with the Virginia troops.
You are furnished the Revolutionary War record of Edmund Keeling, as found in papers on file in claim for pension, S.5812, based on his service in that war. This is the record of the only soldier with surname Keeling or Kealing, found on file in the Revolutionary War pension records of this office.
The date and place of birth of Edmund Keeling were not stated, nor are the names of his parents given.
Edmund Keeling stated that Harrison Sullivan enlisted to serve in Captain Edmund Read's company of mounted horsemen, and in practicing his horse to leap, he was thrown and so badly hurt that he was not able to serve, and that he, Edmund Keeling, enlisted sometime in June, 1780, and served as a substitute for said Harrison Sullivan, in Captain
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Edmund Read's company, marched from Charlotte County, Virginia, to Amherst Court House, Virginia, and thence to South Carolina, there joined Colonel William Washington's regiment, was in the battle of Cowpens, where severely wounded, and returned to his home in Charlotte County, Virginia, he enlisted sometime in June, 1781, served as a private in Captain William Jameson's company, Colonel Skipwith's Virginia regiment, marched to Carter's Ferry on the James River, and was in the battle of Jamestown, length of this service six weeks; he enlisted sometime in August, 1781, served in Captain Collier's company, Colonel Holcomb's Virginia regiment, marched to Yorktown, there until after the surrender of Cornwallis, and guarded prisoners to Winchester, Virginia, length of service three months.
Edmund Keeling applied for pension April 14, 1834, at which time he was seventy-one years old, and a resident of Abbeville District, South Carolina.
The claim for pension was not allowed, as proof of six months' service, as required by the pension law was not furnished.
The papers on file in this claim contain no discernible data relative to the family of Edmund Keeling.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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Edmund Keeling
No 32.730
E.M
Thomas T. Spierin
Abbeville C.H.
So Ca
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War Department, Pension Office, May 6, 1834

Sir: 
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 18[illegible] 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 show 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, showing the Service of Edmund Keeling

Period when the service was rendered.
Duration of the claimant's service.
Year. Months. Days.
Rank of claimant.
Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. 
Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. 
Proof by which the declaration is supported. 

See page 3

I am, respectfully, Your obedient servant, James 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.
[THE FOLLOWING (e) IS {BRACKETED} FOR MORE INFORMATION NECESSARY]
(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.
[THE FOLLOWING (m) IS {BRACKETED} FOR MORE INFORMATION NECESSARY] (m) The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
The applicant could not have served 7 months continuous in the militia. Some further explanation is required.
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1939- Mch 24 hist.
to Louise Williams, Esq

Acts of July 14, 1862 and March 3, 1873

5812
P.O.
Edmund Keeling
Service: 

Enlisted: REJECTED, 18
Discharged: REJECTED, 18

Application filed: , 18

The printed list of 1852 shows reasons for rejection

Alleges: 

Re-enlisted: "He did not serve six months"

Attorney:
P.O.

Recognized
Contract
Cert. of Dis.
Searched for [blank], 18
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Thos. P. Speirin
25 Sept 1831
AC
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War Department
Pension Office
Pension Of
Sept 25, 1834

It being odious that if service do comor that
claimed by Edmund Keeling performed in the
militia, the role of the State troops raised by the State of Virginia have been examined. By them it appears that Harrison Sullivan served and was paid for his service in Capt Reads Company of Cavalry & claims of his substitute can not be recognised the name of an Keeling not being borne on the rolls. His other claim does not amount to six months the claim must therefore be rejected. The papers remain on file

Thomas P. Sheirin
Abbeville 6th
SC
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Edmund Keeling
South Carolina
Rejected
Th. P. Sperin
20 Sept. 1834

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1918_E Pacific Ave
Spokane, Washington
Mar. 14 - 1939

Veterans Administrations Pension Dept.

Dear Sir

Will you please examine the Revolutionary War records of men who served from Virginia, for a man named Clough, (am told Louisa Co.) and one named Keeling (possibly from Glouchester) they both died in Virginia. 

If they received pensions (and I am told my great grandfather had their service papers.)

Will you please send me a copy of their war records. I am sorry I have such a meager but of information Richard may have been Clough's given name with this man or his father had that name.

Miss Louise Williams
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Received Mail Section
Veterans Administration
Mar 21 1939
Roanoke, VA.

Received Contact
Mar 21 1939
Veterans Administration Facility
Roanoke, VA

Received
Mar 22 1939
Mail Sub-Div
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VETERANS ADMINISTRATION
Form 3230
Rev. Jan., 1932

REFERENCE SLIP

Referred to -

Director, Veterans Claims Service

For approval
attention
comment
correction
follow-up
recommendation
report
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To call me.
see me
indicate changes.
note and file.
note and return.
prepare reply.
rewrite.
send literature
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When necessary to identify papers to which this form is attached, write subject, date, author, etc.,

here.

Remarks:

Date 3-21-39
From Roanoke, Va.
U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING office R14.27 15--20
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Roanoke, Virginia
March 21, 1939
R14.27

Miss Louise Williams
1918 East Pacific Avenue
Spokane, Washington

Received Mar 22 1939

Dear Madam:

Receipt is acknowledged of your letter of March 14,1939 requesting information as to the records of two Revolutionary War veterans.

In this connection, you are advised that field
stations of the Veterans Administration handle claims only of World War veterans and therefore, this office would not have the information you desire.

Your letter, however, has been forwarded to the Director, Veterans Claims Service, Veterans Administration, Washington, D. C. for further attention, and if that office has no record of these veterans it may be possible for them to contact the War Department in Washington, D. C.
for further information.

Very truly yours,
E. W. JORDAN
Manager


We need make up req. to the transfer of her letter from Roanoke
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State of South Carolina
Abbeville District

Amended Declaration of Edmund Keeling explanitory of the seven months service
he performed in the Revolutionary War
under Captain Edmund Reid.

The applicant Edmund Keeling further then saith on oath that Captain Edmund Reid was duly authorized and commissioned by the Governor of Virginia (who was Patrick Henry to raise for eighteen months service a company of Horsemen then known & called as Light Horse, that Captain Edmund Reed in a short time enlisted for the term of Eighteen months, his full complement of men that many young men were anxious to join the company for this period considering it a kind of frolic & where they would have an opportunity of signalizing themselves that amongst this number was Harrison Sullivan who in practizing his horse to leap was thrown and so badly hurt that he was unable to do duty in the company the applicant then entered the company as a substitute for the said Harrison Sullivan & done & performed duty in the company
until the battle of the Cowpens where the applicant was dangerously wounded and rendered unable to do further duty in the company and that he served in the said company under Captain Edmund Reed from June 1780 to January 1781 fully seven months continuous service.

Sworn to & subscribed this 12 Sept 1834
Edmd Keeling
Before
Moses Saggart O.A.D. & JQ
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The State of South Carolina
Abbeville District

I James Wardlaw, Clerk of the Court of Common Plead for the District of Abbeville aforesaid, do hereby certify that Moses Saggart before whom the within affidavit or amended declaration was made and who has signed the same is an acting Justice of the Quorum in and for said District, that all due faith and do credit are and ought to be given to his attestations as such and that the within signature purporting to be his is genuine. 

Given under my hand and seal of Office at Abbeville Courthouse this twelfth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty four. 

Ja. Wardlaw
Clerk
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

NAME Keeling, Robert
GRADE Private
LINE Massachusetts

WARRANT NUMBER 4515
ACREAGE 100
ISSUED May 24, 1790 to Benj. Prescott

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.
Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.