Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3526, Jesse Westmoreland, Va.
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Va | Westmoreland, Jesse | S.3526
carded
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19041
West Tennessee 19041
---
Jesse Westmoreland
Fentress Co  in the State of Tennessee
who was a private in the company commanded
by Captain Burrell of the Regiment commanded
by Col Brent in the Virginia
line for Two years private

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

Certificate of Pension issued the 26 day of July
1833 and Sent to J. B. 
Rodgers Henlopen Coal Mines

Arrears to the 4th of March  160.00
Semi anl. allowance ending 4 Sept  40.00
$200.00

Recorded by
Danl. Boyd  
Clerk,
Book E Vol. 7 Page 101)

{Revolutionary Claim, }
{Act June 7, 1832.}
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Dead
Paid at the Treasury under the
act of the 7th April 1838 
from 4 Sept 1834 to 16 Feb.
1835, the day of his death Agt.
notified 9 Aug 1839.
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Jesse Westmoreland
Tennessee
from 1778 private
3 years $80
[illegible] State Roll & 
active for authentication
on Roll

16.

Jno B. Rodgers
Henlopen Coal Mines
Fentrees Co. Tennessee
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BRIEF in the case of Jesse Westmoreland
County of Fentress in the State of Tennessee
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 76 about
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period.
Period
Duration of Service.
Years, Months, Days
Rank.
Names of General and Field Officers
under whom he served.

enlisted In 1778[Period]
3 [Years]
Private [Rank]
Col. Brent Capt Burrell

5. In what battles was he engaged? Monmouth

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Mecklenburg Va

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence,  
incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Neither is not on the rolls
on the Roll

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? No clergyman
not property attached, the Clerk has no seal

Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.

Chs W. Forrest
Examining Clerk.
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Declaration in order to obtain a
pension.
State of Tennessee)
Fentress County)
October Sessions of
the County Court
for the County aforesaid.
Be it remembered that in the year
our Lord Eighteen hundred and thirty
personly appeared in open Court the
County Court of Pleas & quarter Sessions
for the County aforesaid being a court 
of record of said County and State
having power to fine and imprison
according the Court of the common law
Jesse Westmoreland resident in said
County of Fentress aged about Seventy
six years who being first duly sworn
upon the holy Evangelist of Almighty God
doth on his said oath make the following
declaration in order to obtain the provisions
made by an act of Congress of the Eighteenth
day of March eighteen hundred and Eighteen
and the first of may eighteen hundred and
twenty that he the said Jesse Westmoreland
Enlisted and Entered the service of the united 
States of America in the revolutionary War, for
the term of three years in the year 1778 he entered the service
in the State of Virginia in Meclinburg County
with a captain whose name was Burrell his
Christian name not recollected he marched under the
command of Captain Burrell to Williamsburg
in Virginia where he was transfered to the
command of Captain Henry Dudly he then
marched under the command of Captain
Dudly to the valey forge near Philadelphia
where it was said head quarters where he then
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2.
and placed under the command of Colonel William
Brent the dates of his departures. Marches and
arrivals are not now recollected in the year 1781
he marched back to Williams Burg in Virginia
and was discharged and time in that year.
He received his discharge from Colonel William
Brent after having served the full term of the
three years for which he was enlisted he
has lost his discharge in the following manner.
He rapt it in his Bible and in moving at
was casually lost without being sold or
transferred in any way by him nor has he
received any compensation pay or pension
for said service at any time he states
that during his service he was in the
Battle of Monmouth the taking of Fowler
March[?] besides Several light in considerable
Engagements the dates whereof not presently[?]
recollected. These Battles were against the
common Enemy the British. his name is
not on the Roll of any State that he
knows or believes he hereby relinquishes
all claim to any pension for said services.
Except this the reason for not making a
more Early application for a Pension is
that he has long resided in the Counties
of queston before Fentress was stricken
off and in Fentress County since he did
not know with certainty have to access[?]
himself of the benefit of the act of Congress
in this behalf and he would not wish to
apply till he was so straightened in his
circumstances that he stood in actual need
of it and in pursuance of the act of
Congress passed the
day of May 1820.
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I do Solemnly Swear that I was a
citizen resident in the United States of America
on the 18th day of March 1818.
and that I have not since that time
by gift Sale or in any manner disposed
of any property or any part thereof with intent
thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself
within the provisions of the act of congress
Entitled an act to provide for certain
persons engaged in the land and naval
Service of the United States in the revolutionary 
War passed on 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 other than what
is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed
and by me subscribed I have no property
other than my necessary apparel that I have
lined entirely upon the charity of the
world and very infirm and unable to
earn by my labour a living and suport
that my occupation is that of a farmer 
that I am in such indigent circumstances
that I am unable to suport my self
without the aid of my country that my
wife died on the  day  1816, that
I have five children two sons & three
daughters all of whom left me several
years ago. I have none of my children
living with me on the 18th day of March
1818. I had six head of cattle traded them 
for two horse [illegible] which were stolen
from me and I have never [Illegible] of them
since I had a few head of hogs which
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4)
I used to support upon this is the only
chance that my Estate has underwent.

Sworn to & Subscribed
in Open Court November
2nd 1830. J.H. Richardson
Jesse Westmoreland
=
This day appeared Robert Westmoreland
and in open Court declared on his oath
that Jesse Westmoreland the foregoing declarant
did Enlist as stated in his declaration and
Served out his time of three years and
got his discharge which he has frequently
seen since that he has reason to believe
the Same is lost as stated in the foregoing
declaration that he was acquainted with
him on the 18th day of March 1818 and has
been ever since. that the facts stated by
the said Jesse Westmoreland in his declaration 
as to his property and ability to live 
by his labour are true.

This day also appeared in open Court
Joseph Poor Levi Hinds and Joshua Owens
and declared on oath that they are well
acquainted with the General character of
Jesse Westmoreland the foregoing declarant
that he is entitled to full credit on oath
in a court of Justice and that he is a man
of good moral character that they have
been acquainted with him from the 18th
day of March 1818 up to this time and
that the facts stated in his declaration as
to his property and ability to labour are
true.

I John A. Richardson Clerk of the Court
of Pleas & quarter Sessions of the County
of Fentress in the State of Tennessee
do hereby certify that it appears to the
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Satisfaction of the Court that the (5
said Jesse Westmoreland did serve
in the revolutionary war as stated in the
preceeding declaration against the Common
enemy for the term of three years under
one engagement as stated in his said declaration 
I also certify that the foregoing oath
is truly copied from the records of said
Court. I do further certify that it is the
Opinion of the court from the Swearing
of Joseph Poor Levi Hinds and
Joshua Owens respectable men that said
Jesse Westmorland is entitled to full credit
on his oath in a court of Justice and that
that is a man of good moral character it
further appears from the Oath of Robert
Westmoreland who appears
to the satisfaction of the court to be a man of good
moral character and entitled to full
credit on oath in a court of Justice
that he new of the enlistment of Jesse
Westmorland and his service as
Stated in the preceeding declaration

John H. Richardson
Clerk of said Court
 Clerk of the
I John H. Richardson Clerk of the 
Court of pleas & Quarter Sessions in and
for the County of Fentress in the State of
Tennessee do hereby certify that the
foregoing is a true and perfect complete
transcript of the decleration Testimonial &
proceedings had in our said county for
the purpose of enabling Jesse Westmoreland
to obtain a pension taken from the records
of our said Court In testimony whereof
I have hereunto set my hand and
private seal (having no official
(seal)
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6)
Sealed yet provided done at office
the 21st day of August A.D. 1832

John H. Richardson
Clk. By his Dept. M Hufford[?]

State of Tennessee)
Fentress County ) I John B. Rodgers
Chairman and chief Justice of the Court
of pleas and quarter sessions for the County
of Fentress aforesaid, said court being a
court of record having power to fine and
imprison according to the rules of the
Common law do hereby certify that John
H. Richardson Esq whose signature
appears to the foregoing, certificate
is and was at the time of signing
the same, the Clerk of said Court duly
qualified and that faith and credit
is due and of right ought to be given
to his official acts as such, and
that the same is in due form.

Given, under my hand this 15th day
of January 1833
John B. Rodgers
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&1812 Wars Section   MMHF
October 13, 1925

Mrs. W. P. Blevins
Quitman, Ga.

Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the
Revolutionary War pension claim S. 3526 it appears
that Jesse Westmoreland enlisted in Mecklenburg County, 
Virginia in 1778 and served as a private three years
in Captains Burrell and Henry Dudley's Companies, Colonel
William Brent's Virginia Regiment. He was in the battles
of Monmouth and Paulus Hook.
He was allowed pension on his application executed
November 2, 1830 while a resident of Fentress County, Tennessee
aged seventy-six years.
Soldier's wife died in 1816. There were two sons and
three daughters, names of children and wife are not stated.
He died February 16, 1835.
The above noted is the only soldier surnamed Westmoreland
found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.

Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.
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1914 Feby 9 Hist. to Mrs. J.
L. Holfield J.L.M.
1914 Apr. 15 Hist to
Mrs. F.C. Hoffman
Mrs. Ida M Williams &
Miss Eileen Hoffman
1915 June 10 Hist of service for to
Miss Irene Carr Mrs Dot Harlan
Mrs. Annie Frazier
1920 Sept 22 Hist. to Martha
L. Houston
1923 - Oct. 23 - Hist to Mrs. Howard H.
McCall MMHF
1925 Oct 13 - Hist to Mrs W.P. Blevins,  MMHF

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Rev War
3526
INVALID.
File No. 3526
Jesse Westmoreland
Pvt Va. line
●
Act: June 7 1932
Index: -- Vol. A, Page 398
(Arrangement of 1870.)
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office,
July 27th 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," the children of Jesse Westmoreland, decd.
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Nashville, Ten. 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 Sept. 1834,
to the 18th February 1835, the day of his death
Respectfully yours
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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Declaration
for Pention

Jesse
Westmorelands
Declaration for
Pension
Fentress County Tenn.
Report to Genl
Jno B Rodgers
Henlopen Cole mines
Fentress County Ten
J. C. J.
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The within Declaration filed in the County Court
of Fentress in the State of Tennessee was enclosed
to me by Genl John B. Rodgers, whose signature 
appears on the declaration authenticating
that of the Clerk of the County Court of Fentress 
I am not acquainted with the hand
writing of the Deputy Clerk of said but I
am with acquainted the handwriting of 
the Deputy clerk of said court but I
am acquainted the handwriting of said
Rodgers and have no doubt but the within
document is genuine, and think there is
no seal of office for that Court.

5th March 1833
J.C. Isacks

Being now present at Fentress County Court
John H Richardson who is clerk of said
Court acknowledged to me the authenticity of
each of the foregoing attestations and
authenticity in his name or made by his deputties 
and that they are all genuine.
I believe that there is no other seal of
said Court except the one annexed
April 25th 1833
J. C. Isacks
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State of Tennessee)
Fentress County)

By request I attended
this 15th day of April 1833 at the residence
of Jesse Westmoreland in said County distant 
from the seat of justice in said county
about fifteen miles on account of the
inability of the said Jesse Westmoreland
to attend Court when the said Jesse made
(after being first duly sworn) the following
additional declaration to the one made
by him in the County Court of said County
at October Sessions 1830. In order obtain
the benefit of the Act of Congress of the
7th of June, 1832, Fourth I Jesse Wetmore
land of the County of Fentress in the sate
of Tennessee, do hereby relinquish every
other claim to a pension than the present 
one, the reason for offering his old declaration 
made in 1830 is that it would
be again impossible to obtain the evidence
of his services therein contained, owing
to his great infirmity. Again that the
statement contained in that declaration
would be more likely correct than one
that he could now make, his body and
mind having failed greatly since 1830
and that his name is not to his knowledge
on the Pension Roll of any in any state or
territory.

Jessee his mark [hand written X] Westmoreland

Sworn to and subscribed 
before me  the day and
year aforesaid
J. B. Rodgers (seal)
Justice of the Peace

Whereupon the Reverend Peter Reagan a
clergyman of high respectability and
Levi Hinds both citizens and neighbours of
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the said Jesse Westmoreland  attended and
after being both duly sworn made the following 
statement to wit, That they have known
the said Jesse Westmoreland for more than
twenty years and that it is their belief
he is of the age stated in his declaration.
That it is their belief that said Jessee
Westmoreland was as by him stated
a soldier of the war of the Revolution
The also state that they believe it to be
the general belief of the neighbourhood
that said Jesse Westmoreland was a
Revolutionary soldier, and that they
would give full credit to any statement
the said Jessee Westmoreland would make on
oath, and that they nor either of them more
heard it surmised that said Jessee Westmoreland 
was not a revolutionary soldier.
Signed this 15th day of April 1833.

Peter Reagan
Levi Hinds

Sworn to and subscribed
before me this 15th day
of April 1833-

Jno. B. Rodgers (seal)
Justice of the peace

State of Tennessee)
Fentress County)
 I do hereby certify that
on account of age and infirmity I believe
it would have been hazardous for Jesse Westmoreland 
to have attended Court in order to have
made the foregoing additional declaration, whereupon
I attended as above set forth. When he as
above stated was duly qualified to the same
when and where. Peter Reagan, the nearest &
a highly respectable clergyman and Levi Hinds
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a respectable citizen and near neighbour
of the said Jessee, were qualified to the
foregoing affidavit, both said Witnesses
are highly respectable and worthy of full
credit. I am (as far as an individual could
be from such evidence) satisfied that
Jesse Westmoreland was a revolutionary
soldier, and that he served as stated
and that his claim does not present a
semblance of imposition. Given under
my hand and seal this 15th day of
April 1833
J. B. Rodgers (seal)
Justice of the peace

State of Tennessee)  
Fentress County)
I John H Richardson
Clerk of the Court of Pleas and quarter
Sessions for said County do hereby certify that
John B. Rogers Esquire whose signature appears 
to the foregoing affidavits and [damaged & illegible]
of opinion in the case of Jesse  [damaged & illegible]
in his application for a pension is  [damaged & illegible]
war at the time aforesaid one of the  [damaged & illegible]
Justices of the peace in and for said County
And that full faith and credit is due and
of right ought to be given to all his official
acts as such,
(Seal)
In Testimony whereof I have here
unto set my hand and seal of
office at office this 25th day of April
1833-
John H Richardson both
by his deputy James L Jones
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The County of Pleas and Quarter Sessions do
hereby declare their opinion after the examination 
and investigation of the aforesaid record
that Jesse Westmorland the foregoing applicant 
was a revolutionary soldier and served 
as he states and the court further certifies 
that it appears to them that Peter
Reagan who has signed the preceeding certificate
is a clergyman resident in the County of Fentress
and that Levi Hinds who has also signed the same
is a resident in the County of Fentress & is a highly
respectable person and that this statements are
entitled to credit.

In testimony
John B. Rodgers
Abner Phillip
Early Albertson

John H Richardson Clerk of the Court of Pleas
quarter sessions do hereby certify that the
foregoing contains the original proceedings
of the application of Jesse Westmoreland
[illegible] Pension.
(Seal) In testimony whereof I have here
unto set my hand and seal of
office at Office this 25 April 1833

John H Richardson  clk
by his deputy J L. Jones
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Rev. and 1812 Wars Section
MMHF
October 23, 1923

Mrs. Howard H. McCall
Hotel Georgian Terrace
Atlanta, Ga.

Madam:

I have to advise you that from the papers in the
Revolutionary War pension claim S. 3526 it appears
that Jesse Westmoreland enlisted in Mecklenburg County, 
Virginia in 1778 and served as a private three years
in Captains Burrell and Henry Dudley's Companies, Colonle
William Brent's Virginia Regiment. He was in the
battles of Monmouth and Paulus Hook
He was allowed pension on his application executed
November 2, 1832 while a resident of Fentress County, 
Tennessee aged seventy-six years.
Soldier's wife died in 1816. There were two sons
and three daughters, names of children and wife are not
stated. He died February 16, 1835.
One Robert Westmoreland testified that he knew of
the enlistment and service of said Jesse; the age, residence
and relationship are not stated, nor did he say
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that he served in the Revolution. This Bureau is unable
to furnish the history of a soldier of the Revolution 
unless a claim for pension or bounty land has
been made on account of his services, and a careful
search of the records fails to show such a claim on
file on account of the services of Robert Westmoreland.

Respectfully,
Commissioner.
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3 -- 525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C.,...19...
3-26

In reply to your request of...received...
a statement of the military history of Jesse Westmorland
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.
1778
LENGTH OF
SERVICE.
3 years
RANK.
Pvt.
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Burrell
Henry Dudley
COLONEL.
William Brent
STATE.
Va

Battles engaged in, Monmouth, Paulus Hook
Residence of soldier at enlistment, enlisted in Mecklenburg Co. Va.
Date of application for pension, Nov. 2, 1830. His cl was at
Residence at date of application, Fentress Co. Tennessee
Age at date of application, 76 yrs.  He died Feby 1835

Remarks: Soldiers wife died in 1816. There were two sons
and three daughters names of children and wife are not
Stated
6 -- 2856
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
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Mrs. J. L. Holifield
#109 3" St. S.E.
Washington, D. C.

Feb. 9, 1914
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Quitman, Ga.
Aug. 29, 1925.
Comissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Will you please give me
the information contained
in the request for pension
of the following men who
served in Revolutionary War?
Moses Ingram from Va.
Alexander Baldridge N.C.
born 1717
Jessie Westmoreland from
Westmoreland Co. Va. (Or any
other Westmoreland from that
Co.

Mrs. W.P. Blevins
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Mail to Mrs. Howard H. McCall
Georgian Terrace Hotel
Allanta, Ga.
Histories of
William Jones, widow Milly or Emelia
W.11950- Ga. Troops
and
Jesse Westmoreland, S. 3526
Va Troops.
Oct. 15-1923
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Sept. 1923
HOTEL GEORGIAN TERRACE
PEACHTREE[illegible]DE LEON AVE.
ATLANTA, GA.
GOLF ALL THE YEAR

[received stamp]U.S. PENSION OFFICE  L  SEP 13 1923

War Department
Pension Office

Dear Sir

I am anxious to
obtain the Revolutionary
record and pensions
of Robert Westmoreland
or Joseph Westmoreland
fought from Va. and
obtained pensions in
Tenn. Wm Jones Sr. (sent) 
of N. C. pension obtained
in Ga. He lived in
Wilson District Jasper
Co. Ga. Obtained 287½
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HOTEL GEORGIAN TERRACE
PEACHTREE[illegible]DE LEON AVE.
ATLANTA, GA.
GOLF ALL THE YEAR

acres of land on
account of service
and Wm Stuart of
S.C. and Ga. Please
let me have an 
answer as soon as
possible. Thanking
you so much for
I want to use this
information in my
revolutionary papers

Very truly
Mrs. Howard McCall
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HOTEL GEORGIAN TERRACE
PEACHTREE[illegible]DE LEON AVE.
ATLANTA, GA.
GOLF ALL THE YEAR

Aug 29, 1923
Pension Office
War Department.

This person called

Dear Sir

Please send me copies
of the pensions for
Revolutionary Soldier
for 
(The one she wanted not here, looked for personally) [X crossed out following paragraph re: Wm Stuart]
William Stuart - S.C.
and Ga. I do not know 
which state he obtained 
his pension but think
it was Ga. 

Wm. Jones of Jasper Co.
Ga. Fought in N.C., S.C.
and settle in Ga.

Robert Westmoreland [X crossed out last name] of
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HOTEL GEORGIAN TERRACE
PEACHTREE[illegible]DE LEON AVE.
ATLANTA, GA.
GOLF ALL THE YEAR

Va N.C. and Term
Pension obtained in
Tenn.

I will appreciate it
very much if you
will send copies as
soon as possible.
If there are any
charges, please let
me know and I will
send check at once.
Thanking you in advance.
I am
Very truly yours
Mrs. Howard McCall
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Columbus, Ga. Aug 5, 1920

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Rev.

Dear Sir,

Will you kindly give me a copy
of the pension papers of Jesse Westmoreland
of Mecklenburg Co. Va.; (2) Thomas Shores of
Virginia; (3) John Coppage of Va. These
were all Rev. soldiers and I am trying
to get the record of their services for
D. A. R. Membership
Very truly,
(Miss) Martha Lou Houston
1335- 4th Ave, Columbus, Ga
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Miss Irene Carr
Fort Deposit Ala-

Mrs Dot Harland
Eagle Lake  Texas

Mrs Annie Frazier
Mobile  Ala
cp Dr.Tucker Frazier

June 8th, 1915
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Please furnish transcript of service
of Jesse Westmoreland Va. S.3526

1. to Mrs. F.C. Hoffman
Cloak Room, Library of Congress.

1. to Mrs. Ada McWilliams.
The Misses McWilliams
Ensley, Alabama

1. to Miss Eileen Hoffman
Waverly,
Alabama

Inquiry of
APR 14 1914