Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16022, James Wilkinson, Va.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE | V
Va. | Wilkinson, James | S16022
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carded
CONTENTS
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23.636
Virginia
James Wilkinson
Buckingham in the State of Virginia.
was a Private in the Compy commanded
Captain Ward of the Regt commanded
Col. Dunmore, in the Virginia ma.
for 11 mo. 28 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia
the rate of 39 Dollars 78 Cents per annum
commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12th day of  March 1834 and sent to Jonathan Christian Oakville, Va.
Arrears to the 4th of March 34 $119.34
Semi anl. allowance ending Sept. 34 19.89
$139.23
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.} Recorded by Eli Brown Clerk
Book E Vol. 6/2 Page 38
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State of Virginia Buckingham County To Wit On this 28th day of November 1833 personally appeared before me Robert S. Garry one of the Justices of the peace for the County of Buckingham and as such one of the Justices of the County Court of Buckingham in the State aforesaid (which Court is a Court of Record) James Wilkinson a resident in the County of Buckingham and State of Virginia, aged Seventy Eight years, who being 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. That in the revolutionary War he believes in 1775 or 1776 he enlisted in the County of Amelia, where he then resided under the command of Capt John Markham of the said County ^ or the County of Cumberland^ as a private soldier, and Joseph Scott and Cunningham Lieutenants, the officers resided in One of the Counties last mentioned He marched from Amelia, through Chesterfield to the City of Richmond where he remained several weeks, from thence under the command of the same officers, he marched to the Town of Williamsburg shortly after the evacuation of said Town by Lord Dunmore, in this last town he remained for four months under the command of Patrick Henry, does not know at this time the Commission Henry held at that time, from Williamsburg he was marched to the Town of Norfolk in the State of Virginia, under the command of Patrick Henry whom I think was Col'o  and Maj Eppes of the County of Amelia, In Norfolk he remained to the best of his recollection eight months, and then marched back to Williamsburg and there discharged, received a discharge signed as well as he recollects by Maj. Eppes which discharge he has long since lost, He then returned home to the County of Amelia, and or the course of three or four Months, he was drafted in the State line under the Command of Capt Roland Ward of Amelia, Peter Randolph and John Pede of the said County were Lieutenants, marched from Amelia County to the Town of Hampton, our commanding officer was Maj. Thomas Wilson from the said County of Amelia Abr Hampton, Genl Thomas Wilson Commanded at this place I remained including a small stay at Williamsburg, five months, was  then discharged and returned home to the County of Amilia, in this Tour, he Received a discharge but has lost it nor does he recollect who signed it, in this tour he went also as a private; was in no battle; In the course of Six months after he returned home he was drafted and marched under the command of Capt William McDaniel, Col Cole I think commanding to Guilford Court House, before he arrived at that place orders were countermanded & he returned home, serving in this tour as well as he recollects four weeks If he received a discharge he does not now recollect it, in this tour he also
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served as a private, After remaining at home about three months was again drafted and marched under the command of Capt Goodall Col'o. Richardson, Col'o. Glenn, and Maj. Boyer Commanding to Hillsborough North Carolina, at this place he was under the command of Genl Steven and Genl Gates, by whom he was marched to a small Town Camden the famous Battle here took place in which Genl Gates was defeated, he was in this battle from its commencement to its termination, from this place he was marched under the same officers back to Hillsborough and after remaining at this place five weeks was discharged, having remained in the service six months, received a written discharge signed as well as he recollects by Col Richison [Richardson] or Maj Boyce, He then removed to the County of Hallifax State of Virginia where he remained about fifteen years, from thence he moved to the County of Buckingham, where he has resided ever since, that upon interrogatories propounded he states in Answer to the first that he was born in the County of Amelia and State of Virginia, in the year 1755 in answer to the second the states that he has no record of his age, that he knows of the date of his birth from tradition, in answer to the third, he states that [lined out "the first time that he served [illegible] "] each time that he was called into the service he resided in the County of Amelia and State of Virginia, since the War of the revolution he has resided in the Counties of Hallifax, and Buckingham  and now resides in the latter County, in answer to the fourth he states that the first time he went into the service he enlisted, and that he was drafted in the other three hours, in answer to the fifth he states as he has before stated that Col'o. Henry, Genl Wilson Gen. Gates & Genl Stevens & in answer to the sixth he states as he has before that he received two written discharges that he recollects of the first signed by Maj, Eppes the other Signed by Col Richison or Maj. Boyce which has been lost, as to the Seventh, he knows of no one now living that he can prove his service by but as to his Character for veracity he refers to all his Neighboura as also for general belief that he was a soldier of the Revolutionary War, he will name the Rev'd William Pennell, James Staple, Ambrose Plunkett Charles Harmner Capt Benjamin P. Walker Jonathan Christian, Sam'l Christian, Maj. William Duvall,  Capt Robert Gary Pell. Bvaz. he further states that if any of the officers under whom he served are still living their residence is unknown to him, that he resides near thirty miles from the Court House and from bodily infirmity cannot attend there without
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great inconvenience to qualify to his declaration for a pension. He hereby
relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present
and declares his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in
any State
[signature] James his X mark Wilkerson
Sworn and Subscribed to the day and year aforesaid}
[signature] Ro S Gary

State of Virginia Buckingham County to Wit
We William Pinnell a Clergyman residing in the County of Buckingham and State aforesaid and Benj. P Walken & Chas W Hamner of the same certify that we are well acquainted with James Wilkerson who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be Seventy Eight years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion
[signature] W Pinnell
[signature] Benj J Walken
[signature] Charles W. Hamner
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid}
[signature] Robt S Gary

State of Virginia Buckingham County To Wit
I Robert S Gary one of the Commonwealths Justices by the peace for the County aforesaid, do declare it is my opinion, after investigation of the matter, and after pulling the interrogatories presented by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states. I further certify that is known to me personally that William Pinnell who has signed the above certificate a respectable Clergyman of the County of Buckingham, in the neighbourhood of said Wilkerson, and that Benj'er P Walken & B W Hamner who has also signed the same, is [lined  ut "a"] residents of the said County and [lined out "is a"] ^are^ credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit, I further certify that the said James Wilkinson who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration from age and bodily is unable to attend at the Court House of his County without great inconvenience, I further Certify that the said James Wilkison is known to me as a most respectable Citizen and a man of veracity; Given under my hand the day and year aforesaid
[signature] Ro S Gary
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State of Virginia, Buckingham County to wit
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace
for the County aforesaid James Wilkerson, who being duly sworn, deposeth
and saith, that by reason of old age, and the consequent lapse 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 1 year
he served as a private and for five months he served a private
for four weeks and he served ^as a private^ for six months as a private, and for
such service ^he^ claims a pension given under my hand this 28 day of November 1833
[signature] Ro S Gary

Omet

Virginia.
Buckingham County Sc -
I Rolfe Eldridge Clerk of the County Court of Buckingham in the State of Virginia do hereby ^Certify^ that Robert S. Gary is a justice of the peace in and for said county, duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on the 20 August 1831 and that his signatures above written are genuine.
Given under my hand & seal of the said County Court this 18 day of December 1823
[signature] Rolfe Eldridge Clerk of Buckingham County Court
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No 21980
James Wilkinson Va
Rela e his M.
Admit as private
11 Mo 28 days
39.78
8 Januy 1834
Jonathan Christian
Oakville - Va
[lined out " A Hinken Stephen Mills 
Buckingham Co"]
Va
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
Pension Office,
11th May 1833
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 complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
Enlisted
State line


A statement, shewing the service of James Wilkinson Buckingham Co. Va
Period when the service was rendered | Duration of the claimant's service | Years. | Months. | Days. | Rank of the claimant. | Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. | Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. | Battles in which the applicant was engaged. | Country through which he marched. | Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period | Evidence by which the declaration is supported.

Enlisted | [blank] | 12 | [blank] | [blank] |Capt Markham | Lord Dunmore | None | Va| Aged 77 Amelia County Virg'a | traditionary living writings
State line | [blank] | about 9x | [blank] | [blank] | " Ward | Genl Randolph | [blank] | Va | [blank] | [blank]
[blank] | [blank] | [blank] | about 28 | / | " McDaniel | Col. Cole | Camden | NC | [blank] | [blank] 
[blank] | [blank] | about 6 | [blank] | [blank] | " Goodall | " Richardson | [blank] | SC | [blank] | [blank]
[blank] | [blank] | 11. | 28  | [blank] | [blank] | [blank] | [blank] | [blank] | [blank] | [blank] 

Applicant will be required to prove his 12mo service See third page

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 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. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. 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, 1822.
State, Territory, or District of}
County of} ss.
On this _____day of _______ personally appeared (a) before _____A. B. a resident (b) of ______ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) ____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 enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____(e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service (and of the 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.]

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 _____

Sworn to and subscribed the day 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 _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ & c.

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 subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:

(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C.D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ 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 muster, 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. _____ who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the ____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.

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 alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the service of each person
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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 persons, 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 or 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.

[footnotes]
[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.

[NOTE: entire footnote "[e]" is contained in {bracket}. See NOTE on page Fold3 File #28320917]

[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. 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 _____ year _____ months, and _____days, I served as a _____. For months _____ and _____ days, I served as a _____; 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. 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.

[NOTE: entire "Proof of Service" section is contained in {bracket}. See NOTE on page Fold3 File #28320917]

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. } 1. 2.

# Applicant must prove his 12 months service
[signature] Dyer Custer Clerk
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION. 3 -- 525
16022

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C.

In reply to your request of [blank] , received [blank] for a statement of the military history of James Wilkerson* 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.
 *pensioned Wilkinson

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. | LENGTH OF SERVICE. | RANK. | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. | CAPTAIN. | COLONEL. | STATE.
1775 or 1776  | 1 yr | Pvt. | John Markham | Patrick Henry | Va.
[check mark] | 5 mos | " | Roland Ward | Major Thomas Wilson | [blank]
[blank] | 1 mo. | " | William McDaniel |  Cole | [blank]
[check mark] * | 6 mo | " | Landall | { Richardson | {blank]
[blank] | [blank] | [blank] | [blank] | {Glenn | [blank]
[blank] | [blank] | [blank] | [blank] | [blank] | [blank] 
Battles engaged in, *Camden
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Amelia Co. Va
Date of application for pension, Nov 17, 1833 His cl. was al.
Residence at date of application, Buckinghams Co. Va
Age at date of application, Born Amelia Co, Va in 1755
Remarks. no data as to family
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
6-2856
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[left facing page]
16022
INVALID
File No. 16022
James Wilkinson
Pri. Rev War
Act: June 7" 32
Index: -- Vol. 1 Page 413
[Arrangement of 1870.]

[right facing page]
1914 May 1 Hist to Mrs. J.A. Callaham
1915 June 4 Hist to Mrs. Viola R. Cameron
1933 Nov. 21. Photos to Miss Blanche Wilkinson
through Mrs. H.W. Jenckes
M.C.S.
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[circular stamp} U.S. PENSION OFFICE
D APR 29 1914

429 Moore Street,
Bristol, Virginia
April 27, 1914

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir
Will you kindly give me the records of Anthony Hudgins of Mathews Co., Hugh Hudgins of Mathews Co. and James Wilkinson of Buckingham Co. all three of whom were granted pensions about 1833 for service rendered as
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Virginia Militiamen in the Revolutionary War?

Thanking you for this information, I am 
Respectfully-
[signature][ A.E. Hudgins Callaham,

Mrs. J. A. Callaham
429 Moore Street,
Bristol, Virginia

[circular stamp]
U.S. PENSION OFFICE
D APR 29 1914
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Rev Sec
[monogram] YPC
Pension Bureau
Washington D.C.
[circular stamp]
U.S. PENSION OFFICE
JUN 1 1915
Dear Sir,
Will you please send me a copy of the pension of Gen. James Wilkerson His pension was grant June 1st 1840 at Buckingham Co. Va. at the age of 85.
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any family data you may have will be gratefully received
Thanking you for your Courtesy
I am Cordially
Mrs. Viola R. Cameron
622 W. 113 St
New York City
June 1st 1915
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Rev. & 1812 #199
BA-J/MCS
November 11, 1933
Rev. & 1812 Wars Section | District 2000, Branch 970
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Rev. War pension claim of James Wilkinson,
S. 16022 | Actual | i of each page
soldier's declaration dated Nov. 28- 1833
The 4th page, containing affid. of Ross Gary and Rolfe Eldridge, not included
xxx $0.75 

3 pages certified [NOTE: these words are circled and tied by a line to the statement "soldier's declaration dated Nov. 28- 1833"]

Kindly leave margin of 1½ inches at top of each page and return papers in each case in folder with corresponding name and number. The word, omit, is written in pencil on those pages which are not to be copied.

Chief of Rev. & 1812 Wars Sect.
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November 11, 1933
Administrator of Veterans' Affairs
Washington D. C.

Dear Sir:
Please mail certified photostatic copies of three pages from Rev. War pension claim of James Wilkinson, S. 16022, to
Miss Blanche Wilkinson
814 Fifth Ave.
Devils Lake, N. Dak
Very truly yours
H. W. Jenckes

H. W. Jenckes
28-18" S. E.
W. D. C.
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[vertical script on left margin]
Origins Ret'd

[envelope]
Free
Honble J. L. Edwards
Comm of Pensions
Washington City
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Buckingham 17th Jany 1834
Sir,
Enclosed you will receive Mr. Wilkinson's papers again, he will be unable to procure proof of his 17 months service as he knows of no one living and he is poor and infirm and unable to travel in search of Evidence you will please to send me a certificate for his services in the Militia Service
Yrs Respy,
Jonathan Christian