Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 10,178, William Garman, Penn.
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SERVICE
Penn.
Garman, William
S
NUMBER
S.10.178
carded.
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Richmond [crossed out] Virginia 31.13
William Garman
of Frederick Co in the State of Virginia 
who was a Private in the Company commanded
by Captain Null of the Regt. commanded
by Col Elders in the Virginia 
line for 6 months
Wheeling 
Pa. Line
Spring 23/05
Records corrected
Inscribed on the Roll of Richmond
at the rate of 20 Dollars 00 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17th of June
1837 [illegible] Thomas
Munroe Nineveh Va.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1837 $120.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept. 10.00
[total]
$130.00
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by [illegible] Addison Clerk,
Book [illegible] Vol. 6/2 Page [illegible]
[illegible] to Pen age and letter to [illegible]
Wilson 27 [illegible] 1838 saved Dec 1838.
[Illegible] from 4 Sept 1837.
1 Dec 1838.
Paid at the Treasury under the 
Act of the 6th April 1838 from
4 Sept 1837 to 4 March 1838 [illegible]
notified 12 Jany [January] 1839.
Paid as above from 4 March
1838 to 4 Sept 1838 Agent
notified 3 July 1839.
Order to pay 13. Sep 1839
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State of Virginia
Frederick County SS
On this 3 day of May 1837 personally appeared before me Josiah Lockhard a Justice of the peace in and for the county of Frederick in the state of Virginia William Garman a resident of Frederick county and State of Virginia aged Eighty 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 provisions made by the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832, That he was drafted in the better part of the month of Oct. in the year 1777 and marched from the county of Lancaster in the State of Pennsylvania and served a tour of three months in a company of Infy commanded by Capt. Geo. Null attached to Col. Elders Reg. Pennsylvania Militia, in this tour he marched from Lancaster, Pennsylvania to the encampment near to Philidelphia and during the
aforesaid tour he was in a small engagement at Chestnut Hill under Command of Genl. Irwin and the said Genl. Irwin was wounded in said battle, and died in a day or two afterwards and having served out his tour of duty was discharged by his Capt. at the encampmentnear to Philidelphia  on the 30th day of Dec.m 1777 He further declares that he was drafted again( Now the best of his recollection) in the month of Feby. 1778, and marched from the County of Lancaster and the State aforesaid, and Served a tour of two months as a soldier in the compy. of Infy. Commanded by Capt. Aldenbrook and was attached to a  Reg. commanded by Col Grub, who commanded a Reg. of Pennsylvania Militia in this tour he was stationed at Lebanon in the State of Pennsylvania to GuardGen. Burgoyons prisoners, and at the expiration of the said tour of
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Service was discharged by his Capt. at Lebenon in the State aforesaid in the month of April 1778.  He further declares that in the fall of the Sam year 1778 he was drafted again and Served another tour of two months as a Soldier in the Pensylvania Militia, in this third tour he was drafted and marched from the County of Lancaster and State of Pensylvania and was Stationed at Lebenon in the State aforesaid as a guard to the Magazine and in this tour he was Commanded by Capt. Aldenbrook and attached to Col. Grubs Reg't the same that commanded him in his second tour, he was discharged late in the fall of 1778.  he further States that his recollection does not now Serve him to state precisely the time when he was drafted nor the time when he was discharged in the last tour of Service, but he well recollects it was in the fall of 1778 and that in each tour he Served the time Stated in this declaration,  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
William Garman {X is his mark}
Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid, and I certify that William Garman is a man of truth and entitled to full confidence and that he is unable to appear in Court in consequence of old age and bodily infirmity
Given under my hand and Seal Josiah Lockhart {seal}

I further Certify that the following Interrogatories were propounded and his answers are annexed Q. 1st   Where and in what year were you born.  answer:  I was born in the County of Lancaster State of Pensylvania in the year 1755  Q 2nd.  Have you any record of your age and if so where is it  answer. I have no record now
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of my age, I once had a written record but it has been destroyed. 
Que. 3  Where were you living when called into Service where have you lived Since the revolutionary war and where do you now live  answer  I was living in Lancaster County State of Pensylvania when called into Service and I have lived part of the time Since in Frederick County Va. and part in Hampshire County Va. and now live in Frederick County Va.
Que. 4th  How were you called into Service.  answer I was drafted 
Que. 5  State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops where you Served, such continental and Militia Reg't as you can recollect and the General circumstances of your Services.  answer.  I did not know any General officers of the regular army but I knew Gen'l Irwin and Gen'l Bull of the Militia I did not know any continental Reg'ts there were other Militia Reg'ts but do not now recollect the commanders.  
Ques 6, did you ever receive a discharge from the Service, and if so by whom was it Given and what has become of it
answer,  I never rec'd any written discharge from the Service but after having served out my different tours of duty was discharged by my Captains
Ques. 7  State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your Services as a soldier of the revolution
answer Josiah Lockhart, Christy Sine and Thomas Fletcher
Given under my hand and Seal the day and year as aforesaid
Josiah Lockhart {seal}
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We Christy Sine a clergyman Presiding in the County of Frederick and State of Virginia Thomas Fletcher & George Brown residing in the Same County and State hereby Certify that we are well acquainted with William Garman who has Subscribed and Sworn to the annexed declaration; that we believe him to be Eighty one years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and we concur in that opinion
Christy Sine
Thomas Fletcher
George Brown {X is his mark}

Sworn and Subscribed to the day and year aforesaid before me and I certify that Christy Sine who has Signed the above certificate is a clergyman resident of the County of Frederick and State of Virginia and that Thomas Fletcher & George Brown (who has also signed the Same) is resident of the same county and State and is credible persons and their Statements is entitled to credit.  Given under my hand and Seal
Josiah Lockhart

Virginia
I Thomas Allen Tidball, Clerk of the County Court of Frederick do hereby certify that Josiah Lockhart is a Justice of the Peace in the County aforesaid; and that the foregoing Signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
In Testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my name and affix my seal of Office this 16th day of May 1837 and in the 61st Year of the Commonwealth
T. A. Tidball
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County of Tyler
State of Virginia ss
On this 2nd day of November 1838 before me, the subscriber, a justice of the Peace for the said county of Tyler, personally appeared William Garman, who on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain George Noel or Null, in the Regiment commanded by Col. Elder under whom he served Three months, and is the same person also, who served two tours of Two months each, making Four months under Cap't Aldenbrook, in the Regiment commanded by Col. Grubb, in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the Pension roll of this State in June 1837, that, at the time, he resided in Frederick County Virginia, & drew his pension at Richmond; that in the month of November 1837 he removed from Frederick County aforesaid to the County of Greene in the State of Pennsylvania, to live with his son William Garman, and that with his son William he removed in March last, to the county of Tyler aforesaid, where he intends to remain and wishes his pension to be paid at the Wheeling Agency in future.
The following are his reasons for removing from Frederick County aforesaid; he is far advanced in years, his wife dead, and no longer any family of his own living with him; he preferred living with his said son William, the few days that remained to him, and he therefore removed accordingly to his said son, with whom he has since continued to reside.
William Garman {X is his mark}
Sworn and subscribed to before me the day and year aforesaid. James Stealey J P

State of Virginia
Tyler County ss.
This Day personally appeared before
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me the subscriber a justice of the Peace in & for said county of Tyler William Garmen Jun'r (who I hereby certify to be) a credible witness, and made oath that of his own knowledge Gilliam Garman, who has taken the forgoing oath is the identical person described in the forgoing afidavit
Wm Garman
Sworn and subscribed this 2nd day of November 1838 before me
James Stealey J P

State of Virginia 
Tyler County. ss
I David Hickman Clerk of the County Court of Tyler County, certify that James Stealey, is a magistrate as above certified by him and that the foregoing signatures, purporting to be his, are genuine.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my seal of office, and Subscribed my name, this 2nd day of November, in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight
David Hickman
Clerk of the County Court of Tyler
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State of Virginia 
County of Frederick ss.
This 5th day of June 1837 personally appeared before me Charles H Clark a Justice of the Peace in and for said County and state aforesaid; William Garman, and made oath in due form of law; and Testifies and says, the reason of his not making application for a pension sooner then he did, was in consequence of his not knowing he was entitled to a pension (for six months service) under the law; until the 28th day of Feb'y 1835.  When he rec'd the information in the town of Winchester, and he further testifies that he was under the belief that it required the testimony of Some living person who Served with him at the time, in addition to the testimony furnished to enable him to be placed upon the pension Roll and that he knew of no living person except the one who testified for him; having performed the said tours of duty in the State of Pensylvania.
Given under my hand and Seal the day and year first above written
Ch. H. Clark {seal} 

Virginia
I Thomas Allen Tidball, Clerk of the County Court of Frederick County, do hereby certify that Charles H. Clark is a Justice of the Peace as above stated and that the above Signature purporting to be his genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of Office this 9th day of June 1837 and the 61st Year of the Commonwealth
T. A. Tidball
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34048
Wm Garman
Va.
Act 7th June 32
Thomas Munroe Esq
Nineveh Fred'k Co Va.
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The deposition of Eve Lawyer, Testifies and Says that She was well acquainted with William Garman and believed the said William Garman to be Eighty one years of age and that she does well recollect that the said William Garman was drafted and Served one or more tours of duty as a soldier in the Revolutionary War in the Pensylvania Militia and that he marched from Lancaster County State of Pensylvania  She cannot now recollect the number of tours nor how long in each tour he served but She perfectly well recollects his being in the service affiant further states that she was Eighty three years of age on the 24th of April 1837
Eve Lawyer {X is her mark}

State of Virginia 
Frederick County ss.
This 6th day of May 1837 Eve Lawyer personally appeared before me R W Barton a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Frederick in the State of Virginia and made in due form of law that the facts set forth in her deposition above and by her Subscribed are true I certify that the said Eve Lawyer is a woman of truth and entitled to full confidence
Given under my hand and Seal the day and year aforesaid
R W Barton J P. {seal}
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Virginia
I Thomas Allen Tidball, clerk of the County Court of Frederick do hereby certify that Richard W. Barton is a Justice of the Peace of the County aforesaid; and that the written signature purporting to be his is genuine
In Testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my name and affix my seal of Office this 16th day of may 1837 and in the 61st Year of the Commonwealth 
T. A. Tidball

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34048
Wm Garman
Va.
Act 7th June 32

Thomas Munroe Esq
Nineveh Fred'k Co
Va.
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Ninaveh Va
June 10th                  free

J. L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City.

{written vertically}
Jun3 13
Va.
Act 1832
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Nineveh Warren County Va. June 10th, 1837
Sir
I have enclosed to you Mr William Garmans Reasons for not makeing application for pension sooner, than he has
I am yours very respectfully
Thomas Monroe

J. L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of pensions
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free
Nineveh Va.
May 18th

J. L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City

mail

{written vertically}
May 22
Wm Garman
Va. Act 1832
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Nineveh, Va. May 16. 1834

Dear Sir, at the request of Mr William Garman I have inclosed to you his declaration and the accompaning deposition of Wm Layer, and he asks to be placed upon the pension Roll of the United States.  and he requests your attention to his case as soon as may be convenient.  any communication on subject please direct to me at Nineveh Marion County Va. 

I am Very respectfully
Your obt. Servt.
Thomas Monroe

J. L. Edwards Esq
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Revliony oum [written vertically]
10178
INVALID
File No.  10.178
William Garman
Pri Rev War

Act: June 7th 32
Index: --- Vol. A, Page 137
[Arrangement of 1870.]

[Brackets in the original]
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Pension Agency
N.W. [Illegible] Co of Va
Wheeling Seept 9 1839

Dr Sir

I enclose herewith for inspection, [Illegible] of William Garman and James S. Ferrell, pensioners under the Act of June 7, 1832

Respectfully 
J St[illegible] Brown
For Andr Woods
Pension agt

J L. Edwards
Comr of Pensions
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Wm Garman
Va
her let th [illegible]
May 29 1834
ad @ per 6nd
$20
Penn militia
Act 7 June 1832
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Treasury Department,

Second Comptroller’s Office
Decr. 20th 1838.

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,” William Garman, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Richmond, Va., Agency, at the rate of twenty-Dollars [“and cents” lined out] per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th Sept 1837 to the 4th of March 1838. 

Respectfully, yours, 

Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions, 
Present.
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Free

To The Third Auditor
Washington, D. C.

Revolutionary document
{postmark} Wheeling Va. Nov 21
 
{written upside down}
Wheeling Va. 20 Nov 38
Alex Wilson
Rm 24
Ann 24--

Mr Evans
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Nov'r 18 '38
Dr A.              
There was, as I am informed, an act passed at the last session of Congress giving to the widows of soldiers of the Revolution five years full pay for such sum as their husbands would have been entitled to annually if living.  Please if you can without too much trouble to yourself procure from Washington (if not in Wheeling) a copy of the act and send -- The acts of Congress will be sent here as a matter of course where the acts of the Gen'l Assembly are distributed next year; but there are several widows of Revolutionary Soldiers living in this county & they importune me so much about it, that I cannot wait for a copy until then if it can be had otherwise.
Alec Wilson Esq
yours truly
D Hickman

Wheeling Va Nov 20 '38
To the Third Auditor
Dr Sir
The above is a copy of a letter {sent?} from a friend residing in a county town below this - will you have the goodness to enable me to reply to it, by sending a copy of the law if there be any such, or informing me if there be not.
I enclose papers of William Garman to procure a transfer of his name to this Agency can he draw the {illegible} due him here or must he send to Washington
yrs Respectfuly
Alex Wilson
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,

Second Comptroller’s Office
June 17th, 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,” William Garman, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Wheeling, Va., Agency, at the rate of twenty-Dollars [“and      cents” lined out] per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March, 1838, to the 4th Sept., 1838. 

Respectfully, yours, 

Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions, 
Present.
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Bank of Virginia
November 28. 1838

Sir, 

The last payment to William Garman, a pensioner under the act of the 7. June 1832, at twenty dollars per annum, was to the 4. day of September 1837.

I am, respectfully, 
Your obed! Serv!
Anty Robinson 
for J. Brockenbrough


J.L. Edwards Esqr.
Commissioner of Pensions, 
Washington