Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 248, Alexander Armstrong, N. C.
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N. C.  Armstrong, Alexander  R(unintelligible) 248
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_________ Ex'r.               INVALID

No. 248

[Crossed out] Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873. 

REJECTED
Alexander Armstrong
P. O. _______________
Service: _____________

Enlisted: _____________, 18__.
Discharged: ____________, 18__.
[Hand-written under "Discharged" line] The prited list of 1852 shows reasons for suspension
Application filed: ____________, 18__.
[Hand-written] "For proof of service"

Alleges: ______________

Re-enlisted: _____________

Attorney: _______________
P. O. ___________________
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State of Georgia
Washington County 
[Hand-drawn wavy line to separate text]
On the tenth day of December personally approved before the Justices of the Interior court when sitting for ordinary purposes Alexander Armstrong Sr. a resident of the county of Washington and state of Georgia aged seventy [illegible]
last March who being first duly [uncertain] according to [illegible] doth on this oath make the following declaration in order to attain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress [illegible] the seventh eighteen hundred and thirty three that he inlisted [enlisted] in the Revolutionary service and joined the Army of Wilmington date not-recollected and served under [illegible] James [illegible] and Capt. James G[illegible] a tour of [illegible] months shortly afterwards the \[department?] was drafted and joined the army at Duplin County courthouse and marched into South Carolina made an attack on the [illegible] fort on the Stono River and received a wound in the knee This [illegible] a [illegible] months tour afterwards served another five months in the [illegible] of John Armstrong in the Light [illegible] under Capt Cove and in a scouting party met with a party of British [illegible] men at Rockfish Creek and was taken prisoner with about fifteen others and carried to Wilmington and kept in prison about four months on the [illegible] close of the War our allowance was our [illegible]  and towards the last the half of [illegible] of the time of his inlistment [enlistment] in Duplin County State of North Carolina and in consequence of his bieng a prisoner he [illegible] [illegible] get any discharges or papers as evidences of his [illegible]
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I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to any pension or annuity [illegible] except the present and that my name is not written or [illegible] on any [illegible] of any state
[Signed] Alexander Armstrong

Sworn to and [illegible] in open court the day and date above written.
[Three names/signatures listed, illegible except possibly Silas Floyd and Samuel Robeson]

Mr. Silas Carter a clergyman in the county of Washington and state of Georgia and John [Mills?] residing in the same herby certify that [illegible] are well acquainted with Alexander Armstrong when had [illegible] and sworn to the above declaration that [illegible] believes him to be seventy seven years of age that he is [illegible] and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that [illegible] concur in that opinion. Sworn and [illegible] before us the day and date above written. 
[Followed by same 3 names/signatures as above, including the possible names of Silas Floyd and Samuel Robeson] [Signed] Silas Carter Clergy
John x Miles [noted "his mark"]
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Georgia}
Washington County}
I Sharrod Sessions D Clerk of the Inferior Court of the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the Said Court in the Matter of the application of Alexander Armstrong for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and Seal of office this 20th day of November 1833.

Sherrod Sessions
[Seal]
D, Clk, [illegible]
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State of Georgia}
Washington County}
One [sic] this Fourth day of November 1833 Personally appeared in Open Court Alexander Armstrong a resident of the County of Washington and State aforesaid aged Seventy Seven Years who being duly Sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in Order of obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passes June 7th 1832
I enlisted in the revolutionary war in the County of Hanover and State of North Carolina in the year 1777. Under James Kinnon Col and James Galaspe Capt. I was taken prisoner by the British during said Month service and was kept in Wilmington on the allowance of [illegible] biscuit a day. And the better part of the time a half a biscuit for four months. I was after wards [illegible] for six months and Joined the Army at Duplin County North Carolina and marched to South Carolina and attacked the British for on Stone River and received a wound in the Knee. I served six month in the place of John Armstrong in the house Company Commanded by Capt James Love. I joined the [stain on paper] company in Duplin County, N.C. and marched to Pedee river [stain on paper] Served through that County and was discharged in Hanover County, N.C. When I was drafted I served under General Lininton. Capt not Recollected.

I hereby relinquish every claim what ever to a pension or annuity except the present and I declare that my name is not on the Pension roll of any agency in any State
Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid
[signature] Alexander Armstrong
[signature] Silas Gloyd J.J.G.W.G.
John Wicker JJG.WG
Bryant Oquin J.J.G.W.G.

Interogatory [sic] to where and in what year were you born
Ansr  I was born in the year 175? in Ireland and  come to America about the year 1769
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Intr. 2nd. Have you any record of your age and if so where is it
Ansr. I have not a record of my age. all I know is from Recollection as told me by my parents.
Intr. 3rd. Where were you living when you were called into service. Where have you lived since the revolutionary war and where do you now live
Ansr. I lived in Duplin County N.C. when I entered the service and moved from there to Washington County Georgia where I now live and have lived for the last thirty four years
Intr. 4. How were you called into service  were you drafted did you volunteer or were you a substitute and if a substitute for whom
Ansr. I first enlisted and then was drafted. And then served as a substitute for John Armstrong
Intr. 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 service
Ansr. My old age has much impaired my recollection and I do not recollect any of the officers except my [illegible] not all of them. and as for the general circumstances I can say no more that I have said in my declaration.
Intr. 6. did you ever receive a discharge from the service and if so by whom was it given.
Ansr. I received no discharge from the service.
Intr. 7th. State the names/persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood who can testify to your character for veracity and good behaviour and your services as a revolutionary soldier
Ansr. William Duggan. John Duggan. William Jordan are persons that can testify to my character in my present neighbourhood and Mitchell Matthews one of my old acquaintances who served six months in the Army with me.
Sworn to and
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Subscribed in Open Court this day and year aforesaid before us
Silas Floyd JJGWG
John Wicker JJGWG
Bryant Oquin JJGWG
Alexander Armstrong
We William P. Haynes a Clergyman & Thomas J. Northan a citizen do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Alexander Armstrong who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy seven years old that he is refuted and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and the we concur in that opinion
W. P. Haynes, Clergyman
T I Northan
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Silas Floyd JJGWG
John Wicker JJGWG
Bryant Oquin JJGWG
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 William P Haynes a clergyman & Thomas J. Northan a citizen who has signed the above certificate are resident in the County of Washington and State aforesaid and an credible persons and that then statement is entitled to credit
Silas Floyd JJGWG
John Wicker JJGWG
Bryant Oquin JJGWG
Georgia Washington County} Personally appeared in open court Mitchell Matthews who being duly sworn saith that he had been well acquainted with Alexander Armstrong (who applies for a pension) for the last fifty five years and served six months with him in the revolutionary war under the command of Capt James Love in the horse company and I knew
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248
Alexander Armstrong
Georgia
No. 21741

Ret
[illegible]

Sherrod Sessions
Dpty Clk. Court of Ord[illegible]
Washington Co.
GA.
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War Department
Pension Office
April 13th, 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 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 complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.

A Statement, showing the Service of Alexander Armstrong Senr.
Period when the service was rendered.
Enlisted
Curation of the claimant's service.
Years.
Months. 6
Days.
Rank of the claimant.
Pri.
Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served.
Capt. Jas. Galaspe
Names and Rank of the General and Field officers.
Col. Jas. Kinion
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
77 years
Dublin Co.
No. Ca.
Evidence by which the declaration is supported.
Traditionary

Period when the service was rendered.
Drafted
Duration of the claimant's service.
Years.
Months. 6
Days.

Period when the service was rendered.
Sub.
Duration of the claimant's service.
Years.
Months. 8
Days.
Rank of the claimant.
Light Horse
Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served.
Capt. Love

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 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. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board 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 [illegible due to paper stain] as being in actual military service {illegible due to paper stain}
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 } ss.
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 provion [sic][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 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 enered [sic] [entered] the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched [illegible due to paper stain or tear] to be var[illegible due to paper stain or tear] so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, [illegible due to paper stain or tear]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension of 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 doe 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 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 int he ______ 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 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. ______ 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 applicacation [sic] [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 know at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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will be in dispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts state, I 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 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?
{To an Officer. {Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by who 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 [illegible due to paper tear], and will also certify that the applicant cannot [illegible due to paper tear] 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 of 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 of the deceased, the period of this death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.

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[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 by mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[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 o 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 that 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 particular rank he held as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and 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 year 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 [illegible due to paper tear] 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 not 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.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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Georgia
Washington County  Now all men by these presents, that I, James G. Armstrong of said County and State - (duly constituted Administrator on the estate of Alexander Armstrong late of said county deceased) so hereby constitute and appoint Thomas S. Donohoe & John W. Magill of Washington D.C. jointly or severally my true and lawful attorneys, for me and in behalf of the heirs of said deceased to prosecute the claim of said Alexander Armstrong decd [deceased] for revolutionary service (which I am informed was suspended some time since) and to recieve [sic] [receive] such certificate as may be issued, hereby revoking any Power of Attorney which may have been heretofore given, and confirming all things that my attorneys, the said Donohoe & Magill, or either of them may lawfully do in the [illegible].
In testimony whereof, I have [illegible] to set my hand and seal this twentieth day of August 1853
James G. Armstrong seal
Admin of Estate of Alex Armstrong
Acknowledged before me the day and year last above written
William H Walker G.P.
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State of Georgia
Washington County
I Haywood Brookins clerk of the Inferiour Court in and for the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that William H. Walker whose genuine signature appears to this within attestation is and was at the time of signing the same acting Justice of the Peace for said County duly commissioned and  sworn according to laws and that full [illegible] and credit ought to be has now given to his attestation as such.
Given under my hand and seal of said Court this 22nd day of August 1853.
Haywood Brookins Clk
[Seal] INFERIOR COURT WASHINGTON COUNTY GEORGIA

Power of Atty
Jas. G. Armstrong
Son and heir of 
Alexander Armstrong.
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Application under act
June 7, 1832
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Georgia suspended files.
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J. W. Magill
Dec 24/[illegible]
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Pension Office
Dec 24 1853

Sir
There is not the slightest evidence in the papers of Alexander Armstrong of Ga. to show that he and the Alexander Armstrong and the A Armstrong, who received [illegible]dents for services in the War of the Revolution, are identical, which must be done before the claim can be allowed.

J. W. Magill Esq
Present
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21741
Alexr. Armstrong
Sherrod Sessions [lined out]
5 Dec. 1833 [lined out]
Jas G. Armstrong 2 Sept. 1853
JW Magill Dec 21, 1853 [lined out]

Act June 7 1832
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State of North Carolina
Comptroller's Office
I William J. Clarke Comptroller of public accounts in and for the State aforesaid do hereby certify that it appears of record in my office among the payments made by said State to sundry persons for military services in the Revolutionary war as follows, to wit
Alexander Armstrong
Book A. M. No 11, page 25  12 - specie 
Book A. M. No. 180 page 25  2.10S - specie
The following payments to A. Armstrong supposed to be the same man
Book No. 24 Page 98  9
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of Office this 2nd day of December A.D. 1853
Wm. J. Clarke, Comptr.

[seal illegible]
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Sandersville November 5th 1833
Sir
Mitchell Watkins of this County made out his declaration several months since, and he informs me that he sent it on to the war department and has not had any return. Please inform me with regard to his application.
Yours Most Respectfully
Sherrod Sessions
To
The Secretary at War.
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[Calculations]
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Washington, Dec. 17, 1853

Sir: -
I respectfully solicit a re-examination of the claim of Alexander Armstrong, filed under the act of June 7, 1832, and now on the suspended files of Georgia. Enclosed is a certificate from the Comptroller of N. Carolina exhibiting payments amounting in all to about $104, (23 10s) and proving, as it is conceived, (computing from the pay rolls of the Revolution) upwards of one year's service.
Very respectfully yours,
J.S. Magill
Atty.
Hon. L. P. Waldo
Comm. of Pensions.
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Jas. G. Armstrong
Sept 2/53
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Pension Office
2d Sept 1853

Sir,
Yours of 24th June 1853, in relation to the claim of Alexander Armstrong decd [deceased] of Georgia, has been received. In reply, I would state that it has never been admitted because he failed to prove the length of his services as a revolutionary soldier.

James G. Armstrong Esq
Sandersville
Georgia
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Sandersville Ga. June 24th 1853

Sir
The claim of Alexander Armstrong (of Washington County - Georgia) for Revolutionary pension was forwarded many years ago & suspended for service defect in the evidence -
I have been informed that under some recent rules and regulations the claim may be allowed - Please inform me if such is the case - & what evidence is necessary to perfect the claim, if any
I am an heir of the claimant & his qualified legal representative
Very Respectfully
James G. Armstrong

To the Commissioner of Pensions
Washington DC
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Sherrod Sessions
5 Dec 1853
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Dpt of War
PO
Dec 5, 1833

Sir
The amended declaration of Alex Armstrong has been examined and is suspended.
The applicant will be required to prove his alleged tour of 6mo under his enlistment_ the other [illegible] seems to partake of a [illegible] of service not strictly [illegible] did military, particularly the [illegible] one, which is clearly nothing more than a [illegible] of the [illegible] of
[illegible] a mere [illegible]
The applicant [illegible] fully this matter of his 6mo service under his draft, or [illegible] to draft - [illegible] for that period [illegible] with the Militia - 
Mitchell Watkins [illegible]

Sherrod Sessions Esq
Sandersville
Ga.