Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 9867, for Thomas Smith, Virginia
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Va.

Smith, Thomas

NUMBER
R. 9867

CONTENTS
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State of Kentucky Henry County } Set

On this 4th day of April 1894 Personally appeared before me David Adams a justice of the peace in and for henry County & one of the Judges of the County Court of said County Thomas Smith aged 71 years and after being duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Provisions of an act of Congress passed the 7th of June 1832

This declarent States that was residing in Pittsylvania County State of Virginia when he entered the services of the [crossed out Unit-ed] United States and served as herein stated & under the following named officers that in the month of february in the year of 1781 he joined Captain William Dicks Company of Volunteers and rendezvoused at one John Piggs mill in said County of Pittsylvania on Banester river and was marched from said Place of randezvous under the Command of the Collonel Camel & major on the ny Crockey & Captain william dicks across Dann River at Perkinses ferry from there he States [crossed out, they marched] they marched to Salem in the State of North Carolina and from there on towards the Shallow ford of the yadkin river where he states they met with General green and joined in with his army near the Shallow ford and from there he states they marched with General Greens army on towards Guilford Courthouse where he states they Encamped a few days when they was attacked by Cornwallis and after a Conflict of some
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Some hours engagement that General greens army had to give the ground with the Loss of a consider-able number [crossed out, quantity] of brave men [crossed out, illegible] however we made a retreat to Speedwell Ironworks and in a few days Lord Cornwallis marched ontowards will-mington Low down in north Carolina by this time General Green had been Considerably reinfor by some others militia forces and pursued on after wallis down through the Low Parts of north Carolina where we Encamped near nuse river for some Time near to where wallis had encamped at a Little Town That was Called harberd and he States he was taken sick and sent up to a town Called hillsborough and put in the ospital where he remained untill he was discharged [crossed out, on in writing] in writing by his Captain Dicks and went home in the month of august 1781 it would be proper for me to remark that he States that hillsborough was on the route That Captain dicks Company went home and and it was when Captain dicks was on his way home that he gave him his written discharge and for This survis he Claims a pension [crossed out, he states] he states he has no documentary evidence of his survis nor knows of no living witness by whom he can prove said survis he states that from old age and bodily inferiori-ty that he is unable to appear in open Court to make his declaration he hereby relinquishes every Claim whatever to pension or annuity Except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll in the agency of any State or territory

Thomas [hand-drawn x] Smith
mark
Subscribed and Sworn to before me this 4th day of April 1834 David Adams Jh Hl
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Answers to the questions put by the magistrate [crossed out, where and in what year was you Born] I was Born in Pittsylvania State of Vir-ginia in the year of 1763 and I have a record of my age as was Left in my fathers Bible and when I went into the survis I was living in Pittsylvania County State Virginia where I lived untill untill the year 1790 when I moved to washington County State of tennessee where I remained untill the year of 1800 when I removed to Fiatte County State of Kentucky where I lived about two years when I remooved to hen-ry County in Kentucky where I have lived Prety much ever since and where I now live and I volunteered under Captain william dicks for six months and there was General green and General Stevens General Lee Colonel Wm Washington Colonel Camell Major Anthony Crockett Captain william dicks and one Captain Smith and I was seldom stationed Long at any one place and I received a written discharge from Captain dicks which I have Lost many years since and I will State the names of John Razor and Stephen Shaw who can Testify to my Character for verasity and there belief of my survis as a soldier of the revolution

we John Razor and and Stephen Shaw residing in the neighbourhood of Thomas Smith who has Subscribed and Sworn to the above declaration Say we are well acquainted with him we believe him to be 71 years of age he is reputed and believed in the neighbour-hood
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where he resides as a man of verasity and a soldier of the revolution and we concur in the opinion of his neighbourhood
his
John Razor
Mark
Stephen Shaw

I David Adams a Justice of the Peace in and for henry County and one of the Judges of the County Court of said County do hereby Certify that after puting the interrogatorys Prescribed by the war depart-ment and fully investigating the matter that the above named applicant was a soldier of the revolution and served as he has stated in his declaration I further certify there is no clergyman residing in his bourhood I Certify that it appears to my satisfaction That John Razor and Stephen Shaw who has Subscribed and Sworn to the prescribing Certificate are residents in the neigh-bourhood of said applicant and they are Credible Persons and There Statements are Entitled to Credit and I further Certify that from old age and bodily infirmity he is unabled to appear in open Court to make his declaration given under my hand this 4th day of april 1834 David Adams gh

30459 
Thomas Smith
Kentucky
[Illegible] R M Johnson

State of Kentucky Henry County Gen J. Edward P. Thomas

but of the Court of Henry County do certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, is the matter of the application of Thomas Smith [illegible] pension in Testimony [illegible] 

To John [illegible] { hereunto set my hand of a [illegible] this 5th day of April 1834 Edwd Thomas Clerk of the Court of Henry County
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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
August 20, 1931

Mrs. Bernard Hunt
1327 Wilson Avenue
Columbia, Missouri

BA-J / Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
MCS [illegible]

Dear Madam:

You are advised that is appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, R. 9867, that Thomas Smith was born in 1763 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

In 1790 he moved from Pittsylvania County, Virginia, to Washington County, Tennessee. In 1800 he moved to Fayette County, Kentucky, and about two years later he moved to Henry County, Kentucky. 

While living in Henry County, Kentucky, he applied for pension April 4, 1834, and alleged that he entered the service in February, 1781, in Captain William Dicks’ Company in Colonel Campbell’s Virginia Regiment; that he was in the battle of Guil-ford Court House and soon after that battle he was taken sick and remained in hospital at Hillsborough until discharged in August, 1781. He did not give his rank.

His claim was not allowed as he did not furnish proof of the alleged service, in accordance with the requirement of the pension law under which he applied.

The above noted is the history of the only soldier from Henry County, Virginia, by the name of Thomas Smith that is found in the Revolutionary War records of this office.

Very truly yours,
A.D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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Letter etc. [illegible]
1912. Apr. 2 His. IF Mrs. Niu Lee Cash
1931. Aug. 20. Just to Mir & Bernard Hunt [illegible]
1932. July 26 Mr. Jewel Mayes Adv. Cost of [illegible] 
1932. Aug. 26. Mr. Jewel Mayes Adv. Poelal M.O. not found [illegible]
1932 . [illegible] 23. Mr. Jewel Mayes adv. [illegible] receipt no. 39440 [illegible] & James Crowley. S. 15790 [illegible]

9867.

P.O. Thomas Smith
Service: [blank space]

Enlisted: [blank space], 18[blank space].
Discharged: [blank space], 18[blank space].

REJECTED

Application filed: [blank space], 18[blank space].

[Crossed out, Alleges:] The printed list of 1852 gives cause of rejection as [crossed out, re-enlisted:] “Not six months service.”

Attorney: [blank space]
P.O. [blank space]
[blank space] Recognized. [blank space] Contract
[blank space] Cert. of Dis.   Search for [blank space], 18[blank space]
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Rejected

Did not service six months. See letter (22 Apl. 1834) 
[crossed out] The R M Johnson 
[crossed out] H R do: 15 Dec 1834
[crossed out] Here J. S. Chrisman June 6/[illegible]4
9867
Regd – 1832 –
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RECORD DIVISION.  3—525.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D.C., [blank space], 190

In reply to your request of [blank space], received [blank space] for a statement of the military history of Thomas Smith a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow’s) application for pen-sion on file in this Bureau. R. 9867

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. | 
Feb. 1781 |

LENGTH OF SERVICE. | 
[blank space] |

RANK. | 
[blank space] |

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. |
CAPTAIN. | COLONEL. |
William Dicks | Campbell |

STATE. |
Va. |

Taken sick after battle of Camden, and remained in hospital at Hillsborough until discharged in Aug. 1781.

This claim was rejected on the ground of insufficient proof of 6 mos. service, as required by Act June 7, 1832, under which he applied
Guilford at House

Battles engaged in, Camden (Greene defeat)
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Pittsylvania Co., Va.
Date of application for pension, Apr. 4, 1834
Residence at date of application, Henry Co., Ky.
Age at date of application, V. Pittsylvania Co., Va. In 1763
Remarks: In 1790 moved from Pittsylvania Co. Va to Washington Co., Tenn
Thence in 1800 to Kentucky. No family data

Very respectfully,
[blank space]
[blank space] Commissioner.

1565b3m10-08
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EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS
HENRY S. CAULFIELD
GOVERNOR
FREDERICK B. MUMFORD
DEAL COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE
CHARLES A. LEE
STATE SUPERINTENDENT SCHOOLS

EXECUTIVE OFFICE
JEFFERSON CITY
JEWELL MAYES
SECRETARY

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MDCCCXX
THE STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE
107-112 STATE CAPITOL BUILDING
JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI

JOHN F. CASE, PRESIDENT
WRIGHT CITY
I. G. HEDRICK, VICE-PRESIDENT
CHILLICOTHE
J. W. HEAD, PALMYRA
L. S. MAGILL, RICHMOND
C. D. BELLOWS, MARYVILLE
GEO. C. KOGER, SIBLEY
JAS. R. HOUX, CENTERVIEW
WALTER ROBERTSON, MARSHALL
W. A. DALLMEYER, JEFFERSON CITY
F. W. A. VESPER, ST. LOUIS
ADOLPHUS BOECKELER, ST. LOUIS
WILLIAM E. LEACH, ST. LOUIS
J. ED. PERRINGER, FREDERICKTOWN
W. N. RANKIN, CARUTHERSVILLE
ARTHUR T. NELSON, LEBANON

Veterans Administration,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Mr. A. D. Hiller, Assistant to Administrator:

This acknowledges your letter identified as “BA-J/MMHF”, concerning my inquiry as to cost of securing photostatic copies of original papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim of Thomas Smith, R. 9867, the cost of which you in that letter told me for the four pages to be copied would be 15¢ per page, totaling 60¢.

Enclosed is Postal Money Order for Sixty Cents (60¢), drawn in favor of the Treasurer of the United States.

Please sent to me the photostatic copy of these four pages of that pension claim of Thomas Smith, R. 9867, which was never approved.
39440

Yours pleasantly, 
[illegible] [signature] Jewell Mayes
Jewell Mayes, Secretary,
State Board of Agriculture,
Jefferson City, Missouri.

JM:E
August 18, 1932.
Enc. Money Order.
[hand-drawn arrow] P.S.-- SPECIAL REMINDER--Above letter was written yesterday, but evidently it got into the mail or else was lost without money order being included. SEE MONEY ORDER HEREWITH.

File copy of pension record

[Seal] RECEIVED
AUG 23 1932
[illegible]
[illegible]
[illegible]
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[Seal “RECEIVED Aug 23 1932 DISBURSING OFFICE MISC. PAYMENTS & RECEIPTS SUE DIV.” surrounded by numbers “1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12” with an arrow pointed to the “11”] 

[Inverted version of the seal aforementioned.]
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Rev. & 1812.
no. 117.

August 27, 1932.
Rev. &1812 Wars Sect. 
541
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Rev. War claim for pension of
Thomas Smith, File No. R. 9867. Actual 1 of each page.

[Upside down in handwriting “consisting of declaration only – to Mr. J. Mayer”]

UNCERTIFIED.

60¢……………4 pages

xxx

Kindly leave margin of 1 ½ in. at top of each page and return papers in each case in folder with corresponding name and number.
The word “omit” written in pencil on those pages which are not to be copied.

Chief, Rev.&1812 Wars Section.
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August 26, 1932.

BA-J/MMHF/ADY

Mr. Jewell Mayes,
107 State Capitol Building,
Jefferson City, Missouri.

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter of August 18, in which you state you enclosed postal money order for sixty cents, draw to the order of the Treasurer of the United States, which remittance was to cover cost of photostatic copies of papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, R. 9867 of Thomas Smith.

As there was no form of remittance enclosed with your letter, it is presumed you inadvertently failed to enclose it, however, in order to expedite the matter, the photos are being prepared and will be mailed to you upon receipt of the money order to which you refer. 

Very truly yours,

A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.
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THE STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE
107-112 STATE CAPITOL BUILDING
JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI

JOHN F. CASE, PRESIDENT
WRIGHT CITY
I. G. HEDRICK, VICE-PRESIDENT
CHILLICOTHE
J. W. HEAD, PALMYRA
L. S. MAGILL, RICHMOND
C. D. BELLOWS, MARYVILLE
GEO. C. KOGER, SIBLEY
JAS. R. HOUX, CENTERVIEW
WALTER ROBERTSON, MARSHALL
W. A. DALLMEYER, JEFFERSON CITY
F. W. A. VESPER, ST. LOUIS
ADOLPHUS BOECKELER, ST. LOUIS
WILLIAM E. LEACH, ST. LOUIS
J. ED. PERRINGER, FREDERICKTOWN
W. N. RANKIN, CARUTHERSVILLE
P. E. DONNELL, WEBB CITY
ARTHUR T. NELSON, LEBANON

[Seal “RECEIVED AUG 23 1832”]

eterans Administration,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Mr. A. D. Hiller, Assistant to Administrator:

This acknowledges your letter identified as “BA-J/MMHF”, concerning my inquiry as to cost of securing photostatic copies of original papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim of Thomas Smith, R. 9867, the cost of which you in that letter told me for the four pages to be copied would be 15¢ per page, totaling 60¢.
Enclosed is Postal Money Order for Sixty Cents (60¢), drawn in favor of the Treasurer of the United States.
Please send to me the photostatic copy of these four pages of that pension claim of Thomas Smith, R.9867, which was never approved.

Yours pleasantly,
[Handwritten signature, “Jewell Mayes”]
Jewell Mayes, Secretary,
State Board of Agriculture,
Jefferson City, Missouri.

JM:E
August 18, 1932.
Enc. Money Order.
[handwritten] ([illegible])

[illegible circular seal] 

[Seal, top part is illegible, “SECTION AUG 23 1932 BUREAU OF PENSIONS”]

[Stamp, “No enclosure [illegible]”]

[handwritten] no encl. when rec. in Res. 1812 [illegible] section Aug. 23, 1932 MMF.

[handwritten] Money order 60ct not enc.

[handwritten symbol “]”]

[handwritten, along the bottom of the page] and no “official Receipt” for money

[handwritten, along the right side of the page in continuation of the above line] from the acct Office and there now all is
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When this letter came to my Mail Subdis, Aug. 23, 1932, it had no enclosure. I returned it to [illegible] subdid, with not [illegible] as shown in lower left hand corner. It came back to me Aug. 26, 1932 with the stamp in red, no end. [Illegible], also notation, in pencil. MMNF
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July 26, 1932.

BA-J/MMHF

Jewell Mayes,
Secretary, State Bd. of Agriculture,
107 – 112 State Capitol Bldg.,
Jefferson City, Missouri.

Dear [hand-drawn X over “Madam]: He advises that he is a [underlined] mere man!

Reference is made to your letter in regard to securing photostatic copies of original papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim of Thomas Smith, R. 9867.

There are four pages to be copied and the cost is fifteen cents a page.

The proper amount should be forwarded by money order drawn to the order of the Treasurer of the United States. Do not send postage stamps.

Very truly yours,

A. D. HILLER,
Assistant to Administrator.
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THE STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE
107-112 STATE CAPITOL BUILDING
JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI

JOHN F. CASE, PRESIDENT
WRIGHT CITY
I. G. HEDRICK, VICE-PRESIDENT
CHILLICOTHE
J. W. HEAD, PALMYRA
L. S. MAGILL, RICHMOND
C. D. BELLOWS, MARYVILLE
GEO. C. KOGER, SIBLEY
JAS. R. HOUX, CENTERVIEW
WALTER ROBERTSON, MARSHALL
W. A. DALLMEYER, JEFFERSON CITY
F. W. A. VESPER, ST. LOUIS
ADOLPHUS BOECKELER, ST. LOUIS
WILLIAM E. LEACH, ST. LOUIS
J. ED. PERRINGER, FREDERICKTOWN
W. N. RANKIN, CARUTHERSVILLE
P. E. DONNELL, WEBB CITY
ARTHUR T. NELSON, LEBANON

Veterans Administration,
Washington, D. C.
(Rev.&1812 Wars Section.)

Gentlemen:

Enclosed is a letter dated August 20, 1931, signed by Mr. A. D. Hiller, Assistant to Administrator, relating to a record of a Revolutionary War pension claim, R 9867, filed by Thomas Smith on April 4, 1834.

The particular point I am making is to re-quest of you to let me know how many pages there are in the application and proofs in that document. Also, what it would cost me to have photostatic copies made of same.

Very pleasantly,
[Signature “Jewell Mayes”]
Jewell Mayes, Secretary.

JM:E
June 21, 1932.

Enc. 141
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VETERANS ADMINISTRATION
Washington

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August 20, 1931.
This Letter Refers To Your File Number:
In Reply Refer To: BA-J / Rev. & 1812 Wars Sec-tion MCS.

Mrs. Bernard Hunt,
1327 Wilson Avenue,
Columbia, Missouri.

Dear Madam:

You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension Claim, R. 9867, that Thomas Smith was born in 1763 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. 

In 1790 he moved from Pittsylvania County, Virginia, to Washington County, Tennessee. In 1800 he moved to Fayette County, Kentucky, and about two years later he moved to Henry County, Kentucky.

While living in Henry County, Kentucky, he applied for pension April 4, 1834, and alleged that he entered the service in February, 1781, in Captain William Dicks’ company in Colonel Campbell’s Virginia Regiment; that he was in the battle of Guil-ford Court House and soon after that battle he was taken sick and remained in hospital at Hillsborough until discharged in August, 1781. He did not give his rank.

His claim was not allowed as he did not furnish proof of the alleged service, in accordance with the requirement of the pension law under which he applied. 

The above noted is the history of the only soldier from Henry County, Virginia, by the name of Thomas Smith that is found in the Revolutionary War records of this office.

Very truly yours,

(Signed,) A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.
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[Seal “MDCCXX JEWELL MAYES SECRETARY”]

STATE OF MISSOURI
BOARD OF AGRICULTURE
JEFFERSON CITY

[Seal “RECEIVED SEP 2 1932 DISBURSING MAIL SUB. DIV. READER 16 VETS. ADM.” surrounded by numbers “1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12” with an arrow pointed to the “2”] 

Mr. A. D. Hiller,
Assistant to Administrator,
Veterans Administration,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Mr. Hiller:

This especially acknowledges yours of August 26, 1932, identified by your file as “BA-J/MMHF/ADY”.

Your letter acknowledges mine of August 18th, in which I said I was enclosing a postal money order for sixty cents drawn on the order of the Treasuerer of the United States, but which letter got away from the office without the money order being enclosed.

Enclosed [hand-drawn arrow pointed to “Enclosed”, handwritten “returned to him”] is your office’s official Receipt numbered 39440, for the sixty cent money order that I forwarded on August 19th, to make good the omission from mine of August 18, having noticed the blunder immediately.

This remittance was of couse to cover the cost of photostatic copies of papers on file in the Revolutionary War Pension Claim R. 9867 of Thomas Smith.

You will please have the photostatic copies forwarded, and if possible please include the negatives thereof.

Enclosed is your [hand-drawn checkmark] Official Receipt 39440, which you may return [hand-drawn arrow pointed from “return”, handwritten “This was done MNG”] with your reply.

Very pleasantly,
[Signature “Jewell Mayes”]
Jewell Mayes, Room 107,
State Capitol Bldg.,
Jefferson City, Missouri.

JM:E
August 30, 1932.

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Columbia. Mo.
Aug. 4, 1931-

Director of Pensions –
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir – 
Will you please send me your record of Thomas [underlined] Smith of Henry Co. Va. Rev. War. He was appointed 1st Lieut in 1781 –

Thanking you very much.
Yours very truly –
Mrs. Bernard Hunt
1327 Wilson Ave.

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June 6/34
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Pension Office
June 6 1834

Sir
I herewith return the letter of M M Smith Esq and have to inform you that Thomas Smith of Ky made application for a pension many years ago, but did not claim to have served as long as six months (the shortest he- [illegible] of service for which a pension can be al- lowed) and wholly failed to show that he over served a day. It does not appear that David Anderson ever applied and I can give no information in relation to his ser- vices as we have have no Rolls of the Virginia Militia.

[Written sideways along the paragraph from “Esq” to “served as long”, [underlined] “Thomas Smith”]

[Written sideways along the paragraph from “served a day” to “Virginia militia”, [underlined] “David Anderson”]

Hon J.S. Chrisman
Ho of Reps
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1178 Fairmount Ave.,
Bristol, Virginia.
March 28, 1912.

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:
Have you in your office a record of Joseph Brim, also borne as Jo Brimm, who served as a corporal in Captain John Lee’s company, 1st Virginia State Regiment Commanded by Col. Gibson? He is reported deceased Feb. 14, 1778, but I have a record from Pittsylva-
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nia Co., Virginia, dated May 1778, saying one Joseph Brimm was appointed ensign in Captain Charlie Clarke company, State Mili- tia, on that date.
My great-grandfather was Joseph Brimm of Pittsylvania County and I am [illegible] to find his record. I should like also to have the record of Captain [underlined] Thomas Smith of [above “Thomas Smith,” “R. 9867”] Pittsylvania [scratched out, “and,”] possibly of Captain Clarke Company Revolutionary War. Thanking you for any in- formation you may give, I am 
[in faint writing, “R. 9867”] very truly,
Mrs. William Lee Cash
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[Seal, “PENSION D U. MAR 27 1912 S. OFFICE.”]

Ack Mch. 30. 1912
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15. Dec. 1834
O. C.

Record Vol. 26. P. 244
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War Dept. Pen. Office
Dec 15. 1834

Sir,
I herewith return to you the affidavit of Thomas Smith, whose claim has been rejected. The official character & signature of the registrate before whom he made his affidavit should be authenticated by the proper officer under his seal of office. The appeal should also exhibit the testi -mony of at least one credible witness who had a personal knowledge of his having been so long as six months in service under one engagement.

Nom. R. M. Johnson
N. R.