Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 26354, for James Randall, Maryland
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Md.
Randall, James Elizabeth
W.26354
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2130
VIRGINIA
James Randall 
of Harrison Co in the state of Virginia
who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Perkins of the regiment commanded by Col. blank in the Virginia line for 8 months

Inscribed on the roll of Virginia at the rate of 26 dollars 66 cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831

Certificate of Pension issued the 19 day of Nov 1832 and sent to J. Johnson Virginia Pt

Arrears to 4th of Sept '32 $39.99
Semi-anl allowance ending 4 Mar '33 $13.33
$53.32

{Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by Geo. C Stiles - Clerk
Book D Vol 7 page 113

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Letter to Geo S Thompson September 17, 1850
Letter to same 15 Oct 1851
Letter to same 12 Oct 1852

Letter March 12, 1835 to Nathan Goff (?)
Letter Sept 23 1835 to Nathan Goff
Agent Pay resumed
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James Randall
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Brief in the case of James Randall of Harrison County in the state of Virginia
(Act 7th June, 1832)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?
ANS - Before a Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
ANS - blank
3. How old is he?
ANS - 71 years
4. State his service as directed in the form annexed:
ANS - In 1777 April served 8 months as a Private under Capt. Isaac Perkins & Lt. Philip Reed

5. IN what battles was he engaged?
ANS - None mentioned
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?
ANS - Kent County Maryland
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof by traditionary evidence by incidental evidence or by the rolls?
ANS - By Traditionary evidence
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
ANS - They appear to be correct.

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

James Ord - Examining Clerk.
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Additional 
_________

Mrs. E. Randall 
Rev. Widow

Virginia 
__________________



R A Sommerville 
Present
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State of Virginia, Harrison County, to wit: 
The undersigned, citizens of the County of Harrison and State aforesaid hereby certify that they were well acquainted with James and Elizabeth Randall, that they were worthy & respectable people, and were married, and regarded as husband and wife until the death of the said James Randall, which occurred March 20, 1853. and we further depose that Elizabeth Randall who has applied for a pension under the act of Congress of 1853, is the true and only widow of the said James Randall, decd, late a Pensioner of the United States. And we further aver that we have no interest whatever in the application of said Elizabeth Randall for a Pension. Given under our hands & seals this 30th day of December, 1853, 
[illegible] Hall [handwritten] seal
[illegible signature] [handwritten] seal h
 Sworn to and acknowledged before me a Justice of the Peace, and of the County Court of Harrison, a Court of Record this 30th day of December 1853, and I further certify that the witnesses subscribing above are credible and disterested witnesses. 
J. H. Ogden J.P. [handwritten] seal
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Declaration
To obtain the benefits of the 2d section of the Act of 3d February, 1853. 
State of Virginia. }
Harrison County, ss: }
On this 14th day of Oct 1853, personally appeared before the undersigned, a member of the County Court for Harrison County, and State of Virginia, Mrs. Elizabeth Randall, (the widow of James Randall, decd) a resident of the county and state aforesaid aged 74 years, who first being duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following Declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed on the 3d of February 1853, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war , that she is the widow of James Randall, who was a Private in the company commanded by Capt. Perkins, of the Maryland troops, in which company her said husband served eight months, beginning in the month of April, 1777, in the County of Kent, State of Maryland, where he was there residing, having been on duty along the Bay shore, acting offensively against any landing of the enemy, &c. &c. to confirm all which she herewith begs leave to refer the Commissioner of Pensions to the Papers on file
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in his office upon which a Pension was granted to her husband in his lifetime, which papers are numbered 2130, and her husband inscribed on the Roll of Virginia, at $26.66 per annum. 
She further declares that she was married to the said James Randall on the 6th day of April 1816. and that her said husband died on the 20th day of March 1853; that she was not married to him prior to the second day of January, eighteen hundred, but at the time above stated. She further declares that she is now a widow, and further that her husband was paid at the Wheeling agency. 
Test
Jno. H. Ogden
Elizabeth Randall her [handwritten] X mark
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written, before 
J. H. Ogden J.P. [handwritten] seal

Virginia, Harrison County, ss:
I, Phineas Chapin, Clerk of Harrison County Court, do hereby certify that John H. Ogden who has subscribed his name to the within certificate, is now and was at the time of the date thereof, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and sworn, and that
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his said signature is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal this 22 day of October 1853. 
P. Chapin Clerk
Seal
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James Randall,S

Declaration
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Virginia 
Harrison County 
On the 22nd day of Augt in the year 1832 Personally appeared in open court, before the Justices of said County of Harrison in Court now sitting James Randall aged Seventy one years who first being duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following statement, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 
That he was born and raised in the County of Kent and State of Maryland where he continued to reside during the War of the Revolution that in the month of April in the year 1777 he volunteered in the service of the United States, in a company commanded by Capt. Isaac Perkins, and Lieut Phillip Reed of the ^ county and State aforesaid.
That he marched to the Bay Shore near the town of the Chester, that he was employed under the above named officers marching up and down the Bay Shore to prevent the landing of the enemy, and to protect the inhabitants from there depradations [depredations] that they frequently exchanged shots with the enemy but believes little injury was sustained by either party. That he never was directly engaged in any Battle during said service. 
That he was in the service at the time and near the place where Chany Claw was hanged that the company to which he belonged was not attached to any other during his continuace in the service. That he was not acquanted with any Regular officer except General Washington, who he remembers to have seen several times. That he did not receive a written discharge but that he was discharged by his Capt Orally after having served eight months That he has no documentary evidence nor does he know
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of any living witness by whom he can prove the above servisses. That he removed from Maryland to Fayette Pa. Thence to Monongalia County Virginia thence to Harrison County Va. where he now resides. That he is known to Benj: Brice, Benjamin Reeder John L Shorn, and various other gentlemen residing in the said County of Harrison to whom reference may be had 
He the said applicant James Randall hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any state 
James Randall 
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid 
We ^Hamilton Goss 
[crossed out: Shirtleif] and ^Joseph J Winter
[crossed out : Coln George I Davison] residing in the County of Harrison do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with James Randall who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration that we believe him to be 71 years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the war of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion 
Sworn and subscribed to Hamilton Goss
Joseph J. Winter 
And the said Court do hereby declare the opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the questions presented by the war department that the above named applicant was a soldier of the Revolutionary war and that he served as he states and ^we I further certify that it appear to us that ^H. Goss [crossed out: Shirtley?] who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman in the County of Harrison and that ^J. J. Winters [crossed out, illegible] who has also signed the same is a resident in the
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[crossed out: who is a resident in the] County aforesaid and is ^a creditible person, and that his statement is entitled to credit 
Jacob Coplin J P

I, David Davisson Clerk of the Court of Harrison County do hereby certify that the foregoing ^contains the original procedings of the said court in the matter of the application of James Randall for a pension 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 2d day of November  1832
D. Davisson C.H.C.
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Rev and 1812 Wars Section

James Randall
W. 26354

October 17, 1927

Mrs. J.E. Law
216 Sycamore St.
Clarksburg, West VA

Madam:

I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary war pension claim W. 26354 it appears that James Randall was born and raised in Kent County, Maryland the date of his birth not stated.

While residing in said Kent County, he enlisted in April 1777 and served eight months in Captain Isaac Perkins' company in the Maryland Troops.

He was allowed pension on is application executed August 22, 1832, while a resident of Harrison County, Virginia, aged seventy-one years.

He died March 20, 1853.

Sold married April 6, 1815 or 1816 Elizabeth.

She was allowed pension on her application executed
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No 3826
Elizabeth Randall 
Wid 
of James 
Let to R A Summerville [R A Sommerville]
Dec 12 /53 
Allowed $26 66/100 [$26.66]
per an to Com. Feb 3/53 

Act Feb 3/53
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Pension Office 
Dec 8 /53. 
Sir. 
Please report time 
of last payment to, or 
death of within named 
pensioner 
Respectfully &c 
F. Burt Esqr.
3 and 
Present 

[illegible] Cole 
for Commr

[in different handwriting:]
James Randall, Act 1832 
$26.66 p. an. Died 20th March 
1853, Paid to death, 
F Burt
Auditor.
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FAIRMONT VA Stamp - Jan 14

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, DC

Elizabeth Randall
James - Died in 1853

Cole 1133
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Fairmont Va. 
Jany 8th [year illegible]

Dear Sir:
James W. Janes one of the heirs at law of Elizabeth Randall (widow of [crossed out: Josef] James Randall a revolutionary Soldier). who was placed upon the Pension list under the act of 3rd Feby 1853 thinks his mother did not receive as large a pension as she was entitled to and desires me to examine the same for him 
I therefore desire the original application of said Elizabeth examined together with the application of [crossed out: hus] her late husband & an order made to allow the heirs any additional amt. she may be entitled
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Washington, Jan 30/53 
L. P. Waldo Esq
Com of Pensions
Sir, Enclosed please find additional Declaration on behalf of Mrs. Randall, Virginia case, which was suspended for want of certificate of Marriage, &c. Presuming the submitted evidence is now perfect, please have certificate for such pension as her husband died and forward same to 
Yours, respectfully 
R. A. Sommerville 
Present
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James Randall
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War Department 
Tuition Office 
March 12th 1835 

Sir:
James Randall of Harrison County, alleged to have served for eight months as a militia man continuously during the war of the revolution in the State of Maryland.
This statement is contrary to all historical facts in connexion with the Militia Service of that State. Payment cannot be resumed until Some further Explanation or proof is furnished.
I am Respectfully 
Your Ob. Servant
J. L. Edwards 

Nathan Goff Esq }
Clarksburg }
Va. }
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Clarksburg Sept 10 - 1835 
Sir
Mr Randall has called on me this day, still avers that he did serve 8 months, under Capt Isaac Perkins, he states he thinks it likely he did not volunteer but for 6 months, but was continued in service 2 months after his 6 mo was up.
I was not present when Mr Singleton examined this man, but I recollect that he S-informed me, that he thought Mr Radall [sic] was entitled to more then he was drawing, 
I am acquainted with Mr Randall & think he would not make wrong representation of his servises intentionally, 
I have just had a conversation with Mr R., and do think he served 8 months, but not as he first represented, but Continued in the army 2 mo after his tour exspired, from the history of his whole Servises which ^he now retales [retells] to me I believe he is entitled to more than what he is drawing, I hope you will continue him, and why I hope it
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is because I believe him duely & justly entitled. 
Very Respectfully yours
Nathan Goff

J. L. Edwards 
Comr of Pensions
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2nd Brief[ing]

James Randall
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Brief objections to the admission of Pension Claims of which those answered in the negative in red ink will apply to the claim of James Randall which require further proof or explanation.

I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? - YES
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? - YES
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? - BLANK
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? _ YES
V. Has he mentioned 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? - YES
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served in conformity with the regulations? - YES
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? - YES
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? - YES
IX. Has the clerk given his certificate? - YES
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? and if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? - YES
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? - YES
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? - blank
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? - YES
XIV. If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she or they are persons of credibility - and is the official character and signature of the magistrate certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? - Applicant states he knows of no living witnesses
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation or of such an age as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? - blank
XVI. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? and if not, which of them is not so answered? - No (2 interrogatories)

EXPLANATORY NOTES
Quere V. 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, etc. 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 period mentioned below, and in the following grades: For blank year blank months and blank days I served as a blank for blank months and blank days I served as a blank; and for such service I claim a pensions."
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Washington, Dec. 6, 1853
 L. P. Waldo, Esq. 
Comr. of Pensions 
Sir 
Enclosed please find claim of Mrs. E. Randall, widow of James Randall, dec. late a Pensioner of the U. States. She applies for benefit of Law of 1853, in relation to widows of Revolutionary pensioners The original papers are on file in the office, and the enclosed Declaration is drawn according to directions of the office, so that I presume nothing more is necessary to effect the issue of a certificate to Mrs. Randall. When such is done, please transmit same to 
Yours respectfully 
R. A. Sommerville
Present
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Brief in the case of Elizabeth Randall widow of James, Harrison County and state of Virginia
Act of February 3, 1853

Claim - blank
Proof Exhibited - blank

Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.

Husband a pensioner under act of June 7, 1832, at $26.66 per annum and paid to his death March 20, 1853

Allowed $25.55 per annum to com Feb 3 '53

Marriage proved by credible witnesses.
Death of pensioner proved by auditor's report.
Identity of widowhood proved by credible witnesses.

Name and residence of Agent 
R A Summerville
Present

Examining Clerk
J L Gray
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2130

James Randle  Pen
Harrison Cty
Entitled

[In different handwriting:]
No [continued or continental] volunteer Service
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Names - Elizabeth Randall widow of James
Rank - Private
Revolutionary Ac - Feb 3 1853
Annual Amount - $25.55
Commencement of Pensions - Feb 3, 1853
Continuation or pension - Widowhood

Pension Office February 8th, 1854
Sir: Be pleased to inscribe on your roll under the act below mentioned the following names and pay the pensions as directed opposite the names.

Respectfully

J P Waldo
Commissioner of Pensions

TO: John Grayson Esq
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Clarksburg, W.  Va.
May 23, 1927.
Commissioner of Pensions 
Washington, D.C.  
Dear Sir,-
Will you please give service and family data contained in applications for Revolutionary service of 
John Brohard died Harrison Co. Va. 1834 
James Randall, ^living Harrison Co. 1834 
Ludwell Lee, Loudoun Co. 1834 Reuben Strother, Fauquier Co., 1835 
Very truly,
Mrs. J. E. Law 
216 Sycamore St., 
Clarksburg, 
West Va.