Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8532, Robert Fulton, Va.
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Va. [Virginia] Fulton,Robert  S8532

                                                      Carded
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23.193
Robert Fulton
of Augusta Co[County]in the State of Virginia who was a private in the company commanded by Captain [Long] of the [slash/line] command by [slash/line] in the Va [Virginia] [illegible] time for 8mo. [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 29 day of Nov [November] i [in]1833 and sent to Mrs. Kizzy B: Stannton

Arrears to the 4th of Sept [September] 1833 $66.66
Semi-ani [annual] allowance ending [illegible] March 3 $13.33
[total amount] $80.00
[Revolutionary Claim, Act  [Acted/Activated] June 7,1832.}

recorded by W.L. Williams Clerk,
Book 6 Vol. [Volume] 2 Page 13
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State of Virginia
Augusta County SS
    On this 28th day of October 1833 personally appeared in open Court before Jacob Leas, Samuel Blackwood, Robert Guy and, John 
Allison Gentlemen Justices of the County Court of Augusta State of Virginia Robert Fulton [illegible] [cross-out] a resident of the county of Augusta and State of Virginia aged about 73 years, who being first sworn accor-ding to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the acts of Congress, passed June 7th:1832.  That he was born in the said County of Augusta on the 18th day of November in the year 1760 as he has allways  [always] understood and believes, that there is a record of his birth in an old family bible of his Fathers, which is still in the County of Augusta that he was raised in the same county of Augusta and has continued to reside there in from his birth, that he was a resident of said County when he was called into the service, and that he served as a soldier in the war of the Revolution as follows [illegible]-That as one of the malitia [militia] of Augusta County he was drafted in the month of October 1780 for a three months tour of duty, and rendivouzes [rendezvous] at Waynesborrough, that from there he marched as a private to the City of Richmond where he served until the full term of his draft of three months expires, when he was discharged but [illegible] no written discharge that Capt. Saml McCutchen en,[and] Leut. John McKemy [illegible] Davis Gibson were officers of the company in which he marched and commander of the detachment of the troops until they reached Richmond when the command of the troops was taken by an officer from the lower part of Virginia whose name he has forgotten- that he remained stationed at Richmond during his said tour of duty and was in no engagement..  He is unable from old age and the consequent loss of memory to answer positively as to the day on which he marched or the day of the month on which he was discharged, but to this test of his recollection he served as a private in Capt [Captaptain]Wleutshems Company, for a period not less than three months. He expects to be able to prove this tour
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of duty by Maj [Major] Saml Bell [and] Wm [illegible]County of Augusta.
His next service was as one of the drafted Malitia [Militia]of Augusta.  He was drated in the month of Febry [February];1781, he thinks about the 15th of that month, he rendevouzed [rondezvous]at Waynesborough in said County, and marched from there with the other troops under the  command of Col. Geo Moffett of the Augusta malitia [militia] to Guilford in the State of North Carolina where they joined the troops under the command of Gen'l [General]Greene that he was attached to the company under the command of Capt. James Tate of the Augusta Militia, James Mitchell was the Leut of said company and John Young the ensign. He was in the battle of Guilford [crossout] with the troops under the command of Col [Colonel]Wm Campbell, Capt [Captain] Tate as well as many of his company was killed, and this declarant was taken a prisioner as the battle was fought on the 15th day of March 1787 immediately after which this declarant was marched with the other prisioners taken by the British to Wilmington in the State of North Carolina and placed on board of a prison ship lying in Cape Fear [illegible], where he was kept a prisoner until about the 15th; [illegible] July 1781 when he was exchanged, and then returned to his residence in the said County of Augusta, which he reached about the 10th of August 1781 being unable to travel earlier to his residence in an [illegible] of his feebleness produced by his confinement and treatment during the charge, he is unable from [the crossed out]old age which the consequent lap [lapse] of memory is swear positively or to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection, he served on this tour of duty not less than five months from the time he [illegible] at Waynesborough while he was exchanged as a prisoner of war, and five months and twenty five days from the time left home untill [until] returned to it. That he capable to be able to prove this Tour of duty and service by Maj Saml Bell and John Thompson [illegible] of Augusta County.  He would refer to Wm. Davis esq. of Bell and Smith esqs as persons of his neighborhood, who can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of his having served as a soldier in the Revolutionary War.  He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension.
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or annuity, except the presents, and declares that his name is not on this pension roll  of any agency in any state.  Sworn of [illegible] in open court this day of year [illegible].
Robert Fulton[Signature]
We Ballard Smith and Wm Davis residing in the County of Augusta, hereby certify; that we are well acquainted with Robert Fulton [illegible] who has [illegible]sworn to the above declaration the we believe him and is about 73 years of age; that he is [illegible] and he lived in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier in the revolution, and [illegible] concern on that opinion. Sworn [illegible] by this 228th day of Oct.;1833  Ballard Smith [Signature]  Wm Davis [Signature]

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after investigation of the matter, and after putting the entire [illegible] prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states.  And the Court further [illegible] that it appears to them that Ballard Smith and Wm Davis who have signed the sworn statement are credible persons and residents of Augusta.  They further certify that Saml Bell, Wm McCutchen and  whose affidavit taken before , Saml Blackwood and John B Christian Gentlemen Justices of this County are here to ammend are highly respectable men and that any statement of the said Bell, whether of John Thompson Lsn. is entitled to full credit.
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Virginia to Wit
I Jefferson Kinney Clerk of the County Court of Augusta in the State aforesaid do herby Certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said court in the matter of the application of Robert Fulton send for a pension.  In testimony where of I have affixed my scrib [seal] of office this 9th day of November 1833 in the 58th year of the Commonwealth.

Jefferson Kinney Cal.
[drawing of scrib/seal present]
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                                                                                                  Revolutionary War Records Section.     3-525
 [illegible notation]]                                                                         Department of the Interior,
                                                                                                            Bureau of Pensions.
                                                                                                               Washington, D.C.,
In reply to your request of ---------, received------------for a statement of the military history of Robert Fulton a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.

Dates of Enlistment or Appointment     Oct 1786
Length of Service  3 mo
Rank Pvt
Officers Under Whom Service was Rendered Samuel McCutchen
Francis Long
James Tate
[Illegible]Moffett
[other names illegible]
State  Va.

Dates of Enlistment or Appointment      Febr 15. 178[illegible]178[illegible][paragraph of illegible text]
Battles engaged in, Guilford
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Augusta County, Virginia
Date of application for pension, Oct. [illegible]
Residence at date of application, Augusta County, Va.
Age at date of application, born Nov. 8,1760 in Augusta County Va.
Remarks:  There is no data on file as to his family
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State of Virginia, Augusta County to Wit
The affidavit of Maj Samuel Bell taken before me Joseph Brown a justice of the peace for the county aforesaid in the state of Virginia on the 28th of May 1833 who being just duly sworn deposette and saith as follows
That in the fall of 1780he volunteered to serve a tour of duty for three months, that he marched to Richmond, in Capt Thomas Smiths Company and that he recollects that at the same time Robert Fulton [illegible] who lives near Greenville in the county aforesaid was at the same time, in the service and station'd at Richmond he belong'd to Capt Samuel McCutchen company.  We were station'd there as this affiant suppose to guard the Assembly of Virginia as the Assembly was there in[illegible] [Sesnoir] and there were some expectations that the British would come up there. and that the said 
Fallow and this affiant after having served out their tour [of three months; crossed our] were both discharged at the same time.  The names of any of the field officers commanding the Regiment is not now recollected.  This affiant farther states that in the month of February 1781 he was drafted and march'd  to Guildford, and that at the same time Robert Fulton was drafted and march'd to the same place.  This affiant does not distinctly recollect.
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seeing said Robert Fulton but is sure from many circumstances that he was along in Capt Tates company and that he was taken Prisoner by the British at Guildford. said Fulton and this affiant were both in the same Regiment of which Col Moffett was the commander Genl [General]] William Campbell was also our commandant.  Said Robert Fulton is about one year younger than this affiant who is now in his seventy fourth year, and farther this affiant saithe not all which he subscribes with his name the day and year just about written Saml Bell

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 29" of May 1833.  Joseph Brown JP [signature]

State of Virginia
Augusta County
The affidavit of William McCutchan taken before me Saml Blackwood a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid in the State of Virginia on the 20th day of June 1833 who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he has served a tour of duty for three months with Robert Fulton in the fall of 1780 in Capt. Samuel MCutchans Company of Virginia Militia that he hath been long an intimately acquainted and that he is a Man of undoubted viraity and integrity farther this affiant saith not
William McCutchan [signature]
Sworn to and subscribed before me the date above  Saml Blackwood

I hereby certify that I am well aquainted with William McCutchan and he is a Man of Veraity and integrity given under my hand this 20th June 1833
Saml BlackwoodJP [signature]
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State of Virginia Augusta County to Wit
      The affidavit of John Thompson was taken before me [a Justice - crossed out] John B Christian, a Justice of the Peace in the County and State aforesaid who being first duly sworn, saith as follows that he is well acquainted with Robert Fulton who resides near Greenville in said County of Augusta and who is an applicant for a Pension under the  late law of Congress, and that this affiant knows of his own personal knowledge that the said Robert Fulton served in the war of The Revolution, that this affiant served a tour of duty in the same Company commanded by Capt James Tate of said County of Augusta in Va who fell at the battle of Guildford.  That this affiant said Robert Fulton marched in said Company from said County of Augusta Va to Guildford North Carolina and that in the engagement with the British Troops at that place the said Robert Fulton was taken Prisoner, which was in the month of March in the year 1781, and that said Robert Fulton did not return to his home until as this affiant believing [cross-out] about the first of August following.  this affiant does not know said Robert Fultons age but thinks he is five or six years younger than this affiant who is now in his 80th year.  This affiant further states that he believes the said Robert Fulton to be a man of undoubted veracity & integrity to which he subscribes his name this 24th day, August 1833.  John Thompson [signature]
Sworn to a nd subscribed before me the date last above written.  
John Christian JP [signature]
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[Typed Correspondence]

Rev. War Section.
VLM [initialed]

Sept. 26, 1917

Mrs. J.R. Rich,
1215 Tenth Street, 
Huntington, W.Va.

Madam:
      In order to ascertain the date of death and name of person to whom arrears of pension were paid in the case of Robert Fulton, S. File No. 8,538 Revolutionary War you should forward this letter to the Auditor for the Interior Department 14 and B Streets S.W., Washington, D.C.
"Robert Fulton, Certificate No. 23,193, issued November 29, 1833, $26.66 per annum, from March 4, 1831, Act June 7, 1832, Virginia Agency."
Very respectfully, 
GM Saltzgaber [signature]
Commissioner.
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[Typed Correspondence]

                                         Sept. 22, 1917
Bureau of Pensions,    
 [Hand-written notation] Rev sec H

Gentlemen, 
    Please send me a copy of pension record of Robert Fulton. -Augusta Co. Va. Oct. 28, 1833. Born in Augusta Co. Va. Nov. 18, 1760.  Drafted Oct. 1780 for 3 months, rendezvous at Waynesboro and served in Richmond under Samuel McCutcheon Capt., Lt. John McKenny and Ensign David Gibson.
    Drafted next Feb. under Capt. Jas. Tate in battle of Guildford and taken prisoner, released middle of July and reached home Aug. 10th.  
    I particularly wish the date and place of his death and any data on his wife and children that you may have.
    Thanking you for the favor,
    Very truly yours, 
    Mrs. J.R. Rich
    1215 Tenth St., Huntington, W.Va.
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Hon ble Jos L Edwards
                        Staunton 22 Nov. 1833
[illegible mark/inital] Dpm

Permit me to solicit your action upon the enclosed declaration of  [illegible] Fulton as early as your convenience will permit, and communicate to me the result

With much respect
to Ms:obl
Wm. Kinney jus
[scrib drawn]
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                                     8532
RevWar [checkmark]    INVALID.   

File No. 8532
Robert Fulton
Prisoner War
Act: June 7 32
Index: - Vol Ret Page 134
[Arrangement of 1870}


1917 Sept.26  Hist [History] to Mrs. J.R. Rich
Data finished to apply to and Int. Dept. [Interior Department]