Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8827, for William Lewis, Virginia
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SERVICE: Va.
Lewis, William
NUMBER: S. 8827
Carded
CONTENTS
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12.007
Virginia

William Lewis -
of Culpepper in the State of Va.
who was a pri - in the Compy commanded by Captain - of the Regt commanded by Col Lawson in the Va - line for 6 months -

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 20 Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 15 day of March 1833 - and sent to Edmund Broaden. Culpepper CH Va

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 40-
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept - 10
$50-
Died June 18, 1851
AB
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk
Book E Vol. 6 Page 16.

Died June 18, 1851
Agency book.
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Declaration of William Lewis in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.

State of Virginia
Culpeper County SS
On this 15 day of August 1832 personally appeared before the Court of Culpeper County now sitting William Lewis a resident in said County and State aged 69 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 act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 that he entered the Service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated
That he was born in the County of Culpeper Virginia on the 8th of April 1763 agreeably to the family register, now in his possession, where he has lived ever since
That he first entered the Service about the last of June 1777 under Lieutenant Daniel Palmer and marched to Albemarle Barracks to guard prisoners - that he was there upwards of two months - that Col. Taylor Commanded the Regiment & Major Roberts the Battallion other officers were ensign Slaughter, Samuel Penn &c That in the year 1780 he was again in the Service as a drafted Private under Capt. Fisher Rice & Lieutenant John Blakey and marched under Col. Slaughter that near Fredericksburg he was Countermanded and returned - That he had Credit for a full tour for that Service, but does not now recollect the length of said Service The shortest tour then he thinks was two months.
That in the year 1781 first July he was drafted and marched under Capt. A. Buchannon Lieutenant James Murray ensign Littleton Taylor to station Hills below Richmond where he joined the main army - The officers were Col Edmonds, Lieutenant Col. Slaughter and Major Beale Genl. Stevens' Brigade - That he marched about to different points and was discharged at or near Williamsburg, making about 3 months Service -
That he was not again in Service - That he can prove the above service by Z. Griffin, Julin Hunt George Corbin and John Crowl -
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to
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pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state or territory.
Sworn to, and subscribed in open court the day and year aforesaid
wm. Lewis

We Zachariah Griffin and Julius Hunt residents of the county of Culpeper Virginia hereby certify that we have known William Lewis who subscribed the above Declaration ever since the revolution and before, that we know of his having performed the service he speaks of at Albemarle Barracks, having been a part of the [?] with him there.  That we further heard of his being in the service at other times and consider him entitled to the fullest credit in what he states.
Sworn to and subscribed in open court this day
Z. Griffin
Julius Hunt   x his mark

We Isaiah Welch and Daniel Triplett residents of Culpeper County Virginia hereby certify that we were in the Revolutionary service with William Lewis who subscribed the above declaration, and that we were in the tours which he speaks of in his declaration [illegible] at Fredericksburg and Welch at Williamsburg and known that he performed that service;  that he has always supported an unsullied character for veracity and that he consider him entitled to credence in what he states.
Sworn to & subscribed in open court this day
Isaiah Welsh x his mark
Daniel Triplett

And the Court then proceeded to propound the following interrogatories to the applicant he being under oath and which he answered as hereinafter states, viz:
Question 1  Where and in what year were you born?
Answer  In Culpeper County, virginia on the 8 of April 1763
Quest. 2  Have you any record of your age and if so where is it
ans 2  I have a family register in which my name stated
Quest. 3  Where were you living when you were called into service, where have you lived ever since and where do you now live - 
ans.
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Answer I have said I was born in Culpeper County Virginia & have never lived anywhere else -

quest. 4 How were you called into Service, were you drafted did you volunteer or were you a substitute and if a substitute for whom-

ans: I was drafted every time I was in service -

quest. 5 State the names of some of the Regular officers who were with the troops when you were in the service Such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service?

ans: I knew Lafayette, Muhlenburg Stevens Col Dark Col Matthews an addition to those mentioned in my declaration - The circumstances of my service I have Stated in my Declaration

quest 6 Did you ever receive a discharge from Service and if so by whom was it given and what has become of it-

ans: I never received a discharge in writing but was discharged in Companies or regiments-

quest 7 State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present Neighborhood who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief of your Services as a soldier of the Revolution-

ans: I believe I am known to the Court and certainly nearly all the elderly men in the County - I have proved my services by the Certificates of Zach: Griffin, Julius Hunt for veracity Isaiah Welsh & Daniel Triplett and for my character the Court will please enquire of any man in sight-

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 applicant was a revolutionary Soldier and served as he states - And the Court further certify upon their knowledge that no Clergyman resides in the immediate vicinity of the applicant, that Several Credible witnesses have Certified to his services as declared in his declaration and the Court concur in the opinion that the applicant is entitled to full credence in what
he
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he has stated and cannot doubt that he rendered said Service-
I Francis T. Lightfoot Clerk of the County Court of Culpeper do hereby certify that the foregoing contains a Copy of the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application William Lewis for a pension-
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this 12 September 1832 in the 37 year of the Commonwealth
F. T. Lightfoot
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February 15, 1937.
BA-J/ILL
William Lewis
S. 8827

Mrs. C. W. Lewis
602 West 2nd Street
Fort Worth, Texas.

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of William and John Lewis of Culpeper County, Virginia.

The record of William Lewis is furnished herein as found in the papers on file in his claim for pension, S. 8827, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War. No claim for pension has been found based upon service in that war of a John Lewis of Culpeper County, Virginia.

William Lewis was born April 8, 1763 in Culpeper County, Virginia; the names of his parents were not given.

While a resident of Culpeper County, Virginia, he enlisted in June 1779, and served two months as private under Lieutenant Daniel Palmer, Colonel Taylor's Virginia regiment; he enlisted in 1780 and served one month as private in Captain Fisher Rice's company, Colonel Slaughter's Virginia regiment; he enlisted in July 1781, and served three months as private in Captain A. Bohannon's company, Colonel Edmonds' Virginia regiment.

He was allowed pension on his application executed August 15, 1832, at which time he resided in Culpeper County, Virginia. William Lewis made no reference to wife or children.

The soldier died June 18, 1851.

Very truly yours,

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
May 28th, 1840.

Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," William Lewis, - a Pensioner on the Roll of the Richmond, Va. Agency, at the rate of Twenty - Dollars per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March, to the 4th Sept. 1839.
Respectfully, yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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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 William Lewis 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 him not doing so? 

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? No

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? No

XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? No

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? Witnesses

XIV. [notation sign 1]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? yes
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? yes

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? yes

XVI. [notation sign 2]Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes

XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? 
_________________________
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, &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 than 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.”
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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the 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 they served two years 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 officers 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.
[notation sign 1]QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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 witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[notation sign 2]QUERE XVI. 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 paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper 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.
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1907 Mch. 30 History to Mrs Martha Sullinger C
1918 Oct. 28. Hist. to Miss Martha S. Matthews
1922 Feb. 17 " " Miss Adella Yowell. EW.
1926 June 2. photos mailed to Mrs R. C. Bannerman AW
1927 Jan. 13. photos delivered to Mr. Wm. T. Bannerman. AW.
1934 - Mch. 13 - Mrs. R. C. Bannerman adv. number of claim. MMHF.

8827
Rev War INVALID.
File No. 8827
William Lewis
Priv Rev War
Act: June 7th/32
Index:-Vol. 1st, Page 220
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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March 13, 1934
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Mrs. Robert C. Bannerman
1508 Wilson Boulevard
Clarendon, Virginia

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the number and designation of the Revolutionary War pension claim of William Lewis, of Culpeper County, Virginia.

The Revolutionary War pension claim of William Lewis, from which you obtained photostatic copies, is on file under the number, S. 8827, which designates it from other claims under the name William Lewis.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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In reply to your request of _________, received ________ for a statement of the military history of William Lewis a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension on file in this Bureau. S. 8,827

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
[1] June 1779
[2] " 1780
[3] July 1781
LENGTH OF SERVICE.
[1] 2 mos.
[2] 1 mo.
[3] 3 mos.
RANK.
Private
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
[1] Lt. Daniel Palmer
[2] Capt. Wilson Rice
[3] A. Bohannon
COLONEL.
[1] Taylor
[2] Slaughter
[3] Edwards
STATE.
Va.

Battles engaged in, [checkmark]
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Culpeper Co, Virginia
Date of application for pension, Aug. 15, 1832. His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Culpeper Co. Virginia.
Age at date of application, born Ap'l. 8, 1763 Culpeper Co. Va.
Remarks: there is no family data on file. He died June 18, 1851 (Agency book)

Respectfully,
Commissioner.
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Jan. 8, 1927.
Commissioner of Pensions,

Please furnish photostat copies of five pages from the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 8827, of William Lewis.
not certified.

recd payment
75 cents.
[signed] A E Wilson
Chief Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.

FINANCE DIVISION
J. N. K.
JAN 8 1927
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.

Wm. T. Bannerman
Room 2116
Interior Bldg
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6769
3-2233
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Finance Division

Jan 8 1927.
Chief Rev War Section Division.

I have this day received from
Wm. T. Bannerman
cash No____
for $75/100, requesting photostat copy as per letter herewith

1927 Jan 13-
Photos delivered to Mr. Bannerman & Finance Div. notif. AW

O. J. RANDALL
Chief Finance Division
H.C.L.

W22
Jan. 11
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SUBMIT IN DUPLICATE. 1-681 PHONE Branch 476
All inquiries regarding this job should refer to Requisition No. 11929
[illegible]ion for Duplicating, Addressograph, Photostat, and Blue Print Work.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
WASHINGTON
CHIEF, Division of Publications, Room G 137.
January 11, 1927
Please furnish work specified below.

Bureau ordering: Pension
Deliver to Room No.: 5033
(ALL COPY FOR DUPLICATING WORK SHOULD BE PLAIN AND WRITTEN IN ELITE TYPE, EXACTLY LINE FOR LINE AS IT IS TO APPEAR ON FINISHED JOB.)
Title and description of job: photostat copies of 5 pages to be from the Rev. War pension claim, S. 8827, Wm. Lewis
No. of copies: 1 of each page
Shall form be kept standing? no ____ days
For further information see: A. E. Wilson, 
Room No. 5033 Phone No. 541
Approved:
Chief Clerk of Bureau.: [illegible] Reed
Chief of Branch: A E Wilson
NOTE: No order made "SPECIAL" unless statement showing necessity is written below and approved by Chief Clerk of Bureau ordering

CHECK WORK DESIRED
Duplicate
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Remarks:
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RECEIVED JAN 11 1927
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Request for Photostating 3-2006 Ex. AW
(To be prepared in duplicate.)

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF CLERK
Job No. 3499 Date May 29 26.
Subject: Wm. Lewis Rev. S.8827
(No.) see below copies of (No.) 2 pieces consisting of (No.) 5 pages to be forwarded when completed to the Rev & 1812 Wars Section Division.
Remarks: make three negative copies of each of the 4 pages of affidavit of Aug. 15, 1832 and one negative of the one page of aff. of Feb. 27, 1833 
13 photos in all
Approved:
A E Wilson Chief Sect.
______ Chief Clerk.
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6769
3-2233
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Finance Division
May 26, 1926.
Chief Rev Sect.

I have this day received from Mrs. R. C. Bannerman
cash No
for $1.95, requesting 
OK notif

photostat copy as per letter herewith.
1926 June 2
Photos mailed & Finance Div notif AW
O. J. RANDALL
Chief Finance Division
H. C. L.

May 26, 1926.
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May 26, 1926.
Commissioner of Pensions

Sir:
Please furnish photostat copies of five pages from the Revolutionary War pension claim, William Lewis, S. 8827,
make three copies of each of the four pages of the declaration for pension and one copy of the affidavit of Feb. 27, 1833, 13 copies in all

received payment
May 26, 1926.
$1.95
[signed] A E Wilson
Chief Rev. & 1812 Wars
Section

Mrs. R. C. Bannerman,
1841 Summit Place, N. W.
Washington, D. C.

[stamp]
FINANCE DIVISION
MAY 26 1926
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
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Mrs. Robert C. Bannerman
1508 WILSON BOULEVARD
CLARENDON, VIRGINIA.

March 9th, I934
Veterans Administration,
Pension of Wars of I8I2 and Revol. War,
Dear Sirs:

Please give me the number and designation of claim for a Revolutionary war pension of William Lewis of Culpeper, Va. The nearest to a title that I have is this:
"Declaration of William Lewis in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th, I832."
I have photo-stats from you of his papers there.
I shall be very grateful for a reply.

Very sincerely yours,
[signed] Mrs R C Bannerman
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Ft Worth Tx Feb 1st
1937

Veterans Administration Bld. -
Will you be so kind as to send me a copy of Wm. Lewis pension application from Culpepper Virg, - I think it was in 1832. also of Jno Lewis of Culpeper Vir. both Rev soldiers 
thanking you so much for this valuable information
Rspct
Mrs C. W. Lewis
602_W_2nd St
Ft Worth Tx

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RECEIVED FEB 4 1937
MAIL SUB-DIV:
VETS. ADM.
READER #2
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Culpeper Va.
Jan. 24" 1922.
Commissioner of Pensions.
Pension Office.
Washington DC.
My dear Sir;
Will you kindly give me any information you may have concerning the record of William Lewis from Culpeper Va. during the Revolutionary war? I have the information he drew a Pension, was quite young when he enlisted, will you give me dates &c, and greatly oblige. Very cordially yours
Miss. Adella Yowell.
Box 86. Culpeper, Va.
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Rev Sec
Sent Feb. 17, 1922

Culpeper Va
Feb, 11" 1922
Commissioner of Pensions
Revolutionary War Records.
Washington D.C.

Will you kindly give me any information you have of the record of William Lewis from Culpeper Va. who enlisted in the Revolutionary Army and drew a pension for several years I am told. 
Thanking you for a prompt reply. I am most cordially
Mrs. Addella Yowell.
Box 86. Culpeper
Va.

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U. S. PENSION OFFICE O
FEB 14 1922
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Fulton, Mo., Oct. 18, 1918

Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sirs:-
Will you please copy for me the record of the services of William Lewis of Culpepper County, Virginia, (born 1763, died 1851), as given in Survivors File #8827 Revolutionary War, or any other records you may have.
My data has become confused and I want a definite record to give in my application for Membership to the National Society of D.A.R's. 
I will gladly pay you for this service. 
Yours truly,
(Miss) Martha S. Mathews,
11 West Tenth Street,
Fulton,
Missouri.

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U. S. PENSION OFFICE. O
OCT 21 1918
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Commissioner of Pensions, U.S.
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir
Please send me copy of Application for pension for one Wm Lewis who lived in Culpeper Va. and served in Revolutionary War, He enlisted 1778 and was at Surrender -
He died in Culpeper Va - and drew a pension for some years before his death
Please oblige - yours Respectfully
(Miss) Martha Sullinger.
Burnsville
North Carolina
(over)

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O. W. & N. DIV. FILES
MAR 18 1907
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I want the copy to finish proof for D.A.R. - to establish Revolutionary Ancestry-
March 14", 1907.
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Culpeper 28th Feb. 1833
Dear Sir;
I send by the mail the day the Amended declarations of George Corbin and Wm Lewis - please examine them and let me hear from them as soon as it may be convenient-
Respectfully
Edward Brouders
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State of Virginia
Culpeper County} S.S.
On this 27th day of Feb 1833 before the subscriber a justice of peace in and for said County personally appeared William Lewis of said County and State and being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that in making his declaration for a pension which was done in the county Court of Culpeper on the 15th August 1832, he did not recollect to a day the precise time of some of the tours, and that he used "about" &c to avoid error - That the tour at Albemarle Barracks 2 was as he stated for upwards of two months - That he supposed the second tour (at Fredericksburg) would rate, as it did at the time, as a full tour and therefore stated it as he did - That 1 to the best of his recollection it was at least one month - That 3 the third tour in 1781 was three months or more - That it frequently happened that troops were detained some weeks till relieved by fresh troops - That this happened in that tour and be in position that he was in service full three months - That his whole service amounted to full six months actual service.
That no Clergyman resides in his immediate vicinity or indeed in 6 or 8 miles of him. Given under my hand this 27th Feby 1833
Ths Hill JP.

Virginia
I Frances T. Lightfoot Clerk of the County Court of Culpeper in the State aforesaid do hereby Certify that Thomas Hill before whom the above Deposition appears to have been sworn to am acting Justice of the peace in & for said County duly Commissioned & qualified and that the above signature purporting to be his is genuine-
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this 27 day of Feby one thousand eight hundred and thirty three
F. T. Lightfoot