Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7070, for William Jenkins, Virginia
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(3-1776)
SERVICE Va.
Jenkins, William
NUMBER S. 7070
cardid
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12.763
North Carolina
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William Jenkins
of Surry--in the State of North Car. who was a pri:  in the company commanded by Captain Adams of the Regt. commanded by Col. Lynch in the Virginia line for 2 years
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Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina at the rate of 80 Dollars ___ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 22d day of May '33 and sent D. N. Courts Huntsville, No. Ca.
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Arrears to the 4th of March '33---1.60
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept"-- 40
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                                                        $200
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{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by William Miller Clerk, 
Book E. Vol. 6. Page 45

Date of death not au AB
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23100
William Jenkins
Surry county
North Carolina
Admit as aprovale for 2 years $80

D. N. Courts,
Huntsville 
North Carolina
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WAR DEPARTMENT Pension Office, 183

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. These 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.
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A Statement, showing the Service of William Jenkins, Surry county, N.C.
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[form in columns]
*Period when the service was rendered. 
Volunteered 1779/do 1780/do 1781
*Duration of claimant's service 1 year/6Months/6Months
*Rank of the claimant. private
*Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Capt Adams/Capt. Allen/Capt Crawford
*Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Col. Lynch/[blank]/Col Taylor General La Fayette
*Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Jamestown Yorktown
*Country through which he marched. towards North Carolina, then to New river in Virginia Potomac then south Petersburg Raccoonford.
*Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. 71 Henrico county Virginia
*Evidence by which the declaration is supported. tradition

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 of 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 were not recognized as being in actual military service.
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 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 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 the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or 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 do 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 application of___ for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and 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 in the___ 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 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 it 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 known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated 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 the 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?
6. To an Officer: Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom 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 person, 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 execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from 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 of County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or 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, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.

(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 be 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 to 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. [Et cetera] . 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 [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 pension."
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 that they served two years in the militia, &c. [Et cetera] 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.
(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 no 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.

F. N. Bradford.
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Declarations in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832
State of North Carolina [illegible faded] County on this 4 day of February 1833 personally in open court before Thos G Wagner Wm Macky C B. Tucker justices of the County Court of Surry now  sitting William Jenkins a resident of the County of Surry N Carolina aged 71 years who being first duly sworn according to law oath on his oath make the following declarations in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832
That he entered the service of the United States as a private and served as herein after stated that he volunteered about the year 1779 in the County of Bedford Virginia for the time of one year under Capt Adams and Col Lynch at the time of his enlistment  he was a resident of the County of Henrico Virginia From the place of his enlistment he marched to a point near the North Carolina line in pursuit of the Tories He then marched to new river in Virginia where he remained some time stationed near a ferry on said river called he believes Ingle's Ferry From this place he marched to Bor[illegible] Virginia from thence he marched to Bedford Virginia where his term of 

[written perpendicular on left side]
 Perry Chinn 23110
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service expired He then volunteered for six months immediately afterwards the county not particularly recollected but believs [believes] Powhatan Virginia under Capt Allen of Cumberland Virginia from the place of his enlistment he marched to Potomac river below Alexandria where he remained a few day. from this place he marched to the south to join Genl Greene and after appoaching [approaching] to within 15 or 20 miles of Guilford Court house & hearing of  the battle of that place his company was ordered to return to the North and on his way to the north his term of service expired He then volunteered for the term of six months in Powhatan Virginia under Capt Crawford & Col Taylor & his company immediately joined Genl Lafayette and marched toward Petersburg with a view of preventing the British crossing James river near that place but after geting [getting] near that place and ascertaining they were too strong to hazard an engagement with them his company was ordered to retreat to Chickahominy Swamp from thence they retreated to the Raccoon ford from thence he marched into Maryland to what he believs [believes] was called Elk river there his company was joined by Genl Wayne when they marched in pursuit of the British to Williamsburg thence to James Town where an engagement took place in which the Americans
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were defeated from this place he marched to York town where after a battle Cornwalace [Cornwallis] surrendered   Soon after this his term of service expired when he was discharged He has no documentary of his service of his service nor does he know of any one by ^whose testimony he can procure whom he can prove his service
To the seven interogatories [interogatories] referred by this Department to be responded to him he answers as follows 
To the 1st question he answers Chesterfield County Virginia in the year 1762 
To 2 do. Answer I have none
To 3rd do. Answer In Henrico Virginia or since the revolution I have lived in Wilkes Iredill [Iredell] Ashe and Surry N Carolina and now in County of Surry N Carolina.
To 4 do. Answer volunteers
To 5 do. Answer Genl Lafayette & Wayne and Col Barbaur [Barbour]
To 6 do. I did from Capt. Crawford which is lost
To 7 do. Answer Miner Mash & Jesse Brown
He further answers that there is no clergyman living in his neighborhood whose testimony can procure
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid. William his X mark Jenkins
The Miner Mash & Jesse Brown residing in the county of Surry N Carolina hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Jenkins who has subscribed and sworn
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to the above declarations that we believe him to be 71 years of age that he is respected and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the volution and that we concur in their opinion sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Miner his X mark Mash
Jesse his X mark Brown

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 soldier of the revolution & served as he states and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Miner Mash & Jesse Brown who have signed the preceding certificate are residents of the County of Surry N Carolina that they are credible persons and that their statement is intitled [entitled] to credit
A S Haynur J P
Wm Hankin J P
C B Tucker J P

I John Wright Clerk of pleas and Quarter Session ^for Surry County do hereby certify that the fore going contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the mater [matter] of the application of William Jenkins for a pension  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this the 16th day of February AD 1833
Jno Wright Ccc
By F. K. Armstrong DC
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June 9, 1936
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Wm Jenkins
S.7070

Mr. Perry W. Jenkins
40 Virginia Street
Salt Lake City, Utah

Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the records of four soldiers named William Jenkins, who served in the Virginia Troops, War of the Revolution, and received Virginia military land grants for their services: you request, also, the record of William Jenkins, who served under Captain W. D. Jones, of Ohio, in the War of 1812.
You are furnished herewith the histories of two soldiers named William Jenkins, the only soldiers of that name who served with the
Virginia Troops that are found on the Revolutionary War records of this office.
As a means of identifying the particular record of the William Jenkins of the War of 1812, in which you are interested, should it be on file, it is essential that you furnish as much as possible of the following data in regard to him: approximate dates of birth and death, places of residence at enlistment and after service and
given name of widow. It will expedite the matter if you will return this letter with your reply.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.
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June 9, 1936
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William Jenkins-S.7070
William Jenkins-W. 2944

Mr. Perry W. Jenkins
40 Virginia Street
Salt Lake City, Utah

Dear Sir:

The data which follow are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.7070, based upon the military service in that war of William Jenkins.

William Jenkins was born in 1762, in Chesterfield County, Virginia. The names of his parents are not shown.

While residing in Henrico County, Virginia, William Jenkins volunteered about 1779, and served one year as private in Captain Adams' Company, Colonel Lynch's Virginia Regiment; immediately after the termination of this service, he volunteered and served six months in Captain Allen's Company, Virginia Troops; dates of service not given: he again volunteered and served six months in Captain Crawford's Company, Colonel Taylor's Virginia Regiment, was in the battle of Jamestown and at the surrender of Cornwallis. no dates given.

After the Revolution, he resided in Wilkes, Iredell, Ashe and Surry Counties, North Carolina.

He was allowed pension on his application executed February 14, 1833, while residing in said Surry County.

There are no data as to soldier's family.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, William Jenkins (S.7070), you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and furnish the following data:

William Jenkins, Certificate No. 12763, issued May 22, 1833, rate $80 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, North Carolina Agency.
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William Jenkins
W. 2944

The data which follow are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 2944, based upon the military service in that war of William Jenkins.

The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of William Jenkins are not shown.

William Jenkins enlisted in Orange County, Virginia, in 1777, shortly after the surrender of Burgoyne, and served as a private in Captain Garland Burnley's Company, Colonel Francis Taylor's Virginia Regiment: length of service, three years.

He was allowed pension on his application executed March 16, 1819, at which time he was aged about fifty-three years and resided in Harrison County, Kentucky.

He died July 17, 1830, place not shown.

The soldier married in December, 1783, in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, Kisiah Quin. The date and place of her birth and the names of her parents are not shown.

Soldier's widow, Kisiah, was allowed pension on her application executed November 12, 1838, at which time she was aged seventy-two years and resided in Fayette County, Kentucky.

She died December 15, 1852, place not shown.

The names of the following children are shown:

Cynthia Jenkins........in 1821, aged about 16 years, married
------Moore.
Elijah and Elisha Jenkins....... " " " " 15 years.
Susan Jenkins.....married ---- Stinnett.
Sarah Jenkins.
Nancy Jenkins............." ----Adams.
Fanney Jenkins.......... " ----Eve.
Peggy Jenkins..........," ----Davis.
Polly Jenkins..........." ----Moore.
Elizabeth Jenkins..........." ----George

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The following children survived their mother, Kisiah Jenkins:
Elisha Jenkins...........in 1854, residing in Fayette County, Kentucky.
Sarah Jenkins
Susan Stinnett
Nancy Adams.............was deceased in 1854.

In 1838, Murwood Jenkins, then aged fifty-eight years and a resident of Fayette County, Kentucky, stated that he was present at the marriage of William Jenkins and Kisiah Quin, which took place at the home of his (Murwood's) father. He did not give the name of his father nor state any relationship to the soldier, William Jenkins.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.

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7070
Rev War INVALID.
File No. 7070
William Jenkins
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7th 32
Index:-Vol. 13, Page 192
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1936 - June 9 - Hist to Perry W. Jenkins - EL
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WYOMING RECLAMATION ASSOCIATION
"WE SERVE THE STATE"
PERRY W. JENKINS, President
BIG PINEY
CHARLES W. TRENARY, First Vice-President
J. J. JEWETT, Second Vice-President
CHARLES B. STAFFORD, Secretary
CHEYENNE
T. D. O'NEIL, Treasurer

Executive Committee
A. L. MARTIN
Thermopolis
JOHN A. WHITING
Cheyenne
W. F. WILKERSON
Casper
RUSH L. DeNISE
Rock Springs
J. W. PULLIAM
Worland

Directors
E. K. NELSON
Laramie
G. W. ZORN
Graybull
W. P. PARKS
Gillette
FRED HEALEY
Saratoga
J. M. ELLIS
Glenrock
A. O. BANKS
Sundance
J. J. JEWETT
Riverton
CHAS. W. TRENARY
Torrington
A. L. MARTIN
Thermopolis
CYRUS BLAIR
Sussex
J. A. WHITING
Cheyenne
P. P. BALDWIN
Afton
W. F. WILKERSON
Casper
H. G. HARTWELL
Lusk
S. A. NELSON
Powell
A. D. FAVILLE
Wheatland
E. S. GWILLIAM
Sheridan
T. D. O'NEIL
Big Piney
RUSH . DeNISE
Rock Springs
W. C. DeLONEY
Jackson
J. A. FACKRELL
Mountain View
J. W. PULLIAM
Worland
H. A. GUDGER
Newcastle

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Salt Lake City, Utah; 40 Virginia St. April 5th. 1936.

Administrator of Veterans Affairs,
Department of War,
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir:-

My great grandfather William Jenkins entered the war of the Revolution from Virginia and served either in the Militia or the Continental line or both. As there seem to be at least four of the name of William Jenkins I am not sure which is the proper one. Four received warrants for land within the Virginia Military Land Grant.

William Jenkins, Sargeant, warrant 919, assigned to Thomas Kennan; William Jenkins, warrant 3703, assigned to John Irwin; William Jenkins, warrant 4450, assigned to William Reynolds; William Jenkins, sargeant of the Continental Line, warrant 5262, assigned to Duncan Mc. Arthur.

I would like to learn from what place and county these veterans entered the service. Also any information you may have of each, family place of migration, death and place of burial &c. age If I can find the county in which the family lived I can get much information from the county records.

If this data is in the archives of the Adjutant General and not in yours will you kindly pass on this request for information to him? As I am preparing a history I will be grateful for whatever help you may render. I might add that my William Jenkins also served under Captain W.D. Jones of Ohio in the "War of 1812".

Yours sincerely,
[signed] Perry W. Jenkins
Perry W. Jenkins

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