Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42,104, Joshua Buckley, Va.
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(S-1770)

SERVICE
VA

Buckley, Joshua

NUMBER
S. 42, 104

CONTENTS
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[vertical text, handwritten]
229431

Notification sent November 14, 1820 to 
Daniel Milliken Hamilton, Ohio
Let Mrs. Lucinda Woods, July 25/50
“ to same Aug 17/54
Mrs. Lucinda Woods 11th Nov. 1854

[horizontal text, mixed handwritten and printed]
Ohio. 17:193 12
Joshua Buckley
of Butler Co: in the state of Ohio,
who was a private in the regiment commanded
Major Nelson of the Virginia
Line, for the term of four years, [in lighter ink] War
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio,
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence
The 27. of November, 1819.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29. of May 18 [last 2 digits of year cut off]
And sent to Daniel Millikin,
Judge, Hamilton, Ohio
Arrears to 4th of March, 1820-$:26.10
“48
$.74
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4. Sept. 1820
3 Mo. 4/30 
Of 4/31:.

{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}

[Illegible]
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[All handwritten, some vertical over top of horizontal, some faint impressions from another page]
5468.
Joshua Buckley
Butler County, Ohio
27. November, 1819.
[crossed out]
30th November 1819
Major John Nelson’s
Regiment Virginia Line
1779 to 1783
Found on the Rolls
Admitted

Daniel Millikin 
judge,
Hamilton, Ohio
rec: 14. Dec. 1819.

J. C. Calhoun
Secretary of War
City of Washington
D.C.

Case of Joshua Buckley
Danl. Millikin
Judge
Hamilton, Ohio
rec: 14. Dec. 1819
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St. of Ohio, Butler Co.
District Of [crossed out]
On this twenty seventh day of Nov. 1819, before me, the subscriber, one of the
Judges of the Court of Common plea
for the said district [crossed out] personally appeared Joshua Buckley aged 59
years, resident in B. Co. in the said district, who, being by me first duly
sworn, according to law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain
the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled ""An act to provide for certain persons
engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War:"" That
he, the said Joshuay Buckley enlisted for the term of during the war [might mean “duration”]
on the twentieth day of Sept. in of the year 1779
in Winchester in the state of Va.in the company commanded by
Captain Wm Jelan & Armister in the Regiment commanded by Colonel
Major Nelson in the line of the state of Virginia
on the Continental Establishment; that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service
of the United States, until the twentieth day of Aug. 1783 when he was
discharged from service in Pinta [illegible] state of Virginia
that he was in the battles of Cowpens, Gilford Court House
and taking of Cornwalis
and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country
for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.
Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid
Danl. Milliken Joshua X Buckley [the “X” is his mark, labelled “his mark”]
, Daniel Millin Judge, &c. as aforesaid, do certify that it appears
to my satisfaction, that the said Joshuay Buckley did serve in the
revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the
term of nine months at one time, on the continental establishment; and I now transmit the
proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of
War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress. I am also satisfied
that he needs the assistance of his country for support.
Dan Millikin

The State of Ohio Butler County
I John Reily Clerk of the Court of Common pleas of the
County of Butler aforesaid do certify that Daniel
Millikan Esq before whom the foregoing deposition was
taken by whom the foregoing certificate was made was
at the time of the taking and making thereof and of an
associate Judges of the said court of Common pleas
and that all official acts as such full faith and
endurance ought to begin
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and official seal at the
Milton [?] the twenty seventh day of
November 1819
John Reily
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Fort Hamilton
Butler County, Ohio
November the 27 1819
Dr,
Sir enclosed is my declaration for the
benefits of an act of Congress passed the 18th
of March 1818, be so good to forward
my Certificate as Earley [sic] as practicable
and much oblige a [Seventy Seven?]
I am yours respectfully
[illegible]
Joshua Buckley

Hon
J. C. Calhoun
Secretary of War
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[all handwritten]
Joshua Buckley
17.193
Schedule
iss. May 1820
Sept 1820
Con
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[all handwritten]
The State of Ohio Butler County
At a Court of Common Pleas holden at Hamilton in the County of Butler aforesaid on the first day of September one thousand eight hundred and twenty before the Honour able Joshua Collett Esquire President and his associates Judge of the said court the same court of Common pleas being a
Court of Record expressly created a court of Record by the laws and ordinances of the State of Ohio with jurisdiction unlimited
in civil causes and with power to fine and impose on personally appeared in open Joshua Buckley aged sixty years resident in Fairfield Township in the said County of Butler
who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows to wit, enlisted at Winchester Virginia on the continental establishment in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy nine for during the war in the troop of horse commanded by Major
John Nelson in the company commanded by Captain William Fier at the end of the war I was discharged at Point a fork in the State of Virginia my Original declaration for a pension was made on or about the twenty seventh day of November one thousand eight hundred and nineteen. my pension certificate is numbered seventeen thousand one hundred and
ninety three- And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March one thousand
eight hundred and eighteen and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as
to bring myself within the provisions of an act entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war passed on the eighteenth day of March one thousand
eight hundred and eighteen and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property securities on tracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and
by me subscribed, to wit one mare - my family consists of myself and three children one son and two Daughters
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[handwritten]
the son whose name is Ephraim is of the age of nineteen years but for some time past has been very sickly- my eldest Daughter named Emily aged twelve years and my youngest Daughter named Lucinda aged ten years by reason of sickness are not able to maintain
themselves- my occupation is that of a farmer but from age and infirmity am not able to pursue it
Sworn to & declared on the
first day of September
1820 before the Judges
above named in open court

Joshua X [his mark] Buckley


John Reily Clerk
I John Reily Clerk of the Court of Common pleas of the County
of Butler aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing oath
and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the
records of the said Court, and I do further certify that it is
the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value
of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is twenty
dollars

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of the said Court
on this sixteenth day of September one
thousand eight hundred and twenty
John Reily
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[Looks like an envelope]
July 27
Joshua Buckley
Q. 1818
Pension Office
Washington City D.C.
[stamp]
Cincinnati O
JUL
31
20
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Cincinnati, July 18 1850

James L. Edwards Esq.

[unclear] has [unclear]
told me that I am intitled [sic] to the
Pension that is due for my Fathers
Terms in the War of the Revolution
my Father was a Revolutionary Pensioner
up to time of his death at Rate of 96 [exact number smeared]
pr annum I was left an orphan at the
Age of 12 years when my father died
I suppose that their [sic] is pension
due me up to the time that I
was 16 years of age I you say that
I can draw the amount in making
proper proof of my claim I will do
so my Father died in 1827 his [black mark] ame
Was Joshua Buckley of Hamilton
Ohio

Re [black marks] ames
Lucinda [unclear]
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42104
INVALID.
Revy
File No. 42, 104
Joshua Buckley
[illegible] Rev War
---
Act: 18 March 18
Index: -- Vol. 3, Page 69
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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[Handwritten]
Pension Office
Nov 11th 1854

Madam,
Your application for the arrearages of pension
due your father Joshua Buckley a pensioner under Act 18th March 1818, has been referred to the Third Auditor, who is the proper accounting officer for such claims. The name of Joshua Buckley has not been returned to this office as a “war's man,” you are therefore
not entitled to Bounty land.
I am respectfully
Your Obt Servt
L P Waldo
Commissioner.
Mrs Lucinda Woods, 
Cincinnati
Ohio
returned as a dead letter 5 Jany. 1855.
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[Handwritten]
Cincinnati Ohio
November 6. 154
Commissioner of Pensions
Sir,
The undersigned Lucinda
Woods - has heretofore forwarded
to your Department - evidence
of her title to the remnant of her
father's Pension. Joshua Buckley
and for the land he is entitled
to from the U.S. for his military services.
the furnished evidence
on or about March or April           A.D. 1853
which she was advised-- so as
after by letter was not complete
assuming that the evidence wanting
related to her identity she on the
5th of August last-- supplied that
additional proof - requesting that 
same might be united with her pension proof [“collected” crossed out] and these
she hoped as she now believes
the testimony would be complete
to enable her to recover the back
dues of her fathers pension
at least.
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[Handwritten, appears to be continuation of p. 13]
she would not write so
after about this matter
But on account of the 
trouble & expense of obtaining
other affidavits - living
as her witness do in different
States.
Please answer this
letter & advise her that the
mad hope that her
proof already in may
be collected together &
returned to her so
that she may forward
it to the 30 Auditors &
obtain the arrears of
Joshua Buckley’s pension
Yours truly
Lucinda Woods
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[envelope]
Joshua Buckley
Ohio o18m

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
D. C.

[stamp] 
Cincinnati, O.
Nov. 8
FREE
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[envelope]
Joshua Buckley
Ohio co 18on
Anderson [?]

Pension Office
Washington City
D. C.

[stamp]
Cincinnati, O.
Aug 5
FREE
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[envelope]
Joshua Buckley
Ohio co 18 m 1818

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Pension Office, Official Business
L. P. Waldo
Commissioner

Mrs. Lucinda Woods
Cincinnati
Ohio

[stamp]
Washington D.C.
NOV 11
FREE
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[Handwritten vertically and horizontally]


Pension Office
Aug 16/54
Sir,
Please state the date
of last payment to written
named pensioner
Very respectfully,
Your ob’t. Servant
W. Cole [name unclear]
listing Commission
Third auditor
Feas’y Department


Joshua Buckley, act 1818. $8 per month.
Paid to 4 March 1823
Mr. L. Sayles [name unclear]
Actg. Bid. Aud.