Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1514, Thomas Fletcher, Va.
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(3- 1776 )
SERVICE
Va.
Fletcher, Thomas
NUMBER
S. 1514
14
Contents carded
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Age 17. Aug 1839
ofice from
21. Aug 1839
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Hopkins 13 July
o'cial order to pay
all. Ref.37
59
Nov. 20/59
18, 1843 (A.B)
12666
31.66
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15832

East Tennessee 33.398
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Thomas Fletcher
Seant in the State of Va
who was a prvt in the county commanded
Captain Perkins of the ---- commanded
------- in the Va
line for 19 months
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Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia
the rate of 63. Dollars 33 Cents per annum,
commence on the 4th day of March, 1831
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 day of Jan 30
1831 and Kirk M.S. Martin
Estillville Va.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 158.32
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar 34 31.67
=
$189.99
Revolutionary Claim, ⎬
June 7, 1832.
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Recorded by N Rice - Clerk,
Book E Vol. 6 1/2 Page 13

6 in to Pension
To East Tenn
4th March 1839 
Letter to How G W
1840
1839 - Sept 22 Spe
Cert. of Clk of Coloo
and Oct. 12
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Died Feb
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress
of the 7th day of June 1832,
State of Virginia
Scott County ⎬ SS
On this 13th day of February 1833 personally appeared before the County Court of Scott County now sitting Thomas Fletcher a resident
of said County aged 84 years who being 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 7th day of June 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the fol-
lowing named officers and served as herein stated.
That about six or seven months before Lord Dunmore was driven from Guyns Island this applicant then a Citizen of Pittsylvania
County Virginia enlisted for 2 years under Captain Thomas Hudgin,
Luntenant Harden Perkins and Ensign not recollected that from there they marched to Petersburg under the above mentioned
officers, and from there they marched on to Williamsburg where
they found two Captains Companies lying there and where they all remained for some three or four months when Capt Perkins
and Dillard each marched there with a company from Pittsylvania County also and Perkins and Dillard with their Companies
were ordered to go to Gwynn's Island to the attack of Dunmore, and at
so happened that this applicant had a brother in Perkins Company
and one William Still in Perkin's had a brother in Hodgins Company and this applicant and the said William Still exchanged
tours so that this applicant got into Perkin's company with his
brother William, and William Still got into Hudgins Company with his brother James and that then Perkins and Dillard marched on to Gwynns Island this applicant under the former
and they went by old Jamestown when they got to the said Island they were stationed just above the month of the potomac
for the purpose of keeping Dunmore troops from coming out on
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That side, that the main army were then stationed on the same
side of the Potomac but on the other side of a little river which
empties into the Potomac near Guynus Island that they were then hauling their artilery to the main army for the purpose of attacking Dunmore. Some week or ten days after their arrival there the main Army attacked Dunmore and drove him from the Island, and that he went out into the big water out of sight that
their companies staid there about 20 or 30 days longer (the main army also remaining where they were) when an expref came
from the back woods for help on the frontiers on the waters of Holston River now Tennessee State and that the two Captains Perkins and Dillard were ordered to go, and that they
marched from there to the Block house on Holston River marched
through Richmond by Charlotte Courthouse and by Pittsylvania old Court House, by Washington Courthouse Virginia where they arrived at the Block house they joined the army under Col Christy that they remained there but a short time before all
the army under Colonel Christy left that place for the Cherokee
Indian's towns that they went on by the Hiwassee Garrison that the  Indians were all gone when they arrived at the towns
except a few old ones who were unable to go that Christy and his men remained there about 5 or 6 weeks destroying
the Indian Corn & overturning and burning their huts which
they did to a considerable degree, during the time they stayed there some of the Indians came in and agreed to make a treaty with Christy when their two companies got leave to
march back to Pittsylvania again where they were discharged having served in all about of 18 months this applicant got a discharge which he got burnt with his house in Pittsylvania
the city before mentioned as this applicant understood
was made with Christy shortly after they left the towns that
about 5 or 6 weeks before the battle of Guilford this
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Applicant was still a Citizen of the same County that there was a draft of men to go to that battle and this applicants brother
Benjamin Fletcher was drafted for a three months tour when this applicant substituted in the room of his brother and marched from there to Guilford, a distance of about 30 miles
under Captain Thomas Smith Luck Henry Bennett Ensign Jake Robison that they joined Genl Green's Army when they got to
Guilford and there remained 4 or 5 days when the battle commenced between Green's Army and that of Cornwallis and Tarlton when the British made them give the ground, and run
.and every man almost run off any way he choose and in fact many of them malatia, Company in which this applicant was
went home but this applicant found some of the officers the next day about 10 miles off and then this applicant was again discharged and got another discharge after having served about 5 or 6 weeks but the discharge was burnt at the same time the
other was burnt, that he has no documentary evidence by which he can prove the above facts having lost his papers and discharged
as above stated that he knows no person living by whom he can prove them that he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever
to any pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency of any state
nor has it been.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Thomas Fletcher
Mr. John Strong a clergyman residing in said County of Scott and
Nathan Adams residing in the same County hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Thomas Fletcher who has subscribed &
sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 81 years
old and that he is believed and reputed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier in the revolution and that we concur in that opinion
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sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
John Strong
Nathan Adams
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 mentioned applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states
and the Court further certify that it appears to them that in Strong who has signed the proceeding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the County of Scott Virginia and
that Nathan Adams who has also signed the same is a resident in the said County and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
[Crossed out]
John S Martin Clerk of the Court of the County of
Scott do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Thomas Fletcher for a pension
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal (there being no seal office yet procured) this 23 day of .February 1833
John S Martin (seal)
State of Virginia
Scott County towit
I John Wolfe presiding duties of it's court of Scott County in the State of Virginia, do certify that John S Martin who hath given this
preceding certificate is clerk of the said court, Given under my hand this 10th day of April 1833.
John Wolfe
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State of Tennessee on this 27th day of July AD 1839
of
Hawkins County before me the Subscriber a Justice
of the peace for said County personally
appeared Thomas Fletcher who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company
commanded by Capt. Huggins in the Regiment commanded by Col. Perkins in the service of the United States. That his name was placed in the Pensions
tell of the State of Virginia N. Richmond, from
which state he has lately removed that he now
resides in Hawkins County State of Tennessee where
he intends to remain and wishes his pension to
be payable at Knoxville East Tennessee the
1
following on the reasons for removing from unpaid
to Hunting he has a daughter residing in Hankins
County, and as he is getting old. He wishes to be with
her ther family to take care of him
Sworn to Subscribed to before me this day
per aforesaid
John Shang tho fletcher
State of Super in his County
Personally appered before
me the undersigned a Justice & Anthony Smith
lawful age who being first deal sworn deposeth and
that he is well acquainted with said Thomas Fletcher
and that he is the Identical person described in
the above affidavit. And I the said
do certify that the said Anthony Smith is a man
of veracity
Sworn to Subscribed-
Anthony Smith
day her above
John Shaugh
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State of Tennessee
Hawkins County
I Jas M Hord Clerk of the County
Court in and for the County and State aforesaid do
certify that John Shough Esq whose name appears
to the within affidavits is now and was at the time of
signing the same, an acting Justice of the peace in
and for said County, and that his signature appears
to be in his own proper hand writing
Given under my hand and seal of office
at office in Rogersville this 7th day of
August A.D. 1839
J M Hord Clk
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copied, M. L. B. hist.
July 6- 1933
She being on leave

August 3, 1937.
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BA-J/ady
Thomas Fletcher
S. 1514

Miss Harriet Lambert
1024 South Fourth Street
Ironton, Ohio
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letters relative to Thomas Fletcher,
George Fletcher and Richard Fletcher, soldiers of the Revolutionary War.
Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War data and the
limited trained clerical force available for furnishing such information
it is impossible to comply in full with each request pertaining
to soldiers of that war.
The record of Thomas Fletcher is furnished you herein as found
in the papers on file in pension claim, S.1514, based upon his service
in the Revolutionary War.
The date and place of soldier's birth and names of his parents
are not shown in the claim.
While a resident of Pittsylvania County, Virginia, he enlisted
about six or seven months before Lord Dunmore was driven from Gwyn's
Island, and served as a private in Captains Thomas Hudgins and
Perkins' Companies, Colonel Christy's Virginia Regiment, and was discharged
after having served a tour of eighteen months. About five or
six weeks before the battle of Guilford, the soldier enlisted as a
substitute for his brother, Benjamin Fletcher, served five or six weeks
as a private in Captain Thomas Smith's Virginia Company, and was in
the battle of Guilford.
Thomas Fletcher was allowed pension on his application executed
February 13, 1833, at which time he was aged eighty-four years and
living in Scott County, Virginia.
In 1833 the soldier referred to his brother, William Fletcher,
with whom he served on his first tour.
In 1832 the soldier was living in Hawkins County, Tennessee, where
he had moved to be with his daughter and her family (the name of
soldier's daughter and that of his wife not given).
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Thomas Fletcher died February 18, 1843, place not shown.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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1921 June 7 Hist to Mary P.
Fletcher au
1933 July 6 Hist to Mrs John A. Glen MLB
1937 Aug 3, hist to Harriet Lambert 
Copied M.L.B.)
Rev War
INVALID.
File No. 1514
Thomas Fletcher
Rev, Va. Line
Act June 7, 1832
Index:--Vol. A, Page 128
Arrangement of 1870.]
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Thos Fletcher
payments to be made
at Richmond
by the Po U.S. Br Bank
Agent for paying Pensioners
in the Agency of Va
23-398 32
tranferred from Va to
Tenn
Recorded in the Pension Office,
in Book E Vol. 6 /
Page 13 by
N Rice
this
Clerk.
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, Thomas Fletcher of the State of Virginia who was a private in the War of the Revolution is entitled to receive Sixty-three dollars and thirty three cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this 17 day of January one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four
Lew Cass Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned. }
J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.

[stamp] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES
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26. 358.
Thos Fletchers
Declaration to obtain
Pension
On the roll
Admit of
[illegible]
19 mo- $63.33
[illegible]
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I John S Martin Clerk of the Court of Scott County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Thomas Fletcher for a pension.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 10th day of December 1833 John S Martin

[stamp] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES
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Jan. 11.40
Dr Geo. W. Crump
Acting Com of Pensions
War Dept. 
Fowler [illegible]
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H of Reps. January 9th 1840
Dr Geo W. Crump
Acting Com of Pensions
Sir
Will you do me
the favor to 
inform me whether
Thomas Fletcher, late
a revolutionary pensioner
the County of Scott 
in the State of Virginia, has been handford
to the pension Roll of the age of Tennessee
and of when and whom his pension is
now payable
I am sir
with great respect
your friend
Geo Hopkins
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Rogersville, Tn August 9th 1839

D Sir Enclosed I send you the affidavits of of Thomas Fletcher and Anthony Smith in relation to transferring the name of said Fletcher from the Pen. agency of Richmond 
Va to Knoxville Ten —
Our election is over and the most exciting one I was [illegible] in the State, Col McClellan of this Dist. is elected by a majority, over John A McKinney the Whig cand, — by a [illegible] of 1988 votes, I think Col Polk is also elected, he will [illegible] the Mountains with a small majority over Cannon

Resp.l Yours &c Dc Alexander
J. L. Edwards Esq
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Bank of Virginia, August 19. 1839.

Sir, The last payment to Thomas Fletcher, a pensioner under the Act of the 7. June 1832, at 63 33/100 dollars per annum was to the 4. day of March 1839.

I am, respectfully, Your obedt. Serv.
Anty Robinson
for J. Brockenbrough
J.L. Edwards, Esq Commissioner of Pensions Washington
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LITTLE ROCK ARK. MAY 23
THIS SIDE OF CARD IS FOR ADDRESS

U.S. POSTAL CARD
JEFFERSON 2 CENTS

Pension Department U.S. Washington D.C.

RECORD DIVISION MAY 27 1921
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17 D.E. Revo
Please furnish me from your records all you have pertaining to Thomas A. Fletcher Revolutionary pensioner born 1750 died 1840 in Hawkins Co. Tenn
Mary P. Fletcher
Requit Little Rock Chapter D.A.R.
521 Cumberland St Little Rock Ark.

[stamp] U.S. PENSION OFFICE. D MAY 25 1921
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COLONEL GEORGE MOFFETT CHAPTER
BEAUMONT, TEXAS June 23, 1933
Pension Department, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sirs:—
From the American Historical Magazine, Vol. 3, page 123, I have the following record:—
Revolutionary and Military Pensioneers living in Tennessee, June 1, 1840 — Thomas A. Fletcher, aged 90, Hawkins Co. 3
If you have this man's pension record, will you please send me a copy of it?
I am willing to pay the fee for this, if any is required.
Yours very truly Lois King Glen Mrs. John A. Glen 2121 McFaddin Beaumont, Texas

Stamped env inc

[stamp] RECEIVED JUN 26 1933 MAIL SUB-DIV. VETS. ADM. [illegible]
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[stamp] RECEIVED JUL 30 1937 MAIL SUB-DIV. VETS. ADM. READER # 15

Ironton, Ohio July 28, 1937

Veterans Administration Washington, D. C. 

Gentlemen: Please give me the Revolutionary War service and any history you may have of the following:
"Thomas A. Fletcher”, born about 1750, served in Virginia Militia in 1776, received pension in 1840 at Hawkins County, Tenn.
“George Fletcher” — enlisted 1776 in 5th Regiment of Virginia Continental Line under Brigadier Gen. Andrew Russell from Loudoun County, Va.

Yours very truly, Harriet Lambert
Miss Harriet Lambert 1024 S. 4th Street Ironton, Ohio
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[stamp] RECEIVED JUL 23 1937 MAIL SUB-DIV. VETS. ADM. READER # 27

Ironton, Ohio July 17, 1937

Revolutionary Pension Commissioner, Navy Building Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir: Will you please give me the Revolutionary Record of Service and anything else pertaining to the wife, family or other history you may have of Richard Fletcher who enlisted from Brunswick Co., Virginia — pension "2-119”.

Yours very truly, Harriet Lambert
Miss Harriet Lambert 1024 S. 4th Street Ironton, Ohio
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.
S1514
3-525 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. BUREAU OF PENSIONS. Washington, D. C., ___, 19__

In reply to your request of ___, received ___ for a statement of the military history of Thomas Fletcher 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.  LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. CAPTAIN. COLONEL. STATE.
1776 | 18 mos | Pvt | { Thos Hudgins Perkins | Christy | Va
1781 | 5 or 6 wks |  | Thos Smith

Battles engaged in, Guilford
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Pittsylvania Co Va.
Date of application for pension, Feb 13, 1833. His cl was al.
Residence at date of application, Scott Co Va
Age at date of application, 84
Remarks: In 1839 he was living in Hawkins Co Tenn with a daughter whose name & that of his wife are not stated
Respectfully, Commissioner.
6-2856
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July 6, 1933
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THOMAS FLETCHER S. 1514 BA-J/MLB

Mrs. John A. Glen 2121 McFaddin Beaumont, Texas

Dear Madam:
1 Reference is made to your letter of June 23, in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Thomas A. Fletcher, a pensioner who was aged ninety years and living in Hawkins County, Tennessee, in 1840.
2 You are furnished herein the record of Thomas Fletcher (as he signed his name and was pensioned), the data of which were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 1514, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
3 The date and place of soldier's birth and names of his parents are not shown in the claim.
4  While a resident of Pittsylvania County, Virginia, he enlisted about six or seven months before Lord Dunmore was driven from Gwyn's Island, and served as a private in Captains Thomas Hudgins' and Perkins' Companies, Colonel Christy's Virginia regiment, and was discharged after having served a tour of eighteen months. About five or six weeks before the battle of Guilford, the soldier enlisted as a substitute for his brother, Benjamin Fletcher, served five or six weeks as a private in Captain Thomas Smith's Virginia company, and was in the battle of Guilford.
5 Thomas Fletcher was allowed pension on his application executed February 18, 1833, at which time he was aged eighty-four years and living in Scott County, Virginia.
7 In 1839 the soldier was living in Hawkins County, Tennessee, where he had moved to be with his daughter and her family (the name of soldier's daughter and that of his wife not given).
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8 Thomas Fletcher died February 18, 1833, place not shown.
6 In 1835 the soldier referred to his brother, William Fletcher, with whom he served on his first tour.
9 No charge is made for furnishing the foregoing information.
Very truly yours A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator