Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13,851, for William Maupin, Virginia
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(3-1776) SERVICE   NUMBER  Va Maupin, William S.13,851  carded  contents
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Inscribed in the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 46. Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 day of Sept.33 and (illegible) Alex. H. Arthur Charlottsville - Va
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 116.65
Semi - anl. allowance ending 4 Mar.32 23.33
$139.98
{Revolutionary Claim, }
 Act June 7,1832.
Recorded by A Price Clerk,
Book E Vol. 6 Page 18
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State of Virginia
At a Court held for Albemarle County the 2d [second] day of October 1832
On this second day of October 1832 personally
appeared in open Court before the Justices of said County Court now selling - William Maupin aged Seventy three years on the 19th day of next November, 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 was born in the County of Albemarle and State of Virginia on 19th November 1759 and has lived there ever since except when absent in the service during the Revolution. That he served four tours of duty
in the militia during the Revolution on his own account. The first tour he marched about the year 1778 under Capt [Captain] Michael Wallace he marched from said County and served a tour of two months as a guard
at the Albemarle Barracks where Burgoyne's army were prisoners, he was discharged vertically the next tour under Capt [Captain] Jno [John] Miller about the year
1779 and marched from said county to Richmond and thence in various directions below Richmond where he was under the command of General Wilson to recollect the names of Colonels Lindsay Matthews & Innis Richardson, he served two months this tour - He marched again about 1779 or 1780 under Capt [Captain] Jno [John] Harris, and marched to Williamsburg
and was stationed some time at the half way house this tour was in the year 1780 and after serving two months he was again verbally discharged. He marched three times in the militia as a substitute once for Jno [John] Brown, sent for Daniel Maupin and next
for John Maupin a tour of two months each during the year 1780 and 1781. He was at the siege of York and served one of the said town under Capt [Captain] Jno [John] Miller the same under whom he served before, once under Capt [Captain] Henry Burk, and under
Capt [Captain] Wm [William] Dawson, he does not recollect the Captain's name during one tour. He was in the battle of James town under General Wayne where the Americans were defeated after the surrender of Cornwallis he marched with the prisoners to Noland
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ferry on the Potowmac [sic - Potomac?] where he was again discharged and came home.
He has a family register of his birth at home. He has no documents
or papers but refers to the statements of Daniel Maupin and Cornelious Maupin as proof of his service - that he was in
the service fourteen months in all.
He would state a circumstance which occurred when he was
in service. The American Camp being 5 or 6 miles from the [illegible word] 
there were 90 or 100 head of cattle belonging to the [illegible word - begins with an "E"] on an Island between the two camps, being informed
of it, Major Boyce gave the troop leave to volunteer in order to retake the cattle, about 100 volunteered, he being
one of the number. We marched to the Island & succeeded 
in recapturing the said cattle and bringing them to the
American Camp.
As to his service he refers to the
statement of Daniel Maupin & Cornelius Maupin.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a Pension or
annuity except the present and declares that his name
is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any state.
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid
William Maupin
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Thereupon the following interrogatories were propounded to the
applicant by the court
1 Where and in what year were you born
 a I was born in the County of Albermarle State of Virginia in 1759
2 Have you any record of your age and if so where is it?
a I have a record of my age in my family Bible at home
3 where were you living when called into service, where have you
lived since the Revolutionary war & where do you now live?
a when called into Service I lived in Albemarle County Virginia where
I continued to live since the Revolution & where I now live
4 How were you called into serve, were you drafted, did you volunteer or were you a substitute, and if a substitute for whom?
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a. I was drafted my own account, and served three tours as a substitute, once for Jno [John] Brown once for Dan'l [Daniel] Maupin
once for Jno [John] Maupin
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 service.
a. Capt [Captain] Michael Wallace, Capt  [Captain] Jno [John] Miller, Genl [General] Nelson, Col [Colonel] Lindsay, Col [Colonel] Mathews, Col [Colonel] Innis Col [Colonel] Richardson, Capt [Captain], Jno [John] Harris, Capt [Captain] Henry Burk & Capt [Captain] Wm [William] Dawson_
6. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so by whom was it given & what has become of it
a. I was verbally discharged
Daniel Maupin being duly sworn in open court says that he knows of four tours positively, as stated by the applicant his memory will not serve him as to more.
Cornelius Maupin being also sworn says that he knows of four tours positively as stand by the applicant on his on account and three tours as a substitute as stated in his declaration. And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after pulling 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 Daniel Maupin and Cornelius Marion who have deposed as above are residents in Albemarle County, State of Virginia
and are credible persons & that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Ira Garrett Clerk of the County Court of Albemarle County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Maupin for a Pension

[There is a ghost image of a multi-pointed seal to the left of the following text - no detail o that seal is visible]
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand. Seal of office this 15th day of November 1837 in the 57th year of the Commonwealth
Ira Garrett C.C.
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[This is a type-written letter]

December 1, 1931.
Margaret Lewis Maupin
2004 Maryland Avenue
Baltimore, Maryland.
[this is typed to the right of the address information above:] BA_A/AW7/ILL 
[these initials are below the above text:] Our

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter relative to William Maupin, a Revolutionary War soldier.
The data furnished herein are obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 13851, based upon his service in that war.
William Maupin was born November 19, 1759 in Albemarle County, Virginia.
While a resident of Albemarle County, Virginia, he enlisted in August, 1778 and served as private in the Virginia militia in tours
of two months each until sometime in 1781, amounting in all to fourteen 
months, under Captains Michael Wallace, John Miller, William Dawson or Dalton, John Harris and Henry Burk; he was in the battle of Jamestown and Siege of York.
He was allowed pension on his application of
October 2, 1832, while a resident of Albemarle County, Virginia.
It is not stated that soldier was married.
Daniel Maupin and Cornelius Maupin were residents of Albemarle County, Virginia. in 1832, in 1832, no relationship to soldier shown.
Tgis [typo = "This"] is the history of the only soldier named William Maupin, found on the Revolutionary War records of this office,
Very truly yours,
A. D. MILLER,
Assistant to Administrator.
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sion on file in this Bureau. William Maupin - S. File. 13,851

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
[1] Aug 1778
[2] 1779
[3] 1780
[4] 1781
[5] 1780 & 1781
LENGTH OF SERVICE.
[1] 12 mos.
[2] 2 mos.
[3] 2 mos.
[4] 2 mos.
[5] 6 weeks
RANK.
[1] Pvt
[2-5] "
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
[1] Michael Wallace
[2] John Miller
[3] William Dawes or Dawson
[4] John Harris
[5] John Miller; Henry Burk
COLONEL.
STATE.
Va.

Battles engaged in, Jamestown and siege of York
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Albemarle Co., Va.
Date of application for pension, October 2 1832 - His cl. was al.
Residence at date of application, Albemarle Co., Va.
Age at date of application, b. Albemarle Co., Va. Nov. 10, 1759
Remarks: No family data.
For the date of soldier's death and the name of the person to whom the arrears of his pension were paid, address The Aud. for the Int. Dept. U.S. Treasury Dept. citing the following data: Wm Maupin, Cert. No. 16798, issued Sept. 26, 1833, at 46.66 per an. from Mch. 4, 1831, under Act June 7, 1832, Va Agency
(Not sent in circ. dated Sept. 31, '18)
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
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MRS. CONRAD F. TYNES
1 RUSSELL TERRACE
BLUEFIELD, WEST VIRGINIA
Sept, 1 1928
Winfield Scott,
Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir,
Will you please
send me copy of Rev. Pension of
William Maupin Sr. of Fredericksvil 
Parish Albemarle Co. Ver.
His age is given as 80 was
living with Wm Maupin Jr.
Thanking you for past favors
I am sincerely yours
Mrs. C.F. Tynes
{stamp} PENSION
A
SEP
US
1928
OFFICE
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Feb. 23, 1910 - Hist. to Mr. A. M. Maupin
1916 Apr. 5: history to Mrs. Eva Maupin Ransdell. M.B.H.
1917, Jan. 13. History to Miss Vernie Maupin.
1918, Sept. 21, History to Francis B. Culver
1918 Nov. 29. To Mrs. M. C. Sohleickhardt letter in W. 9920 Thomas Maupin. C
1928 - June 18 - Hist to Elizabeth Mecher AWF.
1929 - Apr. 10 Hist to Mrs. C. F. Tyvers AWF.
1931 - Dec. 1 - Hist. to Margaret L. Maupin - ILL.

Rev War 13.851
INVALID.
File No. 13, 851
William Maupin
Priv Rev War
Act: June 7th, 1832
Index:-Vol. 1, Page 239
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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2004 Maryland Avenue
Baltimore-Md-
November 15/31
U.S. Commission of Pensions
Washington, D.C
Dear Sir
Will you kindly furnish
me with the following information
in regard to William Maupin
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2
of Albermarle County-Va?
He was a private, I understand
in the Revolutionary
War- and received a
pension later- He was brn
in 1732c
Will you verify this?
Any information will be greatly
appreciated-
Very truely yours
Margaret Lewis Maupin
(Mrs R.C.) 2004 Maryland Avenue
Baltimore. Md
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Revd 1-{unreadable}
COAT OF ARMS INVESTIGATED AND TINCTURED
HERALDRY GENEALOGY BIOGRAPHY
MEMBER OF
SCIONS OF COLONIAL WARS
SOCIETY OF COLONIAL WARS
SONS OF AMERICAN REVOLUTION
SOCIETY WAR OF 1812
FRANCIS B. CULVER
2203 NORTH CHARLES STREET
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
10 Sept. 1918
MEMBER OF
MARYLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY
THE ORDER OF WASHINGTON
KNIGHTS OF GOLDEN HORSESHOE
ORDER OF LAFAYETTE
The Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir.
Please supply the Revolutionary War
service record (with personal data) relating
to William Maupin, who served with
Virginia troops in said war, and was
living in Albemarle Co., Va., a pensioner
aged 80 years in 1840.
Yours truly,
Francis B. Culver.
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Washington. D.C.
Jan. 10th 1917
Re{unreadable pencil}
Com. of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:
Will you please
be kind enough to mail
me a certificate of the
Pension of William Maupin
who served in the Revolutionary 
war. His wife was Jane
Jameson and their children
were, Cynthia E., Tilman J.
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Waller C., William O., Albert A., Polly J., Frances & Logan J.
He was commonly called "Mountain Billy", Albemarle Co. Virginia
If you can give us any dates concerning his birth, marriage or death it will be much appreciated.
Thanking you for your courtesy and for a promt reply,
I remain,
Yours very truly.
Miss Vernie Maupin
1420, Longfellow St. N.W.
Washington, D. C.
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Money Order Div
Rev Sec City P O 
Washington D. C.
Mar 25 1916

Hon. Commissioner of Pensions
Sir:-
Will you please furnish me with the dates of pension & etc of one William Maupin better known as Mountain Billy
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of Albemarle Co Va of the Rev War. 
My reason for this is I must complete my application for D.A.R. and records show on the Con List of his drawing a pension but does not give any dates.
Thanking you
I am yours truly
Mrs Eva Maupin Ransdell

[stamp]
U.S. PENISON OFFICE
MAR 27 1916
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT, 
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
June 21st, 1842.

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 Maupin,
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Richmond, Va. Agency, at the rate of Forty Six - Dollars and 66 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March, to the 4th of Sept. 1841
Respectfully, yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller

To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS,
Present.
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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section
AWF/eel

April 10, 1929

Mrs. C. F. Tynes
1 Russell Terrace
Bluefield, West Virginia

Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.13851, it appears that William Maupin was born, November 19, 1759, in Albemarle County, Virginia.
While residing in said county, he enlisted in August, 1778, and served as a private in the Virginia Militia in tours of two months under Captains Michael Wallace, John Miller, William Dawson or Dalton, John Harris and Henry Burk, he was in the battle of Jamestown and Siege of York and served until in 1781, amounting in all to fourteen months.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 2, 1832, while a resident of Albemarle County, Virginia.
It is not stated that soldier was married.
Respectfully,

E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner.
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AWF
Rev.&1812 Wars Section.

COPIED BY ADY

June 18, 1928.

Elizabeth McNew,
1515 Lamont Street, N. W.,
Washington, D. C.

Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary  War pension claim, S. 13851, it appears that William Maupin was born November 19, 1759 in Albemarle County, Virginia.
While residing in said county he enlisted in August 1778 and served as a private in the Virginia Militia in tours of two months under Captains Michael Wallace, John Miller, William Dawson or Dalton, John Harris and Henry Burk, he was in the battle of Jamestown and Siege of York and served until in 1781, amounting in all to fourteen months.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 2, 1832, while a resident of Albemarle County, Virginia.
It is not stated that soldier was married.
Respectfully,

WINFIELD SCOTT,
Commissioner.
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Va Wm Maupin Father's name in claim
Mar - Mildred White,
Cab of Yorktown
He died abt. 1814
died probably Ky. or Albemarle Co. Va.
Rev. War

Rev. War Ransome Smith
probably Va - or N.C.
died there perhaps
applied in Tenn. 
mar- Petty Moss.

Miss Elizabeth McNew
Address 1515 Lamont N. W.,
Washington, D. C.

Phone call Sept. 12 - 1927
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FORM 2-1m-12-'09
SUBJECT
CAPTAL CITY TELEPHONE COMPANY,
MANAGER'S OFFICE.
IN REPLY TO YOURS OF _________
RALEIGH, N.C., Feby 9/10

U.S. Commissioner of Pensions
Wash. D.C.

Dear Sir,
Will you please refer to your records of the year 1834, or thereabouts and send me a copy of the pension papers of one "William Maupin" who fought in Revolutionary War. He was from Albemarle Co. Virginia and was pensioned by the U. S. Government, for having served four terms in the Revolution.
If there is any charge for this information please advise me
Thanking you in advance for this courtesy
I am
Yours very truly
A. M. Maupin
Box 336
Raleigh N.C.
PS. I want to find out what relation said Wm. Maupin is to me.

[stamp]
U.S. PENSION OFFICE A
FEB 10 1910
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State of Virginia Albermarle County to Wit
I Benjamin Ficklin an acting Justice of the peace in & for said County in the state aforesaid, do hereby certify that Daniel Maupin and Thomas Harris Senek [?], who have
made oath before me Regarding the services of William Maupin in the Revolution [sic] War in order that the said Wm [William] Maupin may obtain the benefit of the provisions
made by the act of Congress of June the 7th 1832 are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit
as witness my hand this 5th day of Sept 1833
Benj [Benjamin] Ficklin J.p [justice of the peace]

We  Benjamin Ficklin a Clergyman, residing
in the County of Albemarle and Ira Harris residing in the same County, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with William Maupin, who has subscribed &
sworn to the annexed declaration; that we believe him to be in his seventy third year of age; that he is reputed & believed in the neighbourhood [sic] where
he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn to & subscribed this 5th day of September 1833
Benj. {Benjamin] Ficklin
Ira Harris (both names are underlined with a double slash separating the underline]
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Va [Virginia] Albermarle County [illegible initials - possibly "Lc"]
I James Garman a justice of the peace
by & for said County, in the State aforesaid do hereby certify that Benjamin Ficklen who has signed the
peceeding [sic] certificate is a Clergyman, resident
in Albemarle & State afforesaid [sic] , and that Ira Harris
who has also signed the same is a resident in the ["s" with a superscript "d"  = "said"] said 
County & state, and is a credible person, and
that their statement is entitled to credit - and I
further certify that the said Benjamin Ficklen 
& Ira Harris subsribed [sic - subscribed] the said certificate
in my presence & made oath thereto before me witness my hand this 5th day of September 1833-
Jas [James] Garman J P [Justice of the Peace]

State of Virginia
Albemarle County Court Office, to wit:
I, Ira Garrett, Clerk of the County Court aforesaid
do hereby certify, that Benjamin Ficklin and James Garman
Esq. who have signed the preceeding [sic] certificate, now and were
at the time of Signing the same, acting Justices of the
Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and
qualified as such and that the signatures annexed are [illegible word]

In Testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand & affixed
the Seal of said County Court, at
my office aforesaid this 9th
day of September 1833 in the 58th
year of the Commonwealth
Ira Garrett c.c [Clerk of Court]
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Albermarle County Virgina
Thomas Harris [illegible word]  this day personally appeared before me a
Justice of the peace for said county who made oath that [four words crossed out with "he is" inserted] he is 
upwards of Eighty years [inserted the word "years"] of age and have been acquainted
with William Maupin from his birth and have been close
neighbours [sic] since the commencement of the Revolutionary War
and I know he served several tours in the Revolutionary War
and I believe some of the tours or for himself and some
for other persons and I understood from those that was
with him in the service that he was a faithful
Soldier. . I believe him to be about 74 years old next
November and I Consider him to be a man of truth
and good Character. Given under my hand & seal this 5th day of September 1833 and for the [illegible words]
Benjm {Benjamin] Ficklin
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[cover sheet]

William Maupin
Papers
Wm
Admt [sic] Virginia Alb Co. [Albermarle County]
Pri
14 Mo
$4666
[entered at very bottom right of document in small letters]
13.
Alb. Co.
Cerlf [certify?] & to be returned to Department immediately.
A. Harthur [?]
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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. Those 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.
Period when the
rendered.
A Statement, showing the service of William Maupin

[below this is a table with five columns, column 2 having three subheadings, with headings. There are no entries in the space below the column headings that address the objections - this is a blank form]

Column 1: Period when the service was rendered
Column 2: Duration of the claimant's service
Column 2 Subheading 1: Years
Column 2 Subheading 2: Months
Column 2 Subheading 3: Days
Column 3: Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served
Column 4: Age at present and place of abode when he entered the service.
Column 5: Proof by which the declaration is supported 

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. [Et cetera] Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. [Et cetera] 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
On this [blank] day of [blank] personally appeared (a) before [blank] A. B. a resident (b) of [blank] in the county of [blank] and State, Territory or District of [blank] aged (c) [blank] 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 [provision] made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) [blank] , with [blank] and served in the [blank] (e) regiment of the [blank] line, under the following named officers: [blank]
(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 [entered] 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. [Et cetera] )
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 [blank]
Sworn to and subscribed the da 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, [blank] of the Court of [blank] do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of [blank] for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this [blank] day of [blank] &c. [Et cetera]
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 subscr9be a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz: [blank]
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the [blank] and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with [blank] , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be [blank] 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. [blank] who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the [blank] and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the [blank] and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, [blank] Clerk of the Court of [blank] do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of [blank] for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this [blank] day of [blank] &c. [Et cetera]
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if 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
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person 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.
[THE FOLLOWING (j) IS {BRACKETED} FOR MORE INFORMATION NECESSARY] (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.
[THE FOLLOWING (m) IS {BRACKETED} FOR MORE INFORMATION] (m) The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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fo..
Albemarle County [illegible initials]
Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a  Justice of the peace for said County William Maupin, who being duly sworn, deposeth [sic] and saith, that
by reason of old age the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length 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 two months he served as a private, being draft in the militia, he thinks, about August, 1778, & have served the tour at the Albemarle Barracks, was discharge
at the end of the draft.

For two months he served as a private being drafted the militia he thinks in the month of [blank space in the sentence] of the year 1779 - and was discharged at the end of the draft.

For two months he served as a private being drafted in 1780, month not recollected, in the militia was marched from Albemarle to Richmond from thence to York & Williamsburg & was marched to & fro in that section of Virginia, & finally to Richmond, where he was
discharged. This hour was performed under Capt [Captain] William Dalton {was this Dawson? Identified as Dawson in an earlier document] the names of the Lieutenant & ensign not recollected, he recollects during this tour the name of Col [Colonel] Reuben Lindsay, Col [Colonel] Richardson & Col. [Colonel] Innis,
he is not certain by what field officers he was commanded, or to what regiment he was attached, this is the third of the four tours mentioned in his declaration, & is the tour mentioned by mistake, as having been served under Capt [Captain] Jno. [John] Harris, which having been served under Harris the last of the four tours he served in his own stead -

For two months he served as a private, being drafted in the Militia in the winter of 1781 was marched to Richmond then to Williamsburg, & was stationed for some time at what was called the Halfway house in the vicinity of Yorktown -  he was commanded during this tour by Capt [Captain] Jno. [John] Harris, Lieut [Lieutenant] Wm [last name illegible and split between two lines] & he thinks Ensign Saml [Samuel] Bunell.
For six months he served as a private; having substituted himself, & performed three several hours two months each - these hours were performed [continued]
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[continued] 
in 1780 & 1781 - and for such service I claim a pension.
Witness my hand this 6th day of May, 1833.
[illegible signature] J.P. [Justice of the Peace]

Albemarle County Sett
This day Daniel Martin
appeared before me a Justice of the peace for sd [said] county who
made oath, that he employed William Maupin to serve
as a substitute for him in the years 1779 or 1780 which was a
draft for a two months tour, and that he served out that tour
for him, and that he served two tours in the year 1781, and
has understood he served other tours in that year given under
my hand and seal this 16th day of March 1833
Brink
[Benjamin] Ficklin [hand drawn seal with L g inside the 'seal']

albermarle [underline below the letter 'a'] County State of Virginia set
●
John Brown this day personally appeared before the subscriber
a Justice of the peace for said County, being aged
eighty years, and on his oath doth say, that in the
year 1781
during the revolution,
he being drafted as a militia man obtained William
Maupin as his substitute, who served in his place a tour of
two months in the Virginia Militia under John Miller
(Capt) [Captain], in the year 1781 and served at the seige [sic] of York

Given under my hand this 16th day of
March 1833
Benjm [Benjamin] Ficklin
J. P.
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State of Virginia
Albemarle County and clerks office towith
I Ira Garret Clerk of the County
Court of said County do hereby certify that   Lewis Teel and Benjamin Ficklin who have signed the foregoing affidavits are now,
and were at the time of making the same, acting Justices of the peace in and for said County duly commissioned
and qualified as the Law directs, and that due
faith and credit is, and right to be paid
to their official acts _ and that their signatures
are genuine.

[To the left of the following text, which is indented to the right as a block paragraph, are the remnants of a multi pointed seal - you can see the torn seal, as well as ghost images of the points in the scanned document - no details of the seal are readable]

In Testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my name and affixed
the seal of said county court this
8th day of May 1833 in the 57th
year of the Commonwealth
Ira Garrett C.C. [Clerk of Court]