Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32456, for John Prichard, Virginia
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Va.
CONTENTS
Prichard, John
NUMBER
S. 32456
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Declaration
of
John Prichard for a Pension
State of Indiana
Decatur County} sc On this 31st day of October in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight hundred and thirty three personally appeared in open Court before the Honl the Judges of the Decatine County Circuit Court now sitting John Prichard a resident of the said County of Decature & State of Indiana aged 74 years next July 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 volunteered in the service of the United States, in the Month of March 1781. and served under the following named Officers (to wit) General Stevens or Lawson (he cannot now say positively which) Col Mathews. Maj. Ridley, Captains Douglass, Lieut Francis Adams and Eunice White Cottom. of the Virginia Malitia. He continued to serve under the above named officers until the 19th of October when Lord Cornwallis was captured. Then he was transferred to the command of Col Alexander and served under him until the month of September 1782. when he was discharged. From the time of his entering the Regiment of Col Alexander until the time of his being discharged he was commanded by Col Alexander and Captain William Barnes at the Winchester Barracks. He was discharged in the month of September 1782 after serving faithfully for One Year and six months for which services he claims a Pension. At the time of his entering the service he resided in Loudon County Va. and continued to reside there until the War was over. He was a volunteer. He was in the battles of Guilford Courthouse and also in the Battle of Yorktown at the capture of Lord Cornwallis. He marched from Loudon County Va. to Richmond from thence to Norfolk, from thence he marched with General Greens army to Guilford courthouse N.C. where the Battle was fought from thence after remaining there for some time in consequence of a wound he marched to near Orange Courthouse from thence to Williamsburgh from thence to Burrels Ferry on James River at Pamunkey bridge. from thence he marched to near Little York where he remained for a very considerable time traveling the Country in pursuit of the Enemy until the capturing of Lord Cornwallis, when he was transfered to the command of Col Alexander and went as a guard to the British Prisoners to the Winchester Barracks where he remained constantly on Military duty until the September following (1782). when he was regularly discharged by his officers: He does not now recollect of serving with any other continental companies or Regiment, except those of Col Alexander, or any Military companies or Regiments by name than the ones to which he belonged. He was acquainted with Genl Washington - Genl Greene, Genl Gates, Genl Lee Genl Stevens & Capt. Lowe of the Continental army. He has no documentary or written Evidence and he knows of no person living who can testify to his service. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension
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Roll of the agency of any State. =
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid
John Prichard
Henry H. Talbott Ck,
We John Fond a clergyman residing in the County of Decature and State of Indiana and John G. Kindar residing in the same County and state do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Prichard who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration: That we we believe him to be [illegible] four 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 to and subscribed the day and year afsd
John Fond
John G. Kindar

= 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 sd. Court further certifies that it appears to them that ________ who has subscribed to the foregoing certificate is a clergyman residing in the County of Decature and State of Indiana and that ________ who has also signed the same is a resident in the same County and State and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to Credit.
M. C. Eggleston {P. Judge seal}
John Brian {A.G. seal}
James Elder {A.G. seal}

I Answers to the 7 Questions prescribed by the War Department. = Answer to 1st Question I was born [illegible] London County on the 29th of July 1760. Answer to 2d Quest I have the record of my age in the family Bible it is now in the possession of my Brother in Virginia. Answer to 3d Question I was residing at the Gum springs in London County Va when I was called into service and continued to reside there until the War was over, Since the Revolution I have resided in Maryland, from there I removed to near Morgan Town Virginia, from thence to Kentucky there I resided until about 6 years since when I removed Decature County Indiana. where I now reside - Answer to 4th Question I was a volunteer Answer to 5th Question. I was acquainted with General Washington Genl. Greene Genl Gates, Genl Lee, Genl Stevens, Genl Lawson and Captain James E. of the Continental army as he believes. He recollects of Captain Jamisons company of Malitia at Burrels Ferry and of some Regulars at the Winchester Barracks -
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The general circumstances of my service are stated within Answer to 6th Question. I was never discharged only verbally - I continued until the officers dismissed the men and was told that there would be no more fighting - Answer to 7th Question Enquire of Col Thomas Hendricks of Decature County of Judges Bryson Esq Fauler, Judge Bryan and all who know me.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year afsd -
John Prichard
Henry H. Talbott, Ck

= I Henry H. Talbott Clerk of the Decature County Circuit Court do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the Matter of the application of John Prichard for a pension =
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 31st day of October Anno Domini 1833 
Henry H. Talbott Clerk D.C.C

State of Indiana} On this 20th day of December 
Decature County} in the year of our Lord 1833 - personally appeared before the undersigned one of the Justices of the peace in and for the said County of Decature, John Prichard the above named applicant for a pension - who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following amendment to his former declaration made on the 31st day of October last in the Decature County Circuit Court (to wit) Said applicant states most positively under oath that his services were rendered as a Volunteer and as an amendment that he served his first tour of Eight Months (to wit) from Col Mathews (the Christian names he has forgotten) who was a Colonel in the Malitia of Va as he always understood - and subject to the command of either Genl Lawson or Stevens he cannot say which; his other officers are mentioned within. After the surrender of Lord Cornwallis he was discharged verbally by his officers as his time was up for which he volunteered. But he did not leave the service a single day, but immediately entered the line a 2d time as a volunteer (and not as an enlisted soldier (as the declaration have remarked) under Col Alexander to go with him with the prisoners to the Winchester Barracks and there he served on Military duty until the Month of September 1782 when he was duly discharged (verbally only) by Col Alexander, but the first term of Eight months was not included at all in mentioned; therefore he is concerned that he was under Two Terms, or engagements of service and not under one as the department have supposed - Applicant further states that it is probable
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that he has made some errors as it regards time, and the particular places which he marched to &c, &c, but that according to the best of his knowledge at this distant period he is correct.
Joh Prichard
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year afsd -
Ezra Cahtrop {J. peace}

State of Indiana
Decature County} Sc.
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a justice of duty, sworn according to law deposeth and saith that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively to the precise length of his service but according to the best of his knowledge and belief, under the following guards (to wit) For One Year and Six Months I served as a private in the Malitia of Virginia in the service of the United States in the army of the Revolution, not as an enlisted soldier but as a Volunteer and was under two engagements or terms of service, and for such services I claim a pension
John Prichard
December 1833 - Sworn to and subscribed this [illegible] day of December 1833 -
Ezra Cahtrop {J. Peace seal}

State of Indiana
Decature County} sc
I Henry H Talbott Clerk of the Decature County Circuit Court do hereby certify that ________ before whom the foregoing amendment of John Prichard for a pension was had - and before whom also the preceding affidavit of the said John Prichard was taken at the time was, and now is, an acting Justice of the in and for the County of Decature Ind., duly commissioned, and sworn in to office as such that full faith and credit are due and ought to be given to all of his official acts as such and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of our said Court at [illegible] this 21 day of December Anno Domini 1833=
John Prichard} Henry H Talbott Clerk

Versailles Inda. Jany 30th 1834-
Honl J. L. Edwards
Sir Since this paper came to hand I have had an interview with John Prichard the above named applicant, and he regrets that he is so far mistaken in regard to the length of his service as the department supposed and that too, in all probability correctly - He likewise instructs me as his agent to say to the Department that if he has erred it is of the [illegible] of the heart, that he would not swear [illegible] to the above affidavit for the wealth of the Treasury, yet he may be mistaken in regard to the length of his service, and therefore is wishing to limit his term of service to one Year only, (instead of One year and six months.) He therefore asks of the Department pay for that length of time - and wishes all these services - He hopes that this will prove satisfactory without a formal relinquishment before a Judicial officer
John Prichard
by his Agent
Ste. S. Harding

Sh. S. Harding Agent
Versailles Ind
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400
2
52
6
31200
4
800
21624
28.526
John Prichard
Indiana
for 1780 pr ye
C.F $40
(crossed out)
(illegible) under date 3 (illegible)
S. S. Harding
Versailes
Indiana
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
Pension Office,
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 compling with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your
claim.
A Statement, showing the service of John Prichard
Period when the service was rendered 1781 See under date (illegible) 1834
Duration of the
claimant's service.
1 years
6 months
Days
Rank of
the
claimant.
Pa
Names and rank of the Field officers
under whom he served.
Col Matthews
Capt Douglas
John Prichard
Age ate present, and place of abode when he entered
the service.
74
Va
Proof by which the declaration is supported.
Traditionary
Col Matthews belong to the continental line
Son
of Vergd or was performed in the militia
under one
engagement for so long a period as 18 months.
There was a militia colonel by the name of Matthews
under whom it is probable the applicant served, but if he
served 18 month without intermission he must have belonged to the
Continental service and if so should prove his service. If the applicant belonged to the continental line he will certainly recollect.
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant

JAMES L. EDWARDS.
Commissioner of Pensions.
This claim will not be allowed for more than
one year. The Department is in possession of infinite which authorize
the decision, when militia services for a length of time are so strenuously
not do it
the claim in talk very doubtful, Jan. 7.34
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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 remained an
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, mucicians 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, Terriory, or District of
On this
day of
County of
}ss.
of
A. B. a resident (b) of
personally appeared (a) before
in the county of
and State, Territory or District
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 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)
served in the
(e) regiment of the
with
line, under the following named officers:
and
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
and the county
try through which he marched. The entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged,
sons 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
the Agency in the State of
declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
And then will follow the certificate of the Court
A. B.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary
soldier, and served as he states.
of the Court of
do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and 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
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with
subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be
and C. D. residing in (the same)
who has
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 days 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.
Clerk of the Court of
contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the applicate certify that the foregoing
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 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 serupon
the transaction.
vices of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a talency to throw light
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.
{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?
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 the 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 persons 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
inquiry 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 or 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.
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.
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.
The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
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
of memory, state precisely how long he serve
ye,
he shou
and amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason
of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his
recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:--For---year----months, anddays
, I served as a -. For - months and - days, I served as a ; 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
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. 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 fix 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
as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the Will
nesses, 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.
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Versailles Inda Jany 30th 1834.
Honl J. L. Edwards
Sir Herewith I return you the Declaration of John Prichard with his relinquishment of Six months of service claimed in his Declaration which claims One Year for which he asks for a pension. I am apprised that what I can say to the Department, may be considered as [illegible] Judicial, and therefore bestow upon as have assertion from an agent, but not withstanding all this, I am constrained to say that Mr. Prichard the above named applicant is a man of [illegible] good character, and no one who knows him doubts his having been a Revolutionary soldier. The name which numerical report says he recd at the Battle of Guilford Court house was as showing testimony in this part - I hope therefore that the Department will be so good as to reconsider his claim, and decide as they think just
With due Respect,
Honl} I am &c
J. L. Edwards} Str. S. Harding
Comr. Pensions} Agent
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25625
25.62
Indiana
John Prichard
Decature Co in the State of Indiana
who was a private in the compy commander
Captain Douglass of the regt commander
Col Matthews in the Virgil
one yr of 1781
Inscribed on the Roll of Indiana
 the rate of 40 Dollars - Cents per annum
commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 day of Feb
1834
and sent to [illegible]
Hardery Versailles, and
Arrears to the 4th of Sep 1833 $100
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar 340
$20
{Revoutionary Class
Act June 7, 1832}
Recorded by {illegible}
Book {illegible} Vol. 7 Page 12
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Dead
Letter to A.C. {illegible} 23d July 184
X
Died 28 March 1847
see endorsement an Pension
Certificate within
In
claim of
John Pritchett
R. 20182
Date of {illegible}
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Rev. War Section.
Mrs. Lyman S. Mangas,
105 North Union St.,
Lincoln, Illinois.
Madam;
November 20, 1922.
From the papers in the Revolutionary War pension
claim S. 32456, it appears that John Prichard was born
July 29, 1780, in Leesburg, Virginia, and enlisted in
Loudoun County, Virginia, in 1780 in Captain Lewis
Company; in March 1781 he volunteered as private in
Captain Douglass' Company, Colonel Mathers' Regiment;
he was wounded in the leg in the battle of Guilford
Court House and was at the siege of Yorktown, after
which he was transferred to Captain William Bearns
Company under Colonel Alexander and was discharged in
September 1783.
He was living in Scott County, Kentucky in 1836
and in Decatur County, Indiana in 1833.
In 1820 he referred to his wife Anne aged forty
seven years, and daughters Elizabeth aged nineteen
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3245
Revy INVALID
File No.
S
32,456
John Prichard
Pri Rev War
Act June 7 {illegible}
Index
--Vol. 2, Page 328
Arrangement of 1870.]
1913 Dec. 15. Hist. to Hon. Martin
D. Foster P.
1922 May 8 Hist to Hon. C. W.
Riddick in Mrs L.H. Dix of
Roundap, Montana
1922 Nov 28. History to Mrs. Marga
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RECORDS DIVISION
IN REPLY PLEASE QUOTE
R - 15660-LA
16324
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON
Chia
mig
Sirs:
January 20, 1933.
Veterans Administration,
Director of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Attention: Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.
In compliance with your recent telephone request for information
concerning certain pensioners of the Revolutionary War,
you are advised as follows:
The last payment of pension to John Prichard, certificate
#25625, Indiana Agency, covering the period from September 4,
1846, to March 4, 1847, was made to William P. Stevens at Madison,
Indiana, on March 30, 1847, as attorney for the pensioner. On
March 17, 1847, the pensioner certified that he had resided in
Indiana for a period of nineteen years and that previous thereto
he resided in Kentucky, Said statement was made before James
Gegeby, a Justice of the Peace, in Decatur County, Indiana.
The last payment of pension to John Pritchett, certificate
#3751, Indiana Agency, covering the period from September 4, 1841,
to March 4, 1842, was made to William Hendricks at Madison,
Indiana, on March 18, 1842, as attorney for the pensioner. On
March 12, 1842, the pensioner certified that he had resided in
Gibson County, Indiana, for a period of twenty-three years and
previous thereto he resided in the State of Kentucky.
Respectfully,
This report was
for in view of
ing any confusion that might
 exist in regard to the
two soldiers named therein
{illegible}
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Rev. War Section
one Carl W. Riddick,
House of Representatives.
May 8, 1922.
In re: John Prichard S. File No. 32, 456
Virginia Troops, War of Revolution.
You are advised that it appears from the papers
in the above noted pension claim that John Prichard
was born July 30, 1780, in Leesburgh, Virginia, and
enlisted in Loudoun County, Virginia, in 1780, in
Captain Lewis' Company; in March 1781 he volunteered
as private in Captain Douglass' Company, Colonel
Mathews' Regiment; he was wounded in the leg in the
battle of Guilford Court House and was at the siege of
Yorktown, after which he was transferred to Captain
William Bearns' Company under Colonel Alexander and
was discharged in September 1782.
He was living in Scott County, Kentucky, in 1826
and in Decatur County, Indiana, in 1833.
In 1820 he referred to his wife Anne aged forty-seven
W.L.M.
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years, and daughters Elizabeth aged nineteen years,
Margaret fifteen years, Mary Ann thirteen years,
Harriet eleven and Fanny eight years and to
sons whose names are not stated.
Soldier was allowed pension on a certificate
which issued February 14, 1834. He died June 21,
1842 leaving no widow. There is no further family
data on file.
The above noted is the only John Prichard
of Virginia found on the Revolutionary War
cords of this Bureau.
Herewith he returned the letter of Mrs.
L. H. Box, of Roundup, Montana.
Very truly yours,
Washington (illegible)
Commissioner.
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December 15, 1913.
Hon. Martin D. Foster,
House of Representatives.
My dear Mr. Foster:
In response to your letter dated the
twelfth and received the thirteenth instant, I have the honor
to advise you that the Revolutionary War files of this Bureau
fail to show a claim for John Prichard or Pritchard who served
in Colonel Febiger's 2d Virginia brigade, and that the following
is the record of the only John Prichard (Pritchard ) of
Virginia, found in said files.
Appears from the in the papers in the claim of to
John Prichard
File No. 32,456, Rev. War, he seated that he was born July 29, John Prichard
1760, at Leesburan, Virginia, and enlisted in Loudoun County,
Virginia, in 1780, in Captain Lewis' company
(crossed out)
for want of horses, was
Infantry; in
March 1781, he volunteered as Private in Captain Douglass'
company, Colonel Matthews regiment, he was wounds of leg in
the battle of Guilford Court House, and was at the siege of
Yorktown, after which he was transferred to Captain William
Bearns' company under Colonel Alexander, and was stationed at
Winchester Barraoke and was {crossed out} until discharged
in September 1782.
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Prichard,- 2

After the war he removed to Maryland thence near
line
gantown in Virginia, thence to Kentucky and was in Scott &
County ky in 1826, and in Decatur Co and in 1833
He was allowed
pension on his application executed October
31, 1833 while a resident of Decatur County, Indiana.
In 1826, he referred to his wife Anne aged forty-seven
years, and daughters Elizabeth aged nineteen years, Margaret
fifteen years, Mary Ann thirteen years, Harriet eleven years,
and Fanny eight years, who resided with him, and to sons who
had left home, but did not state their names.
was a pension and at which {illegible} july 14, 1834
Soldier died June 21, 1842, leaving no widow.
There is no further family data on file.
the above {illegible} is the only {illegible}
Very truly yours
{illegible}
Commissioner.
{illegible}
of this
Burlar
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MRS. LYMAN S. MANGAS
105 NORTE DICK STREET
LINCOLN. ILL.
John Pritchett
born in
Virginia He
and many years in Owensville
Lud
Department Interior Washington D.C.
Buried there
in the
Kindly send me
pension record of John Pritchett
his wife was Elizabeth Hayhurst
His record is listed in the
pension book but I want to
send it in to the D. A.R
Kindly let
me hear soon
and by
Mrs. Lyman Raugas
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CARL W. RIDDICK
25 DIST. MONTANA
JOSEPH A. GAMBLE
SECRETARY
Congress of the United States
House of Representatives
-
COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE
Washington, D. C.
Sir:
May 4, 1922.
PENSION M MAY L. 5 S. 1922 OFFICE
Sir:
I shall appreciate the favor if you will
furnish me with the information called for
in the enclosed letter from Mrs. L. H. Box,
Roundup, Montana.
Yours very truly,
(illegible)
Letter reformed
May 8 1922
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Per Wor Sec
Roundy, Montana
April 14 1922
Mr. Gardner, Dept. Pensions
Washington, D.C.
Dear sir, your letter of april 7th in answer to mine of march 2 received
and I wish to thank you for your
efforts in trying to secure the in
foundation
I desired
However, I
am sure there
must be some
mistake and
I am going to
ask you once more if you will
investigate. The name you looked
up was John Prichart,
I sent you was John Prichard
After the revolution This John
Prichard
went to Kentucky
and
worked for a Mr. Swar,
and finally
married their daughter
Anne. This
Mr. & Mrs. Smar were
later poisoned
by their negro
servants
who put
ground glass in a dish of fish and
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WILLIAM A. WILSON, PA
EDWARD T. TAYLOR, COLO
RALPH W. MOSS. IND
CLCRCT WHITE, OHIO
W. J. FIELDS, KY.
SIXTY-SECOND CONGRESS
MARTIN D. FOSTER, ILL. CHAIRMAN
JOSEPH HOWELL UTAN
CHARLES N PRAY, MONT
C. BASCOM SLIMP, VA
ROBERT M SWITZERONIC
CHARLES CALVIN SOWMAN FA
CURTIS R. GREGG, PA
JAMES A DAUGHERTY NO
ADAM BLITTLEPAGE W. VA
RALPH A CAMERON, ARAY
House of Representatives 21. S.
Committee on Mines and Mining,
Honorable G. M. Saltzgaber,
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
Dec., 12, 1913.
Sir:
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Can you inform me whether John Prichard or Pritchard
of the 2d Va., brigade, commanded by Colonel Febiger, Revolution
ary War, was born on the rolls as a pensioner.
Yours very truly,
W. D. Ester
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Regiments to be made
at by Thomas Posey
ty of Corydon
Agent for paying Pension
in the agency of
Indiana
Recorded in the Pension of
fice in Rock { vol.
Page 124
of
by
Wm Allison
Vol.
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, John Prichard
of
Indiana
who was a Private in the Army
of the Revolution
is entitled to receive Forty dollars
and ----- cents
per annum, during his natural life, com
mencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annualy on the 4th of March and 4th of September every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States
, this fourteenth day of
February one thousand eight
hundred and thirty four,
Le(illegible)
Examined and
Countersigned.
Secretary of War.
JL Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.
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I Hereby Certify that the
Within Named John
Prichard Fred the 28th
day of March 1847
attest
Bryan
Hiram Christy
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28
Sept 1826
Geo
John
19.95
-
Pritchard
18 March 1818
---
Robt J.
Ward
{illegible}
Washington City
to
of my
Sept 16
Hon James Barbour
for Pension Office
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Sir,
Enclosed (crossed out and faded)
Geo Town Ken. Sept 15th 1826
and John Pritchard
(illegible) was retured from your office
for additional information. He has given all that he now
recollects-
Will you please examine them and let me know
their fate as early as your convenience will permit should
they not pass I wish you to retain them in you
hands until the commencement of the session of Congress and
Col. R. M. Johnson will make application for them
respectfully your obt servt
Robert J. Ward
J. L. Edwards Esq
Pension Office
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19.957
John Pritchard
application for
a Pension-
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Original Claim

Declaration to be placed on the pension list under the Act of the 18th day of March 1818.
Scott County State of Kentucky.
On the 4th day of September 1826 personally appeared in open Court being a Court of record established by law and called the Circuit Court for Scott County John Pritchard resident in said County aged sixty five years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the Acts of Congress of the 18th day of March 1818 and 1st May 1820 
That he the said John Pritchard enlisted for the term of two years on the __ day of ___ in the year1780 (the precise date he cannot now recollect) in Loudon County State of Virginia in the Company of Capt Lewis as a draggoon but for want of horses & arms was attached to the Light Infantry - I think Lewis was promoted to a Colonel & I was commanded by him - In the Battle of Guildford I was under the Command of an officer who was a stranger to me whose name I cannot recollect - He was in the Virginia Line on the Continental establishment -
He continued in active service until after the Capture of Cornwallis in October 1781 and after that event was discharged at Winchester by an officer whose grade he does not know but whose name was either Hardin, Hardiman or Hardman - The great length of time and bad memory will not enable him to be more minute -
That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever toa  pension except the present - That his name is not on
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roll of any state except Virginia - and that the following are the reasons for not making earlier application
When the law first passed he was able to work and until recently could decently support himself & family - He had sons to aid him the last of whom left him last winter - He would not make this application if [illegible] accepts did not demand it - 
He was wounded in the leg at Guilford and as age advances it disabled him from walking or labouring long at any one time
And in pursuance of the Act of the 1st May 1820 I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that period by gift sale or in any other 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 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" passed on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not now nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, contracts or debts due me. nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed and the following changes have taken place in my property since the 18th day of March 1818.
Schedule
one mare - $30 - one cow & calf 10$ - three beds $30 - some chairs 5$ one bureau 10$ - He has had some horses & cattle since the 18th March 1818 which have died or have been disposed of to support his family -
I have now living with me five daughters
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Elizabeth aged nineteen - afflicted with fits
Margaret aged fifteen - Mary Ann aged thirteen Hariet aged Eleven - Fanny aged eight years - His wife Ann aged forty seven - He is a farmer having no mechanic art. 
John Prichard

This day the above named John Prichard appeared personally in open court before me Jesse Bledsoe Judge of the Scott Circuit Court and made oath to the facts set forth in the foregoing statement Sept. 4th 1826 witness my hand and seal.
J. Bledsoe

State of Kentucky Scott Circuit Sct
I B S Chambers clerk of the court for the county of Scott do hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the court that the said John Prichard did serve in the revolutionary war for the term of Nine months as stated in the foregoing declaration against the common enemy under one engagement in the Continental establishment I also certify that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of 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 aforsd Schedule is Eighty five dollars
In testimony whereof I hereto Set my hand and affix the Seal of Said court the 6th day of September 1826.
Attest B S Chambers CSCC