Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 6528, William Arthur, Va.
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Va    Arthur, William   S. 6528

carded
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Virginia   12. 340
William Arthur of Bedford in the State of Va who was a pvt in the [blank]  commanded by Captain [blank] of the Regt commanded by Meriweather in the Va 
une for 1 year
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Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia
at the rate of 40 Dollars [blank] Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 22d day of Apr 33 and auth. Robt  C. Mitchell, clk. Liberty, Va
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Arrears to the 4th of March 1833
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept
80
20 
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100
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Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Nathl Rice, Clerk
Book 6 Vol. 6  Page 1

Lt. John W Jones  Apl 28, 1856
" Same May 24/56.
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State of Virginia Bedford County S.S.
On the 25th day of Febuary 1833 personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Bedford now sitting William Arthur, a resident of Virginia in the County of Bedford aged seventy one years, the 14th day of November last, 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 the 7th 1832-
That he enlisted in the Army of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein after stated. That on the day of April 1780 he enlisted under Capt. Jesse Herd in the County of Bedford & State of Virginia who commanded a Troop of cavalry for six months. That he was marched through the Country against the Tories until about the 1st day July when he was marched to the Hawfields upon Haw River in North Carolina where he was stationed some short time. That he was from thence marched on towards Ninety-Six (the place he enlisted first to goe to) That he was met before he got
to Ninety Six and turned back, and was marched to Henry Courthouse in Virginia where he was discharged. That he has no documentary evidence, nor does he know of any person now living who served with him or knows any thing about it, except James Maxey who was then about 14 years old, who remembers his marching under Captain Herd & whose affidavit is hereto annexed & respectfully referred to.
The next tour he served was one of three months in the Militia. That he was drafted he thinks in the latter part of the year 1780 in the County of Bedford and marched under Cap John Trigg to Petersburg a distance of 150 miles and from thence to Cabbin
point, and from thence to Portsmouth and from thence to Gregory's Camp in North Carolina where he was stationed a short time and then marched back again to Portsmouth and was then marched about the County watching General Arnold who was said to be in Long Bridge fort, and then marched back again to North Carolina and back again
across the Dismal Swamp to Prince George Courthouse where he was discharged. The commanding officers were Major Decloughman, Colonel Merriweather & Genl Mulenburg. That he has no documentary evidence but  can prove the service of this tour by Isaac Cundiff and Capt Samuel Wilks whose affidavit is hereto annexed and respectfully refered to. That on day of May 1781 he was again drafted in the militia for a tour of three months under the command of
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Lieutenant Preston Gilbert and Ensign William Buford to guard the magazine in New London then Bedford Court House. That on information being received that the British was at the point of fork
on James River when for the safety of the magazine  it was hid by waggon loads in the woods at different places and guarded, and then removed to Crows ferry in Botecourt County where he remained some
time & then again removed to New London, where he was stationed till his term of service expired and was discharged. That he has no documentary
evidence and knows of no living witness that he can
prove the service of this tour except by Isaac Cundiff who was in said tour and served with him the whole time and to whose affidavit he respectfully refers. 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.
William Arther

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
The following is the answers to the several Interrogations propounded by the Court before whom the foregoing declaration was sworn and dubscribed.
Answer to question 1st-- I was born and raised in the County of Bedford and State of Virginia on the 14th November 1762.
2--I have a record of my age as kept by my parents now in my possession.
3-- I lived in the County of Bedford when called into the service each time & have resided in said County in the State of Virginia ever since
4 & 5th-- answered as stated in the declaration
6th-- If ever I received a discharge for any of the tours I served, they are lost or mislaid, as they were deemed of no value after the term of service expired and I took no care of them
7th-- I refer you to William Leftwich a minister of the gospel, and to Pleasant Preston who resides in my neighbourhood & with whom I am well acquainted.

This day personally before me a justice of the peace in the County of Bedford, Isaac Cundiff aged seventy four years and made oath that William Arthur who signed the foregoing declaration
was drafted he thinks in the latter part of the year 1780 for a tour of three months in the Militia in the war of the Revolution and marched into service under Cape John Trigg, That he served said tour & in the same company with him. That he served his full term
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of three months and was regularly discharged. That in the same year he was again drafted for three months in the Militia- to guard the magazine at New London. That he also served this tour with him and that he performed the full term of service, and was regularly discharged. That during this last tour they under the command of Lieutenant Preston Gilbert and Ensign William Buford.
Isaac Cundiff
Sworn to before me this 25th day of January 1833 Bedford County to wit.
Bowker Preston J. P.
This day personally appeared before me a justice of the peace for said County Samuel Wilks aged sixty nine years, and made oath that William Arthur who signs the foregoing declaration was drafted as he thinks in the latter part of the year 1780 for a tour of three months in the militia in the war of the revolution and marched into service under Capt John Trigg. That he served said tour with him. That he served his full term of service and was regularly discharged
Sam'l Wilks
Sworn to and subscribed this 25th day of January 1833
Bowker Preston J. P.

I Bowker Preston a justice of the peace for the County of Bedford do hereby certify that Isaac Cundiff who signs & swears to one of the foregoing affidavits and Samuel Wilks who signs & swears the other are reputed men of veracity & that reliance ought to be placed in their statements. Given under my hand this 25th day of January 1833
Bowker Preston J.P.

Bedford County to wit
This day personally appeared before me a justice of the peace for the County aforesaid James Maxey aged sixty six years and made oath that he is and has been well acquainted with William Arther who signed the proceeding declaration from his infancy. That he well recollects him (Cap. Athens, serving)
in a troop of Horse commanded he thinks by Cap. Jesse Herd. That he marched to the south and other places. That he was then only about 14 years of age himself and cannot recollect distinctly the length of the tour but knows it was a long one, and has no doubt he served it honourably and was regularly
discharged.
James Maxey X his mark
Sworn and subscribed before me this 29th Jan'y 1833
Bowker Preston J.P.
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Bedford County to wit
I Bowker Preston a Justice of the peace for said County do hereby certify that he has known Isaac Maxey who swears and subscribes to the annexed affidavit for the last thirty years and that so far as he has ever heard he is reputed a man of veracity and on whose statement
reliance ought to be placed. Given under my hand this 29th day of January 1833
Bowker Preston

Bedford County to wit
William Leftwich a clergyman residing in said County
and Pleasant  Preston residing in the same do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Arthur who has subscribed and sworn to the annexed declaration. That we believe him to be seventy one years old. That he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood 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.
William Leftwich
Pleasant Preston

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after
an investigation of the matter and after putting the interogations prescribed by the War department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states- And they further certify that William Leftwich who has signed the annexed certificate is a Clergyman resident in said county, and that Pleasant Preston who has also signed the same is a resident in said County, is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Robert C. Mitchell Clerk of the County Court of Bedford do hereby Certify that
contains a true copy of the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of William Arther for a pension,- and I do further certify that
Bowker Preston whose signature is annexed to the 
foregoing certificates is a Justice of the peace in said County duly Commissioned and qualifed
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand & affixed the Seal of said Court this 2d day of March 1833 in the 57th year of our Independence.
R C Mitchell
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No 224
William
Arthurs
Va
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Admit as a private
$40
Merewether
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Robert Mitchell
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Clk
County
Court
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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 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 shew 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.
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A Statement shewing the Service of William Arthur, Bedford County
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Period when the service was rendered:
      April 1780 Enlisted cavalry 
      Drafted 1780
      1781 May  Drafted
Duration of Claimant's service:
       6 Months
       3 Months
       3 Months
Rank of the claimant:
        private
        private
        private 
Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served:
        Capt. Hord
        Twigg
         Lieut. Gilbert
Names and Rank of the General and Field officers:
         Col
         Meriweather, Gen. Mullenburg
         ---
Battles in which the applicant was engaged:
          None
           --- 
           ---
Country through which he marched.
            Va, N.C.
            Va. N.C.
             Va
Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period: 
             aged 71. Bedford Co Va
Evidence by which the declaration is supported:
             Living Witnesses
             Traditionary
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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, etc. Teamsters, Boatmen, etc. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged
in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is
considered a Court of Record.

DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of     }
County of                                     } ss.
On this         day of       personally appeared (a) before                          
A.B., a resident (b) of                           in the county of                     and State, Territory or District of               aged (c)        years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provion made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)        , with            and served in the
(e) regiment of the              line, under the following named officers:

[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he enered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, etc.]

He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of
the Agency in the State of             .
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I                   of the Court of                 do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of                          for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this          day of                   , etc.

If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and
subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the             and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with           who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be       years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier
of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B.       who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the         and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the       and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I,                        , Clerk of the Court of                  do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of            for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this           day of             etc.

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 alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person.
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.

The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6. {To a Soldier.}
Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it?
{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 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 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 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.
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(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, etc. 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, and --- days, 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 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, etc. 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 Court must give his certification in every case.
(i)   The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
            Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
                 Proof of Service.
(j) In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
--> The notes from (a) to (i) are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops, The proof required by rule in
note (j) applies to continental troops only.
(k)  This traditionary evidence is indispensible 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.

Dyer Castor
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Pension Office, April 16. 1836
The third auditor will please certify the last payment to within named case, died 9 July 1887, and whom arrears was paid, Susan H. Arthur.
Very respectfully
S. Cole
Chief Clerk
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3d Auditor's Office
April 25, 1836
Sir,
Wm Arthur, Va Act 1832, at $40 per annum, died 9 July 1847, & his pension has been paid in full to that date to Susan H. Arthur, his only child.
Very respectfully
[        ] auditor

J. Minot Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions
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Rev. & 1812
Wars Section
MCS: MLB
Miss Maggie McManaway
Route ┃
Stewartsville, Virginia
Dear Madam:
September 23, 1930
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the
Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 6528, that William Arthur
was born November 14, 1762, in Bedford County, Virginia.
While a resident of that county, he enlisted and served
as a private with the Virginia troops, as follows:
From April, 1780, six months in Captain Jesse Herd's
company; from late in 1780, three months in Captain John
Trigg's company, in Colonel Merriwether's regiment; from
May, 1781, three months under Lieutenant Preston Gilbert,
was engaged in guarding magazines at Bedford Court House,
He was allowed pension on his application executed
February 25, 1833, at which time he was a resident of Bedford
and
County, Virginia.
He died July 9, 1847, and was survived by one child,
Susan H. Arthur. The name of the soldier's wife is not shown.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner
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Rev War
6528

INVALID.
Rev War
File No. 6328
William Arthur
Private Rev War
Act: June 7th 32
Index:  Vol. A, Page 16 [or 10]
{Arrangement of 1870.}

1830 July 2. hist to
Miss Eleanor Purdou
[     ]
1930-Sept. 23. Hist to Miss
Maggie McManaway
Copy Aug
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1940 April 15 hist to
Mr. Geo. E. Saunders [   ]
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William Arthurs
declaration for a pension
2245
Bedford County Va
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Lisbon Va March 27th 1856
Dear Sir,
there was a Power of Attorney
given to Mercer E. Grey Last September to
collect the balance of pension money due
to William Arthur, a soldier of the revolution.
I write these lines to enquire what amount was
paid over to Grey & whether all that was
due was paid, & you will confer a
favour by giving the desired information at
your earliest convenience.
Most Respectfully Yours
Jno. W. Jones
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Lisbon May 5th 1856
Dear Sir,
I received yours of the 24th April
In reply to mine of March 27th. I then
solicited information by the request of the
heir of Wm Arthur in regard to the amt.
that had been paid to the agent of Mrs. Arthur.
The object of this enquiry is that a settlement
can be made with the agent as he has failed to settle, You will confer a favor by stating what it was due at the death of Wm Arthur for pension & at what time it was paid & also state whether his heirs are entitled to Land warrant in addition to
pension money [ ]

Most Respectfully
Jno. W. Jones
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Department of the Interior
Burean of Pensions
Washington, DC
My Dear Friends:
I am searching for the record
of one Arthur, William in the
Revolutionary War- was
living in Bedford County Virginia
if I make no mistake in the year
[1836]- [      . ] 1838. Pen no 114. 
Please give me all the information 
you have on him,
date of birth
place of birth
time of enlistment
place of enlistment
Rank 
name of superior officers
date of death
place of death
to whom married 
date of marriage
place of marriage
(over)

US Pension Office stamp Sep 18, 1930
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When was the last pension of Arthur William paid and to whom
Date of wife's death
place of wife's death
Is there any reference to his parents?
Please send me family data if any, or
if possible direct me to where such data can be found.

I will be thankful indeed to any help you can give me along this line.
I must tell you that we have just had a lovely shower of rain, and had one of equal length
on Saturday. Our hearts are thankful that we are [    ] remembered and that all the trees will not dry up by the roots for water.
Let every soul be subject to the higher powers. For there is no power but of God...
How forcably this has come home to us all through these monstrous droughts, etc. chaf

With best wishes and thanks innumerable, thanks for all your kindness.
(Sep. 18, 1930)
Your friend
Maggie McManaway
Miss Marie McManaway, RL stewartsville. Va.
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6157 Kingsbury Blvd.,
Saint Louis, Missouri,
April 28, 1930.

Office of Commissioner of Pensions,
Dear Sir,
The Adjutant General's office has suggested that I write to you to obtain information concerning a William Arthur who was
pensioned in 1833-34. (Virginia Soldiers of 1776. Louis A. Burgess. pp 1023.) Will you please send me what information the records
contain. I should like to know his native county as that may help me to find further information.
Thanking you in advance,
Yours truly,
Eleanor Purdon
(Miss) Eleanor Purdon.

US Pension Office Stamp APR 30, 1930
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GEORGE E. SAUNDERS
SECRETARY OF STATE

WILLIAM B. MCLEAN
DEPUTY

THE STATE OF COLORADO
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
DENVER
APRIL 1 1940

Mr. A. D. Hiller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
Veterans Administration
Washington, D. C.

Dear Mr. Hiller:
I would like the information contained in the pension record of William Arthur, my ancestor, of Bedford County Militia. He was born in 1762, died 1847. He applied for pension in 1831 in Bedford County Virginia at the age of 78. He served under Captain John Frigg, Col. Merriwether's regiment of Militia.

Thanking you in advance, I am
Sincerely
George Saunders
Secretary of State
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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section
MCS:MLB

July 2, 1930

Miss Eleanor Purdon
6157 Kingsbury Boulevard
Saint Louis, Missouri

Dear Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.6528, it appears that William Arthur was born November 14, 1752 in Bedford County, Virginia.
While a resident of that county, he enlisted and served as a private with the Virginia troops, as follows:
From April, 1780, six months in Captain Jesse Hord's Company; from late in 1780, three months in Captain John Trigg's Company, in Colonel Merriwether's Regiment; from May, 1781, three months, under
Lieutenant Preston Gilbert, and was engaged in guarding magazines at Bedford Court House.

He was allowed pension on his application executed February 25, 1833, at which time he was a resident of Bedford County, Virginia.
He died July 9, 1847 and was survived by one child, Susan H. Arthur. The name of the soldier's wife is not shown.
The above noted is the history of the only soldier named William Arthur found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner

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April 15, 1940
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William Arthur, S.6528

Mr. George E. Saunders
Department of State
Denver, Colorado

Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter of April 1, 1940, requesting information relative to a Revolutionary War soldier, William Arthur, who was born in 1762 and died in 1847.

The data which follow were taken from papers on file in the pension claim, S.6528, based on the Revolutionary War service of William Arthur.
William Arthur was born November 14, 1762, in Bedford County, Virginia. The names of his parents are not shown.

While a resident of Bedford County, he enlisted and served as private with the Virginia troops as follows: from April, 1780, six months in Captain Jesse Hord's company; from late in 1780, three months in Captain John Trigg's company in Colonel Merriwether's regiment; from May, 1781, three months under Lieutenant Preston Gilbert and was engaged
in guarding magazines at Bedford Court House,

William Arthur was allowed pension on his application executed February 25, 1833, at which time he was a resident of Bedford County,
Virginia.

He died July 9, 1847, and was survived by one child, Susan H. Arthur. The name of soldier's wife is not shown, and there are no further data relative to family.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension of William Arthur and the name and address of the person to whom it was paid, it
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is suggested that you address The Comptroller General, Records Division,
General Accounting Office, Washington, D.C., giving the following data:
William Arthur, Certificate 12340, issued April 22, 1833, rate $40 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Virginia
Agency.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator