Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30,867, Elisha Bishop, Va.
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SERVICE
Va. 
Bishop, Elisha 
NUMBER S. 30,867
CONTENTS
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25393 
Kentucky
Elisha Bishop 
[illegible] in the State of Kentucky
was a private in the company of
Captain Catlett of the [illegible] Phebecker
[illegible] the Va for 2 years 

[illegible] on the Roll of Kentucky 
the rate of 80 Dollars - Censo per annum commence on the 4th day of March, 1834. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 4 day of Jan [illegible] and [illegible] Rec'd [illegible] 

[illegible] to the 4th of Sept 
allowance ending [illegible]
200.00
40.00
$240.00 
Revolutionary Claim,
[illegible] June 7, 1832 
Recorded by [illgible] Boyd Clerk, 
Vol. 7. Page 34
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State of Kentucky 
Henry County [illegible]
On this 28th day of August 1833 personally appeared before William McCrackin a Justice of the peace in and for Henry County and one of the Justices of the Henry County court 
Elisha Bishop a resident of the said County and State aged 73 years and upwards 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 entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated that is to say being a resident of Berkeley County in the State of Virginia he did in the month of March in the year 1779 enter the service of the United States as a private soldier as a substitute for his father Thomas Bishop upon a tour of six months, that in the company of Captain Thomas Catlett that he joined his said company at Bonbrook in the State of New Jersey and was attached to the regiment of Col. Phebecker he states that he continued with the army in the State of New Jersey during his whole term of service and was attached to [illegible] Woodford command at he was stationed a part of his time at Smith [illegible] on the Hudson river that he was at that point at the time the battle of Stoney Point was fought that he served out his said term of engagement as a substitute as above named fully and faithfully and immediately thereupon without leaving the army he [illegible] to remain in the army as a private soldier under the same officers for the term of nine months more and forthwith enter the service accordingly about the day of Sept 1779 as well as he remembered. He states that during this term of his engagement he remained with the main army principally that he was one of the number of men who were detached with Col. Lee against Powles Hook at Hackensack that he was under Capt Catlett on that expedition that they took 200 or 250 prisoners and successfully retreated with them after having entered the works at that place. that he [illegible] of the dangers & difficulties of that hazardous enterprize. he states that after having fully and faithfully served out the him of his said engagement he [inked out] home
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He further states and declares that in the year 1780 he moved to Ky to that section of country now known as Woodford County and in the early part of the year 1781 he thinks in March of that year he entered the service of the United States as a private volunteer soldier in the company of Capt. Berry upon a tour of six months that his services and those of his company were brought into immediate requisition against the Indians that engaged in scouting parties against them and in the small fort and station endeavouring to protect and defend the country till the expiration of his term of service which term he fully served out and was actively engaged during the whole period there. He further states that in the month of April in the year 1782 as well as he remembers he again entered the service of the United States under Captain Calloway as a private volunteer soldier for a six months term of service that he was kept engaged in spying and in scouting parties against the Indians except when he was in the stations & small fort during the whole [illegible] of his said engagement--that during this last and in his preceding tour he was frequently at Boons Station and at Bryan Station - that he was engaged in several skirmishes against the Indians during his said service He states that he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his services He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the parent and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Elisha [his + mark] Bishop Interrogatories put to the above named applicant by William McCrackin the said Justice of the peace. 1st Where and in what year were you born? Answer I was born in Arundel County in the State of Maryland in the year 1760 according to my information 2? Have you any record of your age, and if so where is it? Answer I have in my Will at home 3? Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived [inelligible] the revolutionary war and where do you now live?  Answer - I was called into service upon my first tours I lived in Berkeley County Virginia. I then moved to Kentucky and
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have continued to live in Kentucky ever since and performed my services against the Indians - I now live in Henry County Kentucky.  4. How were you called into service, were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute for whom Answer. the first six months of my service was performed as a  substitute for Thomas Bishop-- the balance of my services was as a volunteer. 5th State the names of some of the regular officers who were withthe troops where you served; such continental and Militia regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service. Answer. I recollect but Genl Washington, Genl Lee, Genl Morgan Genl  Wayne Col. Lind, Phebecker, Stokes and illegible] all of whom I think were regular officers. I recollect Col. Woolfolk who was militia officers. In my first tour and my second comprising together a period of 15 months I was with the main Army in New Jersey mostly parts of the time composing a part of the Garrison at various places in the State of New Jersey. I was engaged in the expedition under Col. Lee to Powles Hook down on the Hackensack. My last tour I performed in Kentucky against the Indians in scouting parties and in the small forts. 6th Did you ever receive a discharge from the service and if so by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? Answer I received discharge signed by my officers which I have lost. 7th State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood and who can testify to your character for veracity and their belief of your service as a soldier of the revolution Answer I [illegible] name Charles Hugely & William M. Gaskins as persons to whom I am known Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Elisha [his X Mark] Bishop
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We Charles Hugeley & William McCrackin being residents of the County of Henry in the State of Kentucky hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Elisha Bishop who has [illegible] and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 70 years of age that he is respected and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid Charles [his x mark] Hugeley and Wm McCrackin And I the said William McCrackin Justice of the peace as aforesaid and member of the Henry County Court hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter and after pulling Interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and that from bodily infirmity he cannot attend the proper Court to make his declaration; and I further certify that there is no clergyman living in the neighbourhood of the said Bishop and that Charles Hugeley & William McCrackin who have signed the preceding certificate are residents of Henry County Kentucky and are credible persons and that their statement is to credit. Given under my hand this 28th August 1833 William McCrackin [illegible] of the State of Kentucky Henry County Edmund P. Thomas Clerk of the Court of Henry County in the State of Ky. hereby certify that William McCrackin whose name appears to the preceding certificate was at this date thereof and is a Justice of the peace in and for Henry County and one of the justices of the Court of which I am clerk and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is his genuine signature and that the foregoing procurance were this day presented to me in my office as the original proceeding had in the matter therein mentioned by the said Justice In testimony whereof I have hereto my name and affixed my seal of of office this 9th day of Sept 1833 Edmund P Thomas as Clerk of the Henry County Court
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Elisha Bishop Kentucky 1 from 1779 private 2 yrs $80 Berryman Hon R. M. Johnson [illegible]
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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. Statement, showing the service of Elisha Bishop | Period when this service was rendered. Rank of the claimant. Duration of the claimant's service.  Years. Months. Days.  Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported. Sub 1779 |  |6 |1 | Pr | Cap Catlett Col. Phebecker | 73 VA┃ Vol 1779 |  |9|  | Pr. | same officers| | | Vol 1781 |  |6 | | Capt Berry ┃ 1782 | | 6 | | | Cap Calloway┃The name of the applicant's father Thomas Bishop for whom he [illegible] appear in the Va. [illegible] but not that of the applicant. He should therefore prove his service for 6 & 9 months in Col. Phebaker's rgt which belongs to the continental establishment. Your obedient servant J. L. EDWARDS Commissioner of Pensions
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2 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 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, 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 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) _____ , 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 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.] 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. 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 _____ 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 _____ In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of 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 _____ 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. 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. 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 _____ & 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 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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3 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? {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. [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 very 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. A. ii, who being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and 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 period mentioned below, and in the following grade: --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 such 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 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 [illegible] his seal, and if he has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has a 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 affadavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached therein 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 in 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 number of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line in 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 in the cases of Militia[illegible], Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule is [j] applies to continental troops only. [k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases. [l] If a witness cannot be found, the declaration 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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The deposition of Solomon Bishop taken at the [illegible] room of  D. S. Howell in Nelson County Kentucky on the 28th day of Nov 1833 to be used on the part of Elisha Bishop of Henry County Ky who is an applicant to be placed on the pension Roll of the United States as a soldier of the revolution. This deponent being first duly sworn according to law upon his oath states and deposes that he is a resident of Nelson County Kentucky and is now 77 years of age and is now upon the pension roll of the United States under the act of 7th June 1832. He states that he is the brother of the said Elisha Bishop who resides in Henry County Ky. that he and his said Brother lived in Berkeley County Va. when they entered the service. He this deponent states that his brother the said Elisha Bishop and himself served together the company of Capt Catlett in the regiment of Col. Phebecker for about 6 or 7 months and this deponent was then discharged. This deponent states that he and his said brother were in the same [illegible] during the whole of said period and that his said brother was during that time serving as a substitute for and in the place and stead of Thomas Bishop who was the father of this deponent and the said Elisha Bishop. This deponent states that when he was discharged his brother the said Elisha Bishop remained in the army as a volunteer in the same company and regiment and there continued for at least nine months longer before he returned home --This deponent states further that he is confident that his said brother did not serve less than 15 months in the whole in Capt Catlett's Company and Col. Phebecker regiment and indeed he knows that such is the fact.  He further states that his said brother performed other services besides those above named but he cannot state them particularly his said brother having performed most of those additional services in his absence Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid Signed in the presents of D. S. Howell J.P. N.C. Solomon [his mark] Bishop
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State of Kentucky ⎬ [illegible] Nelson County I D. S. Howell a justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid hereby certify that the forego -ing deposition of Solomon Bishop was this day taken subscribed and sworn to before me; and I further certify that the said deponent is a credible and respectable person and that his statements may be relied on. Given under my hand this 28th day of Nov 1833 D. S. Howell J.P. N. State of Kentucky Nelson County { I Nathaniel Wickliff clark of the court of Nelson County Ky. hereby 1 Clerk of the Court whose name is signed to the foregoing certificate was at the date thereof and still is a justice of the peace in and for said County and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 28th day of November 1833 Nath Wickliff --- Clerk of the Court of Nelson County
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February 10, 1931  Rev.& 1812 Wars Section MCS: MLB Mrs. L. D. Prewitt Forest City, Iowa Dear Madam:  You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 30867, that Elisha Bishop, the son of Thomas, was born in 1760 in Anne Arundel County.  While a resident of Berkeley County, Virginia (later West Virginia), he enlisted as a substitute for his father in March, 1779, and served fifteen months as private in Captain Thomas Catlett's company, Colonel Febiger's Virginia regiment; he went on the expedition to Paulus Hook.  Having moved to Woodford County, Kentucky in 1780, he enlisted in March, 1781, and served six months as private in Captain Berry's Virginia company. He enlisted in April, 1782 and served six months as private in Captain Calloway's Virginia company.  He was allowed pension on his application executed August 28, 1833, at which time he was a resident of Henry County, Kentucky. It is not stated that he was ever married. Very truly yours  E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner
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30867 Revy INVALID File No. 30 ,867 Elisha Bishop Pri Rev War --- Act: June 7"32 " Index: - Vol. 2 Page 38 [Arrangement of 1870.] 1925 Aug 19 [illegible] to Mrs. Archibald W. Hall [illegible]
1931 Feb 10 [illegible] to Mrs. L.D. Prewitt [illegible]
1931 June [illegible] L.D. Prewitt, last payment
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Elisha Bishop Ky Case Examined this 23 Feb/ S B True Present
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The deposition of Nicholas Smith taken at his house in Henry County Kentucky on the 2 day of December 1833 to be used on the part of Elisha Bishop of Henry County Ky who is an applicant to be placed on the pension Roll of the United States as a soldier of the Revolution - this deponent being first duly sworn according to law upon his oath states and deposes that he is now was 75 years of age and during the Revolutionary war lived in Frederick County Va. and that the said Elisha Bishop lived in Berkeley county Va about three miles from the residence of this deponent. This deponent states that he was well acquainted with the said Elisha Bishop and his father --that the father of the said Elisha enlisted into the army of the United States in the Regiment commanded by Col. Phebeker and this deponent well recollects that the said Elisha took the place of his father and served in his place and stead He further states that George Smith a brother of this deponent and the said Elisha served in the same company for a while this deponent further states that he is [illegible] that the said Elisha did not serve less than 15 months in the said regiment and he knows also that the said Elisha performed other services during said war in other regiments but how long he served besides the time in Phebecker's regiment he cannot certainly say but he thinks his services in the whole exceeded two years and were perhaps as much as three but in this however he may be mistaken-- He is confident nevertheless that his service in Phebecker regiment combined with his other services did exceed two years --He further states that said Bishop is a man of good Character and is a member of the Baptist Church and has been for a number of years past. Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid Nicholas Smith
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The deposition Mary Smith taken at the same time & place with the foregoing deposition of Nicholas Smith - This deponent being duly sworn deposes and says that she is the wife of the above named Nicholas Smith and is now near 69 years of age -- she states that during the revolutionary war she lived with her father in Frederick County Va. and during the period of that war she well recollects to have seen Elisha Bishop who is spoken of in the above deposition of Nicholas Smith -- she states that the first time she saw him and the only time during the said war, was at the house of her father that he had come the neighbourhood to see his friend on a short furlough which had been given him from the army -- she states that he had been in the army and that his design was to return as soon as the term of his absence expired as she understood --and she also understood that he did return to the army & serve in it-- she has no doubt but that he served a considerable time in the army of the revolution- Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid Mary Smith State of Kentucky Henry County I, Wm A Bannon a Justice of the peace in and for said county hereby certify that the foregoing depositions of Nicholas Smith and Mary Smith were this day taken subscribed & sworn to before me: and I further certify that the said deponents are personally known to me as persons of the first respectability and their statements are entitled to full credit Given under my hand this 2 day of December 1833 Wm A Bannon J.P. -
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State of Kentucky Henry County I  Edmund P Thomas Clerk of the Court of Henry County Ky. hereby certify that William A Bannon whose name appears to the preceding certificate was at the date thereof and still is a Justice of the peace in and for said County and a member of the Court of which I am Clerk & the foregoing signature purporting to be his is his genuine signature. In testimony whereof I have hereunto  set my name & affixed my seal of office this 16" day of Dec 1833 Edmd P. Thomas Clerk of the Henry County Court
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The affidavit of Francis E Skidmore, Elizabeth Skidmore and Stephen Bowen taken in Port Royal in Henry County Ky on the 21st day of Nov 1833 -- these affidavits state that they are well acquainted with Elisha Bishop of Henry County Ky who is an applicant to be placed on the pension roll of the United States as a soldier of the Revolution and that they know him to be a man of good character and undoubted veracity and has been a member of the Baptist Church for the last fifteen or twenty years and is a pious and orderly member of society. We have no doubt of his truthfulness and such is his general character. Sworn & subscribed the day and year aforesaid Stephen Bowen Francis E. Skidmore Elizabeth Skidmore The affidavit of Elisha Bishop taken at the same time and place who being duly sworn states upon his oath that he is the identical person who made his application to the war department to be placed on the pension roll of the United States as a soldier of the Revolution --He states that he made his declaration on the 28th day of August 1833 and that the statements therein are true and he hopes that his claim will be allowed as he not only served as therein stated but is in great want of the money allowed by the bounty of his government for his services Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid Elisha [his x mark] Bishop State of Kentucky Henry County I William McCrackin a Justice of the peace in and for Henry County Ky. hereby certify that
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'--- the foregoing affidavits were this day taken subscribed and sworn to before me and that the said affiants Stephen Bowen Francis E. Skidmore Elizabeth Skidmon and Elisha Bishop who have signed the same are credible and respectable persons - Given under my hand this 21st day of Nov. 1833 William McCrackin JP State of Kentucky Henry County I Edmund P Thomas Clerk of the Court of Henry County in the State of Ky hereby certify that William McCrackin whose name appears to the preceding certificate was at the date thereof and still is a Justice of the 
Peace in and for Henry County and a member of the Court of which I am clerk and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is his genuine signature In testimony whereof I have hereunto my name and affixed my seal of office  this 22d day of November 1833 Edmund P Thomas Clerk of the Court of Henry County
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Elisha Bishop Rev: Claim for roll  not on roll  Hon R. M. Johnson [illegible]
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The New Denison Hotel Co. CABLE ADDRESS DENISON, EUROPEAN PLAN Comfortable and Homelike, Cool and Attractive. Cuisine and Service Unsurpassed Rates no higher than any other First Class Hotels Elegant Sample & Assembly Room W.B. & H. J. SMITH, PROP'S. T. B. BUSKIRK JR. MANAGER. Indianapolis, July 6-1925 Hon Commissioner of Pensions Washington, D.C. Dear Sir -- Will you send one war record and family data of Elisha Bishop -- age 80 -- in year 1840 -- of Henry Co -- Kentucky --and of [illegible] Yours Truly Mrs. A. M. Hall 215 Denison Hotel Indianapolis Ind. {stamp: Pension Office Jul 8 1925)
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L. D. PREWITT ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Forest City, Iowa May 2, 1931.  Bureau of Pensions, Veterans Administration, Revolutionary War Section. Washington, DC. Gentlemen:  Can you advise me if a claim for pension or bounty land was filed by Alexander Ireland or Christopher Hydrick or Hittrick, for Revolutionary War service  If so will you please furnish me with a history of the claim?  Can you advise me of the death date or the date when the payment of pension stopped in the claims of Elisha Bishop, S30867, Revolutionary war; and Michael Wolf, S40726, Revolutionary war?  Thanking you, Yours, L. D. Prewitt [signature added]. LDP:1  {stamp: Bureau of Pensions Revolutionary & 1812 Wars Section May 4, 1931]
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Forest City, Iowa Jan. 23, 1931 Mr. E. W. Morgan Acting Commissioner Veterans Administration Bureau of Pensions Washington, D.C. My dear sir: Will you please advise me concerning as much of the personal and family history as is on record of Elisha Bishop, an ancestor  of mine who was a Revolutionary War soldier and who received a land grant on Drennon's Creek, Henry County, Kentucky, which was surveyed May 3. 1817 (taken from "Kentucky Land Warrants").  He was living in  Henry Co. Ky. in 1840 aged 83. I should be very glad for his pension record (if he received a pension) too. Thank you very much, Lela W. Prewitt (Mrs. L.D. Prewitt)
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June 10, 1931 Mr. L. D. Prewitt Forest City Iowa Rev. & 1812 Wars Section MLS Dear Sir: You are advised that in order to obtain the date of last payment of pension in the case of the Revolutionary War soldier, Elisha Bishop (S. 30867), the name and address of the person to whom paid, and possibly the date of soldier's death, you should address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C. citing the following data: Elisha Bishop, Certificate 25393, issued January 4, 1833, rate $80 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act June 7, 1832, Kentucky Agency. Very truly yours E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section August 19, 1925 Mrs. Archibald M. Hall Denison Hotel Indianapolis, Ind. Madam: I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 30867, it appears that ELISHA BISHOP, the son of THOMAS, was born in 1760 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. While a resident of Berkeley County, Virginia (later West Virginia), he enlisted as a substitute for his father [illegible] 1779, and served fifteen months as private in Captain Thomas Catlett's Company, Colonel Febiger's Virginia Regiment; he went on the expedition to Paulus Hook.  Having moved to Woodford County, Kentucky, in 1780, he enlisted in March, 1781, and served six months as private in Captain Berry's Virginia Company. He enlisted in April, 1782, and served six months as private in Captain Callaway's Virginia Company. He was allowed pension on his application executed August 28, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Henry County, Kentucky.  It is not stated that he was ever married. Respectfully, WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner [handwritten note:   This must be Anne Arundel Co.  as there is no Arnold Co In MD | * Berkeley as there is no Barkley Co in W. Va]