Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 41301, Walter Watson, Md.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE                                NUMBER
Md.          Watson, Walter      S. 41301
                                              B.L. Wt. 6.407-160-55
CONTENTS
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19,364   R
Virginia
Wall Watson 
of Albemarle Cy in the state of Virginia who was a private in the Compy [company] commanded by Captain Medoch of the regiment commanded by Colonel Smith
in the Maryland line, for the term of three years
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Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 30 of November 1824 
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Certificate of Pension issued the 4 of February 1825 and Sent to Hon. W.C. Rives,
House of Rep
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[Arrears to 4th of crossed out] party
Semi-anl. all'ce [annual allowance] ending 4 March 1825 $25:29
$25.29
{Revolutionary claim, Acts March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820. & March 1,1813 }

[round stamp with THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES]
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80661
Act March 3, 1789
April 9, 1858
Walter Watson Pm
Private
[ Illegible area]
[Written over with]
Cancelled - Sept 20 of 58
Duplicate of July 21/58
Revolutionary War
Rev Pen
[very faint] 160 acres
[a signature or seal)
A. B. Magruder
Charlottesville, Va.
[written sideways]
Oct.10/58 
Letter to _____  ____ Land Office   [Initials]
Letter of _____ of Sept. 25/58 
reference to Rev. Y Examiner  [Initials]
 [CET/LET] A. B. Magruder Nov 21/58
July 17/ 58
near/new duplicate
to be sent to
A. B. Magruder
Present
Original cancelled
Vol. No. 4
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Washington D.C.
7 June 1858
to the Comr. of Pensions
Dear Sir,
A recent law of Congress having made [illegible crossed out] land warrants personal
Chattels and providing that all warrant which may have issued heretofore subsequent
to the death of the claimant, shall vest in the widow or, if no widow, then in the heirs or legaties [legatees] of the claimant, and be assignable by the personal representative, I have to bring to your consideration the case of the late Walter Watson - a Revolutionary Soldier of Albemarle County, Va for whom I obtained a warrant for 100 acres under the Bounty land law of 1853- As he died, in the interval between the date of his application & the actual issue of the warrant, which, as the law then stood vacated the grant, I sent back the warrant to your office it was accordingly cancelled. This appears from the enclosed letter from your office dated 22d Nov. '55. I 
submit that under the recent act his heirs at law (he left no widow) are entitled to receive a duplicate
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of the warrant No. 6407, and accordingly request that the same may be forwarded to me for their use. 
I have the honor to be,
very respectfully,
Yr obt svt [your obedient servant]
A. B. Magruder
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Walter Watson's 
Declaration
5th July, 1824
A copy
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Virginia
Albemarle County Court to wit
On this 5th day of July 1824 personally appeared in open court being a Court of record for said County Walter Watson resident in said county aged sixty four years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the [illegible] made by the [illegible] of Congress of the 18th March 1818 and 1st May 1820 that he the said Walter Watson enlisted for the term of three years in August of the year 1780 in Prince George County in the State of Maryland in the company
commanded by Capt. [Captain] Modack in the Regiment commanded by Colo Smith in the line of the State of Maryland on Continental establishment, that he continued in the said Regiment untill [until] they joined the Southern Army when he was transfered [transferred] to the second Maryland Regiment commanded by Colo Howard and served under Capt [Captain] Mason & afterwards in the said last mentioned Corps untill [until] 1783 when he was discharged from the said service in Anne Arundel County in the State of Maryland. That he was in the Battles of Guilford Courthouse, Camden, Eutaw Springs, , and the seige [siege] of Ninety six, and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services except the testimony of Edward [illegible] that he is by occupation a farmer and now lives on a piece of Land which he rents at the rate of $20 a year. that he is afflicted with the Rhamatism [rheumatism] & in consequence thereof is frequently disqualified from lab[illegible] that his family at present consists of his wife who is five years older than himself
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and very infirm and an unmarried daughter aged thirty years, the rest of his children having married and left him. 
And in pursuance of the act of the 1st of May 1820 I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18th day March 1818; and that I have not since time by gift, sale or in any manner thereof, with intent thereby to diminish it so 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 services of the United States in the Revolutionary war passed on the 15th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property securities contracts or debts due to me & nor have I any income or property which belongs to me other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed viz: 2 Stoats, 6 Bushels of Corn 19th Bacon 7 Bushels wheat 15 [illegible] rye about 10 Bushels; A parcel of wheat to cut say about 15 or 18 Bushels A parcel of flax growing, 2  old Barrels, 2 [illegible] him & 20 young do 9 old hens & 30 [illegible]
Walter Watson
Sworn to and declared in open Court setting this 5th day of July 1824
Virginia
Albemarle County Court Office towit
J Alexander Garrett clerk [illegible]
[round stamp THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES]
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the court for said County do hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the Court that the said Walter Watson did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceding declaration the enemy for the term of nine months
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50661
CLAIM OF Walter Watson
ACT OF March 3d 1855
War of Revolution
FILED BY
A. B. Magruder
Charlottesville, Va
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FOR SOLDIER
State of Virginia
County Albemarle ⎬
On this 31st day of March 1855 personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid, Walter Watson aged 95 years, a resident of said County and State, who being duly sworn according to law, declares that he is the identical Walter Watson who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain in the Regiment of commanded by Col. in the war of the American Revolution, & is now a Pensioner on the Pension Roll of U.S. as appears by his certificate of Pension dated that day of 
He makes this declaration to obtain the bounty land to which he may be entitled, under the act of Congress approved the third day of March, 1855. He further declares that he has not received nor applied for bounty land under this or any other Acts of Congress, except as above stated.
A. B. Magruder, of Charlottesville, Virginia
whereby authorized to prosecute this claim, and to receive any warrant which may be issued hereon.
his
Walter X Watson 
mark [SEAL.]
AFFIDAVIT OF TWO WITNESSES
We James B Walton and Nicholas G Rogers residents of the County of Albemarle State of Virginia upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Walter Watson in our presence, and that we believe from the appearance and statements of the applicant that he is the identical person he represents himself to be, and that we have no interest in this claim.
James B. Walton
[SEAL.]
Nicholas G Rogers [SEAL.]
MAGISTRATE'S CERTIFICATE.
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me, the day and year above written and I certify that I know the affiants and believe them to be credible persons, that the claimant is the person he 
represents himself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim.
P. A. Words
J. P.
STATE OF Virginia
County of Albemarle
I hereby certify that P. A. Words- Esq, before whom the foregoing declaration
and affidavit were made, is and was, at the time of taking the same, an acting justice of the peace within and for the county and state aforesaid, duly commissioned and qualified, and that his signature above is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of my
office, this 7th day of April 1855.
Jno Garrell Clerk
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October 11, 1933

Walter Watson, S. 41301
BA-J/MCS

Mrs. W. K. Freudenberger
4496 Maryland Avenue
St. Louis
Missouri

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your request for the record of Walter Watson, a soldier of the Revolution.

The data furnished herein were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S. 41301, based upon the military service of Walter Watson.

He enlisted in Prince Georges County, Maryland, in August, 1780, as private in Captain Modock's Company, Colonel Smith's Maryland Regiment, was transferred to Colonel Howard's Second Maryland Regiment and served in Captain Mason's and Bruff's Companies; he was in the battles of Camden, Guilford, Ninety-Six and Eutaw Springs and was discharged November 15, 1783.

He was allowed pension on his application [execited] executed July 5, 1824, at which time he was sixty-four years of age and a resident of Albemarle County, Virginia.

He died between April 1 and September 20, 1855, exact date not given.

In 1824 reference was made to his wife who was five years older that he and to an unmarried daughter, then thirty years old, and to a son; there were other children, all of whom were married in 1824.  The names of wife and children were not given.  The wife died before the soldier but the date of her death was not given.

In 1813 one Benjamin N. Watson was living in Albemarle County, Virginia but his relation to the soldier was not given.

Very truly yours
A.D. Hiller
Assistant to Administrator

(handwritten left side of salutation begins: Death of sold...)
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March 31 1932
BA J/MCS
Mrs. A. H. Laforce
2032 Belmont Road N.W.
Washington D. C.
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your request of March 24th for the history of Walter Watson, a soldier of the Revolution.
The data furnished herein were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim S. 41301, based upon the Revolutionary War service
of Walter Watson.
He enlisted in Prince Georges County, Maryland in August, 1780, as private in Captain Modock's Company, Colonel Smith's Maryland Regiment, was transferred to Colonel Howard's Second Maryland Regiment and served in Captains Mason's and Bruff's Companies; he was in the battles of Camden, Guilford, Ninety-Six and Eutaw Springs and was discharged November 15, 1783.
He was allowed pension on his application executed July 5, 1824, at which time he was sixty-four years of age and a resident of Albemarle County, Virginia.
He died between April 1 and September 20, 1855, exact date not given.
In 1824 reference was made to his wife who was five years older than he and to an unmarried daughter, then thirty years old, and to a son; there were other children all of whom were married. The names of wife and children were not given the wife died before the soldier, date not given.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
July 30, 1925 
Mrs. W. K. Freudenberger
6012 Waterman Ave.
St. Louis, Mo.
Madam:
I have to advise on from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 41301, it appears that WALTER WATSON enlisted in Prince Georges County, Maryland, in August, 1780, as private in Captain Modock's Company, Colonel Smith's Maryland
Regiment, was transferred to Colonel Howard's Second Maryland Regiment and served in Captains Mason's and Bruff's Companies; he was in the battles of Camden, Guilford, Ninety-Six, and Eutaw Springs, and was discharged November 15, 1783.
He was allowed pension on his application executed July 5, 1824, at which time he was sixty-four years of age and a resident
of Albemarle County, Virginia. He died between April 1, and September 20, 1855, exact date not given.
In 1824 reference was made to his wife who was five years older than he and to an unmarried daughter, then thirty years old,
and to a son; there were other children, all of whom were married. The names of wife and children are not given. The wife died before
the soldier, late not given.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.
3--525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., __,19
S.F. 41301
In reply to your request of __, received__ for a statement of the military history of Walter Watson a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
DATES OF
ENLISTMENT OR
APPOINTMENT.
Aug. 1780
LENGTH OF
SERVICE.
Nov. 15, 1783
RANK.
Pvt.
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Madock
Mason
Braff
COLONEL.
Smith
Howard
STATE.
Md.

Battles engaged in, Camden, Guilford, Neniby-Lex, Eatuw Springs

Residence of soldier at enlistment, enlisted in Prince Georges Co. Md.

Date of application for pension, July 5, 1824. His cl. was al.

Residence at date of application, Albemarle County Va.

Age at date of application, 64 years.

Remarks: In 1824 he oferred to his wife who was 5 years older than him, and to an unmarried daughter then 30 years old the rest having married and left. No names are stated. He left no widow. 
Reference made to [unintelligible] 1824
Respectfully, 
Solder died between Apr 1 & Sept 20, 1855
Commissioner.
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Charlotteville Virginia
Nov. 23. 1855
To the Commr. [commissioner] of Pensions
Dear Sir, 
On the 20th Sept. last, I enclosed to your office the land Warrant No. 6407- issued to Walter Watson a Revolutionary Pensioner, entitled to Bounty land
and informed you at the same time of his death before the issue of the land Warrant. I requested the favor of you to acknowledge me the return receipt of the Warrant, as a proper voucher for me to shew that tho' [though] the warrants came into my hand as the Agent (as [illegible] the record of your office World shew) Yet in fact I had sent it back, the Pensioner being  dead. Not having heard any thing from you, since,  may I again ask the favor of some acknowledgement of the return of the warrant for cancellation?
[illegible] Respy [Respectfully]
A. B. Magruder
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and. Nov: 27
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Albemarle County Va.
Aug. 7th 1824
Sir in June or July Court last for this County, a Certain Walter Watson delivered into Court (of which I was a member) a schedule for the purpose of obtaining a pension under the acts of Congress on enquiry of his neighbours, it is said
said Watson has conveyed his property (land)
to his son, in order that he may [illegible] within the meaning of the Acts aforesaid. He is able bodied, free from wounds & bruises, as I believe, this communication is made under the conviction that said Watson is not a proper subject to receive the munificence of the U.S.
Respectfully your
Abb Servt
Charles Brown
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Caveat
vs:
Walter Watson 
Recd. 11 Augt. 1826

Hon. John C. Calhoun Esq.
Secretary at War
Washington City
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19.252
Walter Watson,

Hon: W. C. Rives,
Lindsay's Store, Va

Recd. 11 Augt 1824

See caveat within.

J. L. Edwards Esq.
of the Pension Office
War Department
Washington City.
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Castle Hill Aug. 9th 1824
Dear Sir. I send you enclosed herein, the amended Declaration of Walter Watson, which I hope will entitle him to a pension certificate. I shall be glad to hear from you on the subject, as soon as the decision of the Secretary of War is made known & you will please to direct your communication to Lindsay's store, Albemarle County, Va.
I am very respectfully
your [illegible] serv. W C Rivers.
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Filed with Application of Walter Watson a Rev. Soldier for Bounty land under act of March 3, 1855
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the date of Walter Watson's
Pension certificate is
4th February 1825
J. C. Calhoun
Sec at Law
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No. 50661
ACT OF MARCH 3, 1855.
Received April 9, 1855


Walter Watson
Rev. War.
Warrant No 1907-160-55
A. B. Magruder
Charlottesville
Va
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50661 Va
Walter Watson
ad 3d M 55- 6407
ad March 1818
Boyntons
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington DC
FREE
[round stamp CHARLOTSVILLE NOV 21
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41301
INVALID.
File No. 41307
Walter Watson
Pri Rev War
Act: 18th March 18"
Index: -- Vol. 5, Page 555
[Arrangement of 1870.}
1918 July 8 Hist to Alice Furtney
1925 July 30 Hist to Mrs W N Trendenberger MCA
1932 Mar 31 Hist to Mrs. A. H. Laforce MCS
1933 Oct. 11 Hist to Mrs. W. K. Trendenberger M. C. A.
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6407'
[illegible]
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Walter Watson
Va. revo.-Suspd. [revolutionary suspended]
See letter to Hon W. C. Rives H.R. 21st May 1824
See letter of Aug. 30. 1824 to Hon. W. C. Rives in relation to property conveyed away by claimant.
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Did not receive [illegible]
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Bounty Land
United States of America
Department of the Interior
Office of the Commissioner of Pensions
This hereby certified that under the act of March 3rd 1855 entitled the [illegible] for in addition to certain acts granting Bounty Land to certain Officers and Soldiers who have been engaged in the military service of the United States.
Walter Watson
Private
Revolutionary War
is entitled to [illegible] one hundred and sixty acres, at any [illegible] Office of the United States in one body and in uniformity to the legal [illegible] divisions of the public lands upon any of the public [illegible] "subject to sale at either the minimum or [illegible] graduate prices."
Given under my hand and the Seal of the [illegible]
20th Day of September 1833
No. 6407
[illegible] Commissioner
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Walter Watson
6407 160
[illegible]
for cancellation
J. Minot, Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington DC
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5.0.661 Act of 1833
Walter Wason, Priv:
Maryland Continental Line
Revolutionary War
Warrant No. 6407 for 160 acres Cancelled Party died before issue
See Sas pended files
Oct 16/33
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Auditor's Office, Annapolis, May 18th 1824
I hereby certify, that is appears from the pay-rolls remaining in the Auditor's Office, that Walter Watson pvt received from John Hamilton, agent of the Maryland line the sum of $80 for arrears of pay from the 1st August 1780 to the 1st January 1782. Also, the sum of $80 for pay from the 1st January 1782 to the 1st January 1783 and also the sum of $20 from the 1st January 1783 to the 15th November 1783 when his time expired.
Thos. Karner A. G. S. Md.
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6407 - 160
Walter Watson
To the Conv. of Pensioners
Washington D.C.
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This Indenture made this 18th day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and Thirteen Between Walter Watson of the County of Albemarle of one part and Benjamin N Watson of the same County of the [illegible] part
Witnesseth [witness] that the said Walter Water for and in consideration of the sum of Three Hundred dollars to him in hand paid by the said Benjamin Watson the receipt whereof he doth hereby acknowledge hath granted bargained [illegible] 
alienated and confirmed and by these presents doth bargain sell and confirm unto the said Benjamin N Watson and his heirs and assigns Forever one certain tract a parcel of Land containing ninety eight acres be the same [illegible] lying and being in the county aforesaid on the waters of [illegible] creek it being the land Walter Watson [illegible] and bounded as followeth [follows] by the land formerly belonged to Micajah Vear Sr. Thomas Garth and Wilson Roberts 
To have and to hold the aforesaid tract or parcel of [illegible] all and singular the appurtenance was the said Benjamin N. Watson & to his heirs assigns forever without any [illegible] Whatever of him the said Walter Watson or his heirs as [illegible] other person whatever claiming under him forever that the said Walter Walton at the time of the sealing and [illegible] of these presents is and lands seized of an indefensible Estate in fee simple of in and to the premises and that he 
hath a good right to sell and dispose of and convey the [illegible] and that he will warrant and defend the [illegible] Land and premises unto the said Benjamin N. Watson [illegible] to his heirs or assigns Forever against him the said Walter Watson and against all other persons whatever
In Witness whereof the said Walter Watson hath here unto set hand and affixed his seal the day and year above Written
Walter Watson
Signed and sealed  & delivered in the presence of us}
Robt. McCullock jr
James H. [illegible]
Wiley Harris
James McCullock Sr
I Copy Teste
[illegible]
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At a Court held for Albemarle County the 6th day of Sept 1813
This Indenture of bargain and sale was produced into Court and proved by the oaths of Robt McCullock & James McCulloch two of the witnesses thereto [illegible] for further proof
and at a Court hold the said County the 3d day of January 1814
It was again produced unto Court and fully proved by the oath of Wiley Davis a third Witness thereto & [illegible] to be [illegible]

Teste
John Nicholas @ @
head
A Copy
Teste
Alex Garretty C
Virginia
Albemarle County Court Office to wit
I Alexander Garret Clerk of the court for and county do hereby certify that the forgoing deed is truly copied from the records of said court. - 
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of said Court this 30th November 1841 in the year [illegible[ of the
Commonwealth
Alexr Garrett C C
Watson
to [illegible]
Watson
a copy
[round stamp with illegible writing]
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109 W. Broadway
Columbia, Mo
July 1, 1918
Dear Sir,
Will you please send me the revolutionary war record of Walter Watson from Prince George County, Maryland, and later from Albermarle County, Virginia. I thank you in advance,
Very truly
Alice Fortney
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4496 Maryland Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri,
September 27, 1933
Veterans Administration,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Will you kindly send me such family data as may be given in the pension application of Walter Watson, a Revolutionary soldier from Prince George's County, Maryland? His pension claim, I believe, was S 41301. I have understood that he was five years his wife's senior and that this fact is to be found in the pension application, or some where in the record there.
Very truly yours,
Ruby W. Freudenberger
(Mrs. W. K. Freudenberger)
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Please furnish me a history of the Revolutionary War pension claim of Walter Watson S 41301.
Mrs. A. H. LaForce
2032 Belmont Road,  N.W.
Washington, D.C.
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Commissioner of Pensions,
Department of the Interior,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Will you please send me the Revolutionary War record of Walter Watson, who served fro Prince George County Maryland, or such of it as your files show. He was drawing a pension in 1840, living at the time in Albemarle County, Virginia.
I shall much appreciate such help as you can give me in collecting this record.
Very truly yours,
Ruby W. Freudenberger
(Mrs. W. K. Freudenbeger)
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6012 Waterman Avenue,
St. Louis, Missouri,
June 5, 1925.
Pension Department,
Washington, D. C.
Will you please send me whatever information your files show relative to the Revolutionary services of Walter Watson who served from Prince George County, Maryland and was receiving a pension in June 1840. At this letter time he was living in Fredericksville Parish, Albemarle County, Virginia with F. F. Kirby.
Thank you for attention to this matter, I am,
Very truly yours,
Ruby W. Freudenberger
(Mrs. W. K. Freudenberger)
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Ph Dir Office, 
Nov 27th 1855
Sir:
In reply to your letter of the 23; [illegible]; You are informed that warrant No: 6407 issued to Walter Watson, has been returned to this office I can [illegible]
Yours respectfully.
 C H Rhett
[illegible]
A. B. Magruder, Esq
Charlottsville, Va