Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 13238, Walter King Cole, Va. Va. Sea Service
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(3 - 1775)
SERVICE
Va
Va. Sea Services

Cole, Walter King
Sally

NUMBER
R13238

Va. Half Pay
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that the said Edwin W Cole died unmarried and childless
will [two words illegible] said [three words illegible] departed that life [illegible] child
Mary Ann and his widow Jane Cole .  That Sarah [illegible] Cole [two words illegible]
Married Patrick H Fontaine who has since died [illegible]
The said Walter King Cole, Nathanal Cole and Sarah M. and children are still living in the county aforesaid
the said Nathanil R Cole and administrator of both
Alonzo F Cole and Patrick H Fontaine, and the quardian of the children of his sister Sarah M
That she foregoing of and all the [illegible] the said Walter King Cole.
The said John [illegible] further states that he during the
lifetime of the said Doctor Walter King Cole had frequently heard 
the question asked whether or not the said Doctor Walter King
was a good physician, and heard it given 
answer that he was a [illegible] in the Revolutionary army &
of course must be a good doctor
Given [illegible] my hand and seal to the 27th day of May 1831
John [illegible]
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State of Virginia
Henry County to wit
the certificate of John Ream aged eighty one years, of
said County and State aforesaid, made in the said County
of Henry, states that Doctor Walter King Cole, whose heirs
are now applying for the pension due him, under
act of Congress approved July the 5th 1832, died in the
County aforesaid (as he understands as registered in
the family Bible of the said Walter King Cole, which he
has no doubt is correct, on the 7th day of February 1794.
haing only one child (never having had but one Samuel M.
Cole, who departed this life some time in the year 1817
having five children, namely, Walter King Cole, Edwin
Cole, Alonzo F Cole, Nathaniel R Cole and Sarah Cole
  That the said Edwin W. Cole, died unmarried and childless,
and that the said Aloys F departed this life leaving one child
Mary Ann, and his widow, Jane Cole. That Sarah M Cole
Married Patrick H Fontaine, who has since died leaving seven children
The said Walter King Cole, Nathan R. Cole and Sarah M. and children, are all living in the County aforesaid The said Nathaniel R Cole is the administrator of both Alonzo F Cole and Patrick H Fontain, and the guardian
of the children of his sister Sarah M.
  That she foregoing are all of the [illegible] of the said doctor Walter King Cole.  
The said John Reany further states that he during the lifetime of the said Doctor Walter King Cole, had frequently heard the question asked whether or not the said Doctor Walter King Cole was a good physician and heard it given in answer that he was a surgeon in the Revolutionary army & of course must be a good doctor

Given under my hand and said this the 27th day of May 1857
John [illegible]
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(This page is extremely difficult to read due to immense bleed through from the back page.) 

State of Virginia
Henry County to wit 
This day John Henry? whose name is affixed to the foregoing certificate personally appeared before me a magistrator? for said county and acknowledged to foregoing certificate to ?? ?? ?? (three words illegible) and deed. Given under my hand this 27th day of May 1851.
        Richard G. Gaskin, J.P.
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State of Virginia
Henry County
Be it known that on the   of
1851. before me, a magistrate in and for said County, duly authorized by law to administer oath formally appeared William [crossed out:] A Taylor

24 May 1851
Wm A. Taylor
Adm. Wm King Cole 
[illegible]
Richard Randolph 
Power of Atty
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State of Virginia
County of Henry ⎬
Know all men by these presents that I William A Taylor
late Sheriff of said County and as such Administrator of Dr
Walter King Cole decd, of the County and State aforesaid, do
hereby irrevocably, make constitue and appoint Richard
Randolph of the City of Washington my true and lawful
Attorney for me and in my name to demand and receive
from the Department of the Interior of the United States, the
half pay which may be found due him the said Cole
under act of Congress passed 7th of July 1832, or to me
as his administrator, for services rendered by him as an
Officer in the Revolutionary War
  Hereby revoking all other Power of Attorney or other
authority that may have been heretofore given by me for
that purpose.
Witness my hand and seal this the 24 of
May in the year of Our Lord 1851
Wm A. Taylor

State of Virginia
  Henry County  ss
Be it known, that on the 24th of May_ 1851
before the subscriber, a magistrate in and for said county, duly
authorized by law to administer oaths personally appeared
William A. Taylor (administrator of Dr Walter King Cole decd)
above named, and acknowledged the foregoing power of Attorney to be his act and deed.
In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand the day and year first above
head
William W. Hill J P.
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State of Virginia
Henry County

Be it known, that on the   of
1851. before me, a magistrate in and for said County, duly
authorized by law to administer oaths, personally appeared William
A Taylor

24 May 1851
Wm A. Taylor
Adm W King Cole
to
Richard Randolph
Prothonotary

H
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January 21, 1936.

Mrs. John W. Irwin
R. F. D. #3
Gotebo, Oklahoma.

BA-J/MMHF/ILL
Walter King Cole
R. 13238

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the record of Dr. Walter King Cole of Virginia, also, information regarding Peter Jarvis of Virginia.

There is no claim for pension or bounty land on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of a Peter Jarvis, under any spelling of that surname. The record of Dr. Walter King Cole is given herein as found in the papers on file in the claim for pension, R. 13238.

Walter King Cole was the son of Walter King of England who was living in 1779; the name of his mother is not given.

Walter King Cole entered the service in April 1776, as surgeon in the Virginia State Navy and served as hospital surgeon to June 1777, when he was appointed surgeon in Colonel George Gibson's 1# Virginia State regiment, marched to the northward, served until November 1778, when he resigned and returned to Virginia. After two or three months, he entered service in the hospital department under direction of Dr. Rickman; he served therein until appointed surgeon on the state vessel "Fanny" bound for France; he went to see his father, Walter King, in Great Britain, who owned much land in Henry County, Virginia, known as "leatherwood" and "Wart Mountain lands" and 1900 acres in Amherst County, Virginia. While on board the "Fanny", this vessel was captured and Dr. Walter King Cole was held prisoner, after being robbed, and arrived in Richmond, Virginia, May 1, 1780. He again served in the hospital department in 1781.

Dr. Walter King Cole died February 7, 1794 in Henry County, Virginia. His age is not shown. There is no explanation as to why
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he acquired the surname Cole, his father being Walter King. Dr.["v"mark] Walter King Cole was survived by his widow, Sally Cole, who died prior to November 12, 1850, as shown by the records of Henry County, Virginia. The date of their marriage, her age and maiden name are not shown.

Dr. Walter King Cole had only one child, Samuel M. Cole, who died sometime in 1817. The name of the wife of Samuel M. Cole is not stated. He was survived by five children, namely: Walter King Cole; Edwin W. Cole who died unmarried, date not given; Alonzo F. Cole; Nathaniel R. Cole; Sarah M. Cole who married, date not given. Patrick H. Fontaine who had died prior to May 27, 1851.

Alonzo F. Cole, grandson of Dr. Walter King Cole, was surveved by his widow, Jane Cole, and one child, Mary Ann; his death date is not given. Patrick H. Fontaine was survived by six children, their names not given, nor date of his death.

In May 1851, the heirs of Dr. Walter King Cole were Nathaniel R. Cole, Walter King Cole, Sarah M., his three grandchildren, all then of Henry County, Virginia, and the children of Sarah M., whose names are not shown, and for whom Nathaniel R. Cole was guardian. He was administrator also, for the estates of Alonzo F. Cole and Patrick H. Fontaine.

The claim was not allowed as the service of that office in Virginia State organizations was not provided for in the Act of Congress under which the application was made.

Very truly yours,

A.D. HILLER,
Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

2.
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1936- Jan. 21- Hist to Mrs. Jo W. Irwin- M.M. Hist. to /ILL

No. 13238

[crossed out:] ACT OF FEBRUARY 14, 1871 WAR OF 1812

[crossed out:] 3067

Walter King Cole
Surgeon
Va Line
Revolution
Discharged____, 18
---
1-0
30
[crossed out:] REJECTED

No of Pay___Act-'32

Received___, 187

Attorney.
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Walter King Cole,
Surg State Line
Revolution
Act 7th July 1832

Decision of Comr
rejecting claim affirmed
by Secy Intr

See the enclosed
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Letters of administration
Estate of W. King Cole decd-
to Sally Cole Widow
29 April 1794-
and "de bones now" to
Wm A. Taylor
12. November 1850
G
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State of Virginia
At a Court of quarterly Sessions continued & held for Henry
County on the 29th day of April 1794-
Administration of the estate of Walter King Cole decd is granted to
Sally Cole the widow and relict of the said decedent, who made oath &
with George Hairston, Richard Curd & John Rowland entered into
band and acknowledged the same according to law_
I Jeremiah Griggs Clerk of the County Court for the County Henry of in
the State of Virginia, do certify that the foregoing is a true
transcript from the records in my office - In testimony whereof
I hereto set my hand and annex the seal of the said Court
this 21st day of November 1850
Jeremiah Griggs Ctz

State of Virginia
"At a Court held for Henry County on the 12th day of November 1850
It appearing to the Court that Sally Cole who was administratrix of the estate
of Walter King Cole decd hath departed this life. Administration de bonis
nan of the said estate is committed to William A Taylor Sheriff of this County"
  I Jeremiah Griggs Clerk of the County Court for the County of Henry
in the State aforesaid, do certify that the foregoing is a true copy from the
records of said Court-
  Intestimony whereof I hereto set my hand and annex
the seal of the said Court this 21st day of November 1850
Jeremiah Griggs Ctz
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Brief
Dr Walter King Cole
act 5 Juy 1832
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Brief
A. Petition of Walter King Cole to the Legislature of Va
for bounty land
B. Report of the Committee of the House of Delegates on
the memorial of Walter King Cole
C. Letter from Dr Cole to Colonel Davies
D. Letter from Richard Randolph to the Secretary of the
Interior appealing from Commissioners decision
E. Letter from Richard Randolph to Commissioner
G. Letters of administration
H. Power of Attorney
I. Proof of heirship
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For
James E. Heath Esq

7. Feb. 1852.

Rich. Randolph
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Washington 7th February 52
Sir,
You say sir, that Dr Cole does not allege service, after
1779. Mr R. H. Lee says, that he left the service in November
1779. and returned in May 1780. Dr Cole says, that he
resigned in Nov "78 and, again entered the army:
his letter to Col. Davis will satisfy most men, that he
was in service, when he wrote that letter: he does not
say that he resigned a second time, and the presumption
is, that he did not. You say, that Col. Davis was a
continental officer when he endorsed Dr Coles letter.
You ought to know, that C. Davis was commissioner
of war, appointed by Govr Jefferson: that he had
the supervision of all the State troops, and Dr Coles
letter to him, proves, that he was under his orders
and, consequently, was in the service of the State.
You say that there is a total want of evidence to sustain
the claim. Let us compare evidence on
which you allowed the claim of Dr Corbin Griffin,
with that, in which, you have rejected the claim of
Dr Cole. The records in your State office in Richmond
shew, that Dr Corbin Griffin attended the sick, on
board the State vessle. J. H. Smith reports him
a surgeon in the Navy, not entitled to land.
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Dr Griffin lived many years after the war, he claimed
neither land, or half pay, being a member of the Legislature
which gave it, he could not be the giver, and reciever
too. A few old men of York, certified that he was
surgeon to the hospital at York throughout the war
The hospital at York, was continental. Dr Pope was
the surgeon. The affidavit men do not say that is was a
State hospital.  [Inserted two words:] You say the evidence in Coles case "would go to prove him in the continental line."  The hospital at York, being continental, if Dr Griffin had been the surgeon, he could not have been
entitled to half pay. Yet, you have given it to him, and refused it to Dr Cole
Richard Randolph

J.E. Heath
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  Evidence presented to sustain the claim of Walter King Cole, for
half pay as a surgeon in the Virginia State line.
  The report of a committee of the Virginia Legislature, made on the
16th June 1780. states; that Dr Cole entered the service at an early
period of the contest, and acted until the spring of the year 1779.
when he went to England on important private business; that he was
captured, and detained until May 1780 when he arrived in
Richmond. Dr Cole, in his petition for bounty land states, that
he entered the service as a surgeon in the Navy; was transferred
to the first State regiment, in which he acted, until November
1778. when he resigned; and, after an interval of two or three
months, entered it again, in the hospital department, that he
did not act as a regimental surgeon, three years, but, was in the
service, a much longer time. He does not say that he resigned
a second time; and it is fair to presume that he obtained a furlough
when he went to England. His letter to Col. Davis written in May 81
shews that he was then in the hospital department.
The Comr. in his letter rejecting the claim, says, that he does not
allege service after 1779. the Dr states that he was in the service a
much longer time than three years: this, without deducting his
absence in England, will make him in service in the year 1781
The Comr says, that Dr Cole's Letter to Col. Davis, if it proves any thing
proves that he was a continental surgeon, Col. Davis being a
continentar officer. The Com knows that Col. Davis was, at that
time, Commissioner of war: a State officer, appointed by the Governor.
A shallow falsehood. The report of the committee, and the statement
of Cole, are repudiated to defeat the claim, Dr Griffin, a Continental
surgeon, is paid, without scrutiny. Seger was his agent, the agent
for Dr Cole, is
Richard Randolph
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For
M. Thompson,
Attorney,
Pen Avenue
Washington
D. C
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Martinsburg 23 June
Dear Sir/
I see, by the enclosed, that you have appeared
on Dr Coles claim: you will, of course, attend to it
  Dr Cole states; that although he did not serve three years, as a
a regimental surgeon, he was a much longer time in the
service. He entered the service in April 76, and resigned in
Novemer 78. after an interval of three months, he entered the
service in the hospital department: he went to England in
April 79. and returned in May 80 there is no reason to
presume that he resigned a second time, it is fair to infer
that he did not, as he was in the service, a much longer
time, than three years, and his veracity is sustained by
the report of Mr Lee's committee; admit that, and you
shew him in service after he returned from England
and, it is fair to presume, that he was in service when
he wrote to Col. Davis. Compare Mr Lees report, and Dr Coles
statement, with the depositions, on which Heath allowed
half pay to Dr Griffin, and I think, that even Mr Stuart
will say that Coles claim is as well proved, as Griffins
which Stuart approves. I sent you some weeks ago, a statement
of my charges against Heath, and of the Presidents, and
Secretarys support to him, and condemnation of me,
unheard by them. I will be heard, and they shall feel,
before I am done, that I will not be put down, by the
President, or any other man, when I have documentary
proof to sustain me. I can, and will prove, that Heath is
cognisant, or corrupt officer, his injustice, and total
disregard for the law, in Haughtons case, forced me to
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complain if he had done justice to him, I should not have written to the President, whose conduct forces me to (prove my charges)-underlined, (I can prove them.)-underlined FA Dickens, in a letter to me, says that he is "inclined to think", that Dr. Griffins claim is good, and advises me to desist. What (underlined) acknowlege myself either a fool, or a lyar. Never, No. Never. until it is proved (underlined): he says that I shall force Segar to sustain Heath: (it is his duty to sustain him)-underlined, he has been well paid for it. I have said to them, come on, I am ready, and willing,  Name your time, and place, and I will meet you. I have no fear for myself, my fear is, that they will not call me out, if they do not, I will, next session, (God willing,) call them out.
If you can spare the time, I shall be pleased to hear from you.
                                   Richard Randolph.
M. Thompson
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F.
Letter from Richard Randolph
to Commissioner
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Sir
Herewith I present the claim of Walter King Cole for
half pay as Hospital surgeon, under the act of 5th July 1832.
The books in your office will verify Dr Coles declaration,
that he was surgeon to the 1st Virginia regiment.
Dr Coles letter to Col. Davis, shews that he was Hospital
Surgeon, in May 1781
His identity will be established by a refference to the
10th Vol. of Henings State at large, page 300
  I salute you respectfully
    Richard Randolph
    10th January 1852

J.E. Heath Esqr

The papers enclosed are
  D Coles petition to the Legislature of Va
  His letter to Col. Davis
  Certificate of John Reamy
  Letter of Administration
  Power of Atty to R.R
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Let
Richd Randolph
29 Nov. /52
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Department of the Interior
Washington November 19. 1852

Sir:
I have examined the case of the
administrator of Dr Walter King Cole decd
who claims Half pay under the act of July
5th 1832. and fully concur in your decision
rejecting the claim_ You will please advise
the claimants attorney of the result. The papers
in the case are herewith returned to the Pension
Office.
I am very respectfully
Your Obedient Servant
Alex H. H. Stuart
Secretary

James E. Heath Esq
  Commissioner
    of Pensions
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90./ Washington D.C.
June 25, 1852

Mr Thompson
Transmits papers enclosed
at the request of Richd
Randolph Esquire

Recd June 26. 1852
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Washington June 25 1852

Hon. A H. H. Stuart
    Secy of Intr
Sir
  I have been requested
by Richard Randolph Esq.
to transmit the papers
herewith inclosed to you
  I am not a party
either as atty, or otherwise
to any of the questions involved,
nor do I know any thing
of their Merits.
I have the honor to
to be most respt
  Your [illegible]
    M. Thompson
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A. 
Petition of
Walter King Cole to
the Legislature of
Virginia, setting forth
his services as a
Surgeon
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To the Honble Speaker and House of Delegates

  The Petition of Walter King Cole, humbly
sheweth:
  That your petitioner some time in the month of
April 1776 was appointed a surgeon in the State Navy
in which character and as an Hospital Surgeon he
continued to discharge his duty to the utmost of his
abilities, until June 1777, when your petitioner was
appointed Surgeon in the first Virginia State Regiment
then commanded by Col. George Gibson
  That your petitioner marched with the said Regiment
to the Northward and acted as surgeon thereof until
November 1778, when your petitioners private affairs
obliged him to resign, and return to Virginia. That your
Petitioner after an interval about two or three months
again entered into the service in the hospital department
under the directions of Doctor Rickman and continued
therein till when he was appointed surgeon to the Fanny, a
vessel belonging to the State, bound to France, which vessel
was captured by the Enemy, in consequence of which your petioner was plundered of his money and cloathes, and kept
considerable time in Captivity
  Your Petitioner further represents that under the
present laws of the State, he is excluded from the bounty
of Lands allowed as a regimental surgeon, because he did
not serve as a Regimental surgeon, the term of three years
altho' he he was a much longer term in service under the different
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appointments of a Surgeon of the Navy, a Regimental
Surgeon and a hospital Surgeon.
  Your petitioner conceiving he has an equitable
claim to the same proportion of lands as is allowed a
regimental Surgeon, and confiding in the justice of the
Honble House, humbly hopes they will take the matter
into their consideration and grant him such relief as
will place him in his claims to lands upon a footing
with Regimental Surgeons who have served three years
  And your petitioner as in duty bound will ever pray

State of Virginia
City of Richmond ⎬ to wit:-
  I George W. Munford Clerk of the
House of Delegates & keeper of the Rolls of Virginia do hereby
certify that the foregoing is a true copy of a petition on file
in my office & presented to the General assembly on the
30th of May 1783. Given under my hand this 29th July 1851
George W. Munford C.H. D.
  & keeper of the Rolls of Va
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Richard Randolph
  19th February 1852

Hon. A. H. H. Stuart
Recd Feb. 20, 1852

Letter of Richard Randolph
to Secretary of Interior
[two words crossed out:] Asking an appealing from
decision of Comm Pensions
in the case of Dr Cole.

Ref to Comr of Pensions
for a Report
Dept Intr
Feby 21/52
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Sir/
Preliminary to a compliance with your regulation,
offer, for your consideration, the following statement.
In April last, I heard that Mr Heath had allowed half pay
for the services of Corbin Griffin, as surgeon to the hospital at
York Town, throughout the war having been employed, many
years ago, by the executor of Dr Griffin, and having obtained
record proof, that Dr Griffin had no claim, I called on Mr
Heath, and told him that he had been decieved: that the
records in the auditors office in Richmond, from whence he
came, proved, that Dr Griffin, if in the service, as a surgeon,
was in the Navy: that he could have proved, that Mathew
Pope was surgeon in the Hospital at York, from May 77
until it was discontinued. I believed that Mr Heath acted
conscientiously, but, very negligently. I thought that he would
make the claimant repend. This information, made him my
enemy, and he has rejected, every claim which I have presented
Griffins agent, was his personal friend, and he accided his
claim on parole evidence alone; without [illegible]. The agent
of Diggs, is his personal friend, and he decided that claim
with the friend staring him in his face
To defeat the claim of William Reynolds, which I presented, he
called on his agent in Richmond. He denied the legallity of the
Executive of Virginia in his decission, that Reynolds was an
officer: he had recieved bounty land, as an officer, and surely,
he was an officer, when he claimed half pay: nevertheless, Mr
Heath rejected the claim. I appealed to you, and you allowed
it. I presented the claim of Thomas Slaughter, for half pay
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the Executive of Virginia had given him land bounty, as a
Lieut. He had recieved a final settlement certificate, as a State
Quartermaster. The Legislature of Virginia, by a joint resolution,
directed, that Lt M, should be taken from the line: parole testimony of great respectability, was offered, to prove that Slaughter was a Lieut. it was repudiated here, but, was all sufficient
to establish Griffins claim. The claim was rejected on the shallow
pretext, that Genl Stevens was a militia Genl, because he
commanded the militia, and Slaughter, being his Lt M.
was a militia Lt M. Lafayette, Stuben, and Stevens, were all
continental officers: they commanded the State troops, and
militia. It would be less absurd to say, that the men commanded
by them, were continentals.
Mr Heath has rejected the claim of Walter King Cole "There
being a total want of evidence to sustain the claim."
A committee of the Virginia house of delegate, on the 15th June
1780, reported, that Walter King Cole entered the army at an
early period of the contest, and continued in it, until the spring
of 1779, when he went to England, from whence he returned, in
May 1780. Dr Cole, in his petition to the legislature, presented on
the 30th May 1783 says, that he again entered the service, in the
hospital department. With this evidence before him, Mr Heath says, that Dr Cole does not allege service after 1779.
In May 1781, Dr Cole wrote to Col. Davis, the Commr of war for the
State of Virginia, proposing to inoculate the troops with small
pox. Mr Heath says, if this is evidence that Dr Cole was Hospital
Surgeon, it proves that he was continental, because, Col. Davis
was a continental officer. pitiful subterfuge. He does know
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that Col. Davis was, at that time, a State officer.
  The statement made by Dr Cole in his petition to the
legislature, on the 30th of May 1783. should be taken as truth.
It is verified by the report of the committee, made on the
16th June 1780. Dr Cole says, that he again entered the
service: if he did, it was after the 16th June 1780
His letter to Col. Davis, dated in May 81. will satisfy any
unprejudiced mind, that he was then, in the service, in
the hospital department.
  I invite a comparison of the evidence on which, Griffins claim
was allowed, with that, on which Coles was rejected.
  If the old man of York, told truth, as, no doubt, they believed
  It is historically known, that the hospital at York Town,
was continental, and, the surgeon was not entitled to half
pay. Mr Heaths ignorance, cost the government $10.000
and, gave $5000 to his friend
  The legislature of Virginia have testified, that Dr Cole entered the army
at an early period of the war, and continued in it until the spring
of the year 79. when he went to England, to save his patrimonial
estate in Virginia, from confiscation: that he returned in May
80 and accomplished his object. Dr Cole states, that he again
entered the army, in the hospital department, that was, after
his return from England, in May 80. His letter to Col. Davis,
written in May 81. though not possitive, is strong presumptive
proof, that he was then, in service, in the hospital department.
His application to a State officer, for permission to inoculate the
troops, shews, that he was a State surgeon. Does not the gift of
ten thousand dollars of the public money, to Mr Heaths friend,
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and, the repeal of what was justly and equitably due to
my clients, prove partiality to one, and, injustice to the
other. Mr Heath repudiates the statement made by Dr Cole,
to the legislature in May 83 as false, and adopts the
statements made by the old man at York, in 1835
without testing their validity, by the records at his command.
I appeal, because I cannot get justice from Mr Heath, and
can get it from you.
   Richard Randolph
     19th February 1852

Hon.A. H. H. Stuart.

Rec. Feb 20.1832
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C
Letter from W. King Cole
to
Col. Davies
relative to inoculating
new Series.
Endorsed May 1781

To identify Walter King Cole [illegible]
10th Hemings State at large "[illegible]"
"Walter King."
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Dear

  [Two words illegible] not to be determined with
respect to inoculating the new recruits. I beg pardon
for having mentioned in the public manner I did_ it
was owing to my having been off my guard_ if you
should [illegible word crossed out] think proper that men should receive the infection, I will most chearfully give it &
pay every attention that a man can possibly do_
My acquaintance  with Col Daviess, I hope ma be a full testimony of my abilities, whether I am capable of undertaking of the charge or not. Should what I have said to write meet with your approbation you'll [illegible] to let me know by a letter directed to me to be left at Galts in Richmond
I have the honor
[Illegibel]
HW [Illegible]
W King Cole V

Col Wm Davies

Comment on the back of the letter
"From D Cole respecting inoculating the
"now sevies_ "May 1781"

Col Wm Davies
at the
Fork
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Executive Department
[Illegible] V July 29 183[?]

The foregoing is a true copy of an original
on file in the department. "Miscellaneous Papers 1781_ C No 1 (two bundles)"
1781
Wm H Richardson
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B.
Report of the Committee
of the Va House of Delegates
on the memorial of Walter
King Cole
Fee $1.00
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Extract from the Journal of the House of Delegates
of the 16th of June 1780

  "Mr Richard Henry Lee reported from the Committee
of Propositions and Grievances that the Committee had
according to order had under their consideration the
memorial of Walter King Cole to them referred and had
agreed to a report and resolution thereupon which he read
in his place and afterwards delivered in at the Clerks
Table where the same were again twice read and agreed
to by the house as followeth:"
  "It appears to your Committee, that the said Walter
King Cole, before and since the commencement of the present
war, received repeated assurances from Walter King esqr his
reputed father, that he intended to make a handsome provision for him out of his estate in Virginia; that during his
minority the said Walter King, was at the expense of...
educating and maintaining him; that Benjamin Walter
Esqr who was the said Walter Kings former agent, received
a letter from him, directing a conveyance of his Leatherwood
lands, to the said Walter King Cole, before the commencement
of this war, which hath been since repeated, but by some
means or other the conveyance was never made; that the
said Walter King Cole early in the present contest entered
into our army and continued therein until the spring of
the year 1779, when apprehending the assembly would
pass an act, to confiscate British Property, whereby he
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should be deprived of what his father intended him, he left
this Commonwealth in order to visit the said Walter King
and to obtain from him a conveyance for that part of his
Virginia estate which he had repeatedly promised him, on his
voyage thither, he was captivated by the enemy, which retarded
his arrived in Great Britain until the fall of the year 1779
that after his arrival to wit: the 1st day of December 1779
the said Walter King executed a deed to him, whereby he
conveyed all his lands in the County of Henry, called the
Leatherwood and Wart Mountain lands; also 1900 acres
of land in the County of Amherst, together with all the stocks,
Negroes, and plantation Utensils thereon, that immediately
after the said Walter Cole, had obtained the deed aforesaid
he left Great Britain, and on the 1st of May last arrived in
this Commonwealth; that previous to his arrival the lands
Negroes and other estate conveyed to him in the County of
Amherst, had been sold under the act of assembly concerning escheats and forfeitures from British subjects, and
that the lands in the County of Henry, had been esheated,
but not sold, and since his arrival here, the lands near
the Wart Mountain had been prevented from being sold
...by an injunction; and that the sale of the Leatherwood
lands, had also been stopt by injunction."
  "Whereupon the committee came to the following resolution":
  "Resolved that the memorial of the said Walter King Cole
praying to have restored to him the estate conveyed him as aforesaid is reasonable."
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State of Virginia
City of Richmond to wit
  I George W. Munford Clerk of
the House of Delegates and Keeper of the Rolls of the
Commonwealth [next four words inserted:] of Virginia do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true extract from
the Journal of the House of Delegates of the sixteenth of
June seventeen hundred and eighty_ Given under my
hand this 26th day of January 1852
   George W. Munford, C.H.D
     & Keeper of the Rolls of Va
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Gotebo, Oklahoma
November 28, 1938

Veterans Administration
  Washington, D.C.

Dear Sirs:
  I wish to obtain some
date in regard to Dr. Cole of Virginia.
I wish to know what town Dr. Walter
King Cole was of also the 
names of his children and 
his age.
  Also do you have any record
of Peter Jarvis of Virginia.
  Thanking you for any or
all information you can give me
regard to the above named men.
Very  sincerely,
Mrs. John W. Irwin
R.F.D. 3
Gatebo
Oklahoma

RECEIVED
DEC 2 1935 
MAIL SUB-DIV.
VETS ADM.
READER # 18
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