Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 3770, William Campbell, Va.
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( 2 - 1776 )
Va
SERVICE

Campbell, William

Sarah
NUMBER
W. 3770
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Virginia 23.002
William Campbell
of Amherst - in the State of Virginia
who was a pr
in the         commanded
by Captain of the Regh commanded
by Col. Cart in the Va
line for 14 months-
Died 16 April 1836
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia.
at the rate of 48 Dollars 33 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23d day of Oct 33
and Quin Sam M
Garland New Glasgow Va.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 120.82
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar: 324. 16
$144.98
Book
⎨ Revolutionary Claim,
Recorded by
Act June 7, 1832.
Clerk
Vol. Page
Order to pay 20 Oct 1837
Lott to E. Shepperson Do 37
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Copy 6463 
Wm Campbell's Declaration for a pension. 
Act 7 July 1838 
Virginia 
See No 8059 Exd
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State of Virginia Nelson County to wit. 
     On this 28th day of August 1833. personally appeared in open court before the Justices of the county court of Nelson, now sitting, William Campbell, a resident of the County of Nelson and State of Virginia, aged seventy eight 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 Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States as a militia man from the State of Virginia, in the summer of the year 1779. the name of the Captain under whom he served he does not now recollect, his name having entirely escaped his memory- he marched from the County of Amherst to a place at that time known by the name of the Holly Springs about ten miles below the City of Richmond; where he remained untill he was discharged from that tour of duty which was for three months. He then returned home to the County of Amherst where he remained three or four months when he was again called upon to perform militia duty and went as a militia man under Captain Richard Ballinger, and was marched to Hoods Fort on James River, about fifty miles below the City of Richmond, where he remained for the term of six months, There was at that place only a Captains Company, employed as a guard. At the end of that service he again returned home. And after some short time he again entered the service and marched under the command of Captain John Loving, from the County of Amherst to the lower part of the State of Virginia, where he was marched to several different positions and finally to York where he bore his part in that memorable battle, and was present at the surrender of Lord Cornwallis on the 19th of October 1781, he was engaged in this last service nearly six months. shortly after the battle of York and the surrender of Cornwallis, he was regularly discharged & returned home, he obtained a certificate of discharge given him by his Captain but not regarding it as of any great value it has been since lost or mislaid and cannot now be found besides the Captains above mentioned under whose immediate command he was, he recollects Colonel Cove and General Lawson, under whom he served at the siege of York. He well recollects as all the soldiers engaged in that service must do the commander in Chief General Washington & General Lafayette-- that he was born in the year 1754, in the County of Albemarle in the State of Virginia, and removed to the County of Amherst, when very small that he now Amherst resides in the County of Nelson which was taken from the County of Amherst and has resided ever since-- that he has no record of his age- that he was engaged in no other battle besides that at York. that he has no documentary evidence to establish his service - that he knows of no persons other than those whose certificates are hereto attached who know of his service-- most of those who served with him being either removed by death or residing in places unknown to him.  
    He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State Sworn and subscribed to the day and year aforesaid William Campbell 

And the Court proceded to propound the several interogatones directed by the war department to the petitioner in the order on which they are given whose answers are hereto attached viz: To question 1st answered says he was born in the County of Albemarle in the State of Virginia in the year 1754. 
To Question 2nd.  He says he has no record of his age.
 To Question 3rd. He says he was living in the County of Amherst, but in that part which forms the County of Nelson, the County having since been divided he lived in the County of Amherst untill the division and has lived in County of Nelson since said division and now resides their To Question 4th-- He says he was drafted in the several tours of duty he performed.
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To Question 5th He says his memory is bad, and cannot remember now any of the officers under whom he once knew. he recollects General Washington General Lafayette, General Lawson, Colo Coxe. and Capt Loving and Capt. Ballenger
To Question 6th He says he received a discharge which was given him as well as he no recollects by his Captain, but it is now lost.
To Question 7th He refers to Jesse Wright, Edward Demasters, John Campbell Henry Campbell and Philip Ryan, Thomas Massie and Edmund Massie whose affidavits are hereto attached.
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 affiant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states, and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Jesse Wright, Edward Demasters John Campbell, & Thomas Massie, Philip Ryan and Henry Campbell & Edmund Massie whose affidavits have been given in this case. and are hereto attached and men of respectability and that their statements are entitled to credit.
Nelson County
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a justice of the peace for the County aforesaid William Campbell, who being duly sworn deposeth and saith, that by reason of old age, the lapse of time and the loss of memory he cannot swear positively 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 grades:-
In my first tour I served as a private three months. . In my second tour I served as a private six months and In my third and last tour I served as a private not less than five and a half months making the whole not less than fourteen months and a half at the least.
Given under my hand this 22nd day of July 1833.
Jno. P. Cobbs
Amherst County Court:
Personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the peace for the County aforesaid and within the state of Virginia, Edward Demasters a Revolutionary Pensioner of the regular army of the United States, and made oath that he is well acquainted with William Campbell of the County of Nelson who is an applicant to be placed on the Pension list, and that about the year of 1781, when on his march to the South, He saw the said Campbell at Hoods fort, on James River in the State of Virginia. then in the public service at the aforesaid place and he then understood that the said Campbell was engaged in serving a tour of militia duty of three months. The said Campbell lives a near heighbour of the affiant and full confidence should be placed in any statements that he would make on oath and touching the above application. Given under my Hand this 22nd day of September 1832.
David S. Garland
Nelson County to wit
This day personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace for the County aforesaid Henry Campbell and made oath that in the year 1781 he was drafted from the County of Amherst in the militia service, and marched under Capt John Lovins and served four months on a tour against the british forces then in Virginia That he was at the siege of York Town, and that his brother William Campbell, of the said county of Nelson was also in the same company and same service and served the same tour in the Character of a private soldier - That he believes that the said William Campbell also served a tour of duty to Hoods Fort but that he does not know the time he only Knows that he was a considerable time absent on the tour aforesaid.
Given under my hand this 26th day of Sept 1832.
Alexr. Brown
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Nelson County to wit
This day Philip Ryan appeared before me a Justice of the peace for the County aforesaid and made oath that he went as a militia man from the County of Amherst in the war of the revolution under the command of Captain Richard Ballinger and marched to Hoods Fort on James River below Richmond in the state of Virginia where he was stationed. In this tour of Duty he served with William Campbell, who marched at the same time and under the same captain with him. Given under my hand this 24th of September 1832.
Alexr. Brown
Amherst County to wit.
This day John Campbell personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace for the County aforesaid, and made oath that he is well acquainted with William Campbell, that he knows that he served in the war of the revolution, that they both went from the County of Amherst in the service and served together at the siege of York and that they served together the space of six months.
Given under my hand this 9th day of September 1832. 
W. H. Garland
Amherst County to wit:
This day Jesse Wright appeared before me a Justice of the peace for the County aforesaid, and made oath that he is well acquainted with William Campbell that he saw said Campbell start as a soldier to go into service in the war of the revolution that he knows that he was absent from the neighbourhood for several months and verily believes that said Campbell did serve in said war and he furthermore states that he has always regarded said Campbell as a man of Truth, whose statements are entitled to great credit. Given under my hand this 17th of September 1832.
David. S Garland
Amherst County to wit
This day Thomas Massie of great respectability and whose statements are entitled to credit made oath before me a Justice of the peace for said County, that he has been acquainted with William Campbell for many years. That he has always understood and believed that said Campbell served in the war of the revolution and that such is the belief in the neighbourhood in which said Campbell resides and he furthermore states that he has always regarded said Campbell as a man of strict truth.
Given under my hand this 6th of July 1833.
David S. Garland
Amherst County to wit
This day Edmund Massie a citizen of the County of Amherst of great respectability of character made oath before me a Justice of the peace for the County aforesaid, that he has been long acquainted with William Campbell, that he has always understood and believed that said Campbell served as a soldier in the war of the revolution - that such is the belief of his neighbours and that said Campbell sustains the reputation of a man of veracity and truth
Given under my hand this 6th day of July 1833.
David S. Garland
Virginia, Amherst County, to wit:
I Robert Tinsley Clerk of the County Court of Amherst County in the State of Virginia aforesaid do certify that David S Garland esquire before whom the within affidavits were taken is and was at the date thereof and for many years before a Justice of the peace in and for the said county of Amherst. duly commissioned and qualified. I further certify that William H. Garland esq. before whom the affidavit of John Campbell, dated the 8th of September 1832, touching the revolutionary services of William Campbell was taken is and was at the date thereof a Justice of the peace in and for the said county of Amherst duly commissioned and qualified.
In testimony whereof I hereto set my hand and sea of office this twenty sixth day of July 1833. and in the fifty eighth year of the Commonwealth
Robert Tinsley
CNC.
True copies from the records of Nelson County Court, Teste, Sp: Garland. 
{L. S}
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Wm. Campbell
Va.
No. 25181-

Rev
S. H. Garland
Admit as a pri
14 mo $48.33
e:k

15 Oct 33

Samuel H Garland.
New Glasgeu
Va,,
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183

Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has 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 complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.

A Statement, showing the Service of William Campbell
Period when the service was rendered.
[1] 1779 drafted
[2] "
[3] "
Duration of the claimant's service.
Years.
Months.
[1] 3
[2] 6
[3] nearly 6
Days.
Rank of the claimant.
[1] Pri:
[2] "
[3] "
Names and rank of the field officers under whom he served.
[3] Col. Coxe, Genl. Lawson
Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service.
78 years; Amherst Co. Va.
Proof by which the declaration is supported.
Witnesses

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1852.
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:
2.
The Regular Troops.
The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming
the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first
instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of
considered a Court of Record.
Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is
DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
On this
Date, Territory is
County of
day of
of
A.
personally appeared (a) before
in the county of
and State, Territory or District
years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the
following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed
June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year
served in the
(e) regiment of the
with
and
Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served
under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers, the
town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged
sons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and per-
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he
the Agency in the State of
declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
And then will follow the certificate of the Court,
A. B.
revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant 
the Court of
the hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of
for a pension.
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
very applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia,
except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and
subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A.B., a Clergyman, residing in the
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with
subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be
and C. D. residing in (the same)
who has
of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
And then will follow the certificate of the Court.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after
putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary
Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the
and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Clerk of the Court of
for a pension.
contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of
do hereby certify that the foregoing
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
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful
in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case The facts stated will afford one of the principal
means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted
; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and
there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his
case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State
troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?
And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such
Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
To a Soldier.
Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given
, and what has become of it?
never receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what
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
enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before
required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper
county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform,
and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record,
or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper
Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a
Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is
his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before
the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the
declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure
, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period
of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the
opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
low the rule laid down for his guidance.
The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will
conforming to the rule.
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
The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
claim cannot be had. Every clamant must state, with
continental officers give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of 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. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason
of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his
recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:--For---year months
, and --days, I served as a ; and for such service I claim a pension."
as to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law
directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months
an express 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 aupursuit
.
thorn 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
The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
The opinion of the Court is always required.
-
The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public papers seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains
the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must
pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses
who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as
the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witand
the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
applies to continental troops only.
The notes from to are all equally applicable to the cases of militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule is
evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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Declaration In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of July 1838 entitled "An act granting half pay and pension to certain widows.  State of Virginia County of Nelson} s.s.  On the 31st day of October Eighteen hundred and thirty nine personally appeared before me Edmond F Coffey a Justice of the peace for the said County of Nelson, Sarah Campbell a resident of the said County, aged Seventy years, who being too feeble on account of age and infirmity of body, to attend the County Court of the said County, and being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following  declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 7th 1838 entitled "An act granting half pay and pension to certain widows."  That she is the widow of William Campbell deceased who was a soldier, and served as such in the Virginia Militia, and service of the United States in the War of the Revolution, for about the period of fifteen months, in the companies commanded by Captain Ballenger and others--That she derived her knowledge of the services of her said husband, from his repeated declarations of service whilst alive and from the fact that he was a pensioner of his Country on account of his said services up to the period of his death, which took place on the Sixteenth day of April 1836, that she has procured and herewith files, and annexes hereto, as a part of this her declaration an office copy of the declaration of her said husband, whereupon the pension he received was allowed to him.  She further declares that she was lawfully married to the said William Campbell on the 22nd day of December in the year Seventeen hundred and eighty five That her said husband as before stated
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died on the 16th day of April 1836, that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service aforesaid, but the marriage took place previous to the 1st of January Seventeen hundred and ninety four, towit, at the time above stated, that her marriage with the said William Campbell, was solemnized on the day and year aforesaid by the reverend Benjamin Burgy an officiating minister in the Baptist chuch, with license from the Clerk of the County Court of Amherst previous to the division of this County, into Amherst and Nelson, which was then and still is one of the legal modes of celebrating the rites of matrimony in Virginia, and if the marriage bond and certificate authorizing the issuing of the said license  cannot be found she presumes it has been lost or mislaid in the course of the long space of time which has since elapsed--all which appears by the proof herewith sent and hereto annexed Sworn to and subscribed before me a Justice of the peace for the said County of Nelson Sarah her x mark Campbell Edmond F Coffey  State of Virginia Nelson County} s.s.  I Edmund F Coffey a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Sarah Campbell, who hath this day made before me the foregoing declaration is a credable [credible] person, and that her statements on oath are entitled to full faith and credit.  I do also certify that the said Sarah Campbell by reason of old age and bodily infirmity is unable to attend the County Court of this County to make her declaration Given under my hand this 31 day of October 1839  Edmund F Coffey J.P.
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Nelson County towit:  This day personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace in and fore the County aforesaid Sarah Campbell widow of Henry Campbell decd. aged Seventy five years in April next, and made oath in due form of law, that she is well acquainted with Sarah Campbell the widow and relict of William Campbell deceased, and has been acquainted with her all her life tie, and that she well recollects when the said Sarah intermarried with the said William, which took place on the 22nd day of December in the year 1785 and that the marriage aforesaid, was celebrated by Benjamin Burgy  a minister of the Baptist church after obtaining license from the Clerk of the County Court of Amherst, which County then composed the present Counties of Amherst and Nelson, and that she understood, and believes, that the said William, drew in his life time a pension from the Government of the United States for his revolutionary services under the Act of the 7th of June 1832, which is mentioned to identify the said Sarah as his widow, and that the said William' departed this life at his residence in the County of Nelson on the 16th day of April 1836  Given under my hand this 31 day of October/ 1839 Edmund F Coffey J.P.  I certify that Sarah Campbell widow of Henry Campbell who has made the foregoing affidavit, is a respectable and creditable person Given under my hand this 31 day of October 1839  Edmund F Coffey J.P.
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Virginia I Spotswood Garland Clerk of the County Court of Nelson County in the said State of Virginia, do hereby certify that Edmund F Coffey is a Justice of the peace in and for the said County duly commissioned and qualified, that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his, are genuine and that full faith and credit is due to his act as Justice of the peace for said County In testimony whereof I hereto set my hand and annex the seal of the said Court this 9th day of December, 1839.  Sp: Garland, Clerk of Nelson County Court.
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Sarah Campbell widow of William Campbell
No 8059

See No. 6463
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State of Virginia County of Nelson S.S.  On this the 23rd day of October 1841 personally appeared before Edmund F Coffey a justice of the peace in and for the County and State aforesaid Mrs. Sarah Campbell (widow of William Campbell decd.) a resident of the County and State aforesaid aged Seventy three years who first being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 7th 1838:  That she is the widow of William Campbell decd. who was a pensioner in the County of Nelson and who drew she believes at the rate of Forty eight dollars per annum that she was married to the said William in the County of Amherst by Parson Burgher in the month of Decr  Seventeen hundred and Eighty five and that the said Wm Campbell died the 16th day of April 1836 and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed--Sworn to & subscribed on this the 23rd day Sarah her x mark Campbell of October 1841 before Edmund F Coffey J. Peace  I furthermore certify that Mrs Sarah Campbell (widow of William Campbell decd. who is said to have been a pensioner) is a lady of respectability and from old age and bodily infirmity is unable to attend Court, that I have extracted the leaf (on which her son James' age is recorded) from her old prayer Book and attached it to this paper on the other side and written my name where they write before signing as Justice of the peace that I believe the record
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 Edmund F Coffey  of Jas. Campbell age sone of the aforesaid Wm & Sarah which bears date October 7th 1786 is correct Given under my hand this 23rd day of October 1841---Edmund F Coffey J. Peace  State of Virginia:   At a Court held for Nelson County, the 25th Day of October 1841. -- The Court having examined the certificate of Edmund F. Coffey (a member of this body) respecting the Declaration and standing of Mrs. Sarah Campbell, widow of William Campbell decd., approve of the proceedings of said Edmund F. Coffey, and order the same to be certified to the War Department.  A true copy from the records of said Court.  In testimony whereof, I, Spotswood Garland have hereto signed my name as Clerk of said Court, and affix the seal of my office, this 25th Day of October, 1841.  Sp: Garland, Clerk of Nelson County Court.
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William Campbell
bond august 1820
William Cary
County August 1818
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bound August 17
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William Campbell and Salley Campbell their Issue  James Campbell born October 7th, 1781  Numsey Campbell born December 25th, 1788  William Campbell born [illegible]
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3510 Virginia Richmond Sarah Campbell widow of William Campbell who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private  Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 48 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.  Certificate of Pension issued the 29 day of Jany 1849 and sent to R. H. Gray Washington DC  Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 144 Vol. 3 Reported Jany 3 of 49
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.
3 -- 525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C.
W.F. 3770

In reply to your request of [blank], received [blank] for a statement of the military history of William Campbell 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.
Summer 1779
               1781
               1781
LENGTH OF
SERVICE.
3 mos.
6 mos.
5 1/2 or 6 months
RANK
Pvt
"
"

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Name of Captain
Richard Ballinger
John Loving
COLONEL.
Not remembered

Coxe

STATE.
Va

Battles engaged in, Yorktown
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Amherst Co. Va.
Date of application for pension, Aug 28 1833
Residence at date of application, Nelson Co. Va
Age at date of application, born in 1754 in Albemarle Co. Va. and Apr. 16 1836 in Nelson Co. Va
He was Dec 1785 in Amherst Co. Va. Sarah - She was allowed Pension on an application executed Oct. 31. 1839, while a resident
of Nelson Co. Va. aged 70 years, Children: James born Oct. 7, 1786
Nansey Dec. 25, 1788.
Respectfully,
brother Henry
Commissioner.
6 -- 2856
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1915 Apr. 22 Hist. to Mrs. A Sidney J. Williams. V. L. M  Revy WIDOW, &c.  File No. 3770 Sarah Campbell Wid. Wm. Campbell Pvt. Rev. War Act:  Feby. 2 of 48 Index:--Vol. A, Page 113 [Arrangement of 1870.]
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Sarah Campbell
Widow of William
RM Brown 12 Mar 1840
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4665
Virginia, Richmond     
Sarah Campbell
widow of William Campbell
who was a Private
in the Revolution

Inscribed on the Roll at the ratee of 
48 Dollars 33
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th da of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the
25 day of Jan. 1866
and sent to R.M. Gray
Lynchburg, Va

[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A.
Vol. 1.  Page 153.
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6430

Virginia
Sarah Campbell
widow of William Campbell dec.
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832.
and who died on the 16 April 1836.
Nelson, in the State of Virginia
who was a private in the Comp. commanded
Captain Ballenger of the regt commanded Col. Cox in the Virginia
for 14 1/2 months

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia
at the rate of 48 Dollars 33 Cents per annum
to commence on the 16th day of April, 1836. the day of his death.

Certificate of Pension issued the 1 day of Nov
1841 & sent to Jas. F. Sutton Jr. Esq.
Lynchburg Virginia.

Arrears to the 4th of March '41. $236.05

$236.05
{Act July7,
1838}

Recorded by Theodore Lilloody Clerk,
Book a Vol. 2. Page 184
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Mrs. A Sidney J. Williams
4 West Cary St.
Richmond, Va

Apr. 21.1915 wants record of
Wm Campbell Va. W16617
"          "            "    W3770
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Virginia.
At a court held for Nelfou County, at the courthouse on August 1833 ~

"State of Virginia, Nelfou County, to writ.
On this 28th day of August 1833, personally appeared in the Justices of the County Court of Nelfou, now sitting, William Campbell, a resident of the County of Nelfou and State of Virginia, aged seventy nine years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, oath, on his oath, make the following declarations in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Cougrefs, haped June 7th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States as a Militia man, from the state Virginia, in the summer of 1779- the name of the captain under whom he served he does not now recollect, his name having entirely escaped his from his memory, he marched from the county of Amherst to a place at that time known by the name of the Holly Springs  about ten miles below the city of Richmond, where he was remained until he discharged from that tour of duty which was for three months. He then returned home to the county of Amherst, where he remained three or four months, when he was again called upon to perform Militia duty, and went as a Militia man under Captain Richard Ballinger, and was marched to  Hood's Fort on James River about fifty miles below the city of Richmond, where he remained for the term of six months. There was at that place only a Captain's company, employed as a guard. At this end of that service he again returned home. And after some short time he again entered the service and marched under the command of Captain John Loving from the County of Amherst to the  lower part of the State of Virginia, where he was marched to several different, and finally to York where he bow his part in that memorable battle an was present at the surrender of Lord Cornwallis on the 19th of October 1781. He was engaged in this last tour nearly six months. shortly after the battle of York and the surrender of Cornwallis, he was regularly discharged and returned home. He obtained a certificate of discharge given him by his captain, but not regarding it as of any great value, it has been since lost or mislaid, and cannot now be found. Besides the Captains above mentioned, under whose immediate command he was, he recollects Colonel Coxe, and General Dawson, under whom he served at  the siege of York. He well recollects, as all the soldiers engaged in that services must do, the commander in chief General Washington, & Gen. Lafayette. That he was born in the year 1754, in the County of Albemarle in the State of Virginia, and removed to the county of  Amherst when very small, that he now resides in the County of Nelson which was taken from the County of Amherst, and has resided ever since. That he has no record of his age, that he was engaged in no other battle besides that at York, that he has no documentary evidence to establish his service, that he knows of no persons other than those, whose certificates are hereto attached, who know of his servicee, most of those who served with him being either removed by death or residing in places unknown to him.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except
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present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid, William Campbell,and the court proceeded to propound the several interrogatories directed by the war Department, to the petitioner, in the order in which they are given, whose answers are hereto attached, viz.
To Quest. 1st. He answers and says, that he was born in the County of Albemarle in the State of Virginia, in the year 1754.
To Quest. 2nd. He says he has no record of his age.
To Quest. 3rd. He says he was living in the County of Amherst, but in that part which forms the County of Nelson, the County having since been divided he lived in the County of Amherst until the division, and has lived in the County of Nelson since said division, and now resides there.
To Quest. 4th. He says he was drafted in the several tours of duty he performed
To Quest. 5th. He says his memory is bad, and cannot mention many of the officers whom he once knew. He recollects Genl. Washington, Genl Lafayette Col. Coxe, & Capt. Loving & Capt. Ballinger.
To Quest. 6th. He says he received a discharge which was given him as well as he now recollects, by his Captain, but it is now lost.
To Quest. 7th. He refers to Jesse Wright, Edward Demasters, John Campbell, Henry Campbell, Phillip Ryan, Thomas Massies & Edmund Massie
whose affidavits are hereto attached
Nelson County, to wit:
This day Phillip Ryan appeared before me a Justice of the Peace for the County afore
said, and made oath that he went as a militia man from the County of Amherst, in the War of the Revolution, under the command of Capt. Richard Ballinger, and marched to Hood's fort on James River, in the State of Virginia, where he was stationed. In this tour of duty he served with William Campbell who marched at the same time
and under the same Captain with him. Given under my hand this 24th of September 1832. Alex Brown
Nelson County, to wit:
This day personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace for the County aforesaid, Henry Campbell, and made oath that in the year 1781, he was drafted from the County of Amherst in the Militia service, and marched under Capt. John Loving and served "four months on a tour against the British forces then in Virginia- That he was at the siege of York town, and that his brother William Campbell of the County of Nelson, was also in the same Company and same service, and served the same town in the character of a private soldier - That he believes the said William Campbell also served a tour of duty to Hood's Fort, but that he does not know the time he only knows that he was a considerable time absent on the Four aforesaid. Given under my hand this 24th day of Septr. 1832
Alex Brown
Amherst County, to wit:-- This day John Campbell personally appeared before me a
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Amherst County, to wit:
Personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace for the County aforesaid, and within the State of Virginia, Edward Demasters, a Revolutionary Pensioner of the Regular army of the United States, and made oath that he is well acquainted with William Campbell of the County of Nelson, who is an applicant to be placed on the Pension list and that about the year 1781, when on his march to the South, he saw the said Campbell at Hood's Fort, on James River in the State of Virginia, then in the public service at the aforesaid place, and he then understood that the said Campbell was engaged in serving a tour
of Militia duty of three months, the said Campbell lives a near neighbour of this affiants
and full confidence should be placed in any statement that he would make on oath touching the above application. Given under my hand this 22nd day of September 1832.
David F. Garland.

Nelson County, to wit:
Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace for the County aforesaid, William Campbell, who being duly sworn, deposeth & saith, that by reason of
old age, the lapse of time and the loss of memory, he cannot swear positively to the
precise length of his service - but according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below & in the following grades. In my first to I served as a private three months -- In my second tour I served as a private six months, & in my third & last tour I served as a private not less than five & half months - making in the whole not less than fourteen months & a half at the least
Given under my hand this 22nd day of July 1833
John P. Cobbs~

And the Court doth hereby declare its 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 Jesse Wright Edward Demasters, John Campbell, Phillip Ryan, Henry Campbell, Thomas Massie and Edmund Massie, whose affidavits have been given in this case, are men of respectability, and that their statements are entitled to credit.
A Copy from the records of said Court
In testimony whereof, I, Spotswood Garland, have hereto signed my name as Clerk of the said Court, and affixed the seal of my Office this 28th day of September, 1833, and in the 58th year of the Commonwealth
Sp. Garland.
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Justice of the Peace for the County aforesaid, and made oath that he is well acquainted with William Campbell--that he knows that he served in the war of the Revolution that they both went from the County of Amherst into the service, and served together at the siege of York, & that they served together the space of six months. Given under my hand this 8th day of September 1832. Wm H. Garland
Amherst County, to wit:
This day Jesse wright appeared before me a Justice of the Peace for the County aforesaid, and made oath that he is well acquainted with William Campbell - that he saw said Campbell start as a soldier to go into service in the war of the Revolution - that he knows that he was absent from the neighbourhood for several months, and verily believes the said Campbell did serve in said war - and he furthermore certifies
that he has always regarded said Campbell as a man of truth, whose statements and entitled to great credit. Given under my hand this 17th of Septr. 1832.
David S. Garland.
Amherst County, to wit
This day Thomas Massie of great respectability, & whose statements are entitled to credit
made oath before me a Justice of the peace for said County, that he has been acquainted with
William Campbell for many years - That he has always understood & believed that said Campbell served in the war of the Revolution, and that such is the belief in the neighbourhood in which said Campbell resides, and he furthermore states that he has always regarded said Campbell as a man of strict truth. Given under my hand this 6th day of July 1833. David S. Garland
This day Edmund Massie, a Citizen of the County of Amherst, and of great respectability
of character, made oath before me a Justice of the Peace for the County aforesaid, that he has been long acquainted with William Campbell, that he has always understood & believed that said Campbell served as a soldier in the War of the Revolution, that such is the belief of the neighbours, and that said Campbell sustains
the reputation of a man of honesty & truth. Given under my hand this 6th day of July 1833.
David S. Garland
Virginia, Amherst County, to wit:
I Robert Tinsley, Clerk of the County Court of Amherst County, in the State of Virginia aforesaid, do certify that David S. Garland esquire before whom the within affidavits were taken, is, and was at the date thereof, and for many years before a Justice of the Peace in & for the said County of Amherst duly commissioned & qualified. I further certify that William H. Garland Esqr. before whom the affidavit of John Campbell dated the 8th day of September 1832, touching the revolutionary service of William Campbell, was taken is and was at the date thereof a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County of Amherst duly commissioned and qualified.
L.S.
In testimony whereof I hereto set my hand and seal of office this twenty sixth day of July 1833, and in the fifty eighth year of the Commonwealth
Robert Tinsley
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New Glasgow Oct 17th 1833
Sir
The declaration of William Campbell has this day
come to hand, upon examination no note
or mark is found, other that the undefining of the expression nearly so, in the body of the
declaration, I therefore for that that _______ institutes the only objection to the allowance of his claim.
I have thought it advisable again to return the declaration, in order that the remark which
I beg leave to make in relation to it, may be the better understood.
The claim of this old man has once before been before the department, and was then returned with the objections marked in the circular which accompanied it, and which is herewith enclosed.
One of the objections then was that he did not state with precision the length of his service, but at the same time there was a form prescribed by which the declarant, will remedy that objection, in
case he could not from loss of memory & swear will absolute certainty
Guided by that for the declaration now endowed was made out & it was confidently believed that it was in compliance with them for it will be seen by reference to the declaration that the applicant was state that by reason of old age he cannot swear positively but at the same time he was able to swear that he served not less than the periods mentioned in that affidavit.
I beg respectfully to call the attention of the officer
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who has this case in charge, particularly to that affidavit. In the affidavit in the last side of the street, and qualified to before John P. Cobbs Justice of the peace for the County of Nelson
was believed that this affidavit would remove any objection that could rise out of my vagaries of expression in regard to the length of service. It was not thought indefensible that that________
 should be in the body of the declaration, indeed it was thought it would have been improper to have placed it then, but that it was above proper to have it embodied in the form of an affidavit
as prescribed by the incular. I have thought proper to make then remarks touching this claim, and by that they be respectfully
understood. It will be seen, I humbly concern, that the length of service for which the old man claims is now and with absolute certainty, and of the Department should think his claim a
valid one in other respects, it can have no difficulty in fixing the time for which he should have compensation, because the affidavit
before referred to settle that point. If this explanation should not be deemed satisfactory, it will be raised as a favor to point at the more to be pursued to remove the action.
Very Respectfully
Sam M Garland
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5120
Sarah Campbell
widow of William Campbell
_________
$48.33 per an


R.H. Gray
Lynchburg VA
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State of Virginia, Nelson County S . S .

On this 28th day of Augt - 1843, before me William Bourne a Justice of the peace in and for Said County personally appeared Mrs. Sarah Campbell, a resident of Said County Aged 76 years - who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her Oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision, made by the Act of Congress passed on the 3d of March 1843; granting pensions to widows of persons, who served during the Revolutionary War.
That she is the widow of William Campbell decd. of said County - who was a private of Malitia in the Revo war - and a U.S. pensioner under the Act of June 7, 1832, at the rate of $48.40 cents per. An. at the time of his death - which was on the 16th day of April 1836. And the annual Amt of pension which she recd. from the Genl. Govt - as the widow of said Wm. Campbell under the Act of July 7, 1838 - was at the rate of $48.40 cents per. An. for 5 years - to wit, from the 4th day of March 1836, to the 4th day of March 1841. She further declares, that she is still a widow.
Sarah Campbell
x her mark
Test
Ro. U Gray
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written -
Before me William Bourne J.P.
In presence of-
BW Campbell

State of Virginia, Nelson County S.S.
I Edmund F Coffey a Justice of the Peace in and for said County - do hereby Certify, that Mrs. Sarah Campbell
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who has this day sworn to and subscribed the foregoing declaration before Wm. Bourne is the widow of Wm. Capbell decd. of said County who was a U.S. pensioner under the Act of June 7, 1832, and who died on or about the 16th day of Apl. 1836-: and that Sarah Campbell aforesaid, is personally Known to me as the Identical person who recd. a pension from the Genl. Govt. as the widow of said Campbell under the Act of July 7, 1838 - at the rate of $48.48 cts pr. An. for 5 years - to witt, from the 4th day of March 1836, to the 4th day of March 1841. And that she is still alive and a widow; and too infirm to attend Court. Given under my hand this 16th day of November 1843.
Wm. Bourne,, interlined before signed. Edmund F Coffey J.P.
State of Virginia Nelson County S.S.
On this 25th day of Augt - 1843, before me William Bourne a Justice of the peace in and for said county. personally appeared Elizabeth Campbell who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on oath say - that Sarah Campbell who has this day sworn to and subscribed the foregoing declaration - is the widow of Wm. Campbell decd. of said County - who was a U.S pensioner at $48.33 cts per An..: and that his widow Sarah Campbell aforesaid also recd. a pension for 5 years at $48.33 cts pr. An. it was attained for law, by Mr. Sutton the pension Agent. She is still alive and a widow. 
Elizabeth Campbell
x her mark
Test
George G Campbell
sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written.
Before me - William Bourne J.P.

State of Virginia,
Nelson County,} ss.
I, Spotswood Garland, Clerk of the County Court of Nelson County, in the State of Virginia, do hereby certify that William Bourne
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and Edmund F. Coffey, are Magistrates as above, and that the foregoing signatures, purporting to be theirs, are genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my seal of office, and subscribed my name, this 12th day of December, 1843.
Sp. Garland, Clerk of
Nelson County Court.
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State of Virginia, Amherst County to wit

On this 17 day of August 1848, before me John C. Whitehead a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly authorized by law to administer oaths, personally appeared Sarah Campbell a resident of said County, Aged 80 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed on the 2nd day of February 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is the widow of William Campbell who was a United States pensioner, from the County of Nelson, at the rate of Forty eight dollars, and 33 cents per Annum; and that the annual amount of pension she recd as the widow of said William Campbell under the Act of the 17th of June 1844, was at the rate of $48.33 cents per Annum - and up to the 4th day of March 1848. She further declares that she is still a widow.
Sarah Campbell {Seal}
x her mark

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above Written. Before me - John C. Whitehead JP.
In presence of
George G Campbell
Elizabeth Campbell

I certify that the above named affiant - Sarah Campbell is personally Known to me, and that she is the same individual who drew a pension, as stated by her in the foregoing affidavit.
John C. Whitehead JP.
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State of Virginia
Amherst County} Set;
At a Court of Monthly Sessions begun and held for Amherst County at the Courthouse on Monday the 18th day of September 1848
The Declaration of Mrs Sarah Campbell formerly of Nelson County was read in Court claiming a pension form the general government under the act of Congress of February 2nd 1848, together with the Certificate of John C Whitehead and the Court having examined the Same do Certify to the War Department, that the Said Sarah Campbell is the Widow of Wm Campbell deceased, of the County of Nelson who was a United States Pensioner from Said County at $48:33 Cents Pr annum, and that the Said Sarah Campbell is the identical person who has received a pension also as his widow, from the County of Nelson under the act of June 17, 1844, at the rate of $48:33 Cents per Annum - up to the 4th of March 1848 having since moved to the County of Amherst. And the Court doth further Certify that the Said John C Whitehead is an acting Justice of the peace in and for Said County duly Commissioned & qualified as Such and that the Signatures purporting to be his affixed to the Certificate in this Case are genuine. ~
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and affixed the Seal of our Said Court at the Court house this 19th day of September 1848
Saml M Garland Clerk
Amherst Cty Ct
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Amherst CourtHouse Decm 8th 1839

Dear Sir
Inclosed are the pension papers in relation to
the claims of Sarah Campbell Widow of William Campbell dec'd, and Sarah Campbell Widow of Henry Campbell dec'd upon which I wish you to take as speedy action, as the rules of your department will permit, addressing the result to me at Amherst Court House Virginia and oblige Your
Ro: M Brown
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Lynch  Sept - 1848

Sir,

Enclosed is the declaration of Mrs. Sarah Campbell of Amhurst County - formerly of Nelson County - claiming the benefit of the Act of Feb. 2, 1848.

The certificate of pension will be forwarded to me in Lynch as soon as issued.

Yours respectfully,

Ro H Gray
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Richmond 17th Oct 1837
J. L. Edwards Esqr
Sir
Will you have the goodness to order the payment of the within claim, and return
me the papers at your earliest convenience
Very Respectfully
Elisha Shepperson
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William Campbell $48.33 7 June 1832

To what time last paid
Pension Office
20 Oct 1897
pd to the 4 Sep 1835 JH
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William Campbell Va at July 30
$48.33 of April 1836 when paid
HHL
March 7/40
McAndross

Died 16th April 1836 Paid to that 
JH
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Sarah Campbell
Wid of William
VS
Act July 7 1838
Married 1785
died 16 Apl. 1836
Allow $48.33 per ann
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Lynchburg Va,,
Octo: 26th 1841

Dr.. Sir,
Enclosed are the Declarations of the following widows Sarah Painter widow of Henry Painter Sarah Campbell widow of Henry Campbell and Sarah widow of Wm Campbell which you will please examine and forward the Certificates to me at Lynchburg -
Very Respectfully
Your Obt Svt
James T Sutton Jr
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Virginia to wit:
I Samuel M Garland Clerk of the County Court of Amherst in the said State of Virginia do hereby certify that the said County of Amherst was previous to its division in 1808 composed of the present Counties of Nelson and Amherst
That all the records and papers belonging to the said County previous to the division were left in my Office That I have made diligent examination Therein, and have been unable to find either the marriage certificate, marriage bond or ministers return in relation to the intermarriage of William Campbell and Sarah his wife: and I suppose in the length of time since elapsed and the frequent removal of the papers from one office to another, They have been lost or destroyed, one bundle of such papers being known to be lost
In testimony whereof I hereto set my hand and annex the seal of the said court this 5th day of December 1839
Samuel M Garland
Clerk of Amherst County Court