Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 36672, for Alexander Keith, Virginia
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October 5, 1932.

Miss Ruth Swinebroad
964 Lamar Boulevard
Memphis 
Tennessee.

BA-J/ILL
Alexander Keith
S.36672

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the records of Alexander Keith, a soldier of the Revolutionary War and War of 1812, and William Keith, his son, a soldier of the War of 1812.

The record of Alexander Keith given below is obtained from the papers on file in pension claim,S.36672, based upon his services in the Revolution.

Alexander Keith enlisted in the fall of 1775, served as private in Captains Morgan Alexander Spotswood's Virginia Regiment and continued to serve to the end of the war, specific dates of enlistments and discharge not given. 

He was allowed pension on his application executed April 13, 1818, at which time he was seventy-two years of age; the date and place of his birth and names of his parents are not stated. He stated then that he had resided in Scott County upward of twenty-five years.

In 1820, he was living in Orange county, Indiana, and gave the following named oh is family: Phebe, his wife, aged fifty-five years; Polly, Nancy, James and Susannah Keith, aged twenty-three years, nineteen years, seventeen years and thirteen years respectively.

He died May 14, 1828, the place not stated.
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The above noted Alexander Keith is the only soldier of that name found on the Revolutionary War records of this office. It is not stated that he served in the War of 1812.

In order to identify the record of William Keith in whom you are interested for service in the War of 1812, as much as possible of the following information is essential approximate dates of birth and death, places of residence at time of enlistment and after service and given name of widow.

Upon receipt of this information, a careful search of the records will be made in your behalf and his record furnished, if on file.

Very truly yours,

A.D. Hiller
Assistant to Administrator.

Reo. Div. reported no claim on for Alexander Keith
10/5/32