Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 16407, for James Meriwether, Virginia
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3 - 1776)
SERVICE  
VA

Meriwether, James
or  Merewether
or Merriwether


NUMBER
R.16407 Va.  half pa
B.L.Wt. 1509 - 200 Lieut-Drags
Issued July 28, 1790
Certified by Secy of War
Feb. 5, 1806.
name spelled Merriwether
No papers
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Know all men by these presents that I, Alexander Meriwether Executor of the Estate of James Meriwether decd. late of Jefferson County & State of Georgia who was a Lieutenant & staff officer in the Regiment Commanded by Col George Gibson in the State line of Virginia in the War of the Revolution Do hereby nominate constitute & appoint George W. Meriwether of the City of Louisville Ky. (with full power of substitution) my true & Lawfull attorney for me and in my name to prosecute against the government of the United States under the act of Congress of the United States passed the 5. July 1832 or under any other act the claim due the legal representatives or Children of the said Lt. James Meriwether decd. or half pay for life or for the Computation with interest in lieu of the half pay for life or any other account whatever due in Consideration of Services rendered as either a Soldier or officer in said line & War, and when an amount or Amounts are found to be due, then my Said Attorney is hereby authorized to demand & receive from the secretary of the Treasury or other proper offices in the City of Washington the money due for and on account of the same, and he is hereby authorized to Sign Seal and deliver any instrument or instruments in writing in relation thereto that he may think proper hereby satisfying & conferring all my said Attorney may do in the premises by virtue of these presents.
Witness my hand & seal this 29th day of May - 1851.
Alex. Meriwether {Seal} Executor Co

State of Georgia
Pulaski County} Sct. Be it known that on this 29th day of May 1851. Before me Sr. M. Manning Judge of the Inferior Court in and for the County & state aforesaid personally appeared the above named Alexander Meriwether Executor as aforesaid and acknowledge the foregoing power of attorney to be his act and deed for the purposes therein named In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal the day & year last above mentioned.
S. M. Manning J.P.C {Seal}
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State of Georgia
Pulaski County} Sct
I, John V. Mitchel clerk of the Superior court for the County & State aforesaid Do hereby certify that S. M. Manning who has signed the within certificate is and was at the time of doing so a Judge of the Superior Court - in & for the County and State aforesaid as stated by him and that his signature is genuine and that full faith and credit is due to the same.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office this 29th day of May - 1851.
John V Mitchell Clk

I do hereby authorize and empower S. F. J. Trabue Esq. to act as my Attorney in the presentation & prosecution of the within mentioned claim to a final delivery above to any extent he may deem admenable - June 7th 1851
Witness my hand & seal. G. W. Meriwether
Witness D. P. Faulds
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James Meriwether
Act 5 July 1832.
Half Pay
recd. 10. Octo 1851

James Meriwether has already recd half-pay. After a long contist it was decided by Secy That there was only one person of that name entitled.
James F. Jackson
August 29/60
Dickins & Combs
Attys
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Washington 15 Oct. 1851

Sir,
Enclosed we have the honour of presenting to you a power of Atty from Alexander Meriwether Executor of the Estate of James Meriwether decd. Authorizing George W. Meriwether to prosecute his claim for half pay, under the act 5th. July 1832, and a power of substitution from him to S. F. J. Trabue, and we as Attys of Mr. Trabue respectfully request that the claim may be taken up and acted upon. - The evidence is on file.
Yours very respectfully
Dickins & Coombs.

James E Heath Esq
Comr. of Pensions. -
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Georgia~
I Thomas Meriwether of the County of Jefferson, and State aforesaid, do make, constitute, and ordain this to be my last will and testament, in manner and form following
First - I give and bequeath to my brother James Meriwether a Copy of my Mothers picture, to be taken as soon as a good artist can be gotten to execute it; the expense to be paid out of my estate.
Second, I give and bequeath to my niece Susanna Patterson the Three following negro girls, viz: Sarah, Mary, and Maria, all daughters of a negro woman slave named Rhody, with their future increase.
But in case the said Susanna Patterson should die before she attains the age of twenty one years, without issue, I give the same three negro girls named Sarah, Mary, & Maria, and their future increase to my niece Jane Patterson, and her heirs.
Third - I give and bequeath to my niece Elizabeth Cason, a negro boy named Edmund (son of Phoeby) and a negro girl named Anna, daughter of Rhody, and the future increase of the same negro girl Anna - But in case the said Elizabeth Cason should die before the age of twenty one years, without issue, I give the said negro boy named Edmund, and the said Negro girl named Anna with her future increase, to my niece Jane Patterson, and her heirs.
Fourth - I give and bequeath to Julia Maria, daughter of my friend John Bevier, a negro boy named William, son of Rose to her and her heirs.
Fifth - The residue of my estate both real and personal - whether in Virginia, or Georgia, and of every Kind & denomination whatever, I give and bequeath to my niece Jane Patterson, and her heirs, to be at her disposal immediately after my decease
I do hereby appoint my niece Jane Patterson executrix, and my friend John Berrian, executor of this my last will and testament, and herby revoke all other wills heretofore made by me
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name, and affixed my seal this eighth day of September One Thousand eight hundred and Two.
T. Meriwether {SS}
Signed
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Signed, sealed, published, and declared, to be the last will and testament of the said Thomas Meriwether, the word "issue" in the seventeenth line on the first page, being first erased in presence of us whose names are hereunto subscribed, who in his presence, and in the presence of each other, have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto, on the day and date last above written.
Th. Cumber Walton.
David Farris
Wm. Clarke

Georgia - Jefferson County.~
Personally appeared William Clark one of the subscribing Witnesses to the last will and testament of Thomas Meriwether deceased, and being duly sworn saith that he was present, and did see the testator sign, seal publish and pronounce the same to be and contain his last will and testament, and that he was of sound and disposing mind and memory to the best of his knowledge and belief - and that Thomas Cumber Walton, and David Farris together with this deponent, did subscribe their names as witnesses thereto, at the request, and in the presence of the testator.
Wm Clarke
Sworn to in open Court
4th April 1803
Jas Dozeman Clk

George - Jefferson County - Clerks Office of the inferior Court
When sitting for ordinary purposes.
I David E Bothwell Clk, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true copy of the last will and testament of Thomas Merriwether deceased, of file in This Office.
Given under my hand and the seal of Office this 29th day of November 1828.
David E Bothwell Clk {SS}

Georgia - Jefferson County ~
I Danl Hook one of the Justices of the inferior Court for the County and State aforesaid, do certify that David E Bothwell, whose name appears to the foregoing Certificate, is Clerk of the Inferior Court when sitting for ordinary purposes, for said County, and that full faith and credit ought to be had and given
To
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to his attestation as such, and that the same is in due form 
Given under my hand and seal this 29th day of November 1828
Danl Hook J.J.Ct. {SS}

United States of America
State of Georgia - 
By his Excellency John Forsyth, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of this State, and of the Militia Thereof
To all whom these presents shall come:
Know ye that Daniel Hook, who has certified that David E Bothwell is Clerk of the Inferior Court for the County of Jefferson in said State, is a Justice of the Inferior Court for the said County and State, and was at the date of his said attestation, and that the said attestation is in due form, and by the proper officers.
Therefore all due faith, credit, and authority are and ought to be had and given to his said attestation as such
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the great seal of this state to be put and affixed
{SS} Done at the State house, in Milledgeville this third day of December in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and twenty eight, and of the independence of the United States of America the fifty third John Forsyth
By the Governor
E Hamilton
Secretary of State.
Enc'd
T. B. Howard
Com. Genl.

At a Superior Court of law held for Henrico County at the Capitol in the City of Richmond the 12" day of April 1830 
An attested Copy of a writing purporting to be in the Clerks Office of the Inferior Court of Jefferson County, in the State of Georgia, was this day presented in court by William Duval who moved the County to permit him to qualify as admr of the said decedent's estate, - with his said will annexed, & it appearing that the decedent left no estate in this State, except a Claim against the Commonwealth, for services rendered by him as an officer in the 
Revolutionary
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Revolutionary War, the said William Duval is permitted to qualify as administrator as aforesaid: And the said William Duval made oath according to law, & with John H Price & James Rawlings his securities entered into & acknowledged a bond in the penalty of eight thousand dollars, conditioned as the law directs, the said securities having justified on oath as to their sufficiency, Whereupon a Certificate is granted the said William Duval for obtaining letters of administration on the said decedents estate, with his said will annexed in due form.

The aforegoing Copy of an order is truly transcribed from the records of the late Superior Court of law for Henrico County, Now in my possession as Clerk of the Circuit Superior Courts of law and Chancery for the said County, and the writing preceding said Order is a Copy of the will therein referred to and various certificates annexed to the same.
J Robinson Clk

State of Georgia} Personally came before me 
Putnam County} Waid Hill a Judge of the Inferior Court, for said County Susan Sturges and who after being duly sworn deposeth & Saith that Majr Thomas Meriwether late of Jefferson County & State aforesaid departed this life on the Eighteenth day of March in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred & three
Sworn to and subscribed before} Susan 
me this 24th day April in} Sturges {SS}
the year of Our Lord Eighteen}
Hundred and Thirty}
In presence of
Waid Hill J. J. C
Copies -
Teste,
J Allen, C.C.A.
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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That I Susannah Meriwether Executrix of James Meriwether deceased of Georgia
do hereby nominate, constitute, and appoint John H. Price of the City of Richmond my true and lawful attorney in fact, with power of substitution, to demand and receive from the Register of the Land Office of Virginia, and from the War Department at Washington City, any warrant or warrants that may be due to me as Executrix on account of the services of James Meriwether an officer in the Virginia State Line during the revolutionary war. And my said attorney is fully empowered to surrender the said warrant or warrants to the Commissioner of the General Land Office at Washington City, and to demand and receive scrip for the same, which scrip or warrants he is hereby authorized to sell or assign. And my said attorney by these presents is further authorized to demand and receive from the proper accounting officer of the Treasury Department at Washington, a warrant for the commutation of five years' full pay, with interest thereon, or for half-pay for life, under the act of Congress, approved July 5, 1832, entitled, "An act to provide for liquidating and paying certain claims of the State of Virginia;" and also to demand and receive all pensions, bounties, and claims due to me from the United States, or State of Virginia, for the revolutionary services aforesaid, and to give receipts for all money, warrants, and scrip received by virtue of these presents, and to do any legal act necessary in the premises to be done in accomplishing my interests and purposes, in having a full and complete settlement with the United States and State of Virginia; and for this purpose I hereby revoke all other powers of attorney, and ratify and confirm any act or deed of my said attorney. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 31st day of January 1834
Susannah x her mark Meriwether {L.S.}
{L. S.}
{L. S.}

Georgia Putnam County to wit:
Personally came before me, a Justice of the Inferior Court for the said County, Susannah Meriwether
Subscriber to the foregoing Power of Attorney, and acknowledged the same to be her free act and deed.
As witness my hand, this 31st day of January 1834
Waid Hill J.J.C.

Georgia Putnam County
I Wm B Carter Clerk of the Inferior Court of said county, do hereby certify, that Waid Hill whose name appears to the foregoing, as a Justice of the Inferior Court for said county, is duly commissioned & qualified as such Given under my hand & private seal, there being no seal of office this 31 January 1834
William B Carter
Clerk Infr. Court Putnam County
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No. 16407
James Meriwether of Georgia
Lt. for Commutation
Va Line
Revolution (died 1817-8)
Act July 5 1832, 18__.
There were two Lts James Meriwether from Va - This one Served in Colo. Gibson regt in the Northern Army The other was a Lt. in Capt Rogers Co. Colo. Montgomery regt in the Illinois Country - See Sip within
H'f Pay - Act - '32
REJECTED

See claims of Jas. Meriwether R. 16407 1/2 & Wm Meriwether S47954
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1883 Octo History to L C Draper
1833 Oct. 11 Register of Try returned Treasy Settlement including will of the one living in Geo. - the only paper found belonging to the Report
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This is to Certify, That it appears from a List in this Office of such Officers and Soldiers of the Virginia State Line, during the Revolutionary War, as settled their Accounts, and received Certificates for the balance of their Full Pay, according to an Act of Assembly, passed the November Session, 1781, that a Certificate issued on the 10th day of July 1783 -, in the name of James Meriwether as a Lieutenant of Infantry for L241.14.7. which Certificate appears to have been delivered to himself and that no other certificate appears to have been issued to an Officer of that name in the infantry service
{No Seal of Office.} Given under my hand at the Auditor's Office, Richmond, this third day of November 1832
J E Heath AUDITOR.
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James Meriwether
Act July 5 - 1832
Not allowed

file in Mr
Evans' room.
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I hereby certify that it appears by the Original Pay Roll of Capt. John Nicholas' Company of Col. George Gibson's Regiment of the Virginia State line, from the 15th to the 30 Sept. 1777. That James Meriwether was the lieutenant of said Nicholas' company & by the Original Pay Abstract of the same regiment for the month of October 1779 that he was lieutenant and Adjutant for that month.
Given under my hand and Seal this eleventh day of February in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty four.
R. B. Taney
Secretary of the Treasury.
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Washington 2d Augt. 1852

Sir,
I presented on the 15 Oct. last the claim of James Meriwether decd for half pay, under the Act 5th July 1832. - It has now been lying in your Office for nearly 10 months, waiting your action and as the parties are preparing me I must request your immediate decision either for or against the claim. - 
Yours respectfully
Francis A Dickins.

To The Commissioner of Pensions.
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The Commissioner of Pensions will please cause the information requested, to be given to Mr. Meriwether addressed to Louisville Ky He is a Gentleman of Character and good Respectability
James Guthrie
March 22d 1855
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Louisville March 17. 1855.
Hon.
James Guthrie
D: Sir
Allow me to call your attention a few moments to a matter of my private concern
I have the appointment as attorney for Alexander Meriwether who is the Executor of James Meriwether, decd. 
This James was a 2d. Lt. of Marines in the Service of the State of Virginia on the 28th November 1776.- Was 2d. Lt. in Capt. Jno. Rogers Company of Cavalry until 1st January 1781. after which time he was Lt. in the Virginia Continental Service - and settled his accounts with Commissioner Dunncumb of the State of Virginia for a service from 1st January 1781. until the 15. day of November 1783 and received at that time his Commutation of 5 years full pay in lieu of the half pay for life Authorized by the act of the Revolutionary Congress of 1780. - Under a recent act of the last Congress, I understand that the Executor of this Lt. James Meriwether would be entitled to 1/2 pay for life subject to the deduction of the 5 years full pay recd. by him on his retirement from the army -
There was at the same time in the service of Virginia in the Revolutionary Army two James Meriwether's The one I represent was known as James Meriwether. DJS. (Davids Son) The other James Meriwether whom I knew He died in October 1801. and whose children some 17 or 18 years ago recd. the Compensation, which I now claim for the other James - Davids Son. -
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The evidence of these facts I think is on file in some of the public offices at Washington City. The State of Virginia some 15 or 20 years ago appointed a Mr. John H. Smith a Commissioner to make a report in relation to all claims for Revolutionary Services, - who subsequently made a very voluminous one which was published at the time and if it is to be found in any of the departments would give much information as to the time of the services of Lt. James Meriwether. - Some two or three years ago I got Mr. L. F. J. Trabue of this State to present to the Commissioner of Pensions my Power of Attorney & other evidences of the Authority of Alexander Meriwether to receive the pay & to act in the premises. and as well as I remember Mr. Trabue represented to me that the papers were presented to the Commissioner of Pensions & he either rejected them or they were laid aside for future consideration when the party might think proper to call them up. -
Will you do me the favour to have an enquiry made into this case for me, and if the papers I have reference to are on file, whether they are sufficient or not. If not what additional evidence is required to enable me or Mr. Alexander Meriwether the Excutor to obtain the benefit of the recent act of Congress. - Your attention to this matter at your earliest convenience will very much oblige
Your friend.
G. W. Meriwether
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LAND-OFFICE MILITARY WARRANT, NO. 2468
TO THE PRINCIPAL SURVEYOR OF THE LAND SET APART FOR THE OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA.
THIS shall be your Warrant to survey and lay off in one or more surveys, for James Meriwether his heirs or assigns, the quantity of 2666 2/3 - acres of Land, due unto the said James Meriwether - - in consideration of his - services for three years - as a Lieutenant in the Virginia State line
agreeably to a certificate from the Governor and council, which is received into the Land-Office.
Given under my hand and seal of the said office, this 11th - - day of February - - in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and eighty four.
A Copy attested
M M Foster RLO
By E A Macurdy DR

Son of David
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The within mentioned Warrant No 2468 has been surveyed for James Meriwether (Son of David)
atteste
Jno M Foster RLO
By E A Macurdy DR

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James Meriwether
2666 2/3 acres
Copy Wt.
Examine
fee 12 1/2 cts
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LAND-OFFICE MILITARY WARRANT, NO. 1382
TO THE PRINCIPAL SURVEYOR OF THE LAND SET APART FOR THE OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA.
THIS shall be your Warrant to survey and lay off in one or more surveys, for James Meriwether - - his heirs or assigns, the quantity of 2666 2/3 acres of Land, due unto the said James Meriwether - - in consideration of his - services for the War - - as a Lieutenant in the Continental line
agreeably to a certificate from the Governor and council, which is received into the Land-Office.
Given under my hand and seal of the said office, this 17th- day of July - - in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and eighty three
A Copy attach
Jno M Foster RLO
By E A Macurdy DR
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Registers Office 21st Nov 1834
I John M Foster Register of the Land office for the State of Kentucky do hereby certify that I cannot find an Entry made on the within mentioned Warrant in the name of James Meriwether
Jno M Foster RLO
By E A Macurdy DR

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James Meriwether
2666 2/3 acres
Copy Warrant
fee 12 1/2 cts
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I
Pay abstract of J. Meriwether, up to Dec. 31. 1781 - allo.
List of Half pay Officers -
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A List of Officers serving in the Illinois Department, who have received certificates &c. in full of their pay &c. up to the last of December 1781, viz.

320 James Merriwether, X amt acct for pay &c. | 324 | 7
Extract from a memorandum at the bottom:
- "The officers whose names are marked thus, X are reported by the Board of Officers convened in 1782 as belonging to the Illinois Regiment and Troop of Cavalry commanded by George Rogers Clarke.
See above list as copied from the Book of "Va. Claims" in the Pension Office page 95
Copied by J. F. Adams er

"List of Officers entitled to halfpay, returned to the Executive of Virginia by the filed officers to set - February 1782, & April, 1782"
page 181.
Illinois Troop of light dragoons - J. Rogers Captain.
J. Meriwether, Lieut.
George Thruston, Cornet. &c.
page 135

Copied & examined by
J. F. Adams Examiner.
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Richmond 19th July 1780.
Sundry Officers of the Virga. Line...Dr
For part of Allowance of Clothing &c Viz;
July 15th 1780 | Tea | Cloth | Shirts | Stock | Stockings | Summer Vests & Breeches | Hats | Shoes
Colo. Gibson: 2 Shirts, 2 Stock, 2 Stockings, 1 Summer Vest & Breeches
Capt. Thos. Hamilton Colo. Gibsons regt.: 2 Shirts, 2 Stocks, 2 Stockings
Lieut. Chas. Yarbrough Ditto: 2 Shirts, 2 Stocks, 2 Stockings, 1 Summer Vest & Breeches
Lieut Ep. Rudder Ditto: 2 Stocks, 2 Stockings
Lieut Fredk Woodson Ditto: 2 Shirts, 2 Stocks, 2 Stockings, 3 Summer Vests & Breeches
Adjt. Jas. Meriwether Ditto: 2 Shirts, 2 Stocks, 2 Stockings, 1 Summer Vest & Breeches
Capt. Lieut. Russell Ditto: 2 Shirts, 2 Stocks, 2 Stockings, 3 Summer Vests & Breeches
Qr. M. Harper Ditto: 2 Shirts, 2 Stocks, 2 Stockings, 2 Summer Vests & Breeches
Ens. Jno. Russell. Do.: 2 Shirts, 2 Stocks, 2 Stockings, 3 Summer Vets & Breeches
Ens. Churchill Gibbs Do.: 2 Shirts, 2 Stocks, 2 Stockings, 3 Summer Vests & Breeches
Ens. Wm Slaughter Do: 2 Shirts, 2 Stocks, 2 Stockings, 3 Summer Vests & Breeches

Extract from William Armisteads Journal page 17~
Jas. E. Heath aud:
aud: office April 24. 1834
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Richmond 30th September 1780.
Sundry Officers of the Virga. Line . . . Dr
For part of Allowance of Clothing &c. Viz;
September 1st 1780 | Tea | Cloth | Shirt | Stock | Stockings | Summer Vest & Breeches | Hats | Shoes
2nd
Colo. Gibson 1 1/2 cloths with part of Trimmings
Major Meriwether of Colo Gibsons regt. 1 1/2 cloths Ditto
Capt. Thos. Ewell Do: 1 1/2 cloths Ditto
Lieut Rudder Do: 1 1/2 cloths Ditto
Lieut. Meriwether Do: 1 1/2 cloths Ditto

Extract from William Armistead's Journal page 66 ~
Jas. E. Heath aud
aud off 24 April 1834.
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Richmond Virginia 13th February 1781

Sundry Acct. Dr. to G. B. T
Officers of the Army for Monies advanced
Wan: to L John Fleet - L3200 - -
Lt. Pratt Hughes - 3200 - - 
Lt. & Quar. Mas. William Triplett - 4760 - - 
Lt. Churchill Gibbs - 3200 - - 
Capt. Thomas Armistead - 4800 - -
Lieut. William Oliver - 4000 - - 
Lieut. Epaphraditus Rudder - 4800 - - 
Lieut. James Meriwether - 4800 - - 

Extract from Journal B page 24 ~
Jas E Heath aud
aud. off: april 25 1834
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I John Nicholas formerly of the Revolutionary Army and late a Captain in the Regiment commanded by the late George Gibson Col: do hereby certify that I was intimately acquainted with the late Lieutenant James Meriwether deceased formerly of Hanover County Virginia who afterwards removed to Georgia - That the said Meriwether entered the service in the Virginia State Line in the year 1776 and was a Lieutenant in the company commanded by me under Col: George Gibson, That when I left the Northern Army in the fall of 1779 or the Spring of 1780. The said Meriwether was then a Leiut: in the said Regmt about which time the Regiment was reduced. The said Meriwether was a brave and mountainous officer and never resigned or abandoned the Army. John Nicholas
late Cap. L. Col. Ou. Revol.ty Army
City of Washington viz. The above named John Nicholas this 13th day of February came before me a Magistrate of Washington County District of Columbia & made oath to the truth of the above Certificate 13th February 1834 ~ Henry Weitz J. Peace
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Pay abstract of a Troop of Light Dragoons in the service of the State of Virginia, Commanded by Captain John Rogers Commencing the first day of January 1782 and ending the 13th day of February 1782.

Names | Rank | for service months, days | Pay for month | Subt. | Amount
John Rogers, Capt, 1 month 13 days, 50 Dolls, subtract 10, amount L25.18.0, recd himself
James Merriwether, Lieut, 1 month 13 days, 33 1/3, subtract 5, amount 16.9.8, Deld Capt Rogers
John Thruston, Cornt, 1 month 13 days, 26 2/3, subt. 5, amount 13.12.4, " Capt Rogers
Henry Goodloe, Sergt, 1 month 13 days, 10, subt. -, amount 4.6.-, Deld Do
Dominick Walch, Privt, 1 month 13 days, 8 1/3, subt. -, amount 3.11.8, Deld Do
City of Richmond
Sworn to by John Rogers, before me this 10th day of June 1783
W Foushee

I hereby certify, that the foregoing is a true extract, taken from Volume 1st Division 4, Letter R, of the Illinois Papers, on file in this Office. 
Given under my hand, at the Auditors Office, Richmond this 17th day of August 1852.

No 2
Names Rank promotions &c of the Illinois Troops of Light Dragoons in the service of the State of Virginia from the time of their entering the service  up to this date February 13th 1782.
Names, First rank for service, years, Different Promotions, Present Rank, Present rate of Commissions, Present State
Jno Rogers, Lieutenant in Illinois, 1778, promotions: Capt. of Cavalry in Illinois 22d of August 1779, present rank: Captain, Present commission rate: Lieut 13th Augt 1778 Capt 22d Augt 1778, Present state: Supernumerary 13th February 1782
James Meriwether, in Illinois Cavalry, 1780, promotions: Lieut in Ill 25th April 1780, Present rank: Lieut 25th April 1780, for service
John Thurston, Cormt in Do, 1780, promotions: Cormt in Do May 1780, present rank: Cornet, present commission date: Cornet May 1780, Supernumerary 13th Feby 1782
Strength of the troops when first raised was thirty nine more, Present strength since the arrangement is Ten for the War - Jno Rogers Capt. Ill
I hereby certify that the above is a true Copy of a paper on file in This Office, 
Given under my hand this 17th day of Augt 1852. at the Auditors Office. Richmond,
Ro Johnston Third Auditor
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Commissioner Smith's Supplemental Report.
Doc. No. 6. page 100.
Extract:
Merriwether, James | Lieutenant | Continental
"He was second Lieutenant marines, November 28, 1776, (see council journal of that date). He was second Lieutenant, state service, February 19, 1777. He was Lieutenant in Captain John Roger's Company of Cavalry, until January 1, 1781, after which time he was Lieutenant in the Continental service, and settled his accounts with Commissioner Dunscomb for a service from January 1, 1781 to November 15, 1783, and received his commutation of five years full pay, etc. He received his bounty land, 2,666 2/3 acres, as a Continental Officer. His heirs are probably entitled to bounty land for his services from November 28, 1776 to the end of the war, deducting the from the 2,666 2/3 acres above spoken of.
N.B. There were two officers of this name in the army. One received his bounty land for three years as a Continental officer. The other received bounty land for a service of three years as a State Officer. It is difficult to distinguish the evidence applying to each of them."
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Atlanta Ga Aug 17th/60
To Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
DC.

Dear Sir:
You will please inform me how to proceed to secure "half pay pension claims of old soldier, of the Revolution. My father-in-law Alexdr Meriwether and the heirs of the late Judge Meriwether of Ga are, I understand, entitled to a half pay pension claim, which they have never got, - The claim is in favor of James
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Meriwether (Son of David) of the revolution. He was, I think an officer. You will find there were two Jas Meriwethers of the revolution. My father-in-law father was distinguished from the other by "The son of David" They both had given them 2666 2/3 acres of land in the western part of Kentucky for their services.
My father-in-law is very old and has requested me to look after this matter for him, - A man by the name of Webb in Washington has proposed to secure the claim for 1/3 which the old man thinks is too much.
You will please give me such information about the matter as is necessary and you will oblige
Yours Respectfully
Jas F Jackson
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From Louisville March 10, 1851.
For S F J Trabue
He did in Jany '31 Administration granted 7th March '31
G H Monsarratt

This is answer to a dispatch enquiring when James B Meriwether died. 
S F J. Trabue
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An old book on file in the Pension Bureau entitled "Register of Va claims received." shows as follows;
under entry No. 4. claim received Aug 7, 1832, James Meriwether dec'd., residence Jefferson Co. Ga., a Lieut. of Ills. troop of Light Dragoons, claim represented by Wm DuVal. as attorney of Susannah Meriwether the widow and executrix. with following remarks "In this case the power of attorney was dated Jan. 15, 1833, Returned to the Auditor 9" Aug. A claim for another party was received 27 Sept. claiming to be the legal representatives of James Meriwether see No. 16. The courts decided that James Meriwether of Ky. was the officer see No. 16;" and the Decision of the Secretary of the Treasury was "The power of attorney must be subsequent to the late law and authorize the attorney to act under the law "LML" Left to the courts of Va. to say who are the legal representatives." Papers returned 15 Apr. 1833.
Under entry No. 16. as follows; claim received Sept. 27. 1832, James Meriwether dec'd. residence Jefferson Co. Ky. Lieut. Ills troop of Dragoons, claim represented by Chapman Johnson
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as Attorney of George Woolfolk the administrator, by Thomas Green of Richmond as attorney for some of the heirs, and by Richard Smith of Washington as attorney for some of the heirs. with the following remarks.
"A claim had been previously received See No 4. The court in Va. decided that this is the true Meriwether evidence of that decision received 22 Feb. 1834. The Hon. Mr Pope presented a power of attorney from Mr N. Meriwether the Ky. administrator on the estate which was sent to the Auditor with the following decision. Let a warrant issue in favour of Mr. N. Meriwether the Ky. administrator on the estate of James Meriwether for thirty eight dollars less than the Seventh of the claim now in the Treasury and be sent to the care of the Hon Mr Pope of the House of Representatives this day let also a warrant issue for the thirty eight dollars in favour of Mr George Woolfolk the Va. administrator on the same estate and be sent to him at Paducah Ky. The evidence withdrawn to be used before the court in Virginia.", and the decision of the Secretary of the Treasury was "Left to the courts of Virginia to decide who are the legal representatives allowed as the Lieut of Capt. Rogers' Illinois Troop of Light Dragoons from the 22. Apr. 1783 to the 1" Dec. 1801. and six sevenths of the claim being the portion of all the heirs except Mr. N Meriwether, to be paid to George Woolfolk the Va. administrator." papers from the Regr of Treasury given commissioner on 19" Feb. 1856."