Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 25,680, for Stephen Mayo, Virginia
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Service : Va.
Number: W25680
               B.L. Wt 17884-160-55
Mayo, Stephen      
             Rebecca
Contents:
    Next to last surviving pensioned widow of Revolutionary soldier
    Died March 6, 1904
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143.048   Act March 2/15
                       May 27/55
____________________________________________
 Rebecca Mayo
     widow of
  Stephen Mayo      [illegible]
____________________________________________
 Va: State Troops
       Col. [illegible]
         Revolution
_____________________________________________
 Pensioned Act July 3, 1853
AO: 160 ac March 4/56
  Va  July 53 - 2087
______________________________________________
       Boyton.
_______________________________________________
 G.A. Cumin
  Newbern
       Pulaski Co
          Virginia
Vol M1. page 12.

[written across document]
    No 17884 [illegible] 6/56
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87 Aug Pen Agt reports paid to
June 4, 1887 living in Newburn , Pulaski
   Ca Va (then aged 74 year)
______________________________________________
 Transferred to Dec.
 ex. Order Aug 15, 1887 - widow
______________________________________________
  From Congress 7-23, 92
_______________________________________________
Deceased Virginia    4, [illegible]
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Rebecca Mayo
  Widow of Stephen Mayo
who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private Washington (Richmond)
======================
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate
 of 96 dollars 00 
cents per annum, to commence on
the 3rd February, 1853.
  ded payant & made since 27 July 1868.
=========================
Certificate of Pension issued
  9th day of Nov 1868
and sent to JCM Gannell
         Richmond Va
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 Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853,  Page 158  Vol. 71
July 27, 65
                    JCM [illegible]
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7157
Virginia
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Stephen Mayo
of [illegible] Co in the State of Virginia
who was a private in the company commanded
by Captain Thompson of the Regt commanded
by Col Lewis in the
time from 2 years from '76
=======================
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia
at the rate of 80 dollars and 00 cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March 1834.
============================
Certificate of Pension issued 7 day of March
1833 and sent to
A. Ghepke Esq Palmyra Va
==========================
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833  $ 160.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept 1833 $ 40.00
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$200.00
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{Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by W.L. Wilbany Clerk,
Book E Vol. [illegible] Page 17
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State of Virginia Fluvanna County to wit
On this 27 day of August 1832 personally appeared in open Court being a Court of record for Fluvanna County Stephen Mayo a Resident of Said County aged Seventy five years who being first 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 County of Albemarle in the minute service for one year in the fall of 1776 in the Company Commanded by Capt. Thompson. Lieutenant macks, major Campbell that he marched to Williamsburg from there to Burwells Ferry returned to Williamsburg from thence to [illegible] Castle on the paumunkey. Thence home that he was taken Sick & remained at Home but that the rest of the Troops marched to the Holston against the Indians was out at between 3 & 4 months. Then he enlisted again in the Service of the United States on the 4th day of July 1777 in a Company commanded by Capt Moses Hawkins of the County of Orange Leutent [sic] Thos Holt & George Holland in the 14 Regiment Commanded by Col Charles Severy & Lieutenant Col Saml Cabell major Stubblefield. Thence he marched to the north & Served the continental Army in the state of Pennsylvania & was attached to Genl Weedons Brigade. That he was at the Battles of Brandywine & Germantown, marched through the State of New Jersey on our way to join the army which captured Burgoyne, but were outnumbered & returned to Pennsylvania. was discharged at valley forge the 4th march 1778. That he was called out militia muster in 1779 in the company commanded by Capt Hutchen & served in Town at the Albemarle Barracks guarding the prisoners taken with Burgoyne was out Two or three months.
That he was out again in the militia in the Spring of 1781 in a company of militia commanded by
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Captain Antony Haden Ensn [Ensign] Booth Woodison [sp?] with the Troops under Genl Lafayette. marched through Lousia & orange & crossed the Rapidan at Racoonford met Genl Wayne. returned on Ships & followed the Brittish [sic] army to James Town where he was discharged & believe in Sept 1781.
he hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension except the present & he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any State. Sworn & Subscribed the day & date [illegible] written.
[signed] Stephen Mayo
Another [illegible] of Fluvanna County do hereby declare the opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier & was as he States.
[signed] R. Crudon [sp?]
I Abraham Shepherd Junior Clerk of the county court of Fluvanna, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Stephen Mayo for a pension.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of office this 30 day of August 1832
[signed] Aba Shepherd jr. Clk.
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Declaration [underlined]
State of Virginia: Pulaski County, to wit:
On the 6th day of April 1854 personally appeared for the County Court of Pulaski County in the State of Virginia, the same being a Court of record - Rebecca Mayo - a resident of the County & State aforesaid aged thirty nine years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath, declare as follows: In order to obtain the benefits of the provision, made by the act of Congress passed on 3rd February 1853, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war; that she is the widow of Stephen Mayo who was a private in the Revolutionary war. That, to the best of her recollection and information he belonged to the 14th Regiment under command of Colonel Charles Lewis. That her said husband was in the Battle of Brandywine in 1777, and was also at the Siege of York[town] in Virginia in 1781. That he enlisted to serve one year but re-enlisted and served to the end of the war. That at the time he entered the army he resided in the County of [blank] and State of Virginia. That he died in the County of Fluvanna & state of Virginia on 16th March 1847.
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That the said Stephen was a Revolutionary pensioner at the time of his death, having first received a pension in the year 1833, tho' under what particular Act of Congress she is not informed. That she thinks he was paid his pension at the U.S. Pension Agency at Richmond, Virginia. Said Rebecca moreover declares that She was married to said Stephen on the 13th day of October 1834 as will appear by the proper evidence from the clerk's office of Fluvanna County where the said marriage was solemnized, which she expects to procure and file with this Declaration and that She is now a widow and was not married to said husband prior to 2nd day of January 1800, but at the time above stated. She likewise refers for proof of the service of her said husband to the Evidence filed with his application for a pension.
[signed] X her mark Rebecca Mayo
Witness
[signed] Lynch A. Currin
              Joseph Rhodes
Sworn to and Subscribed on the day & year above written in open Court and I
[signed] Lynch A. Currin
               Clerk of the County Court of Pulaski
In the State of Virginia, do hereby certify that the said Court is [illegible] of record.
Given under my hand and Seal of the said County this 6th day of April 1854.
[signed] Lynch A. Currin Clk.
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Know all men by these presents that I Rebecca Mayo widow of Stephen Mayo, Dec'd., late a Pensioner of the United States, do hereby constitute and appoint A. B. Magruder, of Charlottesville Virginia my trusted, lawful attorney for me & in my claim to receive from the Commissioner of Pensions or other [illegible] officer or agent of the United States for the [illegible] pensions, any pension to which I am or may be entitled to have & obtain as the widow of said Stephen May under the act of 20 Feb. 1853 or any other act or acts of Congress whatever & do hereby authorize said attorney to grant receipt & acquaintances therefore hereby testifying what my said attorney may lawfully do in the [illegible]. Witness my hand & seal this 4th day of April 1854
[signed] x her mark Rebecca Mayo 
                                           seal [circled]
Witness
[signed] Lynch A. Currin
              In B. Baskerville
State of Virginia. Pulaski County to wit:
Be it known that on the 4th day of April before me, a Justice of the Peace in & for the County & State aforesaid, duly authorized by law to administer oaths, personally came Rebecca Mayo [name underlined], above named and acknowledged the foregoing Power of attorney to be her act & Deed. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand the day and year last above written.
[signed] E. Watson J.P.
W
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State of Virginia   } S.S.
County of Pulaski }
I Lynch A Currin Clerk of the County Court of Pulaski in the State of Virginia, do hereby certify that E. Watson before whom the foregoing Letter of Attorney of Rebecca Mayo was acknowledged is now, and was at the time, an acting Justice of the  Peace in the said County of Pulaski in the State of Virginia, duly elected commissioned and qualified, according to law, and that his signature thereto is genuine.
In Testimony whereof I hereto set my hand and affix the seal of said Court this 7th day of April A. D. 1854, and in the 78th year of the Commonwealth.
[signed] Lynch A. Currin C.
[court seal is lower left]
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State of Virginia   }
County of Pulaski } SS.
On this 17th day of May A.D. One thousand eight hundred and fifty five personally appeared before me, P. L. Woolwine, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid Rebecca Mayo aged forty ________ years, a resident of Pulaski County in the State of Virginia, and made oath in due form of law that she is the identical person named in an original certificate in her possession of which I certify the following is a true copy.
[signed] P L Woolwine
"Department of the Interior
Widdows [sic] Pension
I certify that in conformity with the second section of the act of February 3rd 1853, Rebecca Mayo, widow of Stephen Mayo who was a private in the Revolutionary War is inscribed on the Pension list at the rate of Eighty Dollars per annum, commencing on the 3rd of February 1853, and continuing for life, unless she shall again marry in which case the pension is not payable after the time of such marriage
Given at the Department of the Interior this 29th day of April one thousand eight hundred and fifty four
R. McClelland.
Secretary of the Interior
Department of the Interior Seal
Examined & countersigned
S. P. Waldo.
Commissioner of Pensions"
That she is at present the Widow of Stephen Mayo deceased
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who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain        in the       Regiment in the Revolutionary war commanded by        that her said husband Enlisted at                           on the                                
             day of               A.D. for the term of
          and continued in actual service in said war for the term of                  and was honorably discharged at                   as will appear by reference to the papers and evidence therewith filed upon which she obtained her Pension
She further states that she was married to the said Stephen Mayo on the 24th day of November 1834, & in the County of Fluvanna in the State of Virginia by one John Goodman Minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church that her name before her marriage was Rebecca Dawson that her said husband died in Fluvanna in the State of Virginia on the 16th day of March A.D., and that she still the widow of Stephen Mayo deceased, never having been married but once. The evidence of which is herewith prescribed.
She makes this Declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the "act granting additional bounty land to certain officers and soldiers who have been engaged in the Military Service of the United States approved March 3rd 1855. She further declares that She has not received a Warrant for Bounty land under any other act of Congress nor made any application therefore, than the one above referred to, under the act approved 3rd of March 1855.
[signed] X her mark Rebecca Mayo
Atest [sic] 
[signed] H. A. Jamesen [sp?]
             [illegible] L Mayo
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Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written; and I hereby certify that I believe the said Rebecca Mayo who signed and enscribed [sic] the above declaration by her mark and who is now present to be the identical woman and Widow of Stephen Mayo Deceased, and that she is of the age above stated, and that I have no interest in said claim
[signed] P L Woolwine J.P.
State of Virginia   }
County of Pulaski } S.S.
Personally appeared L. C. Mayo and H. Jameson citizen of the said County and State aforesaid who being duly sworn depose and say that they are personally acquainted with Rebecca Mayo, and that she is the person now present who signs and executes the within declaration, and further that we have every reason to believe she is the widow of Stephen Mayo, deceased and is so regarded in the neighborhood
[signed] H. A. Jameson
              L[illegible] L Mayo
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 17th day of May A.D. 1855 and I certify that the said L. C. Mayo and H. Jameson are credible and respectable citizens
[signed] P L Woolwine J.P.
State of Virginia   }
County of Pulaski } S.S.
I Lynch A Currin Clerk of the County Court in and for the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that P. L. Woolwine Esq. before whom the within declaration and affedavits [sic] were made and who has thereunto subscribed his name was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace, in & for the County aforesaid duly commissioned & qualified.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my 
[seal in lower left]
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name and affixed the seal of said County Court this 17th day of May AD 1855
[signed] Lynch A. Currin C
[paper turned for remaining notations]
Claim of Mrs Rebecca Mayo.
143.048
To Bounty Land
Act of March 3rd 1853
Revolutionary War [double underline]
Presented by L. A. Currin
[double underline]
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Copy
Certificate of Marriage
of Stephen Mayo and
Rebecca Dawson
Filed with the
application of
Rebecca Mayo, widow
of Stephen Mayo,
a Deceased Pensioner.
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This is to certify the License for Marriages for the later part of 1834 and 1835
   Stephen Mayo and Rebecca Dawson Nov            
                                     Novr 24th: 1834
   Lewis N. Johnson & Mary A. Clements 
                                   January 5th: 1835                                                                                          
   Stephen Clements and Dolley B. Trice
                                    January 6th: 1835
Those all presenting License from the Clerk of Fluvanna County Joined by me
            John Goodman M. M. E. C.
Returned and Registered in the Clerk's office of Fluvanna County on the 24th: Novr. 1835
Teste Abra. Shepherd jr. Clk.
In Testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and annex the seal of the said Court this 24th day of February 1854 in the 78th year of the Commonwealth.
[signed] Abra: Shepherd jr. Clerk of
              Fluvanna County Court
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No 15381
Stephen Mayo Fluvanna
County Virginia
from 1776 private
a year
$80
on Roll
Abm Shepherd Jr. Clk
Fluvanna County Virginia
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BRIEF in the case of Stephen Mayo 
County of Fluvanna in the State of Virginia
(Act 7th June, 1832).
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 75 years
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
[Table follows with 4 categories: "Period," "Duration of Service," Rank, and Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served." Table is modified here to fit transcription field.]
Period         Enlisted in 1776
Duration     3 or 4 Months
Rank           private
Officers      Gen. Needew [sp?]     
                   Cap Thompson, Major Campbell
Period         Enlisted 1777 Dichd. 
                      at Valley Forge 1778
Duration    [blank]
Rank           private     
Officers      Cap. M. Hawkins, 14 Regt Comd. by
                     Col. Chas. Lewis, Col. Cabell,
                      Major Stubblefield
Period         Militia 1779
Duration     2 or 3 months
Rank           private
Officers      Cap Hawkins
Period        Militia 1781
Duration    not stated
Rank          private
Officers      Cap Haden, Genl la Fayett [sic]
5. In what battles was he engaged? Brandywine, German Town
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Albemarl[e] County Virginia
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? no
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? defective
I CERTIFY that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
[signed] Richd Key Walls Examining Clerk.
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VETERANS ADMINISTRATION
Washington              December 19, 1939.
Honorable John Kee                    BA-J/ILL
House of Representatives            Stephen Mayo
Washington, D. C.                        W. 25680
My dear Mr. Kee:
Reference is made to your letter in behalf of Mrs. Narcissa P. Tynes of Bluefield, West Virginia, who requests information in regard to Stephen Mayo, a Revolutionary War soldier, whose widow lived in Pulaski County, Virginia, and received a pension until her death in 1904.
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, W. 25680, based upon service of Stephen Mayo in the Revolutionary War. His widow, Rebecca Mayo, received a pension and died in 1904.
Stephen Mayo entered service in the fall of 1776, in Albemarle County, Virginia, as a minute-man and served between three and four months in Captain Thompson's company under Major Campbell. He enlisted February 4, 1777, served as private in Captain Moses Hawkins' company, Colonel Charles Lewis' 14th Virginia regiment, was in the battles of Brandywine and Germantown and was discharged March 4, 1778 at Valley Forge. He enlisted next in 1779 and served two or three months as private in Captain Hatcher's Virginia company, guarding prisoners at Albemarle Barracks. He enlisted in the spring of 1781, served as private in Captain Anthony Hayden's Virginia company and continued until sometime in September of that year when he was discharged. It was stated that he was in the siege of Yorktown.
Stephen Mayo was allowed pension on account of his service in the Revolutionary War on his application executed August 27, 1833, at which time he resided in Fluvanna County, Virginia. He gave his age then at seventy-five years, but did not state the date of his
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birth, nor the names of his parents. Stephen Mayo died March 16, 1847 in Fluvanna County, Virginia.
The soldier married November 24, 1834 in Fluvanna County, Virginia, Rebecca Dawson; they were married by a Methodist Episcopal Minister. It was not stated that Stephen Mayo had been married previously.
Rebecca Mayo, the soldier's widow, was allowed pension on her application executed April 6, 1854, at which time she resided in Pulaski County, Virginia; she had moved there about five years previously from Fluvanna County, Virginia. She gave her age then as thirty-nine years, but did not state the date and place of her birth, nor the names of her parents. Rebecca Mayo was allowed also one hundred sixty acres of bounty land on warrant #17884 on account of her husband's service in the Revolutionary War. This warrant for bounty land was issued under the Act of March 3, 1855.
In 1866, Rebecca Mayo lived with a daughter in Pulaski County, Virginia; the name of this daughter was not stated. Reference was made in 1867 to a son-in-law and family, but no names were given. In 1903, she lived with a daughter, a widow, in Pulaski County, Virginia, who was aged seventy years. Two granddaughters helped to support her (Rebecca Mayo) at that time. The widow died March 6, 1904 in Newbern, Pulaski County, Virginia.
In May 1855, when Rebecca Mayo made application for bounty land, Lauty or Lamty (?) L. Mayo was a resident of Pulaski County, Virginia. In 1867, John W. Mayo was present in Pulaski County when Rebecca Mayo made affidavit regarding the payment of her pension. No relationship between these persons and the soldier's family was stated.
In the annual report of the Commissioner of Pensions, submitted to Congress prior to February 1904, Mrs. Rebecca Mayo was shown as one of two remaining widows of soldiers of the Revolutionary War.
If Mrs. Tynes desires information in regard to the location of the land which was granted on account of service of Stephen Mayo in the
2.
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Revolutionary War, she should apply to the Commissioner, General Land Office, this city, and furnish the following data: warrant #17884, 160 acres of bounty land, Act of March 3, 1855.
Mrs. Tynes' letter is returned herewith as requested.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER,
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.
[The following is a handwritten notation after the closing]
Her letter returned -
Mrs. Narcissa P Tynes - 413 1/2 Frederick St. Bluefield W Va
In her letter she stated that Rebecca Dawson was the third [underlined] wife of Stephen Mayo - also [underlined] - "she was the last soldier's wife [3 words underlined] to draw a pension."
Her information wanted for [?] R. Dawson - Norfolk & Western Official of Roanoke [underlined], Va.
3.
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17.884
Newbern
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[official postcard]
This card is furnished by THE BUREAU OF PENSIONS. For reply to inquiries.
[several cancellation stamps but only one is readible]
Washington, D. C. May 5 11 A.M. 1904
Department of the Interior. [in place of stamp]
The United States Pension Agent,
_________________________________
____________________Washington, D.C. [stamped]
[round mailroom stamp]
U.S. Pension Office May 6 1904
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[back of postcard]
34.87                                                    12 m
3-1034.
United States Pension Agency,
At Washington, D. C.
No. 4087                               5/3, 1904.
SIR: The last known post-office address of Rebecca Mayo was given as Newbern Va.
If this pensioner is still living, please give me present address. If pensioner is dead, kindly state the date of death.
JNO. R. KING, U.S. Pension Agent.
----------------------------------------------
Present address: ----------------
Died March 6th 1904
[signed] C. J. [?] Learning [sp?], Postmaster.
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[illegible] Va.
Boytor [sp?]
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[rectangular stamp in upper right]
U. S. War & Navy
Jan 7 1904
[government form]
3-O81.
(Old Nd. 3-551a.)
CONGRESSIONAL
W. Cet. No. 4087
Name of Claimant:
Mrs. Rebecca Mayo
P.O. { File 256 [more is written but is too light to see]
Name of Soldier:
Revolutionary War
Co----------Regt --------------
_______________________________________
The above-named claimant is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, a bona fide resident of the District which I represent; and this inquiry is not made at the request of any pension attorney or claim agent.
I desire to be advised as to ---------------------
Ans.
January 19/04.
G.
_____________________________
These slips are exclusively for the use of Representatives in Congress, and when used by any other person will not receive consideration.
Representatives will greatly aid the Bureau of Pensions in giving them an early answer, if they will fill and use these slips in making calls in pension cases.
[signed] [illegible] Ware 
Commissioner
0-8
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3-774.
________
TO LAW DIVISION
4087
Rebecca Mayo.
[inscription along left margin]
Special Act -
JWM [?]
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[rectangular stamp] Old War & Navy Jun 1 1904
FILES P.
[top of form] S. 3-421.
ADMITTED FILES
File 25.680
Certificate No. 4.087
Series Old War Th'd [sp?]
Pensioner __________
Soldier Stephen Mayo
Service _______________
Drawn by Porter
for _________
FINANCE Division.
Charged May 10, 1904
to Chief
on slip signed Finance Div.
__________________
File Clerk
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OLD WAR WIDOW [stamped at top]
3-082.
------
Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Pensions
File No. 25,680
Application No. _________
Certificate   No. _________
Name of Soldier,
Stephen Mayo.
Co. ___, Va Reg't Rev
Information Desired.
Papers
C.9.B - self.
First Deputy Commissioner. Jan 4 1911 [stamp at bottom of form]
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G.V. [initial in upper left]
3-1081.
Pensioner Dropped.
United States Pension Agency,
Washington, D. C.
May 5, 1904
Certificate No. 4087
Class Widow - Rev. War. [underlined]
Pensioner Rebecca Mayo
Soldier Stephen Mayo
Service Pvt. Va. line - Revolution
The Commissioner of Pensions.
Sir: I have the honor to report that the above-named pensioner was last paid at $12 to 4 Mar. 1904 has been dropped because of death 
Mar. 6 - 1904
P.P. card herewith
Not paid under Special Act
Very respectfully,
[signed] Jno R. King
United States Pension Agent. 
NOTE: Every name dropped to be thus reported at once, and when cause of dropping is death, state date of death when known.
0-9
Finance Division May 10 1904 Bureau of Pensions [mailroom stamp]
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Pension Office.
21st Apl. 1854.
Sir:
Please Certify the time to which the within named pensioner was paid. Or the date of his death.
Very Respectfully
J. Cole
For the Commissioner
Francis Burt, Esqr.
Third Auditor, Treasury
[NOTE: in left margin is a notation in quotes. It is difficult to read] "BozHR." [?]
[another notation written along right side of the paper] Stephen Mayo. Act 1832. $80 per annum, 4 March 1847     Paid to F. Burt Auditor
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4087
Virginia, Richmond
Rebecca Mayo,
widow of Stephen
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853.
Certificate of Pension issued 29th day of April 1854
and sent to 
Captn G. A. Magruder
Ordce Dept
Room 14" [illegible] Bldg
Recorded on Roll of Pensioner under act
February 3, 1853, Page 126 Vol. A
1832
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[illegible]
Virginia
Rebecca Mayo
widow of Stephen Mayo
who served in the Revolutionary war,
as a Private
Inscribed on the Richmond Roll at the rate of 800 dollars 00 cents per annum, to commence on the 4" March 1861
Certificate of Pension issued 24" day of April 1867 and sent to Thos. E. Lloyd
Present
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 3, 1853, Page 155 Vol. H
[name illegible] Clerk
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House of Representatives.
Washington, D. C.
Jan. 4" 1903
Hon. Comm'r. of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Enclosed I send you letters showing the condition of Mrs. Rebecca Mayo a pensioner of the Revolutionary War. They ask an increase of $50.00 or more and I take from these letters which are from high and honorable men that she is in great need of an increase of pension - It seems to me an increase to $20.00 or $24.00 a month would not be unreasonable and I hope you can grant it - If you need any further evidence in regard to her condition let hear [sic] and I will do all I can to get the information -
Very truly,
[signed] C Slemp
Sec.
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Revy WIDOW &c.
File No. 25,680
Rebecca Mayo
wid of
Stephen Mayo
Pri Rev War
Act Feb 3d 53 & July 23" 68
Index: Vol M, Page 12
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Aug 1798                Mrs. J. W. Yost ILL
Clay Burtain             Hon. John Kee ILL
  city -
[wavy line]
July 30 - 1902
To pensioner - no law
granting increase of pension
[line]
Dec 9 -1902
Mrs Yagon [sp?] for the press.
[line]
July 8 - 1903
Hon. F. M. Griffith H.R.
[wavy line]
Jany. 20 of 04 Hon Campbell
Slemp no title to increase
[line]
Jany 26, 1904 to
Hon C. Slemp - H.R.
[line]
Ap. 20, 1904 His
F. Z. Wilcox - Syracuse N.Y.
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1931 - Mar. 3-  Hist to Mrs. J. W. Yost. ILL
1939 - Dec. 19 - Hist to Hon. John Kee ILL
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Hon. H. Clay Evans,
Washington DC
Dear Sir:-
Will you kindly give me information as to a Revolutionary widow named Rebecca Mayo (widow of Stephen Mayo of Va. Troops) now living in Newbern.
There is a Newburn in Pulaski Co. and another in Fluvanna Co. At which please is this person referred to?
Very respectfully,
[signed] Clay Buntain [sp?]o
7/8/98
523 B St. NE Washington D.C.
[at top right of letter is a rectangular mailroom stamp] To Chf  ____ Div.
             Action DC
             Jul 9 1898
             COMMISSIONER.
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Hon. H. Clay Evans
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir: -
In reply to your letter of the 12th instant, will say that I desire the information referred to in my letter of July 8 - for the reason that Mrs Mayo is a relative of my Father. A cousin who will visit in Va. soon would like to see Mrs. Mayo and desires the address.
Thanking you in advance for this favor, I am
Very truly yours
Clay Buntain
July 21/98. 523 B. NE City
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E. H. Henderson, M.D.
Newbern, Virginia.
Dec. 15 - 1903
Mr. L. S. Calfee
Pulaski Va
My dear Sir: -
In reply to your inquiry regarding the health and general condition of Mrs Rebecca Mayo - a pensioner of the revolutionary war - will say that her health is very bad. She is now 90 years of age and about two years ago she suffered a stroke of Paralysis which has so contracted and distorted her hands
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E. H. Henderson, M. D.,
Newbern, Virginia.
that it is almost impossible for her to feed or dress herself.
She lives with a daughter who is a widow, over seventy years of age and also an invalid.
Their financial condition is such that to enable them to live the granddaughters of Mrs Rebecca Mayo have to hire out from home so that they may be enabled to provide for her the common necessities of life.
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E. H. Henderson, M. D.,
Newbern, Virginia.
True she receives a pension of $12.00 per month but this not enough by half to allow her to spend her last few days in comparative comfort.
As there are only 2 or 3 surviving pensioners of the Revolution, and no doubt all [underlined] are in straightened circumstances, I suggest to you that you ask our Congressman Hon. Campbell Slemp to see if it be possible for him to have these few pensioners increased to $50 or $100 per month as long as
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E. H. Henderson, M. D.,
Newbern, Virginia.
they live - which at most can be only a very short time.
This then would allow them to spend their last few days in comfort and showing to them that we appreciate the valued services of their husbands at this late date.
Yours Most Respy
[signed] EH Henderson MD
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Wid
O.W. File 25680
[printed page follows]
[PRIVATE -- NO. 1011.]
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Rebecca Mayo.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, [All preceding the comma is italicized.] That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Rebecca Mayo, widow of Stephen Mayo, late of the Virginia Line, war of the Revolution, and pay her a pension at the rate of twenty-five dollars per month in lieu of that she is now receiving.
Approved, April 8, 1904.
[mailroom stamp] U.S. OLD WAR & NAVY FILES Apr 19 1904
[initialed] WHL.
                 M.F.U.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
April 16, 1904
The above is a true copy of the original as certified by the Department of State.
[signed] [illegible] W Evan  Acting Chief Clerk.
Patents & Misclse [sp?] Division
[several mailroom stamps below]
Board of [illegible] APR 21 1904
Record Division APR 16 1904
Old War & Navy Files Apr 19 1904
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58th Congress, }  SENATE.           { REPORT
 2d Session.      }                          { No. 1220.
REBECCA MAYO.
March 7, 1904. - Ordered to be printed.
Mr. Scott, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted the following
REPORT.
[To accompany H. R. 10935.]
The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 10935) granting an increase of pension to Rebecca Mayo, have examined the same and report:
The report of the Committee on Pensions of the House of Representatives, hereto appended, is adopted and the passage of the bill is recommended.
The House report is as follows:
Rebecca Mayo, of Newbern, Pulaski County, Va., is the widow of Stephen Mayo, who rendered four terms of service covering nearly the entire period from the fall of 1776 to September, 1781, in the war of the American Revolution, and during this time engaged in such important actions as the battles of Brandywine and Germantown. Claimant married the soldier under the name of Rebecca Dawson, November 24, 1834, in Fluvanna County, Va., at which time he was 77 years old and a pensioner on account of his service in the war. He died March 16, 1847, and the claimant was pensioned as his widow, her present allowance being $12 per month.
The testimony accompanying the bill shows that Mrs. Mayo is now past 90 years of age and in a condition of absolute helplessness from paralysis and deafness. She requires the services of some one to look after her constantly, and this aid is given her by a widowed daughter now 70 years old and also an invalid.
It is further shown that their only possession consists of a small cabin and three-fourths of an acre of land, their only income being the pension of $12 per month and the small income earned by two granddaughters who hire out as servants.
The facts as to the soldier's service are fully substantiated by the official records, and those bearing upon the claimant's great age and necessities a are testified to by reputable citizens of Newbern, Va., including the family physician and the sheriff of the county.
Mrs. Mayo is shown by the last annual report of the Commissioner of Pensions to be one of two remaining widows of soldiers of the war of the Revolution. Her necessities are great and her advanced age makes it impossible for her to do anything for her own support. the case has impressed your committee as being one of remarkable interest and merit, and the passage of the bill is therefore recommended.
U.S. Old War & Navy FILES. Apr 19 1904 [stamped at bottom of page]
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58th Congress, } HOUSE OF               { REPORT
2d Session.       } REPRESENTATIVES   { No. 1225.
REBECCA MAYO.
February 25, 1904. - Committed to the Committee of the Whole House and ordered to be printed.
MR. LOUDENSLAGER, from the Committee on Pensions, submitted the following
REPORT.
[To accompany H. R. 10935.]
The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 10935) granting an increase of pension to Rebecca Mayo, have considered the same and respectfully report as follows:
Rebecca Mayo, of Newbern, Pulaski County, Va., is the widow of Stephen Mayo, who rendered four terms of service covering nearly the entire period from the fall of 1776 to September, 1781, in the war of the American Revolution, and during this time engaged in such important actions as the battles of Brandywine and Germantown. Claimant married the soldier under the name of Rebecca Dawson, November 24, 1834, in Fluvanna County, Va., at which time he was 77 years old and a pensioner on account of his service in the war. He died March 16, 1847, and the claimant was pensioned as his widow, her present allowance being $12 per month.
The testimony accompanying the bill shows that Mrs. Mayo is now past 90 years of age and in a condition of absolute helplessness from paralysis and deafness. She requires the services of some one to look after her constantly, and this aid is given by a widowed daughter now 70 years old and also an invalid.
It is further shown that their only possession consists of a small cabin and three-fourths of an acre of land; their only income being the pension of $12 per month and the small income earned by two granddaughters, who hire out as servants.
The facts as to the soldier's service are fully substantiated by the official records, and those being upon the claimant's great age and necessities are testified by the reputable citizens of Newbern, Va., including the family physician and the sheriff of the county.
Mrs. Mayo is shown by the last annual report of the Commissioner of Pensions to be one of two remaining widows of soldiers of the war of the Revolution. Her necessities are great and her advanced age
[mailroom stamp] OLD WAR & NAVY  FILES
Apr 19 1904
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makes it impossible for her to do anything for her own support. The case has impressed your committee as being one of remarkable interest and merit, and the passage of the bill is therefore recommended when amended as follows:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu thereof the following:
That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Rebecca Mayo, widow of Stephen Mayo, late of the Virginia Line, war of the Revolution, and pay her a pension at the rate of twenty-five dollars per month in lieu of that she is now receiving.
Amend the title so as to read "A bill granting an increase of pension to Rebecca Mayo."
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Apl. 20" 1852
No. 4621
Rebecca Mayo
wid; of 
Stephen.
Pulaski Co: Va
Act / 53
$80 per An:
com: Feby: 3d 1853.
Revy [underlined]
Capt: Geo: A. Magruder,
Ordinance Dept:
Pension Office, Official [rest is cut off and printed along right margin]
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March 30, 1931.
Mrs. J. W. Yost            Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
Glen Alum, Mingo County,                    ILL
West Virginia.
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 25680, that Stephen Mayo was a minute man in the fall, 1776, in Albemarle County, Virginia, in Captain Thompson's Company under Major Campbell and served between three and four months. He enlisted February 4, 1777, served as a private in Captain Moses Hawkin's Company, Colonel Charles Lewis' 14th Virginia Regiment, marched north, was in the battles of Brandywine and Germantown and was discharged at Valley Forge March 4, 1778. In 1779, he served two or three months in Captain Hatcher's Virginia Company, guarding prisoners at Albemarle Barracks. He enlisted in the spring, 1781 in Captain Anthony Haden's Virginia Company and served until he was discharged in September, 1781. It was also stated that he was in the siege of Yorktown, no details given.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 27, 1832, while a resident of Fluvanna County, Virginia, aged seventy-five years.
He died March 16, 1847 in Fluvanna County, Virginia.
Soldier married November 24, 1834 in Fluvanna County, Virginia.
Rebecca Mayo, soldier's widow, was allowed pension on her application executed April 6, 1854, while a resident of Pulaski County, Virginia, aged thirty-nine years.
In 1866, she stated that she moved from Fluvanna County, in 1849 to Pulaski County, Virginia, and resided with a daughter, name 
1.
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not given. In 1867, a son-in-law and family are referred to but no names are stated.
In 1903, she was living in Pulaski County, Virginia, with her daughter a widow, and two granddaughters, names not stated.
Rebecca Mayo died March 6, 1904.
Very truly yours,
E. W. MORGAN,
Acting Commissioner.
2.
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In reply to your request of ____________, received _________ for a statement of the military history of Stephen Mayo a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (& his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. Wid. F. 25,680
[Table follows with five categories]
Dates of Enlistment or Appointment.
Length of Service.
Rank.
Officers Under Whom Service Was Rendered.
Captain. Colonel.
State.
Dates             Length        Officers             State
Fall ,1776  over 3 mos  Cap. Thompson        Va.
Feb 4 1777                   Cap. Moses Hawkins
              to Mch 4 '78   Col. Chas. Lewis
1779         2 or 3 mos   Cap S. Hatcher
Spring 1781 to              Cap. Anthony Hayden
          Sept. 1781
Battles engaged in, Brandywine, Germantown
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Enlisted in
       Albemarle Co. Va.
Date of application for pension, Aug 27, 1832. 
       His cl. was al.
Residence at date of application, Fluvanna Co.,   
        Va.
Age at date of application, 75 yrs. He died 
       Mch 16, 1847, in Fluvanna Co., Va.
Remarks: He married Nov. 24, 1834 in Fluvanna Co., Va. Rebecca Dawson. She was al. pen. on her ap. ex. Apr. 6, 1854 while s resident of Pulaski Co., Va., aged 39 yrs. She referred to a daughter in 1860 name not stated. Widow died Mch 6, 1904. It is not stated that soldier had any other wife or children.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
1867 - refers [illegible abbreviations]
1902. it is stated that she was living with a dau - gr daughters
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Wid. F. 35,680
Rebecca, widow of
Stephen Mayo,
Old War.                        January 30, 1904.
Sir:-
In reply to your communication of recent date relative to the question of title to increase of pension in the above cited case, you are advised that the claimant is now pensioned at the rate of twelve dollars per month which is the maximum rate allowed widows of enlisted men and there is no law existing under which her pension can be increased.
Very respectfully,
                             Commissioner.
Hon. Campbell Slemp,
House of Representatives.
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This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services.
Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.
O. W. & N. DIV.
Revolutionary.
L. W. B.
W. 25680
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, 
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
August 17th, 1898.
Sir:-
Replying to your recent communication you are advised that at the time Rebecca Mayo made application for pension as widow of Stephen Mayo, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, she was residing in Pulaski County, Virginia.
Very respectfully,
                    Commissioner.
Mr. Clay Buntain,
523 "B" Street, N. E.,
    City.
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This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services.
Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.
O. W. & N. DIV.
Revolutionary. [crossed out]
L. W. B.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.,
July 12th, 1898.
Sir:-
In returning herewith your communication of the 8th inst., it is requested that you state for what purpose the information is desired. Please return attached with your reply.
Very respectfully,
[signed] H. Clay Evans
Commissioner.
Mr. Clay Buntain,
523 B Street, N. E.,
City.
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JOHN KEE             Member of Committee on
5th Dist.                         Foreign Affairs
West Virginia
Congress of the United States
House of Representatives
Washington, D. C.
December 14, 1939.
Mr. A. D. Hiller,
Executive Assistant to the Administrator,
Veterans Administration,
Washington, D. C.
My dear Mr. Hiller:
I am enclosing a letter from Mrs. Narcissa P. Tynes, of Bluefield, West Virginia, which is self-explanatory.
I shall appreciate it very much if you will kindly furnish me with the information desired by Mrs. Tynes, together with the return of her letter.
Thanking you for your attention to this request, I am
Sincerely yours,
[signed] John Kee
K-b
Enc.
okm
MAIL Sub-Div Congressional #3 VETS ADM
DEC 16 [round mailroom stamp]
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Glen Alum, West Va.
Feb 25, 1931
Bureau of Mines,
Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen -
Am trying to get some information, as a direct descendant of the American Revolution. Am desirous of being a member of the D. A. R. and am trying to get the direct proof of my eligibility. My great grandmother Rebecca Mayo, drew a Revolutionary widows pension up until the time of her death. She died at a very old age, and while I was quite young, and I only have a few clippings from papers as proof. Any information you can give me will be greatly appreciated.
Yours truly,
[signed] Pearle Mayo Yost
(Mrs. J. W. Yose)
Glen Alum
Mingo Co.
W. Va.
formerly of Va.
[round mailroom stamp in lower right; mostly too light to read except] FEB 27 1931
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[3-328.]
(Transfer Statement--I.)
U. S. Pension Agency,
Knoxville, Tenn.
Nov 11 1887
Sir:
By order of the Commissioner of Pensions, dated Aug 15 1887, the name of Rebecca Mayo widow of Stephen Certificate No. 4087, Act of Feb" 1853 Soldier's service _____________, Rank Pvt, Rate 12, has been transferred to the Rolls of the __________ Agency, to take effect from 4 Sept, 1887, the date of last payment.
Very respectfully,
[name stamped on line but too light to read]
Pension Agent.
Hon. Com. of Pensions,
U. S. Treasury.
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Department of the Interior.
Widow's Pension.
I certify that in conformity with the 2d section of the act of February 3, 1853,
Rebecca Mayo
widow of Stephen Mayo
who was a Private in the revolutionary war, is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of Eighty dollars per annum, commencing on the 3d of February, 1853, and continuing for life, unless she should again marry; in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such marriage.
Given at the Department of the Interior,
this twenty ninth day of April one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four.
[signed] R McClellan
Secretary of the Interior.
Examined and Countersigned.
[signed] L. P. Waldo
Commissioner of Pensions.
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Stephen Mayo which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so?
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes
V. *Has he mentioned with precision 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? No
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes
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2
XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? no
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? no
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be head? no
XIV. +If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. ++Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? none
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
*QUERE V. 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 __________ For _____ months and ____ days, I served as a __________; and for such service I claim a pension.
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3
It is important in all cases 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 [next four words italicized] about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state 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 shewn 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 authority; 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 pursuit.
+QUERE XIV. Proof of Service. [italicized]
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 claimants 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 witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
++QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers. [italicized]
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 paper 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.
[finger pointing] In every case where the clerk of the court or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
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This is the original Certificate of the 
Pension of Stephen Mayo Dec'd -
now filed with the application of his widow
Rebecca Mayo
Payments to be made at Richmond by [illegible] : U. S. B. Bank
Agent for paying Pensioners,
in the Agency of Virginia
Recorded by W. L. [?] ille any
Clerk, in Book B. Vol 6
Page 17
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 7th June, 1832, Stephen Mayo of the State of Virginia who was a Private in the war for the Revolution is entitled to receive Eighty dollars and 00 cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually, on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this 7 day of March one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three
[signed] Lewis Cass
Secretary of War.
Examined and  }
Countersigned.}
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18210
Lived in Fluva. 50. Goochland previous
Note. The names of the commissioner of pensions is not signed in the original certificate. Under the words "Examined and countersigned."
S.P
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Restoration        4.087         Richmond
Brief in the Case of Rebecca Mayo, a widow of Stephen Who was a Revy soldier
Newbern Pulaski County and State of Va
2d Sec [sp?] Act 3d Feb. 1853
[double line]
CLAIM FOR NEW PENSION CERTIFICATE,
PROOF EXHIBITED,
She was a pensioner on the roll of Richmond Va at 80 pr. annum paid to March 4 1861 She returns her old certificate & claims restoration having made proof of loyalty & widowhood.
Restored April 20, 1869 to a pension at $80/ pr
annum commencing March 4 1861
[signed] W E Trask
Examining Clerk.
Name and residence of Agent.
T. E. Lloyd
    Present
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Richmond Va
October 27th 1868
Hon Chris C. Cox
Comr. of Pensions
Sir, 
Enclosed please find application of Rebecca Mayo, widow of Stephen, for increase of Pension under Act of July 27th 1868
I enclose original Pension Certificate
Very respectfully
[signed] O M Garrett
Attorney
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Brief in the case of Rebecca Mayo widow of Stephen, Pulaski County and State of Va
act 3d Feby: 1853.
[double line]
Claim, ("original")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Husband was a pensioner under the 7th June 1832.
Record evidence of marriage
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Capt: Geo: A. Magruder
Ordinance Dept:
Room No. 14
Name and residence of Agent
Winder's [sp?] Building
[signed] S. C. Boynton [sp?]
Examining Clerk.
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Increase                   4087
Brief in the Case of Rebecca Mayo. Widow of Stephen
Private Rev                  Newburn     Richmond
Pulaski County and State of Virginia
Act 2d Sec Feb. 3. 1853.
[double line]
CLAIM FOR NEW PENSION CERTIFICATE
Proof Exhibited,
A pension on the roll of Richmond Va at $80. Certificate returned with claim for increase as provided by Act of July 27. 1868.
Personal identity widowhood properly shown
Admitted Nov 3. 1868 to a pension at $96. per an to commence July 27. 1868 deducting payr twice.
[signed] W. E. Trask
Examining Clerk.
Name and residence of Agent
J M Garnett
Richmond
Va.
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Washington DC
April 11, "67
Hon Jas H. Barrett
Sir
As requested I enclose a new declaration, with proof of loyalty and widowhood in the application of Rebecca Mayo for Restoration to pension rolls under Act of Feby. 21st 1865
Very Respt
[signed] Thos E. Lloyd
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POWER OF ATTORNEY.
Know all Men by these Presents, That I Rebecca Mayo of the County of Pulaski in the State of Virginia, have made, constituted, and appointed and by these presents do make, constitute and appoint Thos. E. Slozer [sp?] Attorney in the City of Washington my true and lawful attorney irrevocable, for me and in my name, place and stead, first: to inquire of the Commissioner of Pensions whether an application in my name for restoration to the Pension Rolls as a Revolutionary Pensioner was rec'd. and 2nd the condition of same and to, from time to time, furnish any further evidence necessary or that may be demanded, relative to said claim. I having mailed to the Commr. of Pensions an application together with my original certificate for Restoration, giving and granting to my said Attorney full power and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever, requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as I might or could do, if personally present at the doing thereof, with full power of substitution and revocation, and to receipt and sign all vouchers, hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney or his substitute may or shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
In witness whereof, I hereunto set my hand and seal, this 29th day of January, eighteen hundred and sixty-Seven.
[signed] X her mark Rebecca Mayo        L.S.
Witnesses:
[signed] John W. mayo
             L. A. Cattin [sp?]
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State of Virginia    }
County of Pulaski  }   SS.
Be it Known, That on this 29th day of January in the year eighteen hundred and sixty-Seven, before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County and State, personally appeared Rebecca Mayo to me well known to be the identical person who executed the foregoing Letter of Attorney, and acknowledged the same to be his act and deed, and that I have no interest present or prospective in the claim.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office the day and year last above written.
[signed] H. A. Jameson J. P. S.S.
Virginia              }
Pulaski County  } S.S.
I hereby certify that H. A. Jameson whose genuine signature is signed to the above certificate of acknowledgement is now, and was at time, an acting Justice of the Peace for this county, duly commissioned & qualified. Witness my hand & seal of office this 30th Jany 1867.
[signed] J. H. Larur [sp?] Clk. 
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Claim of
Rebecca Mayo
for
Restoration to
Pension Rolls
Revolutionary
Filed by
Thos E. Slozer [sp?]
Attny
Washington DC
Printed and sold by W. H. Moore, 484 11st St., Washington, D. C.
Feby 2 67
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Charlottesville Va. April 18. 1854
To the Commr. of Pensions
Sir,
I forward with this the accompanying papers, to sustain the application of Mrs. Rebecca Mayo to receive from the Govt. the same pay which her husband rec'd as a pension, during his life, which from the original grant herewith returned, seems to have been $80.66 per annum.
The act of 3 Feb. '53, having, in effect, simply extended the benefit of the act of 29 July 1848, to those widows who had married since 1800, it had occurred to me that such widows would be entitled to receive their annuity from 4th March 1848, as provided by the latter act, but, hearing that a different construction of the law has been adopted at the Dept. I presume only one year's Pension is now payable. If the papers are found to be in due form as I believe they are, you will forward to me, I presume, as Mrs. Mayo's agent by power of atty , sent herewith, the necessary document to [illegible] the amt. due at the Pension agency in Richmond. If given to my Brother, Capt. Magruder, for me, he is authorized hereby to give a proper rec't. for it. Please let me hear from the Pension office, on the subject, at your earliest convenience. Very Resp'y
[signed] A. B. Magruder
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Payment to be made at Richmond by
James T Sutton Jr
Agent for paying Pensioners in the 
Agency of
Virginia
Payable on the 4th September and 4th March
Recorded in the Pension Office on the
Roll of Pensioners under act February
3d 1853, page 155 Vol. H
[signed] J. N. Smith Clerk.
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Restoration
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
Widow's Pension.
4.087
I certify that, in conformity with the 2d section of the act of February 3, 1853,
Rebecca Mayo 
widow of Stephen Mayo
who was a Private in the revolutionary war,
is inscribed in the Pension List, at the rate of Eighty dollars and -- cents per annum, commencing on the 4th of March 1861, and continuing for life, unless she should again marry; in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such marriage.
Given at the Department of the Interior,
this Twenty-fourth day of April one thousand eight hundred and Sixty-Seven
[signed] W. T. Otto
Acting Secretary of the Interior.
Examined and countersigned.
[signed] Joseph H. Barrett
Commissioner of Pensions.
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ORDER TO INSCRIBE.
________________________________
________________________________
________________________________
Certificate No. ________________
Dated _________________________
Commencing _________________
Rate, $ ___________ per month,
________________________________
[line drawn through above form]
Finance Division Bureau of Pensions.
June 1 1904 [mailroom stamp]
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FRK        Special Act [underlined]   Old War
Certificate Division.  3-671.
                             (Old No. 3-179).   Increase
A.E.
PSC [stamps]     ORDER TO INSCRIBE
Cert. No. 4,087 [check mark]
Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Pensions,
3487. CARD CHANGED. [stamp]
Washington, D. C. , April 25, 1904 [check mark]
SIR:
You are herby directed to inscribe on the roll of your agency the name of Rebecca Mayo widow
of Stephen Mayo, who was a Private Virginia Line, War of the Revolution [check mark] at the rate of 25 [check mark] dollars per month, commencing on the 8 day of Apr., 1904 [check mark] 3 mos June 1904
in accordance with the accompanying certificate PSC AE [stamps] 60. [check mark]
Post-office address, Newbern of Pulaski, State of Va.
Name and P. O. address of attorney: none
Fee, $_____
Very respectfully,
[signed] E. F. Ware
Commissioner.
The U. S. Pension Agent
Washington, D. C.
Does not write.
Former payments covering any portion of same time to be deducted [written along left margin]
U.S. Pension Agency Received Apr 28 1904
Washington, D. C. [mailroom stamp in lower right]
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State of Virginia
Pulaski County to wit:
I E[illegible] Watson a Justice of the Peace in & for the county & State aforesaid do hereby certify that Joseph Rhodes of Pulaski County and James Madison of the same county known to be credible witnesses personally appeared before me in my county aforesaid and made oath that they are well acquainted with Mrs. Rebecca Mayo - an applicant for a pension as the widow of Stephen Mayo - a Revolutionary Soldier. That they reside in the same county with her into which however she has only removed some five years past, having previously lived in the County of Fluvanna and that they have always heard & been informed and verily believe that said Rebecca is the identical widow of said Stephen Mayo that she has signed or acknowledged before them the "Declaration" to which their names are affixed as witnesses - and I do moreover certify that I am in no manner interested or concerned in the prosecution of said claim.
(signed) James Madison
              Joseph Rhodes
Sworn to & Subscribed before      }
me, a Justice of the peace aforsd. }
on the year & day above written  }
[signed] E. Watson J. P.
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(Here appears the [cler]k's certificate to the official character of the Magistrate, under seal)
State of Virginia   }
County of Pulaski } S. S.
I Lynch A. Currin Clerk of the County Court of Pulaski County in the State of Virginia, do hereby that L E Watson before and whom the affidavits of James Madison and Joseph Rhodes was made is now, and was at the time, an acting Justice of the peace for the County of Pulaski in the State of Virginia, duly elected commissioned and qualified according to law and that his signature thereto is genuine.
In testimony whereof I hereto set my hand and affix the seal of said County Court this 7th day of April, A. D. 1854 and in the 78th year of the Commonwealth.
[signed] Lynch A. Currin Clk
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Reported to
My. Sloze
Ap 1.
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State of Virginia   }
County of Pulaski } ss.
On this 15th day of September A. D. One thousand eight hundred and sixty six, personally appeared before me John B. Baskerville Clerk of the Circuit Court in said State and County, the same being a Court of record, Rebecca Mayo widow of Stephen Mayo deceased, aged fifty five years, resident of Pulaski County in the State of Virginia, who being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the identical Rebecca Mayo who was a pensioner on the roll of the agency at Richmond whose pension certificate is herewith returned; that she has resided since the first day of January A. D. 1861, as follows: she has resided in said State and County since the period of time above mentioned and for many years previous thereto to wit: from the year A. D. 1849 to the present time, and previous to the last mentioned time, she resided in the County of Fluvannah [sic] in the State of Virginia, that during this period she has resided with her daughter with such means as could be procured by attention to household duties but
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principally by spinning together with the aid afforded whilst she received a pension she has gained a livelihood, and that she has not in any manner encouraged the rebels, or manifested sympathy with their cause, and that she was last paid her pension on the 4th day of March A. d. 1861.
This application is made for the purpose of securing a restoration of her name to the pension rolls, and obtaining a new pension certificate, such as she may be entitled to under existing laws, reference being made to the evidence heretofore filed in the pension office to substantiate her original claim.
[signed] X her mark Rebecca Mayo
Also personally appeared Harvey A. Jameson and Andrew Miller residents of Pulaski County in the State of Virginia, persons whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit, and who, being by me duly sworn, say that they were present and saw Rebecca Mayo make her mark to the foregoing declaration; and they further swear that they have every reason to believe, from the appearance of the applicant and their
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acquaintance with her, that she is the identical person she represents herself to be, and they further swear that they have no interest in the prosecution of this claim.
[signed] H. A. Jameson
              A. Miller
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 15th day of September A. D. 1866, and I thereby certify that I have no interest, direct or indirect, in the prosecution of this claim.
[signed] John B. Baskerville, Clerk of the 
               Circuit Court of Pulaski County.
"I, Rebecca Mayo, do solemnly swear in the presence of Almighty God, that I will henceforth faithfully support, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States, and the Union of the states thereunder; that I will, in like manner, abide by and faithfully support all laws and proclamations which have been made during the existing rebellion with reference to the emancipation of Slaves. So help me God."
[signed] X her mark Rebecca Mayo
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 15th day of September 1866.
[signed] John B. Baskerville Clk of the
             Circuit Court of Pulaski County.
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May 11. 1904 - Pension Agent directed to return Pen. Cert. & all papers, in compliance with Bureau cir. letter dated May 5. 1903.
E. S. C. - Finance
DROPPED
May 5 1904
Death Autidtor advised
May 14, 1904. a.a.
1917. Dec. 12. History to Mrs. Robt. P. Armistead
[opposite page]
Special Act
3-732
Old War
Increase No. 4087
Rebecca Mayo
Widow of
DEAD [stamped over lines above and below]
Stephen Mayo
Rank Private
Company ---
Regiment Virginia Line
War of the Revolution
Rate per Month $25-
Commencing Apr. 8 1904
Ending
Washington Agency.
Issued Apr. 25, 1904.
Mailed "     27, 1904.
Fee $ none
Atty [written over "Fee"]
25.680 [written along right margin]
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p4.087
z
Finance Division June 1 1904 Bureau of Pensions [oblong mailroom stamp]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
United States Pension Agency.
Washington, D. C., May 28, 1904.
Hon. E. F. Ware,
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Sir:-
In compliance with Bureau letter of the 11th instant (Finance Division), herewith is returned for cancellation Order to Inscribe dated April 25, 1904, in the case of Rebecca Mayo, certificate No. 4087, War of the Revolution.
On May 12th a letter was addressed to the Postmaster at Newbern, Va., requesting him to return the letter mailed from this Agency on April 28th, inclosing pension certificate, etc., for the pensioner above named, or, if he had delivered the letter to some other person, to take steps to recover the same, but up to the present time he has made no reply.
Respectfully yours,
[signed] Jno R. King
U. S. Pension agent
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Lock Box 303.                                Phone 48.
L. S. Calfee, General Manager.
PULASKI REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE COMPANY
(Incorporated).
Authorized Capital, $25,000.00
Office, Loan and Trust Building.
Pulaski, Va., Dec. 19th 1903
Hon Campbell Slemp
Washington DC
Some time ago I asked Dr Henderson of Newbern Va to inform me of Mrs Mayo's condition as to health and whether she has the comforts of life. As she was very old and feeble. I enclose you his reply. As there are only two of the widows of revolutionary soldiers living I hope you can have their pensions increased. It is too bad that a great country like ours would leave this old lady the widow of a soldier of the revolutionary war in such condition that her granddaughters are compelled to have themselves out to aid in her support
Yours Truly
L. S. Calfee
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Official Business
143.048 [written along left side]
[postal stamp on left but too light to read]
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D. C.
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N.
DECLARATION FOR INCREASE OF PENSION.
Under section 13, act of July 27, 1868,
Rebecca Mayo,
Widow of Stephen
Filed By
E. M. Garrett Atty
Richmond, Va.
Printed and sold by W. H. Moore, 484 11th St., Washington, D. C.
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N.
DECLARATION FOR INCREASE OF PENSION.
Under Section 13, Act of July 27, 1868.
State of Virginia   }
County of Pulaski } SS.
On this 16th day of October, A. D. 1868, personally appeared before me, D. S. Pollock Clerk of the County Court within and for the County and State aforesaid, Mrs
 [next line is folded down so can't read but likely text follows]
Rebecca Mayo, a resident of Pulaski County
[rest is readable again]
in the State of Virginia, who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the identical Rebecca Mayo to whom was granted Pension certificate No. 4087, payable at Richmond Va at the rate of Eighty dollars per annum, issued under the act of July the 27th, 1868; that she makes this declaration in order to secure the increase of her pension to which she is entitled under the thirteenth section of the act of July 27, 1868.
My Post Office address is as follows: Newburn P. O. Pulaski Co. Va
And she hereby constitutes and appoints E.M Garnett of Richmond Virginia her Attorney, to present and prosecute this claim, and authorizes him to receive and receipt for any certificate that may be issued for the same, and to do any other act or thing necessary or that she might do if personally present, with full power of substitution and revocation, hereby countermanding all former authority that may have been given for the above specified purpose.
two witnesses
[signed] John Jameson
              Lynch A. Currin
Signature of Claimant:  X her mark Rebecca Mayo
Also personally appeared John Jameson and Lynch A. Currin, residents of Pulaski Co, persons whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit, and who, being by me duly sworn, say that they were present and saw Rebecca Mayo (make her mark) to the foregoing declaration; and they further swear that they have every reason to believe, from the appearance of the applicant and their acquaintance with her that she is the identical person she represents herself to be; and they further state that they have no interest in the prosecution of this claim. and that she is still the widow of Stephen Mayo deceased.
Signatures of Witnesses. {John Jameson
                                         Lynch A. Currin
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 16th day of October, A. D. 1868; and I hereby certify that I have no interest, direct or indirect, in the prosecution of this claim.
Signature of Judge or other Officer:
          David Pollock Clerk of Pulaski County 
              Court
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(Old War)
3-360.            File No. 25680
(Old No. 3-128.)
WIDOW'S PENSION
Special Act
Increasing
case 4087 DC
Claimant, Rebecca Mayo
P.O., Newbern
County, Pulaski
State, Virginia
Soldier, Stephen Mayo
Rank, Private
Company, Virginia Line
Regiment, War of the Revolution
Rate $25 per month, commencing April 8, 1904
Under special Act
O.W. and N. DIV [stamp on left margin]
RECOGNIZED ATTORNEY
Name None                  Fee, $--
APPROVALS.
Submitted for adm. April 21, 1904, L.V. Stafford
Approved for increase to $25 per month under Special Act dated April 8, 1904.
April 22, 1904, [signed] C. G. Birdsell
                                        Legal Reviewer.
April 22, 1904, [signed] T. M. Riffel
                                        Re-Reviewer.
IMPORTANT DATES.
Enlisted Fall of 1776
Mustered ---
Discharged September 1781
Died March 16, 1847
Declaration filed ----, 1854
Invalid appl'n filed ----, 1832
Invalid last paid to -----, 1___
Former marriage of soldier not shown
Death of former wife _____________, 1___
Former marriage of claimant not shown
Death of former husband _________, 1___
Claimant's marriage to soldier Nov. 24, 1834
Claimant remarried ________________, 1___
Claimant does not write.
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40158[?] - Bowling Avenue,
Nashville, Tennessee.
December 4, 1917.
Pension Department,
Washington, D. C.
Dear sir, -
Will you please tell me if Stephen Mayo who fought under Colonel Lewis in the Revolutionary War received a pension? Have you the names of his wives and children in the record? I understand he was married three times and there were seven children by the first two wives. That is the record I am very anxious to get.
[mailroom stamp in upper right] Army and Navy Received Dec 8 1917
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I will certainly appreciate you sending me any information you have. Thanking you in advance.
I am,
Yours sincerely,
[signed] Mrs. Robert P. Armistead
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This is to certify the Licence [sic] for marriages for the later part of 1834 and 1835.
Stephen Mayo and Rebecca Dawson Nov. 24th 1834
Lewis M Johnson & Mary A Climant [sp?] January 5th:1835
John M Bryan & Mary Ann Bergg [sp?] December 28th: 1834
These all presenting Licese [sic] from the Clerk of Fluvanna County, Joined by me
[signed] John Goodman M.M E O[?]
Returned and Registered in the Clerk's Office of Fluvanna County on the 24th: Nov. 1835.
Teste
[signed] Abra: Shepherd Jr cc
The above is a true Copy from the Records of Fluvanna County Court
In Testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of the said Court this 28th day of March 1855 in the 79th: year of the Commonwealth.
[signed] Abra: Shepherd Jr Clerk of Fluvanna County Court
Columbia Mar: 28th: 1855
Dear Sir,
Yours of the 23d is received and Contents observed. Above you will find Copy of Certificates as requested. my fee is 72 cents which you can enclose in Postage Stamps as a convenient mode of transmitting.
Very respectfully your Brother Chip, opposed to all isms, except A[?]Nism
[signed] Abra; Shepherd Jr
N.B. Postage Stamps {
on this 3 making 75  {
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Application for Restoration to the Pension Rolls
Whose Names have been Dropped under the Act of February 4, 1862.
State of Virginia County of Pulaski, SS.
On this 12th day of April, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and Sixty Seven, personally appeared before me, (1) Harvey A. Jameson Presiding Justice of the County Court in said State and County, the same being a Court of Record, (2) Rebecca Mayo widow of Stephen Mayo aged fifty five years, a resident of Pulaski County in the State of Virginia, who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that (2) she is the identical (2) Rebecca Mayo who was a pensioner on the roll of the agency at Richmond Virginia, and whose pension certificate is herewith returned; that (2) she has resided since the first day of January, A. D., 1861, as follows: in the County of Pulaski and State of Virginia and for many years previous thereto, resided at the same place that during this period (2) her means of subsistence have been (4 1/2) derived in part from a Pension of Eighty dollars per annum whilst she was in receipt of it, her own labor, & assistance received from [illegible] some [illegible] and that (2) she has not borne arms against the Government of the United States, or (2) she has not in any manner encouraged the rebels, or manifested a sympathy with their cause; and that (2) she was last paid (2) her pension on the 4th day of March, A.D. 1861.
This application is made for the purpose of securing a restoration of (2) her name to the pension rolls, and of obtaining a new pension certificate, such as (2) she may be entitled to under existing laws, reference being made to the evidence heretofore filed in the Pension Office to substantiate (2) her original claim. And I hereby appoint Thos. E. Slozer of Washington D.C., my Attorney to present this my application, and perform all that is necessary therein, without revocation, as well as to receive my Certificate when issued.        [signed] X her mark Rebecca Mayo
Attest
[signed] A. Miller
              John. Jameson
Also personally appeared (6) Andrew Miller, a resident of (7) Pulaski County State of Virginia and (6) Jno. Jameson a resident of (7) Pulaski County State of Virginia, persons whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit, and who, being by me duly sworn, say that they were present and saw (5) Rebecca Mayo, make her mark to the foregoing declaration; and they further swear that they have every reason to believe, from the appearance of the applicant and their acquaintance with (2) her that (2) she is the identical person (2) herself to be; and they further swear that they have no interest in the prosecution of this claim.
[signed] (8) A. Miller
              (8) John. Jameson
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 12th day of April A. D. 1867; and I hereby certify that I have no interest, direct or indirect in the prosecution of this claim.
[signed] (1) H. A. Jameson
                  Presiding Justice
[solid dark line]
OATH OF ALLEGIANCE.
I, Rebecca Mayo, do solemnly swear, (or affirm,) in the presence of Almighty God, that I will henceforth support, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Union of the States thereunder; that I will in like manner, abide by and faithfully support all laws and proclamations which have been made during the late rebellion with reference to the emancipation of Slaves: So help me God.
[signed] (2) X her mark Rebecca Mayo
              A. Miller
              John. Jameson
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 12th day of April A.D. 1867.
[signed] (1) H. A. Jameson. Presiding Justice
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State of Virginia   } SS.
County of Pulaski }
I, David S. Pollock Clerk pro tem[pore] of the County Court within and for said County, do certify that H. A. Jameson Esq., before whom the foregoing declaration, affidavits and acknowledgement were made, was, at the time of taking the same, and still is an acting Justice of the Peace within and for said County, duly commissioned and sworn, and that the several signatures, purporting to be his, which are appended to said declaration, affidavits and acknowledgement, are his genuine signatures.
In Testimony Whereof, I hereto set my hand and affix the Seal of our said Court, at Newbern this 12th day of April, A. D. 1867.
[signed] David S. Pollock Clerk pro tem
              County Court Pulaski Co. Va.
(Seal.)
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INSTRUCTIONS.
Figure (1) - Judge, Justice of the Peace, or Clerk having Seal [Note. - If a Judge or Justice of the Peace authenticates the papers, the signature must be verified in usual form by the Clerk of the Court.
(2) He or She: Name of Applicant; His or Her; Him or Her; Himself or Herself, as the fact may be.
(3) Name the place or places at which claimant has resided since last paid, and during the time for which the original Pension has not been drawn.
(4) Here name the employment or other means by which a livelihood has been gained. (4 1/2) Means of subsistence.
(5) Signature of applicant. If X is made, two witnesses who can write must sign their names opposite the same.
(6) Names of witnesses in full. (7) State name of residence, City, Village, County, and State. If applicant resides in a City or Village, name of street must be given, and where houses are numbered, the number of the house.  8. Signature of Witnesses.
NOTES TO BE PARTICULARLY OBSERVED.
If the declarant, or any witness, sign by mark, the officer must certify that the contents of the paper were made known to the affiant and witnesses before signing.
In every [italicized] case, the declaration or affidavit must be either signed by the affiant's own hand [both words italicized] or else by mark [both words italicized], (X.) Signed by another hand, when the party is able to write, or without a mark when the party is unable to write, is wholly inadmissible [both words italicized].
[smudged and illegible] The allegations made in the applicant's declaration, must [italicized] be sustained by the testimony of two credible [italicized] and disinterested [italicized] witnesses, to be certified as such by the officer before whom the testimony is taken. If the applicant be an Invalid Pensioner [both words italicized], he must be examined by an Army Surgeon, or by a Surgeon, duly appointed [both words italicized] by the Pension Office, as to the continuance of the disability. [image of finger pointing towards this text]
If a Widow [italicized], she must prove by two credible witnesses (certified to in the usual manner, and under seal) her continued widowhood.
If remarried, the minor children, (under 16,) through their guardian can apply for the Suspended Pension, and if the guardian of a minor child be newly appointed, he or she must file the proper evidence of his or her appointment as such.
In all cases [all words italicized], the ORGINAL Pension Certificate must be surrendered.
[dark line separating above from form below]
Application for Restoration
to the
PENSION ROLLS,
Under Act of February 4, 1865.
Applicant's Address:
Rebecca Mayo    Applicant.
Newbern Pulaski County Va.
Rev. Pensioner
Richmond Va
roll [underlined]
Filed by 
Thos E. Slozer
Atty.
Washington D. C.
PENSION OFFICE Apr 17 1867 [mailroom stamp]
Printed and sold by W. H. Moore, 484 11th st., Washington, D.C.
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State of Viginia    }
County of Pulaski } ss.
On this 12th day of April A. D. 1867 personally appeared  before me the undersigned presiding Justices of the County Court of Pulaski County in the State of Virginia, Andrew Miller and John Jameson to me well known and whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to Credit, and made oath that they are now and have been for a number of years personally acquainted with Rebecca Mayo and have resided near where she lives as close neighbors, and have no hesitation in saying on oath that she was always loyal to the Government of the United States and is so now. That her principal support for years was by Pension she received from said Government, that she is quite in indigent circumstances, obtaining her support since, that supply was not received during the war forward her [illegible] labor and such assistance as was furnished by her Son-in-law who is dependant [sic] himself & family on his daily labor, and who was also a loyal Citizen at the commencement of the war and still so continues.
They further swear that the said Rebecca Mayo was a widow when they first became acquainted with her, and that she is still the widow she describes herself to be, having never married.
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witness the following Signatures
[signed] Andrew Miller
              John Jameson
Sworn to and subscribed before me and I hereby certify that I am now and have been for a number of years personally acquainted with Rebecca Mayo widow of Stephen Mayo Dec'd. having lived as a near neighbor to her, and have had therefore an opportunity of judging, and I have no hesitation in saying that she has always been, and is still, loyal. This 12th day of April 1867, and I hereby certify that I have no interest in the prosecution of this claim.
[signed] H. A. Jameson
              Presd. Justice
State of Virginia    }
County of Pulaski  } s.s.
I David S. Pollock Clerk pro term of the County Court within and for said County, do certify that H. A. Jameson Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavit was made is an acting Justice of the Peace and Presiding Justice of the County Court of said County duly elected commissioned & qualified and that his signature appended is his genuine signature.
In Testimony whereof I hereto set my hand & affix the seal of said Court this 22nd day of April A. D. 1867.
[signed] David S. Pollock Clerk for County Court Pulaski Co Va.