Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39,594, Adam Goff, Va.
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| SERVICE | [blank] | NUMBER |
Va. | Goff, Adam | S. 39594

CONTENTS
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39594

[Printed text] REvyINVALID.
[illegible]
File No. 39,594
Adam Goff
Priv Rev War

Act: 18th March 18
Index:-Vol. 5, Page 207
[ Arrangement of 1870. ]
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[handwritten]
4,803
Virginia Roll -
Adam Goff
Capt Harrison
Private
Virginia line
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[printed form, filled in, entries in {}]
[page cut off] n the army of the United States during the Revolutionary Wa
[page cut off] nscribed on the Roll of {Virginia}
at the rate of {Eight} Dollars per month, to commence on
the {11th} of {April 1818-}

Certificate of Pension issued the {8th} of {December 1818}
and {Sent to Charles Binns [illegible] Clerk of Court
Leesburg, Va}
[page cut off] rrears to 4th of {Sept 1818. [illegible] 2h/30 - 38:48}
[page cut off] emi-anl. all'ce ending {4th. March 1819 - 48:-
H 86:40}

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Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.

[handwritten]
Served - 1 year
2 years [illegible] War
Continued in Roll
under law 1 May 1820
Resided in Leesburg.

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Charles Binns Co
18 June 1820 Leesburg
Virginia
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Virginia
Adam Goff
Leesburg, va

No. 4,803
iss.d 8 Dec 1818
[illegible]

Charles Binns
Clk: County Ct: Loudoun
Leesburg
Va

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[stamp] JUN 24
free
To the Secretary of War
Soldiers Certificate
Washington [scribbled out]
D.C.
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[All text is handwritten]
Virginia, Loudoun County Sc:
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On this 16th day of June
being a Court of Record for the County aforesaid is
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1820 personally appealed in open Court Adam Goff aged sixty
four years next September - resident [insertion carrot] in Leesburg [regular text] in said [crossed out with text written above] County, who being
first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare;
that he served in the Revolutionary War in the 2nd. Va. Regiment, in the
Company commanded by Capt. Harrison under Col. Spotswood
in the Virginia line; that the number of his pension certificate
is 4,803, bearing date the 8th day of December in the year 1818,
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United
States on the 18th day of March 1818; and that I have not since
that time, by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my proper-
ty or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to 
bring my self within the provision of an Act of Congress, entitled
"An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and Naval
service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War" passed on 
the 18th day of March 1818-, and that I have not, nor has any
person in trust for me any property or securities, contract, or 
debt due to me, nor have I any income, other than what is con-
tained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed. No
real estate. Personal estate as follows, One Iron Tea Kettle. 2 old shil-
lets. 2 flat irons. One Axe. 2 Old hoes. 2 Common Water buckets. 3 pewter
spoons. 3 chairs, two split bottomed, & one windsor. 3 plates of the common
kind, one green edged, & the others white. 1 tin Coffee pot. 1 Common Tea 
pot. 3 Iron Pots. 2 white common bowls. 1 quart glass tumbler. 1 washing
Tub, 2 earthen pots. 1 earthen pitcher. pottery ware. 1 young Cow worth
$10. & a calf worth $5 twelve weeks old. 1 pig 4 months old. 1 poplar
Table, & some old knife blades with no handles. My employment
was formerly on Sadler [part of word blotted]. But I cannot now make scarcely any thing
nor have I made but very little for a long time at it, and
besides this, it is hard to get work of that kind to do. My family
is in number 10, A son named Sam, 16 years of age subject to fits,
Catharine 13. Elizabeth 10. George 8. Hannah C. Ellen [illegible, maybe 5 or 6], Margaret
and Nancy twins, 2 years old, and my wife Letitia who is 43 years 
of age, not healthy -  [right aligned text] Adam Goff
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Sworn to and declared in Court now
in session on the 16th day of June 1820 [Signature to the right] C Binns Clk
before,
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Admitted
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Goff A

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Goff A

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The declaration of Adam Goff of Leesburg in the 
County of Loudoun and State of Virginia. declareth
That he belonged to the Army of the revolution, that he
belonged to Cap'n George Johnsons company, That he en-
listed in Sep. 1st 1775 [first 7 is written over an 8 to correct it] for one year, that he was discharged
in Sept. 1776, that he renlisted [blotted] in Jun. 1777 in
[text inserted between lines with carrot under next line after Company] of the 2nd Virg. Regiment - Virg. line
Cap'n Peyton Harrisons Company for three years, that
he continued in the same Company Two years and
three Months, at which point he enlisted, during
the War, and obtained a furlough for four months
to return home, that at the expiration of his furloug [page edge curled to cut off last letter]
he was ordered to join the Eighteen Months [illegible]
under Gen'l Scott, and with them went to the [illegible]
and continued till the peace, time I obtained a
furlough and continued at home till I was discharged 
at Winchester by Gen'l Mulenberg

And I do also declare that from my having
a large Family to support and being in reduced
circumstances, I need the assistance of my County 
for support.

As a Superior Court of Law held for 
the County Court of Loudoun on Saturday the
11th day of April 1818. The foregoing Statemen [page edge curled to cut off last letter]
was sworn to in Open Court by the said Adam
Goff and on the motion of the said Adam
Goff he having made Oath that he was a Soldier
in the Revolutionary War and was regularly
discharged and that he is in reduced circumstances
and from his entire inability to support himself
and family he stands in need of the assistance
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of his Country and it appears to the to the
satisfaction of the Court as well by his
own declaration as by other testimony that
he served in the Revolutionary War as aforesaid
against the Common Enemy as it is ordered That
the same be certified to the Secretary of the
Department of War
There is no Seal attached [separate text, right-aligned with signature below] A true Copy Teste C. Binns Clk
to my office
[signature] C Binns Clk

As a Superior Court continued and held at the Courthouse
of Loudoun County on Tuesday the Eighth day of September
1818 [extended space] Ordered that it be Certified to the office of the
Secretary for the department of War that the Judge
of this Court is satisfied by the testimony of Witnesses
examined by him that Adam Goff who made his decla
-ration on Oath in this Court on the 11th day of April
last in Order to obtain the benefit of the Act entitled
"An Act to provide for Certain persons engaged in the
land and Naval Service of the United States in the
Revolutionary War" is in reduced Circumstances and
Stands in need of the Aid of his Country for Support
[right-aligned] Copy Teste
[signature, right-aligned] C Binns Clk

Virginia Loudoun County Court,
[indent to half page] I Charles Binns Clerk of the Superior court of Law for the said County
of Loudoun Do hereby certify that the foregoing is
a full and Compleat copy from the Records of said
court as they now remain in my Office
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In witness whereof I have herunto set my hand
and private Seal there being no seal of Office
belonging to the said Court
[signature, right-aligned] C Binns [small square of paper covering an ink circle so it is not visible]