Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 8967, for James Quales, Virginia
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(8-1776)
Service
Va.

Quales, James
Elizabeth

Number
W 8967

Contents
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Kintucky 27.563

James Quales of Todd Co. in the State of Ky, who was a Pr. in the Compy. commanded by Captain Bowlin of the Regt. commanded by Cavills in the Virginia line for
1 Yr pr $40.00
Inscribed on the Roll of Ky at the rate of 40 Dollars per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25th day of August and sent to '34 F.C. McLean, Elkton, Ky.
Arrears to the 4th of Mch 34. 120.00
Semi-annl. allowance ending 4 Sepr " 20.00
$140.00
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by DI.T. Spragen, Clerk,
Book C2 Vol 14 Page 41
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7112
1860. Apl. 18 Let to Hon. F.M. Bristow

repo.

Kentucky
Elizabeth Quales widow of James Quales who was a Private in the Va. Line
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 40 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence o he 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 day of July 1845 and sent to W.G. Lewis. 
Sparta Tennessee
[Act of June 17, 1843 [torn page]
Recorded in Book A
2 Page 185
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3.5.4.-
31.446
James Quarles
Kentucky

for 1780 per 1 yr
$40

Elkton Ky
June 12
War Department 
pension office
Washington City

Ken. June 29
F. E. McLean
Elkton
Ken.
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[handwritten] Declaration in order to attain the home fit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832

State of Kentucky}   SS
County of Todd}

On this 9th day of June 1834 personally appeared before the court of Todd County in open event, James Quales a resident of Yoder County Kentucky aged 75 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed the 7th of June 1832
That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year 1780 with Captain Bowlin and served in Col Cavills regiment of the Virginia line with the following named officers, my company officers were Captain John Spears Lieutenant Jones, and I myself was ensign
I enlisted for 12 months as a private and in two months after my enlistment I was commissioned ensign and as ensign I served ten months after serving two months as a private, listed[?] officers
Nay Glocdden[?], Col. Cavill, and General G. Washington, I left the service sworn after the battle of Little York[?] in October 1781, I resided[?] in Buckingham county Virginia when I entered the service
[/handwritten]
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[handwritten]
I was in no important battle
I was in a skirmish at the shallow ford on the Adkin River and in an other at the head of Clinch 
I was sick at the point of Fork when the Battle of York was fought, we were enlisted at Buckingham Count house + from there were march down to Guilford in North Carolina and this to Salisburry and there back to Buckingham and then down to point of Fork
I hourly relinquish every claim whatever [except the present- crossed out] to a pension or annuity except that present and declares that [his -crossed out] my name is not on the pension Rolls any agency of any state
Sworn + subscribed [this - crossed out] the day of year aforesaid
James Quales [x - his mark]

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion [after -crossed out] that the above name James Quarles
was a revolutionary soldier + served as he states
[5 signatures] 
Geo H Glenn J.P
Wm.. Banbaum[?] JP?
HB Williams JP
G.S.Solonon J.P
M.Eniny[?] J.P.
I Willis, L, Reeves Clerk of the court of Todd County do hereby
[/handwritten]
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[handwritten] do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the [illegible] Court in matter of the application of James Quales for a pension in testimony whereof 2 have here unto set my hand and seal of office this 9th day of June 1834.
Willis L. Reeves [/handwritten]

[seal] SEAL OF TODD COUNTY COURT
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[handwritten] Martinsville
September 18th
25

To.
G.W. Fort [?] esqr.
Elkton. Kentucky. [/handwritten]
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A list of marriages solemnized by Joseph Anthony
James Qualls and Elizabeth Pelfry November twenty third one thousand seven hundred and ninety one.
Virginia Henry County to wit. I Anthony Duprey Clerk of the County of Henry in the State of Virginia do herby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the records of my office with the exception of the date which is (?) on the record in fair legible figures as  follows "James Qualls and Elizabeth Pelfry Nov. 23. 1791. In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand this 16th day of September 1839.
                                 Anthony M. Duprey
I Anthony M. Duprey above named depose and say that I hold the office of Clerk of the County Court of Henry in the State of Virginia and that the above is a true extract from records of said County Court with the exception above names as certified by me
Sworn before me this 16 Sept. 1839.    Anthony M. Duprey
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Henry Court House 16 Sept. 1839.
Sir.
   Your letter of the 22nd August has been received and I now forward you the document called for. To have done the thing  (?) you should have enclosed me the fee 75 cents for the copy. it being contrary to rule to send papers to a foreign country until the fees are paid, not having done so you can enclose me a $1 note which will pay the fee and postage on the letter.
Yours Respectfully
Anthony M. Duprey
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[handwritten]
7669
Elizabeth Quales [X marked through Eliz..]
of James
Kentucky
Act 7 July 38

m91
on Rolls [?] 34 ----
aomd[?]
12mopn
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40-

7669-7669-

J.E. McLean Esq.
Elkton
Ky-
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th of July 1838 entitled our act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows
State of Kentucky
Todd  County
 On this 11th day of January 1841 Elisabeth Qualls personally appeared in open court before the county court of Todd County KY. Elisabeth Qualls a resident in the county of Todd and State of Kentucky aged seventy four years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by Act of Congress passed July 7th 1838 entitled an Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows. That she is the window of James Qualls who was a private in the army of the Revolution in the Virginia line as well as she recollects in Col Bufords regiment but she refers to his declaration
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now on the files of the War Department for specific information as refers to his service and that he was a pensioner at the time of his death and had been for several years.
She further declares that she was married to said James Qualls on the twenty three of November one thousand seven hundred and ninety one. That her husband the aforesaid James Qualls died on the second day of August eighteen hundred and thirty eight. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January seventeen hundred and seventy four at the time above stated.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before the Todd County Court
Elizabeth Qualls and Thomas (?) Moss oath in Open Court that said Elizabeth Qualls was the (?) of said James Qualls as stated above and that she has (?)
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[handwritten]
been married since
[signature] Thomas Moss [/signature]
Kentucky
Todd County Court
Clerk Office January 11. 1841
I Willis L Reeves clerk of the County Court for the County of Todd aforesaid do certify that the foregoing in the original proceedings of said court
Inn testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of Law & County this 11th day of January 1841 and in the 49. year of the Commonwealth 
Willis L Reeves
Clerk of the County
of Todd County
[/handwritten]
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Rev. &1812 Wars Section
ADY

December 8, 1930.

Daisy E Quarles,
618 West Springfield Street, 
Champaign, Illinois.

Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 8967, that James Quarles, while a resident of Buckingham County, Virginia, enlisted in 1780 as a private in Captain John Spear's Company in Colonel Cavill's Virginia Regiment; after serving two months he was commissioned ensign in the same company and regiment; he was in an engagement at Shallow Ford, a skirmish at the head of the Clinch River, and was discharged in October 1781.

He was allowed pension on his application executed June 9, 1834, while a resident of Todd County, Kentucky, aged seventy-five years.

He died there August 2, 1838.

The soldier married November 23, 1791, in Henry County, Virginia, Elizabeth Pelfry. She was allowed pension on her application executed January 11, 1841 while a resident of Todd County, Kentucky, aged about seventy-four years. In 1845 she was living in White County, Tennessee.

There are no further family data.

The Revolutionary War records of this bureau fail to afford any information relative to a James Quarles who was pensioned from Kentucky, and the above history is that of the only soldier of a similar name who was pensioned from Kentucky.
Very truly yours,

E.W. MORGAN,
Acting Commissioner.
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[handwritten] Elizabeth[X crossed through name] Quales
of James
Kentucky
___
Rejected
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Per let: 23 March' 41
G.W. Fort.

was not a widow until after [illegible] of act of 7 July 1838
[drawing of hand] See letters April 28. 1843 to F.E. McLean and J.R. Underwood_

Act 7 July 1838 [/handwritten]
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[handwritten]
7518
Kentucky
______________________________
______________________________
Elizabeth Quales [/handwritten]
widow of [handwritten] James Quales [/handwritten]
who was a pensioner under the Act of [handwritten] 1832 [/handwritten]
and who died on the [handwritten] 2nd August 1838 [/handwritten] of [handwritten] Todd [/handwritten] 
in the State of [handwritten] Kentucky [/handwritten]
who was a [handwritten] Private [/handwritten]
in the [handwritten] Company [/handwritten]
commanded by Captain [handwritten] Bowlin[/handwritten] 
of the [handwritten] Regl [/handwritten] commanded by [handwritten] Cavills[?] [/handwritten] 
in the [handwritten] Virginia [/handwritten] 
line for [handwritten] 1 year Pri.[/handwritten]
_________________________________
_________________________________
Inscribed on the Roll of [handwritten] Kentucky [/handwritten]
at the rate of [handwritten] 40 [/handwritten]
Dollars ------------------
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
___________________________________
___________________________________
Certificate of Pension issued the [handwritten] 19th[/handwritten] day of 
[handwritten] August, 1843 [/handwritten] and [handwritten] Sent to F.E. McLean, Elkton, Ken.[/handwritten]
___________________________________
___________________________________
Whole amount due . . . . [handwritten] $200.---- [/handwritten]

[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by [handwritten] Tho Lumpkin [?] [/handwritten] Clerk,
Book [handwritten] A [/handwritten]
Vol. [handwritten] 2 [/handwritten]
Page [handwritten] 171[?] [/handwritten]
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[handwritten]
apr 3. 1843
Ken
Commissioner of Pensions
War Department
Washington
E. Quarles
[/handwritten]

[stamp] ELKTON Ky MAR 26 [/stamp]
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[handwritten] 1843
Elkton Todd County Ky March 23

To the commissioner of pensions
Three of four years ago I prepared the claim of Mrs Elizabeth Quales of this county for a pension under the act of Congress which allows to widows of pensioners hath pay I sent all her evidence + the original certificate to her dead husband James Quales allowing him a pension, to the war department + have never been able to hear one word of the papers since until a short time ago a  [Mr. name? - illegible] Alison who says he has held in post some of the departments wrote to Mrs Quales he had documents in his possession, thart[?] allowed she was entitled to something clearer[?] from the government + offering to attend to the claim for a 1/4 Now I support he must by some measure gottin[?] this papers I sent
please communicate with me
yours respectfully
Finis[?] E.M. Leans

[handwritten note written horizontal down left side of page] She is poor + can't afford to pay anything
[/handwritten]
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[handwritten]
June 23rd 43
Ky
Quarles
Mr G L Edwards
War Department
Pension Office
Washington
[/handwritten]
[stamp] FREE [/stamp]
[stamp] ELKTON KY JUN 16 [/stamp]
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[handwritten]
Elkton June 14th 1843
Mr G L Edward [?Lawarer]
I enclose the declaration of Mrs Quarle
I made it out + hope it will be found sufficient, by reference to the papers + proofs in her former declaration + also the papers of James Quarles who was a pensioner I attended to his case also but is not remember distinctly[?] but think he was of Col Blufords regiment of the Va line; I find in your letter to me understood[?] that you misconceived the purport of my letter to you, there was not the least intention to cast the slightest imperter[?] from this office; but from the letter written[?] Mrs Quales by the gentlemen who said he there been a clerk in some office + that from his comments which he said were in his pension she was entitled to money; I did suppose he was in possession of the
[/handwritten]
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[handwritten]
of the papers I here sent to office, & there he ought not to have them, nor could I account for how he has obtained these[?]; I thought it my duty to inform this office.
You shead[?] in your letter of a case[?] by 43 under which Mrs Quarles would be entitled to some thing + say you inclose a form in selection[?] hereto[?]
But there was no such form in the letter, please therefore send me a form in there is any thing, other coming to her as she is exceedingly poor + needy yours with great respect
Y[?] S M Lean[?]
[/handwritten]
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[handwritten]
War Department
P[?] Office
July 17th 1134 [shorthand?]

Sir,
The declaration of James Quarles has been examined, and it is herwith returned,
The applicants name is fourth on the rolls as a private, but in no other grade,
It is  therefore very doubtful whether he was ever regularly commissioned as an ensign, an allowance can [crossed out] only be made for services as a private, unless the most satisfactory proof by exhibited of his have received a commission, and that he served[?] as an Ensign,
I am respectfully 
Your ffl servant
[signature] Geo Wm Crump [/signature]

W.S. Reeves Eqr
Elkton P.O.
Ky,
[/handwritten]
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[handwritten]
Elkton August 5th 1834
Mr George Van Crump
Dear Sir
I have attended to the business & application of James Quales for a pension who from extreme age and infirmity is unable to attend to his own business, and he is altogether unable to procure any evidence of having been ensign, on any other officer, you will please send him an allowance as a private direct to me
Yours respectfully
Y[?]s E M Lean
[/handwritten]
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[handwritten] Declaration in Order to obtain the benefits of the acts of Congress of the 7th of July 1838 and the 23rd August 1842

State of Kentucky}} One this tweenth day of June eighteen hundred and forty three personally appeared before the County Court of Todd County Elizabeth Quarles aged seventy three years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the acts of Congress [?] July 7th 1838 and the 23rd of August 1842 granting pensions to widowers of persons who served during the revolutionary war. That she is the widow of James Quarles who was a private in the army of the Revolution
he was a pensioner, of the united states was a resident [?] of Todd County Kentucky when he appeared for & obtained his pension & [?] continuance until his death and the affiant thinks he served under Col. Bluford and in the Virginia Line ) she here refers to her declaration & the evidence & perfers attenains the same sent to the war department some two years since )
She also declares that she was married to the senior James Quarles
[/handwritten]
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[handwritten] On the 24th day of November in the year seventeen hundred and ninety, that her husband the aforesaid James Quarles died on the second day of August eighteen hundred and thirty eight. That was was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninety four
seventeen hundred and ninety four [?]: at the time above stated she further declares that she is still a widow.
Sworn to & subscribed on the very day year above written below [?]
The Todd county court in open court
Elizabeth [her mark X] Quarles [note, circled] Seal

Kentucky
Todd County Court Clerk office June 12, 1845
I Willis L. Reeves Clerk of said County Court do certify that [crossed-out] Elizabeth Quales [/crossed-out]the foregoing declaration of Elizabeth Quales was at a County Court began and held for Todd County Commonwealth of Kentucky at the Courthouse in Ekton on monday the 12 of June 1842 [?] produced in open court by the said Elizabeth Quarles who subscribed and made oath to the same in open court according to Law
In testimony whereof I hand hereunto subscribed my name and affined the seal of said County the 12 day of June 1842 and in the 51 [?] year of the Commonwealth
[signature] Willis L Reeves
[/handwritten]
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[handwritten]Elizabeth Quales
Act 5 March, 1843, & 17 June 1844
______
______
Name
To be placed in Nashville roll
______
______
act-43 No 7975
-44 No 720
Ad[?]d: $40 per annum

W.G. Lewis [?Seivil], Esq.
Sparta,
Tennessee
[/handwritten]
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[handwritten] [underlined] Declaration [/underlined]
In order to obtain a pension under the act of congress of the 3rd of March 1843, and 17th June 1844.-
State of Tennessee }
White County} On this second day of June 1845 -
Personally appeared before the county court of the County of White in the State of Tennessee, Elizabeth Quales a resident of White County and State of Tennessee aged seventy-nine years who being first duly sworn, according to law doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the acts of Congress 3rd of March 1843, and 17th June 1844, that she is the widow of James Quales, who was a private in the army of the Revolution. She further declares that she was married to the said James Quales on the 24th day of november in the year seventeen hundred and ninty or ninty one [?] And that her Husband the aforesaid James Quales, died on the second day of August 1838, and that she has Remained a widow ever since that period. And for further proof she refers to her Declaration made in Todd County, Kentucky on which a certificate [?] to her for five years, on the 18th day of August 1843, on which she drew her claim by power of Attorney until the 4th of March 1841, all of which is proffered to the further testifies that she wishes her claim to be Transfered from the agency [?] of Kentucky, and transfered to the west Tennessee agency at Nashville.
Sworn to and subscribed in open court
date above -
[signature] Elizabeth [X her mark ]Quales [note, cloud circle] Seal
Yest[?] William Little Clerk
of White County Court
[/handwritten]
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[handwritten] 7962

State of Tennessee}
White County}
Personally appeared in open court Thomas Moss [long s] and Arnold Moss [long s] and after being duly sworn according to law depose and say that Elizabeth Quales who makes the foregoing - Declaration is and still remains the widow of the said James Quales who died on the 2nd day of August 1838.
Sworn to and subscribed in open court the 2nd day of June 1845
[signatures] Thomas Moss
Arnold Moss 
[/signatures]


Jist. William Little Clerk of White County Court
State of Tennessee }
White County } June Year 1845 County Court
The Declaration of Elizabeth Quales certified on this 2nd day of June 1845 by William Little Clerk of the County Court of White County, being submitted is the court , the said court doth approve his providing and acts in said case and hereby directs the clerk to endorse the approval on the papers.
[signature] William Glenn [note, cloud circle] Seal
[signature] Montgomery E Dibnell [?] [note, cloud circle] Seal
[signature] Joel Whitley [note, cloud circle] Seal

State of Tennessee }
White County } I William Little Clerk of White County Court do hereby certify that the foregoing proceedings on this general proceedings hand and approved of by this County Court of White County at its Jun Year A.D. 1845 relative to the declaration of Elizabeth Quales to obtain this benefit of the Act of Congress relative to Revolutionary pensions And I further certify that William Glenn whose signature [/handwritten]
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[handwritten] appears above is the Chairman of said court in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affines [?] this seal of said court at office this 10th day of Jun 1845 and of this Independence of the United States of America this sixty ninth year.
Just. William Little Clerk of White County Court [/handwritten]

[seal] SEAL OF WHITE COUNTY [/seal]

STATE OF TENNESSEE}
WHITE COUNTY} I [handwritten] William Glenn [/handwritten] Chairman of the County Court of said County, hereby certify that [handwritten] William Little [/handwritten] Esq., whose name is subscribed to the annexed certificate

as Clerk of White County Court, was then and now is, Clerk of said Court constitutionally elected and legally sworn, that his attestation is in due form of law and the proper officer, that his official acts are entitled to fill faith and credit; and that said Court is a Court of record having a seat which is the one thereto attached.
Witness my hand and seal, this [handwritten] 10th [/handwritten] day of [handwritten] Jun [/handwritten] 1845

[handwritten] William Glenn  [note, cloud circled] Seal
Chairman White County Court
[/handwritten]
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Rev.&1812 Wars Section.
ADY

October 7, 1930.

Mrs. W.T. Mastin,
Owensboro,
Kentucky.

Dear Madam:

You are advised you that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 8967, that James Quales, while a resident of Buckingham County, Virginia, enlisted in 1780 as a private in Captain John Spear's Company in Colonel Cavill's Virginia Regiment; after serving two months he was commissioned ensign in the same company and regiment; he was in an engagement at Shallow Ford, a skirmish at the head of the Clinch River, and was discharged in October, 1781.
He was allowed pension on his application executed June 9, 1834, while a resident of Todd County, Kentucky, aged seventy-five years. 
He died there August 2, 1838.
The solider married November 23, 1791, in Henry County, Virginia, Elizabeth Pelfry. She was allowed pension on her application executed January 11, 1841, while a resident of Todd County, Kentucky, aged about seventy-four years. In 1845 she was living in White County, Tennessee.
There are no further family data.
The above noted is the only Elizabeth Quales, or similar name, who was pensioned in Todd County, Kentucky, found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau. The name does not appear as Quarles.
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Due to the very large number of inquiries similar to yours and the lack of a clerical force available for the purpose, only two histories of soldiers of the Revolution are furnished each person.
Very truly yours,

E.W. MORGAN,
Acting Commissioner.
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[left corner of page dog eared obstructing text] d 1812 Section
MEE/HMM

July 23, 1929.

Mrs. O.H. Sawers
582 Ridge Avenue
Webster Groves
Missouri.

Dear Madam:

I advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 8967 it appears that James Quales, while a resident of Buckingham County, Virginia, enlisted in 1780 as a private in Captain John Spear's Company in Colonel Cavill's Virginia Regiment; after serving two months he was commissioned ensign in the same company and regiment; he was in an engagement at Shallow Ford, a skirmish at the head of the Clinch River, and was discharged in October, 1781.
He was allowed pension on his application executed June 9, 1834, while a resident of Todd County, Kentucky, aged seventy-five years. He died there August 2, 1838.
The solider married November 23, 1791, in Henry County, Virginia, Elizabeth Pelfry. She was allowed pension on her application executed January 11, 1841, while a resident of Todd County, Kentucky, aged about seventy-four years. In 1845 she was living in White County, Tennessee.
There are no further family data.
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The above noted is the only Elizabeth Quales, or similar name who was pensioned in Todd County, Kentucky, found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau. The name does not appear as Quarles.
Said records fail to afford any information in regard to a Roger Quarles or to any solider surnamed Trigg.
In order to identify the record of a particular solider of the Revolution named Robert Quarles, who might be the subject of your request, as much as possible of the following data concerning him is essential: approximate dates of birth and death - places of residence at enlistment and after service, and given name of widow.
Very truly yours,

EARL D. CHURCH
Commissioner.
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[text cut off from dog eared left corner of page] Wars Section
[handwritten] M.E.E. [/handwritten]

July 11, 1928

J.O. Blakeney
121 Brown Street
Little Rock, Arkansas

Sir:
I advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim W. 8967 it appears that James Quarles, while a resident of Buckingham County, Virginia, enlisted in 1780 as a private in Captain John Spear's Company in Colonel Cavill's Virginia Regiment; after serving two months he was commissioned ensign in the same company and regiment; he was in an engagement at Shallow Ford, a skirmish at the head of the Clinch River, and was discharged in October, 1781.
He was allowed pension on his application executed June 9, 1834, while a resident of Todd County, Kentucky, aged seventy-five years. He died there August 2, 1838. [handwritten] From A.B. [/handwritten]
Solider married November 23, 1791, in Henry County, Virginia, Elizabeth Pelfry. She was allowed pension on her application executed January 11, 1841, while a resident of Todd County, Kentucky, aged about seventy-four years. In 1845 she was living in White County, Tennessee.
There are no [handwritten] further [/handwritten] [crossed-out] ether [/crossed-out] family data [crossed-out] on file [/crossed-out]
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The Revolutionary War records of this Bureau fail to afford any information relative to a James Quarles who was pensioned from Kentucky, and the above history is that of the only solider of a similar name who was pensioned from Kentucky.
Respectfully,

E.W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner.
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Little Rock, Ark. Aug. 19, 1927
Bureau of Pensions
Rev. War. Div.
Washington, D.C.
Sir:-Will you please furnish me record of [underlined] James Quarles [/underlined] pensioner in Woodford Co. [underlined] Ky [/underlined] for service in that war?
Very respectfully,
[signature]
J.O. Blakeney
121 Brown Str

[handwritten notation in parenthesis] died Aug.2, 1838
from A.B. [/handwritten]
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March 29, 1929.

The Honorable,
The Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Sir:
I am interested in finding out the name and war record of the husband of Elizabeth Quarles who received a pension in 1840 at the age of 75 yrs. at Todd Co., Kentucky. (Listed in Collins Hist. of Kentucky, Vol. 1, p. 9.)
The family line is Elizabeth Trigg Quarles who married Roger or Robert [underlined] Quarles [/underlined] and who was a daughter of a Colonel Trigg.
[handwritten note 3-4 words - illegible]
Have you any record of a Col. [underlined] Trigg [/underlined] of Virginia and Kentucky?
Thanking you for any reply, I am
Yours very truly,
[handwritten signature] 
Mrs. O.H. Sawers.
[/handwritten signature]

582 Ridge Ave.,
Webster Groves, Mo.

[stamp] APR 1 1929 U.S. Pension Office [/stamp]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
___
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
OFFICE OF THE CLERK
WESTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY
OWENSBORO

[stamp] Revolutionary & 1812 Wars Section
SEP 24 1930
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
[/stamp]

Sept. 22nd, 1930

Department of Interior,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sirs:

Will you please send me the pension record of Elizabeth [underlined] Quarles [/underlined, with check mark above last name] a pensioner in Todd County, Ky. in 1840 at which time she was 75 years of age? I would appreciate any other date you may have as to her family.
I would also like the service record pf [underlined] Peter Petrie [/underlined] also a pensioner in Todd County, Ky. living in 1840 age 77.

Yours very truly,
Emma Dunn Mastin
Mrs. W.T. Mastin.
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618 W. Springfield St.
Champaign, Ill.
November 14, 1930

Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:
I would be pleased to receive any and all information which you may have concerning a James Quarles who was living in Kentucky' ere 1810 I think it was in Woodford County. He was receiving a pension having been in the War of the Revolution. He was from Virginia, prior to this time. I do not know which county.

Yours truly,
[signature] Daisy E. Quarles

[stamp] NOV 17 1930 U.S. Pension Office
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(3-469)
________
Bureau of Pensions.
___________
Application No._____________
Certification No._____________
NAME OF SOLIDER,
___________________________
Co.__,___ Reg't____________
INFORMATION DESIRED.
[handwritten] of James Quarles draw pension ? From King William Co Va. served as paymaster General Va state line during the Revolution

Miss Anne Waller Reddy
37 Quincy St. NE.
Washington [/handwritten]
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[handwritten in a booklet] April_12-1901
Miss Ann Waller Reddy
Cig
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1928-July 11, Hist to J.O. Blakeney, M.E.E.
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1929-July 23, Hist to Mrs. O.H. Sawers, M.E.E.
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1930 Oct, 7. Hist to Mrs. W.J. Mastin. A.lo.y [?]
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1930 Dec.8. Hist to Daisy E. Quarles A.Lo.y.
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Revolution, Virginia
[/handwritten]
WIDOW, &c.
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File No. [handwritten] 8967
Elizabeth Quales Wid. of James Quales
Privt. Va. line [handwritten]
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Act:[handwritten] Noch', 3"7h3, 85June 17"hh [unfamiliar shorthand?][/handwritten]
Index:__Vol. [handwritten] Me [?] [/handwritten], Page [handwritten] 146 [/handwritten]
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
Form VAM-51
12-5-41
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

NAME [handwritten] Quance, Joshua [/handwritten]
GRADE [handwritten] Private [/handwritten]
LINE [handwritten] Massachusetts [/handwritten]
WARRANT NUMBER [handwritten]4890 and Wt_4820[/handwritten]
ACREAGE__100___
ISSUED [handwritten] May 6, 1793 [/handwritten]
[handwritten] to___not shown___[/handwritten]

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which area registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.