Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 7,520, John Gill, Va
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Service                           Number
Va     Gill, John Lettice.   W.7520

Contents
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255
Virginia
John Gill
of Prince William Co in the State of Virginia who was a private [& sergt] in the company commanded by Captain Brent of the regt commanded by Colonel Churchill in the Virginia line, for the term of 11 months from ______ 1776 to _____17

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at a rate of 43.33 Dollars per month to commence on the 4 day of March 1831 and 

Certificate of Pension issued the 16 of August 1832 and deled to Pensioner Present

the Roll on ____day of 182   and notification sent to      at     
Pension commencing on the    of      182    
Amount due on 4th of March 1832   $43.33
[illegible]                                             $21.66
                                                             65.00
Revolutionary Claim,
Acts 7 June 1832

Rec Book 8
Vol 7 fol 99

[next page]
Copies of papers sent to the Secy. of the Treasury, April 8. 1835
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Catharpin P. Wm.  Co. VA    June 30, 1880

Hon. J. A. Bentley
Sir,
Lettice Gill who held Pension certificate No 4873 Died 11th August 1879 Her funeral expenses were paid by her Daughter Mrs. Mary C. Brade, who desires the necessary papers to make application for her arrears of Pension amounting to about $18.00 
The papers to enable Mrs. Gill to draw her pension to Sept. 4th, 1879 are herewith returned Application has been delayed because the Family believed the Estate would have to be administered before application to the U.S. for arrears of Pension could be properly made. Send papers to me at Catharpin PO P. Wm. Co. VA and I will attend to them for Mrs. Brady
Respectfully 
Crawford Cushing
Notary Public
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[stamp in upper left corner]
Boynton
F. F. C. Triplett
Presents -

Recd Jany 17th 1833
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Know all men by these presents, that we John Gill and Walter Acres are held and firmly bound unto his Excellency James Pleasants Jr. Esq. Governor of Virginia, and his successors, for the use of the Commonwealth, in the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars, current money. To which payment, well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves and each of us, our and each of our heirs, executors and administrators, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seals, and dated this 21st day of July Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and twenty four
Now the Condition of the above obligation is such, that whereas there hath been this day issued from the Clerk's office of Prince William County, a license for a Marriage intended to be had and solemnized between the above bound John Gill and Laticia Lee - Now if there should be no lawful cause to obstruct the same, then the above obligation to be void, else to remain in full force and virtue
Sealed and delivered in presence of 
James W. Washington
John Gill [seal]
Walter Akers [seal]
A copy teste P.D. Lipscomb, clerk 

State of Virginia
Prince William County, to wit, 
I Philip D. Lipscomb clerk of Prince William County Court in the State of Virginia, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true transcript from the records of the said Court.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and [annexed?] the seal of the said Court, this 22nd day of November, A.D. 1834 [NOTE: date doesn't appear to match earlier date?] 
P. D. Lipsomb
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the VA section of the act of February 3, 1853

State of Virginia, County of Prince William
On this 12th day of June, 1852[?] personally appeared before me [deleted word] ^a Justice of the peace^ the County Court of Prince William Lettice Gill a resident of said County aged 53 years who first being duly sworne according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of congress passed on the 3rd of February 1853 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war that she is the widow of John Gill who was an orderly sergent in the war of Revolution and served seven years and that he drew a pension of $43 || 33 [possibly $43.33] Cts up to his death which was 29 day of November 1842 she further declares that she was married to said John Gill Revolution officer on the year 1824 day of July 2 and that she has remained a widow ever since that period and that she was not married to said John Gill prior to the record of January 1800 but at the time above stated she further attests that she is now a widow
           her
Lettice  X  Gill 
          mark
sworn to and subscribed before me
Geo. Weedon J.P.
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Power of Attorney
Know all men by these presents that of Lettice Gill of the County of Prince William and state of VA for in consideration
do hereby constitute and appoint James Dobbs as his attorneys [illegible] my true and lawfull attorney for me and in my name to examine all papers filed in department of government of office upon which a Pention was granted to John Gill on account of the Revolutionary services of John Gill and to obtain by all lawful means any and all additional amounts that may be due from the United States to said John Gill by virtue of said services in Company of Capt in the Regiment of __________ and in the line of forces and for good and sufficient reasons I do hereby Revoke and cancil any and all other Powers of Attorney and authority with I may at any former time have given to any person or persons for the above specified purposes and I do hereby vest the [illegible] irrevocably in my said Attorney Appointing J. Dobbs or his Attorney and to obtain Bounty or scrip in liew therof and 
[rest of page is written in faded ink] 
[illegible] that & [illegible] her and her husband from 1851 until the present time that his said pension of 43 dollars and [illegible] cents may and aught to be increased from its commencements as said John Gill rec'd in [illegible] as soldier of [illegible] any reference ___ made to [illegible]
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[illegible] the act of July 7, 1838 March 3, 1843 June 7, 1844
In testimony wherof I have [illegible] my hand and seal this April 12, 1854 in Person
Lettice Gill [her mark] 

State of Virginia, Prince William County
on the 12th day of April [crossed out and replaced with June] 1854
personally appeared before me Geo. Weeds [?] a justice of the peace in and for county duly [aforementioned ?] to administer oaths and take [illegible] permits in an for this county of said Lettice Gill [illegible] to the above power of Attorney and acknowledges [illegible] to he his own free act and deed for purposes therin mentioned and made oath in and form of Law that she is personally [illegible] in said claim and I certify that she is the [illegible] individual respresented the widow of John Gill a Rev Pensioner
[faded ink] Geo. Moons[?] J.P.
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State of Virginia, County of Prince William

On the 6th day August 1832 personally appeared  in open Court [margins: before the court of] Prince William County now sitting John Gill [Sr.?] a resident of said County and State aged 69 years and upwards, who having first duly sworn according to Law, doth, on his Oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. 
That he entered the Militia service of the United States in the Revolutionary War under the following named officers, and for the several following periods of time- 1st as a substitute for his father who was drafted in the Year 1776 for a period of Three Months, under Capt. Robert Overall & Col. Churchill of 1st Virginia Regiment, and served out that time on the lower front of Virginia, about Williamsburg, York, Norfolk [illegible] this deponent was then very young for a soldier, say between 13 & 14 years of age, and does not recollect the precise time of the year of month of entry or discharge. [Spencer Andirons?] [illegible] proves his being in service at that time and accompanies this declaration- 2nd that he further served a period of 4 months in 1781 under William Brent Capt. in 1st Virginia Regt. as a volunteer, in the capacity of Sergeant [illegible] Brunt's [?] company, that he entered on 1st of January of the year and was discharged on the 1st of May- during this period of service he was in a battle with [illegible] at Williamsburg, but rec'd no wound
Charles B. Attwell who was ensign on the same company proves this term of service, as well as my being sergeant in said company- his certificate accompanies this paper- 3rd that he also served in the said year 1781 and as a volunteer another term of about 4 months under Capt. Robert Warren & Col. Churchill in the 1st Virginia Regt. turning out in a few days after he returned home from his second term, and continuing in service til within about a month of the surrender of Cornwallis at York- this tour was also on the lower part of Virginia, as was all his service- he was not at York. He does not recollect the precise date of entry on this last term or exact period of discharge- he is not aware of any living witnesses to prove of- he resides in the County now called Prince William at each period of service, has since ocassionally resided in the Neighboring Counties- he now resides in Prince William -
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He hereby relinquishes any claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and declares that his name is not on any pension roll of any agency in any State in the United States- 

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid

John Gill [his mark]
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Mrs. H.F. Lipscomb
3215 Chamberlayne Avenue
Richmond, Virginia

Madam:

I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 7520, it appears that John Gill, while a resident of Prince William County, Virginia, enlisted and served with the Virginia Troops as follows:

In 1776, three months as a private (subsitute for his father, name not given) in Captain Robert Overall's Company in Colonel Churchill's Regiment; from January 1, 1781, four months as a sergeant in Captain William Brent's Company in Colonel Richard Brent's Regiment and was in a battle at Williamsburg; in 1781, a few days after his return from the previous enlistment, he enlisted an served about four months as a private in Captain Robert Warren's Company in Colonel Churchill's Regiment.

He was allowed pension on his application executed August 6, 1832, at which time he was referred to as John Gill, Senior, and was sixty-nine years of ages and a resi-
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dent of Prince William County, Virginia.

He died November 29, 1842 or 1843, in Prince William County, Virginia.

The soldier married in July, 1824, in Prince William County, Virginia, Lettice Lee.

She was allowed pension on her application executed June 1, 1854, at which time she was fifty-three years of age and was living in Prince William County, Virginia.

She died August 11, 1879.

Her daughter, Mrs. Mary C. Brady, was living in Gainesville, Prince William County, Virginia, in 1880.

The above noted is the only soldier from Virginia by the name of John Gill that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau.

Respectfully, 
E.W. Morgan
Acting Commissioner.
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Revy WIDOW, &c.

File No. 7520

Lettice Gill
Wid"
John Gill
Sergt Rev War

Act: Fely 3". 1853
July 27"

Index: - Vol. A, Page 272

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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July 9/80 Set to Crawford Cushing
Cathup in Va - cse
Nov. 20 - /80 Appr. returned for clf - of County Clerk - cse

1880 Dec 22 P A one to tray Mary C. Brady
+20 00/ on ap remit claimant velvision
Int PA PC affirm & 1 bice
wd.
V
(No. 16 19nl
Walter B Beals Seattle Wash crossed out)
1929 Aprl 11 hist. to Mrs. H.E. Lapscomb
1930 0 Oct. 14 - Hist. to Hon. James V. McClintic for Mrs. Gertrude Foster Spence - See letter in George Foster R. 3685  EUG
1932 Nov. 23 - hist to Mrs. H.
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4873

Virginia Richmon
Lettice Gill, 

widow of John

who served in the Revolutionary was, as a Luint Sergt"
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 43 dollars 33. cents per annum, to commence on the 3rd February, 1853.

Certificate of Pension issued 19th day of Jan 4 1855 and sent to H.L. Tripleth Present
1860
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 185, Page 12
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Copy of Ma Bow. & 1 pen
29 Nov: 42or 3 2 wit: (Anti of cast crossed out)
2 torin & whn: & cent: of CA:
Boynton
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No. 5215
Lettice, Gill
wid: of John 
Prince William Co Va 

Act of 53
$43.33/100 per an:
Com: Feby: 3.1853.

Revy:
F. C. C. Triplett
Present V [illegible torn page]

[typed vertically right hand margin]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
Pension Office Official Business.
Commissioner.
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Virginia
Lettice Gill, widow of John Gill
who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private Serg

Inscribed on the Richmond Roll at the rate of 43 dollars 33 cents per annum, to commence on the 3rd February, 1853 [crossed out and] 4th Sept, 1860 [is written in]

Certificate of Pension issued 1st day of June 1867 and sent to A. Nicol [?] Brentville, VA

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853, Page 153 Vol. [illegible]
J.N. Smith, clerk [signature]
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Service
VA
Gill, John
Gill, Lettice
Number W.7520
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John Gill paid to 4 Sept. 1842
[illegible signature]
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This is to Certify, That it appears from a List in this Office of such Officers and Soldiers of the Virginia State Line as settled their Accounts and received Certificates for the balance of their full pay, according to An Act of Assembly, passed the November Session 1781, directing the Auditors of Public Accounts to settle and adjust the pay and accounts of the said Officers and Soldiers from the 1st January 1777 to 31st December 1781, (See Hening's Statutes at Large, Vol. 10, p. 462,) that a settlement was made on the 10th day of May 1784 in the name of John Gill as [illegible] and evidence of the indebtedness of the State to him for *73,,3,,3 delivered to himself but as the original settlements or copies thereof are not to be found in this Office, the term of service embraced therein cannot be stated

Given under my hand, at the First [crossed out] Auditor's Office, Richmond, this 29th day of May 1854
G.W. Cluther [?]
[illegible]
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John Gill
Sergt. 4 months 
Private 7 months

$43.33 per annum 

Pensioner present

[written sideways on left side of page] Certificate of pension [illegible]
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Fauquier County, VA- Spenser Anderson appeared before me a Justice of the peace for the said County & made Oath that he has a perfect recollection and knowledge of seeing John Gill [Sen.?] at Williamsburg as a Soldier with  American Army in the year 1776.

Given under my hand this 29th September 1830

Wm. Warner 

[crossed out words, dates and names at bottom of the page]
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Brentsville, VA
Dec. 15, 1866

To the Comm of Pensions

Dear Sir
Please find enclosed the papers of Mrs. Gill. You will much obliged by acting on her account at the earliest moment.
Very respectfully 
A. Nicol
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Brentsville, VA
February 13, 1867

To the Comm of Pensions

Dear Sir
Sometime since  I filed the application of Mrs. Letice Gill to be restored to the pension rolls.   Will you please to inform me what action has been taken in her case.

Yours very respectfully
A. Nicol
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Richmond, VA
Dec. 8th 1868

Hon. Chris. C. Cox 
Comr.  of Pensions

Sir, 
Enclosed please find application of Lettice Gill widow of John for increase of Pension under act 29 July 1868

Very respectfully
E.W. Garnett 
Attorney
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4873
act 3 July 1853
VA

Prince Wm. County, VA, 
April 16, 1867

To the Comm. of Pensions

Dear Sir
In December last I filed the petition Lettice Gill (who as the widow of a revolutionary soldier, was a pensioner on the roll of the agency of Richmond VA.) to have her name restored to the pension roll. I have heard nothing from it.  Shall be much obliged if you will inform me what  action has been taken by the Department in regards to it, and what is yet wanting if anything on her part. I have written several letters to the Department upon the matter also. If the woman is entitled to anything, she is certainly in need of at this time. I hope you will give
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this your immediate attention

yours very respectfully
A. Nicol 


[Stamp labeled "Dept. of the Interior, ___ 17, 1867" is visible]
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Payment to be made at Richmond by 
J [illegible] 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 3rd, 1853, Page 153 Vol. H. 

J.N. Smith, clerk 

[Stamp labeled "Department of the Interior, Dec. __, 1868" is visible]
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Restoration   4873

Department of the Interior, 
Widow's Pension

I certify that, in conformity with the 2d section of the act of February 3, 1853, 
Lettice Gill
widow of John Gill
who as a private and Sergt. in the revolutionary war is inscribed on the Pension List, at the rate of Forty three dollars and Thirty three cents per annum, commencing on the [deleted] 3d of February, 1853 [/deleted] ^4th of September, 1860^ 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 First day of June
one thousand eight hundred and sixty seven
W. T. Otto
Acting Secretary of the Interior

Examined and countersigned. 
Joseph H. Barrett
Commissioner of Pensions.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE NUMBER
Va.  Gill, John W.7.520
Lettice
CONTENTS
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Certificate of Chas. B. Attwell
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Prince William County to wit
The disposition of Capt Charles B Attwell taken before me a Justice of the peace for the County aforesaid, at the instance of John Gill. This deponent deposeth and says that in the year 1781. He was an ensign in Capt. William Brent Company of militia of 14. Virginia Regiment. Captain William Brent  to Richard Brent was and that the aforesaid John Gill was acting as Sargent in the said company under the said captain Will Brent and continued in the said company in service four months and four days and were discharged at Richmond in the same year 1881
Prince William County to wit
Charles B Attwell
Personally appeared Capt Charles B Atwell and before me Charles Ming a Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid, and subscribed and made oath that the above deposition is Just and True. Given under my hand this 8 day of November 1831
Charles Ming
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increase
Brief in the case of Lettice Gill, Widow of John Gill
a Plir Sergnt Rev War Gainsville Richmond
Prince William County and State of Virginia
Act 2d Sec Feb 3 1853
Claim for New Pension Certificate
Proof Exhibited 
Pensioner roll of Richmond Va at $43.33 per annual certificate Returned. Claims increased pension as provided by Act July 27 1868.
Personal identity and continued widowhood profusly shows
Admitted Dec. 16 1868 to a pension at $96 per annual and commence July 27 1868 deducting payments 
W. E. Trask
Examining Clerk
Name and residence of Agent
E W Garnett
Richmond Va
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3 Audelin
Jury 22
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See if soon our roll of them give to Frank
Treasury Department
Third Auditor's
Office
May 24th 1867
Sir,
in reply to your letter of the 22nd iner. I have to inform you that tho books of this office show that the pension of Lettice Gill. A Pensioner and tho Richmond Virginia roll, ach 3rd February 1853 2nd section, was last paid to 4th September 1860
Very Respectfully,
John Wilson
Auditor
Hon. Joseph H Barrett
Commissioner of Pension
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Washington, Mar 9. 1854
Sir:
 I sent you the application of Lettice Gill, widow of John Gill who was a pensioner from Va, under act 1, 7 June, 1832. There is also proof of the new reign She claims and 3 July 1853-

Very Kindly
F F C Triplett
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Lettice Gill
Wid.
John Gill
Rev Pension
Prince war
6 Virginia
Despise to see
Papers in this case

S.B.True
Agent in this case
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Widow Lettice Gill of John Gill who was a Rev Pensioner under act of 1832 at the rate of
20 dolls per annum- Declares she was the wife
and for a pension under act of Congress lately passe [illegible word] see papers in case.
S. B. True
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Fairfax County Va March 15th 1855
J. M. Waldo
Sir
From the information I have gained since I left this pension office on the 9th Jus t then appeared that these is another receipt from Mr. Triplett to Mr. Hath assigned to C A Arundell from Mr. Triplett for the claim of Lettice Gill widow of John Gill which may be presented at and earlier day that I can attend to it. I have had not an opportunity of seeing Mr. Gill since I conversed with you on the subject of the claim I am impressed with. The idea that the receipt from Mr. Triplett to Mr. Dobbs will be presented in a few days. Through your
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Brief in the case of Lettice Gill, widow of John,
Prince William County and State of Virginia
act 3rd July, 1853

Claim, ("original," or "for increase")

Proof exhibited, (if original.)

Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
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State of Virginia
County of Prince William
On the 10th day of May, A.D. one thousand, eight hundred and eighty seven, personally appeared before me, T. A. Smith a Justice of the peace for the said County of Prince William, and as such a Judge of the County Court of said County, the same being a Court of record, Lettice Gill, aged sixty seven years, a resident of Prince William County, state of Virginia, who was  pensioner on the role of the agency at Richmond and who has made application for the purpose of securing a restoration of her name to the pension rolls and obtaining a new pension certificate, being first duly sworn according to law, declares that she did not return her original certificate to the Department with her said application for restoration, for the reason that the same was lost or destroyed; that said certificate was left by her in the house of her agent in John
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also personally appeared William Brady and Thomas Lee resident of said Court of Prince William persons whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit, and who being by me duly [illegible word] that the were present and saw Lettice Gill [illegible word ]mark to the foregoing declaration after the same had been read and explained to her, and they further swear that they have every reason to believe from their appearance of the applicant another acquaintance with her that she is the identical person she represents herself to be and that the statements made by her are true; and they further swear that the said Lettice Gill pension certified was placed by her in the hands of her agent John B. [illegible last name] before the war, that the said John B. [illegible last name] died during during the war; and that said certified of [illegible word] diligent search among the papers of the said John B. [illegible last name], cannot be found; and the further swear that they believe that the said Lettice Gill has at all time been loyal to the Government of the United States; and they further swear that the have no interest in the [illegible word] of this claim.
William Brady
Thomas Lee
his mark X
sworn to and subscribed before me, by the said Lettice Gill, this 10th day of May A D 1867, after the declaration was read and explained to her, and do only the subscribing witnesses;
and I further certify that I have no interest in direct or indirect in the pension.
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of this claim
T. A Smith JP 
State of Virginia
County of Prince William to
Lettice Gill, do solemnly swear in the presence of Almighty God, that I will here forth faithfully
support, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Union of the States thereunder; that I will [illegible word] this manner abide by and faith fully support all have and proclamation which have been made during
the existing rebellion with reference to the emancipation of slaves so help me God.
Lettice Gill
her mark X
Sworn to and subscribed before me the 10th day of May A.D. 1867.
T.A. Smith J.P.
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State of Virginia
County of Prince William
I Mordicai B Sinclair Clerk of the County Court of Prince William County in the State of Virginia do certify that Thomas A Smith whose name is so gived to the foregoing affadavits is  ____ and was at the date thereof a Justice of the Peace of said County duly _____ and qualified and that full faith and credit are due to all his official ____ ask
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and me as widow of John
Gile from 3 of February 1854
until Sep 1854 also the pention due me under joint
resolutions Act of Congress 1838 and 1843 that shall not
be withheld from any widow whose husband died in
the passage of either of said Act provided that no
pention shall be granted to said widow for the
same time her husband received one of this day April
James Dabbs unsensiably my Lawfull Attorney to receive
any and all additional amounts that may be due me
as widow of John Gill orderly sergent in Rev War
under any the Laws regulations or decisions of Congress
of the United States Bounty Land in such in law thereof
and I do this day revoke any and all other power of oath
that I may have given to any other person or persons for
the specified person as witness my hand and seal
this 1 day of October 1854
sworn to before me this day and
year the
her
Geo. J
State of Virginia
Lettice Gill

Be it known that on this  1 day
Prince William County of October 1854 before the subscribed
a Justice of the peace in and for said County personally appeared Lettice Gill above named and
acknowleges the foregoing power of Attorney to be her
own free act and deed for purposes thein  mention and I certify that she is the Identical and
iddividual represented the widow of John Gill
deceased a revolutionary pension formerly
of Prince William Couty State of Virginia
G. Hon J P
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State of Virginia
Be it known that on this 1 day of
Prince William County County October 1854 before me ascribe
justice of the peace in and for said county from
ally appeared James Dabbs the Attorney named in
the foregoing power of Attorney and made oath
that the same was not given him by reason of any
sale or transfer or morgage of the pentions or means
of pention therein authorized to be received by
him
sworn to and subscribed before
me this day and year above witten
James Dobbs of
Gromison J P
2
●
State of Virginia } Prince William County
I am undersigned a Justice 
 of the peace in and for
said County duly authorized administer oathes and I
take acknowlegements before me came Thomas Lee
well known to me to be a credible person and State
after being duly more agreeable to law that he was
well aquainted with John Gill a Revolutionary
pentioner at the rate of forty three dollars who is now
dead and that he was married to Lettice Lee on the
day of July 1824 for I was present and saw them married
by Rev Robert Latham a Baptist minister in Prince William County State of Virginia
sworn to and subscribed before
me this 1 day of October 1854
Thomas L
2
Gibson
mark
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State of Virginia
Prince William County, to wit;
I Philip D. Lipscomb Clerk of the County Court of the County of Prince William in the State of Virginia, do hereby certify that George Weldon, whose genuine sign line is [illegible word] within is and was at the time of signing the same, a justice of the peace in and for said County duly Commissioned and qualified
Given under my hand and the seal of the said Court this 2D day of October A.D. 1854
P.D. Lipscomb
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Va     Gill, John           W. 7.520
             Lettice

Lattice Gill 
and 
John 
Boynton
Jan 18/55
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(Illegible) V                                Free
Jan 17


L.P. Waldo Esq. 
Conn.  Pensions. 
Washington, D.C.
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Catletts Station D.A.R. January 16th 1855
Sir,
I wish to be informed what has been done in
my claim. My late husband John Gell, was a U.  States pensioner at the rate of $96.--- per Annum
and died Nov. 29th 1841
I was married to him July 1824. I employed
an agent that I had no acquaintance with, but
was induced to do so by his solemn promises, without
any knowledge of his character, only from his own
declarations.  If he has not received any money please
do not pay it to him, until you hear from me
again.
1
P.S. His name is, Dab, as he informed me
Very Respectfully yr. Obt. Sent.
Lettice Gell
L. P. Waldo Esq.
Bonw
Pensions
Washington D.C.
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Catharin P Wm Co Va Nov 1780
I M Bentley Esqr Comm Pensions
Washington  DC
Dear Sir
Some months ago I sent
to your office properly authenticated the
papers in the case of the application
of Mrs Mary C Brady for reimbursement
for Funeral Expenses of her Mother
Mrs Lettice Gell a Pensioner on the Rolls
---
who had been drawing her pension from
the Agent at Knoxville, returning Mrs
Gells Certificate and requested you to
have the proper papers sent to Mrs Bra
dy at Gainesville Pen Co Va
Nothing has been received from your
office. The Law has been fully completed
with in our part as you will see by
referenced to the papers sent you. Check
please let me know whether the matter
will be attended to as it now stands
or if your present regulations require
any thing further on our part I am
attending to this matter gratuitously
and would like to close it
Respectfully
Crawford Cushing
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[left hand page]
CLAIM FOR REIMBURSEMENT. 
Card No 4873 old war
File No. 7520
Pensiioner, Lettice Gill
Soldier, John "

G G 
correct csc

[right hand page]
[oval black ink stamp]
U.S. PENSION OFFICE
JUL 27 1880

[second oval black ink stamp]
U.S. PENSION OFFICE
DEC 18 1880
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We Strother Reno and John Hall residing in the County of
Prince William and State of Virginia hereby certify that we are
well acquainted with John Gill Sent who has subscribed &
sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be
69 or 70 years of age and that he has always been reputed
in the Neighborhood where has, and now resides to have
been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in
that opinion, and give the fullest credence to his state
ment, believing him to be from long acquaintance with
him, a man of the strictest probity and veracity -
Sworn to and subscribed this day  Strother Reno
and your aforesaid
John Hall
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation
of the Matter, and after putting the interrogatories
prescribed by the war department, that the abovementioned
applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states
And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that
Strother Reno & John Hall (tho not Clergyman) who have signed
the preceding certificate are residents of our County and State aforesaid
and that they are credible persons, and that their statement
is entitled to credit
I John Williams Clerk of the Court of the County of Prince Wm
in the State of Virginia, do hereby certify that the foregoing con
tains the Original proceedings of the said Court in the matter
of the application of John Gill for a pension-
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal
of ┃
Office this 6th day of August in the year of our
Lord One thousand eight hundred and thirty two
I Williams
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Gill
to
Nicol

Power of Attorney
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I know all men by these presents, that Lettice
Gill of Prince William County, in the State of Virginia
have made, constituted and appointed, and by these
presents do make, constitute and appoint Aylett Nicol
of Brantville, Prince William County, Virginia, my true
and lawful attorney for me and in my name, place and
stead, to prevent my claim to be restored to the Pension
Rolls of the United States and for payment of pension
accrued to me during the late Rebellion, now remaining
unpaid giving and granting to my said attorney full
power and authority to do and perform all and every
act
and thing whatsoever requisite and near to be done
in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purpo
ses as I might or could do if personally present at the doing
thereof, with full power of substitution and revocation
hereby retrifying and confirming all that my said attorney
or his substitutes may or shall lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof. In testimony whereof I have here
unto set my
hand and seal this 3 day of December
in the year 1866.
Lettice Gill
℗
State of Virginia
County of Prince William
in and for the County of Prince William and State of Virgina aforesaid
do hereby that Lettice Gill
party to certain power of attorney,
bearing date on the 3 day of December 1866, and
hereto annexed, personally appeared before me in my County
aforesaid, the said Lettice Gill
being personally well
annon to me as the person who executed the said power
atton, acknowledged the same to be her act and deed
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N.
DECLARATION FOR INCREASE
OF PENSION.
Under section 13, act July 27, 1868.
No. OLD CERTIFICATE.
APPLICANT.
Lettice Gill widow
of John
Revolutionary War


FILED BY
E. M. Garnett 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 July 27, 1868.
┃ SS.
State of Virginia
County of Prince William
On this 30th day of November, A. D. 1868, personally appeared before me,
a Justice of the Peace within and for the county and State aforesaid, Mrs.
Lettice Gill
aged 68 years, a resident of Prince Wm Co.
in the State of Virginia
who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that
she is the identical Lettice Gill
to whom was granted Pension
certificate No. 4873
payable at Richmond Va at the rate of Forty Three
dollars, 33cts, per annus under the act of Febr 3d

1853; that she makes this declaration
in order to secure the increase of Febr pension to which she is entitled under the thirteenth section
of the act of July 27, 1868. That she still remains a widow, and has not again married since the 1st
day of June
1867. The date of her said certificate.
My Post Office address is as follows: Gainesville Prince William Co. Va
And she hereby constitute and appoint 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
Signature of Claimant Letter Gill
Gill
mark
Also personally appeared William Brady
and Mary C. Gill
resident of Prince Williams 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 Lettice Gill
sign.
name (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 he is the identical person she represents
herself to be; and they further state that they have no interest in the prosecution of this claim. That she is
still a widow, not having remarried since the 3d of Feb
18. 53.
William Brady
Signatures of Witnesses.
the
Mary E Gill
mark
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 30 day of
1868; and I hereby
certify that the contents of the foregoing declaration and affidavit were carefully read by me to the applicant and
witnesses before subscribing their names thereto, and I know the affiants to be credible persons.
Signature of Judge or other Officer
T.A Smith   I.P
Date of Certificate.
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Virginia
I M.B Sinclair Clerk of the County Court of
Prince William County in the State aforesaid do
certify that Thomas A Smith before whom the
foregoing
affidavit was made is a Justice of
the peace in and
for said County
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
subscribed my name and affixed the
Seal of said County this 2d day of Decem
ber 1848
M B. Sinclair Clerk
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B
WIDOW.
Be it known, That I, Letice Gill, do solemnly swear that I am the identical person 
named in pension certificate in my possession, No. 4873, dated 28 day of Dec, 1868
and whose name is inscribed on the rolls of the KNOXVILLE agency at the rate of 96 dollars per annum
-
That I in the widow of John Gill, who was PA Rev War, and that I have not remarried since his death; that my P.O address is 
Gainesville,
in the County of Prince William
State of Virginia
Pensioner's signature:
DEPOSITION OF TWO WITNESSES.
We, the undersigned witnesses, do solemnly swear that we are well acquainted with the above-named pensioner; that she is the identical
person that she represents herself to be; and that, to our best knowledge and belief, she has not remarried since the death of her late husband,
above named; and that our acquaintance with her is such that, if she had resumed marriage relations, the fact would have become known to us
If mark is made one witness is sufficient,
in addition to magistrate's jurat.
(Witness' signature.
State of
County of,    88:
No.
(Witness' signature)
Personally appeared before me, this
day of
18, the above witnesses,
of
and
of
whom I believe to be credible persons, and the pensioner, Letice Gill, 
and made oath in due form of law to 
the truth of the foregoing statements subscribed by them; and I certify that the aforesaid pensioner exhibited to me her pension certificate,
4873 and signed the following duplicate receipts in my presence.
(Magistrate's signature)
(Official character)_

$24-
Received of D. T. BOYNTON, U. S. Pension Agent at KNOXVILLE, TENN.
Twenty four dollars by check No.
Dated ,  18, being for 8 months and  _____ days pension due me on pension certificate No 4873, from the 4 day of June, 1879, to the 4 day of Sept, 1879, for which I have signed duplicate receipts.

The Pensioner will sign these receipts in the presence of the magistrate.
 (B)
$24-
Received by D.T. BOYNTON, U.S. Pension Agent at Knoxville, TENN., Twenty four dollars by check No __dated___, 18__, being for 3 months' and ____ days' pension due me on pension certificate No 4873, from the 4 day of June, 1879, to the 4 day of Sept, 1879, for which I have signed duplicate receipts.
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Rev. War [handwritten]
( B. )
ARMY VOUCHER No.
WIDOW.
Letice Gill
[handwriting illegible], 187 .
$24
NOTE. -- By Act of Congress approved July 8, 1870, these vouchers are furnished FREE OF EXPENSE TO THE PENSIONER, and all payments of pension are required to be made thereon. One will be forwarded to every pensioner immediately before the 4th day of March, June, September, and December of each year. On or after the fourth day of
the months above mentioned, the pensioner, with his pension certificate, will, with two witnesses, go before a magistrate and sign and execute the oaths and sign the receipts. The executed voucher will then be returned by mail to the U. S. Pension Agent mentioned below, who, upon its receipt, will forward to the sworn address of the pensioner, given within a check for the full amount of pension due.

Return this voucher for payment to
U. S. Pension Agent,
[handwritten illegible] 116

STATE OF
, COUNTY OF  , 88 :
I, 
, Clerk of the 
Court of the 
County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that
is
, duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on
the
day of
, 18
, and will expire on the 
day of
, 18 ;
and that his signature within written is genuine.
GIVEN under my hand and the seal of said Court this
day of
,187  .
Clerk.
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William County, Virginia.
The soldier, John Gill, married in July, 1824 in Prince William County, Virginia, Lettice or Laticia Lee. The marriage license was issued, July 21, 1824.
She was allowed pension on her application executed June 12, 1854, then fifty-three years of age, and living in Prince William County, Virginia.
She died August 11, 1879.
Her daughter, Mrs. Mary C. Brady, was living in Gainesville, Prince William County, Virginia in 1880.
Very truly yours
A. D. Hiller
Assistant to Administrator
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
State of Virginia
County of Prince William
88.
Be it known that before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, duly authoriz by law to administer oaths within and for the County aforesaid, personally appeared Lettice Gill and made oath in due form of law that she is the widow of the identical John Gill who drew a pension under Act of Congress of June 7th, 1832 and at the rate of $43.33 per annum, on account of the Revolutionary services of said John Gill. 

That she makes this affidavit for the purpose of obtaining of said pension under act of February 3 1853 and that her maiden name before marrage [marriage] was Lettice
Lee
[illegible handwriting] This declaration for the purpose of wages period her husband

Sworn to and subscribed on the 12 day
of June
185 , before me.
her mark X
Lettice Gill
[illegible signature] Gnothron,
Justice of the Peace.

State of Virgin
County of Prince William
On this 12 day of June 1854, personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, duly authorized by law to administer oaths in and for the County aforesaid, William Moon and Thomas Lee and made oath in due form of law they were personally acquainted with John Gill, deceased, Revolutionary pensioner, formally of Prince William County and late of State of Virginia that he drew a pension at the rate of $43.33 dollars per annum. That he was at the time of his death a resident of Prince William County Va, that he died on the 29 day of November, 1842 and that there now survives the following named widow Lettice Gill whom maiden name was Lettice Lee.


Sworn to and subscribed before me the day
and year above written.
his mark X William Moon
his mark X Thomas Lee

[illegible signature] Gnothron, Justice of the Peace.
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United States of America [printed backwards across the top line of text - written on other side?]

State of Virginia
County of Prince William }SS.

On this 12 day of June, 1854, personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, duly authorized by law to administer oaths in and for the County aforesaid, Thomas Lee, [a Minister of the Gospel crossed out] and made oath in due form of the law, [that he officiated at the crossed out] funeral ceremonies [and burial of crossed out] Performed but a burial on the 30 day of November 1846 at Mr Marhalls in the County of Prince William, and State of Virginia for John Gill a Rev. Soldier
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written.} Thomas X Lee. his [written above x] mark [written below x]
Geo. Weedon, Justice of the Peace.

State of Virginia
County of Prince William }SS.

On this 12 day of June, 1854 personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, duly authorized by law to administer oaths in and for the County and State aforesaid, William Moore and made oath in due form of law that he did dig the grave on the 30 day of November, 1842, for John Gill a Revolutionary pensioner at the rate of 43 dollars 33 cents [illegible] and I was at his Burial.
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written.} William X Moore. his [written above x] mark [written below x]
Geo. Weedon, Justice of the Peace.

I also certify that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me of the death and burial of John Gill that he died on the 29 day November 1842.

a Revolutionary pensioner on the 29 day of November, 1842 as above stated 
I also certify that William Moore and Thomas Lee deponents to the foregoing affidavits are personally known to me as person in whose statements entire confidence may be reposed.

Geo. Weedon
Justice of the Peace.
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State of
County of
88.

I, 
,Clerk of the Court of
holden at
,in and for
do herby certify that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited to said Court, that 
was a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States at the rate of 
dollars per annum-was a resident of the County of
in the State of
,and died in the
County of
and State of 
in the year 18  ,
and on the
day of    .
That he left
who still survive.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office
at
this
day of
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-
Clerk of
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William County, Virginia.

The soldier, John Gill, married in July, 1824 in Prince William County, Virginia, Lettice or Laticia Lee.  The marriage license was issued, July 21, 1824.

She was allowed pension on her application executed June 12, 1854, then fifty-three years of age, and living in Prince William County, Virginia.

She died August 11, 1879.

Her daughter, Mrs. Mary C. Brady, was living in Gainesville, Prince William County, Virginia in 1880.

Very truly yours

A. D. Hiller
Assistant to Administrator
Page 75

In Prince William County Court October 2d, 1854
In order to obtain the benefit of the 2d Section of the act of 3d February 1853 also of the joint Resolutions act of Congress 1838 and 1843 and 1844 explaining the acts that us pension shall be withheld from any widow whose husband has died since the passage of either of said act provided that no pension shall be granted to said widow for the same time her husband received one. State of
Virginia.  Prince William County on this 2d day of October 1854 personally appeared
before the County Court of said County held on the first Monday in October Lettice
Gill aged 53 years, a resident of said County who first being duly sworn agreeably to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the joint resolutions passed by Congress of the United States 1838, 1843 and
1844, also the act of Congress passed 3d of February 1853, that she is the widow
of John Gill who served during the Revolutionary war in the State line of Virginia as Orderly Seargent [Sergeant]; she further declares that she was married to said
soldier John Gill on day of July 1824 and that her said husband died on the 29th day of November 1843 that she was not married  to him prior to the 2d of
January 1800, and that she has remained a widow since her husband's death

(Signed)
her X
Lettice Gill

Satisfactory evidence was this day produced before this Court [illegible word] by the oath of Thomas
Lee that Lettice Gill is the widow of John Gill who served during the Revolutionary war in the State line of Virginia as Orderly Seargeant [Sergeant]
Co pin
Teste - P.D. Lipscomb Clk.

State of Virginia
Prince William County to wil
I Philip D. Lipscomb Clerk of the County Court of the County of Prince
William in the State of Virginia, do hereby certify that the foregoing are line
transcript from the records of the said Court. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this 22d day of November 1854
J.D. Lipscomb
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Gill Letie appln
for restoration to pension 
roll

[oval embossed stamp]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
[date illegible]
Page 77

State of Virginia
County of Prince William F.
On this 3R day of December A.D. one thousand eight hundred and sixty six, personally appeared before me Mordicai B. Sinclair Clerk of the County Court in
said State and County, the same being a Court of record, Letice [Lettice] Gill, aged sixty seven years, a resident of Prince William County, in the State of Virginia, who being duly
sworn according to law, declared that she is the identical Letice [Lettice] Gill, who was a pensioner on the roll of the agency at Richmond, and whose pension certified
who look or destroyed during the war; that she has reside since the first day of January A.D. 1861, in said County of Prince William, that during this period her means of substitute have been from the labour of herself and daughter, by netting and spinning; and she has not in any manner encouraged the rebels, or manifested a sympathy
with their cause; and that she was [illegible word] paid her pension on the
day of March A.D. 1861. that she is still a widow
this application is made for the purpose of securing a restoration of her name to the pension roll, and of
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 substitute her original claim.
her X
Letice [Lettice] Gill
last will
Also personally appeared George A. Simpson,
Thomas A. Smith, residents of said County of Prince William, 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 Letice [Lettice] Gill make
her mark to the [illegible word, possibly 'printing'] declaration and acknowledge
the same, after the [illegible word] had been fully explained and made
known to be; and they further swear that they have
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William & state of Virginia
Jnoth ORear J.P.

Virginia
County of Prince William to wit

I, Mordecai B Sinclair, Clerk of the County Court of Prince William County in the State of Virginia do certify that John N O Rear whose name is subscribed to the preceding certificate of acknowledgment to the foregoing affidavit, is now and was at the date there of a Justice of the Peace in and for 
duly commissioned, and qualified, that full faith and credit are due to all his official acts as such, whether in Courts of Justice
or thereout, and that his signature thereto is genuine.
In testimony whereof I hereto subscribe my name and annex the seal of the said County this 13th day of December in the year 1866 and in the [number illegible]st year of the Commonwealth.
M B. Sinclair
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Mrs. H. E. Lipscomb
3215 Chamberlayne Avenue
Richmond, VA
Aug. 24 - 1928
Pension Office
Washington D.C.
Gentlemen: Will you please send me the Revolutionary record of John Gill of Prince William, [illegible] and adjacent communities in VA. Also that of Pilman More of same neighborhood who may have served
Page 81

in same company.
Very truly
Mrs. H. E. Lipscomb
Page 82

Mrs H. C. Hargis
315 E. 8th St
Pawhuska, Oklahoma

John Gill  80 yrs old as of June 1 - 1840
Prince William Co. Virginia

Pension Dept.

In a book found in Tulsa Okla, containing a
census of Pensioners of Rev. or Military Service
taken June 1 - 1840  John Gill 80 years old at 
that time is given as receiving a pension.
He is my ancestor and I'm so anxious to get
what ever information your office contains
relative to him. His Rev service, his family,
date of enlistment.  Will you please tell me 
the charge for this service.  I need this 
information for supplemental (??) in
the Daughters of the American Revolution.
For any information I shall indeed be grateful

Very Truly Mrs H. C. Hargis
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November 23, 1932
BA-J/AWF
John Gill
W. 7520
Mrs. H. C. Hargis
315 E. Eighth Street
Pawhuska, Oklahoma
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to John Gill of Prince William County, Virginia, a soldier of the War of the Revolution.
The data furnished herein were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, W. 7520, based upon the Revolutionary War service of John Gill. 
The date, place of birth and names of the parents of John Gill are not stated.
While a resident of Prince William County, Virginia, John Gill enlisted and served with the Virginia troops as follows:
In 1776, three months, as substitute for his father, private in Captain Robert Overall's company in Colonel Churchill's regiment; from January 1, 1781, four months as sergeant in Captain William Brent's company in Colonel Richard Brent's regiment, and was in  [indecipherable] to Williamsburg; in 1781, a few days after his return from the previous enlistment, again enlisted and served four months as private in Captain Robert Warren's company in Colonel Churchill's regiment. 
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 6, 1832 at which time he was referred to as John Gill, Senior, and was sixty-nine years of age, and a resident of Prince William County, Virginia. 
He died November 29, 1842 or 1843 in Prince
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William County, Virginia.
The soldier, John Gill, married in July, 1824 in Prince William County, Virginia, Lettice or Laticia Lee. The marriage license was issued, July 21, 1824. 
She was allowed pension on her application executed June 12, 1854, then fifty-three years of age, and Living in Prince William County, Virginia.
She died August 11, 1879.
Her daughter, Mrs. Mary G. Brady, was living in Gainesville, Prince William County, Virginia in 1880. 
Very truly yours
A.D. Hiller
Assistant to Administrator