Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11363, for William Inscoe, Virginia
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[heading SERVICE]
Va.
[heading NUMBER]
S.11363.
Inscoe, William
carded
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Virginia     27.554
_____________________________

William Inscoe

[illegible] Co. in the State of Va
who was a Private in the Company 
by Captain Whitten of the Regt. commanded
by Col Tucker in the Virginia
[illegible]

5 Mo  20 Ds [illegible]  $22.22
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Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia
[illegible] the sale of 22 Dollars 22 Cents per annum
[illegible] commence on the 4th day of March 1831
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Certificate of Pension issued the 8th day of Oct.
and sent to
[illegible]  Boydton, [illegible]
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Arrears to the 4th of Sept '24                77.77
[illegible] allowance ending 4 Mch '31   11.11
                                                             $ 88.88

Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by P. T. Sprague Clerk,
Book C. Vol. [illegible] Page 20-

The letters to F. R. Gregory & P. [illegible] December 23 1836 - go to Hon. G. C. Dromgoole Jan. 12, 1837.  
Sent 22 April 1837 [illegible] Agent
do     do     do     R. Williamson

Letter to F. R. Gregory 25 Sep 1838.

Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 April 1838 from 4 March 1837 to 4 March 1838

Agt notified 28 Dec 1838.
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Paid as above from 4 March 1839 to 4th March 1840.  Agt Notified 8th Dec 1840
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Paid as above from 4 Sept 1840 to 4th March 1841.  Agt Notified 30th Sept 1841
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State of Virginia
Mecklenburg County  S.S.

On this 15th day of Sept 1834, personally appeared, in open Court before us Thomas M. Nelson, Saml Simmons, Samuel Daly & Edward Dodson, the Court of Mecklenburg now selling William Inscoe a resident of Mecklenburg County and State of Virginia aged seventy Eight years, who being first duly sworn according to Law doth make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.  That he entered the Service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein stated.

In the month of April in the year 1776 he was drafted & detailed to march and was discharged in about one week. in 1777 he was substituted by his Father James Inscoe served [illegible] the second division under the Command of Col. Martin, Company Commanded by Capt. Jno Burton, and marched to Portsmouth Va. and then Join'd Genl. Nelson and was discharged he thinks sometime in the fall serving three months.  in the year 1778 he was substituted by his Bro. James Inscoe and served in the Seventh division a tour under Capt. Benj. Marshall & Col Thacker Burwell, to Dinwiddie Court House & then discharged.  Service about three weeks. in the year 1781 March'd under Captain Richard Whetton & Col. Tucker joined Genl. Lawson at Prince Edward Court House and March'd to Dandridges old Field in Hanover County Va. where he join'd Genl. Lafayette, from thence to Mobbin Hills on James River and was then discharged he believes in New Kent County Va. Sometime in the month of August this tour lasted about three months.  he hereby relinquishes any claim to a pension or annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of any agency in any State, that he has lost all his discharges.  

Sworn to and Subscribed the day & year aforeward.

William [his mark] Inscoe

Sworn to & subscribed the days & year aforesaid.

I John G. Baptist Clerk of the County Court of Mecklenburg do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of William Inscoe for a pension, in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of office this      day of     1834
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The affidavit of Williamson Rainey Sen. of Lawful age taken at the [illegible] of George Rogers in the County of Mecklenburg on Saturday the 14th June 1834 who being duly Sworn on the Holy Evangelist of Almighty God Sayeth. That he served in the Revolutionary War with William Inscoe as follows viz March 2, July 1777 under Capt. John Barton Colo. Fredk. Marlin & Genl. Nelson marched directly to Portsmouth Va. where we remained about three months discharged I think the 3d of Octo. in the year 1778  I also marched with the said Inscoe under Capt. Benj Marshall & Col. Thacker Burwell to Dinwiddie Court House & there discharged Servce about three weeks.  in 1781 I also marched with Said Inscoe under Capt. Richard Whetton, Regt. Commanded by Col. St George Tucker, & Genl. Lawson went up James River to Point Fork, retreat ordered by Genl. Steuben to Charlotte Court House, marched back crossed James River at Carters Ferry then Joined Genl. Lafayette in Dandridges old [illegible] in Hanover County from thence we marched to New Kent from which place we were discharged by order of Genl. Lafayette.  This Tour Commenced the last of Apl & ended about the 1st of August making about three months.

George Rogers  J. P.
Mecklenburg County Va

Mecklengurg County To wit

This day William Coleman personally appeared before me Daniel T Hicks a Justice of the peace for the said County and made oath that he served two Tours of duty with Wm Inscoe in the revolutionary War that the said William Inscoe served one week in the year 1776 under Captain William Lucas and three months in the year 1781 under Capt. Richd. Witton [Whitton], Col St. Geo Tucker & General Lawson and this affiant knows that the said Wm Inscoe Marched & was called out several other times but cannot say how long he served Given under my hand this 17th day of June 1834  

D. T. Hicks [illegible]
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Interrogotreys [Interrogatories]

Where and in what year were you born?  in Essex County Va. 10th Apl 1756.

Have you any record of your age?  I have not though I have seen it.

Where were you living when called into Service?  where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, & where do you now live?  in Mecklenburg County Va. with the exception of one year that year I lived in [illegible] County Va.

How were you called into service were you drafted, did you volunteer or were you a Substitute?  I was drafted once & Substituted for my Father Twice.

State the names of some of the Regular Officers; Genls. Nelson Lawson, Steuban, Lafayette, Morgan, [illegible] & Malenburger

State the names of Persons to whom you are Known in your recent neighbourhood & who can Testify as to your Character for veracity & their belief of good Services as a Soldier of the Revolution.  Capt. John Huchison [Hutchison] & Cap Samuel Simmons.

Mecklenburg County to wit.
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace for the County aforesaid William Inscoe who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that by reason of old age and the consequential loss of memory he cannot swear possitively [positively] as to the precise length of his service but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned above as a private soldier, [illegible] in the year 1776, six days in the year 1777.  Three months in the year 1778, three weeks in the year 1781, three months, or within one week of that time and for such service I claim a pension.

Benjn W Colman J.P.
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We John Hutcheson and Samuel Simmons.
residing in the County of Mecklenburg Virginia hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Inscoe who hath subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration that we believe him to be Seventy Eight years of age that he is resided and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.

Given under our hands this 15th day of September 1834
John Hutcheson J P
Saml. Simmons J P

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Benjn W. Coleman J P

And the Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after posting the interegatires prescribed by the War department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that there is no clergyman resident in the neighborhood of the applicant and that John Hutcheson..    .     .   and Samuel Simmons .    .    . who have signed the proceeding certificate are residents in the said County and are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit.  And that George Rogers, Danl. T Hicks, & Benjamin W. Coleman are Magistrates of our said County & that their signatures are genuine.

I John G Baptist Clerk of the Court of Mecklenburg Coounty do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Inscoe for a pension.  In testimony whereof I have herewith set my hand and seal of Office this 15th day of September 1834 and in the 59th year of the Commonwealth

J. Baptist. C.C
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No 24086
Wm Inscoe
Mecklenburg Co
Virginia

[illegible] 1776 [illegible] 20 ddays
$22.22/100




John G. Baptist [illegible]
Mechlenburg Co
Virginia
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War Department
Pension Office
May 11 1883
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined and the papers are herewith returned.  The following is a statement of your case in a [illegible] form. On comparing these papers with the following rules and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed. Before a pension can be allowed.  The notes and the regulations will show what is [illegible] to be done.  Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed. You will fine marked in the margin with a brace, (thus ~). You will when you return your papers to this Department send this printed letter with them; and you will by complying with this request greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.

Statement showing the service of [illegible]
Period when the service was rendered / duration of the claimant’s service/Rank of the claimant/ names and rank of the field officers under whom he served/Age at present, and place of abode when entered the service/ proof by which the declaration is supported
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Regulations under the Act of June 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers,: all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. [Et cetera] Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. [Et cetera] Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.

Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
Declaration,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of 
County of
On this [blank] day of [blank] personally appeared (a) before [blank] A. B. a resident (b) of [blank] in the county of [blank] and State, Territory or District of [blank] aged (c) [blank] 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 provion [provision] made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) [blank] , with [blank] and served in the [blank] (e) regiment of the [blank] line, under the following named officers: [blank]
(Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he [entered] the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c. [Et cetera] )
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of [blank]
Sworn to and subscribed the da and year aforesaid. A. B.
(And then will follow the certificate of the Court.)
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I, [blank] of the Court of [blank] do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of [blank] for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this [blank] day of [blank] &c. [Et cetera]
If on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscr9be a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz: [blank]
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the [blank] and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with [blank] , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be [blank] years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
(And then will follow the certificate of the Court.)
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 above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. [blank] who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the [blank] and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the [blank] and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, [blank] Clerk of the Court of [blank] do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of [blank] for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this [blank] day of [blank] &c. [Et cetera]
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition,, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service' were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6. To a soldier: Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it?
6. To an Officer: Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons - one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these [persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other person, giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party, And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court of County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.

(a) The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
(b) The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
(c) The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
(d) The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[THE FOLLOWING (e) IS {BRACKETED} FOR MORE INFORMATION NECESSARY]
(e) Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. [Et cetera] . A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For [blank] year [blank] months, and [blank] days, I served as a [blank] . For [blank] months and [blank] days, I served as a [blank] ; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase "about three or four months", is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. [Et cetera] without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service, This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
(f) The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
(g) The opinion of the Court is always required.
(h) The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
(i) The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

[THE FOLLOWING SECTION (Proof of Service) IS {BRACKETED} FOR MORE INFORMATION NECESSARY]
Proof of Service.
(j) In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
The notes from (a) to (i) are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note (j) applies to continental troops only.
(k) This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
(l) If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
(m) The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
[signature] John N Ashton
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AD 8
20
Wm Inscoe
Var M
27654
Inscol
Free-
J. L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
[stamp] RICHMOND VA APR 6
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Richmond, 6 April, 1837

Sir
Two years pension being due to the pensioner William Inscoe
I send you the enclosed vouchers for your examination and if found
correct you will be pleased to send the payment of the amount due
him
I am with much respect,
___ Williamson

To JS Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
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11363
Rev War
INVALID.
[written initials] own
File No. 11.363
William Inscoe
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7" 1832
Index:--Vol. A, Page 335
{Arrangement of 1870.}
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H. of R. 10th Jany 1837.

Sir,
I enclose you a letter Directed to me in relation to a Revolutionary Soldier--I will thank you to enable me to furnish the required information & instruction.

Respectfully Sir
Your Obt. Servant
George C. Dromgoole
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Treasury Department,
Second Comptrollers Office
December 17th, 1838

Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An 
act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," William Inscoe, ---
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Virginia Agency, at
the rate of Twenty two Dollars and twenty two Cents 
per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has
been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March 1837 to the 4th of March, 1838.

Respectfully yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.
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Treasury Department,
Second Comptrollers Office
___ 20th, 1841

Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An 
act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," William Inscoe, ---
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Virginia Agency, at
the rate of Twenty two Dollars and twenty two Cents 
per annum, under the law of the 4th June 1832, has
been paid at this Department, from the 4th of September1840
to the 4th March, 1841.

Respectfully yours,
_____________
Comptroller

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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Treasury Department,
Second Comptroller's Office,
December 5th, 1840

Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," William Inscoe, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Richmond, Va Agency, at the rate of Twenty two Dollars and 22 Cents per annum, under the law of the _______ 1832, has been paid at this Department from the 4th of March 1839 to the 4th March 1840.

Respectfully yours,
________
Comptroller

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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Union Swil Va
Sept 19
8 1/2
To
The Commissioner of Pensions
Washington 
DC
Mail
[illegible] Sept 22
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To the Commisioner of Pensions
Sir
As the friend of Wm Inscoe I have been requested by him to write to you and request that you [illegible] the pension agent in Richmond to pay his pension from the 4th of March 1837 to the 4th of September 1838.  The pension of William Inscoe has been applied for twice since the 4th of March 1837 but the agent has in both instances returned the power of attorney saying that I [illegible] informal - the last one is now before me & on examination I find it copied verbatim from one sent to old Mr Inscoe last winter by Genl Dromgoole on [illegible] in Congress.  This old soldier is now long [illegible] of eighty years of age very [illegible] and very infirm & it is with great difficulty & trouble that he can have a power of attorney made out & sent to Richmond. [illegible] if not for the kindness of his friends he cannot support himself.  Will [illegible] be so good Sir as to send to me latest regulations relative to that subject.

Yrs very Respectfully
Francis R Gregory
Union [illegible] Post office
Mecklenburg County
Virginia
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Wm Inscoe Dec 17
Va roll
27654


Aspen Mount Va  [illegible]
Dec 15

Commissioners of Pensions
Washington City DC
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Sir
William Inscoe a pensioner of the United States having failed to apply for his pension within twelve months from the time at which he [illegible] received his money - it becomes me [illegible] (from a tale rule and opted by your [illegible] which I have seen published in the newspapers) that his identity should be established & that the agent should receive special directions to pay him his pension - now his will [illegible] be so good as to direct me what steps [illegible] take to affect this object & forward to me at Union Level Mecklenburg County Virginia the necessarty forms for this purpose.

This is written at [illegible] request of Wm Inscoe he being unable to do so himself.

Nov 19, [illegible]

Yrs Respectfully

Francis R. Gregory
Union Level P.O. Mecklenburg County Virginia