Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 6299, Luke Valentine, Va.
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Va. 
Valentine, Luke 
S. 6299
Carded
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12362
Virginia
Luke Valentine
Campbell in the State of Va
who was a pr: in the Regt commanded
by Col: Lucas in the [crossed out] S. Car. [crossed out] *
line for 11 1/2 months
* Va. Line 
Record corrected May 23 1904

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia
at the rate of 38 Dollars 33 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March 1831

Certificate of Pension issued the 25 day of Apl. 33 and sent to Thomas Rudd Lynchburg Va

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833      76.66
Semi-anu. allowance ending 4 Sept  19.16
                                                           95.82

Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by Nathaniel Rice Clerk, Book E Vol. 6 Page 29
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Luke Valentine
application for a Pension
Pension Bureau
19131
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State of Virginia and County of Campbell, to wit
On the 13th day of November 1832 personally appeared in open Court, before the Court of Campbell County now sitting Luke Valentine a free man of colour, a resident of the Parish of Russell, the County of Campbell and State of Virginia, aged seventy eight 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 June 7th 1832.
That I entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated: That about the middle of May 1780, I was drafted into a militia company in the service of the United States, commanded by Captain Thomas Leftwitch, and met together at New London in Bedford County in Virginia; Augustine Leftwitch was the Lieutenant; I marched to Hillsborough in North Carolina, where all the Virginia militia rendevouzed in that campaign; and where they were organized into regiments forming a brigade commanded by General Stevens; the regiment to which Captain Leftwitch's company was attached was commanded by Colo. Stubblefield & Spencer; at which place (Hillsborough) the Brigade was stationed five or six weeks, and from thence marched to South Carolina, and joined the regular army at Rugeley's Mills, about two days before General Gates' defeat near Camden and I was in said battle. The company to which I belonged was so scattered that they were not got together again so far as I know, and I joined a new company under Captain Daniel Mitchell of Bedford County and marched to Hillsbo-
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-rough in North Carolina early in the month of September 1781 - I think the battle at Camden (Gates' defeat) was in August before. Captain Daniel Mitchells company was attached to a company of malitia in the United States service at Hillsborough NC. & commanded by Captain Phillip Webber of Goochland County Virginia, Lieutenant John Towns, and Ensign John Grissam which company was attached to a regiment commanded by Colo. Lucas and Major Glen; from Hillsborough we were marched to the Cheraw Hills in South Carolina, and from thence marched to Pittsylvania Old Court in the State of Virginia and I with the rest of the regiment, was discharged about the first of February 1781, making eight months and a half that I served. I do not recollect who signed my discharge - It has been burned with my mothers house long since.
About the first of May 1781 I was again drafted from the said County of Bedford and entered the service of the United States in a company of malitia commanded by Captain Adam Clement, Lieutenant Robert Cobbs, and Ensign Edmund Tate and marched from the County of Bedford to Salisbury in North Carolina, and was attached to a regiment commanded by Colo. Alexander Rose with Major John Ward; From thence we marched to Fort 96 in South Carolina where the regiment joined the Southern Army under General Nathaniel Green during the seige of that fort, which continued 15 or 20 days after the arrival of Colo. Rose's regiment. From thence we marched to Broad River,  and from thence to Wanesborough, from thence to Camden, from thence back to Salisbury where the Virginia Malitia took charge of a number of
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British prisioners and marched thence into Virginia in the County of Pittsylvania where I was discharged by Major John Ward about the first of August 1781. This discharge was also burned when my mothers house was destroyed by fire. This last tour was for three months which I served out and got my discharge as stated above, making in all eleven and a half months which I served in the United States Army during the Revolutionary War.
I was born and raised in Bedford County in the State of Virginia and have always lived in the same, and in the County of Campbell which was cut off from Bedford.
I do further declare that I have no documentary evidence in my possession, nor do I know of any person living whose testimony I can procure to prove my service; excepting General Joel Leftwitch and Mr. Robert Stevens, the present Post Master at New London, Va: whose certificates are hereto subjoined and respectfully submitted. I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declare that my name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any state whatever.
Sworn to and subscribed this day and year first above written   Luke Valentine his mark

Question by the Court 1st Where and in what year were you born?
answer. I was Born on [Falling] River in Bedford County now Campbell from the best information I have on christmas day about the year 1754 or 1753

Question by the Court 2d Have you any record of your age and if so, where is it?
answer. I have none in my possession
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Question by the Court 3d. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live?
Answer. When called into service I lived near the place of my birth & have ever since lived in Campbell County

Question by the Court 4th. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?
Answer. By draft

Question by the Court 5  States the names of some of the Revolutionary officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such continental and malitia regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service.
Answer. In the first Tour General Stephens Colo Spencer & Mjr Conway were in command in the 2nd General Green & Stephens. I belonged to the 2nd Regiment Virginia Militia

Question by the Court 6. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it?
Answer. I received discharges from both Tours I do not recollect who signed the first; Major John Ward signed the second they were both destroyed by fire in my mothers house which was burned

Question by the Court 7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
Answer. Sackvile King & Barnet Tench have known me longer than any other persons now living near me

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid  Luke Valentine his mark
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I hereby certify that Luke Valentine a free man of color was attached to a company of militia in the service of the United States commanded by Capt Thomas Leftwitch in the Revolutionary War & marched from the County of Bedford about the last of May or first of June 1780 to Hillsborough in North Carolina the genl rendievoux of the Virginia Militia in that campaign where the troops were organized into regts arming a brigade commanded by General Stevens where they were stationed five or six weeks & from thence marched to South Carolina & joined the Regular Army at Rudgeley Mill about two days before Gates defeat & from thence marched to the scene of action near Camden during which service he discharged his duty faithfully as fair as I know & after the battle I have no farther recollection of him during that campaign Given under my hand in the County of Campbell & State of Virginia this eighth day of October  1832
Joel Leftwitch
Campbell County to wit
This day Majr General Joel Leftwitch came personally before me Thos Rudd a Justice of the Peace for the aforesaid county of Campbell & State of Va & made oath that the above surtificate is true to the best of his knowledge & belief Given under my hand & seal this 25th day of October 1832 Thos Rudd JP
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State of Virginia
Campbell Coty to wit
I Thomas Rudd a justice of the peace in and for the said county and state aforesaid do hereby certify that the within named General Joel Leftwitch is a man of truth and probity and that his statement ought to be received with full faith and credit, Given under my hand & seal this 12th day of Novr. 1832
Thos Rudd
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I Robert Stevens, now residing in the Town of New London and State of Virginia, and Post Master of said Town, do hereby certify that Luke Valentine, a free man of colour, served a tour of duty during the Revolutionary war, of four months, in the militia service, under the command of Captain Philip Webber of Goochland County, in the latter part of the year 1780 & the first part of the year 1781. That the said Valentine & myself commenced our service in the county of Bedford, from thence we were marched to Hillsborough N.C. and from thence to the Cheraw Hills in South Carolina, and from thence we were marched back to Pittsylvania old court house in Va. and were then discharged. The officers we started with from Bedford, were discharged at Hillsborough & we were at that place put under the said Capt. Webber
R Stevens
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Virginia, Campbell County to wit
This day Robert Stevens came personally before me a justice of the peace for the county aforesaid, and made oath that the within certificate is true. Given under [illegible] 6th day of Septemr. 1832.  Alex: Austin

I do further certify that the within [named] Robert Stevens is a man of truth and probity and that his statement ought to be received with full faith and credit. Given under my hand & seal this 12th day of November 1832  Alex: Austin

[perpendicular writing]
Capt. Thos [illegible]
Majr. Connaway
Col. Sp[illegible]
Adam Cl[illegible]
Majr. Hayward
Colo. M  Rose of [illegible]
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State of Virginia
Campbell November Court 1833
Luke Valentine (a free man of colour) made his declaration, on oath, before the Court, of his having served as a soldier in the revolutionary war, and the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the subjoined interrogatories prescribed by the war department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he stated; the Court further certifies, that it appears to them, that Sackville King and Barnet Finch Senr. who have signed the preceding certificate are residents in this County of Campbell and are credible persons, and that their statements are entitled to full faith & credit.
They also certify that Thomas Rudd & Alexander Austin Esquires before whom the foregoing and hereunto attached certificates were taken, and sworn to, are acting justices of the peace in and for the said County of Campbell, duly commissioned & qualified to act in that character, and that full faith & credit ought to be given to all their [illegible]
[illegible] Alexander Clerk of the County Court of [illegible], and State of Virginia, do hereby certify that the [illegible] contains the original proceedings of the [illegible] in the matter of the application of Luke Valentine (a free man of colour) for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 12th of April 1833 in the 57th year of the Commonwealth
John Alexander clerk as aforesaid
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We Sackvill King and [?] Barnet Finch residing in the aforesaid County of Campbell and State of Virginia do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Luke Valentine a free man of colour who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy eight years of age; and that he is reputed, and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn to and subscribed this 13th day of Nov 1832
S. King
Barnet Finch his mark

Campbell November Court 1832
Luke Valentine (a free man of colour) made his declaration on oath before the Court of his having served as a soldier in the revolutionary war - and the said Court do hereby declare their opion 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 the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Sackville King and Barnet Finch Sr. who has signed the preceding certificate are residents in the said County of Campbell and are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to full credit. They also certify that Thomas Rudd and Alexander Austin Esquires before whom the foregoing certificates were taken and sworn to are active Justices of the peace in and for the said County of Campbell duly commissioned and qualified to act in that capacity and that full faith and credit ought to be given to all their acts as such.

I John Alexander Clerk of the County Court of Campbell State of Virginia do hereby Certify that the foregoing Contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Luke Valentine ( a free man of Colour) for a pension
[illegible] testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 20 day of Novr 1832. In the 57 year of the Commonwealth 
Jno Alexander Clerk as aforesaid
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No 19131
Luke Valentine
Campbell Co Virga

j authenta

Admiz as a private for 11 1/2 months - & 38.33

Tho: Rudd Agt
Lynchburg Virga
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War Department,
Pension Office
[blank] 183[blank]
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 tabular 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 necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find 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.

A Statement, showing the service of Luke Valentine Campbell Co Virga

[column heading] period when the service was rendered [column heading] 
draftee 1780
draftee 1781
[column heading] Duration of the claimant's service [column heading]  
8 months, 15 days
3 months
[column heading] Rank of the claimant [column heading]
Private
[column heading] Names and rank of the Company officers under whom he served [column heading]
Cap Thomas Leftwich
Augustin Leftwich Lt
Cap Danl Mitchell
Cap Phil Webber
Jno Towns Lt
Jno Grissam Ensg
Cap Adam Clement
Lt Robt Cobbs
Ens Edm Tate
[column heading] Names and rank of the General and Field Officers [column heading] 
Gen Stevens
Col Stubblefield & Spencer
Col Lucas
Maj Glen
Col Alex Rose
Maj John Ward
Gen Nath Green
Maj Jno Ward
[column heading] Battles in which the applicant was engaged [column heading]
Camden
[column heading] Country through which he marched [column heading]
Hillsborough N Carolina
South Carolina Rugely
Hillsborough N.C.
Cheraw Hills S. Carolina
Pittsylvania Old Ct House Va
Bedford Co
Salisbury N.C.
Fort 96 S. Carolina
Broad River
Waynesborough
Camden
Salisbury
Pittsylvania Va
[column heading] Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period [column heading]
New London Bedford Co Va
78
[column heading] Evidence by which the declaration is supported [column heading]
traditionary
Robert Stevens as to 4 months
Joel Leftwich time not mentioned

I am, respectfully, your obedient servant
J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions
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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 occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. 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 [blank]
County of [blank] {ss.
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 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:
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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?
    {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 the 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 persons giving such certificates.
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6299
RevWar
INVALID
File No. 6299
Luke Valentine
Pri Rev War
Act: June 9th 32
Index: - Vol. M, Page 387
[Arrangement of 1870]