Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38,309, for Thomas Plunket, Virginia
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(3-1776)
Service
Va.
Plunket, Thomas
Number
S 38,309
Contents
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12,586
Virginia R
Thomas Plunket
Rockbridge County in the state of Virginia who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Buford of the Virginia line, for the term of three years
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 13 of Apl 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 2d of July 1819 and Sent to Archibald Stuart Esqr Lexington Rockbridge County Virginia
Arrears to 4th of March 1819          85.83
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819 48
10 18/30 4/30                               $133.83
off Augt 7, 1821 and sent to County Clerk Lexington Va
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Thomas Plunket.
Roll Private
Col. Bufords Virga. Regt
1780 –
Thomas Plunket
Private
Decln
Col. Bufords Regt
Virginia Line
1780— 3 Years

Service admitted.
The seal of the court is wanting – no seal
Apl. 13. 1818
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State of Virginia SS
On this 13th day of April 1818 before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Genl. Court for the State of Virginia personally appeared Thomas Plunket aged about 70 years resident in the County of Rockbridge in the state aforesaid who being by me First duly sworn according to Law doth on his Oath make the following declaration to obtain a Pension from the U States that he the said Thomas Plunket enlisted in the Army of the United States in the State of Virginia in the year 1780 & Was put into the company commanded by Capt Thomas Bell, who belonged to the Virginia Regt on continental establishment commanded by Coll. Buford that he remained in said service untill the expiration of the Term aforesaid when he was regularly discharged in Salisbery State of N. Carolina by Capt Coward that he is in reduced circumstances an aged & infirm and stands in Need of the assistance of his country for support     sworn to before me the date above mentioned [signed] Arch: Stuart
I Arch Stuart Judge &C as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Thomas Plunket did serve in the revolutionary War as stated in the preceding declaration against the common Enemy for more than 9 months [crossed out: at Action] on continental establishment & I am also satisfyed That he needs the assistance of his country for support
[signed] Arch Stuart
13th. Apl. 1818
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Virginia. Rockbridge county fct
     I Andrew Reid clerk of the Superior court of Law for said county do hereby that Archibald Stuart whose name appears to the written certificate is the Judge of said court. and that no seal has been provided. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my private seal this 9th day of June AD 1819 and in the 43rd year of the commonwealth
     Andrew Reid LS
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Thomas Plunket
1780 Three years. 12.586
Col Bufords Regt
Va Line
Not entitled
Discmd august 7. 1821 and sent to the Clerk of Rockbridge Cy Lexington
Served 3 years oa
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Rockbridge County St.
On this 7th day of June 1820 personally appeared in open court for the said County of Rockbridge aged seventy one years, residing in the said county who being first duly sworn according to the law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War in the Regiment of Col.. Bluford under the Command of Captn Thomas Bell and others of the Virginia line on Continental establishment Genl Gates and afterwards General Green Commanding that he made his original declaration on or about the 13th of April 1818 that he obtained a Certificate in pursuance thereof and has received his pension up to the 4th of March 1820 his pension Certificate bears date the 2d day of July 1819. and is numbered 12.586 and I the said Thomas Plunket do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 that I have not since that time by gift sale of in any other manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States during the Revolutionary War passed on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor any person in trust for me any property no Securities hereto annexed and by me subscribed and that I am too old and inform to pursue any
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occupation being deprived of the use of my Hans that I have no person residing with me but my wife who is likewise old and unable in any great de=gree to contribute to my support Sworn to and declared on the 7th day of June 1820
            his
Thomas X Plunket
           mark

Schedule of property belonging to Thomas Plunket made in conformity with the foregoing declaration
     1 Lot of ground in the County of Rockbridge one mile from the Town of Lexington containing between three and four acres, there is a small log House on it in which I reside the ground being used as a pasture lot,- Some necessary Household furniture of no great value such as common for poeple in my situation-
             his
Thomas X Plunket
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Virginia  Rockbridge County fct.
     I Andrew Reid Clerk of the court of said county to hereby certify that the foregoing oath of Thomas Plunket, and the schedule there to annexed, one truly copied from record of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is as follows to wit; the house and lot of the value of four hundred dollars. the yearly neus forty dollars the personally property is of inconsiderable value

On testimony whereof I have here unto subscribed my name and affixed my official seal at Lexington in the said county the 1st day of September, 1820, and in the 45th year of the commonwealth
 Andrew Reid
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38 309
INVALID
Recy
File No. 38.309
Thomas Plunket
In Rev War

Act: 18'' March 18''
Index: -Vol. L, Page 324

[Arrangement of 1870]
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Virginia
Thomas Plunket
Private
[illegible]
10th April 1827, Coming
5th April 1827 and 
Notification sent to 
Wm [illegible] esq
Lexington Virginia
File
September 1879
Sept 1879
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letter 7 Aug. 1823 to
Andrew Reid Esq.
Lexington Va.
&
Sec this to Hon. Jno Floyd,
6 Jan: 1827--

Virginia
-
Thomas Plunket Price.
served 3 yrs. from 1780.
1st Sched: dated June 1820.
1 Lot containing 3 or 4 acres.
with a small Log House.
some articles of furniture
valued by court. at $400 -
no debts.-
Sched: under Act Mar. 1823.
dated 31st. Mar. 1823.
contains the same as
in 1st Sched, but valued
only $200-- no change
made
Claimant aged 74 yrs.
totally disabled in his
left arm & has not
been able to work for
"several years"- wife
68 yrs. no other family-
-
over
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Lexington
03 April
Paid By 2

The Hon. J.L. Edwards
Pension Office
War Department
Washington City, D.C.

Rec. April 10, 1837
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Lexington, Va 5th April 1827

Honble I L Edward
Sir Thomas Plunkett a revolutionary Soldier
has herewith enclosed the required Certificate of the Court before which his schedule was exhibited, and then headed by the certificate and seal of the Clerk, explaining the cause of the defficient valuation of his property by 1st Court in the years 1821 And 23. I hope it will be so satisfactory to the department as to provide a favorable decision for the old war worn veteran and {illegible} him the payment of his well earned pension from the period of his suspension henceforward so that his latter days may made comfortable. by the justice and protecting care of that Government which he so faithfully aided in establishing and defending You will please inform me so soon as practicable.  of the issue, And as I anticipate a favorable one, when and where he should make application for his pension money. 
With due Respect I remain
You Off Sevt
Mr. H. C.  and theirs

The Honble I L Edwarde
Pension office
War department
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Virginia, 
At a court held for Rockbridge County the third day of April in the year 1827.
On the motion of Thomas Plunket who was allowed a Revolutionary pension. It is ordered tot be certified to the War department, that his property consisting of between three and four acres of land lying about one mile from Lexington with a small log house on it. and some household furniture was valued by the court in August 1821 at four hundred dollars which this court consider was a high evaluation at the time where real property was rated unusually high situated in the immediate neighborhood of said town; from the depreciation of real estate it was afterwards to wit; in 1823 valued at two hundred dollars, it is principally used as pasture ground and is considered by the court to have been worth not more than two hundred dollars nor it it worth mover at this time.
In testimony whereof I Andrew Reid Clerk of said court have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said county at my office in Lexington the 5th day of April in the year 1827 and in the 51st year of the commonwealth
Andrew Reid
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Len
10 June
(top right corner) Free

The Honorable John C. Calhoun
Leez War
Washington City

(vertical on left side): olo cared
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Thomas Plunket
declaration
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Virginia
Rockbridge County to wit;
On the 31t day of March 1823
Thomas Plunkit personally appeared in open court for said county being a court of record, being a resident of said, County aged about seventy four years who being duly Sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the acts of 18th March 1818 the first of May 1820 and first of March 1823 that he the said Thomas Plunket Enlisted for the term of Eighteen months on or about 1 day of August 1780 in the state of virginia in the company Commanded by Capt Thomas Bell and afterwards transferred to Capt Andrew Walace and afterwards to others during the revolutionary war He (illegible),  Col. Bluford Commanded the regiment to (illegible) This afiant belonged in the line of the state of Virginia on Continental Establishment that he continued to serve in said regiment until the End of His Enlistment being eighteen month that served in Genl Morgans Infantry and received a regular dicharge which  he gave to the person to whom he sold his pay at the conclusion of the war that he was discharged in Salsburg in the state of of N: Carolina and I do Solemnly sware that I was a resident citizen of the United States in  the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time disposed of my property or any part thires of by Gift Sale or in any Manner with intent thereby to diminish it So as to bring myself with the
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provisions of an act of Congress Entitled an act to provide for certain persons Engaged in the land and moral Service of the United States during the revolutionary war passed in the 18th of March 1818 and that I have not nor any person in trust for me property or securities contracts or debts due me nor have I any income other that what is contained in the Schedule hereunto announced and by subscribed that sine the exhibition of my first schedule no change has been made in my property, I have a wife about sixty Eight years of a age and no other family living with me on whom I can depend for support I am entirely Disabled in my left arm. very infirm somuch so that I have not been able to worke for several years, I was in nearly all the memorable battles in the south during the revolution and never was in the hospital but age and infirmity nearly produced by Expose in the was has now rendered me unfit for service of any kind.

Schedule of my Property as Heretofore Exhibited
a small piece of ground not exceeding four acres with a small House thereonwhere myself and my wife reside  Some Household furniture to wit sixe chairs two ovens and a small pot and table some cups and saucers a few knives and forks and some other small articles of minor value
Thomas X his Plunket
Mark
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Virginia
Rockbridge County to wrt
I Andrew Reid Clerk of the Court of said county do hereby certify that the forgoing oath and the schedule annexed hereto are truly copied from the record of said court- and I do further certify that is is the opinion of the said court that all the property of said Thomas Plunket is fully set forth and that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the said schedule is two hundred dollars
In testimony whereof I have subscribed my name and affixed my official seal at Lexington the seat of justice of sd county the 31st day of March 1820 and in the 47th year of the commonwealth
Andrew Reid
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Lexington Va
{illegible} April

Paid 3 of L2
The Hon. I. L. Edwarde
Pension Office
War Department
Washington City
D.C. 

Rec. April 10. 1827
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Lexington, Va 5th April 1827

Honble I L Edward
Sir Thomas Plunkett a revolutionary Soldier
has herewith enclosed the required Certificate of the Court before which his schedule was exhibited, and then headed by the certificate and seal of the Clerk, explaining the cause of the defficient valuation of his property by 1st Court in the years 1821 And 23. I hope it will be so satisfactory to the department as to provide a favorable decision for the old war worn veteran and {illegible} him the payment of his well earned pension from the period of his suspension henceforward so that his latter days may made comfortable. by the justice and protecting care of that Government which he so faithfully aided in establishing and defending You will please inform me so soon as practicable.  of the issue, And as I anticipate a favorable one, when and where he should make application for his pension money. 
With due Respect I remain
You Off Sevt
Mr. H. C.  and theirs

The Honble I L Edwarde
Pension office
War department
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's letter 7 Aug. 1823 to
Andrew Reid Esq
Lexington
Va.
Sec ttu to Hon. Jns. Floyd, 
6 Ju: 1827

Sept. 1819.

Virginia
Thomas Plunket, priv.
Served 3 ys. from 1780
1st Sched: dated June 1820.
1 Lot containing 3 or 4 acres with a small  Log House. Some articles of furniture valued by Court at $400-
no debt
Sched: under Act Mar. 1823. 
dated 31'. Mar. 1823.
Contained the same as 1st Sched. but valued ony $200- no change made-
Claimant aged 74 ys. totally Disabled in his left arm and has not been to work for "severarl years'- wife 68 ys. No other family-
over
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Payable on the 4th March and 4th September, at
by

Registered in Book
Vol.
page
by 
Clerk.
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Virginia
Thomas Plunket
[ineligible] Private
Restored
10th April 1827, Commg
5th April 1827, and 
Notification sent to
Wm H Caruthers Esq
Lexington, Virginia
File
September 1819
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38 309
Invalid
Revy [ineligible]

File No. 38 309
Thomas Plunket
Pw Rev War

Act: 18 March 18
Index:- Vol. L, Page 324

[Arrangement of 1870.]