Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 37,997, John Harris, Va.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE  [stamp of a star] NUMBER
[handwritten] Va. Harris, John   S.37997 [/handwritten]
 
 CONTENTS
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37 997
INVALID.
Revy
File No. 37,997
John Harris
Prv Rev War

Act: 18th March 18[illegible]
Index:-Vol. 2, Page 210
{Arrangement of 1870.}

1930 - [several words illegible] carbon copy of letter filed under C. H. Bridges in misc. file - E E L.
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Virginia
John Harris 3d. of Prince Geo. Coy. in the state of Virginia who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Davies of the Virginia live, for the term of three years

Inscribed in the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 8 Dollars per  month, to commence the 27 of April 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the [blank] of July 1819 and sent to W. M. Atkinson Esq. Petersburg Virginia

Arrears to 4th of March 1918 $82.12
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819 48
10 mo. 8 dys arrs. $134.12
Died Mar 11, 1838
[Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}
Continued

[right margin] Notification sent 2 July 1821, to Jno. Grammer, Petersburg, Va.
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Schedule
District of Virginia Fifth Judicial Circuit Town of Petersburg Superior Court Sct.-
On this 18th day of May 1821, personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of record for the said District & Town (established as such by an Act of the General Assembly) John Harris a free man of colour aged about 69 years, resident in Dinwiddie in the immediate vicinity of the said Town, within this aforesaid District who being first duly sworn according to law Doth on his Oath Declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows: First in the 5th Virginia Regiment (as well as he can recollect the No.) under Colo. Faulkner, by whom he was carried to Valley Forge, at which place he was transferred to Capt. Harris' Company in the 15th Va Regt commanded by Colo Wallace, in which he was carried on through New Jersey & at Newark was taken from the ranks as a servant to Major James Monroe (now President) with whom he served at the battle of Monmouth after which he was discharged, having then served 13 months that being in the spring of 1779: that in the year 1780 he was again in the service under Colo. Wm. Davies for about six months during which time he was principally employed about building the Barracks at Chesterfield Courthouse - Declaration not recollected - Pension Certificate No 13.480- And I 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, or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof, with intent thereby so as 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 & Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" passed on the 18th day of March 1818- & that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me: nor have I any income other than is
contained in the Schedule hereto annexed & by me subscribed.
Schedule of the property of John Harris (appraised by Wm Vaughan the 1st day of December 1820).
2 small broken pots- worth $0.50cts
1 old Blanket ----.50
1 old table ----.25
3 [illegible] ---$2.00
2 old chests & some old coppers tools - .37 1/2
$3.62 1/2

A Cooper by trade, but by age & infirmity unable frequently to earn a competent support. My family consists of myself & four children, 3 boys & 1 girl. the boys will all be able in a few years to support themselves-
John [Harris]
Sworn to & declared in open Court on this 18th day [illegible] 1821 before me Thomas T. Bouldin judge of the Court aforesaid
Thomas T Bouldin
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I Walker Crutchfield Clerk of the Superior Court for the Town of Petersburg, do hereby Certify that the foregoing oath & the Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of the said Court: & I do further Certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property in the aforesaid schedule exhibited is $3.62 1/2-
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed ^my private seal, their being no seal of the said Court on this 21st day of June 1821- and in the 45 year of the Commonwealth
H B Gaines Deputy Clk of Walker Crutchfield ^Clerk of said Court seal

Jno Harris-
A Pentioner-
-Copy [illegible] H
-May term 1821

Town of Petersburg Sct
I John Grammer Jr. Deputy to John Grammer Clerk of the Hustings Court of the said Town do hereby certify that Henry B Gaines whose name is subscribed to the foregoing Certificate is the acting & regularly qualified Deputy to Walker Crutchfield Clerk of the Superior Court for the Town & that due faith & credit ought to be given to all his acts as such -
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said ^Hustings Court this 21st day of June in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred & twenty one & the 45th of the Commonwealth -
John Grammer Jr D.C.H
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Application for A pension [illegible]

[illegible circular stamp]
To The Secretary of the War Department
Washington City

Mail
Admitted
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To the Secretary of the War Department.
I enclose a corrected application for a Pension, being one of those sent back to me-
W. M. Atkinson-
Petersburg, June 24th 1819
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Prince George County, to wit:
Second Judicial Circuit of Va.
This 27th day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred eighteen personally appeared before me, Richard E. Parker, one of the Judges of the General Court and Judge of the Second Judicial Circuit aforesaid John Harris, a free man of Colour, and in pursuance of an act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons, engaged in the land & Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War," and in order to obtain the assistance thereby afforded to revolutionary officers & soldiers in reduced circumstances, made oath that ^during the year 1777 he entered Capt. Harris's company, number not recollected, in the 15th Continental regiment ^Va Line then commanded, as well as he can recollect, by Col. Wallace, that he was taken from that regiment & made Servant to President Monroe who was then Major of horse & Aid de Camp to Lord Stribing; that he acted in these situations about thirteen months; that he then got a furlough & returned to Va- that he was again in the army at Chesterfield Ct. House, under Col. Davies, & was discharged there by him, on the 15th day of October, 1780, as appears by his discharge hereto annexed: that he has received no pension or other bounty from government; and that from his reduced circumstances in life, he stands in need of assistance from his country for support- Robert Dyson & Stephen Dyson, made oath that they & each of them know the above statement to be true as far as it relates to John Harris' serving
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in the 15th Regt. & leaving it to wait on Majr. Monroe and further they said not

I Richard E. Parker, Judge of the Second Judicial Circuit of Virginia and one of the Judges of the Genl. Court afd. do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that John Harris, named in the first of the above affidavits did serve in the Revolutionary war, as stated in his said declaration sworn to before me on the day & year afd. against the common enemy, and I now transmit the proceedings & testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the department of war pursuant to the directions of the said act of Congress. Given under my hand & seal this 28th of April, 1818-
Richard E Parker seal
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I do hereby Certify that Richard E. Parker is Judge of the Superior Court of Law holden for the County of Prince George- Given under my hand & seal as Clerk of the Said Court - (there being no seal of office) the 5th Day of October 1818.
[illegible] Crutchfield seal

I do further certify that John Harris has amended his declaration by [illegible] on oath that he served in the Virginia Line, and that it appears to my satisfaction that he is in a state of the most abject poverty and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support - Given under my hand & seal, this first day of May in the year 1819-
Richd E Parker seal
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This is to certify that John Harris a soldier of the 2nd Virginia Regt. has put an able bodied man to serve his time out and is to be cleard. from all Military duty during the time and is hereby discharged from the [illegible] the United States given under my hand Chesterfd. C. House this 15th day October 1780
William Davies Col.