Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 9056, for Isaac Richards, Virginia
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Va 
Richards, Isaac
S. 9056
carded
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12737
Virginia
Isaac Richards
of Harrison in the State of Virginia
who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Jackson of the Regt. commanded by [torn page illegible] Crocket in the Va Militia for 6 months
Dead
Inscribed on the Roll of Viga
at the rate of 20 Dollars --- cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 day of May 1833 and sent n Goff Clarksburg Va
arrears to the 4th of Mar 1833 $40.00
Semianl. allowance ending 4 Sept 33 10.00 
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$50.00
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Revolutionary Cliam, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Geo B. Whiting clerk, 
Book E vol. 6 Page 25
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Isaac Richards
Harrison Co
Va

Nathan Goff agc
Clarksburg
$20-      Va
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War Department, Pension Office, 183
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. These 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 you 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, shewing the service of Isaac Richards Harrison Co Va
Period when the service was registered| 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 above when he entered the service.| Proof by which the declaration is supported.
? 1781 Served as a Spy and Secret | 6 months| Pri.| Capt Jackson, Major Lowther, Capt Crocket | 73 Harrison Co Va | 2 living witnesses certificate credite
I am, respectful, Your obedient servant, J.L. Edwards, Commissioner of Pensions. The Agent has released all but six months service.
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[standard regulations copy for Act of June 7, 1832
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[standard copy of regulations]
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7443
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State of Virginia Harrison County } On this 17th day of September 1832 personally appeared in open court, before the justices of Harrison County, State of Virginia Isaac Richards aged Seventy three years, who being first sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed 7th June 1832. 
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated - that he volunteered in the spring of 1781 under Command of Capt George Jackson Majr Lowther and Capt Crocket in Harrison County and was marched under Command of such officers from Clarksburg Harrison County Va to Fort Pitt Pa and there was placed under Command of Genrl Clarke where he was detained for some length of time; When Genrl Clarkes detachment took boating at Fort Pitt and floated down the Ohio River, That he and the Company Commanded by Capt Jackson went down the River is Law as the mouth of the Littel Kenechway where he and the company was discharged and returned home that he was in service six months in the above campaign that from the time he returned home he was held himself ? to go act against Indians = that he was frequently act against and in persuit of the indians in the year 1782 - some times as a spy and some times in scouting parties under command of Colo Lowther - (promoted) That he was several times in Company when the indians were overtaken and cut off = that he cannot compute the length of time he was in service that he was borned in Rockingham Virginia in year 1759 he lost the record of his age = that he now
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lives in Harrison County Va & has lived there ever since the Revolutionary War and lived there at the time he entered services - that he has no documentary evidence - that he have received a discharge as he recollects of. But that he believes their are persons now living who can testify to his service - he further states that he in will service more than fifteen months = he is well known by Judge Duncan, J.J. Allen Mr. A Harrison and many others in said county of Harrison=
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares his name is not on the pension rolls of the agency of any states 
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Issac Richards

I Josiah Davisson residing in the County of Harrison after first being sworn according to Law in open court do hereby claim that I know of my own knowledge that the above applicant Isaac Richards did serve as he has stated in his above declaration = that I served the greater part of the time mentioned in his declaration to contain the truths = and I further declare the said applicant is a man of credibility and his statement is entitled to credit Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Josiah Davisson
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I William Richards residing in the County of Harrison State of Va after being duly sworn in open court according to Law do hereby declare true I Believe the said Isaac Richards the above applicant did serve in the Revolutionary War and that he believes his declaration to contain the truths sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Wm Richards
? Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after ? 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 Josiah Davisson and William Richards who have signed the proceeding certificates reside in the said County of Harrison Va and that they are boath credable persons and that their statements are entitled to credit.
I David Davisson Clerk of the County Court of Harrison County aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of application of Isaac Richards for a pension. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal office this 18th day of September in the year one thousand eigh hundred and thirty two - D. Davisson
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Treasury Department Washington, Nov. 15. 1904.
The Commissioner of Pensions
Sir: In reply to your letter of Nov 14 in the case of Isaac Richards Virginia Certificate 12737 Agency, Revolutionary Roll, you are informed that the records of this office show payment to have been made at 20 per annum from March 4. 1831 to April 29. 1833 date of death. 
Paid widow Rachel Richards in June 1833
Letter herewith returned.
Respectfully,
R. Peterson Auditor By Pension Office
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[stamp] D.W [illegible] DIVISION NOV 16 1904 RECEIVED
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Rev War
9056
{checkmark} INVALID. {illegible}
File No. 9056
Isaac Richards
Priv Rev War
Act: June 7th 1832
Index:-Vol. 1st, Page 316
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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State of Virginia County of Harrison} On this 17th day of Dec 183? personally appeared in open court, before the Court of the county of Harrison now setting Isaac Richards a resident of the said County of Harrison ? aged 73 years as Stated in the ? declaration ? 17th day Sept 1832
Who being first sworn according to Law doth make on his oath the following additional and explanatory declaration to the one hereto annexed in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
Question will you State with more precision the length of your service than you have alone in the amended declaration = answer = after returning from the six months tour as mentioned in the amended declaration in the fall 1781 - I ? in that ? served as there stated until the end of the war - and was also act frequently after the Indians after the declaration of peace but only intended to ? ? from the spring 1781 till the declaration of peace 1782 -
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and he further states under his oath that by reason of old age and the subsequent loss of memory. He cannot swear positively to the precise length of his service = but as near as he can state he has stated that he entered service in the Spring 1781 - as a private and served in that kind of service as ? in his ? declaration = and he further states in addition to those named in the annexed declaration that he is known in his present neighborhood by Augta J. Smith - Eli Marsh - John Webster John Slabeville James Buck John Stack and many others who can testify to his ? for ? and thus his life of his services as a soldier of the Revolution to whom a referance ? he ? by the department and he further states some of the names of the regular officers whom he knew while in service. General Clarkes. Col Crocket. Capt Bables - and he further states on his Court that their is no clergyman living in his neighborhood therefore he ? other testimony to to ? his character and the belief in the neighborhood  ? to his Revolutionary services. Isaac Richards
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We Edward Goodwin & Henry Flesher - residing in the County of Harrison aforesaid and neighbors to this applicant Isaac Richards after first being sworn according to the Law - do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Isaac Richards who has subscribed and sworn to this and annexed declaration, that we believe him to Seventy three years of age, that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinon - that we have both known him twenty years - Sworn and Subscribed this day and year aforesaid
Edward Goodwin
Henry Flesher
and the court do hereby further declare and concur in the above opinion on ? in their certificate the 17th Sept 1832 as annexed and the ? further certify ? at appears to them that Edward Goodwin & Henry Flesher who has signed the proceeding certificate do reside in the said County of Harrison and are creditable persons and that their Statement is entitled to credit
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I David Davisson Clerk of the County Court of Harrison do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the applicant of Isaac Richards
Testimony whereof have hereunto
set my hand and seal of office this the 18th day of December 1832 D.Davisson C.H.C.
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O. W. and N. Div. 3-397 (Old No. 3-399.)

Rev. War. S. No. 9056

Isaac Richards
Private
Revolutionary War

Department of the Interior, 
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D.C., Nov. 14, 1904

Sir:
For use in the above-entitled claim for pension, you are reuqested to furnish this Bureau with a report in the case of Isaac Richards, pensioned under the act of June 7, 1832 by certificate No. 12737, Virginia Agency, showing date of last payment.


Very respectfully, E T Ware
Commissioner

THE AUDITOR FOR THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
Treasury Department