Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 35,576, for Byrd Prewitt, Virginia
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VA       Prewitt, Byrd           S. 35.576
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Kentucky
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Byrd Prewitt

of Fayette Co in the State of Kentucky
who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Terrill of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Parker in the Virginia line, for the term of two years.
from January 1776 to -- 1778

Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky
       at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 30 day of Dec. 1839

Certificate of Pension issued the 11 of January 1832 -- and Sent to Hon. R. M Johnson, H. R.

Arrears to 4th of March 1832 $9.54
Semi-anl. all'ce ending           ====
                                               $9. 54
  
                         {Revolutionary Claim}
                         {Acts March 18, 1818}
                         {and May 1, 1820.     }
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     20632

  Byrd Prewitt

  Certificate









p. 234   16.9
         V. E. 2
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      State of Kentucky Fayette Circuit Sct. March Term 1828
       Byrd Preweitt who was a soldier in the revolutionary war 
this day appeared in open court and before the presiding Judge 
thereof subscribed and made oath to his schedule which was certified 
by the presiding Judge and ordered to be entered of record in the 
words and figures following to wit   State of Kentucky Fayette 
County Sct On this 26th day of March 1828 personally appeared 
in open court being the Fayette Circuit Court and a court of
record having the power to to fine and imprison Byrd Prewitt 
resident in said County aged seventy five years who being 
first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make 
the following declaration in order to obtain the provision  
made by the acts of 18th of March 1818 the 1st May 1820 
and first March 1823 that he the said Byrd Prewitt 
enlisted for the term of two years on or about the 15th Jan
uary 1776 in the County of Campbell and State of Vir
ginia in the Company commanded by Capt Henry Terrill 
in the fifth Regt commanded by Colo Josiah Parker in 
the line of the state of Virginia on the continental es
tablishment, that he continued to serve in said Regt 
until he was discharged at Valley forge in Pennsylvania 
having served out his two years and then afterwards 
served nine months in the militia, that he was in 
the battles of Brandywine and Germantown and several 
skirmishes that from the lapse of time he has lost his 
discharge. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resi
dent citizen of the United States on the 18th 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
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intent thereby to diminish it as to bring myself within the pro-
visisons of an act of Congress entitled. "An act to provide for certain
persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United
States in the Revolutionary war passed on the 18th March 1818
and 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 what is contained in the schedule
hereunto annexed and by me subscribed:
                              one saddle and brittle worth    $10:00
                              one desk & Book case                 20:00
                                                                            ____________
                                              Signed Byrd Prewitt   $20:00
          That he is by occupation a farmer but from old age and
infirmity can do but little that his wife is dead and he now
lives with his son in law              Byrd Prewitt
Sworn to in open court before me   Thomas M Hickey Circuit Judge
               State of Kentucky Fayette Circuit Sct
                 I Thomas Bodley clerk of said Court do certify that
the annexed Schedule and Oath of Byrd Prewitt have been admitted
to the record of said court and that the same are truly copied
therefrom. And I do further certify that it is the opinion of
said court that the total amount in value of the property
exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is $30.
                                  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
                                  hand and affixed the seal of said court at
                                   the courthouse in Lexington this 8th day of April
                                  1828.         Thos Bodley Clk, F.C.C.
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Rev.&1812 Wars Section. [Text directly below this mostly illegible, appears to read "AW/eel"]

June 22, 1928.

Mrs. I. J. Drybread
301 East Jefferson, 
Franklin, Indiana

Madam:

I advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 35576, it appears that Byrd Prewitt enlisted in Campbell County, Virginia, January 15, 1776 and served two years as a private in Captain Henry Terrill's company, Colonel Josiah Parker's Virginia Regiment; was in the battles of Brandywine and Germantown. He afterwards served nine months in the militia, names of officers not stated. He was allowed pension on his application executed March 26, 1828 while a resident of Fayette County, Kentucky aged seventy-five years. In 1828 his wife was not living and soldier lived with his son-in-law. There were ten children, names of wife, children and son-in-law not stated.
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                             Copied by ADY


        The Revolutionary War records of this bureau fail to
afford any information in regard to any George Byrd Pruitt
or Prewitt, or any Michaael Pruitt or Prewitt, or Daniel
Mitchel as described by you.
                                        Respectfully,

                                        WINIFRED SCOTT,
                                       Commissioner
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State of Kentucky
Jessamine County Sct
                             The undersigned Citizens of the
State & County aforesaid do hereby Certify that the
transfer of property by Byrd Prewitt (An applicate
for a Pension) to his children made several Years
ago, was a bonafide transaction. And that the
proprtey mentioned in his application was actually
Conveyed & transferred by the sd Byrd Prewitt
to his children. Given under our hands this 19th
day of Deember 1831
  Test                                  Alexander Dunn
         C Daniel                     Archd Young
                                          C R Lewis

State of Kentucky
Jessamine County Sct   This day Alexander Dunn, Dr
Archd Young & C R Lewis personally appeared before the
    undersigned a Justice of the Peace for the County Afd
And made oath to the truth of the foregoing Certificate
signed by them. Given under my Hand this 19th day of
December 1831                                       H Daniel JP
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Rev. and 1812
War Section

                                                               May 28, 1929
Mrs. Sallie B. Branarman
618 Euclid Avenue
Lexington, Kentucky

Madam:
       I advise you from the papers in the revolutionary
War pension claim, S. 35576, it appears that Byrd Prewitt
enlisted in Campbell County , Virginia, January 15, 1776,
and served two years as a private in Captain Henry Terrill's
Company, Colonel Josiah Parker's Virginia Regiment; was 
in the battles of Brandywine and Germantown.
       He afterwards served nine months in the militia,
name of officers not stated.
       He was allowed pension on his application executed
March 26, 1828, while a resident of Fayette County, Ken-
tucky ; aged seventy-five years.
       In 1828 his wife was not living and soldier lived
with his son-in-law.  There were ten children, name of
wife, children and son-in-law not stated.

                                         Respectfully,


                                         EARL D.CHRUCH
                                              Commissioner
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Rev. and 1812
War Section

                                                              March 31, 1926
Mrs. Lillian Prewitt Goodknight
Honolulu,   Box 2930
Territory of Hawaii

Madam:
       I advise you from the papers in the 
Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 35576, it appears that 
Byrd Prewitt enlisted in Campbell County , Virginia, Jan-
uary 15, 1776, and served two years as a private in Captain 
Henry Terrill's Company, Colonel Josiah Parker's Virginia 
Regiment; was in the battles of Brandywine and Germantown.
       He afterwards served nine months in the militia,
names of officers not stated.
       He was allowed pension on his application executed
March 26, 1828, while a resident of Fayette County, Ken-
tucky ; aged seventy-five years.
       In 1828 his wife was not living and soldier lived
with his son-in-law.  There were ten children, name of
wife, children and son-in-law not stated.

                                         Respectfully,


                                       WINFIELD SCOTT
                                          Commissioner
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                       June 12, 1924

Ms. George F. Van Slyck
1186 Summit Ave.,
Saint Paul, Minn.

Madam:
       I have to advise you that from the papers in the
Revolutionary War pension claim S. 35576 it appears
that Byrd Prewitt enlisted in Campbell County, Virgin-
ia on January 15, 1776 and served two years as a pri-
vate in Captain Henry Terrill's company, Colonel Josiah
Parker's Virginia Regiment; was in the battles of Brandy-
wine and Germantown.
       He afterwards served nine months in the militia,
names of his officers not stated.
       He was allowed pension on his application execut-
ed March 26, 1928 while a resident of Fayette County,
Kentucky aged seventy-five years.
       In 1828 his wife was not living and soldier lived
with his son-in-law. There were ten children, names of
wife,children and son-in-law not stated.
                                  Respectfully,

                                              Acting Commissioner
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  [torn corner] Section
  [torn corner] Division


                                                     November 18, 1831

Mrs. Henry M. Jones
133 South Highland Street,
Winchester, Kentucky.

Madam:
                    In response to your letter received the 26"
ultimo, you are advised that in order to obtain the
date of last payment of pension and date of death of
Bryd Prewitt, S. File No. 35,576 Revolutionary War
you should apply to the Pension Section, Interior De-
partment Division, General Accounting Office, Walker-
Johnson Building, Navy Annex, 18" Street and New York
Avenue, N. W., citing all of the following date:
  "Byrd Prewitt, Certificate No. 20, 386,
    issued January 11, 1832
    rate $8. per month from December 30, 1831,
    Act March 18, 1818, Kentucky Agency."
                  Very respectfully,
   s/s Washington Gardner
                       Commissioner
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Dear Sirs
PerhapsI did not state it
plainly, & meant the War Record
of Bird Prewitt of Lexington
Kentucky Can & get this

              Mrs. Sallie B. Branaman
             618 Euclid Avenue
                Lexington, Kentucky
                                          Fayette County

[seal at bottom]
 Pension
     May
U   22   S.
   1929
   Office
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                                     Mrs. I. J. DRYBREAD
                                        301 EAST JEFFERSON
                                         FRANKLIN, IND.

                                                      Sept 17, 1927
Commisioner of Pensions
                Washington, D. C
Sir:     Does your office have any
Record of a pension granted to Gen.
George Byrd Pruitt or Prewitt of
Virginia, also Michael Pruitt or Prewitt
[illegible] from Pittsylvania
County?    Gen Pruitt an officer
in the revolutionary war.
                                     Yours truly
                                                    Mrs. I. J. Drybread
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     Copy of
    Byrds Prewitts
Amended declaration
----------------------
with Seal & clks certificate
   Copied for
                  fee $1.00
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State of Kentucky Fayette Circuit Court
                                     Octor. 14th 1830
   An additional declaration of Bird -
Prewitt who applys for a pention was
this day produced and sworn to before
the presiding Judge which is ordered
to be recorded as follows to wit "State
of Kentucky - Fayette County Sct: This 
day came Byrd Prewitt of this county
aged 76 years and made the follow-
ing amended declaration under the
instructions of J. L. Edwards in addi-
tion to his original declaration en-
tered of record in this at the march term
1828.." He says that about six or seven years
ago owing to the death of his wife and some
other circumstances of embarrassment
in his situation as security for a man -
who had left the country he divided most
of his property among his children ten in
number which consisted of one hundred
and ten acres of land in Jessamine Coun
-ty of ordinary 2nd rate quality and seven
Slaves old and young expecting in his
old age to live more comfortably with them
but they are so scattered in this and
other states and his condition is so
feeble and he is blind that he cannot
travel to see them and most of them
are totally unable to take care of him
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if he could travel to them and so in his ut-
most need he finds himself desti
-tute. As he has before declared he gave
his property to his children from his natu-
-ral affection and with the motives
aforesaid and not to avoid the provis-
-ions of the act of congress under
which he asks a pension passed 1 May 1820
and refering back to 18 March 1818 or of
any other law nor did he do it with
the least design of obtaining a pention
Indeed he had voided of applying
for a pension at the time he made
said division and distribution nor
would he now do so but on account
of his destitute and helpless situation
He did not apply earlier because he
thought he could live without the boun
-ty of his government and would
much prefer to do so. the above recites
changes in his property are all except
some small articles that he may
have used to live upon and perhaps
the death of some stock Witness
my hand this 14th day of Octor 1830
                                  his
                           Byrd X   Prewitt
                                 mark
          Sworn to and decalred in open
court and the Court is of opinion the
application is worthy of the aid of
his country.   Thomas M. Hickey Circuit
                                                 Judge
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State of Kentucky Fayette Circuit Sct:
                                I Thomas Bodley Clerk
of the Court for the Circuit aforesaid do cer-
tify that the foregoing two pages are truly and
fully transcribed from the Record, in my office

                                    In Testimony whereof
                                    I have hereto set my hand
                                    and the seal of my said
                                    office at the Court house
                                    in the Town of Lexington
                                    this 2nd day of November 1830
                                    and in the 39th year of
                                    the commonwealth.
                                                 Thomas Bodley, C. F. C.C.
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State of Kentucky Jessamine County Sct
                           The undersigned Citizens of the State
and County aforesaid do hereby Certify that they
have been intimately acquainted with Mr Byrd
Prewitt for a number of year that they have seen
and read his application to Government for a Pension
made at the March Term of the Fayette Circuit Court
of 1828: And his additional declaration made 14"
Octr 1830 made before ; & certified by the Circuit
Judge as aforesaid   that the matters and things there
-in stated so far as have come within their own kno=
=ledge (having been his neighbor for many years) they
know to be true - And from every information they
have received from others they believe the first appli-
-cation and Amendment as aforesaid to be true -
   And being intimaately acquainted with the
property given to his children as stated in his
declaration & having been called on to make a
fair and impartial valuation of the same at the
time it was given Then by the said Byrd
Prewitt, have proceeded to do so. And hereby
Affix the following valuation - Viz
One Hundred & Ten acres of Land in the County
of Jessamine, Valued of Acre at 410 - $1100.00

                                               Over
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Value of Slaves given by Byrd Prewitt to his Children
Jenny. a female aged about 75 Years of hu
          Value & Chargeable on the Hrs for support $   00.00
Amy,      do.     aged about 45 Years valued               150.00
Lucy,      do.      aged about 16 years value                300.00        
Fanny,        do       aged about 12 Years value            250.00
Mariah,   do     aged about 18 Months value             100.00
Abram,     Boy aged about 5 Years value                    200.00
Job   ,      Ditto aged about 3 Years   value                 150.00
                                                                                -------------
                                        Total Valuation of Slaves $ 1150.00
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In addition to the foregoing Certificate We do
herey Certify.  that the Children of Byrd Prewitt
have since the transfer of the property (mentioned
on the foregoing schedule) to them, Actually paid
out towards the discharge of his debts & for his
Security debts and for his support. the sum of
Seven Hundred & fifty three Dollars & 50 cents -
And that the said Byrd Prewit has replevied &
is still bound for about Nine Hundred ---
Dollars, which debt some of the Children
of the said Byrd Prewitt are bound for with him
in the aforesaid Replevir Bond. Given under our hand
This 4th day of Feby 1831 Harvey Prewitt
                                         Woodson Bryan

State of Kentucky. Jessamine County Sct.
                                   This day Alexander Dunn
Wm Olds, Jno Heifner, Harvey Prewitt & Woodson Bryan (of lawful age)
personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of                                                        
the peace, in & for the County aforesaid in the foregoing
Certificates, subscribed by them, are true so far as stated
from theiir own knowledge, And so far as stated from
the information of others, they believe to be true, Given
under my hand this 4th day of Feby 1831.
                                                                  HC Daniel JP.
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State of Kentucky
Jessamine County Set
I Daniel B Price Clerk of the Jessamine
County Court do certify that the within named
Harrison Daniel Esq. is an acting Justice of
the peace in and for the county aforesaid
In testimony whereof I have
hereunto subscribed my name and
affixed the seal of my office
this 4th day of January 1831
[Test] Dan B. Price
Clk
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State of Kentucky
Jessaine County Sct
        I Daniel B Price clerk of the Jessamine
County Court do certify that the within named
Harrison Daniel Esq is an acting Justice of
the peace in and for the County aforesaid
                         In testimony whereof I have
                         hereunto subscribed my name and
                         affixed the seal of myOffice
                         this 4th day of January 1831.
                                            Test Dan l B Price
                                                             Clk
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sion on file in this Bureau   Byrd Prewitt SF 35578
Dates of      Rev War    RANK  OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED  State
Enlistment    Service                  CAPTAIN                                  COLONEL
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[torn] 1776     2 yrs                Henry Terrill                     Josiah Parker                       Va
afterward      9 mos   in the milital name s of officers not stated





Battles engaged in, Brandywine, Germantown
Residence of solider at enlistment, Enlisted in Campbell Co., Va.
Date of application for pension, Mrh 26, 1828 His claim allowed
Residence at date of application, Fayette Co, KY
Age at date of application, 75 years
     Remarks: In 1828 his wife was not living and Soldier lived with his
Son-inlaw.  There were ten children - name of wife, son-in-law
and children not stated.
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Request for Photostating     3-2006
(to be prepared in duplicate.)        Ex Ad

                                      OFFICE OF THE CHIEF CLERK
Job No. 3090                 Date Mar. 13, 1926
Subject Byrd Prewitt    Rev.   S 35576
 1   copies of    3   pieces consisting of   9  pages to be
forwarded when completed to the Rev & 1812 Wars Sect.  Division
Remarks: See receipt for payment in Martin Pruitt
                                       Approved:     S 32455

AB Wilson
Chief Sect.

[second page]           Box 2930                         [Stamped:
                                    Honolulu, Hawaii              Pension
[DAR Insignia]                        Feb. 10, 1926               L              
                                                                            U.  FEB   S.
Record and Pension Office                                      1926
             Washington D. C.                                       OFFICE]
Dear Sirs:
             Could you give me a copy
of the original pension application
made 1828 by Byrd Prewitt of Kentucky
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[Top Card]

Request for Photostating  3-2006
(To be prepared in duplicate.)
Ex. aw [handwritten initials]

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF CLERK

Job No. 3090   
Date Mar 13, 1926
Subject Byrd Prewitt Rev S 35576
1 copies of 3 pieces consisting of 9 pages to be forwarded when completed to the Rev [illegible] Wars Sect. Division.
Remarks: see receipt for payment in Martin Prewitt S32455

A Wilson [handwritten signature]
Chief [crossed out: "Division"] Sect

Chief Clerk. 

[Second Card]
[Handwritten]
It is said to be on file in your office. Byrd Prewitt was born in Va. , 1752 ; served on Rev. war. Capt. Harry Terrel's Co. 5" Va. line (com Col. Josiah Parker) I want particularly to learn the name of Byrd Prewitt's wife which I hope your records may show. 
Thank you in advance I am cordially yours (Mrs.) Lillian Prewitt Goodknight
Box 2930 - Honolulu J. H.
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St Paul Minn.
May 7th 1924
Bureau of Pensions
Washington D.C. 
Will you be kind enough to send in the military history of one Byrd Prewitt in the Revolution of 1776 ;
Byrd Prewitt enlisted in Campbell Co Virginia in 1776 and
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applied for pension March 26th 1828 from Fayette Co. Kentucky. Thanking you in advance for an early reply. From Mrs. Geo F. Van Slyck 1186 Summit Ave, St Paul Minn

[stamp reads: U.S. Pension Office MAY 12, 1924]
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[Stamp reads: U.S. PENSION OFFICE L MAY 12 1924]
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[Top stamp reads: "U.S. PENSION OFFICE OCT 26 1921"]

[Below an illegible word looks as though it may have bled through from the other side of the page.]

[Lower stamp reads: "RECORD DIVISION OCT 27 1921"]
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[Illegible initials]
[Stamp reads: "US PENSION OFFICE OCT 26 1921"] 
138 South Highland St Winchester, Kentucky

Department of Interior
Bureau of Pensions 
Washington, D.C.

[Stamp reads: "RECORD DIVISION OCT 27 1921"]

Dear Sir, [vertical text illegible] In the revolutionary war record of Byrd Prewitt, he enlisted from Campbell Co. Va and applied for pension March 26th 1828 Fayette Co. Ky
Will you be kind enough to finish
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me the date of his death which will be stated in the discordance of his pension. At any rate you can will when his pension ceased. I will also ask that you kindly give me Rev. war record of William Spurgeon. I have old letters stating that he served in war. My [illegible] of him finds him
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living in Monongalia
Co Va, now West-Va.
Some of his people
came from Penn.

Thanking you in
advance
Most Cordially
Mrs, Henry M. Jones
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[Handwriting top right of page] Rev sec m 2

MRS. OSCAR TANKESLEY PEEPLES
202 CASSVILLE ROAD
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA
December 12 1919.
 Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:-
Will you be so kind as to give me the record of Byrd Prewitt (Pruitt) of Fayette County, Kentucky, in 1832, a Revolutionary pensioner. Al- so, the record of Zachariah Prewitt of Pennsylva- nia [handwritten above reads "Pennsylvania"] County, Virginia, in 1833.
Thanking you for your courtesy, I am Very truly yours, 
DIC: G. [Handwritten] Mrs. Louis Munford Peeples  (Descendant.) 

[Stamp reads "US PENSION OFFICE D DEC 17 1919]
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Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D. C. 
Sir
Please give me the Pension Record of Byrd Prewitt of Fayette Co. Ky. 1832. with all family data.Thanking you in Advance for this, I am Very Respectfully Frank. O. Prewitt 
Thomaston Upson Co. Ga

[Stamp reads " U.S. PENSION OFFICE DEC 28 1912"]
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[Top Stamp]
U.S. OLD WAR & NAVY FILES.  NOV 6 1902 P. B. 

[Bottom Stamp]
U.S. PENSION OFFICE. D NOV 4 1902
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OWTU
Washington, D.C. 
Nov. 3. 1902
Commissioner of Pensions,
Sir: - Will you please furnish me a statement of what your records show of the record of my Great Grand Father, Byrd or Bird Prewitt. Who served in the Revolutionary War with the Virginia Troops. The name may be borne as Burd Pruitt or Pruett, or be spelled with only one t. He afterward moved to Kentucky, near Lexington and was probably living there at the time he was pensioned. 
Respectfully, Geo. T. Prewitt
Record & Pension Office, Wars Dept.
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35576
Revy  INVALID.
File No.  35,576
Byrd Prewitt
Pri   Rev War
Act:  18 March 18  Index: -- Vol. 2,  Page 331
[Arrangement of 1870.]


Nov. 19-1902
Geo. T. Prewitt
Rec. & Pens. off.  War Dept

 1908 May 26 Host to Mrs.
Henry M. Jones V. L.M.
(Letter in Wid. File 27643).
913 Jany 3 Hist. to Frank D.
Prewitt V.L.M.
[23] Oct. 22 Hist. to-- Mrs. Wm. Lindsy
V.L. M.  Letter in S.F.12674
arques Calmes.
19 Jany 2  Hist. to Mrs. L.M. Peeples
21 Nov. 16  Mrs. Henry M. Jones furnished
[ill.] to apply to Genl Accounting Office
date  last payment of pension.
34' June 12-Hist. to Mrs. Geo. L.Van Slyck. MHT.
1926, Mar. 17. Photos mailed
to Mrs G. W. Beattie
Highland, Calif. (see au
receipt for payment in
Martin Pruitt.  S35576.)
926-Mch.31-Hist. to Mrs Lillian P. Goodknight 
929- May 28.  Hist to Mrs
Callie B. Branaman aug.
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Case of Burd Pruet
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                    War Department
                                  Pension Office
                                                   January 4, 1832
 Sir,
       The papers in the case of Byrd
Prewitt have been submitted to the Secretary
of War, who has decided that the evidence
is not sufficient. A list of the debts
paid by the children to whom he conveyed
his property is deemed indispensible. They
should shew when the debts were contracted;
for what purpose; the amount of each of
the debts, the amount paid; by whom & to
whom paid, and the time when paid.
    The papers are herewith returned.
                                  I have the honor to be
                                              Very respectfully
                                                       Your Obt Sevt
                                                             J. L. Edwards
R. M. Johnson
House of Representatives
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In consignment of the scattered
situation of the children of
Bird Pruett the 8th of Dec
last of the State & the fact of
Burt Pruets age & his Kindness
that he can not furnish a
better Cert of his oaths & I have
no cert from my Knowledge of the
parties witness & Citizens who
have spoken in the Case that
it a case deserving credit &
deserving a pension
                      Rbt m. Johnson
                       11th Jan 1832
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                     War Department
                        Pension Office
                         March 11. 1831
        Sir,
                     the certificate which you
wrote at the bottom of my letter of the 22nd of
last month in the case of Byrd Prewitt, is
herewith returned, and his papers also. The
certificate is not considered strong enough. It
should be clearly shewn that the conveytance of
his property  to his children was bona fide.
                                    I have the honor to be,
                                      Very respectfully,
                                         Your Obt Servant,
                                             J. L. Edwards
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Allowed
     L.C.
     Jany 11, 1832
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   In the case of Byrd Pruets application
for a Pension I have no hesitation
to declare that the transfer & con=
veyance of his property to his
children was bona fide & truly
set fourth by him this believe is
founded upon a personal Know-
ledge of the transaction --
                        Rt M. Johnson
                       30th Jn