Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8823, for William Lankford, Virginia
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[Printed document with handwritten entries]
[Printed] (3-1776)

SERVICE
[Handwritten] Va.
Lankford, William 

[Printed] NUMBER
[Handwritten] S. 8823
[Printed blank lines underneath above handwritten notations]

[Handwritten] Carded
[Two double printed lines]
[Printed] CONTENTS
[15 sets of blank printed lines, one column on left side and one column on right side of document.]
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[On left page, handwritten notation:] Let Agl [or Let Agt, possibly meaning Letter (to pension) Agent] Oct 7 '35 [1835]

[In a different handwriting:] Date of death not on AB

[There are 3 faint, round impressions which appear to be showing through from the other side of this document.] 

[Now beginning on the right side of this printed document, which includes handwritten entries.]
16.582
Virginia
[Double printed line]
William Lankford.
of Chesterfield in the State of Va 
who was a pri [private] in the ____ command_ [rest of this word was missing due to a torn page edge] by Captain ___ of the Regt command_ [missing letters due to torn paper edge] by Col: Nelson in the Va line for [here the number is hard to read, but could be either 0 or 6] months_

[Double line}

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 20 Dollars __ Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

[Double line]

Certificate of Pension issued the 5 day of Sept. 1833 ______ and sent [?] Par/ce Poindexter. Chesterfield CH. [probably meaning Court House] Va

[Double line]
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833   50_.
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar: "34 [1834.]  10 
[Double line] $60-
[Double line] 

(Revolutionary Claim)
(Act June 7, 1832.)
Recorded by Nath: Rice ___ Clerk, Book E Vol. 6 Page 16
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[Upper left side of this page shows a faint round impression which appears to be the document's other side.]

[Handwritten entries appearing on the right side of this document:]

William Lankford's [here the next word is underlined] Declaration  26.377.

[In smaller handwriting] 1833 June 10th.

[In much larger handwriting] Admitted _ Private _  [here there is faint handwriting, which looks like it had been partially erased, with a few illegible letters partially obscured by the word "Private."] _20_ 

6months $20.__
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[Handwritten document in light ink]

State of Virginia  County of Chesterfield

On this [darker ink] 10th. [lighter ink] day of June [lighter ink] in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three. personally appeared in open court before [blank[
the county court of Chesterfield county and State of Virginia 
now sitting William Lankford a resident [?] in the said county and State aged sixty nine years the 11th day of October 1832 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 he entered the service of the United States under the following named Offices and served as herein Stated 

I William Lankford entered. The service for the first time [here the word "about" is crossed out] the 15th [or 13th] of October [here the year "1789" has been changed to read "1779"] under the command of Capt  [here it looks like the following name has been crossed out:] John Pollard and Lieutanant [or Leiutenant] Samuel Hoskins of the third Regiment at Todds Bridge in the county of King and Queen  from thence we marched to Williamsburg and York at [those [or these] places and in the adjacent country I served untill discharged which time of servece [or service] was  not less than [here the next two words are underlined] two Months. 

[Occasional spacing has been included to make the long text easier to read.] About the middle of April 1780 I under the command of the same Officers marched from Todds Bridge to Williamsburg where Iperformed a tour of Service of [here the next two words are underlined] two months and was again discharged at both of the aforesaid times and places Genl Nelson had command of the Army. 

in the spring of the year 1781 I served about [here the following two words are underlined] ten days at the said Todds Bridge [?] and during the same [illegible] and about the 13th of August Iwas ordered to rendezvous again at Todds Bridge from which place Imarched under the command of my
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[Handwritten in light ink] 
 
aforesaid.  Capt Pollard and Lieut. Hoskins through New_ Kent county near the Court house in said county 
[?] We joined the Army under the command of Colns [probably meaning Colonels] Matthews and [?] Inness 
 from Thence we continued Our march crossing york-River at West-point through the county of King and Queen to Gloucester court House - thence to Gloucester-Town opposite york where after having served more than [here the next two words are underlined] two months I was finally discharged on the capture of Lord Cornwallis.  Genl Weeden [or Weedew]  Coln [probably meaning Colonel] John Taylor  Major Lomax [or Lomay or Loman] and Major [?] Baytoss [or ?Baytop] were likewise Officers in command

[Occasional spacing has been included to make the long text block easier to read.]

During the whole period of the Revolutionary War my place of residence was in the county of King and Queen State of Virginia   When ever Iwas called into the United States service I was drafted from the Militia never volunteered or substituted another [?] person  I was in no battle or engagement - [here the rest of this sentence 
 and the first word of the next sentence, were all underlined] but was at the capture of Lord Cornwallis at York. The whole amount of the several times of service was not less than [next two words are underlined] six months.  Ihave no documentary evidence and know of no person now living whose testimony Ican ^ convenientley procure other than that hereto annexed who can testify to my service. 

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 of the Union

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. 
[Signature in much darker ink] William Lankford
[A partial round stamped impression appears below the surname.]  
[Three very faint vertical rectangular impressions, perhaps of tape, appear on the left side of the document, about evenly spaced about down the page.]

[Near the bottom of the page, a different handwriting in dark ink, begins.]  And the said court. do hereby declare their opinion, 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
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[Handwritten record with folded paper covering wax impression of seal of office]

[Handwritten:]  he states. ~  I Parke Poindexter Clerk of the county court of Chesterfield do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of William Lankford for a pension.

[Near the upper left corner of the page, there is a cut and folded piece of paper covering what looks like a wax imprint of an embossed round stamped Seal of Office.] 

[Typed] In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 12th day of June anno Dom [in the year of the Lord]: one thousand eight hundred and thirty three and in the 57th year of our Independence.  

[Signature] Parke Poindexter Clk [flourish] 

[There is a small tear midway down the right side of the page.  Near the middle bottom part of the page, there is a faint impression of writing, but it is hard to read, and seems to be from the other side of the page.]
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[Typed letter.  Some of the text is blurry, and hard to read.]

July 3, 1934
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
[Two illegible characters]-J/EEL
William Lankford-[followed by partially illegible blurry numbers which appear to end with 23:]

Mrs. Clara Garrison
1536 Hawthorne Avenue
Houston, Texas

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the record of William Langford, whose name, you cite, is recorded on page 127, Volume 2, Report of the Secretary of War printed in [here the following year is partially blurry, but could be ?] 1835.  Reference has been made to that volume and the pensioner whose name is recorded on the page you cite was [here the following word is partially blurry, but appears to be:] Lankford and not Langford.  There is no claim for pension on file based upon the service of a William Langford.  The record of William [here the next surname is blurry, but appears to be:] Lankford is given herein as found in pension claim, S.8_23, based upon his military service in the Revolutionary War.

William Lankford was born October 11, 1763, place not shown nor are the names of his parents given. 

While residing in King and Queen County, Virginia, he enlisted at Todd's Bridge, that county, and served as a private with the Virginia Troops, as follows;  from October 15, 1779, about two-months in Captain John Pollard's Company:  from about the middle of April, 178_, two months in same company:  from the spring of [?] 1781, [?] ten days at Todd's Bridge, names of officers not given from August 15, 1781, in Captain John Pollard's Company under Colonels [?] Matthews and [?] Ennis, was at the capture of Lord Cornwallis, after which he was discharged, having served more than two months.

He was allowed pension on his application executed June 10, [?] 1833, while a resident of Chesterfield County, Virginia.

There are no data as to soldier's family.

[Near the lower right page edge, there is a round stamp with partially-visible text reading:] THE [missing, illegible text] OF THE UNITED STATES

Very truly yours
[No signature] 

A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.
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[Printed form with chart and handwritten entries.]
REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.  3-525
_____________________________________________________

[Blank partial line] DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
[Blank partial line] BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D .C., _______, 19___

[Handwritten] S. F. 8823

[3 blank partial lines] 

In reply to your request of ______, received ______ for a statement of the military history of [handwritten] William Lankford [printed form resumes] a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
[Double line]

[Chart with the following category headings:] 
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.  l  LENGTH OF SERVICE.  l  RANK.  l  OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.  l  CAPTAIN.  l  COLONEL.  l  STATE.

[Handwritten entries:]

Oct. 15, 1779.  l  2 mos.  l  Pvt.  l.  [Captain] John Pollard  l  [blank]  l  Va.

Apr. 1780  l  2 mos  l  [blank]  l  [Captain] John Pollard  l  [blank]  l  [blank]

Spring 1781  l  10 days.  l  [blank]  l  at Todds bridge  l  [blank]  l  [blank]

Aug 1781  l  2 mos  l  [blank]  l  [Captain] Pollard l  [Colonels]  Matthews and Inness l  [blank]

[2 double lines]

Battles engaged in, Capture of Cornwallis

Residence of soldier at enlistment, King and Queen Co. Virginia

Date of application for pension, June 10, 1833.  His cl. al. [His claim was allowed.]  

Residence at date of application, Chesterfield Co. Va. 

Age at date of application, b. Oct. 11, 1763

Remarks:  There is no data on file as to his family.  

[On the lower left edge of the document, is a handwritten subtraction calculation showing "1832" [minus] "69" [probably meaning William Lankford was 69 when he made his pension application statement in 1832, then calculated to show the] "1763" [birth year.]  

Near the lower right hand page edge, there is a round stamped impression, partially missing, which appears to read:] THE [missing text] THE UNITED STATES]  

[4 blank lines] 

Respectfully, 
[No signature]
Commissioner.

[At the lower left corner of the document,, there are tiny numbers with the first character partially missing, but which appears to read:]  6 [or 8]-285G
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[Handwritten letter with date and hour time stamp]

Houston, Texas, 
June 18.th 1934.

Bureau of Pensions:
Rev. War Section.
Washington, D.C. 

Please send the Pension record of Wm. [here the following surname:] Langford [is underlined, and ^] Lankford [is written above] whose name will be found on p. 127 Vol II  Report of Sec. of War - 1835.

Personal and family data are particularly desired for D.A..R. membership.  Thanking you in advance - 

Yours very truly
Mrs. Clara. Garrison.

1536 Hawthorne Ave. 

[A date and hour dial timestamp shows the letter was received at what looks like 9:45 A.M., showing the following timestamp inscription:]  RECEIVEDJUN 22 1934
MAIL SUB-DIV.
VETS. ADM
BRANCH # 17
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[Typed letter with handwritten notations in at least 3 different handwriting styles.]

[Near the top left corner, there is a dark underlined handwritten notation which appears to read:]  Rev Serv [Revolutionary Service]

[Typed letter begins:]  
Washington, D. C., 
Box 25 Penna Ave Station
November 11, 1921.

Commissioner of Pensions?
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:

[To the left side, near the edge of the page, there is a handwritten notation:]  none for this
[Typed letter resumes:]  William Lankford born 1744 Stokes County, N. C., died there 1830.  Was a Revolutionary soldier in N. C. militia.

[Lower, but still near the left side of the page, in another lighter handwritten inscription, there is this:]  Only 1
[Typed letter resumes:]  William Lankford (8823 Sur Rev War) [re Application File S. 8823 for a Revolutionary War survivor] made application for a pension July 10 1833 when he was 69 and resided in Chesterfield County, Va.

Will you kindly inform me what information your records contain in these two cases.

Very truly yours,
(Miss) Lillian A. Norton

[Near the bottom right corner, there is a round stamped impression reading:] U.S. PENSION OFFICE D 
NOV 14 1921 

[Below that, there is a partially visible smaller round stamp, reading in part:]  THE [followed by faint illegible lettering too faint to read] ... THE UNITED STATES
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[Handwritten letter]

[Near the top right corner, there is a dark handwritten notation:] [?]W. 1. Revo. [?] Sec.

[Handwritten letter begins in a different ink, and different handwriting style:]
Elgin - Ill. Apl_17_1916.

Hon. Commissioner of Pension [Here there is a small check mark.]
Dept. of Interior _ Rev. War Section _ 
Washington - D.C.

Dear Sir:  
Will you kindly furnish me with ^- the ^- pension ^-  records of the following revolutionery soldiers.

(1)  William Lankford Va. State Line Chesterfield Co. Va - June 1833.

(2)  John Hargis Va Line. drew pension under Act of 1818 - from 1822 Nicholas County - Ky [KY or Kentucky] - age 85_

(3)  William Stone ^_ Va. [VA, or Virginia] State Line _ War Bounty #2016 KY. [Kentucky]

Thanking ^_ you for the courtesy ^_  I am 
Very Sincerely.
Mrs. John D. Carson.
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[Handwritten inscription]  Lews. B L 87764-160-55
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[Handwritten letter with 2 dark, difficult-to-read images near the top of the page, showing what appears to be pen-and-ink advertisement illustrations regarding W L MOODY & Co. BANKERS.]

[At the top left corner of the page, there is a printed, nearly illegible inscription with tiny hard-to-read numbers, which possibly may be?]  (26-5-27-18).  Below that is a large, very dark apparent pen and ink illustration, which appears to be showing an image of a building with straight left wall edge and a sloping roof, with illegible possible wording underneath.  Below that in print there is:] ESTABLISHED 1866.

[In between that illustration, and another illustration on the right side of the page, there is a tiny printed inscription:] CLARKE [or CLARKS] & COURTS, LITH, [followed by what looks like:] SAL.

[On the right upper corner of the page, there is a second illustration, and this appears to read:] W L MOODY & Co. Bankers [with partially blotted words below which appear to read:] GAL...TEXAS..
[Handwritten date:] MAY 4 1898. 

[Handwritten letter begins:]

Capt W H Nichols
My Dr [probably meaning dear] Friend.

tI was kind of you to trouble yourself to get up [?] & send me list of grand fathers  My Grandfather Moody was named Lewis & lived many years, if not all his life in [?] Essex Co. [?] Va.  He was in the Revolutionary war I am sure for I have heard my father his son and my Aunt often speak of it.  Lewis is not on your list but there are two named William - Lewis had a brother who lived & [nearly illegible word, possibly?] died near him named William.  My fathers name was Jameson Moody & was in war of 1812,
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[This document is a continuation of the handwritten letter written May 4, 1898 and addressed to Capt W H Nichols, from an unidentified letter writer.  This appears to be the second page of the letter set.]

[At the top of this page, like the page before, there are two hard to read, apparent pen and ink advertising illustrations re W L MOODY & Co. Bankers.  At the top left corner of the page, there is a printed, nearly illegible inscription with tiny hard-to-read numbers, which possibly may be?] (26-5-27-18).  Below that is a large, very dark apparent pen and ink illustration, which appears to be showing an image of a building with a straight line left wall edge and a sloped roof, with illegible possible wording underneath.  Below that, in print, there is:]  ESTABLISHED 1866.]

[In between that illustration and another illustration on the right side of the page, there is a tiny printed inscription:]  CLARKE [or CLARKS] & COURTS, LITH [followed by what looks like:] SAL.

[On the upper right corner of the page, there is a second illustration, and this appears to read:] W L MOODY & Co. Bankers [with partially blotted words below which look like:] GAL...TEXAS..  No date is shown on this page.]

[Here the second page of this handwritten letter begins.]

Capt Garrets [or Garnets]  & Fishers Co. Va. Militia_

[At the upper right hand page edge, there is a small round stamped impression, with most of the lettering missing, which appears to read in part:] UNITED STATES 

My Grand father (mothers side) was William Lankford. I remember & have heard him often tell about being in Revolutionary war_   He [here the next several words are hard to read, but may have been:] lived long & died Essex Co.   where he originally came from or enlisted I do not know_ 

[Occasional spacing has been added to make the long text block easier to read.] 

My Ancestor [or ancestors] were so obscure that you are [illegible, possibly?] I [or ? it] would be perhaps [?] unprovable [hard to read phrase, possibly:] to trace them _ and certainly I [illegible word, possibly:] could not expect you to trouble to do so.  I thank you very much for [?]Your Kindness however _ The feeling. here is this [illegible word] is a Humbug &is [?] already [illegible word] out __
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[Printed document with handwritten entries and three stamped impressions.]

O. W. & N. DIV.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS, Washington, D.C. [Handwritten:] Jany. 16th, 1897.

Respectfully returned to the writer, who is requested to furnish, for purposes of identification, as much as possible of the information called for [here the following illegible word is partially obscured by a stamped impression and a written notation, but the word may be:] below.

[Handwritten signature with hard-to-read two initials, possibly:] D L  [or D S or P L or P S] Murphy
[Handwritten name which had been crossed out: Wm Lochren [or Lochrew]
Commissioner.

[Diagonal rectangular stamped impression on upper left side of the page, over portion of above printed text, partially obscured, which appears to read:] OLD WAR & NAVY FILES JUN 22 1887 [or 1897]

[Double printed lines.]
[A round stamped impression on left side of the document, reads:] US PENSION OFFICE E
JUN 19 1897

[Double line]
Full name of soldier:
[Handwritten] Capt. Wm. Lankford

Place of residence before service:  (Town, county, and State, if possible.)
[Handwritten:]  Stokes Co. North Carolina

Place of residence after service:  (Town, county, and State, if possible.)
[Handwritten] Salem, Virginia, 

Date of death (as near as possible):
[Handwritten]  about 1800

Christian name of widow:
[Handwritten] _____ Dickerson.

Did either he or his widow receive a pension?
[Handwritten] No-

Remarks:
[Handwritten]  Wm. Lankford was in the Indian and Rev. Wars (7) seven years with -  [here the next word or name is blurred, but could be either] Geo [or Gen] Washington.

Your name and address;
[Handwritten]
Mrs. A. J. Corbett.
St. Augustine.
Box 347. Florida.

[Printed] 2838b2m [or 2338b2m or 2888b2m]
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[Handwritten letter including a partial stamped impression with date]

[At top left corner of page, there is a partial portion of a stamped impression reading:]  WAR & NAVY
APR 7 1898

[Handwritten letter begins:]  St. Augustine Fla
April 2nd 1898

H. Clay Evans Esq.
Dept. of the Interior

[On the right upper side of the page, there is a large handwritten letter "L" underneath the date.]

Is there any record in your department of Wm Lankford, of North Carolina, who fought in the [here the following word is underlined] Revolutionary war.  he is supposed to have lived and died in Stokes County  his wife was a Miss Dickerson [or Dicknson]  she is buried in Boonville Indiana, if you can give me any information on this subject it will be highly appreciated by.

Yours Respectuflly.
Miss Lucy L. Beasley,
St. Augustine
Florida.
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[Handwritten letter]

St. Augustine Fla.
June 6th 1897.

P. I [or D. I] Murphy, Esq.
Dept. of Iterior:

Dear Sir.
Inclosed you will find the slip sent by you which I have filled out, and would be obliged for any information you can give that will prove the claim of this Great Grand parent having been in the Revolutionary war.

Mrs. A. J. Corbett.
St. Augustine Fla
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[Document with handwritten correspondence list on left side of the page.  The right side has a printed form with handwritten entries.]

[Left side of the document:]

July 2/97 [1897] Mrs. A. J. [or possibly E. J., or G. J.]  Corbett, St. Augustine, Fla.
[Hand-drawn line]
Apr. 13 '98 [1898]
Miss Lucy L Beasley
St. Augustine Fla.

[Stamped imprint:] May 26 1898] [or May 26 1893]
[Illegible letters with correction on top, then : L Moody
Galveston, Tex
[Hand-drawn line]

May 7 - 1900 -
W. L. Moody, Galveston Tex
Soldier lived in Chesterfield Co, Va at date of application
[Hand-drawn line]


[Darker ink] 1916 Apr. 26 Hist. to Mrs. John [Here there is an illegible, partially-blotted middle initial] Carson. V. L. M.

[Additional spacing has been added to make the text easier to read.] 

1921 Nov. 29 Hist . to Miss Lillian A. Norton

1934 July 3.  Hist to Mrs. Clara Garrison - [here there are hard to read initials which appear to be ?] EEas [or Eral or EEoS or EroL] 

[The top right side of the page has:] Rev War [which was written perpendicularly, with a check mark, and the number :] 8823 [writtten in ink.]
INVALID [followed by a partial stamped impression, reading in part...] UNITED STATES

File No. 8823 [or 8829]
William Lankford
Priv. Rev. War
_________________________

Act:  June 7th 1832
Index: - Vol. [hard to read, possibly:] 1st, Page 216.
(Arrangement of 1870.)
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[Important Note:  These two pages refer to Private Elijah Lankford, of Capt. Gunby's Maryland Line in the US army during the Revolutionary War.  These pages were included for unknown reason, in Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8823, of William Lankford, Virginia]

[Two well-worn pages with occasional ragged edges.  Left page has written entry, with a perpendicular notation.  Right page has a printed form with handwritten entries and additional notations.] 

[Left page begins:]  Duplicate certificate issued 28 March, 1829, and sent to Capt. R. Bennett, 4th Auditos [or Auditor] office.

[Perpendicular notation in lighter ink, near left side margin of the page, has this entry:] Notification sent the [?] 8th Dec 1824, Thos. Bayly, H.R. [Here the next characters are hard to read, but could be either:] R & [or n. d or N. &., or n. &]

[Right side page begins with dark ink entries throughout a printed form:]
5264 [underlined with a swirl]

Maryland
___________________
Elijah Lankford
private
in the army of the ^ Capt Gunby Maryland Line United States during the Revolutionary War
_________________________________________________________________________________________________

[There is a faint round stamped impression near the previous section, on the right side of that right page, with illegible possible lettering, which seems to be partially visible from the other side of the page.  There is also a large "4" handwritten above.]  

Inscribed on the Roll of Maryland at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 16 of April 1818
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 of January [here the following year is cut off at the end at the edge of the page, but it appears to have been:] 1819 and Sent to Hon. Mr Bayley
House of Representatives
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818                                                                                        $37.06
Semi-anl. all'ce [probably meaning Semi-annual allowance] ending 4 March 1819  $48.  
                                                                                                                                   _________
                                                                                                                                    $85.06
                                                                                                                                    ________
(Revolutionary claim,)
(Act 18th March, 1818.)
five years 76 to 81

[In lighter ink, and a different handwriting style] Continued - 
Somerset Co
Ma
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[Document which appears to have been folded, with two resultant half-pages, with hand-written notations in dark ink.]

[Left portion of the document, in small dark ink handwriting:] 
King and Queen [Here the next three sets of possible abbreviations appear to be: "C" with an underlined superscript "t", followed by "H" with an superscript "o" with "..} underneath it, and a squiggle which could be "S".  This possibly meant an abbreviation for:] Court House.
Decr 29th 1832

[On the right upper portion of the document, in larger handwriting:] 12 1/2 

[Handwritten dark ink inscription, centered across both half-pages:]  Col [with an underline under the "l"] Reubin M Garnett [or Garrett]
Newtown
King and Queen
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[Handwritten document. Approximately the top quarter of the page is hard to read because of ink transfer showing through from the other side of the page]

I George Schools of the county of King & Queen being first duly sworn before Lee [here the following surname is hard to read, but may be:] Bouliem [or Bouluans or Boulware] & Reuben M Garnett justices of the peace in the county of King & Queen do hereby certify that I was well acquainted with William Lankford now of Chesterfield County but during the period of the revolutionary War of King & Queen county -

[Occasional spacing has been included to make the long text block easier to read.]

that he did several times serve as a drafted Militiaman during that War making in all at least six months 

 - that Capt John--- [possibly Johnson] Pollard, Lieut. Samuel Hoskins, Capt. Philip Pendleten [or Pendleton] & Capt Philip Taliaf_ro [possibly Taliaferro] all from King and Queen were officers having command and field Officers Col. Matthews & Col. Holt Richeson - 

but I do not recollect the number of the Regiment nor the particular dates of service but that said Lankford was discharged after the taking of CornWallace at the seige of York and is now sixty nine or seventy years old ~  [Signature} Geo __ Schools

[Underneath the signature, there is a small round partial stamped impression with tiny illegible lettering.]

King & Queen County to wit
This day George Schools personally appeared before us Justices of the peace in and for the County aforesaid and made oath that the above certificate contains the truth and nothing but the truth

Given under our hands &Seals this - 29th. day of August 1832 ~ Lee. Boulwares  J.P. [Justice of the Peace]  [Handwritten:] Seal [encircled with a hand-drawn roughly scalloped border.] 

Reuben M Garnett J.P. [Justice of the Peace] __  [with a similar :] Seal [inside a hand-drawn roughly scalloped border, with a swirl underneath much of the name.] 

We do Certify that George Schools who has subscribed and sworn to the above Certificate is a Minister of the Gospel, is a man of Respectability and worthy of belief; 

Lee Boulware  JP. [Justice of the Peace] [hand-drawn encircled seal]

Reuben M. Garnett [or Gamett] J.P.  {Justice of the Peace] [hand-drawn encircled seal]
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I Robert Pollard Jr. Clerk of the County Court of King and Queen do certify that Lee Boulware and Reuben M. Garnett who have singed the preceding certificates are and were at the time of signing the same acting magistrates of the said County of King and Queen and that I believe the signatures annexed are their genuine signatures.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office this 28th day of December 1832.
[seal]
Robert Pollard Jr. Clk